1952
Five Averett students removed bones and a skull from a grave. They carried the bones to the Averett day students' room to hold a séance. After complaints from fellow students, the perpetrators burned the bones in the college furnace. President Bishop suspended one of the students and expelled the other four. The incident garnered national media attention.

1953
The senior class presented the college with its first television set. The RCA Victor set
with a 21-inch screen was placed in "The Spot," Averett's student lounge. Popular television shows were "I Love Lucy," "Father Knows Best" and "Dragnet."

1956
A new Gymnasium was built on Mt. View Avenue. On Sept. 29 the first dance held in the new gym included students from the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill.

Davenport Hall extension II was completed.

1959
Averett College celebrated its 100th birthday. Alumni from throughout the United States came for the occasion. Sixty-three colleges and universities sent representatives.

Pritchett Auditorium was named for a local doctor, Dr. C. W. Pritchett. Built on the top of the new gymnasium, it was dedicated Nov. 15, 1959 during the college's weeklong Centennial Celebration.

Danville Hall's extension was built.

1960
Broadway veteran Mimi Kelly was the first concert booked in Pritchett Auditorium.