Texas Military College

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Texas Military College (TMC) was a private junior college, high school, and primary school located in Terrell, Texas, that operated from 1915 to 1949. The college was founded and owned by Louis Clausiel Perry, who served as president until 1926. Perry retired in the fall of 1926 due to failing health was succeeded as president by Odie Minatra, who previously served as superintendent of the State Orphans Home in Corsicana, Texas. [1] Perry died of cancer, on November 2, 1926, at the college. [2] His widow, Minnie E. Perry, ran the school until 1949, when she sold the school's property to the Southern Bible Institute, which established Southwestern Christian College. [3]

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Student activities

The college had a chapter of Theta Kappa Omega. [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Odie Minatra Is New Military College Head". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. October 22, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Perry's Death Is Mourned By Lions". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Fort Worth, Texas. November 3, 1926. p. 24. Retrieved November 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Hart, Brian (1976). "Texas Military College". Handbook of Texas . Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Honor Graduate". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1926-05-30. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-11-09– via Newspapers.com.
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