University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Vol. 24, 1957 The H oustoniun Puhlished by the students 0f the lhix'ersity 0f Huuston. Houston. Texas Editor WILMA HARTMAN Associate Editor CAYE ZUCHT Artists NICK LAZARTE LELA ABRAVANEL Sports Editor RICHARD BRUMLEY Class Editor BARBARA VANN Staff: Gary Bales. Ayn Hines. Ginny Walker. Sallie Darmmd. Billie Ann Manning. Gene Yee. Richard Sacks, Nana W'est. Danny Jones Ted Johnson Advertising Manager JOHN BALIONE Color Photography by DON UHRBROCK ' Lithographed by TAYLOR PUBLISHING CO. Dallas. Texas THE COVER: By art senior Lela Abravanel Campus As the fall term opens, guys and gals stroll about the 275 acres of the University. enjoying the campus quiet, observing the beauty of the modern structures, and chatting between classes. Administration With policy set by the Board of Governors, and plans co- ordinated by the Chancellor and the President, administrators begin to manage University development and growth. Faculty members spend their time teaching both practical and tech- nical knowledge. C lasses The student body elects officers for the graduate, senior, junior, sophomore, and freshman classes. Here is individually pictured the student body of the University. Associations Here we record the achievements of organizations on ttBig 9 7, ' Reds campus. Among them are students In student govern- ment, religlous, social, service, and professional groups. F eatures In this section we relate that bit of ttBig Redh known as the extracurricular; and feature Miss Houstonian, the Vanity Fair beauties; also, those ttwheels, the ten Outstanding Students. Athletics The last section brings forth the triumphs and tragedies of ttBig Redtsh athletic glory; and follows the Cougar athlete from gridiron to tennis court.

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SPIRIT FLARES ACROSS CAMPUS As C ougar f orce Hits opponents hard, iiZekf lights up and all cheer iiBig Red,i S pirit is something indefinable. It is just there . . . everywhere . . . all over the campus. Spirit makes college. It is the campus by day and by night. It is the events and activities. It makes ilBig Redl, a distinct campus in a metropolitan area. It offers much that is good; the laughter and warmth of spirit and another touch of fulfillment to college years. ilBig Redil is so many things . . . her spirit is felt and seen in so many places . . . the faces of the campus queens, the graduating seniors, the cheerleaders, the athletic teams. She is the tradition, ever present at the Bonfire, Homecoming, Songfest, and Frontier Fiesta, plus the big weekends . . . all these lend meaning to the living and vital expression, iispiritfl At Big Redli there is so much; the days are filled. Spirit is visualized in the stage-struck freshman, the pledge feverishly seeking to please, the author-to-be of the ligreat American novel? the shy young co-ed who is happiest in that realm that is called college life? As the seed of this university was once planted and nourished with care and grew strong through the years, so the spirit of liBig Redil reached new heights and flour- ished within the student body of the University of Hous- ton in the year of 1956-57. Because of this flare-up of spirit which had lain dormant so long, We of the 1957 HOUSTONIAN staff wish to acknowledge this growing, glowing flame by using as our theme iiSchool Spirit on the iBig Redl Campus? M. D. ANDERSON MEMORML LIBRARY UNLERSHY or HOUSTON 156918

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T0 HIM: A GRIDIRON DEDICATION It took a man with deep integrity, strong perseverance and a progressive attitude . . . a man whose life centers around what he teaches, who is willing to unselfishly sacrifice extra hours to build a good team and to build character as well. Amid confusion, he made calm. From despair he made light and from mediocrity he created a winner . . . he led the way to the glory of a Missouri Valley football championship. In the two short years he has been at iiBig Red, he has brought big-time football to the University. For once the city of Houston has been forced to admit that there are two college football teams in this booming metropolis. Because of the hard work and effort on the part of this young head coach to produce a team worthy of acclaim, the attendance at the first two home games more than doubled last yearis attendance for the same two games. Who else is more worthy of being the dedicatee of this 1957 HOUSTONIAN whose theme is school spirit. In our opinion William M. tBilD Meek is the epitome of this spirit that flared across the Cougar campus this year.