Record #:

14909

Author(s):

Madry, Robert W.

Abstract:

On October 12, 1943, attendees of the University of North Carolina's 150th Anniversary celebration gathered around Old East, the first campus building. Speakers included Princeton President Harold W. Dodds and University of North Carolina President Frank P. Graham who addressed the rivalry between University of North Carolina and University of Georgia. Both schools competed for bragging rights over which was the first state University in America. University of Georgia was chartered in 1785 but did not open until 1801, whereas University of North Carolina began operations in 1793.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 21, Oct 1943, p6-7, il

Subject(s):

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--History