Freshman Orientation, 1955, photo 4
 

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“Freshman Orientation, 1955, photo 4,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/9216.


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Title

Freshman Orientation, 1955, photo 4

Description

Freshman Orientation at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) included placement testing, instruction, and welcoming addresses. Welcoming addresss were held in the auditorium of the Administration Building, built 1924, and included William Howard Plemmons (1955-1969), president of Appalachian State, Daniel Jay Whitener, dean of the college, Barbara Stephenson, dean of women, and faculty. This image shows the stage where the administration and faculty members are seated, with students sitting in the auditorium in the foreground. President Plemmons can be seen seated in the middle behind the podium, with Deans Whitener and Stephenson to his left.

Subject

Students
Student Activities
Administrators
Presidents
Plemmons, W. H. (William Howard), 1904-1984
Appalachian State University

Source

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 6, Events Unidentified ND, C14.1.4.6.

Publisher

University Archives, Appalachian State University

Date

1955

Format

JPEG
Photographs

Language

English

Type

Image

Temporal Coverage

1950s

Corporate Names

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.)

Personal Names

Plemmons, William Howard, 1904-1984. Whitener, Daniel Jay, 1898-1964. Stephenson, Barbara, n.d.

Place Names

Administration Building (1924)

Series

Series 5 -- Students, Student Organizations, Student Life

File name

1908_2003_080_A.jpg

Sponsors

The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.