Campus Life in 1913

Erin Lawrimore

University Archivist

The United States in 1913

Founding of (what is now) UNCG

Name Changes

• State Normal and Industrial School (1891-1897)

• State Normal and Industrial College (1897-1919)

• North Carolina College for Women (1919-1932)

• Woman’s College (1932-1963)• The University of North Carolina at

Greensboro (1963- )

Flashback to 1913

• State Normal and Industrial College• President: Julius Foust• 60 teaching staff• 615 students• Average student age:

20 years old

Campus in 1913

Campus in 1913

Campus in 1913

Campus in 1913

Courses of Study

• Bachelor of Pedagogy• Bachelor of Arts• Bachelor of Science• Bachelor of Music• Bachelor of Science in Home Economics

Tuition and Fees

Tuition $ 45

Board in dorms $104

Laundry $ 18

Other fees $ 28

Total$195

Student Life• Mandatory Chapel attendance• Mandatory “walking period”• Strict rules regulating dorm life

Extracurricular Activities

Adelphian Literary Society

College Orchestra

Athletics on Campus

Women’s Suffrage Movement

For More Information

University History Online: http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/universityhistorycollections/

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