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VOLUME 27 NO. 1 FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FAYETTEVILLE. N. C. September 30, 1972
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FSU STUDENTS REGISTER — Hundreds of Fayetteville State University students registered in
late August for the fall term at FSU. This academic year Is expected to be one of the best ever
for Fayetteville State.
Choncellor Lyons Soys:
FSU NEEDS $10 MILLION
IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
‘The University will need
more than $10 million in cap
ital improvements in the next
biennium, Chancellor Charles
"A” Lyons, Jr., told the North
Carolina Advisory Budget
Commission during their re
cent visit here.
"Over the past several
years we have charted a cour
se tor this Institution char
acterized by growth and ser
vice,” said Chancellor Lyons,
“Its course and direction in
the future will obviously be
determined by the master plan
of the University of North
Carolina of which this insti
tution is now a part. Whatever
the details of the plan, I su
spect that we will still be in
the business of educating
North Carolinians for service
in North Carolina — In busi
ness and industry, education,
government and social ser
vice.”
He added that "the accel
erated increase in enroll
ment, the phasing in of the
Fort Bragg program, the
movement to a year round
calendar and movement now
to develop a comprehensive
continuing education and com
munity service program, we
believe, provide ample jus
tification to support our re
quests.”
Fayetteville State listed a
$3,290,000 science building as
their number one priority.
“We have listed anew science
building as our number one
priority for several reasons:
(1) our current science facil
ities are already inadequate,
(2) the projected high per
centage increase in enroll
ment on the main campus,
(3) the need to provide ade
quate facilities to offer sci
ence instructions to our grow
ing military student popula
tion resulting from our as
sumption of administrative
responsibility for the under
graduate program at Fort
Bragg - Pope, and (4) the
rapid expansion of our science
program,’' Dr, Lyons contin
ued.
Also high on the requested
capital Improvements’ list
were $165,000 to renovate the
J. W. Seabrook Auditorium,
$630,000 addition to the Ru
dolph Jones Student Center,
and $186,000 for the Admin
istration Building.
Chancellor Lyons asked the
Advisory Budget Commis
sion for $1,495,000 to con
struct a 10,000 seat varsity
stadium. This facility would
have permanent seats, stor
age facilities and offices.
The physical education, phy
sical fitness, recreation, in
tramural and varsity sports
program will also use this
facility.
Among the other large re
quests were $1,250,000 for a
residence hall for 250 men
and $1,580,000 for a business
administration computer cen
ter building.
Also requested were a bi
ology greenhouse ($90,000),
and land acquisition ($750,000)
underground Irrigation sys
tem ($75,000), Chancellor’s
residence ($90,000), air con
dition Taylor Science Build
ing ($71,000), women’s gym
nasium ($41,000), Lilly Gym
nasium ( $32,000), athletic
field improvement ($130,000),
new tennis courts ($58,000),
renovation of four domitories
($425,000), air condition
Spaulding Infirmary ($35,000),
landscaping ($28,000), instal
lation of master water meter,
east campus ($7,500) and air-
condition H. L. Cook Dining
Hall ($64,000).
“Finally, may I say that we
MISS FSU — Bronco Beauty Terecla Melvin, a senior English
major from Roseboro, will reign as Miss FSU during the 1972-73
academic year. The lovely lady pauses between her classes
, to oblige the lens of the camera.
see the need for the develop
ment here of a comprehen
sive university offering the
breadth depth and quality of
educational services indicted
to meet the needs of the peo
ple of one of the largest and
fastest growing metropolitan
areas,,,.
FSU ENROLLfAENT
UP 300%
The 1972 summer school
enrollment at FSU grew more
than 300 percent compared to
a similar period in 1969, ac
cording to Dr, H, M. Eldridge,
director of FSU summer ses
sions.
During the University's fin
al six week session, 659 en-
rollees propelled the total en
rollment to a record 1,736
students for the 12-week per
iod ending August 11. The
summer session featured un
dergraduate courses and spe
cial programs for in-service
teachers and professionals
desiring to enrich their ca
reers said Dr, Eldridge.
AIR FORCE ROTC
OFFERED
During registration recent
ly you may have noticed that
Fayetteville State University
has expanded its academic
program to include the Air
Force Reserve Officers
Corps.
The ROTC program has
been fully implemented into
the university’s curriculum,
according to Capt. Walter E.
