Tex Talks, 1961.

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1961

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Texas Tech Ex-students Association.

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Digitized by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library.

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The digital file consists of four issues of the Tex Talks publication published by the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association. The January, 1961, issue is four pages long and includes such topics as the hiring of R. C. Goodwin and Polk Robinson; the promotions of J. T. King and William M. Pearce; the resignation of DeWitt Weaver; and the election of Clint Formby.
The May, 1961, issue is four pages long and includes such topics as a name change proposal for Texas Tech; three new members elected to the Board of Directors; five new members of the coaching staff; the groundbreaking for an addition to the Science Building; and a history of the Home Management House.
The July, 1961, issue is four pages long and includes such topics the interest in establishing a Medical School at Tech; the retirement of five original faculty members; the observance of Tech Day; and the formation of the Century Club.
The October, 1961, issue marks a change in the format of the publication to a smaller size and paper quality. It is eight pages long and includes such topics as Lyndon B. Johnson's upcoming speech at the first annual dinner meet of the Century Club; the expansion of the Tech Union; Gene Gibson named as the new basketball coach; the retirement of W. R. "Bill" Rodgers from the Tech Farms; the relocation of Animal Husbandry facilities; and the donation of a music library.

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The images in this collection are for study purposes, teaching, classroom projection and research only. To use these digital files in any form, an attribution of "Courtesy of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library" must accompany the image.

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