CLASP Starts for Lubbocl~ * * * 13 Schools Fountain In Drive CLASP. a coined word, like Plan Set ned to the clasp of a hand, the clasp of an idea as well as a A water fountain with seven clasp bmding together, 1s be columns of water shooting 30 coming a symbol of thousands of form<'r college and uni\'er ~~~io:.i~~n=~~n;P~~7gwi:~;~o~ FEBRUARY, 1964 VOL XV, NO. 1 sity students in Texas. mark the Broadway and College _____:....______The imtials stand for College
entrance to Texa~ Tech ir plans H.ooolciMopl.-. Loyalty Alumni Support Pro instituted by the Tech Saddle Fo.tW...... Sh•lolo9'•"' gram Tramps, men·s spirit organiza· CLASP is a cooperati\e ef lion carry through fort by the alumni of college~ Cost of the project, approxi and universities private, de mately $60,000, will be met nominational and public jom through contributions by stud ing forces to strengthen higher ents, ex-students, Lubbock bul:>i education m Texas and the nessmen and fnends of the Col Southwe~t. and at the same lege,according to James Cole, t1me, to assist their re~pective Saddle Tramp member who is alma maters. co-chairman or the project, The heart of the program is serving with Paul Dinsmore. a simullaneous, coo1·d inated fund rlriw among 1he!oie ex The fund drive was kicked students off Sunday, Feb. 16 Cole said Texas Technological College An initial contribution or is a CLASP participant and will $2.500 toward the con.,truction be acti"·e in several cities before o r the fountain "a .. made b.\ the 1963-64 school year is over tho Ex-Students A'>"ociatlon, Primarily designed to drama \Vnyne Jam~ ... eH'<'uti\·o dlre<' tize to the public the value and t or. announced last neek. needs of higher education, As the accompanying picture CLASP abo ~erves to pomt out shows, the fountain will start that private and pubhc mstitu flush with College Ave. at the tion.s can work together for a present Broadway entrance. common p1·oblem Several feet in front of the pool Through the wonderful vol will be landscaped and planted, unteer leadership that 1s being then will come the reflecting obtained by officials of the Ex pool itself, 75 feet long and 1 1 z Students Association, Texas feet deep The 30 feet high Tech is beginning to rccei\'e columns of water """ill go up more and more from the people approximately as high as Sneed who know and appreciate the Hall Focal point of the foun school the most the former tain will be the college seal 12 students feet in diameter \\·ith raised The "big campaign" for Texas bronze letters. Tech is the number of Exes to be contacted in the Lub Design is by Schmidt and Stuart, Lubbock architects. E bock drive, being held Febru ary 10-25. In describing the project X e s Cornmentmg on the Lubbock Cole, a Slaton senior, said that To Give Decal drive, Ex-Students President no indi\·idual or organization Floyd Read '48 believes this one ".·ill be credit.ed v... Jth the pro- is one of the most significant ject, but rather Jl w11l be con- T efforts ever made in Lubbock in s1dered a student e.,es- Lub- the interest of highe1· education bock cooperalJ\·e elfort. 0 Loyalty Funders and Texas Tech on th(" part of "We ho)'e to dedicate the Tech Exes. fountain at Homecoming this fall," Cole said, explaining that The members of the Execu co-chairmen of the Chapter Re- served as Chairman of the Tex- of ~~t:o~r~s~eP~:~!~~;a:t'~';:;~ a fountain was settled on after tive Board oJ the Ex-Students lations Committee. as Tech Century Club in 1963. pooling their time and talents, the idea had been talked around Association and the Texas Tech In what some officers des- During 1963 this distinguished there 1s 110 1, 00Jinl{ or rund ... the campus for more than a Loyalty Fund Trustees had a cribed as "the brightest" fi- (Continued on Pul{e 5) (Continut>d on Pnge 2) year joint all day meeting on Feb 1 It '"ill replace the present to re\"iew the actinties of 1963 ~i~~ci~lis~~:;r~~-!~ ~~~o;l~s;ci~; ,.:===--======.;.,===.;.,=====::;,~;_--, campus marker at Broadway ancl make plans for 1964 Haskell Taylor and Wayne and College put there by the The adopt ion of an Ex-Stu James. ThC'y reported that an .... .M 'l<'" class of 1934 Henry Godeke. dent decal highlighted the meet income of $58,843.35 was re l! who was president of the '34 ing. The decal will be mailed to cei\ed with disbursements of c~ class. is enthusiastic about the all Ex-Students making a gift ~56,969.09, lea' ing a balance or E";' 0 fountain and has approved the to the Texas Tech Loyalty $1,874 26 for 1963 ~ ~ removal of his class' marker to Fund in 1964 Don Anderson "48 of Crosby c f~ ~ 0 .... another campus location The Board voted to pledge ton was appomted Cha1rman of "'z FO The college newspaper, The $2,500 as a kick-off g1ft to the the Century ('Jub Committee .. ~ Toreador, recently devoted a new entrance marker for the for 1964 Anderson immedmtely i[ "'0 special issue in the fountain campus. The Board also dis announced the appointments of !J project, and the Avalanche cussed other ways in which the Bill Collins '32, Joe Bryant, l! n ,. Journal and other Lubbock news Ex-Students Association could Paul Haskms '4A, Ralph Krebbs !!.. :::! media have been helping to for be acti\'e in supportmg this p!·o '43, and Roger Kuykendall '12, i 0z ward the idea with the public JeCt to his comm1ttee and that SP\'P • and ex-students. President Floyd Read '48, I·al other appointments would Among the college officials who presided at the meeting be announced lat<>r corrunenting on the project, appointed Ken Dowell of Dallas The Board ga,·e spec1al tri- and Bill Bales of Tyle1· to be bute to C H Cummings, \\·ho
Fountain ot College Avenue Entrance TEX TAL KS - FEBRUARY, 1964 PAGE TWO Ground Is Brol{_en IGllgore For Food Complex Move On The first inhabitants, 110 ,\ppr·oxlmately 75 per-sons at· ser• tee s1nce 1956. who JOmerl bulls, have be-en moved into tended gr-oundbreaking cere the star m 194R Texas Tech's plush. nearly-com mome~ Jan. 23. for Texas Tech's. Guy 1\-1001 P, d1rectm· of resi pleted Killgore Beef Research nC\\ Ct·ntral Food Storage dence halls. ''as mash'r of cere Center near Amarillo. Bu•lding on the west sJdc of the montes. Dr R. C. Goodwm Tech pres1d£'nt spoke bnC'fl) The $500.000 Center will be campus, ''here the ground was formally dl•
TOTALS 20,5 24 4,131 $45,447.19 20 Twelve Wa)·s 196:{ Loyalty F und Contributions Gifts Help By Classes Rank Amo ng ~ 63 Loyalty Fund Twelve ways your 1964 gift Numbe r Classes in Increase or to the Texas Tech Loyalt)r (''und Class G iving No. Gi ving Amount Decrease will work to Build a Greater Texas Tech and to help the Ex 1925 0 40 0 -$5.00 Exceeds ~62 Drive Students Association tn bE"ttet· 1927 12 36 $1 42 24 +$68.75 se-rn• you and the College 1928 18 35 34300 SAME Contributions to the Texas Other distncts with a high 1. Recr.Jitment nf outstand Tech Loyalty Fund m 1963 hit percentage or Exes makmg gifts ing High School Sturlents 1929 57 27 903.50 + 11 50 a new high $45,447.19, Wayne were District 21 with 36r;.. and ·~. Help finance 1hP const ruc 1930 36 34 586.50 +54.50 James executive director of the District 1 \nth 32' t tion of an appropriate en· 1931 44 32 · 635. 50 - 55.00 Ex·Students Association, has The a'erage size of gift b)' trance marker to thE' 1932 59 25' 2,929 75 + 1,536.25 announced each Ex-Student in 1963 was campus in 1964 This \Vas an increase of $11 -an increase or $3.11 o,·er 3. Publishing T ht- Tt-'u" 1933 50 29 ' 940.50 -173.00 $7,326.80 over the pre"ious year 1960. It was pointed out tha• TeC' h ~a n which is mailerl 1934 59 25• 937.00 - 285.00 and an increase of $21,599.04 e,·en though this was a n tn· 8 timE'~ each year to all 1935 50 29• 1,076 43 + 152 90 O\'er 1960. crease ll was still bela\\ other con t r 1 b u t o rs and T.-, Twenty percent ( 20', 1 of the schooh. in the area S.M.V Talk .. 4 t1mes ench year 1936 65 24 1.152.00 + 136.00 Tech Exes solicited in 1963 $37 42; T.C U .. $29.10; A.C.C t() all the Exes around 1937 66 23 825.75 -144.50 made a g1ft $21.99; Rice, $19.75: Oklahoma the world h> ke<'p them in 1938 85 19 821.50 -38.00 The number of Exes making S17.9R; Texas A&M. $16.23 and touch with lhf' college a gift in 1963 was 4.131 a n Hardm-Simmons, $12.62 and each other. 1939 92 18 1,300.50 +38.50 mcrease of 408 over 1962. This District 31 had the highest -1 . An Ex· Student Decal. 1940 83 20 1,430.25 +350.50 was an mcrease of 993 o,·er average size gift with an a\e 1960. which will be mailC'd to 1941 102 17 1,439.75 +166.75 rage amount of $27.97. It was all 1964 Contributors James paid special tribute 1942 74 22 858.25 +61.80 followed by District 34 with an .). Priority on all Indh idual to the Exes in Amarillo, Austin. average gift of $21.56, District 1943 79 21 920.25 - 8300 Dallas County. East Texas area, Game Football Tickets 11 with $19.66 and District 7 (after season tickets are 1944 Abilene, and M1dland, who had Wilh $16.·12 49 31 558.50 +51.00 personal sol icitation campaigns sold) 1945 44 32• 403.00 +80.25 C' I: L... ., o f I 962 Lt.·u d ... G. Spon,orshtp ot the annual for the Loyalty Fund. "It was 1946 53 28 516.50 +69.00 the tireless work of volunteer The class of 1930 held on to T" o- D a y Homecoming workers in these areas that a 11rst or second place positton Celebration each fall and 1947 105 15 895.00 +6.50 accounted for much of the in m the number of Exes making Texas Tech Day in 1he 1948 138 11 1,397.00 +34.50 a gtft for the ninth consecuti\ e Spring crease in contributions m 1963." 1949 225 2,245 .00 +269.50 he said. year. The class of 1962 led with Purchase- ot a 1ww 14 The personal solicitation dt·i\ e 295 gifts anrt was closely fnl minute m1>\ 1e of 1he Col 1950 285 3,029.75 + 437.25 m each of the areas was held lowed by 1he class of 1950, lege to be used by F.x· 195 1 206 1,755.50 + 137.50 which had 285 gifts Student groups. Cl\ tc tn connection with CLASP 1952 177 1,744 00 + 152.00 campaigns. James pomted out The clas.s of 1950 edged out clubs and m the recruit that personal sollc1tat10n dri,·es the class ol 1932 in the total ment of stud«:>nt~ 1953 130 12 993.76 -127 99 are planned in a number of ad· amount gi,·en by $3,029.75 to 8. Maintaining of thousands 1954 103 16 827.00 +66.00 $2,929.75 of records on alumn1 for dttional cities in 1964 1955 109 +872.75 District 7 I Lubbock Count) 1 Howe\ cr. the class at 1932 led th<" College as requu·erl by 13 948.33 had an increase of $845.07 in "'tth the h 1ghest average Sll:e the acnerliting agencies 1956 106 14 726.25 -134.75 gifts to maintain ils lead in the or gtft $49.65 9. Pro\'iding scholarshiP!> 1957 161 8 1,051.00 +9.38 total amount of gifts· $13,513 and loan t unds for the "More and more ExC's and 1958 148 9 832.00 +24.44 75 Friends of the College are t ak· ~nefit of needy and de District 16 1Dallas 1 was sec :ng advantage of the ta>.. de· sen.ing students trying to 1959 146 10 918.00 +201.10 ond with S3,414 70 in gifts· ·an ducttble status or gtfts to the finish their erlucation 1960 166 887.39 + 154.59 increase of $1237.74 over the Texas Tech Loyalty Fund and I 0. Sending out over 200,000 1961 221 -588.05 previous year District 16 had are making gtfts of S25, SSO, pieces of mall each year 1,205.75 146 more contnbutions in 1963 $100. and larger amounts, in promotion of the Col· 1962 332 1 1,919.33 + 1,637.83 t han in 1962. Twenty-se,·en per James !"aid lege 1963 11 37 37. 35 36.85 cent of the Exes m t hts district The total amount or con I I. Helping tn provide trans· 1964 38 8.50 +3.50 made a gtft . tributions tn TC'xf\s Tech by Ex· portation for cheerleaders District 25 coni inucd fot· 1he ~tuclen t s was un
"When I grow up I'm going who was liked by all the other honor. The entire Forty-Niner to play professional foot ball " boys. organization joins me in con These words, spoken so soft Moser revealed that when gratulating you on the richly to his parents and close friends, Park.!: was elected Abilene High deserved testimoniaL We are will soon come true for David C'aptain in 1959 he received the very proud to know you wi11 be Parks who was honored recent \'Ote of eYery other Eagle on the joining us," the telegram read. ly at a banquet in Abiline. his squad. Presenting All-American cer hometown. as their (irst All "Parks playecl the best ball tificates of various sizes and de American in games that the coache.!:, the grees to Parks were Ed Cope of "I can rC'mernber him telling TV Guide; Dick Tarpley, assis us over and over while he was tant managing editor of the growing up," Mrs. Tom R. Reporter-News, who presented Parks, David's mother, said, the Sporting News award: and "that someday he was going to Sports Editor Fred Sanner of play t football 1 with the pros." the Reporter -News, who pre sented the Williamson Rating Parks, who was named to the System award. Associated Press All-American fiJ'St team, was the first Na Special guests at the luncheon tional Football League draft included the parents of David choice this yeal'. He signed later and Mrs. Parks, Mr. and Mrs. with the San Francisco Forty Tom Parks and Mr. a nd Mrs. Nincrs. Johnny Bell, all of Abilene, four former 1958 Abilene H igh team "David was a good boy," Mrs. mates of David-Charles Me Parks continued. "We never Cook. Bobby Austin, Ray Crum SOUTH-OF-THE -BORDER-Nineteen year old Jane Nelson of had any trouble with him. pler, and Johnny Russell; Polk Alamogordo, N.M., models casuals. For relaxing on the He likes all sports, but foot Robison and Bill Holmes, ath range, the Texas Tech freshman wears an unbleached cotton ball is the main one for him. letic director and sports pub licity director. respecti'\'ely, at shirt with natural lace bib and cuffs. E\·er since he was a little fel low he's wanted to play foot Texas Tech; and Escoe Webb, ball, and spent every spare principal of Abilene, H igh. moment he had out playing Coed Named Outstanding ball." With the theme "This is your David Parks Life, Dadd Parks", Parks, who Decal ... is an All-State, All-Southwest Teen, Fashion Model Conference and All-American boys and the town wan ted to (Continued from P age 1 ) end, and his family, ex-team ~~~. t.\~Je~·~s\.~r~o~~~tf~/ n ~~~ organization had one of its big- Nineteen year old Jane Nel outfit.!: with south-of-the-bOI'Ciet· mates. coaches. friends and fans David." gest years of growth. The 144 so n. selected as one of the na touches, ranging from a lace heard words of tribute, prai.!:e t ion's outstanding teens, made accented shirt and a bib-em and appreciation fm· his many Blacky Blackbut·n. Da,·id's ~~!~,,~nr:~~:s~r~jn$i~~~o~~~~; he r debut as a magazine fa~h broidered rlress to a jumping years of hard work on as well juniot· ,·arsity coach at Abilene members of the Century Club ion model in the January is..
''!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~!!!!!~~~~~!!~!!~: MademoiselleAsked if thecontest annual should Miss in- - elude more than just beauty Beth Ann Gibson, "Miss Mademoiselle" competition,inclusion of Missa "scholarly Gibson feltap- ~=====V::;::ck::y::A::n::n=D=;c::ke::n::so::n::,::"::M::":='::P::Io::y::m::o:=te='='===~ Issue Settled proach" was unwarranted. "You can be well rounded without being intellectual,'' she decided. \\'oman's Role Opinion Ex-Student Officers Board Votes For The cha1·ming daughter of a Vernon oilfield contractor has EXECUTIVE BOARD her definite opinion on the woman's place in modern liv Term Expires 196.4 Texas Tech Univ. ing, too. "I don't think it's all in Floyd Re:.d '48, Lubbod. PusiJmt the home," she said. ''I think Frank C!.lhoun '16, Abilmt First Viu Prnitltnl Texas Tech's Board of Direc The recommendation being the husband expects you to Don Andtuoa '48, Crosbyton SrtonJ Vitt Prtsiitlll tors, swiftly nnd unexpectedly, m11d0 by the College Board of take part fin other activities)." G. C. "Mule" Dowt"ll 'H, L11bbotk Athltlic Cl!lmdl R.tpuunl•livt Saturday, February 15, voted Directors to the Legislature is In "Miss Playmate" the Earl Fuson '32, D•lln lmmttli•Jt P~tst Prtsi
