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Home My WebLink About2007 An A&M College Olio Project HOLD Moment in History Project HOLD Newsletter Vol. III. May 2007 An A. & M. College Olio by Anne Boykin, Project HOLD Staff T he following excerpts from Texas news- papers and publications concern the early days of the Agricul- tural and Mechanical College of Texas. They have been compiled by Bill Page, Evans Library staff, who graciously shares them with Project HOLD. The photographs are all from our new collaboration with Cushing Memorial Library Historic Im- ages Collection. The collection can be viewed online. Follow their link on the Project HOLD home page (http://HOLD.cstx. gov). ~1871~ The following is a rather elaborate description of the terrain being considered for the future site of the college. “Some two thousand acres are prai- rie and the remainder wooded, chieﬂ y post-oak land. Along the ravines and valleys, elm, hack- berry, persimmon, water and pin-oak and grape grow. The soil is all good, some excellent, of the quality known as ‘black sandy prairie,’ with post-oak ‘openings’, partly of like quality, but more sandy. On the Rector farm about thir- ty acres of corn is now maturing that will yield some forty bush- els of corn per acre, without any special cultivation. The ﬁ eld is on the highest summit and thin- nest soil of the tract. The charge that it is poor land is unjust and unfounded. The whole tract is what is called rolling land, neither level nor hilly, and no waste land on it … There are no perennial streams of water on the land, nor would it have been easy to secure such, without a loss of some one of the great advan- tages possessed by this central locality. Pools, which abound in this vicinity and are easily A. & M. College of Texas Catalogue, 1883-1884; Cover art. constructed, and cisterns must supply all the water needed. A careful examination has proven that the great wish of the Commissioners may be ac- complished, and the buildings erected of stone. Two kinds are found, the white and gray sand stone, in many localities within three to ten miles, and the red sand stone or ferruginous brown sand rock, within ﬁ ve to ﬁ fteen miles, and both near to the railroad. Brick has been made of pretty good quality, on the lands, within half a mile of the College site, but I am not ready to recommend it. At about two and a half miles southeast there is ample brick earth of the best quality ….” “Agricultural and Me- chanical College of Texas,” Galves- ton Daily News, 23 July 1871. ~1873~ Comments on construction: “We have received the following P.S. from Mr. J. Lamour, from Bryan, Texas, viz.: We have the Agricultural and Mechanical College all nicely started with about forty-ﬁ ve hands at work making brick, laying founda- tions and (unless blockaded by railroad) will have eighty hands at work in less than two weeks … Austin Daily Journal, 20 Sep- tember 1873. ~1874~ “It is mostly a black loamy prairie. Though the college is not located near any running stream, water is easily obtained at a depth of thirty or forty feet below the surface of the earth. The wells are very profuse in their supply of water. It is therefore very reasonable to suppose that with an artesian well of proper depth a sufﬁ cient quantity of water could be eas- ily obtained for every purpose which might be required.” “The Agricultural College at Bryan,” (Austin) Daily Democratic States- man, 17 February 1874, p.2, col.1. ~1878~ “The complaint most cur- rent and most ﬂ ippantly used against this college is, that we have no agricultural or me- chanical departments … Strug- gling, however, to meet every demand, we have planted 1000 apple trees, a number of peach and forest trees, and are now attempting to make a garden ….” Gathright, Thos. S., “The State College,” Galveston Daily News, 29 Morning News, 4 February 1886, p.1. ~1891~ Bryan, Tex., Dec. 12 … The artesian well at the agricul- tural and mechanical college is progressing very satisfactorily. A great quantity of water has been reached, so that it now rises to within 100 feet of the top of the well. The water is heavily impregnated with oil. It time when the well will be ﬂ owing. Galveston Daily News, 13 December 1891, p.13, col.3 ~1894~ College Station, Tex., April 28 … A terriﬁ c hail storm passed over College last Tuesday. Some of the stones weighed more than a pound. No damage, as the stones fell very scattering. Galveston Daily News, 30 April 1894, p.5. ~1895~ 1895: February – “… a massive snowball ﬁ ght took place on the A&M College campus in Febru- ary 1895. A heavy snowfall had occurred, always an unusual event in Brazos County, and the college cadets engaged in a huge snowball ﬁ ght. At one point in the ﬁ ght the students mounted a sustained attack against Gathright Hall, and during the struggle the stairway and gal- leries “were much battered.’ The next day, there were sixty-one names on the sick list at the College.” (See: Burgess, Austin E., A Local History of Texas A.& M. College, 1915, p.14, as described in Brazos County History – Rich Past, Bright Future, p.350) ~1899~ “To give some idea of how much the school has improved since August 1878, p.4, col.4. ~1879~ “One thousand apple trees have been put out, and most of them are in good condition, and ornamental trees and shrubs to beautify the grounds have also been set …” “Report of the Outgoing Directors at the January Session of the [Texas A&M] Board, 1879,” in Texas Senate Journal, 16th Legislature, 1879, pp.205-208. “During the present year ex- periments were had in wheat, oats and corn. The severe drouth in the early spring pre- vented the growth of small grain. Composts have been made, a large garden cultivated and four hundred trees set out on the grounds.” “The Agricultural and Mechanical College,” Galveston Daily News, 4 July 1879, p.2. ~1886~ … During the very cold weather in the middle of January Mr. Spi- nelli, while playing on a frozen pond near the college in company with several of his comrades, broke through the ice. The oth- ers immediately went to their rooms and changed their cloth- ing; he alone remained at the pond with his wet garments on ….” “Mr. Spinelli’s Death,” Dallas c 1898 -2-Project HOLD Moment in History, May 2007 its foundation … I will quote Judge Charles Rogan, one of the ﬁ rst graduates of the college … He says, when he arrived at College, “The only buildings on the grounds were the Main Building and the Mess Hall. The campus extended from the Main Building to the Brazos river. Sage grass and broom weeds took the place of lawns, walks, drives, shrubs and or- namental trees. There was no enclosure to turn trespassing stock or jack-rabbit hunter …” “New Features,” Battalion, Sept./ Nov. 1899, p.23. their large bowl-shaped leaves, give is some picturesqueness. There are trees enough for shade in case we care to picnic here, and the tank water is cool and fresh, for it is fed by springs. In the woods below the tank White’s Creek runs into deep canyons, wild enough, es- pecially at night, on a coon hunt when you may seen them by the light of a tall moss-covered tree, aﬂ ame to its tip … Should you leave the campus by either of the side gates open- ing onto the Long-Lane-That- Has-No-Turning, north of the to the ‘bottoms’ for ferns and cardinal ﬂ owers … The walk down the other railroad is more varied, because it cuts newly across ﬁ elds and woods, and is ﬁ lled in with gravel brought from the bot- tom, full of pebbles, fossil shells, and seeds of weeds that do not naturally grow here – prickly poppies and verenas and a host of spreading, lace-like things that make beautiful patterns on the bare clay. Turning off from the railroad just this side of the ﬁ rst trestle, you ﬁ nd a footpath through the woods, skirting the College pasture for about a mile; and here are wild violets and lichens and fungi in quanti- ties. The path goes to the head of the ravine called White’s Creek, and on, past several Negro cab- ins, to the Fish-Tank. This is a fairly large pond, by comparison with the ordinary pasture tanks about here. It is kept up by a club of sportsmen in Bryan, who usually have a boat or two on it. It is a good swimming pool, for the water is not dangerously deep, though very cold below the surface. The bottom is a stiff white clay. Reeds at one end and youquapin lilies, with ~1902~ Claude Boyett, son of Mr. W.C. Boyett, of College Station, was bitten on the arm at the wrist by a ground rattlesnake Tuesday night. He was attend- ed by Dr. Raysor and reported getting along all right yesterday. Bryan Morning Eagle, 14 August 1902, p.3 ~1903~ “… This is a monotonous roll- ing prairie country, with post- oak barrens to vary it … The Campus itself is as pretty a bit of ‘ﬂ ower prairie’ as you will ﬁ nd anywhere about. We all know how gorgeous it is from February until June or later, with its carpet of changing col- ors – red, yellow, white, violet, and rose. Nowhere will you ﬁ nd more plentiful or in richer color, anemones, buttercups, gromwells, “Indian blankets,” and primroses. But you must go to the woods for violets and saxifrage, and to sandy woods and ﬁ elds for ‘blue bonnets,’ and College grounds you will ﬁ nd that a short walk across one of the ﬁ elds behind the butcher’s cottage, will bring you to a very pretty bit of woods, with large oaks and elms, mossy banks of a