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

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DEDICATION By Bronson Harvard In the east wing of the Administra- tion Building, at the far end of a long corridor, visitors will find room 121 — the President ' s office. A secretary with a pleasant smile and gracious manners will greet them. This writer encountered such a welcome. faculty members. To a question about the problems he faces, he replied, Our biggest problem is making plans for the future — figuring out where we ' re going. He reached over to a stack of papers and drew out several sheets. They were projections of all kinds on the future growth of Tech. He pointed out a After a brief introduction and confirma- tion of the hour of his appointment, the writer was asked to wait a few minutes because the President was in conference. The minutes passed quickly. The large door of the President ' s inner of- fice soon opened and a well-dressed man left the room. The secretary in- vited the writer to enter the office. A glance to the right located the Presi- dent behind a walnut desk in the far corner in the light of two large win- dows. Dr. Robert C. Goodwin, Tech ' s seventh president, extended his hand, and with a firm west Texas grip, greet- ed the writer. A man of short stature, he wore thick rim glasses and a brown suit. Snow white hair covered the back of his head. A question about how his day was going brought the remark that it was normal if there was such a day. Dr. Goodwin said that on a typical day he would begin by opening the mail and answering the letters which re- quired his immediate attention. During the course of the day he would hear various proposals from administrators, hold conferences with committees and talk with parents, student leaders, and sharp upward line on one sheet that showed the estimated enrollment for 1971 to be 18,400 students. Now with a cigar in his hand, Dr. Goodwin began to reminisce about the early days of Tech and his 32 years of service here. As I look back on it, Tech was at that time a regional, undergraduate college. Our goal was to make it a good, strong undergraduate college, he said. Then, he added in a soft voice which revealed his quiet optimistic nature, The goals are changing . . . Tech has reached a new status. When I came to Lubbock in 1930, Dr. Goodwin continued, there wasn ' t a single paved road leading into town or on the campus. Lubbock had a popula- tion of 20,000 people. Talking about the weather then, he Continued on Page 4

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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. •

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Dedication continued from Page 3 said, One of my most vivid memories was the time we had a concert in the old gym. A rainstorm came up and there was three or four inches of water on the ground and the men had to carry the women out. He commented about the dusk, Any- body who thinks we have bad dust storms now ought to have seen them then. I ' ve seen storms that were so bad you couldn ' t see your hand. It was cold in those days too. I walked over to school one day, no wind was blowing and it didn ' t feel very cold. The next day the wind was blowing and I almost froze. The conversation turned from weath- er to his pre-Tech days. Dr. Goodwin, a native Texan, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Howard -Payne College. I was going to be a lawyer in those days, he said. The University of Texas was his next stop, where he received his Master of -Science, degree in chemistry. Dr. Goodwin then, went to Harvard University to obtain his Doctor ' s degree. Then, in 1930, he joined the Chemis- try Department at Tech. Shortly after- wards, Dr. Goodwin became head of both the Chemistry and Chemical En- gineering Departments. In 1937 he became Dean of the Grad- uate School after serving on the first graduate committee. After the war, in 1945, he was appointed Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Fourteen years later, in 1959, Dr. Goodwin became the academic vice- president of Tech and a few months later he also became the acting presi- dent. On the retirement of Tech ' s sixth president, Dr. E. N. Jones, he succeeded to the presidency. Dr. Goodwin was inaugurated on Dec. 9, I960. A question about what he thinks stu- dents should get out of a higher educa- tion prompted Dr. Goodwin to answer, Of course, formal education is charac- teristic of a college or university, but I look also upon university experience as a miniature of life experience. He continued, The student has to live with others and get along with them; he has a responsibility to make a choice of values. He has to make a decision as to how he should spend his time. These things are almost equal- ly important as his formal education. An entering freshman at Tech has to realize he will be associated with some 3,000 other freshmen. He must adjust t o decision making, independency, and competition. Personal adjustments are very important, Dr. Goodwin con- cluded. The clock was nearing 12 o ' clock and this writer terminated the interview. Dr. Goodwin said the only time he looks at the clock is about 11:45 when he prepares to go home for lunch. I try to leave ten minutes to 12 in order to avoid the traffic, he said. PRESS By Carolyn Pohl The name change of Texas Tech was the biggest press news of the year. Texas State University won in the final election. The Toreador proceeded to support the name change after the FCA com- mittee started the move in 1959. It stayed abreast of the issue by printing hundreds of letters written by students giving their reasons for and against the name change. Techsans were also in- formed on the forthcoming elections and on how the votes were tabulated. When election time rolled around, two factions of Techsans collided head on at the polls to decide what name would replace Texas Tech. John Petty, Toreador News-Editor, looks over copy with Travis Peterson, Monday Copy-Editor. Both sides agreed on university status, the need for a change, but the reten- tion of Tech in the new name was in battle with a complete change to State. In one editorial by Ralph Carpenter, editor, he said that the name Texas Technological College no longer fit. Carpenter explained that Texas Tech was a university and not a technologi- cal college and that something had to be done. He said Techsans should be willing to dump a few traditions in order to build the status of the school and degrees. Carpenter continued to stress his opinion and that of the Torea- dor staff throughout the year. It con- sequently resulted in Carpenter and Carlyle Smith, president of the student body, being hung in effigy the morning after the election of Texas State Univer- sity. La Ventana for M ARJIE SANDERS Co-Editor 1962 La Ventana. By Gretchen Pollard The La Ventana, Tech ' s yearbook which boasts the second largest circula- tion in the U. S., attempts to give a true picture of college life at Texas Tech through a unique presentation in maga- zine form. Something new has been added this year. The ' 62 La Ventana has been printed in offset instead of letterpress as in the past to add variety, enlightenment and color to its pages. The Taylor Pub- lishing Company in Dallas is printing the book for 1962, and many new layout ideas which have been limited in previous years have been initiated. JOHNNY WOODY Co-Editor 1962 La Ventana. • I V P1