University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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o m m i itt ee EVENTY-FIVE YEARS have rolled over The Uni- versity of Texas since its inception in 1883, but not without leaving their mark. During those years, the dusts of time, and the halting wheels of progress have blended to carve out the 1958 face of the University a face of granite, stone, and steel ; of green lawns and leafy trees; of people: students, faculty, administrators, and laymen; of humor and pathos; of change, symbolically represented by the flower bed on the West Mall that is re- planted with new life twice yearly; of new ideas replacing the old that haven ' t stood the test of time; of scientific and tech- nological advances; of literary and artistic accomplishments a face of character. But the extent to which these years have carved cannot be measured alone in new buildings and green lawns the in- tangibles, the abstracts, the ideas must be evaluated in still another way. These must be evaluated in terms of their effect over the next 25 years. To carry out this evaluation in accordance with the 75th Year Observance at the University, several committees and conferences have been appointed: General Co-ordinators, Faculty-Staff Steering Committee, Committee of 75, Confer- ence on Expectations for the Main University, Conference on Texas, Conference on Issues ' Facing the State University, and student workshop groups. Administrative responsibility for the Observance is in the hands of Dr. L. D. Haskew, Vice-President for Developmental Services of the University. Co-ordination of activities is pro- vided under the direction of William D. Blunk, executive director, and Roy Gates, assistant executive director. To these men fell the job of co-ordinating all aspects of the vast 75th Year Program. Although public funds are not available for the 75th Year Observance, expenses incurred are paid by an appropriation from a University trust fund, and from contributions of individuals, corporations, and foundations. (Continued on Page 10) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE OF 75 Standing, Left to Right: Rex G. Baker, General James E. Taylor, Allan Shivers. Wales Madden. Jr.. and R. Wright Armstrong. Seated, Left to Right: Judge Dudley K. Woodward, Jr., Chairman, Judge Rucl C. Walker, Vice-Chairman; and Mrs. Margaret Batts Tobin. l ' )t 8

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e a r 6 i 9 o a r e 6 6 B9BHHBMHBNHI A.CK IN 1838 an idea was born. In 1883 bricks ami mortar added to that idea, and ' ' Old Main was erected on a [i acre plot to house the 22! studenu. Right .M four ,tb that were first pan a entity of i Those wcrr the days of the horse and bugey. Dapper Dans arrived in colorful vests, buttor mspect tin- young ladies of the day, dressed in ankle i mmed hats and fluffy pa- Although Round-Up presentation of a sweetheart was unheard of at this time, outstanding b featured m the CACTI, ' S as cariv as 1907. In 1908. the University cdrbratrfl Slate of Texas. ' I his was a time oi ;iot only of thr i the State and This was the. lime, too, oi ii-re up N fellow named Henry Ford had a ' around an internal combustion engine, and revolutionized :he country. It was not at all unu in a Model T humping down the street at the si; to keep down the smoke and keep up ii ' ss carriages revolutionized ; recrea- tion of strolimi? with a guy or gal around the Perip, com- pletely encircling the origin;) ' ! ! i trip to Dillingham ' s Pasture or Hamilton ' s Pool. As s-K-ial life changed, ' iid sports. 1 ' .jm took the Held for the Longhorns, Memorial Stadium was built to house ath!; More ol an ' than iil field, th: null loctay. n ' st in the Southwest, and oil- lighted in the j. i vear.s follow- d, Si-cin the University expand and instruction. .it of the I iii-n Anni versa: y. Fifty loot? wars bad , September of 1883, when . doors for h. During these years, the school weathered a bar tie to h : to a tract of land near the present Tom Miller D; struction of Littiefield 1 n of traditions which standin. of the .nig, staadardi ir.;- ' ' ing, and many (, own from a western wi] lanking high in oil prodii. Dark clouds of n i of tlie 1 v.rectcd into battle fhan-- The raisina of the Arn With the war at an end. prosperity proved to be just arour.d the pro- verbial corner. New ( - ' i the :hc Pacitit a oev, More and move souk-rus, hii;h-t-h-. oi gradufttrs- and vftcrans under ll ' .f d sei of the r f ' - the n -w ' -d tbal .: a kin rit ' i- Miboiic year. It is the 75th 1 - The i But, 1958 is more thai ' ooLing back pridt-; . of summari i The Tower, symbol oi all phases of The making The PAGE 7

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Dr. W. J. Adkins, Laredo R. Wright Armstrong, Fort Worth John F. Ayres, Port Arthur Rex G. Baker, Houston A. R. Bivins Amarillo Richard W. Blalock, Marshall Julian A. Borschow, El Paso Ralph E. Bullington, Wichita Falls Waggoner Carr, Lubbock Dr. H. F. Connally, Jr., Waco Joe T. Cook, Mission Jack V. Curlin, El Paso Leroy G. Denman, Jr.. San Antonio Dr. Kleberg Eckhardt, Corpus Christi Judge James Elkins, Houston Stanley M. Erskine, Midland Harvey Gaylord, Fort Worth The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Vincent M. Harris, Galveston Houston Harte, San Angelo George P. Hill, Fort Worth Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, Houston Dr. W. V. Houston. Houston Dr. Frank W. R. Hubert, Orange Senator Hubert R. Hudson, Brownsville Ed Idar, Jr., Laredo The Rt. Rev. Everett H. Jones, San Antonio Herman Jones, Austin Lawrence B. Jones, Dallas Abraham Kazen, Jr., Laredo Dr. R. W. Kimbro, Cleburne L. F. McCollum, Houston John W. McCullough, Galveston G. L. MacGregor, Dallas Dan McKnight, Rocksprings A. G. McNeese, Jr., Houston Wales Madden, Jr., Amarillo Sherman A. Miles, Corsicana Richard Miller, El Paso Dan Moody, Austin Dr. Hollis A. Moore. Tyler Dr. John D. Moseley, Sherman Mrs. Mary Moody Northen, Galveston Dr. L. S. Gates, Center Rabbi Levi A. Olan, Dallas N. R. Parsons, Fort Worth Dr. Herbert Poyner, Houston Charles X. Prothro, Wichita Falls Smith R. Reynolds, Jr., Tyler Mrs. Lem Scarbrough, Austin Tom Scaly, Midland Dr. William D. Seybold, Houston Allan Shivers, Austin Carroll D. Simmons. Houston John D. Simpson, Austin Edward W. Smith. Lubbock Charles A. Spears. Sherman Dr. H. W. Stilwell, Texarkana P. K. Stubblefield, Victoria L. P. Sturgeon, Austin A. M. G. Swcnson, Stamford General James E. Taylor, Austin Mrs. Margaret Batts Tobin, San Antonio Mrs. Ben F. Vaughan, Jr., Corpus Christi Claude W. Voyles, Austin Judge Ruci C. Walker, Austin Charles B. Wallace, Dallas David M. Warren, Panhandle (de- ceased ) Dr. R. T. Weber, Austin C. C. Welhausen, Yoakum Dr. R. L. Williams, Corpus Christi George Williamson, Jr., Jacksonville Dudley K. Woodward, Jr., Dallas Don Woolen, Abilene Dr. H. Arthur Zappe, Mineral Wells Dr. L. D. Haskew, Vice- President for Develop- mental Services and Ad- ministrator for the 75th Observance. Left to Right: Rex G. Baker and General James E. Taylor, Chairman and Vice- Chairman of The Committee of 75. Standing: Roy Gates, As- sistant Executive Di- rector of the 75th Ob- servance. Seated: William D. Blunk, Executive Di- rector of the 75th Ob- servance. PAOF. 9