The club donated the tree to replace a diseased tree. Club vice president Ed Ditto shovels dirt while treasurer Bo Williams, sponsor Dr. Ostap Stromecky, and president Dianne Barcheers look on.
McGlathery, shown second from left at the rear, was the first African American student to gain admission to UAH. In the caption, the AP notes that "he enrolled at the previously white institution today without incident."