{"id":3046,"date":"2024-06-14T03:25:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T08:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2024-06-14T03:25:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T08:25:17","slug":"texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution","title":{"rendered":"TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, DALLAS&#8217; OLDEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Modern people need education like air and food. After all, it plays a vital role in the life of every person. Almost all the opportunities of the modern world open up to an educated person. And vice versa &#8211; a person without education is almost always doomed to live in the limited space of his capabilities. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/\">dallas-future<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education appeared in human life when some people gained more knowledge than others and could share it with others. It all started with primitive knowledge about nature and the basic life cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of the formation and development of education is very long and extensive. In this article, we will tell you the history of the oldest educational institution of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas Christian University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0f65ba08895\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0f65ba08895\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#Beginning_of_the_history\" title=\"Beginning of the history\">Beginning of the history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#New_location\" title=\"New location\">New location<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#Beginning_of_operation\" title=\"Beginning of operation\">Beginning of operation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#Relocation\" title=\"Relocation\">Relocation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#Back_to_Fort_Worth\" title=\"Back to Fort Worth\">Back to Fort Worth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#University_territory\" title=\"University territory\">University territory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#Courses\" title=\"Courses\">Courses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/dallas-future.com\/en\/eternal-texas-christian-university-dallas-oldest-educational-institution\/#Students\" title=\"Students\">Students<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beginning_of_the_history\"><\/span>Beginning of the history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dallas-future.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/02\/img_63f11fad48b21.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The brothers Addison and Randolph Clark and their father Joseph A. Clark (three of them were born in East Texas) decided to establish a college for men and women. They were scholar-preachers from the Restoration Movement (a church reunification movement).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addison and Randolph were participants in the Civil War on the Confederate side. After returning home, the brothers founded a children&#8217;s preparatory school in Fort Worth. This educational institution known as the Male &amp; Female Seminary of Fort Worth existed from 1869 to 1874.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brothers planned to open a higher educational institution with Christian values. In 1869, they purchased 5 plots of land in the center of Fort Worth to implement their idea. However, the brothers&#8217; plans were disrupted by changes in the economic status of the city center. Therefore, they had to look for another site for the educational institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another site was located 60 kilometers from the initial one in a quiet place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_location\"><\/span>New location<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dallas-future.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/02\/img_63f11faed65ef.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new site was located near Thorp Spring. The brothers founded the male and female college there in 1873. Its official name was the AddRan College of Liberal Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AddRan College was the first bi-gender institution of its kind in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Beginning_of_operation\"><\/span>Beginning of operation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dallas-future.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/02\/img_63f11fb09034e.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first year, 12 students were enrolled at the beginning of the academic year, and by the end of the year, there were already 123 of them. Each subsequent academic year, the institution had from 200 to 400 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clark brothers invited the best professors from the whole country to their institution. The level and methods of college education were recognized in the United States. Its graduates entered the best educational institutions in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1889, the Clark brothers bequeathed their college with all the premises to the Christian Church. But there was one condition that the descendants of the Clarks would attend college for free. Unfortunately, it was never fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Relocation\"><\/span>Relocation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The university moved to Waco in 1895, as it had a larger population and a better transportation interchange. In 1902, the college was renamed Texas Christian University (TCU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university was located in Waco from 1895 to 1910. During that time, the university&#8217;s football team adopted the white and purple colors and the Horned Frog mascot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_to_Fort_Worth\"><\/span>Back to Fort Worth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dallas-future.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/02\/img_63f11fb26c972.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1910, a fire of unknown origin destroyed the main building of the university. The institution needed money for restoration. Enterprising businessmen from Fort Worth offered financial aid on the condition that the university would return to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1910-1911, the restored university in Fort Worth consisted of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clark Hall and Goode Hall, men\u2019s dormitories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jarvis Hall, a women&#8217;s dormitory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and the Main Administration building (now Reed Hall).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of the four buildings have been preserved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reed Hall (the Main Administration building)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jarvis Hall (first a women&#8217;s dormitory, then an administrative building)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Goode Hall was demolished and replaced by Clark Hall (a men\u2019s dormitory)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the original Clark Hall was demolished and replaced by Sadler Hall (administrative building).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The university received its first charitable fund from Mary Couts Burnett, a widow and owner of a large ranch, in 1923. The university library is named after the benefactor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"University_territory\"><\/span>University territory<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.dallas-future.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2023\/02\/img_63f11fb438360.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The institution covers 110 hectares and is located 6.5 km from the center of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The territory is divided into three areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a residential area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an academic area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and Worth Hills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The residential and academic areas are separated by a street lined with oak trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2021, three new dormitories have been built, in particular<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hays Hall (dormitory for freshmen students)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arnold Hall (dormitory for sophomore students)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and Richards Hall (dormitory for senior students).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Courses\"><\/span>Courses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The university offers 117 courses for undergraduates, 62 courses for master&#8217;s degrees and 25 programs for doctoral studies. The most popular specialty at the university is Business, which is studied by 25% of students. Then comes Journalism\/Strategic Communications with 20% of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Students\"><\/span>Students<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tcu.edu\/<\/a> informs us, in fall 2022, the number of students at the university was 12,273.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas Christian University is the oldest university in the Metroplex region. Throughout its 150-year history, the institution has produced many outstanding people with knowledge in their heads and God in their hearts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modern people need education like air and food. After all, it plays a vital role in the life of every person. Almost all the opportunities of the modern world open up to an educated person. 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