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foust yearbook pictured in the 1921 '' pine needles '' charles duncan mciver walter clinton jackson lakeland , florida alamance county , north carolina 15 february 1946 president of the university of north carolina at greensboro 23 november 1865 1906 julius_foust_1921 . jpg julius isaac foust
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julius isaac foust

julius isaac foust -lrb- 1865 - 1946 -rrb- was the second president of the school now known as the university of north carolina at greensboro , serving from 1906 until his retirement in 1934 .
foust was a native of alamance county , north carolina and an 1890 graduate of the university of north carolina at chapel hill with a degree in philosophy .
he served as a teacher , principal , and superintendent of schools in wilson , north carolina and goldsboro , north carolina .
in 1902 , he arrived at state normal and industrial school -lrb- now uncg -rrb- as a professor of education .
upon the death of founding president charles duncan mciver in september 1906 , foust was named interim president of the school .
in 1907 , he was officially named the second president of state normal .
under foust 's leadership , the school grew from a total student body of 461 in 1907 to 1,761 in 1931 .
by 1931 , it was the third largest college for women in the country .
the physical plant also grew during his presidency .
between 1906 and 1934 , the campus added eleven residence halls , three dining halls , a gymnasium , music building , auditorium , classroom building , infirmary , and more .
upon retirement , foust was made president emeritus of the college .
he died at his winter home in lakeland , florida , on february 15 , 1946 .
he was buried in green hill cemetery in greensboro , north carolina .
on february 22 , 1960 , the main administrative building on campus was renamed the julius i. foust building in honor of foust 's contributions to the campus .
the julius foust elementary school in greensboro is also named in his memory .
