Pikeville College - Highlander Yearbook (Pikeville, KY)

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Highlights of Pikeville College ' s First Eighty-Five Years 1889 — First building erected 1888-91 — Dr. David Blythe, first president 1 894 — First graduating class 1899-1910; 1915-1932 — Dr. James F. Record, president of Pikeville College 1908 — The Derriana, dormitory for women, dedicated 1908 — Alumni Association organized 1909 Pikeville Collegiate Institute becomes Pikeville College on school ' s twentieth anniversary 1918-20 — Gymnasium built by students, under supervision of contractor 1921 — Gymnasium opened with basketball game 1923 — Ground broken for Administration Building 1923 — First Junior College graduate 1925 — First Founders ' Day 1927 — First edition of The Highlander 1929 — Wickham Hall completed 1933.37 — Frank D. McClelland, president 1938-40 — Dr. H. M. Crooks, president 1939 Founders ' Day, fiftieth anniversary 1941-62 — Dr. A. A. Page, president 1944 — Francis Farm purchased 1946 — Gymnasium destroyed by fire 1948 — New gymnasium opened 1952 — First Homecoming and Queen 1957 First baccalaureate degrees awarded 1957 — Pikeville College Academy discontinued 1959 First Development Fund Drive begins 1960 — Gillespie Apartments for faculty members completed 1 96 1 — Training School discontinued 1 96 1 — Condit Hall for women, Memorial Hall for men, and new cafeteria opened 1961 — Pikeville College receives accreditation in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a four-year college 1962 — Record Memorial Building dedicated 1963-65 — Dr. B. H. Jarman, president 1963 — Marvin Student Center dedicated, Founders ' Day 1963 — Reorganization of Alumni Association 1964 — Second Development Fund Drive begins 1964 — Dedication of Mary I. Spilman Faculty House, Founders ' Day 1964 Seventy-fifth anniversary, Founders ' Day 1965-67 — Dr. Rediford Damron, acting president 1967-69 — Dr. Thomas H. Johns, president 1969 — Dr. Robert S. Cope inaugurated as president of Pikeville College 1969 — Page Hall opens 1969 — Ground broken for new science facility 1 97 1 Mining Technology program initiated 1972 — Everett F. Armington Science Learning Center dedicated, Founders ' Day 1973 First Associate of Science in Mining Technology degrees awarded 1973 — Industrial Technology program begins 1973 — Teacher Corps begins 1974 Pikeville College celebrates eighty-fifth anniversary and looks to the future 10