This Day in the History of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
June
5,
1900
Francis Preston Venable was elected president of the University.Top |
June
12,
1900
The University began its first summer school program.Top |
July
28,
1900
William D. Carmichael, Jr. was born in Durham. A 1921 graduate of the University, Carmichael returned in 1940 to serve as finance officer for the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Later, he became vice-president of the Consolidated University and even served as acting-president in 1949-1950. Carmichael Auditorium is named for him.Top |
October
3,
1900
Thomas Clayton Wolfe, best known for his novel "Look Homeward, Angel," was born in Asheville. Wolfe graduated from the University in 1920.Top |
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