June 13,1970: Fries Auditorium Roof Collapses
On this day in 1970, a heavy rain caused the roof to collapse on the Fries Auditorium at Winston-Salem State University. The auditorium was built in 1939 and had a seating capacity of 1,000....
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May 21: Happy Birthday! Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines
Clarence Edward “Big House” Gaines was born on this day in 1924 in Kentucky. He attended Morgan State on a football scholarship, and he also played basketball. He graduated from Morgan State in 1945,...
April 5: Happy Birthday! Lafayette Anderson Cook
Lafayette Anderson Cook was born in South Carolina on this day in 1916. He came to Winston-Salem as a child with his family. Cook graduated from Winston-Salem State College in 1937, and was president...
March 19,1939: New Buildings for WSTC
Winston-Salem Teachers’ College (now known as Winston-Salem State University), held a dedication service on this date in 1939. The dedication service was for three new buildings: an auditorium, a dining hall, and a women’s...