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

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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.

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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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MEMBERS TAKE ACTIVE INTEREST IN BEAUTY CONTEST PLANS Members are, left to right, Bronson Havard, Travis Peterson, Julian Rodriguez, Ray Finfer, Lane Crockett, Mike Wall, Cecil Green, and Mike Farrell, Professional and social activities are numerous for the men of Sigma Delta Chi, men ' s professional journalistic so- ciety. Several projects are co-sponsored with Theta Sigma Phi, the women ' s jour- nalistic group. Joint meetings for the two groups included a discussion on censorship by Texas Legislator Reed Quilliam, a discussion of problems in the Far East by a United States Infor- mation Agency representative from Thailand, and a panel discussion con- cerning press responsibility conducted by the journalism department head, a government faculty member, and two members of the local communications media. In the spring, the group sponsored a Careers Day conference for all in- terested journalists. Professional mem- bers of the press spoke of the various phases of journalism and related what students would encounter in the work- ing world. Sigma Delta Chi provides social en- tertainment by co-sponsoring, with LA VENTANA, the Miss Mademoiselle and Miss Playmate contests. Numerous con- testants vie for top honors at the an- nual La Ventana Extravaganza. An Evening in Paris was the theme of the 1964 event. Winners received trips to ski resorts and featured positions in va- rious sections of LA VENTANA. A different type of entertainment is provided by SDX members at the annual Gridiron Dinner, sponsored with the local professional chapter. In con- trast with the beauty events, this pro- gram is stag and involves jibes at local and state politicos and personalities. The 1964 event attracted Gov. John ONLY ONE RECEIVES THIS PLEASURE Fall president, Jamie Anderson, crowns Beth Gibson as Miss Mademoiselle. ■jK IHJi r ' J| fek StTB . m) - CAREERS DAY If you think you ' ve got a tough job now Connally and other top state and local officials. Tech ' s name-change issue came in for much of the drubbing dur- ing the evening. In the awards area, Travis Peterson, spring president, received the W. E. Carets award for outstanding service to Sigma Delta Chi. He was also named outstanding male journalist of the year. Along with other segments of the journalism department, SDX took part In annual Journalism Day activities. Members told visiting high school stu- dents interested in journalism what to expect of college journalistic activities, particularly on Tech campus. In the spring, members helped judge high school journalistic Interscholastic competitions. Membership In Sigma Delta Chi is available to male journalism students who maintain a good grade point aver- age and demonstrate a keen interest in the society and the profession. Mem- bers are of junior or senior classifica- tion. All are active on student publica- tions or in a professional area of jour- nalism. Leading the group in the fall was President Jamie Anderson. Peterson was spring president. In past years, SDX members have honored numerous faculty and staff members who have made contributions to Tech above and beyond the call of duty. The group recognizes the work of persons who greatly benefit the college while remaining behind the scene. Informal get-togethers and regular meetings are presided over by Ralph Sellmeyer, journalism instructor. I 8