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. There is adequate hous from each district and their term would be familiar with procedures. ing for all women students on of office. In the past the term of office for campus, Dr. Jones reported. As approved, the by-laws con representatives has been only one The board also accepted three cerning the number of representa year, and generally a completely gifts to the college. These in tives from each district now reads, new group met each year. cluded: $1,000 from the American "Each Association district shall be Also instead of a nominating Business Club to the Tech varsity entitled to one representative to committee making the nomina swimming team; a single stage the Council for each 350 Ex-Stu tions for districts, the Exes in vertical turbine pump valued at dents, or a fraction thereof, resid each district will make their own $500 from General Electric for the ing within the district. Provided nominations at the Tech Day ob hydraulics laboratory of the Engi further that no district shall have servance in the Spring. The date neering Division; and $500 from more than three representatives." for the second annual Tech Day Goldthwaite's Texas Toro Com Since the location of Exes is in 1955 was discussed and the pany for use in experimental work an ever changing process, the orig- (See COUNCIL, Page 13) on turf plots on the campus.
NEW OFFICERS OF TECH'S EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION - The four new officers are shown above when they were recognized at the Homecoming luncheon in the Tech gym, Nov. 13. Left to right are: Culver Hill, J. P . Smith, Hart Shoemaker, and Ralph Blodgett. See story above for further details.
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SCOUTED FOES 1THOROUGHL Y1 some fan-tailed floosie,." Although he was athletic direc tor in addition to being football .Early Football Mentor, Pete Cawthon, coach, Cawthon discouraged his football players from participating in other sports. He referred to liked Fair Play But Hated To Get Beat basketball as "thump-thump ball." Many now-famous coaches play By DAVID CLARK Cawthon was no pushover, how ed under Cawthon. Among them Toreador Editor ever. He had a way of setting dis are Buddy Brothers, later head putes which made certain that coach at the University of Tulsa; "Aw, you eats like Notre Dame, they stayed settled. Philbrock re Henry Frnka, who later coached you travels like Notre Dame, but members one time during a Sun at Tulane; Ed McKeever, former you plays like Canyon Normal!" day squad meeting when two play Notre Dame coach; Dell Morgan, Those are the words of the ers were arguing about who made who was head coach at Tech for irrepressible Pete Cawthon upon a tackle on a kickoff the night several years; and many out the return of the Texas Tech before. The debate grew heated, standing high school coaches. One Red Raiders from an unsuccess and finally Cawthon called the year, all former players who were ful out-of-town football game in whole squad into the gymnasium then coaching at high schools in 1936. and made the two settle their dis this area won district or better. Cawthon, already a legend in his pute with their bare fists. After Now L ives I n Virginia lifetime, was Tech athletic direc the bloody fight ended, says Phil Cawthon left under fire after tor and football coach from 1930 brick, there were no more argu the 1940 season and became ath· through 1940, and during that ments the rest of the season. letic director at the University of time his teams ranged far and Loyal To Players Alabama. Last year he resigned wide, taking on the best in the But Cawthon was loyal to his because of poor health and now country and gaining a reputation players. He would get them sum runs a profitable boys' school in tor tl rough-and-tumble, wide mer jobs during a time when jobs the Virginia Blue Ridge Moun· open brand of play seldom of any kind were hard to come by. tains. But he