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

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, Would you believe that this is the fitst Barton Hall? An impressive place!

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Bygone Days r Soon after the town of Jackson had been legally created, the second issue of The Pioneer, apparently Jackson ' s first newspaper, printed the following advertisement: Jackson Male Academy The academy will be opened in the town of Jackson on the first Monday in February next, under the superintendence of the subscriber who proposes to teach most of the branches of learning, usually taught in institutions of this kind at the following prices; Spelling, reading and writing, per ses- sion $6 Geog, Eng Gram, moral phil, and rhetoric $8 The same or any pan thereof with the Latin Language $12.50 The sessions consists of five months. The price of tuition will be required in ad- vance. The date on the paper was Janu- ary 27, 1823. Union university was first called Southwestern Baptist College. It was originally located in Murfreesboro, Ten- nessee. The unity of Baptist movement, a lack of funds for the school and the desire for an institution in the western grand division of the state were the main reasons for moving the school to Jack- son. It was located northeast of the square on a beautiful site. The school prospered until 1912. A fire in January destroyed the college hall and the chapel. The fire spread so quickly that all anyone could do was to watch the buildings burn. The major event put the school in debt and caused the leadership to work exceedingly hard to keep the school open. Yet, they managed to meet the challenges of rebuilding and continu- ing the heritage of Union. In 1975, Union moved to its new campus of 190 acres located in North Jackson along Highway 45 By-Pass. Union has come a long way from those early days of a strict and quiet little establishment with a handful of students. Union still upholds the beliefs on which it was founded and gains from this factor. As a point of interest, we decided to list a few of Union ' s rules by which the students had to live over a century ago. 1) students were strictly required to be in their rooms from 6:30 to 10:30 to study. 2) all lights were to be out from 10:30 PM to 5:00 AM 3) students were not allowed to purchase items on credit at any store without the written permission of their parents. If you think those rules were funny, wait until you read this! A Mr. X was on trial for talking to the young ladies! After stating his case, he retired to his room. He was found guilty by the faculty and was excluded from the library for one month and was made to apologize to the ladies for insolence. Can you image what the faculty of 100 years ago would do if they came to the campus today and watched the students. ' 1 The cornerstone stating the construc- tion and reconstruction dates of Union ' s campus buildings.

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The Inevitable S What does it wean to be a senior? I guess ttiat ' s the question ttiat some of us in the class of 1987 will be asking ourselves all the way to graduation. (For convenience ' s sake, I will disre- gard those members of our class who seem to be oblivious to the great tran- sition about to occur in our lives.) I have talked with several other soon- to-be -graduates and found that they are experiencing the same melancholy that 1 am. This year, as opposed to the previous three, every moment is to be savored, remembered, and stored away as a treasured memory. Each party, each ball game, each heart-to- heart talk is made more special by the inevitable thoughts this may be the last, or this time next year What will life be like at Union when we ' re gone. ' ' What will we be doing after we leave? What will our lives be like then? I suppose I ' m not taking this very well — this business of being a senior. Perhaps I ' m taking it too seriously. I don ' t know. I only know what has happened with my friends who have already graduated. One year seemed to change them so drastically. That one year matured them — .gave them that bitter-sweet attitude about leaving Union, (or so it seemed to me). I also know what my parents have always said to me when I ' ve complained (heaven forbid!) about papers, classes, and too much to do. These are the best four years of your life. Are these the best years of our lives? Why? Do I really need to ask? Most of us have much less responsi- bility now than we will ever ha ve after we gain our degree. We are also in a somewhat protective environment now because we are surrounded by our Christian friends and faculty who are so willing to help us grow. After v. . ■ -; r V V : - - . m- , ' m