Johnson C Smith University - Golden Bull Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Alexander Byers President Vincent Mallorv ' ice-President Edith Reynolds Secretary Dorothy Brice Assistant Secretary Lloyd Sigler Treasurer Page Sixteen

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BOOK ONE • CLASSES... 1 I O ' ' ' -

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CLASS HISTORY In Septemb C. Smith Ur most energetic the Universit r of 1947 there versitv the mei versatile and days by the wayside but those Itti the end of the first semestt-r th to register for the next lap ' Joyce Venable and George M.m ship awards given bv Kappa scholastic records for the semes acknowledged too that a greate oil Early freshman class. coming from a: had shown their wares talking about the great : where Paul Johnson an were heard to remark, uppercla in the cl campus of Johnson proved to be the i in the history of rn 1 a few dropped tscr i(ii;tilier and at uvl uisliiiii; eagerly nber of Freshmen had made bove 1.5 than in many a class this group of students field and hardwood fl ciminis hie iJu- fivshi ized with George Flanigan ;.■ Why every task undertaken The next year found our of st Junic ship and community activity as wc organi! guidance of the danc collecting its funds f of the c..i .Hul tins of 51 o., r thf . :,,r Smith. I ikf hlllr smU scrubbed ;.iul ,l r.l the girls ' dormiti led with on that did not feel the influence directly ss of 51. During the year a record number 1 into honor societies and, of course, the number of members. Outstanding scholar- responsibilty was the theme of all class d with Alex Bvers as president. Under the chairman, Paul Johnson, the class started : the Junior Senior Prom at the beginning )resightedness paid off but good. The class lest Junior-Senior Prom in the history of ers, male and female members of the cla nd de ling being made. The great night d for weeks II d of favors ed and the ; spellbound at what they saw in Hary- Woods gyr members attended many national and intern; served as spark plugs to many worthwhile and dignity. Under the presidency of our Alex Bvers we came back to Smith the Sept dignified and thoughtful class. Many of ou called to active duty in military , Cla stronger in unity and we marched off with the coveted ci: ■p for joyment oi making the gre atest contribution to the Negro College Fund teaching s campaign. Now when we gave our great Sophomore Ball tha it was renewed si when we broke all records. Why. the social life of our das s was job ahead. nothing but the elite. It was acknowledged bv all as the best that we ca planned, most beautiful and orderly dance given on the c: impus Alma Mat in history. Even Deam Grimes thought Smith was another r nirage how far oi when he was greeted at the door and ushered into the lovely back to pi setting where soft music played. Why, even Buddy Pickett made is rich wit the ladies dressing room in pink and white. During the yea r Dot for awhile Brice and Fay Cunningham were awarded cups as tokuns f-.r their li e on ur outstanding contributions to student life and activiiirs. !1 ■■ ,nphn more men won letters for their achievements in .iiliKiits. 1 l;ip C -7S.S Flanigan was our president again and in September. i ' MM. ulu-n we came back for our Junior year there w::sn t a sin lu org ; ni .i ferences delegations, with skill calm and able leader, ember of 1950, a more r classmates had been 1 all young men were expecting to be called at any moment but oh happy day, the letters of postponement began to come through and the boys could be here until graduation. Now to settle down our last year as students at dear Darated us for a short time but ise of responsibility and with eye Why, it ' s graduation time and it to hard study Ole J.C.S.U. Practice we came back with a opened wide to the ' ike yesterday g the old S o matter ; take him eyed and green. WTiv, ?r for grad-schools. jobs and mil e may roam there is one thing th sees and faces so dear, and that h memories and so as a group we are wealthy. Farewell Johnson C. Smith University, but the class of 5 1 will ited forever whether we are together physically or not. Hi: He Abel, George Flap ■ese. Gerry Clark, Edith