In 1931, Western Carolina Teachers College awarded its first baccalaureate degrees after the state legislature authorized the school's four-year curriculum in 1929. The students in this picture made up the first class to receive baccalaureate degrees…
During Robert Lee Madison's first tenure as school president, military discipline was emphasized. This photograph, from the late 1890s, shows male students drilling with rifles equipped with fixed bayonets. Madison is just visible at the far left.
Lillian "Lula" Stillwell graduated from Cullowhee High School in 1905 or 1906. Cullowhee High School, also known as Cullowhee Academy, was founded in 1889.
This photograph shows the students of Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School. Edgar Stillwell, who taught the primary grades early in his career, is visible at the rear right. The photograph was taken in front of the school's original wood frame…