Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 244 of the 1961 volume:

TA ' l ' ‘ - � ) - j ' i „ N AT SUL ROSS THE BRAND THE BRAND 19 6 1 CONTENTS Contents EXECUTIVE LIFE President and Deans of the College Teachers of Teachers THE BURNING BRAND Symbol of the Sul Ross Spirit ACADEMIC LIFE Freshman Class Sophomore Class Junior Class Senior Class Graduate Students Night Classes - Extension MARRIED LIFE Home Sweet Home The Littlest Lobos SOCIAL LIFE Organizations Special Events Concerts . Theatre ATHLETIC LIFE Football Basketball Baseball Intramurals Other Sports PERSONALITIES-IN-THE-NEWS Leaders on the Campus Who’s Who Campus Favorites PICTURES-TO-THE-EDITOR Candid views Picture-of-the-Y ear WESTERN LIFE Organizations Rodeo Life ROUND-UP OF THE STRAGGLERS GATEWAY TO THE BIG BEND The Brand Salutes Friends of Sul Ross And To MISS MILTIA HILL, artist, teacher,%riend — beloved cultural guide trf eager searchers for the good and beautiful, sometime Sponsor of THE BRAND, civic leader, and witty raconteur - supreme, this volume is joi ly dedicated in grateful appreciation and esteem. % if g | f | f LIFE ON THE CAMPUS OF SUL ROSS STATE COLLEGE ' is an effort of the Staff of THE BRAND to record in permanent form the thoughts, actions, words, and work of the student body of their Alma Mater during one year of campus life. Photographs, drawings, and words, words, words . . . have been used. As a labor of love the only reward desired is an achievement of accuracy and beauty worthy of those who pioneered for forty years that such LIFE might become a reality. The Staff 6 ADMINISTRATION DR. BRYAN WILDENTHAL President of the College under whose leadership Sul Ross continues to enjoy both physical and academic growth - a student of the world, an administrator whose devotion to even the smallest detail engenders confidence and respect. 8 DR. BEVINGTON REED Dean of the College.Dean of the Graduate School whose clarity of thought and expression sustain and strengthen all who come to know and experience his profound understanding and guidance. 9 JOE M. MJOLSNESS, Dean of Men . keen-witted stim¬ ulator of the intellect, a valued counselor and tutor of men. LAURENE LIGHTHOUSE, Dean of Women . a cultured lady who persistently and con¬ scientiously teaches, advises, and exemplifies the higher standards of education and character. DR. ROBERT D. DECKER, Registrar . cordial and gen¬ ial custodian of the records, a good teacher and an inspiring friend. JACK STOVELL, Business Manager . reserved and cap¬ able, the soul of Sul Ross ef¬ ficiency and effective useful¬ ness. THE FACULTY TEACHERS OF TEACHERS... On teachers rest the most tremendous of social responsibil¬ ities. Their responsibility is doubly significant when it is borne by teachers who are part of a vital, living machinery whose prime function is the producion of . . . other teachers. Such an insti¬ tution is Sul Ross State College. As the future unfolds in a diz¬ zily accelerating sequence of events, it is not presumptious to assume that the teacher holds in his hands, the weight which shall determine the balance of the yea or nay of humanity. The teacher of teachers is not only a public servant-he is pos¬ sessor of infinite potency in service to homo sapiens- all life that is and is to come. This pictorial tribute to the faculty of Sul Ross provides insight into a type of teacher-student relationship which is unique, positive, beneficial. Attempts to define or describe this relationship fall short of their task. It consists of a strangely revealing kind of rapport, a dynamic encounter of personalities as well as minds. At Sul Ross teachers possess an educated aware¬ ness which makes them keenly perceptive and cognizant of in¬ dividual diversity. In short, Sul Ross teachers are able to com¬ municate in the language of the individual. Any student who seeks this harmonious relationship soon finds that his professors wield positive influence over both his factual and spiritual spheres. Perhaps the student who has else¬ where conditioned himself to a status of anonymity first detects the singularity of the classroom atmosphere at Sul Ross when he notices that very soon all his professors know him by name. He may next perceive that, even from the midst of a straining com¬ plexity of duties which make a 24-hr. day inadequate, his pro¬ fessor is more than willing to devote time-sincerely-to the solu¬ tion of individual problems. He is then a part of an edifying teacher-student involvement which acts frequently as a catalyst to develop heretofore unrecognized potential. In these-dedication, ability, sincerity-we feel that there is congruency among our faculty. Conversely, however, their di¬ versity of approach, personality, and talent stimulates the develop¬ ment of a high-aiming individuality among the students-not to be like even their favorite professor, but to develop a self with the capacity for correct choice of its own capabilities and standards. The nearness, the interlocking nature of this teacher-student environment make urging demands of the teacher’s total self- dedicated scholars, patient advisors, respected friends who re¬ alize that education is a continual process, and consequently are unceasingly adjusting themselves to new horizons. Lawrence Sullivan Ross in I 89 I made a statement which echoes even truer in 1961: Teaching is a science, and those who desire to teach successfully must embrace the advantages of modern progress. j OLIVE BLUCHER Librarian . industrious bibliologist and guar¬ dian of the shelves, able curator and genial helper of students. EVA CHAFFIN . Business Ad¬ ministration . efficient and ac¬ commodating in the classroom and in the placement office, a delight¬ ful friend. DR. KATHARINE BOYD . Speech . epitomizes capability, and her ability to impart her kind of talent to those with dramatic aspirations hinges on the magni¬ ficent. r m DR. ALLEN BRIGGS . English . a smiling pedant who success¬ fully combines gentility, erudition, and humor into a stimulating per¬ sonality. DR. CLIFFORD CASEY History . a man whose pungent philosophy manifests itself in thought-provoking aphorisms. I Master of the art of living, history ' breathes and lives again in his teaching. TOM CONNOR . Government . known for his sincerity and genuine interest in all Sul Ross students, the Corral thrives with his management. jflP JACK C. CRAWFORD . In¬ dustrial Arts . quiet and re¬ served, he infuses his students with both industry and a love of the arts. ROSA BELLE CURTIS . Math¬ ematics . Her first year on the campus has revealed her to be both proficient and ingratiating. LIFE ON THE CAMPUS... i X JLENN F. DAVIS . Music Conductor, organizer, and musical actician extraordinary, whose alents have led to the production if many fine musical programs ,nd organizations on Sul Ross lill. DUDLEY R. DOBIE . Libra¬ rian Historian and librarian, distinguished bibliophile, natura¬ list and captivating researcher par excellance. DR. VERA DUGAS . History . vivacious and alert addition to the faculty this year, distinguished and stimulating. MABEL E. DUGGER . Home Economics . genteel and un¬ assuming preceptor of youth. iARL DUNN . Baptist Bible Ihair warm and helpful . .ble to communicate ideas with trength and conviction. PEGGY EDGAR . Physical Ed¬ ucation likeable and reliable, she instills coeds with spirited Sul Ross charm. DR. M. O. GAMMAGE . Ed¬ ucation . popular gregarious guide of fledgling pedagogues. LEONILDA GERVASI . Lib¬ rarian . sophisticated esthete, whose dynamic charm inspires and delights. OF SUL ROSS COLLEGE ... DR. JAMES E. GILLASPY Biology . exacting scientist, interesting conversationalist and research director. DR. ARTHUR H. HAFNER Education . Conscientious co¬ ordinator, gifted educator and enlightened leader. H. S. HANSON . Chemistry- Geology . Analyst, experiment¬ alist, deductive and inductive enemy of mediocrity. A VERNON M. HARLAN . Eng¬ lish Competent tutor of com¬ position and rhetoric with a drive that produces results. PAUL V. HILL . English Scholarly and refined cosmopolite . makes knowledge so attractive that under his hand even the list¬ less student responds. MILTIA HILL . Art . in- DR. VALLY JOHNSON . Ed- DR. PAUL E. KARVONEN . j spirational instructor, generous ucation a compact picture of Music . truth-desiring expositor and considerate. grace and charm . her summum of Bach and the better life. bonum in life is the production of other enthusiastic educators, a task for which she is competently equipped. IS BOUN D UP INEXTRICABLY... ALTA BELL KAY . Business Administration . cordial and kind, one who reveals her high standards by living in their light. CHARLES E. KING . Geology. Outdoorsman with inside infor¬ mation on the physiognomy of the spheres, contemplative geognost. JOE KING . Physical Education . companionable mentor whose talents allow not an ounce of potential to go unrealized. WILLIAM C. LEAVITT . In¬ dustrial Arts . topnotcher in the field of practicality . co¬ ordinator of mind and hand. ANNA D. LINN . English . DR. SAM N. LITTLE . Chem- uncompromising in her standards istry and Agriculture . agrono- and ideals . loyal and trust- mist and soil chemist whose ex¬ worthy. perience is being utilized by Sul Rossonians. IN BOTH STUDENT lish . possessing depth which dist Bible Chair . scholarly and clarifies the profound and entices tolerant, inspiring and gracious, the students’ probing mental ef¬ forts to examine, consider, and decide . a study in scholasticism. AND TEACHER ... JEAN MOORE . Social Sciences a tower of knowledge on a foundation of experience . a dedicated, truth seeking geog¬ rapher. TOM MOORE . Biology comprehensive in understanding, practical in application. DR. J. T. MORROW . Jour¬ nalism-Business Administration . an organizational executive whose chief aim in life is to discover the hidden talents in others and help them to develop. CLANTON W. NEWBILL . Speech and Ethics profoum philosopher, intellectual and stim ulating. FRANCES NEWSOM . Busi¬ ness Administration . as assist¬ ant business manager of the col¬ lege she has developed a tactful faculty for understanding prob¬ lems. GERALD B. OGLE . Math¬ ematics and Science . the Ad¬ miral is a technological ency¬ clopedia with seven oceans of ex¬ perience, the nautical virtuoso of computation, the wizard of nu¬ merical edification. KENNETH OTTO . Business Administration penetrating protagonist of personal and e¬ conomic success. JACK PERRYMAN . Health Education . suave disciplinarian, scrupulous instructor of ideals. TEACHERS OF TEACHERS... JOHN G. PRUDE Education JEWELL PYE Physical Ed- Ubiquitous, popular, and straight- ucation Effervescent, deter- forward — a man stuffed with all mined, well-fit for the task of pro- honorable virtues. moting