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

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1941 volume:

f CO-EDIT WILLIAM GRAHAM, CO-EDITO ft WALTER JACOBS, JR.. BUSINESS MANAGER C O P Y R I G H OF CENTENARY COLLEGE SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA A PARTIAL RECORD OF OUR YEAR Tiring of the drab and troubled world that we live in today, we, the Yoncopin Staff of 1941, have discarded the formality of former annuals and, with time as our theme, have presented the events of the college year in their seasonal sequence. With cartoons and informal snapshots, we have tried to bring, in a lighter vein, a clear picture of those glorious college days. 3 OECEMfiffl ft isinf ■M JJr. (thanes Jjriscoe Cyarh December 31, 1865— January 23, 1941 er The son of an alumnus and former president of Centenary College, himself the holder of both an earned and honorary degree, long time member of the Board of Trustees, for more than half a cen- tury a preacher of the Gospel and always the very flower of Christian manhood, Dr. Briscoe Carter earned and re- ceived the love of all who knew him. Mimi, as she was af- fectionately known, was an inspiration to the rest of us. Her sweet smile and friendly dis- position helped all of us to better prepare for the trials of the day. She was a true Centenari- an, ever ready to help a friend, or just a fellow student; willing to co- operate with the stu- dents, the faculty and her school. JH ' iss Miriam Jvuss June 29, 1920— January 10, 1941 Paul M. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Trustees Officers Paul M. Brown, Jr Chairman B. W. Marston Vice-Chairman Members J. B. Atkins Chris Barnette M. L. Bath O. L. Biedenharn S. H. Bolinger Paul M. Brown, Jr. Briscoe Carter T. C. Clanton Dana Dawson W. L. Doss W. L. Duren W. H. Giles S. J. Harman W. W. Holmes W. B. Jacobs Floyd James T. L. James H. L. Johns C. H. Lyons B. W. Marston John McCormack R. T. Moore Allen D. Morris Henry A. O ' Neal Bonneau Peters B. F. Roberts John L. Scales, Sr. William Schuhle B. C. Taylor George D. Wray Ex-Officio Member of the Board Dr. Pierce Cline Deceased. Tke C o eoe Board o I rusi rustees I residenl o TL o p i e r c e ine, PL B., A. M. f LL. D. A man who has guided the destines of the College through eight active and progressive years, he is the friend and advisor of each and every student on the campus. : : ; tffc F , • .  i '  t- C Pfc ' V s -t ? II mm w ; iiij ' . 1 I ■ t ,.v % ' ! ■( .«|P 111 lit !■ tS ' bibub ' • ?. I fd minis trail i on Left, Colonial Hall, beautiful Southern home lor women students of Centenary College. C. O. Holland Executive Vice-President A former banker and business man who man- ages the financial affairs of the college. His every effort has been directed toward the development of a greater Centenary. John A. Hardin, A.B., A.M. Dean of the College A man who has won the affections of all who are associated with the college. He personally counsels each student throughout his four years at Centenary. Mrs. A. R. Campbell, A.B., A.M. Dean of Women and Associate Professor of English A charming and gracious lady, whose ' wise counsel and kindly smile has inspired many Centenary girls to greater attainments. John B. Entrikin, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Head of the Department of Chemistry A.B., Southwestern University, Texas, 1922; A., ibid., 1923; Ph.D., State University of Iowa, 1929. B.S. Franklin E. Lowance, B.S., A.M., Ph. D. Associate Professor of Physics Roanoke College, 1927; M.A., Duke University, 1931; Ph.D., ibid., 1935. Mary Warters, A.B., M.A. Associate Professor of Biology A.B., Shorter College, 1923; M.A., Ohio State University, 1925. William E. Wallace, Jr., B.S., M.S. Assistant Professor of Geology B.S., in Geology, University of Oklahoma, 1931; M.S. in Ge- ology, Louisiana State University, 1932. Lewis A. Thayer, B.S., M.S., Ph. D. Acting Head of Department of Biology B.S., State College of Washington, 1925; M.S., ibid., 1926; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1935. Jack Carlton, Henry Shuey, and James Dean, Chemistry Assist- ants, try out an experiment in the newly-constructed laboratory. Dr. Lowance, head oi the Physics Department, explains some tech- nical apparatus to his students in the Physics laboratory. I. Some oi the advanced Geology students search for fossils with the aid of the microscope in their new headquarters. In their new flourescent-lighted laboratory, the Zoology students find it much easier to use the mi- croscope in their work. The Arts Building, housing the main library, the executive oiiices and some classrooms. E. L. Ford, A.B., M.A., Docteur DE L ' UNIVERSITE Head of the Department of Modern Language A.B., Howard College, 1915; M.A., ibid., 1916; Docteur de L ' Universite de Lyon, Lyon, France, 1926. Mary Frances Morwood, AB., A.M. Instructor in Modern Languages A.B., Centenary College, 1927; A.M., University of Texas, 1940. William G. Phelps, A.B., A.M. Head of (he Department of Classics and Professor of German A.B., Oberlin College, 1897; A.M. University, 1902. Princeton R. E. White, A.B. A.M. Associate Professor of Modern Languages A.B., Emory University, 1916; A.M., ibid. A. M. Shaw, Jr., A.B., A.M. Associate Profes sor of English A.B., Hendrix College, 1920; A.M., Peabody College, 1926. Mrs. A. R. Campbell, A.B., A.M. Dean of Women and Associate Professor of English A.B., Wellesley College; A.M., ibid. Mrs. Katherine Jackson French, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of English A.B., Ohio Wesleyan; A.M., ibid.; Ph.D., Columbia University. Stewart A. Steger, A.M., M.A., Ph. D. Head of the Department of English A.M., Randolph-Macon College, 1905; M. A., University of Virginia, 1912; Ph.D., ibid. John A. Hardin, A.B., A.M. Dean of the College and Head of the Department of Mathematics A.B., University of Tennessee, 1903; A.M., University of Chicago, 1924. William Gerard Banks, Jr., A.B., A.M. Assistant Professor of Mathematics A.B., Centenary College, 1927; A.M., University of Virginia, 1930. JLDanduaOes and VWnemahcs ■WW South Hall, home oi the Art, Foreign Language, English and Education Departments. The College Chapel is the local point from which the student religious activities emanate. m  m m , t i j By n w ' o ' . if. Lducaiion, I eacher Irainino l sycnolooy A. J. MlDDLEBROOKS, B.S., A.M., Ed. D. Acting Head of the Department of Education B.A., North Texas State Teachers College, 1924; A.M., George Peabody College for Teachers, 1928; Doctor of Education, Leland Stanford University, 1941. C. D. Tatum, B.A. Supervisor of Centenary Elementary School B.A., San Diego State College. Irma F. Broad well Supervisor oi Centenary Elementary School. Graduate, Louisiana State Normal College, 1912. F. S. Rankin, A.B., A.M., Ph. D. Assistant Professor of Psychology A.B., University of Arkansas, 1918; A.M., Colum- bia University, 1924; Ph. D., George Peabody College for Teachers, 1937. Bruno Strauss, Ph. D. Assisfanf Prolessor of Education Ph.D., University of Berlin (Germany), 1911; Principal, Juedische Oberschule, Berlin, 1937-39. f 4 Centenary College Gymnasium, houses separate depart- ments for both women and men and is the center of athletic activity at the College. Lucile Althar Tindol, A.B., B.L.S. Librarian and Instructor in Library Science A.B., Centenary College, 1933; B.L.S. , University of North Carolina, 1934. Robert E. Smith, A.M., B.D., D.D., Litt. D. Head oi the Department of Biblical Literature A.M., Vanderbilt University; B.D., ibid.; D.D., Birmingham- Southern College; Litt. D., Southwestern University. Xb.L rar 7 cBiLU, 9i ome conomics an j pl y sica Lducaii ucation Mary Lou Ware, B.S., A.M. Assistant Professor of Home Economics B.S., Texas State College for Women 1925; A.M., Southern Methodist University, 1936. Mrs. Bryant Davidson, A.B., B.S. in P.E. Director of Physical Education for Women A.B., Hendrix College, 1926; B.S., in Physical Edu- cation, University of Illinois, 1927. Rotary Hall, resident dormitory for men, erected by the Shreveport Rotary Club in 1930. o Nr4 and D ra ma Betty Lawrence Instructor in Art Art Students ' League; Grand Central Art School; Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; Traphaegen School of Fashion. Don Brown Director of the School ot Art Student, Art Institute of Chicago, 1916-17; four years at Art Students ' League of New York; six years in Paris as pupil of Andre L ' Hote, and in the Acadamie Julien. j ; ; ; , ( . Margaret Mary Young, A.B. Instructor in Drama A.B. in Speech and Drama, Iowa University, 1930. John Wray Young, Jr, A.B. Instructor in Drama A.B. in Speech and Drama, Iowa University, 1929. Ralph A. Squires, A.B., B.M., M.M. Associate Professor of Piano A.B., Southwestern Louisiana Institute, 1925; B.M., Chicago Musical College, 1930; M.M., ibid, 1932. Ray Carpenter, B.M. Instructor of Piano and Theory B.M., Texas State College for Women, 1923. O. Lincoln Igou, A.B., B.M.E., M.S. Instructor of Brass Instruments, Public School Music, Director of Band A.B., Hiram College, 1929; B.M.E., Northwestern University, 1930; M.S., ibid., 1933. Gideon W. Waldrop, B.M., M.M. Instructor of Woodwind Instruments and Theory B.M., Baylor University, 1939; M.M., Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, 1940. Robert Fries, B.M.E., M.A. Instructor of Stringed Instruments B.M.E., Sherwood Music School, 1937-39; M. A., University of Iowa, 1940. The newly-erected Wilhelmina Music Lodge, atop the highest mountain in the Ozarks, is pictured above. Ernest Rolston, A.B., B.M., A.M. Director of School of Music, Professor of Voice A.B., Pennsylvania State College, 1923; B.M., Cadek Conservatory of the University of Chattanooga, 1935; A.M., Louisiana State University, 1939. Oiuden-fc L ounselors and vJ-ice uia A. C. Voran, A.B., B.M. Student Counselor A.B., McPherson College, 1928; B. of Music, American Conservatory of Music, Chicago, 1932. Mrs. Clara Cox Hostess oi Colonial Hall Before coming to Centenary, Mrs. Cox served as Hostess at Whitworth College and Southern College. At the left Avis Wilson, Registrar, and Mary Agnes Railsback, secretary to the President, check up on the records. At the right Mr. and Mrs. Sam Randolph keep the financial records straight in the Bursar ' s office. a ti s mam JU ' IW PSfCHOLOGl « IS! MO First thing on the program is a good close haircut ... A more serious moment — which one to take? . . . The toss of the coin starts the pigskin season well on its way . . . The bird dog line forms at the right . . . The first football parade and the Freshmen snake dance . . . The ol ' parking lot by the Arts Building begins to fill. L The band lends its lungs to the atmosphere of a football game . . . The Maroon Jackets talk the situation over . . . Milburne and Graham start work on the photographic side of the Yoncopin .... That man from Georgia in the midst of a tall tale again . . . Stop-over at Lufkin on the way to the Rice game finds Russell and Eilleen strolling . . . Campaigning deluxe but to no avail . . . Dances share the limelight. At the end of the fall season, we lind that Thanks- giving and the Homecoming Queen and her court are the main topics ot conversation . . . Senior spon- sors at Homecoming game (above left) . . . Bridge takes hold in the SUB as football season ends . . . The mail starts rolling for the resident students . . . Four queens make their grand entry on Homecom- ing . . . The 1940 Homecoming Queen poses with her predecessors before the real Turkey Day game. 9 t the, Icdlf tlwuah Hd mule cA then, may U, the laudy Wl AJtefl rl come into- thei i owm. e -,.