All through the semester the (Continued from Puge 1) continual battle for grades has 2745 - 29th Street, NW, Wash ington, D.C. been fought- -and often lost. It 1920 Norwood Lane, Arlington, a ppears that the faculty still Texas ma inta ins possession of most of Aus tin John F. Nixon, 5605 \ustin the grade-point treasure. Windward, Austin, Texas Mark Gosdin, director of t. .... The English major frequently Big Spring W D. Brough- State's park system will pr~ vide the program at the Tech turns to poetry at this t ime of ton, 1601 E. 6th Street, Big Day observance of the Austin year a nd produces the fanuliar Spring, Texas Exes. la ment. Bryan·College Station -John T. "Tommy" Shires, 616 Mary Gosdin resigned April 1 as Grades, grades, e' e r )o \\he re, Lake Drive, Bryan, Texas assistant professor of horticul And all the polnts do flee: CrMby County Ed Smith, ture and park management at Grades, grades, e\ e rywhere Box 716, Lorenzo, Texas Texas Tech to assume his new Nor any "A " for me. D a ll a~ John Latham, 3821 position. In addition to his The math major returns to Stratford Avenue, Dallas, Texas classroom duties he served as East Texas Clois Rain- simple mathematics and dis~ 1-l~diiiiir superintendent of grounds water. 607 Lindsay Lane, Tyler, maintance at Tech. ~overs that Texas The Austin meeting will be (17 + 4 + 13 + 21 + 6) -61 F loyd County Eddie Fos- April 25 at Rock Garden in 61.'5 = 12 ter. Route 2, Lockney, Texas Zelker Park, beginning at 5 12 = F Fort Worth Harry S. Scal- p.m. ing, 4117 W. 7th, Fort Worth, Grades are mathematically Exes are encouraged to bring computed in practically all Texas Greenbelt (Vernon ) Orlin picnic baskets. Drinks will be cases, but the math major is not available. Anyone desiring ad the only one who can discover Brewer, 2926 Sunset Circle, Vernon, Texas ditional information should con his own low-grade disaster. In tact Chapter Presiden t John physics-home of the original Hale Count.) John R. Link, Olton Route, Plainview, Texas N ixon at 5605 Windward Drive, curved curve- the picture is Austin 2, Texas. Houston Harold P ilcher, somewha t different, a nd more FIGURES AND FRUSTRATION -No motter whot poinsthis Tech complicated, than in mathema Box 13124, Houston, Texas student rakes in calculating his final overage, he always seems Albuquerque, N.M. tics. According to the Third Midland Danny Owen, 1600 Law of Cutving · to come up w1th "F" for on answer. Unfortunotely, many other E. Hickory, Midland, Texas Tech Exes living in Albuquer students ore hoving the some difficulty this time of year North Texas Arol Rogers, que, N.M., w ill observe Texas (17+ 4 +13+21+6) •,=(61 )\0 -Stoff Photo 400 N. Crockett, Sherman, Tex Tech Day with a pot luck Din 18•(61 ) 'i/1"+)4'+51)=? as ner at 6:30 pm. on Friday, ?= C Top of Texa'i (Pampa) La- April 24 at the home of Mr. a nd Khayyam wrote. Dean's Honor Roll, a nd the Over m the engineering von S. Attaway, 2112 N. Chris Mrs. Cary Lodal at 2515 Harold school, I discovered a senior in The \Vorldly Hope men set dream has turned to ashes. My ty, Pampa, Texas Place, NE. the process of determining his their Hearts upon one ambition in life is an "A" Trl-Count.) Eric Rushmg, In addition the meeting will present grade. Sneering at sim Turns Ashes--or is prospe rs; in a government course under 721 Main, Friona, Texas feature a special program of m a particular instructor, and I ple ma thematics, he was utiliz and anon, Albuque rque, N.~ l . M G terest to all Exes. ing every skill at his comma nd a m orten comforted by his kind "Red" Young, 9917 Woodland Exes desiring additiOnal in Like Snow upon the OeM!rt's words, you may be comforted to aver age his p1t ifu l handful dusty F ace, Avenue, N.E., Albuquerque, formation may contact M G. If too after 15 weeks of 45-hour N.M. "Red" Youn g-, chapter presi of point" pola r graphing Lighting a Uttle hour or h'o days and 45-point grades. wouldn't produce the answer, F a rmington, N.l\1 . Leslie dent; Cary Lodal, vice presi - Is gone. "This, too wil l pass-though maybe logarithmic graphing 1 Neal, 1801 Cammo Rio, Farm dent; or Ann Cunni ngham. sec would hold the key. His charts I had my heart set on the you may_n_o_t._'"______ington, N.M retary. were truly works of great beau~ Peco.o, Va ll e.) Kent Shan- ty. Thrning his sli de rule, it non, Box 633, Roswell, N.M Roswell, N.M. took him only two hours to dis T ul sa, Okln . Jerry Russell, Hamburgers and beer will be cover t hat he might barely have Still Time To Sign Up 6765 East 26th Court, Tulsa, Okla. served at the Texas Tech Day a " D ". meeting of Roswell, N .M , Exes Ba rtles' ille, Okla. W. E. on Saturday, April 25th SORTA S MALL? Reno, 103 Spring Road. Bartles One budding biologist an For European Trip ville, Okla The meeting will be at the nounced the astounding dis home of Jack McCl('llan in southern State.. C W. Cook, South Springs Acres, beginning covery that his grades were Enthusiasm for the Texas modat1on. tickets and transpor 5855 Brookgreen Road. Atlanta, at 4 p.m more microscopic than a mi to- Tech Ex-Students Tour of Eur tation to the World's Fair is Ga Kent Shannon '57 is chapter chndrium whatever that is ope for 1964 is building with available for $26.95 per person Dt>m er, Colo. Bill Leasure, each day preceding the great for two nights and three days president. T he dismal scenes in the scie ~~~. Vivian Court, Denver 22, nces were beginning to become trip to the Continent and Great is available in the return trip Britain. depressing; so a search was Ex- Students interested in Nt"w Orlea n.,, La. Jay Malt Oklahoma City Already a substantial group making the trip should irruned by. 240 Diane, New Orleans 23, An old fashion "Texas Steak made in other fields. The pic of Ex-Students and their im ture was still dark. Pity must iately contact the Tour Direc La. Fry" will be the feature of the mediate families have made de tor, Ex-Students Association, Okla homn Cit.)·, Okla. Rich Texas Tech Day observance in be shown for the poor student posits for the trip of Germ a n who learned t.hat Texas Tech College, Box 4009, ard Ligon, 3005 S. W 65th Oklahoma City The group will leave from Lubbock, Texas Place, Oklahoma City, Okla. The meeting will be from 4- a daily "Ich weiss nicht" trans New York June 8 to visit six lates mto a semester-wide "Ich It's a trip you'll never for Bnker,field, Calif. Carl 10 p.m., Saturday, April 25th major countries before return get, one you just can't miss! Loveless, 29964 Rd. 168, Visalia, at the Pan American Lease, we1ss uberhaupt nichts" - ing June 29, a trip of 22 days. which is either a "0" or "F" if Cahf. three-fourths of a mile north An English speakmg escort will of the Northwest Highway on the instructor is in a generous accompany them the entire trip. mood Wao hington, D.C. McArthur As a service of the Ex~Stu Speech ... Ex-Students from through A neophyte philiosopher ex dent Association and at no cost An·a out Oklahoma are invited to (Contlnued from Page 1) pounded on Aristotle and Des to that group, the tour has been this function car tes for an hour and conclud At press time reservations arranged by World Wide Travel ly-equipped stage has two side Richard Ligon '58 is chap ed that "in a ll probability, there Service of Lubbock in coopera had already been received by stages for experimental and his more than 150 Tech Exes from ter president. is perhaps not too much evi tion with Lufthansa German toric styles. a six-state area fo1· a meeting dence to support any amount Airlines and Trans World Air Hou,ton of unrestrained optimism" about lines (TWA) and Bramff A series of angular entrance of the Texas Tech Exes in the nations capitol on Saturday, his grade. Germany, Switzerland, Italy, ways on both sides of the audi Houston area Tech Exes will torium give quick access and April lB. An education major poor France, England, and Holland have a "Family Recreation exit to and from the seats. soul-was forced to admit that, will be visited. The price of the In a pre-observance of Texas Panarama" as their observ These entranceways are always Tech Day, the Washington, D.C even in educat1on, he was com~ trip per person, from Dallas ance of Texas Tech Day on Sat open, but not easily seen by mencing to discern that his and return which includes the area Exes met at 8 p.m on the l1rday, April 25th the aud1ence because of the 18th in the Ways and Means The Houston mC'eling will be "antecedent experential enviro round trip to and from Dallas angle. ment had in no way prepared to New York, is $1095 per per Committee Room in the House fmm "noon to dark" at the him for the rigors of adding to son In addition to the extraordi Office Buildmg, located just Quillian Memo1·ial Center, 11903 his cognitive attitudinal value One of the many highlights nary University Theater, an across the str£>Ct from the Cap Bellaire Blvd system " I 'm not sure, but I of the trip will be a visit be integral part of the new Speech itol Wayne James, executive rli think he meant that he was hind the East Wall in East Ber Building will be the Speech and Tech's Dean or Agriculture, rector of the Ex-Students Asso flunking lin. Hearing Clinic, which furnishes Gerald Thomas, will speak on ciation, will attend the m('eting the Lubbock area with modern and speak to the group on sev· It is rum01·ed that one stu Reservations have been made recent developments at Tech testing and therapy facilities era! developments at the Col~ dent discovered that a computer in first class hotels with baths and '"·ill show the Ex-Students for each room 'in all cit1es. All for organ1c and morgamc Association's new movie, lege. In addition he will show can be programmed- and in speech and hearing problems. the new movie on the Coll('ge, only three , ..·eek-to verify in air transportation, first class "Where Tomorrow Begins." hotels, transfers by limousine or The Speech and Hearing Clin Ex-Student!i desinng addi "Where Tomorrow B e g i n s." 1.003 seconds that he had a n Other entertainment will in "F" in all but one of h is courses. motorcoach, e s cor t services, ic, staffed by Tech speech fac tional mformation should con· meals !except one each dayl, ulty and graduate students. tael Charles Aycock m Con clude a talent shO\\ SHAKESPEARE NO JU:LP sightseeing fees and tips, taxes includes a "room within a gressman George Mahon's of Exes are encouraJ:ed to bring their lunch or purC'hase it from A drama major proposed that and baggage gratuities are in room" for sound testing, plus fice at 1211 New House Off1ce cluded. therapy rooms wit h one·way Building, or by calling CA4- the snack bar "To fa il , or not to fall- that is Swimming, roller skatmg, the question." He then a nswered An optional New York World systems a nd one-way m1rrors 3121, Ext 4005. or by contact in the affirmative - "to fail." F air " package" of hotel accom- for observation. mg John R. Currunings, '41 at (Continued on 1-'HI(tl 4) PAGE FOUR TEX TALKS-APRIL, 1964 Continue Teen Age CLASP Marriages Increase Drive "High schools can expect more married students in the futw-e, and should educate students for (Continued from l'a~e I) a 'balanced social perspective'," N. Atkinson, Mrs. Phil O'Jib according to a report by Dr. way, Mrs. Sterling Crumpler, B. J. Fallon, professor of educa· Mrs. T. K. Morris, Miss Diane tion at Texas Tech. Honey, C. H. Kyle, Randy Dr. Fallon and James W. Tun Swindle, Joe D. Bryan, Mrs. nell, former research assistant Juanita Lawrey, Fred West, and doctoral fellow at Tech, Dane Grant, Wayne Prather, have analyzed the results of a Mr. and Mrs. Laufrence Sides, recent survey of married stu· Mrs. J. T. Shaver, and Mrs. dents in Texas schools, and come Kenneth Pharr. up with some conclusions. Tech finished third for the Dr. Fallon discovered that the third straight year, among 21 early marriages are relatively colleges and universities in the unstable, with a divorce rate 1964 Austin CLASP drive. John two to four times greater than Nixon, president of the Austin for those who marry at age 20 chapter served as chairman of or older. that area's drive March 17-31. "A considerable number of Pat Thurman, chairman last these divorces could be prevent· year, served as co-chairman. A ed if adult society encouraged total of $884.50 was raised from more of the high school mar 70.6 per cent of the exes in Aus riages to succeed," Dr. Fallon tin. Discussing plans for the Tech CLASP drive following the kickoff dinner in Dallas last month said. "Frequently the early mar Austin exes who worked on were Lorry Byrd, Richardson, Ken Dowell (center), Dallas, and Mrs. Charles Stokes, Garland. riage is frowned upon after it the drive are Rex Aycock, Bar A story on the CLASP drive appears in this issue of Tex Talks. occurs, and the young people ney Bogan, Johnny Buck, Wil cannot survive the normal prob liam Cavett, Tom Bunnell, Ray lems of marriage coupled with Chappelle, Sr., John Craig, Pres· social disapproval." ton Davis, Bill Ezzell, Ed Grant, Tech Day Celebration Set Dr. Fallon said he believes T. J . Hillis, Glenn Ivy, Rex Football that the high schools should Jackson, John Kelly, W. 0. Lind. For Nation-wide Observance take the initiative in lielping sey, Lonnie McCurry, Mike 0'· these early marriages have a dell, Robert E. Richards, Lewis (Continued from Page 3) in the Park Lane HoteL A so· Schedule better chance to succeed. Spears, Chuck Strehli, Frank cial hour will be held from 7- "The intelligent handling of Wentz. pool, ping pong, and bridge 8 p.m., followed by a dinner the early marriage situation in· The Dallas CLASP drive was will be available. and dancing. The schedule for the 1964~65 valves a cooperative effort launched with a dinner on April Baby sitters will be available Wayne James, executive Di· football season for the Red among the basic social agencies 2. KeMeth P. Dowell '44, is at 20 cents an hour per child. rector of the Ex·Students Asso- Raiders has been released. of the home, church and school, chairman for this area. which Anyone desiring additional ciation, will speak at the dinner Two new teams spotlight the with other community agencies included Garland, Irving and information may contact Chap and show the new Tech movie, new schedule, with Tech tackl contributing in spec i a I i zed Richardson. ter President Harold Pilcher at "Where Tomorrow Begins." ing Mississippi State in the ways," he said. Because of the large number CAS-0801, Ext. 224 or 223 or Bill Leasure '54 is chapter season opener at Jones Sta· Dr. Fallon adds that early of Tech exes Jiving in this area, Secretary Mrs. Bettye Pilcher president and Gayle Erickson dium on Sept. 19 and renew marriages in the United States at H04-2497. a telephone l==Olicitation cam· '55 of