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Clarence Schultz, sociology professor, shares his memories of coming to SWTSTC as an undergraduate student in the post-WWII era. Along with describing married student housing and the college's home economics program, he talks about the City of San Marcos and its businesses. He explains the class registration process and how he came to work in the university's Department of Economics and Sociology, which he joined in 1965. Mr. Schultz outlines how the Department of Sociology has evolved throughout the decades. He spends time reflecting on the university's presidents, the university's past as a teacher's college, Sewell Park's water pageants, certain faculty members like Prof. Green , Dr. James Taylor, and Dr. John Flowers, assorted student societies, and the men's faculty club.

Dr. Charles Chapman talks about his views of Texas State and San Marcos as both a student and a faculty member. He recalls his experiences attending SWTSU in the early 1970s and teaching at Lockhart High School. He discusses his professional and educational career, specifically his time working for Governor Briscoe and the Texas Department of Community Affairs as well as earning his PhD and JD at UT-Austin. Dr. Chapman talks about being elected as District Attorney, living in San Marcos and working with its City Council, and his opinions about Lee Smith and Robert L. Hardesty's university administrations.