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

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THE CHOSEN FEW - ROTC SWEETHEARTS Kay Burleson Brigade Lynn Melton 1st Battalion Shirley Powell 2nd Battalion Cecelia Coats 3rd Battalion Cheryl Hunter Company A Kay Anderson Company B CAROLE BARNES— ROTC QUEEN COMPANY H SWEETHEART A sparkling gleam among the armour. Kathy Merger Band Sherry Beadle Company G Beth Gibson Company C Dana Speer Company D Katherine Day Company E LaGayla Smith Company F 27

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PEOPLE r Lots of work — then awards. Commissions — then the real thing. v ' Well-represented everywhere. An unique element rates national notice of Techsans at New Orleans ' MardI Gras. Shouldn ' t be that hard to get to Idalou. PLACES We ' ll settle this name change issue our own way. THINGS Service is ultimately to the country. » Finishing touches for the Ball. It was all worth it. Col. W. M. Brown crowns Carole Barnes Queen of the Corps.

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John Buechler Lt. Col. Cadets wearing the red and blue fourragere have been selected from ROTC units to be members of Scab- bard and Blade, national honorary military society. They are chosen on the basis of overall achievement, lead- ership ability, and membership ratings. The society has a threefold purpose: to improve the standard of military instruction in colleges and universities, to further cooperation between ROTC departments, and to foster good fel- lowship among cadet officers. Scabbard and Blade activities are many and varied. They range from S. Jones 2nd Lt. T. Cox Ist Sgt. SCABBARD y Sondra Stargel Sweetheart helping with registration to preparing for the annual Military Ball. Members also conduct summer camp briefings, take charge of the Army ROTC hlome- comlng float, develop recruitment pro- grams, and sponsor social activities. They are active in many other organi- zations and activities on campus. To be eligible for membership in D Company, I I th Regiment, which is the local unit, an advanced course cadet must have a 2.0 overall average and be in the upper portion of his military science class. • 9 J. Smith K. Snider J. The P. Thompson C. Young 28