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women eagerly encouraged them to come into the mountains to establish a Christian school. After many long and searching trips, they decided that the natu- ral center of the region was Pike- ville, then a village of about three hundred people. The members of the first Board of Trustees were ever alive to the interests of the school. They were Dr. Condit, the Rev. W. S. Fulton, D.D., Mr. W. M. Connolly, Mr. John Simpson, Mr. James H. Hatcher, Mr. Charles M. Parsons, and Mrs. F. B. Trusell. The records of the college reveal constantly the devotion and wisdom of the unusual body of trustees. The possibilities of the school touched their imaginations and most of them gave generously of their time and means to its sup- port. By 1889 a site had been secured in Pikeville and a school building erected. In the fall the school opened under the name of Pikeville Collegiate Institute, with the Reverend David Blyth as principal and also pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Blyth was a man of great energy, and during the three years of incumbency, the school made rapid progress and took first rank among the best schools of its grade in Eastern Kentucky. Hendricks Hall was erected dur- ing Mr. Blyth ' s time of service. Unfortunately, a severe attack of typhoid fever left him unable to continue the work. Unfavorable conditions throughout the nation slowed the progress of the institution until 1896. During the principal- ships of the Rev. Harvey Ham- mett and the Rev. T. M. Corneli- son, times were difficult and slow progress was made. The future of the institution was assured, however, as the devo- tion and personality of the Rev. James F. Record began to express themselves following his coming as principal in 1899. During the next twelve years attendance practically quadru- pled. The Derriana was given by Mr. John A. Simpson of Cin- cinnati in memory of his sister, and progress was made toward introduction of a college curricu- lum. In 1911, Dr. Record resigned and removed to Ari- zona in the hope of helping Mrs. Record recover her health. The Rev. J. P. Whitehead assumed the presidency of the college in 1911, and served until 1915, when Dr. Record returned. When Dr. Record resumed the presidency of the institution, which was now invariably spo- ken of as The College, he was beginning a term of uninter- rupted service lasting seventeen years. In 1918, one student pur- sued college courses; fourteen years later the college enroll- ment was 366. In 1925, the pre- paratory department was admit- ted to membership in the South- ern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, and the jun- ior college department became a member in 1931. The Adminis- tration Building was built in 1926, with Wickham Chapel attached. Also in 1926, a young new teacher came to Pikeville College — Miss Mary Inglis Spilman, whose career of service to the college ended at her death in 1972. In 1928, Wickham Hall was added to the campus on the hill. Though Dr. Record was made president emeritus by action of the Board of Trustees in September, 1932, his counsel was not withdrawn from the col- lege until he passed away on May 25, 1935. It is difficult to estimate the influence of the gifts of the devoted friends of the college throughout Dr. Record ' s admin- istration. Mrs. Delos A. Wick- ham, of New York, presented Wickham Chapel with its fine Estey pipe organ, and Wickham Hall, a dormitory for men, to stand perpetually as a living memorial to Delos. O. Wickham, her husband, n addition to these buildings erected by her, the institution was bequeathed a considerable portion of Mrs. Wickham ' s estate at her death in 1933. Mr. William Thaw, of Pittsburgh, was another constant friend of the college, being a very generous donor to the Administration Building. The Women ' s Missionary ocie ies o enezer Presbytery greatly encouraged Pikeville College through their contributions and interest, and Dr. ona c ona , suc- cessor to Dr. Hendricks as syn- odical superintendent, was another loyal supporter and con- stant a visor o e institution. The daughters of Dr. Condit, Mrs. Oscar Henthorne, Miss Mary Ford Condit, and Mrs. Lucien Waggener, also expressed their interest and love of the college through their gifts which made possible the purchase in 1928 of the Andrew Auxier residence which was used as the President ' s home until 1955. Upon Dr.ifecorci ' s retirement, Dean Frank D. McClelland was made acting president and was elected president in October, 1933. Dr. McClelland served until October 1937, and through- out the year following, the col- lege functioned without a presi- dent. Mr. Norman A. Chrisman, treasurer of the institution, devoted much of his time to the college, serving in many capaci- ties, as acting president without the actual title. During this year, notable expansion of the library facilities was effected through the generosity of Mrs. N. A. (Lorraine Bowles) Chrisman, Mrs. Josephine Bowles Kirk, and Mr. H. C. Bowles, in mem- ory of their mother, Mrs. Nona Connoly Bowles, who was a member of the first graduating
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class of the preparatory depart- ment. Dean A. A. Page assumed the duties of acting president of the college in October, 1940, and was elected president a year later. Notable progress contin- ued under the able leadership of Dr. Page. Attendance increased after the difficult days of the war years, and the curriculum was strengthened to the point where the college was able to expand in the fall of 1955 into a third year of college work, with the addi- tion of the fourth year in 1956. In 1944, through the generosity of Mr . J. D. Francis, a graduate of the Academy and a trustee of the college, a 1,000 acre farm was purchased and added to the facilities of the college. In 1950, old Hendricks Hall was remod- eled into five apartments for married faculty. In the spring of 1960, a four-unit apartment house for faculty, The Gillespie House, was ready for occupancy and in the fall of 1961 Condit Hall for women and Memorial Hall for men including a new cafeteria were opened. In use for the first time in the fall of 1962 was the Record Memorial Build- ing containing Faith Chapel, O ' Rear-Robinson Library, five classrooms, and faculty offices. Dr. Page retired as president December 31, 1962 and became president emeritus on January 1, 1963. Dr. B. H. Jarman, Profes- sor of Education at George Washington University, was elected president and assumed office February 1, 1963. Dr. Jar- man resigned as president June 30, 1965. The Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Rediford Dam- ron, Academic Dean since 1957, as Acting President. In May of 1967, Dr. Thomas H. Johns assumed the presi- dency of the College. He served for two years and resigned June 30, 1969. The Board of Trustees elected Dr. Robert S. Cope, Vice President for Academic Affairs of the College, to succeed Dr. Johns and he assumed office July 1, 1969. Dr. Cope received the bachelor ' s degree from the College of Wooster and the mas- ter ' s and doctor ' s degrees from The Ohio State University. He has served as Professor of His- tory at Thiel College and Penn- sylvania State University. In administrative capacities, Dr. Cope has served as Vice Presi- dent of Thiel College, Registrar and Dean of Administration at the College of Wooster. In 1971, Pikeville College introduced a new program which was to be one of the first of its kind in the nation and one of the most successful in the his- tory of the college — Mining Technology. The first Associate of Science Degrees in Mining Technology were awarded in May, 1973. Founder ' s Day 1972, a great day for Eastern Ken- tucky, in the words of Repre- sentative Carl Perkins, marked the dedication of the four-mil- lion-dollar Everett F. Armington Science Learning Center. In the fall term of 1973, Pikeville Col- lege initiated two more new pro- grams, Industrial Technology and Teacher Corps. Thus Pikeville College grows to fulfill the vision of its found- ers in meeting the educational and spiritual needs of this once isolated mountain area. From a campus of three acres with one building to one of twenty-five acres with more than thirty-five buildings and a 1,000 acre farm; from a faculty of one to a faculty of over forty; from a student body of three to one of over 600; the college continues to expand its influence for God and coun- try in these lovely hills and pleasant valleys peopled by some of the finest stock of men in the United States.
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