Retrospect at a Tenth Anniversary: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

by David L. Butler

Southern Illinois University at Ed­wardsville now has as its main campus 2,600 acres of gently rolling Mississip­pi River bluff land in the heart of the Madison-St. Clair two-county area, commonly known as Metro East, the opening of which in 1965 this book seeks to commemorate. The book pro­vides a view of the emergence of a major university in a 25-year period, 10 of these years on the Edwardsville campus. The more than 50 photographs chosen for this retrospective view complement the account of the educational philos­ophy, chief executives, faculty and cur­riculum, students and alumni of the University.

120 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pleasant enough look at the SIUE campus and community in 1975, and how both had progressed in ten years since the college first opened. I would have preferred more personal anecdotes from current and past students, faculty and staff to add color to the narrative; a good chunk of it is predominantly figured and numbers, which isn't terribly celebratory. There is some nice photography of campus life that makes it worth a look through.