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DECEMBER 1950 r ~ l l l ( [ t tf; Practical-Pretty-Per- ~ l fect - electric appliances will ~ I' score as Christmas gifts on all three counts. Used every day of the year, remembered every day of the year, [ electrical gifts will assure everyone on your gift list of a "Merry Christ- mas". r Toasters, waffle bakers, coffee makers, griddles, electric blankets, irons, electric shavers. Your local appliance dealer II has all these gift suggestions-and many others-on display. Give the gift that keeps on giving-an electric appliance. r SOUTHWESTERN I PUBLIC SERVICE t) COMPANY 26 YEARS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC SERVICE EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President .................. W. B . Rushing '32 Vice-President ............... Olaf Loda! '32 2nd Vice-Pres. ............... Bob Dowell '40 Director ........................ 0 . R. McElya '34 Director .................. Hart Shoemaker '41 Director ....- ..... Forrest Weimhold '36 Immediate Past. Pres. Ed McCullough '32 Vol. 1, No. 7 December, 1950 Rep. to Athletic Council George Langford '32 Exec. Secretary.. .... D. M. McElroy '35 CONTENTS * * * FEATURES LOYALTY FUND Homecoming, 1950 ----------------------------·-----------· --------------------------------------- 2 A recap of the big day's events TRUSTEES Time for Reminiscin' -----------· -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Class reunions-a howling success Olaf Lodal E. A. McCullou-gh Build ing Program Dedicated _____________________________ ____ ____ ___________ ________ ___________ 6 Fred Rollins W. B. Rushing Senator Johnson praises the West Wayne Sellers Floyd Wooldridge 0 . R . McElya Jimmy Jay Parade Unfolds Tech's HistorY------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 R. Guy Carter Kenneth Leftwich 30,000 witness the historical pageant D. M. McEiroy Cup Sales Total 110 -- -- --- ----- - ----~ - -- - --- ---- - -- ------ -- ----- - --- -- -- -- - - - - ----- --- ------ -- -- - - -- 11 Goal of exes reaches halfway mark * * * DEPARTMENTS Chapter Chatter.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 · THE COVER Faculty Scene·------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Hitch in' Post-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 Impressive halftime ceremonies at the Homecoming football game Ca mp us Roundup ·-------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 13 ended with presentation of .the sil ver punch service shown on the Sports Roundup - by H. A. Tuck·--- ------------------- ---------------------------------- 14 cover. W. B. Rushing, new ex-stu dent president, made the presenta Signals from the Huddle ·------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 tion on behalf of Tech's former stu dents, and President Wiggins ac cepted the gift for the college. Publlsbed In February, Ma rch. May, July, September, October, November and December by the Ex-Students Association of Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas. Entered as second class matter at' the post office at Lubbock, Texas Change of address: New address should be sent to the * * * Association offices 30 days prior to date of issue with which it is to take effect. PHOTO CREDIT Subscription rate: $3 per year. Advertising rates on request. All advertising is handled through Cover, 5, 7-Allen Hammer the Association offices. 2, 6, 11-Cecil Horne 3, 16, 19, 20--Dolores Ketchersid Managing Editor: ................................. ..................... Rose (Posy) Piper '50 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 20--H. A. Tuck Sports: ....................................................... .......................................................... H. A .· Tuck '51 15-Courtesy of Dr. Mina Lamb Circulation: ......................... .. .................................. ........................ ................. June Jay 2 The Texas Techsan HOMECOMING, 1950 One of the largest Homecoming tive council was approved at the a near sellout crowd of approxi crowds in Tech's history was on meeting. Formerly representation mately 18,000 fans, a colorful pan the campus for this year's Silver has been based on senatorial dis orama of Tech's 25-year his Anniversary celebration, and the tricts, but under the new method, tory was unfolded by the band, weekend provided a fitting climax the United States has been divided ROTC u n i t and the Saddle for Tech's twenty-five years. into 36 districts according to popu Tramps. Approximately 7,500 ex-students lation of Tech exes. The three organizations combin representing 13 states registered This change will allow 29 Texas ed to spell out a tribute to each for the anniversary festivities. Re council members and seven out of the five presidents .fn Tech's turning alumni came from Texas, of-state representatives. Local hi.