fitness. Science History Insight, Administration Quiet, obliging humor, and profound academic administrator and teacher, propensities enable Dr. Shearer to esteemed by students and faculty convert stale facts into refreshing colleagues, realities. ETHELAURA RAMEY Gov¬ ernment and Education Some books are to be tasted, others chewed, some few digested. Charming Mrs. Ramey has clearly digested many, and as a gracious classroom hostess prepares for her classes a palatable menu of veracity. RAYMOND B. SEYMOUR Chemistry Scientist, author- a leader in the field of plastics. This dynamic personality has turned his limitless talents toward education where his star will glow still brighter. WINIFRED T. SLIGHT DAVID E. SLAUGHTER Assistant Registrar Counselor Athletic Director and Football and friend, confidant and tutor Coach Spartan master of the of youth — one who can interpret psychology of power, mentor of in terms of standards and goals, champions - respected, popular, capable inspirer of superhuman feats. LANELL SKINNER . Librarian Capable and gracious — always ready to serve - beloved by staff and students. CORBETT SMITH . Music Glowing trainer of ambitious youth, winsome and effective. STATHER ELLIOT THOMAS Foreign Languages . Considerate and understanding. Multilinguist who habitually transcends the de¬ mands of duty. EVERETT TURNER . Range Animal Husbandry . Patient, in¬ dustrious authority on making things thrive. ZENOBIA VERNER . English Resolute precisionist who in¬ stills in her neophytes an urge to¬ ward improvement. IDA VERNON . Government . Experienced and disciplined with an orderly mind that challenges and inspires. RAY VAN CLEEF . Physical Education - Basketball and Base¬ ball Coach . Demanding but fair — a cultured gentleman who brings to sports his standards of perfection - a real coach. BARTON WARNOCK . Bio¬ logy . Beloved scientist and ad¬ ministrator - one who goes far beyond the realm of duty to serve the interests of Sul Ross and the human race. ...ALL LIFE THAT IS... AUL R. WEYERTS hology and Range Ani- lal Husbandry . Nature’s lomenclature and life’s vodus operandi are made ascinatingly appealing y Dr. Paul’s vigorous ap¬ proach. m W. E. BILL” WILLI¬ AMS. Director of Teach¬ er Placement . Education and Range Animal Hus¬ bandry . Inexhaustible, versatile, and resourceful - Bill” Williams is Sul Ross’ ambassador of good¬ will and educational en¬ trepreneur extraordinary. FREDDIE R. WILMOTH . Business Administration .She demonstrates her teaching by everyday ex¬ amples that give her stu¬ dents goals for achieve¬ ment. Mini jjH BOBBY WIXSON . Ge¬ ology . Gravel to graciers, crags to continents - no less than our whole planet is the interest of zealous Bobby Wixson. RALPH T. WOOTTON . Education . A man who can make a hard thing easy - educational savant Ralph Wootton. ization. ...AND IS TO COME... DELBERT A. DYKE MERIDON V. GARNER EVELYN MELLARD E. C. SHORTT B8HH WILLIAM E. THOMSON Faculty members on leave of absence to do graduate work, research, and to do super¬ visory work under the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organ- THE BURNING BRAND SYMBOL OF THE SUL ROSS SPIRIT THE BIRTH OF THE BAR-SR-BAR IN 1920 Miss Linda Lancaster’s physical education clas planned a picnic -- and it must have been a fancy affair - for a mon¬ ogram was sought for place-cards! The aid of V. J. Smith, one of the original faculty members, was enlisted; and finally the Bar-SR-Bar was suggested and selected. At the time it was noted that the selection resembled a cattle brand. Shortly thereafter, when the Ex-Students Loan Fund was established, contributions included several head of livestock; so it was deemed necessary that a brand be adopted by the school. The place-card monogram, being appropriate, was chosen and properly recorded at the Brewster County Court House. In I 925 the existence ol the stone monument on what is now Bar-SR-Bar Hill became fact. From these obscure and unpretentious beginnings have come the mark and the mon¬ ument that have since united each successive student body with those who have gone before and those who will follow in the future. WAS UNATTENDED BY EITHER POMP OR CEREMONY. Annually whitewashed by a regiment of freshmen and majestically lighted in solemn ceremonies on state occasions, the Sul Ross Brand is a unique and proud emblem of a u- nique and justly proud insitution. It is more than a symbol. Its true significance lies not within the symbol itself but rather in those intangibles of ideal and spirit that are the minds and hearts of those who honor that emblem. The Bar-SR-Bar is not just an apt mark, or an eye-catching device, or an item of only local interest-but the very focal point of that pioneering fervor that has marked generations of Sul Ross students who have called the world their home. It is the common denominator of those illustrious ex-stu¬ dents with their high marks in all fields, the latest class of en¬ tering freshmen and all the ranks between. Old memories and recent ones, yesterday’s aspirations and today’s newborn hopes, enduring bonds of a decade and this year’s brief acquaintances are all marshalled in the minds of Sul Ross men and women of all times by that blazing badge, the Bar-SR-Bar. 20 r ; V V. i ! ' - If the Brand is permanent, ageless, and immobile on the brow of a hill, that which it represents surely is not static, but vital, dynamic and expanding, with each registering freshman, every departing graduate and all the strivings of students and former students. As the noble tradition of the Brand has been sustained by those who have passed before, so should this mark be sought, recognized and respected in the graduates of these next four years and in Sul Ross of these following decades. Surely the challenge here is such that only occasionally stirs men’s souls and therefore deserves steadfast resolves and Herculean effort. If this noble challenge be more squarely met than ever before - and high are the hopes that it shall be that precious trust, the Spirit of Sul Ross, which in a much broader sense is Man in his quest for Truth, shall rise again and again renewed, more vigorous and ever higher, before the Eyes of Texas, and the Great West, a mighty phoenix from the Burning Brand. n ' p I m ( i j A THE BURNING BRAND 23 Hightower, Bobby McQueen, Student Council Representa¬ tives; Zenobia Verner, Vernon Harlan, Sponsors. FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS - Stanley Seagler, President; Bill Bourbon, Vice-President; Smokey Brown, Secretary; Larry Dunaway, Treasurer; Sarah Kerr, Reporter; Mary Jo FRESHMEN TO THE FRESHMEN, THE COLLEGE ON THE HILL might seem to be a House of Horrors. Here he is faced with the two-headed monster,Responsibility and Self-Discipline. Every day brings its own problems to be solved — the many different ways there are to word a request home for money; how to study with the phonograph, the radio, and the room¬ mate all going at the same time; and how to make the remain¬ ing shreds of the meal ticket last the month. If the Freshman can lick problems like this, he can surely defeat the wicked collegiate monster. Somewhere in the shadowy halls of ivy lurk even more foreboding horrors. These grim apparitions haunt the foot¬ steps of the lowly Freshman. . . right up the hill to the Bar- SR-Bar. These ghostly specters are called Sophomores — and their revels are called Freshman Initiation! And what dispells all these nightmares From the Freshman’s slumbers? His discovery of the wisdom of SAFETY IN NUMBERS! 27 MIKE BILLINGSLEY O’Donnell TRACY D. BARKER Midland BENNY BARNETT Kermit ■■ MARY C. ARMSTRONG Odessa TERRY BAXTER Elgin, Ill. WHERE THE ROLLING PLAINS OF TEXAS ... BARRY BRAUBACH BETTY BRITTON CARMEN BROWN RUSTY BROWN San Antonio Seminole Valentine San Antonio END IN MOUNTAINS HIGH . . . Lampasas ■■ ■■■■■■■ mmmmwmmmmmmm DAVID CATES ANNETTE CHAFFIN MARIO CHAVIRA Menard Marfa Del Rio MIKE BUSTILLOZ Barstow WILLIAM CARROLL Sandwich, Ill. - ri RITA CHRISTIAN Alpine 29 Crowell Big Spring Kermit Iraan Monahans THERE’S A LAND WHERE GLORIOUS SUNSETS ... AL DOHERTY Branson, Colo. JIMMY DOHERTY Folsom, N. M. BERTHA DOMINGUEZ Del Rio LARRY DUNWAY Hobbs, N. M. BILLIE D. DE PRANG 30 Wink GLORIA G. FINNEY Olton JIMMY FISHER Andrews SANDRA FORBES Alpine It A LYNN FORREST Lubbock JACK FLETCHER Monahans FLAME IN PEERLESS SKY ... Sterling City Crane Alpine Alpine Alpine 31 ■ K mm bhm mm ; Mil JNHi WMm . jr ; TOMMY GENTRY TOMMY GILBREATH RAY JOHN GILLIAN FRANCIS GOODMAN JUDY GRAY Clint Alpine Dundee, Ill. Wolfforth Lorenzo ’TIS A LAND OF PIONEER SPIRIT . . . NILA G. HAM 32 Monahans EDWIN HARRIS JERRY A. HARRIS GARY HART JOANNA GALE HAYES Sundown Imperial Sabinal Alpine CARLENE HEGELUND LINDA GAYLE HENRY IMA HICKS Alpine Bronte Alpine BILLY HOUCHIN MIKE HOWARD NEILL HOWARD Lubbock Lubbock Alpine frj ( ) lb. k. a MARY JO HIGHTOWER Midland ✓ DENNIS K. HOY Lubbock RALPH HUDGINS Hermleigh FREE AS BRACING AIR . . . DELIGHT HUFFMAN JUDY IRBY LEO JACKSON SHERRY JOHNSON JIMMY JONES McCamey Del Rio El Paso Crane Odessa 33 if 1 m MmmmmLwmm SHARON JONES SHERRY KEMP EMILY ANN KEEN DIXIE KENNEDY SARAH ANN KERR Snyder Odessa Wink El Paso Odessa PEPPER KINCAID CARLTON KINCHEN TOMIVA KING KENNETH KNIPPA JULIA LACEY Uvalde Azle Denver City Yoakum Laredo WHERE A HANDCLASP MEANS A WELCOME ... 34 Sanderson Lawn Brownfield Dallas RON LEACH Rochester, Ill. Evanston, Ill. Elgin? Ill. Del Rio Pampa Ft. Worth W Mill I I |j DOROTHY JO MC BEE Balmorhea DARLEEN MC DONALD LUCILLE MC KINNEY Sanderson Midland FRIENDSHIP GLAD TO SHARE LINDA MC LAUGHLIN KEITH MC PHERSON Mission Midland CAROLYN MAYO MARTHA MEGASON MARY MILLER RICHARD MILNER MOLLY MILLS Lamar El Paso Alpine Pecos Memphis, Tenn.35 ’ PEGGY MOORE Snyder EDWARD MOORHOUSE FLOYD MULLENIX MALCOLM DE MUNBRUN Benjamin Lubbock Big Bend Park MARGARET MURPHY Dallas HERE OUR TEXAS YOUTHS DO GATHER . . . FLOYD R. PAYNE SUE PEELER DORIS J. PENICK •jg Del Rio Midland Odessa JIMMY PHILLIPS VIRGIL PHILLIPS Knox City Newman Tuscola Odessa Clara City, Minn. Alpine Marfa HEEDING WISDOM’S CALI ■I S ; V jsmr mmmM a Jmi DON SHAFER JUDY SINGLETON DAVID SMITH JUDY SMITH KENNEY SMITH McCamey Kerrville Marathon Sundown Rankin 37 Alpine Sanderson Midland Raton, N. M. Rocksprings ' ™ J masBKKKm mk « SHERRY KAY TIDWELL DOROTHY TURNER ELLA JO TURNER GENE TURNER JERRY TYSON Marfa Tolar Alpine Alpine Odessa LEARN TO LOVE THEE, SUL ROSS COLLEGE . . . Mm ■M 429 BILLY VAN DUSEN 3g Eldorado MARTIN VILLARREAL Pearsall BILLY GENE WYNNE CLARENCE WOLFSHOHL Alpine San Antonio } v LARRY WINGERT Ft. Stockton AGNES WALKER SHERYLA WHITESIDES JIM WILLIAMS Alpine Odessa O’Donnel HV Mm MMMMHMM ROBERT WILLIAMS Yoakum ELOISE ZIMMERLY Alpine LOVE THEE BEST OF ALL. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS - Emmett O’ Donnell, President; Jerry Burleson, Vice- Presi¬ dent; Linda Kay, Secretary; Wanda Craig, Treas¬ urer; Barbara Martin, Reporter; Charlene Watson, Billy Thetford, Student Council Representatives; John Prude, Bill Leavitt, Sponsors. TO THE SOPHOMORES, Sul Ross is now a Fun House- and they know all the exits. A year of experience has proven to the student that the g hastly appari¬ tions of his Freshman year were only distortions in a Hall of Mirrors. This year the Sophomore also participates in the fun of the Freshman Initiation-on the other end of the paddle. THIS IS THE CLASS which keeps the social slides of the campus well-oiled. Channeling their enthusiasm into organized work, they create a carnival of enter¬ tainment and activities. In the realization that their booking engagement is more than a one-night stand, the Sophomores settle down to completing three more years of college work. These years will bring much work, some knowledge, and many memories. But work will not daunt them Nor even make a dent. The Light of Knowledge may dim, But fun is their bent. 41 Tir . TTitai RING, YE ALPINE HILLS... JULIA ALLEN Uvalde HENRY B. ASHCRAFT Big Lake DON E. BARDIN Crane WELDON BLACKWELL Monahans OLEN BOATRIGHT Lamesa LINDA M. BOST CHARLES J. BURK JOHN M. BROWN Brownfield Eden Thornton TONY M. CARRILLO JIMMIE CHARLESWORTH 42 Fort Stockton Odessa BILL CHILDERS Seminole ANA CALZADA HARRIET CARPENTER Sanderson Alpine MILTON CLARK REBA CLARK Corpus Christi Valentine WITH MUSIC... Clint Kermit Ingleside Lampasas Lampasas WANDA L. CRAIG CREWS BILL Nolan Childress HnilMHnn P Wmm HHi w JERENE CRUMLEY SUSAN CADY JOE D. CUMBIE Crane Putnam Valley, N. Y. Midland CHARLES A. DANNER JUDITH DODSON Leakey Sabinal WILLIAM DORMAN MARLENE E1CHBLATT EARLE T. FILBY Gilmer Nacogdoches Marathon 43 JOYOUS SONGS NANCY GARNhK Crane RAY FRERICH Brackettville EDWINA FRIESS Sonora HELEN L. FRED Alpine RICHARD L. FISCHER Poteet JUANITA GONZALES Alpine DAVID D. GRIFFIN Crane NANCY L. GOTHARD El Paso MARIA R. GAMANS Post AL J. GAUERT Woodland Hills, Calif. RODOLFO HERNANDEZ AURORA HERNANDE Ft. Davis Midland DAVID HILL Seminole JESS HOFACKET Marathon WENDELL HARLAN a a San Antonio WE’LL RAISE... ROWENA JO HAM Alpine ' BYRLENE HARRISON Pecos PAUL HAYES CHRIS HAGELSTEIN Alpine Sanderson WILLIAM JACKSON Midland Monahans Holland Clint Alpine Alpine 45 HAIL TO THEE... LUCRETIA MOORE Balmorhea DAVID MOORE Wichita Falls ROY MEYERS Yoakum CALVIN MENEFEE McCamey RAY MANER Littlefield JEANETTE MORGAN BARBARA MORTON NANCY J. MOSES Houston Midland Brownfield EDDIE J. ODOM Iraan V. EMMETT O’DONNELL Sweeny ENEDINA OGAS KATHRYN OLIVARES JOHN F. PABST CHARLES J. P ARRACK XANTHUS PATTILLO 40 Alpine Del Rio San Antonio Alpine Ft. Stockton O SUL ROSS COLLEGE... Alpine Del Rio Midland Odessa Corpus Christi FREDDY RIDENOUR Wichita Falls RpRRsRm .Juft ft i GERALD STEPHENSON RUBEN RODRIGUEZ LAURA SATTERWHITE DONNA J. SAUL Midland Ft. Stockton Alpine Van Horn GLORIA SCHNEIDER MARTHA SEABOURN ORAN C. SELF Odom Goldsmith Nueces LUPE V. SOZA Presidio L. HANLEY SPENCER Denver City 47 SHARON SPENCER Midland ESTELLA VEGA Ft. Stockton THEE WE GLADLY PRAISE ELIDIA TERRAZAS Alpine BILLY THETFORD Witharral MYRTA ANN TOPLIFFE Eldorado LEANNE TURNER Crane . WY CHARLENE WATSON Alpine MICKEY L. WEAVER Melvin « i? 4b i JESSE G. WALKER Huntington HENRY O. WERNER Galveston BARBARA WILCOX RUBIE L. WILLIAMS VERNA S. WILLIAMS JAN J. WIMBERLEY MOLLY WORD 4g Sanderson Alpine Alpine Crane Andrews JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS - Tom Owens, President; Ranee ent Council Representatives; Dr. Vally Johnson, Dr. Clifford Smith, Vice-President; Virginia Inabinet, Secretary-Treasurer; Casey, Sponsors. Margaret McKinney, Reporter; Paula Carter, Gary Roy, Stud- Man works from sun to sun But a Junior’s work is never done.” THIS IS THE CHANT of the Junior Class of Sul Ross — The Workhouse. The Forty-hour work-week would seem like a vacation to these students. This year, especially, the Junior is faced with fulfilling his production quota and obtaining the necessary hours for his degree. The only moments of ease in the mechanical rat-race are the ten minute coffee breaks between class shifts. When the five o’clock dismissal bell rings, the weary Junior trudges homeward to put in overtime . . . homework. THIS WORK CLASS is divided in regard to their promotion into the world. Some feel graduation is very near, while others feel that it is still a distant goal. But in either case, the Juniors are dead-serious and dead-tired. 51 EARL W. ACTON Toyah JANIE M. BAIRD Houston JERRY D. BAIRD Iraan ALLEN R. BALDWIN Valentine NANCY K. BENSON Houston KARSON L. BIVINS Benjamin OSCAR T. BOEKER Alpine GARY M. BONINE Abilene VONDELL J. BRINSON Andrews RETA J. BIRKHEAD Alpine EUNICE BROWN Van Horn BUCK W. BURDETT Alpine ALBERT P. BURTON Del Rio MANUEL G. CARRASCO Ft. Stockton PAULA J. CARTER Van Horn MARGIE R. CHAFFIN Marfa • - f • JAMES R. COX Imperial EARL H. CHILDS San Antonio JIMMY P. CLARK Newcastle WALLACE A. COMBEST Alpine CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS Alpine CARROLL FAUGHT San Angelo BILLY FARRINGTON SAMMIE FERRICANE W. T. ELLIOTT BILLY D. EDWARDS Rocksprings JOHN FINDLATER Alpine Hedley Springfield, Mo, Balmorhea Alpine Sonora Denver City A M JOE FRIESS Alpine r ROBERT E. GAMEZ Crystal City DAN L. GAULDING ROSEMARY GIBBENS JOE B. GRAHAM Corpus Christi Alpine Ft. Stockton THELMA GWILLIAM PAT N. HAMILTON MARTHA HARRINGTON CHARLES T. HARVEY W. C. HARVEY Uvalde Wichita Falls Odessa Sweetwater Sweetwater JACKIE K. HAWES HERSHEL BURLESON San Antonio Alpine SUE HESS Uvalde LINDA N. HICKS Alpine BETTY J. HILL Iraan A REED JENNINGS Alpine IMOGENE HOLLIDA Alpine BILL HORLEN San Antonio VIRGINIA INABINET Corpus Christi DONALD KINCAID Uvalde NANCY LOVELADY Acala JACK LOWREY Lancaster VANETA LOWERY Crane LAWRENCE JONES Seminole LINDA JOHNSON Dallas TED LAWSON Midland LIONEL LOSOYA Alpine DORA LUJAN Alpine KENNETH W. MORGAN Alpine GUY W. MARTIN Del Rio JOHN MATTINGLEY Rochester JIMMIE MALONE San Antonio MARGARET McKINNEY El Paso DON L. PHILLIPS BILLY L. PHILLIPS CARROLL PARKER Wellman TOM OWENS Barnhart DONALD NICHOLS Andrews Odessa Alpine FONTAINE RILEY Alpine BOBBYE PRUETT Mertzon JOHN D. RANSOM Andrews WILLIAM POTTER Alpine ANDY PORRAS Del Rio MARGOT SCHMIDT Big Bend Natl. Pk. GARY ROY Kermit JO ANN RODMAN Kingsville EDA ANN ROBISON Marfa MARY RICHARDS Alpine MARTHA SMALLING Brownsville ANITA SLAUGHTER Odessa GARY SIMPSON Crosbyton JACK SHEWMAKE Odessa WAYNE SHAW O’Donnell JOAN WELKER Alpine MARY SULLIVAN Ft. Stockton TINO VALENZUELA Alpine SHIRLEY SPEAR Wink RANCE SMITH Rankin GLENN WHITEWOOD Harper ANN WILSON Odessa NANCY S. WILSON Wink MELVIN WIMBERLEY Crane KAREN D. YOUNG Van Horn GOLDEN E. ANDERSON Alpine Elem. Ed. JERRY ANGELO Alpine Elem. Ed. CHRIS ARCHIBALD Laredo English ALBERT ARMENDARIZ Balmorhea JO ANN BAIN Houston ROBERT H. BECKER Dallas P.E. Elem. Ed. Business Adm. OLA FAY BETTESWORTH San Angelo Elem. Ed. BILLY M. BELL Alpine Business Adm. HERBERT BEDFORD Boyd P.E. JANE S. BOWMAN Alpine Biology MARLIN BRAUCHLE Alpine Business Adm. PETE W. BRUNS Alpine Business Adm. ALAN CARAWAY Roswell, N.M. I DAN CARPENTER Odessa DOROTHY CARD Pecos Business Elem. Ed. P.E. JIMMY CARROLL Ozona Music Ed. ANN CLANTON MARY MARGARET COCHI Alpine Clint Business Adm. Business Adm, LORA LEE CROCKETT CLYDE DAUGHETEE JACK DOUGLAS Brackettville Barstow Alpine Business Adm. Industrial Arts Social Science ■MMMl ELIA GONZALES Midland Spanish FLOYD S. GEE, JR. Alpine Geology THELMA A. GWILLIAM Uvalde History DORIS R. GRIFFIN Odessa Elem. Ed. ERNST M. GRAW Uvalde Music JAMES C. HAM Alpine P. E. JESSE H. HATFIELD Alpine P. E. BOBBY HATLEY Barksdale Biology 4 DOUG HACKABY Alpine P. E. J. B. HUTTO JR. Camp Wood Social Sciences LINDA HICKS DAVID HOLMES Alpine English Rankin Biology VON DEAN LAWSON Alpine Elem. Ed. WILBERT JOST Wall Business Ed. JOHN KEITH Alpine Biology THOMAS F. LOPEZ Ozona Music Ed. DONALD E. LINDER Yoakum Chem. BOBBY G. LEE Odessa Bus. Admin. DOYLE LOWRANCE Knox City Hist ory CECIL LYNN Alpine Math. HAZEL LYNN Alpine Elem. Ed. roland McDonald Sanderson I. A. BETH McELROY Eden Math. Charles McMillan Alpine Biology MARTHA MILLIGAN Robstown Elem. Ed. NORMAN MOORE Alpine Math. RICHARD MOOS Hondo R. A. H. ALFRED MORENO GEORGIA MORGAN ANITA MYERS Alpine Elem. Ed. Alpine P. E. Alpine Business Ed. FRED MYERS Alpine Business Admin. BRAYON NELSON Camp Wood Geology NANCEE O’KELLEY Deming, N.M. Elem. Ed. ANDY OWENS Alpine English JUNE PARTEE Eagle Pass Speech FRANK PERSYN San Antonio P. E. VIRGIL POLOCEK Big Foot R. A. H. VIRGINIA POWELL Alpine English WILLIAM POWELL Alpine R. A. H. HOWARD W. REAGAN Lampasas Math. WOODY RICHARDS Bandera P. E. ALEX SALAZAR Del Rio English CAROLYN REAVES Snyder Elem. Ed. GARY SANDERFORD San Angelo Integrated Science DONALD G. SATTERWHITE Garland Math. JOSEPHINE REYES Midland P. E. MARY ANSICE ROBINSON TOM ROGERS Sabinal Uvalde P. E. Geology JACK STEPHENSON San Antonio History BRAGG A. STOCKTON, JR. Dallas P. E. DAN SHOCKEY San Antonio Speech GEORGE L. SPINKS Sonora I. A. MARY SULLIVAN Ft. Stockton Elem. Ed. SELETTE D. SURRATT FILIMON TALAMANTEZ Alpine Brackettvilie Elem. Ed. P. E. JUDY TAYLOR San Angelo Biology FREDA THORMAHLEN Seagraves Elem. Ed. ROSANA TODD Odessa English BILLY TOWNZEN Ranger Business Adm. JEAN TREADAWAY Carlsbad, New Mex. Business Adm. AURORA VAUGHT JOHN VAN NATTA JOAN WEAVER RALPH WALKER Presidio Sedalia Ft. Davis Alpine Elem. Ed. Biology English Biology DARLENE WINN Balmorhea P. E. WENDELL WARE Ft. Stockton Business Adm. PAT WRIGHT Paducah P. E. BILL YOUNG Van Horn P. E. GRADUATE CLASS OFFICERS - Bobby Jobes, President; Leroy Kiesling, Vice-President; Rosalind McFarland, Setre- THE AIM OF THE DIVISION OF GRADUATE STUDY of Sul Ross State College is to prepare students to render a greater service to humanity; to broaden their perspectives of the world’s learning; to give them a core of specialized GRADUATE WORK AT SUL ROSS is offered toward two degrees, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts. tary-Treasurer; Bobby Wixson, Reporter; and Dr. Barton Warnock, Sponsor. concentration; to increase their desire for the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom; and to further acquaint them with the sources and techniques for pursuing and contributing to the knowledge of our civilization. GRADUATE WORK has been offered at the college since 1935. 