will always be re· equalled today. And Pete always remembered a membered at Tech, where he made George Philbrick, associate player. If a former player dropped his name as a hard-driving, hard· professor of physical education, di by during football practice, Caw playing coach who would use any rector of intramural sports and thon would call the squad over fair means of beating his oppon· varsity tennis coach at Tech, play and introduce the ex-Raider. ent. ed under Cawthon from 1936 In fact, Cawthon has a phe Some of these means tended to through 1938 and knows the man nomenal capacity for remember the extreme. In 1936 Cawthon sent as few know him. ing the name and faces of anyone Cy Lamaster, who is now with .H ard Loser he has ever known. Even now, Highland Park and was then team Philbrick says Cawthon was when he makes a visit to this area, manager, on a couple of special the hardest loser he has ever he will remember the name of missions. He had Cy dress up as known. Pete took losing so hard someone he knew ever so slightly, a power company lineman and that often after a loss he would that person's r e TEXAS TECHSAN finished it himself with a five. yard smash. Red Raiders Defeat The University Kirkpatrick opened the next scoring drive with a pass inter ception. Schmidt carried to the 13, Of Tulsa, 55-13, In Homecoming Game from where Kirkpatrick slammed The ·Red '.Raiders o P e n e d fumble on the Tech 20, and the over for the touchdown. The Raid ers now led, 48-7. the throttle wide . to shellack the Raiders were on their wa J h _ Tulsa Golden Hur1canes 55-13 be- . . . y. 0 n Tech kicked off and Hughes fore some 18,000 Homecoming s~n added the fmishmg touches brought the fans to their feet fans. with a pass to Claude Harland to by galloping 98 yards to score. The Techsan's offensive show eat up the last 17 yards. Two plays later the Raiders were back to normal. Don Waygood was terrific. T~e Raiders amassed JoJo Bryan found another took Buddy Hill's pass on the 365 yards rushing .and added. an-. fumble a few mmu· t es 1a t er t o set Tulsa 24, and went all the way other 207 yards with their aerial up the Techsans' · th t II d attack for 572 yards of total of- six · a Y, an to end the scoring, 55-13. fense. The Tulsa eleven was al- lowed only 50 yards rushing. The Raiders started the slaughter after only 97 seconds of the first quarter had elapsed. M. C. Northam slammed over from Basketball Squad Faces Tough Schedule the three to start the scoring, and · from that point it was only a ques A 10-man Texas Tech squad Walter Newton, 6-1, of Lexington, tion as to whether Tulsa could faces the toughest basketball Ky.; guard Harry Scaling, 6-1, stay on the field. of Fort Worth (.Paschal); and for Later in the same quarter, the schedule in Red Raider history. With two starters among the ward Ned Underwood, 6-4, of Raiders began a march with Jack five lettermen lost from last sea Snyder. Kirkpatrick at the helm. With son's Border Conference champ Carroll Smith, 6 foot ·4 forward only' 57 seconds gone in the sec ionship team, Coach Polk Robison ond period, Don Schmidt banged from San Antonio College, is the over from the one .. foresees a rocky road. His squad junior college transfer. He is a consists of only six lettermen, junior. Not satisfied with his one-yard scoring punch, Schmidt slipped three freshman numeral winners, A rugged eight days face the and one junior college transfer. through left guard only three min Raiders in December. They'll utes later and raced 36 yards for Among opponents outside the meet Oklahoma A&M at Goodwell, his second touchdown to put the Border Conference-which Robi Okla., Dec. 13, Furman at Tech eleven out front, 20-0. son predicts will be too rough for Greenville, S.C., Dec. 17, North Carl Tripeer, freshman quarter a Tech repeat-are two N.C.A.A. Carolina State at Raleigh, Dec. 18, back, led the third scoring attack playoff teams, Oklahoma A&M and Memphis .State at Memphis, by going over from the 