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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 Darrell McCall.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Keith Adams, Brad Arnt, Bob Baker, Lynn Barclay, Bill Black, Johnny Bush, Los Caminantes, Ray Campi, Johnny Cash, Denny Ezba, Kinky Friedman, Barbarita Garcia, Jay Garcia, Pete Gonzalez, Alan Grimm, Carlos Guzman, Darrell Harkins, George Jones, Sylvia Leal, Sammy Lee, Bubba Littrell, Augie Meyers, Scotty Moore, Los Muchachos, Willie Nelson, Juan Olivares, Olga Olivia, La Patria, Leon Payne, San Pedro, Elvis Presley, Ray Price, Horace Stone Rainey, Juan Ramos, Paul Ray, Jim Reeves, Doug Sahm, Ruben Sanchez, Al Stricklin, John Stuckey, Greezy Wheels, Curly Williams, Hank Williams, Faron Young, Geno Zavala.

Cover story on Katherine Dawn, Rosie Ledet, Bob & Bear