Victoria College - Pirate Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1959 volume:

liril—llllMllMHi I nil 1959 PIRATE yiCTDKIA COLLEGE Ti l ViCTOldA JUilJOl CDLi£G£ v ijicii v a: riAiiii:]] !) iii i v-: VlCTOldA Ji lli£P£ill;£rlT SCHOOL l;j:TidCT Ol GAiliZATiO I Of liili VICTOldA COUflTY JUNlOl COLi£Gi; UJ TldCT ill m ' j CONTENTS ORGANIZATIONS 4 ACTIVITIES 24 SPORTS 36 FEATURES 60 ADMINISTRATION 78 SOPHOMORES 86 FRESHMEN 102 WifWMi aBllWi ADMINISTRATION BUILDING -■ ' Siiiu- ORGANIZATIONS METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT MEMBERS Daniel AJ.ims Mu) c, Ad.L.ek, Btth Albacht, Gar Bacon, Barbara Ball, Curtis Barnes, Elva Baros, Norma BiiJi Bijan BlaJibiirn, Lawrence Boatman, David Boyd, David Brandle, Dennis Brown, Robert Biown, Ben Burdeshavv, Rhett Butler, Jacque Campbell, Walter Copenhaver, Tom Cornett, Bobbie Curtiss, Ronald DeArman, David Denham, Shirley Dew, David DuBose, Cecil Durham, Becky Eismon, Warren Fleniken, Betty Gathright, Phyllis Gehring. Neal Gray, Edwin Haas, Sherilyn Hagen, Bobby Hand, Rafael Hanys, Doris Harris, Joe Hobbs, Alvin Hotz, Charles John- son, Jill Jordan, Jennings Keele, Richard Keitt, Noel Kelso, Sam Ketcham, Vivian Koenig, Tommy Lasserre, Ernest Lucas, Billy Maroney, Floyd Martin, Ed Massey, Shirley Meador, Bill Meadows, Mike Meyer, Covey Morrow, Rebecca Murray, David Musselman, Ed Norton, Mary Norton, Joe Novotny, Charles Perkins, Milton Perkins, Leroy Pustejovsky. Billy Ralls, Aubrey Rush, Robert Sadler, Glenn Schulte, Jerry Shipp, Andra Smith, Nancy Smith, Pat Smith, Hal Sowders, Glenda Spillers, Dixie Starbuck, Ross Staton, Charles Stephens, Julia Stewart, Donna Surface, James Traylor, George Turk, Allen Turner, Le Anne Van Dyke, Lloyd Weathers, C B. Wilborne, Ray Williamson, Robert Willis, Glen Wise, Janet York. OFFICERS President __ Danny Adams ] ' ice President --- Sam Ketcham Secretary .- _ Jill Jordan Commission Chairman -- Cecil Durham Sponsor Mrs. Louise Brown BAPTIST STUDENT UNION MEMBERS: Sondra AUin, Joe Bakti, Sandra Bnn., Richard Carrera, Robert Capers, Mike Cartwright, Michael Clay, Carolyn Conner, Bobby Coffey, Willard Cook, Charlotte Currier, Ermie Daggs, Nelda Davis, Larry Doig, Carlton Dorsey, Thomas Edwards, Howard Evins, Rosemary Goode, George Gordon. Wanda Harris, Dorothy Hill, Ronald Hoffman, Joe Hollan, Alfred Howie, Robert R. Johnson, Lawrence Jones, Marcie Kirkpatrick, Earl Ledbetter, John McAfee, Prentis McShan, Lowell Morris, Jack Newman, Lanny Pogue, Edelweiss Polk, Horace Robison, Jacqueline Rundzieher, Carra Saunders, Richard Schaefer, Shirley Shroyer, Earl Smith, Sandra Stanly, Jack Stansel, Bennie Starr, Chester Swank, James Swedlund, Billy Taylor, Paul Tindel, Harry Tyson, John Tyson, Sydney White, Jerry Williams, Florene Windham, Thomas Winters, Miss Lucille Adair, Sponsor. OFFICERS Piesident _ Carlton Dorsey Vice President Earl Ledbetter Enlistment Chairman James Swedlund Social Chairman --- Sandra Brice Devotional Chairman Edelweiss Polk Secretary Carolyn Conner Publicity Chairman Marcie Kirkpatrick Stewardship Chairman Carra Saunders Missions Chairman Lawrence Jones Music Chairman ._ Jerry Williams ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE CHRISTIANS President Bill Mercer Vice President Kenneth Martin Secretary-Treasurer Linda Sellers Reporter Janet Timme Sponsor ___ __ Mrs. Evelyn Otey MEMBERS: Nolan Balch, Peggy Blanchard, Jimmy Brown, Ronald Cooper, Jane Crisp, Helen Davis, Mary Jean Day, Betty Fleeman, Herb Fugett, Jim Fulbright, Jay Lawson, Kenneth Martin, Beverly McCoy, Bill Mercer, Ray Otey, Lonnie Prichard, Linda Sellers, Vearl Smith, Janet Timme, Linda Way. MEMBERS: David Alkek, Eddie- Alkek, Joe Cole, Sandra Cubbage, Dan Durland, Karen Evans, Michael Paulson, Dorothy Seaman, Judy Seaman, Herbert Scott. J01 President Dorothy Seaman Vice President Judy Seaman Secretary Sandra Cubbage Sponsor C. T. Whitmore EPISCOPAL STUDENT GROUP ' i i LUTHERAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION MEMBERS: Leonard Aitkens, Jere Alex, Fred Boening, James Buehrig, John Chaney, D. B. Clark, Karen Gerdes, Betty Jane Goetz, Oscar Gottschalt, Laverne Griffith, Bobby Hagen, Leroy Hanys, Joe Hobbs, Henry Hosek, Rawley Johnson, Robert Johnson, Cora Kornfuehrer, Kenneth Kornfuhrer, James Lange, Don Linder, Howard Loewe, Betty Marek, Herbie Maurer, Roy Meyer, James Mueller, Esther Mutchler. Nancy Pape, Beverly Petering, Marie Riebschlager, Leland Schroeter, Floyd Schwab, Judy Sitterle, Gilbert Sloan, J. W. Stahmer, Ellen Stubbs, Betty Tindall, Robert Twinn, Beal Wehmeyer, Arlen Williams. President - Esther Mutchler Vice President Beverly Petering Secretary Karen Gerdes Treasurer - Cora Kornfuehrer Reporter . -- Betty Marek Sponsor __ Esther Etzel President Billy Pickett Vice President Janet Stormont Secretary Janie Copley Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. William Steele WESTMINSTER FELLOWSHIP MEMBERS: Millard Allen, Philip Arage, Martha Boek, Cathy Brooks, Jerry Childers, Valerie Christian. Janie Copley, Jackie Harrison, Nancy James. Wanda Leur, Carolyn Miles. Betty Anne Peters, James Petrash, Billy Pickett, Anna Rappold, Dale Roper, Brooke Shields, Mary