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Gena Luke

Professor Raymond

UWRT 1101

17 July 2015

The Life and Legacy of onnie !one

"#uden#s kne$ onnie !one as a %o$erful female figure and mo#i&a#or all across

#he na#ion' onnie ins%ired #housands of s#uden#s #hrough &igorous s%eeches and

ac#i&i#ies $i#h her hands(on a%%roach #o educa#ion' onnies message $as #ha# s#uden#s

should ne&er gi&e u% on an educa#ion no ma##er #he circums#ance) se&eral of #hese

*usinessmen #ha# onnie #ook under her $ing are curren#ly kno$n as “onnies oys'”

+,*ou# onnie- The ma.or ins%ira#ional figure kno$n as onnie !one made se&eral

%osi#i&e con#ri*u#ions #o socie#y' ,s a child onnie kne$ #ha# she $an#ed #o *e a #eacher'

onnie !one $as raised on a farm in Lodge/ "ou#h !arolina/ a small #o$n of

a*ou# 200 %eo%le' "he $as #he younges# child of four' er fa#her !harles !one $as a

farmer and *usinessman $ho ins#illed #he morals and &alues of hard $ork $i#hin her'

+,*ou# onnie- ,n in#eres#ing fac# a*ou# onnie $as #he fac# #ha# on her farm as a child/

she used #o %lay #eacher *y simula#ing #eaching *a*y chickens during her s%are #ime'

Reflec#ing *ack on #ha# memory she says “ #augh# e&ery li##le animal around in #hose

fan#as#ic years” +,*ou# onnie-' This in essence aided in her leadershi% skills and go# her

used #o #eaching #o an ac#ual audience' ,no#her one of onnie’s ho**ies $as %laying #he

%iano' onnie $as #augh# ho$ #o %lay *y her neigh*or/ $hich *ecame one her %rimary

#alen#s #ha# e&en#ually #ransi#ioned in#o her assuming a leading role in #he %iano class' Le#

us no$ #ransi#ion in#o #he la#er years of onnie’s life/ in#o #he educa#ion as%ec#'



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onnie !one a##ended #he %res#igious uke Uni&ersi#y loca#ed in urham/ 3or#h

!arolina and !ooker !ollege' +4no$les- ,f#er recei&ing her undergradua#e degree/ !one

used uke as a s#e%%ing(s#one in#o fur#hering her educa#ion and recei&ing her mas#ers

degree in ma#hema#ics in 161' +4no$les- n addi#ion #o her scholarly con#ri*u#ions

$i#hin #he classroom/ her ecellence $as commonly recogni8ed' 9or eam%le her

ece%#ional ma#h skills resul#ed in #he ma#hema#ics chairman a# uke #o %ersonally in&i#e

her #o #each #he na&y :(12 %rogram during World War ' +4no$les- 9ur#hermore/ $i#h

#he su%%or# and financing of some of her friends and colleagues #ha# she ac;uired #hrough

school/ <s' !one $as a*le #o con&er# #he !harlo##e !en#er in#o $ha# *ecame formally

kno$n as !harlo##e !ollege'

!harlo##e !ollege #hough seemed #o *e a grea# con#ri*u#ion #o socie#y/ e&en#ually

*ecame a *urden due #o financial cons#rain#s and lack of eli#e su%%or#' +4no$les-

4no$les fur#hers #his s#a#emen# *y adding=

“There $as ne&er enough money #o assure !harlo##e !ollege>s %ermanence' ?&ery

#ime a ma.or crisis arose/ <s' !one/ $i#h her ama8ing a*ili#y #o make small gif#s

seem large/ $ould find a *enefac#or $illing #o rescue #he ns#i#u#ion' n 156/

$hen #he ou#look for !harlo##e !ollege seemed es%ecially *leak/ she led a

cam%aign in $hich ci#y &o#ers a%%ro&ed a #$o(cen# %ro%er#y #a #o su%%or# #he

ns#i#u#ion'” +4no$les 2-

onnie !one $as a $oman of grea# ecellence $ho s#ri&ed #o accommoda#e #he needs of

o#hers #hrough her &arious leadershi% charac#eris#ics' ,f#er *eing acce%#ed as a mem*er

in#o #he 3or#h !arolina !ommuni#y !ollege "ys#em/ #his re;uired i#s o$n oard of

Trus#ees as $ell as #he su%%or# of "#a#e @fficials #o ensure #he sur&i&al of #he educa#ional



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ins#i#u#ion' ,f#er recei&ing #he necessary financial su%%or# #o sus#ain #he already

s#ruggling ins#i#u#ion/ !one finally managed #o ensure i#s success' !one made se&eral

%oli#ical con#ri*u#ions as $ell as %ro&ide insigh# as #o $ha# i# is #o *e a female $ho

e&en#ually $orked #o a##ain her lifelong dreams' ,l#hough #here $ere o*s#acles #ha# !one

encoun#ered/ such as #he ina*ili#y #o %ro%erly finance #he ins#i#u#ion or #he #ra&eling from

!ha%el ill #o Raleigh #o consis#en#ly *a##le $i#h "#a#e @fficials/ !one found a $ay #o

es#a*lish #his grea# Uni&ersi#y'

n conclusion/ af#er researching #he many grea# #hings onnie !one $as a*le #o

achie&e/ $ha# a recen# sur&ey conduc#ed *y freshman U3! !harlo##e s#uden#s re&ealed

#urned ou# #o *e ;ui#e shocking' @&er se&en#y %ercen# of #he sur&eyed s#uden#s #urned ou#

#o *e uneduca#ed a*ou# onnie' When asked/ if #hey kne$ #he $herea*ou#s as #o #he

*urial and gra&esi#e of onnie !one/ #hey $ere incorrec# and failed #o ackno$ledge #he

fac# #ha# her *ody $as *uried on #he &ery cam%us in $hich #hey a##end school' ,no#her

;ues#ion #ha# s#um%ed #he cons#i#uen#s of #he sur&ey $as $ea#her or no# onnie $as #he

founder of #he ins#i#u#ion) numerous s#uden#s $i#hin #he sur&ey ans$ered incorrec#ly'

Works !i#ed

B,*ou# onnie ?' !one'B About Bonnie E. Cone | Cone University Center | UNC

Charlotte' U3!!/ n'd' We*' 1 July 2015'



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Bonnie ?' !one= :oices from #he ,rchi&e'B YouTube' CouTu*e/ 12 ,%r' 2011' We*' 1

July 2015'

4no$les/ J' Wesley' BU3! !harlo##e ns%ired y The Remarka*le :ision @f ,'''B UNC

Charlotte Inspired By The Remarkable ision !" A... U3! !harlo##e Pu*lic Rela#ions/ 2

June 2010' We*' 1 July 2015'

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