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Photograph of Captain Petty. From San Marcos Record: "Captain Floyd Petty was a contestant on the game show "Price Is Right Game" in mid-January of 1959. Captain Petty was a winner of an $11,200 home in Florida. The photo of Captain Petty was only the second time the San Marcos Record took a picture of an event as it occurred on live television for publication in its newspaper." From February 5, 1959 issue.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane with cows at the crash site.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane.

Photograph of the remnants of a crashed airplane with cows in the background.

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.

Cover story on Chris Holzhaus