Berea College -- Dean of Men

Abstract Committee of Berea College Deans and College Registrar.  The committee discussed and made decisions and created policy regarding a variety of matters such as student and campus group requests; registration and scheduling; residence hall and campus life; class, labor, chapel and convocation attendance; rules for men and women; permissions to leave campus; student orientation and advising; leaves of absence, readmissions, and probations; extra-curricular activities and campus events, and...

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Committee of Berea College Deans and College Registrar. The committee discussed and made decisions and created policy regarding a variety of academic and campus matters.

Scope and Contents The papers of Kenneth Thompson is a small collection of records including biographical material, memoranda, materials from Thompson's tenure as both Dean of Men and Associate Dean, and records regarding the March on Montgomery (March 1965) including statements made by the College regarding students planning to attend the march.  Also included in the papers are a collection of Dean's Committee Meeting Minutes (1955-1958) and Thompson's records from his work with Pine Mountain Settlement...

Abstract Born in West Virginia, Roy N. Walters graduated from Berea College with a BA in Sociology in 1927 and began teaching printing classes for the Foundation School.  He would quickly become a full-time teacher for the school and its Dean in1943.  Walters served as Dean of the Foundation School until his retirement in 1968.  Until 1958, Walters also served as the Dean of Men. While a student at Berea College, Walters worked in the Printing Department. Immediately following graduation he became...