Old Dominion University - Troubador Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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OUR FIRST DAYS Application forms and transcripts arc checked by Mr. Vernon Peelc, Assistant Director, and Mrs. Betty Marshall, Administrative Assistant, as one of several steps in the admission process. Miss Ruth Harrell is having her program of study outlined and her schedule arranged. Dr. Finney Markham, Supervisor of Counseling, and Miss Betty Simcoe, Counselor, chart the results of a battery of tests and advise Mr. Ramon Marino of the results. Students are also invited to bring their problems to the Counseling Office where they will receive sympathetic attention and are given careful guidance and suggestions for adjusting themselves to the perplexities of college life ORIENTATION CAMP A place second to none for making friends and learning how human professors can actually be. We are taken to the YMCA Camp on Chesapeake Bay for two days just before Registration and the beginning of classes. There we learn about the College and its attempt to give us an education; we hear about the courses and programs of study that are offered. Some Sopnomores tell us about the student activities and social clubs that we can join. Several teachers, lecture to us on the more serious problems of college life. The whole atmosphere is real informal and we learn that a college ‘‘prop’ can laugh and joke like anyone else. By the time camp is over, no one is a stranger; we soon find ourselves in classes filled with friends, and there before us is that “prof” with whom we have already become pleasantly acquainted. OUR CHIEF! Lewis Warrington Webb, Jr., Director of the Norfolk Division, takes time out from his responsibilities to smile happily at the camera.

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OUR HERITAGE In summarizing by pictures the highlights of the now closing school year, it is only fitting that we look back to the heritage which has made it possible. Thru the foresight of a number of Norfolk’s leading citizens the College of William and Mary was interested in starting resident college instruction in this area. The City donated a building, our present Science Building, and in the Fall of 1930 the Norfolk Division formally opened its doors to 125 students. In 1931 the Virginia Polytechnic Institute joined in the venture enabling a broad offering of engineering, science and liberal arts. During the first five years all college activities were housed in the original building. From the beginning our college grew steadily and in 1935 the Administration Building with its two gyms, swimming pool and library was completed. Foreman Field was also completed and formally dedicated. With the advent of World War II the college, in an effort to serve, organized a large War Training Program with both day and evening classes. This program subsequently developed into our present Technical Institute. Two large classroom buildings were added in 1948 to take care of the large crush of veterans returning to college. The State of Virginia has just appropriated funds for building a new Science Hall and a new Vocational Building. Construction is expected to begin on these two buildings next fall. From its inception the college has emphasized good teaching and scholarship. Willingly helpful, friendly faculty members are the rule, not exception. Through their tutorage our students are able to hold their own in senior colleges throughout the nation. We can proudly say our college is accredited nationally by passing high standards set by the Southern Association of Colleges and the National Committee of Accreditation. These and many other things we have inherited. As we move on we express our appreciation to those preceding us who made them possible and hope we too may have contributed something to help those who will follow us.

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OUR WHAT ARE THEY LOO ICING AT? What strange phenomenon of nature has caught the attention of Science Professors, C.S. Sherwood, head of the department, John M. Flowers, Frank W. Billmyer, Jr., Virginia Speer and George Hoge? Could it be a variation of the Atom bomb?Absent from picture is Rosa belle Flowers. LANGUAGE IS ALL AROUND US. To prove their point, Herbert L. Scbren, Stanley E. Breneiser, Violet Breneiscr, Cherry Nottingham, Gerald W. Akers, Division Head, and Dr-. Charles E. Vogan represent music, Spanish, French and German. Their duties extend beyond classroom activities as they sponsor-chorus, clubs and the band. COACHES THREE. Taking the pause that refreshes after coaching basketball, swimming, baseball, hockey, track, etc., are J. C. “Scrap Chandler. Division Head, Emily Pittman, and Arthur “Bud Metheny. Coaching teams to represent the school is just one of their jobs as they also conduct all gym classes. IT’S GETTING HOT OVER THERE! Retired Admiral H. J. Wright, points out to his colleagues G. William Whitehurst and Robert L. Stern, head of the Social Studies Department, a point of interest that can be told to their classes as another part of their interesting lectures.