Augusta College - White Columns Yearbook (Augusta, GA)

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r- ■ H. .4 Cnwhiiicd Year Hook of She lluniDr QlnUfgf of Augwala and Shp Araipmj} of Sirlpnnub filamttg Volume Number I Ximii ' cii Tn eiily-Seveii PiiMhIiL ' J v llie Sludenls of llic C. ' o . ' .?. ' and The Senior Class of the Academy of Richmond Comiiy lo -«--Ja Augusta College 1 he history of Augusta College is inextricably interwoven with that of Richmond Academy, due in a large part to the fact that the founders of the Academy were the dreamers who laid the plans for the Junior College of Augusta. Even in this, our 50th anniver- sary year, no one can put an exact date on the official creation of the Junior College, for college level work was offered at Rich- mond Academy, from which the Junior College emerged in 1 925. Any history of Augusta College would also be a history of her past presidents. The school has a way of assuming the character- istics of her chief executive. The school was ambitiously academic under George P. Butler, staid and conservative under James L. Skinner, practical and unpredict- able under Eric Hardy, friendly and informal under Gerald Robins, serious and efficent under George A. Christenberry. Going back to the beginning. Col. George Washinton Rains, wartime commander of the Arsenal and manager of the huge Confederate Powder Works, was the Chairman of the Faculty of Richmond Academy. Rains brought many innovations to the Academy, the most notable being his sense of democratic organiza- tion In his own plan of or- ganization. Rains allowed himself no more power than other faculty members. Fnskmtm Class Front View of Buildii • • • • •

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Table of Contents The History of A.C . . 2 Activities 21 Organizations 53 People Sports 75 117 Faculty 149 Administration 155 Advertising 203 • • • • •

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