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Majorie Herrera Lewis (left), author of the novel “When the Men Were Gone,” and Jean VanWaters, great-niece of Tylene Wilson, cut the ribbon on the Wilson exhibit at the Brown County Museum of History Monday night. [Photo by Derrick Stuckly]
The grand opening of the Tylene Wilson exhibit at the Brown County Museum of History took place Monday evening, as nearly all available seats were filled for the ribbon cutting and presentation.
Wilson coached football in Brownwood in the 1940s during World War II and was the subject of Majorie Herrera Lewis’ novel “When the Men Were Gone.”
“I can’t believe this is actually happening,” Lewis said. “Tylene, 117 years after she was born, is now going to be a part of history. I’m just thrilled. This woman right here that you are recognizing is part of who you are. She has Brown County always running through her veins. She loved this place and she did everything she could for her students. She was also encouraging them to read,
Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom
Though work has just recently started on the Newbury Family Welcome Center on the Howard Payne University campus, plans for the next project are already in full swing.
The impending renovation of HPU’s historic Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom will benefit from a $600,000 challenge grant recently received from the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation.
“Since that time we’ve had significant support among our graduates and of that $2 million project we only have about $350,000 left to raise on that building,” said HPU President Dr. Cory Hines. “We’re excited about where we are and feel like this is a great opportunity for some of our local folks who maybe have walked through the building and toured it as students to be a part of this project that will really transform that corner there at Austin and Coggin.”
The renovation of HPU’s historic Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom will benefit from a $600,000 challenge grant from the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation. [HPU photo]
Howard Payne University was recently awarded a $600,000 challenge grant from the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation to benefit the renovation of HPU’s historic Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom facility.
The Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom houses the Guy D. Newman Honors Academy, the university’s multidisciplinary honors program. The Academy building is an important landmark in Brown County, incorporating the original building of Daniel Baker College, dating back to 1890, and housing a collection of General MacArthur’s artifacts and other historical displays. The $2 million renovation project will focus on the building’s main hall and wings, dating back to the 1960s, which will bring the facility up to date and provide new life for its use by students, visitors and university personnel.
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