New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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At left everyone has scrambled to their seats in the bus except a few stragglers who insist upon having a pillow for a nap on the road. Here Patsy Carillo puts up a verbal battle to keep her pillow. A bus is just a Greyhound until it has had a touching up by some of the artists in the band. . l least everyone can tell they ' re from NMSU. Touring Symphonic Bond Performs BRUISER 1 ' I I ' The artists have completed their work and behold . . . they ' re behind Tross all the way! Swing and sway with little Ray.

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Proudly looking over the Westhafer award is its recipient this year, Dr. S. F. Kropp. associate professor of history and government. Looking on in interest are Dr. Roger Corbctt. (left) president of NM.SU. and Dr. Sigurd Johansen. head of the Department of History and Social .Sciences. Kropp was given the award for his excellence in teaching. The Westhafer award is the most distinguished honor presented faculty by the NMSU academic community. For Excellence In Teaching Dr. Kropp Westhafer Awardee Dr. S. F. Kropp, associate professor of history and government at NMSU, was honored this year with the presentation of the Westhafer award for his excellence in teaching. The award, named for the late Prof. Robert Westhafer of the mathematics faculy, is given alternately to a mem- ber of the faculty for excellence in teaching and research. It carries with it a cash award. It is presented annually at the Student Honors Assembly in December. Top honoree at the assembly is, of course, the Westhafer recipient with top ranking students from each of the university ' s four colleges taking second place. Other recognition goes to the hundreds of students on scholarship at NMSU, including those selected to work under the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Assistantship program. The most distinguished honor given faculty by the NMSU academic community, the Vesthafer Award is a goal strived toward by all members of the faculty. Past recipients have included Dr. Marion P. Hardman of the English faculty (teaching), Dr. Ira G. Clark of the history faculty (research). Dr. Joseph Forsyth of the English Department (teaching), and Dr. iM. E. Thompson of the Psychology faculty (research). At right Dr. Kropp gives his acceptance address at the Honors Assembly. Among those persons seated on stage is Mrs. Robert Westhafer, wife of the professor for whom the award is named.

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At right pensive directors ride along in silcntc. Dr. John Glowacki, (left) head of Fine Arts nepartnicni. hitcs his lip as he looks oiii ihe window, while Prof. Ray Tross. band director, puffs delicately on his cigar. Below ihc group proves the lour wasn ' t all recreation and clowning. The Svinphonic liaiul presented programs for ten New Mexico High Schools on their thrce-dav tour. Featured here is the Clarinet Choir. Uelow a look of concern overshadows the faces of a band student and Tross. Can it reallv be as bad as those perplexed looks indicate? For Ten Schools The Symphonic Band of New Mexico State packed bags and instruments March 18 and loaded onto buses for the annual tour of high schools in New Mexico. The 75-piece ensemble under the direction of Prof. Ray Tross presented their program before approximately 8,000 students in its 900-mile, three-day tour of ten high schools in New Mex- ico. One of the featured numbers on tiie band ' s tour program was Southwestern Sketches , sym- phonic suite by Samuel Adler which was com- missioned this year by NMSU ' s Fine Arts De- partment in commemoration of New Mexico ' s 50th anniversary of statehood. Each concert program also indmlcd numbers by Brass Choir, C larinet Choir, University (iol- legians (jazz orchestra), Percussitjn tnscnible, and solo instrumentalists. Traveling with the group were Prof. Gene Lewis, associate director of the band, and Dr. John Glowacki, head of the Fine Arts Depart- ment. 27