Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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WITH A GROWING COLLEGE Fairmont State College is experiencing a remarkable period of growth and development. One year ago a major renovation of the Administration Building was completed, thereby resulting in a building that is modern and functional. At Homecoming, October, 1964, a new Women ' s Residence Hall housing 150 women was dedicated. An Applied and Fine Arts Building costing $1,600,000.00 is now under construction and is scheduled for occupancy in September, 1966. Rosier Field has been improved including the grassing of the football field and the construction of a press box, concession stand, and an addition to the original field house which has more than doubled this facility. The Student Center has been renovated to meet better the needs of a larger student body. This year the College had an unprecedented increase in enrollment. The overall increase was more than 23 percent above the preceding year with an increase in the freshman class alone of more than 60 percent. Today the stu- dent body of Fairmont State College is nearly twice as large as it was ten years ago. If the size of the freshman class of 1965 equals or even approaches the class of 1964,- and there is no reason to predict otherwise, the enrollment in September, 1965, will exceed 2000 students. For this reason, planning for the immediate future has been accelerated. Planning is now under way for a new cafeteria to be completed, hopefully, by September, 1966. More private hous- ing for students is expected to be developed. Planning is under way for the renovation of the Science Building. Additional parking space is being devel- oped for commuting students. In addition to the physical growth and expansion, significant progress has been made educationally. During a period when maintaining a competent fac- ulty has been extremely difficult we have been fortunate, generally, in holding capable faculty members and in replacing vacancies and filling new positions with personnel well prepared for their assignments. All departments and faculty have been engaged in major curriculum study and revision. As a result of de- partmental reorganization, the number of departments has been reduced by more than half — thus resulting in improved educational efficiency. Test rec- ords indicate that more outstanding students have been enrolling at Fairmont State College. More of our graduates have been continuing their formal educa- tion in graduate and professional schools. In effect, the College is developing in both physical and academic stature. This is an unusual and exciting period in the development of Fairmont State College. The achievements of the last couple years and other projects in the making augur well for the future of the College as it plans to celebrate its Cen- tennial Year in 1967. Eston K. Feaster 14