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Volume 47
HOWARD COLLEGE. SEPTEMBER 15. 1961
Number 2
Scroggins Leaves Howard,
Goes to Sou. Illinois U.
Dr. Albert T. Scroggins, form¬
er Public Relations and Journal¬
ism department head at Howard
has assumed a position on the
staff of the Southern Illinois
University journalism depart¬
ment this Fall.
A member of the Howard staff
since 1953, Dr. Scroggins directed
ed the studentrand general pub-
the student and general public
relations program of the college,
coordinated the general public
relations program, and taught
journalism courses.
In his new post. Dr. Scroggins
will teach news, feature articles,
editorial writing, literature of
journalism, and will direct the
work of graduate students in
journalism.
During 1956-58, Dr. Scroggins
took a leave of absence from
Howard to teach and do gradu¬
ate work at the School of Jour¬
nalism. University of Missouri.
He received his doctorate in May.
1961.
President of the Alabama Col¬
lege Public Relations Assn.. Dr.
Scroggins is also secretary of
the local chapter of the Ameri¬
can Marketing Assn., a member
of the Advertising Club, and
secretary of the board of deacons
of Woodlawn Presbyterian
Church.
Dr. Scroggins, a native of
Dadeville, is married to the
former Lilia Waldrop of Alex-
The Methodist Student Move- ander City. They have two chll-
ment will kick-off its year of dren, Pamela. 10, and Deborah,
activities with a retreat tomor- 7.
row at the Alabama Methodist -
Gamp Sumatanga.
A bus for Sumatanga will leave
tiie front of the cafeteria at
8 am. tomorrow. Students in-
tere.c.ed in attending need not
hate prior reservations. The
only expenses will be $1 for
lunch
Dr. Albert T. Scroggins
Methodists
Have Retreat
APO Opens
Book Store
in Buchanan Hall, room 211.
He says that the first meeting
during which new students may
joir. will be September 20.
Annuol Takes
Photos Again
All those who failed to have
their pictures made for the 1962
Entre Nous must do so on Mon¬
day from 8:30 until 12:00.
Men must provide their own
ties and coats and girls will be
photographed in regular school
clothes. Sorority pictures must
be made on Monday also, but
girls must wear white blouses
with
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crcwneck sweater.
Thi- is the only time pictures
Wih be made and each student
is requested to have it done.
They are being made early this
.'■ear so that a Spring annual
“ray Je delivered.
Tn se interested In joining the
annual staff are to contact Caro¬
lyn Kendrick In the Entre Nous
office.
Progress Underway
Three Buildings
MEN’S RESIDENCE HALL
MARRIED STUDENTS APARTMENTS
Frat Rushees
To Begin Parties
All former students who have
used books to sell should sell
The Rev. David Higginbotham, them through the APO book-
pastc.r of the Oakmbnt Metho- st°£f- . . t
dist Church, will bring the in- ^ bookstore will be open
spira ional message and lead rec- 9 ajn--3 P-™- through September
reatl in. Included in activities 25- when you bring
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books
Will >e swimming, fishing and the recreation (ping pong)
hiking. Those attending will room where the bookstore Is In¬
dies, in casual sportswear. cated. the Price
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want
President of the M.S.M. Ron- he written in the front of the
aid Wilson says that all Meth- book Forthis service APOkeeps
odist students are Invited to 10% of the Price
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have sft'
atf-nd the retreat and join the No. hooks or money can be
organization. Meetings are held claimed after September 2o
on the first and last Wednes- Dale Corley. APO Bookstore
days of every month at 10 a.m. chairman, is conducting this
Fraternity rush is on again
with parties in order for the
coming week. Some rushing was
accomplished this summer
through letters apd post cards
to incoming freshmen Intro¬
ducing them to the Greek world
on the Howard College campus.
