Agricultural and Technical State University - Ayantee Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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mwmmmkim mit 1918 — A T had its war heroes- Lieutenants George B Love and Robert Campbell tional nature may be offered as shall be approved by the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, consistent with the appropriations made thereof. STUDENTS Looking at a campus where six of the nine dormitories are designed for women, one would not suspect that the college admitted only male stu- dents for more than one-third of its years. No female students were admitted until 1893, Then, after a brief period as a co-educational institution, the college closed its doors to female students in 1901 and did not re-open them until 1928, Regardless of the status of the institution as co- educat ional or all-male, the students characteristi- cally have been aggressively determined to improve conditions for themselves and their fellowmen. In And produces them today FST ' T ' ' frin Wm -.• u r - ' ,.;-i.

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uiiiiiicnccniciit pruLcsiiuM lIlClude closs of 13-members, faculty and a group of alumni 1919, A. and T males conservatively campaigned for prohibition In 1960 A, and T, students staged the first act of what is now famous as the sit-in movement. Rarely coming from affluent or privileged families, A and T students have acquired education which has enabled them as alumni to occupy respected and influential professional positions, THE CHANGING SCENE Like many colleges born in a dream and starved by thoughtlessness, A. and T has struggled through difficult periods. Nevertheless, it has survived, not merely because of the determination of faculty members and students to endure, but also because of the ability to adapt its philosophy to meet the needs of the public which it serves. Committed to preparing students to live as first-class citizens in a democracy, the college continuously re-examines Its curricula, its courses, and even its philosophy Like a diamond, the college has gamed luster from the pressure of the years. Young but mature at seventy-five, it looks forward to the challenges of the next seventy-five years. Rev. Arthur E Rankin of Philadelphia, a member of the class of 1901, is the oldest living olumnus 1935 — The annual meeting of the A T College Alumni Association wos well attended A.jini-W»; « mw ..- ' ,,-