Valdosta State University - Pinecone Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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, PI N E C ONE YQ The doors of the building opened for service in blanuary, 1913. During the first half-year session the school was very small, but by the next fall every room in the dormitory had its two students: soon after, another girl was added to each roo1n, and since that time the dormitories have had to carry a 50 per cent. over- load. In 1916 the Legislature made an appropriation of 350,000.00 to build an Administration building: the city of Valdosta then made available the second 325,000.00 of its gift and the beautiful XYest Hall was erected, the actual cost being about S100,000.00, as the State made a supplementary appropriation to tinish the work. ln the summer of 1919 the College received another appropriation of 575,000.00 for a new dormitory: as this sum was little more than half the sum re- quired, the citizens of Valdosta executed a joint note for 350,000.00 which was purchased by Mr. A. tl. Strickland. Converse llall opened its doors the following September. lly an act of the Legislature in 1922, the name of the College was changed from the South Georgia State Normal College to that of the tieorgia State XYOIII- an's College at Valdosta: at this time she ceased being merely a junior college and began to confer the liachelors' degree. All the subjects properly entering into the higher education of young women are offered: History, Literature, Mathematics, the Languages, the Sciences, the .-Xrts, fine, domestic and liberal: all departments are under highly trained specialists. The College has never sought mere mnnbers. She has always striven for sound service, high standards of living and of work, and of impartial enforcement of these standards on all students. Her diploma cannot be boughtg neither can it be secured by merely staying through. Her diploma is an honor because it is an evidence of full quota of serious intellectual work well done, and of a character worthy of trust. Thus has been the establishment and growth of the tieorgia State XX'oman's College-chartered in foresight and patriotism, founded on the broad-minded faith and liberality of a whole community, organized for permanent and noble service and maintained by the loyalty and indefatigable efforts of her President and her Hoard. E. li. ISRUWN. H.. ffff X .1 .r f , 5- . g 91551 AQ. A ff s-f. - J . Q 15

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History of the College rrfoittcavr N the delightfully mild climate of South Georgia there has grown up the gem of the State L'niversity system--the Georgia State Vv'oman's College-a beauti- ful and noble institution, an honor to the State, and the pride of her home city, Yaldosta. t'reated by a bill imroduced in the 1,eg'islature by llon. XY. S. West. in 1905. opening her doors in 1913, she is as yet hardly out of her infancy, but she has al- ready established herself as one of the best schools in the South, second to none of tieorgia's great institutions. lt is a cause of great pride to Valdosta that her sons were the leaders of the movement which tinally made possible the creation of such an institution. The College received a liberal charter and a Board of 'lirustees was appointed: on this tirst board Yaldosta was represented by the llon. XY. S. Xliest. llon. .l. lf. Nlcliae. llon. Ci. R. .Xshley and Hon. R. lf. Ousley: however, owing to the linancial stringency then beginning' to be felt by the State. no appropriation was made to linance the institution. No change was made in this situation until 1911. -Xt this time an appropriation of S3O,fJUU.tlU was made to build and equip a Vollege liuilding: this sum was entirely inadequate, as there was no money appro- priated for a dormitory. llowever, the lloard was in no wise daunted. lt decided as an emergency measure that the College should for the present admit only women, thus determining the scope of the institution. .-Xt the satire time the Wiest site on Patterson Street was selected as the location. These two important mat- ters having been settled. the lloard adjourned to meet again in December for the purpose of electing a l'resident and receiving' the deeds to the campus, Dr. IQ. ll. l'owell was selected for the position. In the meantime the city of Yaldosta had agreed to give, besides a campus of sixty acres. S5,tlUU.Utl a year for ten years. After the above business had been transacted, the problem of housing the College again occupied the front of the stage. The solution was found by the city. which at once made available 825,000.00 of the S5tJ,OUU.UU which had been promised. 'lihus the College received her first dor- mitory-one of the most beautiful and perfectly adapted buildings in the South. ln 1912, thanks to the diligence of the representatives from Lowndes county. an adequate maintenance was appropriated. P. M ,ii-A-xx 7 25: V X 5 H-.sf is s 12

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PINE CONE , - Annual Stall ..q lly. p.. EPPT E RUBERSGN Ifdliflll'-IVII-ClI1't'f: GRACE BUTE .-lsxistuzzt Ediiol'-iii-Clzief KATIE HERRIN Business Manager NANA ALEXANDER .-lssisfanl BHS1'llt'.YS Jllanagvr CLARICE VVEATHERSBEE .-lrt Editor KATHLEEN MOORE FRANCES DEKLE .-Issistuut Jr! Editors EVELYN BROVVN literary Editor RUTH CARRIN flcvountaut E, the l'1lCl1llJC1'S of the annual staff, wish to thank tl1e whole student body for co-ope1'ati11g' with us i11 publishing' this, our first annual. Especially do we wish to express our appreciation for tl1e aid given us by tl1e following' girls: Grace Beasley, Louise Itlunn, Annie Lloyd Lig'gi11, Cleo Mansfield, Neva Mathis, Ursula llliller, Einnia Moore, ,AHIITC Smith for their artistic productionsg Shirley Gaskins, Georgia Gibson and Sara Ma11deville for their typing, and Florence Breen, lirances Faries and Frances Thomas for help in general. -l yi iii' gf? l