Armstrong Atlantic State University - Geechee Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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Historical Two hundred and two years after lfllghlighfs the day of its origin, Savannah, Gdoigigacqtlired an institution of higher learn- lin5TgQQn5st1'o11g junior College. Thus states the,gi1aaugiu1'zal issue of the Armstrong College Inlzlzheil November 15, 1935. It was then in the brief span of a few months that a college was important and far-reaching event for Savannah. No mention of such a fact woi gte without afin tribute t i--thoseii Twine , , P l g -f?eSss..'F,s1.,g..f,- and initiativegffniadefcsucch ggig an event possible: Mayor 'Ill1OIl121Sl'G21fIlbl6, the primeimovercinvthe establishment of the collegeg the-Honorable A. Pratt Adams, first ghaifman ofth? collegecom- rnissiong Ernest lowib, Vf-irstg,QresQltteQfei5rm- ME and lXIrs? LucyTTlTTC. Moltg, widow of George Armstrong, whQLplovicledJ.m.pe1:z.xslfor a College by donatingithe opment ArmsTfong build- ing to the city for the purpose of estiniishing an educational instiL1LiQIL,--,. g g gb .Dm-is-,5men+ Theil work. .Qi-PLf?iiTE.nt..T1-f21N,Qf-E- . B ----and Armstrong's first faculty +feru1rd'lYuition in those-early yearssafmopqajio-af'f and development as the college established for itselfapeLm t niche in the community. Cur- ricula were developed to serve the needs of stu- dentswwith Jing 5 r ' proguigofi-student activities grew from the mt of an exuberant sfflidesnfbgdy. A ffhe early years saw the constru 'on of the auditorium, the present Je ' s Hall, the dongg tion of the Lane lj ' ing by Mills- B. Lane for the establisbfnfehi of a school of finance Qdf commerceg in l94l Gamble Hall, thymi-nee building, was begun, and the firstfsummer ses- sions were introduced at Armstrong. A continual stream of innovations andy improvements came during these yearsfoffmaturation. Activities such as aviation classes, basketball, footba.U,,and even fencingcame into existence. The usual questionsff concerning existing school spirit were raised and no more successfully resolved then than at present. In spite of the omnipresent threat and effect of war on the student body and facultyjhge college carried on. The ensuing years have proved that momen- If