Athens State College - Columns Yearbook (Athens, AL)

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New courses, revised teaching techniques, and new major areas - Instrumental Analysis, Honors English, Com- puter Data Processing, Investments, Experimental Psychology, Baroque Europe, and Comparative Government - widen the educational scope. . „. -»

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A NEW BEGINNING Nothing in this world is so powerful as an idea whose time has come. 1970 COLUMNS Sandra Stone Co- Editor Nancy Carter Co-Editor Vince Whalen Business Mgr. Edward Brock Copy Editor Alan Herman -- Copy Editor Crysta Brown Layout Editor Mike Jordan Layout Editor Jack Walczak Photo Editor Orlando Sosa Art and Sports Editor Don Bruzzi Photo Editor

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FOUNDERS HALL AT ATHENS COLLEGE, ATHENS, ALABAMA Athens College is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state. In 1822 the citizens of Athens purchased from Judge McKinley a five- acre plot of ground to be used for a female academy. In 1831 Judge Mckinley deeded another five-acre lot to Robert Beaty. All this land was later to become a part of Athens College campus. As the academy prospered, leading Methodists in the area encouraged its enlarge- ment to a four-year college. A Methodist Conference in 1842 adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of a female institute of high grade. The town of Athens enthusiastically donated in less than three weeks, the required $10, 000 to be- gin work on the building - today known as FOUNDERS HALL. Athens CoUege students today, in this moon- walking era, accept enthusiasm as a powerful force in life and greet the davv n with enthusiasm and expect satisfaction at sunset.