Record #:

15122

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

It due to the efforts of Calvin H. Wiley that the public schools of North Carolina were given their start. He was the driving factor behind the establishment of funding for these institutions. He was also the first Superintendent and contended with the lack of uniformity in textbooks throughout the public school system.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 41, Mar 1941, p6, 22

Subject(s):

Wiley, Calvin Henderson, 1819-1887

Record #:

15123

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

Black Mountain College, founded by Rollins College staff after dissension over teaching methods, is probably the most unusual college in North Carolina. At the present time, workmen engaged in completing Black Mountain's new plant at Lake Eden include faculty members and students.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 41, Mar 1941, p9, 16

Subject(s):

Black Mountain College (Black Mountain)--History