University of South Carolina Regional Campuses - Garnet and Black Yearbook (Beaufort, SC)

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CENTER raising ol Iunds with which to provide lor the Uni- versity a permanent campus. ln this same year the Pee Dee Educational Foundation, an eleemosynary organization entrusted with receiving and disbursing Iunds donated Ior this purpose, was chartered, and 313320000 was obtained in cash and in pledges. In January ol I96O Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wallace and Mr. Walter B. Wallace gave to the Foundation IOO acres ol land and an eleven-room colonial style mansion. This generous act enabled the Foundation to begin construction of a f13300,000 academic build- ing immediately, and by April oi I96I the University moved to its new campus. Since that date the grounds have been land- scaped, the Wallace mansion has been renovated, and an athletic area is now in use. Academic otterings at present include the tields of biology, chemistry, physics, English, French, Ger- man, Spanish, history, political science, psychology, education, accounting, economics, algebra, trigo- nometry, analytical geometry, calculus, engineering drawing and descriptive geometry. HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION Students who have begun their colege ,ra Florence have won such outstanding honor. a. . Bates Award in creative writing, the ff' 'arf Daf- dolph I-Iearst Award in journalism, the 'ffggargfr Wilson Fellowship, and the Phi Beta Kaooa Clut- standing Freshman Award. ln the tield ol extra-curricularactivities the F o'e'Ce Center is a member ol the Carolina League and fe dc teams in baseball, baslcetball, and tennis, frh e ntra- mural competition is encouraged in such sports as table tennis and sottball. The Circle If Service Fra- ternity, with a membership composed of those stu- dents who are outstanding in scholarship, leadership, and service, and the ETA Chi Kappa Service Sorority are active on campus. Although an intinite number ol people have played a role in the success ol this program, a soecial ac- colade must go to Dr. J. I-loward Stolces, Mr. James A. Rogers, Mr. Clittord S. Cormell ol Florence, and to Dr. N. P. Mitchell and Dr. W. I-l. Patterson of the University torcontributions ol unusual magnitude. Dr. J. I-Ioward Stokes, Chairman, R. Davis Thompson, Mrs. O. T. Finlclea, Dr. J. D. Whitehead, C. Dewey Munn. -i f , - f . 'Y ' X CRX? fs.:-sv u 'V . , , , . - q 4 .f ' xl ,Ls '41 4 O

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I FREDERICK CHARLES PERRY, JR. Resident Director Florence Center Stolces l-lall-Administration and Classroom Building llront viewl. 1 J y . ,ks ZW .4 FLORENCE The Florence Center stands as a monument to the public-spirited citizens ol the Pee Dee area who in 1957 approached the University with a request that university-level training be made available to resi- dents ol the eastern section ol South Carolina within a reasonable commuting distance ol their homes. So convinced ol the need lor such a facility were these emissaries that they had obtained authoriza- tion to supply temporary quarters and to underwrite operational expenses with county lunds until a state appropriation could be made available. As a careful investigation indicated that such a need did exist, the University placed its stamp ol approval on a residence-credit freshman program dittering in no way lrom that on main campus and opened its doors to 52 young people on September lo, l957. The success ol this initial year was so great that in September ol i958 a sophomore year was added with a resultant increase in enrollment to l l3 students. In l959, the Education Committee ol the Florence Chamber ol Commerce adopted as its project the MM, l . ,:.,i.iv,,, .:s.s ,s.,.. 2 . , , y I 2 'illll r E. LE!!! ' A .- . C 1'-wzii..

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ELMER DON HERD, JR. Resident Director Lancaster Center The Main Building ol the Lancaster Center. LANCASTER The Lancaster Center of the University ol South Carolina opened its doors on September Qi, 1959, with a student body of 5l students. Since that date the student body has doubled and tripled. The T962-63 school year saw T50 Lancaster area students enrolled For normal Freshman-sophomore courses. Be- sides the normal freshman-sophomore course otter- ings the Lancaster Center has an active adult education program handled through its University Community College. The Lancaster Center, in con- junction with the Division ol General Studies and Extension, also makes available special graduate courses For public school teachers of the area. In T962 the Lancaster Center, attempting to lur- ther meet the needs ol the growing college com- munity, began its tirst summer course otterings. This tirst venture into summer courses proved so success- lul that an enlarged summer program is planned lor the T963 summer session. The programs of the Lancaster Center served some 286 students and adults during T962-63. Classes are continually scheduled from 9 a.m. to lO p.m. thus attording university education at a time that would be convenient For all segments of the Lancaster Community. ,S . , . f 5 f fy-jf rw y gy.-. 5..,..ffsfr7 fires, fq it S S I 55 si? - urs. ' MEAE. I8 1 aff iiYs'.t if V iii ,Rik 5-mN5f3y , QQ- S W Qc 'ir UNIVERR ifir or soum cARouNA