■ ... ' ,,J, : .l ' i:i: I l -. I 8 v i o.o. 0, fl CENTENARY Roland Achee shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Pi Helon Allen jonesboro, la. Aufait Jean Arthur shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Betty J. Autrey SHREVEPORT, LA. MONTEZ BABIN SHREVEPORT, LA. Anna M. Barlow SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi Hamilton Benson shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Pi Nelwyn Bewley shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Peggy Bland shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Jack Boddie morgan city, la. Lambda Chi Alpha Bernell Bonnette shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Carolyn Boyet shreveport, la. Chi Omega Johnnie Boyett shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Edna M. Bradley SHREVEPORT, LA. Aufait Herman Bridges minden, la. Kappa Alpha Wallace Brown shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Elizabeth Burton shreveport, la. Chi Omega Edette Campbell shreveport, la. Aufait Charles Carlton shreveport, la. Ray Cassard shreveport, la. Emma Sue Cathey bastrop, la. Alpha Xi Delta Jean Clark pine bluff, ark. Alpha Xi Delta Jane Colley shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Lorraine Colquitt sureveport, la. Chi Omega Emilie A. Connell BELCHER, LA. Chi Omega Eunon Connell mooringsport, la. Kappa Alpha Donald Cook barksdale field, la. Kappa Sigma FRESHMEN . . Frank Cook BARKSDALE FIELD, LA Kappa Sigma Jean Counts dallas, texas Joe Cullato shreveport, la. Joe Crawford Priscilla Crosby shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Zela Tau Alpha ISSAC CULLICK MARILEE DAVIS SHREVEPORT, LA. SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega Vincent DeFatta Ralph DeMoss Frank Dienst Nan Dobson shreveport, la. shreveport, la. shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Gentry Lambda Chi Alpha Alpha Xi Delta Beth Doerge James Dunbar Allen Durham homer, la. shreveport, la. bossier city, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Kappa Sigma Jack Durr Shirley Eagan Lucy Eanes Floyd Earnest shreveport, la. new orleans, la. shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Aufait Zeta Tau Alpha Ellen Eastham Virginia Edwards William Eichelberger mooringsport, la. shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Margaret Eubank Wilma Evans Margaret Faries Peggy Fendley shreveport, la. shreveport, la. shreveport, la. dallas, texas Jean Flowers George Fouche Carley Fox shreveport, la. shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Kappa Sigma Tom Griffith President COLUMBIA, MISS. Kappa Alpha 09k 0 k r f CENTENARY June Franks shreveport, la. Louis Freeman SHREVEPORT, LA. Warren Fulton shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Sylvia Furr TROUT, LA. Jean Galloway shreveport, la. Chi Omega Sue Ellen Gamblin shreveport, la. Aufait Anne Gano dallas, texas Zeta Tau Alpha Jean Gibson homer, la. Alpha Xi Delta Thelma Gilcrease shreveport, la. Joanna Glassell shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Georgie Ruth Goldsby stonewall, la. Virginia Graham shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Robert Griggs shreveport, la. James Edward Harlan shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Patricia Harper shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Pi Ernesta Harris shreveport, la. Aufait Jessica Harris shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Martha Hart shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Leonard Hattaway waskom, texas Gene Hearn shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Dorothy Helm shreveport, la. Chi Omega Camille Hendrick shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Beverly Herndon shreveport, la. Richard Hill iron mountain, mich. Alpha Sigma Pi Elizabeth Houston shreveport, la. Annie Louise Howard shreveport, la. Betty Huckabay shreveport, la. Aufait FRESHMEN . . David Iles shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Marshall Kesling shreveport, la. Gentry; Alpha Sigrna Pi Steve Jordan Hazel Kendrick shreveport, la. caspiana, la. Alpha Xi Delta Dykes Leabo Ida Ruth Lee shreveport, la. shreveport, la Kappa Alpha Norman Kesilman shreveport, la. Nancy LeRosen shreveport, la. Chi Omega Virginia Lewis shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Sherlye Lofley bossier city, la. Betty M. Long SHREVEPORT, LA. Alpha Xi Delta BlLLIE LOVELADDY PATROON, TEXAS Finis Lowe minden, la. John Lowe shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Myra Lowe HOMER, LA. Eugene Lyons shreveport, la. Marily n Mason shreveport, la. Aufait Byron Massey shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma William Massey shreveport, la. Alexander May shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Jeanne Maynard shreveport, la. Chi Omega Frank McAneny Aubrey McClellan SHREVEPORT, LA. Lambda Chi Alpha SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma Billy McCook shreveport, la. Otis McCrery shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Jackie McKinney minden, la. Vernon McKnight Dorothy McLaughlin shreveport, la. dallas, texas Chi Omega ■ ■JMMK. ■• ■ 1 vw . 1 w R X, Hi Betsie Russ Vice-President SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi CENTENARY James Milton Meek shreveport, la. Leona Meyer shreveport, la. William Moore shreveport, la. Susie Mulkey shreveport, la. Chi Omega Alice Nelson shreveport, la. Chi Omega Charlotte Newsom shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi Eddie Noland shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Jean Norstrom shreveport, la. Richard Norton marvell, ark. Lambda Chi Alpha Jane Nusser shreveport, la. Frances Oden shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi Pope Oden shreveport, la. BlLLIE ODOM SHREVEPORT, LA. Peggy O ' Neall shreveport, la. Carroll Osbone shreveport, la. William Ray Payne shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Clyde Perot shreveport, la. Lambda Chi Alpha La Vergne Phillips shreveport, la. Lynn Pomeroy bastrop, la. Webb Pomeroy bastrop, la. Mary Ellen Porter mansfield, la. Aufait Emily Prothro shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Cecil Ramey shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Pi William Reagan shreveport, la. Joseph Reeks shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Jerry Renov shreveport, la. Gentry George Roberts oil city, la. Gentry FRESHMEN. . . Norman Robertson houston, texas Chi Omega P. ROBICHEAUX SHREVEPORT, LA. Doris Robinson shreveport, la. Carolyn Rodgers bastrop, la. Alpha Xi Delta John Rogers baton rouge, la. Lambda Chi Alpha Virginia L. Rogers SHREVEPORT, LA. Aufait June Rolfs new orleans, la. Alpha Xi Delta Lessie R. Ruff SHREVEPORT, LA. O. L. Salter, Jr. ZWOLLE, LA. Betty Sanford shreveport, la. Vernon Seay shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Sydney Skinner shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Anna Belle Smith shreveport, la. Louis M. Smith SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma J. L. Soloman Dan Spurlock Patricia Steele Jacqueline Stephens SHREVEPORT, LA. SHREVEPORT, LA. HOUSTON, TEXAS SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega Chi Omega Glennye Harmon Secretary CHURCH POINT, LA. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi John Stephens shreveport, la. Margie Stephenson shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Norma Stewart shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Chas. Strickland shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma James Stroud waskom, texas Gentry June Stubblefield longstreet, la. Betty L. Sumrell SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega Marjorie Sutton Gordon Swearinger shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Talmage Tatum st. augustine, TEXAS 1 11 FRESHMEN James Taylor lucedale, miss. Gentry Donn Thompson shreve port, la. Kappa Sigma Anna Lee Trosclair haughton, la. Marie Trosclair haughton, la. Dorothy Tucker shreveport, la. Chi Omega Cecil Vandegaer shreveport, la. NlTA Varble SHREVEPORT, LA. Norma Gene Weathers shreveport, la. Duane Webster shreveport, la. Chi Omega Kathryn Weems east point, la. Alpha Xi Delta Jean Westmoreland marshall, texas Alpha Xi Delta Jean White shreveport, la. Leah White shreveport, la. Flo Whittington benton, la. Alpha Xi Delta Charles Wilbanks odessa, texas Charlotte Ann Wilkes shreveport, la. Chi Omega William Willcox shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Bruce Williams shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Carolyn Williams shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Alpha Sigma Pi LaVerne Williamson shreveport, la. Lucretia Wilson pensacola, fla. Zeta Tau Alpha Robert Wilson shreveport, la. Henry Winegeart shreveport, la. Gentry Alfred Wingo shreveport, la. Marie Wolf shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi J. H. Wynne SHREVEPORT, LA. Gentry Delena Yancey shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Dorothy Ann Morehead Treasurer SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega . . . a+ wl the iaoAtut of altUta leaveA, would not be the A me without the thlUL o l OZwlll and Ul inimitable atmo pJtene. awn S When the 1940-41 season opened, a new coach stepped on the horizon to guide the athletics of Centenary College. Jake Hanna, one of the greatest stars to ever wear the Maroon and White, returned to his Alma Mater to give it the benefit of his athletic knowledge. Coach Hanna came back to Centenary, not only as a former star, but also with a fine nine-year coaching record in high schools of Louis- iana and Texas. Jake L. Hanna, B.S. Director of Athletics and Head Coach B.S., Centenary College, 1929. Tom Cobb, A.B. Assistant Coach A.B., Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers College, 1935. Elmer Smith, A.B. Assistant Coach A.B., Hendrix College, 1931. He is unique in being the first Centenary graduate to serve as coach for the Gents. In addition to serving as head football coach, Hanna also is in charge of the baseball squad and his record in baseball is indeed a good one. To assist Coach Hanna in his many duties, are Coaches Elmer Smith and Tom Cobb. Coach Smith came to Centenary with a fine athletic background and today serves as chief scout and backfield coach of the football team, head basketball coach, having taken over his duty last year, and assistant baseball coach. Coch Cobb came to Centenary in 1936 after a professional football career and today serves as line coach during football season and devotes his time to intra-mural athletics the rest of the year. THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND HIS STAFF The fourth man on the coaching staff this year was a new man, Norman Buckner. Coach Buckner received his athletic experience at Tulane University where he was an Ail-American guard on the football team. His duties were concerned with the Freshmen, whom he coached in both football and basketball. As assistant to Buckner, Centenary retained the services of Alvin Birkelback, captain of the 1939 gridiron squad, who added his college experience to complete the coaching staff. Not a member of the coaching staff proper, but certainly one of the most valuable cogs in the athletic ma- chinery is Marvin Hoot Gibson, who for many years has been handling the training of the Gents. Hoot is a landmark around the gym and his services to the department are indispensable. .jsmM Norman Buckner, B. ofE. Freshman Coach of E., Tulane University, 1938. Marvin A. Gibson, A.B. Trainer A.B., Centenary College, 1934. Alvin Birkelbach Assistant Freshman Coach Athletic Committee of the Board of Trustees Charlton Lyons, Chairman John McCormack Allen Morris Henry O ' Neal Bonneau Peters Athletic Committee of the Faculty Bryant Davidson E. L. Ford John A. Hardin A. Marvin Shaw Charlton Lyons HARDIN-SIMMONS The 1940 edition of the Centenary College Football Squad has just finished a season that will long be remembered as the season, which, although not the most successful ever played by the Maroon and White, was one of credit to a new coach and a bunch of Sophomores. The final results showed that the Gentlemen had dropped seven and won three. Coach Hanna and the Squad Four sharpshooters ready to tire STS a ■•: ■ •• -. •■.