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

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w Publications Interest Groups Greeks 66 74 94 ■4 ' i» .. ■ ., »»• mjmmi Sports 108 It was a record season for BSC athlet- ics. Meet the people who made it possi- ble in Sports. Soccer Baseball Basketball Cheerleaders Homecoming Championship Tennis Intramurals 110 114 118 120 122 124 126 130 Campus Life 138 The events, fashions, and activities of the student body took off in new directions. Relive them in Campus Life. Individuals 196 The student body makes BSC what it is. Find yourself and your friends here among the IndividuaJs. Masters Seniors Underclassmen Adult Studies 198 200 214 226 Issues 230 It has been a year of triumph and tribulation for the U.S., as well as the rest of the world. It all comes together in Issues. National International ,232 234 Astronomy Local Sports 240 242 246 . S hQH Index 248 There are so many faces and names in this book that finding someone may be difficult. Your best bet is to use the In- dex. Gallery 258 Occasionally one will encounter a photograph which tells a complete sto- ry by itself. A picture is worth a thou- sand words in the GaiJery. Advertisements 266 Many people have helped foot the bill for this yearbook, so show your appre- ciation. You will find your very own consumer guide in the Advertisements. Conienis — 3

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h«! year wiis 1870. T«n men put their money to- gelher to hiiy more than 4.000 acres of land near the small Alabama town of Hlylon. It was a momentous occasion. Within a few months, engineers had set the crossing of the South and North Alabama Railroad east of Elyton and sur- veyors were marking out the city with a downtown area. The city of Birmingham was officially incorporat- ed on December 18. 1971. with a population of 1.200. Then the iron boom began in Birmingham in 1880 when two coke furnaces went into operation. In the city ' s first twenty years, the population Increased to 26.000 and was given the nickname The Magic City ' ■ in recognition of its rapid growth. Steel and steel-related industries remained the backbone of Birmingham ' s economy throughout the city ' s early years. By 1910. its population had risen to 120.000. Birmingham ' s renaissance into a thriving metropolis of 930.000 people is due to a combination of factors: its location in the geographic center of the Southeast, progressive business climate, emphasis on the art.s. and unparalleled re.sidential areas. When newcomers ask what ' s so special about Birmingham, there are plenty of firsts. bests, , and onlys to mention. A quick look down Birmingham (Ireen, for example, provides a view of the .state ' s talle.st build- ing Soon to be c ompleted, the SoulhtrusI Tower rises 34 floors on the corner of 20th and 5th Avenue North. just a few blocks away on 19th Street stands the .state ' s largest office building. The corporate head- quarters of th»! Alabama Power Company. To the ea.st on 23rd Street, the YMCA Downtown r;enlt!r offers exercisers a facility ranked among the lop three in the country. Nearby, on the corner of 4th Avenue and 22nd Street, the mcxlern pre.ss«!S (»f 7 ' he Hirminghurn News produce the .state ' s largest new.spaptir. Further Binmnghpm