I always called him by his real name never the nickname given him by his students -he always smiled sometimes he would fall for the trashcan joke many many students pulled on him-but he always laughed at the incidents himself always helped me with my math and i needed a LOT of help with this subject-I think his smile was his attribute-
Mr. Thompson was a very good teacher of subjects and of life. Remember he taught us Driver's Ed. during those hot summer days? I was driving one morning and decided to pull a stop sign. Of course I was caught, jerked out of the car and given one of the loudest, longest full-throated hubbas ever (for me). Oh, it went on and on! I hear him today when I consider doing something stupid in a car. He was a true Southern Gentleman!
I heard the funny stories about pranks on Mr. Thompson. However, I was blessed NOT to have any of those pranksters in the geometry class I had with him. As a result, I got a great foundation in geometry which set me up for success in advanced analysis courses towards my MS in Applied Mathematics at NCSU. Thanks, Mr. Thompson!
Mr. Thompson, as was his always courteous manner, met me in the hall one day during my junior or senior year in high school and asked me if he could talk to me briefly. I said "of course" and he asked me what my plans were after graduation. I told him "I don't know!" He then asked if I had considered going to college. I answered No, but that I would certainly consider it. As a result of that conversation, I did apply to Campbell. got accepted, graduated with a "B" average and was recruited by the U. S. General Accounting Office, the ovesight agency of the Congress and spent more than 40 years there. I just realized that my federal pension is now more than my salary was the last year of my career. I retired 20 years ago this past January. AND I OWE ALL OF THIS TO THAT BRIEF DISCUSSION i HAD IN THE HALL WITH MR. THOMPSON ALMOST 60 YEARS AGO. I have only one reqret--that I did not see Mr. Thompson before he passed away to thank him personally. May God Bless his soul!
And as a footnote to my blessing noted above, I had an Accouning professor at Campbell who stopped by my desk in class one day and asked me to stop by his office after class. I did and he simply asked me to go by and talk to the GAO recruiting team during their visit the next week. Of course, I did! I have shared my experiences with my children and grandchilden and those of my siblings, friends and others as I have the opportunity to do so.
Gary Moore (1970)
I always called him by his real name never the nickname given him by his students -he always smiled sometimes he would fall for the trashcan joke many many students pulled on him-but he always laughed at the incidents himself always helped me with my math andi needed a LOT of help with this subject-I think his smile was his attribute-
Charles Johnson (1964)
Mr. Thompson was a very good teacher of subjects and of life. Remember he taught us Driver's Ed. during those hot summer days? I was driving one morning and decided to pull a stop sign. Of course I was caught, jerked out of the car and given one of the loudest, longest full-throated hubbas ever (for me). Oh, it went on and on! I hear him today when I consider doing something stupid in a car. He was a true Southern Gentleman!Randy Lucas (1970)
I heard the funny stories about pranks on Mr. Thompson. However, I was blessed NOT to have any of those pranksters in the geometry class I had with him. As a result, I got a great foundation in geometry which set me up for success in advanced analysis courses towards my MS in Applied Mathematics at NCSU. Thanks, Mr. Thompson!
John Larry Peacock (1962)
John Larry Peacock (1962):
Mr. Thompson, as was his always courteous manner, met me in the hall one day during my junior or senior year in high school and asked me if he could talk to me briefly. I said "of course" and he asked me what my plans were after graduation. I told him "I don't know!" He then asked if I had considered going to college. I answered No, but that I would certainly consider it. As a result of that conversation, I did apply to Campbell. got accepted, graduated with a "B" average and was recruited by the U. S. General Accounting Office, the ovesight agency of the Congress and spent more than 40 years there. I just realized that my federal pension is now more than my salary was the last year of my career. I retired 20 years ago this past January. AND I OWE ALL OF THIS TO THAT BRIEF DISCUSSION i HAD IN THE HALL WITH MR. THOMPSON ALMOST 60 YEARS AGO. I have only one reqret--that I did not see Mr. Thompson before he passed away to thank him personally. May God Bless his soul!
And as a footnote to my blessing noted above, I had an Accouning professor at Campbell who stopped by my desk in class one day and asked me to stop by his office after class. I did and he simply asked me to go by and talk to the GAO recruiting team during their visit the next week. Of course, I did! I have shared my experiences with my children and grandchilden and those of my siblings, friends and others as I have the opportunity to do so.