Throwback Thursday - Audrey Gaston Howard Graduation

Image courtesy of the Samford University Library Special Collection.

The library doesn't have very many pictures of Audrey Gaston Howard, Samford's very first full-time African American student, but one of our favorites is this one of her receiving her law degree from President Leslie S. Wright in 1970.

Library 2016 Holiday Hours

We've made it through another round of final exams, and extra-special CONGRATULATIONS to all our December graduates who get to see their #SamfordStories culminate with Fall Commencement tomorrow!

The University Library will begin holiday hours today.  Our holiday schedule is:

• Friday, December 16th -- 7:30am - 5:00pm

• Saturday & Sunday, December 17th & 18th -- CLOSED

• Monday, December 19th through Thursday, December 22nd -- 7:30am - 5:00pm

• Friday, December 23rd through Monday, January 2nd -- CLOSED

We will reopen with Jan Term hours on January 3rd. 

From the Howard Crimson, 1941, courtesy of the Samford Library Special Collection

We wish you and yours peace, love, and joy this holiday season.  

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

אנו מאחלים לכם שלום , אהבה ,ושמחה בעונת החגים

نتمنى لكم السلام والمحبة و الفرح في عطلة هذا الموسم

我们祝你平安，爱和喜悦这个假期

Ni deziras al vi pacon , amon kaj ĝojon ĉi ferio sezono

우리는 당신에게 평화 , 사랑, 기쁨 이 휴가 시즌 을 기원합니다

Мы желаем

вам мира , любви, радости и в этот праздничный сезон 

私たちはあなたの平和、愛、喜び、このホリデーシーズンにしたいです

Vi önskar dig fred, kärlek och glädje denna feriesäsong.

tam, bang je yImaq DaneHchugh maH maqtagh QI'lop

"O sing unto the Lord a new song sing unto the Lord, all the earth." Psalm 96:1

We have enjoyed Mr. Steve Knight's astounding talent on the Rushton Memorial Carillion for these many years. For more information about the Carillion, visit this Treasure Chest website describing each bell's Biblical inscription.  Just this morning, he celebrated our graduates with a beautiful concert of the following tunes:

Star Spangled Banner

Samford Alma Mater True

Amazing Grace

Alabama, Alabama

Preludio X                                                                  
         Matthias van den Gheyn, (1721–1785)

Air in F Major                                                             
         George Frederick Handel, (1685–1759)

          arr. Leen’t Hart, (1915–1992)

Selections from Johannes de Gruytters’ Beiaardboek (Antwerp, 1746)

Minuet in G Major                                     
             Johannes de Gruytters, (1709–1772)

Andante in C Major                       
              Francois Couperin, (1668–1733)

Bells of Dunkirk                                       
              traditional

Gavotte et double                                
              Willem de Fesch, (1687–1761)

Andante from Sonatine No. 1                                                  
           Seth van Balkum

La Campanella for Carillon in F Major                                      
          Georges Clement

Three Sacred melodies                                         arr. Stephen Brooks Knight, (b. 1944)

All people that on earth do dwell                                     
              OLD 100TH

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee       
              Ludwig van Beethoven, (1770–1827)     

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty     
              LOBE DEN HERREN, Stralsund Gesangbuch, 1665
              harm. W. Sterndale Bennett, (1816–1875)

Mr. Knight has generously shared many of his records related to his carillion service to Samford, and we look forward to sharing more of his history with you in the future.

Thanks to Karen Rayburn for information about today's concert. Thanks to Jennifer Taylor in Special Collections for information about the Rushton Memorial Carillion.