Gaston College - Reveleer Yearbook (Dallas, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1964 volume:

Published By The Annual Staff OF GASTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA Be careful, don’t break that cutter. Mechanical And Production Engineering Technology The Mechanical and Production Engineering Technology curriculum is intended to train stu- dents in production processes, equipment, sales, supervision of personnel, tooling, drafting, and production of material goods. This versatile train- ing enables him to assist the engineer or the small manufacturer in all types of industry. During a student’s senior year he may have as many as fifteen interviews, which are arranged by the institute’s excellent placement service. Out of these interviews many students are given ap- proximately five job offers in a variety of vo- cations from which he may choose the one that best fulfills his ambitions. 2 2 + 2 = 4? The main purpose of the Civil Engineering Technology curriculum is to educate the student in practical applications within the broad field of Civil Engineering. This program is intended to prepare the student for vocations in the con- struction and transportation fields of engineer- ing. Graduates are qualified to do estimating, specification writing, surveying, inspection, or supervising. Students are also offered training in methods and equipment used in heavy engineering con- struction. Civil Engineering Technology Be sure that partition is plumb. 3 In Electronics Engineering Technology the student gains a thorough background in the basic studies and sciences, as well as the essential specialized courses in electronics. Through the use of both laboratory equipment and class in- struction, he acquires knowledge in the broad area of electronics. Employment is offered in manufacturing, pro- duction, sale of electronic equipment, testing, in- spection, and promotion. Great opportunities are also found in building, installation, and main- tenance of electronic devices essential to indus- try. I picked this trick up in Mr. White’s tube class! Electronics Engineering Technology Oops!! Don’t cross those wires. 4 Without this we would be back in the dark a es. Electrical Engineering Technology The Program of Electrical Engineering Tech- nology enables students to fill the position be- tween the electrician and the electrical engineer. Education in commercial, residential, and indust- rial fields is offered on as wide a basis as pos- sible. After graduation students are qualified to ob- tain a large variety of jobs, such as sales, draft- ing, supervision of installations, electrical con- tracting, maintenance of power plants and other electrical equipment. Industry also offers posi- tions for electrical graduates as manufacturing and production technicians. 5 IN MEMORIAM WILLIAMS JENNINGS McCAIN SEPTEMBER 27, 1939 JUNE 2, 1962 NELSON EDDY RABB NOVEMBER 6, 1936 JUNE 2, 1962 7 WE DEDICATE This, The ’64 Edition of The Tom Cat to Paul Vincent Smith for his earnest and devoted effort on behalf of the students and faculty. As one student aptly said, “It was Mr. Smith who first told me about G.T.I.; it was Mr. Smith who greeted me when I entered; and it was he who continued his interest in me until I was graduated.” Registrar was his true Title, but Friend To All his true Goal. 8 John T. Caldwell B.S., M.A., Ph.D Chancellor North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh The Gaston Technical Institute is operated by the College Extension Division of North Carolina State College at Raleigh. The academic program and staff appointments are under the control and supervision of The School of Engineering. The Gaston Technical Institute offers four curri- cula in engineering technology, each of which is ac- credited by the Engineers’ Council for Professional Development. 10 E. W. Ruggles B.S., M.S. Director of College Extension North Carolina State College Division of General Extension North Carolina State of the UNC at Raleigh. R. G. Carson, Jr. B.S., Clemson College Dean of Instruction M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Uni- versity of Michigan; Associate Dean of the School of Engineering N. C. State of the UNC at Raleigh. Ralph E. Fadum Dean of School of Engineering B.S. C.E., University of Illinois M.S.E., S.D.; Har- vard University; Dean of the School of Engineer- ing N. C. State of the UNC at Raleigh. 