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dents... "Nobody has ever heard a
student say an unkind word"' about
hiih," Dr. Charlie Mangrurn, his classl
mate, who knew him better perhaps
than any of his colleagues, said the
other day. " "When any . question con
cerning the students arose in a fac
ulty meeting Drv Patterson alwavs
had something: to say. - His attitude
was sane and sensible. He wanted
.to give the students the benefit of
every doubt. He never lost the ability
to see tlje students' point of view."
Tall - and handsome, regular in , his
features, and always correct and im
maculate in his dress, Dr. Patterson
wasa striking, commanding fitrure.
He possessed poise and grace to the
last .degree, and in his .manners he
was a Chesterfieldian . of the , old
school. Dr. Chase evidently had some
of these -qualities, in mind when he
'said of him: "The thing -that to me
will always set, him apart was his
wide and friendly human interest. It
was : : evident in ' every region he
touched. Students and their life fas
cinated him. He kept himself young
by such contacts. His was one of the
finest spirits I ever knew. ( He was,
in the finest sense of the old words,
a gentleman and a friend." '
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; c : Rich Family Heritage
' - Andrew . Henry Patterson came into
the world with a rich family heritage.
Born in W,instcn-Salem' on Septem
ber 28, 1870, he was the son of Col
onel Eufus -'Lenoir Patterson7 and
Mary Elizabeth Fries Patterson. Col
onel Patterson, who was 'the son of
, General Samuel ; Finley Patterson, of
. Caldwell county, served with the rank
of colonel on Governon Vance's staff.
- He was graduated from the Univer-
sity with the A.B. degree in the class
of 1851 and was chief marshal at the
commencement of1 1850. Colonel Pat-
terson's first - wife was a native of
. Winston Salem and was educated at
the Salem Academy.
"Drew. Patterson, as young Patter
; son seoh came to be known by his
friends, was 'one of a family of eight.
There were six brothers, one, Jesse
Li ndsay Patterson, a Winston-Salem
lawyer, who died six years ago, being
a half-brother. Mrs. Coble of State's
ville is a half-sister. Sam Patter
son, one of the. other brothers, who
was a cotton manufacturer, of Roan
. oke Rapids, died several years ago.
Four brothers survive.' They are
Ruf us Lenoir Patterson, formerly of
the American Tobacco Company and
now president of the American Ma
chinery and Foundry Comnanv. man-
uf acturers of tobacco industry; Frank
Fries Patterson, editor of the Balti-
more Sun; Edmund Vogler Patterson,
: purchasing agent ' for several New
York chemical, concerns; and John
Legerwood Patterson, retired cotton
manufacturer and banker, of Rich
mond. All of the brothers attended
the University, as did their, father,
two uncles,, and numerous cousins.
Was Student Leader i
After attending the Winstori-Salem
High School, Andrew Patterson en
' tered the University in 1897 and was
graduated four years later with the
degrees of Ph.B. and B.E. . The ver
satility that characterized his career
. as a teacher was forcefully demon
strated . during his ' college . days. He
was one of the most prominent stu
dent leaders of his generation. .The
president of the University Y.M.C.A.,
of the Di Society, of his class, and of
the Tennis Club were some of the
honors heaped upon him. In scholar-
ship he ranked next ; to the highest
man in his class, and because of this
rating he was automatically selected
for the Philosophical Oration. He
was voted the most ; popular man in
' his class, at the same time that Dr.
-Charlie Mangum, his close friend and
classmate, was voted the-best athlete.
He played tackle on the football team
v for two years, 1889, and 1890, and
managed the baseball team of 1891.
He was a member of the S. ; A. E.
fraternity and one of ' the charter
' members of the Junior Order of Gim-
, ghouls, in the buildingof whose new
castle, he and T. F. , Hickerson were
the moving spirits. ; .
Although amply provided with
funds from home, young Patterson
earned half of his board while in col
lege by teaching the daughters of his
landlady. While a student he also
took an active interest in church af
fairs. He 'was originally a Moravian,
but when he decided to make his home
here he joined the Episcopal church.
