June 1, 1949 __ Registration for the first session of school under the new name of Texas Western College will begin at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The
old name of Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy passes out of
existence Wednesday and the official name will become “Texas Western
College of the University of Texas.” The name change was made by the 51st Legislature in order to better recognize the wide curriculum at the college. The change marks a new milestone in the growth of the college as a coeducational, liberal arts and engineering college. No special ceremony is planned by the college administration Wednesday. In
step with its new name it was announced that Texas Western will offer
during the summer session a number of new courses, workshops and
clinics. Twenty-eight departments of the college will offer 200
separate courses in the two six-weeks summer terms. Created by
Act of the 33rd Legislature in 1913, the school was made a branch of
the University of Texas in 1919. Since that time citizens of the
Southwest have seen the college grow from a small mining institution
with only a few students to a liberal arts and engineering college of
more than 2500 men and women. Degrees offered by the college
include Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor
of Science, Bachelor of Music, Masters of Arts and degrees in mining,
metallurgy, geology, civil electrical and general engineering.
Registration For Summer Term Opens
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