11 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR William R. Halstead E.E., Georgia Tech DIRECTOR Mrs. Mary E. McQuere Secretary to the Director Mrs. Dorothy M. Woody Business Office Manager 12 OFFICES OF THE REGISTRAR Paul V. Smith M.A., UNC Registrar Mrs. Lucille Taylor Secretary to the Registr, AUXILIARY SERVICES Edward A. Jackson Maintenance Supervisor 13 Blaine Carpenter Cafeteria Supervisor Clyde H. Robinson B.Geo.E., N.C. State College Chairman of Technical Division John M. Jenkins B.S., M.Ed. N. C. State College Chairman of Basic Studies 1 4 George H. Benolken A.B. Mathematics Elon College George W. Bruce A. S. Southern Tech B. E.E. Georgia Tech Henry C. Cline B.S. Mathematics Science M.A. Ed. Appalachian State Teachers College FACULTY At G.T.I. new ideas are received, some conflicting with old standards, some up- holding previous knowledge. No longer is our mental world bound by the small area of our home environment, but we en- counter new ideas to stimulate new growth and expansion. Our academic world is involved in a new era of matura- tion through contact with intellectual stimulus. 5 Richard L. Edwards A.S. Electronics Southern Tech William A. Ethridge B.S. Mathematics Atlantic Christian R. A. Fuhrer E.E., University of Pittsburgh Paul Lunsford B.S., Mathematics Science Appalachian State Teachers College Carl Heywood B.S. U.S. Naval Academy M.S. Harvard FACULTY A college education should involve four elements — Development of moral integrity ; A liberal education to give a richer life, broader understanding, and to bring citi- zenship into proper perspective; Acquisition of technical knowledge for professional leadership; Development of physical fitness; G.T.I. tries to provide all four, with in- terest in students as individuals—not merely as so many minds to educate. Vincent Leung B.S., High Point College M.A., Appalachian State Teachers College Not Pictured Grady Griffin Shop Instructor 16 Mrs. Eleanor M. McArver B.S. English Madison College Porter Lee McAteer B.S., Industrial Engineering N. C. State College Ray L. Medford B.S. Ind. Arts Business .Administration Western Carolina College FACULTY Robert M. Michael Mrs. Mary Clare Sanders B.S. Ed. N. C. State College B. Mechanical Engineering A.B. Woman’s College U. N. C. A well-qualified faculty of twenty members devote their time and talents to the student body both in class and in per- sonal conferences, enhancing the acade- mic atmosphere with excellent relation- ships between the teachers and the stu- dents. These people assist the college in planning an academic program which will train the intelligence, strengthen the body, and provide a rich spiritual and social life leading to wholesome personal living. 17 i ‘ ' V J. David Vance B.C.E. N.C. State College Wade White Citadel Yardy T. Williams B.E. Georgia Tech M.S. University of Florida Electrical Engineering FACULTY Because the true leaders of tomorrow will be called upon to supply the morality and ethics for our brave new world of technology, there exists a tremendous re- sponsibility for the preparation of these leaders. This responsibility rests on the shoulders of our administration. We, the students of G.T.I. acknowledge our faith and confidence in our administrators to en- able us to be guided by the pulse of the social sciences, the heartbeat of humani- ties, and the wisdom of religion rather than being hypnotized by the awesome prowess of the physical sciences, and the incantations of digital computers. Robert L. Willis B.S., Mechanical Engineering N.C. State College John E. Zimmerman B.C.E. Georgia Tech M.S. University of Illinois 18 1 Robert F. Abernathy, Jr. Civil Engineering- Technology Vale, North Carolina Elbert B. Bailey Electronics Engineering Technology Williamston, N. C. Leaders are made..........not born Those who will rise to strategic positions of lead- ership and responsibility will be those who are cap- able of producing through other people rather than through technical skills alone and those who are products of the versatility of student life. Mr. Robert W. Halstead addresses the graduating class of 1964. Jerry Dale Bare Electronics Engineering Technology Jefferson, N. C. Tan Smith Barefoot Electronics Engineering Technology Smithfield, N. C. Phillip E. Buchanan, Jr. Electronics Engineering Technology Spruce Pine, N. C. Eric D. Carpenter Electronics Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. 