Inkwell-- Armstrong's student newspaper: 1968-1969

Special Edition. “Armstrong and Savannah State will meet tonight in first encounter ever.” Basketball. Photo: Savannah state team, identified. Danny Sims, Armstrong Center (photo.) “Colleges share game proceeds” Photos and statistics of players.

Homecoming. Student-faculty basketball. Faculty approves policy for organization housing. Ashmore “state of the college” address (photo.) “Shrubbery planned to end student shortcuts (photo.)” Editorials: scheduling, “ban the bush.” Cartoon about future/war. “Ode to Lake Ashmore.” Financial aid. Maddox summer intern program. “Deferment system is a ‘national scandal’.” Parade. “College Students are opposed to active war.” ASC landscaping. Masquers’ Juno. “Computer discovers alternate reality.” Phi Kappa Theta open house. Pirate Patches. Photo: basketball. Double majors not recognized. Alpha Tau Beta. Tau Epsilon Phi. Basketball.

April Fool’s Day issue: Ashmore resigns, library joins book of the month club, campus construction to cease immediately, Armstrong football squad beats Univ. of Michigan.

Alumni edition (May 15, 1968) several article reprinted from earlier Inkwells. ASC to grant 120 four-year degrees (with breakdown by major.) Accreditation Progressing. Jump to 4 year status brings changes. Photo: Construction on fountain. New Construction adds to campus facilities. Enrollment. Photo: cheerleader clinic. Inkwell rated “very good.” Firms seek ASC graduates. Photo: Inkwell editor John Cason discusses issue with Director of Public Information. Four beauty queens attending ASC.

SGA election (photo of candidates, named.) Student center under construction (photo.) Brenda Bacon Rat Queen. Rat week. Chew names cast for Chicago and Fourteen Hundred Thousand. Games politicians play by Joe Kelley. Cartoon about brain drain to war. The Liberal Art by Clay Doherty. Editorials. First edition of Focus receives wide acclaim. Lit Club elections. Mrs. DeWitt resigns from Financial Aid. Lyceum policy. Photo: rat week. Intramurals (photo.) Pirate Patches. Student vie for SGA positions. Honor council.

“Faculty dresses down students” coed dress policy (photo.) Controversial Masquers’ productions to open: Chicago and Fourteen Hundred Thousand by Sam Shepard. Jacques Loussier trio to play jazz Bach (photo.) Students comment on national election. Photo: scene from Chicago. Editorials. Cartoon on conduct code. College Inn apartments. Students begin drive to name Student Center for King (photo.) “Fate of the leg” opinions. Miss Geechee pageant dance. Pirate Patches (photos.) BSU dominates intramurals. Track. Photo: Fourteen hundred thousand.

“ACLU, NSA make plans to pot current marijuana legislation.” “Tulane Dean, lawyer to serve as conduct code consultant” also speaking. Enrollment. “As I Understand It” by Henry L. Ashmore. Lovetts to film original play by Doherty, Strong. Photo: Priscilla Rockwell and IBM registration cards. Games Politicians Play by Joe Kelly. Pirate Patches. Seniors urged to file for graduation. “Senior Placement Schedule.”

Poll of students—“pot to premarital sex.” “SDS constitution to Ashmore.” “Mayhew raps colleges for lack of diversity.” Class V-Ps to be part of new student court. Photo: Nell Childs. Photo: rehearsal for chamber music concert. Editorials. Cartoon about Inkwell survey. Letters to Editor. Dedication of new campus halls scheduled. 7 photos of new buildings, exteriors, labs, lockers. Photo: Jim Pinard. Golf team. Pirate Patches. Basketball.

Dyches’ case, AAUP pressure, student demonstration for Dyches. Photo: Hayne Dyches. Maquers’ The Bacchae. SGA election. Panel on “The Generation Gap” reviewed. Photo: One Way Street’s concert. “As I Understand It” by Henry L. Ashmore. Cartoon about police, crime & a speckled bird. Editorials. Joe Kelly elected Inkwell editor (photo.) Winter activities of faculty, student groups reviewed. Sororities announce pledge choices. Masquer’s film by Tom Lovett. Pirate Patches by Dick Sanders. Photo: Danny Stell basketball. Requirements for student teaching from Dept. of Education. Track team. Hotline success.

“Maddox highlights ceremonies dedicating Solms, Victor Halls. Memorial loan fund for John Brown Bravo. Dorms incentive to Armstrong and Savannah State in cleanup. 136 to graduate June 2nd, names listed. Photo: Pioneer Day’s horse and cart, Florence Williams driving. “HEW allocates grants to ASC.” Editorials. Cartoon about spring cleanup. New academic calendar. Butterfly-- Masquer’s film, completed. “School requires seniors to pay fines May 30.” Geechee Gatherings. Mental Health week. Pioneer Days (3 photos.) Photo: Pozo Seco singers. Student center construction (photo.) SGA election results: John Eure President. Delta Chi. Masquers’ Pinter’s The Homecoming. Photo: The Baccahe. Baseball w/statistics and Photo. Golf. Cheerleaders. Georgia College Press Assoc. meeting. “Questionnaires questioned for little response.”

“Volume xxxiv of Inkwell: The last? Will you Help?” SGA plans. Dr. Harold Propst new ASC Dean. Home Builders Assoc. scholarship (photo.) Editorials. Urban revitalization: students aid City. “Bird Gets Caged” Great Speckled Bird newspaper and Savannah police. Changes in conduct code. Closed circuit TV to be used on Armstrong campus. New Student center to open in Oct. European tour ends with Tragic Death, Mrs. Jane Hogan. Student activities budget. Summer graduation, 49 degrees, speaker J. Whitney Bunting (photo.) Photos of students, Ashmore at graduation. Roy Carroll head of History and Political Science Dept. New Fine Arts Center. Student Education Assoc. aid schools. YD’s ask for disarmament.

Undated issue published after October 15th 1969. “YD’s observe Oct 15 Vietnam Moratorium Program gets National coverage on CBS.” Armstrong, Savannah State and Georgia Southern work for urban betterment. Georgia college students to receive career assistance. Geechee Gatherings. “Some call it treason” and “On the other hand”… debate about Vietnam Moratorium Day. Review of Easy Rider (film.) “Reflections in a Lunar Eye” by George Welch. 7 Photos of Vietnam Moratorium by Tom Lovett.