Lou Smith, Janet Stormont, Jeannette Stroud, Allen Swoboda, Joel Tanner, Marilynn Toombs, Cathy Young. NEWMAN CLUB OFFICERS President - Frances Rothbauer Vice President Judy Gerdes Secretary -- Eva Lopez Treasurer - . Ralph Turicchi Historian Mary Nell Schiwitz Chaplain Father John McDonald Sponsor V, T. Kallus MEMBERS: Abrigo, Adams, Amador, Appelt, Arnold, Baker, Barrios, Barta, Berger, Bielstein, Brauner, Burda, Burger, Chamrad, Cigainero, DeLeon, Depine, Diaz, Diedrich, Dodds, Donate, Drouin, Dworaczyk, Easley, Elder, Espinosa, E.; Espinosa, O.; Flores, Fritsch, Fuchs, Garrett, Genty, Gerard, Gerdes, Girndt, Gonzales, Graphman, Groda, Guzman. Halepaska, Hamill, Harlan, Harris, Helweg, Hernandez, Hill, Hollas, Kallus, Keefe, Keele, Kiesal, Kocian, Konarik, Krejci, Krum, Kujawa, Landry, Lawrence, Lee, Lind, Lopez, Maeker, Malinak, Marthiljohni, Martinez, Materanek, L.; Materanek, J.; Matula, Matusek, McNeill, McPhail. Medina, Meissner, Meyer, Michna, Mladenka, Monrial, Moore, Noll, Novak, Ogden, Ortiz, Pagel, Papacek, Pargac, Parkan, Paul, Pena, Perez, Pillard, Portales, Prause, Purdy, E. Ramirez, F. Ramirez, Range, Reedy, Reynaga, Robles, Rossiter, Rothbauer, A. Sala, K. Sala, Santos, Schiwitz, Seiler, Simmons, Smajstria, Smith, Spacek, Stockbauer, Sturm, Sweeney, Sylva, Tasin, Terry, B.; Terry, W.; Thorn, Tibiletti, Tijerina, Timm, Tinoco, Trevino, Turicchi, Tuttle, Van Pelt, Vela, Wedemeier, J.; Wedemeier, T.; Wendt, Wick, Weigand, Wilmeth, Witte, Woods, Zamarripa, P.; Zamarripa, W. BUSINESS CLUB OFFICERS President Billy Pickett Vice President Mike Meyer Secretary Brenda Terry Treasurer Rhett Butler Sponsors Mrs. Jeanette Houle, Miss Louise Hume MEMBERS: Adcock, Alkek. Allen, Appelt. Bacon, Barta, E. Berger, R. Berber. Bielstein, Birch, Blanchard, Bueling, Butler, Campbell, Christian, Cook, Copenhaver, Coffey, Cubbage, Curtiss, Davis, Davig, Diaz, Donate, Drouin, Erekson, Espinosa, Evans, Finster. Fugett, Goetz, GooJe, Garrett, Gordon, Gottschalt. Gray, Groda, Gusman. Hernandez. D. Hill, J. Hill, Hobbs, Hollan, Hollas, Horst, Jacobs, James, Jaschke, Keele, Konarik. Landry, Lawrence, Lehman, Lopez, Maeker, Marek, Materanek, Medina, Mercer, Meyer, C. Miles, R. Miles, Morrison, Pagel, Pape, Paulson, Pearson, Pena, Perez, Petering. A. Peters, B. Peters, Petrash, Pickett, Rappold, Riebschlager, Rothbauer, Schroetcr, Schultc, Seller, Shroyer, Simmons, Sitterle, Smith, Sparkes, Stanly, Stewart, Stubbs, Sylva, B. Terry, W. Terry, Toombs, Tristan, Turicchi, Twinn, Tyerina, Uzzle, Vogt, Watson, Woods, Word, York, Zamarripa. COLLEGE FORUM MEMBERS: William Argo, Roland Benbow, Cecil Durham, Franklin Hempel, Ann Kiesel, Tommy Lasserre, Jerry Shipp, Ross Staton, Paul Tindel, John Tyson, Roger Van Rekom, Joyce Walker, Beal Wehmeyer. OFFICERS President - - Ross Staton Vice President Roger Van Rekom Secretary-Treasurer Ann Kiesel Sponsors - Mrs. Wilma Felger, Mrs. Ruth Morgan OFFICERS President ____ _ ._ Aubrey Rush Vice President Bob Korth Secretary-Treasurer Allan Turner Sponsor Paul Folsom MEMBERS: David Boyd, Janie Copley, Grady Grissom, Carl Kee, Bob Korth, Billy McPhail, James Miller, Dale Regier, Aubrey Rush, Andra Smith, Allan Turner. CAMERA CLUB ART CLUB MEMBERS: Gregory Barrios, Ronald Hoffman. Robert Keeley, Floyd Martin, Robert Niemann. Gail Pargac, Kay Sala, Elaine Tasin. OFFICERS President Robert Niemann Vice President Floyd Martin Secretary-Treasurer Elaine Tasin Sponsor .___ _._._ Miss Ethel Thurmond MEMBERS: Cathy Brooks, Carolyn Conner, Jill Jordan, Cora Kornfuehrer, Karyl Opden, Nancy Smith. AGGIE CLUB President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Sponsor Allen Swoboda ..-. Vernon Duffy Bertha Horadam .. James Burda Donna Surface Mr. V. T. Kallus MEMBERS; Harold Browning, Rodney Baker, James Burda, Pedro Abrigo, Tom Cornett, Mary Jean Day, Ronald Diebel, Charles Drost, Vernon Duffy, J. H. Glidewell, Bertha Horadam, Henry Hosek, A. J. Kallus, Pat Kocian, Bobby Martin, Ed Massey, Shirley Meador, D. L. Mladenka, Charles Range, Billy Robles, Carra Saunders, Richard Schaeffer, Donna Surface, Allen Swoboda, Billy Taylor, Joel Tanner, Jimmy Traylor, Wayne Turk, Le Anne Van Dyke, loe Wedemeier. 14 ENGINEERING CLUB )M KJiRS President Larry Doig Vice President Don Linder Secretary __ _ _. John Morgan Treasurer .- _ - Lloyd Weathers Sponsors Mr. R. E. Beard, Mr. Charles Cozzens MEMBERS: Joe Baker, Lawrence Boatman, Fred Boening, Lawrence Burger, Mike Cartwright, Edward Chamrad, David Clark, Joe Cole, Ermie Daggs, Larry Doig, Archie Dworaczyk, Bob Easley, Pat Flaharty, Laverne Griffith, Rafael Hanys. Bobby Hand, James Hill, Alvin Hotz, Rawley Johnson, Robert Johnson, Lawrence Jones. James Keefe. Kenneth Kornfuhrer, Jay Lawson, Earl Ledbetter, Don Linder, John Mather, Alejandro Martinez, Harvey Matusek. Herbie Maurer, Roy Meyer, John Morgan, Bobby Muncrief. David Musselman. Fred McKenzie, Ed Norton, William Parkan, Leroy PusteJQvsky, Charles Stephens, Fred Stockbauer, Benny Thompson, Lloyd Weathers, Thomas Wedemeier. Wayne Wendt, Daniel Zamarripa, Joseph Zeigler. [g i I SCIENCE CLUB l :. tp( PJi OFFICERS President David Alkek Vice President Jack Newman Secretary-Treasurer Philip