Golden, Colo., JS vice ing an old rivalry with West are more than a fad; a defini tc paign is being conducted. Volun president. Texas State on Nov. 7, also in trend toward early marriage is teer workers assembled at the Amarillo Jones Stadium. evident in many studies. offices of Jim McAuley, Guion Head Basketball Coach Gene Santa Barbara, Calif. Sept. 19 - Mississippi State He cites the socio-economic conditions- fewer financial ob Gregg and K. P. Dowell for four Gibson '50 and acting Dean of (Lubbock) 7:30 p.m. nights and telephoned fellow Plans are still incomplete at stacles to marriage - which Agriculture Dr. Wayland Ben press time for a meeting of Tech Sept. 26-Texas exes between 7·8 p.m. Garland nett, will speak at a Texas Tech prevail at present as part of the exes are being contacted during Exes in the Santa Barbara, (Lubbock) 7:30 p.m. reason. The combination of par Day Meeting of Amarillo Exes Calif., area on Texas Tech Day two nights of telephoning from Saturday, April 25th. Oct. 3-Texas A&M ental permissiveness, material an orfice in Garland. (Saturday, April 25th). (College Station) 7:30 p.m . prosperity and a steady increase The Amarillo Meeting will be Tech Exes desiring addition Exes who assisted in the Dal· held at Wyatt's Cafeteria in Oct. 10- Texas Christian in school populations, he be al information should contact las CLASP drive are Scott Ar Sunset Center at 7 p.m. (Fort Worth) 7 :30 p.m. lieves, will mean that schools Royce B. Blankenship '49 at buckle, Pat H . Booth, Mr. and Chapter President D i c k Oct. 17- Baylor wiU have more, not fewer, mar· Mrs. Larry Byrd, Nancy Car· Brooks says that a large num 532·B San Ysidro Road, Santa ried students in the future. Barbara or George Wilmoth (Waco) 8 p.m. lock, Tom Copeland, Pat Cran· ber of Exes from throughout Contributory factors to early '49 at 469 Las Feliz, Santa Oct. 24-Southern Methodist dall, Lynn Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. the Panhandle are expected. marriage were found to be 'go. Hugh English, Guion Gregg, Barbara, Calif. (Dad's Day) ing steady," unstable and un· Other officers of the Ama (Lubbock) 7 :30 p.m. Robert L. Jennings, Ross Kelly, ril1o Chapter are: First Vice happy home life, lack of strict· Reuben Lambert, John Latham, President, David Leaverton '51; Tulsa Oct. 31- Rice ness in the home, pregnancy, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Lewis, Jr., Second Vice President, Tommy A dinner will be held by the (Houston) 2 p.m. ease of obtaining a divorce, the Chandler Mathis, Mr and Mrs. Hewlett '51 and Secretary, Carl Tulsa Exes on Tuesday, April Nov. 7-West Texas projected image that marriage Charles Nystel, Wayne Shipley Benson '58. 28, in Danners Cafeteria in Uti- (Lubbock) 7:30 p.m . is glamorous and attractive, em and Ann Suggs. ca Square. Nov. 14-Washington State phasis placed on sex in aspects The last CLASP drive of the San Antonio Program for the meeting will (Lubbock) 2 p.m. of daily life and parental push· year will be in May when Joe ing to grow up too soon. San Antonio Exes will cele· be t.he new movie of the College, Nov. 21-Arkansas France '49, heads the Tyler "Where Tomorrow Begins." (Lubbock) 2 p.m. Dr. Fallon says that the early area's second try. He will be as· brate "Fiesta de San Jacinto" Chapter President is Jerry ______:__ m a r ria g e problem, like the week and Tech Day with a sisted by Bill Bales '53, last Russell, 6765 East 26th Court. school dropout problem, suggests year's CLASP chairman. The meeting on Friday night, April ident; Charles Stokes '41, Gar no panaceas or easy solutions. Tyler area includes Kilgore and 24, at the Olaf Lodal Ranch. Illinois land, Ross Kelley '47, Dallas, The role of the school while not Longview. Last year this area 17 miles west or San Antonio. Larry Byrd '57, Richardson, well defined, does emerge with had more than 70 per cent of Social hour will begin at 6 Plans were not complete at vice presidents; and Pat Cran respect to certain facets of the the Exes making a gift to the p.m. followed by a barbecue press time for a meeting of the dall '60 of Dallas, secretary. situation. Loyalty Fund. dinner at 7:15 p.m. Illinois Exes. Because of CLASP projects Persons desiring additional in The meeting \Vill probably be 1 ------, throughout the state, an addi formation or wanting to make sometime between April 29 and tional 800 Exes have already reservations should contact May 2 at the Conrad Hilton '64 Ex-Student Officers made gifts to the Loyalty Fund Melvin Sisk '37 at the Chamber Hotel in Chicago. this year. This enables the Ex· of Commerce, CA7-8181 or A. Exes desiring additional in EXECUTIVE BOARD Students Associ a lion to expand L. Kincheloe '50 at Mosher formation are encouraged to Term Expires 1 964 its services and projects. Some of Steel Company. Sisk, Kincheloe contact Porter P Parris '38, Floyd Read '48, Lubbock PrtJidrnl the 1 964 projects are · and Lodal '32 are handling ar· Yice president of the Conrad Frank Calhoun '.16, Abilene Finl Viet PrniJwt • Help to finance the con· rangements for the meeting. Hilton, who is handling ar Don Anderson '48, CroJb)lon Steond Via Prtndrnl Wayne James. executive di rangements. struction of an appropriate G. C. "Mule" Dowell '}.I, Lubbock Athlrhc C01111CJI R~prtsrnlillnr ..,ntrance marker to the rector of the Ex-Students As· EJ.rl Fuson 'H D,lf,u JmmrdJilft P11JI Prts1dtnl campus sociation will speak to those • An Ex-Student Dec a I, present on current happenings DIRECTORS which will be mailecl to all at Tech and show the movie, 1964 contributors "Where Tomorrow Begins." • Purchase of a new 14 min· Lodal's ranch C17 miles west u te movie of the College to of San Antonio) is located on be used by Ex·Student Potranco Road, west of Loop groups, ci\'iC clubs and in 410. the recruitment of stu dents Denver • Providtng scholarships anrl Texas Exes from throughout loan funds fo1· the benefit Colorado will meet Friday, May of neecly and deserving 22nd in D0nver. ~turlents trying to finish The meeting will be held at their erlucat ion. the famous "Top of the Park" Special Election Issue See Page 8 * * * * * Wade, Davis Resign As Department Heads Two Texas Tech department 1954, has been awarded a .one heads will resign their admin year grant from the National istrative posts Sept. 1 to devote Science Foundation. full-time to teaching and re The grant will support re search, Arts and Sciences Dean search by Dr. Wade entitled S. M. Kennedy announced. (Continued On Page 2) They are Dr. J. William Davis, government department head, and Dr. Alton Wade, geoscien ces department head. Both will remain on the Tech faculty as professors. Dr. Richard Mattox will suc ceed Dr. Wade as geosciences head. An administrative suc cessor to Dr. Davis will be an nounced Ia ter. Dr. Davis said, "The time re quired to administer a govern ment department of this size has become very great and I feel that I would prefer to de vote my time to matters other than those of departmental ad ministration. I would like to have more time for research and writing." Since Dr. Davis took the head ship in 1944, the department has DR. DAVIS grown to one of the largest of its kind in the nation. Dr. Davis said he would like to continue his work in ath letics. As Tech Athletic Council chairman he has been instru R. Wright Armstrong, second from left, who recently was elected chairman of the Texas mental in gaining Tech's ad Tech board of directors, is shown talking with Manuel DeBusk, third from left, the outgoing mittance to the Southwest Con chairman. Armstrong is from Fort Worth and DeBusk is from Dallas. At left is J. Edd Mc ference and in establishing con laughlin, Rolls, who was named vice chairman of the board, and right is Wilmer Smith, New ference and national recruiting Home, the outgoing vice chairman. (Tech Photo) regulations. Dr. Wade said, "I have sever al research opportunities which I feel I must not let pass. They are so big that I do not think I can meet the challenges they Board Gets Report present and continue my admin istrative duties. I also am look ing forward to spending more time in teaching." Dr. Wade, world-famous au On Texas Education thority on Antarctic geology, and Tech geosciences head since DR . WADE R. Wright Armstrong, Fort ~~~eu.~~~epsa:e~me~~ o~~t!~~cul~ gr~;·"s~~- ~ai~~i~~ p;~~t~~goh~t~ ----=---~~-_:______.:.:::.....:.:.:.:::::_ ____ Worth, a retired railroad execu tive, has been elected chairman recently approved cotton gin- education in Texas are 10 per of Texas Tech's board of di ning laboratory for location on cent below the national aver rectors, and J. Edd McLaughlin, the campus: age, and the state ranks 31st in ..~ ~ Ralls banker, was named vice 2. Directed the Campus Plan- average number of school years l! ... chairman. ning Committee to report Oct. ~fge.~ersons over 25 years of c:.. 24 on the "rapidly increasing F~ ., Their election came during !!l"' m the regular end-of-summer traffic problem on campus." The former Tech president c The CPC had asked Saturday stressed that Texas "can't be- f~ z board meeting on the campus "'z n 0 .. which featured a comprehensive ;~~t ~~e p~~~:d ot~~t~~n~~e~~~ _ _:_ 8 A.M. THURS DAY-Spit and polish, spit and polish to get 1 P.M. THURSDAY-Golbroith reads over the 1 15 P.M. THURSDAY Detachment officer the shoes and copbill in shape for the rigorous inspection he wing bulletin board for any information con ond instructor Capta in Albert Wilson talks will hove to face on the drill field. Shoes and copbill must cerning him or his activities. All cadets ore to Galbraith about the famed 5BX plan for be highly glossy and uniform must be immaculate. responsible for reading the bulletin boa rd physical fi tness that ea ch cadet must be three times a week. familiar with. Glen Galbraith A Typical Thursday For A Tech AFROTC Sabre The Air Force ROTC Sabre Team of board, talking with detachment personnel, Texas Tech's 820th Squadron is one of the drilling and studying drill manuals follov. in hardest working units on the Tech campus. order. The score of men who finally make the grade The Sabre pictured on this page is Glen and wear the white forragere of the Sabre Galbraith, freshman from San Antonio. He Fhght are skilled in drill and ceremony. This wa~ awarded the P1·ofe~3or of Air Scitmce·~ is the organization that repre~ents Texas Tech Award as the Outstanding Freshman in his in parades. ceremonies and competition all unit. over the state The Sabres recently competed in the Area The a\·erage Sabre practices on his drill Conclave at Dallas and d1d well. placing sec and marching work for about two hours a ond in Regulation Drill. day. Thursday, the day of drill for all ROTC For information on the Sabres, contact 3,30 P.M. THURSDAY-Golbro;th walks onto the dr;JI f;eld cadets, IS a real busy day for the Sabres. The Cadet Colonel Samuel R. Gaston through cadet to join his fellow Sabres, who will soon begin the daily drill. day begins v.ith the pobshing of shoes and headquarters. The Sabre Flight is on extra-curricula r activity for all men hatbilJ. Such tasks as reading the bulletin (All photos by Rick Porter ) who participa te. 4 P.M. THURSDAY-"Right Face" and the Sabres respond with a snappy turn. Many, many hours ore spent in executing 4:15 P.M. THU RSDAY-The Sabres, a fte r a short break, return to the drill field for more the basic moves that will eventually be the difficult move practice. Often the precision tea m gets in 18 hours of prodice in one week. ments of ceremony drill. +- 430 P.M. THURSDAY "May I touch you, Mister?" Flight Commander Jay Holmes asks Galbraith as he goes throuoh !h~ week ly itripection ~routine. Sa bres ore inspected regular ly to insure their readiness ->- 8 P.M. THURSDAY - After a busy day on the drill field, Galbraith finds that that he must still devote some time to AFROTC through studying his drill manual to be ready for the AFM 50-14 quizzes thot ore given so often. TE X TALKS - SE PTEMBER, 1964 PAGE FI VE Don't Give Up Three Nominated For Top Offices Stangel Books Your Old Well See Story Page 8 Are Given To Too Quiclcly Killgore Site There is no excuse to aban The library at Texas Tech's don an "old well gone bad" un new $500,000 Killgore Beef Cat~ less all economically feasible tie Research Center near Ama procedures to produce water rillo will be the permanent have been exhausted, according home for 300 to 400 books from to Dr. William D. Miller, as the personal collection of W. L. sistant professor of geosciences Stangel, dean emeritus of agri at Texas Tech. culture at Tech. "In some cases," Miller said, Dr. R. C. Goodwin, Tech pres "the actual dollar value of wa ident, announced the donation ter production from an old well of the books to the Center. He could be increased significantly also disclosed that the Center's through pr<>per development library would be named after procedures." Dean Stangel. The books in Dean Stangel's The Tech geoscientist attribu collection deal mostly w i t h ted decreasing yields from wells animal husbandry although to permanent lowering of the some are on agriculture in gen water table, mechanical mal- eral. functions or secondary plugging DON ANDERS ON CLIFF CUMMINGS FRA N K CALH O UN "Mine is possibly one of the of formation, packing, casing or ------~ largest private collections of screen openings." animal husbandry books in ''Permanent lowering of the existence," Dean Stangel said. water table is not readily cor "I didn't collect these books rected," Miller continued. "Me because I was a 'bookhound' chanical malfunctions of pump Engineers Orbiting either. They were used in my ing equipment may be correct 42 years in agriculture as a ed, though sometimes at great teacher and administrator." expense." Dean Stangel attended Texas ''However, if decreasing pro A&M as an undergraduate stu duction is caused by tempo:-ary dent. After his graduation, he Earth With Waves remained at A&M as a member drawdown due to plugging, ,in some cases remedial measures Texas Tech electrical engi "A transmitter at Stanford station in Washington, D.C., for of the faculty for nine years can be taken." neers are taking electronic tar sends impulses into the iono standard used as a corrunon ref- before beginning his 33-year get practice and orbiting the sphere through which they tun erence. tenure at Texas Tech. Some Chief factors listed by Miller earth in a matter of seconds nel their way around the world Dr. Spuhler said that the of the books being donated to which cause secondary plugging with radio waves. before we receive them," Dr. transmitter and receiver power the Killgore Center date back include chemical or biochemical These two research projects, Spuhler said. "We have long systems have battery-operated to 1911, the Dean's freshman precipitates, biological accumu involving the study of radio emergency supplies backing year at A&M. la tions and mechanical plugging wave propagation, are intended them up for use in case of pow- C. E. Weymouth of Amarillo, by clay, sand and rock frag to investigate the basic proper er failure. a Killgore Foundation trustee, ments from the formation. ties of the ionosphere and to "By using Greenwich Mean first approached Dean Stangel "Even after water enters the develop a better understanding time," Dr. Spuhler said, "Ot- regarding the donation of his pumping