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Miss Savannah State College—Irene Elmore, a senior from Savannah, Georgia, majoring in Business Administration. SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE BULLETIN HOMECOMING EDITION 1964 d

?eThat was the Year that was

And ye, who have met with adversity's blast, And been bow'd to the earth with its fury;

To whom the twelve months that have recently pass' Were as harsh as a prejudiced jury— I Still, fill to the Future! and join in our chime, The regrets of remembrance to cozen, And having obtained a New Trial of Time, Should in hopes of a kindlier dozen. Hood

THE YEAR THATS AWA'

Here's to the year that's awa'!

We will (greet) it in strong and in swa';

And here's to ilk bonnie young lassie we lo'ed, While swift flew the year that's awa'.

Here's to the sodger who bled, And the sailor who bravely did fa';

Their fame is alive though their spirits are fled On the wings of the year that's awa'.

Here's to the friends we can trust When storms of adversity blow;

May they live in our songs and be nearest our hearts, Nor depart like the year that's awa'. hjohn_„._Dunlop President Dr. Howard Jordan, Jr.

Director of Public Relations and Editor-in-Chief .. Wilton C. Scott Issue Editor Carolyn. R. Screen^

Feature Editor J. Randolph Fisher Photographer Robert Mobley

Volume XVIII October, 1964 Number 1

The Savannah State College Bulletin is published yearly in October, December, February, March, April, and May by Savannah State College. Second Class mail privileges authorized at Savannah, Georgia. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Greetings to Alumni and Friends On Homecoming Day

The Savannah State College family joins me in extending a sincere and hearty welcome to you, the alumni and friends, who have come to observe the 1964 Homecoming activities with us. We greet you with the wish that this day will be one long remem- bered in the years to come as you renew old acquain- tances, meet new friends, and reawaken some of the pleasant memories of your days at SSC. We look forward each year with pleasant expectancy to this day on which we, too, greet old friends and make new ones. In your homecoming, we hope you see the progress the College is making toward providing a better educational program for the young people of today and the world leaders of tomorrow. We are in the midst of a building program which will, not only enhance the beauty of the campus, but insure the continued development of the institution toward its highest potential. We are happy to welcome our friends and visitors from Morris College; and as the two teams compete on the gridiron in friendly athletic rivalry, we know we shall see a display of the finest quality of colle- giate sportsmanship. Again, we extend to you every good wish for an enjoyable celebration on this occasion of Home- coming. HOWARD JORDAN, JR. President

GREETINGS FROM MORRIS COLLEGE

Morris College joins me in extending our greetings to you on the happy occasion of your Annual Homecoming. Our presence here today affords a personal opportunity to commend you for the challenges which you have met and conquered in expanding your educational efforts. It is our hope that this spirited and challenging experience on the gridiron will prove not merely rewarding in the sense of athletic skill and power, but that it will strengthen the ties that bind our two growing institu- tions of higher learning in a common cause — a devotion to and dedication in intellectual adventure.

0. R. REUBEN, President QUEEN Years know more than books. \

George Herbert

Miss SSC and Attendants — Left to right: Freda Hunter, a Senior from Fitzgerald, Georgia, majoring in Elementary Education; Irene Elmore, Miss SSC, a Senior from Savannah, Georgia, majoring in Business Administration; Mary E. Smith, a Senior from Car- tersville, Georgia, majoring in Biology. We spend our years as a tale that is told. QUEEN

Old Testament

Miss Morris College — Miss Albertha Graham, a Senior from Georgetown, South Carolina, majoring in Biology. CAMPUS QUEENS A thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch

H in the night.

Old Testament

Miss Senior—Sherbie Best, a graduate of William Miss Sophomore—Jacqueline Mack is a Sophomore, James High School, Statesboro, Georgia, is majoring majoring in Business Education, and a graduate of in Social Science. Sol C. Johnson High School of Savannah, Ga.

Miss Junior and Attendants—Left to right: Lillie Miss Freshman—Patricia Belcher, a graduate of Car- Kyles is a graduate of Sol C. Johnson High School, ver High School of Columbus, Georgia, is majoring Savannah, Georgia; Brenda Jordan, Miss Junior, is a in Sociology. graduate of Boddie High School, Milledgeville, Ga.; Patricia Ryan is a graduate of Monitor High School, Fitzgerald, Georgia.

