Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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Construction workers erect the student commons building which is nowadays known as the Theron Montgomery Building. A usual sight on campus, a coed enjoys sitting and studying in the shade behind Daugette Hall. Peace, love and groovy flowers combined with current fashion trends give character to a typical Greek social in 1968. Martin Hall, constructed in 1968, is still in its original form and continues to train numerous future scientists. HISTORY 5

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HISTORY We Have Come A Long Way In a legislative act in 1854, Wiliam F. Perry was elected superintendent of education in Alabama. One of Ns top priorities was to establish more normal (teacher education) schools. They (Alabama school teachers) were deplorably ignorant, he said. Even by 1880, teaching was not considered a profession. Teachers earned only $20 to $22 a month and worked four months of the year In 1883 Jacksonville Normal School was established. The original appropriation for Jacksonville's first year was $2,500. In the first year the school was guided by James G. Ryals. First year enrollment was 247 students. For 17 years the old Calhoun County Courthouse served as the only class building When the county seat was moved, the eight-room courthouse was donated to the school and the old Iron Hotel was used as the dormitory. The school progressed until World War I. S.A.T.C. (Student Army Training Corps) was founded from which 206 officers entered the war. In 1927 Forney Hall was built as a dormitory. It is the oldest building remaining from the early days. During 1927 Jacksonville received $300,000 for campus expansion, and Daugette Hall and Bibb Graves Ha were built. The two-year normal school was changed to Jacksonville State Teachers College, a four-year school with authority to grant a B.S. in Education. In 1957 the institution was upgraded to Jacksonville State College. and by 1966 it became Jacksonville State University. —Grover Kitchens— 4 THEME

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T O D A Y Changes Continue The winds of change are con-stantty blowing across the campus. There are new faces, beddings, departments, and rules. Some of these are easier to recognize than others, but al are done in the name of progress. Standhg amid the more famiar structures on corpus is a remarkably dfferent piece of architecture, Seif Hal. it seems cbnost out of piace here. It is named for Dr. Reuben Self, who is now retired from Jacksonvie State University, but is remembered for his leadership Hope Simpson and Tammy Gibbs register easily at a computer terminal without the hassle of waiting and using IBM cards. Tabathar Allen. LaSonya White, and Ursula Threatt pass their time in front of Weatherly Hall watching other students go by. Bibb Graves Hall, an attractive part of the campus for years, serves presently as the center for administrative affairs, 6 THEME