Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 216 of the 1946 volume:

EL RANCHO 1946 TEXAS COLLEGE OF ARTS INDUSTRIES KINGSVILLE, TEXAS JODiE ARMSTRONG Editor MARGARET HAWKINS Associate Editor JIMMY WILCOX Business Manager JOYCE McLOUD Assistant Business Manager GEORGE M FOGLE BERNARD GIESE Photographers JANICE CLARK Artist EWELL BAIRD MARCIA SCRUGGS DORIS HELEN STEELE Copy Writers Cooperating with the Staff SOUTHWESTERN ENGRAVING COMPANY Fort Worth, Texas KINGSVILLE PUBLISHING COMPANY Kingsville, Texas UNIVERSAL BOOKBINDERY San Antonio, Texas McGREGOR STUDIO Corpus Christi, Texas DALY'S STUDIO Kingsville, Texas The 1946 El Rancho Is Dedicated In Memory of R. E, May, who served as business manager of A ! for over twenty years. Better known to everyone as Pop, he knew everyone by name and was a great favorite among students, ex-students, faculty and staff members. When he passed away last summer—we lost a friend indeed. Pop could always find time to talk and joke with students. He loved to see a real show of spirit around the campus. Always the great baseball fan, at one time Pop played in- field at Texas University. He helped open A l College on June 1, 192d. Whether cashing a check or teasing someone—he was always the perfect example of friendliness. We pay tribute to one who helped give A l its reputation of friendliness and we shall strive in the future to hold up the torch of that friendliness which his reputation has given to us. Spanish Architecture Adorns Our Campus EDWARD NEWLON JONES AUDITORIUM JOHN L. NIERMAN HALL Jk -w- - ;T ' ■ -‘-v - •• . - - ADMINISTRATION BUILDING V PRESIDENT'S HOME CLOISTERS COLLEGE FARM HOUSE MUSIC CONSERVATORY GYMNASIUM LOFTIN HALL SEALE HALL COUSINS HALL GAS ENGINEERING BUILDING HOME ECONOMICS COTTAGE JAVELINA HALL WESTERVELT-FLATO NURSERY SCHOOL SMITH HOUSE HOUSING UNITS Introducing Our Faculty . . DR. EDWARD NEWLON JONES was named pres- ident of the Texas College of Arts and Industries in March, 1942, Prior to coming to A l, Dr. Jones was dean of Baylor University and o widely known fac- ulty member of that institution for 17 years. He re- ceived his B. S, degree in 1921 from Ottawa Uni- versity of Kansas; graduate assistant and fellow in botany at the State University of Iowa from 1922-25, and was granted the Ph.D. by that institution in 1925. In 1940 the L.L.D. degree was conferred on him by his alma mater, Ottawa University. He has done post graduate study in Columbia University, as well as the University of Chicago. A Message for the 1946 El Rancho We are grateful beyond expression that war has ceased since the 1945 El Rancho came off the Press. Battles of Peace have replaced those of shot, shell, bombs, and torpedoes. The Texas College of Arts and Industries, like other institutions and industry, has been reconverting during the past months. It has been a strenuous but pleasant task Our efforts have been guided by the consciousness that the men who left the campus to fight for America around the world want, and by all means deserve, the best we can provide for them in the classroom and on the campus. As we give grate- ful thanks for their return we also bow our heads in reverent tribute to the memory of the seventy-six former students by whose names a gold star has been placed on the Roll of Honor of the College. They would have us carry on and that we shall—for them and for the betterment of the Nation for which they gave their all. A l goes forward! Her friendly campus will become even more friendly dur- ing the years ahead, and the credits earned and degrees granted will increase in value, for a seriousness of purpose and a determination to win the battles of peace prevails. Most sincerely, E. N. JONES Board of Directors Members of the Board of Directors of the Texas College of Arts and Industries are. Dr. E. N. Jones, Lon C Hill, Mrs. Frank M. Lewis, vice-president; Frank C. Smith, president; Sam Fore, Jr., Holman Cartwright, H. E. Butt, and Robert C. Eckhardt, secretary, (Not shown) A. Loy Sims and A, L, Cramer, Otto R. Nielsen, Dean of the College, received his B. A., B. D., and M. A. degrees from Texas Christian University, and his Ph. D. degree from the University of Texas. He has done graduate work at the University of Chicago and the Uni- versity of Minnesota. Dr. Nielsen was formerly assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Texas, and before that Dean of Men at Texas Christian University, He was appointed as Dean of A l in 1942. OTTO R. NIELSEN Johnnie Mae Haun took over the job as Counsellor of Women at A l in January, 1946. Mrs, Haun received her B. S. and M. S. degrees from the Texas College of Arts and Indus- tries. She did graduate study at the University of Wisconsin and Oregon State College, JOHNNIE MAE HAUN Elizabeth Oliphant, Asst, Prof. Math.; R. D. Perry, Prof, Math.; Hugh Porter, Prof. Math.; W. A. Rasco, Asst. Prof. Physics; and S, W. Bass, Prof. Physics, J, C. Cross, Prof. Biology; E. R. Bogusch, Ass't. Prof. Biology; Emerson Korges, Instr. Engineering,- Noel C McGuire, Ass'f, Prof. Engineering; and F. H, Dotterweich, Prof, Engineering. Fred Youngmcm, Supt. Building and Grounds; George Simons, Ass't. Business Manager and Purchasing Agent; John L. Beard, Business Manager; Clark Baker, Mgr. of Business Office; and Harold N. White, Ass't. to Dean. W. A. Francis, Prof. English; Dorothy Rhode, Insfr. English; May Campbell, Instr. English; Jennie L Splawn, Prof. English; and Lloyd Douglas, Assoc. Prof. English. Merville P. Larson, Prof. Speech; Dorothy Gaston, Instr, B. A.; J, R, Manning, Prof. B. A,; George W, McCulley, Registrar and Ruth E. Beil, Prof. B. A. A, F. Gross, Prof. Ind. Arts; J. L. Nierman, Prof. Chem.; J. C. Brown, Assoc. Prof. Agriculture; S. V. Burks, Prof. Voc. Agriculture; and R. J. Cook, Prof. Agriculture. Faye Bible, Ass't, Prof, Home Ec.; Lillie Stephens, Instr. Home Ec.; Aline McKenzie, Prof. Home Ec.; Sallie M. Burke, Instructor Foreign Languages; and Jeff D. Smith, Prof. Foreign Languages. Mamie Brown, Prof. Educ.; J. DeWitf Davis, Prof. Educ.; L. F. Connell, Prof. Eco.; O. M. Montgomery, Dir. of Pub. and Ass't. Prof. English; and Sarah Lois Grime, Prof. Geog. May H. Dickens, Prof. History; J. E. Conner, Prof. History; L J. Smith, Assoc. Prof. History,- J. A. Rickard, Prof. History,- and Edith Cousins, Assoc. Prof. Sociology. Ralph Kent, Inst. Music; L W. Chidester, Prof. Music; Richard Smittle, Asst. Prof. Music; Mrs. Georgia W. Bergeron, Prof, Educ.; and Mark A. Sfupp, Instr. Music. Constance Watson, Asst. Librarian; Fred Hill Graves, Librarian; Bettye Orr, Asst. Librarian; Louis Kulcmski, Prof. Physical Education,- and Mrs. Virginia Alexander, Instr. Physical Education. Ann Potb, Dietitian of Loftin Hall; J. B. Corns, Director of Citriculture and Vegetable Training Center; and Laura Atkins, Sec, Agriculture. mb Charlotte Summerhill, Sec, to President; Nettie Jane Walton, Sec. to Business Manager; Corene Gilsfrap, Sec. to Librarian; Ruth E. Bolting, Ass't. to the Registrar; Frances Burba, Sec. to Dean. SOCIAL CALENDAR FIRST SEMESTER September February 2 AWS Formal Dance for new students. 15 Freshmen Orientation. 9 Press Club Valentine Dance. 18 All-College Pep Rally. 18 Artist Course—Mary Hutchinson. 21 Big and Little Sister Tea, sponsored by AWS and 22 Seale Hall Tea. given in Jones Lounge. 22 All-College Formal Dance, Forum. March 24 Alpha Sigma Founders Day Tea. 2 Delta Theta Dance. 8 A.A.U.W. Old Glass and China Show. October 1 All-Sorority Tea, Jones Lounge. 2 Rush Party, Alpha Sigma. 1 2 Christian Science Lecture, 14 All-College Play (3-acts). 18 Women's Club Tea for Senior Girls. 20 Book Review, Mrs. Sherwood Avery. 3 Rush Party, Beta Gamma, 4 Rush Party, Delta Theta, 6 All-College Dance, Gym, 21 Anahuac Club Picnic, 27 Engineer's Dance. 21 Fox Hole Ballet. 23 Regional Music Meet. 26 Artist Course—Mind Reader Polgar. 29 Freshman Follies. 30 Engineer's Picnic. November April 3 Sophomores Sadie Hawkins Day. 1 Artist Course, Speaks-Thibault. 10 Inter-Sorority Presentation Dance. 4 Cousins Hall Garden Party. 12 All-College Assembly, Dr. Heinsohn. 6 Alpha Sigma Dance. 19 Clara Tree Players of New York (evening). 6 Student Elections. 21 Holidays—Thanksgiving to 25. 13 Coronation and Formal Dance. 27 San Antonio Symphony Orchestra. 14 Palm Sunday Musical. 16 Pan-American Day Assembly. December 17 Regional Meet. 5 Manless Dance. 7 Lion's Club Womanless Wedding. 14 Music Student Recital. 15 Christmas Dance, Student Council. 17 Phi Kappa Epsilon Tea. 26 Operetta H.M.S, Pinafore. 27 Beta Gamma Dance. 30 Senior Recital, Marjorie Collier. 16 Messiah, Music Dept. May 17 Sororities Christmas Parties. 3 Faculty Wives Tea, 18 Aggie Christmas Party. 4 Aggie Round-Up 20 Band and Choral Christmas Party, January 7 Alpha Sigma Party for Graduates. 9 Lions Club Minstrel, 11 Engineer's Banquet. 11 Faculty Wives Tea. 18 All-College Dance honoring Seniors, 12 Freshman Dance. 19 Breakfast for Education Seniors. 14 Dead Week Begins. 19 Baccalaureate and Commencement Services, WHO'S WHO on THE CAMPUS NORENE CUMMINS . . . Sits among the chosen few for the second consecutive year, . . Editor of last year's El Rancho . , . Parliamentarian of the Senior Class . , . member of Footlight Club, Delta Theta, and Press Club prexy. Quiet ond sincere, this San Benito miss is widely recognized for her journalistic ability. ROBERT FREDERICK . . . N.G.E.A. is his major, a smooth fellow with an intellectual tongue came to A l in the spring of '45, Seniors showed their faith by electing him rep- resentative to Student Council, Believes in strong student government and admires free-thinking individuals . . . possessor of charming smile and man- ner , , , Corpus Christi is his home. NADINE RUCKER . , , President of B,B,A. Club who maintains her gracious poise on all occasions . . . likes social events and plays an important role in many extra-curricula activities on the campus . . . representative to Lantana Coronation for past three years . . . Kingsville claims this lovely senior with the invigorating smile. ELEANOR MORTENSEN . , Will serve as Editor of the South Texan again next year . . . plans to become free-lance writer after graduat- ing . . . hard-working, fast-thinking, loves to dance . . , proud of her hometown, Weslaco . . . willing to accept responsibilities . . . dislikes hypocrites . . . belongs to Beta Gamma sisterhood . . . there is a star in her future and she is well on the way to attaining it. A. P. HILBRICH . . . Post-graduate from Kenedy . . . served as Student prexy last year . . . dignity plus the brains of a terrific Engineer go in the make-up of this gentleman . . . he has been a member of the Student Council several times and makes his bow in Who's Who for second consecutive year. MARJORIE COLLIER . . . A loyal volleyite from Mercedes . . . served as Presi- dent of three important campus organizations this year, which illustrates her strong qualities for leadership . . . member of Alpho Sigmas . . . while working on a degree in Music, she found time to serve on The South Texan staff for four years . . . well-known on campus as author of column Chatter . . . definitely a free-thinking individual with an eye for