4 CAMPUS QUEENS

In marks outrageous and austere The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear,

And none has quite es- caped my smile.

Elinor Wylie

Miss Camilla Hubert Hall- Miss Wright Hall—Catherine Elizabeth Simpkins. Shavers.

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Miss Scroller — Jacqueline Miss New Girls' Dormitory- Miss Social Science—Frances Ryles. Murnace Coleman. Smith.

Miss Technical Science and Miss Lampoda—Iris Wright. Attendant — Left to right: Marie Butler; Gwendolyn Mil- ler, Miss Technical Science. CAMPUS QUEENS

The years teach much Which the days never know. All sorts of things and weather Must be taken together, To make up a year.

Miss Kappa Alpha Psi and At- Miss Sigma Gamma Rho— tendant —Left to right: Eloise Eleanor Allen. Glover; Vivian McMillan, Miss Kappa.

Miss Delta Sigma Theta and Miss Zeta Phi Beta — Ruth Miss Alpha Phi Alpha—Pa-

Attendants — Left to right: Ziegler. tricia Ann Gardner is a Sopho- Florence Rhaney; Miss Delta, more from Magnolia, Missis- Minnie Thompson; and Har- sippi, majoring in Elementary versteen Harris. Education.

Miss Omega Psi Phi and At Hss Phi Beta Sigma—Left to Miss Alpha Kappa Alpha and tendants—Left to right: Paul right: Ira Troup; Blondell Og- Attendants — Left to right: ette Johnson; Miss Omega, den, Miss Phi Beta Sigma; Donnie Pickett; Shirley Betty Gordon; and Frances Theresa Tillman. Bunche, Miss AKA; Margie Southerland. Simmons. FACTS ABOUT SSC

Savannah State College is located off Taylor a sound and well-rounded, educational program for Road and Falligant Avenue, in the historic city of all of our students. The Board of Regents of the Savannah, Georgia, which is the oldest city and chief University System has authorized the following ad- seaport of the state, as well as the first capital. ditions to the physical plant at the College:

The campus, comprising one hundred and thirty- 1. Another dormitory for 180 women at a cost six acres, presents a setting of matchless natural of approximately $520,000 will be constructed on beauty. Among the more outstanding buildings are: Taylor Road, south of Powell Hall and west of the Camilla Hubert Hall, Adams Hall, and Meldrim new dormitory for women completed this quarter. Hall, consisting of administrative offices, the audi- It is planned for occupancy in September, 1965. torium, and classrooms. 2. A two-story air-conditioned classroom build- There are several new buildings on the campus ing at a cost of approximately $500,000 is in the which include: a million dollar technical science final stages of planning, and will be built on Taylor building; a half-million dollar library; Wiley Gym- Road, south of the Technical Science Building across the street from Powell Hall. plant will nasium, which is annexed to Willcox Gymnasium; This consist Richard R. Wright Hall; a sewage disposal system, of 15 classrooms, data processing facilities, a lan- and a heating plant. guage laboratory, a reading clinic, and an administration area with office space for 33 instructors. A dormitory to house 100 women students was 3. A four-unit, all weather, lighted tennis court opened at the beginning of the Fall Quarter, 1964. has been erected adjacent to the athletic field, This two-story brick structure was constructed at a and now is in use. cost of approximately $280,000. It includes groom- ing rooms for beauty culture, a snack kitchen, a 4. A $400,000 annex to Wiley Gymnasium. laundrette, and a combination room for lounging, This new physical education facility will consist of reception and recreation. Two young ladies are a swimming pool, classrooms, and additional spec- housed in a room. tator seating for indoor sports.

