Prairie View A and M University - Pantherland Yearbook (Prairie View, TX)

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON TWO NEW DORMITORIES Two new dormitories were constructed in 1964 65 which will accommodate 1,000 men and women. The buildings are modern in every respect and will be completely air conditioned. A federal loan of $21 2 million was secured to pay for these new buildings. The addition of these housing facilities will relieve a long and serious problem. OTHER PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS Several of the college dormitories were renovated for the year. Anderson Hall for women and Lucky Hall for men had new furnishings throughout all rooms. Outside repair work was completed on Anderson, Blackshcar, Crawford, Evans and Minor Halls. Other physical improvements included the completion of the Computer Center and the new Health and Physical Education building. Smaller projects such as drainage, electrical work and street improvements were completed. 4

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 I REORGANIZATION PROPOSED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Prairie View A M College's name may he Texas A M University at Prairie View or Texas State University at Prairie View: The change is scheduled to come in September 1965. The proposal to merge the schools of the A M System into a multicampus University was formally presented at Prairie View last February before representatives of the faculty, alumni, and students. Representatives of the Board of Directors and System officers advised the group that the reorganization plan would be presented to the legislature during the current session. COLLEGE FACULTY INTEGRATED With the addition of two Indians, a Chincse-American, several whites and seventeen Negroes, Prairie View A M began to resemble a little United Nations when school opened last September. New staff members holding the doctorate degree included Wayman T. Dever and Noble Armstrong, both in Education, and Pedro A. Oliver, Physics. m mb i DR. EVANS DISCUSSES COLLEGE GOALS WITH PRES. JOHNSON President E. B. Evans met with President Lyndon B. Johnson in Washington, D.C. early this year. The two talked about Texas first, then more specifically about future plans and progress at Prairie View. President Johnson helped bring several buildings and ccjuipmcnt to the college back in the days of the NY A. Some of the buildings arc still in use today.

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Always a Highlight Is the Coronation of — MISS PRAIRIE VIEW 1964-65 CAMPUS QUEEN - MISS MARIE JOHNSON Senior from Houston, Texas ri 5