by Nancy Griffith | Aug 31, 2026 | Davidson History, News, Top Middle Box
Search for: NEWS Building the College In 1835, Concord Presbytery authorized a committee headed by Robert Hall Morrison to establish a college in the western part of North Carolina. Morrison and his assistant Patrick Sparrow soon had pledges of $30,000. In... by Nancy Griffith | Aug 11, 2026 | Davidson History, News
Search for: NEWS The Rudiments of Science Jethro Rumple, who attended Davidson College from 1847-1850, wrote an article describing life at the college at that time. Science instruction was nothing like it is today — no elaborate labs, no sophisticated... by Nancy Griffith | Jul 23, 2026 | Bottom Left Box, Davidson History, News
Search for: NEWS Davidson College Faculty, 1847-1850 According to an article by Jethro Rumple, who graduated in 1850, the Davidson faculty during his student days had only three members, including its President. Two of these were Presbyterian pastors, the... by Nancy Griffith | Jun 24, 2026 | Bottom Middle Box, Davidson History, News
Search for: NEWS Early Slackers at Davidson College When Davidson College opened in 1837, its 64 students were expected to perform three hours a day of manual labor in addition to their studies. It seems, however, that many students were not diligent in their... by Nancy Griffith | May 28, 2026 | Davidson History, News
Search for: NEWS Cap’n Jack During his brief stay in Charlotte in 1781, President George Washington stayed at Jack’s Tavern, one of the few buildings in the small village. The Jack family, perhaps unknown to Washington at the time, allegedly played a...