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Contains list of people at the head of the Texas State Board of Education and the local board of directors, as well as a list of faculty. Includes the academic calendar, the second annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1904-1905 and graduates that same year, explanations of courses, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas which mentions the Coronal Institute, and describes the purpose of a normal school.

This is the transcript from the first of three interviews that Bruce Roche conducted with Dr. Flowers just prior to his retirement. Dr. Flowers (Class of 1913) was President of Southwest Texas State College from 1942-1964. In this interview, Dr. Flowers talks about the history of education in Texas, his educational philosophy, and the need for vocational schools to provide practical skills to their students. He also talks about growing up in a family that had books in their home, and how he was encouraged to get his master’s degree at the age of 30. Interviewer Bruce Roche was director of the College News Service. This interview was the source material for his article “Goal: Excellence – Dr. Flowers’ Lifelong Watchword,” published in the Austin American-Statesman on August 30, 1964.

"Distortions in 'The Ashes of Waco' by Dick J. Reavis," released by the Dept. of Treasury, along with a Reavis response.

This program contains a compilation of still photos taken on the day President Lyndon B. Johnson came to Texas State University to sign the Education Act of 1965. It also contains portions of the speech he gave in addition to comments by others on LBJ and this historic piece of legislation. Narration by: President Lyndon B. Johnson, SWT President Robert L. Hardesty, U.S. Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle, former SWT President James H. McCrocklin, and SWT Student Body President Rob Patterson.

1985 yearbook for Southwest Texas State University.

1985 football media guide for Southwest Texas State University. The media guides contain football schedules, football player information and statistics, and athletic staff information.

Cover story on Ernie Garibay