East Carolina University - Buccaneer Tecoan Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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FEATURES Editor: Monika Sutherland Greenville, North Carolina is a city of 35,000 located in the eastern part of the state. Named after Revolutionary War hero Nathaniel Greene, the city vi as founded in 1774. Today the southern commu- nity is the home of the world ' s largest tobacco warehouse, the state ' s third largest university and many new industries. During the past decade, Green- ville has grown with new busi- nesses, housing developments, and public facilities and it continues to grow. The most recent develop- ments include the open pedestrian mall on Evans Street and the com- pletion of the new city park along the river. As a county seat of a rich agri- cultural area, Greenville has be- come a market for tobacco, pro- duce, corn, soybeans, peanuts, and other farm products. Industrial pro- ducts in Greenville and the sur- rounding county include textiles, Eveready batteries, pharmaceuti- cals, brushes, clothing and lumber. As a city, Greenville has many retail stores and restaurants for its citizens. There are over seventy churches in the city representing more than twenty religious sects. Pitt Memorial Hospital located on the outskirts of the city will be re- placed in 1976 with a new 315 bed hospital with an additional wing that will be a part of the university medical school. Greenville has one daily paper, a television station and four radio stations. Entertainment is provided by three movie theaters, and art center and numerous nightclubs. The climate in Greenville is usually warm and humid. In the winter the temperature fluctuates between 20 degrees and 60 degrees and in the summer it is seldom below 75 degrees. It seldom snows in Greenville but rain is quite plenti- ful year round. Below Left: A group of university students enjoy lunch at Jason ' s a popular restaurant whicti offers meals, sandwiches and pizza. Below Right: Constructiofi on the mall in downtown Greenville was completed in De- cember as a part of the city ' s urban renewal program- Below: A billboard on 264 By-Pass welcomes travelers to the city and proclaims Green- ville as the home of the first Hardee ' s, a popular hamburger restaurant chain. PI E k -. ' - W - ' m mf ' ' B f ' JL C ft ' % f i ' . »» Wel4 Horn 1 1 i 1

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V - ..- ' -■ ' V ' ' - -•- FEATURES Greenville, N.C. — A Growing Community 4 Home of East Carolina University 8 Riot Erupts in Downtown Greenville 10 America Revisited at Homecoming 50 Division of Continuing Education 56 Raising Spirit Is Hard Work 210 Newsline 290 After Graduation — Then What? 378 INDEX PHOTO CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PRINTING SPECS 384 BUCCANEER 76. Vol. 54, East Carolina University, Greenville. North Carolina, 27834. Printed by American Printing Company. Clarksville. Tennessee. The BUCCANEER is published by students under the auspices of the Publication Board, East Carolina University.

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The most notable change in downtown Greenville, in the past six months has been on Evans Street, the main street of the cen- tral business district. Until August 1975, Evans St. was usually filled with parked cars, heavy traffic and pedestrians. By December the traffic and cars were gone with only the pedestrians remaining. The rea- son was an open pedestrian mall down Evans St. from Five Points to Third St. The $425,000 mall was the second in a three step plan to renovate downtown Greenville. T.I. Wagner, project manager of the mall said It creates a pleasant and inviting atmosphere for shop- ping. During December choirs and choruses from Greenville and Pitt County entertained shoppers with Christmas music. The mall has facilities for group gatherings and displays. Since the completion of the mall, businesses have reported an increase In sales. Left: The First Presbyterian Church on Elm St. is one of many modern churches built in Greenville in the past few years. Below: The seal of the city of Greenville adorns trash cans along the new mall. ne to Greenville of the first