23. and North Carolina State, South Dec. 20. The Hurricanes then went to west Conference co-champion Tex They'll have their hands full, work. Quarterback Mack Warren as University, and last year's na too, in the All~American City passed to Kenny Kmet, who took tional scoring champion, Furman. Tournament at Owensboro, Ky., it to the five, and Bobby Waugh Graduation of starters Durwa.rd Dec. 27-30, with a field of Mary dove for the remaining two yards. Bolding, 6 foot 5 forward from land, Cincinnati, Mississippi, Den Early in the third quarter Jerry Mansfield, and Esten Blackmon, ver, Rhode Island, Evansville, and Johnson recovered Ben Noah's 6 foot 3 guard from Abernathy Kentucky Wesleyan. along with Jimmie Sexton, 6 foot Besides meeting strengthened 2 guard from Lubbock, who alter Border Conference foes, Tech also Cawthon-' nated as a starter-has created plays non-conference games with When the Red Raiders arrived, he the biggest vacancies. University of Texas, Eastern New had mapped every play Montana Returning starters are forward Mexico, and Abilene Christian, and had. As long as Tech was there, Jim Reed, 6-4, of Brownfield, and takes part in the Canyon Reef Cy went around in a long overcoat Guard Carl Ince, 5-10, of Lub Tournament at Snyder, Dec. 10 and dark glasses, with his hat bock, all-Border Conference last and 11. Pulled low over his face. season, and center Eugene Carpen- Eastern New Mexico opens the Montana had a little something ter, 6-8, of Big Spring. Ince is a schedule at Lubbock, Dec. 1. It Planned too, but the wily Cawthon senior; Reed and Carpenter, both will be Tech's last season in its was too smart once again. The juniors. Each has attained two present gym, since a coliseum Montana coach used a periscope to letters. seating 10,000 being built by the watch the Raiders practice. Caw- Other lettermen from last sea City of Lubbock on Tech Campus ~on simply had his boys line up son are forward Jim Whatley, 6-4, will be completed by the fol in a half dozen weird formations Clovis, N.M .. senior; forward Du lowing season. he never intended to use. Then in Wayne Blackshear, 6-6, Mountain. Tech last season captured its the game he pulled the real stuff, air, N.M., junior; center Decker first Border Conference title and Tech won easily. McKim, 6-4, Lubbock, senior. since 1936, boasting an 11-1 league Philbrick has this explanation Blackshear is the only two-year mark and a 20-4 season record, for Cawthon's antics. Says he: 'letterman. of t:tie trio. before losing to .. Santa· Clara. "They did things a little different- Numeral ·· Winners from last 73-64 in the N.C.A.A. playoffs at ly then." Could be. year's freshman team are guard Corvallis, Ore. NOVEMBER, 1954 5 HOMECOMERS, left to right, are Mrs. We}. don Clark, the former La Verne Allen, class of '44 and Lt. Corn. Weldon Clark, '42, both from Arlington, Va. Also Mrs. Eliza. beth Copeland Krebbs, '41, of Lubbock, and Norman Harp, '44, Lub. bock. (Photo by Joella Harrell, '55) EXES ENJOYING THE OLASS REUNIONS held on Friday night, Nov. 12. This picture was taken in the Caprock Hotel Ballroom. (Photo by H. A. Tuck) 6 TEXAS TECHSAN AT ONE of the registration desks are Charles Libby, super intendent of custodians at Tech; J. P. Smith, '35, Panhandle; Mrs. Madlyn Smith Brooks, '42, Houston; and Mrs. J. P. Smith of Panhandle. (Photo by Linda Hudson, '55) IN ANNIVERSARY ROOM of the Student Union are, be low, left to right, Arlee Gowen, class of '43, from Lub bock; Dr. Clifford Jones, pres ident emeritus of Texas Tech; Mrs. Arlee Gowen, '45, Lub bock; and Mrs. Houston Sch weitzer, '43, from Baytown. Mrs. Gowen is the former May Belle Bonner and Mrs. Sch weitzer was Jennetta Dodge. (Photo by Joella Harrell, '55) NOVEMBER, 1954 7 THE WINNERS! - At left is Miss Suzanne Matteson of Dallas, Tech's first Homecoming Queen. On the right is the winning float entered by Phi Delta Theta. The "U.S.S. Matador" won the Sweepstakes trophy and the Most Humorous ·plaque. Many Exes Return For Texas Tech's Shook, Lubbock; and Ann Lee Turner, Fort Worth. 