▁later ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁chap el ▁called ▁the ▁Bible ▁Building ▁and ▁later ▁renamed ▁Par s ons ▁Hall . ▁ ▁En roll ment ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁but ▁decl ined ▁during ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁years , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Par s ons ▁lost ▁its ▁acc red itation . ▁The ▁college ▁was ▁strength ened ▁by ▁appointment ▁of ▁college ▁president ▁Tom ▁E . ▁She ar er ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁it ▁reg ained ▁acc red itation ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁trust ees ▁appointed ▁a ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Mill ard ▁G . ▁Roberts , ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 7 - student ▁college . ▁ ▁Roberts ▁spent ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁his ▁October ▁inaug uration ▁and ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁was ▁both ▁ha iled ▁and ▁critic ized ▁for ▁his ▁fl am boy ant ▁management ▁style . ▁His ▁first ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁increase ▁en roll ment ▁and ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁Par s ons ▁College ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁en roll ment ▁increase ▁nation wide . ▁When ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁reached ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , ▁new ▁d orm itories ▁were ▁quickly ▁built ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁demand . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Roberts ▁was ▁voted ▁" Man ▁of ▁the ▁Year "