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LBJ and others speak on the occasion of the rededication of the Old Main building at Southwest Texas State University as part of the 1972 homecoming celebration. Speakers include President Lyndon B. Johnson, Dr. Billy Mac Jones (University President), student body president Dave Horton, and the winner of an essay on Old Main, Miss Symes or Sims.

Stormy Gilliam discusses growing up at Triple Peak Ranch and the types of changes the area has seen since the flooding of Canyon Lake. She talks about settlers who settled in the area, and she also recounts significant stories from her youth about the German friends, neighbors, and ranchers who lived in the area with her.

Pat Norwood talks about the different positions at Texas State he has held from the 1930s through the 1960s and the responsibilities that came with those positions, including his work as the principal of the campus training school and director of public services. He relayed memories of his travels throughout Texas recruiting students for the university. He recalls Dr. Flowers, his work as secretory for the Gilmer-Aiken Committee in 1947, and work in the Rotary Club in the 1940s and 1950s.

Cover story on Ray Liberto