Atlantic Christian College - Pine Knot Yearbook (Wilson, NC)

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g g..g.......4...........,..g.-no-.o-an-0-0 -r--o--o-o--o'-o--u-o-o-a-c--o--o--o-of'o-o-f9--Q-4-o--o--cv-Q-va-o--m-o-on0-Q-l-0-M-0-0--O-0-of-0-'O-0-'O-O-0-04' Class History of 1931 There came to the Atlantic Christian College in the fall of 1927 the largest class that had ever come to the College to gain the wisdom that the institution had to offer. We numbered eighty-one on our roll, and we were just as green as any other Freshman Class could have ever dared to be. Being in a small school, however, we soon learned the campus, the faculty, and the other students. Having accomplished this, we set out to pass our Freshman work and become Sophomores. For our president this first y-ear we chose J. B. Harris, who led us like a veteran. When we entered this first year, there also entered many new faculty membrs who have, in the most cases, been with us since that time. In the spring of our Freshman year we chose Charles Bissette to be President of our Class during the coming Sophomore year. We came back in the fall of '28, whft some would call sophisticated Sophs. We came back with much joy in our hearts, knowing we were no longer Freshmen, and knowing we would meet our first year acquaintances. But this joy was saddened when we arrived to find that many of our number had failed to return. Knowing that we had more responsibility because of our fewer numbers, we set about the task of making our Sophomore year just as suc- cessful as our Freshman year had proved to be. Our efforts were not in vain, and we made a record for ourselves that sent us up to the wise Juniors' of '29 and '30. Marvin Bass was selected Junior Class President, and again in the fall of ,29 we came back to find our class even smaller by failure of many of our former membera to continue their work here. This year we were driven to our work with much more zeal because we knew that next year-yes, next year, we would be the dignified Seniors of A. C. C. Again we had a very successful year not only in our Academic work, but also in our various activities on the campus. Long will we remember the Junior-Senior Banquet held in the Banquet Hall off the Briggs Hotel early in May. How well we remember, also, of this same night that the quartet gave its first recital over the radio. We got much enjoyment from both events. We welcomed to our group our J-unior year L. B. Scarborough from Weaver College and Johnson Bible College, and also Marie Autry, Ruby Banks, Mamie Harper, Ira Mayo, Dorothy Slater and Ruth Watson. These last named who, by the way, are all girls, finding that they had supe- rior intellect and nothing to do in summer, attended summer school, and as a result are graduating in three years. After having completed our Junior course, we were ready to become the Seniors in the fall of 1930. We returned in 1930 with our numbers little diminished and with a determination to make our last year a successful one, and also a joyful one. Warren Merritt was elected to lead the class through its final year of toil. When we resumed work in this our last year, we were glad to welcome to our group two students of former years, Miss Janet D. Daugherty, of Florida, and Mr. Raymond Bo-ucher, of Alabama. We totaled at the beginning of this last year forty. This, like our Freshman class, was the largest Senior class in the history of the school. During this last year we had both pleasant moments and hardships. We look back over our long list of notebook-1 and term papers and heave a sigh of relief. We remember our struggles as Practice Teachers and wonder how the students endured it. The Junior-Senior Banquet given to us in early April is one of the bright spots in our school careers. As we come to the close of the year we feel that joy that always comes to one who has succeeded, but we also feel a bit sorry, knowing that when the call comes in September next year we will be missing. There are only thirty-one left of the eighty-one who began as Freshmen. The others have later joined us in our struggles. We come to the end: we receive our degreesg we are congratulatedg we pass ony Atlantic Christian College continues. May success ever attend her and us. , Signed, MEEDA WEAVER. Class Historian .0 ' 4PO Q'OHO G'O-. .'O'0'O'l O'9Q-DOUG? C117

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