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2 -TKS CAROLINA TlV.rS SAT., APRIL 9, 1977
"100 A Birthday": Plans At FSU in. HisUMear
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FAYETTEVILUE - The
aeoond oldest state-supported
institution of higher learning
in the state of North Carolina
will celebrate its One Hun
dredth Birthday April 17
with many festive activities
in the month which include
faculty art shows, seminars,
beauty pageants, art exhibits,
choir and jazz concerts and
fashion shows.
Located in the southeast
section of the Tar Heel State,
Fayettevffle State University
has a Main Campus enroll
ment of over 2,000 students
and over 5,000 students at
the FSU-Fort Bragg Campus
and Continuing Education
Program.
Primary activities for the
100 YEARS OF PROGRESS Favetteville State University will
Carolina. Shown in the photos art
Academic Building, George L.
Centennial include: Dedica
tion of the George L. Butler
Learning Center, 11:00 am..
April 16, Dr. E. B. Turner,
Speaker; Centennial Ban
quet, April 16, 7:30 pjn.
H. L. Cook Dining Hall, Dr.
Samuel Proctor, Speaker; and
Centennial Founders Day,
April 17, 2:30 pjn., J. W.
Seabrook Auditorium, Carl
Rowan, Speaker. ' .
Although this momen
tous event is a milestone in
the annuals of higher educa
tion in itself, the present adV
ministration has already be
gun setting the wheels of pro
gress in motion to meet the
goals and challenges of the
next century of service at
FSU.
GM's personal cars
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set a standard for styling, status
Qdsmobile Toronado , ,
Biitck Riviera Hardtop Coupe
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Landau Coupe
In 1977, General Motors continues to set the standard by making cars designed
, and engineered for what you need and want today in a personal car.
,Styling.They make, an impressive 'Visual statement: ":';" ': '
Status. Their names speak for themselves. Seville by Cadillac. Oldsmobile
Toronado. Pontiac Grand Prix. Buick Riviera. Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Selectability. With a selection like that to choose from doesn't it make sense to
own a General Motors personal car. '
To find out more about the special qualities of these fine personal cars,' stop
by your GM dealers for your own personal demonstration drive. ' 1
build inas of the Dast and of
Butler Learning Center, The
Last December, as a last
ing memorial to the next cen
tury of service, the Fayet
teville State University Foun
dation . launched a drive to
obtain funds for the construc
tion of a Multipurpose Activi
ties Center. Its estimated cost
is $8 million and the plan
calls for a five-year period to
raise, all the funds from all
sources, both private and
public.
According to the current
Chancellor of FSU (appoint
ed in 1969), Dr. Charles "A"
Lyons, Jr., there is a dire
need for a "University
Activities Center" for physi
cal education, recreation, in
tramurals, athletics and com
munity services.
and selectability.
celebrate
itOna Hundredth Birthdav April 1 7. as the Second oldest state-supported (founded in 1877) institution In North
SSSM ."Carolina. Th. buildingj .r , (L J. W.bro6k Auditorium .
Continuing Education, and the Science Building Annex. (Photos - John B. Henderson). , , , ,rj: ,
the oresent
Center for Continuing
The present facilities, ac
( corduig to university officials,
for satisfying the health edu
cation, physical education
and recreational needs are
grossly inadequate for .the
present student body of
2,000 and can be expected
to be insufficient when the
student body reachesthe
10,000 expected in the next
10-15 years.
In 1867, the founding
fathers of the institution
(seven Negroes), Matthew
Leary, A. J. Chestnutt, Ro
bert Simmons, George Grain
ger, Thomas Lomax, Nelson
Carter and David A. Bryant,
paid $140.00 for a lot on
Gillespie Street and organized
themselves, into a self-per
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petuating Board of Trustees
to maintain this property
permanently as a site for the
education of Negro children
of Fayetteville.
History reveals, that it
was General C O. Howard of
the Freedman's Bureau, One
of the best known of the ear
ly Friends of Negro Educa
tion, who erected a building
on this lot and the institution
became known as the Howard
School.
March 8, 1877, the General
Assembly of North Carolina,
provided the establishment of
normal schools for education
of white and Negro teachers.
