June 2009
During World War II, PC changed its academic calendar to a quarter system. Students could go to school year-round, and could graduate with a degree and an army commission in 28 months. The college students shared the campus with aviation students from the 39th College Training Detachment of the Army Air Forces. – Read More –
April-May 2009
“We are confronted at this time with the most momentous question that Presbyterians have ever been called upon to answer-we shall either continue in the field of higher education, or we shall be forced to close our doors and turn the institution over to the bond-holders.” Dr. John McSween, Nov. 1929
With our country facing difficult economic times, we thought it might be interesting to look back at the Depression, and find out how the college managed to survive those tough times. – Read More –
November 2008
In the earliest days of the college, the students could either eat on campus, or eat with a local family for $12 per month. The first official dining hall was next to Alumni Hall (now Doyle Hall) on the present-day campus. – Read More –
August 2008
Since we have now reached the dog days of summer, we thought it might be fun to cool everyone off with pictures of PC in the snow. So relax and cool yourself off with our snow scrapbook. – Read More –
July 2008
t the beginning of the 1960s, the student body at PC was quite conservative. According to a poll taken in 1960, students supported Richard Nixon over John Kennedy almost 3-1. Thus it isn’t surprising that the first demonstrations on the campus were not political, but concerned more local issues. – Read More –
June 2008
hen Presbyterian College was founded in 1880, it was open to women as well as men. According to the catalog, “young ladies are entered in the same classes and upon the same footing, except that in their case, the classical studies are optional.” Female students were not, however, permitted to live on campus. They were either local women, or made arrangements to board with families in town. – Read More –
May 2008
Archivists are always doing research and organizing our various collections, and we often discover interesting things along the way. We also, like most researchers, frequently discover interesting facts while actually looking for something entirely different. Hopefully this little blog, which I plan to update at least once a month, will enable me to share some of this information with others of you who are interested in Presbyterian College and its history. – Read More –