the future. JEAN FLEMING , . . Hails from Valley tri-crty . . , has been secretory for the Counselor of Women for past three years . . . com- mendable academic work and sunny personality are gifts of this young lady who idolizes her big brother . . .finds faw most interesting of studies . , , wants to travel all over . . . always ready with a friendly greeting. GLYNDA BESS BROWN . . . Better known as G, B., a native San Antonian who is quite active In all campus activities . . . headed Association of Women Students last year . . . welcomed and aided freshmen women students every year in typical A ! fashion . . . ever willing to assist anyone with a problem ... a truly kind heart and generous hand deserves this place. EDWARD WHEELER . . . Sophomore who holds royal position of Engineer prexy and is carrying on his good work as valedictorian of Hondo High School . . . elected this spring to serve as Vice-President of Student Council next year ... an all- around sportsman who participated in men's intra-mural activities this year . . . well-mannered, scholarly, and main- tains an agreeable disposition. CLAUDE SUMMERLIN . . . Veteran from Kingsville with a unique journalistic style , , . won first place in sports story writing at Texas Inter-collegiate Press contest . . . silent among strangers, but has gift of flexible vocabulary . , . still waters run deep is perfect example in this case. FAYE DYKSTRA . . . Proves that beauty and brains do mix, and very well at that . . . came to A l last year from Port Lavaca . . . served as President of Seale Hall! . . . has friends among faculty members as well as students . . . not dramatic, but well-rounded personality enables her to be a leader in any group. WILLARD AMANN . . . Due to motor accident in January, has been confined with a broken leg . . . known to all students as president of student body and book room manager, he was acquainted with practically everyone on the campus . . . his initiative and clear-thinking, coupled with knowledge of students needs and wants incited his proposals of better student government . . . following his convalescence period, he will return to A l to complete his senior year. GEORGE HU8BARD . . . Another veteran . . . names Corpus Christi as his home town . . . brimming over with dry wit and frequently bubbles with a ticklish grin , , , an older student, yet his counsel and company are desirable to all, both youthful and mature ... an active participant in men's intra-murals . . . and as for brains, his major is Physics. ALFRED LEHMBERG . , . Majors in physics . . . led Senior class through hectic year of being out- numbered tremendously ... a proverbial experimenter . . . has a passion for sailboats . . . does not approve of flippant girls . . . appreciates true beauty . . . hats off to you, Fred. SARITA CAVAZOS . . . Another Kingsvillian . . . received a degree in Home Economics, an au- thority on Latin-American customs, costumes, and dances and has directed many of the latter for school programs ... a sunny disposition and radiant smile, coupled with a thorough knowledge of clothes lines and fashions make this lovely brunette a pleasure to see. Introducing Our Students . . SENIORS C. V. Spears, Vice President; Norene Cummins, Parliamentarian; Marilyn Gandy, Secretary-Treasurer; Kath- ryn Boucher, Reporter; (not shown) Bob Frederick, Student Council Representative; (not shown' Fred Lemberg, Pres- ident, Class of '46 CLASS OF '46 AMANN, WILLARD LEE, San Antonio Engineers Club, President '44; Jr. Class President 44,- Who's Who '44-'45; President Student Coun- cil '45-'46. ARMSTRONG, JODIE, Hebbronville Cousin's Hall House Council '44-'45,- Sopho- more Class Reporter '44-'45; Delta Theta Soror- ity '43-'46, Reporter '44-'45; Student Council '45-'46; El Rancho, editor '45-'46; Footlights Club '45-'46; A.W.S. '45-'46; South Texan Re- porter '44-'45; Press Club '44-'46. BOUCHER, KATHRYN, Robstown Delta Theta Sorority '42-'46, Footlights Club '42- '44-'45, President '45; Inter-Relations Club '44- '46, Cousin's Hall House Council, Vice-President; Vice-President Junior Class; Reporter Senior Class; Pi Kappa Epsilon '44-'46; Lantana Lady '44; Engineer's Sweetheart '45; Lantana Queen '46. BROWN, GLYNDA BESS, San Antonio A.W.S., Vice-President '43-M4, President '44-'45, Representative to Coronation,- Delta Theta So- rority, Vice-President; President International Re- lations Club. CABLE, LAUREN GALE, Kingsville Engineers Club. KIRBY, MRS. EMMA DELL, Lyford International Relations Club, Footlights Club, Education Club, Alpha Chi, Alpha Sigma Sor- ority. CAUDILL, VIRGINIA RUTH, Santa Rosa Alpha Chi, International Relations Club, Future Teachers America, Baptist Student Union. CAVAZOS, SARITA, Kingsville Home Economics Club, President; Kappa Omi- cron Phi, President. CLASS OF '46 COLLIER, MARJORIE, Mercedes Band '43-46, Reporter '44, President '45-'46; Orchestra '43, Reporter '43; Choir '44-'46, Coro- nation Representative '45; South Texan '43-'46, Feature Editor '44, Associate Editor '45-46; Press Club '44-'46, Treasurer '44, President '45; Alpha Sigma Sorority '44-'46, Secretary '45, Reporter '45; Alpha Chi '45-'46, Secretary '45, Vice-Pres- ident '45, President '46; Women's Sports Associa- tion '43; Presbyterian Young People '43-'46, President '45-'46; A.W.S, Executive Council '44- '45, Cousin's Hall Council '44-'45; Who's Who '46. CUMMINS, NORENE, San Benito Defta Theta Sorority '42-'46, Reporter '44, Rep- resentative Inter-Sorority Council '45; Press Club '42-M5, Vice-President '44, Treasurer '45; Stu- dent Council '44-'45; Who's Who '44-'45; Sec- retary Junior Class '44-'45,- Parliamentarian Senior Class '45-'46, Footlights Club '45-'46; A.W.S, Council '44-'45; El Rancho, Associate Editor '44, Editor '45. DYKSTRA, FAYE, Port Lavaca President Seale Hall '46; A.W.S. Council '45-'46; International Relations Club, President, Vice- President; Delta Theta '44-'46, President '46; Pi Kappa Epsilon '46; Women's Choir '45-'46, EMERY, D. T. JOHN, Weslaco Engineers Club, President '45, Sergeant-at- Arms '45-'46; Baptist Student Union, Secretary '44_'46; Natural Gas Engineers Association '45- 46; Alpha Chi. EVANS, JAMES DOUGLAS, Robstown Aggie Club, President '45-'46, Vice-President '44- '45; Student Council '43-'44, '44-'45. FAULK, MARGARET, Kingsville Beta Gamma Sorority, Business Administration Club, Band, Alpha Chi, President. FLEMING, JEAN, Pharr Business Administration Club; Alpha Chi, Sec- retary,- Beta Gamma Sorority. FREDRICK, ROBERT, Corpus Christi Engineers Club, Student Council. CLASS OF '46 FOSTER, DORIS, Seven Sisters Home Economics Club. GANDY, MARYLYN, Robstown Delta Theta Sorority, President '44; Secretary- Treasurer Senior Class; Pi Kappa Epsilon, Sec- retary-Treasurer '44-'45; Secretary Junior Class; Representative Sophomore Class; International Relations Club '42, GUTHRIE, CLAIRE ELIZABETH, Goliad Business Administration Club; Alpha Chi, Pres- ident '45, Reporter '46; Pi Kappa Epsilon, '44-'45; Beta Gamma Sorority '40-'46. HARPER, MARIAN, Alice HARWOOD, FRANKIE, Port Lavaca Delta Theta Sorority '42-'46, President '45-'46; Band '43-'45, Sweetheart '44-'46; Business Ad- ministration Club '42-'46,- Internationa! Relations Club '44-M5. HAYNES, BOBBIE LEA, Goliad Delta Theta Sorority, Secretary '43; Kappa Omi- cron Phi Fraternity, Secretary '43-'44-'45; Par- liamentarian Junior Class. HERNDON, SARAELLEN, Mercedes International Relations Club '44-'46; Press Club '43-'46, Reporter '45-'46; South Texan '43-'46, Associate Editor '45, Feature Editor '45-'46; A.W.S.; Future Teachers America '45-'46. HILBRICH, ALVIN P., JR., Kenedy Graduate Student. CLASS OF '46 LANG, WALLY, Goliad Band, Vice President '44-'46, Business Adminis- tration Club '44-'46. LEHMBERG, ALFRED, San Antonio Engineers Club, Vice-President '45-'46; President Senior Class. MALONE, MARJORIE E., Beeville A Cappella Choir '42-44; Girl's Chorus '44-'45,- Band '44; Aggie Sweetheart '44-'46; Honorary Member Aggie Club '44-'46; Lantana Lady '46; President Cousins Hall Council. MUMME, TED, Prennont Aggie Club, Vice-President '44, President '45, Secretary-Treasurer '45, Yell Leader '46; Sty- dent Council '45. RAMIREZ, AURORA, Mission Anahuac Club, Vice-President; Education Club; Women's Sports Association; International Re- lations Club. ROGERS, GLORIA E., Ganado Alpha Chi, Reporter, Treasurer. RUCKER, NADINE, Kingsville Beta Gamma Sorority '43-'46, Pledge Secretary '43, Rush Captain '44, President '45; Footlight Club '43-'46, Secretary '43, Representative to Coronation '43; Pot O' Gold, President '44; A.W.S. Council '44; B.B.A. Club '44-'45, Repre- sentative to Coronation '44, President '45; Inter- Sorority Council Vice President '45; Kappa Omi- cron Phi '45; Choir '45. SMITH, LOIS G., San Perlito CLASS OF '46 SPEER, C. V., JR„ Corrizo Springs Aggie Club, Secretary M3, President '44. STEELE, DORIS, Lytle Delta Theta Sorority '42-'46, President '44, Rep- resentative to Inter-Sorority Council; Home Eco- nomics Club; Kappa Omicron Phi '45-'46, Par- liamentarian '45; Footlight Club '45. THOMA, ELEANOR, San Antonio WALKER, ERNESTINE, Refugio Seale Hall House Council '44-'45; Cousins Hall House Council '45-'46; International Relations Club '44-'46; Girl's Choir '45-M6; Wesley Foun- dation '44-46, President '45-'46; Campus Coun- cil of Religious Activities '45-'46, President '45- '46; Footlight Club '45-'46. WEIKEL, PATRICIA, Los Fresnos Beta Gamma Sorority '42-'46, Vice-President '45- '46, Representative to Coronation; Junior Class Representative to the Student Council; Kappa Omicron Phi '44-'46, Vice-President, '45-'46, Cousins Hall House Council; Aggie Representa- tive to Coronation '44; Band '42; A.W.S. Execu- tive Council '45-'46. WOMACK, ELAINE, Alice JUNIORS Al Cypher, President; Charles Janata, Student Council Representative; Lena Maude Shaffer, Secretary-Treasur- er; Frances Peterson, Vice President; Eleanor Mortensen, Reporter; (not shown) Maurice Engleking, Parliamentarian. Class of '47 CLASS OF '47 AIKEN, BETSY LEE ALBERT, BILL ___Brownsville _______Kingsville BOLLING, MARY MARGARET Pharr BRANNON, PATRICIA . Kingsville BRYAN, MILDRED __________________________ Robstown CARLETON, DOROTHY __________________Agua Duke CLARKE, LINDA RAE Kingsville CLASSEN, LINDA San Antonio CLASS OF '47 COOPER, R. L ._____________ Robstown DAHL, PATSY Kingsville DANIEL, ROBERTA .. -- Mission DAVIES, MARIE __________________________ Harlingen DODSON, GERTRUDE .............. Orange Grove EMERY, JO ANN ___________________________________ ...McAllen ESTRADA, ANDRES _______________________ Raymondvtlle FOSTER, JO ANN Kingsville CLASS OF ‘47 HAUSMANN, BETTY Refugio HAYES, A. T, Brownsville HERRING, ANITA .Three Rivers HINKLEY, LEON Los Fresnos HOLMES, VIRGINIA McAllen JANOTA, CHARLIE, JR. Gonzalez McCANN, MARY ALMA ________________ Gregory McNEELY, MARJORIE Weslaco CLASS OF '47 MADELEY, DOROTHY ............._....... _ ....Harlingen MORTENSEN, ELEANOR Weslaco MOSELEY, KATHRYN Robstown PETERSON, MRS. FRANCES Los Fresnos REAGAN, CHARLEEN _______________ Beeville RHODES, ANN ________ ________ „...Corpus Christi SAENZ, BALTAZAR El Paso SHAFFER, MRS. LENA MAUDE Bay City CLASS OF '47 SCHOTT, MARGARET Beevilfe SUMERLIN, CLAUDE W. Kingsville SUNDERMEYER, JEWEL DEAN McAllen THOMAS, MARIAN ...... Kingsville TISDALE, FRANCES Bruni VETETO, HEAROL R, _______________________ Escobos WADE, MARY ELLEN Edcouch WADDELL, MYRA Eagle Lake CLASS OF '47 WARE, BETTY „ Sinfon WELLER, HELEN MAR __________________________________Kingsville WHEELER, EDWARD _________________________ Hondo WILDBERGER, NADINE Corpus Christi WOOD, CONNIE C. __________________________________ Kingsville SMITH, ALICE Port Lavaca EUBANKS, JAMES Santa Rosa SOPHOMORES Margaret Hawkins, Secretary-Treasurer; Betty Marie Copeland, Vice President; Frank Staggs, President; Mar- garet McCord, Reporter; Tobey Hayes, Parliamentarian; Howard Hibier, Representative to Student Council. Class of '48 CLASS OF '48 ADAMS, MARJORIE Stnfon ALLEN, HOWARD .Campbellfon ALLEN, KATHARINE .... Robsfown ANDERSON, MARY JANE Kingsville ANGLIN, GLORIA ..Harlingen BABCOCK, GERRY Mirando City BATES, BOBBY Corpus Christi BENNETT, GLADYS Corpus Christi CLASS OF '48 BOSWELL, EDALENE Bishop BRANCH, BARBARA ___________________ Goliad BRITTAN, JEAN Pharr BRUMEISTER, SARAH Pleasanton BUSTOS, MINERVA ______________________________________ ...Kingsville CHILDS, IRENE ................................... Kingsville CLEGG, MARY SIDNEY Alice COPELAND, BETTY Alice CLASS OF '48 COURSON, SUE ................ San Perlita CRAIG, MARGARET CUMMINS, BARBARA San Benito DOOLEY, MARVEL DEAN FALKENBURG, ANNELL _________________ . Kingsville FALLOURE, PATRICIA FIELDS, FLOYD LYNN Alice Kingsville Mission Victoria FORDTRAN, PEGGY .Bishop CLASS OF '48 FRITZ, GLORIA ______________________________Robstown FRY, ANNA LOU _____________ ._ Kinnsville FUCHS, WILBERTA Los Angeles GANDY, CLIFFORD Robstown GILLESPIE, DOROTHY GILLESPIE, REBECCA Robstown Odem GOODWIN, ROBERT Kingsville GONZALEZ, EMMA Alice CLASS OF '48 GONZALEZ, NAZARIA ..Kingsville GUEVARA, BLASITA ____________________________Benavides HARRIS, JEAN Dilley HAWKINS, MARGARET Kingsville HIBLER, HOWARD _____________________________________ Kingsville HOLTRY, JOAN ........................... Harlingen HUDSPETH, MARIE ___________________________________ Kingsville JOHNSON, PEGGY Mercedes CLASS OF '4 8 JONES, RAY EVANS Kingsville JONES, SARAH ________________________________________ Kingsville KASTROP, CLARENCE Son Antonio KEEBLE, BARBARA Freer KEITH, ALVIN M, ............................... .Freer KING, BERT Harlingen KING, MARJORIE _______________________________ Kingsville LAECHELIN, WENONA Mathis CLASS OF '4 8 LOONEY, MARY CYNTHIA Rio McClendon, beth McCLURE, WANDA BETH McCORD, MARGARET ANN McCOY, JANE McREYNOLDS, JOY MAPLES, DOROTHY MARTIN, FRANCES _________ Grande City _____Beeville Kingsville .. .Kingsville Kingsville Robstown .Raymondville Hondo CLASS OF '48 MATSON, EDWARD _______________ Laredo MATTHEWS, CHERIE _____________ Aransas Pass MERTENS, BILLIE Kingsville MITCHELL, CAROLINE ______________________________ T___Floresville MIXON, VENETIA _______________________ _______.....Riviera MOORE, DOROTHY ANN . Dilley NATIONS, MILDRED Sebastian NICHOLSON, LILA ... Beeville PERKINS, SHIRLEY JEAN .Corpus Christi PETTY, WHEELER Carrizo Springs CLASS OF '48 NICHOLSON, MARY __________________ Beeville PENTECOST, NONA Devine PRESSLY, BETTY JO........................ Mercedes PRICE, ROBERT .............................. -......Corpus Christi PROCTOR, WARREN Kingsville ROHN, WILFRED ______________ -....... Swaledale, Iowa CLASS OF '4 8 RUNNELS, MEL RUSSELL, JEAN SALDANA, ALICIA SASSMAN, DORIS SCARBOROUGH, JANICE SCHUBERT, FAY SCOTT, FLORENCE _____________ Pharr _________Port Neches Kingsville Robstown Robstown Robstown Brownsville SCRUGGS, MARCIA Alice CLASS OF '48 SMITH, WANDA ......................................... ......Kingsville STAGGS, FRANK ___________________Mirando City STEVENS, MURRAY _.Cuero STEWART, NANCY ....................... Palacios ST. JOHN, ELLA BESS __________________________Laredo SWAN, ARTHUR . ___Laredo THIELE, LORRAINE ________________Bishop ____________Woodsboro THOMAS, LOLETTE TIBILETTI, LAURETTE Victoria VERSER, ANNA LEE .—Bay City WATERS, BETTY . Refugio WATSON CARROLL _______________________ Edna WIER, KATIE M. .............................. -....-Alice WILLCOX, HARVEY ...................... -.... Harlingen WILLCOX, JANE _______________________________ Harlingen WILLIAMSON, MELWESE Refugio CLASS OF '4 8 WILSON, ANN ____________________ Port Lavaca WOOD, LILLIAN RUTH ___________ ._____________________ Kingsville FRESHMEN Gerald Marquis, Reporter; Dick Stahl, Vice President; Yvonne Moursand, Secretary-Treasurer; Joe Baird, Student Council Representative; Reuben Franker ho user. President; George Belser, Parliamentarian. Class of '49 CLASS OF '49 ADAMS, BETTY JANE ___________________________ Alfred ALBRECHT, TOMETTA _______________________ Kingsville ALVAREZ, ADAN S. Kingsville ANGLIN, MARDELLE APPLEWHITE, BETTY JOYCE A5HLEY, GEORGIE .Harlingen ...___________Ingleside ___________________Harlingen BAILEY, MARY LOUISE BAIRD, EWELL ......... BAKER, CARROL Weslaco .Alice La Ward BALZER, MARTHA JEAN ............... Driscoll BORGLUND, MARY SUE Refugio BARRERA, GLORIA McAllen BARTON, LILLIAN M.______________ BAYLISS, MARY______________ BEARD, BENNIE N. Alice ..San Benito ___Somerset CLASS OF '49 BEDDOE, MELVIN ........................ San Juan BELITZ, MARY ANN ____________________ Brownsville BELSER, GEORGE RAY ______________________...... Ingleside BENNIGHT, DORIS . Ingleside BERNARD, FRED ______________________...Mercedes BLOOMER, CHARLOTTE Yoakum BOULTON, JOHN W. Caracas, Venezuela BOYCE, LESLIE _____ _____________________Utopia BRADFIELD, BOB _____ Raymondville BRANSFIELD, BETTY ______________________Falfurrias BROSSETTE, LUELLA JEAN Kingsville BROWN, DOROTHY NELL .Driscoll BRYAN, MARY LOU Robstown BRYANT, LILLA MAE .......... -........ Robstown Cofull a KALVORT, ROSEMARY CLASS OF '49 CARDENAS, CARLOS Mirando City CARR, STANLEY C. Harlingen CARTWRIGHT, DOROTHY Bay City CASTILLA, OLGA CHILDERS, EUGENE CHILES, FLEMING McAllen Taft ____________________ Refugio CISNEROS, CAESAR V. CLARKE, JANICE COFFIN, NANCY Kingsville .Corpus Christi Mercedes COLLEY, FRANCES Sinton COLLINS, JO NELL Teague CONTRERAS, FRANCIS _______________Kingsville COOK, GUY W. Freer COPE, JEAN Alice COVA5, ANTONIO A. .....Guayama, Puerto Rico CLASS OF '49 CRAIN, JEAN ____________________________ Dallas DANIEL, MAE Mission DIAZ, ADAUTA ........................ McAllen DODSON, DORIS LOUISE Kingsville DOWD, BOBBYE George West DRAWE, JENNIE LEE Mercedes DREYER, ROSEMARY ____________________________ Kingsville DU BOSE, RUBY ETHEL Sinton DUDLEY, LOU Freer DUPREE, WALTER, JR, Jennings, Louisiana EAST, RODGER Gregory ELLIOTT, JEANENE „„„________________________ Kenedy FAIR, W, H., Ill .................. .Corpus Christi FAULKS, MAtSIE Vanderbilt FERGUSON, MARY WORTH .................. Kingsville CLASS OF '49 FINTO, MARVIN _____________________ Yorktown FLORES, WILLIE Kingsville FUELLER, ELROY....................................Poth FORD, NANCY FOSTER, LOLA CORRENE FOWLER, J. L Kingsville Robstown Kingsville FRANKENHOUSER, RUBEN Yorktown FRANZ, J. C________________________ Premont FULLERTON, MARTHA ANN Kingsville GAFFORD, BOB GARCIA, ANTONIO GARZA, LILLIE Kingsville Benavides _______Robstown GIESE, BERNARD G. GILBREATH, KENNETH Lyford Yorktown GONZALEZ, CONSUELO Pal ito Blanco CLASS OF '49 GOODMAN, DOYLENE ......... San Benito GOODSON, CHARLINE .......... Freer GRANTHAM, MERLYNNE Refugio GREGORCYK, LAWRENCE, JR. GRICE, RAY HANNA, JACK .Woodsboro Bishop Banquete HANSARD, BETTY JANE HARDIN, ALETTA MARIE HAYES, EULAH JOY El Campo _________Falfurrias Tilden HELM, BOBBY Taft HENDRIX, BILLY, JR. __________ Aransas Pass HENRICHSON, MARY LOU Artesia Wells HENRY, JAMES LESLIE . Sabinal TINDEL, SHERMAN ......................... Goliad HINKLEY, JIMMIE Los Fresnos CLASS OF '49 HINOJOSA, MINERVA ________________ Grulla HOELZEL, FRANK E., JR. Alice HOLLAWAY, ROSEMARY ...............-..Edna HOLGUIN, CARLOS Stockdale HOPKINS, MARGARET ....................McAllen HOWELL, JEANNE _______________________ Uvalde IRWIN, JO ANN _____________________ JACKSON, CLAY _______________ JAMES, GERALD D, Floresville San Angelo .............. Kingsville JEFFERS, HAROLD JONE5, FRANK W. ______ JONES, MAURINE Refugio Kenedy Karnes City JONES, RAY EVAN Shreveport, La KAUFER, MARY BARBARA Riviera KAUFFMANN, DEE F______________________ Kenedy CLASS OF '49 KELLY, CLAUDE Sabinal KELLY, PATRICIA Corpus Christi KILLOUGH, OLIVER LEE Yorktown KIRKPATRICK, ANN LANKART, DORIS LEONARD, LYDIA ______Mission Aransas Pass Refugio LEVERIDGE, HELEN ____________________East Bernard LEWALLEN, CLARICE Raymondville LIVEZEY, ROSE MARIE .Sinton LOCKLEY, JAMES NORMAN Uvalde LOOP, ELAINE ................... Brownsville McCLAUGHERTY, GENE Robstown McCONNICO, MARIAN JEAN McDonald, carmel McELROY, LA FERN Gregory El Campo ___Robstown CLASS OF '49 MANGEL, LILIA P. ___________________ .....Falfurrias McLESTER, ELMER ......................... Rockport McLOUD, JOYCE ______________________________ Kingsville MARQUIS, GERALD Cuero MARSHALL, EARL ________________________ Port Lavaca MARTIN, ANNIE LAURIE . Christine MAUN, LOIS .............................. —....Falfurrias MAY, HUGO ______________________________________ . Riviera MAY, JEAN MARIE Riviera MEDINA, ELLA LAURA Rio Grande City MEDINA, GUSTAVO ___________Caracas, Venezuela MEDINA, ANTONIO Caracas Venezuela MEEHAN, LOIS MEZA, ELIDA Kingsville ...Kingsville MENDIETA, GUILLERMO Kingsville CLASS OF '49 MEYER, HARRY MEZA, LUZ ELIDA _______ MIXON, OLA MAE San Antonio _____________Kingsvifle Riviera MOFFETT, TARVER ____________________Dilley MOSELY, AGNES Robstown MOURSUND, YVONNE San Antonio MULLENS, BETTY MULLER, MABLE MYNIER, JOYCE Premont Kingsville Kingsville NIEMEYER, DORIS San Antonio NOBLE, MARTHA RACHEL .............. Bishop NOEL, EUGENE __________________________Claude NORRELL, THOMAS J. Brownsville NULL, CORRINE ________________________ Jermyn O'NEAL, MARY JANE Refugio CLASS OF '49 ORTMAN, BETTY Orange Grove OWEN, OPAL ALT1NA ___________________Sinton PALMER, HAIDEE ........ Yoakum PETTY, WILLIAM D..............Carrizo Springs PFEIL, THOMAS J. Jourdanton PORTER, VERNON ......_____________ Utopia POWITZKY, JOYCE ____________ POWITZKY, PEARL PRIEST, BARBARA . Kingsville ..........Kingsville Alice POE, EDGAR A. Kenedy RANKIN, DAVID . ..Kenedy RATHBURN, LLOYD Freer REBER, RUTH El Campo REDFORD, HOLLIS ...................... Harlingen RIECKER, MARGIE Brownsville CLASS OF '49 RICHARDS, MATTIE MAE ................ Harlingen RICHEY, BETTY JUNE ..................... La Feria RICKARD, MARY ADELYN __________________ Kingsville RIDGWAY, POLLY _______________________ Yoakum RILLING, JOAN ____________________ Cumberland RITTER, IDA MAE ....