Campbell University - Pine Burr Yearbook (Buies Creek, NC)

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Creation Campbell is a perfect example of the attain- ment of high goals. Late one summer evening in 1886, J. A. Campbell met with Squire William Pear- son in Buies Creek, NC. Dr. Campbell had dropped out of school to help pay off some family debts and was having trouble selling books. Mr. Pearson asked J. A. Campbell if he would start a school, Buies Creek Academy. Campbell agreed and the work on the building began. con ' t on page 6 Opening — 5

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4 — Opening Elizabeth Weeks and a friend nibble on ice cream to keep cool during Beach Weekend. Sherri Taylor jams to the beat with the Catilinas. On September 16, Freshmen voted for class officers. These students relax after a long day spent in the sun.

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Destruction January 5, 1887 was the first day of classes. The schoolhouse was not com- pleted so the classes were held in the church. Twenty-one students answered roll call and five older students agreed to help work on the unfinish- ed schoolhouse. Buies Creek Academy enjoyed steady growth; but December 21, 1900 when the school was thirteen- years-old, a fire ravaged the campus. The only sur- viving building was the tabernacle, con ' t on page 9 Moving back into the dorms is always exciting, as is evidenced by these two young ladies. David Britt poses for the camera before being admitted to Dorthea Dix. (David is a strong democrat.) Linwood Smith and Kim Metts, Micky and Minnie, wear their Sunday-go-to- meeting clothes to the costume contest.