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Announcements about the ninth session of the school and faculty additions, homecoming and alumni association. List of former students who attended the first homecoming, and an alumni roll as of November 1911. Also contains the academic calendar for 1911-1912.

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 eighth annual report of the Board of Trustees, list of students that attended 1910-1911 and certificates the graduates received, list of some past graduates, explanations of courses, and information for students. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas, and describes the purpose of a normal school.

This is the transcript from the third 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 people who influenced his life and career, his relationship with his predecessor Dr. Evans, and various faculty, staff, and administrators at SWT who contributed to the success of the college. He talks about meeting Lady Bird Johnson in Washington in 1942 and how she helped get a resolution passed in Congress to give a part of Riverside (now Sewell Park) to the school. Flowers also talks about his pride in the institution and being able to work with faculty even when they disagreed. 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-Statesmanon August 30, 1964.

Essay titled "The Legacy of Waco: The Demise of ATF and Justice Department Integrity," by Jack Zimmerman, attorney for Steve Schneider.