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

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News Review A veto by Governor John Connally, thumbs down by legislative committees, a name change controversy, a mis-quote and an ineligible player were 1964-65 highlights at Texas Tech. The big story of the year broke when Connally proposed to regroup Texas col- leges and universities in a three-part super system. The name Texas Tech established a technological school in- stead of a multi-purpose university in the eyes of Austin officials. A public forum was called late in January where speakers expressed fears that should Tech be placed in the tech- nological-agricultural system, schools of Arts and Sciences, Business Administra- tion and Graduate School would become secondary to the schools of Engineer- ing and Agriculture. In March the Student Council inaugu- rated a writing campaign to state legis- lators to explain all aspects of the multi- purpose university. The Joint Name-Change Committee continued to oppose Texas Tech Uni- versity as a name not fit for the South Plains school. Marketing department polls, a radio station survey and other polls indicated a Texas State Univer- sity preference over Texas Tech Uni- versity. In late January State Senator H. J. (Doc) Blanchard introduced bills to es- tablish a Texas Tech Medical School and to change the name to Texas Tech University. Rep. Reed Quilliam intro- duced the House version of the medical school bill and Texas Technological College and State University as a new name. The state legislature postponed all college name changes imtil next session. Hopes for a law school faded when in mid-February the House Appropri- ations Committee disallowed creation of new law schools. The bill stipulated that no faculty salary appropriations could be spent for salaries in schools or col- leges of law not in existence by Feb. 1, 1965. Tech earlier received approval from the Commission of Higher Educa- tion to establish a law school by 1967. Neither the House Committee nor the Legislative Budget Board approved funds to finance the preliminary ex- penses for the law school. Hopes for a medical school looked favorable in late March when the Sen- ate approved a bill authorizing crea- tion of a medical school at Tech. Gov- ernor Connally challenged the legisla- ture ' s tradition of exercising a free hand in state college development when he vetoed the medical school bill. Lub- bock legislators gave up attempting to override the veto, which came after in- decision on whether to recall and change the bill or to meet Connally ' s objections. Connally pledged support if a study revealed Lubbock as the best site for a medical school which can support a teaching hospital. Tech ' s voluntary withdrawal from consideration for the Southwest Con- CO AS C( PI ference basketball championship hit Tech like a bombshell when Norman Reuther was discovered to be scholas- tically ineligible. Dr. J. William Davis, faculty chairman of Tech ' s Athletic Board, asked the Southwest Conference to withdraw Tech from consideration for the basketball championship. Davis made the recommendation after discov- ering Reuther had become ineligible at mid-term. Reuther passed only 19 hours during the preceding two semesters and con- ference eligibility rules require 20 hours. Throughout the school year student life continued a normal fast pace. In December a 500 hour sitathon on Soap- suds was conducted to raise funds for a fountain project. Campus police were kept busy inves- tigating minor thefts two elevator burn- ings, a robbery later discovered a hoax and other incidents. One of the Year ' s standard gripes was poor food. The Student Council re- jected a Pood Committee report because it did not reflect student opinion. The report was described as patting the Food Service on the back, although students see the food as a final product and do not approve it. The Toreador emphasized the need for more academic freedom, the need of a psychiatrist on campus and ther problems faced by a growing univc ity. In the national elections for Pres ant, TOREADOR editor Bronson H ard came out in favor of Johnson. T(