Record #:

23485

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Samples of trivia include: The East Carolina Band was organized in 1938; the Industrial Arts department was established in 1937; the Commerce Department was organized in 1936; "Beans," was the campus mascot of the 1940s; the first football season was in 1932 and the first football victory was in 1933 over Campbell; the transformation of the college hog lot into a lake and a beautification program; Sylvan Theatre built in the 1950s; the Men’s Glee Club was started in 1952; a small cannon fired at ECU football games in the 1960s; and the history of the student "Y" store.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Sep 4-17 2002, p6

Subject(s):

East Carolina University--History