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Ransom Hall, circa听1935
Spring 2011 · Comment ·
In 1919 you could mail a letter for three cents and buy a new car for less than $1,000. And a college on the rise could build a 27,000-square-foot building for $112,500. That鈥檚 the sum the Legislature appropriated for the Grubbs Vocational College (now UT Arlington) Administration Building. The three-story structure was described as 鈥渓ighted by electricity and heated by steam鈥� and 鈥渇ireproof and modern in every detail.鈥� Renamed for English Professor W.A. Ransom following his death, Ransom Hall is the oldest building on campus. It was renovated again last year and now houses University College, a one-stop shop for academic advising, tutoring, supplemental instruction, and a range of other services that foster student success. But you won鈥檛 see 1934 Fords or any other vehicles parked out front today. The street has long since given way to a pedestrian mall.