On the first vote Kinston received three votes, Rocky Mount received two votes and Greenville received one vote. On the second vote, all three locations received two votes. On the last and final vote, Greenville received four votes to Kinston two votes. One of the jobs the Board of Trustees did was to choose the President of the School. Robert Herring Wright was selected on June 11, 1907. He immediately set out to recruit faculty. ECTTS had 10 faculty members when the school opened its doors. On October 5, 1909, Pattie Simmons Dowell was the first student to enroll to the Training School. 1909-1921 When classes started in 1909, ECTTS has six buildings. These buildings included two dormitories: Jarvis and Wilson, Administration Building, Power Plant, Infirmary, and Refectory (Dining Hall). Tuition was free for all students who pledged to teach for two years, and $45.00 for all other students. In total, 104 women and 19 men accompanied the 11 faculty on the first day of classes. The School became a two-year Teacher Training School. The first vote by the students was to choose the school colors; Old Gold and Royal Purple won. June 11, 1911, 16 students became the first graduating class as East Carolina. In 1912, the Athletic League was formed. The three sports played were basketball, tennis and cross-country walking. This was the beginning of the Athletic Department. A Constitution was written for the first Student Self-Government Association. After growing expediently the School decided to change its name and mission. Mattie Virginia Cox Thornton was the very first student in line at East Carolina University in 1908. She rode a wagon pulled by a mule down dirt roads from Kinston to Greenville to be the first to enroll. Mrs. Thornton went on to become a teacher for many years. East Carolina Teacher's College In December 1921, East Carolina Teachers Training School changed their name to "East Carolina Teachers College." This name change was to reflect how East Carolina had become a four-year degree-granting college, devoted to teacher education. Notes East Carolina University East Carolina University