small stream, tangles of vines, and open glades. Here is the place for wood-violets – two kinds of them. Fol- low the little stream and you will come out on the Sulphur Springs road, which bounds College property on the east. From this road there leads off to Carter’s Creek several lanes. We follow them between ﬁ elds and through post-oak woods for a good two miles to reach at last the prettiest woods we shall ﬁ nd about here – tall cottonwoods, elms and oaks, moss-hung and vine-clad; a tangle of stretch- briar and deer-vine, casino and youpon and holly, making walking rather hard; but we don’t mind, for these woods are worth exploring. The professor of botany will tell you that he -3-Project HOLD Moment in History, May. 2007 Looking north from Main, Chemistry Building, Ag building and Anumal Husbandry pavilion. No date. ﬁ nds their ﬂ ora quite different from that of the Brazos Valley, and far more interesting. Here, in midsummer, the cardinal ﬂ ower blooms; here are ferns and mosses, and sassafras. You may follow the creek for miles, coming at last on Boyle’s Lake, an old ﬁ shing ground. If, again, you leave the campus by the south-side gate, from the Professor’s pasture, you ﬁ nd yourself in Vannay’s Lane. Crossing that, where the big pe- can tree stands, carved all over its trunk with cadets’ names, some of them of ten or ﬁ fteen years back, you walk through a pasture and emerge on another lane, on the other side of which stands the Bohemian Dance Hall. This walk is a favorite one, on Saturday nights after taps. But ‘that’s another story’.” “Walks,” (Texas A&M) Long Horn, 1903, pp.131-133. Parties in town from College yesterday reported a heavy wind struck that place about 5 o’clock yesterday morning and made things exceedingly lively for a few seconds. The big ware- room near the standpipe was demolished, tin roofs injured, chimneys and ﬂ ues blown down. The house occupied by Agent Donaldson of the I.& G.N. was blown off the blocks. The loss will aggregate several thousand dollars. Bryan Daily Eagle, 27 Feb- ruary 1903, p.3 College Station, Tex., Feb.26 – After carefully investigating the damage done to the buildings of the Agricultural and Mechani- cal College, it has been found that the damage is considerably more than at ﬁ rst thought. Sev- eral roofs have been ruined and infection is the water of an underground cistern, probably contaminated during the recent heavy rains … distilled water is now being used at the barracks and boiled water at the mess hall ….” Typhoid at College; Total Twenty-Five Cases,” Dallas Morn- ing News, 25 May 1907, p.9. “The authorities of the college have taken time by the forelock and are now preparing to obvi- the sheet iron storehouse was torn to pieces. The local dam- age will amount to something like $7,000, if the property is repaired. Dallas Morning News, 27 February 1903, p.9. ~1904~ The snow, which was the heavi- est for several years and fairly covered the ground, disappeared rapidly under the inﬂ uence c. 1900-1910. of fair weather and sunshine. There was some “snowballing” here but not as much as usual. At College the boys made it lively for anybody appearing on the grounds. (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 4 February 1904, p.5, col.1 “This, the ﬁ rst day of the Agri- cultural and Mechanical College commencement, has been one of varied sunshine and shadows. The weather was perfect dur- ing the morning, but about 5:30 o’clock a heavy wind and rain- storm came up and cut short the open-air concert being given by the college band.” “At College Station,” Dallas Morn- ing News, 6 June 1904, p.9. ~1907~ “The semester was ended early because of the outbreak; “it is believed that the source of ate the necessity of ﬁ ghting mosquitoes next spring. All possible breeding places have been done away with and the outlet of the sewer is now being made perfectly sanitary …” “A. and M. College of Texas,” Houston Daily Post, 10 November 1907, p.35. College Station, Tex., Nov. 11 – A ﬂ urry of snow fell here this afternoon at 5 o’clock. It is sleeting heavily. Dallas Morning News, 12 November 1907, p.2. “A 10,000 gallon cistern has been removed from the mess hall and placed near the new well. The water from this cis- tern is pumped from the ﬂ ow well and is distributed to the barracks for drinking purposes by a special system of pipes.” “College Station Events,” Dallas -4-Project HOLD Moment in History, May 2007 Morning News, 17 November 1907, p.3. “President Harrington an- nounces that the new well for the college has been completed. It is 350 feet deep. For 178 feet it is cased with six-inch casing, the remaining distance with four inch casing. The water