29th Annual Homecoming Celebration Trophies for prize winning floats The Exes had their day . . . as gay array of over thirty floats, were also presented at halftime. over 3,000 stormed Texas Tech several bands, Army and Air Force Phi Delta Theta (Silver Key) won and all the activities of the 29th ROTC marching units, and · con the sweepstakes trophy as well as annual Homecoming celebration, vertables carrying the Homecom the Most Humorous plaque with Nov. 12 and 13. ing Queen candidates made up the their big ship, the "U.S.S. Mata parade. tor," pulled by a smaller tug. Weather was especially coopera Miss Suzanne Matteson was Phi Kappa Alpha (Los Carna tive as a clear; slightly chilly radas) won first place in the fall day provided the backdrop for crowned Tech's first Homecoming Queen during halftime activities Most Descriptive division with a the receptions, luncheons, a locomotive float which encouraged "better-than-ever" parade, dances, of the Tulsa-Tech game. Miss Matteson, a senior applied arts the Raiders to "Shake, Rattle, and and a winning football game dur Roll." Sigma Nu (Socii) captured ing the weekend festivities. The major from Dallas, was crowned by Glenn Rainer, president of the the Most Beautiful honors with Red Raiders won over the Tulsa a float that featured a giant Golden Hurricanes by a score of Student Council, and Howard Hurt, co-captain of the Red Raider . golden hurricane and girls in 55 to 13. football team. Four other finalists fur coats standing on a platform Lubbock streets were crowded for the Queen, who was chosen by rotating from the wind of the and overflowing as thousands of the Double T Association from a hurricane. townspeople, Exes, and students group of 21 candidates, were Each 9f the organizations spon lined the sidewalks to see the Jenny Lou Ballard, Plainview; soring winning floats were present mile-long Homecoming parade. A Zoe Kirkpatrick, Lubbock; Sandra ed trophies supplied by Lucian 8 TEXAS TECHSAN -Forme-r Tech President And Librarian Are Included In List Of Texas Heroes By JANICE COX rectors said of him that "the Journalism Major fine record accorded the college by the citizenship of Texas, after The names of Dr. Paul Whit seven brief years, testifies elo quently to the foresightedness and field Horn, first president of Texas untiring efforts of its President." Tech, and Miss Elizabeth Howard Miss Elizabeth Howard West, West, pioneer librarian of the before coming to Lubbock in 1925 college, have been included in.the to serve as Tech's first librarian, list of 84 Heroes and Heroines had held such positions as assist o_f Texas Education which was ant, Library of Congress; archiv ist, Texas State Library; librarian, revealed as a painting sponsored Carnegie Library of San Antonio; by the Texas Heritage Founda and state librarian. tion. The painting was unveiled While serving as state archiv Wednesday, October 13, in the ist, Miss West worked in the Hall of State at the Dallas Fair, Fomento Archives, ·Mexico . City, in a ceremony which was a fea and in the National Archives of Cuba, selecting and supervising ture of the Centennial of Public the transcription of historical Schools program. source material on Texas and other Gulf states. Dr. Horn was serving as pres On leave of absence from the ident of Southwestern University college, she worked as a research at Georgetown whe he was elected assistant in Spain for the Library chief executive of the new Texas of Congress European Historical Technological College "in Novem Mission from 1930 to 1932. She also did a great deal of personal ber, 1923. His selection ended a historical research" and her pub lengthy controversy among the lished works include official cata Thomas. Doak Hall, whose dorm regents over the man to be chosen. logs of manuscript collections, decorations were judged best, re translations, newspaper and mag ceived a trophy courtesy of Al