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JRnURRY16, 1795... It was raining on that opening day . . . Dawn was slowly coming to New Hope Chapel. . . . The drizzling and gelid rain . . . That fell upon the stumps dotting the avenue . . . Marked a tradition as old as the red clay . . . Freshly dug for the foundation of the chapel. . . . The wind hlew cheerlessly through leafless Davie Poplar, . . . Whistled around the staunch corners of Old East. . . . The only huilding of the University . . . Except the unpainted house . . . Of Dr. David Ker, the presiding professor . . . Prepared with the valiance and courage . . . That his Preshyterian faith had given him. . . . Not a student arrived. . . . Solitude — Dr. Ker, Old East — and the rain. February 12, 1795 ... A weary figure reached the University . . . 200 miles on foot he had come . . . From North Carolina ' s own Wilmington. . . . No Sophomores and Upper- classmen to hail him. . . . Hinton James, the first meniher . . . Of the University of North Carolina. . . . First student, first honor-man of his class. . . . Destined to he a heralder of education . . . To follow knowledge . . . To he a legislator in 1807 ... A few acres — stumps — red clay — two huildings. . . . And faith that a University would he estahlished, . . . Dedicated to truth, . . . The Alma Mater of North Carolina. 10
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. . . JRnUflRY 16, 1945 One hundred and fifty years — the hell rang out the hour . . . For five thousand military and civilian students. . . . The huge plant, once an avenue of fresh stumps . . . Now em- braces 1638 acres . . . Sixty-six huildings instead of two . . . These institutions have de- veloped . . . To meet the needs in training for citizenship and war. . . . One of the lead- ing Universities of the nation. . . . Rating high in graduate work and natural sciences, . . . The Rural Economics Department . . . Has established an accurate fact finding bureau. . . . The Institute of Government, School of Public Health . . . Have furthered honor and prestige of the University. . . . The athletic program, builder of men, . . . Established com- petition between Duke and Carolina. . . . Thirteen lost, thirteen won — football . . . Con- tinues — in wartime. . . . Twenty months before the tragedy of Pearl Harbor . . . 1875 Cadets enrolled in the Pre-Flight Program. . . . Navy moved to the HILL . . . V-12 ' s — Pre-Flights — R.O.T.C. ' s . . . Sprinkled by civilians — coeds . . . Coeds nearly 1000 strong. . . . Student-run government renders . . . Valuable experience. . . . The newest planned build- ing, ... A bus station to save congestion — in going . . . And coming to the Alma Mater.
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