Project Gutenberg 2011-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 180 Smith, William Robert Lee 21006134 Charles Lewis Cocke, Founder of Hollins College Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Julia Neufeld, Roberta Staehlin, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Charles Lewis Cocke, Founder of Hollins College" by William Robert Lee Smith is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This biography focuses on the life and achievements of Charles Lewis Cocke, who played a pivotal role in advancing education for women in the South through the establishment of Hollins College. It highlights his dedication to educational ideals, personal sacrifices, and the profound impact he had on thousands of students during his tenure. The opening of the biography sets the tone by establishing the admiration and affection the author holds for Cocke. It introduces readers to Cocke’s early life and influences, detailing his upbringing in a family that valued education and religious faith. The narrative provides insights into his formative years, academic pursuits, and eventual decision to dedicate himself to the higher education of women—an aspiration that would shape his life’s work. Smith illustrates Cocke as a pioneering figure who faced various challenges while striving to improve the educational landscape for young women, thus laying the groundwork for Hollins College as a prominent institution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cocke, Charles Lewis, 1820-1901 Hollins College LD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Schools & Universities Browsing: Teaching & Education 239851 239729 2025-02-15T10:10:50.418697 2023-09-16T10:43:09.509375 text/html text/html 237430 2011-10-06T09:41:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1711276 2011-10-06T09:41:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1814352 2025-02-15T10:10:58.951627 application/epub+zip 1817786 2025-02-15T10:10:54.366726 application/epub+zip 163140 2025-02-15T10:10:52.687685 application/epub+zip 882684 2025-02-15T10:11:02.219676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857165 2025-02-15T10:10:57.868642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330961 2022-09-17T08:49:08.932573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213462 213211 2025-02-15T10:10:49.881706 2023-09-16T10:43:09.045452 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213203 2011-10-06T09:41:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82366 2011-10-06T09:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213195 2011-10-06T09:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82347 2011-10-06T09:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21497 2025-02-15T10:11:02.348627 application/rdf+xml 20112 2025-02-15T10:10:53.238659 image/jpeg 4465 2025-02-15T10:10:52.959680 image/jpeg 1795218 2025-02-15T10:10:50.482661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog