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Anne Mackey talks her experiences attending SWTSTC, including academics and recreational activities, in the late 1920s. She mentions figures such as Mary Brogdon, Prof. Green, Lloyd Reed, and Retta Murphy. She also describes her experiences teaching public school from the 1930s through the 1980s in towns such as New Braunfels, Schertz, and Uvalde. She outlines how public school education has changed over time.

In the second interview, Daniel Farlow discusses his teaching career in the political science department and the evolution of the college from SWTSTC to SWTSC to SWTSU. He talks about his studies at UT-Austin and being hired by Dr. James Taylor for the then-social science division. He discusses different university administrations of Presidents John Flowers, James McCrocklin, Billy Mac Jones, Lee Smith and Robert L. Hardesty. He shares his predictions for the university's future and its academic reputation.