75 DONALD BASS Paris English MARIE FINDLATER Big Springs Education CHARLOTTE HOLMES Alpine English DUANE EVANS Roswell, New Mex. P. E. KEITH BOWMAN Brady Education MORRIS CRANMER Port Lavaca Chem. DON GORMAN Baird I. A. LOUISE GORMAN San Angelo Business Adm. MONICA HEIMAN Alpine English PREECHA J1EMRUAMWONGSE Thailand Education BOBBY JOBES Alpine Biology JOE KING Knox City Education 76 MARJORIE HILL KING Alpine Home Eco. BON GUL KOO Inchon, Korea History LOUISE B. McCRABB Cuero History Rosalind McFarland Goldsmith English BILL McGUIRE Weinert Education JOE RICHARDSON Midland Education EVA ROARK Alpine Elem. Ed. TOMMY SHIELDS Plano P.E. RONNIE STOVALL Kermit Business TOMMY THOMPSON Midland R. A. H. GLEN TREADAWAY Morenci, Ariz. Education M. P. SLOVER Instructor 77 SUMMER SCHOOL 1960 THE GRADUATE CLASS—Dr. Clifford Casey and Mr. Glenn Davis, sponsors; Jim Spradley, reporter; Jack Scanned, treasurer; Rosalind McFarland, secretary; Taylor Stephenson, vice president and Paul Wilmoth, president. THE SOPHOMORE CLASS- Mr. Bill Leavitt and Miss Cennia Edgar, sponsors; Sharon Welch, re¬ porter; Edra Ann Walls, treasurer; Linda Short, secretary; George Brown, vice president and Tony Stringer, president. THE FRESHMAN CLASS- Bill Mathews, president; Marion Cowell, vice president; Carmen Brown, secretary; Henry Werner, treasurer; Doug Glasscock, re¬ porter; Mrs. Ethelaura Ramey and Dr. J. T. Morrow, sponsors. 79 THE SENIOR CLASS- John Keith, president; Herman Hudson, vice president; Ann Clanton, secretary; Linda Hicks, treasurer; Darlene Winn, reporter, and Dr. Ernest Shearer, sponsor. i THE JUNIOR CLASS- Andy Owens, president; Virginia Inabinet, vice president; Martha Small- ing, secretary; Dorothy Card, treasurer; Dr. Vally Johnson, sponsor and Jo Ann Rodman, reporter. SNOW By Henry O. Werner The strange twilight of lucent fire, Kisses the haze of the fog spun night, And clouds bearing a child of purity Scurry o’er and between the frost gilted mountains. The wind conducts a rhapsody Through ice ladened trees, And plays a tinkling vivace, Through the corridors of the valleys. Winter’s fleet sails above the expecting earth, Hovers, and twists the heavy atmosphere, Until labored pains Fall from the maternal clouds as biting sleet. Then at the peak of agony comes Birth. A child is born, Delivered to the earth, Floating in peace lazily to cover The shell of Terra Firma. All is calm. All is quiet All is pure in lacquered white. Crystals of Heaven fall to the ground And bless the hills With glossy elegance. Dawn yawns with carmine grace And bends her face To the mirror of the ice below. All of nature is aflame In a rainbow prism of colors, That have no name. The hills, the valleys, the paths and wall All glisten in the glass of milky chalk. The engrossed trees bow To the wind with a pearly grin, As powdery drifts of fluffiness Prance in a whirlwind’s dance O’er the steeples and spires Of the jagged jeweled glazed horizon. Dame Nature is merry, restless, and gay In her sapphired gown and sequin ed spray. She hates the thought of the heating day When her treasured smile will fade away, And gone is the symbol of purity, Gone is the emblem of peace, And gone is the first snow of winter! mIMW , Wi 0m P. E. M. CLUB THE P. E. M. Club is for all students who are majoring in physical education. The objectives are to promote better understanding of health, physical education, and recreation; to advance the standards of teaching and leadership; to help promote P. E. The club sponsors the half-time activities between the halves of the Sul Ross basketball games. Officers of the P. E. M. Club: Frank Persyn, reporter; Nancy Wilson, vice-president; Linda Kay, secretary-treasurer; Jessie Hatfield, president; Mr. Jack Perryman, sponsor. 86 BETA XI CHAPTER of Kappa Kappa Psi is a local branch of a national honorary band fraternity for the purpose of fostering brotherhood among college bandsmen and to help the college band in all ways possible. Membership is possible only through election. A limited number of band students are allowed to enter each year. Officers: Benny Patterson, treasurer; Ernst Graw, president; Jimmy Carroll, vice president; Virgil Polocek, secretary. 87 Alpha Chi National ScheFatih ir Socie ty DeXM Chi ChapteA- PieAident 9 UaZ Vice, PxeAldent Second Vice, PiceAident PecoA ding, SecActoAg CoAAexponxlinf SecAeJMAxf 9A PXUaAOA Oj iceAA: Poe id SpenceA MoAMin PbffJLU ConnoA linda M. Pick.6 McvUlijn hedJeman EUItj ?AonceA 9aAAAnqfton Pndxeu) Q. Ou)en4, Pa tPbeAt 0. Eedfovd Mickey fry lacAecke CaAotyn khea 0 me ft. Eloiji. Vic Aina iUyabeth. XutUelL Sue. .. Mckey hack IViftlam Emdett Matyatet NcKinney Sh.vd.ey May e peaA qane. Sowell Eo n R.M UJelkeA ftrma Qen Mood i fllaMn [uqene Eta,Me. Melvin iMinlMy (ckatd [. Kandall Mvu, MaAyatel Cochtan CatcFyn khea ftnlta Stepson dyeAA Vheleia Vaye CtyeA ftltce. Seth WiUcn MaAyot ftaneSchoudl Eetaice Matte. Uneven ftutota S. Uauyht VUyniy , melt. [init M. Qtaw lih. kenty °ottv t lauta idr.a attlFc KobeAt louii katlin Cjeotyla lee. Motyan Dan Shockey UiAqlnia 9nabinet Veda lMaAA.cn Neill Clea kuntet )chnAon ftlphn Chi Vacuity Committee: m KUrm StatheA iLLiott. Jhomc-6 No,.yen Kham QUlloAd E. Ca .ey Sqm El. laughJAn ftfcvgAon Shields ALPHA PSI OMEGA ALPHA PSI OMEGA, a national honor dramatic fraternity, is com¬ posed of college students who have done outstanding work in the field of college drama. The Sul Ross Gamma Iota Cast of Alpha Psi Omega has been in existence since 1930. T ASSOCIATION Officers: Jim Dougherty, reporter; Herbert Bed¬ ford, president; Don Phillips, vice-president; Bob¬ by Becker, secretary-treasurer THE T-ASSOCIATION is an organization of men who have earned their letters in competitive sports while repre¬ senting Sul Ross College: football, basketball, baseball, track, and rodeo. The objective is to encourage good sports¬ manship and cultivate fellowship among the members of the college teams. RADIO CLUB W5 BAT THE RADIO CLUB was organized in the Spring of i960, for students interested in electronics and amateur radio. The Club Station is operated under the rules of the Federal Com¬ munications Commission. 91 SIGMA RHO CHI Lawrence Hall is the home of Sul Ross students who are classified scholastically as Freshmen and Sophomores. Sigma Rho Chi is the dormitory organization of Law¬ rence Hall. It was organized in 1939 with the purpose of giving more meaning and direction to the social life of girls in the dormitory. Officers: Marsh Radish, council member; Linda Best, council member; Loretta Schmidt, social chairman; Wanda Craig, secretary; Nancy Garner, president; Reba Clark, council member. Officers: Don Linder, secretary; Jerry Higgins, vice-president, Tom Koch, president. THE CHEMIST CLUB This club was one of the newly organized groups on the campus this year. It is de¬ signed especially for Chemistry majors and minors but membership is open to all who are interested in chemistry. The objective of the club is to promote the interest of chemistry through field trips and hearing outstanding lectures. M. E. N. C. On the Sul Ross campus is a local group identified with the MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE. The members are students who are majoring and minoring in music, and others sincerely interested in learning more about music. The club meets once each month for programs. Officers: Virgil Polocek, president; Carlene Hegelund, secretary-treasurer. WOMENS ' RECREATION ASSOCIATION The purpose of the Women’s Recreation Association is to promote skill, fellowship, health, and participation in wholesome recreation and to sponsor friendly competi¬ tion through intramural activities. Intramural tournaments are held each year in bowling, basketball, volleyball, badminton, tennis, golf, table tennis, and softball. Officers: Nancy Garner, reporter; Wanda Craig, secretary-treasurer; Nancy Wilson, vice-president; Margot Schmidt, president. KAPPA DELTA PI KAPPA DELTA PI is a national, co-educational honor society in Education. It has chapters in one hundred fifty of the leading colleges and universities in America. Membership is limited to the upper one-fourth of Juniors and Seniors and high- ranking candidates for the Master’s degree who are interested in teaching. Officers: Linda Hicks, president; Mrs. Ralph Wootton, vice-president; Mrs. Paul Wilmoth, secretary; Mrs. Bernal Slight, treasurer; Virginia Inabinet, historian and reporter; Dr. Vally Johnson, sponsor. BUSINESS CLUB AND INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS RELATIONS Sponsored by the Department of Business Administration and chartered by the State of Texas. . .a social and educational organization, sponsoring prominent speakers on business and related subjects. 97 INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB . . . for students interested in Industrial Arts either as a field of teaching in the public schools, or a field of employment in industry. BILL FISH PUTS ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES MELVIN WIMBERLY RECEIVES THE V. J. SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WITH THE BEST WISHES OF DON GORMAN AND JACK CRAWFORD 98 PRESS CLUB . . .formed to stimulate creative writing and journalistic endeavor . . . monthly meetings feature communications media. Delegates and exhibits are sent annually to the meetings of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. President Andy Owens has just told a good one . . so the The Brand Staff enjoys a good session. . . officers enjoy it. Dr. Briggs makes helpful suggestions as a Dr. Morrow explains some of the fundamentals to new faculty sponsor. Journalism students. 