The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939 Page: 9
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Due to a lack of seating accommodations, on October 2,
1937, a new tier of seats was added to the stadium at a
cost of 10,000. The new stand was erected on the east
side of the gridiron, directly opposite the old stand.
This stand was constructed of steel and wood and is an
exact duplication of the stand on the west side, except
that it has no press box. The total capacity of the stadium
was enlarged to approximately 7,000 by this addition.16
The half-block, directly east of the North Texas State
Teachers College ball park, was purchased on August 21,
1923, and converted into a park and picnic ground for stu-
dents. The lot was enclosed with the athletic grounds,
tennis courts, and barracks with an ornamental wire fence,
which was later vine-covered and bordered with shrubs.17
Avenue B and Prairie Street which separated these lots were
closed by order of the City Commission of Denton.18 The
ditches and gulleys were filled in and the land was graded
down level. The entire enclosure was converted into a recre-
ation park for all kinds of outdoor sports.19
The park was named "Christal Park," complimentary to
Mr. J. R. Christal of Denton, Texas, who was helpful to the
North Texas State Teachers College authorities in securing
the wooded lot.20
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16Minute Book, City of Denton, VII, (1924), 160.
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Campus Chat, Vol. XVII, February 2, 1933.
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Atkins, Noble James. The Growth and Development of the Recreation Program of the North Texas State Teachers College from 1911 to 1939, thesis, August 1939; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc798411/m1/13/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .