Presbyterian College - Pac Sac Yearbook (Clinton, SC)

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159051 PC stands like a stone wall (or sign) Ask not for whom the bell tolls . Hemingway

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P M SEuttfon uias $25 a for a freshman entering Clinton College in its opening year of 1880. William Plumer Jacobs combined Presbytenanism and education in ttie college that he brought to Clinton, an ill-reputed town of bars and gambling houses. Clinton College was dubbed Presbytenan College in 1890. PC was co-educational from the start; in fact, the first graduating class in 1883 consisted of three . . . women. The first dor- matory. Alumni Hall, was built in 1891. Alumni Hall under went refurbishment and became Doyle Infir- mary in the 1940 ' s; today it is the 94 year old Doyle Hall. Jock Rock, so named for its attraction of athletes, was actually built in 1940 as the foundation for an outdoor chapel which was the site of com- mencement exercises until 1957. Baseball was PC ' s first sport, appearing on cam- p us in 1895 and is now nonexistent. Pi Kappa Alpha was the first fraternity to be organized on campus in 1890. Henh-Frederic Amiel stated once that to know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living. PC has discovered this key to maturism without losing her traditional values. Presbyterian College is getting older, but she is also getting better. Dr Coker ponders the tradition of Presbyteriai football as PC defeats ttie Fighting Chnstians o Eton a Rick Gully. Amy Taylor, and Rob Vernon smile at the changes PC has made of the old tradition

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Pool sharks sharpening their skills. The escape from GDH. ith the reopening of the Leroy Spr- ings Gymnasium on the first day of freshman orienta- tion, a new era of PC life began. The refurbished stu- dent center, popularly call- ed Springs, became THE place to go. According to Catherine Gettys, ... you can do anything, from get- ting in on a good game of ping pong to just watching TV with friends. Not only were there new places at PC, but we also had many new faces. The Class of 1989 joined the student body in a greuling two- day orientation, described by upper classmen as nothing compared to what we went through. In addition to the new looks, new faces joined the PC tradition in 1985. Cally Gault stepped down as head football coach and was replaced by an ... you can do anything, from gettin g in on a good game . . . to watching TV ... old - new face, Elliot Poss. Others joining PC include Elizabeth Messenger, Judy Schaneman, Jonathan Bell, Bill Shavers, and Bruce Hill. According to Jane Hall, All the refurbishing seems to be geared towards attrac- ting more attention to PC. Yes, Virginia, PC is new, but she remains true.