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

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Co-editor CHRIS CHRISTOPHER Gathers up the loose ends of work. Co-editor MARILYN GARDNER Always seems to be on the telephone. l Sj j, c5| LA VENTANA As a follow-up on the Great Experiment begun last year, we hope that the 1960 La Ventana brings to the Texas Tech student body a fresh, new and informative look at themselves and at their school. We have attempted to develop a distinc- tive book, benefiting from last year ' s mis- takes and over-sights and from the sugges- tions of those on campus. Probably more controversy was raised over the new La Ventana format and the new building program, than any other two insti- tutions in 1959 and 1960. Apparently controversial books are being read these days, however, as the total sale of the 1960 La Ventana exceeded that of previous years. Actual figures show that 6073 books were sold in 1959 and 1960, over last year ' s 5900, setting a new record. With some 556 pages, we have the largest book in the nation, and the La Ventana is second only to the Naval Academy in cir- culation; the purchase of a yearbook is man- datory at the Academy. The publishers and editors of national magazines granted permission to use their formats, or we made adaptations. Prelim- inary layouts and the finished artwork on two covers were done by Los Angeles artist, Ray Tibbetts. The cooperation of the aforementioned, the administration and faculty, the student body, and of course the 1960 staff is greatly appreciated. They made the job of putting out this yearbook a rewarding one. The Editors

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Vol. II, No. 1 TYME School Year 1960 t— T h Tech News M a g a z i n e TEXAS TECH AFFAIRS by Adrian Vaughan Director of Public Information Texas Tech has taken some of its most significant steps toward new stat- ure as an education institution. CAMPUS — Enhancing the State as a business and industrial area is Tech ' s new data-processing and architecture center. Now under construction, it will be a stable for computers and giant electronic brains. In addition to training specialists in this work, the center will serve business, industry and government on a contract basis, pro- viding help through equipment that would be too costly for most concerns to own. The data processing service will save thousands of man-hours, turning months into minutes in solving complicated problems. The building also will house facilities for the archi- tecture and allied arts department. Joining the Tech skyline soon will be one of the most important sturctures that will ever be built on the 1,800- acre campus, a new library building. The huge edifice, for which contracts were let this year, is expected to become a center of scholarship and culture, not only for Tech, but for all West Texas. Tech is in the midst of an $8 million program to construct new academic buildings. Construction has been au- thorized this year for a chemical engi- neering building, plant sciences build- ing, mechanical engineering laborator- ies building, plant facilities building, and meats laboratory building. Steel structures are rising on a new women ' s gymnasium, scheduled for completion this fall. Final plans and specifications are approved for a $1,160,000 addition to the Tech Union building, campus center for student social activities and other meetings. This will be financed through a loan which will be repayed through operation of the Union. Al- ready in operation this year are a new $1 million classroom and office building and a $400,000 addition to the textile engineering building. The textile an- nex contains what are thought to be the only research laboratories in the world where cotton can be processed from the bale to final fabric under con- trolled temperature and humidity. Most noticable campus change this year has been the spectacular expansion of Jones Stadium from 27,000 to 41,500 seats. Moving of the giant east stands back 220 feet on railroad tracks at- tracted national attention in the con- struction industry. The stadium is scheduled to be ready when the Raiders begin playing for the Southwest Con- ference football championship next fall. ACADEMIC MATTERS— Tech ' s ma- turing is most evident in the new na- tional honoraries and accreditations on campus. Sigma Xi, national graduate research society for science, has estab- lished a chapter at Tech. Kappa Alpha Mu, national photojournalism frater- nity, has reactivated its Tech chapter. Phi Epsilon Kappa, national men ' s physical education fraternity, has char- tered a chapter on campus. The Archi- tecture and Allied Arts Department has received full approval of the Na- tional Architectural Accrediting Board. The Education Department has been accepted for membership in the Ameri- can Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. Teaching by TV has been started with a closed circuit system in the Industrial Engineering Department. Another circuit soon will be live in the Speech Department, which also will begin operating KTTC as an FM station next fall. RESEARCH— This year Tech has re- ceived $118,000 in state funds for re- search by faculty members. Also, more than $60,000 has been received from the state-financed Cotton Research Committee for textile projects, and an- other $42,500 is being used by Tech ' s agriculture faculty in cooperative re- search with Texas A and M. Latest available figures show Tech faculty members have more than $400,000 in research contracts with private firms and the federal government. PRIVATE SUPPORT— Total 1959 re- ceipts of the Texas Tech Foundation, agency for receiving private gifts, were more than $492,000, an increase of 84 percent over that largest total income ever previously received for a 12-month period. This private support boosts the Tech development program into the income bracket of programs at the Uni- versity of Minnesota, Illinois, Wiscon- sin, Michigan State, Purdue, Kansas and Iowa State. FACULTY— Dr. T. Earle Hamilton has become national president of Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish fraternity. Ray Flege is new president of the National Coun- cil for Textile Engineering, Dr. A. W. Young has been elected president of the International Crop Improvement Association. Dr. P. Merville Larson is vice president for the Texas Speech As- sociation. Raymond Mack has been named to a national committee to cre- ate a new organization for the study of Latin American affairs. Dr. Morris Wallace is a new member of the State Board of Examiners for Teacher Edu- cation. Several faculty members are abroad, picking valuable background for teaching at Tech. Dr. John Guilds is teaching English at the University of Damascas, Syria. Dr. Gerald Thomas has lectured and conferred in Greece, and Koy Neeley, in Italy, and Dr. John Dowling, in Spain. Dr. Tom Storer has received leave to study in India. Dr. George Jones, to do research in Great Britain. Responsible for the new look of fast-stepping Red Raider band is new Director Dean Killion, who also has started an all-brass and precussion band. C. V. Bullen, head of the elec- trical engineering department has re- tired, as have Ray Mawery, animal husbandry, W. M. Slagle, chemistry, and Mrs. Olga Carter, English. ADMINISTRATION— Action on fill- ing the presidency might come at any time. In the meantime, Dr. R. C. Goodwin has won much support and praise for guiding Tech while assuming both the acting presidency and the academic vice presidency. Tech gained a new vice presidency last fall. W. H. Butterfield was elevated to that posi- tion for his development work. D. M. McEIroy became assistant comptroller last fall. Dr. W. M. Pearce became associate dean of the graduate school this summer. He also will continue as history department head. Under the leadership of President Bill Pfluger of Eden, the Student Association has had one of its most effective years. From Pfluger ' s administration have come a spring vacation and revisions in stu- dent travel regulations and cheerleader elections. ENROLLMENT— Tech ' s enrollment last fall was 8,866, making it the sec- ond largest state-supported college or university in Texas. Enrollment next fall is expected to be around 9,000.