Arage Reporter Shirley Dew Sponsor -- Miss Lucille Adair MEMBERS: David Alkek, Sondra AUin, Philip Arage, Dorothy Arnold, Mike Clay, David DeLeon, Shirley Dew, Marian Dodds, Jim Fulbright, David Gerard, Judy Gerdes, Richard Harrington, Robert Harrison, Charles Johnson, James Ladner, James Lange, Anthony Michna, Jack Newman, Elizabeth Ortiz, William Parkan, Carlos Portales, Lonnie Prichard, Brooke Shields, Jane Stormont, Herman Vela, Linda Way, Cathy Young. MEMBERS: Wayne Adickes, Dennis Brown, Thomas Edwards, Bill Meadows, James Mueller, Jerome Pillard, John St,ilimcr, James Swedlund, Herbert Taylor, Arlen Williams. OFFICERS Sponsor Mrs. Jo Bing Reporter Jerome Pillard Treasurer Herbert Taylor GERMAN CLUB STUDENT NEA MEMBERS: Beth Albrecht, Jere Alex, Elva J. Baros, Martha Boek, Sandra Brice, Robert Capers, Jane Crisp, Jane Elder, Karen Evans, Betty Fleeman, Jean Fuchs, Karen Gerdes, Brian Gohlke, Leroy Hanys, Mary Ann Helweg, Sam Ketcham, Shirley Krum, Beverly McCoy, Julia Meyer, Margaret Monrial, Rebecca Murray, Esther Mutchler, Milton Perkins, Lanny Pogue, Edelweiss Polk, Dale Regier, Jacqueline Rundzieher, Linda Sellers, Hal Sowders, Dixie Sowders, Doris Stephenson, Janet Timme, James Tuttle, Jerry Williams. OFFICERS President __ ._ Esther Mutchler Vice President _ _. Milton Perkins Secretary Edelweiss Polk Treasurer Martha Boek Parliamentarian Karen Gerdes Historian Karen Evans Reporter _ Jane Crisp S ' :;:::::;i r IIIL MEMBERS: Doris Stephenson, David Alkek, Jane Crisp, David Brandle, Bertha Horadam, Cecil Durham, Ann Sala, Bobby Steelhammer, Janet Stormont, Mary Lou Smith, Dixie Sowders, Ed Norton, Julie Stewart, Jere Alex, Ross Staton, Janie Copley, Mary Grace Adcock, Rose- mary Mullen, Beal Wehmeyer, Judy Gerdes, Paul Tindel, Karen Gerdes, Alex Gillies, Linda Sellers, Joe Cole. OFFICERS President Cecil Durham Vice President Beal Wehmeyer Secretary Ann Sala Treasurer Bertha Horadam Sponsor Mrs. Lois Rowland PHI THETA KAPPA STUDENT COUNCIL Ol i ICLRi Pete Farris, Vice President; W. Lamar Fly, Sponsor; Vearl Smith, President; Martha Boek, Secretary; Inset- Sam Ketcham, Second Semester President. MEMBERS: Jere Alex, David Alkek, Larry Doig, Cecil Durham, Herb Fugett, Esther Mutchler, Dorothy Seaman, Hal Sowders, Janet Stormont, Paul Tindel, Charles Williams. SABERETTES Jk % OFFICERS, left to right: Donna Surface, Dance Captain; Phyllis Gehring, Squad Leader; Norma Birch, Drill Captain; Martha Boek, Squad Leader. MRS. RUTH WILLIAMS Sponor Choreographer for the Saberettes this year was Denard Hayden, who also coaches the Kilgore Rangerettes. Under the direction of Mr. Hayden and Mrs. Williams the girls practiced eight hours a day before school started. FRONT ROW: Shirley Woods, Glenda Spillers, Donna Surface, Marilynn Toombs, Jane Elder, Jacque Campbell, Sharon Diedrich, Jere Alex, Sandra Stanly Swoboda, Peggy Blanchard, Pat Vogt, Elva Jean Bares, Gail Pargac, Karen Evans, Ann Kiesel, Marcie Kirkpatrick. BACK ROW: Nancy Smith, Delois Garrett, Mary Grace Adcock, Shirley Shroyer, Wanda Terry, Margie Groda, Sandra Cubbage, Karen Gerdes, Janet York, Norma Birch, Frances Rothbauer, Melba Jaschke, Phyllis Gehring, Cathy Brooks, Martha Boek, Shirley Meador, Brenda Terry. 19 CHOIR LeaMnu tm tlic t ni LiMt of Oklahoma where they partici- pated in the activities ot the Southwest Association of Music Teachers Convention are: James Wortman, B etty Gathright, Mrs. Ruth Williams, Sheri Hagan, and Charlie Prause. Singing with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra and with the Lackland Air Force Band were high points in the year for the choir. They sang with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra at a concert here in Victoria, and they sang with the Lack- land Air Force Band at concerts both here and in San Antonio. 20 FRONT ROW; Sheri Hagan, Jeannette Stroud, Jill Jordan, Beverly McCoy, Janet Timme, Jerry Childers. SECOND RO ; ' : Sandra Brice, Jane Elder, James Wortman, Rodney Baker, Jerry Williams, William Grissom, Edelweiss Polk. BACK ROW: Karen Gerdes, Betty Gathright, Gregory Barrios, Joe Hobbs, Joel Tanner, Charlie Prause, John Harlan, Mrs. Ruth NX ' illiams — Director, Mary Jean Day. BAND FRONT ROW: Charlie Prause, Meverly Petering, Rodney Baker, Shirley Dew, Le Anne Van Dyke, Cathy Young, Lowell Morris, Sandra Brice, Laverne Griffith, Aubrey Rush, Glenn Schulte. SECOND ROW: Nancy Pape, Judy Sitterle, Donald Cobb, Robert Harrison, Benjamin Burdeshaw, Joel Tanner, Mike Meyer, Robert Easley, Jerry Williams, Beverly McCoy. BACK ROW: James Wortman, Ronald Diebel, Edwin Haas, Carl Kee, Bobby Hand, Ralph Carter, Edward Malinak, Don Linder, Wilbur Collins, Jack Newman. 21 JOLLY ROGER STAFF JIM CLARK Editor lli, pp Sl tr , l ' p 1 1 J , - ' - -_3S!S!  H ■ S |j Carol Ann Mclntire and Allan Turner check the feature page as Bob Korth loads his camera. headline on Editor _ __ Jim Clark Associate Editor _ ._ Rosemary Goode News Editor ._ _. Joe Dennis Cole Neivs Reporters Don Linder, Rebecca Murray Sports Editors Dean Cook, Roger Fisher Sports W riter . Sam Ketcham Feature Editor Carol Ann Mclntire Feature Writer Allan Turner Club Editors Helen Davis, Frances Morrison Circulation Manager Faustina Ramirez Photographer Bob Korth Art Editor Larry Doig Sam Ketcham and Roger Fisher look at their sports copy as they make plans for another issue. 