system, inefficiencies of its transmission character tawa and the University of books for the Killgore Center. result from chemical and ..biolog istics so that improvements in Illinois know exactly when we "When Mr. Weymouth asked ical build-ups inside the column long range communications sys send our impulses, how much me to donate my books to the pipe," Miller cautioned. tems may result. time to allow for their tran- Center, I was very honored," "Chemical and biochemical Principal investigator at Tech mittal, and exactly when they Dean Stangel declared. "This should receive them. With all is not only a great personal build-ups obstruct fluid flow for both projects is Dr. Harold the signals and interference a honor for but also a privi and cause corrosion and bra A. Spuhler, head of the elec me sian. These build-ups usuaJ1y af trical engineering department. receiver will pick up, a stan- lege that doesn't come to every fect the down-hole equipment He said that Tech first got into dard time for all stations is one." mandatory." Dean Stangel said that he more than the aquifer. Biologi this type research when he was approached by the University A "target transmitter" will was glad his book collection cal well pollution on the High soon join the other electronic would remain intact in the of Dlinois and the National Re Plains also seems to be restrict equipment on Joan to Tech from Killgore Center ligrary and not search Council of Canada be ed principally to installed equip the federal government in the become lost in larger libraries. cause of Lubbock's location. ment." blockhouse. This transmitter "These books will furnish a High Plains farmers have re The second project, in con will provide a standard, con- tremendous amount of resource ported brown mold fungi, dia junction with Stanford Univer stant signal as a reference for material for the use of'graduate toms, worms, and fly larvae in sity in California, came as re University of Illinois and Cana- students doing research at the their wells. sult of the first but was put jian crews. Center" he added. "Not only does this mass of into operation eight months DR. SPU HLER Dr. Spuhler feels that these The collection includes the organic matter prevent free sooner. two radio propagation experi- first book on livestock judging flow, but some organisms cause "We are trying to find opti been aware that radio signals ments add greater standing to to be written as well as a copy deposilion of inorganic precipi mum conditions which offer low could be bounced off the iono- the graduate and undergraduate of every book on this subject tates,'' Miller added. "Some of amounts of distortion and inter sphere for greater range. The electrical engineering programs which came out prior to 1958 the pitting, corrosion and de ference with radio transmis possibility of using the iono- at Texas Tech. when Dean Stangel became po::;ition of iron compounds on sion," Dr. Spuhler said. "The sphere for multi-pathed trans- "As there are only 41 iono- Tech's emeritus of agriculture. pumping equipment and casing material we will gather may mission is comparatively new spheric research units in the "I cannot arrive at a figure is undoubtedly caused by bac possibly give us answers to although many scientists have world, we naturally feel very for the value of these books. teria" many of our questions." long suspected that this could proud that Tech was selected to Approximately one-third are The Tech geoscientist lists cutM The equipment needed to con be done." participate," Dr. Spuhler added. priceless and have been out of ting off the food source and duct both research projects is Timing and synchronization "There is definitely room for ex- print for as many as 20 years,'' source of pollution, together housed in a small concrete are the two most critical areas pansion, both in our transmitter Dean Stangel said. with producing an environment blockhouse in the center of a of this research, according to facility and on our antenna site, "They clearly reflect the in which plugging agents can plot of barren West Texas Dr. Spuhler. The frequencies and we hope to use these two many changes in agriculture to be used and the time of original projects as a bridge to and animal husbandry which not live, as ways to control bio prairie owned by the college and within walking distance of the transmission must remain con- other projects with other or- have taken place during the logical pollution. stant so that the only variable ganization." past 43 years." "The food source for bacteria Tech campus. Passers-by seeing is the signal impulse itself. :______:_. ___:______the two 140-foot towers which is probably from pump lubri Tech's bleak transission and cants or secondary products support the Garnger antenna might easily mistake the facili receiving site has no windows formed by interactions of the ties for a conunercial radio sta so that a dust-free climate with various organisms. Some of the JVotice tion. controlled atmosphere can be algae in turn use phosphate and Inside the blockhouse, small, maintained at all times. The We are constantly receiving notices from the Post Qffjce nitrogen, commonly gained from multi-colored lights blink on massive transmitting antenna Department concerning second-class mail which is not deliver fertilizers,'' Miller continued. and off 24-hours-a-day as im is joined on the prairie by three able to incorrect or insufficient address. He recommended the use of pulses are sent by the Tech smaller ones connected to the Since each of these notices costs the Ex-Students Association chemicals which kiU the organ transmitter to receivers in Illi receiver. TEN CENTS, within a short time it amounts to a needless exM isms, dissolve the matter f~r nois and Canada. Other signals Four research assistants staff penditure of a considerable amount of money. easy removal, and are non-tox1c are transmitted in California the site at various times during We are therelore, requesting those who receive Tex Talks, to future water users, non-con and received in Lubbock. the hours between 8 a.m. and 5 when making a change of address, to notify us immediately, taminating and non-corrosive. The 38 K. W. transmitter be p.m. The duties involve con giving both the old and new address. Miller added that clay is an ing used in the University of stantly monitoring the equip Please use the attached form in requesting change ot address. other major plugging agent for Illinois experiment steps signals ment so that the proper signals water wells. This problem can from one channel to another and channels are maintained. NEW ADDRESS OLD ADDRESS be solved by "disaggregating" through a 160-channel, 4-band They also make changes and and dissolving the clay balls so range. Researchers in Illinois adjustments as they are called that they can be flushed and Canada note the time of ar for in the experiment. througlt the pores in the forma rival and direction of arrival With such a great impor tion and through the screening of these impulses. tance placed on time, synchro materials. A smaller bank of electronic nization, all station involved in "Commerical chemicals capa gear across the room from. the both projects rely on WWV, the Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated. ble of combatting the tendency transmitter houses the rece1ver National Bureau of Standards of clays to coagulate are avail used in the Stanford experi accurate readings. The 24-hour WAYNE JAMES Greenwich Mean time is the Exec1..1tive Secretary able,'' he said. ments. PAGE SIX TEX TALKS - SEPTEMBER, 1964 Diplomas ------, .------550 WANTED Historic Photo Addresses on two fonner Toread or editors from the early da.ys, HAL LARY, '29- Given To Tech Speaker Challenges SO and TOM MORRISON, A long-time Lubbock resident, '27-28. Anyone knowing their George W. Soash, has contribut whe reabouts please write: ed a large picture of one of Ralph L. Sellmeyer, Journal Texas' most colorful and out ism Depa rtment. Texas Teeh, s tanding pioneers to the South Summer Graduates Lubbock , T exas. west CoUection at T exas Tech. "If you are willing to ~ttle portunity to wipe out poverty "These are the people who ~~~~~~~~~~~ The pic ture, made in 1909 for things as they are today, in this land? fear change, who suppress initi- lS of Col. C. C. Slaughter, fam~ you will never achieve the great "Will you decide to leave the alive and who want conformity ous Texas rancher and close tomorrows; and if you blindly future a society where a man is in all things,'' he added. "These '390assPlans friend of Soash's father, W. P . accept today's truths, you will kept from sharing in our na- are the 'don't rock the boat' Soash. Slaughter presented the never make tomorrow's dis- tional life because of the color people who would let our so Reunion On 16-by-27-inch picture to the el coveries," John C. White, Texas of his skin, or the church he at- ciety stagnate rather than take der Soash as a token of their Conunissioner of Agriculture, tends, or the place of his birth, the necessary risks for future friendship. told more than 550 Texas Tech or will you join to give every greatness." 25th Year According to Soash, •'My fa graduates at sununer com- White believes that the big- ther knew quite a few of the mercemen t exercises Aug. 22. gest and most important job of A special reunion of the S il- big men of Texas, but I Jmow Speaking in Lubbock Munici- the educated elite of today is ver Anniversary Class (1939) in his eyes Texas never grew pal Auditorium on ''The Chal- to expand educationa l oppor- of Texas T echnological College any of them taller in the saddle lenge for Great Achievements," tunities for the coming genera- is planned for Saturday, Sep- than this man, Col. Slaughter." White told the Tech graduates, tions. tember 19th. ''A whole new society is in t he White quoted preside n t Reg istration w ill begin a t 9 In the early 1900's W. P . process of creation; broa d J ohnson's recen t address in a.m . in the Ex-Studen ts Asso- Soash bought 200,000 acres of changes are coming that can Ann Arbor, Mlch., w here he ciation office in the Student the Big Spring Ranch from transform this country, its peo- said, "The challenge of the next Union Build ing a nd will con- Slaughter, who told him, ''This pie and the way we live. half cen tury is w hether we have tinue to 5 p.m . Plains country you are now in "For better or for worse, the wisdom to use our wealth to A special reception will be will be the future breadbasket your generation has been a p- en rich and elevate our national held from 3 to 5 p.m . Special of the s tate of Texas." pointed by history to deal with life .... We have the oppor- guests a t the reception w ill be Born in Sabine County, the oldest son of George Webb Slaughter, Col. Slaughter was, E~~~~~E r~·~;~~:~~ l ~ i;~~:::~~~"~i~~ ~:~~ :E:i::.::·fo:::i:: ::":: by the a ge of 12, a cattle hand and by the time he was 17, ity." Gr~i~~~~ ~:ded, "From this ~~~t ~~: ~~:be~ obfe ~ ed~~ trading on his own. The 39-year-old White, serv- nigh t on, you graduates take a nd their w ives or husbands. An He moved to Freestone Coun ing his seven th term as Com- your place in helping shape this unusual program is pll:11lned missioner o( Agriculture, con- Great Society. I u rge you, this tha t should be of special in- ty in 1852 and became an ex· tinued, "The challenge you face Coil te rest to ea ch member of the pert on crossing cattle over" the is to create a destiny where t he JOHN C. WHITE n ee:Sg~o':gt~s :C~~~ tt ~~i s n ~ ~i~l~ class. Trinity River, a job for which meaning of our lives matches lenge. W e are confiden t you will S pecial effort is being m a de he was hired by trail herds from the marvelous products of our Amer ican the equal r 1 g h t s m eet it well." to get each member of the the Brazos River enrou te to labors. w hich are his birthrigh t? class of 1939 back to the cam - New Orleans and Red River "Y ou, as no other before you, " Will you leave t he fu t ure an p us for this 25th Anniversary ports. can come to grips with a man's America where educational op- StudentS 0£ Re union. About this time young Slaugh historic enemies - the Four portunities become the privilege Way ne James, Executive D i- ter began buying lumber in An H orsemen of the Apocalypse-- of the fortunate or will you rector of the Ex-S tudents Asso· derson County and sold it to those ancient scourges of war, initiate a gigantic push to help 236 Counties ciation, has announced that settlers around Dallas. With the famine, pestilence and death. our educational fa cilities match over 600 invitations have been m oney he bought wheat in Col 'Wars have been t he inesca p. the crushing demand ? A d T h m ailed to m embers of the class. lin County, put his oxen on the able heritage of man; war will And finally, will you leave tten ec Members of the class who have treadmill to grind the wheat in always be w ith us. But you the future an America slowly not r eceived an invitation are to. flour, sold it a t Magnolia and have the power to decide wheth- declining from a position of Texas Tech has s t uden ts from encouraged to immediately con- returned home w ith a profit of er our future wars will be the world leadership, or will you 236 Texas counties, 44 other tact the Ex-Studen ts Associa $520 for the three-month trip. senseless blood purges of na- strike new paths to keep Ame r- States and 31 fore ign countries, tion for additional information. With this profit he bought his tions, or the economic and ica strong enoug h to defend a Registrar's Office study of the A rch Lamb of Lubbock is uncle's interest in the s m a II ideological wars w hich stimu· against any e nemy - w i s e fall sem ester reveals. chairman of the 25th Anni- Sla ughter herd of 70 head. late nations to com petitive enough to seek peace among As would be expected Lub· versary Committee. greatness." nations?" bock Count y leads with 3,846 A special section at the foot- Having earlier noticed that White, w ho graduated from "If you take the wrong paths, students. bali game that nigh t between Brazos river cattle were super· T ech in 1946 with a degree in make t he wrong decision, you Dallas County has 906 stu- Mississip pi S tate University and ior in size and flesh to his own agriculture, added t hat famine m ay find your generation fac- den ts at Tech, and increase of Texas Tech Red Raiders is be cattle, Col Slaughter and his is not the dread terror of this ing still another group of Apo· 162 studen ts over the previous ing reserved for those mem father scouted westward for a countly as it is in other parts calyptic H orsemen called: prov- year. bers of the Class of 1939 that new range in the summer of of the world, but t hat under- erty, bigotry, ignorance and H ar ris County (Houston ) do not have season tickets. 