Stop 3: Old East and Old Well

Question 1

Old East is our campus’s _____

Answer 1

oldest building.

*oldest public university building in the country

Question 2

Old East’s cornerstone was laid on __________ which we celebrate as ______.

Answer 2

October 12, 1793; our University’s birthday.

Question 3

Old East opened its doors in _____ to the University’s first, and for a time only, student _________, who walked all the way from _______ to get to the University.

Answer 3

1975; Hinton James; Wilmington, NC

Question 4

Two debate societies were established on campus: the _________ and _________ societies.

Answer 4

Dialectic and Philanthropic

Question 5

Students were automatically enrolled in either society depending on whether they came from east or west of Chapel Hill. Students from the East lived in ____ and joined the ___ society whose color was ______.

Answer 5

Old East; Philanthropic Society; white.

Question 6

Students from the West lived in ____ and joined the ___ society whose color was ______.

Answer 6

Old West; Dialectic Society; light blue.

Question 7

Students wore ribbons of their society’s colors at _________ and received ___________ on their diplomas.

Answer 7

university events; a special ribbon

Question 8

This light blue, now known as ______, and white became our official school colors by the time UNC started its first ____________ in _______.

Answer 8

Carolina blue; intercollegiate athletic teams; 1888

Question 9

The _____ and _______ Societies are the oldest student organizations on campus, and still meet and debate in Old West.

Answer 9

Dialectic and Philanthropic

Question 10

Another important symbol of Carolina is the ________

Answer 10

Old Well

Question 11

The Old Well is our official symbol and its name comes from being the University’s ______

Answer 11

old well.

Question 12

Students and faculty used to collect water from this well for _______ and ________ for more than _______ years.

Answer 12

drinking and bathing; 100 years

Question 13

Now, the Old Well serves as _______, and it is tradition for students to drink from the Old Well on the first day of classes for ___________.

Answer 13

a water fountain; good grades and good luck.

Question 14

Students also gather at the Old Well to take ________ photos

Answer 14

commencement

*We pause here if you would like to take a photo

Question 15

We will now walk over to our ________ to talk more about how Carolina invests in our students and state through ____________, _______ and _________.

Answer 15

Lower quad

high-quality education, research and service