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

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Tyme The Tech News Magazine LA VENTANA Something was in the air. Dr. Willa Vaughn Tinsley, dean of the School of Home Economics, had been called to President R. C. Goodwin ' s office and no one seemed to know the reason for the sudden conference. At least no one would tell Dean Tinsley even if they knew. On March 24, therefore, she made the trip to the president ' s office to find out. While there, the president ' s office door was opened by James Roy Wells, assist- ant to the president, who escorted some 25 college administrators, home economic faculty members and students into the office. Among the group were Becky Parker and Ray Finfer, co-editors of the 1965 La Ventana, who were carrying a large framed picture of the cover for Tyme magazine as they prepared to dedicate the yearbook to Dean Tinsley. During the ceremony, which came as a complete surprise to Dean Tinsley, she was cited for progressive leadership, dedication and untiring efforts as an educator. In the dedicatory message, Finfer also said that This person is in charge of a segment of Texas Tech which is one of the fastest growing of its kind in the United States. Figures show that this area has grown in the last ten years at such a phenomenal rate that the national ranking has climbed from 35th to eighth in the country. Billie Williamson, assistant to the Dean Willa Vaughn Tinsley holds the cover picture of Tyme magazine while PresicJent R. C. Goodwin, left, looks on with la Ventana co-editors Becky Parker and Ray Finfer. DEDICATION dean of home economics, said that Dean Tinsley is a pleasure to work with, es- pecially easy to approach. She has the creative ability, respect for ideas and contributions of all persons with whom she works, the enthusiasm of teaching and the teaching profession and the never-ending search for ideas that have and will contribute to the growth of home economics at Tech. Wells, in paying tribute to the dedi- catee, said, It is a pleasure to share in honoring Dean Tinsley for contributions which range from generosity and warmth in personal relationships to out- standing leadership which has brought honor and recognition to Texas Techno- logical College on regional, state and national levels. Dr. Tinsley, a nutrition authority, was appointed to the deanship at Tech in 1953 coming from Southwest Texas State College where she was the head of the home economics department. She received her bachelor of science degree from Texas Woman ' s University in 1928, her master of science from Colorado State University in 193G and her Ph.D. from the University of Min- nesota in 1947. She has been requested to teach sum- mer courses in graduate home economics at Colorado State University and to serve as co-director of a Nutrition Edu- cation Workshop at Mankato State Teachers College in Minnesota. Dean Tinsley is listed in Who t Who in America; Who ' s Who in Auk , ican Education; Who Knows — and V hat. Among Authorities, Experts and Specially Informed; Who ' s Who of American Women; and the Dictioi iry of International Biography. i

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C !I» Kvka i EDfTORS 5 -I gfflK CO-EDITORS . . Becky Parker Ray Finfer ASSOCIATE EDITOR . . Karen McKenzie COPY EDITOR . Winston Odom PUBLISHER . . Phil Orman HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER .... AUyn Harrison ART EDITOR . . Dow Patterson MAGAZINES TYME Mike Ferrell Cecil Green MADEMOISELLE Becky Parker PLAYBOY Ray Finfer Mike Canon SPORTS ILLUSTRATED John Armistead Mike Bohn POST Noel Freeman Liz Lyne FUTURE Winston Odom Larry Fagan TOWN AND COUNTRY Charlotte Stewart LIFE Karen McKenzie Diane Weddige SENIOR VIEW Beverly Hunt JUNIOR VIEW Jane Maginnis SOPHOMORE VIEW Noel Freeman FRESHMAN VIEW Nancy Hedleston A letter from the PUBLISHER Forty years from birth, forty years from a flat spot in the road and the double T grows bigger and more mean- ingful each year. With the arrival and distribution of this, the 1965 La Ventana, we are drawing to a close our fortieth year. But they have been good years and have been capped by the year 1964-65. 1 guess everybody thinks that their year is the best year and I ' m sure to them it is. This year has been marked with many things, heartaches, tears, smiles, great fears and much wondering. It all began as usual with record setti ng enroll- ment, fast paced football games, a win- ning season, but a poor showing in the Sun Bowl. These and other activities highlighted the fall semester. Of course the Christ- mas season was kicked off by the an- nual Carol Of Lights, and ended with the Christmas vacation. But it wasn ' t all sports and beauty, the Tech name change, the national elec- tions each played a part in the school year. Spring always brings things to bloom, and bloom they did. Tech and Lubbock had their share of legislation introduced and some of it slapped down. The Law School was kicked around and money for the new faculty was the main topic. The Tech Medical School was prob- ably the biggest issue of the year in education. The House and the Senate both cleared the way for the school and passed on it, but Governor Connally decided that the medics should wait un- til he put in his new super board and let them give it or withhold it, so he put his veto on it. Of course this year will always be remembered for basketball, great joy was in Mudville for the greater part of the season, but then the mightiest Casey of them all struck out. Tech ' s league leading Raiders had their crown taken away. It turned out that Norman Reu- ther was ineligible for the latter part of the season. The only good thing to Phil Orman come out of the mess was the spirit of the team, the spirit of Lubbock and the everlasting spirit of the student body. The Raiders proved they were worth their salt, by going the rest of the season undefeated, but all was for naught. But never say die Techsans looked forward to next year with a bright eye. And then that eye was blacked, Reuther had his scholarship lifted and one of Tech ' s leading fresh- men left school. This leaves some ques- tion in bench strength and about the latter part of the year, but Tech teams have a lot of pride, so who can tell what will happen. One of the happier highlights of the year came when Dean Willa Vaughn Tinsley was honored with the dedication of this yearbook. She has been a bright light on the Tech faculty for many years. All in all, it ' s been a good year, and we hope that you think that this edition of the La Ventana tops it all off. My personal thanks to each of the people who worked on the book, my congratula- tions for a job well done. CONTENTS Dedication 2 Religion . . Press 3-10 Music - . Military 24-32 11-17 18-23 Cover by Cal Wayne Moore Dow Patterson

