Fit for Battle

The Most Turbulent Period In The History Of Wake Forest University (1941-1967) Was Also The Most Startlingly Productive. This Era Began In Eastern North Carolina In The Decade Of The 1940'S When The School Came Perilously Close To Extinction But It Fought To Survive. In 1946 A Stunning Offer To Revive The School Was Accepted But Wake Forest Knew That The Massive Changes Ahead Would Require A Type Of Leader As Yet Unseen In Its 116 Years Of Existence. In 1950 A Singular Man Was Chosen To Build A New Campus And Lead The March Westward Transplanting The Entire Campus From Rural Wake County North Carolina To The Bustling City Of Winston-Salem. Those Who Knew This Man Are Still Telling Stories About Him. Harold Wayland Tribble Was The Man Who Would Keep Wake Forest In The Forefront Of The Local And National News Reports For Decades And Whose Public Disputes Ignited Passionate Reactions From Across The State And Nation. His Life Story As Told To The Author By His Family Members H