Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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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,

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'3 Alumni browse through past year: books and newspapers. The raluymm office provided pictmes and, mental : r, abilia for founders :Week enter! ' menh 1 morning ' A the library cafeteria, Government me students and, m4 Executive Presl; Assemblies of' portunity to me 73357 the firstfow ' celebrated Febrs ' October 6- declared as Fom 3 Paul L. Redfea 'Sp'ringfieid, Mis x. Mornings ' 3 celebration to t 3 J. Robert Ash , president, Tho 43K 'merman, Gene: ' ' , .dent of the A556. ' Cora Askew, Charles , 3 Davis, Albert Evans, Bill , ' x 1 Gibson, Ernest Jones; ' , 3 Daniel Menzie, Denise '1' 3 , Pincombe, Don l. f . Roberts, and Billielo v 3 Robertson joined the I 1 ' faculty; 1 1980-81 Enrollment -- 1,851 , Frances Bixler, James D.' Danford, Tom Duncan; ' Stephen Flora, Herbert L : Johnson, Lynne H. g 3i McGlasson, Daniel W. ' : Prior, David E. Smith, ; Wesley W. Smith, and lim 3 Williams joined the faculty. g1. ' g; A rappelling tower was ', built for the military science program. -, x Gayle F. Lewis Hall was 3 3 dedicated on Oct. 9. 5 4! a reception held for the r; h 5 slty honoring Evangel as an 3: Important part of the 1, community, Dr. Robert Ash- 5 croft, former president, I 3 meets with E. Howard Matthews, professor of mathematics at Southwest Missouri State University . . where he also serves as assistant to the president. 40 25th