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Ua3/3/1 Special Study - Fraternities And Sororities, Charles Keown, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Reports by Charles Keown and committee to Kelly Thompson regarding the creation of fraternities and sororities. Consists of five parts:

1. Factual Report by Club
2. General Statistical Summary
3. Summary Report of Existing Clubs
4. Possible Courses of Action
5. Recommended Course of Action

Ua11/3 Campus Construction And Improvements 1955-1961, Robert Cochran

WKU Administration Documents

Report regarding construction and renovation projects at WKU for the period 1955-1961. Includes yearly list of work to be done, projected costs and photographs of buildings and grounds. Buildings included are

Cedar House, Cherry Hall, Diddle Dormitory, East Hall, Garrett Student Center, Gordon Wilson Hall, Health & Physical Education Building, Heating Plant, Home Economics Building, Home Management House, Industrial Arts Building, Kentucky Building, Maintenance Service Building, McLean Hall, Music Building, North Hall, Pylon, Ogden Hall, Potter Hall, President's Home, Rock House, Rock walls Snell Hall, South Hall, Stadium, Swimming Pool, Thompson Science Complex, Training School, Van Meter Hall, Veteran's Village, …

Ua68/17/2 Summer Players Scrapbook 1961, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1961 summer theater season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• Bus Stop
• The Curious Savage

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Record Number Enrolled in 1961 Summer Session
• Nineteen Win Grants for Graduate Work
• College Heights Herald Expands to Weekly
• Science Institute Enrolls 81 High School Teachers
• Western’s 55^th Year of Operation Opens Sept. 11
• 314 to Receive Degrees at August Commencement
• Players Plan Bus Stop and the Curious Savage
• Western First in State With Counseling Program …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• 329 to Receive Degrees in June Commencement
• Governor Bert Combs Asks Western Seniors to Stay in Kentucky After Graduation
• Marta Melendez Winner of Varieties
• Dr. Lewis Cochran Speaks to Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Banquet
• Fourteen Will Receive Army Commissions
• World War Three Wins Robinson – Pat Chamberlain
• Thirty-Five Seniors Will Graduate With Honors
• Kentucky Building News
• Madison, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• The Elijah Scheduled for Sunday
• Western Shares One-Third in Million Dollar Grant
• Robinson Oratorical Slated for May 16
• Former Education Professor Dies After Brief Illness – Bert Smith
• Danny Boggs is Webtex Winner
• Educational TV Network in Legislative Parley
• Band Presents Spring Concert
• Dr. Loren Carlson Speaks May 18 on Medical Center
• Dr. William Jenkins to Head …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 12, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Hilltop Welcomes 3,000 Potential Toppers Today
• Alice Chumbley and Tom Covington Talisman King and Queen
• Math Meet on Campus Tomorrow
• William Bivin Will Speak at Commencement
• Senior Class Banquet is Set for May 9
• Assistantships Available Now!
• Former Faculty Member has Fatal Heart Attack – Robert Ross
• Dark of the Moon Slated for May 2,3, and 4 …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 11, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Regents Approve Record $2 ½ Million 61-62 Budget
• A Capella Choir Begins Tour Apr. 18
• Music Recitals Tonight by Two Western Seniors
• Lt. Gov. Wilson Wyatt Challenges Student Body in Address
• Talisman Ball Features Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
• Dr. Charles Keenan is Speaker to Chemistry Meet
• Dark of the Moon to Be Players Final Production
• Dr. D.K. Wilgus …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Million-Dollar Loan Approved for New Six Story Women’s Dormitory – McCormack Hall
• Westerners - - Past and Present - - Look to Kentucky Education Association
• Former Head of Home Economics Department Dies – Lotta Day
• Senior Day Will Be April 28
• Lt. Gov. Wilson Wyatt in Chapel Apr. 12
• Twenty Students Participate in Pre-Med Tour
• Western Receives …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• College Heights Herald Wins Top Columbia Award
• Annual Kentucky Education Association Breakfast is April 7
• Dr. A.L. Crabb Will Address English Banquet
• First Semester 2.5-3.0 Student Announced
• Kentucky Education Association Will Be April 5-7 in Louisville
• Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra to Highlight Talisman Ball
• President Kelly Thompson Speaks to Senior Class
• Susan Lones is College High Valdictorian …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• National Science Foundation Grants $23,420 for Summer High School Program
• Dr. William Jenkins is Editor of New Publication
• Teacher Percentage Rises
• Kathy Adkins Wins Student National Education Association Speech Contest
• Robinson Oratorical is May 16
• Student Advisory Council Begins Committee Work
• Marta Melendez and David Williams in Music Contest
• Need Field Will Travel – Baseball
• Industrial Arts …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Summer Institute in Mathematics and Science Will Begin June 12
• President Kelly Thompson 1960 Kentuckian of the Year
• Karlsrud Chorale Will Sing Sunday in Van Meter
• College High Grad Named Courier Managing Editor – Ben Reeves
• Roy O’Donnell to Receive Ph.D. Degree
• Jerry Hornback Wins Rotary Fellowship
• Joe Given Elected to Beta Phi Mu
• Drama Festival Will …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• 2 ½ Million Dollar Combined Gymnasium, Classroom Building Will Seat 10,000 – Diddle Arena
• We’ll Walk Alone Wins for Susan Moses
• Evening Classes Herald Adult Education Program
• The Little Show Gives 61 Revue During Chapel
• Former Herald Editor Killed in Accident – George Grise
• Dr. D.K. Wilgus Named Folklore Society Fellow
• Roy O’Donnel Awarded PhD by Peabody …

