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This is the transcript from the second of three interviews that Bruce Roche conducted with Dr. Flowers just prior to his retirement. Dr. Flowers (Class of 1913) was President of Southwest Texas State College from 1942-1964. In this interview, he talks about the development of general education requirements that brought the Humanities (arts and philosophy) back into mainstream course requirements. He discusses his opinions about faculty qualifications and who should supervise student teachers, about the college adopting a team-teaching approach, and the role of a college president. Flowers also talks about funding from the Danforth Foundation and the Hogg Foundation that allowed the school to implement programs it couldn’t otherwise afford. Interviewer Bruce Roche was director of the College News Service. This interview was the source material for his article “Goal: Excellence – Dr. Flowers’ Lifelong Watchword,” published in the Austin American-Statesmanon August 30, 1964.

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Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Jud Ashmore, Gil Barrera, Toby Beau, George Chambers, Hoover Clyde, Hondo Crouch, Satin Doll, Jay Dominguez, Augie Finger, Kent Finlay, Centuty Fox, Van Halen, Pam Hill, Sam Lewis, Hector Martinez, Billy Mata, Elizabeth McLlhaney, Augie Meyers, Jack Mikulenka, Frank Monfrey, Cathy Morgan, Willie Nelson, Olly Otten, San Pedro, Jimmy Peters, Aubrey Selden, Joe Thomas, Billy Walker.

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