Samford Crimson
Vol. 57, No. 5 Samfoid University. Birmingham, Alabama 35209 Friday, October 15. 1971
Large gifts push
campaign near top
senior art major at Samford, won First Place in the
Graphics Division of the Alabama State Fair Art Exhibition now
showing at the Fair Grounds . His winning composition was a dry-
point etching entitled ‘screen door.*
Draft extended 2 years
An anonymous gift of $500,000
has been made to Samford Uni*
versity’s campus building pro¬
gram. The gift is one of the
largest received in the school’s
130- year history.
The money was given to Sam¬
ford 's Decisive Years Campaign,
and boosted the total raised in
the fund-raising effort to within
some $200,000 of the 2.9 million
goal.
To date. $2,697,743 has been
raised in the three-year
campaign which began 11 months
ago.
Announcement of the gift came
this week from Samford
President Leslie S. Wright, who
said:
‘This generous gift has placed
Samford University significantly
nearer its goal of raising $2.9
million for urgently- needed
campus additions. We are deeply
grateful for this gift and for the
commitment to Christian higher
education which it represents.
We are highly pleased that Sam¬
ford University and its programs
are deemed worthy of the support
of such an unselfish individual.*
The money is designated for the
major addition to Sanford's Stu¬
dent Union Building.
The Decisive Years Fund Cam¬
paign is designed to raise a
total of $4.9 million for the
construction of the addition to
the Student Union Building and
a Fine Arts Center. Toward the
total, Samford has secured a
$1 million loan and anticipates
receiving another $1 million in
capital funds from the Alabama
B^tist State Convention over
the next three years.
The half- million gift was the
second major contribution of the
week to Samford’s Decisive
Years Fund. Earlier, the Ben¬
jamin and Roberta Russell Ed¬
uction and Charitable Founda¬
tion, Inc. gave $100,000 to the
fund.
Several other major gifts-
including one $300,000 donation
RAC holds
annual carny
Yesterday the Religious Activ¬
ities Council sponsored their
annual carnival from 3-9 p.m.
in the parking lot across from
Vail Hall.
There were 26 booths include
a space walk, sponge throw, car
smash, kissing booth, various
kinds of food, and a country
store.
The organization received 60%
of the profits and BSU kept 40%.
The BSU profits are used to
sqiport the Summer Missions
program. At least $2,000 must
br raised during the year for
Samford to send missionaries
to the field.
from another anonymous donor- -
have been received since Sam,
ford kicked off the fund-raising
effort last November 24. The
first $93,000 was given by Sam,
ford faculty and staff.
The two buildings are part of
the original master plan of the
Samford campus visualized in
the early 1950’s. Thus fa r, 24
of a proposed 31 major struc¬
tures have been built since 1954.
*We have dedicated ourselves
to completing the master plan of
our campus during the Decade
of the Seventies,* Dr. Wright
said. ‘With support such as we
are receiving in the Decisive
Years Campaign, we shall
accomplish that goal.*
Samford hosts
H S students
Approximately 4,000 high
school Juniors and seniors, along
with their sponsors, atended
Samford University’s annual High
School Day, according to an
announcement made during half¬
time at the football game last
Saturday.
The visiting students were en¬
tertained by the Bulldog Marching
Band prior to and during a con¬
vocation in Seibert Hall welcom¬
ing them to Samford University.
They were welcomed by Ben
Armistead, SGA President, and
Dr. Arthur L. Walker, vice-
president for Administrative
Affairs, who gave general infor¬
mation about the University.
The Here and Now Singers,
under the direction of Mr. Bob
Burroughs, and the A Cappella
Choir, under the direction of
Mr. L. Eugene Black gave a
special welcome in song to the
guests.
Pres. Leslie S. Wright pre¬
sented the address to the stu¬
dents and sponsors, telling of
the developing educational oppor¬
tunities at Samford University.
Following the convocation, stu¬
dents met with faculty members
from various departments and
toured the campus. An art ex¬
hibit, a computer demonstration,
a drug abuse presentation, and
a visit to the Planetarium high¬
lighted the tours.
The Masquers presented a one
act play in the Arena theatre.
Students also were able to hear
an organ recital in Reid Chapel
and an outdoor musical presen¬
tation by members of the School
of Music on the steps of Bu¬
chanan Hall.
The annual chicken and potato
salad lunch was served on the
front lawn of Vail Hall. A Pep
Rally, also scheduled for the
Vail lawn, failed to materialize.