The newly - elected president azine articles on historical and Alschuler. supervised the construction of professional library subjects, verse Tech's first buildings, the selec and children's stories. Floats in the parade were judg ed by Mesdames J . R. McCook, tion of a faculty and subjects to Until her death in January, L. C. Wasser, Marion Leftwich, F. be taught, and formation of ad 1948, Miss West continued her C. Pressley and Joe Arrington. ministrative policies and admission work as one of the true pioneers in Texas libraries. At noon on Saturday, the tradi requirements. He believed that the tional Ex-Students luncheon was school existed for the individual The Heroes and Heroines were jammed with over 3,000 people in student and particularly for the selected by a college of electors the Tech Gym. The buffet lunch composed of one representative puropse of enabling him to take from each of the state's congres eon was supplied by Furr Food his proper place .in a democratic Stores; Texas, New Mexico and sional districts. The electors were Oklahoma, Coaches, Inc.; Dunlaps society. named by nine regents appointed Department Store; and Lubbock by the executive board of the During his seven years as pres Heritage Foundation. Auto (Ford) Co., Inc. ident of Texas Tech, Dr. Horn An innovation in campus dec saw the college grow from a Selections, according to A. Gar oration was viewed by Home vision into a reality. He aided it land Adair, executive director of in growing from nothing to the the foundation, were made from comers this year. A giant papier four categories: Those who had an mache statue of a Matador in 3rd largest institution of higher important bearing or influence on black and red dominated the cen learning in Texas, in increasing its size from five to fourteen the development and pursuit of J:er of Memorial Circle. A spot some general or special phase of light was beamed on it at night main buildings, from a faculty of 45 to 146, and from a student education in Texas; teachers, and luminarios were placed on executives, and administrators the six sidewalks leading to the body of 1,379 to an enrollment of over 5,000 annually. of Texas schools, colleges and uni center to give added light. versities; scientists, historians, The annual Homecoming dance Dr. Horn's death from a heart and artists considered in the climaxed the weekend on Satur attack in April, 1932, created more light of their contribution to edu day _night in the Recreation Hall. widespread sorrow than that of cation; and philanthropists and Music was by Burl Hubbard's any citizen in Lubbock's history. others who by interest and fore orchestra, courtesy of the Ava In a bulletin released soon after sight have furthered education in lanche-Journal and KFYO. ward, the college Board of Di- Texas. NOVEMBER, 1954 9 our wide, Class of '41 W. C. MAHAFFEY, holds B.S. Winters, Coahoma and Tahoka. and M.A. degrees in chemistry THOMAS W. McSPADDEN, CHARLES M. MILLER, geology petroleum engineering graduate, from Texas Tech and is curently graduate, has recently accepted has been appointed Mechanical completing work on his PhD. de a position as engineer for new Engineer in the general office of gree at the University of Texas Halliburton-Arizona Cement Com Medical Branch, where he is also the Stanolind Oil and Gas Co. in pany at Clarkdale, Ariz. teaching and is a research as AUDRY JOSH COOK SWEET. Tulsa, Okla. He was formerly lo· sistant in the department of bio cated in North Cowden, Texas. EN, physical education graduate, chemistry. is currently employed by the MRS. BEATRICE E. RUBEN· Brownfield Public Schools. STEIN was one of four Texas Class of '47 women to receive the National Olass of '50 Home Demonstration Agents As· FAYE w. McCLEISTER, sec sociation's Distinguished Service retarial administration graduate, BILLIE LOUISE HUTCHINGS, Award of 1954. The awards were is curently teaching in the Ana speech graduate, is curently em made in Chicago at the October heim