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. 1 I Revised V Yackety Yack ^awlina IB i *.*>Wi&.mh m ^^ 2fw. JfcjBjB ^lass } A ft (MOi, 1 1 II .'"-,;- *\ • >%lM,» "^^ *4p&^^ Spring Reunions GeneralAlumniAssociation TheUniversityofNorthCarolina m. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://archive.org/details/revisedyacketyya50gene One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Kenan Stadtum Monday, June 2, 1952 Editor ofthe 1952 RevisedYacketyYack RoyParkerJr. Class of '52 RevisedYacketyYack 50th Edition 2002 Bios,photosandessaysprintedinthis class of'52 RevisedYacketyYack,50thAnniversary Edition,wereprovidedbyclassmemberswho returnedtheirbiographicalinformation surveyspriortothedeadline.Non-respondeesarelistedasmaintainedbyUniversity records.Neitherthepublisher,norTheUniversityofNorthCarolina,assumesanyliability forincorrectinformation orunintentionaltypographicalerrors. Allcorrectionsshouldbesenttothe GeneralAlumniAssociation,attn:Sallie Hutton, P.O.Box660,ChapelHill,NC 27514-0660. Class of'52 RevisedYacketyYack Patrons TheClassof'52ReunionCommitteeandtheGeneralAlumniAssociationextendspecialthankstothe followingclassmates,whoprovidedgenerouspatronsupportfortheproductionofthisRevisedYacketyYack. LeonardGuyes MarilynHuntRollins J.AllenAdams GordonG.Hamrick Dalton1).Ruffin Julian&EJ.Albergotti BennettA.HayesJr. IrwinSawitz Barbara&FrankAllston CWonrad"Jim"HockJr. HenryF.Schacht RobertF.Bailey SeymourHolt JanetE.Schoonderwoerd PatsyLouLesterBaker RuthGainesHoneycutt LizCooleySmith CharlineRutterBarrie David& MaryDeaneHuntlev WilliamM."BiU"Teague DickBest-wick Col.DavidA.Kelly,Phi),USMC(ret.) JeromeC.Thompson GeorgeB.Bloomer BillKingoff RosaLeeBrakeTucker HenryBowers CarolynBurgessKnott RichardJ.Tuggle RichardBracey WilliamG.LawrenceJr. RobertM.Upton GeneBrigham HenryNeil!LeeJr. Col.RalphD.WaddellJr.USAF(ret) AnnWilliamsBurrus CarolineHassingerLindsay HelenHolmes PaulW.CaldwellJr. EdgarLoveIII MaryKennedyWard DonR.Calloway Richard"Dick'TaylorLowe LilaChichesterWeiiner CarolCantrellCamp GrayMattox RomasWhite ConradWayneCates(Casey) BettyRayMcCain 'Willi TomCoxe WilliamW.McLendon PhilipK.Cree Joanne PageMize Jane"Sandie"WilsonDarden NancyBurgessMoody Man,-ElizabethPopeDavenpor EdwardO'Cleary Dr.D.WhitakerDavis RoyParkerJr. FrankieDuBose BillPeacock KatherineLouiseHesterField RichardM.Penegar JackC.Fields RobertGlennPipkinJr. JakeFroehch S.JayPlager RalphM.Goldstein LewisS.Ripps JacquelynB.Grant WavneBryantRoberts SaraSperlingGriffin lackRock 50th Reunion Committee J.AllenAdams,Co-Chair HenryNeillLeeJr. BettyRayMcCain,Co-Chair CarolineHassingerLindsay JulianS.Albergotti EdgarLoWveIII FrankAllston George Miller GeorgeBloomer Roy ParkerJr. LarryF.Botto BillPeacock HenryBowers LillvanHill Page Z.CreightonBrinson RichardM.Penegar JosephB.CherryJr. WilliamG.Rand PhikpR.Cree DaltonD.Ruffin MaryLibPopeDavenport AureliaFultonStafford FrankDriscoll SuzanneDawsonTanner BarbaraJeanThompsonEdwards WilliamE.Thornton JohnH.Falkner RosaLeeBrakeTucker JakeFroelich JohnA.vonOesen GordonG.Hamrick Man,-KennedyWard f JoGaitherJones PattvS.Willis (gw, here me are. witThheentChluassisaostm1f9or52thmeagdreeaittspowsaty-WtooaricdaWmaprusIIbfuorosttbianlgl Back again, 50 years after the magical teamsleadbytheincomparableCharlie"ChooChoo" seasons we spent here. Justice.KenanStadiumwentnutsduringourfirstautumn whenJusticeandhisincomparablereceiver.ArtWeiner,eked realSUobNerCindgegtroene,ottehethCaltastsheofla's0t2tiwmaeswheoldgiatnhgeirtesd50ttohgeta bolutoTcakhe2ed1J-au2sD0toiwcoiekn-WfoeivieelndrergDooearolaka,etnttdehmeepdtg.ianmoeurensdeicnogndwhaeuntuWmeni,nbeurt reunion.And,boy.weren'ttheyasplendidgroupofreally notbeforethemostmemorableofallscenes,theUNC- oldgentlemen! NotreDamegameinYankeestadium.Tensofthousandsof