99 lliiiiimin SACHEM S LITERARY SOCIETY The Sachem Literary Society is an organization of college women whose purpose is to pursue the regular study of literary programs which vary in their nature from year to year. Members are elected on the basis of scholarship and special attainments. SACHEM LITERARY SOCIETY WORLD FORUM 100 The World Forum is a fledgling organization of students interested in international affairs. Although there has been an interest in international understanding on the part of Sul Ross students since the early ’20’s, organizations have languished. . . This new group has re-kindled the flame. HANCOCK CLUB HANCOCK CLUB is a social organization composed of men who live in Hancock Hall. It has for its purpose: fellowship and recreation . . . and the furthering of the Sul Ross Spirit. ZETA TAU ZETA was founded to give Sul Ross women of Alpine not living in dormitories a social sorority in which scholarship is also stressed. ZETA TAU ZETA 101 STUDENT THE STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION is a chapter of a national organization affiliated with the National Education Asso¬ ciation. It has as its purpose the recruitment and development of teachers. EDUCATION ASSOCIATION DR. ARTHUR HAFNER MR. JOHN PRUDE Sponsors VIRGINIA INABINET President DON LINDER Treasurer Texas Student Education Association S. E. A. sponsors a student assembly annually during National Education Week. 102 RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP LUTHERAN GROUP CANTERBURY CLUB.... EPISCOPAL NEWMAN CLUB PRESBYTERIAN WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP DISCIPLES 106 ( «j( Ta BAPTIST STUDENT UNION CONCERTS IVAN DAVIS, BRILLIANT YOUNG PIANIST, winner of the Franz Liszt award and considered one of the finest young concert pianists of the world today, opened the Community Concert series on the Sul Ross campus in October. THE SERENADERS MALE QUARTET, of Chica¬ go, brought the Community series to its climax in the Spring. Their program did much to interest the average student in the beauty of great music. AT SUL ROSS DOROTHY WARRENSKJOLD, popular star of opera, concert, radio, and television, known best for her ' Voice of Firestone” broadcasts, endeared herself to Big JBend music lovers in Ter Sunday concert in the autumn. Her program launched a series of outstanding world-renowned personali¬ ties presented to the Sul Ross student body during the year. THE ST. LOUIS TRIO, a string ensemble from the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, presented an elaborate program of chamber music on a winter Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of the Com¬ munity Concert Association. These instrumental artists stimulated interest in string music. NOTED ARTISTS % MUSICAL PORTRAITS, a talented trio of Boston musicians, gave a scintilating program of semi- classical music as a feature of the Summer Con¬ cert Series. CORNELIA STEBLER, noted monologist, en¬ tranced the student body with an hour-program of character sketches. Her portrayals were an in¬ spiration to Sul Ross’ young and hopeful thes- pians. VISIT CAMPUS TRIGG TWITCHELL, regional representative for the United States Geological Survey, Austin, was a guest leader of the Conservation Resource Work¬ shop held in the summer. THERON D. CARROLL, Austin, director of Ed¬ ucation for the Texas Game and Fish Commission was a consultant for the Conservation Resource Workshop, and delivered a series of lectures on conservation. HOWARD PIERCE DAVIS, great American ana¬ lyst of world affairs, presented a clear, concise, and timely lecture in October. His thoughtful ad¬ dress stimulated campus discussion for many weeks. i • % . rn W ’ ' S? yl v ' • .. ; -. .-.,■ ' ■ v . THE SUL ROSS FOOTBALL STORY—1960 SUL ROSS 20 Sept. 10 New Mexico Western Silver City, N. M. OPPONENT 7 20 Sept. 23 Eastern New Mexico Portales, N. M. 7 20 Oct. 1 Southwest Texas San Marcos 7 16 Oct. 8 Texas Lutheran Alpine 14 6 Oct. 15 Lamar Tech Alpine 9 Oct. 22 Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches 14 13 Oct. 29 East Texas Commerce 6 8 Nov. 5 Sam Houston Alpine 0 21 Nov. 12 Texas A I Kingsville 60 13 Nov. 19 Howard Payne Alpine 0 David Slaughter Head Coach Joe King Line Coach Conference Games THE LOBOS HIT THE ROAD in September to defeat both New Mexico Western and Eastern New Mexico . . . opening Sul Ross’ most success¬ ful Football season in ten years. Doug Huckaby Assistant Coach A GOOD BEGINNING Beginning on the right foot, the Sul Ross Lobos opened the i960 football season with an impressive 20-7 victory over New Mexico Western College, September 10, in Silver City. The Bulldogs started fast with a tally following the opening kickoff. An 80 -yard reverse play carried NMW to the Lobo five, with a touchdown coming on the next play. The point-after-touchdown was good. The Lobos came right back, going ahead at the half, 13 - 7 . Clegg Fowlkes capped a 60-yard drive, going across from the four for the first Lobo TD. Bill Phillips kicked the point-after. Jack Geron started the drive, breaking loose for 30 yards on the first play from scrimmage. Jerry Creager added the second TD with a two-yard smash to end a 70 -yard march. Phillips’ conversion attempt was not good. Early in the fourth quarter, Geron wound up the afternoon’s scoring, diving over from the five. Another drive of 70 -yards set up the score. Phillips converted for one extra point. Glenn Treadaway Assistant Coach JESSE HATFIELD, QB DOYLE LOWRANCE, G SECOND VICTORY Adding their second victory of the young season to their list, the Sul Ross Lobos notched a 20-7 triumph, their second consecutive victory by that score, over East¬ ern New Mexico University, in Portales, September 23 . Bill Phillips tallied twice and Jack Geron once, as the Lobos continued to hit on all four cylinders. Geron’s TD came on the receiving end of a 68-yard pass from Lobo quarterback Jesse Hatfield. 20-7 TRIUMPH, FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT After a comparatively sluggish first half, the Sul Ross Lobos caught fire late in the third period, moving the ball almost at will to gain their third consecutive victory, a 20-7 triumph over the Southwest Texas Bobcats in San Marcos, Oct. 1. Tackle Elijio Hernandez, season-long defensive stand- JAMES STANFORD, G JIMMY CLARK, E out, set up the first Lobo tally, pouncing on the ball at the Bobcat one after teammate Oscar Boeker blocked an attempted punt from the 30. Jim Hollingsworth cracked the line to score on the second play. Bill Phillips evened the score with a perfect conversion. An 11-yard dash to the three by HB Filimon Talamantez set the stage for the next Lobo TD. On fourth down, Herman Hudson pitched a wrong-side aerial to Talamantez who managed to swerve and make the catch on his knees some three yards deep in the end zone. Jimmy Clark grabbed another loose ball on the South¬ west 32, and nine plays later the Wolves were knocking on the Cats’ door again. Waggoner tallied from the one on the fourth down, and Phillips’ kick completed the evening’s scoring. SUL ROSS, 20-WESTERN NEW MEXICO, 7 JACK WAGGONER, QB HERMAN HUDSON, QB JOE DUNHAM, HB BILLY THETFORD, HB BILL PHILLIPS, HB PINKY BROWN, HB ig| FOURTH WIN OF THE YEAR Bill Phillips’ talented toe enabled the Sul Ross Lobos to come from behind and administer a 16-14 defeat to the Texas Lutheran College Bulldogs in the home opener at Jackson Field October 8. Phillips came through in the clutch with 6 V 2 minutes remaining, booting a 12 yard field goal for the precious points. At the five yard line on second down, Jack Waggoner tossed a jump-pass to Jack Gray for the first tally, and Phillips added the point after with a place kick. Only nine seconds had elapsed in the second quarter. The next Lobo touchdown culminated a 57 yard drive which used only seven plays. Jack Geron made a falling catch of Herman Hudson’s pass for the score. A Thacker scored the Lutherans’ first six-pointer on a draw play from the three. Sharp passed from the arm of QB Kaase, paced the TLC drive. The same passing attack sent the Lutherans across paydirt again a few minutes later. Giel grabbed Kaase’s three yard touchdown pass. Needing three yards for a first down on the 12, Phillips went back for a field goal, which fell short. The most welcome penalty in the world occurred on the play, however, and Phillips, given a new lease, split the up¬ rights. DICKY MARTIN, FB JERRY CREAGER, FB JIM HOLLINGSWORTH, FB JACK GERON, HB CLEGG FOLKES, HB FILIMON TALAMANTEZ, HB FIRST LOSS A hard-hitting, well-drilled Lamar Tech team handed Sul Ross its first defeat October 15, 20-6, at Jackson Field. 2800 well-chilled spectators looked on as the Cardinals from Beaumont displayed power and a sharp passing at¬ tack in notching the victory. Mike Johnson opened the scoring for the Cards, crossing the goal line from the three, after grabbing Wen¬ dell Herbert’s aerial with a diving catch at the three. Tech converted and led the rest of the way. Jerry Burleson initiated the only Lobo march, inter¬ cepting a pass from the Sul Ross 17. 83 yards later, Bill Phillips scored on a five yard dash through the line. Behind a great passing attack, Tech drove from its own 26 to pay dirt in only seven plays. Robert Tolar tallied on a three yard dive. Johnson added the last six-pointer, going across from the two, after Charles Dinhoble grabbed a desperation pitch-out and carried it for ten yards. THE i960 LOBOS, LINED UP left to right, first row: Manager Bobby Sanford, Pinky Brown, Clegg Fowlkes, Jesse Hatfield. Pat Hamilton, A1 Garza, Richard Russell, ANOTHER LOSS Being overtaken after running up a 9-0 lead, the Sul Ross Lobos tasted defeat again at the hands of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, 14-9, at Nacogdoches, October 22. The Jacks were aided slightly by lady luck when a punt took a crazy bounce away from a Lobo defender and was recovered by SFA at the Sul Ross 30. When the Lum¬ Jim Hollingsworth, Jerry Cantrell, Ted Benton, Filimon Talamantez, Jack Waggoner. Second row: Jimmy Clark, Jerry Burleson, Jack Geron, Jerry Creager, Joe Dunham, berjacks scored and kicked the extra point, the Lobos’ lead dwindled to 9-7. With less than five minutes to play, a first down pass was intercepted by the Lumberjacks near midfield. The pinecountry team went on to score to preserve a Home¬ coming victory. Stanley Seagler, Shirley Russell, Doyle Lowrance, James Blackwell, Wendell Jones, Bill Huffman, Oscar Boeker, Herman Hudson . Top row: Bill Phillips, Tracey Barker, Lynn Carter, Jimmy Phillips, Clarence Wolfshol, Keith Smith, Elijio Hernandez, Billy Thetford, Archie English, Bill Young, Herbert Bedford, Jack Gray, and James Stan¬ ford. LOBOS SLAUGHTER LIONS AS HOMECOMING GIFT TO SLAUGHTER The Sul Ross Lobos, bounding successfully back from two consecutive defeats, handed East Texas State a 13-6 loss in Commerce on October 29. Since 1950, when the rivalry was initiated, the Lobos had been winless in nine tries. Their effort this year was a special Home¬ coming” gift to Coach Slaughter, an ETex alumnus. With 18 seconds left in the first quarter, Dick Martin banged over from the one after the Lobos drove 41 yards in nine plays to set up the score. Herman Hudson added the second Lobo touchdown early in the third frame, plunging across from the two. Jim Hollingsworth booted the extra point. Wallace Miller made the Lions’ only marker, scoring from the four. The set-up drive consumed 59 yards in ten plays. I PAT HAMILTON, C STAN SEAGLER, C HOMECOMING 8-0 VICTORY Sul Ross picked 45 degree weather for its Homecoming in Jackson Field on November 5, but the Lobos’ 8-0 victory over Sam Houston State left a warm feeling in the hearts of some 1,500 frozen fans. The teams were as cold as the weather on the scoring angle until Sul Ross finally cracked the scoreboard with six minutes left to play in the final quarter. Halfback Jack Geron got the TD on a 2-yard plunge and QB Jesse Hatfield passed to FB Jerry Creager for the two-point conversion. And that was the scoring story. It was mostly defense, sparked by Archie Eng¬ lish, Elijio Hernandez, and James Stanford, for the Lobos. BUDDY CADDELL, G AL GARZA, G JERRY CANTRELL, T RICHARD