Carver College - Carveran / Buck Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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1 Class Prophecy When the difficult task of prophesying the future of my illustrious classmates was allotted to me— you can imagine my consternation. How could I possibly even attempt to know anything about the future of such a large group of varied individuals •? How- ever, mtutition finally prompted me to contact a crystal-gazer of international fame Much to my surprise he did heed the request of one as insignificant as I and loaned me a valuable crystal for one hour, in which I could discern quite distinctly my class- mates in the situations which I shall relate to you. Up and down the corridors of Carver, talking and chatting with the members of the senior class, and looking into the crystal-gazer, how amazing and e.xciting to know that some day Raymond Henderson will become President of Howard University in Washington, D. C; Grace Henderson will be studying toward her PH D at the Univer- sity of Southern California. On a tour of Paris, I walked into Robert Richmond, Jr. , who had signed a con- tract with one of the most exclusive night clubs in Paris for six months and to my surprise Charles McRae was male vocalist. On my way back to the states, listening to the news over the Radio, flash-Lewis Clawson has just been appointed to succeed Robert Young as Ambassador to Russia. Walking down F Street in Washington I met one of my very charming classmates, Gracie Pegues, who now holds a govern- ment position there in the Pentagon Building. She told me that Misses Hill and Cooper were there also. Talking about school days and other classmates, I was quite aston- ished to find: Wilbur B. Stinson is now Chief Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. Clarence Bellamy and James Alexander are now law partners. Turnbo McEachin and Wilbur btinson. Scientists, are working at the Hydrogen Bomb plant William Grier is now the owner of Grier ' s Dry Cleaning and Laundry, accomo- dating more than 5. 000 people weekly. Robert L. Harrison and Connie Patton are owners and operators of one of the most fabulous night clubs in Charlotte Jesse r ' f o nt- ' ' ' ' Spencer have become the first Negro traveling salesmen for The ? , ; ° Company in America. Claud Boyc is traveling Auditor for North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company of Durham, North Carolina. Richard Stewart traveling °u I Atlanta Life Insurance Company of Atlanta, Georgia. Edward Sims and John Russell are on the Staff at Atlanta University. Thomas Cuthberston and John Hunter practicing medicine in the state of Ohio. Robert Brace, Dorothy Gabriel and Bruce Johnson are out on the West Coast being screened for the movies Other members of the class are married, most of them rearing families and doing well In this year of 1967, we find that Carver Junior College is under the fine leader- ship and direction of the very efficient and capable Mr. Samuel A. Moore, and is now one of the most outstanding Junior Colleges in North Carolina and in the year of 1968 Carver will become a four year accredited College.

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Class Mistory FRESHMAN YEAR In the waning days of Septe, Tiber, 195Z, thirty-nine hopeful souls set stJdeTs ' ' ° ' ' ' ' P- ' ° ' ' ' ° ' °-- successful After selecting our tentative curricula, we went through the cus- tomary rouunes which included a newly instituted testing program The but notTst ' l ' ° h ' ' ° be geniuses and others borderline morons! Dut not a single ambition was dimmed. With the preliminaries over, the class proceeded to organize itself and elect officers. Among them were: Clarence Bellamy Presiden Floyd Brisco, Vice President; Laura Caldwell, Secretary; WUbur Itinson ' Treasurer; with Mrs. Cecelia Trottie as our very efficient Advisor Hours upon hours in laboratories studying our practice sets and rnn jugating verbs brought rewards to many oi us w ho J re priced on he Dean s list for maintaining an average of ••B or above In .. ' !, sfully presented our first play entitled The Bride ' s Stand- in This was one of the ■•first for Carver College. Aside from our scholastic endeavors, the students enjoyed a number of cfass parties throughout the year Fully cognizant of the reasons for Jack ' s be a dull boy, we pushed aside our books at the end of the fall quarter ani ie°n oTpr ' ° . ' ' «, - ' -- ' - ' eps of the Terpisichorean ' Art The ft7hTsTns°tUuron. ' ' ° ° ' ' — to be h eld At the year ' s end and casualties counted, most of us were jubilant to have won the first year of battle and avidly awaited the nex ' yeir SENIOR YEAR The assumed dignity that seems to come to every senior came to the membe rs of the senior class when they resumed their studiesin Septem Ar ' ' Tk ' discovered that we had lost a few c our crew aTleTbv ttTa ' ' ' w ° ' ' -- (who was reJ be consUeredT ' start r ' ' ° ' ° ' ° ' ■ - T 1° - V . T r Carver s crown, since these young ladies were employed in key positions in Washington DC We have almost reached our journeys end. As we expend our la. t The Staff

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ctlaAt Will and Tjeitantent State of North Carolina County of Mecklenburg City of Charlotte of the GRADUATING CLASS OF 1952 of CARVER COLLEGE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 7 A ' ! members of the Class of ' SZ, being of unsound mind and ill health do £ | hereby bequeath our individual liabilities and collective assets as stated herein To our Director, faculty, and the entire Carver community we leave our eternal best wishes and gratitude to everyone who has played a part in filling the past two years of our lives never-to-be-forgotten experiences P t two To organizers and participants in a variety of extra-curricular activities, we bequeath the uncanny talent and organizational abilities of Clarence H Bellamy who has been instrumental m the success of many extra-curricula activities here at Car- „ ° ' ' ' d- Clarence H. Bellamy, James Brown leave to Lavone Black- well. William T. Reeder and Mary Brooks a great reputation and love of the theater both of which we trust will be nurtured and fostered with genuine devotion John Houston wills his accounting work book to Louis Rudisill John Hunter wills his ability to master the English language to Helen Hamilton. WilbertB. Liston wills his dilatory tactics to John Williams Shedr ' ick w lUam ' s°. ' ' ' ° ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ° interepret Robert ' s Rules of Order to Kirkiy ' ' ' ° h t l ty to preside in an authoritative manner to Pearly to RicSrt™t ' ' ' ' ' Carusoic (coined by an English authority) voice Cr r. X T l ' ij ' ' ° ° unknown to Claude Stephens. Grace Henderson wills her efficiency to Evelyn Stitz Robert L Harrison wills his freedom from care to Bruce Johnson Charles R. Praylor wills his artistic ability to Willie Gunter Richard A Stewart wills his accounting ability to Samuel Cunningham. Wilbur B. Stmson wills his aggressiveness to Delia Moore Willie Wilson wills his typing book to Margaret Thompson James W. Alexander wills his ability to organize to Cleon Nance Lewis E. Clawson wills his business ability to Harry Coins Thomas Cuthbertson wills his sincerity to Marcus Reeder and f:: i: ?::irv.T: ' ° l ll her abUUy to be more on thequiet James W. Gaither wills to James Grier his engineering ability C aude Boyd wills his dynamic personality to Forrest Davidson Foard ' ' ' romantic ability and cave-man technique to William Raymond E. Henderson wills his intellectual keenness to John Russell Jesse Wise wills his mathematical ability to Ruben Ware Odell Hoover wills his reticence to Zorada Chambers James E. Stephens wills his zoology seat to Edward Harrison Edward Sims wills his pessimistic outlook on life to Rudolph Neely FHr M -fr . salesmanship ability to Alexander Pettice. Edith M. Hill wills her sedateness to Amanda Gardner Wh™ ° ' ' l ' ' l ' °° ' ' happiness to all future freshmen at Carver and s t ure.Thi frrs ry rjre! iTsT P°-essions, we hereby affix our seal Witnesses — Grace G. Henderson , Testator- Robert Richmond, Jr. Clarence H. Bellamy OBH