Sam’s young son Jesse talks about a teacher he doesn’t like and tells Sam and Johnny a story entitled “Raspberries”. Conversations between Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark.
Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Bailey Anderson, Don Bowman, Cooder Browne, Johnny Bush, Joe Conway, Steve Fromholz, Rick Galvan, Amelia Garza, Jimmy Harriss, Bob Herrick, Bob Nolan, Johnny Paycheck, Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Rogers, Ernest Tubb, Rick Vasquez, Stevie Vaughn.
Dr. Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at UNT and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at UT-Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at SWTSTC in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts during his time at the university (1937-1970). He also relates stories about Dr. McCrocklin and the university's participation in the AAUP and other academic organizations.