The small building was erected immediately to the northwest
of the varsity tennis courts which are northeast of Johnston gymnasium, and was designed
by Grover C. Meetze, Jr., director of physical plant to blend with the prevailing campus
architecture.Daivdson College Bulletin.
In 1969, the Student Council changed its name to the Student Government Association (SGA). In addition, mechanics of the SGA continued to change to suit the changing needs of student life at Davidson. For example, the SGA Court (interprets the bylaws and enforces SGA behavior) was closed in 1992, yet reinstated in 2000 after its need was felt.
Members of the Teen Canteen stand outside Davidson Presbyterian Church. Group includes LaGretta Neal, Laura Black-White, Ruby Houston, Bertha Lee Morrow, Vivian Connor, Douglas Torrence, Faye Eaves, Esther Johnson
Reverend William Holt Terry, ‘54, D.D., was thirty-eight when he became the Dean of Students at Davidson College in 1970, the role in which he is best remembered. Originally from Durham, North Carolina, Terry earned his B.S. degree from Davidson College and his Master of Ministry from Union Presbyterian Seminary of Richmond in 1958. A man who was never truly content to finish his schooling, he later acquired his Doctor of Ministry from Union Seminary of Richmond in 1986. Prior to becoming Dean of Students, Terry served as the pastor of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, the secretary of the college’s YMCA, the school’s chaplain, and the pastor of Acme Presbyterian Church in Riegelwood, North Carolina. Will Terry’s years at Davidson as a student, staffer, and administrator saw vast changes in the institution, including coeducation, integration, the shifting spiritual landscape, and changing relationships between college administration and the student body. When he retired in 1994, former students, administrators, and friends of the college founded the William Holt Terry Scholarship in his honor, a fund which later expanded to include a fellowship component.
SGA as well as the Patterson Court Council (PCC) worked to provide an open student discussion on March 24, 2011, termed “(Re)Defining Davidson: The Big Talk.” The discussion came in response to heated debates about issues of cultural insensitivity. The context and need for this event was due to multiple instances on campus.
First constructed as a store in 1848. Purchased in 1855 by
Hanson Pinkney Helper and remodeled into a thirteen-room hotel. Purchased around 1901 by the Sloan family and operated as a boarding house and weekend rooming house for visiting college girls. Purchased by the college in 1946. Used in the 1950s and 1960s as a Teen Canteen. Renovated in 1971. Designated as a Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Site in 1977.
On March 18, 1914, the Davidson College student body voted on and approved the creation of a collegiate newspaper that would report on the campus and local community events and issues.
On March 18, 1914, the student body voted on and approved the creation of a collegiate newspaper that would report on the campus and local community events and issues.
On March 18, 1914, the student body voted on and approved the creation of a collegiate newspaper that would report on the campus and local community events and issues.