>tory while the band played a New Mexico, Wyoming, Massachu chapters will continue to have rep tuneful tribute. setts, North Carolina, Nevada, resentatives. Highlights of the halftime ac Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona, Approximately 2,500 ex-students tivities was the ·acceptance by Kar.sas, Florida, Arkansas and thronged the gymnasium at noon President Wiggins and student · Washington, D. C. Saturday for the annual buffet body president Horton Russell of At the executive council meet luncheon given by Texas, New the silver punch servlce presented ing held on Friday afternoon pre Mexico and Oklahoma Coaches, to Tech by the ex-students. ceding Homecoming day, new of· Inc., and Furr IFood stores. There The gift was presented on be ficers of the Ex-Students' associa former classmates continued dis half -0f the exes by W. B. Rush ·tlon for the ensuing year were cussions of past college days that ing, Ex-Student s' association pres named. had started at the class reunions ident. W. B. Rushing, '32, Lubbock bus Friday night. A planned program for the noon iness man, was named president. Following the disappointing luncheon was cut short .by the Other new officers are 0. T. Lo football game between Tulsa Uni failure of t he public address sys da!, '32, of San Antonio, first vice versity and Tech, · exes attended tem, but not before O. B. Rat president; Bob Dowell, '40, Ama .pen houses and social events of liff, former director of the college rillo, second vice president, and Jrganizations of which they were and member ·of the class of 33, Hart Shoemaker, '41, Abilene, di once members and then went to presented Senator Johnson a rector. the concluding dance at 9 p.m. western hat "on behalf of young A change in the method of deter At halftime during the grid persons in a young area." Ratliff mining representation to the execu- contest, which was attended by was introduced by D. M. McElroy. ) i About 2500 former students attended the annual Homecoming luncheon gi-ven by TNM&O Coaches and Furr Food Stores. Those shown above are filling their plates with the de lici01.LS roost beef, potato salad and luncheon meats served at the luncheon while also renewing old acquaintances with former classmates. December, 1950 3 TOP-Tech's gymnasium was crowded u;ith stud:ents and exes for the Homecoming game pep rally. Shown leading yells are this year's cheerleaders, left to right, Jo Simmons, Coffee Conner, Rhetta McMaster and Kenneth Hobbs. BOTTOM-T'hree former cheerleaders show the old vim and vigor is stm there as they lead the Homecoming crowd in a Red Raider yell. They are, left to right, Bob Hogan, '50 gradu. uate and cheerleader in 1949; Arch Lamb, '39 and Paul "Grandma" Bowers, '37. 4 The Texas Techsan Class Reunions - and TIME FOR REMINISCIN' TJ:iis year's Homecoming Innova tion, a series of !'eunlons by class years, p1·oved to be one of the high lights of the annual celebration. Four 1·eunions wel'e held. Mem be1·s of the classes of 1925 through 1938 met at the Hllton Hotel Ball !'oom where they talked and remi nisced and danced to the music of Burl Hubbard's orchestra. Classes '39 thl'ough '43 h eld their reunion In Sneed H all. Charles Akey, dorm president, and Elmer Tarbox, former Red Raide!' great and business graduate of the class of '39, were in charge of a!'range ments. Scene of the '45 through '48 class reunion was Doak Hall, with Ralph Cox, president of the dormi tory, and Barbara Bedford Camp bell, · histo1-y_ graduate of 1947, di recting the proceedings. Classes of '49 and '50 met in Drane Hall. Bill Mccasland, '50 business graduate and former pres-· iaent of the T e J.: h Chamber of Commerce, and Alice Hix Parsley, junior and senior class favorite who graduated In 1950, were In charge of arrangements, along with Ja mie Reagan, president of Drane Shown relaxing in a H iiton hotel room before going t o the Hall, where the reunion was held. Credit for the staging of these " Oldtimers" class r eunion are, left to right, Anne Dunman get-togethers goes to Virginia MUl· Page, Pat Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, Jim 0. Hin, Lallah ray Howard, '32 home economics Wright, and standing, Gordon Treadway. graduate, who conceived the idea of assembling exes in small g!'oups with the people with whom they were associated while students at Tech. Mrs. Howard instigated planning which eventually led to the 'Old time1·s" reunion at the Hilton. He1· idea appealed to dormitory offic e!'s who offered their facilities and services to make reunions possible for all the classes. If it were not for Virginia How ard, perhaps one of .the most en joyable phases of Tech's Silver An nivel'sa1·y