West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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President In 1962 Dr. Earl F. Sykes was appointed President of West Chester State College. Before achieving this position. Dr. Sykes held many administrative offices including Acting Dean of Men, Dean of Academic Af- fairs, Director of Placement, Supervisor of Student Teaching and therefore was fa- miliar with the varied components that are joined to form a college. Dr. Sykes earned his B.A. and M.A. at Montana State Uni- versity and went on to receive a Doctorate in Educational Administration at Columbia University Teachers College. As President Dr. Sykes served actively in student affairs by officiating at many collegiate activities in addition to his main function at West Chester which is the direction of all administrative affairs of the college. As President of a college growing so rapidly, Dr. Earl Sykes seldom found a moment when he was not faced with an administrative de- cision that could have far-reaching effects. But here, at his desk, he appears to relax. 13

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Board of Trustees Having the general direction and control of the property and the management of West Chester, the 1968 Board of Trustees, chaired by Mr. Charles E. Swope, assisted by Mrs. Thomas P. Harvey, vice-chairman, and Mrs. James John, secretary, and the four other members: Mr. Robert R. Batt, Mr. Joseph A. Joyce, Mr. Robert M. Hotchkiss, and Mr. Joseph Saltzman, labored diligently as a group at its quarterly meetings to combat the handicap of having only seven members. The legal process of gubernatorial appointment with senate approval kept the Board short its nine members.

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flCRDEmiC flFFflIRS Academic growth in 1968 was only an indication of what is planned for the changing campus at West Chester. Under Academic Affairs Division, newly organized this year, were the College of Arts and Sciences and three professional schools: Education, Music, and Health and Physical Education. In keeping with this expansion faculty was increased from a mere one hundred in 1959 to four hundred at the present. Each department was able to extend the valuable pro- fessional extracurricular programs that emphasize scholarship and proficiency. All this de- velopment was well planned with the intent of being highly qualitative as well as quantitative.