' In termaof worldly poaaea
, ilona, bow much Is the average
Watauga County family north
today? - •'
What la the nat north—ea
eat*- rntnua UabUtti**—of the
family home, automobile, In
vestment*, furniture, penoosl
property, bank accounta, In.
auraaee and other valuable* that
were acquired over the yean?
Fen famUlea have more than
a haay idea of how much they
axe worth. Their concern* are
more immediate one*, such aa
their weekly Income, their cur
rent bills, the coat of food and
the Ilka. A* to their total as
•eto, they never took the time
to figure them out carefully.
0n the beau of the tataat
economic itudiee, the oat north
o< the local population has been
on the rlae in recent yean,
deejMe Inflation, and la now In
the neighborhood et $78,400,000.
- WhOi figure, edndttedfri
1* no* a precise one, It Is de
rind from national stadias
made tv the Federal Baaerm
Board and others.
K takas into account the
average income in the local
area and the manner in which
the total Income la distributed
among thepopulationasawfaole.
Wtat with wages and salaries
in Watauga County rising, year
tg year, most families ban beat
adding to their possessions.
The average net north in the
area is now estimated at 015,
000 per family, based upon the
Federal Reserve Board’s over
all findings and gu local in
come figures.
Tide is an across-the-board
enrage, which include# young
families, who have not yet been
able Id accumulate a great deal
in the way of assets, as well
'Bustling Growth
\ Appalachian state University
1* experiencing a bustling, stu
died growth which is keeping
'pace with the tremendous de
mands placed upon It as s state
supported university senring one
at the most dynamically pro
gressive regions of North Car
oHna.
Although Appalachian's grow
th, physically and academically
. has been a matteredconsistency
since its founding in 1903 under
Dr. & B. Dougherty, the in
stttutton made many noticeable
strides over the pent 14 years
under the forward-looking gui
dance of president William tow
ard Hammons, and the trend is
continuing under the university’s
‘ new president, Dr. Herbert W,
* A random sampling of tact
is indicative of the unjvai sHy*a
growth. For example, Appalach
Ian’s enrollment, one year be
fore Dr. Plemmone aaanmed
ASH’* presidency In 1955, la
eluded 923 undergraduates and
177 graduate studerts. Today
the university's total enroUmert
■ approaches the 7,000 murk with
5,706 undergraduates and more
than 1,000 graduate etwtente.
In addition, the physical grow
th of the 90-acre campus has kept
pace with the enrollment. Thera
were, for example, is mater
buildings on the mountain cam
tars 13 years ago. Today, there
are more than 40 major campus
buildings serving every need
. of the modem student.
The current value of Appa
lachian’s physics! plant has
soared to a total in excess at
*8 million, sad s $2.4 milHon
building program is at this
moment adding an ultra-modern
selance hall addthontotheeam.
pus. ",
Academic progress has also
■ received Its doc attention. In
1955, the college listed 88 {Scat
ty members. Today, than are
-more then 345. In addltiontothe
faculty, the professional staff
numbers approximately425t and
Appalachian’! tnl payroll
now OMdi $8 mutton.
Along with the expanaioaofthe
faculty, O per cent of which
hold* the doctoral degree, Ap
palachian’* curriculum las
Bade utgiaralleded pragma.
Fourteen jean ago Appalach
ian students could earn the B.S.
degree with a teaching certifi
cate In 11 different subject
arena. Today, 27 majors are
offered for the B, S. candkktaa.
who plan to teach. But more
BlgnlflcenHy, Appalachian haa
broadened the ecope of lt» aca
dende philosophy to offer regu
lar academic degree* withaff
teacher certification. Now, a new
B. A. (non-teaching) degree la
offered In 16 of the BdTwalfft
academic departmenta, and a
non-teaching B. a. la araUahle
In fire majors.
There are 23 majors dor the
regular Muter of Arts wltfa
tucher certification, three non*
teaching M. A.’s, e new Mu
ter of Science degree program
at well as a sixth year pro
gram which offer* a CerttOcata
for Advanced Study.
Incidentally, only om IntfH
tuHon In North Caroline, UNC
at Chapel BUI, awarded Born
M. A. degrees but year than
did Appalachian.
And, most Important, Appa
lachian made the tramendoua ad
vance On 1M7) from a teach
ers' college to e regional uni
versity taider Dr. Flemmona
leadership,
Other services to students
at Appalachian are also heaping
pace with the times. The fautU
tuHon provides an opportunity
for students to acquire u lib
eral wtrstlon, to develop those
BUlttlas of mind and charac
ter that make for excellence at
human endeavor, sod to prepare
for various professional careers
and public services. ' -
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and Bob McFarland, both of the College ct Education.
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