ALMA MATER

Hail to thee our Alma Mater, Faithful guide of youth, Holding high amid the darkness

Duty, light, and truth; Still above , the skies attend thee, Still thy stately columns stand, Still thy sons and daughters love thee Sing thy praises o'er the land.

All the earth's resplendent beauty

Nature gathered here, Rolling lawns and trees and grasses

On thy hillsides fair; Happy days within thy shadow, Friends and comrades we have won Fill our hearts with exaltation

For thy task so nobly done.

When beloved Alma Mater

Memory recalls

Other days of youth and laughter

In thy gracious halls;

When thy sons and daughters scattered Turn again to thee, Still thy lamp is brightly lighting Us afar, that we may see.

Music by Jane Campbell

Words by Nancy Evans

WE were proud to have had the opportunity to print the beautiful 1969 MILESTONE, student yearbook of Eastern Kentucky University.

But we are even prouder to have been selected to print the 1970 MILESTONE.

It's a fact that no other university yearbook in America can boast the outstanding record the MILESTONE has achieved during this decade. The national rating services bear this out.

The crew at Taylor Publishing Company- all of us - congratulates the MILESTONE and the great university it represents. We pledge to do our best as part of the MILESTONE TEAM to help continue the tradition of excellence which has been established. We also offer sincere congratulations to the COLONEL TEAM on its winning tradition. And that includes President Robert R. Martin, the regents, administration, faculty, student body, Coach Roy Kidd and his staff, the Colonel players and what we've been told are the world's greatest fans.

Coach Roy Kidd

It's Saturday morning and Roy Kidd is dining on a breakfast of ham and eggs. He makes mental notes about today's game, reviewing defensive alignments and offensive strategy. He remembers a high school quarterback he saw the night before and decides that, yes, he is college material and well worth watching. But today's game jumps back into focus. It's another big one. Seems they're all big ones any more. Championship teamsEastern has had two straight-are favorite targets. But then again, that's what it's all about. Sure beats being an underdog

After breakfast, it's off to the office to meet with the assistant coaches and go over any last-minute changes. "The assistant coaches are the meat of any winning football team ," says Kidd. "Without them-without dependable men at every phase of the game-you don't have a winner. One weak spot can make the difference." Kidd notes with pride that Eastern ranks high in the OVC in virtually every statistics department. It's the balance, he says, that makes Eastern go. "The opponent can't concentrate on stopping our passing game or we'll run. If they try to stop the run, we can pass. On defense, it's the same thing. We're prepared for the pass or the run." The fact that Eastern has had the most productive offense and the tightest defense in the school's history during the past three years supports his confidence. "We try to complement each other," he says. Kidd is always quick to