•• ' . ' ■.•. ' ■:- ' •-.•••■ :••■:■::•;■ ' ■.■ ' .••.■• ' -.■■ ' ' ' ,•■ ' . ' ' - FIRST FOE But even this is not so bad when you discover that two of their conquerors were undefeated for the season and that a third was the runner-up in the Southwest Confer- ence race. The Gentlemen squad, composed mainly of a fighting band of Sophomores, opened the season by dropping a heartbreaker to the Cowboys from Hardin-Simmons by a 15-13 count. The Maroon and White warriors fought a brilliant uphill battle, for after trailing by two touchdowns in the first half, they came back to lead the Cowboys 1 ) % Coach Smith 13-12 going into the last few minutes, only to have vic- tory snatched from their grasp by the twenty-five yard field goal of Murray Evans, substitute center. Evans is the same player whose extra point caused the Gentlemen a 7-6 defeat in the 1939 campaign. Although the Gents played their hearts out to win this initial contest, the last-minute kick gave the Texans the game, but in Owen Goodnight and Scat Russell, the Gents met two of the finest backs in the Southwest, who went on to lead their team to an undefeated season. ia iiiT«iiiiraflJfri • ' M ' s S WAMPE D The second contest for the Gentlemen proved the most dis- astrous of the ten played, because the Texas Christian Horned Frogs before a home crowd of some 8,000, opened their season with a field day, rolling up 41 points against the Gents ' 6. It was one of those games when everything one team does is wrong and everything the other does is right. For although T. C. U. used thirty players, they just couldn ' t make a mistake and they turned in their best per- formance of the year. To point out the real situation in Fort Worth, Felix R. McKnight, Associated Press writer, made this observation about the game: Centenary wasn ' t as bad as the score indicates. They were the victim of breaks that, to say the least, are infrequent. James Barnes Back F. M. May Back Norris McCrary Tackle J. F. Wilkins Back Following the Fort Worth encounter, the Gentlemen, accompanied by the band and cheering section, jour- neyed to Houston to meet Rice, their third Texas team and one of the powers of the Southwest Conference. Here for the third time in as many weeks, the Gents were overpowered by a larger and more experienced team, this time by a 25-0 score. The Centenary offensive folded up and while Weems and Keel, two Sopho- more flashes were scampering all over the field, the Gents were stopped cold. This contest was the opening game for the Owls and was played before a crowd of 15,000. On October 12th, Centenary entertained the Billikens of the University of St. Louis under lights, and scratched the win column for the first time as they handed the visitors an impressive 19-6 defeat. This con- test was featured by the 85-yard jaunt of Truman Chief Johnson early in the first quarter and it was Johnson BY T. C. U James Campbell, Center Chester Angel, Guard Gene Baldwin, Center John Allums, Guard also who scored the second tally on a pass from James Cotton Barnes. In this victory, all the Gentlemen played well and for the first time, they showed their offensive strength. With three losses and one victory under their belts, the Gents made their longest trip of the season across the desert to Tucson, Arizona, to help the University Wildcats to celebrate their Homecoming before some 10,000 people. The first half, the Gentlemen fought valiantly to mark up their second win and as the second half commenced, the score was tied, but the superior power of the Wildcats, led by a brilliant back, Johnny Black, along with the difference in altitude, scon made it evident that the Gents wouldn ' t be able to keep the pace. Although they were severely defeated by the score of 29-6, the kicking of Delmar Hamby and Mayo Faith caused considerable comment among the Westerners. The following week, the Centenary College Gents went to Natchitoches to engage the Normal Demons, for the first time on Demon soil. The Gentlemen, although they were the underdogs at the outset, outplayed the Demons for three and a half periods, but gave the game away on fumbles and pen- alties. The tide turned against the Gents in the fourth quarter when Roland Migues, Looney Crawford, Guard W. T. Jacks, Tackle Claude McCrocklin, Tackle Mamma Hearne and Mayo Faith stop little Dean Bagley at the T. C. U. massacre. F. M. May tries gig- ging practice on a big Froggie. Normal back, galloped 78 yards for a score to give his team a 7-0 victory over Centenary. Chief Johnson once again proved one of the most powerful runners to ever don a Cen- tenary uniform for time and time again he ripped holes in the Normal forward wall for substantial gains. However, scoring chances were always given away by fumbles, and the Gents could never cross the final marker. The second long-sought victory for Centenary came when they traveled to St. Louis to meet the University of Washington Bears on their home ground. It was not only their second vic- tory but also the second time they had taken the number of a St. Louis team, this time by a score of 19-14. The Gents were GENTS Mayo Faith Back outplayed by the Bears the first half, but after the intermission, the story was a different one. With J. F. Fizz Wilkins leading a smashing running attack and with James Cotton Barnes passing successfully first to Johnson and then to Lavelle Murphy, the Gents iced their second game with a lightning finish late in the last quarter. Bud Schwenk and Jack Frost proved the outstanding threats for the Bears. On November the 11th, while the country was celebrating the Armistice Centenary was visiting the Red Raiders of Texas Tech in Lubbock, with the idea in mind of knocking the flashy Texans from the ranks of the undefeated. Ramrodded by the accurate sharpshooting of Barnes, the Gentlemen scored early and threw a scare into the Red Raiders, but at the start of the second half, the superior reserves of the Texans wore out a tired, travel-worn Centenary team, that had played only two home games in eight starts, and the final score of 26-6 showed the power of the Lubbock team. Michael Majcher End Martin Pfau End Truman Johnson Back Robert Raley Back Robert Pyle Center W. G. Lawless Back Otho Taylor End Hose Weatherford End STOP BEARS Claude Whitehurst Guard The Homecoming crowd watches a Tech man break into the open Claude Teel End Although the Gentlemen hadn ' t stopped at home in weeks, the next week, they were off again, this time to Memphis to play the Lynx of Southwestern who had held Clemson to a 13-13 tie two weeks before. On a field that was soggy and muddy due to rain, the Gents came through with a Garrison finish to take the Lynx by a 14-6 count. Southwestern was the first to reach pay dirt but the Gentlemen came back to tally with Barnes kicking the important point to give Centenary a one point lead. But this one point lead did not satisfy the Gents and the climax of the game came when center, James Camp- bell, intercepted a pass in the last quarter and jaunted 52 yards for the touchdown that salted the game away. One of the most remarkable things about the game was the forty yard kicking average Mayo Faith kept that day with a wet ball on a field that was slippery and muddy. It was nothing short of phenomenal. Centenary closed the season with its customary Thanksgiving day tussle against the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech and in addi- tion to being the final game it was also Homecoming for the Gents. The game was played in Shreveport and for the first time since 1921, Tech acquired a victory over the Gents. The DEFEATED BY OLD RIVAL game was a bitterly contested one which was decided when a Bulldog back intercepted a pass on his own 25 yard line and ran 75 yards for a touchdown. Although the whole team showed well, the outstanding play of the game came when Mayo Faith, standing deep in his own territory, kicked some 85 odd yards over the head of the safety man to the one-foot line of Tech where the ball was downed. This contest was the last time seniors James Barnes, James Campbell, Norris Mc- Crary, F. M. May, and J. F. Wilkins would ever wear the Maroon and White of Centenary in battle and they all turned in creditable performances. All in all, Centenary ' s season, although not as brilliant as some previous years, was far from unsuccessful because with a new coach, a new system, and a squad composed mainly of Soph- omores who were rather inexperienced, one could hardly ex- pect miracles. The entire season was summarized rather well by George W. White writing for Eddie Dooley ' s Football Annual when he said, Obviously though, with Hanna install- ing a new boiler system in the cellar, no one has a right to holler, if there isn ' t too much steam heat upstairs. Delmar Hamby Back The Gents tackle a Tech man en masse. ' CENTENARY ' S MASCOT :- , Centenary ' s mascot, Walt O ' Roark, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. O ' Roark, ardent Cente- nary boosters. Walt in his number 1 1 uniform has offered inspiration to Centenary athletes. At bas- ketball games he delighted the crowds by hoop- ing the ball with either one or two hands. THE PEP SQUAD The cheer promotion jobs were ably filled by Billie Katherine Pryor, Betty Mae Coburn, Ollie Day, and Camp Flournoy, head cheerleader, elected by the student body. In Day and Flournoy, Centenary saw two of the peppiest and most en- ergetic pep promoters to ever hold a megaphone and their wise cracks often pepped up the spirits of the crowd. Billie Katherine Pryor Ollie Day Betty Mae Coburn Camp Flournoy Starting the season with one of the largest squads in history, the Centenary Freshmen grid team turned in another successful season. Under the guidance of Coaches Norman Buckner and Alvin Birkelbach, the Frosh made a good showing against the teams that they played in addi- tion to scrimmaging the varsity all season. Their first game was against the Green Ripple, Tulane freshman, and even though they were defeated by a count of 13 to 7, the game was the talk of everywhere. Supposedly outweighed and outclassed the Junior Gents astounded the New Orleanians by holding the Greenies for a while and then the climax came when diminutive Wallace Spenser, Centenary back, dashed 85 yards for a touchdown through the entire Tulane team. However, the superior power of the Greenies was too much and they pushed over two tallies to take the game. 1940 Junior Gents The Gents then returned and again took up their primary purpose which was getting the varsity in shape for their contests. It was soon evident that changing offenses and defenses every week at the varsity ' s will was having its effect on the Frosh because in the next two contests they were decisively defeated by Louisiana Tech ' s Freshmen and Northeast Junior College. The climax of the season came, however when the Junior Gents tackled the Junior Demons from Normal and handed them a 7 to 6 licking. This made the season a successful one, for in this victory they had revenged the varsity defeat by Normal. This Freshmen team added many hopefuls to the varsity for the coming year in Jack Baldwin, Raymond Dougherty, Forest Lee, and Eugene Russ, whom the coaches have found some out- standing ball players and they promise to see plenty of action on Centenary teams in the future. THE JUNIOR GENTS HOMECOMING The Kappa Sigmas hold down a Tech bulldog and the end of the float section of the parade as it proceeds up Milam Street . . . Chi Omegas ever true to their Alma Mater, show the Gents as being victorious . . . Former athletic stars of Centenary are introduced to the Homecoming crowd . . . Profes- sor Shaw presents the Homecoming Queen and her maids of honor . . . Tom Crittenden and the bulldog of the Kappa Alpha float wait for the parade to start for town . . . Zetas and their hot dog machine demonstrate for the Centenary crowd while waiting for the starting whistle . . . Mrs. Campbell and Dr. Cline pause a moment to comment on one of the floats . . . Aufait and Gentry float show expected re- sults of our opponents . . . Four former cheerleaders could not resist the urge to be in front of the cheer- ing crowd. DAY 19 4 THE CONGLOM Staff Editor . . Russell Stewart Associate Editor, Ann Burnette Sports Editor, Charles Knight Woman ' s Ed. Eilleen Maynard Business Mgr., Gwin Morrison Representative . Gloria Brown Reporters Lucy Bettis Mabel Boddie Sudie Baker Emilie Anne Connell Ellen Eastham Barbara Harris Hazel Florence Kendrick Helen Shaw Henry Shuey Ann Thibodeaux M. M. Waldroup Azalie Webb Robe rt Webster Frank Word Hugh White The business managers and editor check up on copy. While summer days waned into Fall, the staff of the Conglomer- ate was busy planning the lay- outs for the 1940-1041 year on Centenary Campus. Editor Rus- sell Stewart was ably assisted by Associate Editor Frank Word, Business Manager S. E. Florsheim, Sports Editor Charles Knight, and Woman ' s Editor Eilleen Maynard. Then came the Draft; off to the army went Associate Word and Business Manager Rollo, up from the ranks came Reporter Ann Bur- nette and Assistant Gwin Mor- rison to fill these vacancies. Third loss to Uncle Sam was Hugh White, whose columns were among the favorites of the campus. Deadline nears as staff members rush Editor Stewart for final copy proof ERATE . . . 1941 Expressing the students ' opinions on campus affairs, the Conglomerate newshounds put pencil and pen to work in order to produce such outstanding papers as the blue-fronted Homecoming, the Merry Christ- mas Edition, and the April Fool Special. Reporters Bettis, Shaw, Boddie, and Harris turned in copy that were to become some of the biggest hits of the paper. Gossip columns appeared under the name of Conglomeration and It Appears From Here, their source a mystery, their composers ghost-writers. Favorite colmuns were Forecast, Gentleman of the Week, and Conglomeration, while the Stu- dent Directory, Fashion, Hep Kat Sez, and News Briefs became new Features. M. M. Waldroup, Gloria Brown, Sudie Baker, Henry Shuey, Florence Kendrick, Emilie Anne Connell, Azalie Webb, Ellen Eastham, Ann Thibodeaux, and Robert Webster were reporters on the Staff, assist- ing the Editor and his Associate Editors in production of the official student newspaper of our Cente- nary College, known to its readers as the Conglomerate. Reporters sneak a look on an advance proof. Here ' s a good one for the column THE CENTENARY GE The Centenary band might be truthfully said to have been two separate organizations this year. One a military and marching band, led by Professor O. Lincoln Igou, during the fall; the other an excellent modern concert group organized and directed by Gideon Waldrop, during the spring. Although there were only three home foot- ball games, the band played for five during the season, traveling to Houston and Natchi- toches for the other two. The marching stunts were generally good, but not nearly as spec tacular as those of previous years. Charles Strickland for his second year as drum major led the band and Maroon Jackets in formations. Director Igou and many members of the band left for military service at mid-term, leaving Texan Waldrop to take over. Com- ing from a state where college bands are rated according their ability to swing it, Waldrop introduced modern music on the band programs, but not on the Milenburg plan of former years. Sophisticated Ellington and Gould arrangements were featured, as well as many other similar compositions. In addition to a chapel program in March, the concert band gave a series of Sunday afternoon concerts in the late spring, and ended the year with a new lease on life. The Drum Major and some band members escort the Homecoming Queen and her court . . . Ready to go out on the Held, the Band files out oi the stands . . . Then they wait on the gun to start their stunt. NTLEMEN BAND The entire band gathers tor rehearsal with Director Igou . . . Drum Major Strickland and the Maroon Jackets lead the marching at the first football game . . . Up Houston ' s main street in preparation for the Rice battle. Top row: Cady, Fuller, Goodson, Ingersoll, Liston, Maynard. Bottom row: A. Robinson, D. Robinson, Ryland, Shropshire, Thompson, Wagner Officers President Eloise Thompson Vice-President Ethel Shropshire Secretary Eilleen Maynard Treasurer Juanita Ryland NON-SORORITY Ethel Cady Lou Dell Liston Juanita Ryland Members ALPHA XI DELTA Audrie Fuller Frances Goodson Eloise Thompson CHI OMEGA Eilleen Maynard Anne Robinson Azile Wagner ZETA TAU ALPHA Grace Ingersoll Dorothy Robinson Ethel Shropshire This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Maroon Jackets, a junior and senior co-ed organization. Mrs. A. R. Campbell or ganized the first group of Maroon Jackets in 1931, thereby giving Centenary the dictinc- tion of being the first college to have an organization of this kind. There now are many similar organiza- tions in nearly every college and high school in neighboring cities. The Maroon Jackets are selected on the basis of scholarship, character, and leadership. There are three rep- resentatives from each sorority and non-sorority group on the campus. The duties of the Maroon Jackets are many, assist at registration, usher in Chapel, march with the Band, and act as official hostesses at all college functions. MAROON JACKETS Mr. Ray Williams, local florist, provides each girl with white flowers for each football game. This year Mr. Williams was presented with an honorary key showing the appreciation of the Maroon Jackets for his cour- tesies. At the beginning of the year the old uniforms of the Jackets were discarded for new, specially designed ones. These new jackets are considered the most outstanding of any seen on the campuses of other schools. The four girls chosen to appear in this year ' s edition of Who ' s Who were members of the Maroon Jackets, Eilleen Maynard, Frances Goodson, Juanita Ryland, and Eloise Thompson. Social activities of the group for this year included several luncheons, parties, and the annual dinner given by Mrs. Campbell. Looking pert in our new jackets. All in step, leading the parade. Oh, where is our lire truck? Favorite means of transportation has arrived. RUSH BEGINS What! Confidential chats in this mob . . . Kay Campbell points out the finer points to the Kappa Sigma rushies . . . The officers of Alpha Xi Delta get ready for their rushing season . . . The Chi Omega pledges are introduced to K. A. selectees . . . K. A. ' s and their front porch get ready for rushing season. . . . The Zetas rush a la Stopmoor . . . Football games find Alpha Xis gowned in their blue and yellow outfits. . . . Jui-t who- can jpsiaet thade, day, L when uxut teemed ta be the mo4 t im p Ucunt p U.Q4t aUae ad, the put ott tUei i belt mastttefal Montgomery, Wagner, Baird, Robinson, Maynard, Dwire, Goodson Moreneaux, Fuller, Baker, Tippett, Burnette Officers President Elise Montgomery Vice-President .... Mattie E. Baker Secretary-Treasurer . . . Audrie Fuller Members ALPHA XI DELTA Helen Dwire Audrie Fuller Frances Goodson Kathryn Moreneaux CHI OMEGA Mattie Elizabeth Baker Eilleen Maynard Gladys Tippett Azile Wagner ZETA TAU ALPHA Gerry Baird Ann Burnette Elise Montgomery Dorothy Robinson PAN- HELLENIC COUNCIL The past year was a trying one for the Pan-Hellenic, what with the unusually large amount of sorority material in the freshman class and each sorority attempting to outdo the other in rushing. The council started the ball rolling with a Pan-Hellenic tea in mid-summer, marking the beginning of that tiring task — summer rushing. Pan-Hellenic determines the length of rushing, the number of parties to be given, the conditions for pledging. The spirit of co-operation is vital to this group for without it Pan-Hellenic could do little or nothing. A new procedure for informing the rushees of formal rush rules was inaugurated at the beginning of school. To the combined rush list of all the sororities was sent a list of rushing rules. This did away with many of the usual slipups in rushing. Pan-Hellenic was again hostess to the Centenary students and returning alumni at the annual Homecoming Dance. This affair was the last of its sort, since the Pan-Hellenic has been designated as a business organization and, as such, cannot entertain. This year brings to an end the usual freedom in pledging. Beginning with the fall of ' 41 each chapter is limited to 45 members and pledges. Whether this plan will be successful remains to be seen. The Inter-Fraternity Council is composed of six members, two from each organization, usually the president and some other officer, elected at the beginning of each school term. The purpose of the Council is to develop a more brotherly feeling among the Greek letter organizations, and to govern all fra- ternal activities in regard to rushing, pledging, initiating and social. Under the supervision of William Steger the Council has had little activity during the past year. Very lenient in enforcing the few laws, the keepers of fraternal peace found plenty of time on their hands and nothing to do. Continuing the plan of deferred rushing, proposed and put in effect in 1938, the Council eliminated a major fraternal head- ache by allowing each organization to carry out its own rush campaign. INTER- FRATERNITY COUNCIL Officers Chairman William Steger Members Joseph Elston Sam Gipson Earl Harter L. W. Head Gilbert Hetherwick Lawrence May Fred McClanahan James McDowell Richard Norton James Pittman Henry Shuey William Steger Elston, Gipson, Harter, Head, Hetherwick, May McClanahan, McDowell, Norton, Pittman, Shuey, Steger ZETA TAU Officers President Dorothy Robinson Vice-President Elise Montgomery Secretary Grace Ingersoll Treasurer Helen Heath Members Sudie Baker Gerry Baird Ann Burnette Lee Alice Clay Claudia Dickson Rosemary Ellis Margie Giles Margaret Gillespie Mary Louise Gustine Bette Heath Helen Heath Martha Hamner Peggy Hawkins Myrian Holloway Grace Ingersoll Charlotte Johnson Frances Kizer Bettijo Lyne Sara Menefee Mary Belle McKenzie Jean Miles Lucile Miller Elise Montgomery Jane Nicholson Mary Foster Peyton Suzanne Peyton Dorothy Porter Thais Ray Virginia Reily Dorothy Robinson Martha Shaffer Helen Shaw Ethel Shropshire Azalie Webb Pledges Jean Arthur Nelwyn Bewley Peggy Bland Jane Colley Zillah Lu Cory