__ La Feria ROBISON, KENNETH - Alice ROGERS, W. A., JR. Robstown ROSETTE, BETTY J. __________________ Mission RYAN, JACK SALINAS, GLORIA SALLEE, BILL Falfurrias Falfurrias Carrizo Springs SANDERFER, WINNIFRED .....Calallen SCHORRE, C. E. ...............................Sinton SCOGGINS, DOROTHY Rio Hondo CLASS OF '49 SCOTT, LOUISE ____________________________Harlingen SEAMANS, TWILA Harlingen SHANNON, MARY LOUISE _______________________Ingleside SHINDLER, ARCHIE ...................... Kingsville SIKES, MUNSEY JEAN Refugio SMITH, MARJORIE ________________________ La Feria SMITH, PATRICIA ANNE _______________ ..Port Lavaca SMITH, WALTER GENE _______________ ...Raymondville SNYDER, CARL V. Elsa JORDON, FRANK Harlingen STAHL, DICK .Kingsville STANFIELD, PERCY JEAN .........Alice TOPLIN, MARY BELLE __________Agua Dulce TAYLOE, WILLIAM .Edcouch TAYLOR, MELL ROSE ____________________ Freer THIEL, JUNE LA FERNE Orange Grove TOWNSEND, MARY JANE Kingsville TURCOTTE, PAT Kingsville VILLARREAL, NOELA .......- Falfurrias VOIGT, GWENDOLYN ......... .........Elsa VORWERK, CLIFFORD Robstown WATSON, JOANN WEBER, DOYLE WIED, CHARLES Robstown .........Hondo Nordheim WHEELER, PATRICIA _______________ . Bruni WILCOX, JIMMY San Antonio WILKINSON, RUTH Son Antonio CLASS OF '49 WILLIAMS, ELWIN __________________George West WILLIAMS, FRANK E. Corpus Christi WILLIAMS, MARY DOCfA ___________________ Lyford WINN, CHARLES WOOD, JOE DAN WORD, THOMAS Alice Dilley George West WRIGHT, BETTY JANE _________________________Robstown WYANT, PERCY J_____________________________Harlingen BOGGAN, MAURINE __________________________Kingsville A I Veterans ANDERSON, ROBERT E. Kingsville APPLING, W. H. ...El Campo BLUCHER, GEORGE _____________________Corpus Christi BERTROM, LEON ____Bishop BURTNER, FRED __________„____________ San Antonio BLAHUTA, L V. Robstown BAILEY, G. B. _________________________ — Robstown COLE, WAYNE Harlingen A I VETERANS COOPER, VICTOR ........................ ..Yoakum CARRUTH, DOUGLAS ............................ Harlingen CUMBEE, WAYNE Lakeland, Florida CUSTER, A. G________________________________________ Kingsville DANFORTH, PAUL________________________________________Kingsville DEER, KEITH _______________________________________ Beeville DENHAM, JOEL _________________Kingsville DOUGHERTY, EDWARD Laredo A l VETERANS DAUGHTERS, H. L Kingsville DOWE, F. C. _____________________Manzarolo, Colorado EREKSON, DARRELL Refugio FLORES, RASALIO Mirando City FLORES, S, M. FRYER, WARD Kingsville .................Harlingen GAYLE, BOBBY Beeville GARCIA, EDWARD F. Kingsville A l VETERANS GARCIA, LIONEL Kingsville GILLESPIE, ROBERT E., JR. ___________________Sullivan City HALE, PETE Bay City HAYNES, ELIZABETH ______________________ ... Mathis HOWARD, CLYDE ....................Belton HUNTER, H. E......................... Haskell JOHNSON, JAMES ...Kingsville JONES, DAVID Kingsville A l VETERANS JONES, GEORGE ________________________________________Kingsville KOCH, WARREN C_______________________Woodsboro KELLY, TED Goliad KRUMBIECK, FREDERICK Pharr LANDERS, RUFUS ______________________________________ .._.„...rBedias LOPEZ, HOMER _________________________________________ Kingsville MARLER, BOBBY Kingsville MONTEMAYOR, ARTHUR Laredo A I VETERANS MOORE, SETH ___________________ Taft McClelland, EARNEST Kingsville McQUEEN, JAMES __________________ Mercedes NOBLE, JIM ______________________________ Rocksprings PEELER, TRAVIS ................................. Kingsville PORTER, JEFF ....... .................... Goliad PHILLIPS, E. RAY ...... Kingsville RAINBOLT, BILLY Kingsville A I VETERANS RAMIREZ, G. M. . Kingsville RASH, BILLY J Frankston ROGERS, DONALD G. Harlingen RUSLING, D. H, Port Arthur SAENZ, ALVARO -Kingsville SANDERS, JAMES .... Austin SANCHEZ, COSME S. ........ Bishop SHIELDS, BILL Kingsville A I VETERANS TAYLOR GORDON, JR.............................. Whitsett TEMPLE, LYNN Webb City, Missouri TRANT, BOB __________________________________________ Kingsville TIGNER, J. H., JR. . Anglefon TROPANI, FRANK Galveston TURNER, R. L_____ Higgins WEBB, J, T. -........—________________ -......„San Benito WESTERHOLM, LEO L. __El Campo A I VETERANS Kingsville From the Land of Lantana Come Lovely Queen Kathryn, who is supreme ruler in the Land of Lantana, can be distinguished by her vivaciousness and winning smile. We call her Tunky. QUEEN KATHRYN BOUCHER Petite Lady Marjorie, better known as ''Punk ' is the sort of per- son you like to know. She is always more than welcome in any group. Pert and lively Lady Nadine, who answers to the name of Pee Wee ' is a good sport always ready for a good time. LADY NADINE WILDBERGER Lady Mary Cynthia can be described as sweet and lovely. We like her winning ways. LADY MARY CYNTHIA LOONEY Just call her Dutch. Lady Mfldred is characterized by her friendliness and charm. LADY MILDRED BRYAN Versatile Lady Betty Marie has an easy-going sense of humor and answers by the name of Copey. LADY BETTY MARIE COPELAND Sparkling and sincere Lady Louise is the freshmen addition to the Lantana Court. Scottie is her nickname. LADY LOUISE SCOTT Lantana Court of 1946 Pictured above is the 1946 Lantana Court who were presented on April 13 at the Coronation Ceremonies in Jones Auditorium, In the fore- ground are, left to right, Katharine Allen, lady-in-waiting; Kathryn Boucher, queen; and Frankie Harwood, lady-in-waiting. In the background are the six Lantana Ladies, Nadine Wildberger, Louise Scott, Mildred Bryan, Betty Marie Copeland, Mary Cynthia Looney, and Marjorie Malone, Queen Kathryn (center), and her ladies-in-waiting Katharine Allen and Frankie Harwood. Directors of the Coronation of 1946 were David Clore, Brownsville, and Archie Barber, Refugio. Club Representatives Club Representatives to the Lantana Court were (standing) Carroll Watson, Betty Waters, Glynda Bess Brown, Jodie Armstrong, Barbara Cummins, Margaret Hawkins, Margie Craig, Eleanor Mortensen, Alice Smith, Patricia Weikel, Marjorie Collier, Nadine Rucker, Meredith Manor and Helen Mar Weller, (Middle rowi Marylyn Gandy, Charleen Reagan, Ann Wilson, Sophie Litman, Linda Rae Clark, Nancy Stewart, Marian Thomas, Katherine Moseley, Anna Lee Verser, (First row) Wanda Mock, Melwese Williamson, Bobbie Lea Haynes, Annell Faulkenberg, Betsy Aiken, Mary Jane Townsend, Faye Dykstra and Jo Ann Foster, Life on the Campus . . Lovely ladies adorn the T-Jac wall , . . Rankin as he charges a used flash bulb . . . It's a sharp eye that finds the end of the line , .. . Ole Curtis, [ust siftin' and rockin' . , . The unbottled spirit of the Aggies, eh Wheeler? .. . Just one dog to another. Now what could Pee Wee be serious about? ... Air raid, Wayne? . . . Burp and Pat out of pose . . . Campus loafers (your opinion) . . . Lefty really stretches his middle in a new act . . . Mary Bayliss singin' again. No, no! The Hinkley brothers shake hands! ... Pat and company helping the March of Dimes . . . Interesting Kastrop? . . . Married folks! . . . Posing for us Rainbolt? . . . Here's a happy couple. Is teaching that serious Dr. Larson? . . . Smile for us Reagan! . . . Don't take it so hard Tometta . , . Meet Duck Hayes in person . . . Hard work, eh gals . , . Our boy Dooley all the way. if mama could see us now! ... Ye ole photographer, Fogle by name . . . Not Pee Wee again! . . . Freshman Follies or Freshman Foolies? . . . Now here are some campus cuties . . . Classes out and a crowd is headed for the T-Jac. Pat loafs on the campus . . . Lilia Mae and Carroll after a hard day's work . . . Statue of Liberty, no doubt . . . Thoma and Beckie enjoying the grass? . . . Scottie and date at the Man-less dance . . , Waiting for the line to move up. Ellis studying! . . . Maurine and R. D. headed for the tennis courts . . . One of Prof. Cook's Ag classes . . . What a leg! . . . Fish Baird with a load of books . . . Mary Jane and Peanut look at the camera . . . Two men about town, McCord and Bar- ber . Engineers at work . . . Could Wheeler be jumping rope? . . . Engineer's sweetheart Tunky receives flowers „ , . Charlie Reagan showing off her rope tricks . . . Janota and Cooper are getting no where fast . . Publicity from out of the blue . . . Frank is sooo popular. Why so sour Bean? . . . Louise, is that Punk behind that corsage? ... Ah sweet romance . . . Press Club sweetheart ' Boo Hawkins receives her bouquet ... Try to guess this one! , , . Situation well in hand, girls? . . . Hugo, unhand that girl! Looks like the Press Club is here . . , Pee Wee in action . . . Archie, Pee Wee and Fred give out . . . Early arrivals at the pep rally . . ,And the band played too . . . Big man and little car. Sorry, no identifications ... As seen from top of Jones Aud . . . Where's the band? . . . It's not as bad as all that . , . Here we have Mr. Fix-It . . . Have one Charlie . . . Skinny chatting after chow . . . Looks complicated. Two of the many tennis fans . . . Here comes that Horner couple . . . Hugo meditating ... Of course you know Wanda and Bill ... It looks like a goal from here Habey . . . Hey Windy, can't you read the sign? That tough gang from Cousins and T, J. . . . Crawling out of class? . . . Booster Hall takes in the college crowd . . . Three swell chaperones . . . Ted Kelly out of line as usual . . . Kenrick showing off. Mumme announcing at the Aggie barn dance . . . Does Mr, Cook prefer blondes? , , , Weelo and Jimmy sing it purty . . . It's a trick B. J. . , , Petty doodin' up for the dance , , , The music is under way, eh Ted? No comments here . . . Studyfng knocks Gene out . . . Some of the Seale gang . . . Mr. Montgomery's pride and joy . . Figure this one out for yourself . . , Javellnas work out . . . Darrell enjoys his sleep . . . Engineers do study! Aggie sweetheart Punk Malone is presented flowers by Bubba . . , Toby and Bayliss, no doubt . . , Must be something interesting . . . Ken doing K, P. at Cousins . , Here are some cub reporters . . . An Aggie and an Engineer shake hands! , „ , Better hold on C. V. . . . Dr, Perry hails the cameraman. Boots cmd buddies . . . Hey there Chile . . . Yvonne, Janice and B. J. decorate for Christmas . . . Big picture of a little girl , . . The manless dance didn't lack men . . , This might be Rankin—Who knows? Early morning at the gym . . . Poster or pin-up? . . . Eager beavers waiting tor books , . . So this is home sweet home! . Did we surprise you Billy? . . . Always something going on in the halls. Wesfervelf-Flato gang . . . Come out from behind that tree . . . Jam session . . . Peggy, Lynn, Francis and Ken pose for us . . , Come on, Copey, roll that egg] . . . Willard and Pat at the bookroom. Looks like we've interrupted some studying! . . . Get back to your music . . . Mr. Kent in a gay mood ... P. I. or P. U.? , . . Come on, show us some tennis, Seottie . . . Russell looking over the campus. An ole A l Ex, Bludworfh, and local students . . . Mrs, Bergeron looks over her guest book . . . Mrs. Dickens enjoys her coffee in the conference room ... A view of the Ad Building tower . . , Mr. Burks in the center of things as usual . . This sign speaks for itself. Windy and Charlice portray a scene from H.M.S. Pinafore . . . Mary Jane looks surprised! . . . Here we have Rack- $haw and Josephine . . . When two women get together! . , . Prof. Ralph Kent as Sir Joseph , Fred and Joan as Grand- pa and Penny . . . Captain Corcoran salutes Sir Joseph . . . The cast of You Can't Take It With You. THE TEXAS OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA CHI Dedicates This Page To The Memory Of MARGARET FAULK Margaret, president of the local chapter of Alpha Chi when she passed away suddenly on October 23, 1945, also