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Austin College students at Old Main1849年由普林斯顿大学毕业的长老会传教士Dr. Daniel Baker, 奥斯汀学院在德克萨斯州早期历史上占有一席之地,并且仍然是高等教育创新项目的公认领导者, a strong faculty, and dedicated students.

1849年11月,德克萨斯州长乔治·伍德签署了奥斯汀学院的特许状. Modeled after those of Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, that charter remains in use today, 这使奥斯汀学院成为德克萨斯州最古老的高等教育机构,并沿用其原有的名称和章程, 经国家历史调查委员会确认.

学院在亨茨维尔开设,并于1850年秋天招收了第一批学生. 它原来的建筑仍然屹立在亨茨维尔. 德克萨斯共和国的两位总统, 山姆·休斯顿和安森·琼斯是最初的董事会成员. Three yellow fever epidemics, the Civil War, 和困难的经济条件促使学院搬迁到北德克萨斯州.

The Move to Sherman

1918年,女性进入奥斯汀学院学习1876年,奥斯汀学院搬到了更有前途的谢尔曼地区. 该学院于1918年改为男女同校, and in 1930, 与德州长老会学院合并, an institution for women. 大萧条和第二次世界大战暂时中断了扩张和发展. Then, beginning in the 1950s, 学院进行了广泛的审查和实验,旨在改进传统的文科课程. In 1972, 学院采用了全面的教育计划,继续塑造学院的学术生活和课程.

学院于一九九九年庆祝成立五十周年, 突出150年素质教育和学习历史, leadership, and lasting values. 一项耗资1.2亿美元的相关活动导致校园内的大幅增长. 学院的入学率也创下了历史新高,学生和教师的表现也一直很优秀.

2009年,奥斯汀学院迎来了第一位女校长. 马乔里·哈斯,学院历史上第15任校长. 她继承了前任的强大遗产,直到2017年辞职,担任罗德学院(Rhodes College)校长. The Board of Trustees named Steven P. O’Day, J.D., 金沙真人手机版第16任校长, 10月30日,他正式开始担任领导职务, 2017. 他延续了学院在学术准备和对价值观的奉献方面的悠久传统, ideals, and ethics in the campus community.

自布拉索斯长老教会创立以来, 奥斯汀学院与长老会有联系. 学院今天与长老会(美国基督教长老会)保持着契约关系.S.A.)为书院生活增添了独特的韵味.

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Sherman Hall更多关于奥斯汀学院的历史…

Sherman Hall 是校园里最古老的建筑之一吗. 1913年,学院原有的“老主楼”被大火烧毁, 谢尔曼的市民捐了50美元,建造谢尔曼大厅的费用是1万美元, which began in 1914. 这座三层楼的建筑有17人,520平方英尺,设有学院的行政办公室, an auditorium-chapel, and a library. 二楼的彩色玻璃窗是为了纪念学院早期受托人. 这座建筑在20世纪60年代被改造,成为人文学科的家园, and in 1965, 礼堂是为了纪念霍克西·汤普森而命名的, 1901年毕业,是学院的长期受托人和捐助者.

这与学院20世纪80年代的总体规划保持一致, 谢尔曼大厅进行了一次从头到尾的翻修,花费了1美元.37 million in 1989. Currently, 谢尔曼大厅设有英语办公室, history, philosophy, 以及宗教研究学院和教室. Hoxie Thompson Auditorium remains, 虽然现在座位只有157人,20世纪60年代,它的大阳台被关闭,并被改造成办公室.

Hoxie Thompson礼堂迎来了一些著名的嘉宾. In the 1920s, 魔术师胡迪尼和布莱克斯通在舞台上表演,大都会歌剧院的歌唱家舒曼-海克夫人和安娜·凯斯也在舞台上表演, 以及墨西哥国家管弦乐团. 1919年,前总统威廉·霍华德·塔夫脱在那里就国际联盟发表了讲话. 很久以后,前总统乔治.W. 布什作为2002-2003年度奥斯汀学院国际领导力卓越讲座主席上台向学生们发表演讲.

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