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

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

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A.F. Greaves-Walker, a professor of Ceramic Engineering at NC State, expressed his opinions about a college football coach's duties. Graves-Walker felt that it was important for the coach to promote good morals among football players. He also felt…

Testimony of Dean Edward Lamar Cloyd and Hall Morrison, 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, Dean of Students Edward Lamar Cloyd wondered whether there would be more spirit on…

"Jake Wade's Sports Parade," October 6, 1936

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This editorial from a North Carolina newspaper pointed out that no controversies existed over the large numbers of Northern football players at the University of North Carolina and Duke. As long as a football team was winning, the author contended,…

"Just Needs Luck Writes Ed Camp," September 16, 1936

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An article from the Technician, NC State's student newspaper, offered a preview of the upcoming football season and illustrated that most of the team's top players were from the North.

Photograph of Faculty Council, ca. 1935

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The Faculty Council at North Carolina State was established in 1923 and served as an advisory board for the College President. In 1936, the Faculty Council was involved in investigating the controversy over the football program at NC State.