Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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 e memories ■ Brendy Kirby and her pet. Pepper enjoy the first days of warm weather. ■ Joe Singleton and friend relax under the shade and discuss plans for the weekend. Celebrate 5

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■ Campus becomes hectic and m contested between classes. 11 diking to and from acadann buildings gives students the chance to talk with friends. Receiving mail is one of the highlights of busy da s. his coed is obviously pleased with a (ard sent from a friend at home. 7

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As RU began its 75th year of existence, the students went to classes, involved themselves in extracurricular activities and celebrated being at RU in their own manner. However, not many students thought about 1913 when the first student arrived at RU - then known as the State Normal and Industrial School for White Women at Radford. The campus activities of 1985-1986 were immensely different than the activities and norms through the years 1910-1980. Two women who attended the 1970 May Day explained the differences between the years as follows: “In my day, in the early fifties, we took notes in class, crammed for exams to get that coveted piece of paper called a degree, and bragged to poor relatives back home that we attended the Women’s Division of V.P.I. On weekends, the boys thumbed over from Tech, and we sometimes piled three deep in somebody’s car. We thought we were terriby modern. Later, we pretended to be shocked at rumors that girls sometimes had a few drinks within a 50-mile radius of the college. “I was here during the very first session. We made jokes about being normal at a normal school, and I got a teaching certificate at the end of the year. What college really did was give us a few more years to learn how to ask important questions and live with the answers we would find. Our first years out of school were like being freshmen all over again.” cjwpvs During the year of 1952. girls of Radford College During the fall of1986. RU students spent their free live it up with dates from neighboring college, time sitting around the fountain. The fountain. Virginia Tech. The festive dance was held tn Peters located tn the middle of campus, is a popular Gym. gathering place between classes to meet friends and enjoy warm weather. 6 Campus Life