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

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LA VENTANA DEDICATION Man Of The Year Award An enthusiastic man with a purpose is a very mild way to describe Dean Gerald W. Thomas. Dean Thomas, selected and honored as Tech ' s Man of the Year, has done much for Texas Tech. Since he arrived in 1958 as Dean of Agriculture, the Ag School has grown and improved at a rapid rate. Under Dean Thomas, the school has enlarged until now it is ranked in the top ten in the United States in terms of undergraduate majors. The School of Agriculture has a larger percentage (68%) of Ph.D. professors than any other school on campus. Presently there are over 150 active research projects or preliminary in- vestigations underway in the seven departments and at the 14,000 acre research farm near Amarillo. The establishment of the Interna- tional Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) presented a new and exciting challenge for the School and will enlarge the role of the Research Farm in serving Texas and the nation. Dean Thomas is careful to empha- size that research, although the key to the quality of the graduate pro- gram, is not the major goal of the school. A well-balanced person himself, Dean Thomas is a former Navy pilot with three Distinguished Flying Crosses. He is the president of the Lubbock Rotary Club and is the author or co-author of numerous Dean Thomas Is recipient of the Man of the Year honor because of his many contributions to Tech. publications on range management, grasses, soils, livestock operations, farming and ranching risk, research, marketing and change in American agriculture. He has held special assignments in Italy, Greece, Mexico and Africa and with the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. He also was general chairman of Dr. Murray ' s inaugura- tion. Dean Thomas holds membership in several scientific societies and pro- fessional organizations including the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, American Society of Range Management and the Texas Agricultural Workers Association. He holds a bachelor of science de- gree from the University of Idaho and master of science and Ph.D. from Texas A M. La Ventana co-editors Charlotte Shive and Nancy Hedleston seemed to sum it up very well when they described him as a man who has made significant contributions to Jexas Tech through his outstanding lead- ership, publications and special as- signments. wm

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TYME A Letter From the Publisher TECH ' S NEWS MAGAZINE Tyme Editor Ronnie Lott Staff Donna Johnstone, Carla k Dunn, Gaynell Doehne, Paulette Gavin LA VENTANA STAFF CO-EDITORS Nancy Hedleston and Charlotte Shive ASSOCIATE-EDITORS Kay Gessling and Beverly Hunt ART-EDITOR Jimmy Hogg SECTION-EDITORS Ronnie Lott, Tyme and Sports 111.; Noel Knight, Life and Junior View; Barbara Reed, Freshman View and Town and Coun- try; Angele Schleeter, Sophomore View; Sheila Looney, Mademoiselle; Barbie Fasaell, Playboy and Senior View; Cheryl Russell, Post and Future SUB-EDITORS Carolyn Sanders, Carolyn Dawson, Caral Dunn, Barbara Lanley, Elaine Saul, Betty Anglin, Brenda Oliver, Barbara Green STAFF Cam Cooper, Jan Bratton, Sue Crockett, Cristin Chapman, Sandra Waldrep, Pam Shirley, Sharon Reed, Lynn Phillips, Paul- ette Gavin, Gaynell Doehne, Gayle Newell, Hedy Bailey, Caren Peason, Cynthia Lea- sure, Lora Hunt, Julie Connelly, Nancy Hum, Gary Tillory PHOTOGRAPHY Johnny Shipman, head; AUyn Harrison, Darrel Thomas, Kyle Morse, Milton Adams, Avalon Studio DIRECTOR OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Bill Dean SECRETARY Jean Finley Publishing a yearbook in a major university is a complex affair. Add to this task the planning and development of 12 magazines, each with different formats, and you get a small idea of the problems encountered by the La Ventana staff. Innovation and change have made La Ventana a pace-setter during the past 10 years. This book ranks in the top ten in sales among major univer- sities around the country. Its maga- zine format is known from coast to coast. Some love it, others are luke- warm, but all recognize it as an inno- vator. To work on such a book is a challenge of the first degree. Actually, to say that I am the pub- lisher is a little misleading. It would probably be more accurate to say that I am the co-publisher with Phil Orman, who was here in the fall semes- ter and left in January to join Taylor Publishing Company. Following Phil hasn ' t exactly been the easiest task. His creativity and enthusiasm have helped make La Ventana what it is today. I would certainly not let this oppor- tunity pass without thanking those individuals who have helped make my transition here a smooth one through their support, encouragement, co-op- eration and tolerance. This group would have to include Mr. W. E. Carets, department head, and his staff members. Bob Rooker and Ralph Sell- meyer. It would, most assuredly, in- clude Mrs. Jean Finley, business man- ager, who has the ability to do a hun- dred things at one time and always be in the right place at the right time. It would also be composed of Johnny Shipman, head photographer, and Charlotte Shive and Nancy Hedleston, co-editors- — and their staff members. Finally, a special thank you to the Student Publications Committee, who actually made the whole thing possible. Those who work on the book recog- nize that the finished product has shortcomings — but this is what La Ventana is all about. Each year a new staff attempts to turn out a better product than the year before. This is possible because every year there are always certain elements that could be improved. So we take an area that wasn ' t too strong and polish it up. What happens? We neglect another area and we ' ve got the same old prob- lem. But you really can ' t judge a book, or a magazine, by one isolated prob- lem. You have to judge on total per- formance. Here is where La Ventana has become a pace-setter. The planning stage of this yearbook took place in the summer and early fall of 1966. The gathering phase — taking pictures, writing copy and head- lines, fitting layouts — continued until late last May. The production aspect was accomplished during the past simi- mer. It seems like a long time but most staff members are probably still wondering where the time went. Their job is now finished. The book is in your hands. We hope you enjoy it. Air Force ROTC ... .30 Angel Flight 33 Army, Air Force Card Section 36 Army Queen 24 Army ROTC 22 Army Sweethearts ... 25 Arnold Air Society . . .34 Baptist Student Union 13 Campus Christian Fellowship 14 Christian Science .... 10 INDEX Cover Story ... 2 CorpsDettes 29 Counter Guerilla Unit .27 Disciples of Fellowship 12 Double T Rifle Team .23 Gamma Delta 12 Journalism 3 Kappa Kappa Psi .... 19 La Ventana 4 Mu Phi Epsilon 20 Music 15 Orchestra 17 Phi Mu Alpha 16 ■ifie y- Bill Dean Publications 9 Sabre Flight 35 Scabbard and Blade . .28 Sigma Delta Chi 7 Tau Beta Sigma 21 Tech Choir 18 Theta Sigma Phi 8 Tyrian Rifles 26 Understanding 10 University Daily 6 Wesley Foundation . . .11

