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49-513: The newspaper's roots trace back to 1875, when Lee Lumpkin founded The Examiner. The newspaper's name was later changed to the Messenger. The Messenger was purchased by the Hager family, owners of the competing Owensboro Inquirer, in 1929. By 1864, when Thomas S. Pettit purchased the paper, it had changed its name to The Monitor . Immediately after taking control of the paper, Pettit published

98-478: A two-thirds majority for conviction in civil court cases. In the early 1890s, Pettit's views began to differ from those of the Democratic Party. Immediately following the constitutional convention, he was elected as an Independent to represent Daviess County in the state House of Representatives. Though he was elected by a large majority, his candidacy was bitterly contested in his district. At

147-520: A Democratic candidate. Redistricting and an inefficient legislative session were factors in the defeats of several Populist candidates during the 1893 elections. In July 1895, the Populist Party nominated Pettit for governor. He received the endorsement of Louisville 's New South newspaper, one of the largest black newspapers in the state. The American Protective Association (APA), an influential society opposed to Catholicism , endorsed

196-544: A Master of Arts degree in education. The college has a 14:1 student to faculty ratio and most classes have 17 or fewer students. Georgetown College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master's degrees. In 2023, the college accepted 71.7% of applicants, with those admitted having an average 3.57 GPA and an average of 1121 SAT score or an average 21 ACT score. High school GPA

245-519: A chapel and several Christian and other religious groups for students. Its social organizations cover a wide range of interests, including government, recreation, community service, activism, the arts, and academics. Georgetown College has four national fraternities ( Kappa Alpha Psi , Lambda Chi Alpha , Phi Kappa Tau , and Pi Kappa Alpha ) and five national sororities ( Alpha Gamma Delta , Kappa Delta , Phi Mu , Sigma Kappa and Zeta Phi Beta ) on campus. It also has an independent brotherhood known as

294-529: A member of the committee to officially notify Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman of their nominations for president and vice-president , respectively. In 1890, he was chosen as a delegate to the Kentucky constitutional convention. He successfully advocated for many changes to the Kentucky Constitution including the use of secret ballot voting in state elections and the requirement of

343-653: A print shop. He was educated in the common schools of Frankfort and briefly attended Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky . In 1864, he moved to Owensboro, Kentucky, where he purchased a local newspaper called the Monitor . Upon taking control of the paper, he published a series of items vigorously criticizing the Republican Party and its policies during the Civil War . On November 17, 1864, Pettit

392-506: A sense of academic community and common purpose as the academic year begins. Hanging of the Green is held each December, and students, faculty, and staff gather together in the chapel on the first Monday night of the month for a worship service including an advent wreath lit by faculty and staff, an upperclassman offering the service's message, and a Christmas tree trimmed on stage with ornaments representing various organizations on campus. At

441-575: A separation plan, due to the college's desire to elect non-Baptist members to the board of trustees. In 2013, the Kentucky Baptist Convention officially ended its partnership with the college. In 2014, the college became one of only 18 schools nationwide to earn the highest rating for protecting free speech on campus. Georgetown College offers Bachelor of Arts degrees, Bachelor of Science degrees, and several dual-program degrees in 38 undergraduate majors. The college also offers

490-567: A series of debates held throughout the state between Bradley and Democratic nominee Parker Watkins Hardin . In the general election, Pettit garnered 16,911 votes, compared to 172,436 for Bradley and 163,524 for Hardin. Although he had not been elected, his presence on the ballot had taken a significant number of Democratic votes from Hardin and resulted in the election of Bradley, Kentucky's first Republican governor. Pettit never again sought public office, but remained interested and active in politics, notably campaigning for William Goebel during

539-596: A series of items vigorously criticizing the Republican Party and its policies during the Civil War . On November 17, 1864, Pettit was arrested on orders from General Stephen G. Burbridge on charges of being "notoriously disloyal" to the Union. He was taken to Memphis, Tennessee , and transferred into Confederate territory. In May 1865, he returned to Owensboro and found his print shop and printing press had been destroyed by federal authorities. He traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to purchase replacement equipment and, on hearing

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588-472: A threat on his life. The college experienced steady growth until the Civil War, when a clear divide established between students and faculty. Partisan differences at the start of the war became so hostile, the college was forced to shut down until 1863. By 1867, enrollment had grown to seventy-six students, and, that same year, one of the earliest female seminaries was founded at the college. Basil Manly Jr.

