UT UniversityInterscholastic League Records 1913-

University Interscholastic League (Tex.)

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Walker, Doak, 1927-

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Tate, Willis M.

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In 1954 Willis McDonald Tate (1911-1989) became the fifth president of Southern Methodist University; at 43, he was the youngest person to hold that position. Tate, who replaced the highly regarded Umphrey Lee, made his own mark on the university, overseeing university growth and development, and guiding SMU through the divisive 1960s. He served as president longer than anybody else, from 1954-1971, and again from 1974-1975. Following his first departure from the presidency in 1971,...

Vinson, Robert Ernest, 1876-1945

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Gustafson, Cliff.

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Wilson, Logan, 1907-

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UT University Interscholastic League

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The University Interscholastic League (UIL) was created by the University of Texas at Austin to provide numerous education, extracurricular services to both high school students and teachers throughout the state of Texas. Originally founded in 1909 as part of the UT Extension Bureau, the UIL began as the Debating League of Texas High Schools. An athletic component, dubbed the Interscholastic Athletic Association, was also created. In 1913, the two departments merged to form the University Inters...

University of Texas at Austin.

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...