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OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY ........ 2 Editor THEWAYWEARE, THEWAYWEWERE . 4 Wayne James, BS, '57, ME, '64 Managing Editor TEXAS TECH'S COMMITTEE OF 50 Tricia Heinrich, BA, '75 REQUESTS EX-STUDENT ASSISTANCE 8 CLAIMING THE SWC CROWN WON'T THE EX-STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS BE EASY • • • AGAIN . 10 W. F. "Pete" Baker '61-Abilene President A MISSISSIPPI COON HUNTER IS Glen Cary '56--Dallas COMING TO DINNER ................ 13 President-Elect Manuel DeBusk '33--Dallas ACADEMIC ACCENT . 15 Immediate Past President Richard Dickey '5~Lubbock TECH TODAY .... .. ................ 16 Representative to Athletic Council Wayne James '57- Lubbock BEAR OUR BANNERS . 20 Executive Director IN MEMORIAM . 27 EXECUTIVE BOARD John Anderson '53--Pl ainview Dr. W. K. "Bill " Jones '57-Santa Fe, FROM THE EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK . 28 N.M. Joe Pevehouse '48-Midland W. K. "Bill" Barnett '44--Levelland Dr. R. G. "Wick" Alexander '58- Arlington Larry Pelt '63-Dallas Jon Davis '62-EI Paso Bill Waddle '58-Austin Mrs. Amy Brewster '7 1- Houston ABOUT THE COVER Mrs. Hurley Carpenter '36--Lubbock Ex-Students returning to Texas Tech for the Home­ Waggoner Carr ' 4~A ust in coming football garrie against Rice University Nov. 1 Edd McLeroy '49-Dimmitt wilt again witness the spectacular ride of the Red Raider around the stadium at the beginning of the game, a tradition at Tech since 1954. Photo by Darrel Thomas. LOYALTY FUND TRUSTEES Charles Aycock '63- Farwell W. M. "Dub" Heffington '6~ Second-class postaae paid by_ Tlte Texas Teo:hsan at Lubbock, Wichita Falls Texas. Published in February, April, June, August, September, Tom Sawyer '?~Lubbock October, and December by the Ex-Students Association of Texas Raymond L. Johns '38-Lubbock Tech University, P.O. Box 4009 Lubbock, Texas 79409. Sub­ John Pittman '56--Dallas scription rate is $10 per year. Change of address should be sent J. Fike Godfrey '44--Abilene to the A ssociat ion offices 30 days prior to date of issue with which it is to take effect. Advertisin& rates on request. All Preston Smith '34--Lubbock advertising is handled through the Associatio n office. Copyriaht Bob Brown '59- Lamesa t9n, Texas Tech Ex-Students Association. Wendell Mayes '49-Austin THE TEXAS TECHSAN/OCTOBER 1 Homeco ming '75 Commemorating the 50th Year of Texas Tech University A decorated car is the Lub­ Homecoming is always a spe­ Classes of 1925-1934 w ill again bock Chamber of Commerce cial event at Texas Tec h Univer­ be hono red, along with retired entry 1n the 1926 Tech Pagea nt. sity. With many dances, recep­ faculty, at a coffee at 9:30 a.m. tions and luncheons p lanned, it in the University Center. becomes a memorable time for Here is a summarized Home­ the returning Ex-Students. Home­ coming '75 schedule. Informa­ coming '75, however, promises to tion regarding other activities of be even more special, because it campus departments and organi­ w ill focus on the 50 years of zations will be available that Texas Tech. weekend at the University Center In honor of Texas Tech's Sem i­ and Ex-Students Association centennial, the Classes of 1925- Building. 1934 will receive special recog­ nition to highlight Homecoming FRIDAY '75. These Ex-S tudents w ill be Th e day's activities of Oct. 31 honored at a reception Friday, w ill begin at 10 a.m. w ith a meet­ Oct. 31, at 3:30 p.m. in the Ex­ ing of the Ex-Students Associa­ Students Assoc iation Bu ilding. tion Executive Board and Loyalty The fol lowing day, Nov. 1, the Fund Trustees. Th is meeting Cooking is a fundamental course taught in 1925 in the College of Ho usehold Eco­ nomics (below, left). Th e Matador Varsity football squad poses for a team photo at the beginning of the 1925 season (below). 2 THE TEXAS TECHSAN/OCTOBER will be foll owed by a coffee hon­ oring the past presidents of the Ex-Students Assoc iation at 10:30. The Top Techsan Sta ff Award recipients, o utstanding staff people on campus, will be honored next at an Association Council luncheon at the Univer­ sity Center at 12: 15. The Associa­ tion Counci l w ill meet aft er the luncheon at 2 p.m. The next event on the agenda after the Classes of 1925-1934 reception is the Texas Tech Cen­ The first faculty meeting at Texas Tech was hel d Sept. I), 192 5. Thi '> group tury Club dinner for members was responsible for teaching 914 students in four colleges--Liberal Arh, and invited guests. To be held at Agriculture, En gineering and Home E( onomics . 6:30 in the University Center, the dinner will fea ture an ap­ at 11 :00. Seating will be marked pearance by Jerry Clower, country off by class years. Th e luncheon humorist. w ill be followed by the pre-game Ex-Students w ho are not mem­ show and the football game be­ bers of the Century Club might tween Tech and Ri ce at 2 p.m. w ish to attend the traditio nal Fo llowing the game, o ne mor0 Homecoming bonfire and pep coffee will be held in the Ex ­ rally. It is sc heduled for 7 p.m. Studen ts Associatio n Building. All Ex-Students are invited to This will be for members of th e attend the Homecoming Dance, Flying Red Raid ers, a cl ub for to be held at the KoKo Palace o n people who have made one of Ave. Q. Scheduled to begin at the Tech Ex-S tudents Asso­ 9 p.m., the dance will feature the ciation's group trips. music of Mark Anthony and his Homecoming '75 will be an Orches tra. important part of the o bserva nce o f Tech's Semicentennial. Ex­ SATURDAY Stu d ents are urged to come and Preparing for morn1ng d<:> ­ help honor Texas Tec h University, liveries, ag ~ tudent s load the Class reunio ns will highlight Student Dairy Truck. the morning o f Nov. 1. Besides 1925-1975. the coffee honoring the Classes of 1925-1934 and retired facu I ty, a reunion of the Class of 1955 will be held from 9:30-10:30 in the University Center. The Silver An­ niversa ry Class (1950) will hold its reunion from 10-11:00 in the Ex-Students Association Building. All Ex-Students will then be the guests at a free luncheon, spo nsored by Furr's, Inc., Gold The Stock judging Pavilio n was a main part of the 192'; campus, shown Bond Stamps and Furr's Cafe­ her e as it stands out against 19th St reet. At the tim<:> of Tec h's o penmg, on l ~ terias, at the Municipal Coliseum eight buildings dotted t he sparse, flat campus. THE TEXAS TECHSAN/OCTOBEA 3 I am often asked the question­ has indeed become a "multi-purpose "How do you compare Tech now university." with the way it was when you were Students can now pursue degrees in school in the late 50's and early in some 85 undergraduate majors in The Way 60's?" colleges instead of schools. Since This is not an easy question to the early 60's a new college, the answer. Obviously there have been College of Education, has also been We Are, many changes. All it takes is a drive created. through the campus to discover Degree programs on the Master's that many things have changed­ Degree level now number 65 with The Way new buildings, new names, new 32 Doctoral programs. Additionally, styles and less rules. Texas Tech now has a School of The most obvious changes are Law and a School of Medicjne We Were physical. Enrollment was 9,000 in causing the University to be re­ 1961 , the year I graduated.