khanlofS-wocbetenhrtaiutnrgwy,eoafhnadmveeemxohmrialidaeresa,tiita.ngnW,detwohearvehaealvibzeeeeboneuerbnlgegrseisaretddefwdoirttthhurnaoe,ugtho suttueddenatsspeacnidalfaendsitmioand,eantdhetthreipg.aTmheewDaasilaymTaagrnHiefeiclednitstsrwiab-n songforJustice. ourgoodtimesandourdifficultieswiththevalues,skills, Thewinnerofthepurpleproseprizefordescribing athnedCsltarsesngotfhs'0t2hawtasCagraotlhienrainggavaestwoeusarientthihsosyeeayreatrosmwahrekna wDahialtyhTaarppHeeneeldsipnorNtsewrwitYeorrsk,bcuatmreatnhoetrffrroommtahmeepmenbserofotfhe splendidanniversary. theclasswhoselankyphysiquewasmatchedonlybyhis physIinccarledriubglgeedfnoersas,cleasvsenwiatshwaegaepneprraolalcyhgoouord5r0etchorrdeuonr"ion, wvooluulbdilibtev.aTphautrpwloeuplodsebepuBravreryyorFaarsbear,piwohnoeerinolfattearlklirtaedio. twdheirntteh.euAoslf.WHthoeeusscealla,sustoeuorftfhiveciecmresepmorfoestrihydeenoCtfl,aAsarsncdhoifMe1a9Mry5ya2tNtae.rleolnuBoropdlrdoeinsegie.-r "ThIneafifnlaolrisdcorreec?olWlhecotiocnaresso?mIetyweaasrs42la-t6er,foFrarNboetrrewrDotaem:e, buttheeffervescentspiritofTarHeelfansplusthedogged oursocialchairman.Allwereardentandenthusiasticalumni determinationottheBoysinBluecapturedtheheartsof sdCcauirrooWiulnesignneaats,lhlseaihpnraodvleeiamfae:ftalivymorerisic.taelcisaptshiusleandeosncyrmipotuisonstotretahmeovfeacrosn-at msBaeontwdreoyipeoyalribs,atraltneetnNtdeehrewsm.YoIarflkwfeaoroytssbafsalryl,oma'tThtCihaserowIlraiissnhathcwelioerurlfgidynmelseatsnthtoaoutrt.hh'oe"u- AstheJustice-WeinerEradisappearedintohistory,the "Splendidformaldances,inWoollenGymnasium,char- teredbussesofimportsfromwomen'scolleges,hayridesand Classof"1952oftenhadtolookelsewhereforathletictri- umphs.Thevcouldfindtheminsuchsportsastennis,track partiesatHogansLake,convivialbrewsatJeffs;openstacks andfield,andswimming.Andthesunnyafternoonsin inthelibrary,outdoorclassesintineweathernearPolk KenanStadiumwerealwaysmemorable,winorlose,none Place,thealmostluminousappearanceottheoldcampusat moresothanonthatincredibleafternoonwhenthebat- sunriseandsunset,thesidewalks,theeasyfamiliarity tered 1951 Carolinateam,alreadyonasix-gamelosing betweenundergraduatesandevenseniorprofessorsinan streak,camewithinanaceofupsetting-whoelse-the almostidyllic,secludedgroveofacademe." FightingIrishofNotreDame.Thescorewas12-7.The RolandTaylor,aveteranscrivenerfromtheClassof crowdwasinsuchfrenzythatCoachCarlSnavelyactually 1952,echoedthesameflairwithhisdescriptionofour askedforquiet!Whatachangeinsidelinedecorum. favoritestreet: Inourlastyear,studentgovernmentwasfirmlyinthe "FranklinStreetwasincredible.Therewasthe Rathskeller,Harry's,Aggie's,Jeff's,analleythatledtoThe hHaenndrsyoBfoawetresa,mAotftotronuegyh-GceanmepruaslpBoolibtiEcivaannss.,ParnesdidSetnutdent PortHole,HugginsHardware,theCarolinaandVarsitythe- aVtaerrlse,yt'sh.eJaCcakroLliipnmaanC'osf,feBeobShCoopx,'sJu,liSaunt'tso,nT'hseDrLiutgtleStSohroe,p,and UCoNunCcielxpCehraiiernmcaenseLeamrsrytoBohtatvoereaxnhaautsatuetdshtihpe.irBupotlitthieciiran WentworthandSloanandadozenorsorestaurants.One passions.Younoticethatnoneofthemeverwentontoa calledTheMarathonstayedopenallnight.TheRatwas singOleneltehcetiovteheorffihcaendi,ntohtehreerwwiassesdoifstt-isnpgoukiesnheHdacamreHerosr.ton tehsapetcciaalmlpyuisntvreitgeurianngsbheacdautsaestietdsienrvpeldacaesstlriakengNeenwewYodriks,h sopfeGciraeletnysabsoraoh,iswthoroysmpaejnotr.hiHsatimmewopuerlfdecgtoinognhitsoabceacdoemmieca somethingcalledapizzapie." superpolitician,oneofthelongest-sittingmembersofthe ' NorthCarolinaGeneralAssembly. theendofhisaddress,ScottannouncedthatGrahamwashis Amongthemyriadofcampusorganizations,theYWCA choicetofillavacancyintheU.S.Senate.BvApril.Graham strovemightilytoinstillameasureofdecorumandasense