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

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With fanfare and flourish 32.500 light bunt into color and launched the holiday season on Dec. 5 during Texas Tech ' 17th annual Carol of Lights. Thousand of people from the South Plains area gathered on the campus Science Quadrangle as members of the Saddle Tramp hxl a torchlight processional from the Broadway entrance to the Quadrangle. The route of the march was marked with a 1.000 luminaries set out by members of APO. WSO and Chi Rho. Traditional Christmas carols rang through the crisp winter air aided by the Oakwood Bap- IIM ( hurch Bdl Choir, the Texas lech Choir, the audience and the victory hclK in the Administra- tion lower. The Carol of Lights was sponsored by the Texas Tech Residence Hall Association. Mike Winter, president of Mur- dough Hall, served as the Carol of Lights committee chairman. According to Winter, the Carol of Lights is the most beautiful and spectacular tradition at Texas Tech as this unique display gives the campus an almost fan- tasyland appearance. Work crews began stringing light for the event late in Octo- ber. More than 47.WO feet (nearly 10 miles) of electrical wiring was used on the II buildings in the central campu The idea for lighting the cam- pus was conceived in I95H by Harold Hum. former Board of Regents Member. Hinn spon- sored and rancd funds for the neering. Social Science, Chemis- try and Administration Buildings. His efforts were repeated in I960, la 1961. the lighting display was expanded to include the East h n uttering. Journalism and Home Economics Buildings. The name Carol of Lights was coined that year. Some 16.500 lights were used in 1964 on nine buildings and the television tower on In 1965. another 500 lights were added to the display. Hoi- den Hall joined the lighted build- ings in 1967. increasing the num- ber of lights used to more than 2O.OOO. The completion of the Mass Communications Build- ing in 1975 boosted the total number of lights to its present mark. uwu i ! .. '

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Spirit, you say? The dictionary defines it as wrong loyally or dedi- cation ' or a particular mood characterized by vigor and action. Thal ' f all. you ask? No. there ' a lot more. Like what, you ask? Like being a part of the crowd yelling at a basketball game at the PIT Like having a cardiac arrest during a goal-line stand Like the ride of the Masked Rider. Like singing the Matador Song. even when you don ' t know the words. Where is this spirit, you say? Look around you. It ' s right here.