637-538: A year in office and was replaced by Rev. Howard Malcolm in 1840. Malcolm oversaw the completion of the construction of the building, now known as Giddings Hall. He also expanded the educational offerings beyond the classics and encouraged the founding of literary societies and the Georgetown Female Academy. He resigned in 1849 when his anti-slavery vote at Kentucky's third constitutional convention resulted in much criticism from slavery proponents and

686-437: Is associated with five Rhodes Scholars and, since 1989, its alumni have included 38 Fulbright Scholars. The college also has an honors program and a partnership with Regent's Park College , Oxford . As the student population grew in the late 20th century, the administration sought ways to diversify the campus and protect academic freedom. In 2005, Georgetown College and the Kentucky Baptist Convention reached an agreement on

735-439: Is awarded, as well as an overall scholarship to Georgetown College. Midnight Brunch – The Caf, each semester, selects one night during finals week to open at midnight. Students listen to music that blares and games are played, and the professors serve students platefuls of comfort food to help fuel their late-night study sessions. Grubfest happens each September. Students join the annual battle to see which team can complete

784-551: Is considered important by the college and, of students responding, 86% found that the admissions process made them feel the school cared about them and 86% found that the admissions process evaluated them not just as a set of numbers. Georgetown College was ranked #156-201 in National Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. News & World Report' s 2022-23 Best Colleges ranking. Georgetown College has 46 student clubs and organizations. The college offers

833-535: Is housed on campus in the Cralle Student Center. Songfest is an evening of skits written by, starring, and produced by Greek and independent groups on campus. Skits are centered on the Homecoming theme, and also incorporate singing, dancing, and acting. Groups engage in competitions to win awards. Chapel Day and Men's Bid Day takes place each January. Chapel Day is a sorority event letting

882-739: The Kentucky General Assembly chartered the Kentucky Baptist Education Society with the purpose of establishing a Baptist college in the state. 24 trustees under the leadership of Silas Noel selected the town of Georgetown as the site for the new school. Georgetown College's early years were defined by perseverance in the face of hardships. The first president hired by the college in 1829, William D. Staughton, died before assuming his duties. The second president, Rev. Joel Smith Bacon, stayed two years (1830–1832), fighting court cases to release funding for

931-1054: The Mid-South Conference (MSC) since the 1995–96 academic year. The Tigers previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) from 1916–17 to 1994–95. Georgetown competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include archery and cheerleading. Former sports included women's acrobatics & tumbling. Club sports include bass fishing and dance. On April 28, 2012,

980-540: The Monitor further credibility and increasing its readership. In December 1870, Pettit married Margaret Blair, the daughter of a prominent Owensboro merchant. The couple had one son, Harvey Blair Pettit. After many years of publishing the Monitor , Pettit sold the paper to Urey Woodson , who changed its name to the Owensboro Messenger (now the Messenger-Inquirer ). In 1868, Pettit

1029-474: The Monitor further credibility and increasing its readership. The newspaper was purchased by A.H. Belo Corp. (then-owner of the Dallas Morning News ) in 1997 for an undisclosed sum. Belo sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group in 2000. Thomas S. Pettit Thomas Stevenson Pettit (December 21, 1843 – November 29, 1931) was a newspaper publisher and politician from

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1078-502: The U.S. state of Kentucky . Orphaned at age ten, he found work in a printing house in his hometown of Frankfort . In 1864, he moved to Owensboro, Kentucky , and purchased a newspaper called the Monitor . He incurred the wrath of Union Army General Stephen G. Burbridge because he vigorously criticized the Republicans ' policies during the Civil War ; Burbridge ordered Pettit arrested and relocated behind Confederate lines for

1127-549: The Academic Team. Other student organizations include Ambassadors of Diversity, Pre-Health Association, SHAC, SHMAC, Tiger Squad, Commuter Club, and the Real Food Coalition. The Georgetown College Maskrafter theater group is the oldest collegiate theater company in Kentucky and offers traditional theater, an emphasis on creating original work, and new initiatives in digital motion picture art. As of 2007,

1176-858: The Dance Marathon, George-Tones, Gospel Choir, Lyric Theatre Society, Maskrafters/ Alpha Psi Omega , MTNA piano club, Praise Dance Ministry, and the Step Team. Religious organizations include Common Ground and Campus Outreach. Academic groups include Alpha Lambda Delta , American Chemical Society Club, Biology Club, Brokmeyer Society (philosophy), Delta Omicron , Georgetown College Athletic Training Students, Kentucky Education Association, Math/Physics/Computer Science Club, Nat'l Association for Music Education, Psi Chi /Psi Alpha Omega, Sigma Tau Delta (English honorary, Eta Alpha Chapter, est. 1925), Sociology Club, Student Women and Gender Society, Students of National Association for Teachers of Singing, and

