Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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. P ,o ,A 'Anna , Dr. Lee G. Davy Vice-President, Development, Tennessee Eastman Corporation Admiral Cato Glover U. S. Navy fRetiredJ Chairman, College Committee, ETMA Board of Trustees Dr. Ferguson Wood Minister COLLEGE COMMITTEE, BOARD OF TRUSTEES EDGAR TUFTS MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION Dr. John A. Wilson Minister The ETMA Board of Trustees is chaired by Dr. Fer- guson Wood, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Johnson City, Tennessee. The College Committee is composed of nine members of the twenty member board. Dr. Lee G. Davy is Chairman of the College Committee. The Committee worked diligently and un- selfishly for the welfare and progress of the college. They gave of their time and talents to help the college me et the challenges that confront an educational institu- tion. ,Y 1 wil 7 , g . Mrs. W. C. Broum Merchant Alumni Representative VON I ,ict LT3, ,ss- ,. I I Dr. David W. Baker Minister Doctor of Medicine Mr. J. H. Carson Realtor .QI f 'I' Dr. Frontis Johnson Dean of the Faculty Davidson College Mr. L. Young White Contractor

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l -'il-nu., Robert G. Hayes, President Edgar Tufts Memorial Association Pictured below are Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hayes and son Robin with the Metropolitan Opera Stars. Each summer Mr. and Mrs. Hayes sponsor the Banner Elk concert in benefit of Lees-McRae College. Pictured L-R Stuart Ross, Accompanistg Lynn Owen, Met Star, Mr. Hayes, Nancy Williams, Met Star, Calvin Marsh, Met Star, Mrs. Hayes, and Robert Cannon QRobinJ Hayes. The ONTAROGA, in appreciation for sincere ser- vice, acknowledges . . . MR. ROBERT G. HAYES . . . Always willing to work for the betterment of the college but never willing to take the credit he so richly deserves. The staff proudly salutes Mr. Robert G. Hayes, President of the Edgar Tufts Memorial Association, of which Lees-McRae is a member institution. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he received his B.S. Degree from Duke University in 1931. He served as football coach at Rutherford College in 1931, and two years as athletic director of Blue- ridge School for Boys at Hendersonville, North Car- olina. He was later associatedwith Cabarrus Bank and Trust Company, Kannapolis, N. C., and served in the U.S. Navy Reserve for four years, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. A promi- nent business man in Kannapolis, Mr. Hayes is a member of the Board of Deacons of the First Pres- byterian Church of Concord. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, the former Mariam Winslow Cannon of Concord, have worked unselfishly to pro- mote the welfare of Lees-McRae College and her sister institutions, Grandfather Home for Children, and Cannon Memorial Hospital, of the Edgar Tufts Memorial Association. Amiable ETMA President R. G. Hayes Cleft! chats with guest speake Dr. Plemmons, ASTC President and LMC President Max Chapman val 1 x .N I I u J

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ADMINISTRATION Lees-McRae College was filled to an overflow capacity when classes began on September 16th. The College, nicknamed more than a decade ago by a Reader's Digest writer the campus in the clouds, had an enrollment unprecedented in its thirty-four-year history. Over 522 stude nts started classes for the fall semester. We have over 200 returning sophomores and over 300 freshmen, the largest freshman class in the history of the school, Mr. Leroy McCaskey, director of Admis- sions and Student Services announced at the opening faculty meeting. The 522 students were 300 men and 222 women, some of them residents of states as distant as Con- necticut and Florida. The student body continues to grow: in 1960, 325 students enrolled, in 1961, 378 students enrolled, in 1962, 403 students en- rolled, in 1963,440 students enrolled, and now there is a record enrollment of 522. Friendliness is a keynote trait of the small campus of Lees-McRae where the compact arrangement of dorms, classrooms, and faculty homes brings about a close and cordial relationship between students and faculty. Under the guidance of Mr. Lewis Hall, Academic Dean, the faculty offers sound and competent in- struction to LMC students. To its liberal arts graduates the college awards the student an intro- ductory foundation in liberal arts and permits emphasis on any one of the sciences, the social studies, or the humanities. There are preparatory studies for those who major in religion, medicine, denistry, education, engi- neering, forestry, agriculture, law, business ad- ministration, nursing, or medical records. These programs are planned for those who continue their education at a senior college. Some 60 percent of Lees-McRae graduates continue their education. A course of terminal study is provided for those who plan a career as secretary, engineering aide, medical librarian, X- ray technician, medical secre- tary, or medical record librarian. In the medical specializations, study at Lees-McRae is followed by internship in hospitals throughout the Southeast. Expenses at Lees-McRae compare favorably with those at other private colleges in the state. Mr. Charles McKinney has the difficult task of super- vising the business affairs and management of the Business Office. Under capable leadership in the administration, and through a competent faculty, Lees-McRae sets as its goal improved junior college status. Director of Student Services Director of Admissions LEROY H. MCCAS KEY B.S. Tennessee Polytechnical Institute Mr. McCaskey was appointed Director of Admissions in the fall of 1962. During the summer of 1963, he accepted the post of Director of College Relations, and in summer of 1964 he assumed the position of Director of Student Services. A graduate of Tennessee Polytechnical Institute, Mr. McCaskey came to Lees-McRae after teaching in high school in Georgia. His office is in charge of admissions, recruitment, and student services at the college. ws.