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Wolfrey,HI'74 Editoc-in-Ckief Bvonco Fayette\îllian 1974 COmEHTS S o pelgo 20 "Andso,thejourneybegins. pcige 4 m- FayettettevilleState 1943 EIACBasketball ChampionshipTeam 7/^\1,K1 Lic?tLcs 88 pcigc? 30 pcigG> 1965SeniorClassOfficers Sen.lors 1964SophomoreClassOfficers pcicjc? lA-l pcicjo 108 .fromhere,theZ.f'Cj/^CKcontinues!" CTlosiiig Orc^c'k Life Cci1n96i0pPhLiiBestaLGaImbldaids pelgo 188 pcigo 161 pa.go ITO t foi'todav.IvVulti'vtouOgtlirougWtliisduvoulv.and nottackle ^cKolelifepi'ooionisat oncG. Icandosoinctning loi'IvsvlcoKours t Woiud appall nic if1 felt iKat 1Kad tokeep it up fof a rifcUiiu Abi-uUainLincolnsaidtKat"mostfolks are us Kuppv as tnev ii\akc up tneir mindstobe." Just fortodav.IvvhUtrvtostrengthenmvmind. Iwillstudv. Iwilllearn something useful. 1 will not be u mental loafer. 1 will read sometKing iKat requires effort. tkougKt and concentration. Justfortodav.1vcilladjustmvselftowKui is, and not trv to adjust eoervtking tt mvowndesires. 1willtakemyluck asu con\es. and fit nwselfto it. Justfortodav.1willexercisemvsoul in tKree wavs: I will do somebodv a good turn and notget found out. twilldoat least twotnings1doii'twant todo just lorexercise. IvvhUnotsnowanvonetkat mv feelingsareKurt;tkev mavbeKurt. but fortodav Iwill not sKow it. Just fortodav. I' beaicgreeaable look as Well as I can. dress becoming talklow.actcourteouslv.criticisenotorve bit.iôtfindfaultwitKanvtKingandnot tmryvsetlofimprooe or regulate aiivbodv but Lî \c'V toUaw 1 Will nu\V a prograni. avnotfollowitexactly,butIwillKaoe saoemyselffromtwopest:Kurry and indecision. Just for today. I will be unafraid. Especiallv.1vCill notbeafraidtoenjovwKat is beautiful, and to believie Justfortoday.1willKaceaquietKalf tKat as I givie to tke World. Kourallbyniyself.andrelax. Dur" 5o.tKcvCorldwillgioetome. ing tKis Kalf Kour. sometime. 1 will trv to get a better perspective ofnw life. SevenvisionaryBlaciccitizensofFayetteviiie,NCpay$136fortwolotsonGillespie Streetandfomiedamongthemselvesaself-perpetuatingBoaidofTrusteestomaintain thepropertyfortheeducationofBlackyouth. TheHowardSchool becomesthe genesisofFayetteviiieStateUniversity. i 1877 Anactofthelegislatureprovidesfortheestab- lishmentofateachertiaininginstitutionforBlack NorthCarolinians.The HowardSchoolisse- lected to become the State Colored Normal School,andthusbecomesthefirstandoldeststate- supportedinstitutionofitskindinNorthCarolina. CharlesW.ChesnuttisappointedPrincipalof theStateColoredNomialSchoolin1880. After threeyears,heresignsandmovestoOhiotoprac- ticelawandbeginhisliterarycareer. In1928,he isawardedthecovetedSpringarmMedal,which isgivenannuallybytheNAACPfordistinguished achievement. Dr.EzekielEzraSmithisselectedPrincipaloftheschool,thusbeginningan associationthatlastsforfiftyyearswithtwobriefinteiTuptions:firsttoserveas MinisterResidentandConsul-GeneraloftheUnitedStatesinLiberiaandthen toserveasAdjutantoftheThirdNorthCarolinaVolunteerInfantiy. 888 GeorgeH. WilliamsassumesthedutiesofthePrincipaloftheStateColoredNormalSchoolafter PresidentGroverClevelandappointsDr.E.E.SmithtothepostofMinisterResidentofLiberia. Mem- bersoftheWilliamsfamily(picturedabove)wereallgraduatesoftheStateNormalSchoolinthe1880"s. Dr. E. E. Smith returns to Fayetteville as Principal ofthe State Colored Normal > School. Priortothis,heorganizesthefirstnewspaperforBlackNorthCarolinians,the CarolinaEnterprise,inGoldsboro. 1898 ReverendL. E. Fairlycarriesonthe workofDrSmithwholeavestoserve intheSpanish-AmericanWar. After25 yearsattheHowardSchool.StateNor- malSchoolmovestoAshleyHeights, onemilewestofitsfirsthome,whereit remainsforonlyfouryearsandthen movesback tothecitywhereclasses areconductedinarentedlodgehallon WorthStreet. Dr.Smithreturnstohisdutiesin 1899. DuringDr.Smith'slonganddistin- guishedtenure,theinstitutionmovestoitspermanentsiteonMurchisonRoadin 1907. Later.Dr.Smithandhiswifedeedadditionallandtothestatetobringthe institution'sholdingto92acres. Thecampusgrowstoeightbuildingsandsev- eralcottages. 1929 In1908,thefirstbrickbuilding,AycockHall,isconstucted. Following,in1916and1921,theInstitution's namechangestotheStateColoredNormalandIndustrialSchoolandtheStateNormalSchoolforthe NegroRacebeforechangingtotheStateNormalSchoolin1926.The titleofPrincipalchangestoPresi- dentin1927,andallhighschoolworkdiscontinuesin1929. Dr.E.E.SmithretiresonJune30.1933andiselectedPresidentEmeritus. Dr.J.Ward Seabrook.whoservedasDeanforsevenyears,iselectedthenewPresident. 1939 Under the able leadership ofDr. Seabrook. theinstitutionbecomesafouryearcollegeand the name is changed to Fayetteville State TeachersCollege. Eightmoremodembuild- ings are erected: enrollment increases; the collegeacquiresmembershipintheAmerican Association ofColleges forTeacherEduca- tionandreceivesbothstateandregionalac- creditation. 1956 Dr.RudolphJones,iselectedpresidentofthecollege. Duringhisadministra- tion, thecurriculumisexpandedtoincludemajorsotherthanelementaryeduca- tionandtwo-yearcoursesareadded. Hesecuresappropriationsforrenovating thegymnasiumandmakinge.xtensiveimprovementonthegroundstoinclude pavedroads,parkingareas,andnewcampuslighting. 1960 inDecember. 1960.thecollegebecomesamemberoftheSouthernAssociationofCollegesandSecond- arySchools. Enrollmentreaches1.000students,thehighestinthehistoryoftheinstitution.