He first met his wife through his ac
tivity in the local parish. .
While "in. college his room-mates
were J. K. Norfleet and W. F. Shaff
ner, of Winst6n-Salem; Ruf us L. Pat
terson, his brother, and Howard Rond
thaler, of Winston-Salem. ..."
Married Chapel Hill CCT
-' Six years after being graduate
from the University Dr. . Patterson
married the . girl .he wad wooed and
won as a student. She "was Mis vri.
eanor Spurrier Alexander, daughter
oi tne late i.ben Alexander, professor
of Greek; here and later Minister to
Greece, Koumania, and Servia durin"
Cleveland's second , administration!
one was educated by private tutors
snd m Athens, Greece. Mrs. Patterson
survives fter husband. A . daughter
and a son also survive. They are
Mrs. Sam Fisher, of Ashevflle, Vho
was miss Mary Fries Patf,, j
Dr. Howard Patterson, of New York,
w."u was, graduated from the. Univer
sity in 1921. - : -
Gained Rapid Promotion
- After graduating from the Univer
sity, Dr, Patterson spent two years at
Harvard, where he received ih A.
grees of A, B. and A. MV Then Tie
worked for a short while with- the
Westinghouse Company.' In 1894 he
went to the .University of Georgia as
"lslluv'ul 111 pnysics and electrical en
gineering; - He : gained y
rapidly. and when r.
1898 to become .professor of 'physics
- ivcxoxuy oi ;ortn Carolina
he held the post, of professor of .phys
ics and astroriomv. WTiilo
Georgia faculty' he spent one year'
abroad, studying at the University of
Berlin, at Charlottenburg Technical
Institute, and at - Cambridge: The
University of Georgia last year con
ferred on him; the; honorary degree
wi. uuctor oi science. . ; :
; The School of ' Applied Science in
the University.: was established in
X904, the result df the rapid develop
ment of courses in applied science to
meet the expanding demands of the
new era in the progress of th isofo'
Joshua W. Gore, professor of physics,
was the first dean. He died in 1908
and was succeeded by Dr. Charles H.
Herty. , Owing to his heavy duties
in connection with the Department of
Chemistry Dr.. Herty resigned in 1911,
and Dr. Patterson v was immediately
appointed as the new Dean. The evo
lution of the school went on with cnn.
stantly increasing numbers until in
1922 it was deemed best to divide tiio
bchool by creating a School of Ena-i
neering, of which Prof. G. M. BramiP
was elected Dean. At present three
degrees are offered by the School of
Applied Science in chemistrv. medi
cine, and geology -and such has been
the solidity of the Work done that
the students have continued "to in
crease.- A brighter day has dawned
in the way ol financial support, and
the erection of Phillips Hall, and Ven-
aoie Hall, and the renovation of New
hast have gone far toward solving the
question of needed space in the way
ot classrooms and laboratories. .
Greatest Growth under Him 5
The success attained by the gradu
ates of the School justifies the belief
that its aim is being steadilv real
ized. Under the leadership of Dean
i-atterson. the vSchool enjoyed the pe
riod of its present growth".
Dr. Patterson took an active in
terest in the learned societies in sci
ence. At different times he was ores
ident of the Elisha Mitchell Scien
tific Society, the North Carolina Aca
demy of Science and the North Car
olina Association of Physics Teach
ers. He was a fellow in th A
ican Association for the Advancement
of bcience and 'in the Amercian Phv
sical Society. He was a member of
the bociety for the Promotion of En
gineering Education and of the Amer
ican Meteorological Society.: Papers
by, him on subjects involving physics
and astronomy had appeared in a
number of the scientific iournals in.
eluding the American Journal of Sci
ence, Popular Astronomy, Scientific
American, and Science.
Helped in Evolution Fight
During the, recent controversy in
me state over evolution he. played a
quiet and unostentatious but very ef-
iective role. He contributed several
articles to the newspapers and . ex
plained the relation between, science
and religion in lectures here in Chap
el Hill. He holds that there was no
conflict between science, "and religion,
and that a bigoted attitude concern
ing either would get people nowhere.
He believed in "rendering unto Caesar
the things that are Caesar's and un
to God the things that are God's."
Dr. Patterson tried to get into the
service when , the , United States en
tered the world war, but was refused
on account of his age. For one year
he was chief inspector for the Inter
national Arms and Fusa fWnr.,, t
ew York, and later, when Captain
j. otuart AUen organized and drilled
University students. mW n
- ' nuy .CO-
tablishment of the S.A.T.C., Dr; Pat-
lerson- assisted him for a vp ota
a nan, going through the drills him
sell every day with the students.
. - Leader in Church Work
From his student davs on fir. P.
terson was always one of the mnt
active members I of "the F!ni..i
Vnuren m Uhapel Hill. He was seninr
warden at the time of his death. . He
was the moving spirit in the erection
recently of the new church, which
vv. A. iUrwm built. 1 ;
Dr. Patterson had been chipf fa
ulty marshal for a number of years,
and ne was the first to organize Uni
versity commencements so they would
run smoothly.; He was a master of
detail. 'v ; , -S ; .' :;
Stressed Athletic Excellence
His influence was nerhans
as that of any; other in building up
a nign standard of athletic excellence
in the Southern States.. While ; at
Georgia he had. been chairman of thp
faculty athletic committee, and for
many years he had been a member nf
the Athletic Council of the University
of " North Carolina. ;u He was one of
the moving spirits in :the ore-anin.
ticm of the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association, and- he was the
University's representative at th
meeting m Gainesville, Fla.,when the
southern Conference was Organized.
When Dr. Mangum was chairman of
the faculty athletic committee, he said
he considered Dr. Patterson, one of
the most useful members of that
committee. Charles T. Woollen, his
next' door - neighbor and Graduate
Manager of Athletics,, said that in
the meetings of the Athletic Council
Dr. Patterson always fought for the
highest ideals of ' sportsmanship.
- Appraisal of His Colleaffues
"He was one of the ablest members
of the Council," said. Mr. Woollen,
"and, he was. so close to the students
that his judgment ' carried great
weight. He always showed a sym
pathetic and helpful attitude in as
sisting the students in their problems.
and they manifested toward him a
deep loyalty and devotion." ,
Dean G. M. Braune; of the School
of Engineering, one of Dr.. Patter
son's closest associates on the facul
ty, said of him: "I always placed the
greatest confidence , in his ludsrment.
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so balanced and well poised was he at
all times. .He was a tremendous in
fluence for good in the student body
and in the; community. He was not
one of those who believed that the
younger generation is going to the
bow-wows. ' -
"The University has lost one of its
most .'loyal and effective sons and
teachers," President Chase said. "We
SainrdaTv September 22, 1928
shall miss Mm rnqre-than I can say.H
Quiet afcd Unostentatious
Dr. Charlie. Mangum, his' classmate
and close friend said of him: "The
biggest thing, about the man was his
personality. ; He was sane,, depend
able, honest, ilean, trusted. He was
a leader in a quiet and eflFprti
He did the . drab and routine things
that nobody, else wanted to do. Un
selfish loyalty .was his strongest
characteristic. ,He never let anything
mac was going to. affecV him
the position he would "take. His. col
leagues and students had fm- him on
affection and a profound attitude abid
ing respect. It takes a bie- man t
embody those qualities'. ? ; v
And so' there has nas5?ed
scene of his'earthly labors a man ivhn
devoted his time and efforts to the up
building of the; Uniyersitv On tno fn
side, without .thought of his . own ad
vancement' or preferment. Wno
late President Kidder Graham di (
in 'l9l8,v the name; of Dr. Patterson I
was prominent among those recom
mended as his successor, but it is
known that he never sou p-ht tnA of.
fice. He was one of ' the Vheelhorses"
of the, University an institution that
he served well and effectively and
quietly and unostentatiously for. twen
ty of the most productive years of his
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