University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI. R oy Roberts and his daughter Carolyne Kenney were among the more than 1,000 alumni, students and others that gathered on the Old Main lawn for the rededication of the UA landmark. Roberts held the title of being the oldest graduate that attended the ceremony. D. HOUSE PHOTO BIGWIGS • The University ' s Board of Trustees stop to pose for pictures at the rededication cer¬ emony FRONT ROW: Dr. Daniel E. Ferritor, Mr. W. Sykes Harris, Mrs. Sandra S. Ledbetter, Dr. B. Alan Sugg SECOND ROW: Mr. Lewis E. Epley, Jr., Mr. James B. Blair, Mr. Bart R. Lindsey. BACK ROW: Mr. Carl S. Willock, Dr. Frank W. Oldham, Jr., Dr. M. A. Jackson, Mr. H. L. Hembree III, Dr. Frank G. Kumpuris. D. HOUSE PHOTO REBIRTH. After undergoing the $ 1 2.2-million renovation, Old Main again welcomed classes of students into its traditional home of higher education. D. HOUSE PHOTO CAMPUS LIFE 6

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■ A Call to Action With extreme enthusiasm, Rev. Jesse Jackson told the youth of America that it was time to take back their political empowerment because they could make America better. I call you to action. I call you to hope. Jackson was greeted by a standing ovation in Barnhill Arena on Feb. 7. M. ROBERTS PHOTO ■ Hitting the High Notes The Inspirational Singers entertained Jesse Jackson and a crowd of 4,000 prior to Jackson ' s speech. Patty Guy, Ralph Maxwell and Terry Perkins sing His Truth (Still Marches On). M. ROBERTS PHOTO ■ Registered Voters At the end of his speech, Jesse Jackson asked all non-registered voters in the audience to come to the front and register. About 500 people followed Jackson ' s request. Stand tonight for a new Arkansas. We are going to make you registered citizens. M. ROBERTS PHOTO JESSE JACKSON 5

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THE MAIN ATTRACTION Old Main is more than just bricks and mortar,” Sen. Dale Bumpers told the more than 1,000 alumni, students and guest gathered on the east lawn of Old Main to celebrate the rededication of the restored 120-year-old landmark. E VERY story has a beginning, and for the University of Arkansas it started with Old Main — or as it was named ' n 1871, University Hall. The University’s story began 120 years ago with 160 acres and the firm belief in education by the people of Arkansas. Another milestone in the history of the University was reached with the rededication °t a building, which has stood as a symbol of •earning. Well, twenty years and $10.5 million later, Uld Main was placed back into the main¬ stre am, but not without much controversy an d enthusiasm. According to a group of third-year design students who asked to 1 emain nameless, the architecture of Old Alain was ruined. But other UA students believe the renovation was good for the school. It kicks,” Brandon Sproles said. “It takes Old Main from the past to the present.” Eiom the Cement Mixer to the actual Because the nearest railroad was 75 miles from the new university cam¬ pus — formerly Mdlroy ' s farm, lo¬ cated on a hill northwest of down¬ town Fayetteville — most building materials for Old Main had to be obtained from the local area: • Millions of bricks were made from clay dug within a mile of the site and fired in kilns on the properly (2,600,000 bricks were used in Old Main; others were used to build pri¬ vate structures nearby); • Sandstone from the Mdlroy farm was used to construct the Old Main basement; limestone for the facade was quarried nearby; • Lumber — 719,805 feet of it — was cut at a mill nearby on the White River; • Iron (260,000 pounds) and nails (260 kegs) had to be brought in by ox-cart. rededication. Old Main was a definite link between several generations. More than 1,000 alumni, students and guests gathered on the east lawn of Old Main to celebrate the rededi¬ cation of the UA landmark. According to Sen. Dale Bumpers, the millions of dollars spent on the refurbished Old Main was probably the best money ever spent on the UA campus. “Old Main is more than just bricks and mor¬ tar,” Bumpers said, adding that he was grateful for the new elevator because when he attended the UA, his classes were all on the fourth floor. Sen. J. William Fulbright was greeted with a standing ovation when he took the podium at the rededication ceremony. “It is a great pleasure to participate in this ceremony,” he said. The bells of Old Main interrupted him at 3 p.m., and he fell silent. He told the crowd that this was something worth listening to. Without the towers of Old Main to turn to in a time of despair and encourage¬ ment, there would be but mere tree tops and no more. OLD MAIN REDEDICATION 7