{ "document_id": 13734, "page": 5, "width_pt": 792, "height_pt": 612, "rotation": 90, "pipeline_version": "paddleocr-vl-1.6+paul-48", "engine": "paddleocr_vl", "source_run_id": 13847, "item_count": 12, "counts_by_type": { "footer": 2, "heading": 1, "text": 9 }, "build_ms": 2, "items": [ { "id": "p5.1", "order": 1, "type": "heading", "bbox": { "l": 50.88, "t": 558.48, "r": 280.8, "b": 544.08 }, "text": "TIMELINE OF KSU HISTORY (continued)", "attrs": { "block_label": "paragraph_title" }, "level": 3 }, { "id": "p5.2", "order": 2, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 87.12, "t": 526.08, "r": 722.88, "b": 469.44 }, "text": "1923 Francis Marion Wood becomes the school's seventh president. Having taught in various black schools in Kentucky, Wood worked as principal of Western High School in Paris, Kentucky 12 years before assuming the presidency of his alma mater. A 1901 graduate of the Normal School for Colored Persons where he received his B. PED, Wood later received an A.M. from the Hampton Institute. As the first and only alumnus to become president of Kentucky State, he is credited with moving the school toward true collegiate status." }, { "id": "p5.3", "order": 3, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 87.12, "t": 468.48, "r": 309.36, "b": 456.96 }, "text": "1924 Green Pickney Russell returns as president." }, { "id": "p5.4", "order": 4, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 86.64, "t": 454.32, "r": 486.48, "b": 442.56 }, "text": "1926 School's name is changed to Kentucky State Industrial College for Colored Persons." }, { "id": "p5.5", "order": 5, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 86.4, "t": 440.16, "r": 721.92, "b": 279.84 }, "text": "1929 Rufus Ballard Atwood becomes the school's ninth president. A Kentucky native, Atwood entered Fisk University in 1915 before enlisting in World War I, gallantly serving with the Signal Corps of the all-black 92nd Division and being awarded the Bronze Star for bravery the day before the Armistice. Following his graduation from Fisk in 1920 with a bachelor's degree in biology, Atwood earned another undergraduate degree at Iowa State Agriculture and Mechanical College—now Iowa State University—in 1923. The same year, he accepted a position as professor of agriculture at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College in Texas—now Prairie View A&M University—before accepting the presidency of Kentucky State College for Colored Persons at just 32 years old. His presidential tenure was marked by transforming the school into a college beyond name only. Having set high standards, Atwood secured the college's accreditation after a mere two years at its helm. In addition to securing campus improvements through the New Deal's Public Works Administration and the Julius Rosenwald Fund, Atwood continued his leadership to enhance both the intellectual and physical environment of Kentucky's only publicly-funded black college throughout his 33-year career as president. School awards its first Bachelor of Arts degrees." }, { "id": "p5.6", "order": 6, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 112.8, "t": 279.6, "r": 245.76, "b": 268.32 }, "text": "Kentucky Hall is constructed." }, { "id": "p5.7", "order": 7, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 84.72, "t": 265.2, "r": 721.68, "b": 194.88 }, "text": "1929 Leoda Lynn of Paducah, Kentucky becomes the first Miss Kentucky State. Born in Paducah, Kentucky where she graduated from Lincoln High School, Lynn was a sophomore in college when her boyfriend and future husband, William Goodwin, encouraged her to enter the new popularity contest that was being held on campus. Goodwin represented her boyfriend's club, A.P.B., a fraternity. After her marriage, Goodwin returned to college and earned her B.A. in mathematics from Kentucky State and her M.A. in education from the University of Kentucky. She was a math teacher at old Dunbar High School and Bryan Station High School in Lexington, Kentucky." }, { "id": "p5.8", "order": 8, "type": "text", "bbox": { "l": 80.16, "t": 192.24, "r": 727.44, "b": 107.76 }, "text": "1930s This decade was marked by the establishment of black Greek-Letter fraternities and sororities on Kentucky State's campus. The Beta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered on February 25, 1933. The Beta Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on April 28, 1933. The Alpha Pi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was chartered on April 30, 1934. The Psi Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on November 9, 1934. The Xi Lambda Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on February 13, 1935. The Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was chartered on March 1, 1935. 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