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"A School or Schools shall be established [in each county—deleted] by the Legislature for the convenient Instruction of Youth, with such Salaries to the Masters paid by the Public, as may enable them to instruct at low Prices; and all useful Learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more Universities."
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Article 41, Constitution of North Carolina of 1776. After the American Revolution, new schools popped up all over the country in order to educate new leaders and new CITIZENS so that they would be able to govern themselves in a civilized fashion.
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Federalists
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Political party after American Revolution. 1787-1820s. Were conservatives, an ideological faction, generally wealthy, desired a strong central gov't. William R. Davie a Federalist. They supported the founding of UNC. Prided themselves in thinking continentally instead of just locally.
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Democrat-Republican (Republican)
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Anti-Federalists. 1787-1820s. Anti-strong central gov't. Opposed founding of UNC. Why use the money of the masses to fund the education of the elites?
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Escheats
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The State of NC didn't have money to fund the university, so it gave UNC these pieces of lands that they could sell in order to make money. The escheats revoked in 1800 but restored in 1805.
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Gen. William Richardson Davie
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1756-1820. Federalist. Founder of UNC. Advocated scientific, secular approach to curriculum, focusing on ideas of leaders of Enlightenment. His curriculum not favored. French Rev. had just happened, why teach ideas of French philosophers? Born in England, educated at private academy in Charlotte. Went to Princeton. Fought in Revolutionary War. Lawyer in Halifax county, NC.
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Rev. Samuel E. McCorkle
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1759-1840. Presbyterian minister. His curriculum adopted for UNC: CLASSICS! No English classes, Latin and Greek were main subjects. Strongest opposer to Davie's curriculum. Said that it was a departure from tradition, and that free thinking led to moral decay.
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Charles Harris
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Founder of the Debating Society in the early days at UNC, which later split into the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies (the Di and Phi). These were ways that students could learn the arts of writing and speaking, as well as debate about current issues of the day.
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Dialectic Society
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A.K.A. the Di. Like a debating society. Most members from the western part of NC. A precursor to a fraternity.
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Philanthropic Society
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A.K.A. the Phi. Like a debating society. Most members from the eastern part of NC. A precursor to a fraternity.
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Joseph Caldwell
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1773-1835. 1st president of UNC, holding the office from 1804 until 1812, and from 1816 until his death in 1835.
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David Lowry Swain
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President of UNC from 1835 to 1868. Enforced academic rigidity and stability. Curriculum was to train new leaders: no investigation, learn set of truths in classroom. Very well liked by students b/c he trusted them. Enrollment up to 500 by 1850.
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