Oral history transcript, Sidney "Sub" Pyland, interview 1 (I), 9/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Title:
Oral history transcript, Sidney "Sub" Pyland, interview 1 (I), 9/4/1979, by Michael L. Gillette
Number of Pages:
27
Description:
How the Alpha and Omega (A&O) group got started at Southwest Texas State Teachers College (STSTC); the Black Star athletic fraternity; Pyland's experience with members of the Black Stars; founding members of the A&O; Bill Deason's election to class president; how A&O became the White Stars; why Pyland was never the captain of the football team; how new members were brought into the White Stars; making signs to support the football team; how Pyland met LBJ; LBJ's interest in sports; LBJ dating in college; STSTC entrance requirements and preliminary coursework available to prospective students; the influence local San Marcos students had over STSTC activities as opposed to students from other towns; Professor H.M. Greene; other professors and administrators at STSTC; visiting Sam Houston Johnson in Johnson City many years after college; LBJ's relationship with Ed Cape; the Gates and Pirtle boarding houses; Pyland getting into trouble with the dean of women, Mary Brogdon; LBJ borrowing Pyland's high school football sweater; LBJ's parents.