The science building has been remodeled, and 5. Plans and specifications for a dormitory to the College has a language laboratory equipped with accommodate 180 men are in the final stages. This various types of machines, and a reading clinic with dormitory will be built at the entrance of the cam- modern facilities. Hill Hall has been remodeled and pus, on the corner of Falligant Avenue and Taylor now houses a beautiful center, post office, snack bar, Road. It will be a modern three-story facility, and bookstore, the offices of Student Personnel Services, will consist of nine bedrooms of the studio type. and Testing and Guidance. Morgan Hall has been The building will include a lobby, recreational areas, remodeled and houses the business department. The and apartment for the house director, barber shop, College Infirmary, a modern eighteen-bed structure, room for TV viewing and laundromat. This new provides for students who require treatment or con- facility will be completely air-conditioned and con- finement for minor illness, has also been remodeled. structed at an approximate cost of $600,000. It is estimated that this dormitory will be ready for oc- The College now includes six divisions and 14 cupancy in September, 1966. departments which give students a wide variety of courses from which to select. The major divisions 6. Authorization has been received for a Music are Business Administration, Education, Humani- and Fine Arts Building at an approximate cost of ties, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Techni- $500,000, which will include a Little Theatre for cal Sciences. Through the offerings of these divi- dramatics. sions, students may prepare for varied careers in The above listed facilities along with the facili- the areas of art, modern foreign languages, English ties already available at Savannah State College will and literature, biology, chemistry, mathematics and provide the students and faculty with a desirable physics, physical education, home economics, music, environment for greater learning activities. history, economics, sociology, political science, engi- Savannah State College is dedicated to the de- neering technology, and industrial education. velopment of thorough and sound programs which Rapid progress is being made at the College in will prepare its graduates to meet the needs of the developing a building program which will provide competitive age in which we live, and which we all additional modern facilities for the prosecution of face in the future. FOOTBALL

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE TIGERS

vs. MORRIS COLLEGE

Sumter, S. C.

Saturday, October 17, 1964

2 P. M. — SSC Athletic Field

Albert E. Frazier, Athletic Director at SSC.

SSCs Coaching Staff—Left to right: Richard K. Washington, Defensive Coach; Leo Richardson, Head

Coach; Frank Simmons, Line Coach; and John Mason, Offensive Coach. — FOOTBALL

1964 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE TIGERS AND COACHING STAFF Blue White Name Age Height Weight School Hometown ENDS 82 82 Ford, Herbert 21. 6'1". 170 Johnson Savannah 83 83 Rawls, Oree 22. 6'1". .190 Center Waycross 84 80 Mitchell, John 18. 6'0" 150 Johnson Savannah 88 81 Singleton, Harold 19 6'2" 160 Tompkins Savannah 87 87 Nance, Terry 17. 6'2". 181 West Side Anderson TACKLES 76 76 Lewis, Bernard 23. 6'1" 228 Steubenville Steubenville 71 71 Carter, Bobby 20. 5'9". 210 Johnson Savannah 72 72 Jones, Winston 18. 6'3" 200 Richardson Lake City 74 74 Singley, Allen 17 6'2". 200 Johnson Savannah 75...... 75 Handy, William 18. .511" 206 Johnson Savannah 70 73 Rutland, Charles 18. 6'2". 229 Drew Winter Garden GUARDS 5'8". 61 61 Williams, Charles 18. . 170 Howard Georgetown 5'9". 69 69 Dorsey, Freddie 18 . 176 Central Palatka 6'3"... 63 63 Sears, Al 17.. 193 Johnson ... Savannah 5'10". 66 66 Sears, Johnny 20. 173 Johnson ... Savannah 69 60 Kelly, Steven 18. 6'0".. 190 Northwestern Miami 65 65 Adams, Reginald 18. .6'2%" 202 Jones Orlando 62 62 Johnson, George 21. 5'11". 224 Jones Orlando 64 64 Bell, Robert 21. 5'7"... 165 Dickerson Vidalia CENTERS 51 51 Stokes, Joseph 22. 6'1"... 185 Johnson Savannah 53 54 German, William 22. 5'9"... 175 Johnson Savannah 52. .55 Bush, Johnnie 19. 5'11". 172 Johnson Savannah 50. 50 Simmons, Willie 19. 5'9%' 178 St. Helena Frogmore HALFBACKS 5'8"... 14. .14 Hardy, William 19. 160 Central ... Palatka 34 .18 Woods, James 18. 6'0".. 160 Johnson Savannah 5'9". 35 .17 Davis, Kenneth 19. 170 Trenton ... Trenton 5'10". 31 30 Davis, Dennis 17. 168 Carver .. Miami 5'11" 33. .15 Westmore, Carl 18. 175 Tinoli .... DeFuniak 5'10". . Marshall, Samuel 18 165 Parker Birmingham Ferguson, Charles 19 5'10" 175 Central Newark Cunningham, Paul 20 5'9" 195 Steubenville Steubenville — — Hickson, William 23. 6'1". 180 Laney Augusta Witherspoon, Lewis 17 5'11" 170 Brown Charleston FULLBACKS 32 32 Blakeney, Joseph 22 5'10" 195 Simon Gratz Waynesboro 5'7" . Gaulden, William 18 .175 Monitor Fitzgerald

