Clemson University - Taps Yearbook (Clemson, SC)

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J- lie f teMa en i Enoch Walter Sik.es. Ph.D.. LL.D. DOCTOR ENOCH WALTER SIKES Wy HEX Dr. Enoch Walter Sikes became President of Clemson College in 1925 the student body was approximately one halt its present size. Largely due to the impetus of the President himself, in putting Clemson on the map. the student body has steadily increased until the record breaking ' 35-36 enrollment of approximately 1500 students overcrowded the existing facilities of the College and necessitated an expansion. Dr. Sikes immediately started a campaign to secure the needed funds. Finally, due to his continuous efforts. $800,000 was secured from the Federal Govern- ment with which to build an Agricultural Building and additional Barracks. Mean- time. Dr. Sikes ' efforts resulted in a much-needed increased appropriation from the State, through the medium of the Legislature. Dr. Sikes is keenly interested in the students ' welfare, and does everything within his power to raise the intellectual and social standards of the Clemson Cadets. Xo this end. he asked that the new barracks be so designed that a smaller group of men would ccme in direct contact with one another, in order that the} ' might form closer friendships. He also asked that each uni t of the barracks contain a reception room, in which the cadet might meet the outside friends who came to visit him, and in which the members of the faculty could make interesting lectures to small groups on subjects not in the scope of the regular curriculum. From the foregoing statements one can easily see that Dr. Sikes is a very capable College President, cne who is truly interested in the members of the student body, and though his duties prevent him from knowing all of the cadets personally, he is never too busy to discuss and try to solve their problems.