Hard Times

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 –

Record of Garden Successes and Failures: March 1868 & 1869

March 2009
We are sharing Dr. William P. Jacobs Garden journals for March 1868 and 1869 with you this month. – Read More –

Record of Garden Successes and Failures: February

February 2009
We continue with Dr. Jacobs Garden Journal for February 1868 and 1869. – Read More –

Record of Garden Successes and Failures: January

January 2009
Rev. William Plumer Jacobs, fresh out of Columbia Seminary, arrived in Clinton in May of 1864. He was 22 years old, and had been hired as the first full-time pastor of the Clinton Presbyterian Church, now First Presbyterian Church, Clinton. The next year he married Mary Dillard, and by the time he was writing this garden notebook, he was living in his own home with his wife and two children, Florence and Ferdinand. – Read More –

Christmas at PC

December 2008

Merry Christmas from Presbyterian College Archives
& Special Collections

Food, Glorious Food!

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 –

Pranks

October 2008
The ever-curious Chris Bates (he is a librarian, after all) inquired recently about stories involving Volkswagens and Neville Hall. We did a little research, and came up with details on that event, as well as several other memorable pranks. – Read More –

Chill Out!

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 –

The Turbulent 60s and 70s

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 –

The Legacy of Women at Presbyterian College

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 –

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