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

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RALPH SELLMEYER A matter of technicalities ROBERT ROOKER Perfection needed here. JOURNALISM Tech ' s journalism department seeks to train students to be capable of fill- ing many positions in journalistic fields. But it stresses much more than the vo- cational aspects of journalism. Staff members attempt to give ma- jors and minors in the department a broad understanding of the world in which they live. The universality of the outlook the department attempts to offer is not strictly a journalistic out- look. Rather, the journalist is advised to learn a lot about a lot and to maintain a broad perspective in a world which often threatens to become immersed in a mass of specialization. W. E. Garets, department head, stresses the importance of universality in the classroom as well as out. One of the newer classes which he has institut- ed since coming to Tech is the Public Opinions and Issues course. This course is open to any Tech student. Speakers from a variety of departments through- out the campus meet with this two-and- a-half-hour class to comment on issues as diverse as the United States divorce rate and chemical warfare. Garets also teaches courses in press law, magazine writing, and propagan- da. He originated the magazine-format concept for the LA VENTANA to give students training in working on a vari- ety of magazines. The unusual yearbook is popular with Tech students, especial- ly with staff members who gain valu- able experience by editing it. Ralph Sellmeyer is responsible for instructing students in several techni- cal journalism courses, hie teaches the basic fundamentals of reporting, edit- ing, and photography. A major factor in the technical skill with which The Daily Toreador is produced is the train- ing in layout, headline writing, and editing provided by Sellmeyer. Staff members often make mistakes on the newspaper ' s technical appearance, due largely to the importance of meeting deadlines quickly, but it is seldom when they do not realize what the mistakes are, and Sellmeyer ' s admonitions come vividly to mind. Robert Rooker was new with the journalism staff in 1963-64. He former- ly worked at the Austin bureau of the Associated Press. Rooker is a Tech graduate and once a Toreador staff member. He teaches courses in ad- vanced reporting, feature writing, and others. His advanced students who have local city beats learn early that Rook- er requires them to do more than get the story. They must know everything about their beats, and the people on them, as is humanly possible — and a good deal more. They must also know much general information about the community and people in it. Perfection must be required now, according to this approach, because it will certainly be required later. The department sponsors Sigma Del- ta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men ' s and women ' s professional journalistic soci- eties. These organizations are encour- aged in a variety of activities and jour- nalistic projects. Each year the department hosts a Journalism Day on campus for high school students in the area who are in- terested in learning about college op- portunities in the field. Also, the de- partment sponsors interscholastic jour- nalism competitions among high school students who visit the campus. • I W. E. GARETS. DEPARTMENT HEAD, INSTRUCTS SEMINAR Journalistic philosophy: learn a good deal — about everything.

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THE DAILY TOREADOR A YEAR OF CONTROVERSY WAS THEIR LOT Toreador staff members are, left to right, Carrie Lou Chaney, assistant managing editor; Milce Read, features editor; Carolene English, managing editor; Tommy Seay, copy editor; Pam Best, copy editor; Mile Wall, sports editor; Lane Crockett, amusements editor; Celeste Hardy, copy editor; Liz Lyne, copy editor. Standing are Bronson Havard, news editor; Cecil Green, copy editor; Preston Maynard, assistant news editor; Gayle Machen Noll, editor. The paper drew its share of awards, taking a first and second in general photography at the Southwestern Jour- nalism Congress, and a third in news writing. Jumping up a notch, the Tor- eador won a first-place rating from the Associated Collegiate Press over last spring ' s second-class rating. The staff also put two members in office for the 1965 Congress meet scheduled for the Tech campus. They are Bronson hlav- ard, news editor and editor-elect, presi- dent; and Miss English managing edi- MARY LOU WATSON Fall copy editor. « • tor and news editor-elect, secretary of the Congress. Staff of the Toreador included Mrs. Noll, editor; Miss English, managing ed- itor: Havard, news editor; Carrie Chan- ey, assistant managing editor; Preston Maynard, assistant news editor; Mike Wall, sports; Lane Crockett, amuse- ments; Cecil Green, Liz Lyne, Celeste hHardy, Pam Best, and Tommy Seay, copy editors; and Mike Read, feature editor. Staff for the upcoming year will be hHavard, editor; Green, managing edi- tor; Miss English, news editor; Wall, as- sistant managing editor; Miss Best, as- sistant news editor; Miss Lyne, amuse- ments editor; Seay, sports; Carolyn Mogridge, Carol Lee Page, Judy Fowl- er, Sally Long and Rob Johnston, copy editors; Jackie Gill and Gayle hlopkins, feature editors; and Mike Read, edi- torial assistant. AD MEN DETERMINE SIZE OF ISSUES Mel Jones, Jim Davidson, and Gary Brower draw up adver- tisements for a Toreador issue.

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• PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT Members of the Publications Committee are, left to right, Dr. Reginald Rushing, accounting department head; Lee McElroy; James Cole; Mike Stinson; Phil Orman, director of student publications and ex-offlcio member; W. E. Garets, journalism department head; Jean Finley, secretary; Dr. E. A. Gillis, committee chairman and English Instructor; and Ralph Sellmeyer, journalism instructor. This policy- making board meets monthly to select editors and approve money and contracts for all stu- dent publications. PUBLIC INFORMATION The large responsibility of supple- menting information concerning the government of Texas Technological College lies with the personnel of the college ' s Public Information Office, ac- cording to Adrian Vaughan, director. Vaughan explained that public infor- mation concerning the college provides Tech supporters with knowledge of how funds are being spent. One of the ma- jor functions in providing this informa- tion is to cover and report to the news media all major board of directors and faculty meetings. Not only does the department re- port straight news, but it also accepts the burden of analyzing the philoso- phies of the different facets of Tech activities and interpreting change and progress as the college expands physi- cally and academically. Through such information, Vaughan said, supporters will know if they are getting their money ' s worth. Part of the service of the Public In- formation Office is to give recognition to outstanding Tech students in the lo- cal news media as well as the informa- DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION ADRIAN VAUGHAN, LEFT. ASSISTANTS JOHN HOBBS AND FREDA McVAY. A question of diplomacy. tion media in their home towns. Vaughan indicated that providing information of students to their home towns has attracted other high school students to Tech and has also produced added financial gain for the college by interesting a variety of persons in Tech ' s program. Vaughan ' s chief aides are Mrs. Freda McVay and John hHobbs, information representatives. Mrs. Pat Wallace was secretary. Bill VV ' Illiams of Lubbock Is student photographer. Tanja Robertson of Amarlllo and Patsy Brown of Lub- bock were student assistants. SECRETARY PAT WALLACE, LEFT. STUDENT ASSISTANTS TANJA ROBERTSON, CENTER, AND PATSY BROWN. Five o ' clock rush.