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2:45 - Choosing Eastern and first impressions

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Partial Transcript: Why did you come to Eastern?

Segment Synopsis: Casey and Thelma Morton discuss their reasons for choosing Eastern as their school, and first impressions of the school. They also describe going to school during the Great Depression, and how money was a factor during the time.

Keywords: 1930's; campus life; Class of 1935; education; housing; meal plans; town life; tuition

Subjects: Casey Morton Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Eastern Kentucky University The Great Depression Thelma Morton

9:11 - Eastern during the Depression Era

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Partial Transcript: Do you remember anything else about the Depression Era at Eastern?

Segment Synopsis: Thelma and Casey Morton discuss being student at Eastern during the Great Depression, and the hardships that came with it. They also discuss how students did not talk about the issues they were going through but that students knew they were all in the same boat.

Keywords: borrowing money; hitchhiking; low cost tuition; working through school

Subjects: Eastern Kentucky University Eastern State Teachers College London The Great Depression Whitesburg

13:52 - Student regulations on campus

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Partial Transcript: Did many students have cars at that time?

Segment Synopsis: Casey and Thelma Morton detail the rules that were placed on students at the time they were enrolled at Eastern. Thelma
Morton explains the rules for female students at the time, from not being able to ride in cars, to having a curfew for female students in dorms. Casey Morton goes on to explain that the rules for men on campus were not as strict.

Keywords: cars; dorm rules; gender inequalities; no women in cars; not allowed to leave without permission

Subjects: Casey Morton Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Eastern Kentucky University Thelma Morton

27:24 - Memorable teachers during the Morton's time at Eastern

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Partial Transcript: We've already mentioned some teachers, such as Mr. Keith...

Segment Synopsis: Thelma and Casey Morton remember some of their favorite and most memorable teachers and employees during their stay at Eastern.

Keywords: Burnham Hall; Dean of Men; Dean of Women; English; History; house mom; Rhodes Scholar; teachers

Subjects: Dr. Jones Dr. Keith Dr. Moore Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Ms. Case

35:48 - Class size and students in the 1930's

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Partial Transcript: How large were classes?

Segment Synopsis: Casey discusses how large classes typically were and what dictated class size, and explains that the average class was 30 students.

Keywords: class size; education majors; full classes

Subjects: Casey Morton Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College

41:57 - Different interactions with teachers and going to chapel

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Partial Transcript: Are there any other teachers you remember?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. and Ms. Morton discuss the different activities that occurred on campus, from having to go to chapel at least once a week, to helping out in the children's library in the basement of Crabbe Library.

Keywords: children's library; Founder's Day; student government

Subjects: Dr. Donovan Kearney Adams Mr. Ingle

48:56 - Comparing Eastern to other schools they have attended

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Partial Transcript: How strict were the academic programs?

Segment Synopsis: Casey and Thelma discuss how different classes managed students, competition on campus, and some strict rules imposed by a few classes.

Keywords: competitiveness; Eastern; Lees College; Peabody College; Sue Bennett College

Subjects: Casey Morton Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Thelma Morton

53:00 - Sports and other activities on campus

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Partial Transcript: Were sports very popular on campus?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Morton discuss sports and other student activities while they attended Eastern. Mr. Morton explains that he did not attend many games during his time there since he was usually enrolled for the spring semester only. Mrs. Morton explained that she did goes to games but was more invested in Student Government and World Affairs Club, the latter having issues since access to sources of current events was extremely difficult.

Keywords: admissions; athletic fee; baseball; basketball; football; lack of resources; lack of time; tennis

Subjects: Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College Student Government

55:24 - Things on students minds in the early 1930's

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Partial Transcript: During the early 30's what were students talking about?

Segment Synopsis: Thelma Morton explains the issues that came with trying to get information on world affairs during her time at Eastern. She goes on to say that newspapers were scarce and took time to track one down for classwork, and that radios were not common on campus in dorms or in public places, all of which effected her grades in the end. Casey Morton adds that even though there were major world events going on at the time they did not have access to the information to really know what was going on.

Keywords: Canterbury Club; communication; lack of information; lack of technology; newspapers; radios; suffering grades

Subjects: Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Casey Morton Eastern State Kentucky Teachers Collge Franklin D. Roosevelt The New Deal Thelma Morton

72:51 - Memorable students

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Partial Transcript: Let's talk about some of the students from your time at Eastern.

Segment Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Morton discuss their more memorable classmates from Eastern, including the President of Eastern, Dr. Robert R. Martin, who they fondly recount that he was always on the move, friendly, and likeable. They also mention State Rep. Brooks Hinkle from Paris, Kentucky who they remember as being focused on furthering the importance of education during his time in the state house.

Keywords: Eastern Kentucky University President; State representatives; Sue Bennett; superintendent

Subjects: Brooks Hinkle Cliff Raider Dr. Robert R. Martin Frank Rose Fred Comb Jimmy Burnett Luther Jones Mary Elson Newt Oakes Stephen Keith TC Daniel

87:37 - Comparing Eastern then and now

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Partial Transcript: What's your impression of Eastern now?

Segment Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Morton discuss the changes and improvements that have been made to Eastern since their at as students. They also explain they feel that Dr. Martin deserves a lot of the credit for those changes, and the solid reputation as an institution.

Keywords: active student population; good reputation; larger campus

Subjects: Dr. Robert R. Martin Eastern Kentucky University