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| Farrell-Wright Carillon |
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| Apr. 13, 1980 |
Farrell-Wright Carillon dedicated |
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Namesake:
Aileen Farrell Wright
Lee Roy Wright |
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In 1980, Robert L. Wright, a West Columbia High School and later University of Texas graduate who attended Army Specialized Training at Sam Houston State Teachers College in 1942, provided a donation to establish the Farrell-Wright Carillon, in honor of his parents, Aileen Farrell Wright and Lee Roy Wright.
What sounded like bells were in fact tuning-forks, plugged into a three-tiered keyboard console that could be programmed or played live. The sound was then broadcast across campus via an eight-speaker public address system atop the Administration Building.
The carillon played automatically Monday-Saturday at 10:50 a.m. and 4:50 p.m., and again Sunday afternoons at four o’clock. 50-foot rolls of music, similar to rolls used to play a player piano, were used for special occasions such as the Tree of Lights ceremony, building dedications and holidays.
Following renovations at the administration building it was removed due to age.
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Sources:
Houstonian, January 31, 1995
Today@Sam (Oct. 20, 2005) |
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