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

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FEATURE ARTICLES THIS IS BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN The history of BSC has a cycle of vigor- ous innovations, secret doubts, administra- tive bogging-down, impatient reactions . . . all the emotions and pressures that are not the atmosphere but the sustenance of a college. THE AGE OF AQUARIUS With the dawning of a new astrological age — AQ U A R I U S — Birmingham-Southern seeks new beauties. Resplendent in beads, braids, silks and blue jeans, the casual ac- ceptance of creativity and individuality is ex- tended to all — so that each girl can experi- ence pride in being what she is. THE SURVIVAL OF SPORTS The survival of Birmingham-Southern ' s Collegiate sports program was endangered last year by the College ' s financial crisis. Dibble — dabble the money came in from other college organizations, such as Publica- tions, who gave money out of their own tight funds to insure the surviva l of athletic com- petition at ' Southern. THIS IS BIRMINGHAM Birmingham — a small town the size of a city, veiled in oblivion yet famous for its in- justices, built between two mountains: one crowned with Vulcan, The Club, and beauti- ful homes; the other covered with smoke- belching steel mills. It is often called the Magic City, yet we know better. THIS IS THE WORLD The students of BSC are for here — for 7!Ovv. They constitute the efforts of a depth exploration of the harmonies and the con- flicts existing between man and nature. They are engaged in a quest to reveal what was in the beginning, and what results man in his ignorance has produced. BEAUTY 26 BIRMINGHAM 193 BLACKS 110 B.S.C. 6 DEDICATION 174 GREEKS 118 HONORARIES 50 INDEPENDENTS 114 MUSIC 96 PEOPLE 152 PUBLICATIONS 58 S.G.A. 74 SPORTS 82 THEATER 102 WORLD 174 Mike Murphy — Editor Becky Boyd Kathy Bryant Darra Campbell Arthur Carlton Jan Chappell Susan Coldwater Craig Cox Debbie De Boer Don Drenning Ann Elliott Joey Faulkner Lee Gilbreath Susan Hale Susan Haygood Pam Irwin Ellen Kirven Cindy Lindsey Dale McDonald Gwen Moten Pat Murphy John Northrup Cathy O ' Rear Karen Robinson ■ Sue Robinson ,„„ Melody Rogers I P Becky Rogers Ruth Strong Ellen Sundback Joanie Vollmer Susan Wiggins Tommy Wilson Creigh Yarbrough Andrea Yates I

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m- THIS IS BIRMINGHAM- SOUTHERN COLLEGE We comprise this tiny speck. We, the students, are the College. Some of us don ' t seem to know quite what we ' re doing here. The Board of Trustees climb laboriously from their Cadillacs twice a year to veto our requests. The new President is at a loss for words. Greeks and Independents remain at their respective poles. We talk incessantly about studying and bemoan our literary overloads. Our professors urge the memorization of inconsequential facts which we dutifully barf up on exams, damning the System all the while. Budget cuts have hurt all departments. The Education Department is wretched; the Gym is caving in; the practice rooms in Hill Music Hall aren ' t soundproof. Roaches and mice pay their nocturnal visits to the dorms; cafeteria food is looking up. And still we pay about $2,000 a year and hope that the SGA will tidy up every- thing.