is of a good quality and the amount much greater than is necessary for drinking purposes.” “College Station Affairs,” Dallas Morning News, 24 November 1907, p.32. ~1908~ The home of Prof. Fermier of College was struck by lightning during the storm Wednesday night. The chimneys were knocked off, stoves in the house disturbed, and other slight dam- age. But fortunately, no one was injured. Bryan Morning Eagle, 15 May 1908, p.3, col.2. “Directors Green, McInnes, Mil- ner and Poteet in counsel with President Harrington decided today to provide a huge pool for water sports at the A. and M. College. They will throw a dam across a ravine that runs past the college, distant a half mile, and will impound water enough to make a pool half a mile long, straight away, 50 to 100 feet wide and from 10 to 20 feet deep. They ordered a sur- vey today and expect a report at the August meeting of the board orpus Christi. It is their purpose to have the pool ready for use late this year. They will stock it with ﬁ sh and afford the college boys a new and healthy outlet for some of that surplus physical energy that has hereto- fore been worked off in melodra- matic rebellion.” “Plans for A.& and so far they have withstood the cold spell which struck the State very recently. Mr. Thompsen has charge of walks at the college, and has recently been putting in new graveled places for the convenience of the student body. Dallas Morning News, 2 January 1910, p.27. College Station, Tex., Feb. 24 – The sophomore class of the A. and M. College Wednesday planted its class tree on the college campus. The tree plant- ing by the various classes of the college was inaugurated this year. The senior class proposed and planted its tree, and the plan is for the seniors, juniors and sophomores to each a plant a tree this year and hereafter the tree will be planted each year by the sophomores. Next Saturday the juniors will plant their tree. At the exercises this afternoon Cesar Hohn, presi- dent of the sophomores, led a procession of his class to the spot where the tree was ready. The student band accompanied the class and played during the exercises. There was an ad- dress by President Hohn, the band played, then the commit- tee on tree planting set the tree. The class marched around the spot and each member depos- ited some earth at the roots of the tree. The address of the oc- casion was delivered by James Hays Quarles, librarian of the college, who is in his second year as an ofﬁ cer of the college, and who has been elected an honorary member of the class. There was a large attendance. Dallas Morning News, 25 February 1910, p.14 Section Foreman Hewett of M. College,” (weekly) Bryan Eagle, 16 July 1908, p.2, col.1. ~1909~ “Prof. C.H. Alvord of the Ag- ricultural Department is now using a herd of goats to clean up the college lands. There is much of the 2,416 acres of col- lege land in Brazos County that has had timber on it. Gradually this timber has been cleared off, but there is a growth of grass of various kinds, small shrubs, etc., and the goats are grazing on this land to clean it thor- oughly … The goats eat clean. Where they graze there is not a sprig or a growth left.” “A. & M. College News,” Dallas Morning News, 24 January 1909, p.12. ~1910~ College Station, Tex. … August Thompsen, ﬂ orist at the Agri- c. 1912 cultural and Mechanical College of Texas, has within the last few weeks put out about 300 trees on the college campus. These are oaks and they have been so distributed as to beautify the grounds. The trees were trans- planted from the woods near by, -5-Project HOLD Moment in History, May. 2007 near College Station, lost a ﬁ ne Jersey heifer today from hy- drophobia. She was attacked during the morning and tore down several fences and ﬁ nally became so violent that she had to be shot. She was a ﬁ ne ani- mal and the loss is quite heavy. Bryan Daily Eagle, 4 August 1910, p.3 The Eagle received by mail this morning from Mr. R.R. Royall of Union Hill an ear of pop corn that had been popped by the heat of the sun, on the stalk. It was grown by Ab Carson and nearly every grain on the ear was popped when found. Bryan Daily Eagle, 30 August 1910, p.1 ~1911~ “With a crash that was heard all over the campus, the stor- age tank at the steam plant of the Agricultural and Mechani- cal College of Texas collapsed last night … There are two deep wells at the college. One of these is heavily impregnated with sulphur, and while it is not distasteful for drinking, some people do not like it. This well is pumped into the big stand- pipe. The other well has no sulphur taste or smell, and the water from it has been pumped into a large galvanized tank and distributed from there to the mess hall for the use of the students …” “A.