East Carolina University - Buccaneer Tecoan Yearbook (Greenville, NC)

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Those students who knew Dr. Beecher Flanagan will always remember him as the kind, soft-spoken professor of economics who never forgot a name as well as a face. He was a member of Phi Sigma Pi. professional educational fraternity, and was sponsor of Tan Chapter here at East Carolina from 1936 until 1950. He passed away April 7, 1951. During his twenty-six years as a member of the Social Studies Department here. Dr. Flanagan served as adviser to various groups, activities, and publica- tions, including the Tecoan. His memory will live long in our hearts. Nor will we soon forget Lavene W. Midgett, Jr., who was fatally injured in a motorcycle wreck on the evening of April 12, 1951, on the outskirts of Green- ville. Midge, as he was called by those of us who knew him, is still alive with us in spirit. If a person knew Midge, he liked him; if he did not know him, he was missing something. In his two years at East Carolina this native of Rodanthe captured the hearts of all who knew him. We sometimes find ourselves wondering why fellows like Midge must go so early.

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c John Decatur Messick, Ph.B.. Ph.D.. Lir.D. President of East Carolina College