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PRESS md I I Journalism Department Recognizing the complexity of news and the press ' role in interpreting this news, the Tech journalism department has completed a total revision of its curriculum this year. The changing role of communications in our continually shrinking world re- quires the use of new innovations such as Telstar satellites. This has caused the department, as well as other schools and departments of journalism around the nation, to put more emphasis on content courses rather than technique courses for a broader understanding of the mass media. The advent of campus television, Tech ' s educational station, has necessi- tated a revamping of the departmental photographic courses, particularly the advanced photojournalism course. A movie camera and related editing equip- ment has been purchased so that stu- dents can be trained in techniques of shooting movie footage with eventual use on the Tech television station as well as on commercial stations in Lub- bock and the surrounding area. As soon DEPARTMENT HEAD Wallace E. Carets as possible, too, students will be in- structed in the shooting and editing of documentary type films on campus oriented subjects. Other course changes include a sem- inar for all journalism seniors, provid- ing an opportunity to synthesize knowl- edge they have obtained throughout their four years. A course in the Prin- ciples of Promotion and Public Rela- tions was added this year and was taught by department head W. E. Carets during the spring semester. The Press in a Democratic Society, laying stress on the press ' role today, has been in- cluded in the course offerings and is being taught by former Associated Press correspondent Robert Rooker, newest faculty member. Rooker also taught another new course during the spring term. Introduc- tion to News Analysis, a course in which students have an opportunity to examine and dissect the major news stories of the day, e.xamining the back- ground of the events creating the stor- ies, handling of them by the press, and the meaning these stories and events have for our society. Carets stresses the importance of total education for the journalism stu- dents, laying stress on the acquiring of a wide liberal arts background as being particularly necessary for the journalist of the 60 ' s. One of the newer classes which he has instituted is that of Pub- lic Opinion and Issues, a course open to any Tech student. Speakers from the various schools and departments over the campus meet with this one-and-a- half hour class to comment on issues as diverse as the United States divorce rate and chemical warfare. The department head also teaches courses in press law, magazine layout and writing and propaganda. He orig- inated the magazine format concept for the LA VENTANA to give students training in working on a variety of magazines. Faculty member Ralph Sellmeyer is responsible for instructing students in several of the technical courses, teach- ing the fundamentals ' of editing, pho- tography, typography, feature writing, advertising, newspaper management and others. Ron Calhoun is the lab instructor for reporting and editing students. The part-time instructor and Tech graduate grades the work done in the journalism labs for The Daily Toreador. He is also employed by The Lubbock Avalanche Journal. The department sponsors Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men ' s and women ' s journalistic societies. These organizations are encouraged in a vari- ety of activities and journalistic pur- suits. Each year the department hosts Journalism Day on campus for high school students in the Southwest who are interested in learning about oppor- tunities in the field of journalism and mass communications. The department also sponsors interscholastic journalism competitions amohg high schoolers who visit the campus. LAB INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT Ron Calhoun and Barbie Fassel •■ ml San id CHIEF WRITER Robert A. Rooker CONTROLS OFFICE Mrs. B. J. Smith