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Contains list of the members of the Board of Normal Regents, as well as a list of faculty. Includes information for students about the school, buildings, admission, academic calendar, and course descriptions. Includes a list of students enrolled, and list of graduates organized by certificates or degree earned from the pervious school year.

Cover story on Ira Nelson (father of Willie Nelson), Navajo silversmiths.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Carmen Alvarez, Leo Long Arrow, Tom Tiny Arrow, Toby Buster, Joe Cocker, Hondo Crouch, Chan Davila, Rick Derringer, Pete Van Flagg, Shorty Fry, Genoveva Gutierrez, Ron Houston, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Marsh, Jack Mikulenka, Marge Mistos, Rob Moorman, Pop Nelson, Ron Rose, Tex Schoefield, Old Shinny, John Stuckey, Rusty Swanson, Robert Thomason, Zeke Varnon, Jerry Jeff Walker, Bob Wills, Frank Zappa.

Dr. Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at UNT and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at UT-Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at SWTSTC in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts during his time at the university (1937-1970). He also relates stories about Dr. McCrocklin and the university's participation in the AAUP and other academic organizations.