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

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' SOUTHERN AT ITS BEST i The men and women of Birming- ham-Southern ' s faculty care about the students, and it shows. An exceptional faculty is one of the main advantages of small col- leges in general, and of Birming- ham-Southern in particular. In CRI- SIS IN THE CLASSROOM, Charles Silberman writes that a teacher must do more than simply start where his students are; he must also take them somewhere else. ' Southern ' s faculty puts extra ef- fort to take us somewhere. In an era of large universities that sacrifice teaching on the altar of research, Birmingham-Southern remains an institution of learning. A faculty dedicated to educating students makes a school more than a diploma factory. ' Southern ' s professors are cer- tainly accomplished in their fields of study. Over three-fourths have doctorates or the highest degree in their field. But ' Southern ' s fac- ulty also possess an enthusiasm for the spread of knowledge that epitomizes the spirit of liberal edu- cation at its finest. Our faculty is the thread of con- tinuity that runs through the col- lege year after year. While stu- dents pass through, the professors remain to educate. In the body of the college the stu- dents are the blood, but the facul- ty is the heart. Our faculty is Bir- mingham-Southern at its best — caring about the students and spreading knowledge. — SHARON LYNCH Faculty Members (Clockwise from Op- posite Top): Donald Dixon, Michael Mclnturff, Dorothy Ward and Dean Moomaw, William Ramsey and Natwar- lal Bosmia, Charles Moore, Michael Flowers. (Center) Karen Drews. ' SOUTHERN AT ITS BEST 7

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DORM LIFE An important aspect of college most BSC students have to adjust to Is dorm life. Dorm life is finding creative new ways to barely obey the opaque container rule, and discovering the virtues of late night Rooky ' s pizza. It is learning to stretch your patience to un- precedented heights when your neighbor insists on playing his fa- vorite Beatles song at least fifty times a day. Dorm life is a box of No-Doz and a nearby coffee pot for the Oh-my-God-l-have-eleven- hours-to-study-for-my-exam blues. It Is inviting the gang over to watch MASH when everyone is bored and broke, and coping with the perils of an option three dorm when you have an option four ro- mance. Dorm life is a frisbee ses- sion on the quad and a spur of the moment decision to hit Southside or take in a late movie or make a 2 a.m. Chinese food run. It Is a scav- enger hunt through the halls for various components of a mixer outfit. Dorm life is getting to know and accept a lot of other people — their habits, quirks, and good and bad points. It is looking out for the other guy — cheering up the down- hearted, sharing a laugh, keeping a secret. Most of all, though, it is the creator of the strongest bonds and the closest of friends — be- tween people who live with one another during four of the most important years of their lives. — VICKI VAN VALKENBURGH Bud Evers, disguised as a Martian San- ta Claus, visits Tom Doggett in liis dorm room (right). The window of a dorm pro- vides a different perspective of the campus (above right and opposite above left). This student displays a burst of nervous energy common be- fore exams (opposite left.) A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind (opposite right). None of us can escape having to drag out our old t-shirts because we don ' t have time to wash, (opposite above right). 8 DORM LIFE