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shows her to be in full touch with the advance movement which has characterized the history of the school, espe- cially in later years. A further reorganization of the course of study has been made by which the requirements for graduation have been made equal to those of any, and in advance of most Southern colleges for girls. The social life of the students is also emphasized, and is pro- vided for with as much care as any other portion of the school life, for it is a cardinal principle with Mrs. Robert- son that while rigorous mental training is essential for strengthening mind and character, it is no less important to cultivate the graces and amenities of life, in order that an intellectual woman may be fitted to adorn any social circle she may enter, and so become an important factor in the purification and elevation of social life. The three- fold nature of a human being is ever kept in mind, and when the physical and intellectual well-being has been considered, the College does not regard her responsibility as ended, but seeks to touch and elevate the moral sensi- bilities of each pupil through the usual means of religious instruction, as well as b} ' constant appeals to lofty motives, and by the presentation of high moral stand- ards and pure ideals of life. Thus does Greensboro Female College strive to attain that full fruition of per- fect education for girls, a well-rounded, womanly charac- ter ; and thus will ;ihe continue to follow her own lofty ideal, which like one increasing purpose has run through the whole course of her history. 13
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fall term of 1894, he was suddenly called by death from earthly activities. Up to this point in its history the College had been pre- sided over by able and scholarly ministers of the Meth- odist Church. At this juncture a departure from previous traditions was made by the election of a layman to take the helm and guide the course of this honored old insti- tution. The board of directors realized that, in the able and scholarly young educator who, for six years, had filled a professorship in the College, they already pos- sessed the man who was endowed with all the qualifica- tions requisite for the position, and Dr. Dred Peacock was called to the responsibility of directing the affairs of the College. With characteristic progressiveness of spirit, the first step of the new president was the complete reorganization of the College courses according to the most modern methods, and a general expansion of the work by enlarging the curriculum and providing better facilities for study by means of well-equipped laboratories and improved appliances in the various departments. But the most striking monument to Dr. Peacock ' s energy and sagacity is the magnificent I ibrary founded and endowed, in the nan.e of Mrs. Peacock, as a loving memorial to their little daughter, Ethel Carr Peacock. The Library con- tains more than 7,000 carefully selected volumes, besides many valuable pamphlets and much magazine and other periodical literature, all of which has been collected through Dr. Peacock ' s untiring effort to render this, as it is, the largest and best library in any college for women in the South. With this invaluable aid to research the students are enabled to do a far higher grade of work in literature and history, as well as along other lines, than would be possible without it. Had Dr. Peacock not accomplished many other things of value for the College, this one achievement alone would entitle him to be re- garded as a great benefactor to the institution ; but this was but one among manj ' other wise measures carried out by him, and under his administration the College enjoyed eight prosperous years. In the spring of 1902 Dr. Peacock, having suffered several years from ill-health, was urged by a prominent specialist of New York to give up his educational work and to engage in more active business life as a means of restoration to health. Acting upon this advice, Dr. Pea- cock offered his resignation, and the board of directors decided upon another innovation in the election of the lady principal, Mrs. Lucy H. Kobertson, to the presi- dency. Mrs. Robertson had been connected with the College eighteen years of her twenty-five years spent in teaching, and having filled several different depart- ments in the College, she was thoroughly conversant with all its workings, its aims, and its needs, and so was en- abled to adjust herself to the new relation without any of the friction that might so easily arise in the inauguration of a new administration. The friends of the institution feel assured that it will be her con.stant purpose and endeavor to maintain the high standard for which the College has ever stood from its foundation. Although she is just closing her first year as president, she has manifested a spirit of progress that
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