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A St. Edward’s University Fall, 1977 Keeping the Upper Lights Burning Archivist Brother Philip Odette has it from Brother Lucian Blersch who’s been at St. Ed’s for 50 years that August 2,1977 was the first time in more than three decades that the cross on the Tower of the Main Building has been lit. The cross, which was painted and rebulbed as part of the roofing project, now shines nightly on the hilltop. A A A TMA A A
St. Edward's University Newsletter (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1977,
newspaper,
September 1, 1977;
Austin, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1528648/m1/1/:
accessed June 13, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting St. Edward’s University.