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This is the transcript from the first 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 history of education in Texas, his educational philosophy, and the need for vocational schools to provide practical skills to their students. He also talks about growing up in a family that had books in their home, and how he was encouraged to get his master’s degree at the age of 30. 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-Statesman on August 30, 1964.

Cover story on Leon Russell, Kinky Friedman.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Joe Bob, Bobby Burns, Joe Bob Burris, Rick Casual, Hondo Crouch, Charlie Daniels, Lenny Erker, Willie Nelson Family, Rex Foster, Vance Jackson, Bo Jangles, Jerry Jeff, Doug Kershaw, Kris Kristofferson, Mouse Maddox, Mary McCreary, Augie Meyer, Frank Miller, Jody Payne, George Ramirez, Willis Allen Ramsey, Carl Schwartz, John Sebastian, Sean Seman, Bea Spears, Larry Trader, Rusty Wier.

Public Matters is the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program's magazine that highlights not only the program's achievements, events, and faculty research throughout the previous year, but also shines a light on our MPA alumni and their work within the field of public administration.