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Monday, August 27, 1984/The Battalion/Page 9E Galveston, Tarleton schools have widely differing focus With only 600 students, Texas A&M University at Galveston, shown in an aerial view at the top left of this page, has been compared — favorably — to a small town. The 100-acre campus is sparsely dotted with eight “hurricane safe” concrete buildings. One of the best -known features of Texas A&M at Galveston, a school offering programs in seamanship and marine resources, is the Texas Clipper, left. The Clipper, a 15,000 ton Merchant Marine training ship, carries cadets on summer training cruises. Texas A&M at Galveston was cre ated in 1959 as the Texas Maritime Academy, part of the Texas A&M System. When the System Board of Regents established the Moody Col lege of Marine Sciences and Mari time Resources in 1971, the mari time academy was made a part of the new college. The name vyas changed to Texas A&M at Galveston in 1981. Above right, is a marker at an en trance to Tarleton State University, another Texas A&M System mem ber. The chain-link fences marking construction sites makes Tarleton State look much like Texas A&M. * Located about 65 miles southwest of Fort Worth, the 120-acre campus in Stephenville is the home of more than 4,600 students studying Helds such as liberal arts, agriculture, busi ness and education. Tarleton has been a member of the System since 1917. It was founded in 1899 as John Tarleton College through a bequest by John Tarleton, an Erath County resident. It was known as John Tarleton Agricultural College until 1949 when the name was changed to Tar leton State College to better, reflect Tarleton’s growth in the field of lib eral arts. Tarleton recently made headlines when a former professor filed a .5 million against the Texas A&M System. In the lawsuit. Dr. James W. Shores, a former assistant professor of social science, claims he was den ied tenure at Tarleton “because of his race, black, and because of his exercise of rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution in challenging the traditions and existence of the Purple Poo on behalf of himself and in behalf of black students.” The Purple Poo, shown below right, is a student spirit organization in which members wear purple hoods and robes and members’ iden tities are kept secret. The Purple Poo is the oldest student organization on campus. “The purpose is to encourage stu dent participation in anything school sponsored,” Maurice Htimonn, pres ident of the male division of the Pur ple Poo, said. The Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center, below left, and the Tarleton State stadium, bottom, also are pic tured. 0 mm® a the Texans