Today is May 1st known to most all Southerners has May Day. The tradition of May Day goes back centuries to a pagan celebration marking the midpoint between the spring equinox and summer solstice and thus meant to celebrate spring and fertility. The celebration was brought to America and was a mainstay event on the…
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Carolina College
Carolina College By Blake Tyner The Reverend S.E. Mercer discussed the idea of a Methodist college for women at an October 1906 meeting of. Several locations were considered but the final vote was to build on the heritage of Maxton, it being the site of the former Floral College. Mercer was appointed financial agent and…