Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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QUIP AND R A K IC S Da idson Chronicles GENESIS The foundation of Davidson College uas effected only after a bitter strug- , ' Ie against great difficulties. To es- talilish an institution of learning many ci ' istacles had to be overcome: finances. liication, building program, faculty, and administrative leaders. But the people (if Concord Presbytery displayed defi- nite qualities of courage, wisdom and ' letermination in disposing of the ob- stacles which stood in their way. After many meetings and discussions, it as decided to purchase a tract of land about equi-distant from Charlotte, Salisbury, Concord, and Statesville. Sub- scriptions amounting to $30,000 were collected and the foundation of David- son College was in view. The land was bought cheaply from William Lee David- son early in the year 1836. Building and other committees were appointed, ;ind the actual work of construction was III tiitiute to the memory of that dis- 1 1 11! ui shed and excellent man, General Wiliiam Davidson, who in the ardor of patriotism, fearlessly contending for the was given the name of Davidson College. sident and his Christian influence in its is successors have all carried with noble Icman and scholar. irolled and a total paid tuition of $820. iliat early period by the undergraduates. -.sion. One was expelled for striking onduct of the early student groups liberty of his country, fell in the battle of Cowan ' s Ford. ' Rev. Robert Hall Morrison served the school as formative years has produced an unending effect on tliL pride the banner that was first held in the hand of si - Classes began on March 12, 1837, with sixty-H Elm Row and Oak Row are two of the surviving durniit. In 1838 seven students were suspended for im- ■ i; i : one of his fellows across the head, nearly killii.: i . . was commendable, and the fruition of early eilm For about four years during the earlv iii-i ; i required all students to perform certain tfuties reyula on March 11. 1839, contained this section: Each student who enters this institution shall perform manual labor and to the extent determined by the Board of Trustees. There shall be a steward whose duty it shall be to manage the farm and boarding house and direct the students during labor hours. . . . The proceeds of the labor of the students shall belong to the institution and shall be disposed of by the Board of Trustees. ndoned in 1841; it had been in existence since the beginning of nplished. .1 manual labor pla college Constitution, used which as adopted The manual lal liege but had inuvet plan 1 I entirely by wilful desertion. Early in 1855. the me stmlent threw a stoi nsatisfactory due largely to the irresponsibility of a fev EXODUS the administration and the stii inished in numbers, either thr Davi students. dent tjotly r ough expuls NINETEEK THIRTY FIVE