Elementary School system ployed by the Department of the meeting of the National Associa in Anaheim, Calif. Army in the overseas affairs di· tion. vision in Germany and France as a An agent must have rendered Class of '48 recreational leader. outstanding service for a period of M. and Mrs. GEORGE C. WIL ROBERT I. LUGINBYHL, elec at least 10 years to the people trical engineering graduate, has with whom she works before she MOTH, classes of '48 and '49 re spectively, have recently moved accepted a new position in Du can be recognized. Mrs. Ruben mas, with his employers since stien graduated from Tech in 1941 from Happy to Anchorage, Alas ka. He is employed at Elmen 1950, the Southwestern Public with a degree in home economics Service Company. edll NOVEMBER, 1954 11 4 Freshmen Girls Are Cheerleaders For Picadors Four freshmen coeds were elected freshman cheerleaders at Texas Tech recently. The girls will lead cheers for the remaining (Otlf(,( 5 1,.• ()'I lUIUtoc. games played by the Picadors, the vnuuc. ... LUllhOC. freshman football team, and the UlO~ 'll HOMECOMING PARADE floats also included the one shown above which was entered by Kemas. The fierce-looking bunch of '.'Canibals" roamed the streets during the· parade and accompanied the float, which featured the .king-sized figure of a canibal about to choose from the day's menu, including "filet of Tulsa" ·and "prime rib of Hurricane." TEXAS TECHSAN Math Professor - Nuclear Chemist Is Religious Speaker Pioneers In Study Dr. George A. Schweitzer, Lubbock; Horace Sanders, sales nuclear research from the Uni engineer, Cooper - Bessmer, and Of Higher Equation versity of Tennessee, was guest Ned Linegar, associate secretary, Despite the fact that mathe speaker for Religious Emphasis Southwest area council of YMCAs, matics first emerged as a science Week on the Texas Tech campus, both of Dallas. thousands of years before his November 15-18. birth, Dr. R. S. Underwood of Classes were dismissed for an Tech's math faculty will neverthe Dr. Schweitzer, who is faculty less be considered a "pioneer" in all-college convocation held in the the field. advisor for Baptist Student Unions gymnasium at 10 a.m., Monday, Next semester, he will introduce in the · Knoxville area, has Nov. 15. Dr. Schweitzer met that what he believes to be a new participated in many such campus evening in the Student Union with science students and faculty. Gen course in the field, "Extended religious programs. Analytic Geometry." eral convocations were held Tues day, Wednesday, and Thursday Plane and solid geometry are In addition to Dr. Schweitzer, limited to two and three vari evenings in the union. ables, respectively. Dr. Under four prominent church lay leaders wood's extended geometry is an participated in the student Officers of the Student Religi expansion of these. It permits a arranged programs. These men ous Council who handled program study of equations with any num were in charge of "morning watch arrangements included: Donnie ber of variables. Dean, Lubbock, president; Wade A highly technical, 17-page services" at the various student Brock, Lubbock, vice president; article by Dr. Underwood discus centers and met with students in Frances Edwards, Lubbock, secre sing his new findings appeared as the evenings for "bull sessions." tary; Ronnie Clark, Yuma, Ari the lead article in The American zona, business manager; Myron Mathematical Monthly for Octo The four were: E. W. Smith, McCarton, Perryton, p u b l i c i t y ber. It was entitled "Extended chairman; Bob Willoughby, Guy Analytic Geometry as Applied to vice president, Citizens National mon, Okla., program chairman; E. Simultaneous Equations." Bank. and Carroll Anderson, youth J. Tarbox, Follett, chairman of Dr. Underwood began his re directors, Church of Christ, both of arrangements. search more than 10 years ago and has now published four art icles relating to his extension of geometric principles. Several in stitutions have written him · for more detail about his discoveries; <011Lv he has yet to receive any indica tion that he has been preceded in this new field. Gas Gives You Any Heat Dr. Underwood ,who is listed in "Who's Who in the Southwest," has been a member of Tech fac ulty since 1927. He has written You Want .. Instantly four textbooks in the field of mathematics and is a frequent contributor to professional jour nals. COUNCIL- Fast Executive Council designated a definite time later. The fact that Dependable this year it conflicted with Mother's Day weekend was brought up in the meeting. Homecoming next year was un Economical offically set for Nov. 5, the date of th~ University of- Arizona game, This date is subject to approval by the college and Executive Council of the Ex-Students Asso ciation. Mr. L. C. Walker, executive sec retary, reported that at Home Pioneer Natural las CampanJ coming, contributions to the Tech FUEL FOR A GROWING EMPIRE Loyalty Fund were not as high as they were last year at that time. NOVEMBER, 1954 13 Engineering Grads Are Registered Class of 1976 Several Tech engineering grad uates have recently been approved »it.. ~ N:n'S;.. .Bill Ml:C~and 15. Mrs. McLeroy is the former as professional engineers by the 0i1r ~~ ~ u~ ~nt:s or a son. Jacqueline Small who graduated Texas State Board of Registration 1l'lillmtDittlll\Y Sw1t.tt, bQrn Sept., 15. The in '48 with a degree in home for Professional Engineers. This IIQll!1Jttllb'~.. tJM~ Jf~a:- Jail'(' McCoy, economics. Edd is a '49 animal will .allow them to affix their iis; ai 11~"$11 m\itsil(:: ~uca.tion grad husbandry graduate. seals to plans and specifications ~biJ!.n1e· @If' '1l'lt TEXAS TECHSAN Tech Names Head Gay1e·Hunt Named Instructors Art Of Field Program Band . Sweetheart Projects Featured The adult education program at Gayle Hunt, Lubbock freshman, Texas Technological College has sponsored by Delta Gamma, has In Nov. Magazine been expanded this fall with the been named Band Sweetheart for appointment of John V. Gregory 1954-55. She will be presented dur Two art projects submitted by as executive associate in charge ing halftime at the Tech-Univer Texas Tech instructors are being of field services. sity of Houston football game Sat featured in the November issue Gregory's job will be to offer urday. of "The Instructor," a magazine program guidance to the 12 West Miss Hunt was chosen Sunday which presents new ideas in teach and two runners-up, Edith Ald Texas cities currently participat ing arts and crafts to the teachers. ing in the Tech-centered pro ridge, Tahoka sophomore spon gram and to assist other cities sored by Horn Hall and Betty organizing adult study discussion Martin, Lubbock freshman, spon Professor Arne Randall, head of groups. sored by Tech Veterans Club, were the department of applied arts de Prior to coming here, Gregory selected at that time. partment, shows how simple the served for two years as director Three other finalists and their silk screen method of applying of the adult education program at sponsors are: Jean Crass, Silver figures to cloth can be. Through Odessa College. He has 20 years ton freshman, Home Economics illustrations and text, he describes of teaching and administrative Club; Margaret Ammer, Mona the processes necessary to prepare experience in secondary schools hans sophomore, Kappa Alpha and use the silk screen printing and colleges throughout this area. Theta; and Margaret Lee, Hous method in the elementary schools. He recently received an Intern ton senior, Pi Beta Phi. Judges for the finals were Roy Thomas Sasser, part-time in ship Award by the Fund for Adult structor in art education, has a Education to further his prepara Bass, lawyer; Joe Manicapelli, photographer; and Jim Crook, as project in the same issue called tion in this field. He will continue "Cut Paper Round-Up." work toward the doctorate degree sistant manager of Lubbock at Tech. His ·bachelor's degree was Chamber of Commerce. Sasser explains how lagging obtained