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JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT Up 115% Late last spring Texas Tech ' s journal- ism department received accreditation from the American Council of Edu- cation for Journalism. This fall, journalism department head W. E. Carets reported one of W. E. GARETS Plans improving deparlment. the fastest growth rates of any depart- ment at Tech. He also announced the addition of a graduate program, indi- cating the department ' s continuing progress. Tech was honored as the only school in the nation to become accredited in 1966. Of the 47 institutions with ACEJ accreditation, only 14 are de- 1 partments of journalism. The remain- der are complete journalism schools. At the present time, only three col- leges in Texas have a nationally ac- credited school or department of journalism. Enrollment in the Tech journal- ism department has shown a steady increase in the last fev; years. The number of students for the fall se- mester of 1966 was up 115% from three years ago, 72% from two years and 36% from last year. This tremendous growth rate affirms the department ' s need for the pro- posed journalism building and also for the new graduate program. Chosen to head the graduate school, starting in the fall of 1967, is Dr. Charles L. Allen. Dr. Allen is leaving I BOB ROOKER Ideas are important — but use your head. RON CALHOUN The know-how of reporting. Oklahoma State University, where he set up the graduate school and headed it for 17 years. He will join faculty members Carets, Ralph Selhneyer, Robert Rooker, Tan- ner Laine and Duncan Ellison. Laine, the regional editor of the Lubbock Avalanch-Journal who is known for his folklore and historical features, teaches a class in feature writing. He and KLBK news director Ellison, instructor in television and radio writing, represent the newest additions to the Tech journalism staff. As soon as possible, the students will be instructed in the shooting and editing of documentary type films on campus oriented subjects. The department sponsors Sigma RALPH SELLMEYER Finer points of photojournalism. Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi, men ' s and women ' s journalistic societies. These organizations are encouraged in a variety of activities and journalistic pursuits. For the past nine years the depart- ment has sponsored summer workshops for high school teachers and students. Attendance at the workshops has jump- ed from 74 to 465. There were stu- dents from 90 high schools and nine states this year. Each year the department hosts Journalism Day on campus for high school students in the Southwest who are interested in learning about op- portunities in the field of journalism and mass communications. The de- partment also sponsors interscholastic journalism competitions among high schoolers who visit the campus. TANNER LAINE Classes learn from his experience. Tyme. — 3