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Students gathered over 150,000 pounds of scrap metal in 3 hours for the war effort. A banner over the collection pile read "To Hitler & Co. from NC State College."
The college hosted its first Scope Academy, originally known as Alumni and Friends Weekend. The event provided an opportunity for fans of the sciences as well as alumni, friends, faculty and students of PAMS to connect with each other and the College while learning about the latest advances in various disciplines. In less than five years, the program became the premier science education outreach program at NC State.
The Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, along with the College of Natural Resources, moved into a new wing of Jordan Hall. The new wing was comprised of 10,000 square feet of high-tech classrooms, teaching laboratories, and offices and meeting spaces.
Riddick Field (formerly A&M Athletics Field and later Riddick Stadium) was named for Wallace Carl Riddick, a former president of the college and dean of the School of Engineering. The field originally hosted football and baseball games.
Eighteen women won a fellowship award of $1,425 from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, which offered to employ them as engineering aides after completing a 48-week course offered by State College.
The Consolidated University (NC State, UNC, and Woman's College) consolidated all engineering programs at NC State. Engineering faculty and $40,000 worth of equipment were transferred from UNC to NC State.
College officials signed the first memorandum of understanding for cooperative demonstration work with the USDA. The memorandum provided for the establishment of the Farmers' Boys' Clubs or Corn Clubs. These clubs are the forerunners of the 4-H program.
Geology professor Garrett Briggs was named the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences' second dean. Briggs served until 1988, leaving NC State to serve as president of Peace College until his retirement from academics in 1998.
Botany courses were offered when the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts opened. One of the first five faculty members at the university was Wilbur Fisk Massey, Professor of Horticulture, Arboriculture, and Plant Biology, and horticulturist of the experiment station.
Sue Carroll began employment at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. She filled the position of matron, supervising the Cadet Hospital (an early version of the student health center) and the dormitories until her death in 1901.
NC State University Libraries won the first-ever "Excellence in Academic Libraries" award in the university library category. This award was sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).
Watauga Hall, built by Charles W. Barrett, housed a dining hall, dorms, and kitchen. It was named for the Watauga Club, a club of young men who lobbied the State Legislature for the founding of State College.
Sarah Sheffield became the first woman to edit Agri-Life, the student publication of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Sheffield majored in wildlife biology and received a BS in 1970 and a MS in 1977.
An aviator was forced to make an emergency landing in a field west of Thompson Gymnasium after being unable to locate the airport. State college offered him use of the woodshop to make repairs to the airplane.
In spring 1951, the College Union organization was assembled to plan for the following academic year. This group was comprised of the Board of Directors (later called the Student Centers Board of Directors) and a Board of Chairman (later called the Union Activities Board).
State College admitted two African American graduate students into the School of Engineering: Robert Clemons and Hardy Liston. Clemons became the college's first black graduate. Liston withdrew and didn't complete his degree.
L. C. and M. M. Glenn donated $6,000 to State College for the library's purchase of geological publications, many rare and unique. In acquiring the L. C. Glenn Geological Collection, the Friends of the Library organization was formed.
The college first offered physical education classes and established the Department of Physical Education, which was originally housed in the Frank Thompson Gymnasium. Athletics was included in the Department of Physical Education, and all coaches were teaching faculty.
The Geological Engineering program separated from the Department of Mineral Industries and the College of Engineering. It was renamed the Department of Geosciences in the newly-formed School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics, and later became part of the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences in 1980.
State College's new dairy barns were dedicated as part of the college's first annual Livestock Day. Located near the State Fairgrounds, the dairy barns eventually became a part of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Funding for construction came from the Public Works Administration.
