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Holladay Hall, 1902

1902: Holladay Hall, November 13, 1902.
Jane McKimmon

1911: Jane McKimmon was hired on November, 1, 1911, to initiate the Home Demonstration program, which she ran for more than twenty-five years. It is now called Family and Consumer Sciences. McKimmon is shown here in a 1939 photograph. The McKimmon Center is named after her.
Gertrude Cox

1940: Gertrude Cox was hired as a professor of experimental statistics in November 1940. She was the first head of that department. She was also the first woman to serve as a full professor and department head at the college. Cox Hall is named after her. In the image to the left, she is shown in a 1948 photograph by Siddell Studio. In the lower image, ca. 1950, Cox is seated in the center.
Gertrude Cox seated with others

Football game program, November 9, 1940

1940: Program cover for football game. The Wolfpack lost 14-20 to Wake Forest on November 9, 1940.
Football game program, November 18, 1944

1944: Program cover for football game. The Wolfpack won 39-0 against Richmond on November 18, 1944..
Dedication of Memorial Tower, 1949

Memorial Tower, 1960s

1949: Former Governor R. Gregg Cherry spoke at the dedication services for the Memorial Tower on November 11, 1949. Construction of the Bell Tower, as it is usually called, commenced in the 1920s, but it experienced a number of delays. To this day it remains without a real bell. The lower image shows it in the 1960s in a photograph by Ralph Mills.
Art class, 1961

1961: Model and students in art class in the School of Design, November 2, 1961. Photo by Brian Shawcroft.
Football Program, 1962

1962: Program cover for football game. The Wolfpack beat Virginia 24-12 on November 17, 1962.
ROTC egg toss, 1960s

1964: The Faculty Senate voted to abolish compulsory ROTC on November 10, 1964. Prior to that date, all male students were required to take military training. This image shows an Air Force ROTC egg toss from the 1960s.
Final Game in Riddick Stadium, 1965

Riddick Stadium, 1955

1965: Members of the football team mobbed Harold Deters after he kicked the winning field goal against Florida State in final game at Riddick Stadium, November 13, 1965. The score was 3-0. The lower photograph shows an aerial view of the stadium in 1955. SAS Hall was recently constructed on the site of the old stadium.
Sigma Kappa homecoming float, 1976

1976: Sigma Kappa homecoming float with cheerleader, Wolf mascot, and student wearing devil costume, November 15, 1976. The float has "Brew the Blue Devils" written on the side.
College of Veterinary Medicine, 1981

1981: Aerial view of the College of Veterinary Medicine, November 8, 1981, at the time when it first opened. The first class had 40 students. Courses in veterinary science have been taught at the university since the 1890s, but degree programs in this field were not offered until much later. Photograph by Sam Adams.
RBC Center, 1999

1999: Scoreboard showing results of the first men’s basketball games played in the "Entertainment Sports Arena" or RBC Center, November 19, 1999. NC State beat Georgia 67-63.

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