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The Secretary read the following memorial resolution on the death of Mr. Charles W. Gold:

CHARLES WYLLIS GOLD

WHEREAS, on September 21, 1932, Charles Wyllis Gold, a member of this Board of Trustees, who had just been selected for further responsible service as a member of the Executive Committee was accidentally killed while hunting in Randolph county.

RESOLVED, That it is the desire of the Board of Trustees to express its profound regret at the loss North Carolina has sustained in the death of so valuable a citizen and civic leader; to convey to his family an expression of our sympathy, and to place on our records the following brief recard of his life:

Charles W. Gold was born in Wilson, N. C., in 1874, and entered N. C. State College in 1891, graduating with a. B. S. in Agriculture in 1895. After a brief period on the farm he entered newspaper work in Wilson. In August, 1907, he, with his brother, P. D. Gold, founded the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company with home offices in Raleigh, he himself acting as secretary and superintendent of agencies. Five years later the company was moved to Greensboro, Mr. Gold becoming first treasurer and late vice-president. He became president of the Pilot Life insurance Company in 1830 when that company was taken over by the Jefferson Standard. He served four years as a member of the executive committee of the American Life Convention and in 1930 was president of this national organization. Always profoundly interested in his alma mater, he served as a member of its board of trustees from 1903 till this year, as as secretary of the Board from 1907 till this year. In this connection it would seem fitting that a tribute paid Mr. Gold by President E. C. Brooks on the day of Mr. Gold's death be made a part of this report. President Brooks said:

"Mr. Charles W. Gold, a distinguished alumnus of State College, was graduated from this institution in the class of 1895. At the time of his fatal accident he was a recognized leader in the business and civic life