In this edition of #ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵTBT, we uncover aerial footage of campus from 1950 and compare it to the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ campus of today.
In the #ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵTBT series, the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ News Bureau, along with Archives & Special Collections, will flash back to the past to take a look at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ over the years. You will find videos, newspaper clippings, photos and more to celebrate ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s past, while looking ahead to the future. Follow along on E-Net and the university’s ,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý pages every Thursday to see what we dig up.
In 1950, Leon Edgar Smith was serving as ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s fifth president and had already led the campus through the Great Depression, three fires, World War II, and later, the Korean War.
Under Smith, the campus also continued to expand. Both Trollinger House and Alumni Gym, which was built to honor alumni who died in the world wars, were opened in 1950.
While several of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s key campus buildings already existed 69 years ago, you’ll find in the following video, the university has come a long way since then.
Do you have any special pieces of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ history? Share your photos and videos with us via email or using the hashtag #ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵTBT on ,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý.