Corridor Hall

Davis-Gary Hall is named after Major Clarence Reid Davis & 2nd Lt. Arthur Edward Gary and was constructed in 1942.

These 2 gentlemen were the first Aggies killed in World War II. The Board of Directors named the hall after both men since it could not be determined which of the men died first.

Major Davis received a Civil Engineering B.S. degree in 1927. Lt. Gary transferred to Texas A&M from the State Teachers College and received a B.S. degree. Major Davis and Lt. Gary were both killed in action in the Philippines in December 1941.

Legett Hall is named after K.K. Legett & was constructed in 1911 and is the oldest residence hall on campus. Judge Legett was from Abilene, Texas, and a self educated man.

In 1907, he was elected president of the Board of Directors & re-elected & served until January 1911. In 1908, he wrote a letter to the Governor stating “This is the only institution in the civilized world where a number of its students are forced to live in tents.”

In 1910, after Legett had left the Board, the Directors authorized construction of a new dormitory bearing his name. Judge Legett is best known as a man whose energies and talents helped turn a wilderness into a habitable and productive country.

Moses Hall is named after Captain Andrew Moses and was constructed in 1942.Captain Moses graduated from West Point in 1897. On September 1, 1907 Captain Moses was ordered to report to Texas A&M University as Commandant where he served until 1911.

The 1908 Texas A&M yearbook was dedicated to Captain Moses giving “recognition to the kindly nature, the generous spirit, the lofty soul, the sincere single-minded, clear-headed, honest man……….we take Captain Moses to be”.