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do not care how darkthe night; believe in the coming ofthe morning." I Dr.JosephCharlesPrice r Hi•stg oofLivirngston DR.JOSEPHCHARLESPRICE Dfro.unJdoesrepahndChfairrsltePsrePsriidceen(t1o8f54t-he18c9ol3l)ewgea.sAthe brilliantscholar,greatGospelPreacher, world-famousorator,andadvocateforthe commonman,Dr.Pricesoughttoeducatethe wholeman;hishands,hisheadandhisheart. DuringhistenyearsasPresidentofthe college,Dr.Priceattractedstudents,friendsandfundsthrough thesheerpowerofhispersonalityandChristiancompassion. Hthiissgfraemaotufsaiqthuoatnadtihoonpoeffhoirs:th"eIfduotunroethcaasrebeheonwedpairtkomtihzeendiginht; Ibelieveinthecomingofthemorning." O'Livingstone,my Livingstone! Thydearoldnamewesing, Whilememoriescluster thickandfast, Andclosertouscling. 4 LivingstoneCollegeand HoodTheological Seminarywereoriginally foundedasZionWesley Institutebyagroupof A.M.E.ZionInstitute ministersforthepurpose oCCfaobntacrraoirrnudis,ngCNomoiurnntithsyt,Ceartrsooilwninnao,l mBaepnleaetshanthdythy isnes1si8o7n9s.,Adfitreecrttehdrbeeybrief oaks principalsBishopC.R. Thezephyred HPraircrei,sLainndcoJlonseUnpihveCrhsairtlye,< breezesblow, PcBhiAas,hncoglpeadsJs.toWhef.ir1H8ro7o9ol,edaansd Jinusyteaarsstthoeycowimlel dEecluemgeantiescatloCthoenference Nomatterwhere andbecamefund-raisers wego. wesittahbltihsehmZiisosnioWnetsolerye- LCAlmaMater Institute.TheRowan CountytownofSalisbury gavethetrusteesa generousdonationof SI.000andaninvitation orelocatetheschoolto Salisbury.Theyaccepted bothgiftsandthecollege •eopenedinSalisburyin 1882withDr.Priceas president. ThenewsitewasJ.M. Gray'sfarmcalledDelta Grove,whichconsistedo: onebuildingand40acres ofland. n1887,byanactof egislature,thenameZiot LesleyInstitutewas :hangedtoLivingstone TollegeinhonorofDavii Jvingstonc,thegreat Christianmissionary, philanthropist,and ;xplorcr. Sinceitsinception,the collegehashadtwo principalsandseventeen pirnetseirdnepnrtess,iidennctlsu.diAngmsoinxg iitn'sstpiotsusteisosnioonwsn,st2h7e2acres oflandandthephysical plantthatcurrently consistsoftwenty-one brickbuildings,sevenof whicharelistedinthe NationalRegisterof HistoricPlaces. LivingstoneCollege'sPresident Dr. Jimmy R. Jenkins, Sr. 12thPresidentofLivingstone Dr.JimmyR.Jenkins,Sr.wasn'tlookingforafacultyandalumniandalike.Everthevisionary. jobwhenmembersoftheLivingstoneCollegeDr.Jenkinshasbroughtinnovativeprogramsto BoardofTrusteesapproachedhimaboutthecampus,includingTheBridgeProgramandthe College'stopadministrativepostin2006.AfterColor-CodedIDCardprogram.The Bridge consideringtheposition,hetoldBOTmembersProgramisforstudentswhocometocampusthe hewouldacceptonlyiftheyallowhimtosummerbeforetheirfreshmanyear.Hewasalso implement a holistic college on campus.instrumental in establishing The FortunatelyforLivingstoneCollege,BoardCommemorativeClassic,theannualfootball memberssaidyesandsodidDr.Jenkins!SinceclashbetweenLivingstone'sBlueBearsandthe Dr.Jenkins'arrival,theCollege'senrollmenthasJohnsonC.SmithUniversityGoldenBulls--the increased,itsdebtshavebeenreducedandBluefirsttwoblackcollegestoplayanorganized Bearpridehasbeeninstilledinstudents,staff, footballgameonDec.27,1892. "Youcangetlifeoutof astoneatLivingstone College." Dr.JimmyJenkins 6