When it came time to form the State Normal and Industrial College (now UNCG) in 1891, student health was of the utmost importance. And since the student body was comprised of young women, President Charles Duncan McIver wanted to provide the students with a campus physician who could care for all their needs. Miriam Bitting […]
Category: Typhoid Epidemic
Sarah Bailey In the fall of 1899, a typhoid epidemic swept the campus. One of the most tragic stories to emerge from the epidemic was that of Sarah and Evelyn Bailey. The girls were the only children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey of Mocksville, North Carolina. Thomas Bailey, an attorney, banker, and philanthropist sent […]