22 Larry Doig and Joe Dennis Cole give Don Linder a few pointers on newspaper reporting, while Rebecca Murray and Faustina Ramirez read the latest issue of THE JOLLY ROGER. Helen Davis types club news as Frances Morrison, Dean Cook, and Rosemary Goode discuss layouts. PIRATE STAFF Glancing through the dummy, Editor Janie Copley and Assistant Editor Charlotte Currier check the staff ' s progress. Happy to see two more copy sheets finished are: Mary Grace Adcock, Jerry Shipp, and Cathy Young. Editor Janie Copley Assistant Editor Charlotte Currier Features Elva Jean Baros, Judy Gerdes Activities Karen Evans, Tom Bielstein Administration Shirley Krum, Nanq ' Smith, Ray Otey Organizations Sydney White, Janet Stormont Sophomores Mary Grace Adcock, Jerry Shipp Freshmen Le Anne Van Dyke, Cathy Young Artist Larry Doig Le Anne Van Dyke and Cathy Young look for layout ideas as they glance through other yearbooks. Selecting the best pictures from the latest batch are Ray Otey, Elva Jean Baros, Judy Gerdes, and Nancy Smith. Janet Stormont, Sydney Whit ' .-, Karen Evans, and Melba Jaschke chat about deadlines, pictures, and layouts. ?3 STUDENT UNION 24 pill Ft ACTIVITIES 25 Saberettes look all tuckered out as they take a break during practice. Practicing eight hours a day the week before school starts isn ' t as much fun as they thought it would be. Leading the yells for the Pirates at the first pep rally is head cheerleader Jill Jordan. Holding their sabers, the Saberettes pose for the photographer. Norma Birch, Drill Captain, heads the V with a big smile. 26 ■ ■ ' - ' .■! .«•.■ , . ' . .w.Ai7 BH|i|| H H HR H : :;■ ;::v-r% : B HI Wfe 4- ' i i mffinrii f _ ' ' J . J iP ' T ' ' Tl ftlBTPrX Ip Hi gr TTIC jn | 1 wOy •  j - I J] Bp ' ■ ' Jp ' h T i M fii III Hh m Homecoming Queen Mary Nell Schiwitz lights tin bonfire. The Aggie Club sponsored the bonfire. School spirit ran high at the bonfire the night before the Home- oming Game. Here Jill Jordan, Johnny Hender.son, and Mary lean Day lead the cheers. h E % Aggie Club ship S. S. Pirate floats down Main Street in the Homecoming Parade. d Adjusting her crown, Mary Nell Schiwitz sits on her throne after being crowned Homecoming Queen during the halftime ceremonies at the Homecoming Game by Mayor W. R. McCright. 28 Niiminees fui 1958 Homecoming Queen pose on the steps of the Science Building. TOP ROW: Karen Gerdes, Dixie Starbuck. MIDDLE ROW: Bertha Horadam, Shirley Meador, Donna Surface, Jill Jordan. BOTTOM ROW: Martha Boek, Mary Nell Schiwitz, Beverly Petering. NOT PICTURED is: Mary Jean Day. Students gather in the Student Union fur a dance aft the Arlington Game. Coach Bud Sherrod of Texas A M, principal speak- er at the Football Banquet, congratulates Donna Surface, who was chosen Saberette of the Year, and Hal Sowders, who received the Rusty Russell Award. W ■ ' ' V 9 feu, 1  ! A class meeting in the Science Building studies in air- conditioned comfort. 29 Students read, study, and even take forty winks in the Library. Engineering Consultant S. R. Wright, of Texas A M College, lectures to Career Day visitors. Charlie Prause ' s stage band entertains at the Career Day Assembly for high school seniors of the surrounding area. jT . M P H i «rf F 1 i i John Harlan, James Wortman, James Blanton. and Rodney Baker had their part on the Career Day program. Allen Swoboda, Aggie Club President, (front row, fourth from left,) leads the Western Week Trail Drive across the front lawn. Riders in the Trail Drive left Ball Airport at 6:30 a.m. and rode seven miles to school, arriving in time for class. Mr. Charles Cozzens peers out from behind the bars of the hoosegow. All people who failed to wear at least three items of western garb or who violated the Law West of the Guadalupe were jailed. Ride ' em, cowboy ! Dick Keitt and Dom Mladenka help give Jerry Lawrence a spill from the bucking barrel. 32 Beard growers Fred Mabry, Thomas Simmons, John McNeill, Edward Vela, and Don Linder await the decision of the judges at the beard judging held after the Western Week Barbecue. Fred Mabry and John McNeill were declared winner and runner-up, respectively. Jamshid Shahabi and Mary Jean Day pose in an old carriage at the Western Dance. All decked out in their western clothes, students dance to the music of the Southernaires at the Western Dance, which marked the climax of Western Week. 33 With shoes or without — everybody danced at the Spring Formal. College Sweetheart Bever- ly Petering receives twelve dozen roses from Student Council President Sam Ketcham. Dancers at the Spring Formal mix it up with a Paul Jones. C. O. Chandler, superintendent of the Victoria Independent School District, delivers the com- mencement address at graduation exercises May 29, 1959. Scihitdloyian FRED STOCKBAUER James Hill receives his diploma from Gerald DuBose, a trustee of Victoria College. Mr. DuBose presents a diploma to Bertha Horadam at the graduation exercises held in the librarv. 