Henderson State University - Star Yearbook (Arkadelphia, AR)

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1' cw . -A , ff. R Nl. ..-5' K1 J I be a . W A , . OW ggwpftei-f llllxl I i Debree was scattered over the main thoroughfares of the campus tfar leftj but the result was modern buildings and underground cables. Mooney and McElhanon were remodeled, and a new pedestian mall was instated, Outside pep rallies provided a good time for groups to get together, sharing in the Reddie spirit. As groups fought for the spirit stick each week tabovel the cheers got louder and louder, and participation in the rallies increased. The scoreboards proved each week tleftl that the football season was a success, and the team was invited to play in the Bicentennial Bowl in Little Rock. Departments had more avid student interest. Individual plays tbelowi took the place of one major production in the fall, and the speech department sponsored a high school festival. Each field of education shared in the celebration of the revolution. v I we sm LUVE lllll VlPxl'W 5' 3 gf ,QJN rgi 33 fl .fir jg W 1 ii? RevoIutlonf5

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21145 .'. r 9 ,. L l x s N . 'en , I, if X ,fmt l NX lx, :il ll ll l N, R : My 'J Nl xx l ht l hh' Tl. ,li ll l is lf-ft' i Nl li tlxi' it i tx Lg-2, Nl lst tv lLgl 'x V3.1 K T T - l O., ' i ,X-J ,' i l fig? , -z-, l l l l Henderson i975-76. This year school was a new ballgame - new buildings, new teachers, new courses the reopening of long-closed dorms, and new organizations. The campus somewhat was - and still is - going through a revolution, the turning over of a new leaf. lt seems to have started when Henderson adapted universiw status in lanuary of '75. The school that was university in name became university in spirit, and people started pitching in to join the revolution. r 4!Re'.'olution One of the most obvious phases of the revolution was the construction taking place across the Henderson campus. Mooney and McElhanon Halls both received face-lifts as Womack did last spring. Underground telephone lines and cables were the cause of the streets being torn up, and landscaping was re-done. Enrollment went up over one hundred students in the fall, and there was an increase in the number of dorm residents. Pines and Foster dorms were both reopened and filled to capacity, and all other dorms met their quota of residents. Greek life improved as compared to previous years. The system at many big uni- versities is dying out, but at l-ISU greeks are going stronger than ever. A new black fraternity was added, a black sorority was accepted, and another national greek or- ganization visited the campus for possible admittance. The greeks participated in Spring Fling, Homecoming, and intramurals, and were the nucleus of every pep rally for the football season. Rush was extended to an extra week and more civic activities were executed. Greeks were a major contributor to the revolution. Department organizations were more active, too. New honorary and service clubs were chartered, and academically oriented groups had their share in campus hap- penings. tRemember the RHA horse races and roller rinks?J SAB sponsored more dances, and what about the Blood, Sweat, and Tears concert? Homecoming was special too, but there's always next year. The Reddies had a superb year for football, and there was a better spectator turn out for the games. The revolution started out as a bang and ended up as a roar - Henderson is really paving a new frontier.

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P I Qc 6lFeatures I i 1 Co , 4 In September SAB sponsored the Royal Lic- Field. Y henstein Circus, which performed in the Armory X 1 I can 1 1 r l I fl I 1 E A ra A J i Y 4 I 1 I V I