& M. Campus Flooded,” Dallas Morning News, 11 April 1911, p.10. ~1912~ College Station, Tex., Jan. 12 – Ofﬁ cial records here are that the temperature dropped from 75 yesterday to 11 above zero today. The Agricultural and Mechanical College is situated on the crest of a wide divide and the strong north wind had a clear sweep and it was keenly felt. The students are comfort- able, however, as fuel is plenti- ful and there is no restriction upon its use. Dallas Morning News, 13 January 1912, p.11. A.A. Snell, manager of the Bryan Gas & Oil Company, which concern is drilling for a scarcity of water. Bryan Daily Eagle, 21 September 1912, p.1 ~1916~ The Eagle was informed by phone today by John Tauber of near College, that the tailor shop of John Konecny, his son- in-law, at the entrance to the College campus, was struck by lightning during the rain early this morning. Mr. Konecny was in the shop at the time, and while badly shocked, was not seriously injured. He was sit- ting at his sewing machine and the needle on same was melted and a lamp near him was bro- ken, but, outside of that, but little damage was done. It was a close call for Mr. Konecny, and an experience he will no doubt remember as long as he lives. Bryan Weekly Eagle, 4 May 1916, p.1, col. 3. ~1921~ College Station, Texas, May 10 – A large temporary frame building housing about $15,000 worth of farm machinery used in the instruction of agricultural students at the A. & M. College was destroyed and the machin- ery damaged to the extent of $500 by a swift rainstorm that accompanied a heavy rain here yesterday afternoon at about 5 o’clock. The wind lifted the roof of about 9,000 square feet area and with it clinging in its origi- nal form with gables attached, raised it to a height of forty or ﬁ fty feet, passed it over the top of another building of about that height situated about 200 feet south and transported it a distance of another 1,000 feet, where it struck a brick building and was shattered. After the roof was lifted the walls of the -6-Project HOLD Moment in History, May 2007 oil two miles south of College Station, was in the city today, and in talking of his wells said that in well No.1 hot water in an inexhaustible supply had been struck at a depth of 1500 feet. In commenting on water conditions in Bryan, Mr. Snell remarked that he did not see why a deep well might not be drilled in Bryan and that there were ﬁ ne indications of securing hot water, in which case Bryan might enjoy the same advan- tages as Marlin in this line. At any rate, it could secure a sufﬁ cient quantity of water to sprinkle the streets and avoid other inconveniences caused by c. 1902 structure collapsed and lumber and machinery wrecked togeth- er. Dallas Morning News, 11 May 1921, p.5 ~1922~ Bryan, Texas, Feb. 9 – Brazos County has organized a For- estry Association to make a demonstration on farms at city homes of tree planting, and the following general committee has been appointed: Miss Dora Wil- son of the Bryan Reading Club, Mrs. J. Webb Howell of the Bryan Woman’s Club, Mrs. S.C. Williams of the Parent-Teacher Association, City Manager E.E. McAdams, Representative Lee J. Rountree and County Agent C.L. Beason. It was agreed that a movement would be started at once to plant trees along the paved highway from College Station to Bryan, a distance of ﬁ ve miles, where the Bryan Country club and many of the ﬁ nest residences in Brazos County are located. Major W.R. Cavitt was chairman of the meeting and C.L. Beason, sec- retary. Dallas Morning News, 10 February 1922, p.5. ~1923~ College Station, Texas, July 19 – The contract for a new water well at the A.& M. College of Texas has been let to Layne & Bowler of Houston. Funds for sinking this well were allowed by the Legislature in the emer- gency appropriation bill which was recently passed. The con- tract provides for a well with a minimum capacity of 420,000 gallons every twenty-four hours. When this well is completed it is believed there will be an ad- equate supply of water to meets its need for several years. Dal- las Morning News, 20 July 1923, p.17. Given a topic, Bill Page can dig up historic references faster than you can read them. He grew up in Burkburnett, near Wichita Falls, in north Texas and came to Texas A&M in the 1970s. He graduated with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Soci- ology – which perhaps explains his fascination with social history – how our ancestors lived and why they made the choices they did. Technically, Bill says that he is “not a librarian – my job title is library program coordinator”. He