Category Archives: Schools

University Examination (1802)

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University – The annual Examination, and Time of conferring Degrees at the University of North Carolina will commence on the 1st day of July next; on which Occasion the Duties of the Committee of Examination, devolve in Rotation, on the following Trustees, viz
For the District of Morgan, W. ALEXANDER,
     Salisbury, Adlai OSBORN
     Hillsborough, Henry POTTER
     Halifax, C.W. HARRIS
     Edenton, Thomas WYNNE
     Newbern, Durant HATCH
     Wilmington, John HILL
     Fayetteville, John HAY
The high importance of this Truth, the individual Responsibility it involves, and the indispensable Necessity of its being properly and faithfully performed, are so well understood, as to leave no Room to doubt of the punctual Attendance of the Members concerned. — Galvin ALVES, Secretary.  Raleigh, May 15th, 1802.
Source: Raleigh Register, and North-Carolina Weekly Advertiser, 25 May 1802, page 2. 

 

Mrs. W.A. Newell Elected (1915)

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Source:  NC Christian Advocate, 28 January 1915. Available at the Internet Archive.

JONES, Milo J. and WEEDEN, Rosa DeLett (m. 1914)

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Source:  NC Christian Advocate, 7 January 1915. Available at the Internet Archive.

A Fearless Youth (1889)

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The Durham Globe gives the following account of a romantic elopement which occurred at the Greensboro (N.C.) Female College, last week:

“Ed HEILIG, of Mt. Pleasant, N.C., was a suitor for the hand of Miss Mattie KINOLY, of the same place.  Objections seemed to have been interposed by the young lady’s parents who dispatched their daughter off to a boarding school, hoping to break off the attachment.  HEILIG went to Greensboro, procured a ladder, mounted to his love’s window, and in the darkness of night, carried her off and took her to Salisbury, where they were married.  The last legislature of this State granted this institution special police powers for the prevention of such disturbances, and making it a  misdemeanor to enter the grounds for the purpose of interfering with or inducing any student to violate the rules of the institution.  As this is the first violation since this enactment, it is thought that suit will be instituted against young HEILIG.”

Source: Roanoke Beacon,  6 September 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

Rev. J. D. Shirer Elected (1899)

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Rev. J.D. SHIRER, an able Lutheran preacher, has been elected President of the North Carolina College, which is the leading college of the Lutherans in the South.

Source: Roanoke Beacon,  23 August 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

Commencement (1889)

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Of Prof. DUNSTON’s School at Columbia

On Friday night July 19th, Prof. DUNSTON’s Preparatory School held its Commencement exercises.

Long before the hour to commence Columbia was thronged with visitors, anxious to be present and to hear the  young gentlemen and girls speak and recite.  it were a difficult task to decide which of them excelled – all did well-reflecting very great credit on their most excellent instructor, who is a graduate of the University of North Carolina.

Prof. DUNSTON, as is his custom, offered a gold medal to the young man who should best declaim on that occasion; and appointed as judges the Rev. Mr. EBORNE, Messrs. BUSH, LEE, and R.P. FELTON, who decided that Mr. Joseph ALEXANDER had merited the same.  Rev. Mr. EBORNE was requested to present the medal which he did with appropriately remarks.

Two gentlemen friends of the school offered a medal to the girl who had stood highest in her class during the session and who should best recite at the Commencement.

Prof. DUNSTON appointed Messrs. R.P. FELTON,  J.C. MEEKINS Jr., and Rev. R.B. COLLIER a committee to decide who was entitled to this reward.

Miss Ella WYNN was the happy recipient of a lovely medal presented her by Rev. R.B. COLLIER. Thus ended a most excellent session of Columbia’s school.

It is the universal desire of patrons and people that the Trustees will increase the Professor’s salary and thus induce him to remain with us another session.

An excellent band of music played at interval, and all left at a late hour, feeling that they had been amply repaid, though the weather was uncomfortably warm and rainy.  — Ben

Source: Roanoke Beacon, 9 August 1889.  Available online at digitalnc.org.

Mr. HUGHES Hired at Spring Grove Academy (1835)

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Spring Grove Academy — I have employed Mr. HUGHES of Newbern, to take charge of this Academy, for the ensuing year. He comes highly recommended, as qualified to prepare scholars for the University. Board will be six dollars per month, the tuition fees as heretofore; and the School will commence on Monday, the 18th of January next. — John D. HAWKINS

Source:  The North-Carolina standard. (Raleigh, N.C.), 07 Jan. 1836. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042147/1836-01-07/ed-1/seq-1/>

Colored Medical College (1880)

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Some weeks past we noted the fact that it was intended to establish a medical department at the Shaw University, colored, of this city.  The idea is to have two or three professors of medicine and to erect a new building for this department of the school.  Mr. TUPPER is now North seeking aid in this new enterprise .  We see in an exchange the following:

Rev. H.M. TUPPER, President of the Shaw University, Raleigh, NC, is now engaged heart and soul in making up the means for erecting the new building for the medical school in connection with the university.  This is a much needed step.  There is great destitution among the colored people for want of medical advice. They are in many cases not able to pay two dollars a visit to physicians; and they are ignorant of all the laws of health.  Eleven hundred dollars will complete the subscription and will secure $11,000.

Source: Raleigh News and Observer, 16 September 1880. Page 3.