An appropriation for the
establishment of the school
for Negroes was only $2,000
by the General Assembly and ;
since the Howard School had
successfully existed for ten
years, the appropriation was
made to the institution.
The Howard School was
then designated a teacher
training institution and - its
name was changed to the
State Colored Normal School
by a legislative act in 1877;
The school was served
for relatively short periods
until 189, by five chief ad
ministrators - ' Robert L.
Harris,- Charles W. Chestnutt,
Ezekiel E. Smith, George
Williams and Robert' Fair
ley. ' In 1899, Dr. E. E.Smith
returned to head the institu
tion until 1933 when he was
succeeded by Dr. J. Ward Sea
brook. :
After Dr.Seabrook re
tired in 1956, he was suc
ceeded by Dr. Rudolph Jones
and during his administration
significant auricular changes
were made.
Prior to i960 the only
major offered was Elemen
tary Education. The General
Assembly of North Carolina
revised the Charter of the
College in 1959 and autho
rized the expansion of the
curriculum to include majors
in Secondary Education
which were begun in 1960.
Finally, programs leading to
degrees outside of the teach
ing field were added. Also,
additions to the physical
plant were provided to take
care of a rapidly expanding
enrollment.
In 1969, Dr. Charles
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This Spring, combine oil of your shopping excursions
into ONE! You'll f',nd anything qt any price. for, anyone
you could wont, all grouped into one convenient shop
ping area. Remember : . . this Spring it only takes ONE
to get it all done . . . and Northgate is the ONE! -
10AM.to 9 P.M. MONDAY-SATURDAY
-Many stores opehsundays
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:; "A" Lyons, Jr succeeded :
Dr. Rudolph Jones. as Presi-
dent and the college was de- .
signated as a regional univer-v
sity by an act of the legisla r
ture. ' ,
-During the administra
tion of Dr. Lyons, Fayette
ville State University became
a constituent of the Universi
ty of North Carolina by a
legislative act , on July 1,
1972, thus making Dr. Lyons;,
the first Chancellor of the
institution. Under his leader-,
ship, FSU has expanded into
a multi-faceted campus with .
outstanding growth and pro
gress. Located in a city of
approximately 5 5, 000 inhabi
tants near the largest military
reservation in the world (Fort
Bragg and Pope AFB), 1 Fay-'
etteville is one of llhe fastest -growing
metropolitaA area's
in the southeastern United '
States - i'
With this in mind, 'the ;
current administration is at-''
tempting to move the, insti
tution into the mainstream of
higher education. , ... ,"1
The present administra..
tion has made significant pro-!
gress relative to enrollment,;
academic programming and .. ,
capital expansion. Of con
siderable importance is the
addition of the Fort Bragg .
Campus with total adminis
trative responsibility detailed
to FSU.
- Hallmarks of the progress
of the Lyons era include the
construction of the $3 mil
lion George L. Butler Learn
ing Center Complex; a new
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1-85 Gregson St. Exit-Durham
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Residence Hall for; 250, stu-
dents in apartment -style, air
conditioned living quarters; .
the Continuing Education
Center; and the . Rudolph
Jones Student Center, r
Soon to rise among these .
edifices Will be a million-dollar-plus
building and.
greenhouse complex.
, .Additionally, the Con
tinuing Education Center
represents a part of the first
'private philanthropic grant
of over one million dollars
to the University given by
the Kellogg Foundation,
SIISf FBLA
Attends 23rd
Acncal Ccnfcb
The Southern High School
FBLA Chapter attended the
23rd annual Leadership Con
ference in Charlotte at the
Sheraton Center; April 1 3.
The following students along
with the chapter advisors, Mrs.
Eleanor Terrill and Mrs.
Rosalyn Cole, attended the
conference: Gloria Allen, Re
becca Barnes, Cindy Berry
man, Cathy Carden, Patrice
Hagan, Sheba Hall, Kim
Sandling and Barbara Yates.
The theme of this year's
conference was "Supporting
Our Heritage of free Enter
prise by Building America's
Skills." FBLA stands for
Future Business Leaders of
America.
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