1225-766: The Georgetown Activities Council, intramurals, Georgetown College Equestrian Team, Georgetown College Film Club, Outdoor High Adventure Club, Social Plug, and the Georgetown College Disc Golf Club. Activist groups include the Georgetown Sustainability Initiative, Campus Spectrum, Habitat for Humanity, Student Abolitionist Movement, and the American Red Cross Club. Students interested in the arts can participate in

1274-500: The Maskrafters had produced a feature-length movie entitled Surviving Guthrie , and had put on the musical She Loves Me . Recent plays include Proof , The Fantasticks , Grease , and Shakespeare 's The Tempest . The Maskrafters are primarily students at Georgetown, and are guided by staff. A student-run newspaper, called The Georgetonian , publishes multiple issues per semester. A student-run radio station, WRVG ,

1323-704: The Owensboro Masonic Temple and Grand Master of the Kentucky Order of the Free and Accepted Masons . Pettit's wife died in June 1913. In September 1916, he married Alice Frakes. Pettit died in Owensboro on November 29, 1931. Georgetown College (Kentucky) Georgetown College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Georgetown, Kentucky . Chartered in 1829, Georgetown

1372-628: The President's House Association, which was formed in 1964 as an alternative to the traditional fraternity system. An Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council are also part of Greek life at Georgetown College. Government-minded students can join the College Democrats, College Republicans, United Nations Georgetown, and the Student Government Association. Recreation and activity oriented groups include

1421-449: The active members know which pledges have accepted their bid to join the sorority. The pledges dress in their new sorority's colors and run through the doors of the chapel into the waiting arms of their sisters. The fraternities' version of Chapel Day occurs the following week. Referred to as Men's Bid Day, it operates in a similar fashion and is held at Cooke Memorial. Even independent students, faculty, staff, family, and sometimes pets brave

1470-416: The cold to enjoy the excitement of this special campus tradition. Homecoming is an annual tradition, highlighted by Songfest and a football game. Every year, alumni head back to Georgetown's campus. On Saturday morning they have brunch, listen to live music, and visit with fellow alumni, professors and current students. A Homecoming King and Queen, elected by the student body, are crowned during halftime of

1519-570: The college before leaving out of frustration. The third president, Benjamin Farnsworth, endured a power struggle with the Campbellites and resigned in 1837. In 1838, Rev. Rockwood Giddings became the fourth president of the college. During his short tenure, Giddings began construction on Recitation Hall, the school's first permanent building, and made many other advances that put the college on sound footing. Giddings died of exhaustion after

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1568-471: The college officially announced that after a year-long study, it had decided to transfer its athletics program to NCAA Division II . It was presumed they would join the newly formed Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). However, on July 24, 2012, the college announced that its application to join the NCAA was denied. The membership committee had notified them on July 12 that "it felt that Georgetown College

1617-524: The contentious 1899 gubernatorial election . He engaged in clearing and improving land in Daviess County, and the settlement that grew up on this land was named Pettit in his honor. Through a series of investments in various business ventures, Pettit built a substantial personal fortune. A prominent philanthropist, Pettit identified with the Presbyterian church and served as president of

1666-618: The duration of the war. Following the war, Pettit returned to Owensboro and revived the Monitor . He became involved in politics, serving as personal secretary to Governor James B. McCreary and Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives . In the early 1890s, he began to split from the Democrats ' political philosophy and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives as an Independent . He

1715-538: The end, the attendees sing "Silent Night". Commencement , or the graduation ceremony, takes place every May on Giddings Lawn. Seniors troop through the doors of Giddings Hall and fan out onto the front lawn, where commencement proceeds. The Georgetown athletic teams are called the Tigers. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in

1764-464: The entire Republican ticket except the party's gubernatorial candidate, William O. Bradley . The APA withheld its endorsement from Bradley because of rumors that some of his family members were Catholic, and the society was thought to favor Pettit until Bradley was reported to have joined the society in September 1895, forestalling their endorsement of Pettit. Pettit was not invited to participate in

1813-555: The football game. Belle of the Blue is Georgetown's small-scale version of Miss America. It is an annual scholarship pageant that any freshman through junior woman can participate in. Each residence hall, including the male dormitories, nominates a woman to compete as their representative in the February event. On pageant night, the women are judged based on scholarship, interview, talent, poise and appearance. A "Miss Congeniality" title