RUSSELL, T ELIJIO HERNANDEZ, T HERBERT BEDFORD, T. GAME WITH A I Like a meteor out of the sky, Jack Geron took over the opening minutes of the game with Ar and I. at Kingsville, on November 12, when he returned the opening kickoff, ran 95 yards for a touch¬ down - then just as the opposing team was ready to score, Geron caught a fum¬ ble in mid-air and returned 88 yards for another TD. This all happened in the first five minutes of play. After the sudden surprise wore off, the A. and I. boys began playing- some great football. They scored the next sev¬ en times they had the ball. The score by quarters: first, 14-6 Sul Ross; half, 26-14, A. and I.; third, 42-14, and at the end of the game 60-21. Sul Ross ' final counter came as a result of a pass from Herman Hudson to Joe Dunham. Wild Bill Phillips was responsible for the converting points. The big guns for A. and I. were Tom Janik, who scored 28 points; Sid Blanks, who made 18; and Butch Pressly who tallied 12. Most of the scoring came on long runs and passes. This one game accrued most of the points recorded during the entire season against the Lobos. WENDELL JONES, T ARCHIE ENGLISH, E JACK GRAY, E BILL YOUNG, E. BILL HUFFMAN, E JERRY BURLESON, E Jimmy Phillips, James Blackwell, Tracy Barker, Clarence Wolfshol, Ted Benton, Lynn Carter, Halfback Guard Guard Guard Tackle End WIN OVER HOWARD PAYNE CLOSES SUCCESSFUL SEASON The Sul Ross Lobos closed their most successful football season in the last decade on November 19 by winning over the Howard Payne Yellowjackets, 13-0. The Lobos closed the year with a 7-3 overall record. The Yellowjackets posed a serious threat early in the first quarter when they recovered a fumble on the Sul Ross 12, but stiffened opposition prevented a score when, on the fourth down at the 10, Jerry Cantrell intercepted a pass and traveled back to the 30. Jesse Hatfield triggered the scoring march when he made a first down on the 40; on the second down, Jim Hollingsworth smashed 12 yards to the Payne 48 for an¬ other new series of downs. A screen pass, Hatfield to Bill Phillips, advanced the Lobos to the 37 for another first down. Two plays later, they were at the 24. Hatfield then tried right end again and found runing room as far as the 7, and followed with a smash to the four. On the third down Hollingsworth cracked over from the three. Joe Dunham kicked the extra point. Cantrell was around to initiate the Lobos’ next scoring drive early in the third quarter, this time pouncing on a loose ball. A few plays later, another Hatfield-to-PhiHips screen pass clicked again, advancing the Lobos to the en¬ emy 15. Five plays later, on a fourth down, Phillips smashed the final one yard into the end zone. The Yellow- jacket forward wall knocked down Dunham’s conversion attempt. Hatfield led the Lobos’ ground corps with 53 yards rushing, while Earl McKinley paced the Yellowjackets with 46. HIGHLIGHTS AND HONORS The Lobos finished the Lone Star Conference season with a tie for third place honors, but the overall record of the team placed Sul Ross fourth in the more than 100 colleges in the state and the overall Conference record was for second place. The only disappointment of the football season was the failure to secure any places on the All-Conference team as selected by the Conference coaches. Most of the coaches had evidently made their choices early in the sea¬ son and had completely discounted the Lobos because of records of other years. In spite of the mythical-team de¬ signation, most of the sports writers and sideline coaches from the stadium” had predicted 1 strong competition by the Lobos for ’61 honors. Bill Huffman of the Lobos was by far the best punter in the Conference with a 46.8 average, with his nearest rival more than 7 yards less. Jack Geron was third in the Conference in scoring points, 42, while Bill Phillips tied for fifth with 36. Hatfield finished second in Conference in individual offense and 7th in individual passing. Bill Phillips placed 10th in individual rushing. Herb Bedford was the only member of the team named to Who’s Who in American Universities, having been an honor student throughout his college career. He was also nominated for All-American Academic Football Team, sponsored by the Sports Information Directors and the American Encyclopedia. This was the year of TEAM WORK at Sul Ross. . . team, coaches, and the entire student body working to¬ gether. It was a great year for the Lobos. GO UNIT... BIG RED . . . HOMECOMING-1960 HALF THE FUN IS GETTING READY THE BUILDING OF THE BONFIRE is a ritual which involves many people and many days. Usually the Freshmen are allowed the privilege of securing most of the debries used as fodder for the fire, but it’s so much fun that the upperclassmen, in the guise of supervision, almost monopolize the operation. P - E - P is the way you spell it, RAH-RAH-RAH is the way you yell it! RAH-RAH-RAH! LOBOS! IT WAS HARDLY NECESSARY this year to ignite the bonfire. There was so much enthusiasm on the hill that the pile of brush and splinters almost broke into flame from “contagious combustion!” SYMBOLIC OF THE OCCASION, even a drizzling rain did not dampen the spirits of the crowd or the fire itself . . . Lighted on Friday night, it was still burning when the game began on Saturday afternoon. i ' -. HOWDY, FOLKS! WE ' RE GLAD TO SEE YOU! HER MAJESTY, QUEEN MARGOT, and MAID MARIAN, MAGNIFICENT MANAGER OF THE MUSICIANS, were everywhere and all about. How did they do it? Some say ’twas with mirrors, but the truth is: these gals have what it takes. . . and then some. EL SENOR TOM CONNOR directed the preparations for Homecoming this year, ably assisted by Student Prexy Woody Richards. AS VISITORS REACHED THE PARKING LOT, they were greeted by the sight of the old-fashioned Chuck Wagon on the lawn of the SUB, bidding them to ’light and have a cuppa coffee. Warm as the coffee itself were the greetings from representative students and faculty members. MR. LOBO REALLY BACKED THE CHEER LEADERS this year. He was evident on every occasion. . .at the bonfire, at the assembly, in the parade, at the game and even at the dances! His role was so exhausting, it took three huskies alternating to do the part. They Play the Game, too! HOMECOMING AT SUL ROSS is more than a one-day affair. It involves the Ex-Student Association, the present student body, the faculty, and the townspeople of Alpine. Organizations on the campus use the occasion for the promotion of their programs. Old friendships are renewed and new ones are made. The student publi¬ cations unite for a reception, reminding the old-timers of the former days and the current Rossonians of some of the great traditions which have built Sul Ross. Mums for So They’ll know . . . Sale POPULAR AND PLEASING PAUL FORCHHEIMER of Alpine was the fea¬ tured speaker for i960 Homecoming. As¬ sociated with Sul Ross since his kinder¬ garten days in Lab School and now one of West Texas’ outstanding business and civic leaders, Mr. Forchheimer returned to the campus with a forceful address ap¬ propriate for the occasion. EX-STUDENT ASSOCIATION OFFICERS who were re-elected, in their positions are from right to left: C. L. Holman, president, Midland; Thurman White, vice-president, Balmorhea; Mrs. Frances Newsom, secretary, Alpine; Tom Connor, treasurer, Alpine, and Dr. Barton Warnock, faculty representative, Alpine. Not shown is Jack Fletcher, San Antonio, representative-at-large. SUL ROSS FRESHMEN CAN BE DEPENDED UPON to show up early for almost any event on the hill, even for Homecoming. This wide-awake class is setting new standards of achievement not only in the classroom but also in serious participation in student government and responsibilities. THE SUB WAS A MEETING PLACE throughout Home¬ coming. Former students brought their families so that an¬ other generation of Rossonians may be prepared to carry on the Bar-SR-Bar traditions. QUEEN MARGOT SCHMIDT, ABLY ASSISTED BY HER ATTENDANTS, PAULA CARTER AND NANCY BENSON, served as Campus Hostess for Home¬ coming. Such attractive Co-eds made some of the old-timers long for another campus fling! HOMECOMING i 960 WAS TRULY REPRESENTATIVE: Visitors registered from Los Angeles, California; Detroit, Michigan; McAlester, Oklahoma; Albu¬ querque, Carlsbad, Eunice, Hobbs, Las Cruses, and Roswell, New Mexico, and the following towns in Texas - Andrews, Big Spring, Baird, Balmorhea, Barnhart, Barstow, Clint, Clyde, Crane, Dell City, Del Rio, Eden, El Paso, Ft. Davis, Ft. Hancock, Ft. Stockton, Ft. Worth, Genoa, Grandfalls, Hondo, Iraan, Kermit, Laredo, Levelland, Lubbock, Marathon, Marfa, Midland, Monahans, Odessa, Pecos, Plainview, Post, Presidio, Roscoe, San Angelo, San Antonio, Sanderson, Seminole, Senora, Snyder, Van Horn, Wink, and Winters. And of course, there was a whole Guest Book full of Alpine Exes. EX-STUDENT NORMAN CASH OF THE DE¬ TROIT TIGERS was the center of interest of Sports fans. His friendly greetings cheered many of his former associates on the campus. 130 EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE NOT EVEN THE RAIN COULD DAMPEN THE SPIRITS .. .The drizzle ruined a lot of the floats before the parade started, and several withdrew from the line-of-march to keep from turning some of the Lobo Lovelies into living icicles, but Mr. Lobo, Sully-on-a-horse, visiting notables, and good old crepe paper made the Homecoming parade a thing of beauty and a joy to those who watched and waited. Again, the tried and true Western motif tri¬ umphed in parade honors. The surrey - without any fringe...in fact, without any top — held to¬ gether in spite of the added weight of TV Bo¬ nanza” Dan Blocker, Congressman Rutherford, and the other dignitaries. 