. Spencer, Robert 18 5'ii" 185 Richardson Lake City QUARTERBACKS 5'10". 12 .12 Ellis, Frank 20 165 Johnson . ... Savannah 6'2".. 11. .11 Burke, Jimmy 19 170 Johnson . ... Savannah 5'9"... 10 10 Ford, Vaughn 17 .165 Gilbert ... Jacksonville 13 13 Fulton, Walter 17 6'4"... .170 Anderson Jacksonville * We 7/ Go, Go, Go, in 64

William German, Center Johnny Sears, Guard Bernard Lewis, Tackle Joseph Blakeney, Fullback

Paul Cunningham, Halfback King Simmons, Center Robert Bell, Guard Frank Ellis, Quarterback

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Dennis Davis, Halfback Al Sears, Guard Kenneth Davis, Halfback Carl Westmore, Halfback

' WsWSmmm M. Herbert Ford, End William Hardy, Halfback William Hickson, Halfback Samuel Marshall, Halfback

10 MORRIS COLLEGE'S FOOTBALL TEAM FOOTBALL

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Morris College's Coaching Staff A Group of Morris College Football Players

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THE BAND The swift years slip and slide down the steep The slow years pass; neither will come again.

William Sharp

Samuel Gill, Director of the SSC's Marching Band Marching Tigers.

Majorettes—Left to right: Paulette Si- Irum Majors—Left to right: Marvin Urkland, Savannah, Georgia; and Ar- bert, Savannah, Georgia; Franky Lam- bert, Georgia; Ben- thur Edmondson, Savannah, Georgia. Savannah, Norma nett, Jacksonville, Florida; and Patricia Sibert, Head Majorette, Savannah, Georgia. ——

Percussion (Drums and Woodwind) Drum Majorettes—Left to right: Thorn- Brass Section—Left to right: Thomi Section— Left to right, kneeling: John- asina Jenkins, Savannah, Georgia; Lu- Beck, Grady Riggs, James Thompso. nie Luke, Walter Holt, Michael Brown, cille Brock, Savannah, Georgia; and Melvin Washington, Beverly Wallac Robert Baker, Alto Fudge, Edward Delores Dempsey, Savannah, Georgia. Clarence Byrd, and Paul Johnson, Stephens, Arthur Smalls, and Edward Williams. Standing: Bernard Rosser, Clark Lucky, Marion May. I

12 CAMPUS SCENES We parted; months and years rolled by; We met again four summers after:

Our parting ivas all sob and sigh; Our meeting was all mirth and laughter:

For in my heart's most secret cell There had been many secret lodgers:

And she was not the ball-room's belle, But only—Mrs. Something Rogers!

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

New Classroom Building to Be Constructed

Technical Science Building — Houses Engineering Library—The Center of Instructional Programs Technology, Chemistry, Reading Clinic and rooms for general classroom instruction.

~ Meldrim Hall — The Administration Headquarters, New Women's Dormitory Auditorium and Classrooms.

13 ACTIVITIES

The speed with which our moments fly;

I sigh not over vanished years,

But watch the years that hasten by,

Bryant, "The Lapse of Time"

SSC's First Family—Left to right: Mrs. Howard Jordan, Jr., Miss Judith Jordan, and Dr. Howard Jordan, Jr.

Installation Service of the Officers for Camilla Hubert Receiving Line During Freshman Orientation Week—Left Hall—Left to right: Mrs. Howard Jordan, Jr. administers to right: Mrs. Robert Reid; Dr. Robert Reid, Dean of the installation of the following officers: Jeanette Moore, Faculty; Mrs. Howard Jordan, Jr.; and Dr. Howard Jor- President; Paulette Johnson, Vice President; Vivian Ran- dan, Jr., President of SSC. son, Secretary; and Rosa Hogans, Assistant Secretary.