35 GYMNASIUM 36 SPORTS 37 FOOTBALL KEN VACKEY Line Coach COACHES H. N. ' ■RUSTi ' RUSSELL Hejd Coach HESTER STUMP- EVANS Bjckjield Coach vc 6 26 6 20 24 12 FOOTBALL SCORES Opponent Navarro Junior College 7 SWTSC B Team 1 2 Blinn College Arlington State College 32 San Angelo Junior College 13 Cameron State College 6 Kilgore Junior College 14 Tarleton State College 13 Wharton County Junior College 19 Del Mar College 37 38 TRAINERS SAM KETCHAM HARRY TYSON PIRATE CO-CAPTAINS K5ii.  .-- - L)( ) M Back NAVARRO BULLDOGS 7, VICTORIA 6 The extra-point jinx beat the Pirates in their opening game of the 19 ' ' S season, played against the Navarro Junior College Bulldogs on September 13 at Victoria. Victoria ' s lone touchdown was scored by Bobby Abercrombie in this non-conference season opener. Winfred Hollas adds running yardage to a completed pass play. BOBBY ABERCROMBIE Back RHETT BUTLER Back ?| .n- HII.DEBRAND Tackle RAY CUMMINGS Tackle 39 I-DDIH ALKEK Guard ROBLKI AI ' IRS Tackle Hll.i, MERClil Tackle SWTSC BOBKITTENS 12, VICTORIA 26 The Victoria College Pirates downed the Southwest Texas State College Bobkittens 26-12 on September 25 at Victoria. Bobby Abercrombie scored three of the Pirates ' four touch- downs, on runs of one, seven, and ten yards, while the other touchdown was tallied on an eight-yard pass from Bill Richard- son to Jerry Lawrence. Bill Mercer kicked two extra points for the Pirates. At halftime, the Pirates held a 19-6 lead over SWTSC and fin- ished with a l4-point margin to chalk up their first win of the season. BLINN BUCCANEERS 0, VICTORIA 8 The Pirates made their first out-of-town trip a successful one on October 2, when they defeated the Blinn College Buc- caneers 8-0 in Brenham. The game ' s lone touchdown came in the last part of the third quarter, when Curtis Barnes intercepted a Blinn pass and ran 32 yards to score, while the other two points were scored early in the first quarter when Guard Stayton Weldon crashed through the Blinn line to drop a Buccaneer ball carrier behind the goal line. Joe Mays shoves away trouble in the form of San Marcos ' Ed Longcope. Joe DuBose and Ervin Lehman converge to make the tackle. 40 R( l l Rl MIMANX Guard HERB SCOTT Back VEARL SMITH Back ARLINGTON REBELS 32, VICTORIA The powerful Arlington State College Rebels scored one TD in each of the first, third, and fourth quarters, and two in the second, to defeat the Pirates 32-0 on October 11 at Victoria. Victoria came close to scoring on the last play of the first half, when Robert Rather intercepted an Arlington pass on the Pirate four-yard line and raced 71 yards before being hauled down on the Rebel 25. SAN ANGELO RAMS 13, VICTORIA 6 The San Angelo Junior College Rams turned back two late threats by the Victoria Pirates for a 13-6 win at San Angelo on October 18. With Quarterback Bill Richardson leading the way, the Pirates drove to the Rams ' n and 20-yard lines on separate occasions in the final four minutes of play. Victoria led the statistics, outgaining the Rams in total yard- age 316-252, but lost four fumbles and had a pass inter- cepted. The defeat was the second straight in conference play. Sandwiched between ball carrier and blocker, Bill Mercer makes his tackle. Clifford Lee and Kenny Williams. Sadler put the brakes to Arlington ' s State ' s lA iMES FLORES End CAMERON STATE AGGIES 6, VICTORIA 20 Victoria ' s Pirates won their first Pioneer Conference victory on October 25, when they downed the Cameron State Aggies 20-6 at Lawton, Oklahoma. The Pirates put together a solid ground game and a tight defense to stop the Aggies on a muddy field. This third Pirate win of the season was sparked by the fine running of Bill Richardson and Jerry Lawrence, plus the accurate extra-point kicking of Bill Mercer. Bobby Abercrombie mysteriously acquires extra arms and legs as a tackier comes up from behind. HERB FUGET End r % . . m .■ ' ■ 5 - 1 if 1 42 BOBBY HAGEN End WINFRED HOLLAS End RAWLEY JOHNSON End ROBERT JOHNSON End  . . ILKia- LAW KLNCH Back KILGORE RANGERS 14, VICTORIA ERNIE LUCAS Back Long drives in the second and fourtli periods brousrht the Kilgore Junior College Rangers a pair of touchdowns and a 14-0 decision over the Pirates at Victoria on November 1. Victoria, heavily rated as underdogs, kept the Kilgore club on edge with its exciting spread formation in this game of thrilling ups and downs. Victoria was halted on the Kilgore 25 after Richardson covered a fumble on the opening kickoff. Later, the Pirates checked a Kilgore threat on the Pirate seven, and shortly afterwards Abercrombie intercepted a pass on the Victoria fifteen. Clifford Lee performs a roll after tripping up Del Mar ' s Paul Herring, JOE MAYS Back RANDALL MILES Batk BILL NOVAK End 43 GARY BACON Tackle SONN ' BAI.CH Tackle TARLETON PLOWBOYS 13, VICTORIA 24 CIRIIS BARNES Center The Pirates whipped the Tarleton State Plowboys 24-13 on November 8 in a Pioneer Conference game playeci on the home gridiron. Bill Richardson ran for two touchdowns and passed for two more in directing the Pirates to their fourth ictory of the season and their second in league competition. In the second quarter, the Pirates drove 77 yards in thirteen plays and later 11 yards in three plays to close with a 12-6 lead at halftime. The third TD was scored in the third period by Richardson behind fine blocking by Vearl Smith and Bill Mercer. In the first play of the fourth quarter, Richardson completed a pass to Joe Mays in the end zone to sew up the ball game. Charlie Williams makes Joe Mays ' tackle secure, as Ray Cummings and Ervin Lehman bring up reinforcements. 