4 what a game . . .and what a crowd.and the melody lingered on . . . long after the last strains of the final waltz of Homecoming - - i960. THE CONGRESSMAN S KISS AND THE MUSICAL MELODRAMA featured the Half-time show. Margot and her Maids maintained the dignity of the Alma Mater . . . and the band played on! •� � THE LOBO BASKETBALL TEAM - Herman Hudson, Larry Dunaway, Jerry Tyson, Kenneth Smith, Leo Jackson, Ranee Smith, Jimmy Fisher, Assistant Manag¬ er; Coach Ray Van Cleef. BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMBER RED white NAME POS. YEAR HEIGHT EXP. HOME TOWN 11 10 Leland Caffey G Sr. 5 T1” 3 VL Seminole, Tex. 23 22 Larry Dunaway G Fr. 5 10” H.S. Hobbs, N.M. 25 52 Earl Faulkner G Jr- 5 ’11” Trans. Leakey, Texas 45 32 Herman Hudson G Sr. 5 11” 2 VL Alpine, Texas 41 40 Leo Jackson F Fr. 6 4” H.S. El Paso, Texas 53 50 Emmett O’Donnell C Soph. 67” 1 VL Sweeny, Texas 51 20 Don Reed C Soph. 6’5” Squad. Cleburne, Texas 33 24 George Roman F Fr. 6 ’2” H.S. Marfa, Texas 21 42 Oran (Sonny) Self C Jr- 6 6” Trans. Corpus Christi 13 12 Kenny Smith F Fr. 67” H.S. Midkiff, Texas 43 44 Ranee Smith F Jr- 6 5” 1 VL Midkiff, Texas 15 14 Jerry Tyson G Fr. 6 ’0” H.S. Odessa, Texas 31 30 Jesse Walker F Jr- 6 ’2” Trans. San Augustine 35 34 Ed Wilson G Fr. 6 2” H.S. El Paso, Texas 136 Sonny Self, Don Reed, Jesse Walker, Ed Wilson, George Roman, Earl Falkner, and Leland Caffey., Bragg Stockton, Assistant Coach; Bill Potter, Manager. © 137 RAY VAN CLEEF . . . former All-American baseball player from Rutgers University, has served three years as basketball and baseball coach at Sul Ross. LARRY DUNAWAY KENNETH SMITH RANGE SMITH LEO JACKSON JERRY TYSON EMMETT O’DONNELL LELAND CAFFEY EARL FALKNER BRAGG STOCKTON JR. . . . former All-Texas and All -American Junior College basketball player from Tarleton State serves as assistant basketball and baseball coach at Sul Ross. GEORGE ROMAN ED WILSON JESSE WALKER SONNY SELF I BILL HORLEN, IF DON PHILLIPS. OF BUDDY BISE, IF JOHN WELLS, P. JERRY TYSON, P. ROGER H. REID, IF BOBBY BECKER, IF WILBUR HUCKLE, JF GARY WILLIS, P DARYLE GIBBENS, C. DAVID COMBS, C NORMAN GLADSON, P TOMMY LINDSEY, IF JEFF DYER, P BILL HOUCHIN, IF LARRY DUNAWAY. OF VIRGIL PHILLIPS, IF TONY CUMPIAN, OF JESUS VALENZUELA, P BRAGG STOCKTON ASSISTANT COACH HOME OF THE LOBOS 1961 LOBO TRACK TEAM Kneeling: Fili Talamantez, Tomiva King, Mike Leonard, Charles Dees, Darrell Froman and Albert Armendariz. Standing: Lyn Carter, Clegg Fowlkes, Leslie King, Jim Hollingsworth, Bill Young, Ronnie Howe and Jessie Hofackett. JESSE WALKER BLOCKS SHOT THEN GETS REBOUND 1961 MEN’S INTRAMURALS BOWLING CHAMPS THE BUSTERS: Buddy Bise, Bill Horlen and Jack Stephenson. FOOTBALL CHAMPS THE BUSTERS: Kneeling: Buddy Bise, Bill Horlen and Carroll Faught. Standing: Jack Gray, Don Phillips, Jack Stephenson, Bill Fish and Howard Davenport. 146 BASKETBALL CHAMPS THE BUSTERS: Carl Williams, Bill Horlen, Ronald Lappe, Gary Roy, Hank Grant, Bill Young, Buddy Bise and Jack Stephenson. VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS THE WRECKERS: Front row: Bobby Hatley, Jessie Hatfield, and Doug Christy. Back row: Robert Vernor, Earl Faulkner, Herschel Burleson and Jack Gray. 147 LITTLE LOBOS LIVE HERE TOO Since World War II the number of married students on College campuses has been steadily increasing, and the Sul Ross Campus is no excep¬ tion. Approximately one-third of the students at Sul Ross are married and they play a vital role, not only in college life, but in the life of Alpine. Many students are married when they enter Sul Ross. Others meet the one” who will share their lives after they have become students. Also, of vital importance, are the littlest lobos” who will carry on the traditions of our college and our country in a future age. REAL LIFE IS EARNEST The married students live in duplexes south of the campus. They live in cottages on the cam¬ pus. They live in trailers and private residences. Undaunted by dual responsibilities, Sul Ross married students study hard, work at outside jobs, take care of their children, and enjoy social activ¬ ities as they prepare to take their places in the world of tomorrow. WE APPRECIATE CHARLES HUNTER, The Man With the Cam¬ era, without whose assistance THE BRAND Staff would have been unable to produce this Annual. Thanks for being patient with us. PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS THE STUDENT COUNCIL SWEETHEARTS OF SPORTS WHO’S WHO SWEETHEARTS OF SORORITIES CAMPUS FAVORITES INDIVIDUAL DISTINCTIONS CLASS FAVORITES FACULTY DISTINCTIONS 155 THE SUL ROSS STUDENT COUNCIL BILL YOUNG, Vice President MARY MARGARET COCHRAN, Secretary WOODY RICHARDS, President MR. TOM TOM CONNOR Faculty Advisor mm REPRESENTATIVE « W I W II| I , I ' l� W wwl, l ,l |r I |«J Charlene Watson p Billy Thetford - ’ WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Those students honored by being named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Univer¬ sities are students who are leaders on the Campus. Nom¬ inees to the group are selected by the faculty on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and service. The nominees’ re¬ cords are carefully screened by a faculty committee and the names of the selections are sent to national head¬ quarters for approval. DAN SHOCKEY Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, Lodge Players, Wesley Foundation, MENC, Choir, Modern Choir, Best Actor Award, Dean’s List SUE SHOCKEY Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, Mu Rho Sigma, Wesley Foundation, Institute of Business Rela¬ tions, Dean’s List WHO’S WHO ANITA MYERS Rodeo Sweetheart, Class Favorite, WRA, Dorm Council, Institute of Business Relations, Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, Dean’s List ERNST GRAW Alpha Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Kappa Psi, Band, Choir, Dance Band, Modern Choir, Dean’s List VIRGINIA INABINET Student Education Association, Sachems, Kappa Delta Pi, The Sage, The Skyline, Class Officer, Dorm Council, MENC, Alpha Chi, Press Club, Choir, Modern Choir, Dean’s List WHO’S WHO JOE ED SPENCER Institute of Business Relations, Alpha Chi, Library Staff, Dean’s List HERBERT J. BEDFORD Student Council, President T-Association; Na¬ tional Honor Society, PEM, Kappa Sigma, Dean’s List MARGOT SCHMIDT Cheerleader, Sigma Rho Chi, Canterbury Club, Band, Sachems, WRA, Student Education Asso¬ ciation, Homecoming Queen, Lab Assistant, Alpha Chi, Dean’s List WHO’S WHO MELVIN WIMBERLEY Alpha Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, IA, Victor J. Smith Scholarship, Dean’s List BILLY FARRINGTON Skyline Editor, Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Chi, Sachems, Alpha Kappa Phi, Press Club, Lodge Players, Wesley Foundation, Speech Dept. Asst., Dean’s List GEORGIA LEE MORGAN WEDIN Sachems, Student Education Association, Kap¬ pa Delta Pi, Alpha Chi, PEM, Pi Lambda Theta, WRA, Dean’s List WHO’S WHO PAULA CARTER CAFFEY Choir, Modern Choir, Sachems, MENC, Dorm President, School Favorite, Sun Carnival Prin¬ cess, Dean’s List WILLIAM POTTER PEM, Manager Basketball Team, Dean’s List ANDY OWENS Senior Class President, Press Club, Choir, Modern Choir, Skyline Staff, Brand Staff, Alpha Chi, Dean’s List WHO’S WHO BUCK BURDETT Alpha Chi, Institute of Business Relations, Dean’s List MARY MARGARET COCHRAN Sachems, Institute of Business Relations, Dorm Council, Secretary of Student Council, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Chi, Brand Staff, Skyline Staff, Dean’s List TOMMY EARL THOMPSON Rodeo Club, Dean’s List CAMPUS FAVORITES M OWENS RAND KING d NANCY BENSON BRAND QUEEN MARY MARGARET COCHRAN CAMPUS FAVORITE CAMPUS F AMD RITE BILL YOUNG AMPUS FAVORITE MAXINE COCHRAN CAMPUS FAVORITE r 1GARYROY CAMPUS FAVORITE MERT ROBINSON CAMPUS FAVORITE ERBERT BEDFORD CAMPUS FAVORITE BETTY HILL CAMPUS FAVORITE K.K. FOWLKES SENIOR FAVORITE r JERRY CANTRELL SENIOR FAVORITE MARTHA SMALLING JUNIOR FAVORITE BILLHORLEN JUNIOR FAVORITE a WANDA CRAIG SOPHOMORE FAVORITE BILLY THETFORD SOPHOMORE FAVORITE MARY DUNCAN FRESHMAN FAVORITE LYN CARTER FRESHMAN FAVORITE 179 SARAH KERR SUN CARNIVAL PRINCESS MARGOT SCHMIDT HOMECOMING QUEEN MARY ARMSTRONG BASEBALL SWEETHEART BETTY HILL FOOTBALL SWEETHEART PAULA CARTER CAFFE BASKETBALL SWEETHEART VALENTINE SWEETHEARTS Jessie McDonald and Reid McClellan Alpha Kappa Phi, Ferguson Enedina Ogas and Ruben Rodriguez Zeta Tau Zeta, Alpine Sandra and David Forbes MRS DANCE AND BEAUX Doris Penick and Frank Persyn Sigma Rho Chi, Lawrence THE VALENTINE COURT . 1961 THE BRAND SALUTES... MARY ARMSTRONG Best Dressed Girl, Sul Ross’ Candidate for GLAMOUR MAGAZINE’S Best Dressed College Girls in America 188 THE BRAND SALUTES... HERMAN HUDSON First in Forty Years to letter in three major sports in a one year period. Basketbail . Baseball . Football . DR. VALLY JOHNSON Also nominated for the Piper Award, Dr. Vally Johnson, beloved professor of Education, is in great demand for teachers’ workshops and conventions. She and her husband hold open house every Sunday morning to the great de¬ light of their friends and students. THE BRAND SALUTES DR. JOHNSON DR. ELTON R. MILES Distinguished writer and editor, Dr. Miles was also nom¬ inated by the faculty for consideration as a Piper Profes¬ sor. As chairman of the English Department he has been responsible for maintaining high standards in Sul Ross academic life. He and his family are leaders in civic and school affairs. THE BRAND SALUTES DR. MILES 1960 PIPER PROFESSOR Named by the Piper Foundation as one of ten outstanding College Professors in the State of Texas, Dr. Casey re¬ ceived a $1,000 award and a Citation for Distin¬ guished Service. Nominated by the Sul Ross faculty for this significant honor, Dr. Casey would prob¬ ably have been nominated by students and alumni as well for he is one of the most beloved personalities connected with the college. Since I929 Dr. Casey has headed the History Department of Sul Ross. Writer, lecturer, counselor and friend, he us¬ ually serves as faculty sponsor for one of the classes each year. For a number of years he has been chairman of Religious Emphasis Week. Dr. Casey has been a member of the Board of Directors of the West Texas Historical Society and has devoted much time and energy to the Big Bend Museum. In December, a special student assembly honored Dr. and Mrs. Casey, at which time Dean Reed and President Wildenthal spoke, and the Modern Choir under the direc¬ tion of Mr. Davis presented appropriate musical selec¬ tions. THE BRAND SALUTES DR. CLIFFORD B. CASEY PIPER PROFESSOR OF 1960 SUL ROSS OFFERS EDUCATION COURSE ON TV Sul Ross State College, with the cooperation of the University of Wisconsin offered Education 338 , TV-Audio Visual Aids to Instruction’’ as the first college-level course of instruction offered in Texas over television on KOSA-TV, Odessa, Jan. 16 - May 5 , 1961. Pictured above are Panel Members presenting the course: Charles A. Wedemyer, Frederick A. White, all of the University of Wisconsin; Richard Hubard, Lee Campion, St. Louis County director of A-V education; Wesley Meierhenry, University of Nebraska; Vigo B. Rasmusen, Wisconsin State College; Charles Schuller, Michigan State University; and Walter A. Wittich, University of Wisconsin. About 200 students enrolled in the Sul Ross sponsored series under the direction of W. E. Bill” Williams. W. E. BILL” WILLIAMS THE BOARD OF REGENTS Seated: Miss Elizabeth Koch, San Antonio; H. L. Mills, Houston; Henry Sears, Hereford; C. S. Ramsey, San Augustine, and Mrs. E. D. Lockey, Tampa. Standing: William V. Brown, Texarkana; Richard F. Stovall, Floydada; Mrs. Florence Cotton, Executive Secretary, Austin; Newton Gresham, Houston; and Frank White, Cleve¬ land. