1921
President Crosland was forced to resign in 1921 after allowing young women to dance
with one another during their afternoon recreation period. He was replaced by James Pressley Craft. President Craft, thinking he heard prowlers in the college's kitchen, fired his pistol into the dark room only to find students raiding the icebox.

1922
Averett discontinued its primary school.

The first issue of The Chanticleer, the Averett student newspaper, was published. The Chanticleer ceased publication in 1930 but resumed in 1934. The newspaper was named after the rooster Chauntecleer in Chaucer's "Nun's Priest Tale": Chanter, in French, means "to sing" and cler means "clear."

1923
The yearbook's name was changed to Pendulum, for the grandfather clock in the lobby. The Pendulum suspended publication in 1990.

The Annex, behind Main Hall, was built at a cost of $60,000 and included 24 residence hall rooms, a swimming pool and a gymnasium.

The honor system was implemented.

1924
A young history teacher named Mary Catharine Fugate joined the faculty.

An Averett student defined an oyster as "a fish built like a nut." Concerned with students' lack of scientific knowledge, President James Pressley Craft added a separate science department and hired a full-time librarian.

1926
The annual May Day Festival began, a tradition that continued until 1969.

1927
James Pressley Craft left Averett to assume the presidency of Hardin College in Missouri. John Walter Cammack succeeded him.

1928
President Cammack raised $100,000 to construct a music and science building. The
building was named Danville Hall in honor of the city whose citizens gave more than $40,000 for its construction. The four-story building housed the departments of chemistry, biology, business, home economics and music.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) responded to these changes by granting full accreditation to the college.

A local dentist and Trustee, Dr. T. L. Sydnor, donated funds to construct an athletic field.

The Lingernook, a log cabin, was built on the Sydnor Athletic Field where students could go to be alone, or to have parties.

1930
The Daisy Chain had already become an old custom during commencement.

A home for the president was built at 174 Mt. View Avenue. The office of Institutional Advancement moved in when later another home was acquired for the president. The house is now called "Alumni Hall."