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Senior Breakfast Here Tomorrow THE EASTERN PROGRESS Tuesday Morning Student Publication of Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College VOLUME 17 RICHMOND, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1939 NUMBER 16 Glenn Swing, New Member Of Regents Place School Grows In Commencement Exercises To Be Eastern Board Of Regents, Bryant On Spite Of Reduced Held Wednesday Morning, May 31; Succeeds Judge Cammack Retired List Allotments Here Baccalaureate Address Sunday, May 28 Superintendent Of Faculty Is Re elected Dr. Donovan In Mark Ethridge Will Covington Schools For Year At Board Chapel Presents Address Graduates Is Appointed Meeting Held Here Last Family Chat Wednesday ^Morning TO REGENTS POST MEBANE RESIGNS ENROLLMENT UP BANQUET MAY 27 Glenn O. Swing, superintendent The Eastern regents at meet- The enrollment of Eastern State One hundred and eight seniors of the Covington city schools, Is ing Saturday, May 13, re-elected Teachers College has doubled in will receive bachelor's degrees the newly appointed regent at the faculty for another year. The the past ten years and now serves from Eastern Kentucky State Eastern Kentucky State Teachers about three., thousand students a Teachers College at the thirty- College, who replaces the late resignation of Miss Eleanor Me- second commencement exercises to Judge J. W. Cammack of Owen- bane, assistant professor of art, year thru some form of instruc- be held on Wednesday morning, ton, Ky. Judge Cammack served was accepted and Frederic Parker tion, according to a statement May 31. Of this number 24 are Eastern as a member of the board Niles was named to succeed her. ment by Dr. H. L. Donovan, presi- candidates for the bachelor of arts degree and 84 for the bachelor of of regents since the establishment Mr. Niles, a graduate of Southern dent of Eastern, Monday at of the Institution until his death science degree. last winter. Methodist University, Dallas, Tex., the regular college assembly hour The Right Reverend H. J. Mikell, received his master of arts degree 1 In his experience as an educa- in a brief message to the student Bishop of the Atlanta diocese and or, Mr. Swing has served in the from Peabody College and has body. chancellor of the University of the nearly completed his work for the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, Protes- capacity of teacher in the rural During the past twelve months tant Episcopal church, will deliver school in Clermont county, Ohio; doctor of philosophy degree. 2,024 students were enrolled in the the baccalaureate sermon on Sun- principal of the Pierce Township T. E. McDonough, director of college, approximately 400 in the day morning, May 28, In the Hiram High School of that county; teach- physical education, was promoted training school and high school Brock auditorium at 10:45 o'clock. er in the Oxford, Ohio, High from an associate professorship to and 600 to 800 in the extension His subject will be "The Spiritual School; assistant in the mathe- a full professorship and was given and correspondence division, he Adventure." matics department at Ohio State stated. Briefly reviewing the cur- GLENN O. 8WINO an Increase In salary. Mark Ethridge, vice president University; principal of the Wil- Miss Margaret Dudley Neale, of riculum, Dr. Donovan called at- tention to the fact that Eastern MARK F. ETHRIDGE and general manager of the Louis- mington High School, Ohio; math- Richmond, was named substitute ville Courier-Journal and Louisville ematics teacher at Holmes High Final Parade Of critic teacher for Miss Nell Hogan and Western Teachers College, Times, will deliver the commence- School, Covington, Ky., where he Bray, granted leave of absence Bowling Green, are the only two ment address on Wednesday morn- became principal in 1919. He without pay because of extended teachers colleges In the nation of- Student Life ing, May 31, at 10 o'clock in Hiram served in that office until his elec- Eastern R. O. T. C. illness. fering R. O. T. C. training. Pre- Brock auditorium. His subject will tion as superintendent of the Cov- G. O. Bryant, teacher in Model medlcal and pre-law courses, four Coruernstone Is be "The Second Reconstruction." ington Public Schools in 1927, Monday Afternoon High, was placed on the retired years of Smith-Hughes work in Commencement activities will which position he still retains. list. Mr. Bryant has served as a home economics and two in agri- begin on Saturday evening, May Mr. Swing is a graduate of the member of the