Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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A photographer seated in the balcony of Shryoclc Auditorium snapped this picture of President Roscoe Pulliam's inauguration on October 7, 7935. Seated behind Dr, Pulliam during his address were members ofthe faculty. Greeting Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt upon her arrival at SINU in 7940 was William McAndrew. Colonel Mac, after whom the stadium was named, coached Southern's football teams for twenty-five years. ' 1 .ir ' . my 25- 4, tl' iff The OBELISK published this picture of President Shryock in 7934 a few months before his death. During his 22 years as President SITC's enrollment tripled and graduates increased 300 percent On April 7 7, 7935, President Shryock passed away after being Southern's chief administrator for 22 years. Upon his death the OBELISK wrote: As an executive his great gifts were vision and the energy to convert vision into reality-a talent which lifted his practical achievements far above the ordinary level. Roscoe Pulliam, a SITC graduate, became president during the fall term, 7935. SITC once again became Southern Illinois State Normal University in 7937. Work had begun on a new stadium, and in 7937 McAndrew Stadium was completed. During the year 23 members were added to the faculty and the sociology department was established in the fall. Altgeld Hall was completely remodeled during 7937, the second floor of Wheeler Library was made into a reserve book section, and after being closed for fifteen years the college museum was reopened in new quarters in Parkinson. In 7939 the Sphinx Club was established to recognize excep- tional contributions to the University through participation in extra-curricular activities. In 7939 the OBELISK published a 25th anniversary edition. En- rollment was approaching 2,000 and SINU was granting 700 per cent more B.Ed. degrees than it had ten years previously, 773 were granted in 7938. The per capita cost of a year's college attendance was 5248. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt visited the campus in 7940. At that time the OBELISK reported: The school should be proud to know that Southern is the fourth largest teachers college in the world.

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The advent of the depression in 7929 wrought many changes in campus life at SINU. Enrollment dipped nearly 50 per cent much as it had during the war years a decade earlier. Despite the depressive manifestations which a crumbling national economy caused on Southern Illinois and Southern in process, the University continued to make constructive reappraisals of its cur- riculum. During a 7937 meeting, the North Central Association accorded SINU full recognition as a college, an achievement which guaranteed qualified graduates admission to the graduate school of any North Central university and insured complete transfer of any credit earned at Southern. By 7932 Southern's faculty numbered 774, 76 of which had doctorate and 54 master's degrees. In 7928 Epsilon Beta became the first sorority on campus. A new science building, later named Parkinson, was constructed on the southwest corner of the campus and opened in the fall of 7930. The OBELISK was undergoing changes in its format. ln 7929 a much larger proportion of the book was given to sports coverage. In 7932 the first full color pictures appeared in the OBELISK, and one year later the editors discontinued use of a formal theme and focused the book on the multiple aspects of student life, a trend followed almost exclusively in college yearbooks today. The 7930 football team completed its season undefeated by posting an unblemished 9-0 record. The 7930 eleven became the only undefeated team in Southern's long history. As the nation healed its post-depression economic wounds, SINU once again began to feel the flush of increased growth and the student body in 7934 grew to 7500. In 7933 by an act of the General Assembly Southern became Southern Illinois State Teachers College. in , ' 'JIU' at 14 x , i il 7 5 3 S, 6 S ' A . We M in ft t v H ' 4 f -f ff , qbfpe F .-. 24'wvs-N. During the depression years the Southern campus epitomized the typ- ical small town teachers college. The houses and barn in the back- ground stand on the present location of the Home Economics Building constructed in 7960, Women students, members of the Carbondale bowling league, walked all the way across town to the alley in the early 793O's. On the whole social life was restricted. Couples were discouraged and dances were not allowed on campus, but women could go to the Elks if they had parent-signed permits i i 2

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