(b. 1830 d. 1921) Reverend Andrew Dousa Hepburn,, D.D., LL.D., a native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, was Davidson’s first northern-born president. As a student, he attended the University of Virginia and Princeton Theological Seminary. He began teaching at the University of North Carolina in 1860 but resigned in 1867. Hepburn joined the faculty of the University of Miami, Ohio, in 1868 and returned to North Carolina in 1874 to teach at Davidson College. He was elected president of Davidson three years later.
(b. 1821 d. 1889)General Daniel Harvey “D.H” Hill served as the Davidson College Department of Mathematics Chair from 1854-1859, where he published a textbook called Elements of Algebra in 1859.
Prior to that he was also a Mathematics Professor at Washington College (now Washington & Lee University) from 1849-1854. In 1848 General Hill married Isabella Morrison, the eldest daughter of Davidson’s first president Rev. Robert Hall Morrison.
In 2012, the Spanish major and department names were changed to Hispanic Studies. Thirty Hispanic Studies majors graduated in the Davidson College Class of 2014.
In the early years of Davidson’s history, history courses were taught by professors of the Latin and Greek departments.
Most of the early history classes were mainly recitations of Latin and Greek passages (what we would think of as Classics).
However, the college soon recognized the need for more modern history courses and history eventually became its own department around 1910.
According to the Davidsonian, “Hobart Park lies between Jackson Court and the football stadium. It contains shrubs and flowers Mr. Hobart planted and picnic tables and an oven provided by the college.”
A literary magazine started in December 1978, Hobart Park was originally published three times a year by students, but it is now published in the spring of each year.
This early edition of Hobart Park (here called Hobart’s Park) is the fourth publication of the entire magazine. It was published on May 12th of 1980 and contains one work of fiction, one essay, twelve poems, four photographs, and three art pieces. This issue included, for the first time, multiple prize-winning stories and poems from the Vereen Bell writing competition.
This issue contains 23 works, including poetry, short fiction, and photographs. The majority of works are free verse poems. Both students and professors contributed to this issue.
Thirty-two student works consisting of poems, photographs, narratives, and short stories. The majority of the works are photographs. The first publication of a Hobart Park Fall edition. This edition has the theme of "synesthesia".
This issue contains 24 entries of poetry, short stories, and visual art. There is more art than writing, with a focus on digital photography and digital art. The pieces cover a wide range of topics including relationships, nature, the complexities of womanhood, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Post Card Series No. 2349, "Charlotte, N.C." [printed on front]
Printed on back: "Mrs. T. J. Jackson, widow of the illustrious Confederate General, "Stonewall Jackson," resides in Charlotte, which is also the home of her two grandchildren, Julia and Jackson Christian. Born in Lincoln County, N. C., and her father President of Davidson College, it was but natural that Mrs. Jackson should return to her native state. Her husband was accidentally shot by his own soldiers at Chancellorsville, in 1863, leaving the one daughter, Julia, afterward Mrs. Christian."
The roots of an honor bound community began with Davidson College’s conception in 1837. The Honor System at Davidson slowly made the transition from the hands of the faculty into the hands of the students.
