Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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Foreword The Staff of the 1969 Acorn has chosen as its theme the natural beauty which surrounds Oakwood College and the buildings which build the college. With each turning of the page, it is our desire that we will be brought a little closer to the One who created the natural beauty for our enjoyment and as we behold the buildings, may we ever keepin mind, we entered these buildings to learn and soon we must depart to serve.

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,QTL Ooh r .- J, ..' X f 4 fri S- 1 r l ttf 1 I I v . .X ,L Va tl: Qahawaf may HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA 35806 Orme: or 'rs-ce Pnssioen-r Dear Fellow Student, One of the most impressive features of Oakwood College is the vivid realization of its natural set- ting. Perhaps we shy away from the possibility of being too sentimental when we view the wondrous works of God as evidenced through nature. Settled in a valley and surrounded by a linkage of un- dulating mountains and hills, Oakwood College with its majestic buildings seems to have invested itself with the quality of those classical gardens so typical of the Continent during the late sixteenth century. During the spring of the year the sun seems to dominate the campus as it shines through the trees warming the acorn-blanketed and pine-needled earth. Her golden resplendency commingles with the pulsing energies of youth who seek her golden rays as couples crisply walk in joyous celebra- tion to welcome the new season. Following the trails that lead into the mountains offers Sabbath afternoon respite. Tall trees-sin- ister and brooding - stand in indestructible beauty in contrast to man's frailty. And then some- thing happens - the whole atmosphere suddenly becomes reverent. There is a symbolic weight, an infusion of solemnity. The heart is lifted up in communion, in pure contemplation, in pure par- ticipation, in pure love. An interrelation, through nature, has been established between man and his God. The pride and humility of man are meshed as he seeks renewal in the sanctuary of the woods. lt is through such experiences with nature that he achieves some measure of redemption through love. lt is no wonder then, that our schools were set apart in rural areas. What a contrast to the mean- inglessness of the loud world ! lt is still important that one occasionally should have the opportu- nity of living outside of the stream of the rush-a-day world, where, huddled among the lyric beau- ties of nature, he can best respond to the dictum: Be still and know that l am God. Faithfully yours for Oakwood College, I.. f z,f6f ' 1 ,,...,f fgmyiu If A 1' 5. C , 'V K -L ---' Frank W. Hale, Jr.

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5 . t Table of Contents c Married Students 19 Cunningham Hall 37 Peterson Hall 55 arter Hall 71 lVloran Hall 87 Science Building l 1 107 51 2. Rf, Behavioral Science 117 Fine Arts Building i it 5, , 1, 5 2 f l 1 1 121 Library 1 131 College Center 137 Gym 207 Store 227 Laundry 229