Convocation, 1958, spring, photo 6

This image shows the speakers at spring convocation shaking hands with each other on stage in Broome-Kirk Gymnasium, built 1955, at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) on April 16, 1958. The College Band plays in the foreground. On stage, President William Howard Plemmons (1955-1969) can be seen second from left, and Vice-President David Barnard Dougherty (1955-1965) stands on the right. Spring convocation included attendance by the State Board of Education and a speech by J. Harris Purks, the executive secretary of the Board.

Convocation

Presidents

Administrators

Plemmons, W. H. (William Howard), 1904-1984

Appalachian State University

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 5, Spring Convocation Board of Higher ed. April 16, 1958, C14.1.4.5.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1958-04-16

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Photographs

English

Image

1950s

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Plemmons, William Howard, 1904-1984. Dougherty, David Barnard, 1909-1965

Broome-Kirk Health and Physical Education Building (1955)

Series 2 -- Events

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