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

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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

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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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Rudy Baumgardner Mackie B. Curry Roland C. Davis Francisco De Leon Gerald Gaige Glenn Galbraith Stanley Goodrich Billy Hogan Paul Honig J. R. Jenkins ARNOLD AIR SOCIETY A distinctive blue and gold fourragere distinguishes them from otlier air cadets, at least as far as external appearances are concerned. But the men of the Arnold Air Society are distin- guished for much more important reasons. They are the men who maintain a 3.0 average in ROTC studies and willingly give that extra ounce of effort that separates the leaders from the followers. They engage in worthwhile activities and don ' t avoid responsibility. The Arnold Air Society at Tech, the Lewis C. Ellis, Jr. Squadron, is named in honor of a Tech stu- dent who joined the Air Force and was killed flying B-24s over Ger- many. The Society is a type of honor and service organization and takes pledges. The Tech squadron spon- sors Angel Flight and organizes an annual blood drive to provide free blood to Tech students, fac- ulty and their dependents. Added to this worthwhile activity is the responsibility of publishing the national newsletter of the Society, the Arnold Air Letter, as well as headquarters for the national ar- chives of the Society. For the past two years the Tech squadron was in charge of all so- cieties in Texas, Louisiana, Ark- ansas and Oklahoma. Baylor now has this responsibility. Arnold Air Society objectives are to promote American citizen- ship in the air age, advance sup- port of air power, further the pur- pose, mission and tradition of the USAF, create better relationships within and promote AIR ROTC. i Sewell Keeter Don Kennedy Winston King Sammy Martin Jack McClure 30 Michael Ragsdale Freddy Riney Robert Sanford John Strickland Ronald Templeton Leroy Titus Jerry Tole Tommy Walker Richard Ward Bill Wigley •I I I