Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE • Eye On The Ball The Publications Committee is the auth- ority over the student publications at Texas Tech. It determines policy, selection of newspaper and yearbook editors, budgets and salaries of publication officers and staffs. Made up of three members of the Student Council and three faculty members who all serve for one term, the committee meets at least once a month to discuss issues involv- ing the publications. The director of Stu- dent Publications and the journalism de- partment head act as ex officio members, and as the link between the committee and pub- lication editors. The committee discussed many issues this year. Outstanding among them were the Ghost Writer and the Iconoclast, the Tore- ador ' s controversial columns. The commit- tee okayed the purchase of a jeep to be FIRST ROW: Ralph Sellmeyer, Mrs. Betty Bertram, Arne Randall, chairman; Johanna Zournas, Reginald Rushing. BACK ROW: Larry Campbell, Bill Dean, W. E. Garets, Tom Schmidt, Phil Orman. used by the Toreador ' s circulation depart- ment to deliver papers over the campus. The committee considers budgets and the awarding of engraving and printing con- tracts for La Ventana. KAPPA ALPHA MU Revived Chapter New interest in photojournalism has been aroused at Texas Tech this year through reactivation of the Eta chapter of Kappa Alpha Mu, national professional fraternity in that field. Starting the year with seven applicants for membership, the inactive chapter con- ducted a photo competition in conjunction with the Fall Horticulture Festival at Tech. By the time prizes were awarded to amateur and professional winners in colors and black and white divisions, national head- quarters had restored Eta chapter to active status. During the year, the Eta chapter also held a photojournalism seminar conducted by Thomas Nebbia of National Geographic Magazine, and sponsored an exhibit of win- ning photos in the Texas Associated Press Competition. LEFT TO RIGHT: Jan Cone, Jerry Nix, Ray Westbrook, Hartwell Hamilton, Zan Smith, Cal Wayne Moore, Leo Waltz, Travis Harrell. Officers Travis Harrell President Zan Smith Vice President Merium Jackson Secretary Cal Wayne Moore Treasurer Adrian Vaughan Sponsor

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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE Director of Public Information ADRIAN VAUGHAN and secre- tary JO MARIE BAKER They spearhead the job of gathering stories about campus people and activities to publicize the college. Vaughan is one of the most well-informed men on campus affairs. Assistant director DICK TATUM and student assistant MERIUM JACKSON Prepare news releases that go to newspapers, radio and TV stations over the state. PIO employs three student assistants and a pho- tographer. ) ' TECH PRESS Campus Printing House The dull roar of the presses and the musty smell of printers ' ink and newsprint pervade the small, cluttered outer office of the Tech Press where Benge Daniel, manager, and Margaret Schrader, his office assistant, some- times work well after office hours to get col- lege printing needs done. Varied jobs. With their staff of 14 stu- dents and 11 full time employees, Daniel and Mrs. Schrader handle jobs from printing the Toreador and college bulletins to books penned by Tech professors and all official college forms. The Book Bindery, a part of the Press does repair jobs on an estimated 500-600 books a month from the library. It does binding on other jobs including mas- ters ' thesis. The press is able to do two kinds of print- ing, offset and letterpress. The offset ma- chines was new this year and with other equipment including intertypes, and one Building across Flint Ave. is in the planning stage that will give the Press more space for operations. Two homes. First located in the base- ment of West Engineering the Press was moved into the new Journalism Bldg. in 1941. It began operations in earnest at its first location when the Toreador and a col- lege bulletin rolled off its presses in 1934. Surprisingly the Toreador constitutes only a small part of the volume of printing done by the Press. The college bulletins are the largest jobs, Daniel says, because they come out at dif- ferent times during the year. There is one for each school of the college, the graduate school, summer session and the general col- lege bulletin. The Press prints brochures for various departments and the recital pro- grams for music majors. Tech Tips, the publication sent all incoming women stu- dents, is also printed by Tech Press. Daniel has been with the Press since 1956 and has been connected with the printing industry all his life, linotype, is valued at $100,000. A new Press BENGE DANIEL Printer ' s ink in his veins. MRS. MARGARET SCHRADER Assistant to the manager. .

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THETA SIGMA PHI Women Writers From a women ' s point of view, journalist- ically speaking, 1959-1960 was a big year. Tech ' s girl reporters and coywriters stayed busy in their various pursuits and activities. Theta Sigma Phi, national women ' s journal- ism fraternity, sponsored Club Scarlet, the mock night club at which Tech ' s Most Handsome Man is chosen, arid the Best Dressed College Woman contest in conjunc- tion with Glamour magazine. Matrix Table banquet in the spring marked their 20th an- nual founders ' day. Women majoring or minoring in journal- ism are eligible for membership if they have a 2.0 grade average in journalism courses. FIRST ROW: Mary Helen Fairly, Mary Alice Cretsinger, Liz Wilson, Jennice Marks, Carolyn Mimms. BACK ROW: Merium Jackson, Ellen Ven- able, Ginger Meyers, Sis Jenkins, Chris Christopher and Marilyn Gardner. SIGMA DELTA CHI Newsmen In The Making Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, enjoyed a successful first year on the Texas Tech campus since being installed Feb. 7, 1959. Under the leadership of Ralph W. Car- penter, SDX has directed numerous projects during the year. The annual La Ventana beauty contest is under the supervision of the fraternity as is the publication of the Toyletdor, the April Fool ' s Day edition of the campus newspaper. Sigma Delta Chi was co-sponsor of the Miss Lubbock beauty pageant and assisted the downtown chapter of SDX in producing Lubbock ' s first annual Gridiron Show. The chapter initiated five pledges in March: Travis Harrell, Billy Patton, Bob Taylor, John Petty and Preston Maynard. To honor the head of the journalism de- partment, W. E. Garets, SDX established the W.E. Garets Award for outstanding ser- 10 vice to Sigma Delta Chi. Jim Walsh, Houston senior, was the first recipient of the award. Officers for the year included Ralph W. Carpenter, president; Arthur Mayhew, vice president; Tom Schmidt, secretary; J. Vern- on Stewart, treasurer and Jim Walsh, cor- responding secretary. Officers Ralph W. Carpenter President Arthur Mayhew .... Vice President Tommy Schmidt Secretary Jim Walsh . . . Corresponding Secretary Lee Sullenger Treasurer