High Point University - Zenith Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Dr. Patton Guide HPC Dr. Patton uses his library to keep up with current educa- tional trends. For the past ten years Dr. Wendell M. Patton has served as chief administrator of HPC. It is in this capacity that he, along with the help of the Board of Trustees, has kept this institution moving and growing. A man of many honors, Dr. Patton received his edu- cation at Wofford College, University of Georgia, Pur- due University, and Colgate University, and obtained the B.S., M.S., Ph.D., and L.L.D. degrees. Very much interested in the College ' s growth and development, President Patton looks ahead to the success of the Golden Decade program. This ten-year (1965-1974) effort to raise ten million in income gives HPC the chance for the increase and improvement of its facilities. But Dr. Patton is also concerned with the growth and development of each person involved in this insti- tution. He feels that in order to keep the institution growing, each member should constantly review the goals and objectives of the institution and that these goals should be the yardstick by which we measure our efforts. The very purpose of HPC is to prepare young men and women for leadership in their com- munities, to feed them not only intellectually, but also spiritually, to give them not only knowledge, but also wisdom. Dr. Wendell M. Patton President of High Point College 25

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progressive leadership HPC is a college currently envel- oped in a program of development and expansion. One integral factor in this move toward excellence is leadership— dynamic, creative, pro- gressive. A college is only as good as its leaders, and HPC ' s recent advancement suggests superior lead- ership. The College has four admini- strative departments— Academic Af- fairs, Student Affairs, Public Affairs, and Business Affairs— coordinated by President Patton and the Board of Trustees. These administrative leaders are the men who initiate new policies and change old ones. They are also men who represent HPC. Daily they come in contact with the public, projecting an image of HPC to the man on the street. The impressions these men give are important. Good impressions inspire the support that is so necessary to a college during times of projected growth and im- provement. HPC is growing with the aid of many friends, and the Col- lege leaders have worked diligently to encourage much of this support. Trustees and ARD 0F ItUSUtt T tum % MVWftTN •a. cwim r, camou NM. 0ACSI.mil IK, J. MAM ill CIVUITII m. Mini. racM •ft. CI. WIT Mf. H.I. » • ■ IK, CFIUI ■«« ■ m. tew •• w 1 -L , HUl«i«- l,,|Pi m utwH 0 00 x The Board of Trustees meets periodically to determine official HPC policy. 24

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Academic Affairs Academic affairs are under the direction of Dr. David W. Cole, Dean of the College, and Dr. E. Roy Epperson, Assistant Dean of the College. The most notable academic achievement this year was the implementation of the independent study program, offered during the mid-term semester vacation. Formulated through the efforts of the Educational Policies Committee, this program was con- ducted on a completely voluntary and experimental basis. It provided an opportunity for the individual student to deepen his knowledge of a specific area of his academic major. Registration, degree requirements, admissions, and financial aid are some of the aspects of HPC under the heading of academic affairs. Dr. David W. Cole, Dean of the College, also taught courses in the HPC history department. Dr. Harold Conrad served as Dean of Academic Mr. David H. Holt kept up with students ' academic records Planning. in his first year as Registrar. A former HPC graduate, Mr. Robert Wells came to the campus this year as Director of Financial Aid. 26 The Admissions Office was directed this year by Mr. Benjamin Brock well.