Samford's '65 Rated School's Best Year
Post Htrild
the biggest ever for Samford Univer-
of all. school President. Dr. Leslie S.
of progress in a year’s time are
than at any time in the school’s history as 1965
status probably was the
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Elevation ol the Baptist school to
moef significant event of the year.
Alabama
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iptists, who founded Howard College at Marion in 1841,
voted to advance the school to university status under the name Samford
heir annual meeting in November.
The act officially elevated the school to a level it had met by definl-
as much a; three years previously, according to the Southern Asso-
of Colleges and Schools.
It also hone red Frank Park Samford. chairman of Howard’s board of
since 1939 and member of one of Alabama’s most respected
individual benefactor.”
Howard College for the
of what has emerged
name
important
Build-
as well as "the
" 'The Baptists also voted to
diversity’s Lfieral Arts School,
is a imilti-divi? ion institution the past
But while the reaching of university status and
donge was tlx biggest. Samford also witnessed several
,Miee on its campus during the year Just ended. Among
—Granting of the first Juris Doctor law degrees, in May,
— Re-institu don of a Graduate Division, hi Jane.
—Beginning of construction on a $1.5 million Physical
jog. during the Summer.
-Resigned* of Virgil Ledbetter and naming of John Edwards as
head basket!*] coach, during the Summer.
-Opening
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Alabama’s first accredited Evening Division in Law, in
September.
—Largest i icrease in enrollment in the school’s history. In September.
—Laying of ground- work for a new “Guided Studies Program," Oc-
| tober through December.
A litttw ah ut each:
-Howard legan the long road to university statue as early as 1927,
«hen a Pharm
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Division was added to the Liberal Arts School. In 1961
the college act uired the renowned Cumberland School of Law. Nationally*
iccredited prol essional divisions of music, teacher education and
administration came during the meantime.
Recognita that Howard was “empowered to confer degrees to
eral special de aartments” by a SACS evaluating committee set the stage.
A committee c f Howard’s board of trustees— all Howard alumni— studied
the possibility if moving to university status, and last May recommended
the move at it» annual meeting.
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Registration Schedule Set;
Frosli Will Enroll Jan. 24
PHYSICAL SCIENCE LANDMARK—
. . . The physical science building ns «ring completion on Kw Samford campus was a malar project for
fhe college during IMS. The structure, the 17th major building to bo complotod at the school, marks two-
thirds accomplishment of the school’s goal af SI buildings by Wl ]
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VOLUME 50— No. 43
JANUARY 7, 1966
MM SOM
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Lunceford Takes Vacant Post,
Fills Acting Registrar Position
University officials
nounced the schedule for registra¬
tion of students enrolling for the
spring semester.
Registration will begin Monday,
January 24, i nd close Wednesday,
January 36.
Freshman 'rill register Monday.
Students whose last names begin
with letters M through Z will
register at 1:30. Those
names begin with letters A
Me begin mastering at 2:30.
Registratior for upperclassmen
will be Tuesday and
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. IS,
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8:00 A.
В
9:00 C
10:00 D. E
11:00 F. G
1:00 H
2:00 I. J.
К
Wsdnasday, Jan. 34,\ 1W
8:00 L. Me
9:00 M, N, C
11:00 S
1:00 T. D. V
2:00 W, X. Y. Z
Samford psychology
Dr. Bill E. Lunceford has been
appointed acting registrar and di¬
rector of admissions at the uni¬
versity.
Dr. Lunceford, a director of the
school’s institutional research pro¬
gram. will
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a
by the resignation of
Clarke, who has been
a Southern Baptist
Nigeria.
An alumnus of Howard, Dr.
Lunceford was Director of Stu¬
dent Personnel Services at the uni¬
versity until his return to teaching
and the Institutional research post
last June. f
He received grachftte degrees
from the Southern Baptist Theo¬
logical Seminary, Middle Tennes¬
see State College and Auburn Uni-
President Leslie S.
Dr. Lunceford will
the important duties of
until a successor to
be found.”
ninary, Mddl
Methodist Bishop Goodson S [teaks
To All-Campus Convocation Today
Methodist Bishop W. Kenneth
< Goodson will speak at the
бН
cam-
mis convocation today at 10 a.m.
in Seibert
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Affiliated with the Methodist
Church, Bislop Goodsor. and his
family mo\ ed to Birmingham
from his nat've state of North Ca¬
rolina about a year ago.
In 1944 he was elected and con¬
secrated Bishop Goodson. His uem-
No Chapels
Scheduled
Jan. 24-28
1 wffl be held the week
:'4-28, during registra-
Dean of Religion Gil-
inary training was to divinity
school at Duke University and Un¬
ion Theological Seminary in New
York.
He has served as pastor to North
UA Fresh Pleads
HC Transfer
In Auto Case
From The Crimson White
The University of Alabama Stu¬
dent Court recently suspended a
i student from “
for having an
The decision is
by
Carolina churches ant was a dele¬
gate to world conferences of the
Methodist Church to North Caro¬
lina and Oxford, England.
Ho was also a member of the
to Great Britain
he preached in Methodist
in the, Oxford area.
High Point College of North Ca¬
rolina and Duke University have
both awarded him honorary de¬
doctor of divinity.
the
Dr. Lunceford will also continue
teaching assignments and his work
In institutional research and the
school's testing program, the presi¬
dent added.
Dr. Lunceford is married and
has three children.
Clarke Speaks
At Fiaal Chapel
Here Wednesday
Mr. James A. Clarke will
speak at a convocation next
Wednesday to the gym.
Mr. Clarke. Samford’s regis¬
trar and director of admls-
wffl speak at his last
before returning to N1-
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chaw day.
dso included Tuesday
Peosez Due Today
The Winter issue of
PENSEZ, the Samford literary
magazine, will be distributed
today at the all-student con¬
vocation.
The publication, a regular
winter and spring product of
the Board of Publications,
contains poetry, essays, short
stories and other literary
works by Samford students
and faculty members.
Martha Myers is editor of
the magazine.
He formerly served to Ni¬
geria from 1949 to 1952 as a
Southern Baptist missionary.
Before coming to Samford he
worked with Baptist bookstores
in Birmingham.
While serving as college reg¬
istrar for the past ten years
he has also been interim pastor
for various churches in the
area. In 1962 he was p esident
of the Alabama Association off
Collegiate Registrars.
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DR. BILL E. LUNCEFORD
BSU Looks
To February
Focus Week
Dead Week
Pronounced
Dead week begins Jan. 7. col-
During this time, no meet¬
ings will be scheduled in order
for students to have time to
for exams.
_ are asked to' co-
by not scheduling tests
other special assignments,
officials added.
Activities during Christian
Week, Feb. 7-11. will include
ing and evening services,
afternoon seminars, and
hall evening discussion
BSU officials said t'is
Director Religious Activi¬
ties Ben Connell announced that
Dr. David K. Alexander will serve
as coordinator. Dr. Alexander,
executive secretary of the Student
Department of the Sunday School
is working with Connell and
committees to bring
denominational leaders
to the campus.
According to Cornell, “One of
the main objectives of our Chris¬
tian Focus Week is to provide an
opportunity for
students to have a
personal encounter with Christ and
to make a life committment to
ms
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purpose.
Don Robison, a senior in reli¬
gion from Decatur, has been
to head the Christian Focus