1855. nourishment is. fear," he warned. sent 566 students. P la ns are being made to honor The herd had increased to "Despite our capacity to pro· White stated that the leaders, Other counties with large the mem bers of the 1938 foot- 1,500 head and Col. Slaughter duce more goods than we con- the "doers" of this world, are a num bers attending T ech were: ball team at the game. The '38 was in charge in 1856 when they sume, recent studies show that very limited group of people Tarrant (Fort W orth) 392, team was the team that went moved. to Palo Pinto County fully 20 per cent of our popula- who are bound to meet opposi- Midland 276, Potter 253, H ale u ndefeated throug h the regular and furnished beef to Fort Bel· tion exists on a sub-standard tion from the "less capable in 247, Ector 216, Taylor 189, and season and was defeated in the knap. diet," he said. society." Bexar 166 studen ts. 1939 Cotton Bowl game. By 1867 Slaughter was inter ested in the Northern markets. White told the graduates that r------;;;------~;_~_,;~;_;,;;;;.,; without great risks there will ..._ He sold 300 beeves to a Jeffer be no great rewards in this life. EX ~STO D ENT APPLICATION F OR 196-f t~OOTBALL TICK.£'TS son packing house at $35 a '"The society you are enter· Regular price game llekeu will be available oo the Eut and We.st side or the stadium Game ttekeu head, in gold, an unheard of ing is one of free enterprise in Will also be avalla.ble on the West side Ill the option fl.l"'eU at a. sureharge or 50 cenU In the $100 price for Texas steers. area--Sl In the $200 area The $100 Is loca.ted In the old part or the Jt&dlum between the 20 which you have much freedom and 40 yard llnes on the wen aide or the field, the $200 area lll In the new part or the JJtadlum be He continued to supply this to succeed and much freedom tween the 20 and 30 yard Une.s on each end. The new part or the atadlum Is the tower JJect!on or marke t on contract, and in 1868 seals around the rleld. A c:b~k Including 25 ~oU mailing c:barge mwt acc:ompany all ticket orders to fail," he continued. "Great To a.uure bellt aeau avallabk-. plaee you.r orders early. Individual game Uc"ket ordeflJ wUl be filled began driving t r a i 1 herds to accom plishments often demand AFTER aeaaon ticket orders are IUitd. Indicate the number of tlcket.s desired for each game In t.he Kansas markets. space prov1ded. Ticket. wtll be ma.lled after September 10 great self·sacrifices." In 1 8 71 Col. Slaughter "White said that lhe vision of No. or $100 Al"Q. $200 Area Tickets $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 Total brought shorthorn bulls from our ancestors in recognizing Kentucky to breed a herd of se Sept. 19--Missl.ulppl State (N) this fact has been richly re lected heifers, t h us becoming warded, and this nation today ~;H 26-Univenlty or Tua.s (N) one of the pioneers in improv is the result of their courage ing Texas Longhorns. and capacity to assume their Oct 24-8outhern Methodist IN) responsibilities. Nov. 7-West Tu.u State (N) One Df the orga nizers of the Northwest Texas Cattle Raisers ''Your task, the task of all Nov. H:-Wuhlngton State young people in America is to Association, Slaughter operated protect and increase this herit Nov. 21-Ark.ansa.s (Homecoming) in Palo Pin to and Young coun· ae-e." O C T OF TOW "!\ (;A 'I E:"i ties prior to 1887, when he es tablished his Long S Ranch on White cited the increase in Red Raider fana Will probably rteelve better cholee or tlckeu to out·of-town gamea: when ordering the nation's and the world's from- Ted\ than when oblalnlng them from the holt school. Southwest Confen!nce agreement.s require the headwaters of the Colorado population, adding, 'The onJy each boat aehool to allot prefert~U&l 11M!.U to all visiting te.am.a. River . way we can hope to deal with Oct 3-Texa.a AA::M University (N) $4.00 After this urne he continued t o add to his holdings until they the population explosion is with Oet 10-Texu Christian (N) $4.00 the knowledge explosion. Above totaled a million acres. With Oct. 17-Baylor Uolvenlty IN) all, we must have a civilization $4.00 cattle on three ranches, he was where human dignity is not Oct. 31-Rice UniVfflltY $4.00 the largest individual taxpayer sacrificed to a mass technology, in the state at that time. Malllng Charge ~ and individual liberty is not He kept a home in Dallas af suppressed by a mass psychol Total '--- ter 1870 and became interested ogy." Be ~ to enclose cheek or money order plw Ui cenu mailing charge with &JI order11 No Ucketl will in banking there. He also took be reaerved unleu check II sent In wilb ap~lleallon. Make all cheeks payable to TEXAS TECH COI.r White asked the Tech grad a hand in building the city Df uates, "Will you decide to i::: :t~III~:~:;I~IC~~ :::~ ' ~~~~ ~-~bttA 0~=~i~a~e:::::~• 2~~ Tech Co li n~. Lubbock , Da llas, and was noted for his leave the future a society where philanthropies. He died in Dal a man is condemned to hope NAME------Street No. las, J a n. 26, 1919. lessness because he was born At one time Slaughter's cat poor, or will you develop new City ------state------tle holdings covered an area 50 by 80 miles. I"'Oncepts of education and op- """------.J TEX TALKS - SEPTEMBER, 1964 PAGE SEVEN High School Dropouts Pose Problem Casey at the Bat, in the fam In any case, however, Dr schools with the breadth and ous poetic baseball game, had Fallon says that these statistics depth to cover academically tal- nothing on the high school droP build a case for personalized ented, those in the middle out, Dr. Bertie J. Fallon, a Tex counseling and show the im cz t n .bl as Tech professor of education, portance of the influence of the rca.:;r;stal:~edthe non-academ- usere rOSSl y has concluded individual teacher in salvaging Dr. Fallon says that •he po the dropout. tential high school dropout ke~o:;,cemo~r:~on~e:;~;i;sde~ Early /lommUnl.Sl tennined by the student's feel- ~ ~ usually has two strikes against ing o.( success or accomplish- him by the time the t'eacher has him in class. ment. A program is needed that A facinating personality of It was at precisely this time "In the first place, the drop enables every student to go as the 19th Century, who may that Cluseret suddenly decided out generally has a hostile home far as he can go." have been the original Com- to devote his life to "champion environment, which IS one Dr. Fallon adds that the munist roving revolutionary, is ing the causes of the downtrod strike against him," Dr. Fallon teacher is often confined with- being investigated by a Texas den masses!" in the boundaries of something Tech history professor. explained. 'The second strike There seems little doubt that called a grade standard, where- Object of the research is one comes when he finds hostility Cluseret was a clever and be by instruction is geared to a Gustave P. Cluseret, 1823-1900, in his other relationships out guiling "champion," as evidence standard based on a hypothet- and the inquiring Tech profes side the school and home." by the masses' belief in his "So the school gets to 'throw ical "nonn.'' sor is Dr. Lowell Blaisdell, who authenticity; and by his ability "We need to remember that has been in several European to get out of trouble as quickly the last ball'," Dr. Fallon con this is a statistical tenn, not countries digging up additional tinued. "And it is generally up a real person," Dr. Fallon said. information on the "culprit." as he seemed to get into it. to the teacher, whether the stu "Keeping this "nonn" in per- The wandering Mr. Cluseret For instance, in the United dent 'strikes out' or gets a home spective helps to prevent pun- was something of an enigma States when his activities were run!" ishing the potential dropouts, both for historians and for his questioned, he would ask for a Dr. Fallon says this is a tre as well as the talented students, contemporaries. It has never break, because he was a "friend mendous challenge to t h e who do not fall into this cate- been proved con c I us i v e I y ly foreigner jn a strange land", schools and to the individual gory." whether he was a "champion of when he was in France, he teachers; and that it is one Encouragement Shown the downtrodden," or a com- would get out of trouble by they are growing more aware Or. Fallon cites, as an en- plete scoundrel. But a look at claiming U. S. citizenship! of and continuously meeting. couraging sign of growing the record makes it pretty evi Cluseret participated in vari Dr. Fallon quotes some awareness of the dropout prob- dent that Cluseret was at least ous revolutions of the 19th Cen frightening statistics regarding tury , including the United DR. FALLON lem, the work being done by a "professional revolutionist," the school dropout. the West Texas School Study as well as a professional "patri- States Civil War, in which he "Only slightly more than half The teacher can't change the Council, composed of 23 area ot''-of several different coun- became a general for the North of all fifth-grade pupils finish conditions outside of school," schools and Tech. tries! Cluseret even got involved in high school; less than two he explained "But she can The Council is doing a reg- After researching Cluseret's U. S. politics in the election of thirds of those in the ninth change some things in this sit- ional analysis on the causa- life, Dr. Blaisdell is more and 1864 John C. Fremont, the first grade remain through grade uation.'' tive factors of dropouts which more of the opinion that the ad- Republican candidate for Presi 12." "Most of the time school is will be completed in July venturer was decidedly ''on the dent, had run in 1856, and was "Persons lacking a high one of the friendliest places, jf The survey is designed to find ;coundrel side." trying to make a comeback dur school diploma are the first to not the only friendly place the out why the fonner student Dr. Blaisdell studied informa ing the Civil War. Fremont ran feel the results of the diminish potential dropout knows, even dropped out of school, how his tion in London, England, at the as an independent Republican ing demand for unskilled labor, though he may find himself in schooling helped. current in- British Museum and newspaper against Lincoln, and Cluseret and are at the greatest disad conflict there, too." he said come, the jobs he's held since collections of the British Mu edited the newspaper run by vantage in periods of high un ''The teacher can capitalize on leaving school and his current scum. He got more information Fremont forces employment.'' this, and with a little guidance occupation and interests. at the Bibliotheque Nationale Delinquency Hlgb In addition to the Civil War and understanding, one teacher It is sent to former students in Paris, France, and additional in this country and lhe Risorgi "Juvenile delinquency is 10 showing interest can make the of the area schools, beginning insights at the archives in Ge times more frequent among mento in Italy, Cluseret par difference." with seventh garde classes of neva and Berne, Switzerland, ticipated in a war in Germany dropouts than among high the years 1953, 1954, and 1955, and Turino, Italy. school graduates." and finally, in the ''Commune Another aspect of the drop- and includes dropouts and high "I got a lot of information, of Paris" in 1871 "And, what is most unfortun out problem is educaung the school graduates from these but a lot of frustration, too," ate, communities having a large public to the importance of classes who did not go to col- Dr. Blaisdell laughs. "For in- In the Paris uprising, Cluse percentage of dropouts tend to keeping students in school. lege. stance, in Switzerland I could- ret was the military command perpetuate this problem. Since For instance, there are the A stamped, self-addressed n't get access to some of the er of the radicals, during the the dropout is more limited than obvious financial benefits of ed- envelope is provided with each files on all of Cluseret's ques same time that Karl Marx was the higher educated individuals, ucation - the high school grad- survey, which the fonner stu- tionable activities in that coun becoming known in London he tends to stay in the same uate can expect to earn an dent may sign if he wishes, or try." Another communist connec place, while the others can and average of $30,000 more, over remam anonymous. "The same was true in Italy tion is mdicated from Cluseret's do move to places where the a lifetime, than a high school At the same time schools in for parts of the information,'' exile in Geneva, Switzerland, best opportunities are." dropout; his earnings will ex- the Study Council are doing he added "Especially certain from 1872 to 1878. During this time he wrote his memoirs, in "So we find a developing ceed by $50,000 those of some- a self-evaluation, and conduct- aspects of Cluseret's role in the cumulative mediocrity in a com one who quits at the end of the ing personal interviews as well Risorgimento. when Italy be cluding his own "recipe for street fight;ng." Years later munity with many dropouts," eighth grade; a college grad- as mailings. In all, the study came a united country after the Dr. Fallon Said. uate's income will be $178,000 is in greater depth than any invasion of Sicily and Southern when Lenin lived in Geneva during the 1900's. one of his Dr Fallon describes the higher over a lifetime. particular study of its type con- Italy by Garibaldi" first acts was to translate "typical" dropout as being Also, because of the correla- ducted in Texas in the past, Cluseret did participate in about 16 years old; often mark tion between juvenile delinquen- Fallon said that war, but Italian officials Clus:?ret's memoirs into Rus ing time, waiting to reach the sian, anticipating the Russian age when he may legaJJy quit ~fet~das ~chr:.ll ~~::s~~~ :~: In the meantime, the omi- :::~a~l~l~llr~~u~~=~~f~~m~fo~~ Revolution school. Even though Cluseret was "He is most likely to quit ~~~~·~~~all youth to finish ~~·u's:'v~fr~fi.i!~~~~~~!.~: ~~gu;:.:! :;~peoed more than busy writing while in Geneva, between the ninth and tenth it seems he never got too busy or between the tenth and elev "I~~~~~:S ~e:~;~~~s ex- the school catching, and the po- w;~~s~~=~eli::!~e d;::-~; :ev~~~ to indulge in a little free, if enth grades. It is especially pensive - to build classrooms tential dropout always at bat- tions, and many revolutionists, somewhat questionable, enter likely that he will not return prise. after a summer vacation. Dr. Blaisdell is convinced "As a rule the dropout has ~!:u;~el~~·'t~~ ~~.. ~~ ~~~~~~d~~~~~~~~nJr:~ni~:~ ~~r~~f::~;rp~~:::£~!~~~ that, if it materializes, a book on the life of Cluseret would shunned participation in extra in France, Cluseret be- curricular activities, and he vi::.'~s t!:s:S~~~alof~n~i:~ _o_ut_"_an_d_in_t_o_o_b_h_·"'_·o_n_.--- it.'~orn prove, even to the skeptics, may have failed to become part that truth and history are in of a social group within the ~z~l ~~~~ b:co;~o~c:~~: Fort Richardson ~~~eu!it~~t~~;~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~ deed stranger- -and more inter school. out one is at a disadvantage Italy, took residence in Swit esting-than fiction! "Usually his relationships financially, vocationally and so- Article Published zerland for a time, and finally, with his teachers and many cially. became a Frenchman again of his fellow students indicate Dr Fallon sees a great chal- Donald W Whisenhunt, Tex- His career began on a normal Texu T,.eh Exu attending the Red Raider- Tuu ""'M football tension, suspicion and strain. lenge, not only to the teacher, as Tech teaching assistant in note, as an officer in the French game In College Station on October poor attendance record, but also to the school, in taking history, has published an article Regular Anny. He had even 3 are lnvlt!Kl to a. IPf.Cial rttepUon His The Bry;ul.