wasinWashington.Anewerahadbegunintheplacewhere ofdutyinitscoedmembers.PresidentBettyRavsetan Grahamhadbeenatoweringpresencesincehisstudentdays example.Buttheresultsweremixed.Theorganization's 45yearsbefore. majorsuccesswasingettingmembersnamedtotheannual TheClassot 1952wouldgetitsdiplomasfromPresident Yackbeautycourt. GordonGrav. Moresuccessfulintendingtothespecialneedsofaspe- Theworldintrudedinadeadlywayonahotearlysum- cialgroupofstudents,wastheTownGirlsAssociation, merafternoonin 1950.whenNorthKoreantroopspoured whosememberswerenativedaughtersandthuswere acrosstheborderintoSouthKorea.TheUnitedStateswas allowedtostarttheirCarolinacareersasfreshmen.TGA soonleadingaUnitedNationsmilitaryresponse,andyet becameincreasinglyimportantintheyearsoftheClassof anothergenerationofCarolinastudentswouldmarkpartof 1^52asthecoedpopulationgrewsignificantlyJanet itslitetimeinatimeofwar. Schoonderwoerd.whohailedfromtheaddressthattodayis Withinayear,hundredsofCarolinastudentsweredon- sofashionable.Carrboro.wasaguidinglightintheorgani- ninguniformsandmanywereheadingforthewarzone. zationinherfirstyears.NancyBlocksidgewaspresident Inretrospect,anotherhistoricturningpointarrived whenwegraduated. withoutcausingmuchotastirinthedormroomsandfra- The"splendidformaldances"reflectedanagewhen ternitycourts.RacialintegrationcametoUNConJune Carolinaanddancin'weresynonymous.Post-WorldWarII 6,1951,whenthreeAfricanAmericanmenenrolledinthe Americawastheeraotthebigbands,andtheGermanClub lawschool.Thesummerschoolhadjustbegun,swelledbv broughtsuchbigonesasNorthCarolina'sownJohnnv hundredsotstudentswhootherwisemighthavebeentaking LongandRayAnthonytoitsglitteringaftairs.Onthefloor asummeroft,butwhoseselectiveservicenumberswere atWoollenGym,callow-facedmalesintie-and-tailsand warningthemthatmilitaryservicemightbeimminent. theirpartners,thosecool(theuseofthewordhadn'tbeen Itwasalsothefirstsummerwhenthenamesotformer inventedyet)beautiesintheiroff-shouldershiningformals, UNCstudentsbegantoappearinthecasualtylistsfrom rippedoft"thefastnumbersorswayedtotheslowones. Korea. Beforethatconflictwascalledoff.anestimated75<> SlenderandsmoothJakeFroelichwasaguidinghandfor UNCmenputonuniforms,includingseveralscorefrom theGermansduringmostofhisClassofll>52career. theClassof1952.Hundredsofothersputinmilitaryservice Forthosehepcatswhodidn'thavethefeeforthetie- aftergraduation,asthedraftcontinuedtosoundthebugle. and-tailsoftheself-styled"pahtyingGermans." therewas AndsoonthattypicalCarolinabluedayin 1952,atotal theUniversityDanceCommittee'srichscheduleofformals of1,082luckymembersoftheClassof1952madetheir andinformals,oftenarrangedbythehard-workingsmilin' awayacrossKenanStadiumtogetthedegree,toringdown CharlieBrewer,whoalsohadtimefortheatricalswith thecurtainonthenever-to-be-forgottentimethatremains SoundandFuryandlinedupoutsidetalentasheadofthe engravedonourheartsandinourmemory. StudentEntertainmentCommittee. Andnowweareback,returningagaintothepriceless Butdancingwasn'tconfinedtobigevents.Itwentonall gem. thetime,ineveryavailablespace,whereverajukeboxwas HarkthesoundofTarHeelvoices. pluggedin.andwasespeciallyunbridledwhenspringcame andCarolinastudentsbythehundredsrushedlikelemmings towardtheseawherethesandyboarddancefloorsbeck- onedatWrightsvilleBeach. BvRovParkerft. Yes,therewereidyllictimesandasplendidsenseof beingapartinourownmagiccorneroftheworld. Butoutsideeventsintruded.TheClassof1952couldnot escapehistory,andhistorypresentedchangesandchallenges. OnMarch22,1949,PresidentFrankPorterGraham introducedGovernorKerrScottatacampusbanquet.At DeanC.P.Spruill,theAcademicGuru PresidentGordonGray, FrankGraham'ssuccessor. CarolinaClassof1952f+RevisedRackety^ack ^Photo®$lbum ThePowerGroup:FredWeaver, KatherineCarmichael,Bill Friday CarolinaClassof1952todRcvhcdRackety^hck