Pikeville College - Highlander Yearbook (Pikeville, KY)

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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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i H ■m ■ ■ ■ r . ' ' ' ; . -. ' ..-■. . . ■ ■ •• - -v ■ K • WK ' 11 THE HIGHLANDER NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR George William Greene t Editor-in-Chief