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Lassies, Mountainettes, Mounties, and Crusaders: A History of Women’s Basketball at North Greenville
“You’re not going to remember wins and losses near as much as you’re going to remember the fun times you had with your team.” -Coach Jayne Arledge The Academy Years: Basketball is the longest-running women’s sport at North Greenville. It was in October 1919 when the women on campus decided that they wanted their own… Read more
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Mr. BSU: Dr. Wade Hale
“There are several reasons why I teach at North Greenville… The college is small and allows individual interest and counsel for any student who will avail himself of these helps. Then there is the challenge of the small part that each instructor can have in the lives of the many hundreds of students who have… Read more
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The Hayes Gymnasium: Home to Over 70 Years of North Greenville Athletics
Athletics have long been a part of the North Greenville campus, but before 1950, all athletic activities had to take place outside or at another local school. The men’s basketball team had to use local high school gyms for practices and home games and physical education classes had to work around the weather. The first… Read more
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The Crain Science Building
In 1947, the first science building was added to the North Greenville campus. After World War II, the federal government made surplus buildings available to college campuses. In addition to the former barracks set up as “Vetville”, North Greenville received a one-story building with 6,000 sq ft to be used as the first science building… Read more
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Mountain Boy, Alumnus, Principal, and Preacher: Dr. John Dean Crain
John Dean Crain was born October 25, 1881 in a cabin near Glassy Mountain. He was the fifth child of seven born to David Hoke Crain and Jane Suddeth Crain. Dean began working on the family farm as soon as he was old enough to do chores. It was hard work from sun up to… Read more
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Captured Moments: A History of North Greenville Yearbooks
The first yearbook ever produced by North Greenville came during the 1912-1913 school year. North Greenville was “North Greenville Baptist Academy” at the time and no college courses had been added yet. The students named their yearbook “The Enlighteneer” and planned to publish it annually. Unfortunately, “The Enlighteneer” ended with only one volume published. We… Read more
From These Roots 