Priscilla Crosby Beth Doerge Lucy Eanes Ellen Eastham Anne Gano Joanna Glassell Virginia Graham Jessica Harris Gene Hearne Camille Hendrick Jere Lancaster Billie Mae Lankford Ruth McDonald Emily Prothro Doris Lee Ryland Norma Stewart Carolyn Williams Lucretia Wilson Baker, Baird, Bewley, Bland, Burnette Clay, Colley, Cory, Crosby, Doerge, Eanes Eastham, Ellis, Gano, Giles, Gillespie, Glassell Graham, Gustine, Hamner, Harris, Hawkins, Hearne B. Heath, H. Heath, Hendrick, Holloway, Ingersoll, Johnson Kizer, Lancaster, Lankford, Lyne, Menefee, McDonald McKenzie, Miles, Miller, Montgomery, Nicholson, Peyton Porter, Prothro, Ray, Reily, Robinson, Ryland Shaffer, Shaw, Shropshire, Stewart, Webb, Williams Pretty house and pretty girls. BETA IOTA CHAPTER The Zetas began their year on the campus with the pledging of twenty-two neophytes. The shoes of Rush- Captain Lorraine O ' Roark, who took leave of Centenary for the State University, were ably filled by Gerry Baird, and in late September new pledges were introduced to the campus with a Halloween dance. Taking active part in the home football celebrations, the Zetas appeared in their distinctive turquoise and grey uniforms. For the third consecutive year Centenary ' s Homecoming Queen was a member of the fratern- ity. Dorothy Robinson, tiny prexy of the Beta Iota chapter, appeared before Centenary ' s alumni and guests at the half of the game between Tech and the Gents, to be crowned Queen of the occasion by Dr. Pierce Cline. Late fall . . . and Class Officer elections. Five members of Zeta were elected by the campus to serve as offi- cers of the upper classmen. Members of Pan-Hellenic Council, Cen Coes, and Maroon Jackets, Dorothy Robinson and Grace Ingersoll added to their list of laurels the Secretary and Treasurer of the Senior Class. Junior Classmen were officered by Vice-President Ann Burnette and Secretary Helen Heath, while Mary Louise Gustine became Vice-President of the Sophomores. Versatile Elise Montgomery served as Vice-Presi- dent of the Fraternity, President of the Pan-Hellenic Council, Spanish Club, and Chi Sigma Nu. Zetas entered all phases of Campus activity and in many of the organizations such as W.A.A., Chi Sigma Nu, French Club, and others. Helen Shaw won second place in a state oratorical contest, Virginia Reily became Cen Coe President. In the late winter a Zeta became Associate Editor of the paper. Zetas are not only active in work on the Centenary Campus but have many members serving organizations related to the college — Dorothy Porter is correspondent for one of the local papers, Ann Burnette is representative to Mademoiselle, and mem- bers of the fraternity are active in work with the Red Cross, Little Theater, and other organizations of the city. Celebrating their fourteenth year on Centenary ' s Campus with their traditional White Banquet and Formal, the Zetas climaxed one of their best years as the oldest co-ed organization on the campus. New and old members alike enjoy this formal. It ' s all smiles from Zetas after pledging. CHI OMEGA Officers President Azile Wagner Vice-President Miriam Russ Secretary Mattie Elizabeth Baker Treasurer Paulyn Gill Members Sara Louise Adams Mary Virginia Adsit Mattie E. Baker Ferne Beseler Lucy Bettis Carolyn Boyet Jimmye Brown Betty Ann Caldwell Mary Louise Carr Betty Mae Coburn June Cook Cornelia Crittenden Corrine Ford Molly Gayle Paulyn Gill Mary Hardin Carolyn Harris Roberta Mary Marie Hogg Sue Jenkins Meridith Lawless ElLLEEN MAYNARD June Osburn Elizabeth Pabody Anne Robinson Miriam Russ Lucille Sanford Mary Alice Shores Betty Gordan Smith Gladys Tippett Ann Thibodeaux Katherine Trigg Azile Wagner Sunshine Whisner Ethel Williamson Williamson Pledges Anna Marie Barlow Betty Brewer Elizabeth Burton Lorraine Colquitt Emilie Anne Connell Marilee Davis Jean Galloway Dorothy George Glennye Harmon Dorothy Helm Laura Hodges Peggy L. Huddleston Nancy Le Rosen Jeanne Maynard Dorothy McLaughlin Jeane Miller Dorothy A. Morehead Marie Betty Morris Susie Mulkey Alice Nelson Charlotte Newsom Frances Oden Peggy O ' Neall Martha Pitcock Norman Robertson Betsie Russ Florence Sayers Patricia Steele Jacqueline Stephens Betty Lou Sumrell Dorothy Rose Tucker Virginia Lil Turner Duane Webster Charlotte A. Wilkes Wolfe Big white house on little hill. Adams, Adsit, Baker, Barlow, Beseler, Bettis Boyet, Brewer, Brown, Burton, Caldwell, Carr Coburn, Colquitt, Connell, Cook, Davis, Ford Galloway, Gayle, George, Gill, Hardin, Harmon Harris, Helm, Hodges, Hogg, Jenkins, Lawless Le Rosen, E. Maynard, J. Maynard, McLaughlin, Miller, Morehead, Morris Mulkey, Nelson, Newsom, Oden, O ' Neall, Pabody, Pitcock Robertson, Robinson, B. Russ, M. Russ, Sanford, Shores, Smith Steele, Stephens, Sumrell, Tippett, Thibodeaux Trigg, Tucker Turner, Wagner, Webster, Whisner, Wilkes, Williamson, Wolf (•  ; IOTA GAMMA CHAPTER tm £ii The Chi Omegas began their thirteenth successful year at Centenary with a new lodge, adding zest to the campus by using the Alma Mater ' s colors, Maroon and White. Chi Omega was founded April 5, 1895, at the University of Arkansas. The sorority now has ninety-six active chapters. In the class officer elections this year, five members placed. Eilleen Maynard was elected Vice-President of the Senior Class; Ann Thibodeaux represented Chi O ' s in the Sophomore Class as Secretary. In the Freshman Class, three of the four positions were occupied by Chi Omegas, namely Betsie Russ, Glennye Harmon, and Dorothy Ann Morehead. Under the capable guidance of Azile Wagner, the sorority has the largest membership of any on the campus. They led this year in the pledging of thirty-three girls. Prexy Azile has attained such honors as member of the Pan-Hellenic, Student Senate, Alpha C hi, Cen Coe, and Maroon Jackets. Pledge Mother Eilleen Maynard is outstanding. Among her many attainments, Eilleen serves as Co-ed Vice-President of the student body and Student Senate, Secretary of the Maroon Jackets, mem- ber of Pan Hellenic, Cen Coe; holds position of Woman ' s Editor of the Conglomerate, and was elected to Who ' s Who. The Dormitory Council has as its president, a Chi O, Paulyn Gill, who is also a member of the Student Senate. Chairman of the Beautification Committee of the Student Senate was Mattie Elizabeth Baker. Lucy Bettis, Sorority Correspondent, is also a Cen Coe, a Conglomerate reporter, and is outstanding in several clubs. Chi Omegas are versatile in their accomplishments; Betty May Coburn led cheers for the Gents during the football season; outstanding in Kollege Kapers was Betty Brewer, who won acclaim wherever she went; spring came and found two of the members, Jimmye Brown and Mary Marie Hogg, among the six beauties; Norman Robertson was elected Kappa Sigma sponsor from Chi Omega. Further providing their versatility, the Chi Omegas won the soft ball tournament, competing against the other two sororities, the Independents, and the Aufaits. Grand introduction tor new members. Pretty, popular Jimmye and an admirer. ALPHA XI DELTA Officers President Frances Goodson Vice-President Audrie Fuller Secretary Eloise Thompson Treasurer Mary Nell Reed Members Mary Catherine Apple Kathryn Blackwell Marjorie Boyett Gloria Brown Harriette Crawford Helen Dwire Audrie Fuller Frances Goodson Barbara Harris Ouida Harris Dorothy Hinkle Kathryn Moreneaux Martha O ' Neal LaRue Powell Mary Nell Reed Shirley Safford Bette Smith Eloise Thompson Georgia Ella Till Margaret Williams Pledges Geraldine Atkins Imogene Atkins burnell bonnette Emma Sue Cathey Jeane Clark Nan Dobson Jean Flowers Dorothy Freeze Jean Gibson Martha Hart Helen Jennings Delena Hazel F. Kendrick Virginia Lewis Betty M. Long Kathreen Marshall Carolyn Rodgers June Rolfs Sydney Skinner Margie M. Stephenson Kathryn Weems Jean Westmoreland Flo Whittington Yancey Apple, G. Atkins, I. Atkins, Blackwell, Bonnette Boyett, Brown, Cathey, Clark, Crawford Dobson, Dwire, Freeze, Fuller, Gibson Goodson, B. Harris, O. Harris, Hart, Hinkle Jennings, Kendrick, Lewis, Long, Marshall Powell, Reed, Rodgers, Safford, Skinner, Smith Thompson, Till, Weems, Whittington, Williams, Yancey Home of friendly Alpha Xis BETA GAMMA CHAPTER Beta Gamma of Alpha Xi Delta celebrated its tenth successful year in March of 1941. This marks the years that the girls in the rustic brown lodge have worn a quill for their symbol. Alpha Xi Delta was founded at Lombarde College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1893 and at present proudly recog- nizes fifty-nine active chapters. The local chapter this year was led by the president, Frances Goodson, who wielded a stern gavel and guided the girls through another successful year. Besides being queen of her college Chapter, Frances is most out- standing and versatile in extra-curricula activities, being a Maroon Jacket, three times a class officer, a Cen Coe, Secretary of the Student Body, Secretary of the Student Senate, Who ' s Who, Pan-Hellenic, and a con- secutive beauty winner throughout her entire college years. Next in command in the little brown house is Audrie Fuller who has an outstanding record as a Maroon Jacket. Eloise Thompson who served her chapter as a most efficient secretary also served this year as President of the Maroon Jackets, and was listed in America ' s Who ' s Who in Colleges. Dorothy Hinkle brought glory to her sorority in being Vice- President of Cen Coe, and Correspondent of her sorority and Champion of the girls ' ping pong division. LaRue Powell has been chosen as next year ' s head of Alpha Xi Delta and brings with her a record to carry on as commander-in-chief for the coming year. She is an alternate Maroon Jacket, a member of the Student Senate, and a Cen Coe. Rush captain for this year, and next year ' s second in command is Helen Dwire who besides being a member of Pan-Hellenic Council, is a member of the Yoncopin staff, Secretary and Treasurer of the Spanish Club, a member of the Dramatics Club, and has served two years as one of the sponsors of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Besides the many honors that have come to the Alpha Xi Delta way each year their old English style house is always open to other groups, and friendliness and a cheerful atmosphere prevails always inside. Each year their two annual celebrations are Rose banquet in the fall and Founder ' s Day in the spring. Burnt weineis and toasted laces at Kamp Kell. Old Sol gets in pretty Alpha Xis ' faces THE AUFAIT Officers President Juanita Ryland Vice-President Ethel Cady Secretary Hessie Gaston Treasurer Bobbye Wilson Members Helon Allen Mabel Boddie Edna Mae Bradley Virginia Breithaupt Ethel Cady Edette Campbell Jeannette Craber Marilyn Dickson Dorothy Dixon Dorothy Durr Shirley Eagan Jean Else Sue Ellen Gamblin Hessie Gaston Lillian Gibson Ernesta Harris Betty Huckaby Margaret Lou Hugon Adelaide Isaac Helen Kendall Ethel Kramer Pauline Lamb Lou Dell Liston Catherine Lodestro Carolyn Lunny Marilyn Mason Eva Mae McDowell Mary Alice Nash Florence Neel Doris Nitsche Mary Ellen Porter Virginia Rogers Juanita Ryland Irma Taylor Barbara J. Thrall Dorothy Uttinger Frances Vowels Rethie Ward Jean Westmoreland Bobbye Wilson Allen, Boddie, Bradley, Breithaupt, Cady Campbell, Craber, Dickson, Dixon, Durr ■ Eagan, Else, Gamblin, Gaston, Gipson Harris, Huckaby, Hugon, Isaac, Kendall Kramer, Lamb, Liston, Lodestro, Lunny Mason, McDowell, Nash, Neel, Nitsche Porter, Rogers, Ryland, Taylor, Thrall Uttinger, Vowels, Ward, Westmoreland, Wilson Auiait otticers get down to business CENTENARY CHAPTER Organized last year by Juanita