·Collece Station Chap lack of interest and failure to the time to provide the kind of in a recent issue of the West helped put down a ''revolt of ter or the EX·StudenUI A.S•oclatlon cooperate have contributed to program where the potential Texas Historical Association the masses" during a French will bolt a. re"epUon Cor a.ll Tech IUPPOrteu In the AAM Memoria.! his being behind his class. dropout can have success. Yearbook. Revolution in 1848. Student Center. 1horUy before game "His parents are usually un 'This does not imply that The article, entitled "Fort Dr. Blaisdell believes Cluseret Ume The Student Center 11 acrou the street trom the football •t.adlum. impressed with the value of ed they should lower their stand- Richardson," describes the role would probably have remained Chapter Pruldent Bill JackiOn ':S3 ucation; often they openly ards," he said. But rather to that the fort played in frontier a respectable officer, devoting hu announced tha.t Double T"• w!U be distributed t~ ~~. tho•e attending. scorn 'book learning.' In addi realize that there is a limita- defense as the most northern his time to putting down revolts tion, they might regard school tion to the hypothesis that all military post on the Texas fron- instead of leading them, had it FOitT \\OKTII t- :Xt.:~ "\tU::T as a financial burden which not students can benefit from tier, from the time of its estab- not been for a "blanket swin- The Fort Worth Chapter will ha.ve strictly academic curricula." lishment in 1867 until its aban- die" in 1858 a ta.mlly·type"' plenlc Saturda.y. only costs something to keep September 12 at the Earne.t Allen the child in, but also deprives Dr. Fallon says that more donment in 1878, when it was The blankets of many of the Ranch from ~ to & p.m vocational training is needed no longer necessary. enlisted men had been disap- All Fort Worth Exu and their the family of money he could Ca.mll1u a.re er.couraged to atttnd be contributing to the budget." for the type of student who During its eleven years of pearing. Cluseret was evidently Each ta.mlly I• reque.ted to brine Overemphasis On School cannot profit maximally from existence Fort Richardson had selling them at quite a profit, lht1r own food. Dr. Fallon points out that in academic curricula, and adds, as one of its commanders the and in addition, managed to n)OTRALL FI"L '1" some cases, however, the par "Of course, any youngster needs renowned officer Randall S. blame an army sergeant for the A numbe:r of the Chapttrl or the ents have tended to put an all of the academic curricula Mackenzie, for whom Lubbock's thefts. The sergeant was cleared Ex-StudenUI A!!J!GCiatlon Will be: 1how1nc rnm1 or the Texu Tech overemphasis on schooling, he can absorb, but some drop- Mackenzie Park is named and the real culprit discovered, Red Ra.ldeu· football pmu ..ch making exaggerated demands outs will not be able to go too The fort designed to protect but Cluseret managed to get week thll fall. Exea lnten!l8ted In eeelnc the rum a.re encour&l"ed to for high perfonnances and caus far academically" settlers from the wild bands of the story "covered up," so to oontact Ulelr loeal Cha.pttr Prul ing the child to rebel and wish He feels part of the answer Indians that occasionally raided speak, and got by with only a denl or lh• E.x·Studente Allocla.Uon orrlee In Lubbo<:k. to leave school. lies in comprehensive high the settlements t.:ourt martial. PAGE EIGHT TEX TALKS - SEPTEMBER, 1964 OFFICIAL BALLOT Note: Representatives from the Association's even·numbered dill· trlet.s shall be elected !rom tile ballot below, according to the ex· .!ltudenta population In each district. Odd-numbered distrlct.s will tlect repre.entattves In 19~. VOTE FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR ASSOCIATION DISTRICT ONLY. lC you are In doubt aa to your dlatrlct number, please cheek the maps. The persons whose na.mes appear below have been nominated by the nominating committee In each dlatrlet, but a write-in ballot Is provided at the bottom or the page so that you may vote otherwise It you wtah. Wrtt.e clearly your name and address and year or gTaduatlon, or year scheduled to grad uate. If you use the wrtte-ln ballot, place no other mark bY his or her name. The name or the candidate appears beside the number ot his district N0"0 ~EES FOR DISTRICT REPRESENTATn'ES TO THE EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL DISTRI CT NO. 2 (Two Representatives To Be Elected) 1. W E. "Bill" Nelli '36 Borger 2. David Thompson '158 Borger 3. Tom Abraham '32 Canadian 4 BobbY Byrd '159 Wheeler D ISTRICT NO. 4 (1 Representative To Be Elected) ) 1. Ned Bradley '40 Floydada DISTRICT NO. 6 (2 Representatives To Be Elected) 1. Bruce Zorn.11 '36 Brownfield 2. Dr. Berry Squyres '44 Denver City 3. F. L. Ballard '55 Le-velland • AssottA"TtON 4 James M. Cunningham '150 Whiteface DISTRICT NO. 8 THE UNITED STATES is divided into Ex-Stu- are in Texas, while Districts 30-36 are made up C2 Representatives To Be Elected) 1.. Jim Humphreys '47 Gutherie dent districts in the above map. Districts 1-29 of various other states. 2. Jack Lott '159 Post 3. Al Ray Cooper '36 Ralls 4. Walker Watkins '30 Rnlls DISTRICT NO. 10 (1 Representative To Be Elected) 1 John Tom Baker 'lH Denison 2. Joe Nichols '36 Derr.ton Calhoun Is Prexy Nominee 3. Charles Scaling, Jr. '56 Bellview D ISTRICT }1."0. 12 Frank Calhoun '56, Abilene, nations from the floor at its Dallas Chapter and has served (2 Representatives To ~ Elected) fall meeting. 1. Roy Butler '151 Andrews was nominated for president of several terms as District Rep 2. Jack Keen '42 Andrews the Ex-Students Association for Calhoun, partner in the law resentative to the Ex-Students 3. Randy Pendleton '62 Andrews firm Byrd, Shaw, Weeks and 4 Jerry Bell '59 Lamesa Association Council. 1965 by the nominating com Calhoun of Abilene, is currently The Dallas realtor is one of DISTRICT XO. 11 (2 Representatives To Be Elected) mittee August 8. serving as first vice president three Tech Representatives on ) 1 Bob Beckham '56 Abilene The committee also nominat of the Association. Calhoun has the Cotton Bowl Athletic As ) 2. J. B. FTaley '58 Abilene served as a member of the Tex sociation Council. 1 3. James Lauderdale '34 Abilene ed Don Anderson '48, Crosby l 4. James Snyder '41 Baird ton, as first vice president and as Tech Loyalty Fund Board of A widely known El Vaso ) Wayne Gibbens '59 Breckenridge Trustees and as second vice ) 6. James Caldwell Abilene C. H. Cummings '34, Lubbock, architect, Ralph Davis '34, has second vice president. president of the Association. served a number of years as DISTRICT ~0. 16 (3 Representatives To Be Elected) Nominations were made for For two years he was chairman District Representative to the 1. Hugh English '48 Dallas three directors with tenns of of the academic recruiting com Ex-Students Association Coun 2. E. R. IGeneJ Mitchell '34 Dallas ml ttee of the Association and 3. T. c. Root '49 Da\1u three years each. They are: cil and is a member of the 4. Earl Sears '48 Dc.llas Guion Gregg '41, Dallas; Ralph chairman of the Texas Tech Texas Tech Century Club. 5. Mrs. LeRoY Koonsman participation in Abilene CLASP (Toni Bannister '1:16) Garland Davis '34, El Paso; Andy Davis is associated with two 6 Wallace Wilson '57 Irving Behrends '51, Amarillo. in 1961 and 1963. other Tech Exes in the arclU 7. Scott Arbuckle '57 Richardson Anderson, a widely known The three director nominees tectural firm of Davis, Foster IHSTRICT ~0. 18 South Plains farmer, has serv and Thorpe in El Paso. This (1 R.(opresentatlve To Be Elected) will fill the terms or three per ed as director of the Associa sons whose terms expire this firm has been the architect for IHSTRICT NO. 20 tion for a three-year term and a number of buildings on the Cl Representative To Be Elected) year. Those directors with 1. Dr. Moody Alexander '54. Odessa terms expiring December 31 is currently second vice presi Tech campus, 2. Tom Morrta '31 Odcsaa dent. He has also served as a Andy Behrends '51, has serv are Rob Brown '58, Throckmor UlSTRICT N O. 22 District Representative and is ed the past three years as a ton; P. A. Lyon, Jr. '42, Spear (1 Representative To Be Elected) currently chairman of the Tex member of the Texas Tech l, Bob H Northington '152 Ballinger man; Julian Simpson '49, Mid as Tech Century Club. Loyalty Fund Board of Trus 2. W. R. Hickman '43 Coleman land. 3. Bill Pfluger '60 San Angelo Cliff Cummings '34 is secre tees. 4. Max Pre.ston '15( San Angelo The corrunittee also nomi tary-treasurer of Furr Foods Behrends is married to the OISTRICT l\'0. 24 nated District Representatives Inc. of Lubbock. Cummings was former Kitty Mills '51. At Tech (1 Representative To Be Elected) to the even numbered districts. 1 AI Kincheloe '50 San Antonio chairman of the 1963 Texas he was president of the sopho 2. Sid Sellgmann '61 san Antonio These nominations appear on Tech Century Club and is cur more class, the Aggie Club and the ballot printed on this page. J)ISTRICT ~0. 26 rently a member of the Texas the Saddle Tramps. He was a (3 Representatives To Be Elected) The nominees for association Tech Loyalty Fund Board of member of the Supreme Court 1. W. L. "BJll" Adair '150 Houston 2 Trent Campbell '32 Houstorr. officers and directors will be Trustees. and was junior class favorite. 3. Miss Jerry Denton '57 Houston presented at the Homecoming The Lubbock executive is al Behrends, who is associated 4 Mrs. E. E. Ezell (Pat Cassidy '159) Houston ti. Jack Grundy '34 Houston meeting of the Ex-Students so chairman of the Associa with Travelers Insurance Com 6. H. H. Hinson '34 Houston Council. The Council, composed tion's Long Range Planning pany in Amarillo, helped or 7. Mrs. JackS. McCabe CHarrlet Hendeuon '151:1) Houston of the District Representatives, Committee. ganize the Amarillo Chapter of l 8. C. J Rollo '30 Houston Chapter Presideots, all Past Guion Gregg '41 is a well the Ex-Students Association I>ISTRICT XO. 28 Presidents of the Association, known Dallas realtor. A textile and was president in 1961. He Cl Representative To Be Elected) and members of the Executive engineering major at Tech, was Tech's chairman in Ama 1. Noah cunningham '37 Corpus Christl 2. George Strickland '56 Corpus Chl1stl Board will accept other nom.i- Gregg is past president of the rillo CLASP in 1963. 3. Robert J. Cavazos '515 Kingsville DISTRICT XO. 30 (3 Representatives To Be Elected) ) 1. Mrs. Tommy Spillman (Shirley Stepheos '61) Enelo, Call!. 2. Floyd L. Williams '40 Norlh Hollywood, Call! 3. James Toothacker '315 San Diego, saur 4 Don Dilley '156 San FTanctsco, Calif. 5. Mlas Nell Quain '61 Sao FTanclllco, Call!. 6. Royce Blankeoshtp '49 santa Barbara, Call!. 7. George Wilmoth '49 Santa Barbara, Calif. 8. Rex Tynu '4.0 Las Vegas, Nevada 9. Lyndell Sharp '49 Seattle, Wash. DISTRICT ::0.'0. 32 (1 Representative To Be Elected) ) 1. Mrs. Ashley Loftin cNeta Morgenso '37) Albuquerque, N.M 2. Robert D. Echola '60 Clovla, N.M 3. Wayne Bowl" '00 Santa Fe, N.M 0JSTR1CT XO. 3-1 C2 Repreaentatlves To Be Elected) ) 1. Mrs. Joyce Burgesa (Joyce Tharp '157) Tulsa Okla. 2. Glenn Cary '56 Little Rock, Ark. 3. conner Russell '37 New Orleans, La. 4 Roy Butler '49 Ardmore, Okla 15. Eddie Henaorr.- '158 Tulaa, Okla. 6. Gerald W Ruuell '65 Tulsa, Okla. DISTRICT NO. 36 (1 Repreaentatlve To Be Elected) 1 Arion Groves '62 Huntsville, Ala. 2. Wilbur Jarrott '68 Mtaml, Fla. 3 Bill Stevena '153 Jackson, Miu. 4 A- J. Hewett '29 Greerr.sboro, N.C. 5. Don Maddox '34 Gutonla, N.C. 6. W. B. Hill '~3 Roxboro, N.C. WRITE-IN-BALLOT ..______From District No, ___ Name o! Candidate ------ Signed Year ot Graduauo'"----- Or Year With Whlcll You Duire AftiiLatlon ------RETURN BALLOT TO BOX 4009 LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79409 BY SEPTEMBER 23, 1964 ASSOCIATION DISTRICTS 1-29 are shown in the map above. Districts follow county boundary lines. Homecoming Set Nov. 20-21 * Th* * Festivities C . B. ornton To Be S eaker Start Friday P A memorable time mdeed a- +'1ixfAIJ(S • waits all exes who return to the At Dmner campus for the 1964 Homecom- ce ing, scheduled for November 20 and 21. NOVEMBER, 19b4 The big news is out! With a record enrollment of Texas Tech Century Club students the annual Homecom members will hear no less a ing observance is expected to be personage than the honorable one of the best yet, both in Charles Bates "Tex" Thornton number of students participat '35, chainnan of the board of ing and in activities planned, Litton Industries, when they ex-student leaders have an attend the fourth annual din nounced. ner meeting of the organization on Friday night before Home- Homecoming will officially cormng. get underway at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, with a meeting of the Thornton follows three other Ex-Students Association Execu nationally known speakers for tive Board and the Texas Tech the distinguished organization Loyalty Fund Trustees. Previous speakers have been the Honorable Lyndon B. John At noon Friday, all past pres son m 1961, Congressman idents of the Association will George Mahon in 1962 and na meet for a luncheon. tional television newsman Frank The Student Homecoming Blair in 1963. Committee will be honored The Texas Tech Century Club guests at a luncheon given by is an organization of ex-stu the Executive Board and the dents and friends of the college Loyalty Fund Trustees. which was founded May 10, Following several luncheons 1961, to aid and support Texas at 1 :30 p.m. will be the annual Technological College and its meeting of the Ex-Students As programs for its students, ex sociation Council in the upstairs students and the state. ballroom of the Student Union. "The objective of the club is The main item of business will to serve Tech, to promote scores be the election of Association of persons not supporting the officers. college in a manner commen Also at this annual business surate with their means to give meeting policies for the coming a large measure, to form a broad year will be set. Members of solid base from which the an the Ex-Students Council are nual Loyalty Fund will extend those representatives from the upward, and to gain proper 35 Association districts over the recognition for Texas Tech Col U.S., chapter presidents as weU A color picture of the most outstanding float in the 1963 Homecoming parade is presented lege on a state wide basis," as past presidents and executive Wayne James, executive direc board members. President Floyd Miss Jan Weaver, 1964 float chairman of Delta Delta Delta, by Wayne James, executive di tor has pomted out. Read will preside at the meet rector of the Ex·Students Association. Miss Weaver's sorority won the award in 1963. The pic There were 130 charter mem ing. AJl exes are invited to at ture was presented at the first float meeting this fall. looking on is Rollin Herold of Herold bers of the Texas Tech Century tend the meeting. Photo. The Ex-Students Association and Herald Photo each year present campus organiza Club in 1961. Membership has Promptly at 6 p.m. the fourth tions entering a float with a color picture of their entry. In addition to the pictures, Lucian continued to grow until there annual dmner meeting of the Thomas of Thomas Jewelers presents trophies to the winners of each division. are now more than 200 mem Texas Tech Century Club is bers. scheduled for the main ball Membership is accorded those room of the Student Umon. who contribute $100 or more Charles Bates "Tex" Thornton per year to the Texas Tech '35, chairman of the board of Loyalty Fund. Any amount al Lit •on Industries, will be fea Tech Board To Seek ready given to the 1964 Loyalty tured speaker at the dinner. Fund can be counted towards Honored gue.sts at the dinner Century Club membership, ac- will be those members of the Med, Dental Schools (Contlnued on Page S) (Continued on Page 2) Texas Tech's board of d1rectors voted unammously recendy to ------ submit a request to the Texas Commiss1on on H1ghcr EducatiOn for estab!.shment of both a school of mcd1cme and a sc hool of dentistry. 