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This is the transcript from the second 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, he talks about the development of general education requirements that brought the Humanities (arts and philosophy) back into mainstream course requirements. He discusses his opinions about faculty qualifications and who should supervise student teachers, about the college adopting a team-teaching approach, and the role of a college president. Flowers also talks about funding from the Danforth Foundation and the Hogg Foundation that allowed the school to implement programs it couldn’t otherwise afford. 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.

Cover story on B.W. Stephenson.

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Cover story on Moe Bandy.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Chris Alaniz, George Chambers, David Allan Coe, Patsy Coleman, Johnny Dee, Pat Estrada, Rick Estrada, Chris Holzhaus, Elvis II, Clifton Jansky, John Kay, Pat Lalley, Jack Leavitt, Rick Lewis, Bubba Littrell, Jay Martinez, Augie Meyers, Willie Nelson, Marie Porter, Elvis Presley, Rick Presley, Glenda Raye, Jack Rich, Whitey Shafer, Hank Williams, Ray Wylie.

Meeting minutes from the Texas State University System Board of Regents.