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

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PANTHERLAND —1979 Prairie View A M University Student Publication Century EDITORS-IN-CHIEF................JoAnn Alderson and Jill Steward MANAGING EDITOR ..........................James Hawthorne SPECIAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVISORS.....................Barry Baugh and Robert Thomas PHOTO SERV ICE............Tom Godwin, Paris Kincade, Roy Paee and Student Assistants SECRETARY AND ADVISOR.............................Gloria Perez PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR ............................C. A. Wood 3

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The 1978-79 Academic Year was especially significant because it embraced part of our 1978 Centennial Observance and marked the beginning of the 101st year and our move Into The Second Century.” Pantherland 79 provides an opportunity to look hark, once again, over our proud history and to record some of the activi-ties sponsored during The Centennial year observance. The Centennial Theme — 100 years of service to People also carried a declaration of our goal of continued progress and service into the university’s second century. Operation Success” — our major commitment to the combined academic and personal social success of our students ■— continued to be the university’s prime objective. Added in recent years and gaining impetus in 78-79 — was Operation First Class — our goal of simply building Prairie View into an institution — Second to none in every respect. Continuing improvement of physical facilities is serving as an important symbol of progress for the long range Centennial goal. The Pantherland staff has enjoyed recording the history making events of the year for you. It is our hope that in years to come this Yearbook will help to recall fond memories of the year Prairie View moved with pride and determination into its second century of sen ice to Texas, the Nation and the World.” Into the Second (

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