1940 Last reunion of class of 1880.   1941 Presumed birth of Tripod.   1942 Harmon Lowman begins tenure as president until 1964. Halley Building constructed. Elliott Hall constructed.   1943   1944 Industrial Technology Metals Lab constructed.   1945 Agriculture Farm Shop constructed. Buchanan Hall constructed. Industrial Education Laboratory constructed. Sam Houston Efficiency Apartments constructed. Shaver Hall constructed. Sports Practice Facility constructed.   1946   1947   1948 Holleman Field opens. ROTC Rifle Range constructed.   1949