Union University - Lest We Forget Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Weighty problems are settled on the campus. In the ' 40 ' s and ' 50 ' s, Homecoming Royalty was elaborate. Library study— always the same. Scene In the Home Ec department In the ' 50 ' s. Adams Hall— never changing until 1974. Dr. G.M. Savage, early President. Dr. W.F. Jones, 1945-1963, President. Dr. F.E. Wright, 1963-1967, President

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Old Academic Center in 1878. Bulldogs keep dunking the balll Drill team in the ' 40 ' s. .tyij » ' r ' : .: ' J W EliisHall under construction in 1960. Union ' s faculty in the iate 1880 ' s. In 1875 Southwestern Baptist University opened its doors to 120 students enrolled in two depart- ments — literature and science, and law. The growth of the school soon created a demand for new facilities, and in 1877 a building was begun to house the academic areas. The next year when it opened, it was filled to overflowing and ad- ditional space was again needed. During the next few years the physical facilities were enlarged, and in the summer of 1895, through the generosity of W.T. Adams of Corinth, Miss., a dor- mitory to house male students and many faculty was erected. Living in Adams Hall was on a cooperative plan with all expenses being shared by tenants. The first year board averaged $7.03 per month in addition to the charge of $5 per term of five months. At first young women were boarded in the homes of the area residents, but in 1897 a girls ' dormitory was erected. Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Lovelace, of Martin, gave the funds to furnish the building and named the dorm Everett Lovelace Hall. Also In that year a new chapel was begun but not completed for two years. It was named Powell Chapel in honor of W.D. Powell, the chief sponsor of the money-raising effort.

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Freshman week has been an on again— off again thing. The faculty of Union in the late 1870 ' s. In the early 1900 ' s there was a movement to change the name of the college and on September 17, 1907, the Board of Trustees of- ficially changed the name of Southwestern Baptist University to Union University. The night of January 12, 1912, the administration building and Powell Chapel burned to the ground. Within 18 months a new building. Barton Hall, was reconstructed on the same site and housed the academic facilities, offices, and also Powell Chapel. The college secured a new charter October 20, 1925 which gave the Tennessee Baptist Convention the right to select the Board of Trustees. In 1948, the college was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the regional accrediting body. For the next few years Union continued to expand; new courses were added, and in 1962, a Department of Nursing offering the Associate of Arts degree join- ed the college ' s Bachelor of Arts, Music, and Science degrees which were available for students. Pep has always characterized Union ' s cheerleaders. 1940— sunning at the Library.