Flashbacks

This Month in Colonnade History:

On Nov. 7, 1934, the superintendent of the Atlanta public schools, Willis A. Sutton spoke an address to the students and faculty on the upcoming changes in education. He spoke mostly in how teachers must adjust to its students but also a point was made that the students must enrich their own education experiences as well.
Nov. 12, 1934
Vol. 10, Issue 5

Jessie’s Only Man: The students of Georgia State College for Women were affectionately referred to as “Jessies.” But being an all-girls’ school, some girls tired of the single-sex atmosphere, which made it all the more interesting when a boy took classes on the campus. Homer Duke, a boy described as “tall, blonde, good-looking and friendly,” joined the GSCW campus for a quarter, while he waited to go to his school of choice in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
November 6, 1947
Vol. 22, Issue 4

On Nov. 10, 1953, the library received an antique copper pitcher from Egypt in memory of Ina Dillard Russell, for whom the library is named after. The Faculty Memorial Fund also presented an album of RCA Victor recordings of “Macbeth” in her honor. Ina Dillard Russell was the wife of Richard B. Russell, a state Supreme Court justice and mother of Richard B. Russell, Jr., a U.S. Senator. Ina Dillard Russell and her husband resided in the Governor’s Mansion when Richard Russell, Jr. became governor in 1931. The GSCW library was named after her in 1932.
November 10, 1953
Vol. 31, Issue 4

Students respond both positively and negatively to Nixon
winning the presidential election.
Vol. 44 No. 3
Nov. 12, 1968

Issues of The Colonnade from 1925 to 1975 are now available to be viewed on microfilm in the library.

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