'Old 401' Is The unexpected move was the latest m a senes of steps taken dunng the past yea r by d1rectors to enlarge the scope of the college's academic act1vit1es under an "eight year program of progress." Here At Last Manuel DeBusk, director from Dallas, made the motion to seek and on-the-spot teaching in The historic Burlington Line's the medical school, and it was struction. Fort Worth and Denver engme given a second by director Al In other action the board : No. 401 and 1ts tender was pre Allison of Levelland. 1. Approved completion of the sented to the West Texas Mu DeBusk said ''Texas Tech south portion of the library seum for permanent display re shoud submit a request to the basement, expected to cost ap cently in a ceremony on the Commission of Higher Educa proximately $87,000; Tech spur. tion for a school of medicine. 2. Delayed discussion on cam- The oil-burning steam loco- The board recognizes," DeBusk pus parking problems until a mouve, built by the Baldwin contmued, "that time is short study can be completed; Locomotive Co. 10 1923, was and a condition of emergency 3. Postponed final approval of donated by the Burlington Lines exists. The request should be the written board policy, and of Texas. submitted with reasonable 4. Heard a comprehensive re- speed," he added porl from Dr Gerald W H. C. Murphey, Burlington Allison declared "the time for Thomas, dean of the school of president, made the official pre action is now, and we must seek agriculture. sentauon to Mark Hailey, West the medical school to keep pace Earlier this year the board Texas Museum president. with the educational needs of listed numerous schools such as E. L. Simmons, Burlington our area and state." law, pharmacy and others which president in Texas; w. E. Juge, Location Not l\1entloned would be taken to the Commis- Burlington freight traffic man There was no men lion in the sion of Higher Education with ager; and other local railroad brief motion of where the medi requests for approval officials were present along cal school, if approved, would At that time a school of medi- with Tech ofricials and board be located. cme was discussed, but there members and members of the It is not manda lory that such was an indication that the re- museum board. Santa Fe Rail- a facility be located on the quest would be delayed. road officials were also invited. "mother campus" of the parent By com- Tech Board Chairman Wright educatioral institution. vo~i~~ ::r;~ ~~e~e Med1cal schools in Texas, or mission, the Tech directors have to~~~o~~eof p;:~e~or~~ i~: elsewhere, usuaUy are located in taken only the first step in what Fort Worth and Denver Ra.il- a community which has an op the road erational county hospital, which coti~w~e~ . l~g .fJ~~~\old treats indigent patients, to al board, "we must act and act The Tech spur is located west low intern training programs (Continued on Pa.ge 4.) of the coliseum. PAGE TWO TEX TALKS - NOVEMBER, 1964 BB Outlook Appears Good For New Season By JOE SNEED Denney, an Amarillo senior, Toreador Sports Editor averaged 17,5 pomts a contest last time out. Malaise had a With four starters and two 15.6 average. returning all-conference choices, The other returnees are Nor Texas Tech's Red Raiders are man Reuther (6-6, 13.2) and set to begin the SWC basketball Glen Hallum 16-5, 119). race a slight favorite to come Two other lettermen, Russ out on top of the heap. Wilkinson and Royce Woolard, The tttle chase should be a are also back good one, with defending champ Tom Patty, who averaged 13.9 Texas A&M, Texas, SMU, and points a game, is the only grad Tech all scheduled to be in the uated starter thick of things. Tech will open the '64-'65 Coach Gene Gibson Dub Malaise Harold Denney Last year Coach Gene Gib campaign Dec. 2, against Mc son's Raiders came up with a Murry in Lubbock. New Mexico, 16-7 season's record, and a sec Arizona, Wyoming, Oklahoma, one!. place finish in the confer Nebraska, and Colorado will all ence at 11-3. furnish non-conference opposi Harold Denney, 6-8 center. tion before the Sugar Bowl 35 Local Officers Attend and Dub Malaise, a 5-11 guard Tournament in New Orleans, were both on loop all-star squads Dec. 29-30. With the Raiders in last season, and both are back that one wiiJ be Vanderbilt, Waco Chapter Conference Georgia Tech, and Louisville. * * * Southwest Conference com petition gets underway Jan. 5, More than 35 Ex-Student Frank Calhoun '56, Abilene, Tech University" on the Holi- Basketball when Tech travels to Austin to chapter officers from through- first vice president of the Ex- day Inn's marquee. take on Texas. out Texas attended the Third Students Association, spoke on Assistmg Dowell and James Last game out of league com Annual Chapter Officers Con- the "Objective of the Associa- in planning the conference was petition for the Raiders will be ference at the Holiday Inn in tion." Bill Bales '53, Tyler, co-chair Schedule the Phillips 66ers m Lubbock Waco, October 17. The Fort Worth chapter offi- man of the Association's Chap- Jan 16. Kenneth P_ Dowell '44 of Dal- cers were in charge of refresh- ter Relations Commntee. Dec. McMurry Lubbock lasnce' ~eh~ci~~aosv~fck~~e o~~~~ ments between ~49e t~•lsectio~s. Assisting in a hospitality room Dec. N.Mex Albuquerque e Joe France . ~J er, ViCe for the wives of those attendmg Dec. Arizona Tucson registration at 1 p.m. president of the East Texas the conference was Mrs. Marion Dec.l2 Wyoming Lubbock Homecoming The conference was divided chapter, spoke on "Successful Crow, Houston; Mrs. Ken Dow Dec.l6 Oklahoma Norman into two major sections. The Chapter Operations." ell, Dallas; Mrs. Pat Thurman. (Continued from P age 1 ) title of the first section was "Outstanding Chapter and Austin; Mrs. Charles Stokes '40, Dec.l9 Nebraska Lubbock "The Importance of Texas Tech Ex-Student Activities" was the Garland; and Mrs. Kmdy Law- Dec. 21 Colorado Lubbock Tech faculty and staff who have ~: :::onr~~~?:;t.:a~u.~~! jitle or a talk given :Y Wayn~ ler •53 of Tyler. Dec. 29 Sugar Bowl Tourna retired durmg the past year. 0 ment, New Orleans The spirits of the students as Influence of Your Chapter and ~:;es~?gt~~~~~ive~:i~ ~ ~. ;======; 0 Dec. 30 Sugar Bowl Tourna well as those of the exes are ment, New Orleans expected to soar with the giant Yo~~· w. M. Pearce '34, vice ~~~n~is;:~~ ~~~~e~~l~n u~~ Is This Newspaper pep rally at 7:30 p.m. Friday, ~~e~~;n~ f:;e,a~~~=m~~e a~~~ ~=~t :~~pt~~.different Ex-Stu- Addressed Correctly? Jan. 4 Texas Austm Nov. 20, at the Southwest Con 1 Jan. 9 Arkansas Lubbock ference Saddle Tramp Circle. address of the conference. Dr. Pat Thurman '50, Austin, A new postal r uling now In These pep rallies, held around a Jan. 16 PhiUips 66ers Lubbock Pearce spoke on the college's spoke on "Chapter Financing effect mor e t ha n d o ubles t he huge bonfire with thousands of plans for the future. and Special Projects." cost of ba,•ln g m all returned Jan. 26 SMU Lubbock students chanting the collt>ge '------Following the adjournment to our office because of a n Jan. 30 TCU Fort Worth yells and songs, are colorful and at 5 p.m., the group attended a incorrect address. T his In something that will send the reception and buffet supper, creased cost - from Z¢ to Feb. Baylor Lubbock old s c h o o I spirit coursing Pantex Group sponsored by the Ex-Students 10¢ -means t hat It is vital- Feb 6 Rice Lubbock through the veins of any ex at Association Office. ly important for us to keep Feb. 9 A&M College Station tending. More than 450 Tech exes and our mailin g Ust UJ)-to-date. Feb. 13 SMU Dallas Just after the pep rally, at Renews Grant friends ate at the buffet and \VIII you please notify t he Feb.l6 Texas Lubbock 8:30 p.m., the Homecoming several hundred more attended Ex-Students Assoclatlon of Queen will be crowned m front the reception prior to the Tex- any change of address or box Feb 20 Rice Houston of the Science Building, on the For Research as Tech-Baylor University foot- number so t hat these addl Feb. 23 Baylor Waco library parkmg lot. Her identity ball game. ttona.l charges can be a.\•otd- Feb 26 TCU Lubbock will not be revealed until the The Pan tech p R.I Regis- Greeting those arriving early ed! Your cooperation is most Mar Arkansas Fayetteville actual coronation ceremonies tered Bull Sale Assn., made up to attend the conference were urgent ly requested. Classes of 1945-64 will hold 28 4 their reunions in the Student cattleof cooperatorsat Tech's whoKillgore have Beefbeef lth:e,~w~o~rd~s~~, ~·w~el~co·m·errlTfeJxa~s~~fJlr~~====--.::M::•::.r__:~A=&M=~rlijJL~u~b~bo~c~k Union Buildmg at 9 p.m. fol Cattle Center here, voted to lowing the queen coronation, renew a $1,591 research grant and at 9 :30 p m., the classes of to be used by a Tech graduate 1925-45 will meet tn the Cap student at the Center rock Hotel in downtown Lub Paul Dauer, PanhandJe ranch bock for a get-together All er and treasurer of the group, members of these classes are announced the renewal for the urged to attend their reunions third consecutive year and pre and greet old friends and school sen ted the check to Dr. George mates F. Ellis, manager of Tech's re The annual Homecoming pa search fann and the Killgore rade, always an extremely col Center orful event, will usher in the "The cooperators are happy Saturday Homecoming activi to make this grant available to ties. The parade will start at further research at the Cen 10 a.m. in doY.rntown Lubbock ter," Dauer said in presenting and proceed out Broadway, fi the grant. nally breaking up at the campus Dr. Ellis said the money will entrance be used to finance a graduate Four Lubbock business firms student in animal husbandry will be hosts to a huge ex from Tech to conduct research student luncheon at 11:30 am at the Pantex research farm re in the Municipal Coliseum, pro lating to beef cattle improve viding lunch for those exes and ment. their wives, husbands or dates "The plans call for this grad who wish to attend. Sponsoring uate student to take graduate merchants are Furr's Cafeter level courses on lhe main Tech ias, Furr's Super Markets, Dun campus in Lubbock and conduct lap's and Frontier Stamps. all his research at Pantex," Dr. The day's climax will be the Ellis said. 2 p.m meeting of Texas Tech Dr Gerald W. Thomas, Tech and Arkansas on the gridiron agriculture dean, made the offi of Jones Stadium cial acceptance address for the All exes are asked to regis college and called the grant a ter m the Student Union or at great step forward and an aid one of the downtown hotels. By to the cattle industry. so doing they will be given a "The two other student as complete schedule of all home sistants who have received this grant in the past have benefit Houston Chapter Officers coming activities inc I u ding ted greatly from them," Dean thO Group at reception before the dinner. This group had so much fun they are ready to do it again! -. / - They listened and visited. ' <' Arch lomb, master of ceremonies. Old friends get together. Copies of these photographs may be ordered from the Ex-Students office. For 5 x 7 size send $1 .00 plus 25c for postage. For Sx 10 size send $1.50 plus 25c for postage. President's Hostesses. PAGE SIX TEX TALKS - NOVEMBER, 1964 St. Albans Preston Smith Chronicled By Speal\:s To Tech Prof Tech Faculty A Texas Tech history profes "Education and training are sor has played a part in the going to be the keys to the fu commemoration of an event that ture of both the individual citi took place 100 years ago and zen and the entire state," Texas 2,000 miles away- a Confeder Lt. Gov. Preston Smith told an ate raid on St. Albans, Vt. audience at Texas Tech here re Dr. Oscar A. Kinchen, long cently. time Tech history professor, published a book in 1959 called Lt. Gov. Smith, speaking to "Daredevils of the Confederate members of the Tech faculty Army," the little-known story and the Tech chapter of the of the St. Albans raiders. Texas Association of College Teachers, told the group, "Not He was contacted by the St. nearly enough of our young peo Albans Chamber of Commerce ple are getting college educa and invited to participate in tions, qnd in our present econ that Vermont town's centennial omy lack of educa lion may commemoration of the event, doom them to menial, unsatis which was New England's only fying jobs, or perhaps even to Civil War action. unemployment.'' Local historians, and some state and national oCCicials, In his talk on · "Prospects for gathered in St. Albans Aug. 28 Higher Education in Texas," Lt. 29 Gov. Smith outlined the recom and · Th ese three were members of the Class of 1939 which recently celebrated their 25th onniver- mendations of Gov. Connally's sary with a program at the college. left to right is Dean of Men l ewis Jones, John H. Boum· 25-member committee on edu th~~~e~p~~~!r ~~~- ~;to~~ cation beyond the high school. ~~- ~aa;t~r . R~~ch;~~sinf:i~~nd _ g:_a_r_d_ne_r_ an_d_ R_o_b_ert_ L_. _M_a_s_o_n,_a _ll _o_n_ th_e_T_e_c_h_f_ac_u_lty..:_,------ which began working in 1963, 0 and reported back to the Gov· and teacher at Iowa University ernor Aug. 31. many years ag.o. Dr. Kinchen dedicated his "The broad recommendations 1959 book to Dr. Livingston, can be boiled down to two basic who is now a member of the Dads Narne Langford, ideas," Lt. Gov. Smith said. history department at Creighton "First, more state money for University in Omaha, Neb., higher education, and secpnd, where he specialized in British more coordinated control over Empire history. all state-supported coUeges, in cluding junior colleges." The original St. Albans raid Wooldridge To Hall "You, as faculty members are involved a band of 21 yoWlg Confederate soldiers, led by a the key to the excellence in gallant young reb e 1 theology Both of this year's inductees higher education for which we student from Kentucky, who into Texas Tech's Athletic Hall are striving." crossed the border from Canada o( Honor lettered in football the Lt. Gov. Smith added, "We and settled in Vennont in the hard way- by playing varsity are all challenged by some as fall of 1863, ball without high school or pect of this blueprint for higher The young men, in civilian freslunan grid experience. education in our state. The 59th clothes, made themselves well Charles Wooldridge of Dallas Legislature will have a number known to the people of St. Al and George Langford of Lub of other challenges, too." bans, resided in the best hotels, bock were formally inducted in The lieutenant governor, who courted the young ladies of the to the Hall during ceremonies himself was graduated from community and made friends on Oct. 24. In addition, they Tech in 1934, reported that he with the townsmen. were recognized at the South concurs with a goodly number Several days later their lead ern Methodist-Texas Tech game of other officials and leaders in er, Bennett YoWlg, ordered the here that night. Texas who feel that "the whole men to "take possession of the Despite late starts in foot future of our state hinges on town in the name of the Con ball, both have kept up a lively what we do in the field of high federate States of America." interest ever since. Wooldridge er education in the next few They looted the b a n k s of recently completed a two-year years." more than $200,000 in green term as president of the Cotton Lt. Gov. Smith cited figures backs and Federal bonds; ha Bowl Association - he's now on growth, enrollment and cur rangued the bank officials about board chairman- and Langford rent funds designated for insti Federal atrocities in the South; served ten years on T e x a s tutions of higher education in and compelled their cringing Tech's Athletic Council. Texas, adding, "We have not listeners to swear allegiance to Wooldridge was too small at neglected higher education . the South. 