A PREDICTION THAT CAlUE TRUE - Members of Delta Sigma Pi proved to be good weather forecasters. Their float featured a huge type writer and a "weather report - Hurricane Tulsa Fizzles!" WINNER OF THE MOST DESCRIPTIVE AWARD was Pi Kappa Alpha with their train engine and slogan which told the Raiders to "Shake, Rattle, and Roll." EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President HART SHOEMAKER, '41 Vice President RALPH BLODGETT, '41 Ellll 2nd Vice President J . P . SMITH, '85 El:H 1111 Director PAUL NEW, '42 Director ROBERT WORK, '37 Vol. 5, No. 7 November, 1954 Director CULVER IDLL, '82 Immediate Past President JACK MADDOX, '29 CONTENTS Rep. to Athletic Oouncil YANCEY PRICE, '85 FEATURES Ex. Secretary L. C. WALKER, '49 Mural Dedication 2 Council Meeting 3 LOYALTY FUND Fraternity Housing Studied 3 TRUSTEES Homecoming Review 8 Kenne~l!_ ~ftwich 'Ralph Blodgett Texas Heroes 9 James Whiteside O. B. Ratliff Hugh Rowland DEPARTMENTS Charles McNeese Observin' Sports 4 Don Wooten George Langford D. M. McElroy Sear Our Banners 10 Jack Maddox L. C. Walker Class of 1976 14 Managing Editor: SIJirley Hammer, '55 Published In February, April, June, August, September, October, THE COVER November and December by the Ex-Students Assoc I a tl o.n of Tiny Terry Tuck, two and one-half year old Texas Technological Oollege, son of H. A. and Jennie (Corcorran) Tuck, Lubbock,. Texas. classes of '51 and '53, is pointing up to the huge Matador that stood in the middle of Ent.ered as skond class matter at the Post · Office at Lubbock, Memorial Circle during Homecoming. The Tens. Matador was constructed by the Gargoyle Society. The Tucks have recently returned Change of address: New addre88e8 from Germany and H. A. is working in Tech's should be· sent to the Auocla­ Public Information office. Uon offices SO days prior to date of issue with which It ls to take effect. PHOTO CREDIT. Subscription rate: $S per year. Tech· pages 6 and 7 Avalanche-Journal: pages 3, 8, 12, 15, and ~vert1a1ng rates on request: All adverUslng ls handled Uuougb inside front cover the AMOClatlon offtCM. Cover: H. A. Tuck A musical beginning for the Distinguished Guests Attend Formal dedication program was provided by the Tech Choir under the direc­ tion of Dr. Gene Hemmle. The Dedication Of Museum Mural At Tech choir sang one number, "Ye Shall Have a Song," from The Peaceable The interest of the art world for the film was provided by Kingdom by Randall Thompson. focused south and west Nov. 18 to Bernie Howell, musical director the sprawling campus of Texas and organist for the same station. Reception for Artist Hurd and Technological College, home of his wife was held immediately Peter Hurd's "South Plains Hurd spent 15 months preparing after the dedication in the Mu­ Mural." for his task and began actual seum's Rotunda Gallery. Refresh­ work on the walls of the rotunda ments for guests were served in Hurd's colorful pictorial monu­ in February, 1953. H e began with the art gallery where the exhibi­ ment to pioneers of West Texas­ charcoal sketches, advancing to tion "Peter Hurd Paints a Mural" acclaimed his finest work yet by a miniature model of the rotunda. is on display. art <:ritics who have seen it­ On the model he carefully repro­ was officially dedicated in the Tech duced the landscape, buildings and Dr. W. C. Holden, museum di­ Museum this month. background, blocking in portraits rector, announced that limited of the 20 individuals to be com­ facilities prohibited a larger in­ The mural, covering 1300 square memorated. Each of the indivi­ vitation list, .but repeated that feet of wall space, indudes 16 duals to be honored was chosen the general public was cordially panels which wed life-sized pic­ to · represent a special type of invited to view the exhibition, tures of representative pioneers leadership - schoolteacher, oil­ film and mural in the future. to an unbroken panorama of plains man, farmer, freighter, etc. life during the late 1800's and early 1900's. The mural, painted in Partial Guest List fresco, required three years to Representative Occupations complete. Many of those depicted are still Among those invited to the alive. The honorees and the Thursday night dedication were: Frances Henry Taylor, director of 250 Persons Invited categories they represent include: C. W. Furr, merchant; W. H. the Metropolitan Museum of Art Bledsoe, lawyer; the Rev. Robert in New York;'. Jerry Bywaters, di­ Appriximately 250 persons were rector of the' Dallas Museum of invited to attend the dedi<:ation Franklin Dunn, circuit rider; Walter S. Posey, freighter; C. E. Fine Arts, and Mrs. Bywaters; Thursday night, with another 550 Paul Gardner, former director of invited for the reception immedi­ Maedgen Sr., banker; M. V. Brownfield, town builder; James the Rockhill-Nelson Art