Davis, acting director. Air
Force ROTC Detachment
here.
The program got under way
here this summer when seven
Fayetteville State students en
rolled in the Air Force ROTC
Summer Encampment. Frank
lin Melvin and Ronnie Smith,
juniors, were enrolled in pro
grams at Gunter Air Force
Base, Montgomery, Ala. and
Forbes Air Force Base, To
peka, Kan., respectively, said
Davis.
Five other students com
pleted a six week ROTC pro
gram earlier at Gunter Air
Force Base he said. They
were Conrlth Davis, Bernard
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FAYETTEVILLE - Governor
Robert W, Scott will deliver
the main address in a spe
cial Convocation at the Cum
berland County Memorial Au
ditorium on Sunday, October
15, at 2:00 p.m.
According to Fayetteville
State Unlverfity’s Chancellor,
Dr. Charles “A” Lyons, Jr.
the Governor will be awarded
the honorary degree, Doctor
of Laws.
Governor Scott successfully
led the campaign to restruc
ture higher education in North
Carolina and now all public
senior Institutions of higher
learning are under the Uni
versity of North Carolina Sys
tem.
The Convocation will con
vene at 2:00 p.m. In the Cum
berland County Memorial Au
ditorium (located on highway
301, South).
Established in 1877, Fay
etteville State University is
the second oldest state-sup
ported Institution in North
Carolina and will be confer
ring the first honorary de
gree in its long and illustrious
history.
Governor Scott is a grad
uate of North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North
Carolina. He holds member
ship in many state and na
tional organizations. Some of
his memberships include the
North Carolina and American
Societies of Farm Managers
and Rural Appraisers; North
Carolina Farm Bureau Fed
eration; North Carolina State
Grange, Master, 1961-63;
President, North Carolina So
ciety of Farm Managers and
Rural Appraisers, 1957;
Member of the State Board
of Conservation and Develop
ment, 1961-1964; North Caro
lina Seashore Commission,
1962-1964,
In 1959, along with Mrs,
Scott, they were chosen Na
tional Grange “Young Couple
of the Year”, The Governor
is a member of Burlington-
Alamance County Chamber of
Commerce; Haw River Junior
Chamber of Commerce; Soil
Conservation Society of A-
merlca; North Carolina Lit
erary and Historical Associa
tion; and Past Chairman, Unit
ed Forces for Education in
North Carolina.
Governor Scott holds mem
bership in the following hon
orary societies: Alpha Zeta;
Phi Kappa Phi; and Blue Key.
He was elected Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina
November 3, 1964 and elect
ed Governor of North Caro
lina, November 5, 1968,
Governor Scott is a veteran
of the United States Army,
having served from 1953-1955
as a Special Agent, Counter
Intelligence Corps,
He was elected Chairman,
Southern Regional Education
Board (SREB), 1970 - 1971;
Elected Member, Executive
Committee of National Gover
nors Conference, 1970-1971;
and Member, Steering Com
mittee, Educational Commis
sion of the States, 1970-1971,
Married to the former Jes
sie Rae Osborne, he is a nr.em-
ber of Hawflelds Presbyterian
Church. The Governor and his
wife are the parents of flve
children. They are: Mary El
la Scott and Margraret Rose
Scott (twins); Susan Rae
Scott; W, Kerr Scott and Janet
Louise Scott.
CHANCELLOR vs . THE CHAMP — Fayetteville State Univer
sity Chancellor, Dr. Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., seems to be land
ing a solidblowtoheavywelght champion “Smoking” Joe Frazier.
Luckily, the Champ blocked the blow and there was no damage.
Frazier was in Fayetteville for a Sickle Cell Anemia Benefit
Dance and Dinner held at the Downtowner Inn at Fayetteville.
Frazier predicted that he would not lose his crown In the re
match with All.
SGA Sponsors Swim Marathon
For Sickle Cell Anemia
Fayetteville State Univer
sity’s Student Government As
sociation will hold a Swim
Marathon, Friday and Satur
day, Sept. 29 - 30, James
Hudson, Chairman, Special
Projects Committee, an
nounced recently.
According to Hudson, this is
the first such event to be spon
sored on the Fayetteville State
University campus and it will
benefit the fight against Sick
le Cell Anemia,
“The students at Fayette
ville State University want to
do all they can In this fight
against Sickle Cell Anemia,”
Hudson said. “And by holding
this marathon we can provide
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