Southwest Texas State Teachers College - Pedagog Yearbook (San Marcos, TX)

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The lalenled were able 'ro prove 'rheir abiliiies aflihe Taleni Show sponsored annually by The Sludenl Cenier Council. ri s 1, his li -5 T I Intramural s orls afford +he siudenfs o orlunifies ro lcee in condition and P PP P offer a break in daily rouline. . . . Presidenf Johnson eslablished on lhe campus a peace corps lraining cenier +o be direcled by members of 'rhe faculfy. San Marcos was also ser aside as a job Training cenler for ihe poor. a parl' olJohnsor1's anli-poverly program. Chosen by 'rhe yearbook slaif. 'ren young ladies were presenled al Jrhe hall-Time performance of The SWT-Laclcland game as linalisis in lhe All- College Beauiy Coniesi-The winner . . . Miss Jane Snavely. Homecoming weekend was nor far behind, and wilh il came lhe eleclion of Gaillardians. The -ef, ff Q? Q. ' v i I x -. V' x Hard work, buf fun, was found by fhose spirifed freshmen who Turned our 'lo help build The homecoming bonfire bonfire on Friday nigh? was 'rhe climax of a day of hard work buf fun for 'rhe fresh who buili 'rhe siruclure and rhen warched i'r burn. A huge crowd assembled for rhe burning and 'roolc parf in 'rhe long snalce dance, followed by a casual dance in 'lhe Sludeni Cenier. Aciivilies coniinued on Salur- day. 'rhe day of 'rhe game as exes and visilors descended on The campus. The Homecoming ac- fiviries were climaxed by a formal dance honoring 'lhe Gaillardians 'thai nighi' . . .

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l ik in 94' , 5. 1 f a i.-hiisfiiq, I ' :fyi.,':n,,, 1 1' , A 'f 3 ,lic-J' s , Ng A .-:ma ge' I. 'iq '.- . ,js -1.1 9 -v Homecoming exci+emeni', highlighred by a win over Sfephen F. Ausfin. made 'rhe long frips of some of 'the exes well worlhwhile. . . . boolh, a pie lhrowing conlesl'-lhe rargef . . . a girl-a bucking barrel and a boHle Jrhrow- ing conresl among lhe many boorhs self up by campus organizafions. Fall I964 was especially exciling for Jrhe band organizaiion. Escorling Presidenl Johnson 'through lhe s+ree'rs of Auslin, marching al 'rhe Houslon Oiler lioolball game and performing al half-'rime broughl The band 'ro l'he public's allenlion bur were only minor lhings when compared wi'rh 'rhe highlighlr of lhe semesler-a 'rrip To Washinglon, D.C. lo be lhe liirsl civilian band in 'rhe his'rory of fhe nalion 'ro lead lhe inaugural parade. ll' was an especially proud momenl' when Presidenl John- son brolce precedenl and lefl his car To shake hands wilh Maurice Callihan. SWT band direclor. and various maiorelrres. Covered by every 'relevision nelwork, 'rhe inaugural proceedings broughl SWT lo 'rhe eyes of l'he Uniled Slales. As exciling as Presidenf Johnson's own inaugu- ralion was Thar of SWT's new president Dr. James H. McCroclclin. Presidenl Johnson relurned lo his alma maier for 'rhe firsr 'rime in Two years 'ro be lhe guesl' speaker and lo visir old friends and recall old memories. Aware of Jrhe facililies al SWT . . . Miss Diana Vela, firsf runner-up fo all-college beauly, Jane Snavely. was one of lhe 'ren beaulies presenled af fhe SWT-Lackland game.

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If if l 1 51 ,A W Reiurning for ihe firsf 'lime in many years 'ro his alma maier, Presideni' Lyndon Baines Johnson visiied wifh old friends and recalled his own days as a siudenf af SWT. People pushed and crowded 'ro shake ihe S bd f-Q4 -x -.V 'fha .- 3 hand of America's leading cifizen. The sireeis were lined wiih siudenis and iownsmen eager fo cafch a glimpse of This Tall Texan. A ll