Richard H. Battle

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1. 1854 to 1858 Richard H. Battle teaches at the university as a tutor After graduating with first honors in 1854, Richard H. Battle stayed in Chapel Hill as a tutor of mathematics and Greek until 1858, reading law with his father, the law professor William H. Battle, and serving on the vestry of the Chapel of the Cross. People: William Horn Battle Place: Chapel Hill · Also mentions: Chapel of the CrossSearch the index · NCpedia: Battle, Richard Henry
2. 1855 commencement Richard H. Battle hosts the first class reunion dinner on record At the 1855 commencement Richard H. Battle of the class of 1854 gave a dinner for all his returning classmates. Battle calls it the first class dinner recorded in the public prints. People: Richard H. Battle Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. I (1907), p. 649
3. 1890 William James Battle publishes a register of the Dialectic Society The Dialectic Society catalogue, edited by William James Battle, was published in 1890. Its 168 pages hold a history of the society, members' recollections and sketches of members since 1795. People: Richard H. Battle Place: Chapel Hill · Also named: William James BattleSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 799
4. 1891 commencement Trustees elect Richard H. Battle secretary and treasurer of the university At the 1891 commencement meeting the trustees elected Richard H. Battle of Raleigh, a trustee since 1879, secretary and treasurer of the university in place of the late William L. Saunders. He held the office until his death in 1912. People: William L. Saunders Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 461
5. 1900 commencement Julian S. Carr gives the university the Carr Building At the 1900 commencement the trustees accepted the Carr Building, a three-story dormitory that Julian S. Carr paid for at a cost of $18,000. It was designed by Pearson and Ashe and housed seventy-four students. People: Julian S. Carr, William H. S. Burgwyn, Richard H. Battle Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 588
6. 1905 The General Assembly votes $50,000 for a chemistry building After Professor Charles Baskerville described the crowded chemistry laboratories, the legislature raised the university's yearly appropriation to $45,000 and gave $50,000 for a chemical laboratory. Venable called the building grant a new departure. People: Charles Baskerville, Francis Preston Venable, Richard H. Battle, Victor Silas Bryant Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 647
7. 1912 Richard H. Battle gives his law books to the university Shortly before his death, Richard H. Battle gave the University Law Library all his law books, about 500 volumes including full sets of the United States and North Carolina Reports. Place: Chapel HillSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 732
8. June 1912 Trustees split the secretary-treasurer office after Richard H. Battle's death After Richard H. Battle, secretary and treasurer of the university, died on May 12, 1912, the trustees divided his office, required the treasurer to live in Chapel Hill, and abolished the office of bursar. Julius A. Warren became treasurer. People: Richard H. Lewis, Richard H. Battle Place: Chapel Hill · Also named: Julius Algernon Warren, Julius A. WarrenSearch the index · Documenting the American South: Kemp P. Battle, History of the University of North Carolina, vol. II (1912), p. 732