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  • Collection: Under Review: The Anderson-Sermon Controversy and Football's Role on the College Campus

A.F. Greaves-Walker to Dr. Frank Graham, December 7, 1936

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N.C. State professor of ceramic engineering A.F. Greaves-Walker wrote Dr. Graham in 1936. He testifies to Dr. Sermon's standing as a gentleman, and argues that the faculty believes they and all the coaches ought to be gentlemen who help improve…

"Needed: A Sense of Values," January 8, 1937

The moot question of the State College Athletic Situation, like the much publicized Spanish Civil War, would seem to be entering its final stage. It has passed through the hands of Athletic Council, Faculty Council, Dean Harrelson, Doctor Graham.…

Testimony of Miss Bea Rowe, December 18, 1936

By Dean Cloyd:
Have remarks been made in your hearing as you have passed the Seventh Dormitory by students which caused you embarrassment and made it hard for you to go back and forth to your office?
By Miss Rowe:
Several times when I passed…

Testimony of Ralph Brimmley, December 18, 1936

By Ralph Brimmley:
Would you all like to know or have facts or suggestions on how you could get proof that there has been practically no sense of enforcing the Graham Plan this year? Would you all like the facts that the morals of our present State…

"Pack Coaches and Captain," October 2, 1936,

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Pictured are the NC State football coaches and captain for the 1936 season, with Heartley Anderson on the far left.

Testimony of Dr. Graham and Mr. Ivey, December 19, 1936

By Dr. Graham:
I will try to point it. I will ask you in two divisions. I think it is well for us to ask that question in all colleges, for that matter. Do the entire college athletics contribute to the building of character and a high moral…

"Still Not the Time," November 6, 1936

Coach Hunk Anderson’s dismissal of three members of the Wolfpack has brought to the fore again discussion on State’s athletic situation. Rumors once again run rife upon the campus as students and faculty members wonder what is going on…

"Sports Glimpses," October 16, 1936

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Clarence Gale's sports column describes a student meeting held to dispel rumors about the football team. Gale encourages the student body to rally as one behind the team.

Testimony of Dr. W.C. Riddick, December 18, 1936

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In this excerpt from testimony of the Faculty Council's investigation into the practices of the football coach and athletic director at North Carolina State College, Dr. W.C. Riddick expressed his displeasure with the presence of foreign students at…

Photograph of North Carolina State College and Clemson Football Game, 1932

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A Clemson receiver catches the ball and is pursued by NC State's defense. NC State won the game 13-0.