Texas Military College (TMC) was a private junior college, high school, and primary school located in Terrell, Texas, that operated from 1915 to 1949. The college was founded and ownded by Louis Clausiel Perry, who served as president until 1926. Perry retired in the fall of 1926 due to failing health was succeeded as president by Odie Minatra, who previously served as superintendent of the State Oprhans Home in Corsicana, Texas.[1] Perry died of cancer, on November 2, 1926, at the college.[2] His widow, Minnie E. Perry, ran the school until 1949, when she sold the school's property to the Southern Bible Institute, which established Southwestern Christian College.[3]
Notable alumni
edit- Jack Lummus, professional football player, United States Marine Corps officer
References
edit- ^ "Odie Minatra Is New Military College Head". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 22, 1926. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Perry's Death Is Mourned By Lions". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 3, 1926. p. 24. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hart, Brian (1976). "Texas Military College". Handbook of Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
