Not Just for Teachers
East Carolina College, 1951-1967
Items from exhibit case 1: Memorabilia See also:
ECC Seal
Timeline for East Carolina College: 1951-1967
1951: East Carolina Teachers College renamed East Carolina College.
1952: Construction of Bloxton House (home management house for the Home Economics Dept.) and Erwin Building (faculty apartments).
1953: East Carolina crowns its first Homecoming Queen, Kitty Gerringer Brinson.
1954: Construction of J.Y. Joyner Library.
1956: Construction of Flanagan Sylvan Theatre and Garrett Hall (girls' dorm).
1957: Construction of Methodist Student Center. 50th Anniversary Celebrated.
1958: Buc, a Great Dane, becomes ECC’s first mascot.
1959: Raid on student party at the "Big Yellow House." John Messick resigns as president.
1960: Leo Jenkins installed as the college's fifth president. Enrollment reaches over 5,100 students. Construction of Aycock Dormitory. School of Nursing admits first students. School of Business organized.
1961: Baseball team wins NAIA national championship.
1962: Construction of Ficklen Stadium (funded by "The Untouchables,"
committee formed to raise private funds from area businesses and residents). School of Art and School of Music authorized. New seal adopted for the college.
1963: Construction of Fletcher Hall (girls' dorm). School of Education organized. The Rebel literary magazine debuts; Summer Theatre begins.
1964: Construction of "new" Austin Building (Math Dept., classrooms, faculty offices, computer mainframe center). Athletic department adds Rowing and Lacrosse. College of Arts and Sciences created.
1965: Construction of Speight Building (education & psychology) and Century Club (organization to support athletics, now known as the Pirate Club). ECC projects create multi-million dollar construction boom. Hubert Walters is first black student to receive graduate degree from East Carolina. ECC wins Tangerine Bowl, 14-13 against Massachusetts.
1966: Construction of A. J. Fletcher Music Center, Belk (men's) and Greene (women's) Dorms. Laurie Marie Leary is the first black undergraduate of ECC. First Parents Weekend is observed. ECC takes second Tangerine Bowl, 31-0 against Maine. Debate for giving ECC university status organized. 9,000 students, 456 faculty members, and 1,338 employees make up the ECC community with a campus of 300 acres and a yearly operating budget of $10.5 million.
1967: Soccer Team is formed. ECC receives University status, renamed East Carolina University.
ECC Matchbook, front
ECC Matchbook, inside
ECC Matchbook, back
ECC Ashtray
This collage features photos taken from various editions of the Buccaneer yearbook during the ECC period. You can see by the selections that ECC hosted many popular performers in concerts for students and many varied activities were constantly provided. The selection also touches on a few poignant social issues, as well as milestones for the college. (And in case you are wondering, the color photo with the swirls over in the athletics portion is an ECC majorette twirling a fire baton.)
Buc
Twirler with baton ablaze
Tangerine Bowl Trophy
Football
Band
Basketball
Bookstore
Library
Registration
Stairs in Austin
ECC Patch
Kennedy's death
Otis Strother
Vietnam
WNCT
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
Platters
Kappa Delta
Party Boys
Supper
White Ball
Train
ECC Seals Seals used by the ECC administration.
East Carolina College Sign Sign used on 5th Street, given by the 1952-53 class.
