What’s in a Name

ID: 3381 ~ Source: Ball, Wilbur A., interviewed by Thomas Charlton, June 14, 1974, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, Texas. Access full interview here.
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MCC’s board of trustees considered many different options when naming the college. Dr. Wilbur Ball, MCC’s first president, recalls some of the potential name choices.

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By Maria Petrolia
Since the nineteenth century, Waco has been renowned for the quality and number of higher education institutions in the city and surrounding area. Despite this reputation, the Waco area did not boast…