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1960-1961, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1960-1961 season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities as well as clippings for the Debate Team and Bowling Green Community Players.

• Oklahoma, 1960
• Our Town, 1960
• The Male Animal, 1961
• Dark of the Moon, 1961
• Homecoming, 1961
• Voice in the Dark, 1961

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1960-1961, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of theatrical productions from 1960-1961 season. Includes souvenirs from field trips and campus activities.

• Oklahoma, 1960
• Our Town, 1960
• The Male Animal, 1961
• Dark of the Moon, 1961
• Voice in the Dark, 1961

Ua3/3/4 Kelly Thompson Scrapbook, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook 2 created during Kelly Thompson's tenure as president of WKU. This scrapbook covers the years 1960 through 1961. There are clippings regarding new faculty and construction.

Ua1c11/103 President's Office - Urban Renewal Images, Wku President's Office - Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Artificial collection of images removed from WKU President's Office - Kelly Thompson Papers related to Urban Renewal. These images show various homes and buildings in the Jonesville area that were purchased by WKU in the 1960s.

Ua19/6 1959-1961 Track Scrapbook, Wku Athletics

WKU Administration Documents

Track scrapbook of schedules, clippings and statistics.

Ua68/17/2 Scrapbook 1960-1961, Western Players

Student Organizations

Scrapbook of clippings, playbills and photos of summer theatrical productions from 1960-1961 season. The scrapbook also includes items regarding outdoor theater productions in Kentucky, events on campus and group activities.

• The Larger World, 1960
• Way Out, 1960
• Giants Lie Sleeping, 1961
• Night Must Fall, 1961
• The Importance of Being Earnest, 1961
• Our Town, 1961
• Bus Stop, 1961
• The Curious Savage, 1961

Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1300-1400:

• A Century Later – 113
• A Community, Then & Now – 175
• A Fruitless Search – 167
• A Little Red Wagon – 193
• After the Sunday Dinner – 159
• Anachronisms – 125
• Another Anniversary – 147
• Asleep at the Show – 11
• Back Yonder – 197
• Bee Honey – 35
• Being Apologetic – 13
• Birds & Folks – 5
• By the Company He Keeps – 107
• Calomel & Quinine – 137
• Changing Conceptions of Age – 43
• Changing Good Manners – 83
• Chapters of History – 93
• Chips Again – 121
• Clodhoppers – 53 …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Kentucky Building
• Hilltopics
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• From the Endzone
• Looking Backward

This issue contains articles:

• Western Awarded $81,600 for Summer Science Grant
• Military Ball Queen is Donna Rigsby
• Student Advisory Council Elects Ronnie Sutton President
• Christmas Music Concert Will Be Sunday
• Oratorical Competition Begins Jan, 12
• Upperclassmen Elect Thirty-Four Graduating Seniors to “Who’s Who”
• Patterson, Pat. Wilder’s Our Town Ends Today
• Cattle Judges Cop Four First Places
• Two Year Self Study is Formally Initiated on College Heights …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Kentucky Building
• Hilltopics
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• From the Endzone
• Looking Backward

