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

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TYRIAN RIFLES Miss Joy Crain TOP ROW: Gerald Brown, John Carey. BOTTOM ROW: Robert Bell, Richard Linnartz. Miss Linda Nolan Many ideals and qualities that arc sought in the leaders of tomorrow can be found in the members of the Tyrian Rifles Drill Team, who through hard work and dedicated service have aided in giving prestige and honor to the Texas Tech Army ROTC. These men, with the guidance of Commander Gerald A. Brown, and sponsor, Captain Charles W. Brown, have strived to develop themselves phys- ically, mentally, and morally, so as to prepare themselves properly as future leaders of America. The Norse myth, Tyr, God of mar- tial honor, whose emblem is the sword, and whose strength is based on the will ROW ONE: Larry Bauer, Henry Brown, Hac Brummett, T. A. Cox, Bobby Cross, Jerry Darter, Russell Denison, Frank Finch, Terry Forbes, David French. ROW TWO: Richard McBeth, E. J. McCarty, James Mar- tin, Charles Morgan, John Phillips, Jimmy Porter, Jimmy Ray, Weldon Scarbrough, Bill Schulze, Charles Stagg. ROW THREE: Phillip Suitt, James Thomas, Glen Thomp- son, Paul Thompson, Clinton Williams, Authur Wills. to do right, has inspired these young men to believe that it is better to sacri- fice a limb, or even a life, than to lose one ' s honor. Although the Tyrian Rifles Drill Team has been organized only two academic years, they have gained admi- ration and respect through their diligent work and their production of amazing results. Known by the silver and black cita- tion cord on their left shoulder when in uniform, and by their proud stride when in civilian life, the Tyrian Rifle members are the men who will lead the leaders of tomorrow. 27

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BETTY MOSHER SHARON VINYARD JOY CRANE MARY JO GARRETT BECKY MODOLE SANDRA POWELL Brigade Band Drill Team 1st Rattle Group A Company B Company ARMY ROTC SWEETHEARTS LOIS KULLENBURG 2nd Battle Group JOY HAMILTON C Company SANDRA NEWTON D Company Miss LINDA NOLAN, Drill Team, is crowned queen of the Military Ball by Colonel Brown. RANDE KENDALL E Company PAT HOSKINS F Company JANE LOUGHMILLER 4th Battle Group LANA WALKER G Company BARBARA WHITE H Company FREDDIE GERLACH k- • I 26

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John Bashore Lester Berry Calvin Boyles Frank Bray John Compere J. B. Copeland Don Cox Bill England Joe Gearhart John Grist Robert Hurlbut Robert Kinnard George Leonberger L. C. McCullough Steve Melton Michael Morse Jerry Parsons Lee Pfluger Paul Schacht Bobby Switzer Richard Tangum Robert Taylor John Unger Merle Whatley Virgil Wilson SCABBARD AND BLADE The Scabbard and Blade, a national honorary military society, has three main purposes as its goals. The society ' s first aim is to raise the standard of military education in institutions of higher learning. The group ' s second purpose is to unite the military departments of colleges and universities in activities common to ROTC life. The members also promote friendship and fellowship among cadet officers through striving to improve the Cadet Corps by working together. The active membership chooses twenty prospective members per year from the advance course Army ROTC cadets. Only those cadets who have a ' B ' average in military science subjects and a 1.25 overall grade point average are considered eligible for invita- tion into pledgeship. The society at Texas Tech is ' D ' company of the 11th Regiment of the National Society, and its members are recognized by the red and blue arm bands and ribbon bars worn on their Army ROTC uniforms. I I 28