Talk:History of Texas A&M University

message: If anyone has a photo of Rudder's statue, that would be a good addition to this page rather than Rudder Fountain - it was already uploaded, so I figured I might as well use it. -Texink 04:47, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  older entries 

message: If anyone feels it necessary to expand this article a little more, here is a reliable source to use: 
--Blueag9 17:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expansion 

message: Does anyone think we should include some info on Vision 2020 or on Gates's tenure? I'm torn. Karanacs 19:04, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Gates' tenure, yes (it is history now). Vision 2020: it's inception into the A&M planning, yes. It's progress, no; (not history yet). — BQZip01 — talk 15:04, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vision 2020 

message: The Morrill Act, signed into law July 2, 1862, granted states public lands to be sold at public auctions to establish a permanent fund to support colleges where the "leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanical arts...in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life".
How about:
The Morrill Act, signed into law July 2, 1862, was created to establish colleges where the "leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanical arts...in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life".  States were granted states public lands that were sold at public auctions that established permanent funds for these colleges ???
:Your version is a lot nicer.  I already made the change in the text :) Karanacs 21:04, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks Oldag07 22:46, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This sentence still way too long 

message: Three (3) links were detect as requiring assistance, Colleges and Achievements, 
Texas A&M Joins Phi Beta Kappa Ranks, and 
Texas A&M Selected For Membership In Association Of American Universities returned a HTTP 404 status message.  —Dispenser 04:14, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've fixed these. Karanacs 13:54, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead external links found 

message: What do you think about having one more picture at the end for current status.  something already in our commons should be more than adequate.
ideas:  
* the administration building:
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:AdminBuilding_TAMU.jpg
* fish pond
* http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:TAMU_Fishpond2.jpg
:Be bold & just pick one!!! I say go with the Admin building. — BQZip01 — talk 05:26, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep, one should be there. I agree with BQ; just pick one. →Wordbuilder 13:49, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

text: I added an image to the Vision 2020 section.  The Chemical Engineering building was added because of Vision 2020, so it fit.  I don't think any of the other images we have really fit within current status.  Of course, if you disagree, feel free to add one and we'll see how it looks.Karanacs 14:54, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture at the end 

message: See this conversation. →Wordbuilder (talk) 00:51, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Established date

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message: Wikipedia seems to have no content about the general history of the use of the term "Agricultural and Mechanical" in the names of colleges -- only articles about assorted individual US institutions, such as Texas A&M. It would be interesting to know when and where the term originated, how it spread, and how it is dying out. What most similar terms have been used in other countries?-73.61.15.196 (talk) 14:06, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Agricultural and Mechanical College" 

message: The Texas Constitution of 1876 unquestionably constituted A&M as a branch of UT. 
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.7.htm
Any claims that the state legislature separated the two institutions in 1875 are both untrue and, if true, immaterial, as the 1876 Constitution would have negated any act of the legislature in 1875. 
In both 1915 and 1919, the voters of Texas defeated proposed Constitutional amendments to separate the two institutions. 
https://lrl.texas.gov/legis/billsearch/amendmentDetails.cfm?amendmentID=65&legSession=34-0&billTypedetail=HJR&billNumberDetail=34 
https://lrl.texas.gov/legis/billsearch/amendmentDetails.cfm?amendmentID=76&legSession=36-0&billTypedetail=HJR&billNumberDetail=29
That the legislature passed proposed amendments after 1876 to separate the two institutions in both 1915 and 1919 and the proposed amendments were sent to voters should give some indication that the legislature (and Attorney General of Texas) believed A&M was in fact a branch of UT in 1915 and 1919. 
Absent any indication that the information in the state archives (as cited above) Randolph Duke (talk) 21:58, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: They are separate university systems. Yes, the source for the separation is source 18 (as of the time of this writing) https://web.archive.org/web/20070209164228/http://tamusystem.tamu.edu/overview/history.html While I want to assume good faith, your persistence in forcing down this fact leads me to a different opinion. Oldag07 (talk) 22:12, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

text: What you are saying is factually incorrect.  Oldag07 (talk) 14:21, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

text: That's not how this works + user has been indef blocked + many other sources state otherwise. I consider this matter closed. Buffs (talk) 18:13, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Texas A&M as a branch of The University of Texas 

message: with  mostly gone, might you do some minor tune-ups needed here?  (And maybe Karanacs will pop back in, too!)  Some issues have crept in since the article was featured in 2007, and sourcing standards have gotten stricter:
* MOS:SANDWICH (for example, Sul Ross era)
* Some examination for dated text might be useful, eg, Gates' leadership resulted in the largest academic expansion in the university's history. As of September 8, 2006, Vision 2020's progress includes ... how has that worked out?
* Some uncited or dated text has crept in, eg Athletics.
This all looks doable with a quick tuneup.  Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk)  18:09, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: * I will try to do some.  could you a second look? Oldag07 (talk) 00:52, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

text: * I have done some.  I just don't have the energy I used to devote to wikipedia.  I hope the changes I did are helpful. The page legitimately needs an update. I wouldn't be against demoting this page if this isn't done within a month or so. Oldag07 (talk) 01:48, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: *I'll take a crack at it when able. Buffs (talk) 17:01, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

text: *That is a good idea.  Oldag07 (talk) 02:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
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