Agricultural and Technical State University - Ayantee Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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jyr;s amHnaBUMWMHWweifficmwfiiii ADMINISTRATION DR. GLORIA S( (II I Administrative Assistant to the President DR. GLEN F. RANKIN Dean of Academic AfTairs DR. DARWIN T. TURNF.R Dean of the Graduate School 12 T ' : ' ■l■ ; ' fr, ' 1• ' ■,•v, -1 ■:T Tr J ' f ' ■• i ' ] rawk ntf iwiMKVn«VH);it -x uh.U« : ' | ' ■lrmTO?lta!WlHWffHl!lmTOflM l llm»li lllmlHl Kli SffllHCT WWMttl.KMltl

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New Mathematics-Business Building FOREWORD ■i» a a . ■« S5j; li I j%. .! •• •• ■■ 3.-, -iSa SI .a ir:- -iii j l si s: .i :i Scott Hall in the Winter In the past few years, our lives have been speeded up to such a pace that we are unable to take time for a lot of things. A hustle and a bustle to hurry up and live seems to be the trend. This new type of living is prevalent in all fields of work and play. We have reverted to the ancient idea of using symbols to represent the many activities expressed in daily living. As a result of this change, we use mottos, symbols, emblems, and trademarks to represent all aspects of religious, economic, political, and social endeavors. At every turn we are confronted with symbolism, be it a black and white handclasp or a picture of Uncle Sam in our daily newspaper. In searching for a theme for our yearbook, we found useful this recent trend of symbolism in illustrating the many facets of life at A. and T. State University. In this copy of the Ayantee, we have endeavored to incorporate the many activities in symbolic representation. Without a doubt, the foremost symbol of the spirit of A. and T. State University is our changing status from a College to a University, which is here symbolized by an advancement in the height of the goals on which our sights are directed. We have chosen as our symbol a ladder leading toward The Unreachable Star , ever mindful of Browning ' s admonition, Ah, but a man s reach should exceed his grasp, — or what ' s a heaven for? The Ayantee Staff

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PRESIDENT ' S STATEMENT It is my great pleasure to extend to you congratulations upon your graduation. You will now join the caravan of Aggies ' who spread their trophies not only from Dare to Cherokee, but from here to Tripoli. While your challenges will be the greatest ever faced by any generation, your op- portunity to change the character of our society and to contribute to the elevation of our civilization will be immeasurable. I predict that the history you write by your deeds, which will emanate from your deep commitment and high aspiration, will prove to be the most important ever written and witnessed by the races of men. I, therefore, admonish you to keep the fires of intellectual curiosity burning so that the chain which now locks from man the unexplored ideas may be melted to release a well-spring of new knowledge to give our civilization renewed thrust toward the realization of the Great Society. I know that you will carry with you the consuming Aggie spirit which has always given our sraduates an incessant urge to seek continually the realization of a higher goal and to make a larger contribution to the realization of the American Dream . Lewis C. Dowdy President