College of the Albemarle - Beacon Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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FIRSTBOARD OF TRUST E VIC E-CHAIRMAN Fnfuf ' CHAIRMAN SECRETARY- . TREASURER 3. 'Za-'J' Charles M. Gordon Appointed by J . Henry Leroy City Council Dr. C. Robert Benson Appointed by Elected by Co. Bd. of Ed. Board of Trustees . ,., , , J - ...W - , l l i , V I - f n - f , I P ' .gl ,!Y?: 4, I George W. Attix, Vernon G. James, S. L. Lowery, Robert F. Spence, Appointed by the Governor, John Wood Foreman, Appointed by City Council. 5- I v 'TZ 1, ,H -N X 3 A 3:1 f 4 1 H. A. Reid, Appointed by the Board of Pasquotank County Commissioners, Clyde Small, Jr., J. Carroll Abbott, Appointed by Elizabeth City School Boardg Joseph P. Kramer, John H. Moore, Appointed by Co. Bd. of Ed. ll

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In December, 1960, the first Board of Trustees for the College of the Albemarle was named. They elected Dr. C. Robert Benson, Jr., the first President of the College. At the National Guard Armory on November 10, 1961, with Governor Terry Sanford and the Honorable Herbert C. Bonner present, Dr. Benson was inaugurated. A luncheon in the Whitehurst Library followed for the With eight faculty members and 176 students, first classes began Septem- ber 21, 1961, andJune 1, 1962, College of the Albemarle graduated its first sophom or e, Mrs. Mary Franc e s Jones Bennett. In this second y e ar , ten faculty members have taught 230 students in the com- bin e d d a y and evening programs. The first full class will be graduated college officials and visiting dignitaries. p l ! as 4 E EMM v a H ein. its Friday, May 31, 1963. In addition to the tax levy voted by the citizens of Pasquotank County, generous contri- b ut i o n s by individuals and groups have made possible the success of the first two years of College of The Alb e m ar 1 e . They have provided e i g h t y - o n e scholarships totaling 5,515,000 and bo oks and funds for a fine small library. 1 A 516,000 do nation by Mr. Walter H. Davis primarily has made possible the rapid growth of the Whitehurst Library, so named in honor of Mrs. W. H. Whitehurst, a grade school teacher of Mr. Davis. Other donations of b ooks from the private libraries of individuals and organizations have swelled the present collection to 6,519 volumes. Such donor s as Dr. C. Robert Benson, Jr., Mr. David Stick, Mr s . T . P. Brinn, and Mr. David Dear have been particularly gener- A ous. Under the judicious and competent A direction of Mi ss Hortense Boomer, the November 1963 goal of 8,000 volumes will y be reached.

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