1862-765: The governor's private secretary. He later resigned this position after being elected Reading Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . He retained this position until the Republicans regained a majority in the House in the elections of 1880 . In 1882, Pettit sought election to the U.S. House of Representatives , representing the Second District . He lost in the Democratic primary by 150 votes to James Franklin Clay of Henderson . The vote of Union County

1911-461: The most challenges. In a matter of hours, the Quad, a lush, green open area for socializing and studying, is turned into a slimy, muddy arena covered with food products. At the end of Grubfest, the two dirtiest and most creative participants are crowned king and queen of the year's festivities. Opening Convocation is held in the chapel in the early fall and is a campus-wide assembly intended to create

1960-478: The organizational meeting of the General Assembly , he received four votes for Speaker of the House , all from representatives of districts in western Kentucky. Estranged from the Democratic Party by his refusal to identify with them during his race for the House, Pettit became a leader of the Populist Party in Kentucky. In 1893, he sought re-election to his seat as a Populist but was badly defeated by

2009-451: The story of his arrest and subsequent travels, the equipment dealer extended him a generous line of credit, allowing him to purchase more sophisticated equipment than had ever before been used in Owensboro. With this new equipment, Pettit revived the Monitor and published his stories of wartime banishment, bringing him significant acclaim in Kentucky. Moreover, he also published editorials by future U.S. Senator Thomas C. McCreery , giving

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2058-449: The story of his arrest and subsequent travels, the equipment dealer extended him a generous line of credit, allowing him to purchase more sophisticated equipment than had ever before been used in Owensboro. With this new equipment, Pettit revived the Monitor and published his stories of wartime banishment, bringing him significant acclaim in Kentucky. Moreover, he also published editorials by future U.S. Senator Thomas C. McCreery , giving

2107-485: Was arrested on orders from General Stephen G. Burbridge on charges of being "notoriously disloyal" to the Union. He was taken to Memphis, Tennessee , and transferred into Confederate territory; he continued to travel behind Confederate lines for the duration of the war. In May 1865, Pettit returned to Owensboro and found his print shop and printing press destroyed by federal authorities. He traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio to purchase replacement equipment and, on hearing

2156-598: Was built on land he helped clear and was named in his honor. Thomas Pettit was born December 21, 1843, in Frankfort, Kentucky. He was the son of Franklin Duane and Elizabeth (Zook) Pettit. Franklin Pettit, who co-published The Kentucky Farmer with Thomas B. Stevenson, died when his son Thomas was very young. Soon after, Thomas' mother also died, leaving him an orphan at the age of ten. Pettit supported himself by working in

2205-449: Was elected assistant reading clerk in the Kentucky House of Representatives , a position he held for six years. Through the influence of Senator Thomas McCreery, Pettit was appointed assessor of internal revenue for the second district by President Andrew Johnson in 1869 and served in this capacity through the end of Johnson's term. Upon James B. McCreary 's election as governor of Kentucky in 1874, Pettit accepted an appointment as

2254-472: Was president of Georgetown College from 1871 to 1879. The college saw steady growth for the next century but experienced a major boom following World War II and the GI Bill, and, by 1958, enrollment had jumped to 1,397 students. Georgetown continued its growth into the 1960s and 1970s, with several new academic buildings and dormitories constructed on campus to accommodate the rise in enrollment. The college

2303-576: Was the Populist Party 's nominee for governor in the 1895 gubernatorial election. Although he fell well short of election, his presence on the ticket drew enough votes from Democratic candidate Parker Watkins Hardin to give the election to William O. Bradley , who became Kentucky's first Republican governor. Pettit never again sought public office, but amassed a sizable personal fortune through various business investments in and around Owensboro. He died November 29, 1931. The town of Pettit, Kentucky

2352-530: Was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains . The college offers over 40 undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in education. It offers degrees in areas of visual and performing arts, math and sciences, humanities, language and culture, business, medicine and healthcare, and others. Georgetown College is associated with five Rhodes Scholars and its alumni have included 38 Fulbright Scholars since 1989. In 1829,

2401-399: Was thought to be the deciding factor in the primary. Contemporary biographers opined that Pettit had probably attended more Democratic state conventions than anyone else in Kentucky. At each convention he attended, he was elected secretary. He served as one of the secretaries at the 1884 Democratic National Convention ; four years later , he was again chosen as a convention secretary and

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