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

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MILITARY AFFAIRS Army and Air Force Offer Rich College Experience By CARTER HAGUE Texas Tech's Army and Air Force ROTC units comprise one of its largest organizations, with a total of some 740 men. Both organizations function as student commanded units with regular Army and Air Force acting in advisory, instructing and supply capacities. The Air Force ROTC, with Lt. Col. N. B. Wilkerson as Air Science depart- ment head, and senior Col. William Didlake as cadet commander, is the larger body with about 400 men. The unit which has been in existence since 1947 offers the cadets many opportuni- ties. Freshmen and sophomores form the rank and file, with juniors acting as non-commissioned officers and seniors as commissioned officers. Senior stu- dents probably derive the most privi- leges with a possibility of a second lieutenant commission in the Air Force upon graduation and active Hight training during the fourth year of ROTC. In this program, the boy takes 35 hours of flying worth some S500 to get his license. Air Force ROTC men attend regular classes two days a week and drill on Thursdays. These classes concern the basic points of military courtesy, map reading, armed forces organization and flight orientation. Students in the ad- vanced section attend summer camp between junior and senior years. AFROTC organizations include the band, which plays at drill, Arnold Air Societyg the AFROTC Association, the Angel Flight, a women's auxiliary drill unit, and the Sabre Flight, the drill team. In addition, the Air Force ROTC sponsors a model plane club and flying club for those interested. The Army ROTC which has been at Tech since 1926 offers the Army ca- reer minded men many opportunities. West Point graduate Col. Iames B. Carvey is head of the military science department, and the cadet corps is commanded by cadet Col. james 'L. Mays. This program is somewhat like the AFROTC, but they drill with man- ual arms and take classes in marksman- ship, different weapons in addition to the other basic courses taken by AF- ROTC. Freshmen and sophomores comprise the corps while juniors and seniors act as officers. Iunior students also attend a six-weeks camp before senior year at which they put into practice all of their college and ROTC training to learn about being a good soldier. Field trips and problems are also of- fered to advance the students. All stu- AFROTC Officers Top Brass looks up I 26 A Even in the Air Force You cannot escape studying Training to be a Pilot dents attend classes taught by Regular Army officers and the juniors and sen- iors hold a staff meeting once a week. Like the AFROTC the Army drills every week and the chain of command runs much the same. The Army has a band, drill team and Sam Houston rifles. They also sponsor Scabbard and Blade, and are members of a chapter of the American Military Engineers, a Radio Club. Both organizations are voluntary and at the end of the sophomore year, the boy may choose whether or not he wishes to continue. At this time he takes a qualification and a physical ex- amination. If these are passed, he then takes advanced courses in things like military justice, details of armed forces small units and small units tactics. Each boy also takes military teaching. While the AFROTC graduate may receive a second lieutenant commission, the Army cadet will receive a reserve commission at graduation. Some Army cadets go before a Branch Selection Board during their senior year to re- quest their preferred assignment. Army cadets can go in active duty for six months or two years while the AFROTC pilots go in active duty for four years. During the year, the AF and Army ROTC units sponsor many activities CContinued p. 305

