Judge Thomas E. Bennett moved with his parents, two brothers and two sisters to Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1928 when his father, Dr. Henry G. Bennett, became the President of Oklahoma A&M College. In this oral history interview excerpt from the O-STATE Stories oral history collection, Bennett talks about his father’s feelings toward Old Central and the importance of saving the building. For more, visit the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the OSU Library.