▁a ▁third ▁military ▁a cademy ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 1 7 ▁school ▁year ▁called ▁Ar ling ton ▁Military ▁Academy . ▁En roll ment ▁was ▁apparently ▁very ▁low , ▁and ▁Ar ling ton ▁Military ▁Academy ▁closed ▁after ▁one ▁year . ▁ ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁System ▁( 1 9 1 7 – 1 9 6 5 ) ▁▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁prospect s ▁for ▁turning ▁the ▁campus ▁into ▁a ▁public , ▁junior ▁voc ational ▁college ▁had ▁been ▁discussed . ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁Mechan ical ▁College ▁of ▁Texas ▁in ▁College ▁Station ▁was ▁over c row ded ▁and ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁branch ▁campus , ▁Pra irie ▁View ▁A & M . ▁Vincent ▁Wood bury ▁Gr ub b , ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁education ▁advoc ate , ▁organized ▁Ar ling ton ▁officials ▁to ▁lo bb y ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁junior ▁college . ▁The ▁Ar ling ton ▁campus ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁and ▁Mechan ical ▁College ▁of ▁Texas ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁Gr ub bs ▁V oc ational ▁College . ▁My ron ▁L . ▁Williams ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁de an . ▁Stud ents ▁were ▁either ▁en rolled ▁in ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁or ▁junior ▁college ▁program , ▁and ▁all ▁men ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁cad ets . ▁Its ▁name ▁changed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Texas ▁Agricult ural ▁College ▁(