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Episodes from "Digital History," University of North Carolina at Pembroke (Spring 2011): 1 through 6 of 6

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  1. Changes to School Regulations in North Carolina
    date September 8, 1904map Robeson, North Carolinatags Education Legislation, Education Law, Public Schools, Education

    In September of 1904 The Robesonian published a list of suggested rules and regulations from the State Education Department.  In the article was a reminder to county superintendents that State Statutes gave them the authority to adopt all or some of the suggested rules at their discretion.  The rules and regulations published in The Robesonian in 1904 bear little resemblance to today’s school rules. ...

  2. The Self-Integration Of Pembroke State College
    date July 3, 1956map Robeson, North Carolinatags Education, Race-Relations, integration/segregation, lumbee indians, Pembroke State College

    In the summer of 1956, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) had “a record enrollment of 124 in its summer session,” wrote a journalist for The Robesonian.  The reason for this record breaking enrollment was clear: more white students were taking advantage of the university’s summer sessions.  UNCP, then known as Pembroke State College (PSC), started admitting whites in 1953,...

  3. The Education of the Native American Indian
    date May 26, 1930map Robeson, North Carolinatags Education, Native American, Pembroke

    On May 23, 1930, School Board Chairman W.H. Godwin told a graduating class “to have some ambition in life, to beware of bad company, obey the laws of the land and in so doing obey the laws of God. Learn to live and act in a way in which people will respect…remembering always that there is a place for skill.” The graduating class he addressed consisted of fifteen youths who attended an Indian...

  4. “Fairmont’s Special Classes Help Handicapped Children”
    date January 14, 1960map Robeson, North Carolinatags Special education, Children, Education

    Most people only think of classes being extended to students who have some form of disability. In 1960, however, when these special education classes were just starting out, they served more purposes then simply serving the disabled. In 1960, schools in Fairmont, North Carolina started to provide classes for children with special educational needs, said The Robesonian. The curriculum in the special...

  5. Secondary Education in Robeson County in 1945
    date May 15, 1945map Robeson, North Carolinatags Education, Pembroke State College, UNCP

    “Thursday May 17, has been set as Senior Day, when high-school senior students of Robeson County are invited to visit the college, see its various activities and mingle socially with its students and faculty,” reports the May 15, 1945, issue of The Robesonian.   As the article described, the students had a full day planned for them at Pembroke State College, including tours of many of the different...

  6. Lumbee Education in Segregated North Carolina
    date September 5, 1911map Robeson, North Carolinatags Normal school, Lumbee, Segregation, Indians

    “The State is in earnest in her effort to educate all of her children” declared H. L. Edens on September 5, 1911. The remark was made in an announcement that declared the Indian Normal School of Robeson County, which would later become the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, had been accepted “as a State institution.” In a time in which the South was entrenched deeply in the institution...