Winthrop University, SC

	Winthrop University, the school I attend, began in 1886 when the Little Chapel, belonging to the Columbia Presbyterian Theologian Seminary, was loaned to David Bancroft Johnson to begin a school specifically geared towards women who wanted to become teachers, as women were not allowed to attend schools in South Carolina at that time. Winthrop Training School was established, with 21 students attending its first year. In 1891, the school became South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal School.
	As the school grew, they found it a necessity to move out of the Columbia plantation into another area. Columbia, Anderson, Spartanburg and Rock Hill all bid on the school and it was finally established in Rock Hill in 1892. The school’s name was changed once more in 1895 to the Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina. Tillman Hall, the main building, was built by Ben Tillman.
	Interesting to note, Ben was given the nickname "Pitchfork Ben" because of his cruel tendencies towards workers. It is said he still haunts the top floors of Tillman. (Winthrop holds a ghost tour every year around October to showcase their haunted areas.) Tillman Hall originally contained the President and secretary’s office, classrooms, chapel, library, museum, society halls, reception parlors, chemical and physical labs, practice teaching room, gymnasium, music room, dining room, cloakroom and closets. Today Tillman houses most of the administrative offices.
	The Carnegie Foundation gave Winthrop a grant of $30,000 for to build a new library in 1895. In this same year, Margaret Nance, the first dormitory, was built adjacent to Tillman. All students were instructed to wear uniforms, and the "Blue Line" tradition was begun. "On the first Sunday of every school year, all Winthrop students met the president and other administrators in front of Tillman. Students lined up two by two according to religious denomination. Everyone marched down Oakland Avenue to their respective churches."
	The school’s name was again changed in 1920, this time to Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women. It was one of the largest women’s schools in the nation. The Board of Trustees approved a vote to change Winthrop to co-educational in 1945 but South Carolina Legislature rejected it. Then in 1967, Walter Schrader, a Rock Hill resident, "planned legal action" against the school to gain a degree from them. He had taken night and summer classes and had earned enough credits to graduate but wasn’t allowed to because he was a male. He was given his degree, the first male to graduate from Winthrop. When Winthrop became co-educational in 1974, they changed the name once more, dropping all but Winthrop College.
	Little alleyways can be found all over campus. A long time ago, the school employed convicts to work on the campus. The girls used these alleyways and underground passages to get around campus, avoiding the convicts.
	An old fire escape located behind Tillman.
	There are small courtyards located on campus; this one is next to Tillman Hall.
	The tree in front of Tillman, one of the most beautiful parts of campus... Another courtyard, this one part of the Music Conservatory.
	The outer grounds of the school house many small buildings, like this one.
	ACC, or Academic Computing Center, the main computer lab on campus.    Webcam in the ACC lab*    Webcam in the ACC lobby*    *These two links only work on campus*
	My old dorm, all girls. Used to be the senior dorm.
	Margaret Nance, the girls dorm which is connected to the main buildings. It houses Java City, a coffeehouse.
	The car we pass by every weekend morning behind Margaret Nance... Me in East Thompson, which houses a dorm and the main cafeteria.