Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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Right - With the APSU campus police direct- ing traffic, Drane Street gets a much needed repaving job. Below - Slowly, but surely, the Dunn Center nears completion as finishing touches are added to the landscaping of the structure. Bottom - Charles McCormick and , H L Billy Jones, from the Department of Gas and s 4H sz-3 t ?; M Water, help make Austin Peay a little safer W i 6;? l with the addition of a new fire hydrant near , Killebrew Hall. . L399 Me vice and to provide a greater variety of food. Yet, no matter how attractive a place is, if students cant find a seat it doesn't do much good; and, as Riggs explained, HThere is just no way to ex- pand the seating capacity at this time. As far as building renovation goes, Austin Peay has much to look forward to in the near future. The Clement Building will again be under renovation tAustin Peay is pres- ently going to court to find out why the new heating system doesnt work; the Harvill Cafeteria will be getting a com- plete workover and the Marks Industri- al Arts and Technology Building is also scheduled for upgraded facilities. The Dunn Center will finally be com- pleted in the near future, with the ad- dition of shrubs t and other landscap- ing; and attractive lighting system. There are no current plans for the construction of new buildings on cam- pus, since Austin Peay can presently handle, in a comfortable manner, all enrollment estimates. When asked how he viewed his ac- complishments to date, APSU's fifth president responded, HWe have made some progress this year, but it has been a frustrating time because of the budget. llm looking forward to next year, since the money situation should be easier and we can finalize some of the plans welve made. F8lH

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When asked why dorm life has been such a dead beat area of social life, Riggs commented that it was simply a problem of a lack of funds. Although plans for dorm betterment are on the drawing board, it will prob- ably be next year, when hopefully, money will be a little easier to come by, before any of these plans will be put in motion. The physical changes of the campus under the Riggsl administration have been extensive in the past 19-or-so months, The planting of various trees and shrubbery and the grooming of the grounds have given APSUls campus a more distinguished look, which Riggs hopes, will aid in the attraction of more students. But, according to the President, this is just the beginning of campus better- ment at Austin Peay. Included in changes are plans for re- moving the wooden light poles and re- placing them with a more attractive aluminum-type pole. There are also plans for additional sidewalks through- out the campus. One important change to Austin Peay will be the construction of new parking lots. These parking lots will in- clude a new one beside the McCord Building on College Street, plus the paving of the parking lots behind the Armory and in front of Burt Elementary SchooL ltActualIy , stated Riggs, t'we have plenty of parking space, its just that some people are going to have to walk a little to get to class. Another area of campus improve- ment has been the new look given to the University Center snack bar. Al- though there has been some contro- versy over the snack bar, improve- ments have been made to upgrade ser- 1 ? s Top - Dr. George Mabry and his clown of a friend take time out to entertain President and Mrs. Riggs at the Madrigal Feast. Above - With the help of Austin Peay's maintenance staff the buildings on campus have new attractive signs. Left - President Robert Riggs and Maj. Gen. John A. Wickham. post commander of Ft. Campbell, seem to be in happy agreement over the contracts signed between Austin Peay and Eagle University.

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Academic improvements and physical renovations are signs of a year of Change at Austin Peay President Robert Riggs has prom- ised many changes during his first 19 months at Austin Peay. Some of his projections have been accomplished. Some are in the pIan- ning stages. Others have been dropped. The men that administer APSU's role as a regionai university are Dr. James Sawrey, vice president for academic affairs; Dr. Erle Coppedge, vice presi- dent for business affairs; Dr. Charles Boehms, vice president for student af- fairs; and Dr. Fred Williams, executive assistant to the president. The following is a synopsis of the past 12 months' progress at Austin Peay. The area of student affairs was hec- tic for Dr. Charles Boehms and his staff. The pulse of the enrollment in- crease could be felt by witnessing the overfiIIed lists of student housing appli- cants. During the fall quarter demand exceeded suppIy by 100 spots in the battle for student housing. The food services also reflected an increase in enrollment. In the snack bar, according to Dr. Boehms, 1tThere was a 16 per cent increase in customer count during the fall quarter with a sales increase of 21.7 per cent; and, at the same time, prices decreased by seven per cent. During this time the snack bar aver- aged 1000-1100 customers daily and during the winter quarter it averaged 1600 customers daily. HDuring the fall quarter, in the cafe- teria the sale of meal tickets increased 18 per cent over that of last year with the paying customers increasing an amazing 188 per cent, commented an enthusiastic Boehms. While a portion of these increases can be attributed to an increaseo enrollment most of these figures are due to the new techniques