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■ T5he Inauguration One of the most important events in the history of Eastern is to be recorded in this Milestone: the formal inauguration of Doctor Herman Lee Donovan as Presi- dent of our institution, on the 25th of October, 1929. Following the death of our beloved President Coates, the Board of Regents met in Louisville, March 27, for the purpose of selecting his successor. Doctor Dono- van, Professor of Education at the George Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee, was their unanimous choice. An editorial in the Courier- Journal of the following day, entitled A Kentuckian Reclaimed, pointed out in a singul arly felicitous way the rare good fortune of Eastern — and of Kentucky — in having been able to secure the services of a man, who by birth, training, and experience, is pre-eminently fitted to guide the policies of the Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College at this time. The editorial seemed to strike a responsive chord throughout the state; on all sides its sentiments were re-echoed. Naturally nowhere was the selection of the Regents more warmly applauded, or the value ot the man chosen more readily recognized than at Eastern. Faculty, students, Alumni, and friends of the institu- tion united in their approval ot the choice. Doctor Donovan was not coming to Eastern, or to Eastern Kentucky, for the first time; he was, as the Courier pointed out, only returning. A native of this section of the state, a graduate of the Uni- versity of Kentucky, he had served his state in various educational capacities, hav- ing gone to Peabody from the position of Dean of Eastern. A committee was appointed by the Board of Regents to take care of the formal induction of the President-elect. The members ot this committee were Dean Homer E. Cooper, Superintendent W. C. Bell, Regents Judge J. A. Sullivan and Honorable C. F. Weaver, and Mr. Paid Burnam. They were aided by various committees of faculty and students. The enthusiasm and interest which every one connected with these ceremonies exhibited served to emphasize the auspicious be- ginnings of President Donovan ' s administration. The official ceremonies brought to Eastern ' s campus a number of Kentucky ' s most prominent educators and citizens, together with others of high rank in the educational circles of the South and the states to the north of us. Representatives were here from the following institutions: Transylvania Col- lege, Centre College, Indiana University, Wake Forest College, University of Louisville, Marshall College, Berea College, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Indiana State Normal School, Alabama State Normal School, Peabody College, Johns Hopkins University, Union College, Asbury College, Ala- bama College, Western Kentucky State Teachers College, East Tennessee State Teachers College, Murray State Teachers College, and Louisville Normal School. In addition to the official representatives there were many other visitors present in an unofficial capacity. Eight
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