Ciation, Box 4009, Texas Tech Univer- Sity, Lubbock
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
All the Exes at Read & Company Welcome You to Homecoming. - .. "'!.__ - ......... A Great University that we are proud of. Just as we are of her Students & Grads! ~~t>.~S OJ:- t~)t~ TO LUBBOCK l WEST TEXAS YOUR /•. f""J; ·Jt I· ""'· AGENT ~ • I I . -t 0 , .. COMPLETE INSURANCE AND LOAN SERVICE SINCE 1922 16th and Ave. M Lubbock, Texas 806-765-9411 THE EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Wilmer Smith '37-Wilson President Manuel DeBusk '33-Dallas President-Elect Donnell Echols '59-Lamesa Vice President T. C. Root Jr. '49-Dallas Immediate Past President Keith Anderson '50-Midland The Ex-Students Association is an inde Representative to the Athletic Council pendent organization of Texas Tech Uni Editor versity Ex-Students, cooperating with and Wayne James, BS, '57, ME, '64 working in behalf of the Institution, but not affiliated with it. The purpose of The Asso ciation is to serve Texas Tech University EXECUTIVE BOARD Assistant Editor and to provide opportunity for continued friendship and a closer relationship among Dr. R. G. "Wick" Alexander '58- Tony Gustwick, BBA, '62 Arlington Ex-Students. The Texas Techsan is the of Dan Webster '61--San Antonio ficial publication of The Association. Larry Pelt '63-Dallas The Texas Tech Ex-Students Association Dan Howard '59-Lubbock Managing Editor was one of two University Alumni Asso W. F. "Pete" Baker '61- Abilene Marsha Brockman, BS, '73 ciations in the nation awarded the 1971 Bob Brown '59-Lamesa Alumni Administration Award fo r Com Don Furr '49-Lubbock prehensive Excellence in Alumni Program Jon Davis '62- El Paso ming by the American Alumni Council. John Anderson '53-Plainview W. K. "Bill" Barnett '44--Levelland Joe Pevehouse '48--Midland Dr. W. K. "Bill" Jones '57--Santa Fe, N.M. 3 HAPPY " 5" BECOMES TECH'S FIFTH MASCOT 3 LOYALTY FUND T RUSTEES SHE'S THE SWEETHEART OF SIGMA CHI ... ...... 4 Glen Cary '56-Dallas Richard Dickey '50-Lubbock CENTURY CLUB ............... ............... 6 Chuck Strehli '58--Austin 4 J. Fike Godfrey '44--Abilene Charles Aycock '63-Farwell NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT Wendell Mayes '49-Austin Roy Middleton '56-Lubbock 1973 TECH HOMECOMING . 7 W. M. "Dub" Heffington '60- Wichita Falls Tom Sawyer '70-Lubbock TACTUAL MAP PERMITS BLIND TO VISUALIZE CAMPUS . 8 8 TECH TODAY . 9 ASSOCIATION STAFF Wayne James, BS, '57, ME, '64 MARRIAGES ... .. ........................... 12 Executive Director Tony Gustwick, BBA, '62 WANTED .......... ......... .. ....... ..... 18 Assistant Director 11 Jim Wood, BA, '71 IN MEMORIAM ......... ....... .............. 20 Special A ssistant HOMECOMING SCHEDULE .................. 21 Second-class postage paid by The Texas _Techsan at Lubbock, Texas. Published m February, April, June, August, Sep tember, October, and December by the Ex-Students Association of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409. Sub scription rate is $10 per year. Change ABOUT THE COVER of address should be sent to the Asso Mums are symbolic of Homecoming, the time of year when everyone returns to the ~iat i on offices 30 days prior· to date of tssue with which it is to take effect. Ad campus to examine the University and to renew old friendships. Why don't you return yertising rates on request. All advertising to Texas Tech Oct. 26-27 for your Homecoming? Photo by Darrel Thomas. ts handled through the Association office. Copyright 1973, Texas Tech Ex-Students Association. OCTOBER, 1973 PAGE ONE SOUTH PLAINS MALL Loop 289 and Slide Road 50th YEAR DOWNTOWN 13th and Ave. J APPLIANCE CENTER 50th and Canton "It's not all that dangerous if the rider pays attention," Nobles con tinued. He estimated that the horse hits a 30 mile per hour speed in the route around the stadium. "The trick is to keep the horse Thundering drum on the Tartan track. If one foot gets rolls resound across Jones Stadium as onto the grass field there can be Gerald Nobles breaks trouble. The grass is real slick," onto the field atop Nobles said. No doubt veteran foot Happy "5". ball fans remember a heart-stopping accident at the Tech-Baylor game in I 97 1 when Randy Jeffers and an other mascot, Charcoal Cody, fell during pre-game ceremonies. Nei ther horse nor rider was injured. Nobles said the horses used to swing high around the north end zone but that has since been en closed by a steep wall of concrete. To cut down further risks, the Red Raider has discontinued the practice of galloping around the field after a Tech touchdown. The horse runs only at the beginning of each home game. It is not known Happy "5" becomes at this time whether out-of-town games will be on tap for the new mascot team, Nobles said. Tech's fifth mascot The Red Raider