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THE PRESS The campus paper advocated large vot- ing turnouts to insure representative student government, and saw over 40 per cent of the student body, a modern record, go to the polls. When a controversy arose over the makeup of the publications committee, the Toreador offered a new member- ship, which was accepted almost to the letter. The Toreador wanted one stu- dent added to the live-man committee to insure equal student representation, and asked that journalism personnel be kept as voting members of the com- mittee so that their skill could be used to best advantage. Perhaps the most bitter controversies arose over a column, taking a liberal view on religion and over the Toylet- dor, April Fool issue of the Toreador. The entire Toreador wasn't spent in editorial comment, however, as the pa- per gave the campus complete coverage with a staff of thirty reporters. Editing their copy was a staff of 15 copy edi- tors. Good leadership was provided by a paid staff of eight editors, three adver- tising department personnel and three photographers. Serving as editors were Ben McCarty in the fall and james Hamm in the spring, managing editor, Hamm in the fall and Arthur Mayhew in the spring, copy editors, Mayhew, Mary Alice Cretsinger and Lee Sullenger in the fall, with jim Walsh replacing May- hew in the springg sports editor, Bill Deang campus editor, Merium jackson, news editor, Tommy Schmidt. The Ad staff was made up of Don Ledwig, business manager, and assist- ants I. C. Conyers and Roy Lemons. joe Spears served as head photogra- pher, aided by assistants Travis Harrell and Arthur Burks. Next year's staff includes Schmidt, editorg Mayhew, managing editor, Ron Calhoun, news editor, Walsh, Billy Patton and Preston Maynard, issue editors, Ralph Carpenter, sports editor, Carolyn jenkins, campus editor, and Lemons, business manager. The Toreador shows signs of im- provement, as progress has been made along the lines of organization, staff and overall quality. Plans are being laid to go daily in the near future. La Ventana Publishing LA VENTANA differed in many ways this year from the ways and means employed in previous years. Naturally, the first obvious difference lies in the attempt at publishing the yearbook in magazine format. This was the biggest change. After LA VENTANA editors and spon- sors finally agreed to tackle the maga- zine format idea, the wheels were set in progress. First, decisions were made as to the national magazines which would be used, and permission from the pub- lishers of each was written for. After the magazines agreed to let LA VEN- TANA use their individual formats, it was decided to secure the help of a top commercial artist to help in laying the initial plans for such a tremendous undertaking. The next step was securing the bless- ings of each phase of the Tech campus. The student publications committee turned the matter over to the Student Council, so LA VENTANA went to the Council and presented their plan, which completely ruled out any sur- prisei' element the magazine format might hold, but at least secured the go ahead signal for LA VENTANA,S brain- storm. But campus approval didn't stop with the Student Council. Can you imagine having to sell,' a campus of 9,000 students fto say nothing of fac- ulty membersj on completely changing the style, however bad, of a yearbook that had changed very little from its standardized form in 33 years? That is practically what LA VENTANA had to do-have a private huddle with at least the major portion of the Tech population at some time or another during the year. The numerous staffers Clisted sepa- rately under each magazine mastheadj played a vital part in getting the year- book to press, as did the engravers CSouthwestern of Dallasj and printers CEconomy Adv., Iowa Cityj who went to the ,trouble of having a special con- ference with LA VENTANA personnel in ironing out the particulars for the year- book's revamped plans. Lastly, to Bill Whitted, journalism instructor who supervised the yearbook for two years and is now doing work on his doctorate at Northwestern Univer- sity, LA VENTANA owes a tremendous debt, for services rendered far beyond the call of duty. Mr. Adrian Vaughn He heads PIO Publications Committee Techis Student Publications Com- mittee this year was all new. For the first time in many years, the Committee was revamped to include two student members, two faculty members and a faculty chairman. Chairman W. E. Garets and student members Bill Plluger and Linda Bun- ger joined with faculty members Dr. Reginald Rushing and Mr. Bill Whit- ted in an unprecedented year where not one single split vote was recorded on any action taken by the Committee. Phil Orman, who had been an ex- officio member of the Committee, was named to a new position-that of Di- rector of Student Publications for the 1959-60 school year. Mr. W. R. Tatum and Assistant Publicity is so worltl w

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o you wanl' +o see 'rhe worlcll Well, join fhe Air Force and 'lravel firsl class wifh pay. The Air Force gives you 'lhe oppor1'uni+y -lo choose your phase of service. Some examples are pilols and officers. Officer commissions can be obfained upon gracluaiion fhrough fhe AFROTC program by 'rhe qualiliecl boy. es. lhe AFROTC gives you a chance 'lo prepare for serving Uncle Sam while you are sfill in college. AFROTC Sweelhearls AHen+ionl L X