Tyler Junior College - Apache Yearbook (Tyler, TX)

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0001979 - 80 When some think of colleges, they seem to picutre a mold with only a name changed here and there. But at TIC it's different. A spotlight so bright shines on the students, the faculty and the traditions which make TIC unique. Since its founding in 1926, TIC has grown from its original site at Old Iohn Tyler High School to more than 76 acres and 29 buildings. Workmen added finishing touches this spring to the new 51.5 million Watson 84 Emma Wise Cultural Arts Center and bids were let for a S1 million addition to the Pirtle Technology Center. Under the direction of Dr. H. E. Ienkins, college president, TIC was moved to the present campus in 1946. Since its opening, TIC has been one of the highest ranking junior colleges in Texas. The reputation, TIC-Friendliest College in Texas, can only be understood by those who have the privilege of being part of TIC. From those first harried days of registration we developed a sense of belonging. All types surfaced, kickers, jocks, freaks, bookworms, and lots of average Ioes. Different though we were, we were all Apaches. From this mixture sprung the pride of black and gold. Variety yielded enrichment, excitement. lf any college has variety, TIC does. From Canada to Florida, New York to Alaska students travel across the nation and from several foreign countries to be Apaches. Not only did the spotlight gleam on TIC, it also focused on national events. ln 1980 the presidential primaries titillated our hopes for the future. The 1980 Olympic games returned to Lake Placid. In 1979 straight jeans, silky tops and flashing colors packed popular discos around the nation. Gas lines stretched miles as the profits of many oil companies soared. Hundreds amassed as Pope Iohn Paul ll made historic visits to cities across the nation. A nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island, Pa., threatened to explode about the same time the movie China Syndrome was released. Skylab plummeted in Australia and interest rates and gold prices skyrocketed in America. Iimmy Carter negotiated a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. America lost one of the most popular movie stars in history-Iohn Wayne. Top: Night lights sparkle after dark's arrival. Middle: Vaughn Conservatory blazes bright. Bottom: Potter Hall rests until morning. 3

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TIC By day, we the students of Tyler lunior College kept the spotlight shining on our college, ourselves. By night, the campus had a glow of its own. Middle: lenkins Hall, the main building, awaits the voices of morning. Bottom: Backstairs at Vaughn Memorial Library. Security lighting guards a storehouse of knowledge. 415 Y I . JK 7,-sz? 44 : ' 1 1 mm f - x ' ' 'I ' -H' 1 ' N . i 3 .lr .- . 6 l .,,. A , - A - -q - N- . ,4 . hu .

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WX 4 ' zfawls coll olilries , tb 0' . ,I I . As we matured we began to understand the true meaning of reality. Reality is hard work and responsibility, and it requires time and 7-H 1 ,- B , strength. R AT . , A ii K A The growth of the TIC campus in the form of new buildings is visual ' gl 1 5, , proof of much labor and planning by administrators to benefit students and faculty. Students contribute by dedication to an - organization or class. In the fall the Board of Trustees approved Construction of 3 51 million addition to the Pirtle Technology Center. The 19,000 square foot building will house recreational leadership, licensed vocational nursing, opthalmic dispensing and inhalation thereapy programs. The S1 million Watson and Emma Wise Cultural Arts Center will be completed by the summer of 1980. A fountain of geese in flight and a plaza will tie the new building, the existing Wise Fine Arts Building and Tyler Museum of Art into a center of study of the arts. -.E 'V L ' . ' Q. in 'mf-I - F' C- 1 iggq zlfiffi 0 I ' - -ff M' I ' 3 -I 1 ' - W 5 A . ' ,lt ' . V ' 1 b 1 A Q . V V f an r an a - .gee N1 V 5 1 Y , QL L H l 4, .QQ .L A Q 5' A VA A Top: Many hours of hard work finally became a reality for Tri-C's Homecoming float. Middle: Addition to Pirtle Technology Building. Bottom right: leannette Koehler trains for Dental Hygiene during lab. Bottom left: Cheerleaders signal that their team is No. 1 4