Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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. .and its advisers The faculty advisers of the fifty Obelisks were: W. T. Fells, 79 7 4- 76, S. E. Boomer, 7977-78, E. G. Lentz, 7920-27, F. G. Warren, 7922, Julia Rue, 7923, S. E. Boomer, 7924, G. L. Bryant, 7926-27, Julia Jonah, 1929, Mary Crawford, 7930, Julia Jonah, 7937, Frances Barbour and Thelma Kellogg, 7932, Esther M. Power, T. W. Abbott, and Richard Beyer, 7933. Also Frances Barbour and Thelma Kellogg, 7936-37, Merle Fulkerson and Julia Neely, 7940, Van A. Buboltz, 7947, Julia Neely and W. C. McDaniel, 7942, J. W, Harris and Julia Neely, 7944-45, .lulia Neely, 7946, Robert Steffes, 7947-57, D. R. Grubb, 7952. Also D. R. Grubb and C. William Horrell, 7953, H. R. Long, 7956, Charles Clayton, 7957-58, Donald R. Grubb and Charles C. Clayton, 7959, W. Manion Rice, 7960-64. Fifty Years of the OBELISK Fifty years ago the first edition of the OBELISK was published by the graduating class of Southern Illinois State Normal University. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary, the 7964 OBELISK editors have undertaken to present a fleeting resume of Southern's last fifty years of growth as it was reported yearly by the OBELISK. The photographs in this section were selected from old yearbook editions and much of the narrative is based on adaptations of reports which have appeared in the yearbook for the last fifty years. Of necessity, these remarks are brief, much too brief to do justice to the dynamic events of change and development that have comprised Southern's history. ln the selection of these few moments in time the editors have not chosen only the big events, for not all meaningful things are big. But the staff has tried to present a cross-section of many diverse factors, all of which have contributed to some extent in shaping the lives of the thousands of individuals who have studied here. The first edition of the OBELISK was published in 7974. The purpose of that volume was to give a true insight into the life and spirit of the school. With the same purpose, fifty years later the university is presented with pride upon fifty years of Southern's growth. W, l.-

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t 2,15 ijgffr -gg, .. A A ' .- V Q rv- H L -N I, M., 11 .lm,,.Wwm.3y .:....,l 2' 1- ' .J - 1. it 2 This was the view from the center of campus in 1976 as construction progressed on the dome of Shryoclr Auditorium, Student enrollment, which topped 300 for the first time in 1913-14 was less than one third of the great hall's seating capacity at that time. Slightly more than a decade later the student body filled it. Today Shryock cannot seat the freshman class at one time. 7974-7920 ln 7974 Carbondale, Illinois, was a slow moving farm com- munity. Change was seldom and progress was a word used with practiced restraint. The only industry was in the land or railroad and there was not enough of either to go far. Horses trod dirt streets and open flames lit the homes. And south of town on a hill there was a college. President William Henry Shryock began his administration the summer term of 7973. Southern Illinois Normal School consisted of academic and Professional schools. The normal school proper offered four year courses in English, German, Latin, art, manual training, household arts, agriculture, and business. The Teachers College offered three courses leading to Ed.B., Ph.B., and A.B. degrees. Forty-six faculty members instructed a student body of 825. The 7974 graduating class numbered 62 and following graduation in 7975 the alumni roll passed the 800 mark. Anthony Hall, the fifth major building on campus, was completed in 7973. Dedication of the 575,000 girls dormitory was the biggest social event in the school's history to date. For many years it was the site of all formal town-and-gown parties and receptions. Construction was begun on Shryock Auditorium in 7977. Presi- dent Shryock was called a visionary when he proposed the then enormous and decorative auditorium. It was, he said, his dream some day to see it filled. A dream which, due largely to his efforts, would soon come to pass. Enrollment dropped drastically in 7977-79 as the war which raged in Europe took its toll from among Southern's numbers. Publication of the OBELISK as well as the EGYPTIAN, the news- paper which was also founded in 7974, was suspended in 7979 due to the trying times. l 7'-c ' Cheerleaders during the early '2O's dressed like the girl pictured below. There was little dating on campus and girls were considered im- proper if they appeared in public without stoclcings. Dates were chaperoned