Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction 1
5. PROFILES
6. Rising from the Frontier: John A. Lomax and the University of Texas 13
7. Benedicere Benedictus: A Profile of H. Y. Benedict 37
8. A Feminist, before Her Time: The Journey of Anna Hiss 61
9. Communism, Fruit Flies, and Academic Freedom: J. R. Parten’s “Second Education” 71
10. Harvey Was My Friend 89
11. Steadfast in His Intent: John W. Hargis and the Integration of the University of Texas at Austin 105
12. A Desk for Borges 119
13. HISTORY
14. “Farmer Jim” and “The Chief”: Governor Jim Ferguson and His Battle with Eugene C. Barker and the University of Texas 133
15. “Harry’s Place”: A Brief History of the Academic Center and Undergraduate Library/Peter T. Flawn Academic Center 141
16. Campus Architecture: Identity Crises 151
17. The Most Important Building on Campus 173
18. McDonald Observatory: Bigger and Brighter 185
19. Austin City Limits and the University of Texas 197
20. REMINISCENCES
21. I Had No Reason to Believe Otherwise 209
22. The Arcadia That Was Austin 231
23. Barn Dance: The Early Years of Shakespeare at Winedale 239
24. Hank the Hallucination’s Campaign Trail Remembered: Confessions of a Traitorous, Politically Agnostic Opportunist 253
25. A Perfect Game 267
26. Before the Bulldozers: Life in Married Student Housing 275
27. Acknowledgments 289
28. Index 291