Southern Arkansas University - Mulerider Yearbook (Magnolia, AR)

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49 it l l 1 l l i xl t pl I t 'fl 071 00 '70 40 01 t Bruce Adds Improvements Completing his eleventh year as President of South- ern State College, Dr. Imon E. Bruce initiated numer- ous improvements within the College, improvements both physical and scholastic. Construction of a new classroom building, Wilson Hall, was scheduled for completion around mid- semester. Other physical improvements included new tennis courts, new stadium seats and expansion of the press box and athletic dressing room, all of which were completed at the beginning of the fall semester. The size and value of the physical plant area doubled, as did student enrollment during Dr. Bruce's entire administration. Scholastically, President Bruce promoted several programs. He helped to achieve a S400,000 federal grant, which enabled several faculty members to do graduate work. An alumni endowment fund was established, which had an excess of 325,000 and which supported four scholarships annually. More and more students, who began as freshmen, remained in college through graduation, while a large percent of SSC graduates entered graduate and professional schools. Also, more educational programs were pre- sented during Dr. Bruce's administration. Thus were some of the specific contributions made by Dr. Bruce to the College. Several new programs probably were started later in the year, and several probably passed unnoticed. These specific programs, though, represented several important improvements Dr. Bruce prompted during his eleventh year as president of SSC. -.a kl -I ff' .JK 4 . President Bruce uses a tape recorder to prepare his speech.