George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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Changes in all aspects should imply growth. The stages of progress achieved at George Fox College this year are not in isolated areas, but include significant facets of the total college life. Throughout the summer of 1968, sounds of pro- gress echoed across the campus of George Fox. Dozens of workmen, preparing for the fall rush of students, hurried to complete Hobson Hall and the addition to the Student Union Building. Hobson Hall, a much needed supplement to the campus, was de- signed to house seventy-four more students. The SUB, with its added facilities, was to become a real student center for the first time. September arrived too soon. Amid the continuing buzz of construction, vacant dormitories came to life again, and several Newberg families temporarily took Hobson residents into their homes. Thirty-nine days later, Hobson opejed its doors to the boys. WSt m W ■ ■ II 4 mm ri ■mi. I 1

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FALL TERM 1968 A CHANGING COLLEGE

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President Milo C. Ross, after his sabbatical leave, heads up Century Drive. INFLUX CAUSES CHANGE AT EXECUTIVE LEVEL George Fox College has grown phenomenally in the past four years. Since 1964, the enrollment has jumped from 337 to 391, the faculty has grown from 36 to 51, and three new dorms, new dining facilities, and the science center have been added to the cam- pus. There has also been development in academic areas with the addition of five new majors: Spanish, Psychology, Music Education, and General Science, and certification for teacher education in Math, Biolo- gy, and Physical Education. The college has made great strides in recent years, and this growth is not only desirable, but imperative to the continued suc- cess of the college. The year 1968 brings with it a crisis for George Fox College. The demands of an adequate education in today ' s world are ever on the rise. Pressure for aca- demic improvement is growing rapidly, and it is felt especially by the small liberal arts colleges. For this reason, George Fox must expand, or lose its place in the world of education. New this year as a full-time job is the position of Director of Development, taken 6 over by Maurice Chandler. The great need for con- tinued development has created this important posi- Maurice Chandler, Director of Development, filled a new full-time post for a developing college.