Talk:Southwestern University
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Until I get a good reason as to why John Tower was removed from notable alumni, I'm returning him... Sure, I didn't like his politics, either, but it's no excuse to delete him. We can also tell the mystery editor's preference for frats, too, with the shuffling of those for no real apparent reason (I'm independent, never have cared about any of them, so I won't change it). A google search turns up nothing for the geologist past a couple pages - I don't think he's really notable enough to remain on the page. Any problems with this? Add to the discussion, my friends... -Souperman
To the anonymous person who edited last (on April 19th, 2005); Southwestern claims its charter as the continuation of the 1840 Rutersville charter, thus claiming its founding as 1840. This claim is backed up by the Texas Legislature. Yes, I've read the Texas State Handbook Online, and it is an excellent resource; however, it is wrong here. Literally, you are correct; the group to form what would be Southwestern in Georgetown was 1870, but as "Texas' First Institution of Higher Learning", the date is 1840. Souperman 05:13, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
there is a plaque on the campus from the texas governor (i believe bill clements) stating that the state of texas recognizes southwestern as texas' oldest university. Desert boy 15:18, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Red McCombs is not an alum of Southwestern. His wife is, but he is not. The two of them are significant donors to the school and are the namesakes of several buildings and spaces around campus, but no matter how much money Red throws at Southwestern, he will never be an alumni. JCH 12/22/2006
- Y'know, you might try doing a quick google search before saying he never attended Southwestern, as you did in the edit summary - if you want to make the argument that he never graduated from Southwestern and is therefore not an alum, that's one thing, but he did attend. See here. If memory serves, however, the Alumni Association counts anyone who attended for a year or more as an alum (as I do not have a citation right in front of me, I will not re-add him, but if I do, it's because I found documentation on such a fact). --Souperman 05:38, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
- Y'know, you might try re-reading what I wrote to see that I said "Red McCombs is not an ALUM of Southwestern." Maybe he attended; maybe not. My dad always said "Maybe doesn't count."
- Which, if you read the above properly, you would find that I have no argument with that as such - and he may actually count as an alum, depending on what the Alumni Association counts as such. What I was referring to was this edit summary someone, presumably you, said, removed "Red McCombs" from "Noted Alumni" as he did not attend nor graduate from Southwestern University; his wife, however, is an alum and Red McCombs has been a significant donor on behalf of her. Not exactly a question of "maybe", since he did attend, according to the University itself, which I would imagine is a decent source. --Souperman 20:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