is chosen for his personality and horsemanship By TOM SCOTT '71 chosen by Dr. Dale Zinn, animal ability, said a spokesman for the Avalanche Journal Staff sciences chairman, and the athletic animal sciences department. Nobles department to carry the prestigious works at the Horse Barn on campus Thundering drum rolls resound honor. He is the 13th Red Raider in where Happy "S" is quartered. across Jones Stadium, fancy garbed the history of the school and suc The tradition of the Red Raider women stretch on tiptoes, and norm ceeds Randy Jeffers who galloped began back in I 954 when Joe Kirk ally staid businessmen grab binocu around the football stadium last Fulton jumped on a cowpony named lars for a close perusal of Texas year astride his own horse, Show Blackie and led the Red Raider Tech's newest leather-popping Red boy Huffman. football team onto the Gator Bowl Raider and mascot. Nobles, an animal business major, field. When Gerald Nobles breaks onto refers to Happy "5" as his buddy, There have been four black the field atop Happy "5", thousands noting that the rider and steed must horses before Happy "5". They of eyes are trained on the scarlet be in perfect understanding. were Blackie, Tech Beauty, Char and black blur of horse and man. Neither Nobles nor Happy "5" coal Cody and Showboy Huffman. Nobles is a soft spoken 22-year had performed before a Tech foot Tech Beauty, a black mare, cap old from Midland, and his steed is ball crowd and until the 40,000 plus tured countless hearts when she was a 12-year-old gelding from the same audience at the Tech-Utah game, stolen before an A&M game several vicinity. Happy "5" was donated the testing ground for the quarter years ago. She was later found on a last November to the Tech animal horse's entrance into the sporting farm near Idalou with A&M painted science department by Clarence melee. on her. This was kept secret at the Scarbauer, a Midland rancher and "I don't expect any problems time, and Cody was substituted for second vice president of the Ameri though," Nobles said before the her. can Quarterhorse Association. game. "But that first corner around Later Tech Beauty died while Nobles, who is married, was the field is tough. foaling and Cody started his career. OCTOBER, 1973 PAGE THREE And moonlight beams on the girl of my dreams She's the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," the oldest and most well known of all fraternity songs, has paid tribute to it's very own sweetheart, Carol Kitzmiller. Miss Kitzmiller, a Tech senior special education major, has been elected the International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi at the Grand Chapter of undergraduates and alumni in Tornoto, Canada. The most popular college song ever written was composed by two Albion College graduates in 1911. Bryon D. Stokes wrote the lyrics while F. Dudleigh Vernor composed the music. The song was first sung at a Sigma Chi reunion on the Albion campus in Michigan. Soon after wards Richard Vernor, brother of the composer, published the song. Two motion pictures have been made with the title "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," and the song has been recorded by countless vocalists and almost every orchestra. Life Magazine in its Feb. 6, 1950, issue aptly states the importance of this beautiful song: "One of Sig ma Chi's greatest single assets is its famous Sweetheart Song, which has made the fraternity easily the best known in the U.S. Most freshmen can hum it before they reach the campus. A lot of them even know the words." By 1948, the majority of under graduate chapters had adopted the custom of selecting a chapter Sweet heart. So it was decided to select an "International Sweetheart" at the 47th Grand Chapter. This tradition still follows, and an International Sh.ortly. after being crowned th e International Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, Carol Kitz· m1ller 1s ~scorted by Gary Halbert, president of the Tech chapter, at the Grand Chapter Sweetheart is selected at the Grand ball held 1n Toronto, Canada. PAGE FOUR THE TEXAS TECHSAN votes to selected the International trainer for Zeta Tau Alpha, is a education courses and find a hus Sweetheart. member of Sigma Tau Delta (Eng band. I've come to college to learn This year Miss Kitzmiller also lish honorary), and works part time something, and I want to take that serves as vice president and pledge as a model at a Lubbock department knowledge with me. There aren't Chapter which meets every two store. that many good teachers. In fact, years. In the past she has been a mem in my entire schooling I can only John Wayne, Southern California ber of the Hospitality com~ittee of recall five that were really excep '29, was one of the original judges the University Center, a finalist in tional.