was a member of the BBA Club, Band, and the Beta Gamma Sorority. A senior at 18, her quiet and gentle ways made her beloved by numerous friends and associates. It is difficult to make a dedication to a person who is so vivid to all of us, for Margaret will always live in the memories of those who knew her. ORGANIZATIONS We are proud of our hard working organizations on the campus. These organizations are an essential part of college life and will play a big part in the further development of the A l of the future. Cousins Hall First row: Malone, Boucher, Johnson; second row: Reagan, Classen Waddell, Mrs. Keeney, Bryan, Moore and Wildberger. Not shown, Ernestine Walker. The Cousins Hall House Council is made up of elected officers and representatives from each wing of the dormitory. At frequent meetings the group discusses plans for better management, and these plans are then presented to the House for approval. Each year the Council sponsors a garden party honoring seniors living in the dormitory. Officers for the fall were Marjorie Malone, president; Tunky Boucher, vice-president; Peggy Johnson, secretary,- Char- leen Reagan, ireasurer; and Dutch Bryan, parliamentarian. Spring officers were Tunky Boucher, president,- Ernestine Walker, vice-president; Myra Waddell, secretary; Charleen Reagan, treasurer,- and Dutch Bryan, parliamentarian, Meredith Manor was the Cousins Hall representative to the Lantana Coronation. Seale Hall First row: Dykstra and Collins; second row: Baker, Branch, Mrs, Patrick, Verser and McClendon. The Seale Hall House Council was organized in September of 1944 for the purpose of formulating plans and policies for the dormitory. Officers are elected from among the women residents, and each wing elects a representative to the council. Officers elected for the fall were Faye Dykstra, president; Janice Scarborough, vice-president; Mildred Nations, secretary,- Barbara Branch, treasurer; and Julia Collins, parliamentarian. Officers for the spring were Faye Dykstra, president; Frances Colley, vice-president; Sue Coursen, secretary; Jean Marie May, treasurer; and Jennie Lee Drawe, reporter, Anna Lee Verser was the Seale Hall representative to the Lantana Coro- nation, Dawson House First row: McDonald, Hayes, Kelly, Kalverf and Ritter; second row: Dubose, Watson, Horner and Wright. The Dawson House Council was organized for the first time in September of 1945. This home houses approximately ten college residents and works on the same basis as the two women's dormitories on the campus. Officers elected for the fall and spring were Joy Hayes, president; Carmel McDonald, vice-president; Georgia Horner, secretary; Betty Jane Wright, treasurer; and Ida Mae Ritter, reporter. Alpha Chi First row; Wood, Mortensen, Collier, Fleming, Thomas and Gaston; second row; Smith, Mantooth, Emery, Wheeler, Guth- rie, Womack and Manning, Alpha Chi is a national honorary fraternity made up of the ranking tenth of the junior and senior classes. Officers for the year were Marjorie Collier, president, who was elevated from the vice-presidency on the death of Mar- garet Faulk, president; Jean Fleming, secretary; Ruth Caudill, corresponding secretary; Gloria Mantooth, treasurer; Elaine Womack, parliamentarian; and Claire Guthrie, reporter. Marjorie Collier represented Alpha Chi in the Lantana Coronation. Javelina Band First row; Ferricks, Windfrey, Drawe, Livezey, Ryan, Brittan, Dooley and Thiele; second row: Daniels, Goodman, Lev- ridge, Helm, Clarke and Bernard; third row: Ferris, Bryan, Wilson, Waddell, Thomas, Priest, Pentacost, Johnson, Hansard, Mer- tens, Stewart, Hinkley, Kelly and Collier; last row: Wood, Burmister, Gush, Smittle, Hargis, Baird, Childers, Lang, Alvarez, Dud- ley and Thomas. In the future, the A l Javelina Band will once again play an important part at football games at home and in neigh- boring towns, and at pep-ral!ies. The band serves to bolster the morale and spirit of A L During the past war years, the band has played an important part in assembly programs, such as the home-coming assembly before this year's coronation, and the band helps to make the coronation a success every year. Band sweetheart for 1945-46 was Ann Wilson. Officers for the year were Marjorie Collier, president; Walter Lang, vice-president; Eugene Childers, secretary-treasurer,- and Elmer McLesfer, reporter. Band director is Dick Smittle. A I Choir Seated: McNeely, Thomas, Davies, Thomas, Waddell, Thamm, Walker, Larson and Barton; second row: Daniels, Dooley, Kaufer, Drawe, Hansard, Sundermeyer, Irwin, Kent, Boswell, Smith, Cope, Powitsky, Wood and Wildberger,- third row: Bolling, Kelly, Ferricks, Dobles, Redford, Richards, Stewart, Bryan, Rucker, Collier, Smith, Grantham, Jones, Barnhill, O'Neal, Rossette and Jackson. The A I Campus Choir was organized last September under the direction of Mr. Ralph Kent. This past year the choir appeared in special assemblies, the Lions Club Minstrel, and in church services. A special arrangement of the ''Lord's Prayer was a noted accomplishment during the year's performances. Officers for the year were Myra Waddell, president; Lollette Thomas, vice-president; Mary Jane O'Neal, secretary; Na- dine Wildberger, reporter; Nancy Stewart, librarian. Nadine Rucker represented the A I Choir in the Lantana Coronation. Wesley Foundation The Wesley Foundation, which was formed in 1940, is made up of Methodist students who wish to have worship and fel- lowship with other students. Each Saturday night the group sponsors a play night at the Methodist Church and holds a fel- lowship hour at the Sunday evening church services. Officers for the year were Edward Wheeler, president; Ernestine Walker, vice-president; Joyce Powitzky, secretary; Wallace Cayard, treasurer; Roberta Daniels, worship choir; Tometta Albrecht, service chairman; Anna Lou Fry, recreation; May Nicholson, world friendship; and Ruth Wood, music. Nancy Stewart represented the Wesley Foundation in the Lantana Coro- nation. Seated: Holmes, Daniels, J. Powitzky, P. Powitzky, Hardies, Brossette, Wood, Wood and Rosette; second row: Leveridge, Walker, Bennight, Fry, Dooley, McLoud, Thamm, Daniels, Albrecht, Stewart; third row-. Wickware, Reynolds, Wheeler, Kastrop, Cooper, Wheeler and Ryan. Reverend Don Redmond Is pastor adviser. Hayes Club Seated: Kelly, Smith, Tibiletti, Meehan, Hausman, Waters, Wilkinson, Castilla and Guevara; second row: Perez, Mangel, Meza, Villarreal, Vela, Salinas and Litman; third row: Father Baumgartner, Youngman, Hoeltzel, Turcotte, Meyer, Boulton, Estrada and Munoz. The Hayes Club was re-organized last fall by the Roman Catholic students on the campus under the supervision of Father Baumgartner. Club meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of every month for discussion ond better understanding of their religion by the students. Officers for the year were Betty Waters, president; Sophie Litman, vice-president; Betty Hausman, secretary-treasurer; Rev. George Baumgartner, parliamentarian; Carlos Cardenas, reporter. Betty Waters represented the Hayes Club in the Lan- tana Coronation. Reverend George Baumgartner is sponsor. Baptist Student Union Seated: Brown, Barnhill, Coursen, Scarborough, Clark, Sundermeyer, McNeeley, Bolling and Ford; second row; Maun, McConnico, N. Cummins, B. Cummins, Balzar, Emery, Taylor, Wiederkehr, Gaston, Bryant and Reverend Soileau; third row: Rash, Joiner, Rusling and Burns. The Baptist Student Union of A l was organized in 1926. The Union strives to enlist every Baptist student in some phase of the local church work, and to make Christianity a part of collegiate life. Officers for the year were Linda Rae Clark, president, Janice Scarborough, vice-president; Sue Coursen, secretary-treas- urer. Linda Rae Clark represented the Baptist Student Union in the Lantana Coronation. Reverend M, R, Soileau is sponsor. Lutheran Student Organization Seated; Martin, Ortmart, Theil, Schott, McElroy and Ferricks; back row: Rohn, Lang, Doefler, Fowler and Schfrnke. The Lutheran Students Association, formed at A l in 1942, meets each Sunday night for the discussion of the Bible and questions concerning social problems. They take an active part in the national organization of Lutheran Students and endeavor to develop strong Christian friendships through participation in church activities. Officers for the year were Wenona Laechelin, president; Willie Schlinke, vice-president; Doris Niemeyer, secretary; Bill Rohn, treasurer; and June Thiel, reporter. Lafern McElroy represented the Lutheran Student Organization in the Lantana Coro- nation. Reverend A. W, Doerfler is sponsor. Canterbury Club Seated; Smith, Branch, Aiken, Jones, Larson and Dykstra,- standing; Larson, Swan, Scott, G. Jones, D. Jones, Weir, Priest and Osborne. The Canterbury Club was organized in September of 1945, as a branch of a national organization. The purpose of this club is to help Episcopal students to get acquainted during the year, and to associate more closefy religion with college life. Officers for the year were Sarah Jones, president; Cy Adams, vice-president; Betsy Aiken, secretary; Arthur Swan, treas- urer; and Pat Smith, reporter. Betsy Aiken represented the Canterbury Club in the Lantana Coronation. Dr. P. M. Larson is sponsor. Footlight Club Seared: Wilkinson, Voight, Copeland, Moseley, Armstrong, Sassman, Scruggs, Clarke, Hendrickson and Kelly; second row: May, Kaufer, McLaud, Townsend, Collins, Larson, Cope, Weir, Rilling, Gondy, Boucher, Dr. Larson and Moursund; third row: Wilcox, Bertner, Noble, Sanders, Kelley and Ryan, The Footlight Club was re-organized under the direction of Dr. P. M. Larson in September of 1945, for the first time since '43. This club hos sponsored numerous activities during the year, such as, the presentation of the annual three-act play,- the sponsorship of the interscholastic one-act play contest to which awards of twenty-five dollars were presented to the best actor and actress; and the sponsorship of the intramural one-act play contest, of which the winning ploy was presented a plaque and the actors were presented medals. Officers for the year were Kathryn Boucher, president; Frank Staggs, vice-president; Betty Marie Copeland, secretary; Lolette Thomas, treasurer; Margaret Hawkins, reporter. Barbara Cummins represented the Footlight Club in the Lantana Coro- nation. Forensic Club Seated: Meehan, Townsend, Fordtram and Albrecht; back row: Boulton, Thomas, Weller, Rilling, Larson and Dr. Larson. The Forensic Cub was organized for the first time on A l campus in September of 1945. Members of this club attended forensic meets in San Antonio and San Marcos, besides sponsoring an intramural speech contest on the campus in the fatter part of the year. Officers for the year were John Boulton, president; Helen Weller, vice-president; and Lolette Thomas, secretary-treasurer. Mary Jane Townsend represented the Forensic Club in the Lantana Coronation. Dr. P. M. Larson is sponsor. History Club Seated; Caudill, Hayes, Moseley, Wilson, Looney, Bryan, Thoma, Maples and Tibiletti; second row: Irwin, Redford, Richards, Frank, Manor, Gandy, Harris, Wade and Moursund; third row: Voight, Burmeister, Wilcox, Conner, Rickard, Chest- nut, Barber and Gayle, The Robert J. Kleberg History Club reorganized this spring with a total of more than ninety members. Activities of the dub included attending lectures on past and present world affairs, holding open-forum discussions, and delving into data of local history, Officers for the year were: Bobby Gale, president; Archie Barber, vice-president; Mary Cynthia Looney, secretary; and Eleanor Thoma, treasurer. Margie Craig represented the History Club in the Lantana Coronation, Prof, J. E. Conner and Dr. J. A. Rickard are club sponsors. Future Teachers Association Seated: Hausman, Dooley, Moseley, Caudill, Davies, Classen, Brown, Ramirez and Sundermeyer; back row: Jonota, Hern- don, Daniels, Foster, Ware, Womack, Keebfe and Blahuta. The Future Teachers Association is a branch of Phi Kappa Epsilon, a national fraternity. The purpose of this associa- tion Is to help students to get acquainted with their profession. A tea entertaining the Delta Kappa Gamma, a national honor society for women teachers, was an outstanding project of this year. Officers for the year were Kathryn Moseley, president; Coxie Engleking, vice-president; Foye Dykstra, secretary-treasurer; and Claude Sumeriin, reporter. Kathryn Moseley represented the Future Teachers Association in the Lantana Coronation. J. DeWitt Davis is sponsor. Kappa Omicron Phi Seated: Tisdale, Smith, Weikel, Cavazos, Haynes and McClendon; back row: Falkenburg, Steele and Rucker. Kappa Omicron Phi is a national honorary professional Home Economics fraternity which has as its requirements for mem- bership that a student is making a B average in home economics courses, a C in other courses, and has completed half her work toward a major. The lota Chapter of Kappa Omicron Phi was founded at A l in 1927. The purpose of the organization is to keep in contact with the late home economics developments in each chapter, and to promote worthwhile projects on a nation-wide scale. Officers for the year were Sarita Cavazos, president; Patricia Weikel, vice-president; and Bobbie Lee Haynes, secre- tary-treasurer. Bobbie Lee Haynes represented the Kappa Omicron Phi in the Lantana Coronation. Johnnie Mae Haun is sponsor. Home Economics Club The purpose of the Home Economics Club is to further the interest in home economics to college students; to provide social contacts that will help develop the girls personalities and to make each girl a more worth-while citizen. This club presents a tri- weekly broadcast called Radio Recipes of the Month Officers for the year were Jo Ann Emery, president; Sarita Cavazos, vice-president; Annelle Falkenburg, secretary; Maureen Jones, treasurer,- and Doris Foster, reporter. Annelle Falkenburg represented the Home Economics Club in the Lantana Coronation. Seated: McConnico, Maun, Scarborough, Applewhite, Thamm, Daniels, Hendrickson, Bryan and Moseley; standing: Cavazos, Smith, Foster, Kirkpatrick, Lankart, Holmes, McKenzie, Tisdale, Wheeler, St. John, Cope, Scoggins and Riecker. Aline McKenzie is sponsor. Anahuac Club Seated: Guevara, Ramirez, Alvarez, Litman, Munoz, Gonzalez, Estrada, Medina and Huerta; back row: Flores, Rangel, Garcia, Saldana, Montemayor, Cardinas, Gonzalez, Flores, and Smith. The Anahuac Club was organized in the fall of 1944. The group is made up of Spanish speaking students and was organized for the purpose of affording more congeniality and social contact among these students. Officers for the year were Raul Munoz, president; Emma Gonzalez, vice-president; Andres Estrada, parliamentarian; Sophie Litman, secretary-treasurer; Arturo Montemayor, sgt, ot arms. Sophie Litman represented the Anahuac Club in the Lan- tana Coronation. Faculty sponsors are Jeff Smith and Soflle M. Burks. B. B. A. Club Seated: Johnson, McClure, McNeefey, Perkins, Allen, Rucker, Brown, Pollard, Daniels and Foster; second row; Harvill, Rainbolt, Mock, Fleming, Clore, Bell and Gaston; back row: Bustos, Gonzalez, Hinkley, Lang, Wright, McCord, Hill, Landers and Manning. The A l BBA Club is made up of students taking courses in business administration, and who are interested in gaining knowledge of the business world and the practical application of courses taught at A L The club was organized in 1927. B. B. A. Club Seated: Cartwright, Brown, Rosette, Taylor, Collins, Moursund, Dreyer, Thiel, Taylor, Howe and Balzar; second row: Reich- er, Scoggins, Haynes, Bustos, Dubose, Cope, Seamans, Smith, Richards, Rilling, Jones, Anglin and McDonald; back row: Wilcox, Stanfield, Cole, Rainbolt and Cisnero. Officers for the year were Nadine Rucker, president; Jo Ann Foster, vice-president; Peggy Johnson, secretary-treasurer,- and Katharine Allen, parliamentarian. Jo Ann Foster represented the BBA Club in the Lantana Coronation. Sponsors are Dr. J. R. Manning, Mrs. Ruth Bell and Miss Dorothy Gaston. Engineers Seated; Cook, Gafford, Marquis, Boucher, Holtry, Looney, Schorre, Tindle and James; standing: Keith, Cooper, Wheeler, Jones, Matson, Emery, Lehmberg, McGuire, Winn, Phillips, Emery, Eubanks, TayJor and Wiederkehr. The Texas A l Engineers Club was organized shortly after the inauguration of the engineering department in 1930 and immediately became one of the leading and outstanding clubs on the campus. Purpose of the organization is to organize all students taking courses in engineering, or working toward a degree in that subject, for the students' benefit, both socially and intellectually. Besides their regular bi-monthly meetings, the club sponsors several social events during the year, and takes on active part in intramural sports. Kathryn Boucher was Engineer Sweetheart. Engineers Seated: Bernard, East, Stahl, Gilbreath, Turcofte, Rathburn and Franklin? standing: Stacney, Fowler, Fare, Kastrop, Helm, Jones, Kaufman, Jones, Rash, Dowe and Edwards. Officers for the year were Edward Wheeler, president, who took the place of Howard Hibler; Fred Lehmberg, vice-president; Mary Cynthia Looney, secretary- treasurer; John Emery, parliamentarian; and Anna Lou Fry, reporter. Joan Holtry represented the Engineers Club in the Lantana Coronation. Dr. F. H. Dotterweich is sponsor. N. G. E. A. Seated: Wilson, Hilbrich, Emery, Eubanks and Cable; standing: Davis, Boswell, Dotterweich, Fredrick, Gilstrap and Taylor. The Natural Gas Engineering Association is made up of Engineering students who are majoring in natural gas. The mem- bers of this organization entered into many intramural sports during the spring. Officers for the year were Afvin Hilbrich, president; Carl Wilson, vice-president; John Emery, secretary; and James Eu- banks, treasurer. Dr. F. H. Dotterweich is sponsor. A. W. S. Council Seated: Mortensen, Moseley, Copeland, Brown, Dyksfra and Fritz; standing: Armstrong, Falkenburg, Cavazos, Moursund, Hayes, McElroy and Waters. The A, W, S. Council is made up of representatives from all campus organizations and takes an active part in plan- ning the activities for the college each year. This Association of Women Students helps incoming freshmen to get acquainted with girls already on the campus, by sponsoring Big and Little Sister activities. The Big and Little Sister Tea is held the first week of the fall semester. Glynda Bess Brown represented the AWS Council in the Lantana Coronation, Mrs. Johnnie Mae Haun is sponsor. Aggies Seated: Rogers, Wyant, Reagan, Evans, Malone, Janota and Richardson; standing: Fields, Hayes, Hoetzel, Veteto, Meyers and Petty. The Aggie Club was organized in 1923 under the sponsorship of R. J. Cook for the purpose of benefiting its members both socially and intellectually, and to further the development of the College and the department of agriculture. It is one of the leading and outstanding organizations on the campus. This club sponsors an Aggie Round-Up every year, and this years' round-up was held on the Kenedy Ranch. Marjorie Malone was Aggie Sweetheart. Aggies Seated: Proctor, Darrell, Deer, Beddoe, Williams, Turner, Albert, Speers and Mumme,- standing: Snyder, Rohn, Gandy, Harlan, Moore, Kellog, Frankenhouser, Moss and McClaugherty. Officers for the year were Jimmy Evans, president; Wheeler Petty, vice-president; Charlene Reagan, secretary; Charlie Janota, treasurer; Toby Hayes, parliamentarian; and Percy Wyant, song leader. Charlene Reagan represented the Aggie Club in the Lantana Coronation. R. J, Cook and S. V. Burks are sponsors. Aggies Inter-Sorority Council Seated: Rucker, Steele and Pollard; standing; Johnson, Thomas, Harwood, Alexander and Haun. The Inter-Sorority Council forms general sorority policies and offers an opportunity for the exchange of ideas to all sororities on the campus. One of the chief functions of the council during the year is making and maintaining of Rush Week rules. Each year the council sponsors the All-Sorority Tea and the Presentation Dance. Officers for the year were Doris Helen Steele, president; Nadine Rucker, vice-president; Lena Maude Pollard, secretory- treasurer. Mrs. Johnnie Mae Haun, Miss Laura Atkins and Mrs. Virginia Alexander are sponsors. Alpha Sigma Sorority Seated; Thomas, Pressly, Looney, Watson, Johnson, Engleking, Pollard and Collier,- standing: Bible, Dooley, Anderson, Parker, Clore, Fuchs, Waters, Reagan and Atkins, Oldest sorority on the campus, Alpha Sigma was founded in 1927, with chief aim to contribute to the improvement of the intellectual and social aspect of college life at A l. The Alpha Sigmas observed their Founders Day on September 24, and honored their senior members with a barbecue on May 1. They also sponsored a dance during the year. Carrol! Watson represented the Alpha Sigmas in the Lantana Coronation. Alpha Sigma Sorority Seated: Bryant, Smith, Rosette, Adams, Holloway, Bloomer, Holmes, Bennlght and Tibiletti; standing: Weller, Richards, Daniels, Jones, Redford, Voight, Coffin, Drawe, Baker, Palmer, Ridgeway, Hayes, Thamm, Wilson and Bayliss. Fall officers were Peggy Johnson, president; Coxie Engleking, vice-president; Mary Cynthia Looney, secretary (recording); Betty Jo Pressly, treasurer,- Marian Thomas, corresponding secretary,- Marjorie Collier, reporter; and Lena Maude Pollard, representative to the Inter-Sorority Council. Spring officers were Carroll Watson, president; Mary Cynthia Looney, vice-president; Charlotte Bloomer, recording sec- retary,- Betty Jo Pressly, corresponding secretary; and Marian Thomas, treasurer. Sponsors are Miss Laura Atkins, Miss Faye Bible and Miss Aline McKenzie. Delta Theta Sorority Seated: Madely, Branch, Dykstra, Foster, Russell, Copeland, Allen, Cummins and Gandy; standing: Bennick, Maples, Mock, Williamson, McCann, Sassman, Armstrong, Falkenburg, Steele, Cummins, Bryan, Clegg, Harwood, Haynes, Boucher and Haun. Delta Theta sorority was organized in 1929 by a group of girls who desired to foster the social and cultural side of college life. Scholarship, leadership, personality, and activity in college activities are standards which have been set by Delta Theta members. The Delta Thetas sponsored a dance in the spring, along with other activities, such as. Founders Day; a tea for grad- uating Delta Thetas; and a tea for ex-Delta Thetas on homecoming day during the coronation. The Delta Thetas