44 ROYCE BERGER Tackle RONALD COOPER Guard t t k y - HP k ■ vJsyCSi r 1 LN ' SMM., HAR RY KUJAW ' A CLIFFORD LEE Tackle Guard WHARTON PIONEERS 19, VICTORIA 12 Time ran out on the Victoria Pirates as the Wharton Pioneers won a 19-12 football decision on November 13 at Wharton. Victoria refused to wilt, fought back and made a real game of it, with Bill Richardson engineering Coach Rusty Russell ' s famed spread formation. The Pirates staged 83 and 84-yard drives for touchdowns in the last period, with Richardson completing a pair of passes to Bobby Abercrombie and Joe Mays. LKviN li:hman Center Joy DuBose gathers in an o ' er-the-shoulcler DICKIE WIEGAND Tackle STAYTON WELDON Guard 45 Del Mar College of Corpus Christi led a charmed life to spoil Victoria ' s Homecoming with a 37-8 triumph in the final Pioneer Conference game played November 22. Plagued with fumbleitis, the Pirates made their touch- down when Charlie Williams contacted Hal Sowders on a 45-yard pass-and-run play. Williams pitched to Robert Rather for the extra point. Jerry Lawrence is swarmed under in a Viking gang tackle. 46 BOBBY SADLER Back HAL SOWDERS Back CHARLIE WILLIAMS Back CHEERLEADERS JliL JORDAN Head Cheerleader DIXIE STARbLCK wmmmmaemt JOHNNY HENDERSON 47 BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: Kenneth Kornfuhrer, David Denham, George Gordon, Sam Ketchara, Ronald DeArman. BACK ROW: Floyd Hendrix, J. B. Watson, Bill Faris, Earl Ledbetter, Milton Perkins, George Thorn, Frank Santos. THE 1958-59 BASKETBALL SEASON Nov. 24: Victori Dec. 1: Victori Dec. 4: Victori Dec. 5: Victori Dec. 12: Victori Dec. 13: Victori Dec. 19 Victori Jan. 7 Victori Jan. 9 Victori Jan. 10 Victori Jan. 13 Victori Jan. 16 Victori = ' -Jan. 22 Victori Jan. 26 Victori Jan. 28 Victori Jan. 29 Victori Feb. 2 Victon Feb. 5 Victori Feb. 10 Victori Feb. 13 Victori Feb. 14 : Victori Feb. 16 Victon Feb. 24 Victori Feb. 26 : Victor Feb. 27 : Victor ... 51 St. Thomas University . 52 ...35 University of Houston 87 ....85 San Antonio Jr. College 60 67 Schreiner Institute 60 . 61 Arlington State College 74 . .46 Cameron State College 51 .57 Texas U. Freshmen 75 . 73 Southwest Texas B -. 85 61 Tarleton State College 62 52 San Angelo Jr. College , 69 .. 27 Rice Institute Frosh 66 .54 Del Mar College 50 55 Wharton Jr. College .- 68 77 Del Mar College 63 . 53 Southwest Texas B 67 .. 68 St. Thomas University 62 67 San Antonio Jr. College 62 62 University of Houston 69 .. 85 Schreiner Institute - 77 ... 67 Cameron State College 80 90 San Angelo Jr. College 91 72 Tarleton State College 59 . 49 Wharton Jr. College - 63 49 Rice Institute Frosh 51 . 55 Arlington State College 65 Pioneer Conference game Coach HESTER STUMP EVANS 48 ARLINGTON STATE REBELS 74, VICTORIA 61 The Victoria College Pirates dropped their conference opener on December 12, falling before the well balanced Arlington State Rebels 61-74 at Arlington. George Flash Gordon paced the Victoria attack with 22 points, while David Williams contributed 14 and Frank Santos 12. The game was Victoria ' s basketball debut in the strong Pioneer Conference circuit. CAMERON STATE AGGIES 51, VICTORIA 46 With snow on the ground outside, the Cameron State Agricultural College Aggies nosed out the Pirates, 46-51, on December 13 at Law- ton, Oklahoma. The score was close all the way, with the lead changing hands several times in the last 20 minutes. Cameron went out front to stay with about five minutes remaining in the contest. Victoria ' s David Williams was the game ' s top scorer, with 14 points. Two other Pirates hit in the double figures, George Gordon collecting 12 and J, B. Watson 11. RONALD DeARMAN Frank Santos, No. 16, attempts to tip a rebound into the waiting hands of George Thorn, Milton Perkins, and Earl Ledbetter. DAVID DENHAM 49 TARLETON STATE PLOWBOYS 62, VICTORIA 61 In a furious court battle which saw the lead change six times in the final 20 minutes, the Tarleton State College Plowboys squeezed by the Pirates 61-62 on January 9 at Stephenville. At one time in the first half, Victoria held a seven-point lead but trailed 33-25 at the intermission. The Pirates caught up again in the second half, and it was anybody ' s ball game up to the final whistle. George Gordon was top scorer in the game, popping in 10 field goals and a free throw for 21 points. Frank Santos, who fouled out in the second half, had 10 points. SAN ANGELO RAMS 69, VICTORIA 52 The San Angelo College Rams were in command all the way on January 10 at San Angelo, defeating Victoria ' s Pirates 52-69. The Rams held a 35-26 halftime advantage and scored 34 points in the second stanza to Victoria ' s 26. Gordon hit eight field goals to lead the Pirate scoring, while David Williams followed with 10 points. GEORGE GORDON J. B. Watson, No. 21, tips in a bucket for the Pirates. Frank Santos is at left, and Flash Gordon is in foreground. 