Frances Ashcraft McBane (1926- ) graduated from the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, which later became The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), with a Bachelor of Science in Music in 1948 and received a Master of Music degree in 1971. McBane discusses campus and dormitory life, the role of the housemother, role models such as Professor Kathryn England and influential music faculty. She describes the demanding academic life of a music major, the high quality of the School of Music, the details of some music courses and how some students only learned the first and last parts of their pieces for the exams. McBane talks about the World War II years on campus and eating and working in the cafeteria. She emphasizes the pride of the all-women institution and how that imbued leadership and confidence in the students through opportunity.
