Sidney Mezes

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com. The early 1900s was a formative time for education in Texas. Sidney Mezes, a one-time president of the University of Texas, rose to the forefront to serve as such a leader as well as a diplomat and a thinker. In the process, the son of a pioneer gold prospector in Californ...