were presented a plaque for winning the intramural one-act play contest sponsored by the Footlight Club in the fall. Faye Dykstra represented the Delta Thetas in the Lantana Coronation. Delta Theta Sorority Seated: Brossette, Priest, Moseley, Horner, Dreyer, Collins, Kelly, Clarke, Hendrickson and Moursund; standing: Kaufer, McDonald, McConnico, Verser, Scruggs, Faulks, Wilkinson, Townsend, McLoud, Fullerton, Jones and Livezey. Fall officers were Frankie Harwood, president; Jo Ann Foster, vice-president; Melwese Williamson, treasurer; and Bar- bara Cummins, secretary. Spring officers were Faye Dykstra, president; Mildred Bryan, vice-president; Annelle Falkenburg, secretary; Melwese Wil- liamson, treasurer; and Betty Marie Copeland, parliamentarian. Mrs. Johnnie Mae Haun and Miss Lillie Stephens are sponsors. Beta Gamma Sorority Beta Gamma Sorority was founded in 1932 with the purpose of developing friendship, ethical character, and an in- creased social consciousness among its members. The Beta Gammas sponsored a dance in the spring, and undertook such activities as their Founders Day celebration on May 10; an afternoon tea honoring Beta Gamma exes and homecoming day during the coronation; and monthly socials were held at the homes of the different girls. Seated: Shubert, Moseley, Smith, Mitchell, Rucker, Weikel, Wildberger, Davies and Aiken,- standing: Dahl, Holtry, Ang- lin, Rhodes, Fleming, Alexander, Mortensen, McCord, Hawkins, Waddell, and Brittan. Alice Smith represented the Beta Gammas in the Lantana Coronation. Beta Gamma Sorority Seated: Seamans, Taylor, Mullins, O'Neal, Dodson, Shindler, Hansard, Reber and Meehan,- standing; Albrecht, Anglin, Scott, Erwin, Bennett, Applewhite, Muller, Martins, Goodson, Loop, St. John, Cope, Rilling and Weir. Fall officers were Nadine Rucker, president; Patricia Weikel, vice-president; Alice Smith, secretary; and Eleanor Morten- sen, reporter. Spring officers were Alice Smith, president; Archie Shindler, secretary; Jean Fleming, treasurer; and Twila Seamans, reporter. A. W. S. Officers Seated: Mrs, Haun, Glynda Bess Brown; standing: Kathryn Boucher, and Betty Marie Copeland. (Not shown) Wanda Mock, and Patricia Weikel. Each spring officers are elected from among the women students to head the activities of the Association of Women Stu- dents, which was organized on this campus to further unify the interest of women students, to be of general service to campus organizations, and to give more effective service in the post-war world. Officers for the year were Glynda Bess Brown, president; Kathryn Boucher, vice-president; Wanda Mock, secretary; Betty Marie Copeland, treasurer; and Patricia Weikel, chairman of Big and Little Sister functions. Mrs. Johnnie Mae Haun, counselor of women, is sponsor of the organization. Press Club Seated: McCord, Wildberger, Mortensen, Collier, Hawkins, McCord, Armstrong and Sumerlin; standing: Wilcox, Hern- don, Giese, Clore, Kennedy and Cummins. The A l Press Club is composed of students interested in journalism, and was organized for the exchange of ideas, inspi- ration, and social life. Each year the Press Club, together with El Rancho, sponsors the Lantana Coronation. An event spon- sored by the Press Club is the annual Valentine Backward Dance. At the dance in February, Margaret Hawkins was presented as Press Club Sweetheart. Officers for the year were Marjorie Collier, president; Margaret Hawkins, treasurer; Margaret McCord, secretary; and Eleanor Mortensen, vice-president. O. M. Montgomery is sponsor. Cub Reporters Seated; Larson, Livezey, Barton, Wilkinson; standing; Hinkley, Voight, Carruth, Richards, McLoud and Terrell. The Cub Reporters were organized in September of 1945. The purpose of this club is to provide more interest in the study of journalism. All of the members of this club may be allowed to enter into the regular reporters club provided they have done the required amount of work on either of the two major publications, the South Texan or the El Rancho. Officers for the year were Jimmy Hinkley, president; Mary Jane O'Neal, vice-president; Twila Seamans, secretary-treas- urer; and Gwendolyn Voight, reporter. O. M. Montgomery is sponsor. South Texan Staff With the ending of the war, the South Texan staff is gradually increasing in number, though the circulation of the paper reached its highest peak during the years when materials and staff members were few. Staff members from left to right are Eleanor Mortensen, editor; Sara Ellen Herndon, reporter,- Claude Sumerlin, circulation manager; Lillian Barton, reporter; Jimmy Hinkley, reporter; O. M, Montgomery, sponsor; Edalene Boswell, reporter; Norene Cum- mins, reporter; Virginia Belle Clore, business manager; and Marjorie Collier, assistant editor. Eleanor Mortensen represented the South Texan in the Lantana Coronation. El Rancho Staff It is needless to say that the members of the El Rancho Staff have worked hard this year. The editor wished to express her gratitude to those people who have given time and effort to the publication of this year's annual. Left to right are Joyce McLoud, assistant business manager; Rose Marie Livezey, office assistant; Ruth Wilkinson, office as- sistant; Margaret Hawkins, assistant editor? Ewell Baird, office assistant; Janice Clark, artist? Jimmy Wilcox, business manager? and Jodie Armstrong, editor. Others, not shown, who have done work on this edition are Doris Helen Steele and Marcia Scruggs, copy writers; Bernard Giese and George Fogel, photographers. Jodie Armstrong represented the El Rancho in the Lantana Coronation. STUDENT DIRECTORY 1945- 46 -A- Abramson, Ralph; Kingsville Adame, Clotilde; Kingsville Adorns, Betty Jane; Alfred Adams, Cyrus Pittman Orr; Alice Adams, Gilford A.,- Odem Adams, Marjorie Louise; Sinton Aiken, Betsy Lee; Brownsville Albert, Bill; Kingsville Albrecht, Tomettc Louise,- Kingsville Alexander, John W., Jr.; Sherman Allen, Charles M,; Hollettsville Allen, Howard Duff; Campbellton Allen, Sarah Katharine; Robstown Allison, C. W,; Robstown Alvarez, Adan, Jr.,- Kingsville Alvarez, Aurora; Kingsville Amann, Willard Lee; San Antonio Anderson, Mary Jane,- Kingsville Anderson E.; Kingsville Anglin, Gloria L-; Harlingen Anglin, Mardelle; Harlingen Applewhite, Betty Joyce; Ingleside Appling, William H.; El Campo Armstrong, Jodie; Hebbronville Arredondo, Jooquin, Jr.; Kingsville Ashley, Georgie Marie; Houston Atlebery, Genevieve M.; Kingsville -B- Babcock, Gerry; Mirando City Bailey, Garrison B.; Robstown Barley, Mary Louise; Weslaco Baird, Ewell Dean; Alice Baker, B. Carrol; La Word Balzor, Martha Jean; Driscoll Barbee, Joe D.; Weslaco Barber, Archie; Refugio Barnhill, Alice Carlene; Kingsville Barrera, Enrique; Rio Grande City Barrera, Gloria; McAllen Barton, Lillian Martha; Alice Bass, Richard; Winnsboro Botes, Fred; Charlotte Botes, Robert Emery, Jr.; Corpus Christi Boyliss, Mary; San Benito Beaman, Ralph E.; Laredo Beard, Bennie N-; Von Omy Becka, Edwin; Raymondville Beddoe, Melvin Thomas; San Juan Belitz, Mary Ann; Brownsville Bell, Myrtle Lee; Rockport Belser, George Ray; Ingleside Eennett, Gladys Azalene; Corpus Christi Bennick, Betty Jo; Corpus Christi Bennight, Doris, Ingleside Bernard, Fred George, Jr.; Mercedes Bertram, Leon; Bishop Black, James Madison, Jr,; Abilene Blahuto, L. V,; Robstown tlansett, Kenneth Holmes; Corpus Christi Bloomer, Charlotte; Yoakum Blucher, George A., Jr.; Corpus Christi Eoggan, Opal Maurine; Kingsville Bolling, Mary Margaret,- Pharr Borglund, Mary Sue; Refugio Boswell, Edolene,- Bishop Boswell, Mrs, Louise; Kingsville Boswell, Sherwin,- Kingsville Boucher, Kathryn Louise; Robstown Boulton, John William; Caracas, Venez, Boyce, Ella; Utopia Boyce, Leslie; Utopia Bradfield, Robert Elliott; Raymondville Branch, Mary Barbara; Goliad Branham, Bobby,- Tuleta Brannon, Patricia E.; Kingsville Bransfield, Betty Jean; Falfurrias Brantley, Jean; Cuero Brimage, Richard L.,- Kingsville Brinkman, Joyce Ann; Port Arthur Brittan, Jean; Pharr Brooks, Charles D,; Son Antonio Brooks, Gloria Jean; Taft Brossette, Luello Jeon; Kingsville Brown, Dorothy Nell; Driscoll Brown, Elwin Ross, Jr., Corpus Christi Brown, Gyndo Bess,- Son Antonio Brown, Mrs, James W„- Kingsville Brawn, Turner S-, Jr.; Pearsall Bryan, Mary Louise; Robstown Bryan, Mildred M,; Robstown Bryant, Lilia Mae, Clarkwood Bull, Billy,- Agua Duke Burditt, Robert; Falfurrias Burmeister, Sarah Russell; Pleasanton Burns, Billy John; Kosse Burris, Sam,- Alice Burtner, Fred; San Antonio Bustos, Minerva Flores,- Kingsville -C- Cable, Lauren Gale,- Kingsville Cardenas, Carlos; Miranda City Ccrleton, Dorothy,- Agua Dulce Carpenter, Clarence T.; Floresville Carr, Stanley C,,- Harlingen Car rales, Maria Lubi,- Kingsville Carrillo, Conrad; Benavides Carruth, Cecil; Harlingen CartwrighT, Dorothy; Bay City Carvel, Margaret Virginia; Son Antonio Castilla, Olga; McAllen Castleberry, Emma Dell; Lyford Caudill, Virginia Ruth; Santa Rosa Cavazos, Sarita,- Kingsville Chambers, Caroline,- Abilene Chapa, Lionel; Benavides Chestnut!, John Wood; Kenedy Childers, Robert Eugene; Taft Childs, Irene; Kingsville Chiles, Fleming N.; Refugio Chiuminatto, Martin J.; Beaumont Church, Walter Lee, Jr.; Kingsville Cisneros, Caesor Villareal; Kingsville Clark, Linda Rae; Kingsville Clarke, Janice,- Corpus Christi Clarkson, Stuart; Corpus Christi Classen, Linda Mae; San Antonio Clegg, Mary Sidney; Alice Ctore, David,- Harlingen Clore, Mrs. Virginia Belle,- San Antonio Coffee, Daniel R.; Poteet Coffin, Noncy V.; Mercedes Cole, Howard; Mission Cole, Wayne; Harlingen Colley, Ethel Frances; Sinton Collier, Marjorie; Mercedes Collins, Jo Nell; Kingsville Collins, Julio L.j Crockett Contreras, Frances,- Kingsville Cook, Guy W.,- Greer Cooper, Arline; Kingsville Cooper, Edward; Gregory Cooper, Leeman; Athens Cooper, R. L.; Robstown Cooper, Victor; Yoakum Cope, Jeon; Alice Copeland, Betty Marie; Alice Cornett, D, A„- Odem Counts, Ralph A.,- Corpus Christi Courson, Mattie Sue; San Perlita Covas, Antonio A,; Guaycma, Puer o Rico Cowen, Frances; Brownsville Craig, Joanna; Kingsville Craig, Margaret West; Kingsville Crain, Jean; Dallas Crawford, James; Falfurrias Cumbee, Wayne, Lake Town, Fla. Cummins, Barbara Ann; San Benito Cummins, Norene; San Benito Custer, A, G.; Kingsville Cypher, Al; Kingsville —D— Dahl, Mrs, Patsy Ramsey, Kingsville Daley, Mrs. Peggy; Kingsville Daley, Richard J-; Kingsville Danforth, Paul F,; Kingsville Daniel, Mae; Mission Daniel, Roberta,- Mission Daughters, Horley L.; Kingsville Davies, Virginia Marie,- Harlingen Davis, Mrs. Helen Ruth Bass; Kingsville Davis, Mary Nell; Corpus Christi Davis, Robert,- Kingsville Dean, George R.; Jourdanton Dean, Thomas Pleasanton Dean, Vivian Nell; Weslaco Deer, David Keith,- Beeville CeMouche, Edwin; Portland Denham, Joel S.; Kingsville Derry, Anthony; Kingsville Diaz, Adouta; McAllen Diaz, Alice; Kingsville Dobbs, Betty Lee,- Corpus Christi Dodson, Doris Louise; Kingsville Dodson, Gertrude; Orange Grove Dollery, Jim; Edna Dooley, Marvel Dean; Mission Dorrill, Anderson J.; Terrefl Wells Dougherty, Edward A.; Laredo Dowd, Bobbye Virginia; George West Cowe, Frank C.,- Colorado Downing, Lewis Charles,- Kingsville Drawe, Jennie