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

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CAMPUS RELIGIOUS COUNCIL Albert Simnacher, Mary Francey and Pat Shepard Campus Religious Council CRC members represent every religious body on the campus.

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THETA SIGS STAFFED THE WOMEN ' S DAY ISSUE OF THE TOREADOR. L-R: Freda McVey, Frances Taylor, Donna Christopher, Dahlia Brazell, Dot Bowles, Carolyn Jenkins and Ellen Venable. THE PRESS IN VENEZUELA Frances Taylor, Dot Bowles, Dahlia Bra- zell and Mary Helen Fairly, president, talk to Jorge Gil. SPRING PLEDGES New Theta Sigs swelled the ranks. THETA SIGMA PHI Women in the Newsroom There was something peculiar about the newsroom. It was the same old click of typewriters ... the same faint roar of the press in the basement . . copy being edited and headlines written. But something was different. There was a definite feminine atmosphere in the room. Copy poured out from typewriters manned by women . . it was being edited and headlines written by women ... a coed was in the slot dummying pages. Theta Sigma Phi, women ' s jour- nalism fraternity, was putting out the Women ' s Day issue of the Toreador. Student journalists. These women writers, juniors and seniors with a 2.0 in journalism courses, work on several such projects each year. They publish Tech Tips, the handbook for women students sent to all incoming fresh- men, under the auspices of the Dean of Women ' s office, in the spring. They put on a mock nightclub, Club Scarlet, in the fall and choose a Most Handsome Man. Skits were presented against a background of dim candle- lights flickering over red-checkered tableclothes and walls covered in travel posters. Theta Sigs also sponsor Glamour magazine ' s Best Dressed Coed contest in the spring and another contest for the best written. Toreador stories— feature, editorial, news and the best newsphoto—of the year. The names of the winners in these four categories are inscribed on a plaque hung on the wall of the journalism conference room. Matrix Table. The big event that the group works toward all year is Matrix Table in the spring. An out- standing woman journalist is speaker at the banquet attended by area jour- nalists, student and alumnae mem- bers. This year ' s Matrix Table speaker was the foods editor from Nieman- Marcus in Dallas. Most Theta Sigs are active on the college publications and some have worked during the summers on home- town papers. They must be planning to enter journalism as a profession to be eligible for membership. Jennice Marks, January graduate, was president in the fall, succeeded by Mary Helen Fairly in the spring. Theta Sigs are called on to hostess at journalism coffees and workshops throughout the year in addition to working with Sigma Delta Chi, men ' s journalism fraternity, in various in- stances. Joint meetings with them enable notable guest speakers to be brought to the campus. 0

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF BSU Standing: S. L. Harris, director, Charlie Moore, Denise Magness, David Weaver and Mike Lundy. Sitting: Jan Preston, Janice Cobb, Judy Harris, Linda Kinard, Mary Ann Cape, Martha Mackey and Betty Helen Skinner. S BAPTIST STUDENT UNION Center ' s Anniversary Ten years of student activity com- memorate the Baptist Student Center this year. Built in 1951, it was com- pletely remodelled last fall to double the floor space and add an upper story . . . the center of continuous activity. It houses a large lounge which has served also as an assembly area for devotional services, a game room equipped for ping-pong and table shuffleboard, a classroom where Bible courses are taught each semester, a library which boasts many fine reli. gious works, prayer room, snack bar, workroom and offices. Tech Baptists. BSU activities are basically weekday affairs with a pro- gram geared for single and married students. It trys to include the 3,000 Baptist students enrolled at Tech in various ways. Its enlistment and mis- sions projects involve some 70 to 80 students and 250 children plus several adults. Courses in Bible are ac cred- ited by the college for elective credit toward degree work and special re- treats, assemblies and meetings em- phasize different aspects of Christian life. A mid-winter retreat to Glorieta, N. M., was one of the BSU highlights of 1960. The Texas Baptist Student Summer Missions program sends Bap- tist students to various mission points around the world during the summer months; two of these students were from Tech and served in Hawaii and Jamaica. Year ' s highlights. Other activities included attendance a the BSU con- vention in Waco; organization of the Tech BSU choir and other music en- sembles; the annual Christmas dinner party; Freshman Week; Open House and various weeks of emphasis in morning watch and vespers. The student center, located on the corner of 13th and Ave. X, was built with funds provided by churches of the Lubbock area in conjunction with the Student Department of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. FALL OFFICERS President . . . . David Weaver Vice president . . . Linda Kinard Secretary . . . . Martha Mackey SPRING OFFICERS President . . . . Charley Moore Vice president . . Charlyn Brown Secretary . . . . Debra Ferguson