50 DEL MAR VIKINGS -JO, VICTORIA 34 The Pirates chalked up their first Pioneer Conference win on January 16 at the expense of the Del Mar Vikings. The 54-50 victory was the first conference game played by the Pirat es on their home court. The fine shooting of George Gordon, who scored 17 points for top honors, and the excellent rebounding of Earl Ledbetter spelled the dif- ference in this tight contest. J. B. Watson hit three field goals and four free throws for a total of 10 points. WHARTON PIONEERS 68, VICTORIA 55 Victoria ' s George Gordon flashed a sensational goaling exhibition against the Wharton County Junior College Pioneers on January 22 at Victoria, but superior Wharton manpower wore down the Pirates and the Pioneers won 55-68. For more than three-fourths of the contest, it appeared that the Pirates might spring a startling upset against the conference leaders. Gordon poured in a total of 30 points and the Pirates held a 45-43 edge with eight minutes remaining, but Wharton caught fire in the waning moments to move ahead. The score was tied nine times during the game at 10, 12, 22, 24, 26, 28, 41, 43, and 45. FLOYD HENDRIX George Thorn, No. 17, uses his jump shot to rack up two points against Del Mar. SAM KETCHAM DEL MAR VIKINGS 63, VICTORIA 77 Beginning the second round of conference basketball, big Milton Perkins made an auspicious debut for Victoria College, hitting for 23 points as the Pirates defeated Del Mar College at Corpus Christi, 77-63. Perkins, who was ineligible for the first round of basketball due to transfer regulations, was high-point man for the January 26 game. Three other Pirates were in the double-figure bracket: George Gordon with 18, Frank Santos with 17, and Earl Ledbetter with 10 points. EARL LEDBETTER Earl Ledbetter overjumps a Del Mar opponent to sink two points for the Pirates. 52 CAMl-RON STATE AGGIES SO, VICTORIA 67 The Cameron State Agricultural College Aggies led most of the way as they defeated the Pirates 80-67 in Victoria February 13. Fighting an uphill battle, the Pirates tied the score twice at 2-2 and 9-9. They did not get in front until the game was some fifteen minutes old at 28-24. The only other time the Pirates were ahead was at 41-40 early in the second half. George Thorn scored eight field goals and nine free throws for a total of 25 points. Earl Ledbetter hit five field goals and seven free throws for 17 points, and George Gordon poured in six field goals and 3 free throws for 15 points. George Thorn (17) takes a rebound against Cameron State. Earl Ledbetter (20) and Milton Perkins (14) support the play. MILTON PERKINS 53 SAN ANGELO RAMS 91, VICTORIA 90 With a minute and a half left in the game, the San Angelo College Rams overcame a five-point deficit and edged the Pirates 91-90 February 14 in Victoria. The score was tied 13 times during the game at 6, 36, 40, 42, 44, 48, 58, 68, 70, 73, 75, 76, and 88. George Gordon was the game ' s high scorer with 37 points. Other Pirates who scored in the double figures were George Thorn and Earl Ledbetter with 14 points each and J. B. Watson with 11 points. TARLETON STATE PLOWBOYS 59, VICTORIA 72 Outscoring the Tarleton State College Plowboys, the Pirates swept to a 72-59 victory February 16 in Victoria. Leading the Pirates with nine field goals and four free throws for 22 points was George Gordon. Three other Pirates hit in the double figures. Milton Perkins hit 15 points, and Earl Ledbetter 11 and George Thorn 10. FRANK SANTOS GEORGE THORN Earl Ledbetter works out of a tight spot against Tarleton State, as J. B. Watson (21) contributes a blocking assist. 54 WHARTON PIONEERS 63, VICTORIA 49 Taking advantage of superior rebounding, the Wharton County Jun- ior College Pioneers defeated the Pirates 63-49 February 24 in Wharton. George Gordon was the game ' s high scorer with eight field goals and nine free throws for a total of 25 points. Milton Perkins hit four field goals and tv. ' 0 free throws for 10 points. ARLINGTON STATE REBELS 65, VICTORIA 5 5 With nine minutes left in the game, the Arlington State College Rebels grabbed the lead for keeps and went on to defeat the Pirates 65-55 February 27 at Victoria. Earlier, each team had been in front four times and the score had been tied seven times. George Gordon poured in eight field goals and two free throws for 18 points. Earl Ledbetter hit five field goals and seven free throws for 17 points. J. B. WATSON Earl Ledbetter drives in for a set-up against Arlington State. J. B. Watson gets a tip-in shot against the Rebels. SAM KETCHAM Sprints RAY CONTRERAS 440-yard dash MILTON PERKINS Broad Jump COACH ED SHINN TR A RAY HILDEBRAND Weights ROBERT CAPERS Weights 56 Bm CARLOS PORTALES 4-iO-yavd dash FRANK GONZALES Mile Run K The Victoria College Pirates opened their track season in the Border Olympics at Laredo on May 6 and 7. Ray Con- treras won the 440-yard dash in the Freshman and Junior College Division with a time of 51.1 seconds, while Carlos Portales was third. Frank Gonzales placed fourth in the mile run. On April 1 the Pirate speedsters entered the