The Century Tree Reader

Aggies, Pennies & Tradition – I’m Not Surprised!

So you wonder why Aggies would put a penny on the feet of the Sul Ross statue? “The story is told that when Governor Ross was President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College, his door was always open for any student to come by when he needed help with anything, even class. Ross was known to tutor multiple cadets when they needed it, and when they would offer to pay him all he would accept was a penny. So …

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