University of North Alabama - Diorama Yearbook (Florence, AL)

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A monument to the past, a sentinel of the future . . . this is Wesleyan Hall. Historic Wesleyan dates back to 1855 when the college was first moved to the present location. This medieval-styled structure has stood many long years of use and service and has seen the rise and fall of men and nations that will be recorded forever in our history books. The year, 1957, marked another event very important in the history of our school. In this year, Florence State Teachers College ceased to be and the college began a new era of progress and prosperity with the adoption of the name, Florence State College. This change, seem- ingly of little significance, verified the growth and development of our school from a single-purpose teacher training institution to a publicly acknowledged multi-purpose college. Old Wesleyan Hall has seen other names come and go since the college was moved in 1855 from LaGrange to its present site. In this year of transition it became Florence Wesleyan University and soon there came the pall of war over the land. It was forced to close its doors and was not reopened until 1872 when the Methodist Church deeded the University to the state and it was reopened under the name of State Normal School. Even today some of its graduates still refer to the school as the ' Normal School. ' In 1929, a fourth change took place and the new name was State Teachers College, and thus, it remained until the summer of 1957 when the state Legislature passed a bill, started by student campaign and petition, changing the name of our school to I lorcntc State College

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CONTENTS INI RODl CTION . 1-9 FOR! V ORD 10 ADMIMSTRATION 11-13 DIDK ATK ) 14 ( AMin S lU ILDINGS 1V33 ACADIMICS 34-53 l aculty 36-49 Directors 50-51 Staff 52-53 CLASSES - 54-91 Seniors 56-67 Juniors 68-73 Sophomores 74-81 Freshmen 82-91 STCDFNT LIFF AND SNAPSHOTS 94- ni FFATl ' RFS 152-175 Diorama Beauties 154-161 Honors 170-175 Courts . 162-169 ORCANIZATIONS .-.. 176-217 Aim. I lies 219-257 Program 220-222 Tennis 223-225 Baseball 226-229 Basketball 230-237 Rifle Team 238-239 Intramurals 240-241 Football 242-256 Al) IRIISI RS AND INDEXES 257-293 Ativcrtiscmcnts 259-286 hulexcs 288-293 n RRIS 111)1 LIS 294-296 15C019

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