Greensboro College - Echo Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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but, through the almost superhuman efforts of the alumnae and the co-operation of the annual conferences, a new and splendid building was erected in 1904, and the school opened with the largest registration of students known in its history. Since then its pros- perity has continued. During the year 1906-07 the attendance reached high-water mark, and the same conditions have continued down to the year 1920. A new dormitory was erected in 1912, known as Fitzgerald Hall. The building was named in honor of Mr. J. W. Fitzgerald, ol Linwood, who gave $10,000 towards its erection. This building was filled to its capacity as soon as it was opened to students. In the year 1913, Mrs. Robertson having resigned. Rev. S. B. Turrentine, D.D., a member of the Western North Carolina Conference, was elected president. Since his election a new dormitory has been built and was opened in the fall of 1917. This building is named Hudson Hall in memory of Mrs. Mary Lee Hudson, Shelby, N. C, whose donations to the college amount to more than $13,000. A large home adjo : ning the campus was pur- chased in 1919, and has been converted into a commodious Music Building. The college now has the largest enrollment in its history. A new building for the Conservatory of Music will soon be erected as the gift of Mr. J. A. Odell, of Greensboro.

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Historical Sketch IREENSBORO COLLEGE, located at Greensboro, North Carolina, has a history reaching far back into the period of antebellum life. It was chartered in 1838 as Greensboro Female College, and is the second oldest chartered institution for women in the South. The cornerstone of the first building was not laid until 1843, and it was not until 1846 that the school opened its doors for students. The first president was the Rev. Solomon Lea, who was rated as a capable and well- equipped teacher, and he was assisted by an able faculty. At once the college drew to its halls many students from the far Southern states. Dr. Lea was succeeded in the presidency by Dr. A. M. Shipp, a man whose record as an educator is written high in the years of his service. He administered the affairs of the college for three years, after which he resigned to accept a professorship in the University of North Carolina. His successor was Dr. Charles F. Deems, afterwards widely known as the pastor of the Church of the Strangers, in New York City. Under the presidency of Dr. Deems the college enjoyed an era of great prosperity. The fourth president of the college, the successor of Dr. Deems, was Dr. T. M. Jones, whose memory hundreds of noble women afterwards rose up to call blessed. During the presi- dency of Dr. Jones the main building of the college was destroyed by fire. This calamity, joined with the misfortunes brought by war, necessitated the closing of the school for a period of ten years. The cornerstone of a new building was laid in 1871 ; and in August, 1873, the school again opened its doors for the reception of students. Dr. Jones continued at the head of the institution until his death in I 890, greatly lamented by the church and the constituency he had served so well. Dr. B. F. Dixon was his successor. His presidency extended over a period of three years, when he was succeeded by Dr. Frank L. Reid, who was at the time of his election editor of The Raleigh Christian Advocate. He had fairly begun what promised to be a great and successful experience in the discharge of his duties when he was suddenly called from his earthly activities by the messenger of death. Dr. Dred Peacock, who had been a useful member of the faculty, was elected to the presidency on the death of Dr. Re:d. On account of ill health, Dr. Peacock resigned his post in 1902, when Mrs. Lucy H. Robertson was selected as his successor. She had been for a number of years connected with the school as a member of its faculty, and the success which attended her administration was no surprise. ' W, Between 1902 and 1904 untoward conditions came upon the college. First, its board of trustees was greatly discouraged on account of stringent financial conditions, and decided to put the property in process of liquidation. Later the main building of the college was destroyed by fire. The end of the institution now seemed to have come;

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)oro E believe in being ralher than seeming; in the devo- tion to high ideals; in daring to do our duty as we understand it. We believe in having an attentive eye, a listening ear, a busy brain, in keeping the mind clear and bright, filling it with wholesome thoughts of life; in losing ourselves in useful industry. We believe in being worthy at all times; in having grim energy and resolute courage for the conquest of fear; in gaining confidence in our own ability. We believe in service, in doing kind deeds, thinking kind thoughts; in being strong, gentle, pure and good, steady, loyal and enduring. We believe in reverence for truth; in humility; in great aspirations and high ambitions; in toiling ever upward. We believe in cultivating the bright virtue of patriotism and the holy passion of friendship. We believe in studying hard, thinking quietly, talking gently, acting frankly; in listening to the winds, the trees, the stars and the birds, to babes and sages with open hearts, we believe in being glad, in loving all, in hating none, in doing all bravely, bearing all cheerfully, awaiting occasions, hurrying never. We believe in striving to gain sound knowledge, not con- tent simply to know, but determined to use knowledge for the highest purpose. We believe in Man and Woman, in God ' s unending love, and in the Future.