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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 Kinky Friedman, David Allen Coe

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: David Allan, Willis Allen, Malcolm Bell, Allan Coe, David Allan Coe, David Crosby, Hondo Crouch, Mario Dehoyos, Wick Fowler, Jimmy Fuller, Dennis Glaser, Tompall Glaser, George Hays, Stan Kenton, Bob Marsh, Dave Mason, Tom Mathis, Augie Meyer, Robert Miller, Joker Moon, Willie Nelson, Raymond Russell Park, Freddy Parker, San Pedro, Willis Allen Ramsey, Terry Reid, Ron Singletary, H. Allen Smith, Rod Stewart, Romy Vela, Wild Waldo, Leslie West, Buzz Williams, Will Wright.

Anne Mackey talks her experiences attending SWTSTC, including academics and recreational activities, in the late 1920s. She mentions figures such as Mary Brogdon, Prof. Green, Lloyd Reed, and Retta Murphy. She also describes her experiences teaching public school from the 1930s through the 1980s in towns such as New Braunfels, Schertz, and Uvalde. She outlines how public school education has changed over time.

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