Ryland, the Aufaits have had another successful year and have estab- lished themselves as a permanent organization on the Centenary campus. According to what has been done in the past two years a bright future is in sight for this group. Aufait is a club composed of those who are not affiliated with a Greek organization on the campus. Meetings are held once a week in the Student Union Building at which time programs are presented. Together, the Aufait and Gentry have given several informal parties and openhouses. In this way, the non-fraternity men and women were brought into the friendly social gatherings that are essential in college life. This was the first time on the campus that two non-Greek social organizations have been a part of the campus life. Scholastical ly Aufait ranks very high, and a large number of its members are outstanding in campus activities. Particularly noteworthy are: Juanita Ryland, was written up in Who ' s Who and is a Maroon Jacket; Ethel Cady, hard-working Co-Editor of Yoncopin, belonging to Maroon Jackets and is a member of the Student Senate; Lou Dell Liston, President W. A. A. and also a Maroon Jacket; Vir- ginia Breithaupt, President Cenhomec; Carolyn Lunny, Alpha Sigma Chi, Alpha Sigma Pi; Dorothy Durr, Alpha Sigma Chi, Psi Delta Chi, Cenhomec. There are many who participate in Kollege Kapers, W.A.A., Student Senate, and Scholastic fraternities. The capable sponsors for Aufait are Mrs. A. R. Campbell, Mrs. Bryant Davidson, and Mrs. W. E. Wal- lace, Jr. Planning the future and reviewing the past. First day o spring and a game ot jacks. KAPPA SIGMA Officers President Earl Harter Vice-President M. M. Waldroup Secretary S. E. Florsheim Treasurer James McDowell Members Aylmer Batchelor Philip Bloomer Kay Campbell J. G. Carruth Ernest Carter Henderson Dowling Joe Elston Ben Elwood S. E. Florsheim Sam Gipson William Graham Earl Harter Walter Heard Gene Hilliard Clifton Howard Robert Magers James McDowell Kem Merren Gwin Morrison Ralph Payton Donn Thompson Carl Vollmer M. M. Waldroup Henry Williamson Pledges Chester Angel Dudley Beene John Boyett Wallace Brown Richard Cochran William Collins Don Cook Frank Cook Tom Courtney Arthur Davis James Dunbar George Fouche Lake Fowler Robert Griggs James Harlan William Hamner David Iles Judson Kelly Henry Collier Kinnebrew R. D. Laing Robert C. Lary Edgar Lippe John Lowe Byron Massey Aubrey McClellan Otis McCrery John Parker William Ray Payne Joe Reeks A. G. Riddick Vernon Seay Herbert Smith Louis Smith Charles Strickland Cullus Walker William Willcox Wilkes j A Vk. kmikk ' ■■ ' m. ik d jn a f-.. f f % Be ' PL .A :: flfl , L k. : Ji Jl 4m R4mbp . jfe £ i f f ( f ' . Bfc . dffififci ftMI w ftiflML . - Db. f i r. i r —■ v .J ft • . 4Lii , J f!) ft ft f • f? J ' , « I t 4 ' J Mi . j o fj n o ' ft rtfc w r Js £ ftfc ftk,.a : , - Batchelor, Beene, Bloomer, Boyett, Brown Campbell, Carruth, Carter, Cochran, D. Cook, F. Cook Courtney, Davis, Dowling, Dunbar, Elston, Elwood Florsheim, Fouche, Fowler, Gipson, Graham, Harlan Hamner, Harter, Heard, Hilliard, Howard, Iles Kinnebrew, Laing, Lippe, Lowe, Magers, Massey McClellan, McCrery, McDowell, Merren, Morrison, Payne Payton, Reeks, Riddick, Seay, Smith, Strickland Thompson, Vollmer, Waldroup, Walker, Willcox, Williamson Old Prexy congratulates the new. EPSILON CHAPTER Although handicapped by the total loss ol their new fraternity house in the storm which struck Centenary ' s campus last spring, the Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Sigma had a very successful year. As the fraternity ' s plans for a new home have not been completed, the Kappa Sigmas are temporarily oc- cupying a house near the campus, pending the construction of their new home. Mrs. Bonnie K. Batchelor serves the fraternity as their housemother, assisting at all social functions and ready at any time to give aid and advice to one of her boys. During Christmas the Chapter sponsored a drive to help the needy of Shreveport and vicinity by col- lecting clothing and food. A large quantity of these necessities were distributed by the Chapter, and special attention was given to providing those children of school age with warm clothing. The suc- cess of the drive surpassed all expectations and the past Christmas was one of the happiest in the Chapter ' s history. Outstanding members of the Kappa Sigma include Gwin Morrison, co-business manager of the Con- glomerate and Vice-President of the Commerce Club; Sigmund Florsheim, co-business manager of the Conglomerate; Bill Graham, Co-Editor of the Yoncopin; Carl Vollmer, President of the Sophomore Class and Psi Delta Chi, Chairman of the Chapel Committee; Earl Harter, Vice-President of the fnterfra- ternity Council. The Kappa Sigmas were also active in the Student Senate and the honorary organizations on the cam- pus. Special recognition is given to Professor Robert S. See for his interest in Kappa Sigma and the active part he takes in the affairs of the fraternity of which he is an alumnus. The outstanding social func- tion was a banquet given by the local alumni group entertaining the actives and pledges at the be- ginning of the year. Very instrumental in the capacity of counselor of the Chapter was Elmo P. Lee, Jr., alumnus advisor. Come on Harter, let ' s smile for beautiful Beverly. Newly elected officers and dates strike a pose. KAPPA ALPHA Officers President William Steger Vice-President Henry Shuey Secretary-Treasurer Charles Knight Members Charles Armistead David Barton G. L. Blaxton Zack Bennett Tom Crittenden George Cummings Clarence Day Allen Dickson Lewis Finnell Camp Flournoy John Gilcrease Irl Harper George Hearne Gilbert Hetherwick Norman Hunter Albert S. Johnson Charles Knight Jack Keen an Lawrence May Frank John Marshall Mal McIlwain Wallace Moore John Morwood J. B. Nabors Edwin Nolan Charles Peters Tom Peyton Robert Ray Leroy Scott Henry Shuey Joe Stephens William Steger Burl Sullivan Clint Teacle James Webb Robert Webster Charles White Hugh White Word Pledges William Bradford Herman Bridges Philip Clifton Jack Comegys Eunon Connell Warrick Dickson Jack Durr Robert Earhart Mayo Faith Warren Fulton Richard Gibbs Tom Griffith Angus Hendrick Murray Doyle Huckabay Albert Johnson Collier Kinnebrew Dykes Leabo James Long Alexander May William Moore William Patton Robert Raley Arthur Shuey Melvin Sproull Norman Walker Bruce Williams Williams mkumk r f s ( : r ry r% f% f c$ rt ( f ) 0 s 0 - {0k ( ft £% Q_ f _ ( % 5 Jftf l Armistead, Barton, Blaxton, Bennett, Bridges Clifton, Connell, Cummings, Day, A. Dickson W. Dickson, Durr, Earhart, Finnell, Flournoy, Fulton Gilcrease, Griffith, Harper, Hearne, Hendrick, Hetherwick Huckabay, Hunter, Knight, Keenan, Leabo, Long Marshall, A. May, L. May, McIlwain, Moore, Nabors Nolan, Peters, Peyton, Ray, Scott, A. Shuey H. Shuey, Sproull, Steger, Stephens, Sullivan, Teacle Webb, Webster, C. White, H. White, Williams, Word Familiar house across the street. ALPHA IOTA CHAPTER Continuing a tradition of several years, the Alpha Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha came through the school year of 1940-41 with a most enviable record of accomplishments. Under the capable leader- ship of President William Steger and with the combined interest of the active alumni group, the Kappa Alphas had a most remarkable year. Representing the Crimson and Gold in the realm of scholastic achievements were George Hearne, President of Alpha Chi, and Joe Stephens occupying a similar office in Alpha Sigma Pi, both of these organizations being honorary scholastic Fraternities. Predominate in a great many other activities, the KA ' s proved their popularity and versatility. Some of the most outstanding members included: Henry Shuey, President of the Alpha Sigma Chi, Chemis- try society; Clint Teacle, President of the French Club; Gilbert Hetherwick as Vice-President of the Spanish Club. In the Commerce Club three of KA ' s sons served as President, Vice-President, and Secretary-Treasurer, namely, Lewis Finnell, Frank Word, and Robert Webster. Veteran debaters Webster and Stephens again represented Centenary in the Forsensic field. Those Southern Gentlemen from Alpha Iota proved their popularity on the campus by winning a ma- jority of the school elections — the office of Senior Class President went to Bill Steger, who also presided at student body and Student Senate meetings. Hetherwick and Griffith successfully came through the elections with the office of President in the Junior and Freshman classes. In Kollege Kapers Mai Mc- Ilwain was M. C. for his third consecutive year. Head man of the cheering staff was Camp Flournoy with Ollie Day as his capable assistant. Those chosen to represent Centenary College in Who ' s Who were Steger, Knight, Hetherwick, Hearne, and Mcllwain. Sad note of the year was the enlistment of four of Centenary ' s well-known Kappa Alphas. We refer to Corporal Hugh White, and privates Hugh McCall, Robert Ray, and Frank Word. Thus Kappa Alpha felt justly proud of this year ' s record of service to its school and country. Sprawl Sproull, Day ' s behind you. Is this the best Knight can do? LAMBDA CHI ALPHA Officers President Fred McClanahan Vice-President Richard Norton Secretary . . . . Taylor Wall Treasurer Cecil Bland Memb ers Cecil Bland Fred McClanahan Frank McAneny Richard Norton Taylor Wall Pledges John Allums Will McKinney Billy Payne Alston Gaines Norton Jack Boddie Lee Owens James Bullock Clyde Perot Edgar Burks James Pittman Paul Cope Tyler Pirtle Joe Crawford Robert Pyle Frank Dienst John Rogers L. W. Head James K. Smith W. H. Houston William Swyers W. T. Jacks C. H. Vandegaer W. G. Massey C. W. Williams 1 f i V- — • ■ : ' %m ......... lis?-- , U- j Alston, Bland, Boddie, Burks Cope, Dienst, Head, McAneny McClanahan, McKinney, Norton, Owens Perot, Pittman, Pirtle, Rogers Smith, Swyers, Vandergaer, Wall, Williams Restored Lambda Chi lodge. THETA RHO ZETA CHAPTER The prospects for Theta Rho Zeta of Lambda Chi Alpha, when school began, looked extremely black and the chances for its success seemed almost nil. There was a lack of members and pledging seemed to be considered among those things Poe referred to as forgotten lore. It would have been a very dangerous thing to have attempted to predict its future. However, the beginning of the New Year saw the affiliation of this group and the local Alpha Sigma Upsilon. That fraternity, by union, gave Lambda Chi Alpha a much increased membership and greatly aided in the well being of Theta Rho Zeta. A celebration of the affiliation took place on February 15th, in the form of a banquet. Among those present were members, a group representing the Alumni Association of Shreveport, and members of the faculty. On the following day, a few of these, Roy Montgomery, alumni advisor, and William Wainright, Traveling Secretary of Lambda Chi, went to Ruston to be the first initiated. The initiation ceremonies were performed by the Degree Team of the Louisiana Chapter, Theta Psi Zeta. The Fall Semester found L. W. Head as President and James Pittman as Vice-President. Succeeding these officers in the Spring Semester were Fred McClanahan as President and Richard Norton as Vice- President. This is the third organization of which McClanahan has been President since school be- gan in September. The first two were the Gentry and Alpha Sigma Upsilon. There has been quite a change in the organization since the latter part of last year. The fraternity house no longer seems like a Deserted Village, but is frequented by members and pledges daily. There is a marked