Lee; Mercedes Dryer, Rosemary; Kingsville DuBose, Ruby Ethel; Sinton Dudley, Marylue,- Freer Dupree, Walter G.; Benavides Durant, Harry; Kingsville Dykstra, Faye; Part Lavaca STUDENT DIRECTORY 1945-'46 —E— East, Rodger M.? Gregory Eeling, John; Kingsville Eggert, Edgar H., Jr.; Robstown Elkins, Novis; Kingsville Elliott, Jeonene? Kenedy Ellif, Gerold; Banquete Elling, Lawrence John; Kingsville Ellis, James A.? Alice Elmore, Frances? Harlingen Elmore, Roy A.; Corpus Christi Elizondo, Alice,- Ben Bolt Emery, Dallas Truett John; Mercedes Emery, Durword; Mercedes Emery, Jo Ann; McAllen Emery, Leonard W.; Weslaco Engelking, Maurice Cox; Beeville English, Robert Bryan? Corpus Christi Engstran, Herbert Elven; Poth Erd, Keith Erandon? Kingsville Erekson, Darrell; Refugio Ermler, Paul; Poth Escobar, Manuel M,,- Rio Grande City Estrada, Andres,- Roymondville Eubanks, James E.,- Santa Rosa Eubanks, Lewis B.; Clanton Evans, Jomes Douglas; Robstown Evans, Mrs, Margaret? Kingsville -F- Foir, William H., Ill; Corpus Christi Falkenburg, Annell; Kingsville Falloure, Patricia Phillips? Victoria Farley, Olivia Loyce; Goliad Faulk, Margaret Yvonne,- Kingsville Faulks, Maisie Lorene,- Vanderbilt Ferguson, Mary Worth; Kingsville Ferris, John A,; Corpus Christi Piegel, Francis, Jr,„- Conroe Fields, Lynn,- Alice Finnegan, John D., Jr.; Kingsville Finto, Marvin William; Yorktown Fitzsimmons, Morjorie Ellen? Alice Fleming, Jean? Pharr Fleming, William McKay,- Kingsville Ffetch©r, Dorothy? Croesbeck Flierller, Elroy Willie; Poth Flores, Pablo; Big Spring Flores, Rosalio; Mirando City Flores, Sisto? Kingsville Flores, Willie? Kingsville Fogle, George M.; Austin Ford, Nancy Louise; Kingsville Fordtran, Peggy Leo; Bishop Forgason, Jean? Beeville Foster, Doris? Seven Sisters Foster, Jo Ann? Kingsville Foster, Lola Correne? Robstown Fowler, J„ L.,- Kingsville Frankenhauser, Ruben A.; Yorktown Frank, Eva; Humble Franklin, Elbert W., Jr.; Floresville Frashuer, Mrs. Catherine Caldwell; Robs- town Frashuer, Milton Wode? Robstown Franz, John C; Premont Freasier, Ben? Mathis Frederick, Robert Neil; Corpus Christi Frericks, LaVerne? Alice Fritts, L. A., Jr.; Kingsville Fritz, Gloria Marie; Robstown Frix, Carroll Dean,- Texarkana Fromme, William A.,- Goliad Fry, Anna Lou; Kingsville Fry, John N.? Kingsville Fryer, Ward; Harlingen Fuchs, Wilberta; Los Angeles Fullerton, Martha Ann? Kingsville —G— Gadd, L, H.? Sandia Gafford, Robert Howard? Kingsville Galaviz, Hilda? Corpus Christi Galloway, J, I,? Orange Grove Gandy, Alston C., Jr.,- Robstown Gandy, Marylyn? Robstown Garcia, Antonio,- Realitos Garcia, Aurora? Kingsville Garcio, Edward F.? Kingsville Garcia, Lionel $.; Kingsville Garcia, Rogelia; Kingsville Gary, Enos E.? Kingsville Garza, Angelina? San Diego Gorza, Fronk? George West Garza, Lillie? Robstown Gayle, Robert H.; Beeville Gebert, Kermit O.; Los Angeles Giese, Bernard C? Lyford Gilbreath, Kenneth Woyne? Yorktown Gillespie, Dorothy Eloise; Robslown Gillespie, Rebecca,- Odme Gillespie, Robert E„ Jr.? Sullivan City Gilstrap, Tommy O.,- Kingsville Gonzalez, Consuelo? Palito Blanco Gonzalez, Emma; Alice Gonzalez, Nazario; Kingsville Gonzalez, Sinon, Jr.; Corpus Christi Goodman, Doylene? San Benito Gaodson, Charline; Freer Goodwin, S. Robert; Kingsville Grantham, Corene Merlynne? Refugio Green, Lorena; Kingsville Gregoreyk, Felix Lawrence, Jr., Woods- boro Greshom, Ellen; Freer Grice, Ray; Bishop Grimes, Mrs, Lemma? Kingsville Grishman, James? Natolia Guerro, Gloria V.; El Sauz Guevara, Blasita Odilia? Benavides Gunter, Thomas? Corpus Christi Guthrie, Claire Elizabeth? Goliad Guzman, Gloria? Alice -H- Haby, Hayden Griffin; Uvalde Haby, Raymond; Uvaide Hagans, Bill; Houston Hale, Pete? Bay City Ham, Clyde W.? Menard Hanna, Jack Donald; Banquete Hansard, Bettye Jane? El Campo Hansard, Lloyd, Jr.; El Campo Hardin, Morie Aleito,- Falfurrias Hargis, Ben B.,- Kingsville Harlan, Joe S.; Driscoll Harlan, Kenneth S,? Driscoll Harper, Marian? Alice Harper, Oliver Franklin, Jr,; Kingsville Harrel, John N.; Kingsville Harris, Jean Lucile? Dilley Harsdorff, Furman D.,- Woodsboro Horsdorff, Wilson F.; Woodsboro Harville, Vernon D.; Mathis Harwood, Frankie,- Port Lovaca Hassell, Carlton, Jr.; Corpus Christi Hausmann, Betty Lou? Refugio Hawkins, Margaret? Kingsville Hoyes, Austin Tobey, Jr.? Brownsville Hayes, Eulah Joy? Tidlen Hayes, John Benson? Kingsville Haynes, Bobbie Lea? Goliad Haynes, Elizabeth; Mathis Hays, Roderick R.? San Antonio Hazlewood, Wilbur T,? Lufkin Held, Milbert W., Jr.; Mission Helm, Bobby Garland; Toft Henderson, Charles A.; Kingsville Hendrix, William Thomas? Aransas Pass Henrickson, Mary Lou; Artesia Wells Henry, James? Sabinal Herndon, Saroellen? Mercedes Herring, Anita; Bishop Herring, Jessie Vern? Three Rivers Herrington, Sylvia Moe? Arlington, Va. Herron, It, Auburn Walker? Kingsville Hibler, Howard Malden? Kingsville Higginbotham, Ira? Kingsville Hilbrich, Alvin P„- Kenedy Hill, Jessie Ruth? Independence, Mo. Hill, John W.; Floresville Hinkley, Jomes Coulter; Los Fresnos Hinkley, Leon? Los Fresnos Hinojosa, Minerva? Grullo Hobbs, Zuliemo Welch? Kingsville Hoelzel, Fronk E.; Alice Hogan, Daniel D.; Premont Holloway, Rosemary? Edna Holmes, A, Virginia; McAllen Holquin, Carlos F.; Stockdale Holtry, Joon; Harlingen Holtry, Joan Yvonne? Harlingen Hooper, George,- Kingsville Hopkins, Margaret? McAllen Horne, C. J., Jr„- Corpus Christi Horner, J, W,? Woodsboro Howard, Clyde I.; Belton Howell, Jeanne? Uvalde Hubbard, George T.? Corpus Christi Hubbard, Henry? Donna Hudspeth, Morie? Kingsville Huerta, Emma; Hebbronville Hughes, Wallace; Raymondville Hu mes, Velma Maurine? Sinton Hunt, John W., Jr.? Portland Hunter, Hassell? Haskell Hutchinson, James L,; Woodsboro -I- Irwin, Frances; Floresville Irwin, Jo Ann? Floresville -J- Jackson, Cloy Howard? San Angelo Jackson, Gilbert; San Angelo Jaime, Bernarda? San Diego Jolufka, Jerone Edward? Robslown James, Gerald Dodson? Kingsville STUDENT DIRECTORY 1945-'46 Janota, Charlie C., Jr-; Gonzales Jardee, Shirley; Lyford Jeffers, Harold Gene; Refugio Jesse, Bertha Marie; Kingsville Johnson, Billy Ray; Freer Johnson, James; Kingsville Johnson, Margaret Marie; Mercedes Johnson, Wayne A,? Kingsville Johnston, Royce; Kingsville Joiner, Robert Clyde,- Kingsville Jones, David H., Jr.; Kingsville Jones, Elmer Hulen; Lyford Jones, Frank W.; Kenedy Jones, George,- Kingsville Jones, Horry; Mercedes Jones, Maurine; Karnes City Jones, Ray Evan; Kingsville Jones, Saroh; Kingsville Jones, William Worth, Sinton Jordan, George Frank; Combes -K- Kallus, U, T,; Victoria Kalvort, Rosemary,- Cotulla Kalvort, M, L.? Cotulla Kastrop, Clarence J.; Son Antonio Koufer, Mary Barbara; Riviera Kauffmann, Dee Fred; Kenedy Keeble, Barbara E.; Freer Keeney, Alvin R.; Corpus Christi Keith, Alvin Monroe; Freer Kelley, Claude, Jr.; Sabinol Kelly, Mary Patricia? Corpus Christi Kelly, Theodore Chilton; Goliad Kendrick, L. 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Uvalde Long, Clifford; Kingsville Longoria, Esmeralda,- Kingsville Longoria, Roberto,- Grulla Looney, Mory Cynthia? Rio Grande City Loop, Elaine? Brownsville Lopez, Amelia? Kingsville Lopez, Elvira Scenz? San Diego Lopez, Homero M.? Kingsville Lopez, Miguel? Lopeno Lothringer, Robert L.; Beeville Lyram, Marshall? Bishop Lynam, Roy T.„ Jr+? Kingsville —M— McAlister, Warren; Kingsville McAnear, Gerald; Freer McCann, Mary Alma; Gregory McClaugherty, Gene? Robstown McClelland, Ernest E.,- Kingsville McClendon, Beth; Beeville McClure, Wanda Beth; Kingsville McConnico, Marian Jean? Gregory McCord, Margaret Ann? Kingsville McCord, Kirk? Kingsville McCoy, Harvey? Kingsville McCoy, Jane? Kingsville McCoy, John W.? Bishop McDonald, Carmel Maxine? El Campo McElroy, La Fern Maxine? Robstown McFarland, Marie; Kingsville Mclnvale, Elbert; Floresville McLester, Elmer Lawrence? Rockport McLoud, Joyce? Kingsville McLoud, Malcolm? Kingsville McNeely, Marjorie? Weslaco McQueen, Janies Carlton? Mercedes McReynolds, Joy? Robstown Modeley, Dorothy Nell; Harlingen Mangel, Lilia? Encino Malone, Marjorie; Beeville Mangel, Lila P.? Encino Mangini, William W„ Jr.; Kingsville Manor, Meredith Earle? Marlin Mcmry, Pauline Abbey? Houston Manfooth, James Lynwood; Kingsville Maples, Dorothy Lee? Raymondville Mapus, George? Laredo Marler, Robert H.? Kingsville Marquis, Gerald L.; Cuero Marshall, Earl B.? Port Lavaca Marshall, Philip G,? Kingsville Martin, Annie Laurie? Christine Martin, Frances Elizabeth; Hondo Martin, William Johnston; Eagle Lake Marvin, Earl? Sinton Mofson, Edward Mercer; Laredo Matthews, Cherie? Aransas Pass Matthews, Mrs. Eileen Y.? Alamo Mattingly, Beverly Lewis? Skidmore Maun, Lois? Falfurrlas May, Hugo L-; Kingsville May, Jeon Morte? Riviera Moy, Raymond? Riviera Mayes, James, Robstown Medina, Antonio B.? Caracas, Venezuela Medina, Ella Laura? Rio Grande City Medina, Gustovo, Jr.; Caracas, Venezuela Meehan, Lois,- Kingsville Meischen, Wilbert? 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Kingsville Paschal, Renon? Robstown Potten, Dean; Alice STUDENT DIRECTORY 1945-'46 Patton, Alvey Patricia; Beaumont Peeler, Mrs, Beatrice,- Kingsville Peeler, Travis; Kingsville Pentecost, Nona Kathleen,- Devine Perez, Lelio; Falfurrias Perrenot, Carol; Rockport Perrenot, Robert; Corpus Christi Perry, Royce D,; Alice Persons, James T., Jr.; Corpus Christi Petty, Lester Wheeler; Carrizo Springs Petty, Nolan Woodroe; Kingsville Petty, William Dewey; Carrizo Springs Pfeil, T, J. Jourdanton Phillips, Edward Ray,- Kingsville Pitts, Ted; Tom Bean Poetker, Rupert H.; Premont Pollard, Lena Maude; Bay City Porter, Joe Alonzo; Mathis Porter, Troy Jr.; Brownsville Porter, Vernon Marcus,- Utopia Porter, William; Goliad Powell, Eunice Eudell; Freer Powers, Jack, Jr.; Corpus Christi Powitzky, Joyce Elizabeth; Kingsville Powitzky, Susie Pearl; Kingsville Presnail, Homer H., Jr.; Corpus Christi Pressly, Betty Joe; Mercedes Price, Robert Coleman; Corpus Christi Priest, Barbara Lee; Alice Priour, Milton Berncird; Corpus Christi Pritchard, Harvey Wv Jr.; Donna Proctor, Warren; Pauls Valley, Okla. Pugh, Royce Glyn; Calallen Pukins, Shirley; Corpus Christi Pulido, Albert; Crystal City -R- Rohm, Robert J., Jr.; Premont Rainbolt, Betty; Kingsville Rainbolt, William A.,- Kingsville Ramirez, Aurora,- Mission Ramirez, Gilberto,- Kingsville Rangel, Herminia; Kingsville Rankin, David S.; Kenedy Rash, Billy Jack; Frankston Rasmussen, P. F.,- Kingsville Rathburn, Marion; Laredo Reagan, Chorleen; Raymondville Reagan, Curtis; Goliad Reber, Ruth,- El Campo Redfard, Hollis Annette; Harlingen Reynolds, A. Leroy; McAllen Rhodes, Ann; Corpus Christi Richards, Mattie Mae; Combes Richardson, Cecil Mark; Floresville Richey, Betty June; La Feria Rickard, Mary Adelyn; Kingsville Ridgway, Ruth De Loyce; Yoakum Riecker, Margie; Brownsville Rios, Darrell, Gene; Bishop Rilling, Joon Faith; Kingsville Ritter, Ida Mae; La Feria Robert, Curtis,- Freer Roberts, Sam 5., Jr.; Beaumont Roberson, Weldon A.; Devine Robinson, Jes Monroe, Jr,; Kingsville Robison, James Kenneth; Alice Rodriquez, Ascension,- Rio Grande City Rogers, Donald; Harlingen Rogers, Gloria Elaine,- Ganado Rogers, W. 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