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Jiiiiiiiii’i'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: I HOMECOMING | I WEEK I I OCT. 26 I I to NOV. 2 I ^imiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH II WOICE JiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiii: I FIRST HOME = I BASKET BALL I I GAME DEC. 4 | niiiiiiiiiiliiiiillillllllilllllilliiiin VOLUME 29 NUMBER 11 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1974 $2.7 Million Academic BMilding GROlJNDBREAKmG CEREMONIES HELD Chancellor Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., of Fayetteville State University, led a host of university officials, city dignitaries, and members of the Fayetteville community in groundbreaking ceremonies on the campus of FSU for the new George Lee Butler Learning Center. “I feel that no finer tribute could be given to a man who loved his university as much as Dr. George L. Butler. He served his alma mater tirelessly as Chairman of the FSU Board of Trustees and gave unselfishly of himself to the Fayetteville community. This multi-million dollar complex named in his honor will be living memorial to a great product of Fayetteville State University” said Chancellor Lyons. The building is named in honor of Dr. G. L. Butler, late Chairman of the FSU Board of Trustees and alumnus of Fayet teville State University. Dr. Butler was a prominent Fayetteville dentist and civic leader of the community. His widow was given a color picture of the architectural rendering of the building by the Chancellor at the ceremony. The Chancellor of the University and Jackson F. Lee, Mayor of Fayetteville and acting Chairman of the FSU Board of Trustees, along with the assembled group of trustees, ad ministration, faculty and alumni conducted a brief tour of the $2.7 million complex after the groundbreaking ceremonies. Expected to be completed in the fall of 1975, the two and three story brick building called the G. L. Butler Learning Center will house a 220 seat amphitheatre and will be the largest academic facility on the campus. . The School of Business Administration, the new University Computer Center, and the Five College Consortium will be housed in the complex. In addition, the 220-seat legitimate theatre will be utilized by the drama department of FSU. The Department of Foreign Languages and the Curriculum Laboratory of the Department of Education will occupy the building. The building will employ a unique electronic equipment system for the building which will include a master console located in three different departmental reference libraries in the building. This system will greatly increase multiple, in terdepartmental programing for the student. All classrooms will be wired for closed-circuit television, and a series of individual study carrel rooms throughout the 'building vnll provide work spaces for graduate students. n FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY’S $2.7 MILLION ACADEMIC BUILDING Groundbreaking ceremonies were held recently at Fayetteville State University (NO for the new George Lee Butler Learning Center, shown above in the architectural rendering David Hall and Associates, Inc. of Raleigh, N.C. Dr. Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., Chancellor of the university, led an assembled group of trustees, administration, faculty, alumni, and friends on a brief tour of the multi- milUon dollar complex by V’ayetteville architects, Basil G. F. Laslett, AIA and William L. Laslett, AIA. THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH “A LEADER HAS TWO IMPORTANT CHARAC TERISTICS: FIRST, HE IS GOING SOMEWHERE; SECOND, HE IS ABLE TO PERSUADE OTHER PEOPLE TO GO WITH HIM.” £ N'TTMi; vrarrooK LEADERS-Barbara Campbell and Thomas yearbook leaders f.r F»y«- tevillian. Stewart is Editor and Miss Campbell is co-Editor. (FSU Photo by John B. Henderson) 1974 HOMECOMING SCHEDULE The following is the schedule for homecoming activities; Saturday, Oct. 26 - “Earth, Wind, and Fire”, Bobby Womack, and the Commodores - Cum berland County Auditorium Sunday, Oct. 27 - Movies, Seabrook Auditorium, free to students, faculty and staff. Cost to outsiders. Monday, Oct. 28 - “Miss Homecoming Coronation”, Lilly Gum. Soulful Strutters Band. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 - Freshman Talent Show, Seabrook Auditorium, 8 p.m.; Dance, Women’s Gum. Band, “Black Brew”. Time - 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 - Dance, Men’s Gym. “The Soul Serenaders. 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1 - Pep Rally, Seabrook Auditorium at 12 noon 8 p.m. to 12 midnight - Cumberland County Auditorium (Top Star At traction to be announced) Saturday, Nov. 2 - Homecoming Parade - 11 a.m., Homecoming game, 1:30; Victory Dance, Women’s Gym, “The Soul Serenaders”, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dance, Lilly Gum, “Black Heat and Square Business” 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. BRONCOS FROM CHARLOTTE, N.C. are pretty sophomore coeds Venida Croslin, left, and Audrey Autrey. Venida is an early childhood major and Audrey is a political science major. (FSU Photo by John B. Henderson)
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