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36085
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Alluding to an article in an earlier edition about Kate Beckwith, the author discusses his mother who he believed was influenced by East Carolina Teachers Training School’s first principal. In reference to his mother’s teaching career, he noted North Carolina’s contribution to the well-known schoolteacher stereotype. According to him, female teachers could not be married.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Winter 2011,
p3
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36086
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Among the firsts that ECU may claim: offering online proctoring for students from all sixteen higher education institutions in the UNC system. Perhaps this was not surprising, though, given its renown as a co-pioneer in Distance Education in North Carolina.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Winter 2011,
p9
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36088
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The arrival of East Carolina Teachers Training School also started the redirection of Greenville’s spread in 1910. Within four years, the former trend—moving west from Five Points—had shifted to the east, towards what became known as the main campus.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Winter 2011,
p12
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36089
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Along with famous firsts for East Carolina University’s first century were visits by historical figures. Included as famous visitors was this aviator, also among the first famous female pilots.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Winter 2011,
p12
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36090
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If silver coins were true in weight and value, could be determined by the reale. This scale- like instrument was recovered in the fall of 2011 from an Outer Banks wreck believed to be Blackbeard’s flagship. This artifact, among the 211 recovered, was perhaps beyond measure in other ways. Other items perhaps beyond price included glass panes from the captain’s cabin.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 3, Spring 2011,
p9
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36091
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Before Sandra Bullock answered the siren call of the silver screen, she became known for her acting endeavors on a smaller stage, cast in ECU’s productions such as Stage Door. This work led to her dramatic experience on a larger stage: New York’s. This helped to open another door decades later, her reputation as a famous ECU alum.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 3, Spring 2011,
p40
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36092
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In the first graduating class for East Carolina Teachers Training School was Pattie Simmons Dowell. As for personal firsts, they included class registration; presidency of ECTTS’s YWCA; alumna to receive a doctorate; recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Award. Possible, then, that she is also the first alumna to have a campus street, Dowell Way, named in her honor.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 4, Summer 2011,
p12
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36093
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He was credited for ushering in the Golden Age of ECU sports. His value could be measured, materially and immaterially, in the donation of his historically significant effects. Included in his daughters’ donation were letters, memorabilia, football books, correspondence, and medals.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 4, Summer 2011,
p14-15
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36094
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College coaches were promoting mental calisthenics. Illustrating how it could work on the field and off were tips to improve mental agility. Included were awareness of mental pulse; avoidance of mental blindness; adoption of traits such as loyalty, hard work, and selflessness.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 4, Summer 2011,
p36-39
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36079
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The YWCA, constructed in 1925, was known for many firsts, in its purposes for the students of East Carolina Teachers’ College. It was the first student group on campus; first student government; first student store. As for its last building, the Y Hut, that served as the student center until it was cleared to make way for the construction of Joyner Library.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Winter 2010,
p10
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36080
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For ECU’s Generation Y students, reality TV truly hit home. The Loft was filmed in a local condo and featured other students. While targeting people who came of age in the Internet age, it discussed age-old roommate issues associated with the pleasures of first-time adult freedom and challenges of first-time adult responsibility.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 3, Spring 2010,
p30-31
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36081
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Among ECU’s accomplishments can be added Aramark and the Volunteer and Service Learning Center’s collaborative creation of Campus Kitchen. It was the first among institutions in the UNC system. As for other ECU students’ food-related endeavors, mentioned was their packing of care packages for military members serving overseas.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 4, Summer 2010,
p5
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36082
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The title alluded to a quintessential element of the college experience, albeit as it was known by ECTC students. For an NYC trip, on the itinerary with the famous Statue of Liberty were the less famous Children’s Hospital, Henry Street Mission, and the Cloisters.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 8 Issue 4, Summer 2010,
p60
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36083
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Expansion of ECTTS’s Power House entailed electricity on campus seven days a week. Lofty in height and reputation, the Power House chimney stood tall on the mall until the late 1970s.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Fall 2010,
p14
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15.My Winter’s Romance by East: the Magazine of East Carolina University Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 2009
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36069
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For this second generation ECU alumna, the snowstorm of 1943 could have been something worth writing home about. Noteworthy items in this present day reflection included the shortage of male students and rationed items on campus during World War II. Meeting the professed love of her life that day, though, alone would have made it significant and special.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Spring 2009,
p10
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