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ASHEVILLE-BILTMORE COLLEGE
Volume XV-Rl
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER, 1961
Number 1
New Asheville-Biltmore Campus To Be Dedicated
Trustees Approve Building,
Set Budget for Coming Year
The Asheville - Biltmore Board
of Trustees has authorized the con
struction of a third building on
the campus and has set a budget
of 1241,064 for the year.
Meeting two weeks before the
official dedication of the campus
the board authorized Stewart Rog
ers of Six Associates, architects, to
advertise for bids for a $40,000
maintenance building.
The new construction will in
clude workrooms, various shops
and storage facilities as well as ga
rage space.
The board also authorized pur
chase of additional equipment for
the physics, psychology, chemistry
and biology classes as well as a pi
ano for the glee club and music
appreciation classes.
Additional buildings were dis
cussed for the near future. They
included in the tentative outline
of growth for A-B a student union,
a library, and a physical education
plant. The details were placed on
the agenda to be reviewed further
in regard to the needs of each and
the order of construction.
In conjunction with the tenta
tive construction talks, representa
tives were sent to Raleigh a week
later to attend a meeting with Gov.
Terry Sanford which dealt with
the state capital improvements
bond issue election set for Novem
ber.
Alumni Hold
Open House
A recent turnout of more than
100 persons attended the Asheville-
Biltmore Alumni Association open
house held Sunday in the new li
brary.
Dr. Joseph Schandler, president,
noted that the largest alumni meet
ing in the school’s history had to
taled only 15 persons when it was
held several years ago.
Under Schandler’s direction, the
group discussed plans to make the
organization more active.
Mrs. Emily P. Eustis, college li
brarian, and Mrs. Catherine Libby
and officers of the student council,
served refreshments. Students al
so conducted tours of the new cam
pus buildings.
Class representatives for Sun
day’s reunion were Shelby E. Hor
ton, Jr., John Tipton, Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Carter, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Taylor and Joel Holt.
Others included John Young,
Jr., Miss Dorothy Mosely, Fulton
Roberts, Jr., Lonnie Turner, Jes
sie Morgan, John Taylor, Mrs.
Ann Anderson, James Penley, Miss
Tune Sollod, Mrs. Barbara Wil
son.
Governor Sanford,
Dr. Bushey To Speak
DR. GLENN L. BUSHEY
Social Season Opens
With Two Dances
The Asheville - Biltmore social
season began with two Student
Council sponsored dances on Sept.
23 and 30.
The first party was held in the
snack shop with music by the
“Downbeats”. This well-attended
party was stopped an hour early
by Dean Joseph Parson because of
an infraction of college rules.
The “Rat” dance took place the
following week. This party, with
music from a juke box was held
in the Snack Shop. In honor of
the freshmen, the informal affair
was held from 8:80 p.m. until
11:30 p.m.
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SHADY groves aurround the completed structures now on campus. . . . The Science Building to the left
and the Administration Building to the right. Both background and architecture are representative of the A-B
campus of the future.
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GOV.TERRY SANFORD
College Reaches
Peak Enrollment
Asheville - Biltmore Junior Col
lege has the largest enrollment in
its 34 year history with 554 stu
dents registered for the fall, 1961
semester. Dr. Glenn L. Bushey,
President, said.
This is an increase of 20 to 25
per cent over the previous year
when there were 419 students at
tending the two year school.
When Asheville - Biltmore first
opened its doors in 1927 there were
82 persons in the student body.
At that time the school was housed
in Biltmore High School.
After a move several years later
to David Millard Junior High
School, the Asheville Orphanage
on Merrimon Avenue and then to
Seely’s Castle on Sunset Mountain
in 1949, the school could count
196 persons in day school and 164
in their night division.
Enrollment dropped sharply in
“castle” headquarters during the
war but has climbed steadly since
then.
With the move to the new cam
pus between King St. and
Broadway, the college reaches an
all time peak which Dr. Bushey
believes is only the beginning.
He believes that as more people
become education minded and see
the beautiful as well as useful cam
pus we have, they will realize that
there is no longer a need to go out
of Asheville to obtain a college ed
ucation.
Red Cross Blood Mobile
The Red Cross Blood Mobile
will be at the Snack Shop on
Wednesday, Oct. 11, both morning
and afternoon. Watch the bul
letin board for definite hours. Ev
ery student is urged to give a pint
of blood, both for his own safety
and that of others.
Gov. Terry Sanford will deliver
the principal address during dedi
cation ceremonies Sunday at Ashe
ville - Biltmore Junior College.
The 3 p.m. program will be held
in the breezeway between the two
major portions of the administra
tion Building.
Sanford, who will travel from
Raleigh especially for the occasion,
will be honored with a luncheon
before he appears as principal
speaker.
Dr. Glenn L. Bushey, college
president, will conduct the pro
gram which will be opened by Dr.
D. Hidden Ramsey.
Greetings will be extended by
Roy A. Taylor, U. S. congressman
from the, 12th district; Dr. John
Caldwell, chancellor of North Car
olina State College; Dr. W. Dallas
Herring, chairman of the state
board of education; and Major L.
P. McLendon, chairman of the
state board of higher education.
The campus and the large Ad
ministration and Science buildings
will be presented by Coke Candler,
cliairman of the board of county
commissioners; and by Earl W. El
ler, Asheville mayor.
Robert F. Phillips, chairman of
the college board of trustees, will
deliver the acceptance. He will
be followed by Manly E. Wright,
vice chairman of the board of trus
tees, who will introduce Gov. San
ford. Rabbi Sidney E. Unger will
offer the prayer of dedication.
And afi open house will be held
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ad
ministration building.
Sponsors of the dedication pro
pram are the administrative offi
cers and the board of directors.
College officers include Robert F.
Phillips, chairman; Manly E.
Wright, vice chainnan; O. E.
Starnes, Jr., secretary; William J.
Reese, jr., treasurer; and Dr.
Glenn L. Bushey, jjresident of the
college.
Other board members are John
M. Barnes, J. W. Byers, J. Gerald
Cowan, Mrs. Charles E. Dameron,
Jr., Edwin B. Garrett, Louis Li-
pinisky. Sr., J. Alfred Miller,
James P. Parker, Miss Gertrude
W. Ramsey and John M. Reynolds.
Builders of the new cani})us,
which is located between King St.
extension and Broadway Ave., in
clude the following finns: Six As
sociates, Inc., architects and en
gineers; R. L. Coleman and Co.,
general contractor: Moser Plumb
ing Co., plumbing and heating
contractor; M. B. Haynes Electric
Co., electrical contractor; William
Pitkin, design of walks and
grounds; and Tennent Nurseries,
landscape planting.