Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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: tii: ■ | ' ::ir -•{ ,a; r■■l :iii• ' lw ' s ii iv ,ai!» «i)s!fiifefe iamS LOTUS: What changes have taken place in the physical plant during your administration and what changes do you foresee in the immediate future? DR. FRAZIER: Almost exactly $2 milliun has been in- vested in the physical plant during my administration, inth the current investment in the physical plant stand- ing at $3.1, million. Specifically, several dramatic things have been done. The Ragland Tennis Courts, Belk Dining Hall. Finch Library, and Ross Residence Hall have been b iilt. In addition to these projects, approximately .$100,000 has been spent on the landscaping, which can be observed in the planting and the beautiful brick walks that we enjoy on campus. We have spent approximately $.5 million on the renovation of Main Building. This has included the re- novation of all bedrooms, the installation of four new baths, and the installation of an elevator. You would be inter- ested to know, if you do not, that until 1967 the dining area was where the Main Parlor and the President ' s Office are nmv. The old cafeteria serving area was converted into what is now the Admis.sions Office, and the kitchen was converted into an infirmary. In addition, the area once a post office and school store has been converted into the Reg- istrar ' s Office. Besides these major projects, ive have air-conditioned Pressly, the lighting on front campus has been installed, the fountain which had not operated for decades has been restored and made operational, and the dance studio has been enlarged to the extent that it now is functional. There are many smaller items, such as the construction of the ploying field and the fencing of the back campus, but I have enumerated the major improvements. In the immediate fu- ture, we plan to con- struct a new music building and convert the old library and ad- jacent space on the sec- ond floor of Main into o theater-drama work- shop. We also hope to renovate the chapel and East Building, and air- condit io n He r m an n and Finley. It is our plan that some of these projects will be com- pleted prior to August 1972 and that all of them would he completed prior to August of 1973. LOTUS: In your opin- ion, has the curriculum of Peace undergone any changes? What areas do you feel are the strongest? The weakest? What do you hope to do to strengthen the aca- demic program? DR. FRAZIER: Peace is somewhat limited in its possibilities for cur- ricular revision be- cause we must ever be alert to the requirements of those schools to which a major- ity of our graduates transj ' er. We have, nevertheless, done some things which have been noteworthy, and we have added several courses and made other desirable changes. To begin with, graduation requirements were made more stringent several years ago and then we discontinued Saturday classes two years ago. Since that time, as you know, we have changed our calendar to complete the first semester before Christmas. Also, independent study and honors courses have been well-received and have met needs of individual students. Numerous courses have been added to the curriculum during the last few years. These include economics, mar- riage and family living, child psychology, personal devel- opment, calculus, advanced languages, journalism, music theory, new physical education courses, and perhaps oth- ers which do not come to mind right away. In addition, typing requirements in the biisiness department have been completely revised and a new method of teaching short- hand has resulted from the installation of the shorthand laboratory. Just this year, we initiated a transfer curricu- lum in the business area. In the future, we will strive to do whatever is necessary to maintain the best academic program of any junior col- lege in the state. I would expect that our music department will be strengthened appreciably with the advent of the new building, and the same is true of the drama depart- ment. I think it is noteworthy that for the first time this year we are offering drama credit for study abroad, and we plan to alternate this study-abroad course with a course in contemporary American drama ivhich will re- quire stu dy in Neiv York. We are presently considering a complete revision of the mathematics curriculum. In all of our changes, we hope that we can make the instructional Bj wL-uuiiiiii.u innmnanmBim u U[ t iawB HWHIlB »wietllMTi nW t Biffl Wfri5Kii fi5 ff : l!r,.7;r« .;«ifiilMlt!!iJjJ;;,L;.;isiffi: 93