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

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RELIGION kMk tbft I Religrous Interest Council Religion is getting a new emphasis on the Texas Tech campus, due to the ef- forts of the Religious Interest Council. Organized in the fall of 1963, the Council is composed of a voluntary group of students who devote their time to finding speakers and working as a liaison agency with church groups serv- ing the campus. Heading the Council of 1964-65 was Charles Casebolt. Other officers were John Moeser, vice president; Linda Mc- Spadden, secretary; Gary Milbum, treasurer; and Patty Pownder, publicity chairman. Overall objective of the 40-member Council is to stimulate intellectual thought and study of religion in the educational development of students. As an end to this goal, the group in 1964-65 sponsored numerous panels with outstanding theologians and prom- inent local church workers. In the fall, a panel featuring Tech exchange stu- dents discussed their native religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Bahaism and Mohammedanism. Also, the Council brings together the chaplains of all campus fraternal groups and student organizations. In relation to this, the Council presented a special program on the place of religion at Tech. RELIGIOUS INTEREST COUNCIL Charles Casebolt, Linda McSpadden, Patty Pownder, John Moeser and Gary Milburn coordinated reli- gious liaison work on campus last year. I Presbyterian Student Association Less than a block from the Texas Tech campus is a place where college men and women gather to relax and converse with each other. The place is the Pub . . . i.e. the Presbyterian University Building on 13th Street. Each Friday night the Presbyterian Student Association converts the PUB into a coffee house — open to students of all cultures and beliefs. A musician and a poetry reader entertain and usually trigger brain-probing discussions. In addition to a weekly coffee house, the PUB is the scene of Bible classes connected with Tech and of a well- stocked library and theological book store. On Sunday nights students gather at the PUB for home-cooked suppers and programs of interest to college students. An example of the programs present- ed is a series of discussions led by Tech professors on the image of man in various areas of the world. Houston Hodges is the Presbyterian University pastor. PSA officers for 1964-65 were Don Smith, president; Ricky Reese, vice president; Dolly Pil- low, secretary; and George Rainhart, treasurer. li PUB COFFEE HOUSE Presbyterian students at Tech enjoy the coffe house atmosphere offered each week at the Presbyteri; Union Building. li

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PIO STAFF Campus PR personnel John Hobbs, John Guest, Tanja Robertson, Becky Clark, Patsy Brow n and Mrs. Emil Carmichael inspect the work of director Adrian Vaughn. PUBLICATIONS COMMinEE Committee members George Elle, Wallace Garets, Mrs. Jean finley, Mike Stinson, Phil Orman, Dr. Reginald Rushing, Mary Behrends, Steve Magee and Dr. E. A. Gillis, chairman, tour Journalism dark- room facilities. Public Information Office Telling the world about Texas Tech is a big job, bigger than mass media can afford to handle by themselves. Consequently, Tech provides a public informa- tion department with four full- time staff members and three student assistants. In the 1964 calendar year, the department wrote 2,981 news stories about Tech and distributed them in 27,082 mailings. Included with the stories were 411 photo- graphs. The PI office produced two color motion pictures and 51 newsfilms for television. It pub- lished several periodicals, includ- ing Tech Times for the faculty and staff, Reports on Agricultur- al Industry and Research Farm Review for the School of Agricul- ture, and Dads News for the Dads Association. A large number of the news stories are about Tech ' s best am- bassadors, the students. Anytime a student wins an honor or is elected to office, the news is re- layed to his or her hometown news media. Every student that earns a degree from Tech can be sure of one story — the announce- ment of graduation. Working under the direction of Adrian Vaughan are John Hobbs, Mrs. Emil Carmichael and Mrs. Susanne Geddes. Student assist- ants during the year included Tanja Robertson, Pat Brown, Sarge Klinger and John Guest. Publications Committee The Student Publications Com- mittee ranks among the most im- portant student-faculty policy making bodies at Texas Tech. Student leaders and faculty members are appointed to serve a year ' s term on the committee by the college president. The committee is charged with the responsibility to supei-vise and govern the activities of stu- dent publications and campus ad- vertising. Committee members determine budget needs, elect editors, estab- lish operating procedures and mold philosophy for the Daily Toreador, student newspaper, and La Ventana, student yearbook. This year the publications com- mittee took a new look at the of the role of a student newspaper on a university campus. The phi- losophy emphasizes the responsi- bilities of the paper and the role it plays as a news media, a forum of ideas and a means of stimulat- ing thought and constructive action. Members this year included faculty members from the depart- ments of journalism, horticulture and accounting. The four student members were also from the dif- ferent schools at Tech. • ' 10 i

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COSTUME PARTY Wesley Foundation members get together for a gab session at a costume party sponsored early in the spring semester. Wesley Foundation The Tech Wesley Foundation — Methodist students on campus — attempts to provide an opportun- ity for creative experimentation in the areas of worship, dialogue and discussion groups, recreation, drama and service. Morning watch services on Tuesdays and Fridays, for ex- ample, offer an experience in meaningful worship. In 1964-65 the services ranged from liturgical services to a one-act play, The Cross, to a service employing folk songs. In this area also were four Saturday afternoon retreats in Wesley Lodge at Buffalo Lakes. Discussions and full-length com- mercial movies were presented in an attempt to understand self better. In the spring DIG (Dialogue Involvement Groups) was initi- ated. Each doim on campus had such a group meeting each week with an invitation to all students to take part. Discussions included any area of student interest and concern with a goal of complete openness and honesty. Additional study groups dealt with religious drama, contemporary literature, psychology and theology. Wednesday night forum pro- grams included such varied topics as the 1964 presidential elections, modern trends in theology, boy- girl relations, the student ' s part in college policy-making, and drama productions, The Ameri- can Dream and Dust of the Road. After game parties, hootenan- nies, bowling parties, swimming and picnics were all included in the recreation calender. Eighth hour, on Sunday evenings, encompassed Beyond Religion — Truth and Error in ' Religion less Christian- ity, was the topic of a two-day seminar led by Dr. J. B. Holt of Perkins Seminary in Dallas in the fall. Seventeen students attended the eighth quadrennial conference of the Methodist Student Move- ment in Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 28, 1964-Jan. 2, 1965. The theme of the conference was the Church in the World. The Wesley Foundation director is Rev. Cecil Matthews and Rev. Gene Sorley is associate director. •l « ship lecti Cliri Chis FOUNDATION PLAY Students get together for a rehearsal of one of the three plays presented at the Wesley Foundation during the year. both light and serious topics such as a discussion of the movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Christmas caroling. Time was also spent dur- ing the year painting and land- scaping at Wesley Lodge. A be- tween semester retreat at Taos, New Mexico, combined tobaggan- ing and skiing with several plan- ning sessions and worship. Foundation members took part in a state-wide study sponsored by the Methodist Student Move- ment in relation to the local sit- uation. Civic Leaders, community persons, teachers and church lead- ers were surveyed. Following this, a tutoring service was begun with students from Dunbar High School and the Ella lies elemen- tary school. m JLUaJ schi pro] Woi Chi nesi vicf SOME MUST WORK Even at a party there must be some work as these studentsj try to find an answer to their problem. 12