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FRANK G. YERBY
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for Ass’t. Dean of Graduate School
Two associate professors,
Dr. Carol Van Hartesveldt and
Dr. Mildred Hill, have been
named assistant deans in the
Graduate School.
Both hold joint
appointments - Dr. Van
Hartesveldt in psychology and
neuroscience, and Di. Hill in
English and the Center for
African Studies.
Dr. Van Hartesveldt came
to the University of Flordia in
1970 from the Denver
Veterans Administration
Hospital, where she served as
Research Associate. She
received her bachelor’s degree
in 1962 from Oberlin College,
master’s degree in 1963 from
the University of Michigan, and
Ph’D. in 1968 from the
University of Rochester. She
has published over 20 articles
and monographs in her fields
of interest, which include
Local Morticians Honor Carrie Mays
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MRS. CARRIE MAYS
neuropharmacology, limbic
system function, the
neurochemical aspects of brain
function and drug abuse.
Dr. Hill, who served on
the faculties of the University
Paine College will observe its
95th Commencement Exercise
on May 8 with Paine College
Alumnus Frank G. Yerby, ’37,
the internationally renowned
author of twenty-seven best
seller novels, as speaker.
Yerby, a native Augustan,
attended Haines Institute (now
Lucy C. Laney High School)
and upon graduating entered
Paine College, where he
received a B.A. degree. At the
age of 21, Yerby received a
M.A. degree from Fisk
University. He has also studied
at the University of Chicago.
Yerby began his writing
career at an early age. By the
time he was 17, he had
published several poems in
small magazines. While a
student at Paine in 1937, he
wrote “The Paine Hymn,” with
the musical score by Mark Fax.
In 1944 Harper’s Magazine
accepted one of his short
stories which was his first
fictional work to be published
nationally. It won a special O.
Henry Award for that year.
Yerby was an instructor of
of Illinois, Hamline University
and Paine College (Augusta,
Ga.), came to the University of
Flordia in 1974.
An expert on African
literature, myths and
customs,r. Hill received her
B.A. from Paine College in
1961, master’s degree from
Western Reserve in 1962, and
Ph.D. from the University of
Illinois in 1974. Dr. Hill has
served on the University Senate
since 1975, and last year was
appointed to the Senate
Steering Committee.
Both Dr. Hill and Dr. Van
Hartesveldt will assume their
assistant dean duties
September 1 for four-year
terms, with privileges of
returning to full-time teaching
after two years if they desire.
They will replace half-time
assistant deans John Newell
and Madelyn Lockhart.
The local morticians
honored Mrs. Carrie Mays as
Morticians of the Year, Tues.,
May 3 at the Pilgrim Civic
Center.
Mrs. Mays is Councilwoman
of the 2nd Ward, and the only
wpman member of the Augusta
City Council.
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Augusta, Georgia May 5, 1977
English at Florida A&M and at
Southern University. After
leaving the South to study at
the University of Chicago, Mr.
Yerby worked for the Ford
Motor Company in Michigan.
It was while working at a war
plant in Long Island that
Yerby wrote “The Foxes of
Harrow”, which was published
by the Dial Press in 1946 and
became an overnight best
seller.
Yerby’s novels, whose sales
have totaled over 50.000.000,
have been translated into more
than a dozen languages. All of
his novels have been published
in paperback editions and
nearly all of them have been
book-club selections. Three of
the novels have been made into
Babcock and Wilcox
Retirement Noted
for Hugh Grover
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HUGH GROVF.R
Every once in a while in
every decade or two in a plant
or office a person comes along
who is helpful to people, has a
sense of humor and who is a
morale builder for fellow
employees by just being
themselves.
Many times they are
described as “characters.” At
B&W such a person is Hugh
Grover who is retiring on May
1, after 20 years of service.
Grover first came to B&W in
1956 in the old Repair and
Mold section and he has stayed
in Maintenance and Mechanical
Service since that time despite
of few short stints in the
Melting Unit and the Tech Lab.
By 1960, he was well settled in
Building Maintenance and in
successful movies: “The Foxes
of Harrow,” which starred Rex
Harrison and Maureen O’Hara:
“The Golden Hawk,” with
Rhonda Fleming, Sterling
Hayden and John Sutton; and
“The Saracen Blade,” with
Ricardo Montaiban, Betta St.
John, Rip Jason and Carylon
Jones. One novel, “Pride’s
Castle”, was produced for
television as a live one-hour
show.
A course on the works of
Frank Yerby is currently
taught at the University of
lowa.
The 3 p.m. exercise will be
held in the Gilbert-Lambuth
Memorial Chapel. The public is
invited.
1964 he was made supervisor,
Buildings and Grounds. He
became foreman in 1967 and
in 1971 he was made foreman,
Construction, Buildings and
Grounds.
His work involves doing
about anything that needs
doing, but his main job is
dealing with people. At this
there is none better, according
to fellow employees and
management.
Grover gives everyone
“flack” from the vice president
to the newest engineer on the
job. They expect it and like ti.
One thing they know -
whatever it took, he’d get the
job done.
One member of management
said, “We miss everyone who
spent some years with us. Hugh
is a special kind of a person.
He’ll be especially missed.”
Most B&W employees who
come in contact with Grover
will agree.
Charles Rangel New-Re
HISTORIC PHOTO OF YERBY FAMILY
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A family photo, taken in Detroit in 1960 when Frank Yerby flew in from Europe
for his mother’s funeral, shows him (standing) between his brother Paul and Sister,
Mrs. Elena Boddie. His father Rufus seated right is now deceased. Brother Alonzo
(seated right) was New York Health Commissioner and is dean at Harvard University
School of Public Health. Mrs. Boddie, now deceased, taught at Augusta’s famed Haines.
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Augusta to host Ballet Festival
Augusta has been named
host city for SERBA ’77, the
22nd Annual Festival of the
Congressman Rangel of
New York addressing tire
“Political Science” class at
Augusta College on May
Dav.
eview staff photo by Frank Bowman
Southeastern Regional Ballet
Association (SERBA)
according to Ron Colton,
director of the host company,
the Augusta Ballet and
chairman of the SERBA board
of directors. The four-day
event, set for May 12-15 will
bring more than 1,000 dancers,
instructors, company directors,
designers, choreographers,
critics and observers into the
heart of the city.
A-focal point of the 75th
regional ballet festival in this
nation will be the Saturday
night public Gala performance
offering the finest in dance
production and presentation
from the 11-state region. The
31 member companies
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represent dancers of
professional, semi-professional
and non-professional status.
Eminent author, critic and
Saturday Review columnist
Walter Terry has toured the
entire regional area to view
each companies outstanding
offerings. From these he’s
selected a stellar program
which includes lively modem
and jazz works as well as
classical ballet styles.
SERBA, oldest and largest
of the regional associations in
the U.S., is affiliate of the
National Association for
Regional Ballet. The festival is
funded in part by the Southern
See “BALLET”
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