Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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Top: The agri-busine-s boom of the late L800 ' l brought a demand for fertilizer to im- prove the growing OOtton in- dustry. One l tin- Standard Chemical Companiee Ware- houses still stand- on the out- skirts of Troy as | reminder oi the dayi when cotton wai king. Left: The Episcopal Church located on the corner of College Street and Three Notch Street WSJ completed in L933. The English Gothic style building is just one ex- ample o unique architecture found in TYoy. Above: Cot ton field- -till sprinkle the sndscape oi Alabama but tin- crop is no longer number one nth ft

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The Tranquility of Troy Set in the he art of the deep south is a university with an intense southern heritage. A co-ed may rush by low hang- ing magnolia limbs which bloom in silence. A commuter may pass by a speckled hori- zon of dewy cotton on his way to school. And still another student may find himself re- siding and having classes in buildings which date back to the early nineteen hundreds. In and around Troy there are remnants of the past and symbols of a simpler way of life that is all but forgotten by a world that thrives on a much faster and efficient life style of the twentieth century. Right: Wildlife thrives in the undis- turbed ecology of southern farmland. Below: Since the 1800 ' s railroads have played an important role in the development of the city of Troy. This channel of transportation just off Highway 29 is surrounded by a land- scape of kudzu. 4 The South

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TSU Tradition A Part of the Future The cornerstone of Troy Normal school was laid on August 24, 1887. The original campus was located in down- town Troy. Troy State Uni- versity has undergone many changes through the years. Today the oldest building still standing on the present campus is Kilby Hall which was built in 1923. The newest architectural structure is the Sorrell Chapel which is nes- tled in a grove of oak trees be- hind Wallace Hall. The camp- us stands in the heart of Troy as a monument of past achievements and as a contin- ual source of knowledge need- ed for the future. Alma Mater Our vows of love, our vows of faith dear school we ' ve said to thee. Strong man, each gentle maid will ever loyal be. Not for a day, not for a year shall we each other greet. as fellow students, fellow friends but till in heaven we meet. So hail, Alma Mater, dear school, we all love thee. So hail, Alma Mater, We ' ll aye be true to thee. So when in days that are to come fond memories we recall. The memories of dear Troy State, We ' ll cherish most of all. Your stately portals, spacious halls in dreams we will enjoy. And hearts again will sadly yearn for you, and days of Troy. So hail, Alma Mater, dear school we all love thee. So hail, Alma Mater, We ' ll aye be true to thee. by Kirven Solomon, class of 1930