Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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■ ExpEriEncE Counts Journalism studEnts gEt hands an ExpEriEncE Opposite Page Camera man Jim M( Clean waits :e for airtime to the anchor team Blake Olsen, Terr ilhitc and lame-. Har- vey. This pa fe Top: James H.r weather man s.n s sunns sk | ahead for Alabama. Bottom i ctt scene from TSI dio control room. Bottom Ripht lett S1.iv host for Trojan Talk, ' ' interviews Immie Dunnawav concerning positions available on the ' Tropolitan I gperi e rx e Mints 17

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Troy State offered its first broadcast jour- nalism course in the Fall of 1975. The course was entitled Intro- duction to Radio and Televi- sion. Since then, the School of Journalism has expanded to twelve broadcast journal- ism courses. The broadcast- ing courses are designed to acquaint the student with such topics from the theory and history of broadcasting to actual reporting and pro- duction techniques to a 15- hour internship at a broad- 16 Experience Counts casting facililty. Hence, the student is exposed to every aspect of broadcast journal- ism from researching stories to appearing before the cam- era. Broadcast journalism ma- jors are encouraged to par- ticipate in TSU-TV produc- tions. Under the supervision of the staff of TSU-TV and faculty of the School of Jour- nalism, the students gain practical hands on exper- ience in news gathering, writing, reporting and pro- duction. Nooncast and TSU Nightly News are produced each weekday in the TSU-TV studios. Other programs in- clude Profiles of Music, a musical variety show; Raz- zle, a light news show that airs feature stories; The Whaley ' s in Concert, fea- turing the musical artistry of Margaret and Sara Anne Whaley, two local pianists and the Wild Blue Yonder, featuring current happen- ings within the ROTC pro- gram. Broadcast journalism ma- jors interested in radio are encouraged to participate in TSU-Radio. Students gain ex- perience in news, tape edit- ing, reporting, broadcasting techniques and radio oper- ations. Broadcast journalists trained at Troy State are ex- pected to be inquiring and interested in their world, trained in the techniques and philosophies of their craft and well-educated citi zens. article by Julie Forrester

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GOOD NIGHT w GOVERNOR, m. WHEREVER. YOU IRE ai4 country woman dis- creetly reached under the seat in front of her and took a long swig of Coca- Cola from a bottle. The Bap- tist Youth Choir timidly squalked America, the Beautiful as a bevy of scal- loped-edged paper fans flit- tered in the stagnant air. Flies and bees conducted relay races through the open win- dows on either side of the . . . (the) structure was a controversy from its fifth birthday ... darkly panelled auditorium as the tattered maroon velvet curtains staccatoed open: Commencement Day 1940, Kilby Hall. The yellow stucco pseudo- Spanish Colonial atriumed structure was a controversy from its fifth birthday when representatives from the Olmsted Brothers architec- tural firm in Massachusetts told President E.M. Shackel- ford that the building should be razed since it did not match Bibb Graves and Shackelford Halls, the stately Georgian buildings which had just been erected on the new campus of the Teachers College. But Dr. Shackelford realized how ridiculous it would be in those hard times for a perfectly good building to be torn down for purely aesthetic reasons. So she stood. As Wright, McCartha, McCall, Smith, Dill, Pace, and other buildings steadily sur- rounded the once lone Kilby underscoring her difference, newcomers ' questions and comments flew: Was that 18 Remembering Kilby Hall done on purpose? Was that here before or some- thing? Is it old or just dif- ferent? Kilby grew into what became tactfully termed a conversation piece; in actuality an odity. The building was useful, however, as it fulfilled the needs of aspiring grammar school teachers and their students. Someone thought the poor thing might look less noticeable if painted a more organic color, one that would blend into the pecan grove — why not green? So she was covered in a light minty green. Then some of the art professors blackened out the windows when they needed a more sterile envi- ronment. Next to go were the wrought iron lanters, which were replaced by aus- terely efficient fluorescent fixture. Hurricane Eloise yanked the initialled tree from the courtyard one year. A few years later an all-night Save Kilby vigil was held there, but all to no avail. The campus conversation piece was doomed. A brief period of historical appreciation took place when the building was re- painted its original buff hue and the terra cotta tiles were removed supposedly to be cleaned and restored; a mo- ment of hope was rampant on the campus as thoughts of possible salvage were in the air. But the tiles were never returned and the underpin- nings proceeded to rot and crumble. One day the big old Gothic gates were gone from the entranceway. So were the lit- tle arched leaded glass win- an essay by Van English dows with the diamond- shaped panes from the front gables. The doors had been removed and the building was virtually empty save a couple of art projects and some old lesson plans. On the morning of De- cember 17, 1986, rumbles and shatters invaded the calmness of the studentless campus. Despite the elevat- ed decibels of holiday music, employees could not ignore the revving diesel engine of the grimreaping bulldozer. A few reminiscers stood sadly in the drizzle to watch the stucco crumble like cake and the rafters splinter and the curtains shred and the black- A few reminiscers stood sadly in the driz- zle to watch the stucco crumble like cake. . . ened glass peel. The onlook- ers were silent, but all were saying within, Congratula- tions, Mr. Olmsted. Above: The empty halls of Kilby, I once alive with activity. Top Right: Kilby ' s iron gates looking , on to Long Hall. Bottom Right: Remnants of Kilby soon to be demolished.