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

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NEWMAN CLUB I The Tech chapter of the Newman Club moved to a new height of activity this year when the Newmanites increased their membership to 1 20 members and obtained a permanent house. In keeping witli the ideals of Cardinal John Henry Newman, an Oxford scholar after whom the movement of Catholic students is named, the Tech chapter strives to deepen the spiritual and enrich the temporal lives of the Catholic students by a balanced program of religious, educational and social activities. The Club has six officers together- with a faculty sponsor and a chaplain. It offers its services to all Tech students, Reese Air Force Base personnel, and the Catholic men and women of college age in Lubbock. The religious program this year was centered around communion Sundays and the daily Mass. For the educational program, the Club sponsored a series of talks by Lubbock ministers and church leaders on the theme of The Religious Faiths of West Texas. The Newmanites also have a Newman School of Theology and a library for easy references and research. The social program consisted of dances, picnics, hayridcs and holiday parties. The largest social event was the Club ' s Annual Italian Spaghetti Supper. A permanent Newman house was acquired this year at 2304 Broadway where the Club will center its activities. A Newman chapel is part of the house. Father. William Hanly, an Irish priest at St. Elizabeth ' s Catholic Church on Main St., has been working with the Club for nearly three years now. Mike Ratliff of Lubbock who was president of the Tech chapter from the fall of 1961 to 196. became the first Newmanite from the Southwest to volunteer as a lay apostle for one year to further the work of the national Newman movement. The Tech Newman Club holds, or has held, regional, province and state offices of the Newman Clubs. With each new year, the Tech Club has even greater hopes for moving closer to achieving higher goals. The Newmanites close each meeting with this inspiring prayer: May Christ support us all the day long, till the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is o ' er and our work is done. Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen. Presentation of Regional A .irds BACK ROW: E. Salazar, J. Gratton, M. Underwood, Father Hanly, Father Sallaway, N. Pointncr. FRONT ROW: S. Burt, T. Dappelschmidt. M. Reeter, F. O ' Garman, AL Malley, D. Irleck. Newman Club is located at 2302 Broadway. ' • PRESBYTERIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION Presbyterian Students prepare for a program in their student center located at 2412 13th Street.

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1 . saF sv-W ;! i ?ul 2n3L;2f i y 4 n 4 ' GAMMA DELTA Gamma Delta members at Lutheran Student Center ■•T l-iiK President gives welcome to pledges ' 63 Pledges of Gamma Delta Gamma Delta is the organization of students of the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. Through its weekly meetings at the student center, the organization fills both spiritual and social needs. Every Sunday morning the students of Gamma Delta meet at the student center for Bible Class led by the vicar, Lee Stocker. The Bible study guide relates various scripture passages or chap- ters to contemporary problems encountered on the state campus. After the Bible class, the group attends church at Redeemer Lutheran Church, the Rev. E. G. Neunaber, pastor and ad- visor to the group. On Wednesday evenings, midweek devotions are conducted by one of the Missouri Synod pas- tors or by the vicar. Sunday evenings are fellowship nights with supper served and recreation or a topic discussion following. One of the highlights of this year ' s Gamma Delta program was the Texas District Fall Re- treat held at the H. E. Butts Foundation Camp at Leakey, Texas. Chapters from every part of the state were represented. Samuel Goltermann, pres- ident of Concordia College at Austin, was the principal speaker. For the first time this year a vicar was called to make nightly mission calls on campus. Through his work the Holy Ghost prompted many to re- main faithful to their Lord while they were away from their home church. Initiation ceremony for new members 14

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WESLEY FOUNDATION Wesley Foundation, home away from home for Methodist students at Tech, functions through the Methodist Student Center and the Methodist churches in Lubbock. The center is located at 2420 15 th Street and is open each day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. To witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, is this year ' s motto for the local Foundation. The Foundation also embraces the doctrine of the Methodist Church and the goals of the National Methodist Student Movement; the sum of the latter being to promote an effective Christian witness on campus, leading the students to a committment in Christ and thus enriching their lives. Many widely varied activities are scheduled by the Wesley Foundation. The activities include a regularly scheduled pro- gram at 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Students also gather at 5 p.m. Sunday for a Dine-a-Mite Supper and after- wards for a vocational program, which consists of speakers from the different schools at Tech. The students also put out a pamphlet, Tech Methodist, which is distributed in the Methodist churches each week. The publication gives the weekly schedule of events at the center. Another activity is the regular visitation to Tech Infirmary. Each day a boy and girl from the center visit Methodist students who are in the infirmary. Two retreats are held by the Foundation each year. This year the group took a three-day retreat to Ceta Canyon, a Methodist camp. Officers for the fall semester included: Russell Denison, president; Jerald Terrell, vice president, and Ann West, secretary. The spring semester officers included: Roger Smith, president; Ethelyn Cummings, vice president; Ann West, program coordinator; Sandra Wood, secretary; and Linda Geisser, assistant secretary. Dr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Matthews coordinate the activities of Wesley Foundation. 16 t (