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This book has been published as part of the -I-Jong before Louisiana College was founded, Baptists in Seventy Fifth Anniversary of the founding of Louisiana were expressing an interest in Christian educa Louisiana College. Members of the task force tion. In North Louisiana two schools were established as in responsible for a year of special events were the dependent private colleges, Mount Lebanon and Keachie. Mount Lebanon University for men was instituted in Bien following: ville Parish in 1852. Keachie College for women opened its Landrum Salley, chairman; Vernon Beall, doors in Desoto Parish in 1857. Neither of these belonged to Charles J. Cavanaugh, Robert Cook, Jerilyn Gas- the Louisiana Baptist Convention, but were operated by pard, Edward L. Heath, Thomas Howell, Leon local Baptists. They attracted the attention of Baptists in Hyatt, Jr., William Nixon, Mrs. M.B. (Mildred) other parts of the state, and their existence stimulated the Pearce, Stan Poole, Betty Stokeld, T.W. Terral, development of the concept that Christian education Mrs. James Townsend and Max Ward. should be a concern of the churches of the Louisiana Bap tist Convention. This is indicated by a statement made by The pictorial history subcommittee members a country minister at the twenty-eighth annual session of were: Charles J. Cavanaugh, chairman; Stan the Vernon Parish Missionary Baptist Association in Oc Poole, Landrum Salley and Max Ward. tober, 1899. The Reverend P.H. Cavanaugh, Jr., said: "We would say The book was written and compiled by Oscar that today, probably more than ever before, we as Baptists Hoffmeyer, Jr. should wake up to the necessity of educating our ministry. Our churches should feel and realize that on them rests a e Copyright 1981 by Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana. All very grave responsibility. We do not urge the churches to rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book in assist every young man who may have a fanciful notion that any form whatsoever without permission in writing from the he should enter the ministry. But what we want is God- publisher, except for brief passages in connection with a review. For information write to: called young men who can be qualified to receive the man tles as they drop from the shoulders of our older ministers to receive the help and encouragement, financially, that will Office of the President make them a power in gathering souls for our Lord and Louisiana College Savior. Pineville, La. 71360 "When we find such young brothers then we should, by all means, assist them to attend the Mt. Lebanon Baptist College or some other Baptist school where they can Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 81-83320 prepare themselves for this life's work." Printed in the United States by the Delmar Company, Charlotte, North Carolina. An anticipated railroad failed to materialize, and Mt. Lebanon and Keachie could not attract sufficient numbers of students to continue, nor could they gain the needed financial support. However, the Louisiana Baptist Conven-
This photograph, taken about 1919, shows the campus unidentified persons. with Godbold Hall (1917) to the left, the administration Standing: (1); EdgarGodbold (2); (3); H.L. Willis (4); building (white) later to become the Martin Fine Arts Jimmy Ratcliff (5); (6,7,8); John L. Dodge (9); Jody Building center and Ware Hall (right) after it was Mercer (10); George Beall (11); Clarence Parish (12); rebuilt following the 1911 fire. Identification of persons T.H. (Fiddle) Thayer (13); (14); Herman Bowden (15); will be from the left with numbers indicating their Aubrey White (16); (17,18, 19); Harve Benson (20); J.D. positions. Numbers in parenthesis ( ) indicates (Buck) Carrol (21); Willie Strother (22); L.C. Smith tion was planning to become actively involved in Christian five years. education, and in 1904 a committee was appointed and In 1956 when the fiftieth anniversary was celebrated, the charged with the responsibility of locating a suitable site for student body numbered 1270 and the faculty had increased a Baptist College that would be established, owned, and to sixty. By that time Louisiana College had graduated operated under the auspices of the Louisiana Baptist Con 2700. vention. After much prayer and careful investigation, a At this seventy-fifth anniversary the student body num suitable plot was obtained in Pineville, Louisiana; and on bers 1609; the faculty total is seventy-one; and the October 3, 1906, a sparkling diamond was set in the rough graduates 6617. These graduates are distributed around the among beautiful pine trees on the site that has been world and have made and are continuing to make valuable referred to, with affection, through the years as "the Hill". contributions to our society and to the furtherance of the A new school, Louisiana College, opened its doors. There Kingdom of Heaven. They occupy positions of trust in all were three faculty members and nineteen students. walks of life. The early years were fraught with grave difficulties. This diamond gleams brighter year by year as it is Among these were insufficient financial support, disastrous polished by a scholarly Christian faculty, stimulating fires which destroyed key buildings, the senseless murder of learning among intelligent and diligent students, and as the a student on the city street, the accidental death of an Alma Mater is loved and supported by an active Alumni athlete, a global war, and a crushing depression. Another Association and friends. frustrating problem that was faced by the struggling school In order that you may have a personal reference book was the attitude of some of the leadership toward co covering the first seventy-five years of Louisiana College education. This is illustrated by the words of President O.J. history, this pictorial has been prepared. It is hoped that Peterson of Keachie College, as recorded in the Baptist you will enjoy the style, as history is presented by decades Chronicle of March 30, 1911. He was arguing for the es through pictures and legend; as outstanding friends, ad tablishment of a junior college for girls at Keachie and ministrators, faculty, staff, and trustees are featured; asserted that the junior college graduates could then be ad organizations are described; and student activities are mitted to men's colleges "since the most critical age would highlighted. have passed, and, indeed the manomaniacs, that portion of the girl tribe that would wade a creek at midnight to meet a man, would have been automatically sifted out." But Louisiana College had been blessed with highly competent and dedicated administrators, faculty, and staff and with a faithful, loyal, and enthusiastic student body. This college community worked as a team, and by 1931, when the twenty-fifth anniversary was reached, the students num bered 231 and the teaching was effectively accomplished by a faculty of thirty-five. Up to that date 506 students had been graduated,fifty-nine percent of these during the last
(23); James White (24); (25,26,27,28,29); J.E. Wakefield (1,2,3,4,5,6); Murray Morris (7); (8); John L. Gill (9); (30); (31); Harvey Middleton (32); H.M. Weathersby (10); Truett Gandy (11); Hattie Strother (12); Marie (33); W.P. Carson (34); Dahlia C. Carson (35); (36,37); Magee (13); (14); Camilla Hunter (15); Ora Bryant (16); Dola Simmons (38); (39); Thelma Barron (40); Lucille Gertrude Ramsey (17); (18, 19, 20, 21, 22) Warner (41); (42, 43); Mary Lea Kieth (44); Mary Louisiana College Archives photo Wilbanks (45); (46, 47, 48); Mrs. Edgar (Irene Coleman) Godbold (49); Mrs Jones (50). Sitting, from left:
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1906-10/7 8 t « t H of i, s u 1 a t • n SJ-t SC John K. Hunter, Notary Publlo, anil noqulrod by said Albert Parish of Rapides. from Mrs. a; 11. Barron and by the aald Mrs. Barron from Be it known end romemborad that on this the SOtll, day of Robert P. Hunter, together with all rlghta, ways and privi April A. D. won before mo Robert A. Hunter, a Notary leges thereto belonging. Public, in anri for tlio Pariah of Rapidao and State of To have and to hold the aald property unto the aaid The Louisiana, duly norjctVis lono* and qualified acoordlng to Education Cummlslon of the Louisiana Baptist Convention . lav;, prtTHonally came and appeared, and unto ita successors and assigns from this day and Edwin 0. 8 are, FOREVER. a citizen and resident of the Pariah of Rapides', state of This donation la present and irrevocable anti la made for IiJUlRlar.tr, who declared unto mo, Notary, that ho haa given, and in consideration-of the improvement by the don'M herein granted and donated and dona by these preaonta give, grant of the-property herein oonveyod and the building and main and donate with subrogation to all rights and actions in tenance thereon of the State Baptist College and ita warranty he may have against former owners and free from appurtancea of every Kind and nature, such as aro usual all enourabranoea unto, and Incident to and conneoted with an institution of such The Education Conroisaion of tlio Louisiana a oharaoter. Baptist Convention All taxes due and exigible have been paid. herein rei-ren-uited by D. P. Lawrence, President thereof, Certificate of Mortgages as required by law Is hereby here preaent accepting thia donation and aoKnov/ledging waived and dispensed with by the parties and me, the aaid delivery and possession thereof the following deaorlbed Notary, held harmless on account of the non-production of propel" *, *--••!* r the eame. A ourtalu, Lract, piaoe, or paroel of land situated, In' teat Irony Mmi-eof the partloa hereto have signed their lying and being in the Parish of Rapidea and State of names t 1906-10/9 *"«• ^ M &$ j *V The first day at Louisiana College was recorded in the dents, but at the end of the school year, two photograph in front of the wooden classroom building. men, who had previously been students at Claybrook Cottingham, one of the faculty members who Mount Lebanon College, were graduated with later became the college's third president, is seated in the first row, third from the left. the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1947 Dr. Cot Louisiana College Archives photo tingham gave the following account of these first Contributed by Miss Lillian Corley Baskin, La. graduates: 'One of them, T. Justin Moore, went on to Harvard University, graduated in law and is now one of the most successful attorneys in Rich mond, Virginia. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Richmond. The other, J. L. Raley, went on to Brown University and has since been a member of the faculty of Louisiana College, Mississippi College and Mer cer University. He is now retired.'" The opening of a college does not just happen. This one, for over a dozen years, was hammered out on the Baptist anvil of discussion and debate, of prayer and patience, and finally agreement. The central geographical location had been advocated by a number of persons, including E. 0. Ware who made the motion for a "Committee of 15" to study the possibility of a college owned by Louisiana Baptists. Others urged that the school be located in one of the North Louisiana communities where Baptist schools, although not operated by the Convention, were already functioning. 10/1906-10 Invitations were sent out to several cities in an Education Commission, to function in place Louisiana asking for bids to locate the school in of the committee, to provide direction for Bap their town. The conditions: "Any place, suitably tist education in Louisiana. Responsibilities located in this State" provided it include a were to include supervision of all schools, in satisfactory campus and a bonus of at least cluding Keatchie Female College and Mount $30,000 in cash. Lebanon Baptist Academy, adjustment of At the 1904 Louisiana Baptist Convention the curricula, control of finances, employment of Committee on Education expressed its opinion personnel and appointment of local boards of that the delay in determining a permanent loca trustees. tion was hindering the entire educational cause Because of sensitive feelings related to the two among Louisiana Baptists. They recommended: Baptist schools in North Louisiana, the Com "Laying aside all narrowness and selfishness, mission concentrated its attention on details of all consideration of a purely personal character Louisiana College needs. and of local interests, we unhesitatingly commit George Higgins, in his doctoral dissertation ourselves to any location for the college that the The Louisiana Baptist Convention and Chris finger of Providence may seem to point out to us tian Education, 1893-1956 reports the sentiment as likely to serve the best interest of the in Central Louisiana concerning the Pineville denomination ..." site selection: Members of the committee, representing all "The great Baptist college will wonderfully in sections of the state, were: G. W. Bolton, Alex crease our population and help to bring Alexan andria businessman, chairman; W. A. West, dria to that greatness in population and Norwood merchant; J. L. Love, minister from prosperity, for which her best people have New Orleans; M. E. Weaver, minister from Lake striven for so many years. Nail the Baptist Charles; Ben Stagg, merchant from Crowley; A. College flag to Alexandria's masthead and pull it L. Ponder, attorney from Amite; M. A. Price, down for no other city of the state. minister from Mount Lebanon; P. B. Wright, "Most of the cash bonus used to attempt to minister from Cheneyville; E. O. Ware, minister secure the new college had apparently been from Alexandria; W. H. Dodson, minister from provided by Alexandria citizens and interests. Minden; J. R. Edwards, minister from Mount Aside from finances there was the matter of in Lebanon; J. F. Madison, attorney from Bastrop; jured pride, for the selection of the Pineville site W. C. Beall, businessman from Garland; W. J. was a blow at Alexandria prestige. The transpor Bolen, minister from Baton Rouge and L. E. tation problem, with a toll bridge and the fre Thomas, layman from Shreveport. quent threat of flooding, limited educational ser Minutes of the Convention noted in 1905 that vices to the Alexandria community." In spite of the mayor of Alexandria, H. B. Chase, and the some negative feelings the Pineville site was secretary of the Progressive League of that city, retained. appeared before the committee and stated the Selecting a name for the new school resulted in Alexandria-Pineville area would comply with at least 14 suggestions. Higgins reports the dis the conditions. The cash offer was $26,500. The cussion in the spring of 1906: "Among numerous committee accepted the offer provided an ad suggestions were Louisiana Baptist College, ditional $3500 be secured. Hartwell College, Carey College, The New After discussion the committee accepted the College of St. John, The Loyal Baptist College of Central Louisiana offer and designated Pineville Louisiana, The Louisiana Central Baptist as the site on which to build. Numerous reasons College, Paxton College, Red River College, were given for Pineville, including fewer mos Louisiana College, The E. O. Ware Central Bap quitoes, higher ground which had less flooding tist College, Tichenor Memorial College and than Alexandria and a more healthful climate. strangely, Alexandria College or Mount Lebanon When the committee reported to Louisiana College. A particular dispute erupted regarding Baptists in 1905 that a site had been selected for the wisdom of using "Baptist" in the name, the college, the report was accepted some preferring it and others pronouncing it enthusiastically, and plans were made to open in superfluous or provincial. At length the name the fall of 1906. Louisiana College was settled upon by the Com The following year became one of fund raising, mission." property purchase and selection of faculty. The The selection of faculty also gives evidence of Louisiana Baptist Convention had established the sensitive nature of Baptist education at that time. 1906-10/11 The first football team of Louisiana College was fielded in 1907. Names of the players were not available. Louisiana College Archives photo 12/1906-10 The Commission chose W. E. Taylor, two units; mathematics, one unit; history, one Claybrook Cottingham and Bruce Benton. unit; philosophy, one unit; science, one unit; Taylor, named chairman of the faculty at an an electives six units for a total of sixteen units. nual salary of $1600, was a graduate of Clinton Other requirements included at least two units College in Kentucky and Purdue University and in either Greek or modern languages. All had been president of Louisiana Industrial In ministerial students were required to have at stitute in Ruston. Cottingham, a native of least two units in Greek and at least one year's Virginia who was serving as president of Mount study in Bible. Lebanon Baptist Male College at the time, was College graduation also required for students elected to teach Greek and philosophy at a to prepare a recitation to be presented orally at salary of $1000. Benton, a former Keatchie in commencement, but records indicate the re structor, was a graduate of Wake Forest College quirement was seldom enforced. and served as editor of the "Baptist Chronicle" To provide background for college study the during the organization of the school. He taught school operated a preparatory department. Latin, among other subjects, at a salary of $1000. Louisiana Department of Education require Although every faculty member had a ments were followed. When a student completed specialty, each also taught other subjects. The the requirements he would move into the college only degree offered was Bachelor of Arts. The department. In the first class of 19 students, curriculum was organized by the Commission seven were college level. and changed several times during the first years. The school was launched. The 19-member stu By 1911, records indicate, regulations for dent body expanded to fifty-two by the end of graduation included English, three units; Latin, the 1906-07 term. The Fancy Eight of Louisiana College rowing on the Red River from postcard published by Leroy B Garner, Alexandria. La 1906-10/13 organic connection with this Convention.'" While a substitute motion prevented action on Ware's motion at that convention, he made a similar motion in 1894 which passed. This ac tion is considered the beginning of Louisiana College, even though its doors were not opened until 12 years later. Ware's organizational genius and dedication to Christian education was needed as the new school in Pineville grew into its third year. He was described as a man with a facile mind, an activist and "wonderfully versatile leader who laid foundations of organized work for Louisiana Baptists." Minutes of the Louisiana Baptist Education Commission, of which Ware was a member, report numerous meetings to deal with inade E.O. Ware, First president of Louisiana College. quate finances as teachers and administration Louisiana College Archives. worked to develop the academic program. When W. E. Taylor who had served as chair man of the faculty since the school's opening resigned, the Education Commission, in its meeting June 4, 1908, "reconvened at 2:30 p.m. -Eidwin Oswalt Ware had been corresponding and after much discussion Bro. Ware was secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Convention elected President of the College and financial for 14 years when he accepted the invitation of agent ex officio at a salary of $1800 per annum". the Baptist Education Commission to become He had been serving as financial agent for one the first president of Louisiana College in 1908 year. at the age of 55. He remained as president for the 1908-09 ses Mrs. Elizabeth Steadman Lohman of Alexan sion and on the faculty to teach English and Bi dria, La., said during an interview in the spring ble for an additional year before returning to of 1981, that her grandfather "accepted the of denominational work. fice until an educator could be found for the Ware left his native Kentucky in 1888 at the position. He was dedicated to the idea that age of 35 when Miss Blanche Fortson, a native of Louisiana Baptists needed a college to provide a DeSoto Parish and a teacher at Keachie Female sound basis for the work of the churches and Academy was instructed to write to Southern denomination." He was primarily a preacher Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Ky. to enlist and missionary. ministers for work in Louisiana. He had at The title given him as "Father of Louisiana tended both the University of Kentucky and College" came more from his contributions to Southern Baptist Seminary. the school's organization and finances than After she wrote for ten applicants and because he served as the first president. received no replies, she wrote once more. E. O. Elaine Brister writes in her book Once Upon a Ware responded and came to Keachie where he River that "At the meeting of the Baptist State met Miss Fortson. They became friends. Later Convention in 1893 (at Mt. Lebanon) E. 0. that year he accepted the pastorate of Ware offered a motion in the form of a resolution Cheneyville Baptist Church. Two years later which stated that 'Baptists of the State of their friendship developed into romance and Louisiana have no school nor college which is in they were married. The wedding was held Oc a true sense their own;' then he moved 'that the tober 29, 1890 at 7:30 p.m. in the Keachie president of this convention appoint a special College chapel with C. W. Tomkies as the committee of fifteen brethren . . . (to) make a minister. Ware was 37 years old and Blanche report as to the advisability and feasibility of es was 24. tablishing a college which shall belong to the The couple became parents of nine children. Baptists of the State and which shall have Two daughters, Elizabeth Ware Steadman and Blanche E. Ware continued to live at the family by the convention. Because there was no retire home on George's Lane in Alexandria in 1981. A ment plan he worked another two years on his son, Philip, lives with his wife in Natchez, own before his death. His wife of 43 years lived Mississippi. 16 years longer and died in January, 1949. An entry in Ware's family Bible notes he was Glen Lee Greene, in his book House Upon a born October 29, 1853 at approximately 10 p.m. Rock writes of Ware "Three weeks before his in West Berea, Kentucky and died December 6, death a report shows he worked 325 days, sup 1933 in Alexandria, Louisiana. plied 38 churches, delivered 90 sermons, led 13 During those 80 years he was actively involved prayer meetings and received $416 in salary." in helping Louisiana Baptists develop their The first yearbook prepared by Louisiana programs. He was a leader in developing more College students, published in 1912-13, was effective plans to assist the churches and mis dedicated to "Dr. E. 0. Ware, president and sion causes. In 1895 he suggested that churches teacher of Louisiana College." A building with send gifts to the Convention treasury for all his name stands on campus in tribute to his con causes, which was the first "systematic tributions to Louisiana Baptist higher educa beneficence" or cooperative plan for state, home tion. and foreign missions and ministerial education in Louisiana. He worked tirelessly to help build churches and organize missions. His son, Philip, said "At times father would literally do the building. I have seen him with a saw and hammer at work." Records also indicate he shared his financial means, even to the point of sacrifice, especially for Louisiana College. Mrs. Steadman and Miss Ware said "we sometimes would have to tell I 1 I father that's enough." Ed Ware, a grandson and district attorney for Rapides Parish, confirmed he has seen property records where Ware had mortgaged his property when the college needed funds and "sometimes was not always able to pay off the mortgage." Ware's children confirmed their father was busy with the work of the churches and college Mrs. Elizabeth Steadman Lohman of Alexandria, and they would not see him for a week or more at La., checks facts about her grandfather E.O. Ware in a time. "But," they said, "he always provided his study. This is where he spent much time while at home, and the room still holds his books and other for us." material. Two daughters Mrs. Elizabeth Ware When Ware left the college in 1910 he re Steadman and Miss Blanche E. Ware continued to turned to the Convention as Executive live there in 1981. Secretary for three years. When the offices were moved to Shreveport he elected to stay in Alex andria. In 1913 he purchased the Baptist Chronicle located at DeSoto and Fourth Streets and served as editor and publisher until 1919 when he sold it to the Louisiana Baptist Con vention. "Mama served as his secretary and helped prepare material for the printer," his children recalled. "Father was out selling subscriptions and preaching." Ware, who was six feet, two inches tall and The E.O. Ware residence in Alexandria was from a family of 13 children, directed his constructed over a three year period with much of the seemingly endless energies for Louisiana Bap work being done by Dr. Ware tists for another 12 years before he was retired These two photos by Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. (P^V*-e-*»- < i^W6 (903 \*> Oo /n-**t*i£. TXC+4A., O-Gjuu*/ **•' 3ft oour y J?tort 4^1 7 *' } IXj/Wftfr* • AHu*^W^ {TiAjiJu**-ovJ{JSJMAA^U^ Si o o 4* Wc 00 rt A Left: the ledger sheet from a bookkeeping record shows amounts deposited and paid out. Accounts were kept in different banks for different purposes. This page shows transactions for persons including W.C. Friley, the president; Bruce Benton and Claybrook Cottingham, faculty members and E.O. Ware the first president. Flyleaf of the book states: Education Commission of Louisiana Baptist State Convention. J.A. White, treasurer, Feby 1st 1908. Ledger sheet from files of Mrs. W. V. Costello. ^L fW%to* nn J/iS nere/ty clec/a^eclKsSciche/or c/\j$r& /Aii tuwtty-Mmd&u o/ Jtttte- -/90^ . . ^ Jatulhi (i Thomas Justin Moore was one of two students in the first graduating class June 27, 1907. Louisiana College Archives W illiam Christopher Friley was 64 years old and newly married when he accepted an invita tion to become the second president of Louisiana Baptists' three-year old college. When he appeared before the Louisiana Bap tist Education Commission May 6, 1909, he proposed, as a condition of his acceptance, that "The College be made co-educational, this change to be in effect at next season's opening." After full discussion the board recommended to the Commission that' this change be made. The Education Board's statement to Louisiana Baptists was "We think the coming of Bro. Friley at this most important period in our educational work must certainly be the leading of the Lord. He did not seek us, we sought him. There is no man better fitted to take the position offered him. He will bring together, with his natural ability, much valuable experience in school work and an intimate acquaintance of our needs of the state." That experience referred to Friley's work in 1892 as a founder and first president of Simmons College, now Hardin-Simmons University at Abilene, Texas and his 13 year ministry in Dr. W.E. Friley, Louisiana prior to moving to Texas in 1889. At Louisiana College Photo courtesy Hardin-Simmons Simmons College he also initiated co-education University, Abilene, Texas. as part of his administration. Friley wrote in the Louisiana Baptist Chroni cle two months after he assumed office at Louisiana College "Co-education is popular and will grow in favor with patience, perseverance, prayer and faith. This school will open Septem ber 14 as a co-educational institution. The brick building will be furnished for young ladies and room will be made for one hundred students. These will be under the supervision of a cultured, experienced matron." Some Louisiana Baptists did not agree with Friley's philosophy of co-education because following his resignation one year later as presi dent of the college, members -of the Education Commission voted to rescind their decision. However, women were allowed to attend if they were local students who could live at home or with relatives in Central Louisiana. Another of Friley's interests was music. In several articles in the Baptist Chronicle he stressed that music would be offered as soon as possible. "A college orchestra will be organized and two or three hours each week given to train ing in hard practice." 18/1906-10 During speaking engagements throughout for one year, he served as a missionary for the Louisiana, Friley stressed "pianos will be Mississippi Baptist Convention and was elected provided" and "Louisiana College has a music to serve in the Gulf Coast area. However, an ac teacher in the person of Miss McBride who is a count in the Mississippi Baptist Convention graduate of Cincinnati Conservatory." He also report of January 1, 1876, noted he decided to said "To those who study at this school the not locate in the "Mississippi Bottoms." president and his wife will have rooms in the In the spring of 1876, he accepted the same building (music) and will give special at pastorate of the Hasley Baptist Church in Tren tention to its management." ton, La. and that same year assisted with the re The enrollment for the 1909-10 session was organization of the Monroe Baptist Church. He reported at fifty students including eight young served as pastor of both churches. men in study for the ministry. Of the men he When Louisiana Baptists met July 12, 1878 at said "They are pious and add much to the the Shiloh Baptist Church, Friley was elected as spiritual atmosphere." state evangelist. The minutes indicate that He noted the young men "will be in cottages "This convention is fortunate to secure the ser on or near the campus, and under the care of one vices of W. C. Friley as state evangelist. He is of the professors. Attention will be given to every full of zeal and industry, a good speaker, genial detail of their pleasure and profit." in his manners and withal having the gift of The president assured Louisiana Baptists singing well, he has won his way in the hearts of "We shall insist on regular habits, both in study the people and has revolutionized the state." and recreation. Every form of dissipation will be His beginning salary was $495.50 for the first prohibited. The use of tobacco will not be year. He travelled the state by horse and buggy allowed on college grounds. We are sure no helping to organize a number of churches in tobacco user can do his best in college work. Of cluding First Baptist Church, Natchitoches and course, the faculty will set the example." Opelousas Baptist Church. He was a member of Friley's interest was also in building facilities the committee in 1885 that recommended the for the school, including student living quarters. Louisiana Baptist Executive Board be organized As he travelled throughout the state he urged to replace four separate boards. Louisiana Baptists to provide funds for Friley was elected first editor of the Baptist buildings. "One hundred dollars will buy the lot Chronicle in 1886, a Louisiana Baptist paper and three hundred dollars will build a four-room that was born because of the dissatisfaction of cottage. This will rent for $8.00 per month and having Louisiana Baptist news printed in the that would be a fair interest on the investment." Mississippi Baptist paper. The paper was Although Friley was president of two Baptist privately owned by Friley, rather than being colleges, most of his ministry was spent as a published by the convention. Later that year he pastor and denominational leader. turned over the operation of the paper to W. S. He was born July 12, 1845, in Yazoo County, Penick. Mississippi, and became a Christian in 1859 at Details of Friley's life are few after he left the the age of 14. He began to preach in 1866 when editorship of the paper which had offices in he was 21. According to one record he fought Shreveport. However, Rodney Cline, in his book briefly with the Confederate Army before being Pioneer Leaders and Early Institutions in graduated from Mississippi College in 1871. Louisiana Education, reports the first president Minutes of the Mississippi Baptist Conven of Ruston College in Ruston, La., was the tion for June, 1871 note a report of the Board of Reverend Mr. Friley, a Baptist minister. Ministerial Education that Friley was one of 27 Ruston College, a private, non-sectarian Mississippi College students who offered to school, was opened October, 1884 and received a devote one year of his time to rescue the college charter May 24, 1885. For the session 1888-89 from debt, taking no pay "save their actual ex families in Ruston included Friley. Friley's suc penses." cessor was T. S. Sligh who was listed as presi Following graduation, Friley was ordained dent for the 1889-90 session. and became pastor of the Yazoo City Baptist A son, Charles Edwin Friley was born to Church where he served for three years. Later, William Christopher and Ellen Douglas Friley (Continued) 1906-10/19 iley, continued August 27, 1887 in Ruston. The son, one of eight children, later served as president of Iowa State University from March 17, 1936 to June 30, 1953. Records of Mount Lebanon Baptist Academy list professor Charles Friley as prin cipal for part of the 1909-10 school year. C. E. was also considered for a teaching position at Louisiana College during W. C.'s tenure but not employed. C. E. died July 10, 1958. An article in the Taylor County News, Taylor, Texas, June 17, 1892, notes "At a meeting of the trustees of Simmons Baptist College this week Dr. W. C. Friley of Taylor, Texas, late of Louisiana was elected president of the college." An article in the June 17, 1892 issue of the Abilene Reporter, Abilene, Texas, reported "The board of directors of Simmons College, met Thursday evening and elected Rev. W. C. Friley, president." He served as a founder and first president of Simmons College, 1892-94. After that he became pastor of First Baptist Church, Bryan, Texas where he served on two different occasions — 1894-98 and 1901-03. He had been pastor of First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Texas for six years, 1903-09, when he was elected Louisiana College B . B. McKinney, born in a one-room log cabin president. at Buck Horn, La., July 22, 1886, entered A letter from the Rev. Gary Bonner, pastor of Louisiana College in 1909 after attending Mt. First Baptist Church, Huntsville, Texas, dated Lebanon Academy. Dr. McKinney is well known February 18, 1981, reports W. C. Friley married among Baptists as the composer of approx the mother of the church's historian June 1909. imately 600 gospel hymns and editor of twenty- Bonner wrote the historian could remember one four song books and hymnals. He was converted family member, Mrs. Bob Mayes, a daughter of at Mt. Lebanon at the age of twenty-three, and the Friley's, who was active in the church. No became an evangelistic singer in 1909. He information was available about Mrs. Mayes or taught for fourteen years at Southwestern Bap the other children with the exception of C.E. tist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; After W. C. Friley resigned in 1910 as presi served as a church music director and editor for dent of Louisiana College, he apparently re a music publishing company before becoming turned to Texas where records indicate he died music editor and later secretary of the Church in Franklin, Texas in 1911 at the age of 66. Music Department for the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board. He married Leila Irene Routh in 1918. They were parents of two sons, B. B. Jr., and Gene. McKinney also attended the Bush Conservatory; Chicago Music College, where he earned the bachelor of music degree; and Southwestern Seminary. Oklahoma Baptist University conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Music in 1942. A hand scored copy of one of his well-known songs is God Give Us Christian Homes. Louisiana College Archives. %U -f+- ++ *f «l—V—ft—6 ef , ^?