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

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WESLEY P . Senttny FOUNDATION 25 Years On The Campus Wesley Foundation is the Methodist Church at work on the state supported cam- pus. In the case of Texas Tech, the Wesley Foundation functions through the Methodist Student Center (located at 2420 Fifteenth Street) and the Methodist churches in Lub- bock. The local Foundation embraces the doc- trine of the Methodist Church and the goals of the National Methodist Student Mome- ment; the sum of the latter being to pro- mote an effective Christian witness on cam- pus, leading the students to a committment in Christ and thus enriching their lives. Although Lubbock churches have done much since 1925 to offer spiritual growth to students, it was not until 1935 that the Methodist church began to work through a student center or Wesley Foundation at Tech. RSi W WESLEY FOUNDATION COUNCIL Participate in the Methodist Student Movement. Home away from home. It is not the physical plant, however, that achieves the goals of the national Methodist Student Movement. It is the vital, flexible, student- centered program which produces the home away from home. Under the guidance of Dr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Matthews, directors, a council composed of the officers of Wesley Foundation and representatives from the local church groups pilot the planning and evaluation of activi- ties. Retreats are held twice each year for this expressed purpose. In January of 1959, the council staged their first three-day re- treat in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Continuous activity. Every evening, Monday through Thursday at 6:30 p.m. stu- dents flock to the front lounge for a vesper service which may be given by a student or by a guest speaker. On Wednesday night, preceeding vespers, a supper is served and after vespers comes a free-for-all discussion known as the Forum. Sunday night finds students gathering again at 5:30 p.m. for Dine-a Mite (supper) and after church for Wesley Friendly. Wes- ley Friendly includes various folk games, table games, treasure hunts, the yearly meet- ing of the SOTS (Society of the Mournful Old Maids of the Wesley Foundation) and the FBA (Future Bachelors of America), and special programs such as Freshman Friendly. Varied programs. World Christian Community has a finger in many pies — deputation teams sent to local churches and churches in the surrounding area, migrant work, sending of medicine to the mission field, and the promotion of student seminars and conferences. Also, Wesley Players, a religious drama organization schedules meet- ings twice each month and is usually in the midst of producing a play. Fall Officers Carl Crouch President Jerry Matthews Vice President Lutine Harris Secretary Spring Officers Jerry Matthews, Sue Mims . Co-Presidents Bob Taylor Vice President Glenda Johnson Secretary 17

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NEWMAN CLUB Since the Newman Club ' s beginning at Texas Tech many years ago, it has become a thriving organization for Catholic stu- dents in spiritual and social realms. The Newman Club also strives to serve Tech ' s Catholic students intellectually. The Newman Club was named for Car- dinal John Henry Newman of the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1915 Newman Clubs have increased from eleven on the East Coast to 700 on campuses all over the United States. These organizations, boasting well-rounded programs, are now serving a halfmillion Catholic college students. Religious life. At Tech the spiritual agenda includes a course in religion which is accredited by the college. Group and panel discussions as well as lectures provide the opportunity for members to ask ques- tions and receive answers pertinent to their spiritual life. Monday, Wednesday, and Fri- day mornings Newman Club sponsors a Dio- logue Mass in which the congregation parti- cipates by answering the prayers aloud. An- other activity of great spiritual inspiration is Newman ' s annual retreat. This religious education prepares the student to become a lay apostle. On the intellectual side Newmanites hear foreign students tell of the customs of their native countries. Besides these and other speakers the club sponsors reading and dis- cussion groups. The social functions cannot be left out because they give the Catholic student the opportunity to mingle and maintain Catho- lic companionship. Social activities range from games, dances, and parties to Com- munion breakfasts and study clubs. Other Newman get togethers are choirs and pic- nics. Dramatic events and publications also play a large part on the club ' s social scale. Two big events of the year are the spring and fall initiation banquets. At these ban- quets each new initiate is presented with the Newman pin — a gold seven-sided figure in- scribed with the Latin words, Cor Ad Cor Loquitar, which mean, Heart Speaks to Heart. The Newman Club at Tech meets on Sun- day night at 7:30 at the Newman Hall at Saint Elizabeth ' s Church on Main Street. Early morning mass. The price of a meal. Religious instruction. NEWMAN OFFICERS WORK CLOSELY Between church and college. Officers Bernie Knezek President Bill Frawley Vice President Mary Ann Clifton Secretary Andrew Aboytes Treasurer Chaplain Father Burke • 16

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THE CHURCH OF CHRIST Director WAYNE HARRIS A Bible Class A Bible Chair is an arrangement with the Church of Christ at a state school in which Bible is taught for college credit. The teach- er is selected and paid by the church; Tech recognizes twelve hours credit in Bible to- ward a degree. Each evening, Monday through Friday, the students assemble to worship at the Chair. On Sunday afternoons the students, in groups of eight or ten, have found pur- pose and reward in visiting elderly shut-ins. The student publication at the Chair is the College Christian, a monthly newspaper for which the students write and report the events and plans at the Chair. Bible classes began in a rented room just a block from the campus. During the school year 1947-48 a total of 564 students were enrolled at Tech who listed the Church of Christ as their preference. Of this number 110 enrolled in the ten Bible courses offered. In May of 1956 the residence was removed for the construction of the present building which is valued at approximately $100,000. • It Associate director JAMES GREER MOSAIC TILE MURAL AT THE BIBLE CHAIR The tie between the Chair and Techsans. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Sounds Of The Times The Department of Music has four main objectives: (1) to help each student in the college acquire discriminating taste and sound, critical judgements through courses in music, supplemented by concerts and through their association with distinguished artists and teachers; (2) to develop talent to the higheset degree of artistic capability; (3) to educate teachers and directors of music; (4) to help each student attain through music instruction, the skills and proficiencies of an artist, and at the same time, through liberal arts courses, the type of broad general education that is the intellectual foundation of the cultivated man or woman. Music head. Dr. Gene Hemmle, music department head, received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Southern Methodist Uni- versity, his Master of Arts and Doctor of Education degrees from Columbia Univer- sity. Post doctoral study was done as a Ford Fellow in New York. While singing with the Robert Shaw Chorale, Dr. Hemmle performed under the direction of Arturo Toscanini, Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky and Eric Leins- dorf. Dr. Hemmle became head of the music department in 1949. He frequently serves as a guest conductor of regional and state choral festivals. Paul Ellsworth, assistant professor of music and director of the Tech Symphony Orchestra received his Bachelor of Arts de- gree from Hillsdale College and his Master ' s from Columbia University. He served as principal violist of several outstanding or- chestras under eminent conductors and re- ceived additional work at the American Con- servatory in Chicago and at Northwestern University at Evanston, III. He studied violin and viola under Edwyn Hames, Hans Muenzer, William Berman and Robert Stewart and cello and string bass under members of the New York Phil- harmonic. He has served as clinician and judge in Texas, Michigan and Indiana. DR. GENE HEMMLE Department head. Gene Kenney, instructor, joined the Tech music faculty in the fall of 1957. In 1958, he was made director of the five vocal groups in the music department. Kenney received his Bachelor of Music degree from Emporia State College in Kansas and his Master ' s in music from SMU. 18