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

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'A ' 'fab M1 v fr :Am Wallace Hall, Florence Center Student Activities Building. girls' service sorority is being organized. The student council serves as a line of communication between the faculty and the student body. The main purpose of the Center-to provide the opportunity for the youth of this area to receive a higher education-has been accomp- lished. However, the college will not now cease to improve and enlarge itself. Among the hopes of the Center is the desire for an expanded li- brary in a new, separate building. It is the wish of the students and the administration and faculty to have a gymnasium which would give USCF a complete athletic program. Course offerings have been greatly expanded in the last few years, and it is hoped that noncredit work- shops, conferences, and short courses for adults will soon be initiated. This curricular expansion would meet immediate educational needs of the community and give area adults an opportunity to increase their knowledge. The Florence County Higher Education Commission, a legally constituted body estab- lished by the Florence County Delegation, has been instrumental in the success of the Florence Center. Dr. J. Howard Stokes, Mr. R. Davis Thompson, Mrs. O. T. Finklea, Dr. J. D. VVhite- head, and Mr. C. Dewey Munn make up the commission whose responsibility is to provide finances for building and campus maintenance and to furnish educational material. The com- mission also serves as a representative body from the community to the higher education officials of the state. Florence Center Library. wk Q -

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iv L nb A V ,av af f M f W ',,,,.....W.. 1 e Z' , 'lie Y K Q V, X ua 'ties 255251 Stokes Hall. F LCRENCE CENTER J. C. MCCOLLISTER Resident Director Located on a tree-shaded expanse of peaceful land, the University of South Carolina at Flor- ence is an impressive campus, it is an overt ex- pression of the faith of the citizens of the Pee Dee area in the young people of their region. Modern, well-equipped Stokes Hall affords the students a building for classes and activities. VVallace Hall has been renovated to give the collegiates an attractive student union building. The one hundred acres of land and Wallace Hall were deeded to the Pee Dee Educational Foun- dation by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wallace and Mr. Walter B. Wallace. The University Committee of the Florence Chamber of Commerce was orgi- nized in 1959 to raise funds with which to pro- vide the University with a permanent campus, in the same year the Pee Dee Educational Foun- dation was chartered. The University of South Carolina at Flor- ence offers a two-year course of study for anyone following a curriculum leading to a degree from the University of South Carolina. Electives broaden the scope of course offerings and give students an opportunity to become informed in a variety of subjects. An integral part of the University complex is its extra-curricular activities, and USCF offers its student body a variety of opportunities for self expression, service, and social gatherings. The Circle K, a service fraternity, is an active body assisting in University and community projects. There is a student publication, Cock- Tales, through which the students may express their views on important campus matters. A

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dl'- 'Q' if 5 5 , ,, y ,ff , . . ,, 5- My 2 Architects drawing of the proposed Lancaster Center building to be completed in the Spring of 1965. LANCASTER CENTER E. DON HERD, JR. Resident Director The Lancaster Center of the University of South Carolina opened its doors on September 21. 1959, with a student body of 51 students. Since that date the student body has doubled and tripled. Besides the normal freshman-sophomore course offerings the Lancaster Center has an active adult education program handled through its University Community College. The Lan- caster Center, in conjunction with the Division of General Studies and Extension, also makes available special graduate courses for public school teachers of' the area. The programs of the Lancaster Center served 514 students and adults during 1963-641. Classes are continually scheduled from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. thus affording university education at a time that would be convenient for all segments of the Lancaster Community. At present the Lancaster Center is housed in three buildings in downtown Lancaster. The Center building, Willialns Hall, is a three-story former residence that has been converted from University use. Located in VVilliams Hall are: the administration offices, the Center Library, three classrooms, student lounge, student canteen, biology laboratories, microfilm reading room, series of' faculty offices and several storage rooms. Adjacent to VVilliams Hall is a small laboratory building which contains the chemistry labora- tories. In a nearby commercial building the grow- ing Center has recently acquired some 5,000 sq. feet of' floor space that now houses the Secretarial