-#-$- f r »> 5 f f f t f f r f f ^ 3E ^^.njjngi.iJijTCTi J^^at^A^^^j^ -£/w&-~ -4+^4^ k*l giv+>M« -6>ttut£l-6*~ZAI m{\A f;; ;\£,?n f t t i^s Qtrix^, UuU ictii jl&~2«s tf*J*i • S I m \ u (if-ti? t f ilnnfffp 1906-10/21 work to which he felt himself devinely called. This fact in a large measure accounts for Cot- tingham's dedication and loyalty to his life's work. He recognized his need for divine guidance and often called upon Louisiana Bap tists to pray that he and his associates would be divintely led in their work 'that foundations may be laid for the erection of that most noble of God's buildings, real manhood'." Cottingham was an active deacon of Pineville Baptist Church; president of the Louisiana Bap tist Convention for three consecutive terms, the last one in 1915 being accomplished by suspending the rules for succession beyond a second term; president of the Southern Baptist Education Commission; a member of the ex ecutive committee of the Boy Scouts of Dr. Claybrook Cottingham Louisiana College Archives America; and a member of the Alexandria Rotary International for twenty-two years. He was elected in 1930 to the Rotary International Board and attended the convention in Vienna, V/laybrook C. Cottingham, the first of Austria in 1931. Louisiana College's three layman presidents, In 1920 the Doctor of Laws degree was con was as imposing of physical stature and voice as ferred on him by Baylor University. he was humble of spirit and dedication to Chris Lynn May records many accolades from tian education. Although his heritage included denominational and community leaders. Among English noblemen, he had the common touch them: needed to communicate with an inexperienced "He knew how to get along with people, and freshman or an experienced board member. how to get them to do their best under trying cir Cottingham came to Louisiana College in cumstances. He was loyal to his denomination, 1906 to teach Greek and philosophy and became faithful to his family and devoted to the four years later the third president. He had the college." L.B. Hall. longest tenure of any of the school's presidents, "Claybrook Cottingham epitomized the words being associated with the school for 35 years, all Christian Gentleman. I have known more ardent but four of them as president. Christians and flashier gentlemen, but in 35 Historical accounts in Louisiana Baptist years in the ministry I never knew a greater records show him to have been a person who Christian gentleman." W.E.B. Lockridge, his gained the allegiance of the students and the pastor. confidence of Baptist leaders; a man with a "First he was a thinker. He never took his booming voice and a ready laugh; a man opinions second hand but thought his way dedicated to Christian education and to com through to his own conclusions. Second, he had munity projects, all in an apparent effort to strong convictions and the courage to defend make the world a better place in which to live them." H.M. Weathersby, Louisiana College and work. dean. Cottingham travelled extensively over A barometer of an educator's effectiveness can Europe, into Mexico, Canada, and throughout also be gauged by his students. George Beall of the United States, but his interests remained Pineville, who was graduated from Louisiana with the development of Louisiana College in College in 1923, recalled during an interview in Pineville and the growth of its students. February, 1981, "He was the smartest man I Lynn May, Jr., in his doctoral dissertation on ever heard talk. Any subject you started on he the life of Cottingham stated "For almost one- would know about. I don't know how he kept it half century, his life and work inspired all in his head. Of course, he read Latin and Louisiana Baptists. Christian education was a Greek, too. 22/1906-10 "He could make a speech better than most tention of some people would be practicable in anyone you ever heard, and he could preach a L.C.'" sermon as good as any preacher. Why he stayed "Cotsie reads unexcused absentees in chapel at the college I don't know. He got calls from big — Many are brought down with sorrow." schools. He was dedicated to that kind of work Although he could be friendly, personable and and stayed with it." considerate, he could also be firm and Cottingham also took time to develop social straightforward when the need arose. Such a relationships with his students. Beall recalled time came after years of struggling to build the the time when he and a friend were waiting on college. Finances were not forthcoming from the corner of the campus where the Methodist Louisiana Baptist and student enrollment was Church is located. The president came by and growing. Facilities and equipment were needed. asked what they were doing. Faculty salaries were not being paid in full, Beall said "We're getting ready to go bird and Cottingham talked directly to Louisiana hunting." Baptists about their desire to support their "Why didn't you ask me," Cottingham in college. quired. In a Baptist Chronicle article he stated "We thought you would be busy," he replied. "Either they will do in the future as they have Cottingham requested them to wait until he done in the past — play at the matter in a half could go to the house, a couple of blocks away, to hearted way, and allow the school to be hand get his gun, boots and coat. icapped in its growth and usefulness by lack of "When he returned we went hunting together. funds — not allowed to die, nor yet permitted to He was a good bird hunter," Beall commented. have a vigorous life; or they will arise in their An article in the Wildcat, campus newspaper, strength, show themselves to be larger than October 31, 1919, reported "Dr. Anthony of the their prejudices, and build and equip a school Sanitarium in Alexandria and President Cot worthy of the strength of Louisiana Baptists; or tingham played several sets of tennis Monday they will quit." afternoon. Several spectators watched. Cot Claybrook Cottingham was born the second of tingham won." four children in Ottoman, Virginia, May 4, 1881. Cottingham, in spite of his busy schedule, en Lynn May gives the following details of his joyed a golf game, also. childhood. "He was born in a very old Colonial C.J. Cavanaugh of Pineville, a graduate of the style house which was at that time over a hun college, who returned to teach biology for thirty- dred years old. When he was nine years old his two years, relates his experience as a student. father built a new nine-room house across the "I was hurrying past his office one day on the road which became the Cottingham home for a way to my campus job. Dr. Cottingham called number of years. out in his booming voice, 'Cavanaugh, where are "He received his education from his mother, you going?'" who had been a school teacher before her "I'm hurrying to my campus job." marriage. When he was ten a governness took "How much do they pay you?" Cottingham over the teaching duties until he entered the asked. "Twenty cents an hour," Cavanaugh Chesapeake Academy at the age of thirteen. replied. Three years later he enrolled in Richmond "I'll pay you twice that much if you'll come College, now the University of Richmond, where chase golf balls with me," Cottingham stated. he earned the Bachelor of Arts degree and one Cavanaugh wasted no time in reporting that year later the Master of Arts degree. He finished he would not be on campus that afternoon. at the head of his class soon after his 19th birth Students developed the nickname of "Cotsie" day." in referring to their president, an indication that He was converted and baptized into the they felt secure in his affection for them. fellowship of the Carotoman Baptist Church at References in the Pine Knot record some of their the age of 13. remarks: He served as assistant principal of "Cotsie asked in philosophy class, 'Are you Chesapeake Academy following his graduation awake and getting the first point, Mr. Byrd? It until he was offered a position to teach Greek seems the old Puritan method of holding the at and philosophy at Mount Lebanon in 1902. He (Continued) 1906-10/23 served in that position until the spring of 1905 Rouge. Claybrook Baker Cottingham the third when, at the age of 24, he became president of child made his home in Virginia. All three were Mount Lebanon. graduated from Louisiana College. A year later he accepted the position to teach Cottingham resigned his position as Louisiana Greek and philosophy at the new college in College president to accept the presidency of Pineville being organized by the Louisiana Bap Louisiana Tech April 1, 1941. In spite of his tist Convention. His starting salary was $1000 record of leading the school to considerable per year. growth, the Louisiana State Board of Educa While at Mount Lebanon, Cottingham met tion, in a meeting May 14, 1949, removed him and married Miss Myrtle Baker, his wife for 45 from office by not electing him to a new term. years. Her account of their courtship appears in Lynn May reports "No charges of scandal, May's book: political campaigning, or inefficiency in ad "The night he showed up at my home with no ministration were brought against Cottingham forewarning and found me entertaining my then as was true in the removal of several state sweetheart from a distant town, he came in, college presidents." The manner of his removal helped eat the other fellow's candy, paid a very brought widespread protests and charges of nice visit and left. political interests on the part of the board of "He made such a habit of doing that, that education. finally I quit resenting his "no-date" visits and He was offered several opportunities to con rather liked it. duct speaking tours in the summer of 1949 when "He taught the Young Ladies S.S. Class. I he and Mrs. Cottingham left for Mexico City, was church organist; he sang in the choir, and Mexico, on vacation to visit their daughter and we were thrown together a great deal. son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Boone Majors. On "His visits became more frequent, the other August 17, 1949, after a noon meal, he retired for fellow finally gave up, and after a delightful an afternoon nap and died following a heart at courtship he and I were married in June, 1904 — tack. He was 68 years of age. nearly two years after he came to Mount The funeral service was held at First Baptist Lebanon." Church, Pineville and burial was at Greenwood Their first child, Mary Virginia, was born in Memorial Park, less than a mile from the site of Pineville in 1906. She later married Boone Ma Louisiana College where he spent 35 years of his jors. Margaret, Mrs. L. M. Davis, lived in Baton life. A Baptist Chronicle article of July 4, 1907 reported: "The first session of Louisiana College has passed into history. And while there were obstacles to be surmounted and some dis couragement, we may look back upon it as a suc cessful beginning, an earnest of greater things." Considerable work was carried out during the summer of 1907 in preparation for the fall term. Records indicated Ware Hall, the first major building, was completed enough to be used. It was described as a three-story, pressed red brick building 146 by 47 feet. A square tower on top added height and beauty. Walls were plastered and woodwork stained. The building was heated by a hot-air furnace using coal as fuel. The building was lighted by oil lamps with each student furnishing his own lamp and oil. No running water was provided, although a well had been drilled to provide ample water supply. 24/1906-10 The first floor of the building was used for of Hall had center stairs and also stairs at each end fices and classrooms. A dining hall and kitchen of the halls to provide access to each area were connected to the building by a breezeway. without students being brought together. The community around the campus was grow Friley was credited with numerous improve ing. Mrs. Elaine Brister, in her history of ments including securing a pump to provide run Pineville, Once Upon a River, wrote "E. J. ning water, purchasing pianos for music stu Barrett was the largest landowner in the dents, a diligent student body that showed Pineville area for many years. He bought much promise, and promotion of physical facilities, of the land at tax sales for the amount of the but tension over coeducation remained. Ap taxes . . . land owned by Barrett was sold to the parently because Friley was unwilling to accept College Land Company in 1909 for $10,000. In the decision of the Commission to dispense with 1906 Louisiana College had been located on land the boarding department for women and because also purchased from Barrett. Those persons no compromise could be reached, he resigned responsible for getting the Baptist school located and left the school at the end of the 1909-10 ses in Pineville were prevailed upon to buy land near sion. the college and divide it into lots for sale to per Cottingham was elected president at the age sons moving to Pineville to work at the new of 29. He had been engaged in Louisiana Baptist college. From this land came subdivisions known education for eight years, four of those at by such names as Ware and Eastpoint." Louisiana College. Several residences were constructed, among Even though the Commission rescinded the them a "commodious two-story house" built by decision to provide co-education, the system Cottingham on a tract of land purchased from continued under Cottingham to include women the Commission for $400. The home remains in who lived in the community. Boarding services use today. for women resumed in 1913. At the end of the second term Taylor resigned Considerable progress was made in the final as chairman of the faculty and E.O. Ware was four years of the decade. In addition to the Com elected the school's first president, June 4, 1908, mission's efforts in building a campus and at the salary of $1800 per year. He had served the developing faculty and courses of study, stu denomination as pastor, missionary and ex dents organized two literary societies, the Athe ecutive secretary. Although his administration nians and the Cadmians; and sports including was described as positive, he had agreed to hold football and basketball. the office until an educator could be elected. One School colors were selected in the fall of 1910 year later that person was chosen. Ware by a committee composed of Mrs. Bruce Benton, remained a member of the faculty for a year Alma Durham, H. L. Willis and others. Colors teaching English and Bible. chosen were burnt orange and navy blue, ac W. C. Friley succeeded Ware as president. He cording to a report by Mrs. Lela Beall Costello, was a former president of Ruston College, a in unpublished history notes of early days of the private, religiously oriented school, and first college. president of Simmons College, now-Hardin- Louisiana College began the second decade of Simmons University at Abilene, Texas. Friley the 20th century with a new president, a brighter was pastor of First Baptist Church, Huntsville, financial standing brought on by the agreement Texas, at the time of his election. He had for to launch a $100,000 financial campaign merly served as state evangelist for Louisiana throughout the state, and a growing student Baptists. population. Friley accepted the position on condition the school would become coeducational, which Com mission members accepted. However, records indicate, some disagreement was noted among Commission members, more because of inadequate facilities than opposition to education for women. There was only one dor mitory, and other arrangements for the men ad jacent to the college had to be made. But after the session was in progress it was decided to par tition the dormitory and put women in the south end and men in the north end. The original Ware 1906-10/25 .:* •••; 4 ^i 2 . 4 s • m '•'*%• j**!*** : '•;%mmmmm 26/1911-20 1911-20 jMOMHHHHH| 1906-1981 1911-20/27 A side view of Ware Hall after the "great fire" of January 1911. More than 40,000 brick were cleaned and reused in the re-construction of the building. The building was rebuilt as a two-story dormitory. Louisiana College Archives Photo given by Mrs. J.A. Wilkenson of Shreveport, La. 28/1911-20 M•ercur y rested at 18 degrees above zero, fighting equipment was available and the January 3, 1911, as students were returning for building, including the adjacent dining room the second semester of study. Light snow and kitchen, all went up in smoke, as did the covered the ground. A student assistant, sub wedding presents of the bride and groom and my stituting for the maintenance man, fired the coal mother's precious family Bible that contained furnace in the basement a bit too much and at valuable family records." (Williams brother, 1:30 p.m. flames started up the inside walls of Claude, a faculty member, had recently the only brick building on the Louisiana College married.) campus. The newspaper article noted that Fire Com A page-one article in the Alexandria Daily pany No. One from Alexandria went to Pineville Town-Talk January 3, noted "The furnace was to render what assistance it could but "as there located in the center of the building and the were no waterworks system they could do flames quickly spread to the left and right, roar nothing toward saving the building." ing down the long halls and corridors with such Cottingham, in his report to the Education forbidding intensity that it was impossible for Commission, noted "The intense cold froze the the students, some one hundred in number, to hydrants and there was no water available." ascend to the second and third floors to get their The building had been constructed during the clothing and other belongings." administration of E. 0. Ware and was called The "Great Fire" was the first major Ware Hall by many; some also called it the Main catastrophe for the 30-year-old president, C. C. Building. Cottingham, who had assumed leadership of the The newspaper article described it as "A school only seven months previously. handsome three-story brick structure, Norman Ralph Reid Williams, a student living in the in architecture, and occupying a beautiful hill in building, wrote in his 1978 autobiography, The the pinewoods just north of Pineville. The towers Days of My Years, An Autobiography, that flanked the entrance were a prominent describing his experience that day: sight, rising above the pine trees that studded "The fall semester was generally uneventful, the rolling campus, the red brick with stone (Williams enrolled in August, 1910), but trimming making a pretty picture with its January 3, 1911, was an unusually cold day with setting of green pines." some snow on the ground. The regular fireman Williams noted the first floor housed the was absent and the student substitute fired up college library, the office of the president, and a (the furnace) too vigorously. About 1:30 p.m. I few classrooms. The two upper floors were used was studying in my second floor room when I as dormitories for men students. The kitchen smelled smoke and heard students running in and dining hall were adjacent to the building. the corridors. I hastily gathered up my books and A. L. Johnson, secretary of the Louisiana Bap clothing and threw them into a trunk that I used tist Education Commission, in a report to a in lieu of a chest of drawers. I pulled the trunk called meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Conven down the steps and out on the campus. No fire tion, April 5, 1911, said "The conduct of the stu- 1911-20/29 Ware Hall, a three-story, pressed red brick building, completed by the 1907-08 school term "enough to be used", was 146 by 47 feet with a square top "added for dents was admirable, and though many of them height and beauty." Walls were plastered and woodwork was stained. The first floor was used for lost their effects, they lost none of their courage offices and classrooms. Heat was provided by a hot-air nor devotion to the College, and since the fire furnace using coal for fuel. Oil lamps provided lighting almost all have continued their studies in spite with each student providing the lamp and oil. A drilled of the difficulties, and have sustained their bigh water well was nearby but there was no running water record for proficiency in the discharge of their in the building until later. The "great fire" of 1911 : levelled the building and it was rebuilt as a two-story duties as students, and in inter-collegiate con dormitory immediately. The third floor was returned tests abroad." several years later. Williams noted that Cottingham, at the daily Louisiana College Archives Photo chapel service the morning after the fire offered provided by Mrs. J.A. Wilkenson of Shreveport. to belp any student who desired to change to another college. "But," Williams wrote, "all remained at Louisiana College showing a remarkable loyalty. Makeshift arrangements were put into effect for classes and students found boarding places in the community. Mother rented a good sized house off campus for our family and some students who boarded with us for the rest of the school year." Cottingham expressed his gratitude to people of Central Louisiana who extended help to the college and its students. In a newspaper article he wrote "First, let me thank our friends, both white and colored, who by the score came to our help and did all that men could do to save the building, and when that was seen to be impossi- 30/1911-20 A front view of Ware Hall after the great fire of January, 1911. The fire destroyed the building and all of ble, helped to save as many of the contents as its contents. could be reached. Special mention should be Photo Courtesy of Mrs. J. A. Wilkenson, Shreveport, La. made here of the Alexandria Fire Department which made a quick run, and were of great help in many ways, especially in giving us the benefit of their leadership. "Then, the generosity which prompted the citizens to get up a fund for the relief of students who lost most or all of their possessions is com mendable." One person, who had given countless days of time and much in financial support, came to the aid of the school after the fire. He was W. C. Beall, who operated a sawmill in Garland and served as a member and officer of the Louisiana Baptist Education Commission from 1906 until 1941. During an interview with his son, George Beall of Pineville, in the spring of 1981, George said: "After Ware Hall burned they were fixing to close the school. Then they didn't have any money and couldn't get anyone that had any money. Papa came back home and had received payment on lumber he had sold. They (the purchasers of the lumber) were supposed to pay him so much down and so much a year. When he 1911-20/31 got home they had paid away ahead of time. mission reported receipt of $13,500 from the in "So he and mother sat down and talked about surance company. it and how good the Lord had been to them and At the same meeting the Commission mem said 'well, we'll just take that up there.' He went bers were told by a builder that "The building back the next day with it, $10,000, and said could be re-erected at one-half of the original 'start her up'." cost of brick work." George Beall said later the college was again in Cottingham reported to the Commission May financial trouble and W.C. loaned the school 8, 1911, that 40,000 usable bricks had been $10,000. cleaned and that the building committee had "But they never paid him back. However decided to repair the dining hall and kitchen and when it was time for his children to go to college erect a two-story frame building (later named they gave him credit, which paid our tuition and the Martin Fine Arts Building) for classrooms, dozens of other boys, preacher boys, and finally offices and chapel. used that $10,000." The session closed that year with an enroll The fire caused Louisiana Baptists some soul ment of 132 students. Even in the face of finan searching concerning the future of education. cial difficulties Cottingham continued to lead During numerous meetings following the fire, ef the school forward. During the 1912 session, with forts were proposed to move the college to other athletics gaining in popularity, a football field locations. Alexandria pressed its previous offer was needed. Lynn May, Jr., in his dissertation, to move west of the Red River. Some proposed reports "The young president considered no Mount Lebanon become the site of the college. problem too difficult in the task of building a During a special session of the Convention Baptist College. His spirit was manifested in held at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Alexan many ways, such as in the origin of the College dria, April 5, 1911, Louisiana Baptists discussed athletic field in 1912. The stumps that stood in and debated proposals. A train was used to the way were dug out by hand. Each professor transport Convention messengers to the and student picked out a stump. Claybrook Cot Pineville campus to see that location, and they tingham chose the largest one in the field." were later taken to selected locations in Alexan Ware Hall was completed for the beginning of dria. the 1912 session and was used, when coeducation When the session reconvened that evening at was reinstated, as a girls' dormitory, in addition the church, they discussed the location until 2:30 to housing the library and classrooms. Two a.m. April 6. eight-room frame cottages were ready for boys' The newspaper article reported: "The vote to dormitories and a brick dining room, with a rebuild on the old site was 129 to 29. The seating capacity for one hundred students, was meeting was an intensely interesting one, and built. there were some hot discussions on the subject Education Commission members over the on both sides, and Emmanuel Baptist Church years were constantly borrowing and repaying was crowded to the doors until long past mid funds for one project or another. Many of them night with an interested and enthusiastic crowd. signed personal notes as guarantees. "The first vote taken was on a proposition to They were taken by surprise during one effort take the college to Mt. Lebanon, until such time to borrow funds for a two-story brick building. as the debt of $25,000 owing on the college, could Minutes of the Commission June 19, 1913 note be liquidated and then start over again and "Hon. Jno. H. Overton, attorney for the Rapides rebuild either in Pineville or Alexandria. This Building and Loan Association, and Mr. W. B. proposition was defeated 131 to 50. Turner, Secretary of the same Association, were "The proposition to move the college to Kent present in connection with a loan of $16,000 that addition on the Alexandria side of the river was was being negotiated by the Education Commis next taken up and was defeated by a vote of 109 sion from that Association wherewith to erect a to 70. Then the proposition to rebuild in two-story brick building for Louisiana College. Pineville was voted on, and there were only Mr. Overton was called on and stated that he twenty-nine votes recorded against it." had found a prohibition in the charter of the Records indicate the college property was Education Commission which forbade that body valued at $51,205.13 with a debt of $40,028.66. ever to incur an indebtedness to exceed 25% of Insurance on the property was $20,000. At their the value of its property. This provision existed meeting February 2, 1911 the Education Com unknown to the majority of the members of the 32/1911-20 board and the business of the Corporation had for the faculty. been conducted almost constantly in violation of Minutes of the Commission also noted "As to it." Bro. Cottingham's salary, it is understood and A change in the charter was adopted at the agreed that he proceed with the assurance that is December 2 meeting. is guaranteed him and will be paid regularly." Cottingham was elected president of the Regular payment of salaries was not the college June 2, 1910, after serving as a faculty history for faculty members. In her thesis The member since the school opened in 1906. History of Louisiana College, Betty Jo Sample The Commission offered the position of noted "Tbe faculty had not been receiving all of Educational Secretary to several persons, in their salaries. The college owed them $24,134.03 cluding J. B. Tidwell of Waco, Texas, with no in 1913. In a telegram to the Convention, three success. Minutes of the Education Commission members of the faculty stated: Faculty November 1, 1910, note "The Committee had Louisiana College sends greetings, congratula talked with and secured the consent of Bro. C. tions on excellent condition of denominational Cottingham to accept this position, and he was interests. Moreover, we beg to state that finan unanimously elected." The salary was fixed at cial condition of these signers is embarrassing, $2000 per year and traveling expenses, and it was realizing that no teachers can serve you on understood that he would continue to function borrowed money. We pray you to raise im as president of the college. C.L. Williams, mediately one-half salary due us, which would brother of Ralph Williams who was living in amount to eighteen hundred dollars. Frater Ware Hall at the time of the fire, was elected to nally, J.L. Railey, H.M. Weathersby, C.L. serve as chairman of the faculty. Cottingham Williams." was authorized to secure a successor for himself The Louisiana College student body gathered in front of Ware Hall in 1913- 14. The school sponsored an academy which included students from kindergarten through college, accounting for the large number of small children in the photo. Ware Hall was rebuilt as a two-story building following the fire of 1911. Later a third floor was returned to the building. Louisiana College Archives photo 1911-20/33 'M. -£• &f&&j**JL£^ %-t^t / : A At /- .