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Generally published each quarter, these reports include status of faculty and staff, policies, budgets, facilities, curriculum, and enrollment. Contents of reports vary over time and reflect the sate of the institution.

In the 1978 interview, conducted by History faculty members Merry FitzPatrick and Ronald C. Brown, Dr. Henrietta "Retta" Murphy talks about her experiences at Southwest Texas State, from her arrival in 1919 when the school was still a Normal College, through her retirement in 1956.  She relates stories about President “Prexy” Evans, President Flowers, Lyndon Johnson, and mentions SWT professors H.M. Greene, James Taylor, Emmie Craddock, Alfred Nolle, and Betty Kissler among others. She also talks about her beliefs about education and teaching and offers examples from her years of teaching college students.  The interviewers and Dr. Murphy had a collegial relationship and they laughed through much of the interview.

Cover story on Chill Wills

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Rex Allen, Sammy Ayala, Benny Binion, Johnny Bush, Vassar Clements, Max Deike, Dawn Freeman, Johnny Gamboa, Weldon Gryder, John Hamilton, Maggie Harlan, Roy Head, Clifton Jansky, Pat Lalley, Ira Nelson, Pop Nelson, Willie Nelson, Donald O'Connor, Olly Otten, Bill Paulus, San Pedro, Wendy Ritchie, Niel Young.

Cover story on Dale Watson