University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The year I949 has been a greaf one for ihe Universify of Housion. - The Ezekiel W. Cullen building, our firsl' permaneni' building fo be con- sirucfed since before fhe war and one of ihe finesf college buildings in fhe world, is nearing complefion. Annoucemenf has also come of The gif? of a new SI,500,000 library by fhe M. D. Anderson Foundaiion. Plans for ihree oiher buildings will be compleie fhis June-an Engineering Building, a Junior College Building, and a Physical Educaiion Building and Field House. Our afhlefic program is expanding rapidly on all fronfs, and Fronfier Fiesfa, fhe biggesl' all-sfudenf pariicipafion eveni of fhe Universify, has a permanenf siie. We have fhe largesi' graduafing class in fhe hisfory of our alma ma+er ihis year. Siudenf enrollmenf of over 9000 on fhe campus ihis spring has broken all previous records. , lf is difficulf for a yearbook fo porfray fhe full scope of such rapid growih. However, we believe fhaf graduafing seniors and ofhers will cherish and freasure 'Phe record of deparimenfs, acfiviiies, personalilies, and evenis depicfed in This I949 Housfonian. Much credif for any success fhaf fhe I949 yearbook may have goes fo Mr. Roberf B. Reed of Newsfofo Publishing Company for his invaluable assisf- ance: fo fhe Universify of Housion phoiography deparimeni for being on call af almosf any hour of fhe day or nighf: fo fhe Adminisfrafion for being mosf kind and considerafe in helping us wi'l'h numerous problems: +o Mr. Phil Monroe, chief animafor for Warner Brofhers Sfudio, for The cover design: and 'lo 'lhe many sfudenfs ou'l'side ihe sfaff who helped us publish rhe I949 Housfonian by fhis new process of deep eich lifography. Here if is-we hope you like i+. The I949 Housfonian Sfaff N. S. Paiferson, Sponsor Harry Rogers, Ediior Welcome Wilson, Bus. Mgr.

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4 4 K 1 I P1487 UHAXPMEXV OF FA7OfV77L-7? FXESTA ,11ip:I:7:z:p,, 1 2 11117, 'Q If I+'s called The Greaiesi College Show on. Ear'lh, and 'ihe Unlverslfy of Housfons Fronher Flesia llves up fo ihis descripiion.-To fhe pasi' chairman of Froniier Fiesia land 'Ihrough Them fo ihe sfudenis and ex-sfudenfs who have helped malce Fronfier Fiesfa qreail fhe Housionian is dedicafedz--To Joe Po'H'er, who was foreman of 'ihe firsf Fiesta in I940,-To Joe Koppel, who ran ihe ole corral in I94I and who lafer died in fhe service of his counfryg-To Johnny Goyn, who rode herd on ihe 'Fesfivifies when fhe show was revived in I947 affer iis disconfinuance during war years:-To Bill Sparr, who wore fhe big spurs in I94Bg Q -And finally, 'Io Harrey ScoH, who held fhe reins during fhe I949 version of X Froniier Fiesfa.-Through iheir leadership and wifh ihe help of Universify X siudenfs, pasf and presen'I', Froniier Fiesia has become a iradifion noi only on Ioe POUGI' Q fhe campus buf in Housfon. A show designed io recapiure The spirii of fhe Fiesta Chairman 1940 Q Old Wesi, if glorifies ihose principles of Fronfier characier which have ' made America greaf.-In dedicaiing this book io ihe chairmen of . Froniier Fiesfa, we are also paying fribuie fo 'ihis pioneer spirif Q and io ihe iradiiional froniier viriues. Thus The I949 book k follows 'I'he mofif of The Old Wes?-fhe Greaf American K Fronfier. The I949 Hous+onian Sfaif 9 3 r,,1 'l0 1111 Q jf ' 161745, Ioe Koppel Fiesta Chairman 1941 Iohnny Goyen Fiesta Chairman 1947 E 511' ,IX 0 9. 4 Bill Sparr 5 7 Fiesta Chairman 1948 VIII! is N Harrey Scott Fiesta Chairman 1949 4