20 William Calvert Chaney Civil Engineering- Technology Harwood, Maryland Darrell Wesley Church Civil Engineering Technology Winston-Salem, N. C. William John R. Collins Electronics Engineering Technology Raleigh, N. C. Richard Cooper Civil Engineering Technology Waynesboro, Va. GRADUATES Clyde Franklin Crabtree Electrical Engineering Technology Pittsboro, N. C. William Franklin Crater, Jr. Electrical Engineering Technology Winston-Salem, N. C. The stimulation of events and occasions adds the lively movement, excitement, and vivid “splash” to our campus, which is embroidered by the many phases of the students’ environment. All this—of which the leader is a product. 21 Royce Cleveland Currence Civil Engineering Technology Clover, S. C. George Vernon Elkins Electronics Engineering Technology Emerson, N. C. Lattie Frank Floyd Electronics Engineering Technology Raleigh, N. C. Kenneth Hal Ford Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Bessemer City, N. C. Leslie Dean Grogan Electronics Engineering Technology Greensboro, N. C. Charles Edward Hill Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Ararat, N. C. 22 Ray Von Hincher Electronics Engineering- Technology Elkin, N. C. Joe Roger Holyfield Electronics Engineering Technology Dobson, N. C. Howard Lewis Honbarrier Electronics Engineering Technology Salisbury, N. C. Joseph Lawrence Hopson Electronics Engineering Technology Minpro, N. C. GRADUATES Kenneth A. Hunt Civil Engineering Technology Durham, N. C. Robert Bain Jenkins, Jr. Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. Education for nothing more than an immediate vocation is a costly waste; for we are a part of all that we have seen, heard, and met—the joys and sorrows, the laughs and disappointments, the mean- ingful and the depressive—accepting as its funda- mental purpose the task of preparing leaders for our exciting tomorrow. Today’s college students . . . tomorrow’s world leadership . . . represent the HOPE of a weary and discouraged mankind, desperately in need of the vigorous vitality of young minds in whom the ideal is still real, and expectantly looking to the energe- tic enthusiasm of youth still flexible and optimistic enough to be capable of new and significantly creative solutions to life’s oldest problems. James Alfred Keever Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Lincolnton, N. C. Edward Snow Kiimon Civil Engineering Technology Charlotte, N. C. Robert Lee Kimble, Jr. Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Salisbury, N. C. Danny Clayton Leonard Electronics Engineering Technology Lexington, N. C. Cecil Guy Link Civil Engineering Technology Statesville, N. C. James Wilson McDonald Electrical Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. 24 Alfred Welch McIntosh Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Charlotte, N. C. Jerry Dolan Neal Electronics Engineering Technology Sophia, N. C. Dennis Wade Newman Electrical Engineering Technology Mount Airy, N. C. Roy Harold Norman, Jr. Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Lincolnton, N. C. GRADUATES Nathan Lee Ottinger Electronics Engineering Technology Stanley, N. C. Ronnie Earl Parks Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Kannapolis, N. C. 25 I just hope I remember which knob to turn and when to turn it!! Doyle Alvin Ridley Electrical Engineering Technology Sylva, N. C. Harold Edward Roper Civil Engineering Technology Morganton, N. C. Ronnie Dale Russell Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. Paul Leon Reitzel Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Siler City, N. C. Gary Lloyd Smith Electronics Engineering Technology Bessemer City, N. C. 26 Paul Randal Stanley Civil Engineering: Technology Gastonia, N. C. James Wylie Stansell Electronics Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. John Stephen Steele Civil Engineering Technology Wilkesboro, N. C. Jimmy Aswell Surles Electronics Engineering Technology Dunn, N. C. GRADUATES Ronald Allen Swift Civil Engineering Technology Cheraw, S. C. Royall Gene Swift Electronics Engineering Technology Elon College, N. C. Any college—old or young, large or small—must have a living personality separate and distinct from all others. This is what makes it worthy of its name. This personality—this individuality—should be rooted in its philosophy and objectives, and revealed through its actions. . . 27 Gaston Technical Institute represents an idea which is not realized in the brick of its buildings, nor the accumulated wisdom of its library or fac- ulty, but in the minds of the young men who at- tend Gaston Technical Institute. G.T.I. is the stu- dents ; the students are G.T.I.