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

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A Time Of Change Along with the rest of the world, Soutliwest Texas wel- comed in another decade this year— the 1970 ' s. With a flip of the calendar page, the swinging 60 ' s were left behind. To Southwest Texans, the new decade poses far greater possibilities than any before. Late in 1969, university status was gained. It will be in the 70 ' s that the potential for that new status will be realized. In the last summer of the old decade, the administrative and academic center of the campus moved from Old Main to the new Library-Administration Building. The construction of the new building meant not only a shift in the core of campus policy making, but a change in the skyline of San Marcos. And a semester before 1970, SWT attained a new president . . . Dr. Billy Mac Jones. Dr. Jones brought his family into the campus president ' s home and new ideas into office. One of the most evident changes to come to Southwest Texas has been a change in size. In the fall of 1959, only 2,418 students were enrolled. In the fall of 1969, there were 9,372. In the fall of 1970, the 10,000 mark should be reached. For all the changes, the students the university serves are the same. From many different locations, with startlingly different backgrounds and goals, they come to SWT for many different reasons. Mostly, however, they have things in common. They study hard; they play harder. They have different interests and different dreams, but they are all Southwest Texas students, and that unites them while they are here. A Change In Status .

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The 70 ' s— . . . A Change In Size

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Mac Jones Because, in his short time as SWT ' s pre and has kept their interests foremost i SWT President ' s office. $J»as madHuch a concentrated effort to keep his doors open to all SWT students ■ n of W university, the 1970 PEDAGOG is dedicated to this new man in the