Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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Peay. Advents such as increased Who's Who sections, feature coverage, a sen- ior directory, photogenics section and more fuIl-color pages were added to the yearbook. The year 1968 was 'tThe Year of the U in the Farewell and Hail; Austin Peay had achieved University status. The Farewell and Hail's 1968, 1969 and 1970 editions won nationaI ac- claim by receiving the All- American rating from the Associated Collegiate Press, the highest award bestowed upon a collegiate publication. Carole Sisco, Fred Landiss and Patricia John- son were the editors-in-chief during these three years. The early 1970's were the years of campus unrest across the nation, and the Farewell and Hail showed things to be no different at Austin Peay with cov- erage pertaining to student marches and moratoriums. Advertising in the F8sH became a thing Of the past in the 1970's. Howev- er, the total number of pages stayed at the 300 mark, and attention was de- voted to the rising of the Greek System at APSU. The 1973 book mirrored the past at Austin Peay, utilizing quotes from The All State. The F81H was temporarily disbanded in 1974 because of a lack of funds, and general financial crises at APSU. However, the book was pub- lished after an October budget revi- sion. , Tu: Y 1:? AR ' '0 F Tm, Above - When in Sept. 1967, Austin Peay gained University status the Farewell and Hail intuned to the event with the theme, The Year of the U. Left - Thirty-one years have passed since this page ap- peared in the 1946 yearbook. Since then, college status has be- come just another mi- lestone passed in Aus- tin Peay State Univer- sity's continuing histo- ry.

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Light features such as an APSU dictionary and uWhat is AP? dotted the 1975 book, and reflected a relaxed college atmosphere in the post-Viet- nam War days. Male photogenics were included in the yearbook for the first time in 1976; and in 1977 there was a financial crises again for the Farewell and Hail. The state legislature cut funds to student yearbooks. However, the students responded to the situation and over 700 books were ordered for $13.50 each, enough to publish the book, and insure the sur- vival of the Farewell and Hail for at least one more year. F8.H Left - The city of Clarksville hasn't changed much since this scene from the 1972 Farewell and Hall. Below-According to the 1971 edition of the Farewell and Hail, 1971 was the year that APSU's students became vocally involved in con- troversial matters. Their favorite matters were anti-pollution and concern over campus security and the administration.