Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Our year has been significantly different. For the first time, this entrenched pattern has been weakened — although it has not been conquered. Vitality has been evidenced by the student body. Although it may be called slight by some, it is perhaps a first link of a chain which may eventually lead to the develop- ment of a student body composed of mature, sensi- tive people — rather than mere students. Certainly this must be the true goal which the dreamers had in mind when they began to fight for a student body which would do little more than fight them back. We must strive to do far more. It remains for us to develop the potential within ourselves to its greatest extent. For only by doing this can we give substance to plans which, without our effort, will be little more than dreams. ]2

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cy. The old-timers return with a hint of enthusiasm that momentarily depresses the old skepticism. The new students are attracted to and intrigued by campus life with alarming success. The old regime, slightly enthused by the catching spirit, almost joins the new movement — almost. Soon, however, the upperclassmen succeed in twisting the movement to their own cynical viewpoint, and the spirit begins to die its usual, slow death. Winter Quarter at Southern continues to cultivate the growing skepticism. Rain and cold, combined with the perpetual grey wind which blows across the Hilltop, drape the campus in a dismal blanket of depression. Students are rarely seen on the campus during other than class hours. It is as though the entire campus enters a discontented hiber- nation, leaving only a few diehard enthusiasts. Spring releases us with a new-found, pregnant fervor: quadrangles and parking lots are once again filled with students. The admittedly potent campus organizations make an effort to challenge the old spirit — although it can be said that in past years this has only produced temporary results. 11

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CONTENTS Editor Sandra Hendrickson Bill Robinson Associate Editor Martha Jane Patton Sandra Hendrickson Copy Editor George Morgan Martha Jane Patton Business Manager Thornton Fleming Collins Powell Ass ' t. Business Manager Pete Wuehrmann Thornton Fleming DEDICATION 14 ADMINISTRATION 16 ACTIVITIES 46 BEAUTY 80 GREEKS 96 LEADERSHIP 124 ORGANIZATIONS 144 SPORTS 164 CLASSES 194 ADVERTISEMENTS 228 13