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

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GIFT Dan Dennison presents a gift to Lt. Col. John Buech- ler, sponsor, at the spring pledge banquet. SCABBARD AND BLADE Scabbard and Blade is the high- est national military honorary leadership society. Military cadets, distinguished by the red and blue fourragere, are selected for mem- bership in the society on the basis of overall achievement, leadership ability and membership ratings. Scabbard and Blade at the Tech level as well as national has a threefold purpose of improving the standard of military instruc- PLEDGES Spring pledges included Joe Murfee, Stan Weath. ers, Lee Williams, Mike Mallett, Dan Dennison and Anson Cagle. tion in colleges and universities, further cooperation between ROTC departments and to foster good fellowship among cadet offi- cers. The Tech chapter, D Com- pany, 11th Regiment, helped the Army ROTC department in the past year by travelling, to area towns and high schools to recruit students for the Tech department and by helping to organize the ( BANQUET Stan Weathers got the privilege of sitting wilh Scabbard and Blade sweetheart Jo Anne Rey- nolds at the spring pledge banquet. CorpsDettes, women ' s drill team. Other activities include helping with registration and preparing for the annual Military Ball and taking charge of the Army ROTC Homecoming float. Members of this el ite group on the Tech campus must be an ad- vanced ROTC student with a 2.0 overall average and be in the up- per portion of his military science class. Jo Anne Reynolds, Sweetheart Tom Austin Tim Bennett Thomas Cox 1 DemFIsi fmrigli i David Current Howard Garrett Dave Kinderfather John Newsome Darrell Phillips m Ken Snider Paul Thompson Robert Thornton Skip Whitehlll Jerry Williams 28 9 in

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t iMIOt ll«l» AAarge Cross Sweetheart TYRIAN RIFLES The Tyrian Rifles drill team in 1964-65 began reorganizing to es- tablish a new program which will increase its present platoon size to a full company of men. This new program, aimed at the new entering freshmen, is de- signed for the basic ROTC cadet who desires to be a part of a mili- tary-minded organization. The primary purpose of the Ty- rian Rifles is precision drill, but many other areas of the military are emphasized. Having been rec- ognized by the United States Con- tinental Army Command as one of the top seven college level units to be designated as a counter-insur- gency unit, the drill team will, in the future, spend time practic- ing and using military tactics. An- other area of activity for the Ty- rians is close cooperation with the school in such things as the fir- ing of the 75 mm pack howitzer at major sporting events. Because the primary function of the team is drill competition, the Tyrian Rifles have made and will make trips to Tucson, Ariz., Laredo, Corpus Christi and to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Tyrians ' marching manual is adopted from the British, Austra- lian and Argentine arniies. Pam Henry Sweetheart New equipment will be one of the team ' s biggest assets this year. The Tyrians will use U.S. M-1 rifles and bayonets and will wear new uniforms including a summer uniform and one adopted from the British 8th Army. i TYRIANS First Row. Jon Kendrick, Bill Burgesser, Bill Olivo, Mitch Mount, Harold Bashore, Mike Murphy, Rick Whisenhunt. Seconc Row: John Young, Jim Scott, Daniel Rhodes, Jesse Webb, Brant Williams, John Bourne, Robert Wekerle. Third Row; Chris Griffin, executive officer; Pam Henry, sweetheart; Tommy Watt, commander; Marge Cross, sweetheart; Danny Brackeen, first sergeant. 27

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• ite TOUR Dean Floyd Boze, Tech registrar, in civilian clothing and Major Henry Gantz, third from right are «hown touring Tinker AFB, Okla. with some of the Tech cadets. IliU AIR FORCE R T C The boys in sky-blue are now under a new program of aerospace study at Tech. The AFROTC pro- gram is under the Department of Aerospace Studies. A two-year program of study is the big change in a plan to motivate cadets to- ward a career of active study. Already the largest military pre- commission program on campus, the AFROTC expects a boost in enrollment due to the flexibility of the new program. Students can enter the AFROTC if they are male and if they have two full years of college study left. Stu- dents with one year of undergrad- uate and one year of graduate training left will be accepted. Lt. Col. George Hull, head of aerospace studies at Tech, said that cadets will attend either the six-week basic encampment at Keesler AFB, Ga., or Maxwell AFB, Ala. At this time, cadets will draw $78 per month plus travel- ing expenses. Under the new program, scholarships are available to the outstanding cadets. A thousand Air Force ROTC scholarships will be awarded to selected cadets who will enter their junior year this fall. The scholarships, authorized under the ROTC Vitalization Act of 1964, will pay the cost of tui- tion, books, fees, supplies, equip- ment, plus a monthly retainer fee of $50. Advanced course cadets benefit under the new program by an in- crease in wages. They receive $40 monthly for their last two years of schooling. Students who wish to enter in either the scholarship program or the new two-year program must pass the Air Force Officer Qualify- ing Test. ANGEL FLIGHT Members of the Air Force sponsored Angel Flight girls ' drill team pose in front of Reese AFB. Members are M. C. Hall, Carol Giraud and Kay Haldy. TROPHIES Kay Haldy and Eddie Von Trotha, right assist Lt. Col. George Hull in presenting Area G-1 drill trophies to Dr. R. C. Goodwin, Tech president. 29