from East Central State Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta enthusiasm in the · higher ele College in Ada, Oklahoma, his Sigma, men and women's band mentary grades can be countered master's from Highlands Univer organizations, sponsored the con by planning and executing a sity in Las Vegas, New Mexico. test. cooperative classroom project. He Primary purpose or the Adult suggests a mural depicting some Education program is to stimulate, by private groups, material being scene out of the old West. Each through discussion groups, and in provided by the Adult Education student cuts out cowboys, horses terest in America's political and service at Tech. or buildings from scraps of colored cultural heritage. Programs al Programs have been initiated in paper. Then the individual con ready underway include, "Sing the following West Texas cities: tirbutions are pasted together on Your America," "Thomas Jeffer Amarillo, Borger, Brownfield, La a brown paper background to son and Our Times," "You and mesa, Levelland, Littlefield, Lub form a colorful Western mural, Your Community." Programs are bock, Midland, Odessa, Pampa, for which all students have done a initiated at the community level Panhandle and Spur. share of the work. WINNER OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL float award was this one entered by Sigma Nu. A girl is riding the golden hurricane and other lov.ely ladies are sitting on the back of the float. . NOVEMBER, ·1954 15 TECH FOOTBALL HISTORY Year w L T Pts PA Coach Year w L T Pts PA Coach 1925 6 1 2 210 65 E. Y. Freeland 1940 9 1 1 241 131 Pete Cawthon 1926 6 1 3 106 49 E. Y. Freeland 1941 9 1 0 226 30 Dell Morgan 1927 5 4 0 134 100 E. Y. Freeland 0 1 0 0 6 (Tulsa) 1 1928 4 4 1 47 79 E. Y. Freeland 1942 4 5 1 111 87 Del Morgan 1929 1 7 2 31 141 G. Higgenbotham 1943 4 6 0 128 177 Dell Morgan 1930 3 6 0 90 122 Pete Cawthon 1944 4 7 0 134 170 Dell Morgan 1931 6 3 0 150 66 Pete Cawthon 1945 3 5 2 .63 145 Dell Morgan 1932 10 2 0 382 36 Pete Cawthon 1946 8 3 0 148 116 Dell Morgan 1933 8 1 0 144 30 Pete Cawthon 1947 6 4 0 172 215 Dell Morgan 1934 7 2 1 193 84 Pete Cawthon 0 1 0 12 13 (Miami) 1 1935 5 3 2 110 55 Pete Cawthon 1948 7 3 0 212 116. Dell Morgan 1936 5 4 1 111 85 Pete Cawthon 1949 7 4 0 174 164 Dell Morgan 1937 8 3 0 157 86 Pete Cawthon 0 1 0 13 20 (San Jose) 3 0 1 0 6 7 (West Virginia) 1 1950 3 8 0 222 241 Dell Morgan 1938 10 0 0 274 35 Pete Cawthon 1951 6 4 0 276 155 DeWitt Weaver . 0 1 0 13 20 (St. Mary's) 2 1 0 0 25 14 (C.O.P.) 1 1939 5 5 1 150 74 Pete Cawthon 1952 3 7 1 233 239 DeWitt Weaver 1953 10 1 0 428 154 DeWitt Weaver 1-Sun Bowl 2-Cotton Bowl 3-Raisin Bowl 1 0 0 35 13 (Auburn) 4 4-Gator Bowl 29 yrs. 174 112 16 5248 SS54 INDIVIDUAL TECH RECORDS Punt Return - 90 yards, Estil Carnes, against New· Most Touchdowns - 4, G. C. Dowell against~ . Mexico Normal, 1932. Paul, 1934; Charlie Calhoun, ag~ . Rushing - 206 yards by Walter Schlinkman, (27 Loyola of the South, 1937; Elmer Tarj carries) against Creighton, 1942. box against Oklahoma City, 1838; Bohbl Run from Scrimmage - 88 yards by Bobby Cavazos Cavazos against Arizona, 1953. · ·' against Baylor, 1951, and by Glen Lewis against Texas Western, 1948. Yards Passing - 175, Gene Barnett (8 completioill ~ass Play - 90 yards, Ernest Hawkinc to Cal Set of 24 throws), against St. Mary's 19all. veson against Texas A&M, 1948. Cotton Bowl. Punt - 85 yards, R. W. Mayers against West Texas State, 1945. Total Offensive - 267 yards, Junior Arterbm,1 Kickoff Return - 100 yards, Jack Kirkpatrick (128 rushing, 139 passing) against Arll against West Texas State and Tulsa, 1953. zona, 1951. Pass Interception Return - 90 yards, Roland Na . bors - Glen Lewis, against New Mexico, NOTE: These are tentative and incomplete. If ·Y.91 1947; 85, Elmer Tarbox against New Mex can c.orrect or add to these records, please wri11 ico, 1937. Bill Holmes, Sports News Director, Texas Tech. . Bell Ice Cream & ·Milk Co. 201 College Lubbock 16 TEXAS TECHSAlll