Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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et; as well as the neaII -.:eventsk.-The of 66-6196941975, red-faroundk a e ce changing y, , V'Cilbeno, ,,MalafataI I, Dr I ', Robert 7 , 'angelg'lfhisr'game jAshcroft,L-Hakndx Laylrence Olson, 5 played iii 1959,. Photo s'cou'r'te'sy together with a diploma'from gradua- Information services; ' tion' 1971. Dr. fAsh'cr'oft was the . second presidents of EVangelLCollege. I T ,e busineSS ' ed' , drastically the reneed 10 L J 6' faculty. 1966-67 Enrollment - 867 Soccer was added as a varsity sport. ' Neil Eskelin, Raymond 1'. Brock, and John Shows joined the faculty. The college was re-accredited by the North Central Association and was granted 10 years until the next re-examination. Evangel received approval ' for a 1.3 million dollar loan for construction of a, , , , dormitory fromrthe U.S. ,, Department of Housing ' and Urban Development. 7 1968e6,9, ' Enrollment -- 881 'B,r,rrAighur Ericksoh; Betty , : PalmarandlEleanor Parry rjoined's heyfaeulty. j thez; ,Spehee , He'll: wins ' dedicated Oct; '18 ,, , Women's velleyball, track, , CsOftbaIl, andstennis ,were'e , ; added as fvarsitnypOrts. ' ' 1969;703 f ' dedicated w'durt'ng , , ' Homecoming: 0 t ,1 ' Delbert, D'ugan and'yAlbeirt Evan's joined ,the facdlt 21970-71 , . , , Z Enrollment + 1,120 ,1, The'first 'meal s'enfved m , the new cafeteria,;'Crusader' 6 Hall, was breakfaSt at 87 , ham; onrMQndaY ePt . Sandra yvekas'yyrjei'ned, h , Henry'Krauyse and Craee I Wahher Halls were dedicated Oct. 17 during Homecoming. 1971-72 Enrollment - 1,228 A cooperative program in nursing education with the Burge School of Nursing was offered. 25th 37

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.3 4,, 3e gm Q- vi - Q .ug,.;'v;;'-,;g damn; .r-n-ravv 1.4 t m 1 . '1 A AIAW ' f f Glen Bernet, Z'eriaisiBi'c'ket 1962-63 Enrollment - 595 The library was constructed and dedicated. Beth Mclellan joined the faculty. William Gunn became the food service director. Harland Kingsriter became the field representative for, the college. , 1963964 Enrollment - .6161 Ioseph Bohanan, James, ' V Edwards, an'd'Virgil and; . Mildred NiCholSon joined; V V ' 5 the faculty, Q The Council'tormed'e j committee to plan for the? Construction of' the ' gymnasium ' ,, An, 80, acre tract 'adjo'irfiirig , ?fthe' originalk'grQUnds ,oha ,;, V the west was bought Enrolilmyeht :- 71 Calvin Johansson, and Ale Kamarkovic, joined: the' , ' ', factilt'w The, Christian Life; Commission ' became . the I ' Student ,Corps'fe Pentecostai Endeaver tscom. Full membership in the North Central Association? , , was granted: in Math, The tenth anniversary was' celebrated with a receptitm on May 27,.3' 1965-66 Enrollment '- 753 Jack Blizzard and Andrea Curtis and Sandra Sorbo joined the faculty. , The first meeting of the Crusader Booster Club was Feb. 19. Construction on the gymnasium was completed in june. 36 25th ' 119549-61 ' WVW . , ' v: , y . Q i . . . In, 1 t he , beginning college students, initiatedvac-t and . Queen we're, crowned ade enlei bahguetzes weii as h tivities to occupy their extra :everyiyearriito reign over the other, admonai' Hyvents;rT , time. From the first Religious yicampu's, 5,0? Homeceming m Homecommgs pt 1 Emphasis Week in 11958 'tother 11963 hoWever, 'oniyi ,a, wryhoweyer, ifeehtereg , first intercollegiate footbali ' soccer garrhepherieergce game in .1977, trayditionshave' ,Homecomingyfr m a puny, been establiShed and changed, thus. developing the Character of the ,COHege. ' f . ' The first- royalty . pearedyin the spr'ng, of 195, when the Kihgfan Que Information 1

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An optionaI mIlitary for the first time, through cross- enrollment at 'Southwest Missomi State University. l. Turner Collins, Twila Edwards,l. Calvin Holsinger, and Ray Smenner joined the ' faculty. The coIIege purchased more land, bringing the ' size of the campus to 81 acres. - 1972-73 EnroIIment - 1219 Charles W.-H: Scott Hall was dedicated Sept. 20. 7 lynnrA'ndersorI and Eugene ,Elser joined the fa'cuIty. The first NationaIIChristian Day School Conference was held from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1. 1973-74 Enrollment - 1,143 Cyril McLeIlan, joined the facuIty. The teacher education ,I program was accredited by . NCATE National Council , for Accreditation of Teacher EducationI. .The Board of Directdrs as president. George E. Crawford became the coIIege business manager. 1974-75 Berl B'est, Pansy Collins, ' Dale Pollard, and Alta WykoIIt jbined the faculty. A two-year Associate of Arts program was added. 1975-76 Enrollment '- 1,133 Larry Bass, tucille Clark, and Bonnie lenkins joined a I the facuIty. Evangel was granted fuII ' membership, in the National ASSOCiatiOIn Iof SchooIIIs' Iof MusiIIC, the music aCcreIdIi-ting body. Neil EskeII'I , EnroIImerIt e- 1,163 science-minor was available . named Robert H. Spence I I; was named IT O ' O of the queen. Other events and activities also developed through the growing years. V Harvest Festival was first presented in 1960 has the culmination of Circle KACIub's Apple Day. After'spending the day selling apples to help buy shoes for children, Istudents spent the evening enjoying skits and musical groups as an escape from studies Spinster' s Spree was a soon remembered event as girls took advantage of the op- portuhity to choose their dates. February 14, 19.59, was In. ,the 7' beginning the'first Spinster'sVSpree day, which has now ' become a once-a-semester event. , As the student body grew, moreelaborate activities were planned. In 1962,7 the first freshman-sophomore' and junior-senior banquets were held. Coming Out, the presen- tation of couples and the senior queen and junior ;prin- cesses, also began that year. Each banquet has provided food and fun. From an exotic Hawaiian luau to a Swiss VjIIa evening, students have en- joyed food and atmospheres from ardund the world. Enter- tainment has ranged from the comedy of Mike! Warnke to the music of Chris Christian, With the addition of more Clubs and the permanent re- sidence halls, many other activities have come and gone, but each has played a vital role in developing the campus, thus fulfilling the dreams of many Assemblies of GodJeaders. e A touch of the old, the new, and the yet to be expected can be seen from thissaerial view of campus. The tangled maze of barracks provide quite a contrast to the symmetry of the newer dorms. I'm lunch; 4 sleeping chi alumnus away lridn after th .Song 1 conce y beginning of INK,