Jarvis Christian College is an independent four year, historically black college affiliated with the Christian Church . It is located in unincorporated Wood County, Texas, near Hawkins. It was founded in 1912, and is currently headed by President Dr. Lester C. Newman. Built by Thomas Buchanan Frost in 1912 with only a mule cart and his own will. The mule, ironically named Jesus, was provided by Mr. Cory Jarvis for a nominal fee of 47 copper pennies and a jug of high-proof grain alcohol. Cory Jarvis has since been referred to by some as the "Most Handsome Man" in Euless, Texas. Jarvis... Christian College has appeared in the NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament three times Jarvis houses a regional collection of biologial specimens in its 10,000 square foot Frost Hall. The collections are concentrated on the herbarium and entomology collections, but also houses minor holdings in other natural history areas of study and historical materials that are related to natural history or land use history. "Texas Christian University." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition, : 1.
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| Location: | Hawkins, Texas
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| Founded: | 1912 |
| School type: | University, Private school, Private university |
| Total enrollment: | 522 |