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This is the transcript from the third 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, Dr. Flowers talks about the people who influenced his life and career, his relationship with his predecessor Dr. Evans, and various faculty, staff, and administrators at SWT who contributed to the success of the college. He talks about meeting Lady Bird Johnson in Washington in 1942 and how she helped get a resolution passed in Congress to give a part of Riverside (now Sewell Park) to the school. Flowers also talks about his pride in the institution and being able to work with faculty even when they disagreed. 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.

Cover story on Lawsuit against Armadillo Productions.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Chet Atkins, James Avery, Frank Bates, Toby Beau, Alan Brown, Johnny Bush, Hondo Crouch, Randy Crouchet, Jess Damain, Sid Diller, Jack Gary, Dick Hipp, Dale Jackson, Jerry Jeff, Bobby Kinser, Darrel McCall, Spanky McFarlane, Danny McKenna, Art Mendoza, Augie Meyers, Jack Mikulenka, Joker Moon, Willie Nelson, Black Oak, San Pedro, Johnny Phillips, Nigel Pickering, Charlie Potter, Jim Schumacher, Balde Silva, Paul Stroud, Mike Tolleson, Enrique Vasquez, Romy Vela, Jerry Jeff Walker, Elizabeth Weinzirl, Eddie Wilson, Gary Wright, Rob Young.

Meeting minutes from the Texas State University System Board of Regents.