Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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1. Derby Week, sponsored by Sigma Chi, is usually a blast for the entire campus, David Smith and Earl Bradley find that this week can alsoppt quite a strain on the old muscles. 2. It can also be an embarrassing time. especially when your tail consists of an egg. proved in 1948, and three sports were also added to football and bas- ketball 2 tennis, baseball and golf. This year also saw the initiation of the time-saving pre-registration sys- tem. The completion of the McCord Science Building in 1949 was the first of many more to come. The Browning Administration Building, with the library in its basement, opened in 1950, and both Ellington men's dorm and Memorial Gymnasi- um were completed in 1953. A sonorous addition to the cam- pus in October of 1950 was the gift of the chimes by the Pettus Founda- tion. The first edition of the literary magazine, Tower, was also pub- lished that year, Expansion of APSC's academic program continued in 1951-1952 with the addition of the Bachelor of Arts degree and the Master of Arts in Education graduate program. Agriculture at the college received a large boost in 1952 when the Montgomery County Foundation donated the 475-acre demonstra- tion farm to the school. This enabled Austin Peay to offer a four-year pro- gram in agriculture. The 19505 were characterized by a number of llfirsts at APSC. Twen- ty-four young ladies comprised the first Governette drill team in 1954. Integration was begun in 1956. May 28, 1958, the first Academic Honors Day was held; this program was con- ceived as an effort to stress the im- portance of academic achievement. McReynolds men's dorm and

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