—not as they exist one by one, but as they are unified by the idea that is contained within them. Thomas Edwin Tarleton Civil Engineering Technology Spencer, N. C. Roberts Tat lock, Jr. Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. Jerry Lawrence Troutman Electronics Engineering Technology Addor, N. C. Donald Ray Turbyfill Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Burlington, N. C. Waitus Dennis Turlington, Jr. Civil Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. Robert D. Van Sleen Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Shelby, N. C. 28 Jonathan Robert Ward Mechanical Production Engineering Techno 1 ogy Rutherfordton, N. C. McCoy Carlos Watts Electronics Engineering- Technology Ranlo, N. C. Thurman Edward Waynick Electronics Engineering Technology Salisbury, N. C. Vaughan Sanford Wilhelm Electronics Engineering Technology Salisbury, N. C. GRADUATES George Addison Wilson Civil Engineering Technology Pineville, N. C. Robert Moore Wilson Civil Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. 29 Samuel Richard Womble Mechanical Production Engineering Technology Chapel Hill, N. C. Daniel Richard Wood Electronics Engineering Technology Winston-Salem, N. C. Douglas Richard Wright Civil Engineering Technology Morganton, N. C. James Shelton Wynne Electronics Engineering Technology Robersonville, N. C. GRADUATES Roger Wade Yates Electronics Engineering Technology Gastonia, N. C. Graduates not pictured: Arthur Backmon Cook Electronics Engineering Technology Prosperity, S. C. Glen Wesley Picklesimer Electrical Engineering Technology Charlotte, N. C. Because the students are the vital life on any campus, we at Gaston Technical Institute are no exception. The years of maturing and preparing for the future have been years filled with many won- derful memories, some to be told, others to be kept close to the heart and secretly remembered. Realiz- ing our goals, we have set out to prepare ourselves as leaders of our school, churches, industries, com- munities—in all areas of human relations. 30 Wayne M. Ay cock Electronics High Point, N. C. Charles W. Bradshaw Civil Mooresville, N. C. Harvey F. Brooks Mechanical Production Winston-Salem, N. C. Grady E. Bruchette Electronics Greensboro, N. C. Steve S. Burris Electronics Lincolnton, N. C. JERRY BARE PRESIDENT SENIOR CLASS Arthur P. Cavenaugh, Jr. Mechanical Production Wallace, N. C. Buddy G. Creed Electrical Mt. Airy, N. C. Richard S. Cronilish, Jr. Civil Belmont, N. C. 32 Glenn 1). Fopleman Civil Durham, N. C. Arnold O. Gobble Electronics Columbia, S. C. Jerry D. Gordon Mechanical Production Winston-Salem, N. C. SENIORS Ben Johnson III Electronics Winston-Salem, N. C. Ralph E. Johnson, Jr. Electrical Vale, N. C. Roper I). Jones Mechanical Production Winston-Salem, N. C. Howard W. Kenner ley Electronics Salisbury, N. C. Fred A. Kirkman, Jr. Civil Kernersville, N. C. 33 Larry F. Koantz Electronics Lexington, N. C. Roger C. Landis Electronics Hickory, N. C. Keith P. Layel Electronics Gastonia, N. C. Robert D. Lee Civil Greensboro, N. C. Robert L. McClure Mechanical Production Gastonia, N. C. Anyone recognize these fellows? They are: L. to R.: Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Smith, Mr. Cline, and Mr. White. Jerry I). McKinney Electronics New Dale, N. C. Jimmy McArthur Mann Electronics Newport, N. C. Billy G. Miller Electronics Belmont, N. C. 34 Robert L. Ren ley Electronics Salisbury, N. C, Victor G. Pyles, Jr. Civil Mt. Airy, N. C. Gary V. Simmons Mechanical Production Morganton, N. C. SENIORS Jerry L. Smith Electronics Gastonia, N. C. Richard D. Smith Civil Gastonia, N. C. Robert H. Stanley Electronics Calypso, N. C. Ronald V. Sericegood Civil Lexington, N. C. Allen V. Taylor Mechanical Production Greensboro, N. C. Randolph G. Taylor Mechanical Production Gastonia, N. C. Lewis G. Thompson Civil Burlington, N. C. SENIORS It was such a good show that there was “Standing Room Only!” NOT PICTURED: Robert Lee Heavener David Lee Hubbard Edwin T. Sykes Robert L. Tuttle William F. Williams Michael A. Wilhelm Civil Hilderbrand, N. C. William K. Wiseman Civil Statesville, N. C. Oscar Coyte Witherspoon, Jr. Electrical Catawba, N. C. 36 MIKE KENLEY PRESIDENT Edgar C. Alexander Hayes, N. C. Robert A. Arena William E. Atkinson Fred N. Ayash, Jr. Durham, N. C. Winston-Salem, N. C. Salisbury, N. C. FRESHMEN Jon R. Babington Gastonia, N. C. James W. Bailey Williamston, N. C Richard S. Barnes Raleigh, N. C. Johnny R. Barrett Gastonia, N. C. William B. Batchelor Sanford, N. C. Lewis I). Baucom Concord, N. C. 38 Roper D. Baucom Lowell, N. C. Roper L. Benfield Richard