faculty -for 15 culture, the liberal arts curricu- Sealed Here 27, with the alumni reception and Bethel High School, Ohio, and at- yeaTs. Sam Beckley, assistant di- lum, and increased industrial arts banquet in Burnam Hall at 6:15 tended Ohio State University, Individual Awards rector of extension, was granted facilities were also described by o'clock. where he received a B.A. degree leave of absence for next year to Dr. Donovan. Class Presidents The candidates for degrees are: in 1916 and an M.A. degree in Presented To Best study at Peabody College. Contrasting the growth of the Bachelor of Arts—Ewell Roberts 1917. Following his matriculation Military Students Dr. J. T. C. Noe, former mem- student body with the funds pro- And Student Body Arrasmith, Bethel; Nella Mae at Ohio State, he did graduate ber of the faculty at University of vided for operation, Dr. Donovan Bailey, Salyersvllle; Edwin Wilson work in education at the Univer- Kentucky, and Dord Fitz, gradu- stated that the appropriation for Aid In Program Barnes, Richmond; Amanda L. sity of Cincinnati, where he is a AT DRILL ate of Eastern, were employed as this year is $112,000 less than it .Black, Springfield; Mary Agnes member of the Phi Delta Kappa members of the summer school was in 1030-31 and declared that Bonn, Shelbyville; Hiram Mont- and Kappa Delta PI, honorary ed- faculty for the first summer term. continued efforts had been made ON CAMPUS gomery Brock, Jr., Harlan; Hayes ucation fraternities. The Reserve Officers Training Henri Scnnabl, of Portsmouth, to keep up the high standard of Thomas Bunch, Walllns Creek; Mr. Swing is a member of the Corps at Eastern Kentucky State Ohio, was employed as director of work with the lower income. The cornerstone ror the new Homer Clayton Davis, Ezel; Ada Teachers College, will have their the Eastern Music Camp. Miss Student Life building at Eastern National Education Association, Elizabeth Wilson, critic teacher in Beginning next June there will Moore Deaton, FUlmore; Oraydon on the board of directors for the final dress parade on Monday Kentucky State Teachers College M. Frost, Cow Creek; Teddy afternoon, May 29, at three-thirty training school, was granted leave be only one annual commencement Kentucky Education Association, of absence for the summer term at Eastern, according to Dr. Don- was laid Monday with Dr. H. Curtis Gilbert, Pine ville; Frances vice-president of the Kentucky o'clock. The parade will take L. Donovan, president of the col- WUlard Jones, London; Jack Jo- place on the football field of Han- and Miss Edith Ford, of the com- ovan. The August graduating branch of the National Congress merce department, was granted a class will participate in the June lege, Leo F. Whalen, engineer in- seph Merlino, Palisades, Colorado; of Parents and Teachers, and a ger Stadium. spector for the Public Works Ad- Dorris March Million, Richmond; similar leave. commencement instead of having Lucille W. Nunnelley, Hustonvllle; member of the Covington Cham- The presentation of awards and Dr. Donovan was given permis- a separate August graduation as ministration, Charles Fogle, archi- ber of 'Commerce, Rotary Club, trophies for the year's achieve- sion to purchase for the tower of has been the custom for the past tect's superintendent; Arthur Wld- Iva Loraine Perkins, RockhoUl; and Masonic Order. ments will be made at this time. the Student Life building, now un- man, superintendent of construc- Homer Wendell Ramsey, 'Whitley The Elks' Club trophy, first awar- several years, he stated. They will tion, and the class presidents City; Mary Ellen Richmond, Lud- ded in the spring of 1937 and won der, construction, a set of chimes. be required to have their summer low; Charles Leonard Stafford, Funds will be obtained from an schedules made up and approved taking part in the ceremony. Keep Kampus at that time and in 1938 by Bat- 1 Covington; Estile Rue ell Swan, tery B, will be presented to the excess in the stadium construction before the June exercises and will The $396,000' building, approxi- Cor bin; Hazel Caldwell Swartz, best drilled battery. Three cups fund, a gift from this year's sen- not receive their diplomas until mately 20% complete, will be the Ewlng; Lona Lee Turner, Coving- Klean Kyma will be awarded to the Individuals ior class and from the unencum- completing their requirements. center of student social life on the ton, and Victoria Isabella Yates, ranking for the following honors: bered building fund. Total cost of Concrete walks will be built on campus and will be occupied by Waddy.