>f/f /2 .' tit / c o 0\ i lM tiyi /6^f, K W?4^ 4/ » Page from the Louisiana Baptist Education Commission ledger book 1918. Louisiana College Archives Two eight-room cottages were built in 1911 for boys' dormitories. When Godbold Hall was constructed in 1917 the cottages were used as a Self-help Club for girls. In 1922 the cottages were once again remodeled for boys' dormitories and used until 1926 when they became apartments for faculty. In the mid-1950's they were once again used for boys' dormitories because of an overflow enrollment. Louisiana College Archives photo 34/1911-20 In spite of financial difficulties the college was become executive secretary of the Louisiana making progress. Enrollment grew and student Baptist Convention, was listed as winner of five activities increased. medals for debate and oratory in 1910 and 1911. The first student publication was published in He served as the first Pine Knot Editor-in-Chief. December, 1910, The Messenger, a monthly A Bachelors' Club for men and a Chafing Dish magazine. A yearbook, The Pine Knot, was Club for women were in existence. published the first time in 1913. B.B. McKinney was singing second bass in the The first Pine Knot was dedicated to E.O. Male Quartet. He later became director of the Ware, the school's first president. The literary music department for the Southern Baptist Sun societies, Athenians and Cadmians, noted the day School Board and author of numerous success of their members. W.H. Knight, later to hymns. The first shovels of dirt in 1919 began the outdoor swimming pool behind Godbold Hall. Athenians and Cadmians competed in raising funds for the pool in a two-month contest. The pool was forty feet by one hundred feet with a depth from three to nine feet. The pool was used until about 1963 when it was filled in and covered with dirt. A grass-covered mound can be seen on campus marking the location of the former pool. Photos Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. George Beall, Pineville, La. 1911-20/35 Athletics, including football, baseball, basket Athletic fortunes were looking up by 1917 ball (for men and women) and tennis were part when the College baseball team won the L.I. A. A. of campus life. While there seemed to be few (Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) winning seasons the spirit was optimistic. championship. And the basketball team won A Pine Knot report of the basketball schedule second place in the association. But football "as noted for 1912-13 "The basketball season was usual was a failure this season. We are simply one of the most successful in the history of the outclassed by the other schools and lost all inter institution. The games with Tulane University collegiate games." A student accomplishment show our team to be the strongest in Louisiana was noted in the 1919 Pine Knot, for which a and Mississippi. We played two games with great deal of campus pride was expressed. It was Tulane, in the first of which our boys were at a the swimming pool project. The campaign was disadvantage, since they had never played on a launched March 9 and closed May 1 with the floor." Louisiana College had an outside dirt student body going to City Park for a celebration court. Tulane won the first game 29-28 and supper. (Mixing men and women in social affairs Louisiana College won the second game 23-20. was rare.) Members of the Athenians and Cad The report of the girls' season was "Only two mians provided leadership. games were played this season, one of which they "The mercury on the Athenian Thermometer won at a large score (no figures given). We have reaching twelve hundred dollars and on the Cad- material for a strong team in 1914." mian nine hundred fifty-four dollars and forty- The 1919 Wildcat Baseball team was composed of the following players (top row) McGinty, Smith, Beall, Coach Jones, Boughto, Crow and Brock, (seated) Goudy, Parrish, Ratcliff, White (manager), W. Ratcliff and Straine. Photo Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. George Beall, Pineville, La. 36/1911-20 two cents." The pool "Will be placed on the northern portion of the campus (behind Godbold Hall) and a slab will be erected in the construc tion of the same to designate the name "Cadath"; the student body that raised the money; and the name of the largest giver, Mr. W.J. Bradford, who gave three hundred dollars." The pool was forty feet by one hundred feet with reinforced concrete. Depth ranged from three to nine feet. It was used until 1963 when it was filled in and covered with dirt. George Beall of Pineville, said during an interview in 1981 he dumped scrap lumber from a building renova tion project into the hole in 1963 after which the pool was covered. W.W. "Billy" Enete studies in bed with a case of the While the administration sought funds and mumps. He was later to become a veteran Southern Baptist missionary in Brazil. The photo was taken in students sought knowledge, a body of anecdotes 1920. began to emerge from experiences and rules of Photo Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. George Beall, the campus. Pineville, La. Rules were strictly enforced for separation of the sexes except for special occasions. So stu dents found it necessary to communicate without being discovered. Men and women shared the same dormitory in the early days, but boys were on one end of the building and girls were on the other with a partition between. Boys were absolutely forbidden to speak to the girls, or even to walk them to church on Sundays. Should one be caught disobeying the rule, demerits were given. To work off demerits one had to rake leaves or do other odd jobs on campus. Communication between men and women took ingenious forms. One method was passing notes through a hole that had been bored in a closet separating the wings. One of the favorite pastimes for students unless "you got caught" was cooking eggs in a dipper over the chimney of the oil lamps. Another "secret special" for the women was for men to bring sandwiches to their side of the The dining room and kitchen were housed in these building at night, tie a string around them and buildings located to the East of Ware Hall. The photo the women would pull them up to their rooms. In shows the buildings as they appeared in a photo in spite of the "Great Fire" at tbe beginning of the the 1926 Pine Knot. The dining hall Dinner Bell is located decade, Louisiana College made significant on a stand at the lower, right corner of the dining hall. Other campus buildings can be seen through the trees. progress. Enrollment had increased and more Louisiana College Archives photo than 15 persons served on the faculty. A cam paign to raise $100,000 in five years was launched in 1912 with Edgar Godbold as the director. The amount was reported subscribed by 1914 but not all of the pledges were paid. The Education Commission voted at their June 1, 1915 meeting to authorize the president to "put electric lights into the college buildings, hot water into the boys' bathhouse, and make any needed repairs to the plant." (No record was made about hot water for women's baths.) 1911-20/37 Students studied in the library located in Ware Hall until Alexandria Hall was constructed. Photo Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. George Beall, Pineville, La. 38/1911-20 In 1916 a $40,000 drive for a boys' dormitory State Board of Education. Graduates were given was started and subscribed in four weeks. The certificates to teach in any of the public schools dormitory, a three-story, brick building, at a cost in the state of Louisiana without examination. of $32,315 was ready by the fall term of 1917 and The Southern Baptist "Seventy Five Million was named Godbold Hall. Campaign" had been launched by 1919 from Paying salaries continued as a problem in whicb Louisiana College was designated to spite of the progress with buildings. Even as the receive $1,075,000 for equipment and endow Education Commission gave permission to ment. Students and faculty made an offering of solicit funds for the boys' dormitory, they voted $35,000 in pledges and cash. With anticipation to borrow funds to pay faculty salaries. of receiving funds from the campaign and of At the January 9, 1917, meeting, the group meeting the need for space of an enlarging acted "On motion of Bro. Ware, the Board of college family, the Education Commission re Directors was empowered to make arrangements quested and received authority from the to borrow from the banks enough money to pay Louisiana Baptist Convention to borrow funds to all salaries due the teachers. It was understood erect an administration building. Plans called that this would not be done until notes out for a three-story, fireproof building, eighty by standing for the balance on salaries for the past two hundred thirty feet. A campaign was year were paid out of the proceeds of the $40,000 organized to raise $100,000 from Alexandria. campaign." At the same meeting the following Finley Tinnin, editor of the Baptist Message action was taken: reported "President Cottingham . . . outlined "On motion of Bro. Pye (B.G. Pye Sr. of the proposed plans for the enlargement of the Leesville) the building committee was given full college and emphasized the importance of the power to enter into contracts, borrow money, college as a business asset to the city" of Alexan and in general take any steps legal or otherwise dria. Construction was begun and the building for the prompt erection of the boys' dormitory." was later named Alexandria Hall in tribute to Enrollment was more than 250 students, in the citizens of Alexandria who had made spite of a World War in Europe which promised meaningful contributions. to drain the manpower. It was about this time The diamond became a bit brighter. that French was added to the curriculum as a language in order to help boys who would be go ing overseas to fight in the war. An alumni group had been formed, and the college was recognized as a "Standard college" in 1916 by the Louisiana Left: Godbold Hall, a three story dormitory, was built in 1917 and named for Edgar Godbold, the Financial agent responsible for raising funds for the building. The brick building, for men, cost $32,315 not including furnishings, and was the second permanent dormitory. Dr. Godbold later became the school's fourth president. Louisiana College Archives photo 1911-20/39 40/1921-30 1921-30 v ••' Alexandria Hall, a three-story brick structure, was completed in 1922 and named for the neighboring community of Alexandria as a tribute to the support from its citizens. The building, housing offices, classrooms, auditorium and library, cost approximately $325,000. Louisiana College Archives photos 42/1921-30 Llouisian a College students began making a Beale, treasurer. name for themselves in academic circles as the "The purpose of the club is to get a deeper school entered its fifteenth year. The college was knowledge of the wonderful study of Art. It will showing academic maturity in the face of con meet from time to time giving programs pertain tinuing financial struggles. ing to the beautiful, and this club also has the Debate and oratory became the hallmark for privilege of giving two receptions each term. And intercollegiate competition. The first chapter in who was it that made this work possible. None Louisiana of the National Forensic Fraternity, other than our nobel and efficient instructor Pi Kappa Delta, Alpha chapter, was approved Miss A.M. Carpenter." for the college in 1925 because of outstanding work done in debate and oratory. Also in 1925 Alpha Phi was organized for girls who had won intercollegiate honors in debate, music or some other endeavor. Other organizations for students included pre- medic club; chemistry club (one member was Hattie B. Strother, for whom the cafeteria was later named); biology club; dramatic club; art club; college orchestra; and the literary clubs, Athenians and Cadmians, which were organized during the first year of classes. Louisiana College is credited with having the first accredited art major. Correspondence to the college dated March 23, 1980 from Mary Elizabeth Crenshaw of Abingdon, Va., states that while she taught at the college from 1922 to 1934 the first major in art went into the catalog in 1924 which, "as far as we knew at that time was the very first anywhere." Miss Crenshaw's first teaching job was at Louisiana College which included art and for awhile girls' athletics. In The Messenger, campus newspaper Decem Members of the Louisiana College Art Club as they were ber 12, 1919 the following article was printed: pictured in the 1924 Pine Knot. No identification was "The Art Club of Louisiana College was provided. organized November 29, 1919 in the Art Studio. Then the following officers were elected: Ger trude Ramsey, president; Carrie Bradford, vice president; Leah James, secretary; and Carmen 1921-30/43 In a report to the Board in May, 1922, Cot tingham noted a number of accomplishments which extended college influence into Louisiana communities. He said: "This year has been marked by a number of accomplishments in the matter of recognition of the work done by the college throughout the college world. Tbere has also been increased recognition of the influence wielded by the college on the affairs within our state. Especially marked has been the growth of the sentiment on the part of the people in Alexandria and Pineville. Without regard to race or religion, the people of our community are coming to regard Louisiana College as a valuable community asset. Last fall we received into our freshman class the largest number of graduates of Bolton High School that we have ever received, and a larger number than attended any other school in or out of the state except the State Normal School." Milestones experienced by the college during the 1920's included change from the Education Commission of operation to a Board of Trustees; organization of alumni; celebration of the first homecoming; initiation of student government association; completion of Alexandria Hall; dis continuance of the academy program; gradua tion of Lee Hopkins; employment of Henry Walden; enlargement of athletic facilities in cluding a new football field; and improvement in library resources. Campus cleaning day was a welcome event because it was one time when men and women students could talk Louisiana College, in 1923, was granted mem without receiving demerits. This photo was taken in the bership in the Southern Association of Colleges early 1920's. Prom left: Gladys Poindexter, Herman and Secondary Schools. Betty Sample, noted in Boughton, Esther Gerald, ( ? ), Douglas Phillips, her thesis "... it became the first college, (in Daisy Coty, Ora Bryant, Arnold Boone. the state), with the exception of Tulane and Photo Courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. George Beall, Pineville, La. Louisiana State University, to be granted mem bership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This membership guaranteed the acceptance of credits of its graduates throughout the nation." The Louisiana College governing body was changed May 13, 1921, at the request of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, from the Educa tion Commission that had coordinated Louisiana Baptist education programs for ap proximately 21 years, to a Board of Trustees. William C. Beall, Edward R. Gandy, and Hiram F. Bradford were appointed Liquidating Com missioners as persons authorized to make the transition. The Education Commission met in the Girls' Dormitory at 3 p.m., May 31, 1921, to receive the report that all legal steps had been taken for the transfer. The new Charter "was then signed in person by all members of the 44/1921-30 President Claybrook Cottingham had completed ten years in office when he posed for this photograph as it appeared in the 1921 Pine Knot. Commission present, and all absent by proxy," shall undertake again. Seven intercollegiate to transfer all properties to the Board of debates have been held: with Baylor College; Trustees. The following persons were named Mississippi Woman's College; Simmons College, members of the first Board of Trustees: men; Simmons College, women; Oklahoma Bap Terms expiring January, 1922: M.E. Dodd, tist University; Ouachita College, and Union E.O. Ware, Z.R. Lawhorn, P.G. Pye, T.H. University. Of these, we won six, losing only to McGregor, Sam McManus and P.B. Wright. Baylor College. We again won the State Inter Terms expiring January 1923: W.C. Beall, collegiate Oratorical Contest. This contest has H.F. Bradford, H.F. Madison, E.H. Fortson, now been held nine times, and Louisiana College D.C. Freeman, and Ben Johnson. has won four of the nine, more than any other Terms expiring January, 1924: J.R. Edwards, college or university in the state." I.M. Causey, E.A. Cordill, E.R. Gandy, A.T. Among those debating during the year were: Terry, J.B. Herndon and J.A. White. John L. Dodge, E.O. Wood, D.A. Youngblood, By the mid 1920's Louisiana College debaters W.H. Smith, Pearl Butler, lone Aden, Mrs. J.L. were developing a reputation for winning. In his Dodge, Happy Hudson, and Helen Johnson. report to the Trustees June 2, 1924 Cottingham W.P. Carson was the debate coach. Subjects said "In the intercollegiate oratorical contests we debated were: "Resolved That the United States have been markedly successful. We have had the Should Enter the United Nations" for the men, most extensive debating schedule in our history, and "Mellon's Tax Reduction Plan" for the and probably a more extensive schedule than we women. Fans gather in the original grandstand to watch a football game. Screen wire helped to protect spectators during the baseball season. The stands were later considered unsafe and were replaced. 1922 Pine Knot photo 46/1921-30 One of the athletic activities for women was the Hiker's Club. Here the group poses for a 1924 Pine Knot photo. Their identification was not provided. At the beginning of the second decade of the if a young lady, or the privilege of calling, if a twentieth century changes were made dealing young man. This privilege is in addition to any with student relationships among themselves other social privileges to which the student in and faculty. The College adopted a Standard of question may be entitled. Excellence and organized a Student Govern "Any young lady who whall in any six weeks ment Association. receive a credit both for scholarship and conduct In previous years when students disobeyed shall be given the privilege of going to town on rules they were given demerits. Under the new Monday afternoons unchaperoned, until the Standard of Excellence a positive element was privilege shall have been forfeited by her failing introduced to provide privileges when achieve to receive the credits mentioned above. ment had been reached. "Students winning any of the above men Reports of the Standard of Excellence on page tioned honors any three consecutive six weeks one of The Messenger, March 19, 1920, notes: will be given a page in the annual and college "The Standard of Excellence now gives a person catalogue." something to work for. It has provided a place in Discipline included having the offender ap which a person might spend some of that surplus pear before the president or a discipline commit energy he or she has here before been spending in tee. After a third warning or serious offense the getting demerits . . . Some students conduct is student was required to appear before the good because they do not have energy enough to faculty as a body where a decision would be have any misconduct placed against their count. made regarding the student's future relationship Now they will have an aim to inspire them to get with the school. some energy, that will misplace laziness in their The newspaper article noted "The best regula systems." tion that was passed was that all college stu Credits for conduct above reproach for a dents would not be required to keep study hall. period of six weeks was duly recorded on stu One can study when they please, and play when dents' report cards. Social privileges were: "Any they please, but there is one thing sure, and that student who shall have received in any six weeks is, the lessons must be prepared." period a credit both for scholarship and conduct shall be entitled to the privilege of receiving a caller once during the succeesing (sic) six weeks, 1921-30/47 When a student government organization was developed it included only the men. Later women were included. Cottingham, in a report to the Trustees June 2, 1924 noted: "Louisiana College has installed for the first time, this year, a system of student government, and, while some mistakes have been made, due to the fact that the students are inexperienced in the management of this sort of work, I desire to report that, taken as a whole, the experiment has been a success. I believe that the members of the Legislative Assembly, which makes the laws for the government of the student body, subject to the approval of the faculty, and of the Judicial Council, which enforces them, have both given conscientious and generally intelligent service." Other changes in the college program included phasing out the academy grades year by year un til the final session in 1923-24. One student, Lee Hopkins of Pineville had the distinction of mov ing from kindergarten through the ranks to receive the Bachelor of Arts degree without ever having attended another school. In her thesis Betty Sample reports: "After he completed the third grade, the board eliminated the lower three grades, when he entered the high school the remainder of the grammar school was discontinued. Mr. Hopkins considered it all a coincidence but he related ... a story that Dr. Cottingham used to tell: 'When the student was in the 10th grade, the board again met to eliminate the high school portion of the institu tion. As the proposal was just about to pass, one of the board members stopped the proceedings. We've got to wait one more year for Lee, he ob jected, and so, as the story goes, the board refused action until Hopkins graduated the next year'." Pine Knot records show Hopkins was presi dent of his freshman and sophomore classes, served as yell leader and was a member of the Lee Hopkins as he was pictured in the 1924 Pine Knot (with mortarboard) entered Athenian Literary Society. Part of the history kindergarten at Louisiana College and written about him in the yearbook his senior continued through all classes to complete his year was: "Lee has never known another school, bachelor's degree without enrolling at for he took his first steps along the path of learn another school. School records indicate he ing when L.C. had a kindergarten, and he was was the only person to do so. He retired as a vice president for an Alexandria bank in 1971 literally grown up with the college . . . Lee is an and died March 24, 1976. all-round student. When we see him grab the megaphone at an athletic contest we know what to expect, for Lee knows well how to stir the crowd into a frenzy of cheering." Later he attended the University of Iowa and the University of Chicago. He was employed by the Security National Bank of Alexandria for 34 years and retired as an assistant vice president. He died March 24, 1976. 48/1921-30 Alexandria Hall was opened for the fall session only directly marring the beauty of the campus, of 1921 before the building was completed. Cost but in this sandy soil every wheel track starts a of the building and furnishings was approx wash." imately $300,000. Dedication plans were out Later the campus was "enclosed" which "kept lined by Cottingham in a report to the board out the friendly cows" but it made necessary the January 11, 1922: purchase of a mower to keep down the grass the "It is my hope to make the next annual com cows had been eating. The employment of Henry mencement (May, 1922) a homecoming celebra Walden in 1921 brought an end to the rapid tion . . . turnover of athletic coaches. From there the "We would plan to try to bring back every one athletic program experienced stability. When he of our alumni . . . and it has been my thought came there were two dirt basketball courts, and that we would do well to invite distinguished a place to play football. A board fence was members of our alumni to deliver all of the ad erected around the field and a dressing room dresses of the occasion . . . Dr. W.H. Knight of added. Later, a cyclone blew away the park and Fort Worth to preach the commencement ser athletic house. Students and faculty co-operated mon and Hon. T. Justin Moore to deliver the in raising money for new facilities. baccalaureate address." With the construction of the Military Highway, which passed to the north of the campus, the "front" of the campus was given new direction. Originally the campus was di rected toward the railroad to the west, with its station and traffic. Now the traffic flow was along Pineville's Main Street which was paved in 1910. Mrs. Elaine Brister in her book Once Upon a City, noted that Pineville actually had I better sidewalks than streets." v» Entrance to the campus from Military Highway was made possible when property was purchased in 1927. An article in The Wildcat, January 15, 1927 reports: "The width of the en tire avenue will be extended to a dimension of ninety feet, and the entrance will be so altered as to lead straight to the gate of the campus on that side. This street will be constructed on the boulevard order. There will be a nineteen foot plot in the center containing grass and shrub bery; on either side of this plot there will be a twenty foot graveled space for entrance and exit to and from the College. Estimated cost of the project is ten thousand dollars." The Class of 1927 provided two brick pillars with an arch bearing the words Louisiana College. "The administration building will be plainly visible from the highway; and when the Entrance to the campus from the highway (Military Highway) was improved as students donated funds for whiteway similar to that on the campus the "White Way", lights on either side of the boulevard. driveway has been installed, tourists may get a 1928 Pine Knot photo clear view of the College and admire its stately buildings and majestic pines which crown the old hill which we love so much." Attention to campus appearance and im provement was given also when Cottingham reported to the Trustees that "Because no im proved roadways have been built through it (the campus) cars and wagons are being driven over it accordingly to the will of the drivers. It is not 1921-30/49 players, six years before his death, Richard 0. Rush, a Baton Rouge insurance executive said "Few people know how his touch, his influence, molded the lives of all who were around him. "He picked me up from an ice factory and gave me an opportunity to receive a college education ... he educated and trained us for manhood." Judge Ruvian D. Hendricks of Shreveport recalled during the same event that as a pitcher on the baseball team he was dis tracted by a girl in the stands calling to him. "I yelled back and waved. Coach took me out of the game." When Hendricks asked why, Walden said "There will be no grandstanding on my team." He said Walden's action taught him a lesson he never forgot. Fair play and consideration for others were also hallmarks of Walden's leadership. He even believed the opponent should be given an oppor tunity to make a contribution. This was shown by the story told of Walden when the Wildcats played one of the games against the University of Mexico. Louisiana College was winning rather handily when Walden gave a player instructions to "let Mexico score a touchdown. We want to come back down here again." When the instructions were relayed to the team in the huddle that they were to punt, and nobody was to tackle the opponents, one of the players refused to accept the order. R.O. Rush said Frank Hart responded "R.O. you punt the .Henry Walden always prepared his teams ball and I'll tackle Pickett." well and was always interested in the players," "I punted it down to about the 10-yard line Ralph Loe of Tallulah, La., said during the 1981 and this little Mexican caught it," Rush Homecoming meeting of Louisiana College recalled. "I looked around and there was Frank alumni. and Pickett wrestling around on the ground. Loe, (class of 1933) who was a member of the The referee thought it was a fight between oppo Louisiana College football team that played the nents and ran over to break it up. I told him they second of six games against the University of were both on our side and to leave them alone." Mexico, was also president of the debate team. While Hart held Pickett on the ground, the "I was a freshman when the team played little Mexican started his run, with Louisiana University of Mexico the first game and College players diving and just barely missing freshmen couldn't play." tackles. He scored. "Those Mexican fans went As coach, athletic director, and physical wild," Rush said. "They started throwing education director at Louisiana College from pillows and everything into the air and then 1921 to 1953, Walden brought stability and ac they rushed out onto the field, picked this boy claim to the college's sports programs. Ac up on their shoulders and carried him off. He colades and adjectives have been frequent in was a national hero." describing Walden's contributions to Louisiana Louisiana College was the first college to play College. international football. And Walden was coach During Walden's 79th birthday party at when the Wildcats played the University of tended by more than 100 former students and Miami in 1927, forerunner of the Orange Bowl. 50/1921-30 Cottingham reported to the Trustees January Bill Carter, sports editor of the Alexandria Daily 8, 1924: "A gymnasium has been built which is Town-Talk, relates the Florida experience. He 60x100 feet in size, includes an indoor basketball said, "the colonel was asked to bring his court, 40x70 feet, with raised seats for 750 spec Louisiana College team to Miami to play the tators, two large locker and dressing rooms, a University of Miami on Christmas Day. 'We trophy room, an office for the director of think this will be the beginning of a bowl game, athletics, a bathroom and a storage room." like the Rose Bowl,' Walden said. 'We lost the The gymnasium was reported to be the only game 7-0, but I always thought it was stolen.' At one in Central Louisiana. Much of the labor was any rate this was the first step to the Orange done by students and faculty, under Walden's Bowl." leadership. Walden was part of the Louisiana College The football field was enlarged and included a program for 40 years before his retirement. He quarter mile track and a grandstand. However, served as coach of all sports, later was named the old field was abandoned in 1927 for a new athletic director and director of physical educa one. Betty Sample describes the new facility tion. In addition Walden organized and directed built in 1928: "The side of the hill was pulled for 35 years the Central Louisiana High School down into the bayou. It was said at the time that Rally which brought hundreds of students to the if the project was a success, the field would be campus each year. called Alumni Field, but if failure, it would be Walden enlisted in the Louisiana National called Walden's Frog Pond. The endeavor was a Guard in 1912, was captain of the Louisiana success and was named Alumni Athletic Field. State University Military Corps in 1915 and The funds were raised by former students of the from that point his military experiences took college. The field included: ... a baseball and him through two world wars after which he was football field; thoroughly graded and drained by retired from the military as a Colonel in the In underground tile, a quarter mile cinder track fantry in 1951. His military medals included the with a 220 yard straight away, . . . enclosed in a Silver Star for Gallantry in Action in 1918 and concrete curb, together with stands seating from the Army Commendation Ribbon in 1945. one to two thousand people." He was an alumnus of Louisiana State Although Cottingham admitted to the Univeristy and, after his retirement from the Trustees the athletic records had not achieved faculty of Louisiana College, served 12 years on greatness, he complimented the leadership of the LSU Board of Supervisors until his retire Walden when he said: "... we have not only ment in 1972 at the age of 80. He worked with made a reputation throughout Louisiana and in the Red Cross, Civil Defense, the YMCA and the South for honest athletics, but we have been was a Fellow in the American School Health able to wield considerable influence in cleaning Association. up the athletics of other institutions. For our ser Walden served as a deacon and Sunday vices along this line we were given official com School teacher at Pineville's First Baptist mendation before a meeting of the Southern In Church; was a member of'numerous community tercollegiate Athletic Association by its presi organizations including American Legion, dent in a public address." Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Louisiana Louisiana College was accepted into the mem Heart Association. bership of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic His vocational goal was to be a teacher. He Association in December, 1924, the only one out was that in addition to all of the other accom of the eight schools that made application that plishments. He was born July 29, 1891 in year. Cheneyville, La. He married the former Louise Faculty salaries were upgraded in mid-decade, Vera Benoit of Monroe. They were parents of a including that of one faculty member, Dean daughter, and grandparents to two boys and a H.M. Weathersby, who was raised to $3600 per girl. school year. Cottingham also requested a salary Col. Walden died June 4,1976 at the age of 84. increase during his report to the Trustees, He was buried in Pineville. January 7, 1925. He said: "It may seem paradox He is certain to be inducted in the Louisiana ical to you that I should request an increase in Sports Hall of Fame. my own salary (he had reported a current operating deficit of $14,200) but that is what I am now in the process of doing. I make this re- 1921-30/51 quest for two reasons: in the first place, my Cottingham, in his June 1, 1930 report to the salary is now less than that of any president of Trustees noted "We have managed to get any college in the State of Louisiana . . . the through this fiscal year owing the bank for average salary of presidents of all colleges of the current operating expenses only $17,000. Southern Association of Colleges is $6101 and However, we shall owe the teachers at the end of presidents are furnished their houses . . . the year approximately $10,000. In this time of Louisiana College is paying me $5000 a year and financial stringency and business unrest, we cer I furnish my own home, automobile for business tainly need the moral and financial support of purposes and have never charged the college every member of this board. I hope I may count witb so much as a gallon of gasoline for it except on it to the fullest." for a few times on long trips ... I also make this Reports of college life provided a variety of request because of the present cost of living with pictures. The finances, always a problem, con grown children in school . . . and because every tinued to be so, but students reported 1046 bap material improvement on my property has been tisms as part of their work, and seven churches made out of funds belonging to my wife." organized; 110 graduates were preachers and 350 By the end of the decade the college enroll were teachers; campus life allowed boys and girls ment had increased to capacity with 428 stu to speak to each other but no stopping to talk dents, down 60 from the previous year. Finances (this was termed loitering and would bring were becoming a problem after several years of demerits), and Louisiana College played the first operating in the black. football game in Mexico City and won. The Wildcat Football team of 1927 was the last team to Morris, W.B. Wallace, Colon Coaker, U. Ryan, Wallace play on the old athletic field. A new one was constructed DeNux, J.K. Paulette, M.A. Phillips, Stewart Purser under the direction of Coach Henry Walden and (manager). Bottom row, from left: Maynard Walker, included a track. Sitting on the wooden grandstand are, Grady Durham, Carl Downs, Pete Mixon, Harvey from left, top row: Coach Henry Walden, James Adkins, Bernard Walker (captain), R.M. Fletcher, Rougeau, Olan Gray, James Kent, "Preacher" Hugh Bateman, Floyd Culbertson, Herman Walker and Williams, Thomas Boyett, Tom Hatfield, Carl Flowers, Albert Ratcliff. The team recorded a 5-3 won-loss record E. Goar and Assistant Coach V.P. Ferguson. Middle for the year. row, from left: M.V. Hargrave, Malcom Hornaby, Abe Louisiana College Archives photo 52/1921-30 * A i \.u*uu;i About seventy five Freshmen taken on "Dog Day" October 1, 1927 on the old athletic field. Photo Courtesy of AnnaBelle Morris Kentwood, La. Four women students "guard" the turnstiles at the entrance to the campus in 1928. They are, from left, Bet Pettus, Grace Hyatt, Elaine Bremer and Hazel Evans. Photo Courtesy of AnnaBelle Morris, Kentwood, La. Student Association officers for 1924 were, L.E. May, president (left); Lamar Loe, vice president and Lillian Magee, secretary-treasurer. Seventeen students were members of the association. 1924 Pine Knot photo Jimmy Davis, class of 1924, became the only Louisiana College alumnus to be elected governor of Louisiana. He appeared at the 1981 Homecoming to sing the song he made famous, "You Are My Sunshine". Davis, of Quitman, La., was a Cadmian president in 1922 and 1924; a member of the 1921 basketball team; a member of the 1922 tennis team; a member of the Boys' Quartet in 1923 and 1924; and a member of the Pine Knot staff, 1923. Photo by Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. I 1921-30/53 Mr- 54/1931-40 1931-40 -:m-:.i-:--:Wir.i:-'----' 1931-40/55 Louisiana College Girls' Varsity Basketball team for the Silver Anniversary year, included Eloise Edwards, forward; Marion Landis, guard; Natalie Scott, guard; Ruby Butler, center; Jessie B. McLaurin, forward; Jewell Smith, guard and Mamie Lee, center. 1931 Pine Knot photo The girls' tennis team entered intercollegiate competition for the first time during the 1931 school year. "Interest in the girls tennis team was unusually acute" during the school's Silver Anniversary year, according to a caption in the Pine Knot. Team members were (not in any order) Marion Landis, Lydia Hamilton, Margaret Cottingham, Eloise Edwards, Doris Ramsay, Kathryn Longmire and Zola Downs. 1931 Pine Knot photo 56/1931-10 whe n students returned in September, Numerous revisions had been made in the 1931 to begin the school's 26th year, they found operation of the school in order to reduce ex improvements made during the summer in penses. In a report from the college trustees to cluded running water in the dormitory rooms. the 84th Louisiana Baptist Convention (1931) A page-one article in the September 19 issue of meeting at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Alexan the campus paper, The Wildcat, reported "Over dria, the convention was told: "In our report last $5000 worth of improvements have been made in year we showed that a reduction in this item the dormitories during the summer. When the (current expenditures) had been made every buildings were erected no provision was made for year for three years, and stated, 'It does not seem running water in the rooms as this was possible to effect any further reduction.' By ex something that was considered entirely un treme economics, however, such a reduction has necessary for college dormitories ten years ago. been effected. The amount of the current expen "This summer, lavatories have been put in all ditures for the year ending August 31, 1930, had rooms in the dormitories, and have been con been $93,050.12, which amount has been nected with hot and cold running water. This reduced during the year ending August 31, 1931 will provide a great convenience for the students, to $88,676.61 . . . during that fiscal year we eliminating the necessity of their having to carry received from the Louisiana Baptist Convention water to their rooms and doing away with the old only $9,333.04, and instead of the $12,000 which wash stand and bucket. had been pledged. "As far as the WILDCAT knows, L.C. is the "We desire, in the second place, to call your first school in the state,to install running water attention to the fact that at the request of the in all dormitory rooms." members of the faculty of Louisiana College a Numerous other improvements were noted in reduction of ten per cent has been made in all cluding new oak floors in the halls of the "brick wages and salaries paid by the college for the dormitory for women" (Ware Hall) and new fac year just beginning, and President Cottingham ings put on the stairways, including the men's has further agreed to try to effect a reduction of brick dormitory (Godbold Hall). $5000 in operating expenses, exclusive of The article concluded with a compliment for salaries." the administration: "The administration of the When Louisiana College was accepted into college has done good work and coming as it does membership of the Southern Association of at a period that is generally looked on as one of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Convention great business depression, it will be especially pledged a guarantee of $12,000 per year for appreciated by the students." operating funds. By the 1931 college fiscal year The "Depression" brought about many ad only $4000 had been forwarded to the college by justments over the next several years as the Convention. While the college administra operating income diminished and, for awhile, tion understood the struggle churches were fac registration of students increased, which put ex ing which lowered gifts through the Cooperative tra stress on finances. Program, and thus to the college, the ad- 1931-40/57 ministration was also faced with the task of George Higgins, in his dissertation concerning maintaining college standards in order that ac Louisiana Baptists and their educational in creditation would not be forfeited with the stitutions, noted "Though economic conditions SACS. were erratic and the debt problem was tremen At the 1931 Convention the college requested dous, the movement among Louisiana Baptists and ultimately received, permission to "go to establish a girls' college was probably the ul afield" to secure funds directly from the timate factor accounting for Louisiana College's churches. frustration. This does not imply the existence of At this time the faculty agreed to use their hostility or competition among various elements weekends to go into the churches and solicit sup of the Convention; indications in the literature port. They accepted delays in payment of salary of the period show considerable mutual respect. and on occasion received as little as $20 for a Nevertheless, anxiety existed about the future of month of salary payment. Louisiana College at a time when Dodd College At a meeting of the faculty and other em was slowly emerging from dream to reality. ployees they decided to make a worthwhile con Much of the support which went to Dodd College tribution before asking others to give. They would probably have been directed to the voted to give at least one month's salary. At this Pineville school in the absence of a girls' college meeting $7503 was raised. "It may seem small campaign. However, sentiment between 1921 now," C.J. Cavanaugh said, "but the records and 1930 appeared to favor trying to support show this amount to be more than ten per cent of both Louisiana College and Dodd College." the total receipts of the Baptist Convention in Higgins continued: 1932." Cavanaugh, a student in the 1930's, was "Acadia Baptist Academy became in later professor of biology. creasingly identified as a missionary enterprise Coach Henry Walden (standing, left) and the football team in the early 1930's stand in front of the newly built stadium as maintenance workers observe the picture taking. No identification was provided. Louisiana College Archives photo ll&i 58/1931-40 more than an educational institution. Its sup the nation and limited services at the college. port was based upon its efforts to provide train This reduced enrollment affected income, and as ing for workers among the French people of President Cottingham reported to the trustees, South Louisiana. From a peak in the mid-1920's, additional students could be handled without a the Academy program declined toward the end significant increase in operating costs. of the decade. Apparently support for the Trustees voted to exclude students from tak Academy did not present competition for either ing examinations until their bills had been paid Louisiana College or Dodd College." as one method of reducing the amount owed the The program of going to the churches did not school. This later policy was softened when it yield the dividends anticipated by the ad brought an especial hardship on some students. ministration, although faculty, staff, trustees Before fortunes took a turn for the better and alumni made a concerted effort. Churches about mid-decade, faculty and staff had given a had their problems with finances, also. The month's salary, received "script" for much of Cooperative Program, as a method of financing their compensation and ultimately took a reduc Baptist work, was relatively new and many did tion in salary more than once in an effort to pre not desire to interfere with the philosophy of it. vent the operating deficit from mounting too As funds for operation became less, the college high. was not able to expand its program to care for In a report to the trustees in May, 1932 Presi additional students. Dormitories were at dent Cottingham said: "The fundamental finan capacity and no funds were available to con cial structure of the college is in good shape with struct more. The consequence was that registra one exception: We had total assets at the end of tion began to decline, caused partly by the our last fiscal year of $838,068.49, and our total general adverse economic conditions throughout liabilities amount to only about $69,000, leaving gfa, 1931-40/59 L. C. AT PLAY ANDATWORK The coronation of the Hallowe'en Cam i v a 1 Queen, Georgie Wright. Left to right: George Richardson, Odessa Rob cits. Harwell Allen, Vir ginia Talley, Queen Georgie, King Peyton Kelley, Margaret Kitch- in^ham. Richard Crow- ell, Kathleen Head, El- den Unmet. 1 h • priie winning booth at the carnival presented by the Art Club. .'!. The Press Club banquet at the Hotel Bentley, the highlight of the social season. The Home Ec kitchen with the new Frigidaire. 5, The pomp house. (i. The first men's class in Home Economic* in the State of Irfiuisiana. 60/1931-40 a net worth of around $775,000. The only em the lowest paid of the full professors be reduced barrassing thing is that in these stressful times 10% and that the salaries of instructors and all our income is not equal to outgo." other employees whose salaries are less than the The struggle for a balanced operating budget salaries of full professors be reduced lVi%." continued. The 1933 budget was down to Two other factors adversely affected the $78,000. Cottingham reported to the trustees in operation in 1933. The gymnasium was May, 1933 "I am, with great misgiving, destroyed by fire May 14, a Sunday, between suggesting to you a further reduction in salaries two and three a.m. Cottingham reported the and wages ... for four years now none of our peo SIAA track meet had been held the previous day ple have actually received the salary they were with scores of college and high school athletes on promised and that during the year 1931-32 they the campus. "Evidently a burning cigarette or fell short five full months of receiving the something of that character was dropped in a amount of the salaries promised, you can readily place where it smouldered for several hours and see just how meagre the incomes of our people finally burst into flames . . . We are very for already are. tunate however, in that quite a bit of our better "First, that my own salary be cut 15%; second, athletic equipment was saved. The varsity foot that the salaries of the highest paid group of our ball uniforms were at the cleaners and track teachers be reduced 12lA%; that the salaries of equipment was down at the stadium." Track team members strive for the finish in spite of the wet track, even as contestants compete in the broad jump (left), the high jump and the javelin throw. The prediction in the 1935 Pine Knot indicated "Since none of the last year's team graduated and several freshmen have come up, it seems that the varsity will be very strong this year. Captain Roy Brister has taken over the mile and the half-mile runs . . . Rush and Patterson are both top-notch performers in the hurdle races and Patterson with Small is expected to run the 440-dash. Barron in the high jump is good for six feet most any day." Left: A page from the 1936 Pine Knot records the "First Men's Class in Home Economics in the State of Louisiana." (Photo #6 at bottom) 1931-40/61 The second item Cottingham noted was loss received a communique from the Southern "of a considerable part of our endowment in Association of Colleges and Schools following the terest due to the fact that the Executive Board of College's triennial report. Cottingham presented the Louisiana Baptist Convention has defaulted their "caustic comments" to the trustees in on its sinking fund on the bonds which were January, 1934: secured from the income of a considerable part of "The Commission would like to call your at our endowment fund . . . The Board is repaying tention to the fact that you are not meeting as much of this lost interest as they can, but it several of our important standards. This would now seems certain that we shall lose at least include Standard No. 6 in regard to salaries; $3000." Standard No. 9, in regard to support; Standard Higgins noted* that even during the difficult No. 10 in regard to the library, and others of less times the dedication of the faculty challenged importance. We note that you are offering the others. Bachelor of Music degree, although you are not a He noted . . . "willingness to wait for better member of the National Association of Schools days certainly played a decisive role in the of Music. This is not permissible in our associa drama. The faculty was amazingly stable tion. throughout the decade of 1931-40. President Cot "We would like a full financial report next tingham and Dean H.M. Weathersby had been year, including a complete audit which ought to associated with the college for more than twenty show all securities which are past due either as to years. Others such as W.P. Carson, J.E. principal or as to interest . . . Brakefield, Willie Strother, J.E. Caldwell, E.O. "We have considered making your mem Wood, and the exceedingly popular Coach bership in the association conditional this year, Henry Walden — most of whom would spend the but on account of the general financial dif remainder of their professional careers at the ficulties, we are postponing action in that mat college — were veteran professors when the ter, and trust that you can make a stronger debacle struck." showing for next session." In the midst of the struggle the college 62/1931-40 Left: The Press Club, an organization from 1927 to 1939 was dedicated to "Somber, solemn, midnight conferences . . . the aroma of good cigars . . . quiet, suddenly broken periods of the most intense concentration, cogitation, inspiration, collaboration . . . the burden of the many on the minds of the few . . . potentiality transformed in the gravity of the hour into dynamic effectiveness . . . and the Press Club has convened . . . the machinery of capability has begun to turn . . . the portentous has been transformed into the uneventful . . . the Press Club has acted ..." As presented in the 1936 Pine Knot are, seated from left clockwise: Randle Mixon, vice president; Don Orr; Clifton Harris; Eldon Brunet; George Herndon, secretary and George Kirby, president. In January, 1935 Cottingham gave a second And, if a boy and girl stopped to talk on report from the commission acknowledging im campus they were considered loitering and given provement but with the comment that "your demerits. They could talk as long as they kept denomination ought to contribute between walking, so you can imagine how slow the walk $15,000 and $20,000 annually for your support ing was. until the endowment can be brought up to par. Antics continued, as is the custom of college We trust that you will bring this to the attention students. One report has survived. Shortly of your constituency." before Christmas, several fellows in Godbold The gymnasium had been replaced in 1934 Hall celebrated by shooting firecrackers up and and "several hundred yards of new gravel road down the halls. One fellow, sitting in the foyer on the campus" gave access to the new gym with a firecracker, decided to throw it at the next nasium and added "considerably to the beauty person that came in the front door. He did. It and convenience of the campus . . . " was Dean Weathersby. Apparently questions had been raised about the tobacco advertising being carried in The Wildcat since at least 1931. In his report in January, 1935 to the trustees, Cottingham requested that they take action on a policy concerning the advertising. He noted that "A decided majority of other Baptist school papers carried such advertising," and that The Wildcat probably couldn't exist without it. Minutes of the trustees meeting record that "The matter of cigarette ads appearing in The Wildcat was then discussed, and after this dis cussion Rev. Dodge (John L. Dodge) moved that all advertising carrying pictures of ladies smok ing cigarettes be discontinued at the expiration of the present contract. This motion was sec onded by P.G. Pye and was carried." Students continued to be students, in spite of economic problems. A wedding performed June, 1938 in the parlor of Ware The anecdotes of the decade indicate that one Hall united in marriage Henry Taliaferro and Georgia Wright. Persons in the wedding party are, from left: way men students saved money was to cut out Margaret Dark, Peyton Kelly, Margaret Kitchingham, three pieces of pasteboard the size of their Georgia Wright, Henry Taliaferro, Frankie Barron, trousers. At night they would fit the pasteboard Dalton Wright and Georgia Wright's sister. into their trousers, put them under their mat Photo Courtesy of Willie Margaret Johnson. tresses and in the morning they had home-made pressed trousers. I. Typic«l football parada ... 2. Homecoming float bafora itt unfolding ... 3. A pick-up ... 4. Rapratantincj tha Col- laga Nawt Sarvica ... 5. Girli in raliaf ... 6. And * jolly tima wn Sad by all . . . 7. Thay claim th«y can cook othar th.ngi batidai baani . . . 8. Mac. Griffith, and Krauts . . . l\ollec}e <==~Daie 9. Falina funaral ... 10. At Uit touo't mm. 64/1931-40 Then there was the story of the milk cow that and the Louisiana Baptist Executive Board had grazed near the campus. One night she was half assumed the school's capital debts and balance dragged and carried up the front steps of Alexan due the members of the faculty. Budget alloca dria Hall and tied to the auditorium stage. It was tions had also been resumed in the Cooperative a dirty trick, the story goes, in more ways than Program. By 1939 Cottingham reported the one. The story concludes that it was a good thing largest enrollment in the school's history, 533 no one was expelled or the school would have lost total, and dormitories filled. The Southern the entire football team. Association sent a commendation noting im An article in The Wildcat reported a survey provement but still keeping the school on proba about slang terms used among students. The tion, with the hope that "it will soon be able to findings: The college president — prexy; an easy return to its former status." course — crip or sop; unexpected examinations Louisiana College fortunes were showing con — pop quiz or surprise; mail from home — siderable progress when Cottingham reported to scribb; making high grades — fogging it on. the trustees in May, 1940. Enrollment was 551, During the decade a new chapel attendance including students from 43 parishes of plan was inaugurated which excluded "com Louisiana, 12 states and two foreign countries. pulsory attendance." While attendance was not The college was operating within its income and compulsory, the plan did provide that students the campaign for a girls' dormitory was termed not present "are required to spend the half hour "a complete success with total subscriptions be either in the library or in their respective dor ing $100,145.75." The contract for its construc mitories. It is strictly against the rules to leave tion was let to Tudor and Ratcliff, the lowest the campus either walking or riding during this bidders for $77,789.39. Campaign costs, time." architect fees, furnishings and other related Football games with the University of Mexico costs would bring total cost to "under $100,000." "Futbolieres" continued through the 1930's. Louisiana College had been removed from Dr. E.O. Ware, the first president of Louisiana probation by the Southern Association of College, who remained active in its affairs either Colleges and Schools. Louisiana College faculty as a facutly member or trustee until at least salaries had been increased. Dean H.M. 1930, died December 6, 1933. He was 80 years Weathersby's salary was then to be $3300, for 12 old. months, including teaching and administrative Cottingham was honored for having com duties. pleted 25 years as the school's president in 1935. Among graduates of the decade were C.J. The Pine Knot that year paid honor to him with Cavanaugh (class of 1932), later to return as the statement "In honor of Dr. Claybrook Cot professor of biology for 32 years; Margaret Drew tingham, who this year completes his twenty- Cottingham (class of 1933), an English major fifth year as president of this college. Tbe voted prettiest senior; Hal T. Weathersby (class development of Louisiana College in all of its of 1933) who held the SIAA high jump record; lines of work have been due largely to the efforts Claybrook B. Cottingham (class of 1936), math of this man who has thrown himself whole and chemistry major, honor roll 1936; and G. heartedly into its every enterprise and who has Earl Guinn (class of 1937), English-Bible- carried this institution through many crises and Psychology major, winner of the Louisiana has always emerged with visions of a bigger and Oratorical Contest and Lions Club Cup for better Louisiana College." Oratory in 1937, who later became the fifth By 1938 financial conditions had improved president of Louisiana College. Left: A page from the 1938 Pine Knot includes a football parade and the beginning of a Homecoming float as well as a feline funeral. 1931-40/65 66/1941-50 1941-5© 1941-50/67 - Members of the Home Management Course rented various houses or used portions of Ware Hall or Cottingham Home (the former home of President Cottingham) for their activities. Before the purchase of Warner Cottage provided for the Home Economics Department, the two groups who lived in Cottingham Home gathered for a final meeting before moving to Warner Cottage. From left: Lurline Ammen, Geneva Parker, Margaret Garlington, Betty Denning, Mara McBee. Seated: Laverne Broussard, Margaret Doming, Gloria Nugent Brister. Photo Courtesy of Willie Margaret Johnson 68/1941-50 he pace of college life accelerated in 1941 selves to the fact that he is leaving and deter when Claybrook Cottingham announced his mine to continue the work that he has so well resignation as president to accept the leadership begun in the building of a greater Louisiana of Louisiana Tech, April 1. He had assumed College." leadership of Louisiana College at the age of 29, Students then started a movement that, since then the youngest college president in the the new girls' dormitory completed the previous United States. summer, had not been named, they requested it The Wildcat, in a page-one article reported: be named "Cottingham Hall." Their request was "Cotsy" is leaving Louisiana College. accepted. "The thirty-one year regime of Dr. Claybrook In the same edition of the newspaper, students Cottingham as president of Louisiana College also expressed their affection for Dr. E.O. Wood, neared its close this week following the an who was head of the psychology department and nouncement by the president last Friday of his directed the debate teams, when two-thirds of decision to accept the position as head of the student body signed a petition that he be Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. His decision named the new president. was reached after days of deliberation, and was However, trustees, in a called meeting March announced late last Friday evening." 17, 1941, to accept Dr. Cottingham's resignation, An editorial under the title "What happens elected Dean H.M.Weathersby as acting presi when a President resigns?", reminded students dent. that "To most schools, the resignation of a presi The board unanimously voted to give Dr. Cot dent might be taken lightly as just a passing tingham an additional month's salary in ap item of news, but to Louisiana College it is dif preciation for the valuable service which he had ferent, very different. It is different because Dr. rendered the school through the many years. Claybrook Cottingham is no ordinary man, and A procedure for electing a new president in his relationship to Louisiana College cannot be cluded secret balloting after a committee had compared to that of any other schools. given adequate time in the search process. The "After all, thirty one years is a long time. If committee to investigate all prospects for the you don't believe it try to see how many people, presidency were: H.F. Bradford, C.W. Caldwell, excluding some members of the faculty, on this S.R. Gordon, T.V. Herndon, S.C. Rushing, S.W. campus you can find who were even born thirty- Tudor and CO. Walker. one years ago. Long before most of the present At a meeting of the trustees in September, student body of this school saw the light of day, 1941, Edgp- Godbold was unanimously elected Dr. Cottingham was named president of the fourth president. He was the second layman Louisiana College." to hold the position. The editorial continued "And this is the thing Godbold was, at the time, executive secretary we must guard against. We all recognize that Dr. of the Missouri Baptist Convention. He had Cottingham has meant to Louisiana College and previously served Louisiana Baptists in several deeply appreciate it, but we must resign our capacities and as president of Howard Payne 1941-50/69 Cottingham Hall, completed in 1941, was the first major Claybrook Cottingham, president for thirty-one years. improvement in the way of buildings since 1922. The To the right, a former dormitory was remodeled in 1942 three-story brick building was erected at a cost of to become the Martin Fine Arts Building. The building $82,.|".(i.7."i with an additional $9,300 spent to purchase housed the departments of art and music. furnishings. The girls' dormitory was named after Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone College in Brownwood, Texas. end of 1941, the new tennis court. Students had Dean Weathersby served as acting president been contributing whatever they could afford for until Godbold assumed the position as president nearly a year toward the project. February 24, 1942. Military service was beginning to affect enroll War clouds had been gathering over the nation ment. Dean Weathersby, in his first report to the even as Cottingham resigned. Articles in The trustees after becoming acting president noted Wildcat gave reports of former students in the 546 enrolled, a decrease of five. National Guard camps. A letter to Louisiana At the meeting of trustees January 13, 1942 a College Art Department Director Stuart R. Pur decision was made to discontinue intercollegiate ser, noted that two former art students were us football on an indefinite basis. ing their skills with the Army. As President Godbold assumed leadership of Athletic Director Major Henry Walden took a the college numerous changes were being ex leave from college duties in November 1940, to perienced. Military service reduced enrollment serve with the Army. of men students, women students were accepting Louisiana College students were taking employment with government offices as activity civilian pilot training even as others participated was being accelerated in the military bases in "Sadie Hawkins Day" events that provided around Central Louisiana, and faculty members fun and frolic. were enlising or accepting government work in A major campus project was completed by the research. 70/1941-50 Government surplus barracks were relocated to provide space for the Teachers Education Department. They were located near the Norton Memorial Library and were later renovated to include brick veneer. Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone Since any student could elect to enroll in foods and/or nutrition courses as one of the four required science courses, men were frequently found in the experimental cooking class. Miss Johnson is the teacher. Students were not identified. Photo Courtesy of Willie Margaret Johnson. 1941-50/71 *< 1 The 1941 Football Team was the last one to represent the college until 1946 when World War II was concluded. Identification of the players was not available. Louisiana College Archives photo 72/1941-50 The Basketball Wildcats continued to play during part of World War II. This is the 1942 team but identification was not available. Louisiana College Archives photo A marker was placed at the front of the campus by the student body of 1944 in memory of the Louisiana IN MEMORY Of College students who were killed during World War II. Louisiana College Archives LA. CO 1.1.1'.CK STUDENTS Photo WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES Irt WORLD WAR 11. rMiESENTEU -.:( JTUDENT BODY, W I \. ; • • V 1941-50/73 A sixty-foot flag pole was erected as a project of the Louisiana College Student Council in Feburary, 1942. Funds for the project were secured by voluntary donations and sale of peanuts at the local basketball games. The 112th Infantry Band from Camp Beauregard furnished the military music for the ceremony in front of Alexandria Hall. The white two-story building, previously used Graffiti on the walls behind the stage of Alexandria Hall for various purposes through the years, was tell the story of Wildcat staff members and their relocated and made into a fine arts building to positions. Student publications offices were located in rooms at the rear of the stage for a while. house the art and music departments. The Louisiana College Archives photos building was dedicated the Martin Fine Arts Building in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Roy 0. Mar tin, donors of the funds for the project. As President Godbold moved into the € X&fc£jU&=i ^ leadership of the school his efforts were directed to increasing the financial support, and to strengthening the association with the Louisiana Baptist Convention. He proposed, among other things, that the Convention provide financial aid for ministerial students. In 1943 he announced to the trustees, the Louisiana Baptist Woman's Missionary Union had allocated scholarships to ..i .*/- deserving students from eight districts in the state. At the same meeting he announced the largest single gift on record, made anonymously, for a fund to build a student center. Students several years previously had made a request for such a facility and were making plans to raise funds for one. By the spring of 1943 minutes of the trustees note approximately 30 Army aviators of the. v\u*r J^^ government were receiving training on campus. As World War II progressed and concluded, other needs arose, including the need for quar ters for married veterans and their families. The trustees also voted in 1946 to add a third floor to _<~^-«xcr Ware Hall and accepted a gift of a pipe organ from the S.H. Kress Company. The organ was •i-^m^ installed in Alexandria Hall in memory of ^ 'f^t^Jr'j'M^ Louisiana College boys who gave their lives in World War II. The college also established a nursing program in cooperation with the Baptist Hospital in Alexandria and started the search for a location for the home economics department. In a report to the trustees May 26, 1946, Presi dent Godbold reported the home of former Presi dent Cottingham had been secured for the home economics department. Colonial Walden had returned from military service and was giving direction to the physical education program. And spring football practice was underway. 74/1941-50 Members of the Experimental Cookery class gathered Kelly. (Top Row, from left) Jean Marks, Yuriko Suishi for a shower for Warner Cottage in the fall of 1947. (from Hawaii), Marie Jean Pharris, Marilyn May; Hostesses for the event were Mrs. H.E. Walden and (back, no hat) Willie Margaret Johnson, Claudine Miss Lessie Moore. Seated is Miss Hattie Strother. O'Neal (flower in hair). The Experimental Class canned Among those present were: (near table, from left) Helen corn for the Strothers and Jowerses to take to China. Williams, Billie Stagg, ? , Virgie Waters, Heather Photo Courtesy of Willie Margaret Johnson. 1941-50/75 Wildcat. Dr. Dodd wrote to Dr. Godbold "When you came by here and talked with me about the call to Louisiana College last spring, you remember, the only question I raised was the matter of coming at that time prior to the action of the Louisiana Convention on their educational program . . . Now that that has been done, your decision to come is wisely and soundly based on the Convention's well-set plans." -Eidgar Godbold, a Mississippi layman, was no The Convention had pledged support to stranger to Louisiana College when he assumed Louisiana College and Dr. Godbold sought to the presidency Feburary 20, 1942. He had draw the College and Convention together. In taught Biology and led fund raising campaigns 1912 he had come to the state to direct the for the school eighteen years earlier. $100,000 campaign for college buildings. The ef As the school's fourth president, he succeeded fort was successfully completed by 1914. After Claybrook Cottingham who resigned nine spending nearly two years overseas during months previously to accept the presidency of World War I he returned in 1920 to become Louisiana Tech. Dr. Godbold and Dean H.M. Corresponding Secretary of the Louisiana Bap Weathersby, acting president during the in tist Convention, the first layman to hold that of terim, were graduated together from Mississippi fice. College and later taught together at Louisiana Three years later he resigned to accept the College. presidency of Howard Payne College in When he was elected to the presidency, the Brownwood, Texas, a Baptist institution. After Louisiana Baptist Convention had just com six years there he became Executive Secretary pleted an in-depth study of the relationship of of the Missouri Baptist Convention where he Dodd College in Shreveport and had voted to remained until returning to Louisiana College as not operate the school. The property was later president. sold. In addition, World War II was only two Dr. Godbold was born December 2, 1879 on a months old when Dr. Godbold took his place on farm near Summit, Mississippi. His ancestry the Pineville campus. was Danish and English and his immediate an George Higgins, in his doctoral dissertation, cestors came from South Carolina. He was the noted "In January, 1942, it was announced that oldest of six children. At the age of fourteen he Dr. Edgar Godbold had accepted the presidency was converted and baptised into membership of of Louisiana College . . . acceptance was the Mars Hill Baptist Church. He received the probably delayed for several months, possibly as B.S. and M.A. degrees from Mississippi College a result of a suggestion by M.E. Dodd that he and served the school on the faculty and as dean postpone a final decision until the special Com of men. He was awarded LL.D. degrees from mittee on Education had reported its findings in Howard Payne College in 1923 and from Mis November, 1941. His election returned a pop sissippi College in 1931. ular and respected figure to Louisiana Bap Dr. Godbold had proved his ability as a fund tists . . ." raiser. In addition to the success of the $100,000 Edgar Godbold and M.E. Dodd came to campaign, he was the publicity director in 1919 Louisiana the same year, 1912. They became for Louisiana Baptists with the Southern Bap friends. In a letter printed in the February 20, tist Convention's $75,000,000 campaign. In 1942 issue of the campus newspaper The another major financial campaign, the $40,000 76/1941-50 in Forty Days" he raised $42,000 for the erection 1951 at the age of seventy, Dr. Godbold con of a three-story dormitory for men. It was later tinued as President Emeritus with fund raising named Godbold Hall. responsibilities. He had been elected president In her book Once Upon A River, Elaine of the Louisiana Baptist Convention in 1950 and Brister noted some of the buildings constructed again in 1951. While en route to Hammond to or remodeled during the time he was president preside over the annual convention November or as a result of his work in security gifts were: 10, 1952, he was injured in an automobile acci "A one-story brick dining hall with a seating dent. He died November 21, 1952. Funeral ser capacity of 200; a third-story addition to Ware vices were held at Pineville's First Baptist Hall; Cottingham Hall, a three-story brick dor Church with R. Houston Smith, his pastor, of mitory for girls; The Martin Fine Arts Building ficiating. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. (the original administration building); the Dr. Godbold had been married twice, in 1909 classroom annex (from war surplus property); to the former Irene Coleman and in 1940 to the five apartment houses for married veterans; former Lucie T. Yates. There were no children. Warner Cottage for the Home Economics Glen Lee Green described Dr. Godbold as a Department; and Athletic dormitory called "transparently benign man who lived a Rebel Hall. delightfully uncomplicated life. Partly because "Two other buildings, the Morgan W. Walker of his somewhat bucolic humor, the critics Student Center and the Norton Memorial sometimes saw an intellectual vacuum in his ad Library, were also built by funds raised largely ministration; but he communicated with the through the efforts of Edgar Godbold even people and pressed forward successfully with his though the buildings were completed after his campaign for a more adequate endowment death." fund." Records indicate the high level of intellectual achievement which was reached during Dr. Godbold's presidency is evidenced by the scholarly faculty he secured. They attracted stu dents of the highest caliber in great numbers. Only once earlier had the number of graduates exceeded one hundred: in 1939 there were 114. By 1949 the number had reached 183. This was not equalled until twenty years later, in 1969, when there were again 183 graduates. The pre- professional programs of the school began to en joy such successes that more and more students were attracted to them. During this time the number of Louisiana College graduates who went on to graduate schools and received higher degrees was greater than ever before in the school's history. Mrs. Godbold also served on the faculty dur ing his first tenure with the college. She was principal of the Primary Department from 1913 to 1915; Academy Dean from 1915-1917 and Science Assistant from 1917-1919. After his retirement as president in August, 1941-50/77 THE WILDCAT COMES THIS WEEK DISGUISED AS • THE POLECAT I.OI 1»IANA Annual April Fool Edition, March J-l, IS li BEAD IT, ENJOY IT BUT DON'T BELIEVE IT! GODBOLD ADVOCATES EARLY MARRIAGE Abnormal Popular Western Yfir llniliiitrj. I ndvr Construction Ten Engagements Teacher Group Will Play Occur After Talk Addressing the student body At Student Dance j at Louisiana College, President Edgar Godbold stressed the im- :A William Clawaon. Eaqu.re.; portance of early marriage. The manager of Clawson's Din* and •-'H so far as to say that Dance, campus hot spot, ha* an- • ; "lovers should get hitched hay m.unced the program for hi* \ fore Satiating tbt-tr Freshmaa "little broadway" eeatblUhment' year in college." for Saturday evening. Among other things, i" Skid Mr. Clawson: "We are Above ii shown the first photograph of the construction work bold said that early marriage very U.T'unnt,, in Retting « very which bsiv't being done as yet on the new religious and social renter ' proves economical. succcatluL popular western hand to furnish building at Loupiana College. An the reader may note not only the mt mmk h-m 19 p. m. til 2 a. Inaatdietrly following trie ad- m. Saturday night. The pMt op«si windew* have been completed thus far (the pane* will be put maestro, William S. (Cowboy; ro later), "The Little Man Whs Waan't There." who is not shown Biit) Bombard will bring- his (standing at the extreme right t-.aM MtMl m 'he picture, did not Rutkaroo to our floor for one! re M tfcata way to the clerk of Dr. \dkins Named Celleee President: urta' office to purchase Keen- irl and show her how EngageinenU occur lad among step." a following prominent Bern hard's w ealiiersbv and Wood Are Replaced i Enete and Marine Jaroy Weber and Trimble Klecled President Of the bam, namely Bu- Bachelor's (Jul) Meeting in the stately "Bache- Weatheraby. banjo player; be**- elor's Hall", the million dollar rT A. Base, the big funny man * Faculty Makes HWWlMH donated by C. W. Bris- on iB», atage; and Lucille Baas, 'IT, member* of th*> Bachelor's acrordioBM. ^^ ••>••» man) Society of America. L.>ui«iana Clawaon"* Dine and Dance is ** * *r'1 ," New Regulations College unit, elected officers to located directly behind the **ir.-- ™r*r* ~Lr* for the ting poi .1. Ik v'tii oneti at William James TnmM ...f im dessn, who has an ,- • record a» a Godbold Student (Council la Makes New Rules CAR QODBOU). members of the male sex. as an e*ami>te «f sublime bachelorship. New rules have bee* released a. (t»v* the The vice-presidency will be hy the student roun. Piled by Earl D. Mercer, who Mct'arf. TeaM hoida a Bachelor's degree from rules mu*t. be obeyed by all stu- -.( Winnfield. dents. We are publishing them ns secretary was Will- below: iam Marion Pal WWW big-time 1. No student must go to class The Polecat Edition of club operator, who steers clear less than fifteen minutes late. hundred verses fi the campus Moeeft and «aw newspaper was ;™ Steeled sev published on April of wishing to leave ! Train biad Cereal Fool's week. A slogan in the nameplate |i!e* of th. Shipped To The urged readership but I) in in fi Hall cautioned against believing what was read. OTICE uowm ROLL i\ rms ISSUE Smith. Elaine Lucas, Wil King. I Ailhur Bergeron, i Stanly. J. S. Edna, Oleen Breland, ..flier. 78/1941-50 Evangelist Billy Graham preaches on the Louisiana College campus about the year 1950. Among those seated behind him were Dr. Edgar Godbold, college president (looking at Graham) and to his right, Cliff Barrows. Graham was one among those considered as a candidate to succeed Dr. Godbold when Godbold retired the next year. Louisiana College Archives photo The Psi Chi initiation banquet honored new members for the 1948-49 school year. Dr. Edgar Godbold, president, is seated (beneath the right corner of the mirror) with other faculty and staff along the back wall. Others were not identified. Photo Courtesy of Roy Evens, Silver Springs, 1941-50/79 Snow blanketed the campus during the mid- 1 '.I Ill's. The photo was taken from Alexandria Hall looking toward the front of the campus. Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone 80/1911-50 Ballad for Americans Unc.eSamtuas born. Some =*§aS ^^ birthday. In m f r r r i r i Sam put on* three corned hat and seventy six the sky was red : Hj! m ^3 |v 'rr r urr 'm in a Richmond Church he sat and Thunder rum blfruj overhead sjjj Patrick Henry told himthat uihtle BadhmjOeorje couldht sleep in his h^c t-1 dr$*^ drew breath It wasUbertu-Lta Col. Henry Walden places the crown on the 1947 May Pageant Queen. The scene was staged on the front steps of Alexandria Hall. Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone 1941-50/81 bow and arrow during a girls' gymnasium class. uurtesy of Roy Boqnc Wmmm The Louisiana College Alumni Co-op was a center of social life for students. The building contained the book store and a snack shop and was owned by the Louisiana College Alumni Association. Profits were used for projects to benefit the students, such as purchase of band uniforms. The college administration later purchased the operation. The Co-op was located near where the present Athletic Dormitory now stands. Even though the snack shop and bookstore were later located in the Morgan W. Walker Student Center, the term "Let's go to the Co-op" is still used, although many students do not know its origin. 1950 Pine Knot photo 1941-50/83 ! Z£a,^It^lGi'iW-i li'-BJ v.lWtffilfc»Mll ,U.| la»|fc, *,.,,, ^t| ,.,)•-, i.If The Mixed Chorus prepared for a concert on the stage of Alexandria Hall Auditorium. Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone 84/1941-50 A social scene in the parlor of Cottingham Hall takes on numerous interests for students. From left: Mark McWaters, Billy Wayne Holloway, Clarice Wells, Dorothy Corley, Joe Santo, Robert Jordan, Ann Hearn, ? , Richard Currie, Roy Boone, Wanda Strong, ( ? ) Grace Carter and Frances Foil. Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone Students prepare the weekly edition of The Wildcat Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone 1941-50/85 Miss Thelma Edwards, second from right, sitting, meets with the secretarial sorority. Photo Courtesy by Roy Boone 86/1941-50 As the country was returning to a stronger quested the trustees retain Godbold as presi economic base and more students were seeking dent. The unanimous request was signed by V.B. admission to colleges, Louisiana College trustees Temple, C.J. Cavanaugh and H.E. Walden. initiated plans for a long-range building However, the trustees chose to honor Godbold's program. Among items on a list was a student request. center, library, steel stadium, new cafeteria, and The decade was one of change and growth. fine arts building. The campaign was scheduled And the student anecdotes recorded that the to cost $2,500,000. biology department skeleton mysteriously came By 1949 President Godbold reported enroll out of his closet fairly often to be seen sitting in a ment had reached 973 students, largest first classroom chair, with a lighted cigar in his semester in the history of the school. By 1950 he mouth, waiting patiently for class to begin. reported the endowment fund had increased Some prankster poured gasoline on the water since 1946 by $590,000. He also reported that in of the swimming pool and put a match to it. creased living costs made it necessary to raise Then the call was made to the fire department. faculty salaries, something that had remained "Help, the Louisiana College swimming pool is stable for many years. on fire." At their May, 1950 annual session, the A favorite story was told about President God trustees were given Godbold's resignation. He bold. He was concerned about the men throwing said, "About eight years ago the board arranged cigarette butts on the steps of Alexandria Hall. a retirement plan . . . that each one must retire He is quoted as saying one day in chapel: at 70 years of age ... As of December 2, 1949 I "Fellows please don't put your butts — uh uh — became 70 years of age. I request that you take shorts on the front steps." Chapel was disrupted some action to seek a successor to me as presi with laughter. dent of Louisiana College." George Higgins reports in his dissertation that The trustee president appointed a seven- "Unquestionably the greatest material achieve member committee to nominate a successor to ment of the Godbold years was a large increase President Godbold, CO. Walker, chairman, in endowment funds for Louisiana College . . . S.R. Gordon, R.D. Hendrick, S.E. Richardson, Before Godbold retired the million dollar mark E.N. Weaver, Max Ward and R.L. Cook. had been passed." A resolution presented by the faculty re Basketball practice consumes the attention of players in Walden Gymnasium. Photo Courtesy of Roy Boone 1941-50/87 88/1951-60 1951- 60 1951-60/89 Left: Tudor Hall, named for the Tudor family of Pineville, was constructed in 1957 at a cost of approximately $500,000. A wing was added in 1964. The building has living space for 158 men. The three-story building has more than 32,000 square feet of space. Louisiana College Archives photos F or women of Louisiana College the petition college business." in 1951 to operate automobiles was a bold state Dr. Guinn's move into the leadership of the ment, a campus protest of sorts. The automobile college brought changes, both material and was "off limits" for all practical purposes and academic. even having one at school was a special privilege. At the time Dr. Guinn took office plans for The school required education majors to par construction of a student center were already ticipate in student teaching at local public well underway. Architects urged that steel and schools. Transportation to the assignment was other critical materials be purchased im necessary. The alternative was failure to pass mediately because military needs were causing a the course. Desperation brought boldness and a shortage. Trustees acted with dispatch in order petition was presented to the Trustees, who, be to raise the approximately $75,000 additional ing reasonable men, were sympathetic to the funds needed for the construction. need and approved a policy for women to drive By October trustees authorized Dr. Guinn to their automobiles. This was considered, by "buy steel for the new social center building at many, a step for women's lib. Louisiana College from the lowest bidder able to Many changes were to come in the life of the supply it on time." school that would celebrate in the next five years In the midst of activity for new facilities the its half-century mark. The Korean War brought president became aware that faculty qualifica adjustments as men fulfilled their military tions were not conforming to standards set by obligations. Enrollment declined, students the accrediting association. In his first report to began to assert their individual desires and a the trustees, January 22, 1952, Dr. Guinn out new president assumed office at the college to lined the situation. give direction to it all. He was Dr. G. Earl "The board of trustees should know the facts Guinn, the only Louisiana College alumnus to about the faculty in the light of the standards of hold that position. He assumed the office in the Southern Association of Colleges and Secon September, 1951. dary Schools. Standard Four reads, 'The heads Trustees had made a thorough search for a of chairmen of departments should have the doc new president including consideration of Billy torate or the equivalent in their respective fields, Graham, the internationally known evangelist, and graduate training of high quality equivalent who, in a telegram read to the trustees May 22, at least to a master's degree should be expected 1951 requested that his name "not be presented" of all staff members.' We have on our faculty to the board because he "didn't have an impres now 12 with only the bachelor's degree, 28 with sion that this should be done." the master's degree, three with the Th.D., and In the July 26 meeting of the trustees, CO. only one Ph.D. One of the three Th.D.'s is not Walker, chairman of the search committee, teaching in the field of religion; therefore, only reported after 14 months of work "We are recom his B.A. degree, or at most a master's degree mending Dr. G. Earl Guinn as president at a equivalent, will be recognized. If the Commis salary of $8000 plus travelling expenses for sion on Higher Education had checked this year 1951-60/91 on faculty degrees, very likely we would have critics most of whom were graduates or former been placed on probation." students, who almost immediately began to His recommendation that the situation be assail Guinn and to air their public bickering corrected beginning immediately was given with through the news media . . . Those, who sought, a word of caution: "The Convention's grant of however to belittle Guinn's achievements by $25,000 that we might strengthen our faculty is belaboring his alleged faults completely failed." in one sense a mandate that this board must not Growth continued. The Louisiana Baptist fail to heed. This will require considerable Convention provided additional financial sup courage. Some will misunderstand motives. The port. Students were asserting themselves more administration will suffer much criticism. The openly and alumni ranks grew. Stuart Purser, a responsibility must be shared by this board by 1928 graduate, received the first Distinguished making it clear everywhere possible that the ad Alumni Award in 1951. He taught art at ministration is acting as its agent. . . Those with Louisiana College from 1929 to 1945. only the B.A. degree should be given encourage Courses of instruction expanded from six ment to complete their work on the master's categories when the school was chartered to degree." more than 27 departments by the golden an Upgrading the faculty and other changes niversary. Betty Sample notes in her thesis that brought considerable criticism to the president the first courses were taught in groups: English and trustees in the next few years. Glenn Lee Philosophical Group, Latin Group, Greek Green, in his book House Upon A Rock, dealing Group, Modern Language Group, Mathematics with the history of Louisiana Baptists, noted Group and Science Group. By the 1956-57 school that "Whereas in 1951 there was only one Ph.D. year she noted academic study had been on the faculty, in 1952 there were seven. By 1969 organized by departments and expanded to in about 40 percent of the members of the faculty clude study in education, library science, jour held doctorates ... it is difficult for reasonable nalism, home economics, secretarial science and persons to comprehend the motivations of those pre-veterinary medicine. Henry Walden Gymnasium shares a winter snowfall with the campus Louisiana College Archives photo 92/1951-60 Constructed in 1955, the Richard W. Norton Memorial Library was built at a cost of approximately $500,000. Mrs. James E. Smitherman and Mrs. R.W. Norton of Shreveport, made the initial contribution as a memorial gift. The air conditioned building provided book capacity for more than 100,000 volumes with expansion for an additional 200,000 volumes. The building contains, in addition to library space, faculty offices, classrooms, visual-education facilities and a Rare Books Room. Louisiana College Archives photo 1951-60/93 The president's home, completed in 1956 and constructed on two and three-quarters acres of land, cost approximately $125,000 including equipment. Private donations provided the major portion of the cost. The home is a two-story, brick with adequate space for formal entertaining as well as private quarters for the president and family. Louisiana College Archives photo 94/1951-60 Louisiana College drama students, under the direction of Frank David Bennett, produced "Harvey" by Mary Chast, in 1954. Actors are, from left: Pat Bruster, Pat Butler, Gretchen Schildiring, Sellers Aycock. Photo Courtesy of Frank David Bennett The school, which reported 50 books in the as always, Louisiana College is very definitely library in 1911, had nearly 30,000 volumes by the united ... To do a bit of paraphrasing, United half-century mark. Assets of the school had in We stand, divided we just might all burn down!" creased to approximately $3,887,000, including When the student center was completed endowment and property value, by the golden alumni continued to operate the Co-op, a pop anniversary. And tuition had increased by 1957 ular place for social gathering and snacks. Dur from $40 per nine-month term in 1908 to $275 ing the decade the change was made from per nine-month term. operating an electric power plant on campus to Dr. Godbold continued on the staff of the purchasing electricity from the Central college as director of fund raising after his retire Louisiana Electric Company. An improvement ment as president, and was elected president of in the operation of the Quarterback Club was the Louisiana Baptist Convention for 1952. He also negotiated about mid-decade. The was on his way to preside over Convention ses organization, operated by those who supported sions in Hammond when he experienced a the athletic program, was nearly autonomous serious automobile accident November 10. He and apparently had not been providing the died in Alexandria November 21. financial support to the college for which it was Even as building and renovation projects were organized. being carried out, fire destroyed the athletic dor In an effort to remedy the situation, Dr. Guinn mitory in March, 1957. Plans were made im suggested that football be discontinued as one mediately to replace it by the fall term. Three alternative to deficit financing of the athletic athletes were injured and personal possessions program. The solution agreed upon was for were replaced with donations from Alexandria collections to be turned over to the college for ad and Pineville merchants, civic clubs and ministration. In subsequent action plans were churches. developed that allowed football to continue and An editorial in the March 16 campus paper be financed without becoming a liability to the concerning cooperation noted that "Even now, school. 1951-60/95 Dr. G. Earl Guinn Fifth President of Louisiana College Academic and intellectual excellence became one of the hallmarks of his administration of the college. His tenure began at the college when ex pansion of academic strengths were in demand, and at a time when Baptists of Louisiana were developing extended programs of ministry. Glen Lee Green in his book House Upon A Rock, said of Dr. Guinn: "His vision has been matched only by the responsiveness of the con vention to the challenge of his stride." George Higgins in his doctoral dissertation on Louisiana Baptist education said: "The first minister to head the school in forty-one years, Guinn made a strong impression with the vigorous leadership he provided . . . No major building had been added since Cottingham Hall was completed in 1940; aside from it, Alexandria Hall in 1922 had been the last construction . . . New buildings surpassed endowment as the main thrust of the Guinn administration." Buildings were not the singular emphasis of MJT. G. Earl Guinn was the only alumnus of Dr. Guinn's efforts. Early in his administration Louisiana College to be elected president. A he brought to the attention of the trustees that graduate of the class of 1937, he became the the accrediting agency was concerned about in school's fifth president at the age of thirty-nine. adequate library materials and facilities, faculty Although a native of Mossville, Miss., he salaries and faculty qualifications. He en received his education in Louisiana. He at deavored to meet both needs, adequate tended Acadia Baptist Academy, Louisiana buildings and academic excellence. College and New Orleans Baptist Theological He took seriously the task of building a college Seminary. He received the B.A. degree from of high standing. And this effort was numerous Louisiana College; the Master of Theology times challenged by groups not in agreement (1942) and Doctor of Theology (1944) from New with his approach to change. He faced opposi Orleans Seminary. In addition, Mercer Univer tion from within and without the college family. sity conferred the Doctor of Divinity degree in While some may have quarreled with his 1961 and William Jewell College conferred the methods of administration, few denied changes Doctor of Laws degree in 1970. were needed. Before being named professor of preaching at As a college student Dr. Guinn was a cham Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in pion debater and top student. He was an Fort Worth, Texas in 1948, he served as pastor of English-Bible-Psychology major, and winner of Louisiana churches including First Baptist the Louisiana Oratorical Contest and Lions churches of Sterlington, Jennings and Bossier Club Cup for Oratory in 1937. This training City. stood him in good stead as a minister, teacher Dr. Guinn was well known as a preacher and a and administator. During an address at William teacher of preachers. His prolific writings for Jewell College in December, 1970 entitled numerous religious and educational publica "Marks of a Mature College" Dr. Guinn stated tions included being co-author of Southern Bap "The mature college seeks to avoid extremes, tist Preaching. and prefers to operate where the great body of 96/1951-60 truth lies rather than around the periphery. It ever guards itself against pressure groups with Warner Cottage, which began as a building for the use personal interests whether they be within or of the home economics department, was built in 1953 at without the institution . . . a cost of approximately $30,000 with a gift from W.S. "The mature college will seek to make the Warner of Lecompte. After the program was young aware of society's sickness and will ap discontinued in 1960 the building was used as an plaud their idealism. But, a mature college will infirmary, and, in 1967, became the home for the dean of students. In 1980 the Baptist Student Union was given remember that its role is to provide perspective, use of the building, the first special building for that to sharpen powers of analysis, to develop com organization. prehension and skills, to shape values, and to in Louisiana College Archives photo spire service. The mature college refuses to be pushed into a role, however, worthy, that is out side its purpose and beyond its capacity." These guidelines were the basis of Dr. Guinn's philosophy. During his 23 years as president, the school matured academically and physically. And in the process the operational budget never experienced a deficit. Among major construc tion during his administration were additions to Cottingham Hall; the building of Tudor Hall; H.O. West Physical Education Building; Morgan W. Walker Student Center; Norton Memorial Library; Weathersby Fine Arts Building; Cavanaugh Hall of Science; married students apartments; a president's home; and Guinn Auditorium and Religious Education Building. Dr. Guinn was a member of and held offices in numerous organizations including the Southern Baptist Education Commission, 1952-58 and 1968-74, serving as chairman 1973-74; the Louisiana Board of Institutions and the Gover nor's Parolee Rehabilitation Commission. He married Gail Holmes, July 13, 1937. They were parents of a daughter, Peggy Elaine (Mrs. Herschel Wood Crump). Mrs. Guinn died May 22, 1969 after a lengthy illness. He married Neva Norsworthy DeMoss June 12, 1970. In his statement of resignation as president September 27, 1974, Dr. Guinn noted a need for leadership change and said "Now I will take my leave and with your concurrence will join the faculty of Southern Baptist Seminary February 1, 1975 as professor of preaching", a position he held until retirement in 1980. He continued in 1981 to lead Bible conferences and serve as visiting professor. 