Ramey Tower

In the 1940's TJC played in many national football games including the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Members of the Tyler Community were interested in knowing if TJC won or lost its game and so they came up with a way for the community to know if TJC won their game. Ramey Tower was visible at the time from Broadway, since the trees on campus, planted by Dr. Potter were very small and Tyler Junior College is located on a hill at the present location. Ramey Tower is lit in gold if we win the game and in white if we lose the game. In 1996 the Student Senate put the chime system in the tower and had the wiring and paint redone on the tower. The next year they held a contest on campus for a stained glass window design and the art department helped to construct the stained glass window in Ramey Tower. The window captures many traditions, including the old logo, the school flower, the yellow rose, the Apache, and the first building built on the TJC campus, Jenkins Hall.