Greensboro College - Echo Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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The first sign of the new school year One load of belongings with several yet to come Park as close as you can. those bags might be heavy. Volunteers gave out keys and offered their assistance. 8 Opening

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ve see it now The original Main Mam with the Rotunda It all began In 1833 when Rev. Peter Doub, Pastor of Greensboro ' s Methodist Church, established Greensboro Female School with the hope it would one day become a college. This year with it ' s largest enrollment ever, GC celebrates it ' s Sesquicentennial. In 1937 Rev. Doub petitioned the VA Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church for a female college in Greensboro. As a result of this move, on Dec. 28. 1838 the State Legislature chartered Greensboro Female College. This college was of great importance, for it was the first woman ' s college in NC and the second oldest chartered college for women in the nation. GC as we know it now did not come about, however, without a long hard struggle and many changes. Fires in Main Building in 1863, 1904, and 1941 resulted in Main having to be rebuilt three times. Much of the school land had to be sold to keep the school from closing. Building after building was added as the school grew. In 1954, GC went coed with the first male students being admitted as day students only. In 1956 the school became fully coed. Two years ago the dorms began going coed and today East Dorm is a coed dorm. This year ' s Echo honors the 150th year of GC ' s existence. Opening 7

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BEGINNING THE SESQUICENTENNIAL Back campus — A parking lot? Help — Can you direct me to UNCG? Parents are good for more than just paying the bill. Moving the freshmen in, a hectic process that takes place each year, was even more hectic this year. For as we began the 150th year, the larg- est freshmen class was enrolled here at GC. The mentors had their work cut out for them, as cars, trucks, and vans pulled in loaded with televisions, stereos, clothes, posters, and anything else imagin- able. Luckily East Dorm residents could take the elevator up and down, but what about those that lived on third floor of Greensboro and West Dorms? Oh well, I guess they survived. Freshmen got to meet their roommates, unpack, and settle into life at GC before the up- perclassmen returned a few days later. The moving in process was a little less hectic and intense for the upperclassmen. Greetings were giv- en to old friends and so the year began at Greensboro College. Opening 9