W. Berrvhill Gastonia, N. C. Gastonia, N. C. Walter R. Blake Hendersonville, N. C. FRESHMEN Joseph M. Bland Sanford, N. C. Daniel H. Bolick Hickory, N. C. Barry M. Briles Greensboro, N. C. Georpe B. Brockinpton Lancaster, S. C. Alfred C. Brown, Jr. Gastonia, N. C. Douplas A. B. Browne State Road, N. C. 39 John A. Brumbaugh Hartsville, S. C. Bynum (). Bryan, Jr. Winston-Salem, N. C. James W. Bryan Burlington, N. C. Larry R. Burke Sanford, N. C. FRESHMEN Curtis R. Calhoun Gastonia, N. C. James B. Call, Jr. Wilkesboro, N. C. Donald W. Carswell Dallas, N. C. Randy L. Cates Burlington, N. C. Larry H. Causby Granite Falls, N. C. David V. Champion Shelby, N. C. 40 Jerry R. Chaney Joseph Chaney, III Stanley, N. C. Harwood, Maryland John W. Clark Stanley, N. C. Gerald W. Cobb Roxboro, N. C. FRESHMEN Jerry W. Coble Burlington, N. C. Marshall L. Coble Oakboro, N. C. James E. Collins Cameron, N. C. Michael A. Cooke Greensboro, N. C. Jesse V. Corbett, Jr. Greensboro, N. C. Murray A. Dairympie Gastonia, N. C. 4 1 John K. Davis, Jr. Marion, N. C. Billy B. Day Mocksville, N. C. Bruce D. Dearman North Wilkesboro, N. C. Gary E. Dellinger Gastonia, N C. FRESHMEN Keith S. Dellinger Gastonia, N. C. Ronald G. Dellinger Hendersonville, N. C. George E. Dixon Dallas, N. C. Clifton W. Dobson Walkertown, N. C. John D. Earle Manteo, N. C. Phillip M. Eckard Charlotte, N. C. 42 Sidney U. Farrar, Jr. Gastonia, N. C. Lester V. Eller Granite Quarry, N. C. Lonnie M. Fain Winston-Salem, N. C. FRESHMEN Wayne E. Faulk, Jr. Mount Olive, N. C. George W. Foster Charlotte, N. C. Ralph T. Frazier North Wilkesboro, N. C. Hassell A. Frye, Jr. Elkin, N. C. Steven T. Garland Hartsville, S. C. Joseph L. Garner Newport, N. C. 43 William B. Garrett, Jr. Samuel R. Gay, Jr. Dennis N. Godfrey John W. Gray, III Belmont, N. 0. Lynchburg, Virginia High Shoals, N. C. Smithfield, N. C. FRESHMEN James Gray heal, Jr. Morganton, N. C. Sherrill H. Greene Morganton, N. C. Charles E. Hall Hartsville, S. C. Worth A. Hamilton, Jr. Gastonia, N. C. Edwin H. Hammill Gold Hill, N. C. James E. Hampton, Jr. Gastonia, N. C. 4 4 Denton McK. Harold, Jr. Charleston, W. Va. Marvin N. Harrelson Shelby, N. C. Raymond W. Harris Elkin, N. C. Raris K. Hastonis, Jr. Charlotte, N. C. FRESHMEN Henry R. Hatchell Winston-Salem, N. C. Roger D. Hawkins Gastonia, N. C. Charles W. Haynes Salisbury, N. C. Charles G. Hayworth High Point, N. C. Arthur E. Helton, Jr. McAdenville, N. C. David E. Henderson, Jr. Winston-Salem, N. C. 45 Dale J. Hoover High Point, N. C. Tommy W. Henderson Lexington, N. C. Larry E. Hinkle Stanley, N. C. Phillip D. Hill Youngsville, N. C. FRESHMEN Willard C. Houck, Jr. Oakboro, N. C. Frank M. Hough Dallas, N. C. Donald M. Howard Cameron, N. C. Ray A. Howell West Jefferson, N. C. Kenneth D. Hughes Leaksville, N. C. Howard T. Humble, Jr. Liberty, N. C. 46 Quentin G. Hutchins, Jr. Larry S. Hyder Alejandro A. Jaramillo Rogert L. Jobe Gastonia, N. C. Hendersonville, N. C. Santiago, Chili Greensboro, N. C. FRESHMEN James N. Kelly, Jr. Sanford, N. C. Robert M. Kenley Gastonia, N. C. James W. King Bessemer City, N. C. Billy T. Kiser Bessemer City, N. C. Melvin J. Knox Hiawassee, Georgia Basil J. Komas Charlotte, N. C. 47 Charles D. Ledford Allan R. Lewis Robert T. Lomax Thomas A. Long Gastonia, N. C. Gastonia, N. C. Statesville, N. C. Winston-Salem, N. C. FRESHMEN Victor M. Loy Cherryville, N. C. William R. McConnell Mt. Holly, N. C. Charles G. McIntyre Leland, N. C. William T. McMickle, Jr. Dallas, N. C. Jerry L. McMillan Cherryville, N. C. James Leon Mace Morganton, N. C. 4 8 Henry B. Marshall Rock Hill, S. C. Jerry D. Martin Gibsonville, N. 0. Charles F. Mauney Dallas, N. C. Johnny R. Miller Winston-Salem, N. C. FRESHMEN Charles E. Milner Canton, N. C. Linwood B. Montgomery Semora, N. C. Richard F. Moody Lincolnton, N. C. Michael C. Morris Lowell, N. C. Harry R. Morrison, Jr. Gastonia, N. C. James G. Morrow, Jr. Lowell, N. C. 49 Hugh S. Motsinger Kernersville, N. C. Jeffrey L. Mullinax Gastonia, N. C. Willie E. Munn Hartsville, S. C. Richard E. Navy Fairmont, N. C. FRESHMEN Bobby E. Newberry Lowell, N. C. Noel R. Norman, Jr. Asheville, N. C. David C. O'Keef, Jr. Charlotte, N. C. Martin W. Owens Gastonia, N. C. William L. Pace Siler City, N. C. Robert A. Pardue Winston-Salem, N. C. 50 Jimmy C. Parham Canton, N. C. Kenneth W. Parker Clover, S. C. Charles P. Patti Bessemer City, N. C. Carlos B. Pettigrew Burlington, N. C. FRESHMEN Joseph S. Pierce, Jr. North Wilkesboro, N. C. Gary V. Poplin Norwood, N. C. Bobby E. Poplin Clemmons, N. C. Ronald