1951-60/97 A growing enrollment was met by an expanded building program. At the beginning of the decade the college owned forty acres, six frame structures and six brick buildings. To these were added in 1953 the Morgan W. Walker Student Center and the Warner Cottage for Home Economics; a brick athletic dormitory in 1957 to replace the one destroyed by fire; a president's home; the Richard W. Norton Memorial Library in 1955; and in 1957 Tudor Hall and Cottingham Hall additions. Godbold Hall renovation was completed in 1952 at a cost of approximately $50,000, and the S.W. Tudor family donated 27 acres of land at the south part of the campus. In 1956 two veteran faculty members, H.M. Weathersby and V.B. Temple retired. They were named professors emeriti by Trustees in their board meeting May, 1956. Weathersby had served as professor of Greek and history from 1911 to 1915 and dean of the college since 1915. Temple had served as professor of mathematics since 1930. Death came in 1956 to S.W. Tudor, a member of the trustees for many years and president of that body from 1943 to 1954. He also had been a student, teacher and benefactor. During the decade Bernard Callendar was chosen the Associate Press Little All American in football for the second consecutive year. In 1959 Dewitte T. Holland of the Speech Depart ment organized a campus radio station KATS. It was for limited distance. By the end of the decade enrollment had in creased 22 percent in spite of the organization of Louisiana State University at Alexandria which would be in competition for students; a full-time alumni secretary had been employed; and the trustees adopted a budget of $924,545. The ten years included times of fulfillment and frustration; accomplishment and agitation and the adjustment that growth brings. Through it all women recalled they still had a 10 p.m. dating curfew and an 11 p.m. lights-out curfew, although towels under the doors helped offset the latter one. A nursery building was constructed and in operation in 1957 to support the home economics program. The building has more than 3300 square feet.When the home economics program was discontinued in 1960 the nursery building became the home for the Louisiana College band. Louisiana College Archives photo 98/1951-60 Clyde Beeson (standing) and Don Grant, help fight the Athletic Dormitory fire which destroyed the building in March of 1957. The building, constructed in 1954 for $40,000, was replaced in time for the fall term. Three athletes were injured and most of the personal possessions were lost. Donations from civic clubs and churches in Alexandria and Pineville helped to replace athletes' possessions lost in the fire. Louisiana College Archives photo m The Morgan W. Walker Student Center was opened in 1953 and named for the man who made a significant gift toward its construction. The building houses lounges, offices for student organizations, health clinic, bookstore, post office, snack room, recreation facilities, art gallery, meeting rooms and offices of the Department of Student Development. Cost of the building was approximately $250,000. In ~Tr a..- 1980 the building was extensively remodeled at a cost of approximately $500,000 to provide expanded student facilities and conference space. Photo by Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. 1951-60/99 M m ..^'7 -: •?:£.»>• 100/1961-70 1961-70 1961-70/101 The Weathersby Fine Arts Building, occupied in 1961, was built and furnished at a cost of approximately $625,000. It houses the departments of music, art and speech. The building, which has art studios, an auditorium and music practice rooms, was named for the school's first dean, H.M. Weathersby. Louisiana College Archives photo 102/1961-70 s,tudents , during the decade of the 1960's, tion to receive the recognition. A President's made forays into the previously hallowed Roundtable was created to provide discussion of grounds of administrative strongholds as they campus policy and programs as presidents of asserted their desires in the form of protests and campus organizations met regularly with college struggled for representation in policymaking administrators. decisions affecting their destinies. Students David Mitchell broke the school's basketball remembered the time as one of unrest, beards, career scoring record with 1473 points. A year and miniskirts. later in 1970 Billy Jones achieved a career scor Articles in the campus newspaper explored ing record of 1562 points and was the first player political alignments and political involvement. of record to be drafted by a professional team, For the first time students at Louisiana College the Baltimore Bullets. were appointed to faculty committees and par Student Congress sponsored the second of the ticipated in national conventions for student "big name" entertainment groups when "The government. Although Louisiana College stu Lettermen" performed on campus December 3, dents did not engage in protests about meals at 1963. The school's mascot, Col. Victor, a the "Stickadilly," or female students having to wildcat, was found dead at Alexandria's City wear raincoats over shorts to walk to the gym for Park Zoo where he had residence. A new mascot physical education classes. A major victory was was acquired for the next season and "Wildcat won when permission was granted to wear jeans Annie", the Circle K spirit buggy, was put in tip and shorts outside the dorms. When football was top condition to make the trip to Natchitoches discontinued, a rally was held at the stadium to where Louisiana College players faced the rival air grievances. The moment was tense but or Northwestern Demons. derly and students were given opportunity to Trustees approved bids for a new fine arts discuss their desires for campus policy. building, a new physical education building, ad Progress continued in concert with peaceful ditions to Cottingham and Tudor dormitories, protests. Twenty students were recognized at the and a new science building. Major renovation of school's first Honors Convocation. The Educa the cafeteria was completed and in order to tion Department was recognized by the National eliminate a major campus hazard the trustees Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education approved closing the outdoor swimming pool which meant Louisiana College education ma that had been built in 1921. jors could teach in any of the thirty-six states af By mid-decade Louisiana Baptists voted to filiated with the organization. Only ten percent launch a $2,000,000 Crusade for Louisiana of the nation's schools were so recognized. A College to provide needed buildings. Dr. W.L. national testing program was offered to students Stagg, Jr. of Pineville was the coordinator. In as a means of upgrading academic work and as a 1970 a crusade report noted $1,179,283 had been background for counseling to help improve received and the crusade would be extended one academic efforts. James Gross won national more year. honors with an oil painting, one of two in the na During the decade, enrollment reached more 1961-70/103 than 1500 students and the budget broke the college that integrated . . . The College is caught million dollar barrier. in the middle." Administrators and students alike were faced Students continued their efforts to expand with a realignment in philosophy concerning ad their associations and enlarge their awareness. mission policy. Integration of the races was During the decade, two organizations were es becoming a fact of life. In his report to the tablished, the Sociology Club in 1962 and the trustees in January, 1964 Dr. Guinn discussed Business Administration Society in 1966. The factors related to this social change. Sociology Club was to "create interest, He said: "Whatever our opinions might be and proficiency and growth" and to "promote an un whatever we believe the wishes of our Baptist derstanding of sociology at home and in the com constituency to be, it is going to be increasingly munity." The Business Administration Society difficult for an institution that is segregated to was to "provide a necessary forum for students maintain the respect of the academic com to learn about the business world through direct munity. This is not to say that the academic contact with business and industrial leaders." community is right or wrong. It is to call atten Death came during the decade to two persons tion to the Zeitgeist, or spirit of the times. Many affiliated with the college. They were Mrs. Myr professors do not care to teach at institutions tle Baker Cottingham, widow of the third presi that deny learning opportunities to qualified dent, the late Claybrook Cottingham, and Mrs. people of any race. There is pressure from Bap Gail Holmes Guinn, wife of the president. Mrs. tist students who would like to see our College Cottingham died in 1965 and Mrs. Guinn died in integrated . . . On the other hand many churches 1969. would probably withdraw support from the Dr. G. Earl Guinn shares time with students during a Freshman Coke Party. Louisiana College Archives photo 104/1961-70 "The Devil's Disciple" by George Bernard Shaw was a featured drama production in November, 1963, under the direction of Frank David Bennett. Actors were, seated, Larry Kennedy and Alvin Peterson. Standing, from left: Thomas Rich, Lynne Desilvey, Margaret Murphy, Arthur Mora. Sets were designed by Jack Cunningham and art work was by Mary Evelyn Breckford. Photo Courtesy of Frank David Bennett 1961-70/105 The first basketball game to be played in the H.O. West Physical Education Building was the Wildcats against the National University of Mexico. The date, 1965. Louisiana College won the game by the score of 88-49. Photo Courtesy of Billy Allgood :«=••« 106/1961-70 Billy Allgood, head basketball coach (right) chats with Ricky Reese, a record-setting basketball player from Leesville, during construction of the swimming pool adjoining Walden Gymnasium (background) and the new H.O. West Physical Education building. Photo Courtesy of Billy Allgood ->r- - - 1061-70/107 Right: C.J. Cavanaugh, professor of biology, checks equipment in the new science hall completed in 1970 which was later named for him. Above: The building, which houses departments of mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics and business administration, includes research laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms. The building has more than 48,000 square feet of space. The Observadome, mounted on the roof, is constructed for a telescope. Louisiana College Archives photos 108/1961-70 1 A fun night has a theme of Fiesta on a Tropical Island. Louisiana College Archives photo Louisiana College students gather for a pep rally on the porch of the Strother Cafeteria. Louisiana College Archives photo 110/1961-70 The H.O. West Physical Education building, completed named for Mr. H.O. West, a Minden businessman who in 1965, cost approximately $600,000. It houses offices contributed to its cost and served on the college's board and facilities for the physical education department; of trustees. gymnasium to seat more than 4,500 spectators, dressing Louisiana College Archives photo rooms for the Wildcats and visitors. The building was 1961-70/111 Apartments for 20 married-student families were constructed in 1967. They are brick veneer, two-bedroom units. Much of the construction work was accomplished by Louisiana College maintenance staff. Louisiana College Archives photo The Wildcat band, under the direction of Floyd McCoy, presents a spring concert on the parking lot near the cafeteria. Louisiana College Archives photo 112/1961-70 The new parlor in Cottingham Hall, com empty . . . only memories will remain." pleted in 1964, was named in memory of Dr. Louisiana College had won only one of its last James Alexander White, Jr., football captain for 30 games. Cost of the program was reported to be the 1926 team, a graduate of the college in 1927 $50,000 to $75,000 annually. Except for two years and a member of the trustees from 1945-61. during World War II, 1942 and 1943, football had Programs of instruction were expanded to help been played continuously at the college for sixty- meet challenges of the future. The Physical two years, beginning in 1907. Education department began emphasizing ac Havard Adkins, custodian at the college for tivities that would contribute to greater health forty-eight years, was retired in September, and interests throughout life as classes were of 1968. He had served under three presidents. And fered in bowling, tennis, golf and other sports. one individual who almost became a legend in In November, 1968 Louisiana College football his own time was David Dingwall, who became a Wildcats broke a four-year, 26 consecutive game student in the late 1960's and continued through losing streak at Homecoming against Northwood much of the 1970's. One story of his escapades Institute of Texas. The score was 32-12. Fans concerns Christmas 1972 when he dressed up as were jubilant. But that did not prevent trustees Santa Claus, got eight other students dressed as from voting two months later to discontinue the reindeer, and set out in a little red wagon for program. Alexandria. About 10 p.m. the police stopped The decision was not a popular one, but it was him because he didn't have a parade permit. Un accepted without major disruption of campus daunted, he entered a car and proceeded to the life. An editorial in the January 10, 1969 bus station, where in his Santa suit, he began Alexandria Daily Town Talk, stated "The flinging pennies in all directions while people Louisiana College Board of Trustees acted wisely scrambled for them. in deciding to drop intercollegiate football. Such The new science building was completed by action had been expected with justification for the end of the decade. And trustees and ad several years." ministration were putting on the drawing boards Under the heading of "Football; The End of specifications for another building, an an Era ... " the staff of the 1969 Pine Knot auditorium to seat approximately eighteen hun expressed their feelings: "The Circle K bell will dred persons with classrooms for the department no longer peal after a Wildcat victory, the of religion. Legionnaire cannon will no longer boom before The decade proved to be one of variety and each game or after a touchdown, the Boosters growth. Accomplishments contributed to will no longer form an honor guard, the band will maturity. And Louisiana College, as a diamond no longer perform at halftime, APO's Colonel of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, shone ever Victor will no longer be presented to the hopeful brightly in its quest to provide Christian Educa students before each kickoff, the stands will be tion in the context of academic excellence. 1961-70/113 114/1971-81 1971-81 1971-81/115 The Guinn Auditorium and Religious Education Building was completed in 1973 at a cost of approximately $1,748,700. It was named for the school's fifth president, Dr. G. Earl Guinn, who served 23 years in the position. The building with 42,688 square feet, contains an auditorium with a seating capacity of 2,000. The building also houses the department of religion. A smaller auditorium on the ground floor, the Frances S. Bolton Chapel, is the site for numerous smaller meetings and an occasional wedding. Photo by Oscar Hoffmeyer Jr. Llouisian a College emerged from adolescence Trail. to a vigorous adulthood in the 1970's. Sixty years Trustees approved naming the baseball field of polishing and shaping had produced a jewel after Athletic Director Billy Allgood because of whose brightness was extended throughout the "Distinguished Service and Physical Efforts" world as alumni served God and their fellow man that brought the field into existence. Allgood, in numerous vocations. who also served as head basketball coach and Effects of the "baby boom" had diminished, baseball coach, planned and personally helped causing greater competition in student recruit construct the field. ment among all institutions of higher learning. The parking lot was paved with concrete and In a report to trustees in January, 1971 Dr. lighted to provide space for numerous Guinn said a shift to state supported institutions automobiles used to bring guest campus func was being noticed because of lower tuition. But tions and for student parking. the financial commitment to Louisiana College The English Student Village was constructed by the Louisiana Baptist Convention, helped the to house 92 students in apartment-type living college to not be as dependent on tuition income quarters at a cost of more than $1,100,000. A gift as were some other denominationally-supported from the descendants of the English family of colleges. Louisiana College tuition was among $530,000 provided a major portion of the financ the lowest of all Baptist schools. ing. A report from the local fire marshal in 1971 Major renovation of Alexandria Hall and the condemning the auditorium of Alexandria Hall Morgan W. Walker Student Center provided ad accelerated the move to construct an auditorium ditional space for classrooms, administrative of and religious education building, long on the fices and student organizations. The construc planning boards. Trustees requested, and tion process, which lasted approximately one received, approval from the Louisiana Baptist year, caused classrooms and offices to be Convention to borrow necessary funds for the crowded into seldom-used spaces over campus. project. Later in the year a bid from Tudor Con This was a year of compromise and compassion. struction Company set the price at $1,404,800. Alexandria Hall, constructed in 1921, was re Furnishings and fees brought the total cost to designed to utilize the former auditorium space approximately $1,700,000. Groundbreaking was for classrooms and faculty offices. Ad held in November, 1971. ministrative offices were moved to the ground Other campus facilities were added or im floor. A new entrance to the building was created proved during the decade. They included: a five- after removing the front steps. This change hundred-car parking lot where the football field brought amplified protests from alumni and had been; the Billy Allgood Baseball Field; the architectual historians. But, architects ex living-learning residence center (English Stu plained, and the trustees accepted, the concept dent Village); renovation of Alexandria Hall and that the change provided an "openness" that the Morgan W. Walker Student Center and con would enhance the image of the structure and struction of the Parrish Fuller Physical Fitness still retain the traditional columns. Cost of the 1971-81/117 Moonlight on the pine-tree covered campus provides moments of solitude for a rest from the pressures of education. Louisiana College Archives photo project was approximately $970,000. spiritually, emotionally, and physically; The student center renovation, at a cost of ap "to encourage each student to interact in a proximately $480,000, provided more versatile creative way with the environment; use of space and provided additional offices for "to attempt to personalize each student's student organizations and the Student De education by designing opportunities in. velopment Department. The post office and programs and activities that will provide guiding bookstore spaces were enlarged. values, help him become knowledgeable about While construction and renovation provided himself, and to help him develop a growing un modern facilities, changes in the academic and derstanding of and commitment to the Lordship student programs were also being made. When of Christ." Student development services were Dr. Guinn employed Dr. Edward L. Heath as designed to provide more than fun activities or dean of students in 1972, an expanded program discipline when problems occurred. And it was for students was initiated. Dr. Heath, who later projected as support for the academic learning was named Vice President for Student Develop process of the students. ment, organized a program to provide more than The college was offering thirty-eight majors in "activities" when students were not in class. sixteen academic departments. Academic This concept is one of the points of maturation courses were constantly being upgraded to meet experienced during the 1970's. As stated in the the demands of a maturing student body. Dr. student handbook, goals of the student develop Guinn told trustees in 1973 that a different type ment program were: of student was being served. "They are better "To lead the entire College community prepared, more vocal, more mobile and generally towards establishing and maintaining an en better off financially. And they are usually ready vironment designed to help each student achieve to challenge authority," he said. his optimum potential intellectually, socially, 118/1971-81 The fountain develops an artistic design as the winter's cold freezes the water. The fountain is part of the Gail Guinn Memorial Rose Garden be ' Guinn Auditorium, a memo? Guinn's first l.nwsh 1971-81/119 Dr. Eugene Hall was employed as academic resignation because "a change in leadership is in dean in 1973. He was a Louisiana College the best interest of the College." He explained to alumnus and formerly directed the Louisiana the trustees that September day in 1974 that he College Speech Department. Also during that had been approached three times in the previous year the new auditorium was placed into opera seventeen years about returning to the tion and later named the "Guinn Auditorium classroom. He said he felt his task at Louisiana and Religious Education Building." The College was finished and "with your concurrence Louisiana Baptist Convention met at the college I will join the faculty of Southern Baptist for the first time in twenty-six years. Theological Seminary Feburary 1, 1975 as After twenty-three years at the leadership post Professor of Preaching." of Louisiana College, Dr. Guinn submitted his His tenure included twenty-three years of deficit-free operation, except for capital projects, and numerous major building programs. Faculty standards had been upgraded. The college was maturing. The trustees transition committee named Dr. Hall as interim administrator and selected a presidential search committee. The trustees on the committee were Calvin Hodges, Baton Rouge, chairman; A. David Evans, Minden; Leon Hyatt, Jr., Houma; Perry Sanders, Lafayette; Edwin Schilling, Jr., Amite; James W. Taylor, Shreveport; and Max T. Ward, Alex andria. In addition C.J. Cavanaugh was selected as faculty representative and Richard L. Ran- son, Jr. was the student representative on the committee. Before his departure from the president's of fice Dr. Guinn recommended, and the trustees approved, naming the science building the "Charles J. Cavanaugh Hall of Science." The building had been in use about five years. Dr. Guinn stated: "This signals that teachers as well as administrators and contributors of large gifts may be honored in this way." Cavanaugh had taught biology at the college for thirty-two years and was an alumnus. He was later retired as Dr. G. Earl Guinn, Louisiana College president, left, professor emeritus and granted a Doctor of presents a plaque to Billy Allgood during the dedication Science degree. of the Billy Allgood Baseball Field in March 1973. When After screening more than sixty recommenda Allgood came to the college he served as baseball and basketball coach and assistant football coach. Because tions for president, trustees on May 13, 1975, college property was taken when the freeway was elected Dr. Robert L. Lynn as the school's sixth constructed, baseball was discontinued from about 1963 president. He was the school's third layman to 1970. The sport was reinstated following the discontinuance of football. Allgood constructed the field president and a native of Oklahoma. beginning in the summer of 1970 and put it to use the With a new administration came new ap following season. Louisiana College trustees voted to proaches to Louisiana Baptists' program of name the field for Allgood because of his distinguished service and physical efforts in building the facility. At higher education. Dr. Lynn established a "Swing left of Dr. Guinn is Duke, Allgood's son and next to Office" on campus as a place to talk to students Allgood is his mother Mrs. E.L. Frazier in the relaxed atmosphere of the pine trees; com Louisiana College photo posed poems to communicate his thoughts on special occasions; and reorganized the ad ministrative structure. Instead of the former departments, trustees approved four divisions: academic affairs, student development, business affairs, and development. 120/1971-81 ing editor. After joining the staff of Oklahoma Baptist University he taught courses in jour nalism and education. He was ordained a deacon and served as deacon chairman at First Baptist Church, Shawnee, Oklahoma, and as a member of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. A native of Fox, Oklahoma, Dr. Lynn was born November 19, 1931. He married the former Bonnie Joyce Moore of McAlester, Oklahoma in 1952. They are parents of a daughter, Susan, born in 1955 and a son, Chris, born in 1966. His wife also earned the Ph.D. degree in 1973 from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Lynn's administration has been charac terized by openness which included inviting members of the news media and other guests to trustee meetings. In an effort to become more accessible to students he had erected an outdoor "President's Office", a swing on campus, where students could sit and visit with him. In comments to the trustees concerning his A rustees reached into Oklahoma when they study of the school before accepting their invita elected Robert L. Lynn the sixth president of tion to be president he said: "I became a convert Louisiana College May 13, 1975. He became the to the vision of an unlimited future for school's third layman to serve as the chief ad Louisiana College. I came to believe that the ministrative officer when he moved into the school is in a position to become what Louisiana president's office July 1, 1975 at the age of forty- Baptists are willing to make it, and that it could four. indeed be a model Christian college for When he accepted the position he had owned Southern Baptists." the Doctor of Philosophy degree in higher After approximately six months in office he educational administration for two years. recommended and trustees approved an in Calvin Hodges, chairman of the presidential stitutional planning committee; instituted an search committee said: "Lynn's administrative Annual Fund; and approved a move for renova expertise and unusual vision, together with his tion projects. Within a year trustees had named deep devotion to God and his local church, make two vice presidents, one for student develop him perfectly fitted and iminently qualified to ment and one for academic affairs. Later the ad assume the top administrative position at ministrative structure was divided into Louisiana College." academic affairs; student development; Prior to coming to Pineville Dr. Lynn was vice business affairs and development, in a move to president for administration at Oklahoma Bap expand administrative responsibility. tist University. In that position he was responsi During his administration a student living- ble for institutional and fiscal planning, public learning center was constructed named English relations and development of a comprehensive Student Village; and major renovation com budget planning process. pleted on Morgan W. Walker Student Center He was a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist and Alexandria Hall. A physical fitness trail, University in 1953 with the B.S. degree in Jour named Parrish Fuller Fitness Trail, was con nalism; a graduate of Southwestern Baptist structed to include a half-mile jogging track. Theological Seminary in 1956 with the Master of An expanded endowment program included Religious Education degree; a graduate of funds for the first endowed academic chair and Columbia University in 1957 with the Master of the first endowed professorship. Enrollment Science in Journalism degree. Before joining grew and, in spite of inflation, the college con academia he served fourteen years on the staff of tinued to operate without an operational deficit All-Church Press, including ten years as manag in its diamond anniversary year. 1971-81/121 The Education of Robert Lynn When 1 was a junior in college, I hitchhiked home one weekend to visit my parents in Fox, Oklahoma. My Dad was lovable, but uneducated, never having finished grade school. I had passed him educationally in the fourth grade. And to be honest, to that point I had not been very proud of Dad, for he was poor and unlettered. But on that day this cocky college Joe named Bob was educated. For in the course of a long conversation about Dad's past, I pulled out of him the real reason he had dropped out of school. At age 12, Amos Lynn was the oldest male child in a large farm family in Arkansas. His father was ill for a long period, during which time my Dad, a mere lad, dropped out of that rural school and bore the weight of work on that small farm so that the family could be fed and the younger kids could stay in school. I looked at Dad in a new light that day. I realized I was not so smart after all, that there was greatness in sacrifice, and that my oppor tunities had been built on the deeds of another. And 1 understood why this man who at that time when I was a junior was making only $40 a week, but had sent all six children to college, five to a Christian college. This Spring, just before Easter, Dad went home at age 84. In a sense my life is a memorial to him. Pll never be able to match his sacrifice, but Pm going to try. Thank you, Dad, for my education. (The above article was prepared by Dr. Lynn for the Baptist Message and printed in June, 1977.) 122/1971-81 LORD OF THE CAMPUS by Dr. Robert L. Lynn The chairman's gavel hushed the collegial assembly, "Nominations are open for the dominant force on this campus." Forms shot up all over; one near the dais was recognized: "I nominate the faculty. Collectively they possess a treasury of wisdom. " A pre-med student took the floor: "I favor the SGA, which represents students; a school is a tomb without students." The jock arose: "The athletic department. Who else can so quickly bring national recognition to this college?" "No!" cried a young man, "The department of religion should be dominant in a Christian college." A young woman took the mike: "The trustees, since they are accountable — besides, Daddy is on the Board." An R.A. spoke: "An organization can have only one boss; I nominate the President." "Are there other nominations? Yes, you in the orange shirt. "I nominate the Baptists who founded and maintain this school." A new resident of English Village stood: "I think the donors who make good things happen should be placed in nomination. " "Are there other nominations?" The hall was still; A visitor whom none had noted in white coat and dark beard approached the platform: "I wish to nominate as the dominant force on this campus one who said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " Who spoke, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up (Presented in chapel by Dr. Lynn. On his cross and follow me. " numerous occasions he used original verse to express himself.) Of whom the Apostle wrote, "In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. " And the assemblage did not so much as take a vote, but bowed their hearts as one in praise to the Lord of their campus. 