JIM VERTUNO
Austin won the privilege to host the main campus of the University after a hotly contested state election, and as it was already the seat of Texas government, civic leaders predicted Austin would soon be the “Athens of the Southwest.” Fortunately, there were no proposals to change the city...
(Today, the site is just behind the Castilian dorm, where the Pi Beta Phi sorority house now stands). Its proximity to the Forty Acres greatly increased membership and attendance. The clubhouse included rooms for receptions, lounging and reading, playing billiards, and cards. A stocked kitchen ...