I). Plyler Monroe, N. C. John E. Poison, III Hartsville, S. C. Rodney L. Pressley Hartsville, S. C. 51 William I). Pridgen, Jr. Raleigh, N. C. Steven G. Pulliam King, N. C. Robert S. Reece Boonville, N. C. Robert B. Rhyne Gastonia, N. C. FRESHMEN Raymond L. Rierson Me Leans ville, N. C. James R. Riley Belmont, N. C. Robert C. Ring Siloam, N. C. James E. Robinette, Jr. Gastonia, N. C. Gerald P. Robinson Troutman, N. C. Alton K. Rollins Sanford, N. C. 52 Garland E. Ross Kenneth N. Rothrock David G. Rumfelt Morganton, N. C. Winston-Salem, N. C. Belmont, N. C. Rony L. Rupard Greensboro, N. C. FRESHMEN Donald K. Russell Albemarle, N. C. James R. Sharpe, Jr. Washington, D. C. James T. Shoaf High Point, N. C. Richard A. Shroyer Charlotte, N. C. Larry F. Shugart Yadkinville, N. C. Danny R. Sink Winston-Salem, N. C. 53 fi era Id E. Small Kannapolis, N. C. Richard L. Small Kannapolis, N. C. Danny L. Smith Gastonia, N. C. Freddie C. Smith Belmont, N. C. FRESHMEN John E. Smith Kinston, X. C. Jerry W. Smith Winston-Salem, X. C. Kenneth D. Smith Bristol, Virginia James W. Snead, Jr. Williamston, X. C. Franklin I). Snow Mt. Airy, X. C. Walter L. Sowers Lewisville, X. C. 54 Philip E. Sprinkle Winston-Salem, N. C. Isaac Kay Steelman Burlington, N. C. David M. Stewart Gastonia, N. C. Konald ( . Storey Salisbury, N. C. FRESHMEN Thomas E. Strange Salisbury, N. C. David J. Sullivan Thomasville, N. C. Raymond D. Tate Mooresboro, N. C. Stanley B. Tate Lenoir, N. C. Carl I). Taylor Hartsville, S. C. Joseph O. Taylor Rock Hill, S. C. William E. Taylor Greensboro, N. C. Marvin I . Thompson Durham, N. C. Edwin H. Townsend Dillon, S. C. Jose ph H. Tuttle, J Greensboro, N. C. FRESHMEN Robert C. Tyndall Kinston, N. C. Wade D. Wagoner Elon College, N. C. Gary B. Wagoner Hamptonville, N. C Vestal D. Walker Gastonia, N. C. Charles C. Watson Gastonia, N. C. Larry M. Watson Pinnacle, N. C. 56 Charles G. Weant Dallas M. Weir, Jr. Lexington, N. C. Winston-Salem, N. C. David T. Wells Gastonia, N. C. FRESHMEN Ernest W. White, Jr. Hartsville, S. C. Roy D. Williamson Morven, N. C. Thomas P. Winslow Troutman, N. C. Joel E. Wood Filbert, S. C. Bernard D. Woody, Jr. Concord, N. C. Joseph R. Wright Gastonia, N. C. 57 FRESHMEN STUDENTS NOT PICTURED Robert Mervyn Askins, Lake City, South Carolina Luther Bradford Barringer, Richfield, North Carolina Jackie Darrell Britt, Seagrove, North Carolina Darrell Franklin Brooks, Asheboro, North Carolina Phillip Kelly Brooks, Asheboro, North Carolina James Norman Brown, McGrady, North Carolina Paul Lester Brown, Gastonia, North Carolina Arthur Bliss Buddington, Statesville, North Carolina John Stephen Bumgarner, Stanley, North Carolina Thomas Alan Burke, Charlotte, North Carolina George Montrose Clemmer, Gastonia, North Carolina Arthur George Clough, Marion, North Carolina Robert Allen Conner, Bessemer City, North Carolina Robert Lester Daniel, Gastonia, North Carolina James Thomas DeBord, Troy, North Carolina Charles Alden Featherston, Roxboro, North Carolina Robert Charles Fincher, High Point, North Carolina Robert Allan Gantt, Belmont, North Carolina Howard Glenn Godfrey, Filbert, South Carolina Carey Roger Ham, Goldsboro, North Carolina Robert Lowry Harwell, Gastonia, North Carolina Raymond Earl Hawke, Wilmington, North Carolina Richard Thomas Heath, Jr., Kennersville, North Carolina Dean Wood Heavener, Chattanooga, Tennessee Fred Armistead Holt, III, Cramerton, North Carolina Charles Dan Hutchins, Shelby, North Carolina Lamar Gyan Jackson, Belmont, North Carolina Thomas Allen Jacobs, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Kenneth Eugene Jimison, Charlotte, North Carolina Robert Gray Kurfees, Statesville, North Carolina William Louis Lackey, Belmont, North Carolina Lloyd Anderson Leatherwood, Gastonia, North Carolina Talmadge Carroll Ledford, Valdese, North Carolina Fred Gordon Lowe, Jr., Belmont, North Carolina James Robert McMordie, Lewisville, North Carolina Marion Arnold Medlin, Lowell, North Carolina Malcolm. Key Mobley, Gastonia, North Carolina John Horace Nicholson, Statesville, North Carolina illiam Lee Noles, Jr., Salisbury, North Carolina Ronald Allen Pace, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina Robert Lewis Peoples, Jr., Gastonia, North Carolina John Henry Philbeck, Dallas, North Carolina Arthur Norman Poultnev, Asheville, North Carolina Garland William Queen, Gastonia, North Carolina Charles Max Rhyne, Belmont, North Carolina Robert Kidd Rivenbark, Wallace, North Carolina Charles Stuart Rockett, Hickory, North