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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 Kindrick as a preacher.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Buzzy Beano, Toby Beau, Ronnie Branham, Gatemouth Brown, Frenchie Burke, Tony Dale, Dave Duffey, Speedo Roy Earl, Barbara Fairchild, La Familia, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Lindsey Fry, Manny Gammage, Gary Gray, Elvis II, Dale Jackson, George Jay, Bobby Jenkins, Waylon Jennings, Doug Kershaw, Jim Koerner, Tom McGinnis, Jim McIver, Huey Meaux, Willie Nelson, Gary P. Nunn, Elvis Presley, Rick Presley, Ruben Ramos, Betty Rice, Frank Rodarte, John Santos, Andy Stone.

Robert Barton describes his early life and education in the Buda and Kyle areas, specifically recalling how his cattle-driving family came to settle in Texas, attending Buda High School, and graduating from Southwest Texas State Teachers College after serving in the military during the Korean War. He discusses buying, running, and selling the Kyle News newspaper, as well as operating the Colloquium Bookstore. He speaks about the changes San Marcos and Texas politics have gone through over time, including his work with the Hays County Democratic Party. He shares his thoughts about LBJ and discusses his own run for the Texas Legislature.