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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.

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Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Toby Beau, Gatemouth Brown, Frenchie Burke, Johnny Bush, Carol Cannon, Marshall Chapman, Lila Cockrell, David Allan Coe, Greg Cox, Jerry Cronkhite, Hondo Crouch, Tony Dale, Sean Delaney, Curt Eddy, Joe Ely, Steve Fromholz, Manny Gammage, Larry Gatlin, Bee Gees, Carroll Gilley, Allen Grimm, Alex Harvey, Jerry Jeff, Ray Liberto, Tom Liberto, Ted Maxymof, Augie Meyers, Tom O'Conner, Dolly Parton, San Pedro, Wildman Ray, Jan Reid, Frank Rodarte, Ron Rose, Mike Stewart, Rex Tackett, Marshall Tucker, Robert Keith Wallace, Chill Wills, Mahesh Yogi, Steve Zipper.

Dr. Brunson talks about his early teaching at Delmar College before applying for a job at SWTSC. He describes what Southwest Texas was like when he fist began teaching in 1960, touching on important moments such as the creation of a separate history department. He discusses the books that he's written, both published and unpublished. He also mentions his religious faith, his military service, and his musical hobbies.

Dr. Bowles discusses what led him to become a music professor at SWTSU. He talks about Dr. Flowers and shares some memorable moments from his own teaching career, including his thoughts on what inspired him to stay around for so long. He also reflects on his travel experiences and life philosophy.

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