Carolina Richard Daniel Rockett, Gastonia, North Carolina Gerald Kenneth Rowland, Gastonia, North Carolina Johnny Robert Sandidge, Dallas, North Carolina Robert Neil Shepherd, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Tony Ray Sherrill, Mt. Holly, North Carolina Ray Gerald Stephens, Sanford, North Carolina John Alton Stewart, Kings Mountain, North Carolina Andrew McLain Sullivan, Salisbury, North Carolina Tracy Walter Talley, Concord, North Carolina James Joseph Taylor, Hendersonville, North Carolina David Edward Thomas, Weaverville, North Carolina Stephen Edward Thomas, Clover, South Carolina Thomas Franklin Thornton, Burlington, North Caroling Sidney Bruce Troutman, Gastonia, North Carolina Thomas Willard Turner, Jr., Gastonia, North Carolina Walter Wallace Van Meter, Wilkesboro, North Caroling James Jerry Vassey, Charlotte, North Carolina Francis Eugene Warren, Lowell, North Carolina James Durwood Warren, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina John Dallas Welch, Cherokee, North Carolina Marion Larry Wiggins, Louisburg, North Carolina David Eaton Wilcox, Silver Spring, Maryland Charles Eugene Williams, Charlotte, North Carolina STUDENT H. Hal Stanley President Darrell Church Senior Representative Richard Cromlish Senior Representative Dean Grogan Secretary-Treasurer 60 John R. Miller Vice-President (Not Pictured) COUNCIL Mr R. Bruce Rhyne Freshman Representative George Elkins Senior Representative Robert L. Kimble Senior Representative D. Mark Weir Freshman Representative Bill T. Kiser Freshman Representative Thomas W. Turner Freshman Representative (Not Pictured) 61 Ben Johnson Vice-President 62 I AMATEUR RADIO CLUB nmi unci •ram T'� ? I n i IU • •ii::;;: Hinni., «•Mi! Ikllllt ■«fllflllll nni f, it • it r i i• . « ■ ♦r it t tf if if l It Treasurer George V. Elkins IEEE Vice-Chairman Roger Holyfield Chairman Tan S. Barefoot Secretary Roger C. Landis The Student Associate Branch of the In- stitute of Electrical and Electronic Engi- neering has been active on the Campus for several years. This branch provides an op- portunity for professional development for students in Electronic Engineering Tech- nology. 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Kl roIM KH NOMiMIU-U 3«, I9ti m DAM K 1. from Ton- m t.i offered mi imi ki:ssio oi ft ar to Di‘ ’oU ,v • tb :rf orni' ’ ime ‘n 2 V '� (or m I !0 O « hows • ;oAV V 'K ‘ ( i iirt n. in� ■'Urb1 On u‘ ,. t S COM and (� VS’ roN . INS I I I 1 J K tonia ami Gaston T« •clmicul itc Jiavc i ini pressed me in s ways. Having live 11 my life, •jwi tebint! to oil} very dif fioult. I am ac- prl to the peace an (I |ulet ••• ecuiil.i y life. ic fonr-lu in highways, the tek j a i i r m jmiiI cries thoi •e never ■ ■eni.i to v u� t ihow •i{. Truck s, cal’s. . m«l macli linery arc always the «i lence Will 1 their •; ‘istic so uml.s. „ Be� icb onC idii ■ ( JRE OF C � rmule v hteh 1 riiB nni| fa, t 1 re of GiKtmi I mil the pro 1 to. .i' i an new 1 inaton 1 • hew | ,Mtate law, Iprum l„ tin . � p rforme, 1 1. IW. •� lj lve roin- 1 Ml In the imU tons ,� f Mo •HUM- of It nu� k the mt«r a nU ,| here I agree (a) I ti « ■ ■ 'file tlcipli . aipl of t)� i- 1 , il� n II series of j Oil .tie of No airiini|i4i h kin iii� Ml psrlira 1 mil inner� ! i f i a «Ion (oil � - of I IS. A i to «fl| of I I •rvice to the | i liti iri Ml T ih'H. | Ollfg r p fniica : I IN V Ml! sh � I root left Ir. J oh� f. ! I I Phil Sprinkle Reporter James Hampton Reporter till’ ; ftftd ■ ' 67 I | •In pr ivtitniioR. cynjfiHtlb | .Kon t. r3..;l : , ai | i.iil.i' • AWARDS DAY Jerry Bare receives award given at the most coveted Gaston Tech THE CTV1TAN GOOD CITIZEN AWARD Keith Dellinger and John Gray, III receive dual awards at the ceremony in May. Keith was presented the Mathematics Award as well as the Shop Award. John was presented the English Award and the Physics Award. 68 «■ •' . 0 CAMPUS KINGS Kg|ig Danny Leonard holds the awards given as the Best Basketball Player and The Most Competitive Player Award. Roger Holvfield and Larry Koontz hold the trophy each won as winners of the Electronics Depart- ment Champion Football Team. Roger was selected as Best Play- er and Larry was selected as Best Manager. 