University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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LOOK Coed of 1917 October — the richest of all The seasons for harvest and returning To home again. Such was the reception At the Hill For the movie camera on October 22, When scenes were shot for the production Which tells the story of a Carolina man . . Thomas Wolfe, a student Of North Carolina twenty-five years ago. His first book, Look Homeward, Angel, Received and still receives acclaim ; And to further immortalize the characters. The philosophy, the message, Hollywo d Comes to Chapel Hill 22

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FAVORITES Eager and ready to serve students In times of personal stress, As well as giving us insight beyond information. We honor our faculty favorites and those they represent. C. H. PEGG . . . Associate Professor of Hislory V. S. WELLS . . . Associate Professor of English H. W. CRANE . . . Professor of Psycholoi ARCHIBALD HENDERSON . . . Kenan Professor of Mathematics 21

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HOmEUURRD flnGEL A film is being made . . . Released by United Artists, produced by Raoul Pagel, And directed by Arthur Ripley. They came to Chapel Hill . . . Bringing lights, cameras, costumes, and technicians. Bringing no extras or stars. The call rang out, All those wishing to star in a movie ... The clatter of heels, excited feminine eyes . . . High shoes, middies, bow ties . . . High hats and short pants . . . A young blond extra Hailed by a friend, who liked the effect Of her hair piled high on her head. The bell rang . . . one more exam over . . . The Y . . . a mad scramble for cokes. Ready for the philosophy class shot, Bring on the coeds . . . O. K., next! Action spoiled by The unexpected flow of cadets from classes. Forest Theatre, usually so full of lonesome crickets, Became a bustle of people and song, Hark the Sound. Other shots were taken round the Hill and Durham. On to Asheville the company moved For Wolfe ' s own home . . . The students felt proud, their chests expanded To know that here he walked, talked and found himself Through the sound of other Tar Heel voices. That helped create a voice That echoes from his first success, Look Homeward, Angel, Until his death at early thirty-seven And far into the years beyond. It Was Done Th.n ials An- Still the Sa 23