1971-81/123 v. Emory Wallace, president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, presents a plaque to Dr. G. Earl Guinn on the occasion of his retirement from Louisiana College presidency after twenty three years. Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. photo As a method of providing low-cost permanent creased funds from the Louisiana Baptist Con financing for capital improvements trustees es vention helped finance a Christian Vocation tablished the Louisiana College Facilities Guidance Counselor and that seventy-four per Authority. The organization issued tax-free cent of the students received some kind of finan bonds thus allowing the borrowing of funds at a cial aid. Enrollment increased 17.4 percent with reduced rate of interest. Dr. Lynn reported to the a 40 percent gain in dormitory students. A Presi trustees at a subsequent meeting that $268,000 dent's Club was organized to recognize persons in interest would be saved in ten years on the who made gifts of $1000 or more to the school. Guinn Auditorium loan. This was not a govern The Alexandria-Pineville Campaign for ment loan and funds were secured from local Louisiana College organized in 1977 provided banking institutions. $1,688,542 and religious vocation scholarships In 1975 when the State of Louisiana passed doubled by 1979. Herman and Norma Walker of legislation to provide financial aid for private Taylor, Louisiana provided funds in 1981 for the colleges in the state trustees voted to re-affirm first endowed academic chair for Louisiana their stand against accepting state aid. In a College. Trustees voted to designate the endow Baptist Message article, December 4, 1975 Dr. ment gift of more than $500,000 as the Herman Lynn was quoted as saying the trustees and Norma Walker Chair of Sociology. Dr. "declined acceptance of more than $137,000 in Sarah Frances Anders, professor of sociology, state aid" because such action was "in direct was named to the position. The Tom Durham violation of the traditional stand by the family of Bunkie established in the same year, Louisiana Baptist Convention on separation of the first endowed professorship. It was called the church and state." Durham Professorship of Business. In 1979 Dr. Lynn reported to the trustees that in trustees adopted a goal of five endowed 124/1971-81 Dr. Robert L. Lynn stands with his wife Dr. Bonnie Lynn, after being elected the sixth president of Louisiana College in May, 1975. Behind Mrs. Lynn is Dr. E. Eugene Hall, acting administrator during the interim and Max Ward, trustee president. Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. photo academic chairs and sixteen endowed Christ's compassion, mankind's burden share. professorships by 1985. Louisiana College, faithful shall we be Thy sons The 1970's decade also was the occasion for and daughters through eternity." another change. For the first time a woman was Louisiana College sports efforts were achiev elected to the college board of trustees by the ing recognition. In 1979 the men's basketball Louisiana Baptist Convention. She was Mrs. team achieved a 22-6 season record to win the Betty Stokeld, elected in 1976. Later a second district championship and play for the first time woman, Mrs. Tom Durham, was elected to the in the NAIA national contest. Allgood was board and was chosen by that body as their vice named District 30 Coach of the Year. Paul Poe president. Trustee meetings were changed from was named the school's first player on the two per year to three per year in 1976 and Associated Press Small College AU-American meetings were opened to the press and other First Team, one of five players so honored. He guests. set a school career scoring record with 1860 Dr. Hall, before he resigned to accept the points and was later drafted by the Utah Jets. presidency of Oklahoma Baptist University in The same year the Lady Wildcats Basketball 1977, composed a Louisiana College Hymn, the team won twenty games, and Sheila Thompson first for the school. The words, as he read to the was the school's first woman to be named Ail- trustees upon resigning are: American in AIAW Division Two. She had ac "Teach us the Truth that comes from God's cumulated more than 2400 career points. After own mind. Give us direction in His will sublime. twenty-five years varsity tennis was revived. Lift up our eyes unto a noble task and give us wisdom, courage, strength at last. "Caring we learn and learning grow to care. In 1971-81/125 Members of the Louisiana College Madrigal Singers perform in concert. They are, from left, first row: Lee Cooke, B.J. Johnson, Lee Ann Ratcliff, Cassi Langridge, Bob Goleman; second row, from left: Ann French, Cheryl Watts, Sherri Bullock, Karen O'Neal, David Bass; Third row, from left; Randall Watson, Randy Frizzell, Chris McDaniel and Mrs. Linda Epley, director. Louisiana College Archives photo The game room is always a popular place in the student center. Louisiana College photo 126/1971-81 ValUy 5p*"1 I hmmmWm ius m«^n '"-at h ^ r Hi*+ * -bi''»< CrtS ' v tKiief fit vt/nmrt tvM Renovation of Alexandria Hall, built in 1921, was the ground floor and an elevator was installed to begun in 1979 and completed in 1980. Approximate accommodate handicapped students. Graffitti on the cost was $970,000, nearly three times more than the rear walls behind the former stage note actors who original cost of the building. The former auditorium had performed during the years. was renovated to provide space for classrooms and Louisiana College photos faculty offices. Administrative offices were moved to 1971-81/127 Dr. Robert L. Lynn, Louisiana College president, pulls down the drape to uncover the sign noting the Parrish Fuller Fitness Trail, contributed to the college by Mr. Fuller, left. Assisting with the ceremony was Dr. Kenneth Cooper of Dallas, Tex. The trail is one-half mile long, winding around the H.O. West fieldhouse, Walden Gym and near Guinn Auditorium. Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. photo Pineville Mayor Fred Baden lights the "world's longest cigarette" built by Louisiana College students to combat smoking. Louisiana College Archives photo Volleyball provides the means of reducing pre-finals tension during an annual Cochon de Lait sponsored by the Student Development Department. Louisiana College Archives photo 128/1971-81 1971-81/129 130/1971-81 The English Student Village living-learning center was constructed in 1977 at a cost of approximately $1,100,000, plus $127,000 for a Commons Building for social events. A gift from the descendants of the English Family of $530,000 was dedicated to the cost. Designed in a rustic style to complement the campus environment, English Student Village is an apartment- style complex housing 92 residents in two, four, and six- person apartments. Men and women are housed in separate units, each having kitchen, bath and living room facilities in each apartment. The buildings contain approximately 14,456 square feet with approximately sixty three percent utilized for individual living quarters and thirty seven percent used for common areas such as kitchens, baths, lounge hallways, etc. Louisiana College Archives photos 1971-81/131 Deposited neatly in the foyer of Guinn Auditorium in May, 1979, was a Volkswagen, the stunt credited to the work of freshmen. According to the report, a group, while attempting to put the car in the building, was forced to drop the car on the steps to hide from passing police. Later they opened the doors of the building, which had been prepared earlier in the day, placed the car inside, locked the doors and returned the keys to the owner still sleeping in the dormitory. 1979 Pine Knot photo 132/1971-81 Students organized the first Cochon de Lait, A "do your own thing" mood characterized the which became an annual "fun day" to help stu decade as girls wore jeans and T-shirts to class; dents expel "exam tensions." Tau Alpha Kappa, jogging became the physical fitness thing to do; according to records the first social fraternity to a Volkswagen, found in the foyer of Guinn be organized on campus, spearheaded the event auditorium, made Page-one of the Daily Town- which was later directed by the Student Union Talk. Contestants in the Miss Louisiana College Governing Board and the Student Development Pageant were allowed to wear swimsuits so long Department. On a spring Saturday, about a as "they were one-piece and of the full cut week before finals, student rose early to go craw variety." The winner was eligible for competi fishing and to roast pigs outdoors behind the tion in the Miss Louisiana Contest, one step cafeteria. Cajun music and campus games such away from the Miss American title. Miss Donna as volleyball provide the release of tension to Holt of Tioga was the first Louisiana student to prepare for final exams. be named Miss Louisiana. The Louisiana College bookstore was relocated to the main floor of the Morgan W. Walker Student Center when the center underwent a renovation in 1980. The space was enlarged and expanded. Louisiana College Archives photo 1971-81/133 Twenty three Louisiana College students, the largest Trujillo, California; Terri Huntington, Georgia; number on record, were chosen in 1981 as Southern Howard Hooper, Hawaii; Mike Semon, Bangladesh. Baptist Student Summer Missionaries. Students and (Back row, from left) Marie Stewart, Hawaii; Pat their assignments are: (front row, from left) Lacy Vanya, New York; Rhonda Lewis, California; Beth Thompson, Ohio; Deloy Chapman, S. Carolina; Max Doyle, Florida; Cathy Elliott, Florida; David Dipuma, Ellzey, West Malaysia; Dave Robertson, New Florida. Not pictured were Angie Kimble, Hampshire; David Hardy, Missouri; Charlotte Pennsylvania; Debbi Nunley, Georgia and Donald Richmond, Washington; Joel Willson, Alaska. (Second Speer, Morocco. row, from left) Laurie Smith, Florida; Dianne Foster, Louisiana College Archives photo New Hampshire; Debbie Brown, Louisiana; Yana 134/1971-81 Above: Herman and Norma Walker of Taylor, La., (center) chat with Dr. Sarah Frances Anders, professor of sociology (right) and Dr. William Hull, Trustee president about the endowment gift of more than $500,000 the Walkers donated to establish the college's first Tfrrwr endowed academic chair. Dr. Anders was named to the position. About the same time the Tom Durham family of Bunkie established the first endowed professorship, called the Durham Professorship of Business. The gifts were part of an expanded emphasis on endowed chairs and professorships to support the academic program. Louisiana College Archives photo ^ DAD. WGi ' A* **.%. 4^ A Parents' Weekend poster says it all, for ft students of all ages. P5. Leave Louisiana College Archives photo nipnfK 1971-81/135 The campus map shows the layout of the campus facilities with the > V f exception of English Student Village. The Village is located between the cafeteria (#5) and Tudor Hall (#22). BUILDING INDEX 1 Alexandria Mall 4 Cottingham Hall II Guinn Auditorium It Phy». Ed Bld^ 21 Tennis Courts 2 Allgood Field 7 Education Bldg. 12 Intramural Field 17 President's Horn. 22 Tudor Hall 3 Athletic Dorm 8 Family Units 13 Maintenance Bldg. 18 Science Bld£. 23 Ware Hall 4 Band Hall 9 Fine Arts Bldg. 14 Norton Library 19 Staff Cottage 24 Walden Gym 5 Cafeteria 10 Godbold Hall 15 Parking 20 Student Center 25 West Field House 136/1971-81 Sheila Thompson was the first Louisiana College woman to be named All-American in the AIAW Division Two. She accummulated more than 2,400 career points. Louisiana College Archives photo Paul Poe was named the school's first player on the Associated Press Small College All-American First Team. He set a school career scoring record with 1860 points and was later drafted by the Utah Jet. Louisiana College Archives photo 1971-81/137 _>*"V.« >* 138/1971-81 Near the end of the decade administration and "Much persistence has been demanded to trustees set goals to continue the focus on counter the myth evolved through the years that quality; prepare for the ten-year self study; at Louisiana College exists solely for the benefit of tract and hold outstanding faculty and support those dedicated to church-related vocations. the Baptist Bold Mission Thrust emphasis for Successive efforts to interpret its role have world evangelism. The maturing process was strengthened public confidence in both the evident in numerous ways as Louisiana College Christian and the educational aspects of its prepared to observe its Seventy-Fifth Anniver functions as an institution. Like persons, institu sary. In a report to the Southern Association of tions mature; but the process in any case is pain Colleges and Schools the decade of the 1970's in ful and not unaccompanied by suffering. Apron cluded an enrollment increase of fifty-six per strings are only cut with much heartache and cent; an annual budget increase from $1,854,522 soul-searching. Institutions that cling to to $3,500,000; Annual Fund giving increase from parochial loyalties forfeit development both in $87,295 to more than $520,000; completion of perspective and in ministration, for a merely twenty-seven consecutive years of a deficit-free sentimental attachment voids all but a con operational budget; religious vocation ditional commitment to a singular high purpose. scholarships expanded to include church music, Although Louisiana College has undergone no missionaries and religious education majors; and metamorphasis, it has matured. Instead of a calendar planning process and an integrated mollycoddling and overprotection, which it college committee structure reflected a new neither needs nor desires, it needs only the planning process. resources and the freedom with which to meet, in In his book House Upon a Rock Glen Lee a responsible manner, the demands and the Green stated: academic standards of a competitive society ..." Left: The maintenance building was nearly demolished and approximately 100 trees felled when a tornado struck the campus in June, 1981. Administration officials estimated damage at more than $300,000. One student was hospitalized for injuries when a tree limb struck his head and several maintenance staff members were slightly injured when the walls of the building fell in. Photos by Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. John Suddith, right, presents an oil painting "Easy Riders" to Jim Gibson, Student Government Association president for hanging in the informal lounge of the Morgan W. Walker Student Center. Suddith is the artist and a faculty member. Louisiana College Archives photo 1971-81/139 140/Additional Jewels Additional Jewels Additional Jewels/141 Distinguished Louisiana College Alumni Louisiana College has honored its alumni who Miss Nellie Strother, educator; Dr. Robert have distinguished themselves through com Mount, educator, 1972 munity service or vocational achievement since Miss Marjorie Jones (Mrs. Glendon being graduated. For a decade, beginning with McCullough), missionary; James Coleman, the school year 1953-54, Alumni Citations were music educator, 1973 presented annually. No record of such awards is Jaroy Weber, minister; Dr. Atwood Hudson, available for the years 1965 through 1969. Begin speech pathologist, 1975 ning in 1970 and continuing through 1981, at Mrs. Elaine Holmes Brister, educator and least two persons and sometimes four persons business; Mrs. Lela Beall Costello, educator; were honored each year by the Louisiana College John Henry Colvin, educator and business; Alumni Association. Award recipients, their Lynn E. May, Jr., minister and historian, 1976 field of recognition and year are: Mrs. Mabel Hargis Smith, music educator; Stuart Purser, artist, 1954 Mrs. Mayme Stone Strange, educator; Max T. Virginia Wingo, missionary, 1955 Ward, businessman; John T. Curtis, minister George F. Kirby, scientist, 1956 and educator, 1977 W.E. "Ted" Pate, educator, 1957 Mrs. Kite Caudell, music educator; Herman CO. Walker, businessman, 1958 P. Hayes, missionary; E. Eugene Hall, educator, Cecilia Pate Ward, musician, 1959 1978 Jimmie H. Davis, Louisiana governor, 1960 Mrs. Mary Helen Parker Hale, music and art; Edith Killgore Kirpatrick, homemaker, Cas D. Moss, business; James E. Carter, churchwoman, 1961 minister, 1979 Edgar Otto Wood, educator, 1962 Mrs. Martha Flowers Stroup, music mis Wilmer C. Fields, journalist, 1963 sionary; John G. Alley, minister; Henry G. Joe Dorsey Smith, publisher, 1964 Taliaferro, business, 1980 Lois Clover (Mrs. Chandler Clover), com Mrs. Muriel Fontenot Blackwell, author and municator; Richard Lee Crowell, attorney, 1970 educator; A.C. Kirkpatrick, business; Spurgeon • Doris Cutter Swann (Mrs. Charles Swann) Wingo, physician; Robert B. Tudor, Sr., writer, homemaker; Claude Kirkpatrick, businessman, 1981. businessman, 1971 4.0 Graduates Records in the Louisiana College Brown returned to the faculty in 1962 and Registrar's Office show four students in the served until 1965. history of the school achieved perfect grades Howell returned to the faculty in 1966 (4.0) during their college careers. Two of and was serving as chairman of the history them returned to serve on the faculty. department in 1981. The students, their degrees and years of graduation are: Hazel Woodson Dunn, B.A. 1954 Jerry Wayne Brown, B.S. 1961 Robert Thomas Howell, B.A. 1964 David Albert Cavanaugh, B.S. 1978 142/Additional Jewels Honorary Degrees Conferred by Louisiana College *W.H. Knight, D.D., 1919 Kathleen Mallory, LL.D., 1948 Luther Byrd Hall, D.D., 1963 •Judge T. Justin Moore, LL.D., 1929 •John Norris Palmer, LL.D., 1949 Mercer Calhoun Irwin, D.D., 1963 •Earnest Pate, LL.D., 1930 •L.C. Smith, D.D., 1950 Ray Pearce Rust, D.D., 1963 John Green Harrison, LL.D., 1932 J.D. Grey, LL.D., 1952 James Wesley Taylor, D.D., 1967 *T.W. Gayer, D.D., 1935 James Taylor Horton, D.D., 1953 Carl E. Conrad, D.D., 1974 John Caylor, D.D., 1937 H. Lee Prather, L.L.D., 1953 Perry R. Sanders, D.D., 1974 *0. P. Estes, D.D., 1937 C. Penrose St. Amant, LL.D., 1955 Robert L. Lee, D.D., 1976 *T.V. Herndon, D.D., 1937 Frank Stagg, LL.D., 1955 •F. Hugh Coughlin, LL.D., 1976 *Claude Wilson Caldwell, D.D., 1939 •H.M. Weathersby, LL.D., 1956 Emory Wallace, D.D., 1976 •Albert Sydney Newman, D.D., 1939 Jaroy Weber, D.D., 1957 C. J. Cavanaugh, D.Sc, 1977 Samuel Clayton Rushing, D.D., 1939 Troy V. Wheeler, D.D., 1957 Morgan W. Walker, LL.D., 1977 Samuel Richard Gordon, D.D., 1941 •Thomas Cyrus Pennell, D.D., 1958 H.O. West, LL.D., 1977 •General Campbell James F. Cole, D.D., 1959 Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick, LL.D., 1980 Blackshear Hodges, LL.D., 1943 •Paul Edward Roberts, D.D., 1959 James D. McNair, D.D., 1980 James H. Davis, LL.D., 1946 C.E. Autry, D.D., 1961 •F.W. Tinnin, D.D., 1946 William Lawrence Stagg, Jr., D.D., 1961 •Known to be deceased Honorable Horace H. White, LL.D., 1946 Albert E. Pardue, D.D., 1961 Three men have been awarded honorary degrees by Louisiana College and all three have buildings named for them, the only known combination in the history of the school. They are, from left: Dr. C.J. Cavanaugh, D.Sc. and Emeritus Professor of Biology; Dr. H.O. West, LL.D., businessman and Dr. Morgan W. Walker, LL.D., businessman. The buildings are Morgan W. Walker Student Center; H.O. West Physical Education Building and Charles J. Cavanaugh Hall of Science. Additional Jewels/143 Education Commission Board of Trustees When Louisiana College was founded it was listed by name, hometown and dates of service. governed from 1906 to 1920 by an Education Information was taken from the College Commission elected by the Louisiana Baptist Catalogue and the Louisiana Baptist Conven Convention. During these fifteen years, sixty- tion Annual. In the early years, especially, some one persons served on the Commission. The dates or hometowns were not available. Commission was charged with the responsibility In the seventy-five years of Louisiana College of giving direction to Keachie Female College, existence five women have served as trustees. Mount Lebanon Academy and Louisiana Three served in the 1930s and approximately College. forty years passed before the other two were In 1921 the Louisiana Baptist Convention dis elected. They were: Mrs. Rudolph Krause of continued the Commission and established a Lake Charles, 1931-36; Mrs. F.H. Drake of Min twenty-one member Board of Trustees as the den, 1932-35; Mrs. M.L. Pitts of Rodessa, 1935- governing body of the College. The other schools 36; Mrs. Jack (Betty) Stokeld of Baton Rouge, had been closed. Several Commission members 1975-81 and Mrs. Thomas (Beverly) Durham of also served on the Board of Trustees. The Board Bunkie, 1976. Mrs. Durham was elected a vice of Trustees was expanded to thirty-three mem president of the Trustees, according to the bers in 1960 and a rotation system initiated. A records, the first woman to hold an office. total of two hundred fourteen persons, including (*) Indicates Trustees who previously also five women, have served as college Trustees. served on the Education Commission. Members of the Commission and Trustees are In 1904 the following committee called the "Committee of Fifteen" was appointed "to expedite the founding of the new educational institution:" Bolton, G.W. — Chairman; Beall, W.C.; Bolin, W. J.; Dodson, W.H.; Edwards, J.R.; Love, J.L.; Madison, J.F.; Ponder, A.L.; Price, M.A.; Stagg, Ben; Thomas, L.E.; Ware, E.O.; Weaver, M.E.; West, W.A.; and Wright, P.B. Education Commission Members (1906 through 1920) ALEXANDER, C.W., 1908 HALL, W.B., Baton Rouge — 1908 PARSONS, J.W., Mansfield — 1909 BAKER, J.L., 1907 HARRELL, K.F., 1906 PAYNE, J.J., Cheneyville — 1916-20 BAKER, W.T., 1907 HENDON, A.M., St. Francisville — 1908 PERKINS, J.B., 1908 BARTON, A.J., 1919 HERNDON, J.B., Oakdale/Pineville — 1914-20 PRICE, M.A., Mt. Lebanon/Coushatta — 1906-15 BEALL, W.C., Garland/Pineville — 1906-20 HEWLETT, I.R.G., 1908 PYE, P.G., Leesville — 1913-20 BOONE, R.M., 1906 HOLL1S, C.B., Keachie — 1909 SCOTT, E.L., Baton Rouge — 1913 BRANCH, E.K., Cheneyville — 1919-20 JOHNSON, A.R., 1913 SHELL, H.H., 1906-07 BROCK, J.B., Many — 1909 JOHNSON, Ben, Mansfield — 1913-20 SMITH, Branch, McNary — 1914-17 BUTLER, E.N., 1911 JOHNSON, W.N., 1906 SUMRELL, H.A., Shreveport — 1906-13 BYNUM, C.E., Monroe — 1906 JOHNSTON, A.L., Minden — 1906 TARDY, W.T., Alexandria — 1906-09 CAUSEY, I.M., Baton Rouge — 1914-20 KAESSMAN, F.T.J., 1906 TAYLOR, W.E., Alexandria — 1906-10 CORDILL, E.A., Winnsboro — 1917-20 LAWHON, Z.R., Shreveport — 1912-20 TERRY, A.T., New Orleans — 1918-20 COTTINGHAM, C, Pineville — 1914 LAWRENCE, D.F., 1906 THOMPSON, B.F., 1906-09 COX, W.J.E., Alexandria — 1913 LAWRENCE, J.B., Alexandria — 1908 WARE, E.O., Alexandria — 1906-20 DODD, M.E., Shreveport — 1913-20 LEWIS, B.T., Alexandria — 1908 WEST, A.B., Bunkie — 1914-18 EDWARDS, J.R., Winnfield/Ruston — 1906-20 LOVE, J.L., 1906 WEST, W.A., Norwood — 1906-15 FERGUSON, J.G., Minden — 1911 MCGREGOR, T.H., Shreveport — 1916-20 WHITE, J.A., Alexandria — 1906-20 FORTSON, E.H., Homer - 1916-20 MCMANUS, Sam, Mowata — 1915-20 WILKINSON, L.W. — 1906-08 FREEMAN, D.C., Minden — 1919-20 MADISON, H.F., Bastrop — 1906-20 WISE, I.M., Estherwood — 1906-13 GANDY, E.R., Westlake/Alexandria — 1917-20 MANAGAN, W.H., Westlake — 1913-20 WRIGHT, P.B., Evergreen — 1906-20 GATLIN, T.H., Keachie — 1909 Presidents of Boards of Trustees W.H. Managan — 1921-1932 H.O. West — 1958-1959 Gay E. Juban — 1971 T.V. Herndon — 1933-1938 J.D. Grey — 1960-1961 James R. Baker — 1972 Guy Oakes — 1939 J. Carroll Hixson — 1962 Calvin Hodges — 1973-1974 H.F. Bradford — 1940-1942 B.J. Miles — 1963-1964 Max T. Ward — 1975-1976 S.W. Tudor — 1943-1953 Perry H. Corbett — 1965-1966 A. David Evans 1977-1978 CO. Walker — 1954-1955 Scott L. Tatum — 1967-1968 T.W. Terral — 1979-1980 James A. White, Jr. — 1956-1957, James R. Smith — 1969-1970 William E. Hull — 1981- 144/Additional Jewels BOARD OF TRUSTEES (1921-1981) AGUILLARD, Harry, Basile CORDILL, E.A.,+ Winnsboro HARVEY, Charles, Shreveport LEWIS, Vernon E., Pineville — 1963-69 — 1921-27 — 1971-72 — 1965-71 AINSWORTH, Max M., COTHEN, Joe H., New Orleans HAYES, Rufus D., Baton Rouge LITTON, H.K., Monroe New Orleans — 1965-68 - 1972-78 — 1976- — 1965-66 ATTERBERRY, Ted, CROWELL, P. Lionel, Leesville HAZLITT, Henry A., Rayville LOE, Lamar T., Tallulah Lake Charles — 1978- — 1970-74 - 1979- - 1942-52 AYCOCK, Sellers, Rayville DALFERES, Gayle L., HEFLIN, James, Mansfield LOEWER, Paul, Sr., Branch — 1978- • New Orleans — 1962-68; — 1976-78 — 1969-72; 1976-78 BAKER, J.E., Shreveport 1972-78 HENDRICK, Ruvian D., LOWE, Grady B., Eunice — 1926-28 DAWKINS, J.B., Farmerville Shreveport — 1941-59 — 1970-76 BAKER, James R., Pineville - 1949-54 HERNDON, J.B.,* Church Point MCBRIDE, D.C, Alexandria — 1960-66;1967-72; DAY, W.L., Welsh — 1921-24 — 1937-41 1973-79; 1980- — 1964-70; 1972-76 HERNDON, T.V., Lake Charles MCCULLIN, Charles, BARNES, Wayne, Zachary DEBORD, Gail W., Pineville - 1928-46 Baton Rouge — 1959-65 — 1973-79 — 1980- HERROD, Ron, Kenner — 1978- MCGREGOR, T.H.,* Shreveport BATSON, Schuyler, Alexandria DEVANE, Carl A., Alexandria HILL, Carroll O., Bastrop - 1921-25 — 1976-79 1927-37 — 1972-78; 1979- MCGUFFEE, G.O., BAXTER, Don A., Sicily Island DOBSON, Thomas B., HIXSON, J. Carroll, Harrisonburg — 1977-79 — 1967-73 New Orleans — 1972-74 Lake Charles — 1958-80 MCILVEENE, Charles S., BEALL, W.C.,* Pineville DODD, M.E.,4 Shreveport HODGES, Calvin, Baton Rouge Lake Charles — 1965-71 — 1921-40 - 1921-25 — 1969-74; 1975-81 MCKEE, V.L., Homer BENNETT, H.M., Bastrop DODGE, John L., Jonesboro HOLMES, R.L., Bossier City — 1935-41 - 1945-48 - 1935-37 — 1931-35 MCKEE, J. Garland, BIEBER, Conrad W., Mamou DORMAN, W.J., New Orleans HORTON, James T., Monroe Baton Rouge — 1967-77 — 1977- — 1946-49 — 1952-62; 1965-75 MCMANUS, Sam,4 Mowata BOLTON, James C, Alexandria DRAKE, Mrs. F.H., Minden HOYT, Clyde, Cheneyville — 1921-22 — 1930-33; 1961-64 1932-35 - 1965-71 MCNAIR, James O., Jonesville BOSSIER, Leonard H., DUGGAN, Donald H., HULL, William E., Shreveport - 1969-75 Alexandria — 1979- Shreveport — 1979- — 1978- MADISON, H.F.,* Bastrop BOSWELL, Raymond T., DURHAM, Mrs. Thomas A. HUNTER, Dan F., Metairie — 1921-26 Shreveport — 1964-67 (Beverly), Bunkie — 1976- — 1976-80 MANAGAN, W.H.,* Westlake BRADFORD, H.F., Pineville DURHAM, Thomas A., Bunkie HYATT, L.M., Sr., Lake Charles — 1921-34 - 1921-49 — 1970-76 — 1961-62 MARSTALLER, W.B., Pineville BREAZEALE, Jerry L., EDWARDS, J.R.,4 Ruston HYATT, Leon M., Jr., Houma — 1962-64 Bogalusa — 1966-69 — 1921-37 — 1969-77 MAY, W.L., Baton Rouge BRIGGS, Shirley, Ferriday ESTES, Otto P., Baton Rouge JACKSON, Grenese R., Jennings — 1961-64; 1968-69; - 1955-61 — 1959-61 — 1971-77 MERCER, Earl D., Lake Charles BROCK, J.B., Opelousas EVANS, A. David, Minden JAMES, N. Bryant, Farmerville — 1962-65 - 1926-28 — 1972-78; 1979- - 1954-60 MIDDLETON, James W., BROOKS, Paul E., Mangham FAIN, L.D., Alexandria JOHNSON, A. Griffith, Shreveport — 1954-73 - 1975-80 — 1967-73 Franklinton — 1949-64 MILES, B.J., Shreveport BULLARD, C. Lee, Hammond FANT, Clyde E., Jr., Ruston JOHNSON, Ben4 Shreveport - 1959-72 - 1945-51 - 1965-66 — 1921-32 MITCHELL, Horatio, Bogalusa/ CALDWELL, C.W., Arcadia FIELDS, M.H., Ferriday JONES, A.J., Bogalusa New Orleans — 1934-53 — 1933-42 - 1959-65 — 1960-64 MOSS, Cas D., Winnfield CALHOUN, Riemer, Mansfield FITZGERALD, Kelly, Many JUBAN, Gay E., Baton Rouge — 1964-67 - 1963-65 - 1964-67 — 1965-78 NABORS, W.C, Mansfield CAMERON, Jake W., FORD, F.A., Lake Charles KIRKPATRICK, Claude, — 1927-30 Bossier City — 1958-63 — 1928-31 Baton Rouge — 1961-67 NEWMAN, A.S., CAMPBELL, William T., FORTSON, E.H.,* Homer KIRKPATRICK, H.E., Minden Westlake/Ruston — 1937-42 New Orleans — 1961-63 — 1921-34 — 1934-43 OAKES, Guy, Shreveport CARPENTER, Chiles I., FREEMAN, D.C.,* Minden KITCHENS, James A., - 1935-41 Farmerville —1965-71 — 1921-26 New Orleans — 1966-67 OWEN, W.T., Alexandria CARROLL, J.D., Corbon/Ruston FRYE, W. RAY, Alexandria KNIGHT, Leo, Lafayette — 1937-46 — 1934-41 — 1979- — 1963-64 OWENS, O.B., Pineville CARTER, Henry S., DeRidder FURR, W.T., Shreveport KOFFMAN, G.C., Shreveport — 1951-57 - 1971-77 — 1969-72 — 1928-34 PATE, W.E., Alexandria CARTER, James E., GANDY, E.R.,' Alexandria KOLLASCH, George E., 1959-65 Natchitoches — 1972-73 - 1921-50 New Orleans — 1975-76 PATTERSON, O.M., Bastrop CAUSEY, I.M.,' Baton Rouge GANNON, J. Truett, KRAUSE, Mrs. Rudolph, — 1927-35 — 1921-33 New Orleans — 1974-76 Lake Charles — 1931-36 PAYNE, O.U., Pineville CAUSEY, N.W., Oak Grove GILL, Everett, Jr., New Orleans LARA VIA, Dennis, Ferriday — 1922-28 — 1971-77 — 1939-42 — 1977- PEARCE, M.B., Alexandria CHEATHAM, J.D., Oak Grove GORDON, Sam R., Amite/Baton LASSITER, Perry, West Monroe — 1947-60 — 1947-63 Rouge — 1934-55 — 1978- PENNELL, Tom, Shreveport CHOATE, L.J., Natchitoches GREEN, John S., Bastrop LATHAM, A.N., Mansfield — 1977- — 1964-73 — 1963-69 — 1926-34 PHELPS, Calvin, Winnfield CLARK, C.G., New Orleans GREY, J.D., New Orleans LAWHON, Z.R.* Shreveport — 1980- — 1933-36 — 1956-72 - 1921-25 PITTS, Mrs. M.L., Rodessa COMPERE, W.E., Shreveport HALL, Luther B., Baton Rouge LEE, James N., Bunkie — 1935-36 - 1925-28 - 1943-45 - 1958-63 PLATT, J.T., Lake Charles COOK, R.L., Gilbert/Denham HARRIS, Carl, Baton Rouge LEE, Jerry Wallace, Jennings — 1973-79 Springs — 1934-59 — 1960-65; 1969-75 — 1968-69 PRICE, M.A., Ruston CORBETT, Perry H., Ferriday HARTZMAN, Edwin, — 1924-27 — 1960-66 New Orleans — 1980- Additional Jewels/145 Board of Trustees (continued) PRICE, Nelson L., New Orleans SMITH, BILLY 0„ Shreveport TRIPP, Frank, Minden WEST, H.O., Minden - 1964-65 — 1974-81 — 1927-29 — 1952-72 PYE, P.G.,* Leesville SMITH, J.W., Lecompte TUDOR, S.W., Pineville WHATLEY, S.B., Alexandria — 1921-43 — 1924-27 - 1941-56 — 1949-58 REDDELL, R.C, Jennings SMITH, James R., Lafayette TUDOR, Robert B„ Pineville WHITE, J.A.,* Sr., Alexandria — 1961-64 — 1964-77 — 1956-62 — 1921-44 RICHARDS, Roger, Pineville STAGG, W.L., Jr., Lake Charles/ VOGEL, Fred, Metairie WHITE, J.A., Jr., Alexandria - 1975-80 Natchitoches — 1946-52 — 1969-75; 1977- — 1945-60 RICHARDSON, S.E., Pineville STEPHENS, T. Paxton, Jr., WALKER, Andrew N., Minden WHITTINGTON, R.H., — 1941-54 Coushatta — 1957-63 — 1979- New Orleans — 1941-45 RITCHEY, George A., Mansfield STOKELD, Mrs. Jack H. (Betty), WALKER, CO., Taylor WILLIAMS, Clarke M., — 1959-67 Baton Rouge — 1975-81 — 1941-58; 1960-65 Oak Ridge — 1970-76 ROSE, W.H., Many STONE, J.L., Homer WALKER, Ernest, Lake Charles WILLIAMS, J.E., Baton Rouge 1959-62 — 1926-32 — 1963-68 — 1958-63 RUSHING, S.C, Bunkie/ SULLIVAN, John, Shreveport WALKER, James E., Minden WILSON, Robert R., Shreveport Bogalusa/Baton Rouge — 1976- — 1965-78 — 1973-79 — 1931-47; 1951-57; 1960-65 SZABO, A.J., Lafayette WALLACE, B.F., Shreveport WOOD, Edward, Kenner RUST, Ray P., Bastrop — 1977- — 1929-38 — 1978-80 — 1954-61; 1965-66 TALIAFERRO, Henry G., WALLACE, Emory, DeRidder WRIGHT, John M., Pineville ST. AMANT, Penrose C, Jonesville — 1958-64 — 1964-70; 1973-75 - 1942-45 Gonzales — 1964-70; TARVER, F.H., Ruston WARD, Max T., Alexandria WRIGHT, P.B.,* Evergreen 1971-77; 1978- — 1933-42 - 1950-58; 1959-65; 1966-72; — 1921-25 SAMPLE, James A., Sulphur TATUM, Scott L., Shreveport 1973-79 YOUNG, James A., Baton Rouge — 1979- - 1963-75 WARE, E.O.,* Alexandria — 1966-70 SAMPSON, H.L., West Monroe TAYLOR, James W„ Shreveport — 1921-30 YOUNG, L.D., Port Allen — 1964-67 - 1959-66; 1971-77 WARNER, W.S., Lecompte — 1961-64 SANDERS, Perry R., Lafayette TENNISON, Clifton J., — 1946-56; 1958-61 ZETZMANN, William C, Jr., — 1967-74 West Monroe — 1968-74; 1975- WASHINGTON, Charles, New Orleans — 1968-71 SCARBROUGH, Truett, Ruston TERRAL, T.W., Baton Rouge Lake Charles — 1977- — 1942-48 — 1974- WEAVER, E.N., Denham SCHILLING, Edwin C, Jr., TERRY, A.T.,* New Orleans Springs/Jennings/Elton Amite — 1966-79 — 1921-24 — 1938-59 SCOTT, T.H., Monroe THERIOT, Leo J., WEBB, Perry, Jr., Natchitoches — 1964-70 Golden Meadow — 1961-64 — 1964-65 SHIRLEY, L.E., Jennings TRAYLOR, John, Monroe WELLS, H.M., Alexandria — 1942-58 — 1980- — 1941-50 Faculty 1906-1981 Three persons were named faculty members Bruce Benton taught Latin and French as when the doors of Louisiana College opened for major subjects. He had previously served as 19 students October 3, 1906. During the suc editor of the Baptist Chronicle. He also had ceeding years more than 550 persons have served taught at another Louisiana Baptist school on the faculty. The first three were: Keachie, in Northwest Louisiana. He was a W. E. Taylor who served as Chairman of the graduate of Wake Forest College. Faculty at an annual salary of $1600. His major Within a year the faculty had been enlarged to subjects were biology and geology. He was a five teachers and the first president was elected graduate of Clinton College in Kentucky and in two years. Purdue University. He had served as president Following is an alphabetical listing of faculty, of Louisiana Industrial Institute in Ruston highest academic rank held, teaching field and before coming to Louisiana College. dates, as listed in the college catalogues. An ex Claybrook C. Cottingham taught Greek and planation must be made that the catalogue was philosophy as major subjects. He had taught at published every two years in somo periods. For Mount Lebanon, another Louisiana Baptist this reason some persons who served for a short school, and served as its president, before com time may not have been listed. Also others ing to Pineville. He became the third Louisiana served as adjunct faculty but were not listed. College president. Abegg, Roland A. (Ph.D.) Alexandrenko, Nikolai A. Allen, Robert Douglas (M.L.S. Amos, George (Ph.D.) Biology, Visiting Prof. 1977-79 (Th.D & Ph.D.) Library Science 1970-71 English 1970-79 Classical Language, Religion 1959 Adams, Miss Billie Faye (B.S.) Allgood, Billy (M.Ed.) Anders, Sarah Frances (Ph.D.) Physical Education 1950-55 Ford, Miss Cliffie Physical Education 1959 Sociology 1962- Assistant Principal 1916-17 (Athletic Director/ (First Professor of Herman & Adams, Lawrence, (A.B.) Basketball coach) Norma Walker Sociology Chair) Art 1946-48 Allen, James A. (M.S.) Library Science 1962-67 Alsup, N.C (M.Mus.) Anderson, Maurice J. (Th.D.) Music 1946-72 Sociology 1952-54 146/Additional Jewels Anderson, James (Ph.D.) Boyette, Rex (A.B.) Carney, Mary Ruth (B.A.) Cook, Robert F.