Univer- Brothers Meet at College Program—Rev. Harry Nevels, Dr. Patricia Harris, Professor of Law, Howard former editor-in-chief, Tiger's Roar, and James Nevels, sity, August 1964 Commencement Speaker, and Dr. How- ard Jordan, Jr., President, Savannah State College, con- educator and former news editor of Tiger's Roar. versing with parents after commencement.

14 Nothing is swifter than the years. ACTIVITIES Ovid

Timothy U. Ryals, a graduate of SSC, delivering the main address Neivly appointed Dean of Faculty, at the Annual Alumni Banquet. Dr. Robert D. Reid.

imy Stepherson, President Leroy Bolden, Alumnus and Students studying chemical laboratory experiments. Vil- f SSC's Student Council. Manager of Yamacraiv lage, speaks at the Annual Mens Festival.

Student Laboratory Technicians receiving instructions from Dr. Charles Pratt, Chairman, Department of Chemistry. ! /.,,«:vr ::! THE YEAR'S END

Full happy is the man who comes at last Into the safe completion of his year; Weathered the perils of his spring, that blast How many blossoms promising and dear! And of his summer with dread passions fraught That oft, like fire through the ripening corn, Blight all with mocking death and leave dis- traught Loved ones to mourn the ruined waste forlorn. But now, though autumn gave but harvest slight, Oh, grateful is he to the powers above For winter's sunshine, and the lengthened night By hearth-side genial with the warmth of love. Dr. Hoivard Jordan, Jr., President SSC, greets Miss National of Through silvered days of vistar gold and Alumni 1963-64, Mrs. Ora M. Washington, a native of Sparta, Geor- green gia.; and attendants, Mrs. Velma Zeiler, a native of Savannah, Geor- gia; and Mrs. Florence Wells, a native of Statesboro, Georgia. Contentedly he glides away, serene, Timothy Cole

Miss Alumni— and Attendants, Savannah Miss National Alumni and Attendants, Washington, D. C. Chan Chapter Left to right: Mrs. Mattie B. Left to right: Mary Lee; Miss National Alumni, Mary F. Robi Collins; Miss Alumni, Miss Bernice Wes- and Rosemary Singleton. ley; and Mrs. Rose Mary Banks.

Miss Rosemary Singleton, at- Mrs. Mary B. Lee, attendant Miss Mary F. Robinson, Miss Prince K. Mitchell, Act tendant to Miss National to Miss National Alumni, is National Alumni, is the re- Alumni Secretary. Alumni, Washington, D. C. treasurer of the Washington, cording secretary for the D. C. Chapter. Washington, D. C. Chapter.

16 H^^m Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics

Dr. Elmer Dean, Chairman Mr. Vernon C. Clay Mrs. Ella Fisher

Mr. B. J. James

Mr. Wesley L. Johnson, Jr. Mr. Charles Day Mr. Robert Saxby Committee on Homecoming

Mr. Frank D. Tharpe, Chairman Mr. Eugene Jackson, Vice Chairman Mrs. Geraldine Abernathy Mr. Felix Alexis Mrs. Martha Avery Miss Albertha Boston Mr. Leroy Brown Mrs. Madeline Dixon

Mrs. Ella Fisher Mr. J. Randolph Fisher- Mr. Samuel Gill Mr. Phillip Hampton Mrs. Farnese Lumpkin Mr. Prince Mitchell Mrs. Luetta C. Milledge Mr. Robert Mobley Mr. Robert Pindar Mr. Wiley Perdue Mr. Wilton C. Scott Miss Martha Stafford Dr. Willie G. Tucker Dr. John L. Wilson Miss Sherbie Best Mr. Thomas Clark Mr. Charles Hall Miss Irene Elmore Miss Freda Hunter Mr. Bryan Jackson Mr. Ernest Lavender Mr. Willie B. Michael Miss Alice Murray Mr. Lessie Owens Mr. Robert Patrick Miss Gertrude Richardson Miss Mary Smith Mr. Jimmy Stepherson