Centenary College of Louisiana - Yoncopin Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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jrm Senior Class George D. Purcell Columbia, La. Candidate for B. S. Degree. Member of Union Literary Society, ' 22- ' 23. George is a quiet, likable, square-dealing fel- l»w, who thinks lots and says little. Being a very diligent student, we are sure that success will come to him in the future. Henry W. Young Dk Ridder, La. Candidate for B. A. Degree. Galloway Li ' .erary Society, Y. M. C. A. (Mill, saps College), ' 21; Modern Culture Club, Glee Club, Orchestra (La. State Normal), ' 22; Union Literary Society, Y. M. C. A., ' 23. Henry is one of the new men to join us this year. It did not take us long, however, to find that he had much ability, esi)ecia r ly in art and music. We are sure that he nil! find smooth sailing in whatever career he chooses to follow.

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10-21 Senior Class William A. Peavy Shreveport, La. Candidate for B. S. Degree. Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Psi. Baseball team, ' 18- ' 19; President Cotillion Club, ' 23; Union Literary Soeiety; Student Manager of Athletics, ' 23. He are fortunate that Bill chose to attend Centenary his Senior year. He received his high school diploma from Centenary Academy and then left, hut joined us this year from Washington and Lee. Bill has two great loves --his pipe and the ladies, hut in spite of this a great future is, no doubt, in store for him. Bill will be a Princeton man next year, his application having already been accepted. Mary Bernice Phipps New Orleans, La. Candidate for B. A. Degree. Secretary of Union Literary Society, ' 20; Vice President Junior Class, ' 22; Secretary of Senior Class, ' 23; Associate editor of Yoncopin, ' 22- ' 23. Bernice is one of the o ' d regulars, for she has been with us the full four years. To elah- orate on her ability would be useless for she is always found ready when there is anything to do. Not only this, but she has lofty ideals and a character wtih a real foundation. We are glad to call her classmate.

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History of the Class of 1923 A NOTHER year has passed and another class goes forth from the doors of its Alma Mater. ■ Four years have been spent there— four years full of toil, but toil mingled with enough pleasure to make all four of these years the happiest of our experience. As a class departs, it is customary for the class historian to lea. e some record of the ex- ploits of the class. While we., the Class of ' 23, are sure that our actions may safely be left to speak for themsel es, we La e this record, realizing that in after years it may serve as a remi.ider of these arious achievements and recall memories of former classmates. The Class of ' 23 entered college life in the fall of ' 19. We claim the honor of being just like any other class of young people, who have just recei ed their high school diplomas and entered into their college life— green, and by all means fresh enough to deserve the name of Freshmen. We had our full share of conceit, too— being almost as much so as the present Freshman Class— for we thought there was no task which we could not perform. However, most of our number managed to weather the hardships usually encountered by Freshmen and e en now look back with the greatest of pleasure on those days, which then seemed so full of trials but now seem so trivial. The next year, in the natural course of e.enLs, we were Sophomore. Then it was that we proved a great law—that there is only one thing more comical than a Freshman, and that is a Sophomore. That year we were highly indignant that no one seemed to take us half as seriously as we took ourselves. Why— weren ' t we full fledged Sophs— and didn ' t some of us even bear the distinction of being officers of that most distinguished band? It seems that ihis year, during which we were so completely ignored, served its purpose, for we began to realize that we were not the only ones on the campus. The next year we had advanced one step farther in classification and we hope in wisdom; we were Juniors. Indeed, during that year we proved our superiority over the lower classmen by not making such a display of it. We were engaged in more important affairs than that of giving some Freshman a black eye— we were active members in the literary societies, editors and associate editors of the college publications, athletes and everything which goes to make up college life. We will not try to recall the individual activities but will leave those to each member of the class. Now we are Seniors, mighty Seniors, respected by under-classmen but realizing down deep in our hearts that we are only Freshmen grown a little bigger and a very little wiser. We acknowledge that what wisdom we may have attained is not due altogether to our own efforts but partly to the efforts of our faculty, who have at all times shown themselves true friends to all the classes but we believe more especially to the Class of ' 23. Important things have happened at Centenary in our day. It is no small thing to say that we were students there when Dr. Sexton took charge. Under his administration, we have witnessed and we feel even taken something of an active part in the second era of the College life— the era of New Centenary. During our time we have seen many of the alumni of the early years come back and marvel at the wonderful growth since their time, and we hope that in the days to come when we return to Centenary we, too, shall marvel and speak with husky voices of the days when we were young and hopeful candidates for bachelor de- grees at this time-honored institution.