Moving In - 1928 Style

This memo was sent to incoming students in the fall of 1928. This and other articles may be found in the University Archives.

Citation for this article is: Scrapbook belonging to Tiny Eleanor of Trenton, 1931 graduate of ECTC. Scrapbook is owned by Douglas Williams.

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EAST CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE

Greenville, N.c.

September 14, 1928

To Students Enrolling in E. C. T. C. Fall Quarter 1928:

We are in receipt of your application for admission to the fall quarter 1928 at East Carolina Teachers College, also the $5.00 fee and, as you were notified, you will be admitted.We have reserved a room for you in one of our dormitories for the coming year. The number of the room is shown on the trunk tag enclosed herewith. Please read carefully all instructions on the envelope and tags enclosed. Be sure your name is on the tags.

If you want your room held for you longer than September 25, telegraph.

You should plan to arrive in Greenville and report to the college immediately on Sunday, September 23, or Monday, September 24. Registration day for making up thie term schedules in Tuesday, September 25.Regular class work begins the morning of the 26th. Registration will be by class groups. Please observe on the bulletin board the hour at which your group is to register and report to your class adviser at that time.No class schedules are being sent out to students, but each will find copies of the schedule on the bulletin board and in the hands of the class advisers.They will follow the instructions given for registration after they arrive.

A payment of $75.00 is due the treasurer of the college at the time the student enrolls, in addition to the $5.00 reservation fee which applies against the $80.00 for the quarter.

Each dormitory student should have the following articles:Three pillow slips 26 inches wide and 32 inches longTwo white counterpanes 63 inches wide and 90 inches long [bed spread]Two pairs of sheets 72 inches wide and 90 inches longOne pair of wardrobe curtains of cretonne material, width - the width of the material; length - 7 feetONe set of simple white bureau and table covers; table 24 inches by 36 inches; bureau 18 inches by 42 inchesSix towelsSix table napkinsBlankets or some kind of warm cover.

Dress:
Students should wear simple, homo-like clothes.For ordinary use, shopping, church, etc;, one-piece dresses are preferable; for all public occasions simple. inexpensive white dresses; for athletics middy blouses or middy suits, with tennis shoes.You should have an umbrella, rain coat, and overshoes.Mark all of your clothes, including bed clothes, plainly and neatly in some manner.

I hope this will be a pleasant and profitable year for you.

Yours very truly,
Howard J. McGunnis, Registrar

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Baggage ticket instructions:

STUDENTS
BAGGAGE ENVELOPE

East Carolina Teachers College
Greenville, N.C.

TRUNKS

Put your Baggage Checks in this envelope
with 25 cents for each TRUNK.

SUIT CASES

If your suit case or hand bag is checked as
baggage; put the check in this envelope, but
enclose no money for your suit case. If carried
as hand baggage, leave your suit case or hand
bag with the college representative at the railroad
station for transfer to the College
No charge for suit cases or hand bags.

When you get off the train at Greenville,
DO NOT STOP AT THE CAR STEPS.

Our representative, wearing badge of school colors,
purple and gold, will be away form the car
steps -- near the station building.
Hand this sealed envelope to him and leave
your hand baggage with him.

NAME __________________________
PUT A TAG ON EACH TRUNK AND A
TAG ON EACH SUITCASE OR HANDBAG