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

Page 27 text:

Wifh a liffle imaginalion, an empfy room in fhe dorm can be 'rransformed info a home away from home. Dorms Provide Homes for 4,482 S+uden+s On lirsl sight a dorm room appeared To be a ralher dralo dwelling, buf wifh a lillle imagina- Jrion, a few poslers and a rug here and There, a sludenl could Jrrans- form a cold, emply room info a home. Home away from home for 4,482 sludenfs af SWT came in lhe form ol 23 dormilories. Twelve women's and seven men's as well as lwo cooperalive and fwo alhlelic halls gave sfudenls a place ol relreal aicler a long day of classes. Each hall was under lhe supervi- sion of a leam of head residenfs, or a head residenl and a sludenl assisfanl, who also lived in The dorm. Siudenf counselors and proclors were hired To acl as receplionisls, mail sorlers and peace keepers. 19

Page 26 text:

Sfudenfs Face BookShorfage Ouf of sfoclc indefinifelym seems fo have been fhe reply received from maior boolc publishers fhis year. The sfudenf was nof only confronfed wifh fhe faslc of sfrefching his dollar, buf wifh holding if unfil mid-semesfer fo purchase his required fexf. The problem focused upon fhe publishers' increase of demand compared fo his decrease in needed maferials. The paper shorfage forced large publishing firms fo prinf only fhose books ordered. Here on campus, as many as fwenfy required fexfs were una- vailable because of fhe crisis. S .:.. 35? fx Q A ,ou- if Q--n.,'!' TOP: Sfudenfs checlc fhe condifion of used fexfboolcs before malcing The final purchase. ABOVE: Affer fhe greaf search, fhe final sfop is fhe cash regisfer.

Page 28 text:

LegisIaTure Gives I8 Year Olds AduIT RighTs WhaT seemed like a big birThday parTy Tor I8 To 20-year-olds across The sTaTe Took place on AugusT 27, I973 when a law passed by The Texas I.egisIaTure wenT inTo eTTecT granTing aduIT righTs To Those in This age I:nrackeT. The righT To purchase and con- sume alcohol was one oT These righTs. As proprieTors oT San Marcos drinking esTabIishmenTs realized an increase in The consumpTion of alcohol on Their premises, a decrease was likewise noTed oT alcohol consumpTion on The road. According To a ciTy police spokes- man, DWI's decreased This year, wiTh mosT oT The DWI charges This year going To people over 2 I. RIGHT: I-Iardy Lewis, San Marcos senior and employee of Jon Bones, checks I.D. of Marsha Traylor, I'IousTon freshman. BELOW: CeIebraTion Tor I9 To 20-year- olds righTs Took place aT esTabIishmenTs such as Jon Bones.