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This is the transcript from the third 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, Dr. Flowers talks about the people who influenced his life and career, his relationship with his predecessor Dr. Evans, and various faculty, staff, and administrators at SWT who contributed to the success of the college. He talks about meeting Lady Bird Johnson in Washington in 1942 and how she helped get a resolution passed in Congress to give a part of Riverside (now Sewell Park) to the school. Flowers also talks about his pride in the institution and being able to work with faculty even when they disagreed. 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 Willie Nelson picnic.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Alicia Alonso, Mike Ayala, John Berryman, Clay Blaker, Chenin Blanc, Don Bowman, Paul Brea, Cooder Browne, Gooder Browne, Metz Castleberry, Charlie Daniels, John Dingler, Jay Dominguez, Buster Doss, Judy Garland, Efrain Gutierrez, Chris Holzhaus, Brenda Lee, Joe Martinez, Elizabeth McLlhaney, Ruben Mendoza, Augie Meyers, Mickey Newberry, Olly Otten, Johnny Roberts, Lyndon Roth, Leon Russell, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lonnie Shorr, Reynaldo Smith, John Thomas, T. Gosney Thornton, Ernest Tubb, Canto Vital, Plugger Wyld.

Cover story on Badfinger, Triumph, AC/DC

A publication for the faculty and staff of Southwest Texas State University

Catalogs contain information about the university, such as deans, accreditations, and academic policies. Includes information on admissions, yearly academic calendar, academic colleges and departments, registering, course descriptions and numbers.

Catalogs contain information about the university, such as deans, accreditations, and academic policies. Includes information on admissions, yearly academic calendar, academic colleges and departments, registering, course descriptions and numbers.