St Andrews Presbyterian College - Lamp and Shield / Bagpipe Yearbook (Laurinburg, NC)

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11111111 ll Presbyterian Junior College one Trustee from each Presbytery and nine Trustees at large, shall be elected at this meeting, that said Trustees shall be divided into three classes, whose terms shall ex- pire as follows: Six in the Fall of 19293 six in the Fall of 1930, and six in the Fall of 19313 and all vacancies in the Board of Trustees caused by expiration of terms, resigna- tion or otherwise, shall be Hlled by the Synod, that said Trustees, when elected, are hrreby authorized, empowered and directed to procure a charter under the laws of the State of North Carolina, for the Presbyterian Junior College for Men, which shall be the name of the institu' tion, and which shall be owned by the Synod of North Carolina, and controlled by it through the Board of Trustees: and said Trustees shall acquire a good and perfect title to the aforesaid property, without limitations or restrictions, taking title in the name of the Presbyterian junior College for Meng that said Trustees are further authorized to provide for the payment of the amount necessary to be paid for said property, such funds to be obtained by them in such manner as they may deem ex- pedient, whether by solicitation from individuals, or by negotiating loans upon the property itself as security, and to execute and deliver any and all notes, bonds, deeds of trust, or other legal instruments for such sums as may be necessary to complete the transfer of the property hereinbefore authorized, that it is contemplated by the Synod, and power and authority are hereby granted to said Trustees to initiate and carry forward plans to the end that a Junior College for Men shall eventually be opened, established and operated at Maxton, under the control of the Synod of North Carolina, which shall be for the glory of God and a blessing to mankind, that said Board of Trustees shall make a written report to the next stated meeting of the Synod.

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The WEE BAGPIPE The two Presbyteries met in joint session in the audi- torium of the Carolina College, Maxton, November 29, 1927. After a careful consideration of the report of the committee, the following resolution was adopted: Re- solved, That this joint conference of the Presbyteries of Fayetteville and Mecklenburg, recommend to the Synod of North Carolina the establishment of a junior College for Men, and that Synod accept the generous offer of the Methodist Conference of North Carolina of the Carolina College property at Maxton for that purpose. The Synod of North Carolina met in special session in the auditorium of the Carolina College on February 21, 1928, to consider these recommendations. After a full discussion of the whole question the following resolution was adopted: That it is the sense of this body that the Synod of North Carolina should establish within its bounds a Junior College for Men. The offer of the Methodist Conference of North Carolina was accepted and the following resolution creating the Presbyterian Junior College for Men was adopted: NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved: First: That the said Synod of North Carolina, now in special session in Carolina College auditorium, Maxton, N. C., on this 21st day of February, 1928, in response to said call, and said call having been found in due form, and notice of same having been mailed more than fifteen days prior to this date, does hereby accept the offer of the Trustees of Carolina College to transfer their plant in the town of Maxton to such corporate body as may be hereinafter named and provided for, upon the payment of the sum of approximately 531000, said property to be used and operated as a Junior College for men, under the beneficial ownership and control of the Synod of North Carolina, Presbyterian Church in the United States, it being understood that said plant consists of about 1815 acres of land upon which is located an administration build- ing, dormitory, president's home and other smaller build- ings, together with all equipment as scheduled in their in- ventoryg that a Board of Trustees consisting of 18 members,

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l 14 The WEE BAGPIPE' WHO'S WHO AT P. CARY ADAMS President A.B., Hampden - Sydney College: B.D., Union Theological Seminary. JAMES S. GRAY Greek, Psychology. Ger- man, Public Speaking A.B., Davidson College: B.D., Union Theological Seminary. C. H. HAND, jR. Director Physical Educa- liml. Coach in lllajur Sports B.S., Davidson College J. O. MANN, JR. Professor of Cmnnwrct B.A., Davidson College: La Salle Extension Uni- versity. FERN ANDREWS lnslrndnr nf Cvirlnxerce' Presbyterian jr. College L... FACULTY li TTI :FT ,Q Q51 ., Kc . , 3' 'eff X A . -...5 . .. ' r ' 2 Y' N: ..-Q ,, .r- ,, , 1 5 If-in '-' .- at .jtgfg I DN I Q A t . 1- , z. LQQ lar. . ,,' Q Y , .. .1 Z J .V -7 J I- . in '. -- P. J. C. C. H. LITTLE Nlatliemaiics A.B., Davidson Collegeg M.A., University N. C. ROCKWELL S. BOYLE English and Geology A.B., M.A., Washington and Lee University. ROBERT SMITH Romance Languages University of Virginiag B.D., Th.M., Thomasville Seminary. CTTO W. FERRENE Hvaa' nf Science Deparlmenl B.S., Presbyterian Col- lege: lVl.A., University of Alabama. MRS. ANNE TRIPPE Dielilian Assembly Training School