National Mary Potter Club, Inc.
On November 23, 1979, a group of Mary Potter School alumni brainstormed and decided to seek the legal expertise of Attorney Willie Darby. In the spring of 1980, at the home of Charles E. Gregory (former teacher), the Articles of Incorporation were formulated for the National Mary Potter Club, Inc.
The purpose of the National Mary Potter Club, Incorporated, was to perpetuate the ideals and standards of excellence set forth by the founder, to preserve the history of Mary Potter School, to foster fellowship and camaraderie among its attendees, and to keep the Mary Potter Spirit ever alive. National reunions have been held biannually since 1979.
Mary Potter Academy/High School
Called the Timothy Darling Field School, after Dr. George Clayton Shaw, until 1892, the school was funded by the Board of Missions for Freedmen, New York Synodical Society, and Albany Presbytery. The Mary Potter Academy was the first secondary school for African American students in Granville County, NC. It served as a private boarding school, unit 1952, then as a public high school until the school term 1969-1970. In Sept 1970, Mary Potter High School became an integrated middle school.