Auburn University - Glomerata Yearbook (Auburn, AL)

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president philpott discovers congregation V r.,l. Zi J 5 ,- ' a momeni of refieciion-a sense of accomplishment ihe man behind fhe chief: dr. 'floyd vallery, assisiani fo The president president philpoii beams over his spiriied congregaiion.

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if Ng- O 3:1 N X NX lbw X ia x X 'N as ' jig s ' it-P . . fi? H5?? f' ,. -. f If i i A I is my R ? lf? fs 'Maw A exhausling review, hor sun, annual speech--all sef 'the sfage for a lypical governor's day. governor wallace signs extension center bill governor wallace blasfs deparfmenf of hew. +he real reason george didn'+ wanf me fo run, you see, was fhaf he was afraid i'd gel' more vofes 'lhan he did. lurleen wallace did gef more vofes fhan her husband and more, in facf, fhan any ofher gubernaforial candidafe in alabama hisfory. as fhe fhird woman governor in 'lhe unifed sfafes and a new figure on fhe nafional polifical scene, mrs. wallace has emerged as a personage wifh a personalify of her own. lurleen wallace has also added anofher novelfy fo her lisf of firsfs, for she is fhe firsl' woman chairman of fhe board of frusfees of auburn universify. in fhis capacify she is worlr- ing for fhe new auburn exfension program. in sepfember of I967 mrs. wallace signed info law an acf providing for fhe consfrucfion and supporl' of a four-year college af monf- gomery under fhe auspices of auburn universify. fhis ex- fension cenfer is fo be financed by fhe sale of bonds in fhe amounf of S5,000,000. such a progressive sfep has won favor for mrs. wallace in fhe eyes of auburn supporfers, who increasingly view her as her own woman. parf of her individualify sfems from her desire for independence from her husband's image. governor wallace insisfs fhaf of all fhe unfrufhs i've read and heard abouf myself fhe fhing fhaf upsefs me mos'l is fo hear someone say george made me run. i don'l' believe in people being dominafed. and george cerfainly doesn'f dominafe me.

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in auburn university student body prior to becoming president ot auburn university, harry philpott had attended only one auburn tootball game at which he cheered for the other side. in addition to being anti-auburn, he was an ordained baptist minister, who always wanted to teach religion but never had a church. what emerges from the background ot this previously misguided man? none other than auburn's president who tinds his church in the university with a membership ot over l2,000 students. He not only inspires his most enthusiastic congregation at a wreck tech pep rally, but also feeds the freshman multitudes on his lawn each tall. with the expected increase ot his already large congre- gation to 20,000 by I975, president philpott sees the in- dividual sutdent as his main concern. therefore he plans to recruit and maintain the best possible taculty and reduce class size. this interest in the student comes naturally to the amiable president who says that he has learned to love auburn because the spirit ot the students is tound every- where and is unlike that anywhere else. friendly as the cry ot war eagle in tiger territory, president philpott exclaims at the mention ot his own warmth to students, i put on shoes just like everybody else. as vice-president of academic affairs, dr.-wiltord s. bailey works with an open-door policy tor students as head ot the instructional program. dr. ben lanham, vice-president in charge of research, envisions use of Sli million research budget. i , , .. l dr. fred robertson, vice-president ot extension, ponders plans 'For auburn university's tour-year college in montgomery. 25