Belhaven University - White Columns Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

Page 8 text:

IN a new era of education began for Belhav- en when she opened her doors to men students. The progressive thrust of coeducation created a dif- ferent atmosphere which permeated and replaced Bel- haven's former air of femininity and which inaugu- rated an almost overnight metamorphosis. The change was apparent in all phases of campus activities. To satisfy the athletic needs of the men stu- dents, a new sports program was initiated. The school paper, forrnerly entitled the 'fBelhaven Miss was re- named the Clan Call. Seeing men students, visitors on campus soon realized that the name Belhaven did not mean home for young ladies, an incorrect appel- lation that had befitted the girlls college, but was prop- erly to be translated beautiful home. 2

Page 7 text:

1964 BELHAVEN COLLEGE jackson, Mississippi

Page 9 text:

agar? Contents Introductions Administration Features Fine Arts Athletics Organizations Classes College Capers Advertisements Belhaven College is a four-year, coeducational, Pres- byterian college offering degrees in arts, music, and sci- ences. Established in 1883, it has been coeducational since 1954. This edition of White Columns salutes the men who have made this last decade memorable in Bel- haven's history. Their accomplishments have set the theme for the 1954 White Columns.