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

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• W ' S ' 1 Members of the 1962 Publications Committee: Charles Aycock, W. E. Garets, Ralph Sellmeyer, Dr. Gillis, Dr. Rushing, Jane Crockett. Standing: Phil Orman, Amon Burton, Mrs. Jean Finley. TOREADOR By Michele Preston Just as a wheel revolves around its hub, so revolves Texas Tech around its student publication, The Toreador. Overseeing the operation for 1961-62 has been Edito r Ralph Carpenter. Sup- porting spokes helping him were a staff of student journalists, many with pro- fessional experience. Bob Taylor, man- aging editor, has worked on the Canyon paper. A year as editor at Littlefield gave News Editor John Petty many valuable tips. Freda McVay, copy editor and editorial-assistant, writes and pub- lishes the Country Club Magazine of Lubbock. Rounding out the staff and making it function smoothly are Jeannie Book- out, society editor; Charles Richards, sports editor; Bill McGee, amusements editor; Cal Moore, head photographer; and David Day, advertising manager. Forming an inconspicuous but neces- sary link in the paper ' s staff are the 58 editing and reporting students who col- lect, write and edit the Toreador ' s copy. Seven columnists with weekly strips covering a variety of subjects traveled the bumpy road of news writing this year. And Then, a column by Jeannie Bookout, informed everyone of the extra- curricular activities of the campus. In it could be found the latest in fads, fashions and social engagements. In his column From Politics to Pool John Petty touched on nearly everything but pool. He discussed cam- pus events, politics, sports, personal gripes, and; even, advice-to-the-lovelorn. Bob Taylor and Nolan Porterfield in their columns Viewpoint and Straight Matter offered personal opinions and explanatory matter about general topics. A highlight of Straight Matter was ' Remember When ' in which the writer reminisced about past events. Sports fans were offered statistics with humor in Scarlet Scatterings by Charles Richards. During football season Rich- ards, the Scarlet Scatterbrain, and Petty matched wits in picking Southwest Conference winners. Lkr,i Bob Taylor, Managing Editor. Ralph Carpenter, Editor, 61-62. John Petty, News Editor.

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1962 Sets Pace Home Economics and Advertising Art students as well as Journalism and Eng- lish majors composed the La Ventana staff for ' 62. The staff has worked hard this year to bring about t heir policy of the best possible coverage of your school year. The editors attended the Associated Collegiate Press convention last November in Miami Beach, where they met other college yearbook editors and exchanged many ideas. Ray Tibbitts, professional commercial artist from Los Angeles, visited Tech early last fall, holding conferences with each section editor and experimenting with new ideas for layout material. Each section of the 1962 La Ventana has continued to remain close to maga- zine layouts as in the past and still giv- ing complete coverage on all campus activities. Tyme magazine appears as first sec- tion of the yearbook. It provides com- plete coverage of Tech affairs, the press, and religious, musical and military or- ganizations. The Mademoiselle division is especial- ly for the women — or is it the men? It includes all women ' s activities and or- ganizations on the campus. On the pages of Playboy magazine, attention is focused on the Tech male — his taste in jokes, Playmates and Tech women in general. A complete report on all sports from golf to gridiron is found in Sports II- ft lustrated. A review of all Southwest Conference play is featured. A round-up of the once-a-year ac- tivities at Tech are featured in Life — including Homecoming, beauty pageant, out of town trips and graduation. Feature articles on various Greek honoraries, clubs and societies are pre- sented in Post magazine — also student and freshman councils, campus depart- ments and Who ' s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Aggies on parade is the theme of Progressive Farmer magazine of the La Ventana. Through the coverage of the Agriculture department and council, we learn the importance of today ' s fu- ture farmers. A look to the Future illuminates the activities of the Business Administration and Engineering departments — placing emphasis to the Engineering show and Business round-up. The four sections of View, senior, junior, sophomore and freshman, cover activities and functions of the classes respectfully — manifesting class favorites and honors. Once again the La Ventana is a pro- duct of both faculty and students work- ing together to bring forth another Tech yearbook which is among the largest in the U. S. The new La Ventana has truly set the pace for 1962. JOYCE WOODY, Associate Editor for 1962. BILL McGEE, Copy Editor for 1962. DALE BENNETT, Art Director for 1962. I

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In Ralph ' s Ramblings Ralph Car- penter reviewed campus, national and international events and personalities. During the fall Carlyle Smith, stu- dent association president, wrote a Stu- dent Council beat column which helped to inform the student body about stu- dent government legislation. The editorial page was a scene of much agitation as editorial and student opinion clashed over many key issues. Changing the name of Tech, banning cars on campus, and placing a new marker at the campus entrance received much criticism from the students. Our Letters to the Editor ' depart- ment received more correspondence than ever before, Carpenter commented. He further explained, Much of this mail was directed at the editor; however, this was not the Toreador ' s wish. 1 Mr » Travis Peterson, Copy Editor Bill Heard, Copy Editor Freda McVay, Copy Editor Jeanie Bookout, Society Editor Charles Richards, Sports Editor Jamie Anderson, Circulation Manager David Day, Advertising Manager, looks over ad copy with Jerry Treadwell, As- sistant Sales Manager. Toreador — LV photographers; C a 1 Moore, James Currin, Judy Bussey. Advertising reached a new height in the 1961 Toreador. Carpenter said that due to this rise and a desire to serve the campus better, the Toreador has hopes of becoming a daily paper next year. The Voice of the Campus proved its excellence when the Associated Colle- giate Press chose it as the third highest ranking college paper in the United States. At the Southwest Journalism Congress in Fort Worth in March, the paper received second place in news writing for a story by Petty concerning private dormitory telephones. All in all the Toreador has had a most successful year and is looking forward to next year ' s planned expan- sion with much anticipation.