Del Mar College - Cruiser Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Activities ..... .... l 4 Academic .... .... 3 O Technical Institute ..... .... 6 0 Sports .... .... 7 8 Organizations .... . . .104 Fine Arts .... .... 1 48 Personalities. . . . . . . 168 Classes ..... ..... l 84 Advertisements .... .... 28 Amid Subtropical Climate of South Texas

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The subtropical coastal bend area of Texas provides an easy, relaxed climate for the multitude of students that come to Del Mar College to learn vital skills and knowledges that will see them through the long years to come. This year the CRUISER staff salutes the sea and all it has done to better Del Mar, Corpus Christi, and the Coastal Bend. The name Del Mar, adopted in the summer of 1948, is taken from the Spanish language 'and means of or by the rea. No more appropriate name could be found because Del Mar is truly a child of the sea, A favorite Del Mar recreation spot during the warm months of the school term is Padre Island, a world of sun, sand, and frolic, built by the never-ceasing Waves of the pounding surf. The Gulf is not only a playful friend, but also a demanding task-master for the jobs it creates for students in Corpus Christi, one of the major oil, grain, and chemical ports of Texas. The sea, sometimes a gentle, comfort- ing companion and sometimes a fright- ening monster in its tremendous power, holds a magical fascination for all the students as they go through the campus of the Jen. College Life of Del Mar, ikmgs Located

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Dr. Aileen Creighton Photographer Bill Dornfeld readies his camera as Dr. Aileen Creighton strikes a dignified pose. Dr. Aileen Creighton Dr. Aileen Creighton was born in Gainsville, Texas. When she graduated from high school at fifteen, she went to the University of Texas and received her Bachelor of Arts Degree at eighteen. She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Lambda Theta. In 1932, she received her Master of Arts Degree at Texas. After graduation she taught in Taft for seven years and then for two and a half years she taught at the Corpus Christi High School. In 1939, she accepted her first position at Del Mar. In that year she replaced Mrs. I. W. Agee, who took a year's leave. of absence for the birth of her daughter. When Grady St. Clair, the present president of the college, went into the army, she replaced him as acting registrar. She taught English for a time and in 1946 became the head of the English department. She served until 1951 when she took a semester's leave of absence. During that time her son, James, was born. She became head of the department for the second time in 1957. In 1959 she received her doctorate from the University of Texas. Dr. Creighton is the chairman of the largest de- partment on campus, which includes thirteen teachers. She has handled the problems of administration very well. She was responsible for English teachers having graders to help them with paper work. She also succeeded in having a restriction placed on the num- ber of students a teacher could have in any one class. Dr. Creighton has been with Del Mar College for twenty-five years this year. The 1964 Crulfef' 15 dedicated to Dr. Aileen Creighton for those twenty- five years of service and assistance to Del Mar Col- lege. Margaret Kline, Dr. Creighton, and Mrs. Agee discuss their twenty-fifth anniversaries at Del Mar College.