The Victoria College, 1925-2000: A Tradition of Excellence

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State Senator Kenneth Armbrister
(left) and Victoria County Judge
Norman Jones chat with guests at the
reception on August 4, 1989, honoring
Dr. Roland E. Bing.
pushing for a tax bond referendum to pay for
the structures, college reserve funds and revenue
bonds were used. Because approximately
$500,000 had been donated to the college
by the William A. Wood Family Foundation,
the new vocational building, located north
of the tennis courts, was to be named in honor
of William A. Wood. The classroom/office
complex, designated as the Language Arts
Building, was placed between the Library and
Technical Building where the razed Industrial
Arts Building had been located. Total cost
for the two structures was estimated at two
million dollars. 94
From spring of 1972 to spring of 1989, the
Victoria College Kaleidoscope, provided a chronicle
each semester of the college’s development
and activity. Originally a replacement for the
more costly yearbook, it was mainly a record of
student functions edited by journalism students.
Eventually, under the editorship of journalism
instructor and public relations director
Dr. C. F. Schneider, it became a medium, not
only for student activities, but also for features
on the college itself, a pictorial series on Victoria
County history by Dr. Robert Shook, and special
professional interest articles by faculty members.
After seventeen years of continuous publication,
it was discontinued in favor of a more
diverse approach to public information.
Because of his distinguished contributions
to the teaching profession, the positive ways he
influenced his students, and his invaluable
service to the community, Dr. Wayne McAlister,
174 ✦ THE VICTORIA COLLEGE, 1925-2000