With unlimited archival access and a journalist's attention to detail, James L.
Rogers updates and expands his 1965 publication to bring the university's
history into the next century.
   
     The founder of the Texas Normal College, Joshua C. Chilton, declared in
1890 the institution's aim "to become leaders in the education of the young
men and women of Texas, fitting them to creditably fill the most important
positions in business and professional circles." By 1965 the eighth
president, J. C. Matthews, presided over an institution granting doctorates
in the sciences, mathematics, humanities, social sciences, teacher education,
business administration, and the fine arts. In the last thirty-five years the
institution has grown to become the University of North Texas System
under the leadership of Chancellor Alfred Hurley and President Norval
Pohl, with campuses in Dallas and Fort Worth. It now stands as the leading
university of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. With more than eighty
photos of people and events on campus, The Story of North Texas provides
the definitive history of this institution and is an inspiration to its alumni and
friends.

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JAMES L. ROGERS taught journalism at North Texas from 1953 to 1996
and also served as vice president of Administrative Affairs (1965-71) and
director of University Planning (1971-78). He currently lives in Denton,
Texas.