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS DAN RITTER ETTA KOCH MARTIN OLSEN MONTE FAIN ELVIE WILLIAMS SAM CUNNINGHAM STEERING COMMITTEE THE 1961 BRAND STAFF Don Linder Editor Chris Archib ald Business Mgr. Dr. J. T. Morrow Sponsor Mary Margaret Cochran Asst. Editor Gary Roy Asst. Editor Loretta Schmidt Production Robt. Gaines Photographer Jack Shewmake Western Life Jerry Cantrell Sports THE STAFF HAS A GOOD WORK SESSION Business Staff: Art Staff: Carole Omundson Doris Penick Judy Singleton John Findlater Sammie Ferricane Jack Douglas Layout Staff: Morris Cranmer Sharon Spencer Copy Staff: Tom Posey Andy Owens Anita Slaughter Martha Harrington THE EDITORIAL STAFF THE SUL ROSS STUDENT - Billy Farrington Editor Imogene Hollida Editor Dr. J. T. Morrow Faculty Sponsor Andy Porras Brown Whitewood Robert Whipple Larry Dunaway Asst. Editor Asst. Editor Business Mgr. Sports Editor John Findlater Art Sharon Spencer Art Jkl SKYLINE NEWSPAPER THE BUSINESS STAFF Joan Welker Loretta Schmidt K.K. Fowlkes Charlotte Holmes Columnists: Andy Owens t - Phyllis Connor Reporters: Tom Posey Sarah Kerr Mary Margaret Cochran Emmett O’Donnell Alejandro Salazar Rosalind McFarland Margaret McKinney Editor Paul Hill Faculty Sponsor Virginia Inabinet Asst. Editor THE SAGE THE SAGE is the college literary magazine published once each year. It consists of short stories, essays, poems and plays written entirely by Sul Ross Students. It is designed to give the student the opportunity to create and to have his literary creations published and read by other students. STAFF: Virginia Inabinet; Margaret McKinney; Peggy Moore, Art Editor THE SUL ROSS BAND Corbett Smith, Director THE SUL ROSS MODERN CHOIR Glenn F. Davis, Director THE SUL ROSS CHOIR Glenn F. Davis, Director 199 f SUL ROSS STATE COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH presents HAMLET PRINCE OF DENMARK by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE with DAN SHOCKEY as Hamlet THE SUL ROSS SPEECH DEPARTMENT presents DOROTHY JACKSON George Bernard Shaw ' s SAINT JOAN ” ROUND UP OF THE STRAGGLERS John Barlow Junior Bio. Delta, Penn. Ralph Bates Senior B.B. A. Alpine Helen Bates Senior B.B. A. Alpine Darwyn Bishop Junior R. A. H. Alpine Lawrence Brandel Freshman Pre. - Med. Medina, Ohio Gayle Max Calk Freshman Hist. Del Rio Iva Nell Cole Freshman B.B.A. Big Springs Phyllis Connor Junior Eng. Alpine Howard Davenport Senior B.B.A. San Antonio Donna De Vore Senior B.B.A. Alpine 202 Frances Rose Eaker Freshman Uvalde Manuel Espinoza Freshman Alpine Uvalde Jayne Gannaway Sophomore P.E. Hermleigh Donald Gann Junior Geol. El Campo Margaret Gann Junior B.B.A. Aspermont Raul Gonzalez Senior Eng. Alpine Phil Havins Freshman Tahoka Stephen Hodges Freshman Monahans Barbara Huddleston Freshman Eng. Atlanta, Georgia Barbara Johnson Junior B.B.A. Snyder Danny Kelly Freshman Math Iraan Thomas E. Koch Senior Chem. San Antonio Cissy La Beff Freshman Elem. Ed. Alpine Stephen Lewis Freshman H.E. Tahoka Patsy Mitchell Freshman B.B.A. Odessa 203 William Potter Earl Reddish Tom Rogers Sonley Roush David Shearer Junior Junior Senior Senior Senior P.E. P.E. Geol. P.E. Chem. Alpine Salisbury, Md. Uvalde Midland Alpine Jackie Waggoner Junior Soc. Sc. Wichita Falls Carl Williams Senior P.E. Alpine William Wildman Junior R.A.H. Lorenzo TEN BEST DRESSED GIRLS ... ON SUL ROSS CAMPUS 204 si : ?: si! w fTlpf TTJI j f | ... Mr % o 1 - I 1 1 € ■ f At Vj BL. - W • ■ 1 - l ' T-� % ' fi � o I 1! jML m K ' . 1 ALPHA KAPPA PHI Alpha Kappa Phi is the Greek name for the Ferguson Hall sorority, an organ¬ ization for upper-classmen girls who reside on the campus. Approximately fifty girls live in the dormitory. A disciplinary committee, composed of a house council of the officers and representatives of each class, regulates rules and actions of the sorority members. ALPHA KAPPA PHI COUNCIL Seated: Martha Smalling, Noni Humphryes, Judy Taylor, Josie Reyes and Linda Johnson. Standing: Nancy Benson, Harriet Cepoletti, Dot Jackson, Georgia Wedin and Mirt Robinson. 205 ■ ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB The Arts and Crafts Club is an organization for students interested in art. Its purpose is to provide an outlet for creative ability in painting, modeling and any of the crafts. It also sponsors exhibits, work done by local students and by highly recognized artists over the country. SIGMA TAU DELTA This organization is the nationwide honorary English society. The purpose of Sigma Tau Delta is to encourage the appreciation of literature in English and the study of the language and creative writing. The three degrees of membership are attained by the student’s achievements in English courses and by publication of writings in college or other publications. 206 LODGE PLAYERS Shakespeare once said, All the world’s a stage.’’ and the Lodge Players, Sul Ross’s freshman dramatic club, set out to prove just this as they present a variety of plays for the college. Atmosphere and excitement touch the scene of each of their productions at Kokernot Lodge during their drama, dinner, and dance. The members continue casting, rehearsing, and performing throughout the year, working as many productions as possible in¬ to their crowded schedules. LOS TERTULIANOS FUNCIONARIOS Aurora Vaught . Presidenta Guadalupe Soza . . lera Vice presidenta Phyllis Connor . . 2nda Vice presidenta Aurora Hernandez . Secretaria Oscar Aguirre. .Tesorero Arthur Bentley . Reportero Pete Bruns . . Alguacil MIEMBROS SOCIOS HONORARIOS Adolfo Aguilar Hiram Luna Lutie Britt Miguel Bustilloz Rosalind McFarland Mildred Elliott Monte Churchill Irene Pineda M. P. Slover Gerald L. Hadley Thomas Posey Mary G. Hanson Josie Reyes Jacqueline Hawes Harriet Stokes Elijio Hernandez Estella Vega Helen Huffman Eva Angelina Villalobos Leo Jackson Lou Walker Donna Lay Joan Weaver 208 DIRECTORA Stather Elliott Thomas 209 THE WESTERN SPIRIT Traditionally, Sul Ross has been influenced by the Old West. The very location of the college is Western. THE BAR-SR-BAR BRAND has been a distinguishing badge during most of the school’s history and was indeed adopted to mark contributions of cattle from early Sul Ross sup¬ porters. The Rodeo Club and the observance of Western Week are visible tokens of that influence as it flourishes today. Here, however, are more than tradition and observance; here are heritage and spirit. The wholesome spirit of the Western Pioneers, rugged and individualistic, yet friendly and genuine, is one of which Sul Ross may proudly and justly boast, for here such a spirit is much in evidence. This rousing morale is not just the grandiose phrases in books and lectures, or only the emotional pitches of pep rallies and bonfires; it is that intangible which prompts the friendly smile on the face and the quick howdy!” on the lips of a passerby— almost any passerby. It is the helping hand extended by classmate and faculty member alike. It is the motivating force behind those commendable efforts of students to promote personal and public interest by creative self- expression. It is the Spirit of the West. This spirit that conquered the West and moulded a nation has become the very fibre of life at Sul Ross, but this heritage, abundant as it is, came not by easy chance. Rather it is the ideals and am¬ bitions, the faith and hopes, the struggles and pains com¬ mon to generations of ex-students. Thus this student body, as those before, adds its aspira¬ tion, prayers, and labors to this rich trust; for the par¬ taking is in the contributing-the real reward, in the wholehearted sacrifice. RODEO CLUB OFFICERS LEARNING ON THE HOOF- EJLi FULL TURNOUT mmammrnf Margie Chaffin Puts Her Little Foot! Champion Jim Bausch Takes Time To Polish His Saddle TIME OUT! Time out for Coffee! SUL ROSS RODEO TEAM CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONS — I960 ROBERT HOUSE, Captain of the Team... Tied for Second Place in National Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals in Ribbon Roping. PHIL SHERIDAN, World’s Champion in Steer Wrestling and in Calf Roping. Conference and Regional Champion. SUL ROSS RODEO TEAM RUNNERS-UP IN NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE RODEO FINALS PETE LEWIS, entered Steer Wrestling, Saddle Bronc Riding, and Bull Riding. Conference and Regional Rodeo Winner. SOME OF THE TROPHIES won by the Sul Ross Championship Rodeo Team in I960 pictured with six of the contestants: Jeff Smith, Robert House, Bill James, Pete Lewis, Jim Bausch, and Jim Dougherty. SUL ROSS GIRLS are a very colorful part of the Western Scene. Many participate in Intercollegiate Rodeos. MARJORIE CHAFFIN placed Second in the Goat Tying Contest in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals, held in Clayton, N. M., June, i960. NANCY BENSON was outstanding in the Barrel Race KK FOWLKES excelled in Goat Tying CANDID CAMERA CATCHES COWBOYS CAPERING ON COW CAMPUS jr 1 N t4F W h; MILES PIERCE, who has encouraged many Sul Ross students. OUT WHERE THE HANDCLASP’S A LITTLE STRONGER! HIGHLAND HEREFORD ASSOCIATION leaders: TWO OF OUR VERY BEST FRIENDS: Keesey Kimball, Joe Lane, Bill Donnell, and Jim Bob Skeen President Wildenthal and Regent Frank White. Successful Real Friends of Sully. hunters. BILL SOHL, Soil Conservationist OLD WATER HOLE JOHN PRUDE, Perennial Straw¬ berry Roan” HERBERT KOKERNOT Mr. Baseball ROY REID Rancher MOHAIR MOMMA BRANDING TIME FRONTIER SCENES SUL ROSS... 1920 • • • lit ..tuft Jr 61 ® � � ■ •. fw - F% $4� | . ‘ Js S2 S| m w DR. W. E. Lockhart Mayor of Alpine..Friend of Sul Ross THE BIG BEND MUSEUM, Home of the West Texas Historical Society CASNFR M010RCU CHEVROLET DEALER NEW AND USED CARS ALPINE MORTON FOODS TEXACO i ii $m m . T: ... 3 «r k ,; ■ « y : at 2 ssw «. Jm Jjy PR | £ ■ ■. j - , - i.- ' • ' ■ fe -: ■• ;:- . _ J0: ' -. V: mote • •! • WHITE’S.WI HLAND VILLAGE 4 r - . 5 « • ' •..✓ .r • “ - A f + M ' r ’■� .. ;f V ; ’ V ' - ' A 3 P-. - --rA ’ ’ MOTEL CAFE GROCERY , —I -r- o 30 m I � Ji -I v O 3 30 m t CXI • o o C. G. MORRISON CO. N SHOP zr- FROST BAKERY, INC. ODESSA M5- ' mm In 1920 the Administration Building was being constructed. In 1940, construction of buildings continued on the Campus. In i960, the Science Building and Smith Hall were added to the Campus Scene. Backing Sul Ross Through Every Stage of Development 232 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.-ALPINE, TEXAS CARPENTER REAL ESTATE. ALPINE BREWSTER COUNTY MOTORS V : Jty jfe. ■ 3iLJ®wRpSi k % i. •� K l Hfefe- A AS MINING AND SMELTING CO -LAR ' EDO- $g§f ' Jv P w m ' dP jfci v Clothing For The Well-Dressed Man QUALITY SINCE 192 _ _ I i % s 1 c 1 P :-K| „ ' ' ' j i( j i 1 ' .,, r ' ■ ' J . ' t. I ' ' fr- ' i ' 1 , Vi I V . . ' 1 vv m, -. ,vv r-, ;; ,,,,. , , M . I i ' ' ' ; l - 1 . v 1 . V. ... . , ’ T ’ • I ' , x« £ 1 I- ' ' M ' ' ' lLi‘ . ' n ■ ..v - . . •v‘. V ] ‘ l£V ' ' V -