The University of Texas Trivia Book.
By Margaret C. Berry, foreword by De Loss Dodds. Athens, GA: Hill Street Press, 2007. pbk. 152 pages $10.95 http://www.hillstreetpress.com/
Another Margaret Berry production on UT. She knows the rocks and the details.
Over 500 bits and pieces of trivia and quotations in seven chapters: Student Life and Traditions / Faculty / Alumni / Founders and Leaders / Town and Gown / Campus / Longhorn Sports. What direction do the “river” and “tree” streets run? What do Sweat Palm and Heman Swante have in common? How tall’s the UT tower? What’s MoPac? Is Eeyore’s Birthday Party on Sixth Street? What did Kelsey A. Douglass want in 1837?
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