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Asbury Street
\sbury Street, which runs behind Sbisa
dng Hall and the Texas A&M post office,
> named after Dr. Samuel E. Asbury.
\sbury, known as “Doc” to his students,
:ame a chemistry and botany professor
,&M in 1904.
ushing Library files describe Asbury as
;as A&M’s “Renaissance Man” because of
wide variety of interests,
sbury considered himself one who ex-
|rimented in chemistry and botany and
p fascinated by new agricultural theories.
_was especially interested in the theory
E bsolute growth.”
sbury tested this theory on his garden
s by developing a method known as
UDirrigation with fertilized water” in
ich a mixture of water and fertilizer trav-
Jdirectly to the roots of the roses through
gravel layer in the soil. The theory seemed
have a valid basis because Asbury’s yard
&
was described as being overgrown with rose
bushes as big as trees.
Asbury was extremely interested in Texas
history. He published a monthly newsletter
titled “The Texas Nativist” and was director
of the Texas Historical Society.
Music was incorporated into history us
ing a musical drama Asbury wrote about
the Texas Revolution of 1836. He dreamed
of creating an annual Texas opera which
would combine history and folk music and
be produced by several thousand actors.
In his later years, Asbury’s home housed a
plethora of collections, including rare books
and records tracing the origins of jazz and re
ligious paintings — so many that they com
pletely covered the walls and the ceiling, giv
ing Asbury his own Sistine Chapel.
Asbury retired in 1944 after 40 years as a
professor at A&M.
He died in 1962 at age 89.
Houston Street
Houston Street, which runs past the
A&M post office toward Fish Pond and be
tween G. Rollie White Coliseum and
Koldus, was named after Dr. David
F. Houston.
In 1903, after the death of A&M President
L.L. Foster, Houston left the University of
Texas at Austin, where he was dean of fac
ulty, to become the new president.
Although he was only a member of the
A&M administration for three years and
thought to be cold, distant and unsympa
thetic by those who did not know him well,
Houston made an incredible impact on the
quality of the University.
John Payne Jr. discussed Houston in his
biographical sketch.
“He took charge of an institution that
was on the verge of complete failure and
within three years had built it up to a posi
tion of nationwide recognition and re
spect,” Payne wrote.
Some of Houston’s improvements to
the college included buying new books,
having a library built, increasing the
school’s faculty and equipment and re
pairing older buildings.
Houston also raised academic standards
and admission requirements and helped
decrease hazing in the Corps of Cadets.
Under Houston’s recommendation, Texas
decided to increase A&M’s state funding.
In 1905, Houston left to become presi
dent at the University of Texas at Austin and
later the president ofWashington Universi
ty in St. Louis, Mo.
After leaving Washington University,
Houston became involved in politics. He
was secretary of agriculture under Woodrow
Wilson from 1913 to 1920 and a member of
the Council on National Defense from 1916
to 1920, in addition to being secretary of the
treasury for a brief time.
Houston died in 1940 at age 74.
Nagle Street
Nagle Street, which runs by Heldenfels
Hall, was named after Dr. James C. Nagle.
Nagle became a civil engineering and
physics professor at A&M in 1890.
One of the ways he contributed to the
advancement of the school’s technology
was helping to get the first phone system in
stalled on campus in 1906.
In 1911, he founded and became the
first dean of the school of engineering.
Creating this school caused an increase
in the curriculum from the two existing
majors, civil engineering and mechani
cal engineering, by adding six new stud
ies: agricultural engineering, architec
ture, chemical engineering, electrical
engineering, industrial education, and
textile engineering.
In 1913, prompted by his experience as
an expert in irrigation investigations for
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nagle left
A&M to become the first chair of the Texas
State Board ofWater Engineers.
Four years later, Nagle returned as a pro
fessor of civil engineering, dean of the en
gineering school, and director of the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station.
Known for being close friends with his
students and staying in touch with them
even after they graduated, Nagle had a year
book dedicated to him in 1910.
Nagle retired in 1922. He died in 1928
at age 63.
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