69 Collegiate Civitan Club One of the most active campus clubs is the Collegiate Civitan which does much to boost the morale of its members and to be of service to any school endeavor. The new sign pictured below was erected in the Spring Quarter as a gift from this group. The Annual Fruitcake Sale in the Fall nets good profit for the parent club—the Gastonia Civitan Club. Some of the other projects of the club have been to sponsor the Thanks- giving Dance at the Agriculture Center and to have supper meetings for the members and prospective members. Hill Bradshaw President Mr. Vi nee Leonp Sponsor 70 CIVITAN CLUB Row Row W.; 1, L. to R.: Dodson; Bradshaw; Lee; 2, L. 14) 11.: Kenley; Rhyne; McMickle; Flyer; Kennerly; Hunt; Leonard; Pyles. Smith, J.; Askins. Turbyfi Sprinkle Row 1, 11; Chaney, C.; Leontf, Sponsor. ; Storey. Row 3, L. to R.: Faulk L. to R.: Sink; Gobble; Kimble; 71 Mrs. Boh Tat lock M rs. Danny Leonard Mrs. Ben Brockington President Mrs. John Earle STUDENT WIVES CLUB The Students’ Wives Club is one of the most popular clubs on the campus. It is car- ried on by the college to promote friendship, fellowship, and understanding of common problems. There are monthly meetings, with interesting and informative programs plan- ned for each. Frequently the Faculty wives join in the meetings. The ladies contribute much to the student organizations by assisting at all social func- tions and, in most instances, preparing and serving refreshments. SPONSORS Mrs. Ray Medford Mrs. Paul Smith ETA ALPHA CHAPTER Tau Alpha Pi is a national honor fraternity for students in Technical Institutes. Only the top six percent of students are tapped for mem- bership, but those selected must show ability in leadership as well as in scholarship. TAU ALPHA PI 74 Roger Holyfield Shelton Wynne Howard Honbarrier Vice-President President Secretary-Treasurer HONOR SOCIETY Row 1, L. to R.: Shelton Wynne, Roger Holyfield, Howard Honbarrier. Row 2: Edwin Hammill, John Gray, Danny Smith, James Morrow. Row 3: Clyde Alexander Keith Dellinger, Ernest White, George Wilson, Richard Navy. 75 ANNUAL i Editor-in-Chief Don R. Lee Mr. Sponsor Ray Medford 76 STAFF Associate Editor Gary Simmons Danny Sink Johnny Smith Gordon Weant Wayne Dotson 77 TAU PI KAPPA 78 Members and Pledges Tan Barefoot Barry Briles Harvey Brooks Alfred Brown .Arthur Cavenaugh Billy Crater Glenn Foreman Roger Holyfield Ken Hunt R. B. Jenkins Vietor Pyles Steve Reece Harold Roper Ken Roth rock Larry Shugart Roberts Tat lock Dennis Turlington McCoy Watts O. C. Witherspoon Douglas Wright Dick Cromlish Joseph Pierce James Call Doug Ledford Wayne Kennerly James Riley David O’Keef Ron Storey Sam Gay John Earle Alton Rollins James Graybeal Christmas Dance 79 Our well-dressed Pledges Here, let me help you. VISITORS ON CAMPUS The four Freshmen were at Gaston Tech, for a program in the winter and the Broody- wine singers came in the spring. The Counts are a local group who play for dances. it is pleasant to take your best girl out for an evening of entertainment such as these. COUNT The Counts really whoop it up, Go, Go, Go. Go, Man, Go! There are frequent visitors to our campus who add much to our well-being. Probably the most welcomed ones are the Interviewers who come to meet the students. Almost every week in the Autumn and in the Spring sees these gentlemen looking for just the right technician to do a particular job in his company. Sometimes we have guest of prominence who stop by and speak to the student body. Gentlemen from the Research Triangle interview some of the TOP students at GTI. Mr. Halstead and Mr. Mason welcome Dr. I. Beverly Lake to the GTI Campus. Representatives of I.E.E.E. visit our Campus. 81 CIVIL CLUB Glenn Fugleman President George W ilson Richard Cooper V ice-P r es i dent See r e ta ry- T reasu re r INTRAMURAL The Electrical T 'eam ets set for a Lightning; play FOOTBALL The Mechanical team prepares a Heat Treatment John Davis, Electronics I 85 BASKETBALL Tom Tarlton, Civil MEN’S YMCA BASKETBALL LEAGUE TEAM Doug Wagoner, Mechanical 86 Kenneth Hunt Fraternity No. 1 Kenneth Rothroek Fraternity No. 2 A Crucial Moment INTRAMURAL Roger Holyfield, Electronics Seniors Gerald Cobb, Civil II Mr. Paul Smith, Faculty }AA fc-l SOFTBALL RECREATIONAL How about a cup of Buck’s Coffee? Because of the crowded conditions, the cafeteria and the recreation room serve as student gather- ing places. The dining room serves three meals each day, but all day long you can find it full of students eating snacks, studying, or just visiting. Is this really the students’ favorite Past-time? FACILITIES A serious moment in the Life oi the Faculty Life is full of Ups and Downs Bank shot in the corner pocket — Three cushions! ALUMNI DAY The Alumni hear news of the future of Gaston Tech . . . They seem rather serious! Strictly business. When old friends meet 92 ! I 'y i i i s