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Library Newsletter Fall 2005
In This Issue:
From The
Dean's Desk
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With the beginning of Fall semester, the James Earl
Carter Library welcomed new and returning students,
faculty, and staff. The Dean participated in various
welcoming activities, including Move-In Day, which gave
her the opportunity to meet parents and encourage
students to explore their Library. The Dean is again
teaching a section of the Freshman orientation course,
UNIV1000, and Library staff continue to participate in
UNIV1000, providing sessions on the Library. Students
are introduced to GALILEO, a collection of over 95
databases, and GIL, the Library’s online catalog, and
are taught the basic skills for searching and using
these resources.
The Library is proud of its instructional program, which
also includes a for-credit course, LIBR1000, and a
customized class component. Faculty and other groups may
request a session which our librarians customize to the
specific needs of the class or group.
Other Fall projects in which the Library has been
involved include our participation in GSW’s celebration
of Constitution Day. The Library mounted a display
consisting of numerous documents and illustrations
relating to the U.S. constitution and added two video
programs on related topics to the government documents
public work-station for our users’ benefit.
The Library is also a partner in the Sumter County Oral
History project. Dr. Glenn Robins and several of his
students are in the process of transcribing cassette
tapes consisting of interviews with prominent local
citizens. These tapes will be housed in the Library and
copies made available for in-house research by our
users.
The Library is making excellent progress on our two
Centennial projects. We are grateful to the GSW
administration for funding the refurbishing of the Macy
Bishop Gray Rare Books Room which will house the GSW
Historical Collection. We owe particular thanks to Wayne
Bradley, GSW’s own master carpenter, who is building
bookcases and cabinets for the room and to Mrs. Nancy
Rooks, the Director of Procurement, for her assistance
in facilitating the purchases of furniture and carpeting
for the room. The President & Mrs. Jimmy Carter display
has been renovated and updated, with Fine Arts
Department interns and Physical Facilities staff
assisting Library staff in this endeavor. We hope you
will all drop by and visit us and enjoy the GSW
Historical Collection and the Carter display.
Again, our thanks and gratitude for your support and
gifts which are greatly appreciated.
Vera J. Weisskopf
Dean of the Library
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The
History of Georgia Southwestern State University - Part VI
1960-1979
The 1960’s were a time of major changes at Georgia
Southwestern College. 1962 brought the opening of the
new library in what is now the Nursing/Media building.
The new building consisted of a mezzanine and
classrooms, all with air-conditioning and venetian
blinds.
 In 1964, the long-awaited transformation to a four-year
liberal arts college began. Over the next 5 years, GSC
would add to its campus over $1,685,000 worth of
facilities, including new men’s and women’s dorms,
health center, student center and food service facility,
and an addition to the physical education building. In
the latter part of the decade, the College also got
funding for three more classroom buildings, which are
now the Science, English, and Psychology buildings.
In Fall 1965 there was a record number of 1,200
registered students. Emergency housing in the form of
mobile homes located on Highway 280 were set up to
contain the unexpected student population. The number of
faculty doubled over the next two years, and in 1968
Georgia Southwestern College was fully accredited as a
four-year institution by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
The 1970’s saw many changes at Georgia Southwestern
College as well, most of them centering around the new
curriculum to support the new four-year status and fill
the brand-new buildings all over campus. The library we
have now was opened in 1971. A new major in Music
Education was created, and the Associate Degree program
in Nursing was accredited. New degrees included a
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, a Business
Administration program, and a Bachelor of Science in
Education. During this time, the college also received
NCATE accreditation in its elementary and secondary
education programs.
During this decade, the paved walk from the
Administration Building to the library was officially
named the “Hello Way.” Glessner and Wheatley Streets
were paved, and the lake became known as “College Lake”
thanks to a campus-wide naming contest.
In 1978, Dr. William B. King retired. Having been
president of the college for fifteen years, he led GSC
through many of its most drastic changes. GSC ended the
decade under the administration of Dr. William H.
Capitan.
Coming attractions: “1980-1999” in our Spring 2006
issue. The information for this article was taken from
two decades of The Sou’wester, the student newspaper.
The library owns bound copies of The Sou’wester dating
from 1962 to the present.
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What's New At The
Library
Selective List of New
Titles/Acquisitions In Fall 2005:
Historiography of the Holocaust
D804.348 .H57
Stone, Dan
Strategies for Classroom Management, K-6: Making Magic Happen
LB3013 .W545
Wilson, Darlene Anderson
Genetics, Disability, and Deafness
RF292 .G456
Van Cleve, John Vickery
Let's Go to the Cemetery!/Ode to
Autumn
Let's Go to the Cemetery!
Now that beach
time is over, let’s go to the cemetery! Combing cemeteries is
actually a favorite pastime for those who have a “love of
cemeteries” but by no means a love of death. Combing a cemetery in
search of family plots and ornate headstones can be as much fun as
combing the beach for pretty shells. It’s nice to visit cemeteries
with very special friends who share a unique chemistry and a love
of enlightening family histories.
Older cemeteries are the most appealing because
everywhere you turn there are colorful shards of glass from flower
vases, decorative cast iron fences, and old pewter lanterns. There
is an unusual grave in a nearby town that has a story behind it
which took place back in the days when the circus came to town.
During a performance, a trapeze artist fell to his death. His
grave is marked by a large mound of concrete and covered with
seashells, but the wrought iron marker bears no name.
There are many unique headstones, but one that I like
in particular is in Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah and is made
of slate that has been intricately etched with a delicate flower
design. The city of Savannah’s unofficial saying is that “Savannah
was built on its dead.” The graves of those who died between
1750-1853, including that of Button Gwinnett, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence, are in Colonial Park Cemetery.
It’s always good to visit a cemetery in the company of
a true Southerner since they are notorious story tellers with a
talent for “spicing up” anything they talk about. Someone once
said, “It’s OK to gossip about the dead ‘cause they sure as heck
won’t jump up and slap you.” Oh, and do watch where you step in
old cemeteries because there are often sunken areas covered with
vines, and if you step on one after a rain, you will bog up to
your knees! (Trust me on this one!)
Well, whether you choose the beaches or the cemeteries, there’s
always a treasure to be found!
Epitaphs From Around the
World
Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake, he stepped on the gas
instead of the brake...Here lies an atheist - all dressed up and
no place to go...She drank good ale, good punch and wine and lived
to be 99...I told you I was sick...Bill Blake was hanged by
mistake...Here lies my wife, let her lie, now she has peace and so
do I.
Ode to Autumn
Oh Autumn! Look how you
glare the sunlight.
You color the wheat and sprinkle starlight.
You conduct crickets to sing a sweet tune
While silver clouds float o’er a harvest moon.
Colored leaves dance as partners to the wind-
Autumn’s performance, we all must attend.
The old school house slumbered all summer long,
Awakening to that Hickory Stick Song.
School bells are ringing, let’s all take a seat
Study those lessons, there’s no need to cheat.
Halloween creeps around, a night that’s still
Until brisk, whistling winds blow in and chill.
Hobgoblins, witches and spooks of all kinds
Will cackle and grin at Trick or Treat finds!
So Autumn, let’s journey along the way
Down that road that leads to Thanksgiving Day.
Grateful for the blessing that we receive
A tapestry of sharing we will weave.
In
The Spotlight:
Peggy Howell
The James
Earl Carter Library is very glad to welcome the new Interlibrary
Loan Assistant, Peggy Howell! Peggy joined the James Earl Carter
Library’s Access Services department on September 7, 2005. She
will be performing the daily operations of Interlibrary Loan and
will be Collection Development liaison for the Geology/Physics,
Chemistry, Psychology/Sociology, and Biology departments.
Peggy is a graduate of Northern Illinois University,
where she completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a
Master’s degree in Counseling. In March of this year, Peggy joined
her husband, Dr. Curt Howell, an Accounting professor here at GSW,
in making the permanent move to Americus from southwest Florida.
Peggy is originally a native of Chicago but no longer misses the
long, cold, and gray winter days. Her interests include reading
and travel.
Please join us in welcoming Peggy to the GSW community!
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