Plans have already been com¬
pleted for the parties to be held
next week. Required parties will
be held on Tuesday and Thurs¬
day night from 7:00 to 9:00 and
from 9:00 til 11:00. Parties
which the rushees may choose
to attend will be on Friday and
Saturday evenings.
According to Evan Veal. Inter-
Fraternity Council President,
soye 80 men have already
signed the list as of Wednesday
morning. Those who wish to
sign can do so through the 18th
of this month in Mr. Lindy Mar¬
tin's olfice. Room 217 in Sam-
ford Hall, by paying a small
fee of $1.
Men are urged to sign up and
make their college career com¬
plete by Joining the group of
their choice and enjoying the
many benefits a fraternity has
to offer.
The four fraternities on this
campus are all members of the
National Inter-Fraternity Coun¬
cil.
They and their presidents are:
Delta Sigma Phi. Charles Hob¬
son; Lambda Chi Alpha. Hank
Moyer; Pi Kappa Alpha. Guy
Marlowe; Sigma Nu, Bill Mc¬
Neil.
A NEW SCHOOL. A NEW STUDENT —
Mrs. J. W. Eshelman, daughter of the chancellor of the
college Major Harwell G. Davis, is one of the first to register
for the Cumberland Law School. She watches as Dean Arthur
A. Weeks goes over her schedule. ... .
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Crimson Invites
Staff Members
Students interested in working
on the CRIMSON staff for the
coming year are invited to meet
with the editor Monday for a
staff organizational meeting.
The conference will be held in
the CRIMSON office. Samford
106, at 3 pm. Students with
previous experience in newspaper
work, either in college or high
school are especially needed, al¬
though beginners will be wel¬
comed and trained.
Positions are open for typists,
proofreaders, new writers, editor¬
ial writers, artists, and copy
editors.^
Rapid progress is being
made on the construction of
a men’s dormitory, women’s
residence hall and apart¬
ments for married students
which was begun in late
sumtmer.
The dorms are slated to be
ready by next September,
but the married students’
apartments will be ready by
February or March, 1962.
Their design will carry out
the Colonial Georgian archi¬
tecture of the 12 present
buildings.
This is the first step In How¬
ard's $19 million “Program for
the ’60's.’' which President Leslie
S. Wright announced during the
summer, and which Is designed
to complete the mammoth mas¬
ter plan of the new campus.
The 400 acre area of the
campus, 12 existing buildings
and other assets of the college
are valued at approximately
$14 million. Funds tor the pro¬
gram will be obtained through
contributions from the Ala¬
bama Baptist State Conven¬
tion, loans from the Federal
government and donations
from alumni and other sources.
Remaining facilities to be con¬
structed under this program
are listed in. approximately the
same order as they will be built
or completed:
Cyclotron, nursery, completion
of the Library, Biology and Stu¬
dent Union Buildings, Chemistry
Building. Physics Building. Fine
Arts Auditorium, combination
Business Administration and
Home Economics Building.
Auditorium, second unit of
the Women's Residence Hall and
Men's Dorm will also be included.
Research Building, parking area
for 2200 cars, completion of walls,
entrances, gardens and ware¬
house are also slated for build-
gThe estimated cost of all
facilities is $8,010,750.00. but
Dr. Wright said that by the
time they are completed, $10
million will have been spent.
During the program. Dr.
Wright said that Howard will
receive 5400,000 per year from
the Alabama Baptist State
Convention. These funds begin
in 1962 and will be available
for five years. It is hoped this
support will continue through
the ’60 s.
$860.000 of the total needed for
the residence halls will be ob¬
tained by the college on long¬
term. self-liquidating loans un¬
der the College Housing Act.
The additional $250.000 required
for this construction will be sup-'
plied by the. college.
Howard will require an addi¬
tional $3.50Q,000 to bring its pro¬
gram for the 60’s to completion.
NOTICE
Representatives of all orga¬
nizations entering intramural
sports this year meet with
Coach Sharman in his office
w Monday, at 4:00 PM.
Samford University Library
