UNC Story Archive recording with Davis "Buzz" Merritt3 items
Date Deposited: 2021-12-17
Collection: UNC Story Archive (70096)
Collection Number: 70096
Finding Aid: https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/70096/
During a remote recording session, Davis “Buzz” Merritt (Class of 1958), a Morehead Scholar from Hickory, North Carolina, shares a conversation he had with John Motley Morehead III about the controversial construction of the sundial in front of the Morehead Planetarium. Merritt recalls how the sundial, which cost “about $2,240,000 in today's... Read more
During a remote recording session, Davis “Buzz” Merritt (Class of 1958), a Morehead Scholar from Hickory, North Carolina, shares a conversation he had with John Motley Morehead III about the controversial construction of the sundial in front of the Morehead Planetarium. Merritt recalls how the sundial, which cost “about $2,240,000 in today's dollars”, drew “critical, sarcastic and sometimes profane reactions from students and faculty”. During a Morehead Scholar dinner, Merritt’s “journalistic reflexes kicked in” when he had the opportunity to ask Morehead about the criticisms of the sundial being published in the Daily Tar Heel and DTH editor Charles Kuralt.Read less