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

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JOHNNY WOODY Associate Editor MAX GILLASPY Tyme DAVID FAIRRINGTON Artist I96I L-V STAFF FACES IN THE CROWD ELLEN VENABLE Co-Editor PAT PORTER Co-Editor

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S by Bill McGee FACTS FIGURES indicate an overall upswing for Texas Tech dur- ing fiscal 1960-61. Enrollment reached 9,178 for the fall semester and fell about a thousand in the spring. Enrollment for fall, 1960, was an all-time high with students from 222 Texas counties, 43 states and 24 foreign countries. Geared for regular- ly increasing enrollment, Tech has become the second largest state-sup- ported institution in Texas. Record enrollments have been established every semester since fall, 1954. Even with a $5 million appropriation, its per-capita allowance ranked twelfth of 18 state schools. ACADEMICALLY Tech ' s stature grew last year although most major adjustments were deferred pending completion of an intensive two-year self-evaluation program involving all departments of all schools. The Texas Commission on Higher Education ap- proved ' Tech ' s doctoral program in geology and a master ' s curriculum in industrial engineering. The self- study began in October and will be completed in 1962 with Dr. H. C. Thomas and Dr. J. C. Guilds heading the steering committee. Generally, the program provides occasion for faculty of all departments and schools, for the administration, for the whole institution, to take stock . . and to chart future direction, according to Vice president W. M. Pearce. The Engineering School underwent a gen- eral overhaul at the hands of Dean John R. Bradford. Scholastic regula- tions were changed slightly; re-enroll- ment eligibility is now based upon two semester ' s performance rather than just one. The Council of Deans decided in January that all entering freshmen must take either the Scho- lastic Aptitude Test, the American College Test, or Tech ' s own test bat- tery; not for purposes of admission, but rather for placement and coun- seling. MILESTONES for Tech during 1960-61 were the inauguration of President R. C. Goodwin, December 9, the appointment of Dr. W. M. Pearce as academic vice president, of Dr. S. M. Kennedy as dean ' of the School of Art and Sciences, of Dr. I. L. Little as assistant dean of Arts and Sciences, and of John H. Reese as assistant dean of business administra- tion. Retiring faculty members were Dr. R. S. Underwood, mathematics; department head of agriculture edu- cation R. L. Chappelle; Dr. C. B. Qualia, foreign languages; Professor R. M. Parker, mathematics; and Pro- fessor A. J. Pendleton, speech. Tech mourned the death of Dr. L. E. Hess- ler, professor of textile research, in an automobile accident. CONSTRUCTION was evident on Tech campus. Buildings td house Texas ' se cond largest school grew all over the campus as result of an $11 million enlargement program. Com- pleted this year were the Agricultural Plant Sciences building, the Archi- tecture-Computer building, the Meats Laboratory, the Mechanical Engi- neering Lab. and the Physical Plant Facilities building plus four under construction. Almost $2 million was spent enlarging Jones Stadium. Mod- ern form and practical function brought a new architectural look to Tech campus. The total value of Texas Tech rose to $40 million. Plans call for an additional $20 million in construction by 1970. Coeds plan to move into West Hall next fall, and another residence hall is planned to house 300 Tech women. EVENTS during the year were edu- cational, stimulating and entertaining for Tech students. In three well- attended all-school convocations Pres- ident Goodwin spoke September 28 on creative dissatisfaction as a stimulus to better things; Secretary of the Air Force Dudly C. Sharpe spoke October 26 on air defense and foreign rela- tions; and Dr. Werhner von Braun spoke April 4 on the Saturn rocket project.

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