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The Old Well
At the heart of the campus
stands the white-columned Old
Well, the visual symbol of UNC.
For many years the Old Well
served as the sole water supply for
Old East and Old West dormito
ries, which gave rise to the campus
joke that the only place in Chapel
Hill you could get a bath was in
jail
Another well-known campus
legend is that if you take a sip of
water from the Old Well on the
first day of classes, you will do well
The
Morehead-Patterson
Bell Tower
The Morehead-Patterson Bell
Tower is soon known by all
University students as it rings
several times a day to call students
to classes, provides twilight music
and also adds a special touch to
the departing crowds after a
football game.
The Bell Tower was a $100,000
gift given by John Motley More
head, class of 1891, and Rufus
Lenoir Patterson, class of 1893, to
honor members of their families
who had been associated with the
University throughout its entire
history. Presently 16 Moreheads
and 11 Pattersons are commem
orated on the tablets beneath the
arcade.
One rumor has it that More
head was jealous of the fact that
the library was to be named after
Louis Round Wilson, so the bell
tower was placed in such a way
that when looking back on Wilson
from the flag pole in front of South
Building, a duncecap sits on top
of the Wilson dome.
The bell tower first rang in
November 1931 and is located
south of Wilson Library. Not only
is it visible for several miles, but
it is also occasionally audible as
far as Durham.
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throughout the semester.
The Old Well is pictured fre
quently on University literature,
Christmas cards and student,
souvenirs. . :
It was given its present form in
1857 by the suggestion of Presi
dent Edwin A. , Alderman, who
said he derived the idea largely
from the Temple of Love in the
Garden of Versailles. The well was
built by a local lumberyard for
$200.
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