Arkansas State University - Indian Yearbook (Jonesboro, AR)

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Expansion of the college program is reflected in new degrees offered in 1950. In that year the Bachelor of Science in Agri- culture was added. This was followed by the Bachelor of Science in Education in 1952 and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1954. A recent development is the addition of the graduate program in 1955. This new offering was largely an effort by ASC to improve the quality and quantity of school teachers and administrators. Since the Master of Science in Education degree has been offered, 38 persons have received the degree. In 1956 Beebe Junior College, a two-year school located 90 miles from Jonesboro, was placed under the ASC Ad- ministration and the program was correlated with the ASC program. Indian Village, a housing development for married students, was opened in 1955. Two modern dormitories, one for women and one for men, were constructed in 1954. Each cost approxi- mately $240,000 and houses 90 students. The Greek Hall, oc- cupied for the first time in 1958, is ultra-modern and is built on a unique pattern. Four wings emulating from the center are each assigned to a fraternity which has its suite in the wing. Air conditioning and a two-way intercom system make this one of the South ' s most modern dormitories. The athletic program has undergone a thorough revamp- ing in the past ten years. Hugh Bones Taylor, famous pass re- ceiver of the Washington Redskins, came in 1958 and coached the Indian football team through the toughest schedule the Tribe has ever faced. Track has been expanded and the basket- ball schedule includes some of the nation ' s finest teams. the modern era . . DR. CARL R. RENG, president 1951 -? has fostered the development of ASC into a school of university capabilities. ASC GRADUATES have grown from a handful to the group below.

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asc looks to the future . . COMEDIAN BILL LEACH TEACHES FRESHMEN TO BEANIE. FRESHMEN SERENADE THE LADIES. Arkansas State College has made great progress in the development of an educa- tional program to meet the needs of the • area which it has served during the fifty years since its founding. Starting as a vo- cational high school in 1909 with an enroll- ment of 196 students in temporary quar- ters, the school has grown until today its physical plant is valued at over six million dollars and the enrollment has reached nearly 2,500. Arkansas State College is the largest state-supported, multiple-purpose institu- tion in Arkansas. It is located in rich agri- cultural and industrial area with the second largest density of population in the state. All these factors point to an era of unpre- cedented expansion in the future. This year ' s enrolment is more than double the enrolment of five years ago and trends indicate that it might double again in the next ten years. Faculty expansion, student enrolment in- creases, hikes in the value of the physical plant and a new high standard which stu- dents must meet are some of the things visible to those looking for signs of growth. Only through a consideration of the past, present and the future can an accurate picture of Arkansas State College be drawn.