Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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INDIAN MAIDENS pause for a pow-wow. EVERYONE CAME to cheer the Indians to victory. THE GYMNASIUM, housing the training school and head- quarters of the Battery C, 206th Coast Artillery was built in 1926 DANNER HALL, named for W. S. Danner, long-time member of the Board of Trustees, was built in 1933 with funds borrowed from the RFC. WRH was also built in ' 33 with RFC funds. 13

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outward signs of growth WOMEN ' S ATHLETICS became import- ant in this era. Note the modest uni- forms. The legislature approved a bill providing that agricultural schools be supported by a levy of I 9 mill. This same year, 1917, high school work and junior college work were separated. The dairy barn was built in 1914, the power plant in 1916. The YMCA building was built in 1919. Social activities were quite different from the present. The Overall Club was the main men ' s social club; dating rules required that a chaperone be with the couple at all times. Old Maud and the hack became too lowly for the college students, and a campaign for a car was begun in 1914 in the first student publication, The Jones- boro Aggie edited by Fred Boyd. Pre-med courses were added in 1924 and in 1925 education and engineering subjects were offered. The legislature changed the name from State Agriculture School to State Agriculture and Mechanical Col- lege in 1925. In 1926 courses in the arts and science were added, and in the following year application was made to the North Central Association for admission as a junior college. Certain readjustments were made in the faculty before the college was admitted to the NCA in 1928. FOOTBALL COMPETED with a carnival. These early uniforms seemed to be missing shoulder pads.

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arkansas state college grows within . . . Preparations for becoming a senior college began in 1931 with the addition of biology, chemistry, eco- nomics and foreign languages. The NCA admitted Arkansas A M as a senior college in 1932, and in 1933 the legislature gave ASC its present name. The in- ternal growth is reflected in changing faculty reguire- ments and changes in entrance requirements from 15 years of age to 15 high school credits. Enrolment had grown from under 200 to 1500 in the training school and college. The State College Herald made its un- interrupted appearance Nov. 18, 1921. The first Yearling, the school annual, was published in 1921. Capt. H. E. Eldridge and Ace Puckett set up an anti- aircraft unit despite protests over military training for students. The 1932 Indians . . . upholding A-state ' s long athletic history . . . won the state football champi- onship with a 6-2 record. ASC was hit by the depres- sion and many students found it difficult to stay in college but government programs such as the NYA and FERA provided ways for students to earn money and help construct needed ASC buildings. The Civil Works Administration paid for setting trees on the campus in 1934 and loans for the engineering, science, commons, training school buildings and the stadium were approved by the Public Administration Board in 1934. r r 1 These students witnessed the changing of the school from an agriculture school to a liberal arts school.