This issue contains articles:

• Wilder’s Our Town Will Be Given December 7-9
• Sophomores Elect Virgil Hall President
• Juniors Host Sadie Hawkins Dance Tonight
• Freshmen Choose Clarke Fenimore As 60-61 President
• Debaters in Invitational Tourney Here
• College High Holds Class Elections
• Former Dean Addresses Founder’s Day Chapel – Finley Grise
• Dr. Charles Whittle is Elected Kentucky Academy of Science President
• Who’s Who Election is November 30
• Sally …

Ua3/3 My Old Kentucky Home, Kelly Thompson

WKU Administration Documents

Notes for speech given by Kelly Thompson in honor of Harold Helm.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Kentucky Building
• Hilltopics
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• From the Endzone
• Looking Backward

This issue contains articles:

• Speech and Drama Clinic Here November 21
• Western Will Offer 24 Hours Beyond Masters
• MUNAT Held Today at Transylvania – Model United Nations
• Danny Boggs Reaches National Merit Semifinals
• 60-61 Seniors Elects Ronnie Sutton President
• Phi Delta Kappa is Organized
• Air Team on Campus November 15
• Education Week Will Emphasize Quality Strength
• Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein’s Oklahoma Will Be Presented November 9-11 …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Book Marks
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Looking Backward
• The Potpourri Boils
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• Above the Rim
• Sports Slants

This issue contains articles:

• Homecoming to be on Western Campus October 28-29
• President Kelly Thompson Will Speak in Two States
• Rev. Ed Beck Guest Speaker for Religious Emphasis Week
• Future Teachers of America Meet Monday on Campus
• Kentucky High School Athletic Association Rules Clinic Held on Campus
• Western Students Given Valuable Scholarships
• Oklahoma! Comes to College Heights
• Western Gets New Face …

Ua68/6/2 Correspondence, Kelly Thompson

Student Organizations

Letter from WKU President Kelly Thompson to the Congress Debating Club re: Willson Wood's resignation as club sponsor and appointment of William Jenkins as new sponsor.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 41, No. 1, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Kentucky Building
• Hilltopics
• The Clock Says
• Religious News
• Society
• Alumni News
• Faculty Facts
• ROTC News
• From the Endzone
• Looking Backward

This issue contains articles:

• Jim Skaggs and Tom Covington Head 1960-61 College Heights Herald
• 33^rd Annual Third District Education Association Meeting Scheduled to Convene on College Heights Oct. 14
• Western Hosts Science Meet in Lousiville
• Campus Receives Improved Look
• President Kelly Thompson at Chicago Meet on Education
• Enrollment Reaches New Heights at Western
• Charles Whittle New Physics Head
• Band Day on College Heights Tomorrow
• O-k-l-a-h-o-m-a!! …

Ua1b5 Welcome To Western, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

Booklet listing new faculty with biographical sketches.

• William Agee
• Charles Ambrose
• James Bennett
• Fred Boercker
• Mamie Braswell
• Philip Buchanan
• Molly Carr
• Stanley Caywood
• Paul Cook
• Carolyn Crosby
• Henry Dickason, Jr.
• Theodore Dyer
• William Eckhardt
• Jack Fox
• William Hourigan
• Helen Kelley
• Rhea Lazarus
• Patricia McCubbin
• Walter Nimocks
• W.W. Norris
• William Owens
• Frank Pittman
• Lee Robertson
• John Scarbrough
• Charles Shedd
• Imogene Simpson
• Lucile Stiles
• Richard Westlake
• Harriette Wilson
• Linda Wyman

Ua45/6 Education & Better Living, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Excerpts from Henry Hill's 1960 commencement speech.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 40, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Book Marks
• Religious News
• Hilltopics
• Musical Notes
• Social Activities Calendar
• Faculty Facts
• Society
• Looking Backward
• ROTC News
• Kentucky Building

This issue contains articles:

• 270 Will Get Degrees at Summer Commencement
• Western Begins Its 54^th Year Sept. 12 When 60 Fall Semester Gets Underway
• Institute Enrollment is Seventy-Four
• Annual Kentucky Education Association Conference is Here August 7
• Dr. H.H. Hill Speaker for Graduation
• Thirteen Join Faculty for Summer Session
• Western Gets $3,700 National Science Foundation Grant
• Art Education Workshop Held on Hill June 22-24
• 80 Students …