Pikeville College - Highlander Yearbook (Pikeville, KY)

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€A FACULTY William S. Cramer, A.M. Academy Mathematics and Science B.S., Ursinus College; Sc.M., Brown University. Elizabeth North, A.M. Principal of Training School and Teacher of Seventh and Eightli Grades A.B., Eastern Teachers College; A.M., Peahody College. Ruth Ellen Harman, A.M. Training School: Fifth and Sixth Grades A.B., Centre College; A.M., University of Kentucky. Grace Stephens, A.B. Training School: Third and Fourth Grades. A.B., Western State Teachers College. Mary Magdalene Smith, A.M. Training School: First and Second Grades A.B., University of Kentucky ; A.M., University of Kentucky. Elizabeth W. Ashby, A.B. Secretary and Assistant Treasurer A.B., Bowling Green College of Commerce Hattie May Carter Secretary Secretarial Certificate, Bowling Green Business University. M. Ruth Murray, A.B. Manager of College Cafeteria A.B., Northern Illinois State Teachers College. Julia Ann Michael House Mother, Derriana Mary R. Phinne House Mother, JFickham Hall [9]

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C FACULTY Margaret Heslip Leitch, M.Litt. English A.H., Muskingum Cdllege; M.Litt., University of Pitts- burgh. Alta May Lumbard, B.S. in Music Music B.S. in Music, Huron College. J. K. Rash, A.M. Coach, Men ' s Physical Education A.B., Penn College; A.M., Y. M. C. A. Graduate School, Nashville, Tennessee. RoLiEN Rhea, M.S. Home Economics AM., Tusculum College; B.S. in Home Economics, Univer- sity of Tennessee; M.S., University of Tennessee. Kenneth E. St. Clair, Ph.D. History A.B., Lawrence College; A.M., University of Wisconsin; Ph.D., Ohio State University. Robert E. Rummel M.S. Chemistry and Physics A.B., Maryville College; M.S., ' anderbilt University. Gertrude M. Sandrock A.B. Music A.B. in P.S.M., Carnegie Institute of Technology. Mary 1. Spilman, A.M. Bioloffy and Zoology A.B., Western College for Women; A.M., Indiana State University. Patty Houston, A.M. Principal of Academy A.B., University of West Virginia; A.M., University of Pittsburgh. Merle E. Henrickson, A.M. Academy Social Science and English A.B., Wayne University; A.M., Wayne University I HI H

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ACADEMY S%J I. Drummer ... 2. Major ... 3. Academy shows growth of Pike- ville College through fifty years ... 4. Visi- tors, Professor Leitch, and Alumni President Scott ... 5. Training School starts on parade. FOUNDERS ' DAY The Founders ' Day celebration held annually at Pikeville College dates back to 192 , when formal tribute was first paid to the achievements of the men who founded the school and set the beacon of higher learning in the Kentucky hills. The exercises of the day began in the chapel, and then friends of the college and students mingled on the campus until noon. At that time the Junior College students, then known as the College Class, served lunch . The exercises were concluded with an afternoon service held in the Presbyterian Church. This celebration has since become one of the annual events of the college, October is the month for the celebration. The 1939 celebration was two-fold in purpose. Approximately three hundred fifty alumni took part in the semi-centennial and Founders ' Day program on October 11-12. During the course of this celebration the college received two very valuable gifts. The first was a set of silvei-toned chimes given by the Alumni Association. These were given to fulfil the frequently expressed desire of Dr. James F. Record to have soft, peaceful music floating over the valley. The other gift was two hundred hymn books for the chapel from Mrs. Hester Trivette in memory of her husband, Mr. Linton Trivette. A historical pageant given in the chapel on Wednesday evening was one of the most interesting parts of the whole program. This portrayed five scenes taken at ten-year intervals from 1889 to 1929. Mrs. May Elliott Shurtleff was responsible for the direction, of this pageant. The various persons taking part in the pageant were Misses Ruth Harman, Marie Huffman, Virginia Hat cher, Margery Harman, Delia Childers, Annette and Rebecca Jean Donaldson, Patty Preston, Emma Jo Bowles, Elmo Childers, and Mary R. Phinney; Mrs. Violet Connolly, Mrs. Rachael RatlifF, Mrs. Margaret Hatcher, Mrs. Grace Burke , and Mrs . Katherine Doak; Messrs . F. S. Huffman , J. R. Huffman, J. M. Hatcher. Jr., F. A. Connolly, Walter Walters, W. M. Connolly, Burl Ratcliffe, James Miller, and Sidney Ratliff, Jr. Music was furnished by the College Glee Club under the direction of Miss Lombard. The all-college parade on Thursday afternoon ended the celebra- tion. Students of the Training School, the Academy, and the College, as well as the faculty members, took part in the parade. The colorful Ford Pipe Band, an organization of Scotch pipers and drummers, who had also played on the campus Wednesday night and Thursday morning, and had given a concert in Wickham Chapel Thursday night, led the parade. This gay band is sent out by the Ford Motor Company. The college was very fortunate in- deed to have them come from Detroit for this occasion . The contribution made by Pikeville College and other church colleges was stressed by Dr. James E. Clark of Nashville, Tennessee, who gave an address on The Present Crisis in Education at ten o ' clock on Thursday morning. Frank Scott, president of the Alumni Association, and Dr. Crooks, president of the college, also spoke at this meeting. Dr. Crooks read greetings from President Roosevelt, Senators Alben W. Barkley and Robert A. Taft, Governor A. B. Chandler, Representative A. J, May, Judge King Swope, and a large number of heads of colleges and seminaries from several states. Several social events for the alumni and visitors formed an im- portant part of the program. These included a tea at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Crooks, and a banquet and a luncheon, both in the college cafeteria. At the luncheon President Lloyd of Maryville College spoke on Fifty-year Convictions. In this ad- dress he looked both backward and forward, paying tribute to the history of Pikeville College, and ending with the quotation, Hope is greater than history. Alumni who contributed a great deal to making the semi-centennial Founders ' Day a success are Mrs. Madeline Childers Hatcher, Mrs. Margaret Cornett Hatcher, Mrs. May Elliott Shurtleff, Mrs. Hester Frances Trivette, Miss Mary I. Spilman, Mrs. Georgia Forsyth, Mr. Harrison Bowles, Mr. W. P. Call, and Mr. Frank Forsyth. r 10] Tl f ? 9?W