127 pounds to play football for a nd we are resolved that we After terrorizing the towns Dallas' Bryan Street High will not." people, they moWlted stolen School where his brother Floyd The commission is recom horses and began to ride away. was a star athlete. mending a total of $420 million As they prepared to leave, Brothers Came for the two years beginning they attempted to b u r n the Sept. 1, 1965. with more than tow n by throwing bottles of E. Y. Freeland, Tech's first $100 million of this amount ear athletic director, wanted Floyd "Greek-Fire" against the walls. marked for improved facuJty At the same time they began as a broad jumper- he'd won salaries, better libraries, new firing their pistols in all direc the Dallas city title-and offer doctoral programs and research. tions, wounding several citizens. ed him a working scholarship, table waiting. Floyd wouldn't The committee's suggestions While bent upon revenge for for possible financing included alleged atrocities committed by accept unless Charles was given Charles Wooldridge of Dallas, left, and George langford of a similar deal, so both went. an unspecified tax, with the re Union troops .on the South, the ~ubbock were in ducted in to the Texes Tech Athle tic Hall of venues restricted to use for rebels' larger purpose was to Floyd made the Matadors a top hand immediately on the Honor on Dads Day during a luncheon for members of the higher education; doubled tui engender such a panic of fright tion rates for public senior col along the northern frontier that gridiron. Charles waited tables Dads Association. Both honorees are shown with bronze - and grew to 185 pounds, con plaques which will be a permanent part of the Hall of Honor leges and universities and some a large number of Federal increase in tuition rates at jun troopg would be drawn away fining his athletic activity at end will remain on the Tech campus. Both new inductees first to tumbling and boxing. ior colleges, but including ade from the Southern battles to earned several varsity le tters in their college careers. quate loan and scholarship guard the Canadian border. He won the college's light-heav yweight title. funds for students who need In this they were successful. them; or postponing most major Dr. Kinchen reports, "Within a In Charles' third year he went Wooldridge and the former didn't diminish even whe n out for intramural football and building programs for several rna tter of hours news of the Evelyn Allred of Dallas were Langford dropped out of Tech years. raid, grossly exaggerated as it helped his Engineer team win married in 1934. They have in 1927 to earn enough money spread through Northern States, the championship. He then was three sons, Bill 28, Bob 26, and Lt. Gov. Smith described the to finance the remainder of his committee's proposal for a n 18- had gone out on lhe telegraph invited to go out for the team John 17. education. wires to aU the principal cities and went on to win two letters Wooldridge served (rom 1947- m e m be r coordina ling board a nd towns within the border at fullback, in 1928 and 1929. 53 as a member of the Texas Langford ranched near Pinon, which would represent the states." Wooldridge modestly claims Tech Board o1 Directors. On Breckenridge. All this time, highest authority in the state However, though no s m a J I he never ran a quarter mile in the Cotton Bowl board for sev whenever the opportunity af in matters of education beyond number of Union troops may fewer than 54 seconds, but, nev eral years, he began his two forded, he was watching, talk the high school. Existing boards have been withdrawn from the ertheless, he was on the mile years as president in 1963. ing, and studying football. of trustees and regents would continue to have operating con Southern front to 'defend' the and 440-relays for a Texas Tech Langford brought no football When Langford returned to northern frontier, the action track team that never was de Tech in 1929 he was husky- trol over their respective insti background from Necessity tutions. Lt. Gov. Smith added. was too late io have any impor feated in 1928. He also lettered Pubic School, Stephens County, 6-1, 205 pounds- and ready to tant bearing on the course of in 1929. in 1926. But he was curious try the game. Soon he was In addition to Tech faculty the war." Graduating in 1930 with a about the game and sought to playing tackle regularly for the members and administrators, A fictionalized version of the bachelor of science degree in learn more by playing freshman Matadors, under Grady Higgen a rea legislators attending the St. Albans action was produced engineering, Wooldridge has ball. Because of his inexperi botham. TACT meeting included State in a movie called "The Raid," worked continuously with Tex ence, he never got to scrim Pete Cawthon came in as Sen. H. J . Blanchard, state rep staiTing Van Hemn, Richard as Power and Light Compa ny mage but did absorb enough to head coach in 1930 and was resentatives Reed Quilliam and Boone, Anne Bancroft and Lee ever since. He was elected vice further whet his appetite. hard-pressed in that depression Bill Parsley, and representative Marvin. president in 1955. This enthusiasm for football elect Delwin Jones, all of Lub (Continued on Page 7) bock. TEX TALKS - NOVEMBER, 1964 PAGE SEVEN YOU and the Past Queens Tech Dads COLLEGE Because your Ex-Students As Due Honors Elect Head sociohon is certain that you hove a continuing interest in Texas Tech's Dads Association your Alma Mater's progress named Cecil 0. Schwalbe of At Coronation Dallas their new president dur and problems, this newspaper ing a regular meetmg on Dad's is sent to you To confirm that Honored guests at the coro Day at Tceh recently interest and at the same time nation o[ the 1964 Homecoming Other new officers of the as contribute toward solving queen v.:ill be the ten past sociation for the coming year will be John C. Williams of many of the College's im queens. mediate problems, you should Houston. first vice president. The former Homecoming become an active member of Hart Shoemaker of Abilene, queens will be presented at the second vice president; W. T the Texas Tech Ex-Students coronation ceremony, Friday Zimmerman of Burkburnett, sec Assoc•ation. retary; and L. Edwin Smith of night, November 20, at 8:30. Lubbock, treasurer The site or this )ears' corona During the business meeting, tion will be the Science Build the Dads' outgoing president, Dads Name ... ing quadrangle. Bill Collins of Lubbock pre The 1964 queen will be elect sided. A proposed budget of (Continued fro m l'"nge 6) ed by a campus-wide vote of the $4,250 for the year ended Oct. student body. Her identity will 31, 1965, was adopted era to find jobs for his athletes. remain a secret until that night. Langford re-assured him there Cecil Schwalbe, left , is th e new preside nt of th e Tech Dads l\le mbe rl) hiJ' Dues Upped The ten previous Homecom Dads also voted to up the "I can make enough selling Associa tion which held th eir annual meeting on the Tech ad\'ertising and distributing the ing queens include S u a n n e contributing membership from Matteson {Mrs. John Pittman, campus recentl y. Handing over the ga ve l is outgoing presi $3 to $5, and the life member printed football program. if dent Bill Collins of Lubbock. you'll Jet me. Give your jobs to 1954), Richardson; Sandra ship from $10 to $25, effective in the fall of 1965. All previous the others." Shook. A sound and consistent Red an upper-bracket team. Our Shirt program ranks high on philosophy has always been to the list of qualifications neces get our athletic program in the sary to produce an upper-brack upper half of SWC level, Robi et athletic team for competition son said in Southwest Conference sports, "We want to be in the top says Polk Robison, athletic di four. We do not advocate a rector. championship team. If we can "Red Shirt" is a slang ex establish and maintain an up pression for those athletes held per calibre program then per out of competition for one year. centages will take care of the "We put red shirts on the men championship. But the confer to distmguish them from eligi ence is too well balanced to a im ble players." According to Robi for a 10-0 record all the time." son. the Red Shirt program at "If the student body, faculty Tech had previously been the and other Raider supporters will result of athletes who were aca think of attaining an upper bracket team we will have a demically or otherwise ineligi better sports- minded team," ble. Robison said. Then percentages First True Program will help us become a bowl team. Last year however, Coach J T We are striving to build a pro King and his staff were able to gram on a firm foundation that red shirt approximately 20 ath will produce high competition in letes, most of whom were in all areas of the sports fields." their sophomore year, thus Robison says we are progress forming Tech's first true Red ing rapidly considering the posi Shirt program. tion we were in when admitted Midland Chapter Officers "We feel that red shirting our to the SWC. Our funds were boys in the sophomore y e a r low as there had been a four- Front row, left to right, is Dean Wood, director; Russell Huckaby, vice president; Howard Par- gives them another year of ex year interim before we were to sley, president; Jim Kennedy, vice president; bock row, left to right, La Vern (Ish} Curry, di- perience and maturity and al participate in SWC games due rector; John Billingsley, Jr., vice president; Jock Fletcher, vice president ond Gayle Eorls, olso lows them time for further ad to advance scheduling of games o vice president. justment to college life and the ~::;u~~~~fd~~tshasv~ 0 ;e b=~~~~ academic demands placed on ----'------them," Robison explained. "That tages of making an-swc hon- V p PoSI.ti.Oll extra year lets them grow up a ors- -a definite attraction. . little longer physically, mental In analyzing the material his Homecoming Activities ly and psychologically." first Red Shirt program pro- Open About Under SWC and NCAA rules, duced, J T King says .:-ril·ultural EnJ:"int>l"rin,::- Departml·nt t ffee following Ag- an athlete is alloted five years DONNY ANDERSON-Gain- r cu ar" P.r"ak lS1 :tt 7 1m m ·he A"gle Pa\ilhon to acquire four years of athletic ed maturity that helped him 01 of Trm· e competition and remain on make All- SWC honors. He 20 /l0 \.IJ•ha Chi Onw~;~ Hom1 commJ!' Tea unmedJalely after the scholarship. Approximately 60 wouldn't have reached such :Jme at I '3( -6 at he Alphd Cu )mega Lodge to 70 per cent of college stu heights as a green sophomore. Although the United States Alpha Phi Sororit\ Op •n H1 .sf ter the "'3me 1t the dents do not graduate within WAYNE BARGINEAR-Was has never lacked a presiden t Alpha Phi l g<' 2 21 1 Hh St eet the four-year period: they must a junior college transfer and since George Washington was ·\mt·riC'.tn lnstitutt· of .\rehih•C'ts Breakfa. t at 7 30 a.rq. in either attend summer sessions reported to us only three weeks the Student Umon Ballroom or add an extra year of work before the season opened. Not inaugurated, 20 per cent of the We feel it is important for the only gained maturity but learn time it has lacked a vice presi BloC'k & B ridle Club BreaL fa.sl from 6 to 7 a.m. in the Live- :->tock Judging P::1villion individual athlete to continue ed our systems and now figures dent, the U.S. Chamber of Com his education and graduate un prominently in our defense. merce reports. Dair :\: Industrl C'lub Breakfast at 7 a.m. in the AgriCLilture der the scholarship, Robison DAVID BAUGH - When he Bldg Room 228 said. came to us he was young and Sin ce John Adams became Delta Delta Ddta Cof· "e at 9:30-11 at the Tri Delt Lodge, "This policy of strict aca lacked maturity. Now he is a the first vice president in 1789, 2408-13th Street demic endeavor under the five real help to us defensively. the office has been vacant on Ddta Sigma Pl Dinner Dance after the game about 5:30 year program enhances the priv 1\lAitC BRYANT - Is now a 16 occasions. Eight vice prest p.m. at the Holiday Inn on East Fourth Street ilege of more athletes finishing first string guard for us on de college with a degree and that fense. dents succeeded to the presi Df>lta Tau Dell:\ Reception and Buffet after the game at is one of our main goals," Rob ,JOHN CARRELL- Came to dency. Seven vice presidents the Delta Tau Delta Lodge .u 1640 Broadway ison said us after one year of junior col died in office. One vice presi EleetriC'a.l En,::- i nN·rin~ Departmf>nt, IEEE Student Brnnch Conference rules demand an lege and could not play varsity. dent resigned (John C. Calhoun Coffee from 10-12 a.m. Saturday in the West Engineering athlete to make definite pro Now he is defensive tackle. Building, Room 205. of South Carolina in 1832 to gress toward a degree with a JAMES CECIL - Came to Ex-.JA>ttermnn'" A .... o<'iation Breakfast at 7 a.m. at Furr 's enter the Senate). certain number of accumulated us after two years of junior Cafeteria in the TO\.vn and Country Shopping Cen ter hours before he is declared eli college but could not make the As vice presidents are chosen gible for the next season. "In Gamma Phi Beta. sorority Tea from 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday team. He started at offenstve only in the quadrennial nation ll the Gamma Phi Beta Lodge. analyzing this requirement we guard for us last week. like to ask this question l s the Jll\ll\tY EDWARDS - He al elections, the office has been Geo-.df'nee!-. Hospit,.li · y Room from 9-12 a.m. in the Science Red Shirt program good for the came to us from a small high \'acant 38 out of 175 years. BUilding, Room 157 individuals? school and wasn't as far ad Ma ny persons are convinced Hornt· E<'.onoml<'s Fal:ult) Coffee from 9-10 a.m in the Home Economics Dining Room Role Or Opposition vanced; however, he had terrific that under recent presidents "Participation in the Red speed. He is first string defens .Journali .. m Df>P