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

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TYME A Letter From the Publisher I Tech News Magazine EDITORS Editors-in-Chief . . Johnny Woody Marjie Sanders Assistant-to-the-Editor Maegene Nelson Publisher Taylor Publishing Company Editorial Director Bill McGee Advertising Sandra Adcock Contributing Editors Michele Preston; Tom Seay; Gary Blakley; Eugene Young; Bronson Havard; Shirley Bryan; Johnnie Lu Raborn; Patsy Rohrdanz; Vivian Woodside; Frances Rader; Gretchen Pollard. Art Director Dale Bennett MAGAZINES TYME Maegene Nelson PLAYBOY Jamie Anderson Gregg Spickard MADEMOISELLE Marjie Sanders Joyce Woody SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Phil Orman LIFE Bill McGee PROGRESSIVE FARMER Konnie Klearman FUTURE Travis Peterson SENIOR VIEW Janis Vise JUNIOR VIEW Betty McFarland SOPHOMORE VIEW Betty Usher FRESHMAN VIEW Crecencio Hernandez Phil Orman The 1961-62 school year has proved to be exciting, interesting and fruitful. It has been full of building, winning sports, losing sports, controversy, school trips, dances, parties, good grades, fail- ing grades, registration and graduation. We have seen everything this year from the illness of Dr. Goodwin, to a controversy on changing the name of the college. Dr. Goodwin was taken ill in Florida and missed a good part of the first semester, but recovered enough to return and lead us throughout the rest of the year. The year ' s hottest and biggest con- troversy came on the name change. The ex-students picked a name, the faculty picked a name and the Toreador, under editor Ralph Carpenter, urged the stu- dents until they voted and picked the name that they would accept. This con- troversy caused letters and phone calls to flood this department until the vote came to pass. The Toreador was filled each day with letters to the editor, and the. editor ' s office and this office were flooded with calls from irate Ex ' s who wanted to file their thoughts and complaints. Another hot subject which came up was the changing of the school song. It followed the same pattern as the name change and is lying in about the same position — a shallow grave. The La Ventana, under the editor- c % r Phil Orman Dr. R. C. Goodwin, to whom this year- book is dedicated. ship of Johnny Woody and Marjie San- ders, saw a new printing firm this year — Taylor Publishing Co. The La Ven- tana for the first time is being printed via the offset or lithography method. Under this new company, as you view the book, you will find backgrounds, combinations and modes of printing that were never possible before. You will also find many new ideas in layout and pictures in this yearbook that should keep the procession of im- provement moving. The head photographer, Cal Moore, has turned his talents upward and as you will see has added new scope and dimension to the book. Take particular notice of the cover shots, they are a product of his and are well worth your comment. The La Ventana received praises and looks of awe this year as in the past, when the editors went to Miami Beach, Fla. for the ACP Convention. It was again acclaimed as one of the better books in the nation. I know that you will find this version of the La Ventana worth your time and money. Remember as you read it that only in this book can you get the com- plete year in copy and pictures. INDEX Cover Story 3 Tech Events 2 Press 4 Religion 11 Music Department 15 R.O.T.C 25 Cover by Dale Bennett

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y THE TEXAS TECH NEWS MAGAZINE m firo AFFAIRS By Nancy Miller The school year of 1961-62 has seen the maturation of Texas Tech in almost all areas. UP AND OUT— Tech grew physical- ly with a new addition to the Student Union Building, a larger library and the groundbreaking for a new women ' s dorm. The new addition to the Union, which opened March 19, more than doubled the original building. Financed by a bond issue to be retired by the Union and College Bookstore earnings, the addition includes dining areas, a ball- room, meeting rooms and a recreation area in the basement. A new five-story library rose on the campus, costing over $2 million and comprising more area than any other building at Tech. The library will con- tain such features as a garden-style read- ing and lounging area and single, light- weight reading tables. December brought groundbreaking ceremonies for a new women ' s residence hall. The hall, which will face south, will house 808 women and will cost $3.4 million. It will be of Spanish Renaissance design and will be the first air-conditioned dormitory at Tech. ACADEMICALLY Tech ' s stature rose with the advent of honor programs in both the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Business Administra- tion, and the adoption of a long-range academic recruiting program designed to attract top high school scholars to Texas Tech. The honor programs, which were launched in the fall, are made up of a carefully screened group of students. This group receives special attention and advanced study. The Honors Council, composed of Tech ' s leading professors, is formulating the policies. 95 students from the School of Arts and Sciences and 20 from the School of Business Administration are taking part in the program. Tech Events The Academic Recruiting Program, a unique plan to attract top students to Tech, also went into effect in the fall. Adopted by the Student Council, the program is presided over by Amon Bur- ton. Burton and Sissy Fuller, his assis- tant, compose the Academic Recruiting Committee, which works in four areas — presenting programs and information for groups visiting the Tech campus, as- sisting the athletic recruiting program by presenting the academic side of Texas Tech, visiting out-of-town high schools and contacting high school hon- or societies to present programs. MILESTONES— D u r i rug 1961-62, Tech received a $1,000 grant from the Gulf Oil Corp. for unrestricted use by the geology department . . . The Coun- cil of Graduate Schools, a newly-formed organization, accepted Tech as a mem- ber . . . Tech was awarded an Air Force Research grant to continue studies on the effect of heat on cobalt, chromium, cop- per and nickel ... Of the 2,392 en- tering fall freshmen, 65 were high- school valedictorians . . . Tech faculty members authored books and articles on subjects ranging from biographies to American economic development . . . Four new doctorial fellowships, two in English and two in chemistry, were awarded to Texas Tech under the Na- tional Defense Education Act . . . Dr. Ralph W. Sockman, one of the nation ' s leading theologians, presented a series of talks Feb. 12-15. ENROLLMENT hit an all-time high, during the fall semester with 11, 41 students. Students came to Tech from 221 Texas counties, 44 states and 26 foreign countries, including China, Saudi-Arabia and Thailand. Although enrollment dropped to 9,669 during the spring semester, Tech still holds the title of second largest state-supported school in Texas. •