(M.E.) Music 1979- Engineering Drawing 1947-48 Mathematics 1948-49 Physics 1949- (Leave 1952-53) Antony, G.C Brackett, Miss Annie L. (M.A.) Carpenter, Miss Allie Mae Academy Instructor 1911-12 English 1946-53 Art 1919-23 Cooper. Mary Ann (M.A.) College student English 1978-79 Bradshaw, Wesley W. (M.A.) Carruth, Carroll Dodson (M.M.) Aschenbrenner, Zae (B.S.) Physical Education 1950-53 Music 1959-63 Cosper, Cecil (M.Ed.) Science and Athletic (Asst. Coach) Education 1948-52 Carson, William P. (Ph.D.) Director 1913-15 Brakefield, J.E. (B.A.;Th.G) English 1917-45 Costello, Mrs. Lela (W.V.) Beall Ashley, Frank B. (M.A.) Bible 1920-45 Army Leave 1918-19 History 1939-63 Physical Education 1977- Emeritus 1945 Study Leave 1920-21 (for Ph.D.) (1963-67 part time) Emeritus 1963 Austen, John Green (B.A.) Brakefield, J.E. Jr. (M.S.) Carter, Jack (B.A.) Philosophy/Education 1919-22 Economics 1948-59 Speech 1951-57 Cottingham, C.C. (M.A., LLD.) Greek/Philosophy Bailey, Doyle (M. Div.) Brakefield, James L. (B.A.) Carter, W. P. (Th.M.) Member of the faculty 1906-10 Religion 1979-81 Science 1919-20 Latin/Greek 1916-19 President 1910-1-41 One of three original faculty Bailey, E.W. (M.A.) Brister, Mrs. Elaine (M.A.) Casselman, A.L. (M.S.) Sociology 1954-55 History 1945-53 Physics 1931-32 Coutts, Miss Isabella I. (B.S. RN) Nursing Education 1946-48 Bankston, Dorothy H. (M.A.) Brown, Jerry W. (M.S.) Cate, Mrs. CH.(M.A.) English 1966-69 Mathematics 1962-65 Spanish 1925-26 Couvillion, William S. (M.A.) History 1964-67 Bartlett, Carole Ann (M.B.A.) Brown, Stephen (Ph.D.) Caudell, Miss Dahlia Commerce 1964-67 Music 1979- Expression and Culture Cox.W.J.E. (D.D.) 1914-45 Lecturer, Homiletics, Browning, Frances (M.A.) Bass, L.A. (Ph.D.) Became Mrs. W.P. 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Helm, Eugene (B.M.E.) Library Science 1964-73 Gravette, Miss Ivy (M.A.) Music 1953-56 Duhon, Dorothy (M.A.) Fouchereaux, Jean (Ph.D.) English 1945-63 (Band Director) French 1932-33 Emeritus 1963 French 1980- Henderson, Miss Evelyn (A.B.) Dunwody, Marion F. Gregory, Hebert Wayne (Ed.D.) Art 1946-48 Music 1920-31 Fox, Kenneth L. (B.A.) Education 1957-61 (Died about 1931) Commerce 1958-65 Henderson, Miss Jo Ann (B.S.) Griffin, T.J. (M.A.) Home Economics 1955-58 Dunwody, Mrs. Marion F. (B.A.) Frey, LorynE. (M.M.) Education 1954-59 Music 1921-48 Music 1975- Emeritus 1959 Hendon, A.M. Emeritus 1948 Latin 1924-28 Groves, Claude (B.E.) Durham, Miss Alma Frieden, Miss Mary F. (B.A.) Physical Education 1946-48 Herring, Robert (M.A.) Music 1912-14 Nursing 1947-49 English 1962-65 Guillory, Nina Costello (M.A.) Fuglaar, Ollie B. (M.A.) English 1957-60; 1965-69 Hoffmeyer, Oscar Jr. (M.A.) Durham, Carol A. 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(M.A.) Assistant Librarian 1971- Art 1967-69 German 1965-69 Mathematics 1925-26 Edwards, MissThelma (M.A.) Gates, Carroll (M.A.) Business Administration 1945-75 History 1961-69 Emeritus 1975 148/Additional Jewels Lindsley, Timothy Reece, Jr. Moreland, T.F. Hinkie, William N. (M.Ed.) Keller, William M. (Mus.D.) (A.B.) Physical Education 1924-25 Education 1959-61 Music 1944-69 Band Director 1946-52 Emeritus 1969 Morgan, L.R. Hinshaw, Elton (B.A.) Livingston. Miss Lucy Academy Instructor 1912-13 Commerce 1962-65 Kelly, Thomas W. (Ed.D.) Art 1917-18 Education 1974- Morgan, Mrs. Quinn (MRE) Hobbs, Herschel H. (Ph.D.) Loflin, Zeke L. (Ph.D.) English 1947-48 Lecturer in Bible 1944-46 Kellogg, Miss Marjorie Mathematics 1969-75 Music Director 1916-17 Moseley, Wm. W. (Ph.D.) Holland, Dewitte T. (Ph.D.) Loney, Randall (Ph.D.) Spanish 1954-59 Speech 1957-60 Kendrick, Fred (M.A.) English 1977-79 Journalism 1954-65 Mott, Kenneth (M.Ed.) Hopper, George E. (M.Ed.) (Publicity director) Lord, C.W. (M.A.) Education 1960-63 History 1926-32 Physical Education 1968-71 Mott, William L. (A.B.) Asst. Football Coach Kennedy, Verne R. (Ph.D.) Speech 1969-79 Lott, Stanley G. (Th.D. & Ed.D.) Chemistry 1944-46 V.P. Academic Affairs 1980- Horton, Ann E. (M.L.S.) Mounce, Mrs. Harry (B.S.) Library Science 1971-75 Key, Kathleen (M.S.) Biology 1952-54 Lovell, Margaret Ray (M.Ed.) Home Economics 1946-51 Education 1971-77 Howard, Mrs. Virginia (B.M.) Mullins, A.G. (M.A.) Music 1947-54 Key, Miss Lua P. Music Instructor 1910-11 Lowe, Bruce W. (Th.M.) Physics 1932-33 Religion 1956-58 Howell, David B. (B.A.) Murray, William D. (Ed.D.) Library Science 1959-65 King, Arthur Music 1952-63 Lowe, Miss Mildred Eileen (M.S.) Education 1964-73 Howell, Thomas (Ph.D.) Biology 1956-58 (Academic Dean 1965-73) History 1966- King, Caren A. (M.A.) Speech 1968-71 Lowther, Betty (B.S.) Murrell, Mrs. W.L. 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(M.A.) Wingo, Spurgeon (B.A.) Music 1949-52 Education 1950-54 Biology 1933-35 Timmerman, John R. (Ph.D.) Stratton, Alza English 1952-61 Weathersby, H.M. (B.A.) Wittman, James S. Jr. (Ph.D.) Art 1935-36 (Dean 1956-61) Greek/History 1911-15 Sociology 1958-63 M.A. 1929 Straus, Rabbi Cerf Tinsley, Gaynell (A.B.) Dean of College 1915-56 Wood, E.O. (Ph.D.) Hebrew 1929-30 Head Coach 1937-38 Dean Emeritus 1956 Psychology-Stenography 1923-49 (Leave 1931-32) Stringer, Miss Norah Todd, William C. (Ed.D.) Weathersby, Mrs. H.M. Assistant, Primary Physical Education 1969- Instruction in Expression Wood, Forrest E. Jr. (Th.D.) Department 1914-15 1911-14; 1926-27 Philosophy 1964-67 Truex, Everett Palmer (Ph.D.) Strother, Nellie (M.A.) Accounting 1966- Weathersby, Hal T. (M.S.) Woodbury, Miss M. Emma (M.A.) History 1931-32 Biology 1939-53 English 1920-21 Tudor, S.W. Strother, W. (M.A.) Athletic Director 1910-16 Weathersby, Scott M. (M.A.) Woodson, Mrs. Laura Academy Instructor 1914-16 Biology 1937-39 Principal Primary Department Academy Dean 1916-21 Tully, Anita (Ph.D.) 1911-15 Political Science 1921-49 English 1974-79 Weaver, Miss Mary Agnes (M.A.) Emeritus 1949 Latin 1922-23 Woolman, Lorraine (Ed.D.) Turner, Jet E. (D.M.A.) Education 1969-75 Suddith, John T (M.F.A.) Music 1973-79 Welch, Grady E. (M.R.E.) Art 1972- Religious Education 1956-61 Young, Frank (M.A.) Vardaman, James W. (M.A.) Physical Education 1960-63 Sutherland, Arthur H. (Ph.D.) History 1955-57 Wellman, Miss Thora (M.A.) Psychology 1949-52 Nursing 1948-54 Young, Miss Gladys (M.E.) Venettozzi, John T. (M.M.) English 1953-58 Sutton, Miss Christine (A.B.) Music 1949-53 Wells, H.A. (M.A.) Young, James A. (Th.D.) Business 1945-46 Biology 1932-33 Wadley, H.T. Religion 1970- Tanner, Jimmie E. (Ph.D.) Football Coach 1917-18 West, W.A. (A.B.) English 1978-80 French 1921-24 Youngblood, D.A. V.P. Academic Affairs Wagnon, Miss Orpha Lou (RN) Bookkeeping Instructor 1912-13 Nursing 1947-48 Westbrook, C.H. Jr. (M.A.) Tapley, Phillip A. (Ph.D.) English 1916-17 Zellers, W.C. (Ph.D.) English 1969- Walden, Henry E. (M.S.) Spanish 1942-50 Health and Physical Education White, Darwin (M.A.) Tarlton.D.T. (M.A.) Athletic Director, Journalism Music 1955-57 Economics 1958-61 1921-61 (Band Director) (Army leave 1941-42 and 44-46) Taylor, F. Jay (Ph.D.) Emeritus 1961 White, Miss Hollie (B.S.) History 1952-63 Home Economics 1951-53 (Academic Dean 1960-63) Walden, Mrs. H.E. (B.A.) Home Economics 1930-31 Whittington, R.H. (Th.D.) Taylor, G.W. (Th.M.) Religion 1945-70 Latin/Bible 1914-16 Walker, Mrs. William (A.B.) Emeritus 1970 Music 1946-47 Taylor, James C. (Th.D.) Religion 1947-53 Wallace, B.F. (Ph.D.) Sunday School Methods 1916-17 Additional Jewels/151 Student Personnel Workers 1914-80 1946 Hattie Strother 1957 Bruce Lowe Dean of Women Dean of Student Affairs Student personnel workers give direction to stu Opal McClung James Thrasher dents during their non-academic hours. They Asst. Dean of Women Dean of Men Dr. Lowery Bass Miss Gladys Young serve as deans of students, residence halls direc Dean of Men Dean of Women tors, nurses, activities directors and related ac Mrs. Katherine B. Shirar 1947 Hattie Strother Asst. Dean of Women tivities. Following is a listing of persons who Dean of Women have served in one or more of these positions as Opal McClung 1958 Nell Taylor Asst. Dean of Women Dean of Women far as records were available. Claude Groves Dr. Frank Masingill Dean of Men Dean of Students Joe Black 1914 Mrs. Jesse Low 1936 Miss Hattie Strother 1948 Miss Evelyn Henderson Dean of Men Matron Girls' Dormitory Dean of Women Asst. Dean of Women Katherine Shirar Frank Flowers Hattie Strother Asst. Dean of Women 1915 Mrs. Edgar Godbold Dean of Men Dean of Women Teacher in Academy Prof, of Greek & Latin 1959 Frank E. Masingill Matron Uirls' Dormitory 1949 Miss Willie K.Baldwin Dean of Students 1937 Miss Hattie Strother Dean of Women Nell Taylor 1917 Mrs. Mattie Connell Dean of Women Hal T. Weathersby Dean of Women Teacher in Sub-Academy Frank Flowers Dean of Men James W. Honan Matron of Girls' Dormitory Dean of Men Mrs. Julie Archibald Dean of Men Asst. Dean of Women Willie Mae Cutrer 1919 None 1938 Sarah Blackburn 1950 Mrs. Carolyn K. Timmerman Asst. Dean of Women 1920 Mrs. Maud Crossett, RN Dean of Women Dean of Women Frank Flowers Dean of Women 1960 Frank E. Masingill Dean of Men Hal T. Weathersby Dean of Students 1921 Mrs. B.G.Jones Dean of Men Nell Taylor Dean of Women 1939 Sarah M. Blackburn Mrs. Julie Archibald Dean of Women Dean of Women John Greene Asst. Dean of Women Willie Mae Cutrer Austin L.M. Davis, Jr. 1951 Mrs. Carolyn K. Timmerman Asst. Dean of Women Dean of Men Dean of Men Dean of Women A. Loyd Collins Hattie Strother Dean of Men 1922 Mrs. J.E. Caldwell 1940 Lyman Magee Dean of Women Dean of Women Dean of Men 1961 Nell Taylor Henry Walden L.M. Davis, Jr. Mrs. Julia Archibald Dean of Women Dean of Men Dean of Men Asst. Dean of Women A. Loyd Collins Director of Athletics 1941 Hattie Strother 1952 JohnS. Wilson Dean of Students Dean of Women Alma Jordan 1923 Miss Clara Peek Dean of Men Asst. Dean of Women Dean of Women L.M. Davis, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn K. Timmerman Dean of Men Dean of Women 1962 A. Loyd Collins 1924 Miss Clara Peek Mrs. Julie Archibald Dean of Student Affairs Dean of Women 1942 Hattie Strother Asst. Dean of Women Dean of Women Alma Jordan 1925 Miss Clara Peek M.A. Phillips 1953 Mrs. Carolyn Timmerman Dean of Women Dean of Women Dean of Men Dean of Women Evelyn Ferguson Miss Willie Johnson F. Jay Taylor Asst. Dean of Women- 1926 Mrs. G.B. Butler Matron of Women Dean of Men 1963 A. Loyd Collins Mrs. Julie Archibald 1927 Mrs. George B. Butler 1943 Hattie Strother Dean of Students Asst. Dean of Women Sara Orrok 1928 Mrs. G. B. Butler Dean of Women M.A. Phillips 1954 Miss Gladys Young Director of Cottingham Hall 1929 Mrs. F.C Flowers Dean of Men Dean of Women Alma Jordan Dean of Women Miss Willie Johnson F. Jay Taylor Director of Ware Hall Matron of Women Dean of Men Anna Agnes Lovett 1930 Mrs. F.C. Flowers Mrs. Charles R. Shirar Director of Social Affairs 1944 Hattie Strother Dean of Women Asst. Dean of Women Faye Kirkham, R.N. Dean of Women Director of Health Services 1931 Mrs. J. G. Ray Miss Willie Johnson 1955 M iss Gladys Young Dean of Women Matron of Women Dean of Women 1964 Carroll Gates Dean of Students 1932 Mrs. J.G.Ray Dr. Ralph Overman F. Jay Taylor Dean of Men Mrs. Sara Orrok 1945 Dr. Lowery A. Bass 1933 Mrs. M.F. Dunwoody Mrs. Charles R. Shirar Director of Cottingham Hall Dean of Men Assistant Prof, of Piano Asst. Dean of Women Mrs. O. F. Ellzey Dean of Women Hattie Strother George C. Herndon Director of Ware Hall Dean of Women Dean of Student Affairs Faye Kirkham, R.N. 1934 Miss Hattie Strother Miss Willie Johnson Director of Health Services Dean of Women Matron of Women 1956 Miss Gladys Young Opal McClung Dean of Women 1965 Carroll Gates 1935 Miss Hattie Strother Asst. Dean of Women F. Jay Taylor Dean of Students Dean of Women Dean of Men Mrs. Zela McMahan O.B. Owens Mrs. Charles R. Shirar Director of Ware Hall Dean of Men Asst. Dean of Women Mrs. 0. F. Ellzey Prof, of Biology George Herndon Director of Cottingham Hall Dean of Student Affairs Faye Kirkham, R.N. Director of Health Services 152/Additional Jewels 1966 Carroll Gates Mrs. Gladys Warren 1976 Dr. Edward L. Heath 1979 Edward L. Heath Dean of Students Director of Ware Hall Vice President for Student Wee President for Student Mrs. O.F. Ellzey Mrs. Lollette Morgan Development Development Director of Cottingham Hall Asst. Director of Ware Hall Chris Hoffmeyer Chris Hoffmeyer Mrs. Gladys Warren Secretary to Vice President Secretary to Vice President Director of Ware Hall 1971 Charles Thompson Dean of Students Faye Kirkham, R.N. Alton Lacey Lawrence Tucker Director of Health Services Dean of Students Director of Tudor Hall Carol Carver Secretary to Dean of Students Rudy Burnette Cindy Floyd Hedden Nancy Tucker Director of Student Activities Faye Kirkham, R.N. Secretary to Dean Student Center Director Doris Futrell Director of Health Services of Students Faye Kirkham, R.N. Student I 'nion Hostess Lollette Morgan Faye Kirkham, R.N. Director of Health Services Director of Cottingham Hall Zack Holliday Director of Health Services Gladys Warren Director of Tudor Hall Sue Wyatt 1967 Carroll Gates Ellen Floyd Director of Housing Dean of Students Co-Director of Cottingham Hall Director of Cottingham Hall Sandy Roberts Chris Hoffmeyer Vera Johnson Carol Morgan Director of Orientation Secretary to Dean of Students Co-Director of Cottingham Hall Asst. Director of Doris Futrell Jess Beasley 1972 Dr. Charles B. Thompson Cottingham Hall Hostess for Student Union Director of Godbold Hall Dean of Students Marge Hutchinson (for freshmen) 1977 Dr. Edward L. Heath Faye Kirkham, R.N. Coordinator of College Calendar Mrs. Vera Johnson Vice President for Student Director of Health Services Suzi Mitchell Director of Cottingham Hall Development Tommy Chester Director of Cottingham Hall Mrs. Belle Malone Chris Hoffmeyer Student Activities Director Zack Holliday Director of Athletic Dorm Secretary to Vice President Dorm Directors: Director of Tudor Hall Mr./Mrs. L.A. Tucker Mrs. Mitchell Alton Lacey Scott Tracy Director of Tudor Hall Mrs. Morgan Asst. Dean of Students Director of English Faye Kirkham, R.N. Mrs. Gladys Warren Mrs. Lites Student Village Director of Ware Hall Director of Health Services Mrs. Lockridge Phil Stanford (Mrs. Tucker also coordinator Janell Terry Zack & Nelda Hollidav Director of Athletic Dorm of Student Center; Mr. Tucker Student Development Tudor Hall Melinda Downs Specialist for Leadership served as supervisor of men 's Secretary to Dean of Students 'Training housing) 1973 Dr. Edward Heath (part of 1979) Faye Kirkham, R.N. Dean of Students Doris Futrell Director of Health Services William Hunter Student I'nion Hostess 1980 Edward L. Heath Director of Activities Zack Holliday Vice President for Student 1968 Carroll Gates Faye Kirham Director of 'Tudor Hall Development Dean of Students Director of Health Services Dave Pulling Chris Hoffmeyer Chris Hoffmeyer Miss Betty Martin Director of Athletic Dorm Secretary to Dean of Students Secretary to Vice President Dean of Women Ellen Floyd Faye Kirkham, R.N. Jack Bynum Mrs. Mitchell Director of Cottingham Hall Director of Health Services Dean of Students Director of Cottingham Hall Suzi Mitchell Mrs. Vera Johnson Reita Irwin Zack & Nelda Holliday Asst. Director of Secretary to Dean of Students Director of Cottingham Hall Cottingham Hall Mrs. Morgan & Mrs. Warren Tudor Hall Faye Kirkham, R.N. Director of Ware Hall 1978 Edward L. Heath Director of Health Services 1974 Dr. Edward L. Heath Sue Wyatt (?) Mr. & Mrs. M.A. Smith Dean of Students Vice President for Student Director of Godbold Hall Development Director of Housing Faye Kirkham, R.N. Sandy Roberts Director of Health Services Chris Hoffmeyer 1969 Ronnie Clayton Director of Orientation Rudy Burnette Secretary to Vice l*resident Dean of Students Marge Hutchinson Director of Student Activities Alton Lacey Mrs. Chris Hoffmeyer Coordinator of College Calendar Doris Futrell Asst. Dean of Students Secretary to Dean of Students Doris Futrell Asst. to Director of Cindy Floyd Miss Alice Berkshire Hostess for Student Union Student Activities Secretary to Asst. Dean of Women Rosemary Cope Ellen Floyd Dean of Students Director of Women s Residence Director of Cottingham Hall Director of Cottingham Hall Faye Kirkham, R.N. Halls Sally Christy Zack Holliday Director of Health Services Mrs. Vera Johnson Assistant Director of Director of 'Tudor Hall Janell Terry Director of Cottingham Hall Student Development Cottingham Hall Faye Kirkham, R.N. 1975 Dr. Edward L. Heath Specialist for Nelda Holliday Director of Health Services Dean of Students Leadership Training Director of 'Tudor Hall Mrs. Lollette Morgan Chris Hoffmeyer Doris FutrelT Phil Stanford Asst. Dormitory Director Secretary to Dean of Students Hostess for Student Union Director of English Mrs. Gladys Warren Faye Kirkham, R.N. Sue Wyatt Student Village Dorm Director Director of Health Services Director of Housing Jackie Barton Rudy Burnette Director of Athletic Dorm 1970 Mr. Franklin Presson Zack Holliday Director of Student Activities Dean of Students Director of 'Tudor Hall Doris Futrell Leader of School l\tb. Phil Stanford Director of Game Room Mrs. Belle Malone Athletic Dorm Director Zack Holliday Secretary to Dean of Students Suzi Mitchell Director of 'Tudor Hall Mrs. Pearl Floyd Director of Cottingham Hall Ellen Floyd Dean of Women Cheryl Rhoten Director of Cottingham Hall Faye Kirham, R.N. Asst. Director of Carol Morgan Director of Health Services Cottingham Hall Asst. Director of Mrs. Vera Johnson Director of Cottingham Hall Cottingham Hall (came in I960) Additional Jewels/153 Student Organizations Student organizations became part of Louisiana The Aesculapians, named for the Greek god of College campus activities the same month the college medicine, was organized February, 1946 by students opened, October, 1906. The organizations have been interested in the field of medicine. In 1950 the the means of helping students develop socially and organization was chartered as the Louisiana Alpha vocationally outside of academic efforts. Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta with seventeen mem The Athenian Literary Society was the first such bers. The organization promotes projects associated organization founded by the students. All students with learning about and supporting participation in enrolled were members. A year later, October, 1907, medicine. Members view film, listen to prominent the organization was divided. The second group was physicians lecturing about specialized fields of named the Cadmian Literary Society. The two groups medicine, serving as judges for the annual regional sponsored lively competition for excellence in debate, high school science fair and assisting with a blood public speaking and support for college programs dur donor project, cancer fund and heart fund. ing the years. The Sociology Club was established in 1962 for the Apparently through the years organizations served purpose of creating "interest, proficiency and special purposes for students with common interests. growth" in the area of sociology. Members participate In addition to many clubs, sororities and fraternities as speakers on sociology subjects and conduct polls such as Art Club, Ministerial Association, and Volun for the campus newspaper in an effort to promote un teer Band there were such groups as Hikers' Club, derstanding of sociology at home and in the com Appendecomy Club, Romance Club, Bachelors' Club munity. and Chafing Dish Club. Organized in 1966, the Louisiana College Business Continuity of records was given less than adequate Administration Society provides a necessary forum attention through the years. However, a few organiza for students to learn about the business world. Each tions provided details of founding dates. Some of semester the organization sponsors a Business those are included. Leaders' Advisory Council Luncheon to provide in The Ministerial Association was listed as beginning teraction with business leaders in the community. in September, 1911 with thirteen members. A report Tau Alpha Kappa was organized in 1970 as a social in the 1913 Pine Knot noted: "There had been an fraternity with a priority to promote brotherhood. organization previous to this, but in the fire which Community projects have included participation in destroyed our main building the books of the the Pinecrest State Hospital Christmas Parade and organization were destroyed." the Iranian Hostage Freedom Day. In 1978 TAK es The Boosters Club was organized during the fall tablished a scholarship fund to assist students finan term of 1933 for the purpose of fostering and boosting cially who had a family member suffering from can athletics. Additional projects through the years have cer. The organization established the annual Cochon included sponsorship of the May Pageant, Student de Lait in 1972 as a "fun day" before spring finals. Merit Celebration and serving banquets at the Gamma Theta Sigma, organized about 1975, as a college. In 1980 the organization's name was changed sorority which emphasizes Christianity, sisterhood to Lambda Chi Beta, LCB representing Louisiana and individuality, has as its purpose to promote social College Boosters. functions on campus, establish standards of conduct In 1934 the Louisiana Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi to encourage scholastic excellence and promote school was chartered. The national inter-disciplinary honor spirit. An annual activity is the sponsorship of a style fraternity supports honors studies, preparation for show during Moms' Weekend. professional and graduate schools and participation Other organizations functioning during the in lyceum and lecture series. Since 1960 at least five college's Diamond Anniversary year include: Alpha Louisiana College students received the national Psi Omega, Alpha Mu Gamma, Athenian Literary Benedict Fellowship for outstanding seniors already Society, Circle K, Kappa Delta Pi, Kappa Omicron, admitted to graduate school. Others have received Music Educators National Conference, Omicron the Alfred Nolle Scholarship for outstanding juniors. Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Pi, Physical Education, Stu Membership in Alpha Chi is open to students in the dent Governing Association, Student Union Govern top ten percent of either the junior or senior classes. ing Board, Harambee Club and Society of Student Artists. 154/Additional Jewels The Athenian Literary Society was the first student Burch, ( ? ), Ford Burns, L.F. Hand, ( ? ) Burch organization chartered at Louisiana College. ALS (younger brother of the other one), Dick Bradford, L.C. included every student enrolled for study and was begun Smith, Larry Skinner, (?),(?),(?) Murray, in October, 1906. One year later the group divided and Frank Low. Rear: Granville Pugh, William Henry the Cadmian Literary Society was formed. This photo Knight, Ralph Williams, Will Lights, J.C. Carter, of the Athenians appeared in the 1914 Pine Knot, ( ? ) Walter, ( ? ) Hansley, Ed Leatherman, the second yearbook published. From left, sitting: Nellie (?),(?), W.A. McBride, Ed Lights, Jeff D. Leatherman, Carrie Burney Castle, Pauline Barron, Bragg, W.M. Heath, (?),(?) Alice Fellows, Lela Beall (Costello), Minnie Strahn, Louisiana College Archives photo Ora Michael, (?),(?), Thelma Barron, ( ? ), Ware Hall background (?)»(? )t (? )i (? )• Sea-Willow Moore, (?),(? ), J.S. Moore. Standing: Mrs. Burch, Mr. Additional Jewels/155 Caudell Cup Oince 1922 the Caudell Cup for excellence in piano has been given annually to the winner in piano competition at Louisiana College from among the piano students of the school. In 1977 Mrs. Maxie H. Caudell and Kite V. Caudell established an endowment with the Louisiana Baptist Foundation to support the award which they had been funding previously. Also that year the Pineville Kiwanis Club es tablished an endowment with the Foundation to supplement finances supporting the award. The late Mrs. Kite Caudell of Pineville taught piano in the Central Louisiana community for more than 40 years. She entered Louisiana College in 1916 to study music and was graduated in 1921. In addition to teaching, she also played piano for the Pineville Kiwanis Club's weekly meetings and was credited with twenty five years of perfect attendance. She was a native of Verda in Grant Parish and a member of Pineville's First Baptist Church. In her senior year at the college she married Kite Caudell, a Louisiana College football coach. The following This cup awarded to Boylston Brown year she initiated the "loving cup" named the in 1928 is on display in the Rare Books Room of the Richard Norton Library. Caudell Cup. The contest is held in late April of Louisiana College Archives photo each year and is judged by a recognized musi cian not affiliated with the college. 156/Additional Jewels Among winners of the Caudell Cup are the According to instructions of Mrs. Caudell, the following, as on record with the Louisiana cup "shall be loving cup style, gold plated, 12 to College Music Department: 14 inches over all including the base. The cup is Lois Culpepper, 1922; Francis Kohler Robin to be secured to a wooden base, three to four son, 1925; Boylston Brown, 1928; Hazel Hall inches in height, on which a matching colored Howell, 1929. plate — gold, brushed brass or bronze is at Christy Wyatt, 1930; Rose Weathersby Nor- tached, with engraving thereon as follows: mand, 1935; Richmond B. Hathorn, 1936; Mabel Hargis (Mrs. Thomas L. Smith, Jr.), Caudell Cup 1937; Mason E. Campbell, 1938. for Maveh Rosser, 1941; Doris Gates Jonson, Excellence in Piano 1942; Earl Miller, 1944; Anna B. Hughes Mid- Louisiana College dlebrooks, 1945; Timothy R. Lindsley, Jr., 1947; (date) Mrs. Paula Heughan McClung, 1949. Lillian McKenzie, 1951; Marie Durham, 1954; Ann Howard, 1957; Winston DeVille, 1958; Silvia Corley, 1959. Pat Needham, 1960; Nancy Green, 1961; Janet Hardy, 1963; Sherry Stevens, 1964; Jimmy Arthur, 1965; Elgene Carney, 1966; Pamela Lively, 1967; Billie J. Johnson, 1968; Frederick E. Urrey, 1969. Debra Sikes Young, 1971; Tommy Keown, 1972; O'Neal Johnson, 1973; Carol Mayfield Red, 1974; Tim DeFries, 1975; Karen Frazier, 1976; Brenda Ward, 1977; Scott Sontag, 1978; Laurie Davison, 1979; Donald Speer, 1980; Jerilyn Gaspard, 1981. Additional Jewels/157 ii H-istor y is a pact," Edmund Burke We have a pact with the Baptists of Louisiana wrote, "between the dead, the living, and the yet who dared in 1906 to plant this college, and who unborn." yet sustain in the educational marketplace a I am convinced this is true as we celebrate the school which is unashamedly Christian. diamond jubilee of Louisiana College. We have a pact with the citizens of Central The pages of history in this volume were re Louisiana who have built buildings, provided corded by Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr., but were ac scholarships, and fostered an enduring tually written by the thousands of students, partnership that is rare in higher education. faculty, staff, trustees, Baptists, Central But history is never static. George William Louisiana citizens, and others who built this Curtis wrote, "While we read history we make school. And they stand as reminders to those in history." the present that we have an abiding compact Louisiana College has a distinctively bright with the builders of the past. future for three reasons: (1) the foundation of the We have a pact with the founders, who during first seventy-five years has been laid well. The those first fifteen or so years literally struggled to college is without question an excellent institu keep the infant college alive, who sacrificed tion in terms of financial stability, academic beyond our understanding, and who set for us a quality, and distinctive Christian purpose; (2) worthy example of determination and ingenuity. the evidence mounts that in our highly deper We have a pact with the board members of sonalized and secularized society Louisiana Louisiana College, who served without College is more desperately needed now than at remuneration, and who held ultimate respon any time in her history; and (3) there is rising sibility for the policies, survival, and vitality of evidence that the broad support which is essen the school. tial for a dynamic Christian college is emerging We have a pact with the faculties and staffs of from Louisiana Baptists, former students, Cen seven and one-half decades, who carried to stu tral Louisianians, and other friends of Louisiana dents the treasures of learning, and who became College. for them lifelong models of Christian culture. The next seventy-five years are just beginning. We have a pact with the students of those They are open pages yet to be written. We stand seventy-five years, who each fall replenished the on tiptoes to see how God is going to bless campus with hope and enthusiasm, and who Louisiana College in the second seventy-five later spread across the earth to bring honor to years. the name of Louisiana College. Robert L. Lynn, President 158/Epilogue Epilogue Dr. Robert L. Lynn, president, leads the school's largest graduating class in history to the 1981 Commencement program in Guinn Auditorium, as Louisiana College observes its seventy-fifth anniversary. Speaker for the commencement, Louisiana Governor David Treen, follows Dr. Lynn. Immediately behind the governor is Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Stanley Lott. Photo by Oscar Hoffmeyer, Jr. Epilogue/159 m In Appreciation... ... to the many who have contributed to the Louisiana College Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Pictorial History. In 1905 the Cullinan Diamond became the largest diamond mined in South Africa, weighing 3,106 carats. Amsterdam cutters trimmed it into nine large stones and ninety-six smaller ones. In 1906 Louisiana Baptists, through a com munity effort, "mined" an unpolished diamond, Louisiana College, that has grown in brilliance through these seventy-five years. By their contributions to tne development ol Louisiana College, all students, faculty, staff and trustees have written part of this history. Louisiana Baptists, by their stewardship of prayer and material resources, have made possi ble an institution of higher learning with a Chris tian commitment. In addition, others have made direct contribu tions to the content of this pictorial history. These include, authors: Mrs. Elaine Brister, Once Upon a River, A History of Pineville, Louisiana. Glen Lee Greene, House Upon A Rock. C. Penrose St. Amant, A Short History of Louisiana Baptists. George Lewis Higgins, Jr., doctoral disserta tion, The Louisiana Baptist Convention and Christian Education, 1893-1956. Lynn Edward May, Jr., doctoral dissertation, Claybrook Cottingham, a Study of His Life and Work. Betty Jo Sample, master's thesis, A History of Louisiana College. Also Miss Dorothy Calhoon, registrar, who provided records; The Seventy Fifth Anniver sary Task Force; and persons who assisted with manuscript preparation, Dr. Glen Edwards, Mrs. Chris Hoffmeyer, Mrs. Marjorie Hicks and Miss Pam Franks. Thank you, everyone. (U 160/Appreciation A oAlma zMater Song Where the Louisiana 'Vine Tree Spreads its mighty arms; Stands our dear beloved L. C, ''Blessed with Heavens charms. CHORUS Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana; We will never cease to love thee, oAlma <5Mater, hail to thee! Christian knowledge e'er bestowing, 'Til eternity; 'SMid the southern breezes blowing, L. C, had to thee! Sver onward, sons and daughters, Time and tide may jail; Thy dear name we'll love and honor, oAlma SMater, hail! THI3 BDOX DOES NOT CJRCULAK