High Point University - Zenith Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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The Nineteen Twenty-seven Zenith rnirnr —n i.m .v Our President, Dr. R. M. Andrews Page twelve

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The Nineteen Twenty-seven Zenith who were to visit the churches in the North Carolina district and to put on a campaign for funds for the college. Seeing that at last the Church was interested, in the college enterprise Mr. J. Norman Wills, a son and grandson of ministers of the Methodist Protestant Church, himself a loyal and useful layman in the same church, was moved to propose that if the Church in North Carolina would raise in good subscriptions as much as $300,000.00 by the end of the year he would give $100,000.00 towards the enterprise. The campaign was put on and pressed most vigorously. The time for raising the total amount was extended by Mr. Wills but business conditions in the State becoming less prosperous than formerly, when the campaign closed, only $241,000.00 was secured. However, with this assurance of success, the Board of Education of North Carolina decided to go forward. And a challenge was sent to several cities in the Piedmont section that if an acceptable site and $100,- OOO.OO should be offered the Committee it would consider the location of the college in that city. Burlington, Greensboro, and High Point all met the condition but the High Point site was chosen. A Building Committee consisting of Dr. F. R. Harris, Dr. J. F. McCulloch, Dr. R. M. Andrews, Mr. R. F. Williams, Mr. J. Norman Wills, Mr. R. H. Brooks, and Mr. J. S. Pickett was appointed. Mr. Herbert B. Hunter was engaged as Architect, and he, with Mr. J. Norman Wills and Dr. Andrews visited a number of colleges and uni- versities and after thorough investigation recommended to the committee that the Colonial style of architecture be chosen. Plans were drawn and work proceeded on the erection of the build- ings without much delay. The cornerstone of Roberts Hall was laid June 29th, 1922; the building was completed during the Fall of that year. McCulloch Hall, a dormitory for. boys, and Woman ' s Hall, a dormitory for girls, were not completed until about the middle of Sep- tember, 1924. College was opened September 15th of this year. Work was begun with two college classes. There were fifteen members in the Sophomore Class, ninety-nine in the Freshman Class, and twenty in the preparatory department. This department was discontinued at the close of the second year. The total enrollment for 1925 exceeded 200 and the present number enrolled is larger. The total value of the property, consisting of buildings, grounds, and equipment is greatly in excess of $500,000.00. Page eleven

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The Nineteen Twenty-seven Zenith President Robert M. Andrews D.D. 10NG before the first brick was placed on our campus, or ever was heard the sound of tool here, Dr. Andrews was pioneering for High Point College. It was under his direction that the forces were organized which led to the creation of this institution. And since the very day of its inception he has given to our college his wisdom, his labors, and his fullest devotion. President Andrews is a scholar of intellectual vigor, a soul of Christian culture, and a spirit of deepest human sympathies. By building, as he is, his noble qualities into the life of the school and into the youthful hearts of the students, his influence becomes a perpetual inspiration to all who feel the power of his personality. Page thirteen