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

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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

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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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(Continued from Page 8) To assist in policy-making and planning, a Faculty-Staff Steering Com- mittee was appointed. Under their direction, numerous faculty, staff, stu- dent, and lay action committees were formed and are operating. Realizing that personal involvement is the key to the development of widespread proprietary interest in the University on the part of the citizens of Texas, the Board of Regents in early 1957 appointed a citizens ' commit- tee The Committee of 75. This Committee is composed of 75 leading Texas citizens representing all state senatorial districts and comprising a virtual cross-section of Texas interests business, industrial, professional, and geographic. Their job is to chart the future course for the University during the next 25 years, through investigation, deliberation, and advice. Heading the Committee is Chairman Rex G. Baker of Houston, and General James E. Taylor, vice-chairman, of Austin. An Executive Committee was set up to serve as the managerial group for the Committee ' s operation. The Committee ' s undertakings were then divided into six major areas: the mission of The University of Texas System, the quality of operation to be sought, the scope and size of the University System, developmental policies, implementation for the goals ultimately decided upon, and agreement upon and production of the final report. To work in these areas, four Task Forces were constructed, each with a different area to investigate and evaluate. The final report itself is to be an all-Committee project. Conclusions reached by this Com- mittee will affect the entire Univer- sity System which in 1956 became the fourth largest in the nation. These conclusions will affect a Uni- versity with an endowment now ex- ceeding that of any other college or university, and a physical plant worth more than 67J 2 million dollars. A committee with its sights on a more narrow, but nevertheless, important area is the Conference on Expectations, made up of 118 lay, 50 faculty, and 23 students. Their job is to ex- amine closely the Mai n Uni- versity in Austin. Members of the Confer- ence were appointed to work groups to investigate six major areas of concern: faculty and staff, conditions under which faculty and staff serve, students, per- President Wilson delivers his address on the approaching horizons for the University. A flow sheet of thr the 75th Dr. Harry Huntt Ransom, Main University Vice-President and Provost, awards Carroll Ann Hodges the symbolic 75,000th degree.