University of North Carolina Greensboro - Pine Needles Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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the inititution developed into a itronq liberal arti college, progreii recognized in change M of the name in 1919 to the r forth A L arolina College for lA omen. m Mfter the rapid growth II m the ' 20 i, the colleae became a part of tkt lAniversitu of florth Carolina in 1931 when the (general riiemblu coniolidated it with the J tate (college of — Agriculture and (Engineering at Kaleigh and the Ulniueriitu at Chapel JUL B„ tk u that act. the inititution became on syu-li4 1, 1932, the Woman 5 L-ollege or the lAniveriitu of I forth Carolina. Jjr. J ranh f- orter Ljraham wad made president of the new uniueriitu, and in 1934, when V ( 7 ijR Jjr. jrouit retired and became president emeritus of tke lA oman d Colleae, r Waiter Clinton Jackson,

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their Support to JJr. f cJrver ' s | ' Sf vJpenina on KJctober 5, 1892, with a student crusade tor the education of women. t of 176 and enrollment a tacultu of 15, the colleae first ottered I formal, iSusineSS, and J4ome (L-c women e conomicS ducat ion to courses in fultillina the two-fold legislative objectives of aivina — r L 1 ' fit them to teach and instruction in drawina, teleqraphu, tupe-Settinq, stenoqraphu and Such other industrial art as mau be Suitable to their sex id conducive to their usefulness. Upon the death of dJr. rl ' IcJrver in 1906, Jjr. sruliuS r. jroust J • 7 • succeeded to the presidency, and y gEEUx -- under his leadership

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w% vice-president, was as dean of administrate L| U [JJ L I . gK -j appointed head of the instituti fatchina the phenomenal physical growth of the college has been its identic advance. Jrt has developed into a liberal arts colleae respected in ai identic circles, as is attested bu membership in ranhina scholasti orqaniza tions. Jhe colleae has continued to give teach training and instruction in commercial Subjects, home economics and other fields which ble women to become self-Sustaining, and at the Same sA time oners courses in the arts, Sciences, and of w I