High School Day festivities
were brought to a close with the
Samford vs. Livingston football
game.
See pages 4 and 5 for pictures
The Selective Service System
is once again authorized to induct
men into the armed forces as
a result of Senate action on the
draft extension bill three weeks
ago.
Renewal of the draft will last
only until July 1, 1973. President
Nixon hopes for enough volun¬
teers, by that time, to be able
to reserve the induction process
for national emergencies.
Male college students no longer
receive an automatic deferment
while enrolled. In order to es¬
tablish a more equitable draft,
Congress has agreed to let the
President end undergraduate de¬
ferments. He ha1 already prom¬
ised to take that step.
Entering students in the 71-72
school year will not be deferred,
but will be allowed to finish the
present term if called. Other
students are eligible for induction
after four years of college or the
24th birthday, whichever comes
first. Divinity students may ob¬
tain deferments but lose them if
they fail to enter the ministry
immediately upon graduation.
Sole surviving sons continue
to be eligible for exemptions.
Any man whose father, brother,
or sister was killed in military
service since Jan. 1, 1960 is also
exempt from induction, and may
retire if already in service.
Incentives for volunteers were
provided by another provision
of the bill. A 2.4 billioo pay
hike, requested last year by the
President and now approved by
the Senate, is determined by the
Cost of Living Council, which
oversees the current wage-price
freeze.
Conscientious objectors will
be given two-year assignments
to civilian service. This work
will ‘parallel in his experiences,
to a reasonable extent, the ex¬
periences of the young man who
is inducted in his stead,” accord¬
ing to the Senate-House Confer¬
ence Committee.
A “sense of Congress* title
in the act approved a modified
version of the Mansfield amend¬
ment to require total US troop
withdrawal from Vietnam.
The title also urges the Pres¬
ident to negotiate with North
Vietnam ‘a ceasefire by all part¬
ies.* The withdrawal date would
depend on POW releases and
accounting of MIA’S, and with¬
drawal of US troops from all
of Indochina.
The law also lowered the min¬
imum age for draft board mem¬
bership from 30 to 18, and the
maximum age from 75 to 65. A
maximum of 20 years (previously
25) was set for service on draft
boards.
The bill passed in the Senate
on Sept. 21 by a vote of 55-30.
The Aug. 4 House vote was 297-
108.
Senate
deliberates
A bill concerning theSGA schol¬
arship endowment fund, and a
resolution concerning Samford
residence requirements were
among items on the agenda of
this weeks Student Senate
Meeting-
The resolution, introduced by
sophomore Senator Fan Price,
concerned the residence require¬
ments imposed on the students
by the University. The reso¬
lution stated that it was one of
the purposes of a liberal arts
education to teach students to
‘learn and practice independent
living,* and many students feel
that four years in a dormitory
was not conducive to this type
of education. T he resolution ask¬
ed that the university consider,
when financially able, building
a * single students’ apartment
complex away from the campus
proper.* The rules governing
this complex would be consider¬
ably different from those of a
dorm.
Junior Senator Arnold Mooney
and Senior Senator David Ander¬
son introduced a bill which would
rescind a bill passed last year
which established the Student
Government Association Merit
Scholarship Endowment Fund
The SGAMSEF was established
under the assumption that the
SGA could appropriate surplus
funds. However, the fund ran
into financial difficulty with the
University. Rather than lose the
appropriated surplus, Senator
Mooney feels it better to rescind
last years bill and carry the
surplus over onto this year’s
SGA ixidget. The bill was re¬
ferred to the finance committee.
In other Senate action, Senator
Jon Terry announced that Thurs¬
day and Friday, October 14 and
15, the homecoming queen elec¬
tions were to be held. He made
a motion that the winners names
be witheld until Friday Oct. 29
at the pagent. The motion car¬
ried.
Jax Stale tickets
are on sale
Tickets are now on sale in
the Student Accounts office for
the Oct. 23 football game between
Samford and Jacksonville State
University, according to Miss
Mary Nell Frazier manager of
Student Accounts. The price of
the tickets will be $1.75 here at
Samford, however, if students
wait to purchase their tickets
at the gate they most pay $3.50.
Students are further reminded
that they must show their Samford
student ID’s at the gate in Jack¬
sonville to be admitted for the
student price of $1.75, Miss Fraz¬
ier stated. Otherwise, they will
be required to pay the $3.50
admission price.
When a student arrives at Jack¬
sonville he should enter either
the east or west gate. These
gates are on either end of the
football field.
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