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The only alumnus to serve as president of Wofford, Dr. Walter K. Greene ’03, 
thus suffered through a very stressful administration (1942-1951) that today 
is remembered primarily as a golden age for Terrier athletics. Under the 
coaching of Phil Dickens, the 1948 football team set a national record with 
five straight ties. Wofford then won 15 straight games before losing a Cigar 
Bowl match with Florida State. Another celebrated achievement was a 19-14 
upset of Auburn to open the 1950 season. Dickens’ teams were known for 
skillful operation of a single wing offense similar to that used at the University 
of Tennessee, as well as solid “Wofford Gold” uniforms, whose coppery color 
was so close to that of contemporary footballs that it created a nationwide 
controversy. 
Born in the years immediately following World War II, the “Baby Boomers” 
began moving into elementary schools in the 1950s. During the presidential 
administrations of Francis Pendleton Gaines (1952-1957) and Charles F. 
Marsh (1958-1968), the Wofford community laid the foundations to serve this 
much larger college population. 
Administration and finances needed the most immediate attention, and 
Gaines was fortunate to persuade Spartanburg textile executive Roger 
Milliken to join the Board of Trustees. Fie encouraged and helped finance 
reforms in the business office including “forward funding,” a procedure where 
gift income for operations from a given calendar year (for example, 1958) 
was set aside in interest-bearing accounts and spent during the subsequent 
academic year (1959-60). This practice prevented a cycle of optimistic 
budgeting and frantic last minute appeals to alumni and Methodist churches. 
It helped keep tuition and fee increases throughout the period to a minimum. 
Wofford also moved ahead with a series of important building projects that 
included a science building, the beautiful Sandor Teszler Library, and the first 
campus life center. Leaving the Italianate exterior intact, the college 
modernized the interior of Main Building. Four new residence halls built 
during this period took pioneering steps away from the prevailing barracks 
design and gave occupants 
a measure of privacy and 
comfort. Seven fraternity 
lodges were built on 
campus to unify and 
improve Greek life. The 
new buildings and improved 
financial management 
made it possible for the 
college to expand its 
enrollment to 1,000 men. 
To teach this larger student 
body, the college worked 
hard to recruit outstanding 
