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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are protesting. There should be a genuine attempt on the part of the faculty and administration to communicate with students about these conditions. And, in so far as colleges are able to es- tablish a sense of community — the community of learners, some senior and some junior, all en- gaged in the common enterprise of searching for truth and mean- ing — the survival of the college will be assured. ACCENT: Would it be correct, Dr. Hounshell, in assuming that you foresee an active role for stu- dents in Birmingham-Southern College? DR. HOUNSHELL: Yes, I would like to be very open- minded about the way in which educational programs should de- velop, but I am enough of a tra- ditionalist to believe that some structuring from the top is neces- sary. However, the students would certainly not be precluded from carrying out an active role within the college. We are search- ing for the truth in meaning, and ideally, there should be no in- compatibility among students, the administration, and the fac- ulty in striving to reach this goal. If I had to define a good college succinctly, I would say: Good professors, good students, and a reasonable opportunity for them to get together. ACCENT: Dr. Hounshell, in general, what do you foresee years ahead for Birmingham- Southern College? DR. HOUNSHELL: As you know, we are now working with grants supplied from various foundations, for example, the Ford Foundation, and I would hope that we would be able to implement the requirements in the next several years. Various improvements that I envision within the next five to ten years would be construction of new dormitories, new library, and new gymnasium. We feel that our enrollment will be fif- teen hundred students, half again as many as we have now; thus we will have to expand to meet the needs of a student body. ACCENT: How will the Bir- mingham-Southern student of the future differ from those of to- day? DR. HOUNSHELL: Bir- mingham-Southern is a regional college primarily, and undoubt- edly a preponderant number of our students will continue from the immediate region. However, we desire to have enough stu- dents from outside the region to keep BSC from becoming pro- vincial and yet we would hope to have enough from within the re- gion to give it character along with geographic diversity in our student body, we would also hope for a variety of different s o c i o — economic backgrounds which would enable students to attend regardless of financial conditions. Birmingham-Southern College has a role to fulfill within the community as well as its academ- ic duties. A combination of good students, good faculty, and imag- inative programs would assure attainment of the goals of this college. This is MY hope. ACCENT: Thank you. Dr. Hounshell.

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