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

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f. . ' t ' J.T ' S . Denise Humphries — ROTC Queen Chosen this year as ROTC queen was Miss Denise Humphries. Denise was selected Brigade Sweetheart from a group of eleven girls. Denise was representing Company G. Her duties are to reign over the ROTC ball and act as queen the re- maining year. Miss Humphries, was also chosen one of the top ten Texas Tech beauties in the Miss Mademoiselle pageant. Her other honors include Top Fresh- man Texan, La Ventana Staff mem- ber and DELTA DELTA DELTA sorority. Denise gave up her title as 1st Bat- talion Sweetheart alternate when she was elected Co. G Sweetheart. 1 K IK aSi

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le ARMY ROTC The United States Reserve Officers ' Training Corps has been designed and effected to develop the qualities of eadership and service required in both military and civil enterprise. Army ROTC has been a part of Texas Tech since the early days of the college. Cadets may qualify for the Double T Rifle Team and participate in the marksmanship contests which are held throughout the area. Also, a cadet may join the Tyrian Rifles, Tech ' s Army ROTC precision marching unit, which represents the school at various parades and marching competitions throughout the country, or he may join the counter- guerrilla unit. There are also national military honor societies and profes- sional societies open to the outstand- ing cadet. The annual military ball is one of the outstanding social events on the Tech calendar for the year. At the ball, one of the eleven ROTC Sweethearts, selected earlier in the year to represent the various units, is ' chosen as Queen of the Ball. The musically inclined will find a place in the ROTC Band, which par- ticipates in both military and civic ceremonies. For the senior cadet who is inter- ested in flying and can qualify, the ROTC commander Jan Beer gives a fellow cadet lessons in hand to hand combat. ROTC cadets stand guard over the house during the annual military ball. Upon completion of the program and graduation from Tech, the cadet is commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve (unless he has qualified for and de- sires a Regular Army Commission) by the President of the United States. At this time, the cadet will realize that he has made the most of his own poten- tialities, for his country ' s sake as well as his own. All in all, a cadet ' s experiences are interesting (a cadet is paid about $1100 for his participation in the Ad- vanced Course) and rewarding in terms of leadership and the assumption of responsibility. Would you believe size 5? ROTC provides seventy hours of flight training, without cost, which is con-i ducted by approved civilian flying schools and under instructors certified by the Federal Aviation Agency. Suc- cessful completion of the course, which includes approximately thirty-five hours of actual flight time, qualifies the ca- det to take the examination for a FAA private pilot ' s license. { m II Learning the art of riflery is iust one of many skills the ROTC offers. I TYME

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LEGGY BRIGADE Army ROTC ' s entrants in the Miss Mademoiselle and Miss Playmate contests were Marcia McGuire, Lynn Melton, Tina Hathaway, Judy Stewart, Nadlne Nayfa, Sherry Barnett, Carol Browne, Joan Reynolds and Susan Logan. Miss Reynolds was named Miss Playmate on February 4. ROTC Sweethearts Tops on Tech Campus Eleven girls were chosen to represent and support the Army ROTC as sweethearts. A sweetheart who carries out her responsibilities will automatically be- come a candidate for queen of the ROTC ball. The ball held each spring is in honor of the queen and her court. The princesses this year besides queen Denise were Lynn Melton, Fort Worth junior; Sherry Barnett, Lorenzo sophomore; Judy Garrett, Ballinger freshman and Nan Schwalbe, Dallas fresh- man. The sweethearts attend drill each Thursday after- noon and all ROTC functions. Each candidate rep- resented her brigade. The military ball was held in the Student Union ballroom February 26. Denise Humphries, Lubbock freshman, was crowned queen. Denise Humphries Crowned ROTC Sweetheart 10 TYME