Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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A Model Oakwooolito Ask now the beasts, and they shall teach theeg and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee. -,Ion Oscar the squirrel, with a lively twinkle in his eyes, nimbly frisks about while nibbling a nut. Oscar has personality plus. He is highly photogenic, too. He is just a wee bit camerafshy because of his natural modesty, but he is, by no means, bashful or backward. He always behaves as a perfect gentleman should. He is never loud or boisterous. He is neither an extroverted exhibitionist nor an introverted timid soul. Oscar's friends have adopted him, unoihcially, as the school's animal, because he has endeared himself to the entire school family. Then, too, we may ask, what creature is more closely associated with acorns and oaks than the squirrel? Oscar symbolizes the spirit of the Oaks by his industry, orderliness, regularity, neatness, elliciency, and foresight. He always minds his own business. He is never made to appear before the president on the green carpet. He is never involved in problems of discipline. He has character and forcefulness. Nothing is too hard for him, he specializes in cracking the hardest nuts. His loyalty to the school is fierce, and his love of the sacred grounds of our Alma Mater is boundless. In many ways, Oscar is a model Oakwoodite. We could not be justly accused of using slanguage , if we make it clear that Oscar is just nuts about Oakwood, for so are we! --an .5-Y W ---f'v- - 1 W t-'N f' N'

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Tribute to Oakwoools uIVIother QQQ No single individual has been more closely associated with Oakwood in the days of its growing pains, or did more to rear it through the stage of short pants than Mrs. Eugenia Isabel Cunningham. Endeared forever in the affection of a generation of Oakwoodites, Sister Cunning' ham is better known to hundreds as Mother Cunningham . As a tribute to her fidelity, to her shining example of integrity and Christian womanf hood this volume is affectionately dedicated. Let us listen as she relates her inspiring story in her own words. I arrived at Oakwood School in the fall of 1912 with the intention of taking a two' year Bible Course and going out in the field to work for Cod. The spring 1946 finds me still at Oakwood with that dream unrealized, but I have memories of days of prayer and labor, and a vision of the possibilities of future development in this great institution. Before the end of my first year here, I was asked to assist the matron in the dining room. At the close of that year I was given charge of the Orphanage. In 1915, the ref sponsibility of matron was placed on my shoulders. I held that job almost continuously until 1934, sandwiching the teaching of Bible and Domestic Science in between these years. During the years I have worked as preceptress, superintendent of the laundry, and comissary matron. Although I was not able to go directly into the field, I look with pleasure on my association with teachers and students through the years, and I thank Cod for the small part I-Ie has given me in influencing and moulding the lives of many of our workers who are witnessing for God today. I f 'i 41' l ' Y F ff ILC Q7 ,Tri-,1L.f54..,'339l3l5lNff ' ' .