Gallery in ately following. The guest list in­ Kansas City; Vernon Hunter, di· cluded leading representatives of L. Dow, journalist; Sam C. Arnett, cowboy; M. M. Dupre, school rector of the Roswell Museum, and the museum, art and literary Mrs. Hunter. fields, friends of t})e artist, promi­ teacher; Mrs. Dora Roberts, pio­ nent Texas civic, social and politi­ neer woman; .Sid Richardson, oil­ man; D. R. "Couch, farmer; M. Paul Hollister, vice-president of cal leaders, and officials of the R. H. Macy and Co., and the Col­ College and ..Mus eum. C. Overton, doctor; Dr. Clifford B. Jones, civic leader; and Will­ lumbia Broad<:asting System, New iam E. Halsell, rancher. York; Frank King, Associated Paul Horgan, life-long friend of Press bureau chief, Dallas; Alfred the artist and as equally renowned Artist Hurd used photographs M. Frankfurter, editor, Art News, in his own field, literature, pre­ for the faces of those pioneers New York; Miss Dorothy Adlow, sented the mural to the College. who are not alive today and some­ art editor, Christian Science Mon· one of about the same build posed itor, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. HenrY Film Made Of Pa.inter for the rest of the body. Honorees Luce, publishers, New York. President E. N. Jones of Tech ac­ still alive posed for their portraits. cepted the mural on behalf of the Senator and Mrs. Lyndon John· College. son; Congressman and Mrs. Momunent To Pioneers George Mahon, Congressman Sam A color film, "Peter Hurd :Paints The fresco was conceived as a Rayburn, Governor· and· Mrs. Allan a Fresco," was included in the means of providing a permanent Shivers, Governor:elect and Mrs. dedication ceremony. The movie monument to the pioneers who ac­ John F. Simms, Jr. of New Mexi· shows Hurd in the various stages cording to Dr. Holden, "dared to co; ·state representatives George of painting his fresco, which is look at these acres of barren plains S. Berry; Mr. and Mrs. Clint considered the most enduring ·of and visualize <:hurches and schools, Murchison, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. all art media. It is done with eartp vast areas of commerce and indus- Hogg, Houston; . Mr. and Mrs. <:olors which are mixed with dis­ . try and culture." Robert Winfors, Mr. and Mrs. tilled water and applied on special­ Amon Carter and Mrs. Cass Ed· ly prepared wet plaster wall. Therefore, the Museum rotunda wards, Fort Worth; Miss Ima was designed as a place to com­ Hogg, Houston; lf!.r. and ~· The movie was filmed by W. G. memorate those pioneers. Total Phillip Liebmann, Rye, N.Y.; MW McMillan, Lubbock contractor, big cost of the project, including the Helen Hayes and Charles Mc· game hunter and noted photo­ structure itself, is $107,000. The Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. John· D. grapher. Jim Black, Lubbock Sta­ fresco is an actual part of the Rockefeller, III; Mr. and Mrs· tion KCBD-TV announ<:er, narrat­ rotunda wall and will last as long Andres Wyeth, and Mr. and Mrs. ed the film; background music as the building stands. Dan Longwell, all of New York. 2 . TEXAS TECHSAN Council Elects Officers; Makes Housing Studied For Fraternities By-Law Changes At Annual Meeting A study of fraternity and soror­ ity housing on campus was order­ At the annual Homecoming inal division of districts is some­ ed Saturday, Nov. 13, by the Col­ Council meeting of the Ex-Stu­ what out of balance now. It is lege Board of directors after Dr. dents Association the group elect­ hoped that the new plan will pro­ E. N. Jones, president, reported an ed officers and approved by-law vide more accurate representation, overflow of 400 to 600 men this changes. The meeting was held and also that the limit of three semester. in the ballroom of the Student will keep any one district from The Board authorized the col­ Union Building. having an over abundance of lege architect to draft tentative plans for a dormitory-like struc­ Hart Shoemaker of Abilene votes.. was elected president of the As­ ture, similar to those at Brown A further change was that of and Northwestern Universities. sociation. Other officers chosen designating that the even num­ This building would provide were Ralph Blodgett of Spear­ bered districts would elect their quarters for the fraternities with man, first vice president; J . P . representatives for a two year meeting and dining rooms adapt­ Smith of Panhandle, second vice term in the even numbered years, ed for the needs of the groups, president; and Culver Hill of Lub­ and the odd numbered districts, stated Dr. Jones. bock, director. vice versa. In this way when the The college now has 611 men in The by-law changes dealt with council meets each year at Home­ fraternities and 461 women in the number of representatives coming about half of the group sororities.