Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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When Tech was very young and fhe masses clamored fo esfablish fradi- fions, some 'Foolish and some imprac- fical, open-minded fech-loving sfu- denfs, fhen as now, refused fo sponsor anyfhing nof wor'I'hy of fhe school. Fish grew sfreamlined and elusive. Where fhe weaker classes of marine life lived, 1-he sea boffom was a maf of ferns and wafery shrubbery. Clumsy furfles, invading fhis submarine foliage fo devour fheir wanf of small fish, offen charged af Man wifh infenfions of including him in fheir menus. .Mafador fashion, Man would sidesfep fhem and grasp fhe ridge or scaly surface of fheir backs fo prevenf anofher charge and fo save himself from fhe churning, finlilce legs. Roll- ing righf and leff, up and down, in an efforf fo dis- lodge Man, fhe furfles foughf unfil exhausfed. These same Tech-loving sfudenfs, wifh fheir own records, counferacfed public opinion caused by fhe lack of principle of ofhers. They foughf secref polifical machines, spon- sored worfhwhile organizafions, demanded fair play and sporfsmanship. To fhe Tech-loving exes, fo fhe Tech-loving undergraduafes, we dedicafe fhis eighfh volume of La Venfana.

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This is your book. If was designed and edifed for your pleasure and convenience-fo help you recall scenic views, inferesfing and familiar-fo record fhe college ad- minisfrafion and senior hisfory-fo presenf fhe undergrad- uafe fo group organizafions, fo give a perspecfive of fhe year's afhlefic achievemenfs, fo lisf 'l'he maior acfivifies- and, finally, fo close wifh a Razz secfion fhaf may or may nof be all ifs name implies. The earfh qualced as if had offen done before fhis lasf convulsion had lowered 'rhe surface below sea level. A confinenfal sea poured in and covered man and fhe land for miles around. He adiusfed himself fo fhe sea: learned fhaf by propel- ling his limbs he could move aboufg learned fo crush fhe profecfive shells of ammo- nifes, clams and gasfropodsg and learned fo free himself from fhe slimy, fenacious grip of gianf gasfropods. .

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MRS. F. N. DRANE WALTRUDE ROGERS CANTRELL JOHN T. BROWN E. L. DOI-IONEY