Georgia Southern University - Reflector Yearbook (Statesboro, GA)

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NEW BUILDINGS . . . Again new buildings began to crop up all over the campus. Sanford Hall, the men ' s dormitory with a capacity of 1 70 and at a cost of $85,000; Lewis Hall, a girls ' dormi- tory, the library, the Laboratory High School (since named after President Pittman), a health cottage, and a post office-student ex- change combination were all completed and put into use. The book store was seen as a necessity for the students, and so a system was started to deposit their spending money in a Stu- dent Bank and withdraw it in amounts of 50c, 75c, and $1.00. Besides books and stationery, the patrons of the Blue Tide could buy soft drinks, candy, fruits, sand- wiches, etc. Chapel meetings were held twice a week in AAcCroan Auditorium with Pre sident Pitt- man presiding on Mondays and another faculty member presiding on Fridays. When the number of meetings increased to five, the name chapel was changed to assembly. In 1936, the first band was organized at South Georgia Teachers College. The name of the institution was changed to Georgia Teachers College on September 1, 1939, by the Board of Regents at the recommendation of Chancellor S. V. Sanford, Dr. Marvin S. Pittman, and the state com- missioner of education. Eighty-four degrees were granted from the college in June of 1940. Of the grad- uates, 69 obtained teaching positions; only 1 3 went into some field other than teaching. MARVIN PITTMAN SCHOOL-Erected 1937 THE ROSENWALD LIBRARY-Erected 1937 13

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REGULATIONS . . . BUSINESS AND MUSIC BUILDING— Erected 1932 Classrooms and Laboratories for Business and Music Students INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING— Erected 1948 Drawing, Graphic Art, and General Shop Classrooms Also among girls ' privileges was walking to the highway before sundown, in groups of two, with one chaperon ahead and one behind. The boys ' restrictions included two nights out a week when they had to return to their dormitories by 1 1 P.M. Saturday and Sun- day could be spent out also, however, any student who wished to visit away from the campus had to provide a written permit from home. They could only leave once a month, including trips home. Gambling, drinking, stealing, etc., could cause a student to be expelled. Since ther e was only one car on the campus in 1930, everybody walked. Organizations in social science, popular science, home economics, and mathematics were connected with those classes. A wo- man ' s athletic association was established and promoted participation from all the co- eds at South Georgia Teachers College. Boxing, tennis, basketball, baseball, track, football, and golf comprised the intercolle- giate sports list; and soccer and volleyball added to make a well-rounded intramural program. At one time Dr. Fielding Russell of Winder, Ga., coached the boxing teams. Practice teachers were first sent out to the county schools in 1933. When Dr. Marvin S. Pittman assumed the presidency of the college in July of 1934, almost as many changes occurred as when the four-year program was instituted. Fourteen new faculty members were ad- ded, including Walter L. Downs, the director of training schools, and Miss Sophie John- son, dean of men, who became known as Aunt Sophie. 12

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WORLD WAR TWO . . . NURSERY SCHOOL-Erected 1953 WAREHOUSE-Erected 1957 THE BLUE TIDE AND POST OFFICE-1936 With the advent of the Second World War, enrollment dropped considerably. The total yearly enrollment of 1941-42 was 200 less than the previous year. In June of 1 943 the faculty numbered only 27; those were scattered over the fields of fine arts, educa- tion, physical education, languages, music, exact science and social science. As a required part of their education as teachers, all Georgia Teachers College Stu- dents began a program of supervised teach- ing in the Marvin Pittman Laboratory School. Besides directing the classroom activities, their duties involved planning playground work for students. After each experience a conference was held in which the student was taught the problems of management. The Laboratory school now has 385 stu- dents in the elementary school and the high school. Socially, the students were centainly less restricted than they had ever been. The biggest and most important regulation was that there should be no dating during class hours— 8 a.m. -4 p.m. Many social clubs were organized at this time. Dr. Pittman was dismissed as president of the college by Governor Eugene Tal- madge during the summer of 1 941 , and he was succeeded by Dr. A. M. Gates, past president of Brewton Parker Institute in Mt. Vernon. During that year Dr. Fielding Russell had been acting dean in the absence of Dean Zach S. Henderson. 1 4