Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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TOP: The excellent infirmary was one of the reasons Richmond was chosen as the site for a school. Above: Tennis was one of the most popular sports during the University ' s early days. Left: Of Mice and Men was performed on campus in 1919.

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LEFT: Eastern ' s second president, Dr. John Grant Crabbe, held office from 1910-1916. Right: Crabbe ' s successor, Dr. Thomas Jackson Coates, served from 1919-1928. Eastern Gains Four-Year Status Dr. Crabbe spent much of his term perfecting the or- ganizational structure of the Normal School. Three De- cades of Progress, Eastern ' s first recorded history, credits Crabbe with doubling the num- ber of faculty members and in- creasing the maintenance ap- propriation from the state. During his term, the presi- dent ' s home and a farm were purchased, an addition to Sul- livan Hall was constructed, and laboratory and library equipment were added. When the State Inspector McKenzie Todd visited Eastern in 1911, he wrote: In addition to his eminent ability and qualifications as an educator, Pres. Crabbe has proven himself a good business manager, has inaugurated many greatly needed reforms, one of which has been a splen- did system of books and ac- counts, being able to handle the financial affairs along safe and economic lines. In regard to the general management and financial condition, it appears to me that the real work of the school has just begun to be felt and the future will mark a more pronounced effect on the general education in the State. Dr. Crabbe left Eastern in 1916 to become president of Colorado State Teachers College. Europe was at war when Dr. Thomas Jackson Coates began tenure in office. His was the first Eastern administration to see its male enrollment drop as men prepared for war. However, enrollment rose once again when the war was over and life returned to nor- mal. In 1922, Eastern gained four- year status and became Eastern Kentucky State Nor- mal School and Teachers College. The Milestone and the Eastern Progress were both published for the first time that same year. Dr. Coates oversaw the campus ' first building boom. The Cammack Building, Burnam Hall, John Grant Crabbe Library Building, and the Coates Ad- ministration Building were completed during his term. Dr. Coates died on March 17, 1928.

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Herman Lee Donovan, Eastern ' s president from 1928 until 1941. Bottom left: Donovan, in his study at the Blanton House, listens to one of the radio programs so popular during the depression. Bottom center: Eastern cheerleaders towards the end of Donovan ' s term. Bottom right: Hanger Stadium, home of the football Maroons until the 1960 ' s, as it appeared in Donovan ' s Eastern Granted