University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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I n 1932, the State College of Agriculture 51 and the State Teachers College merged officially with the University. All engi- neering (except agricultural engineering) was transferred to Georgia Tech and the School of Commerce at Georgia Tech came to Athens. In 1933, the School (now College) of Home Econom- ics was established. Harmon W. Caldwell was elected president of the University in 1935. When America entered World War II in 1941, there were almost 4,000 students. Regular enrollment fell as young men went off to fight, but by late 1942 regular cycles of 6,000 naval pre-flight cadets were undergoing ac- celerated training on the campus. Approximately 200 University students were killed in World War II. When the war ended in 1945, another new race of students arrived on campus. This wave of vet- erans, including a few women, drove enrollment up to considerable numbers. These married couples lived in makeshift housing mostly left over from the Navy ' s wartime programs. Veterans refused to go along with traditional hazing, but regular freshmen still wore beanie caps and were forbidden to walk under the Arch. Many male freshmen still ran through town in their un- derpants in the annual shirt-tail parade, but old- fashioned hazing faded rapidly in the post-war era. The University of Georgia Press was organized in 1938 and the Georgia Review began publication in 1946. The Georgia Museum of Art was founded in 1945 and a year later the College of Veterinary Medicine was re-established by the Board of Re- gents. Frank Sinkwich won the Heisman Trophy in 1942. Also in 1942 the University lost its accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Sec- ondary Schools because of political interference, but it was restored in 1943 under a new consitu- tional Board of Regents. Enrollment dropped to around 5,500 as the vef- 0¥ University Has Another New Race Of Students The old Varsity was a favorite hangout for Uni- versity students. It was also the place to go on football Saturdays. An unusual feature of the Var- sity was that it only had a standup counter. (RIGHT. Photo courtesy of Special Collections.) The University of Georgia was not in the center of the rebellion against the Vietman war, but it did have it ' s share of activities. (ABOVE. Photo courte- sy of Special Collections.) The modern student of the University began liv- ing in high-rise dorms. As part of the trend toward fast-food eating, many of these students frequented vending machines as they still do today. (RIGHT. Photo courtesy of Special Collections.) I 14 Introduction

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r. i The Cyberplus addition to the new supercom- puter will he installed in 1985 which will give the University of Georgia the largest computing capac- ity of any other computer site in America. (ABOVE. I Photo by Doug Benson.) The University acquired a new Cyber 205 super computer which began operation this year. It op- erates at seven to eight hundred million calcula- tions per second, and is one of only three on American college campuses. (LEFT. Photo by Doug Benson.) The second phase of veterinary study is clinical and surgical training. Veterinary students spend about 4,000 hours in classroom, laboratory, and clinical study. (BELOW. Photo by Doug Benson.)

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' - JSiOOntheul erans departed in the late 1904 ' s and it was the early 1960 ' s before it climbed over 8,000. During Jonathan Clark Rogers ' brief adminis- tration as president in 1949 and 1950, all agricul- tural activities (the College of Agriculture, Experi- ment Station, and Extension Service) were com- bined under the leadership of one dean. In 1950, Omer Clyde Aderhold was elected presi- dent. In 1953, the University received a grant from the Kellogg Foundation to establish the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. A prime exam- ple of the rapid growth of this era is the six build- ings which comprised the Science Center, complet- ed in 1960. Only one barrier remained before the Univeristy could move toward national promi- nence; racial segregation had to end. In January, 1961, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter en- rolled and steadily growing number of blacks en- rolled over the next two decades. The School of Social Work began operations in 1964, the same year the coliseum was completed. The School of Environmental Design, the youn- gest of the schools was established in 1969. In the mid-1960 ' s the state designated the Uni- versity of Georgia as the capstone of its higher education system. Enrollment in 1965 was more than 12,000 students. Fred C. Davison, the current president of the University was elected in 1967, Since that time, the University had taken on the character of the mega- university dreamed about by Chancellor Hill. More than 24,000 students from all 50 states and many foreign nations attend classes during the aca- demic year. They pursue 14 baccalaureate degrees in 200 major areas of study, 18 master ' s degrees in 125 areas of concentration and doctoral degrees in 75 areas of study. These degrees are offered through 115 academic departments in the University ' s 13 schools and colleges. ;recs in In 1967 Fred C. Davison became the 17th presi- dent of the University. Under Djvison the Univer- sity population exploded and the campus expanded immensely. The University today is the closest ever to the dream of a super-university of past chancel- lor Hill. (LEFT. Photo courtesy of Special Collec- tions.) The physics department of the University con- tains a twenty-four inch telescope that can be used for binary and variable star studies. (LEFT. Photo courtesy of Special CollectionsJ In 1947 music was a tavonte past-time. These Alpha Gamma Delta sisters found that getting to- gether around the phonograph provided a relaxing ivay to keep from studying. (LEFT. Photo courtesy of Special Collections.) A graduate of the University of Georgia, Omer Clyde Aderhold became the first president of the University with vocational education and teacher training. He contributed greatly to the introduction of specialized and professional programs. (BELOW. Photo courtesy of Special Collections.) Harmon W. Caldwell, a former University law dean, replaced Steadman ' . Stanford as president of the University from 1935 to 1948. fie helped oversee a construction program that Sanford had begun earlier. Caldwell later resigned the presiden- cy to become chancellor of the entire University system. (ABOVE. Photo courtesy of Special Collec- tions.) Introduction 15