Fifth Annual Blinn Relays at Brenham, where Sam Ketcham captured the 100-yard dash in 10.3 seconds and Ray Contreras won the 440 in 51.8. Milton Perkins placed second in the broad jump, and Portales and Joy DuBose were second and third respectively in the 440. On April 16 the College entertained San Antonio College and Schreiner Institute in a rainy triangular meet at Patti Welder Stadium. Ketcham copped first places in both sprints, while Contreras took the 440 and Ray Hildebrand won the discus throw. The Pirate mile relay team also took first place. The Bucs ended their season by placing third in the Pioneer Conference meet held in Stephenville on May 2. Milton Perkins was the only first-place winner, with a broad jump of 22 feet, 10 inches. Sam Ketcham took seconds in both sprints, and Stayton Weldon was 4th in the shot put. The Pirate mile relay team placed third. JOY DuBose 440-yard dash T E N N I S PIRATE TENNIS TEAM, left to right: Billy Pickett, George Gordon, Jimmy Petrash, and Larry Doig. Coach Marshall McCleary Billy Pickett played a staggering 125 games in one day to pace Victoria College to a sweep of Pioneer Conference tennis honors. Pickett captured the singles championship by defeating Tarleton State ' s Wayne Kiser 8-6, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a match that lasted over three hours. Then Pickett teamed with Larry Doig to win the doubles crown. They defeated Tarleton ' s Mil- ton Brick and Kiser 6-3, 7-5 in the finals. The Pirate netters also met San Antonio College, Del Mar College, and the Baylor Freshmen during the 1959 season. BILLY PICKETT Pioneer Conference Singles Champion LARRY DOIG Member of Pioneer Conference Champion Doubles Team 58 G O L F PIRATE GOLF TEAM. Left to right, kmdirn; l.-iui Chaney, Brooke Shields, Bob Coffey. STANDING: Papacek, Danny Adams, James Ladner, Coach Harold Gardner. NOT PICTLIRED: Billy Joe Lee. JOHN CHANEY and BOB COFFEY Winners of Second Place Team Rating in Pioneer Conference Victoria ' s Bobby Coffey fired two under par for 28 holes to win the individual championship of the Pioneer Conference on May 2 at the Riverside links. A two-man team of Coffey and John Chaney won second place in team play with an aggregate score of 316 for 36 holes, nine strokes behind Tarleton State College. The Pirate golfers also participated in the Tri- State Junior College Invitational tournament held in Stephenville in April. BOB COFFEY Pioneer Conference Medalist 59 LIBRARY 60 FEATURES V ESTHER MUTCHLER ALl-COLLEGE FAVORITE ' -W ' , • ■• ' ■ ' % ' ■ ' ' • .?t ' ■ ' •■■ ' o I Z?.« ' a-s BMl RHAM ALL-COLLEGE FAVORITE MOST POPULAR SOPHOMORES MARY NELL SCHIWITZ ROSS ST ATOM MOST POPULAR FRESHMEN JANET YORK CHARLIE WILLIAMS 64- MOST ATTRACTIVE FRESHMEN ROSE DAVIS KENNETH MEISSNER MOST ATTRACTIVE SOPHOMORES JILL JORDAN DON UZZLE 65 WHO ' S Nominations for Who ' s Who are made by members of the faculty. The nominees ' records are carefully screened by a joint committee of faculty members and stu- dents, who then make the final selections on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and service. JANET STORMONT JIM CLARK 66 WHO BEAL WEHMEYER JANIE COPLEY 67 ALEXANDER GILLIES WHO ' S w i B c 1 H dH ByJ M l H i Q In 1 iiH B ESTHER MUTCHLER LARRY DOIG WHO MARY NELL SCHIWITZ ROSS ST ATOM Bm CECIL DURHAM MARY NELL SCHIWITZ HOMECOMING QUEEN 1 iWA;r ;] :ii:ri:r i:y ' ' si N WEEK BEVERLY PETERING COLLEGE SWEETHEART 72 PIRATE BELLES Each campus organization nominates two girls for College Sweetheart and Pirate Belles. The nominee who receives the most votes in an all-school election is named College Sweetheart. After the Sweetheart has been chosen, the top five Sophomores and the top five Freshmen become Pirate Belles. The Sweetheart and the Belles are presented at the Spring Formal Dance. ELVA JEAN BAROS MARTHA BOEK 73 PIRATE BELLES JANE ELDER KAREN GERDES 75 PIRATE BELLES ' BRENDA TERRY f f f JANET YORK 77 INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING 78 ADMINISTRATION 79 BOARD OF TRUSTEES FRED PROCTOR Vice President E. A. BRINKMAN GERALD DUBOSE LEO WELDER LUCILLE ADAIR ALFRED I. ALLEN ROLAND BEARD MRS. JOSEPHINE BING ROLAND BING Biology Mathematics Physics German Assistant Dean Chemistry Mathematics English Psychology MRS. LOUISE BROWNE Speech DAVID E. BROWNLIE WILBUR L. COLLINS Mathematics Music ROBERT G. COWSER Enghsh CHARLES R. COZZENS Engineering Industrial Education MRS. MARY DOLTGHTIE ESTHER E. ETZEL HESTER W. EVANS MRS. WILMA FELGER W. LAMAR FLY English Biology Basketball Coach History Business Administration Spanish Physical Education Physical Education Sociology Director of Student Activities 82 FLOYD PAUL FOLSOM HAROLD M. GARDNER MRS. JEANETTE HOULE J. D. HOWELL JEWELL HUDLER Mathematics Chemistry Business Administration Education Dean of Women Engineering Director of Student Personnel Social Studies HELEN LOUISE HUME Business Administration LEONA JONES Registrar V. T. KALLUS Agriculture Manager of Boole Store E. O. KILPATRICK Economics J. MARSHALL McCLEARY English MRS. RUTH L. MORGAN Government History HAROLD J. NICHOLS Business Manager MRS. EVELYN OTEY MRS. 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