Posted 10:41 am Thursday, February 03, 2011
Texas College Honored With Historic Marker
The city of Tyler's Reflections Program draws attention to institutions of historical significance in the African-American community.
Last year, Texas College was honored with a historic subject marker through the program.
Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church and Henry M. Morgan's Barber College already have been honored with the subject markers through the Reflections Program.
"The college instills academic excellence, encourages integrity, implants perseverance, promotes social responsibility, emphasizes tolerance and encourages community service by its students as essential anchors in fulfilling its mission in an ever-changing world," Texas College's subject marker reads.
The subject marker was dedicated last year during the college's homecoming events.
Texas College was founded in 1894, with the primary goal of educating children of former slaves.
It began in a four-room residence with six students and one teacher and has been a part of Tyler's community for 116 years, he said.
In the spring of 1894, Texas College received its charter, and the school came to prominence in 1905 with its first president, Professor S.W. Broome.
Its first brick building, erected in 1909, was named Phillips Hall, and in 1924, the school gained accreditation and constructed Martin Hall, followed by a girl's building in 1925.
In 1931, the college recruited Dr. Dominion Robert C. Glass to serve as president, and under his leadership, the college obtained its four-year college accreditation.
Today, Texas College admits students of any race, color, gender, religious affiliation or national or ethnic origin.
The college is an affiliate of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
