St. Augustine Celebrates First 100 Years
Diocesan Press Service. February 3, 1967 [51-7]
St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, N. C. began its second century with a centennial celebration the weekend of Feb. 4.
The Hon. Hobart Taylor, Jr., director of the Export-Import Bank in Washington, a former special counsel of President Johnson on civil rights and former executive vice- president of the President's Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, addressed participants at the Centennial Banquet, Feb. 4th.
On Sunday, Feb. 5 there was a special worship service, at which the Rt. Rev. Daniel Corrigan, D.D. director of the Executive Council's Home Department officiated.
That afternoon the centennial convocation was held at which the speaker was C. Matthews Dick, vice-president of A. B. Dick Co. of Chicago.
St. Augustine's began in a deserted barracks in 1867 with four students. It is now a four year liberal arts college with an enrollment of 900.
Looking to the future, acting president Dr. Prezell R. Robinson stated that the role of the predominantly Negro college is to become as good as it can for the future and a balanced student body will follow. New plans for St. Augustine's itself will include an extra college year of preparation before the freshman year, upgrading of all courses, faculty and extracurricular activities and an increase in facilities.
In order to meet these needs the 100th anniversary year will be the occasion for a two-and-a-half million dollar campaign for funds. Most of these funds will be used for the construction of new facilities, among them a science building, new classrooms, a student union, and a swimming pool.