Catawba College - Sayakini / Swastika Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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Photos by Theresa Furlong 12 Above: Eddie Forrest and Dennis Inlow prepare for a cruise around the flooded fields. Inset: Smooth sailing by the backfield fence

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■ : .. A MULTI-MILLION FACE-LIFT »: LLAR The construction began in the summer and last- ed the year long. Trucks and workmen were all over the campus fixing, building and cleaning. The massive building and campus improvement pro- gram, announced in 1985, began to take form. Brick sidewalks replaced concrete in front of the Administration Building and a new circle drive was completed. Historic lamps light the area, and three flag poles were added. Improvements were made to Woodson Dormitory, Hoke Student Center and Foil House. The latter became a social area and student offices were added in late spring. New athletic fields were built for the soccer, field hock- ey, sofrball and football programs. A new roof was placed on Goodman Gymnasium, and Newton Hall received work on the roof and exterior. Surprisingly, the workers had only begun. The summer brought work on Zartman Hall, now Barger Hall, and a complete renovation was expected by the start of the 1986 fall semester. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held in the spring for a new stu- dent center-dining hall complex. Still to come are the Ralph Ketner School of Busi- ness, a large plaza joining the Ketner building with the student center, upgrading of the residence halls and extensive landscape improvements. When completed, the projects are expected to total $15 to $20 million. The trustees launched a huge capital campaign and met with great suc- cess. The sounds of saws and hammers and trucks are sure to extend into the next few years. But no one is complaining. ii

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CANOEING, ANYONE? ATHLETIC COMPLEX GOOD FOR MORE THAN BALL Water almost covered trance to the fields. By Ian Lawrence A 1933 Catawba graduate pledged $100,000 to the con- struction of the college ' s new six-field athletic complex. Generous E.B. Frock may be getting more than he ' s paying for. Students discovered that the complex, made up of soccer practice and game fields, soft- ball and hockey fields, is also good for boating. The complex is constructed on a flood plain that has formerly been ignored by developers. When heavy rains fell most of Febru- ary and the first of March, the plain and the athle- tic fields were lost under little over five feet of water. So out went the soccer balls and in came the oars. Coach Bill Haggerty brought his canoe and Eddie Forrest brought his friends for a one-day only boating adventure on Frock Lake. The athletic complex was constructed last year in conjunction with the City of Salisbury. Catawba added bleachers, lights, and a scoreboard just this year. Other improvements will be made with the funds donated by Frock. Vegetation and woods surrounding the area are already being cleared for a fitness trail to be started next year. The facilities are open to residents of the com- munity. The soccer team has prob- ably benefited the most from Mr. Frock ' s donation. The team ' s home field was pre- viously at the nearby Veter- an ' s Administration Medical Center. Games there were often poorly attended, in contrast to games on the new lighted field where nearly 500 fans turned out to see each game. the posts at the en- E.B. FROCK ATHLETIC FIELDS 13