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N GARDNa ... a word from the editors Creative . . . indusetrious . . . ingenious . . . that ' s the La Ventana staff. How could an editor (or two) be more fortunate than to have a staff like this pictured below? (Easy!) These are the magazine section editors — pictured as they work. As you can see — every afternoon spent in the dear old La Ventana office was a party. With a group like this, what else could it be? The masked wonder pictured at the ex- treme left is Roy Lemons, Future editor. Roy traveled the route incognito this year! Gazing at some of the more cultural as- pects of Playboy magazine is Playboy editor, Preston Nerves Maynard. Fortunately, he couldn ' t find a Tech girl to model like this! On the ball. Scribbling away on a lay- out pad is Prestons ' able assistant, Johnny Woody. The big Z stands for Zorro, La Ventana mascot. Quite unaware that her hair is being chopped off by her cohort is Pat Porter, Mademoiselle co-editor. Pat gets carried away reading fashion magazines so she isn ' t aware of Mademoiselle co-editor Sis Jenkins ' handiwork. The hair-do probably would have turned out better if Sis had looked at her subject! A cigarette will calm some person ' s nerves, but on hectic afternoons in the office, Bob Taylor quite often smoked handfuls at a time. Every once in a while, Bob could put a cigarette down long enough to work on his section, Life. Non-committal. Slap-happy, camera- crazy Travis Harrell finally got to be in a picture instead of taking it! As head pho- tographer, Travis got much better results with the camera on his head than the one in his hand. Steve Poole, Tech ' s Hiichin ' Post editor, decided to get away from it all . . . so he just curled up under a last year ' s La Ven- tana cover. This is one advantage of the magazine type book — the cover comes off and you can hide under it. Responsible for this section is Blondie (Evie) Williams seated next to Steve. We never did figure out what it is that Evie has on top of her head, but we ' re sure without it, the book never could have been pub- lished. It must have been some sort of an inspiration! Standing in either amazement or fear of the Great Photographer is Jumpin ' Jim Walsh, Progressive Farmer editor. Jim is ready to go Back to the Farm after his work with the aggies this year. Peeking from behind that lovely leg is Carolyn Mimms, a veteran with the La Ventana. Amazingly enough, Carolyn was editor of the whole shebang last year and actually volunteered this year to edit Senior View. Oh, oh! The statuesque looking creature in the upper right hand corner is Bob Fiel- den, Sports Illustrated editor. Bob seems very unconcerned that the devilish creature below him has his foot caught in her type- writer. He must really be interested in that magazine. That devilish creature that I referred to a minute ago is our right-hand woman, Ellen Venable — associate editor of the La Ventana. Fortunately for us, Ellen knew something about editing a yearbook when we began. We had to learn the hard way! Cleaning the floor (like a freshman should) is Cookie Gregory, editor of Fresh- man View. Because of her underclassman status, Cookie was often bullied into jobs like this by her upperclassmen superiors. This is it! The 1959-60 La Ventana staff. I guess it ' s as amazing to you as it is to us that the book came out. Seriously — if it hadn ' t been for them, we couldn ' t have done it. Chances are though, they could have gotten along just as well without us — but c ' est la vie! Chris and Marilyn UK- IMS- an ' ■r,M sale K of 073 ■last qpN mis icir- min- oned dot atly m