Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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The occasion served not only as the formal installation of President Donovan, but it likewise afforded a legitimate, dignified, and impressive means of displaying to the friends of Eastern and to the public at large the growth of an institution just now arrived at its majority. Visitors who had not been on the Campus for main years and others arriving tor the first time were outspoken in the surprise they felt at the size of the plant, the number and appearance of the buildings, the beauty of the grounds, and the size of the student body. Eastern was on parade, and no mean showing she made. Everywhere in every detail of the inauguration plans and ceremonies one had the conviction that a propitious era was at hand, made possible by the life and sacrifices of those who had gone before, that the institution over which President Donovan was called upon to guide had arrived at a place of dignity and worth, that it had justly earned the affection and respect of its constituency and its sister institutions, and that it was no longer in the experimental stage. The occasion was one of much value to the student body. They had an oppor- tunity of seeing the most brilliant and colorful procession in full academic regalia that Eastern ' s campus has ever witnessed. They saw the colors of the oldest uni- versities of Europe and America float to the October breeze, as the line of march proceeded from the Administration building to the Gymnasium between two lines of flanking students who stood at attention to form a guard of honor, with Eastern ' s banner and the American flag being borne by students at the head of the procession. Every department of the institution aided: students assisted in furnishing the music, in preparing and serving the two elegantly appointed banquets, that of the Alumni Association on the evening preceding the inauguration, and the formal luncheon to one hundred fifty guests immediately following the Thursday morning ceremonies, and in assisting President and Mrs. Donovan in the reception which they gave later in the day; they acted as ushers, pages and hosts. It is impossible to give here a detailed account of the formal ceremonies. W. C. Bell, Superintendent of Public Instruction in Kentucky presided and administered the oath of office to the President-elect. Addresses were delivered by President Bruce R. Payne of Peabody College on The Trend of Higher Education and by President Frank L. McVey of the University of Kentucky on Administrative Rela- tions in Colleges. President Donovan ' s inaugural address, The Duality of the Teachers College will long be remembered by those who heard it. After delivering a memorial sketch of those men who had preceded him in the office and setting forth in some detail the particular contribution of each, he outlined the history of Normal Schools and Teachers Colleges. He then proceeded to what he termed the two-fold ob- jective of the Teachers College of today: that it must lead the student to master subject matter and help him to acquire skill in teaching. His address was most stimulating, amounting as it did to a fronunciamento of his hopes, ideals, and ambi- tions for Eastern of the future. Nine

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