works in the Evans Reference Department. “I take it as a personal challenge when someone tells me their ances- tors weren’t anyone special – I truly believe that every single person’s story deserves to be told.” Bill is a past president and cur- rent member of the Brazos Genea- logical Association, a member of the Texas Research Ramblers, and has served on the of the Brazos County Historical Commission for the last ten years. Bill has published many articles in print or electronic form concern- ing genealogy and local history. He aided in the research of the Brazos County history published in 1986 during the Texas Sesquicentennial. The culminating book, “Brazos County History, Rich Past -- Bright -7-Project HOLD Moment in History, May. 2007 Future”, edited by Glenna Fourman Brundidge, is considered to be one of the best references we have on local history. It was through his participation in the Texas Sesquicentennial and later in the “Celebrate Bryan” events in 1996 that Bill became acquainted with Mrs. Mell Pruitt. Their sub- sequent friendship led to his in- volvement with the Brazos Valley African American Museum. He has served as secretary for the African American National Heritage Soci- ety of Bryan, since its organization in 1999. His extensive research in documenting local African-Ameri- can history is invaluable. Bill has been doing genealogical research on his own family for over 30 years - and says he still learns something new about his ancestors nearly every week. When asked about his fascination with history, Bill said, “I guess you could say I believe in the gospel of local his- tory - it tells us more than where we came from and how we got here. It adds a rich texture to our daily lives, allowing us to see people, places and events as part of a rich interwoven tapestry, with everyone and everything being part of a single whole.” Our ﬁ les in Project HOLD are far richer because of Bill Page and his lifelong dedication to our history. G c. 1895 GF What’s New in Project HOLD? • Collaboration between the Cushing Library staff and the Project HOLD oral history team. • Recognition by the Texas State Library and the Heritage Digitiza- tion Project. • Emily Johnson began her Project HOLD internship May 31. • Over 20 years of the “Brazos Genealogist” newsletter, a quarterly publication of the Brazos Genealogical Association (www.brazos genealogy.org) are now in Project HOLD under Community Organi- zations and History Collections. • The Texas Research Ramblers Genealogical Society have linked their website to Project HOLD and vice versa. (texasresearchramblers.org) • Oral history team member, Mary Hamlin, has recently completed interviews with the Salazar/Hernandez family, Mary Bolton Eckles, and Sarah June Goode. • Exploring History Lunch Lectures are available for viewing on CSTV Channel 19 and the City website (www.cstx.gov). If you have materials to add to the Project HOLD ﬁ les Anne Boykin, aboykin@cstx.gov or 979.764.3491. -8- Project HOLD Historic Online Library Database http://HOLD.cstx.gov Sponsored by: Historic Preservation Committee Moment in History Newsletter Edited by Anne Boykin aboykin@cstx.gov 979.764.3491 Visit us at City Hall 1101 Texas Avenue . . .and bring your memories! City of College Station P.O. Box 9960 College Station, TX 77842 NOW SHOWING! COACH JEROME R. DELLEY, JR. & THE LINCOLN PANTHERS FOOTBALL TEAM 1949-1965 A Project HOLD Exhibit College Station Conference Center 1300 George Bush Dr. College Station, Texas COMING SOON! SCENES OF THE 60s A Project HOLD Exhibit Opening in July 2007 College Station Conference Center If you have items to share for this exhibit, please contact the Project HOLD ofﬁ ce at 979.764.3491 TransTexas Airways ﬂ ight at Easterwood Airport, 1963. Coach Delley at Conference Center exhibit, 2007. Photo by Butch Ireland, The Eagle. Reunion News A&M Consolidated High School Class of 1967 in honor of their 40 Year Reunion is hosting Imagine - A 60s Decade Reunion July 20-22, 2007 College Station Conference Center 1300 George Bush Drive Friday Night - Individual Classes host their own get togethers. Saturday Afternoon - The Historic Preservation Committee will be on hand at the Conference Center to scan your memorabilia, photos and memo- ries for Project HOLD. Help us pre serve the 60s! Saturday Night - Imagine, A 60s Decade Party For more information contact: Anne Boykin at aboykin@cstx.gov Project HOLD Moment in History, May. 2007 Masthead Photos: Miss Viola Ford Toliver and Miss Jackson, 1922; Young Bill Lancast- er & Little Davey, 1932; 1983 Aggie Bonﬁ re; Northgate, 1948; Willie Virginia and Clay Boykin, 1954; Peggy Campbell, 1938; Bill Stasny, c. 1900.