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

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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

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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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CENTER At present the Lancaster Center is housed in three buildings in downtown Lancaster. The Center build- ing, Williams Hall, is a three-story former residence that has been converted lor University use. Located in Williams Hall are: the administration ottices, the Center Library, three classrooms, student lounge, stu- dent canteen, biology laboratories, microtilm reading room, series of faculty ottices and several storage rooms. Adjacent to Williams Hall is a small labora- tory building which contains the chemistry labora- tories. ln a nearby commercial building the growing Center has recently acquired sorne 3,000 sq. leet of tloor space that now houses the Secretarial Training Department and Engineering Drawing Laboratory. However, as a result of the constant growth and constant utilization of the Lancaster Center it was realized that the present Facilities would soon prove inadequate to handle the educational demands oi the area. With this problem in mind the citizens oi Lancaster, in March, TQ63, lormed the Lancaster County Educational Foundation to conduct a capital Fund campaign with a view to building spacious permanent quarters lor the Lancaster Center. The leadership of this foundation was placed in the hands of former Congressman J. P. Richards, as chairman ol the board, and J. C. Hubbard, as pre: deft f Foundation. The actual operation and maintenance Q' Lancaster Center is a joint project ot the Dvizirx 2 General Studies and Extension oi the LJVlif?.VEiLf arf: the Lancaster County Educational Commission. Tri Commission is composed ol eight rrioorfaff -a - caster County citizens: Julian E. Starr, Jr., ctarrracg Dr. William E. Sims, Jr., vice-chairman, Ned Gregory, treasurer, William Heath Ellis, secretary, Mrs. Clara P. Hammond, James E. Hinson, Dr. Vfilliam L. McDow, and Ray Eaullcenberry, County Superintend- ent ol Education. Since its establishment in 1959, the Lancaster Center has been under the direction ol E. Don Herd, Jr. Besides Mr. Herd's administrative duties, he is also assistant professor ot American History. Lilce the student body, the Faculty has constantly grown since the inception of the Center. The Faculty now numbers 13 full or part-time instructors representing ten aca- demic disciplines. The Lancaster Center is proud it is able to otter the tinest educational opportunities for the students of the Lancaster area. i .