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7T H,nr* SW, ncnry rrye - —Suprrmr Court ju«tar< Justice Henry Frye Speaks To Black tJNC Alumni CHAPEL HILL—When Henry E. Frye entered the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1956, he was the only black. “I was married, busy and work ing,” Frye said. “I lived in Greens boro and commuted every day to Chapel Hill. I was the only person of Color there.” Frye, an associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court, was the key note speaker Saturday at a banquet which culminated Discovery, a black history program at the Uni versity. Frye, a native of Eller be, told a crowd of about ICO Mack alumni that his daily trips from Greensboro to ChapelHiH worked out well until one of his fellow commuters started to arrive late for his ride. . “He told me that no one would notice if we came to class late,” Frye said. ‘‘I told him, ‘TTiey may not notice you, but they would certainly notice me.’ ” Frye, 52, an alumnus of N.C. A&T State University, graduated from (he Law School in I960 with honors. Of 106 students who were in Frye’s first-year class, 80 graduated, 72 took the state bar MaminaHnn and 11 failed it, he said i was nappy. I was in the passing group,”, Frye said. How ever, he said, he made a 350 on the law school admission test and was asked to take a remedial reading course. \ “I was todproud to take a reading ‘ course,” he said. “To this day, I wish I had. It tfouM have given me bister reading,flag .yswy There were two women in Frye’s class and ^Trj^itTii “ffl(sai distinct; we were all minorities.” Frye said many of his classmates were World War II or Korean War veterans, married and had not attended the University as under graduates Frye served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1955. “Many of us were 'frodi poor backgrounds and shared similar experiences,” he said. “It helped us get through.” While in law school, Frye gained the reputation of being an excellent student after making an “A” in Ms first class under Professor M.T. Van-Hecke. “I studied very carefully in Ms class,” Frye said. “Everybody knew who made ‘At*. I was recognized as being a scholar based on examina tion.” Frye later wrote for the N.C. Law Review, a student publication in the law school. After graduating, Frye esta blished a law practice in Greens boro. One of his cases, he recounted to the audience, was when he repre sented several of the cafeteria workers in their violent strike, *Mch began in February 1907. “It was a sobering experience,” be said, “one that I will always treasure.” Frye was hugged by several workers after the strike ended in March ltOB, he Mid. Frye was a law professor at N.C. Central University from 1965 to 1967. • . tijbjSmafmv - 3 Two years earlier, he served as an assistant U.8. attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina " He served in the N.C. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1960 (except for 1979). Early in Ms legislative career, he received statewide publicity for adjourn to honor slain civil ritfFi -leader Martin Mtfber King. Jr. on Ummi and mt Foundation For The Carolinas Offers New Scholarship Program A new merit scholarship program for undergraduate students in the field of education is being offered through the Foundation For The Carolines. The William Tasse Alexander Scholarship Fund will annually offer merit scholarships ranging from 1,000 to 3,500 t^ Mecklenburg County residents majoring in educa tion. Priority will be given to rising college juniors and seniors, but students in other classes will be I —--: considered. The deadline for sub mitting applications this year was March 1, 1985., The William Tasse Alexander Scholarship Fund was established by the late Margery Alexander Thompson, a Charlotte-Mecklen burg teacher for more than 40 years and an influential advocate for improving public education in North Carolina. Mrs. Thompson, who died in 1981, established the scholarship fund in her will and specified that the fond be named in honor of her parents and grandparents The Wil liam Tasse Alexanders, descendants of some of the Mecklenburg’s earli est settlers, made their family home in the Mallard Creek area of the county. Mrs. Thompson devoted her life, both inside and outside the class room, to improving public educa tion. She was instrumental in bring ing about many educational ad vancements, including getting the twelfth grade and the ninth month added to schools in North Carolina. She was also instrumental in secur ing increased salaries, retirement programs and other benefits for teachers. Mrs. Thompson was an active member tad held numerous leader ship positions in the National Educa tion Association, the North Carolina Education Association and the Classroom Teachers Association of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System (CTA). When she retired from classroom teaching in 1967, she became executive director of the CTA. She also served on the North Carolina Textbook Commission and the Governor’s Education Commis sion. The Foundation For The Carolinas is a community foundation serving a wide variety of charitable purposes in North and South Carolina. 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