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- Session laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly [1979]
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- 1979
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- ["North Carolina."]
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Session laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly [1979]
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Resolutions — 1 979
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
Section 1. The General Assembly expresses its recognition of and its
appreciation of the life of James T. Cleland, and is thankful for the great good
fortune which befell North Carolina when he came to settle at Duke
University.
Sec. 2. The General Assembly joins the widow of James T. Cleland, Mrs.
Alice Mead Cleland. the Duke University community, and many others around
the world in mourning the death of this uncommon man.
Sec. 3. A copy of this resolution, certified by the Secretary of State, shall
be transmitted by him to Mrs. Alice Mead Cleland.
Sec. 4. This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 27th clay of
February, 1979.
H. R. 251 RESOLUTION 12
A JOINT RESOLUTION NAMING PAUL GREEN AS DRAMATIST
LAUREATE.
Whereas, Paul Green was born in 1894 on a farm near Lillington in eastern
North Carolina, the son of William Archibald and Betty Lorine (Byrd) Green,
and married Elizabeth Atkinson Lay; and
Whereas, Paul Green graduated from Buies Creek Academy in 1914, and
received his A.B. from The University of North Carolina in 1921, and did
graduate study at The University of North Carolina and Cornell University;
and
Whereas, Paul Green was an Instructor and Associate Professor in
Philosophy at The University of North Carolina from 1923 to 1939, a Professor
in the Dramatic Arts Department from 1939 to 1944 and a Visiting Professor in
the Department of Radio-Television-Motion Pictures from 1962 to 1963; and
Whereas, Paul Green served as a second lieutenant in the 105th Engineers
in the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War; and
Whereas, Paul Green has received honorary doctorates from: Western
Reserve University (1941); Davidson College (1948); The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (1956); Berea College (1957); University of Louisville
(1967); Campbell College (1969); North Carolina School of the Arts (1976); and
Moravian College (1976); and
Whereas, The University of North Carolina named him distinguished
alumnus in 1973, and Campbell College bestowed a similar distinction in 1975,
and the State of North Carolina named him Distinguished Citizen in 1976; and
Whereas, Paul Green is a member of Phi Beta Kappa; and
Whereas, Paul Green has written numerous Broadway plays, including In
Abraham’s Bosom, The Field God, The No ‘Count Boy, Johnny Johnson, Roll
Sweet Chariot, The House of Connelly, and Native Son; and
Whereas, Paul Green has written numerous symphonic dramas, including
The Lost Colony, The Highland Call, The Common Glory, Faith of Our
Fathers, The 17th Star, Wilderness Road, The Founders, The Confederacy.
The Stephen Foster Story, Cross and Sword, Texas, Trumpet in the Land,
Drumbeats in Georgia, Louisiana Cavalier, We The People, and The Lone Star;
and
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