improvement in the appearance of the house and grounds, and Lambda Chi Alpha is again becoming an active fraternity on the Centenary campus. Among the Lambda boys are some who have proved themselves upon the football field. They are: W. T. Jacks, Robert Pyle, John Allums, W. S. Huston, and Gaines Norton. However, Lambda Chi Alpha also has representatives from other fields . . . Pre-Medical, Pre-Law, Pre-Theology, Physics, and Aviation. An ' Alum ' gives his advice. All pose but one worker. THE GENTRY Officers President John Woods Vice-President .... Russell Stewart Secretary Ray Goens Treasurer Roy Mouser Members Robert Barrie Joe Blandino Val Borum James Bullock Vincent D ' Asto Carlos Davis Vincent DeFatta Milton Ellis Sol Freeman Ray Goens Curtis Jones Marshall Kesling Claude McCrocklin Roy Mouser Carroll Osbone William Paine Jerry Renov George Roberts James Robins Lee Snow Russell Stewart James Stroud James Taylor Jarvis Waller Quitman Williams John Woods J. H. Wynne Blandino, Borum, Davis DeFatta, Ellis, Goens, Kesling Mouser, Osbone, Renov, Roberts Snow, Stewart, Stroud, Taylor Waller, Williams, Woods, Wynne The Gentry, recently organized non-fraternity group, has as its main objective the promotion, stimulation, and encouragement of student activities, among those men not affiliated with any social fraternity. As a brother organization to Aufait, it fills a three-year gap in our organizations. The Gentry numbers among its members many student leaders prominent in campus affairs: Vice-Presi- dent Russell Stewart who is also Editor of the Conglomerate, Student Manager of the Band, a member of Who ' s Who and Kollege Kapers. Other outstanding members include Val Borum, Alpha Sigma Chi, Pi Mu Sigma; Ray Goens, Secretary of Sophomore Class; Roy Mouser, Chairman of Religious Activities, Student Senate; John Woods, Debate Team, Student Senate. i With the opening of the winter season comes the Christmas Candlelighting Service and basketball games . . . The seniors stand ready tor the annual Candlelighting Ceremony . . . Time out from activi- ties in the SUB to attend a tew classes . . . The essence ol the Candlelighting Ceremony — the seniors pass the light on to the juniors . . . Chosen ones line up outside the Chapel . . . Starting live give it the oT business . . . Mrs. R. E. Smith assists in the ceremonies . . . Dressed the part — a Centenary Gentleman, even at basketball games. Time for mid-semester registration and a visit to the bursar ' s oftice . . . Dean Hardin and Miss Wilson personally check each student ' s schedule . . . How about all those curtains and bedspreads? In Rotary Hall at that . . . The archery division ol W.A.A. try out their muscle . . . Kappa Sigs — what kind of game is that with all the cards on the floor? . . . Bursar ' s office force go back to that old grind. The Centenary lady casts her ballot lor the popu- larity contest . . . The Zetas and their escorts take in a mid-winter dance ... A gossip sheet, a radio and a group ol Kappa Sigs . . . Elections bring out all sorts ol artistic masterpieces . . . II it wasn ' t lor an old fellow called St. Valentine this would never have happened. Spring is in the offing. J? ilft i eve uftute. elbe teemA, to. have. ]psiXf UteM, the Icualy jfteAJunest, tlte pAxu d anJt haughty uO.Cx. CENTENARY S Dorset E. Alford HAUGHTON, LA. Mary C. Apple SHREVEPORT, LA. Alpha Xi Delta Weldon Babin, Jr. shreveport, la. Gerry Baird shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Pan-Hellenic Council Carl Vollmer President SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma; Student Senate; Psi Delta Chi Sudie Baker shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Conglomerate Ella Marie Balfe shreveport, la. Louis Barre SHREVEPORT, LA. Alpha Sigma Chi David Barton shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Pi; Alpha Sigma Chi A. P. Batchelor SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma Allen Beaird bossier city, la. Dudley C. Beene SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma Cecil Bland, Jr. shreveport, la. Lamda Chi Alpha; Student Senate Harold Bland shreveport, la. 3and; Kollege Kapers Joseph Blandino shreveport, la. Gentry; Psi Delta Chi; Band Philip Bloomer shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma; Band Virginia Breithaupt shreveport, la. Aufait; Cenhomec; W. A. A. Betty Brewer hot springs, ark. Chi Omega; Kollege Kapers Gloria Brown shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Conglomerate; Cen Coe Jimmye Brown beaumont, texas Chi Omega; Yoncopin; Alpha Sigma Pi; French Club; Dormitory Council; Psi Delta Chi; Kollege Kapers Tommy Bunn shreveport, la. Lloyd Burns shreveport, la. OPHOMORES Betty Ann Caldwell shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi; Psi Delta Chi Kay Campbell shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Mary Louise Carr tulsa, okla. Chi Omega; French Club; Psi Delta Chi J. G. Carruth, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma Joseph L. Cassiere SHREVEPORT, LA. Betty May Coburn little rock, ark. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi; Cheerleader Claude Richard Cochran shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma June Cook shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Yoncopin; W. A. A. Spanish Club Paul E. Cope SHREVEPORT, LA. Lamda Chi Alpha Jeannette Craber shreveport, la. Aufait; Alpha Sigma Pi; W. A. A.; Psi Delta Chi Arthur S. Crawford VIVIAN, LA. Ministerial Club Harriette Crawford shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Choral Club; Band Frank Creswell shreveport, la. Commerce Club; Alpha Sigma Pi George Cummings shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Arthur A. Davis SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Sigma Clarence Day Lanford DeGeneres SHREVEPORT, LA. SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Cheerleader Alpha Sigma Pi; French Club; Psi Delta Chi; Band Allen Dickson shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Henderson Dowling shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Romer Dudley shreveport, la. Dan Eames shreveport, la. Mary Louise Gustine Vice-Piesident SHREVEPORT, LA. Zeta Tau Alpha; Student Senate CENTENARY S Robert H. Earhart SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha Jack Elgin shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Pi James Elliott shreveport, la. Rosemary Ellis shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Jean Else kilgore, texas Aufait; W. A. A.; Dormitory Council; Choral Club; Psi Delta Chi Ben H. Elwood, Jr. CHEYENNE, WYO. Kappa Sigma Dorothy Freeze shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Psi Delta Chi Molly Gayle shreveport, la. Chi Omega Howard Gilcrease shreveport, la. John R. Gilcrease SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Chi Sam Gipson shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Francais Glassell shreveport, la. Haywood Griffin shreveport, la. Band William Hamner shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma; Alpha Sigma Chi Barbara Harris shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Conglomerate; Cen Coe; French Club Ouida Harris shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Alpha Sigma Pi; Cen Coe; Spanish Club Peggy Hawkins shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Cen Coe; French Club Walter Heard shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma; Alpha Sigma Pi J. E. Hearn, Jr. ZACHARY, LA. Lambda Chi Alpha Gene Hilliard waskom, texas Kappa Sigma; Alpha Sigma Pi; Commerce Club; Psi Delta Chi Laura Hodges shreveport, la. Chi Omega; W. A. A. Spanish Club o a- a OPHOMORES Mary Marie Hogg gilmer, texas Chi Omega; Cenhomec; Psi Delta Chi Kathryn Hooper shreveport, la. Doyle Huckabay shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Peggy Huddleston shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Cenhomec Al Hughes shreveport, la. Adelaide Issac shreveport, la. Aufait; French Club; W. A. A. Helen Jennings shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Charlotte, Johnson shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha C. W. Keenan SHREVEPORT, LA. Alpha Sigma Pi; French Club Marie King shreveport, la. Phi Delta Chi James Koelemay shreveport, la. Band Richard D. Laing, Jr. WASKOM, TEXAS Kappa Sigma BlLLIE LANKFORD CLEBURNE, TEXAS Zeta Tau Alpha Meredith Miller Lawless haynesville, la. Chi Omega; Cenhomec Edgar Lippe shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma James Long shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Wallace Long shreveport, la. Carolyn Lunny franklin, la. Aufait; Alpha Sigma Pi; Alpha Sigma Chi; French Club; W. A. A.; Dormitory Council Bettijo Lyne dallas, texas Zeta Tau Alpha; Dormitory Council Robert D. Magers MARSHALL, TEXAS Kappa Sigma Eva McDowell shreveport, la. Aufait CENTENARY S R. L. McGowen SHREVEPORT, LA. Mary B. McKenzie HOMER, LA. Zetct Tau Alpha; Cenhomec Mary Jane McLean shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Kem Merren shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma; Geological Society Ann Thibodeaux Secretary SHREVEPORT, LA. Chi Omega; Conglomerate; Cen Coe; Spanish Club Jeanne Miller haynesville, la. Chi Omega; Choral Club Lucile Miller cleburne, texas Zeta Tau Alpha; Cenhomec; Spanish Club Kathryn Moreneaux shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Cen Coe; Pan-Hellenic Council; Spanish Club John Morwood shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Robert Naegele shreveport, la. Band Mary Alice Nash shreveport, la. Aufait; Choral Club Vance Neathery shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Chi Doris Nitsche shreveport, la. Aufait Alice O ' Kelley shreveport, la. Commerce Club Edwin Osburn oil city, la. Gentry Lee Owens shreveport, la. Lambda Chi Alpha; Psi Delta Chi Elizabeth Pabody shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Alpha Sigma Pi; French Club; Choral Club Sam Papa shreveport, la. Choral Club; Band Mary Foster Peyton shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Suzanne Peyton shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Tom Peyton, Jr. shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Hattie Pickett shreveport, la. Choral Club OPHOMORES Tyler Pirtle ownesboro, ky. Lambda Chi Alpha Martha Pitcock tulsa, okla. Chi Omega; Yoncopin; Choral Club; Psi Delta Chi Doris Lee Ryland shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Lucille Sanford corpus christi, texas Chi Omega Leroy Scott shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Pi Spanish Club William Scott shreveport, la. Martha Shaffer shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Mary Alice Shores shreveport, la. Chi Omega Arthur Shuey shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha; Kollege Kapers Bette Smith shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Cen Coe Betty Gordan Smith mansfield, la. Chi Omega; French Club George Smith shreveport, la. Psi Delta Chi James Knox Smith hatfield, ark. Lambda Chi Alpha; Alpha Sigma Chi Lee Snow shreveport, la. Gentry Melvin W. Sproull SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha Joe Stephens SHREVEPORT, LA. Clint Teacle SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Student Senate; Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Pi Alpha Sigma Pi; French Club French Club Marjorie Thomas dallas, texas Clanton Thompson shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma Barbara Thrall shreveport, la. Aufait; Choral Club Georgia Ella Till shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Alpha Sigma Chi; French Club; W. A. A. Ray Winston Goens Treasurer ATLANTA, TEXAS Gentry; Alpha Sigma Pi; Alpha Sigma Chi; Pi Mu Sigma; Psi Delta Chi SOPHOMORES Gladys Tippett shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Cen Coe; French Club; Pan-Hellenic Council Marveleen Treadwell shreveport, la. James Trickett shreveport, la. Alpha Sigma Pi Katherine Trigg shreveport, la. Chi Omega Virginia Lil Turner minden, la. Chi Omega Dorothy Uttinger jonesville, la. Aufait; Commerce Club Frances Vowels shreveport, la. Aufait; Choral Club; Psi Delta Chi Harold Walker shreveport, la. Band Taylor Wall new iberia, la. Lambda Chi Alpha; Choral Club; Psi Delta Chi Rethie Ward shreveport, la. Aufait; Cenhomec Raymond Weadock shreveport, la. Azalie Webb shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Conglomerate; W. A. A. Charles White shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Cyril Wilde shreveport, la. Psi Delta Chi Quitman Williams heavener, okla. Gentry; Band Roberta Williamson shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Yoncopin; Cen Coe Bobbye Wilson shreveport, la. Aufait; French Club; W. A. A.; Choral Club; Psi Delta Chi John Woods shreveport, la. Gentry; Student Senate; Alpha Sigma Pi and dusUn-a the, dlealq, UAinten, fuuttlvi r the tali a td lanky pestianA take. the. lUneilaUt fan. us, BASKETBALL The Maroon and White of Centenary was carried on the courts this past year by a bunch of athletes whose natural ability would delight the heart of any cage coach. Among the outstanding Gentlemen who played on the hardwood this year were Lurlin Flash Harmon, diminutive captain and spark- plug of the quintet; A. R. Jowers, Junior sharpshooter whose marksmanship made him high scorer for the past two years; Alex Penny, rangy forward and frequent offensive threat of the team; Michael Maj- cher, other forward whose scrappiness and accuracy made him a valuable man; and Melbourne Crawford, one of the most brilliant guards to ever wear the Maroon and White. These men composed the starting five but the Gents ' reserves were the best in years. Heading these was big Ed Murphy, center and general utility man who saw a great deal of service; John Norwood, tallest man on the squad and a good man under the basket; Ed Hoynoski, who broke into the starting line-up late in the season and displayed a good eye for the basket; Martin Pfau, Bob Barrie, and Claude Teel who could always be depended on when needed. Suffering the loss of only one man from the previous year, Captain Max Bowerman, the Gents cagers opened the season with only the brightest prospects in view. They opened the season with a 43-26 victory over Magnolia A. M. With the green team of last year showing well due to last season ' s ex- perience, the Maroon and White quintet took their second contest from Magnolia also and then closed their pre-Christmas campaign with a last quarter victory over the highly touted Loyola cagers. GENTS START The 1940-41 Basketball Squad and the Coach. Waiting for the ball. Action camera catches a bucket. ' WITH A WIN While everyone else was enjoying their Christmas vacation, the Gentlemen cut their holidays short and struck out through the mid-west on their annual northern tour. Although they were undefeated up to this point, it was soon evident that the northern competition was a little too fast for them and the dif- ference in the style of play was evidenced by the excessive fouls called against the Gents. In the first game, Centenary met Kentucky, Southeastern Conference champs of last year, and a 70-18 defeat was not unexpected. The rest of the tour, however, was equally disastrous because the Gents also lost the other five games on the trip. The last game was really a heart breaker as the Gents lost to Cape Giradeau Teachers by a 40-39 count. On January 7, the Gents opened their S. I. A. A. and Louisiana Conference race with a brilliant 59-19 slaughter of Louisiana College in Shreveport. Captain Harmon and his team mates continued on their winning ways with a 44-37 victory over Louisiana Tech on Jan. 9th, but two nights later, they met their first defeat of the race at the hands of Tech in Ruston. This game proved a turning point in the race for the Gents because it started a slump from which it took ten games to recover. However, while los- ing ten games the Gentlemen were meeting some of the best teams in this part of the country. These included Henderson and Arkansas State from Arkansas and Stephen F. Austin from Texas. The last loss of this group was the most interesting. The night before the Gents had been overwhelmed by Southeastern, then the cellar team in the conference, and when they met Southwestern on January 31, the worst was to be expected. GENTS ' BASKETEERS CL Claude Teel, Guard Martin Pfau, Forward John Norwood, Center Instead it turned out to be one of the most thrilling games played in the state during the season, because in the second overtime period, South- western dropped in a bucket just as the gun went off and eked out a 36- 34 victory. As February opened, the Gents won another at the expense of Tech, this time by a score of 36-33 and it looked as though the Gents had at last started to click. Melbourne Crawford, Guard OSE SEASON When they met the Normal Demons in Shreveport on February 7th, the Gents put up a great battle but the gods of fortune would not smile upon the Gentlemen and once again they dropped a two point decision, this time to the Demons sparked by their 6 ft. 9 in. center. After a second defeat at the hands of Southwestern, the Maroon and White color bearers took their second win from Louisiana College, and followed it by a re- venge victory over Southeastern, but it was the last of the season for the Gents because they lost the final three games. The final count showed that the Gents had won only eight out of twenty- nine games and even though the percentage is not so good, the number of two and three point losses to the best teams in the conference shows that the team was a victim of numerous tough breaks. To top off all of this, at the middle of the season an injury jinx stepped in and stayed until the end of the season. All in all the Gentlemen had a good year on the court and the prospects for next year look fairly bright. Although Captain Flash Harmon is the only man lost by graduation, Mike Majcher, forward, and Ed Hoynoski, center, will not be able to return to school next year as Uncle Sam has engaged them for a year to help strengthen the United States Army. Unless the kindly stern old gentleman has other plans, Alex Penny, for- Captain Lurlin Harmon, Guard ward; Melbourne Crawford, guard; Ed Murphy, center; John Norwood, center; Claude Teel, guard; and Martin Pfau, forward, will return to resume their old athletic careers. With these seasoned varsity men and with three or four good players, who have the extra height that is needed, coming up from the freshman ranks, Head Basketball Coach Elmer Smith should find a ready, willing and able group waiting for him to blow the whis- tle for practice at the start of the 1941-42 season. Mike Majcher, Forward Coach Buckner and his 1940-41 Freshmen Basketball Squad. Under the guidance of Coach Norman Buckner, former Tulane great, the Junior Gents cage squad made a rather impressive showing this season as they not only served as varsity competition, but also played numerous games with local commercial clubs as well as other Freshmen teams throughout the state. Possessing more height than Junior Gent squads have for several seasons, they used it to advantage and their games were unusually fast and furious. All the boys played good rugged ball and their spirit was impressive. Jud Thornton and Bo Whitten, two long and lanky freshmen, carried the brunt of the punishment with S. D. McConathy ' s play pushing them all the time, but the high score man was Gordon Brown whose one handed shots were nothing short of phenomenal. Two of the most spirited players on the Freshmen team were Durr and Hubbard, who turned in fine performances constantly. All in all, the boys had a fine team and Coach Buckner is to be congratulated because from these Freshmen are going to come several first class players for future Gent teams. THE FRESHMEN TEAM . . . jjQSi tlt le. w-Ua take tUein. calleae cateen.4, ntOJie. d U ully, Ute. vtO-440- lQ lii OSlXttM CitiOJ ' tA, tliate a lal e. fuxAl oft tUeisi fjLane. time. 73S« (S d.  r i™ William Steger, President STUDENT BODY OFFICERS President William Steger Vice-President George Hearne Coed Vice-President Eilleen Maynard Secretary Frances Goodson Treasurer Charles Knight Alter the sound and fury of elections died away last May 3rd, five new officers emerged victorious, and to them went the task of running student body affairs for 1940-41. To everyone ' s surprise, this group proved to be different from their predecessors — they had backbone, and were not afraid to show it. Before school was out last year, the new officers had met and mapped a campaign to rejuvenate student government. With the opening of school in September, their plans were ready and they immediately opened an offensive, which re- sulted in a complete re-working of the constitution, and in- volved important changes in the method of selecting Student Senate members. This done, they turned their cooperative attention to making the freshman rules mean something, and, under the capable leadership of Orientation Chairman Charles Knight, suc- ceeded in doing so, capping the performance with the fam- ous Frosh-Soph Tug of War. All in all, the Student Body officers have done a good job — such a good job in fact that it will be hard for anyone to follow them. Hearne Maynard Goodson Knight te - ' -•■ STUDENT SENATE Mattie Elizabeth Baker Cecil Bland Mabel Boddie Ann Burnette Ethel Cady Paulyn Gill Frances Goodson Tom Griffith William Graham Mary Louise Gustine Irl Harper Members Earl Harter L. W. Head George Hearne Gilbert Hetherwick Clifton Howard Grace Ingersoll Charles Knight F. M. May Fred McClanahan Mal McIlwain ElLLEEN MAYNARD Roy Mouser LaRue Powell Dorothy Robinson William Steger Joe Stephens Russell Stewart Claude Teel Carl Vollmer Azile Wagner John Woods Frank Word Centenary ' s Student Senate started off the new year with a bang. During the summer the constitution was revised and a new plan of representation put into effect. Under this plan, the various dormitories, fraternal organizations, and each class was given one representative. In addition nine committee chairmen were appointed by the executive committee, and they became members of the Senate. One of the first activities of the year was the Freshman-Sophomore tug of war on October 21, which climaxed the annual observance of freshman rules. This project was engineered by Charles Knight, freshman orienta- tion chairman of the Senate. Although hampered by a constantly changing membership, the Senate continued to hold semi-monthly meet- ings. Plans were made to sponsor a drive to obtain dancing on the campus, and many meetings were devoted to this task alone. Also in the Senate ' s program for the year was an aim for better student-faculty relationships, which was a brave thing to do. Lack of something constructive to aim at left the Senate pretty much in the lurch, but all agree that the stu- dent leaders this year have shown more interest in student government than in several years, and have cleared the path for more student action in years to come. As has been customary for the last three years, the big project of the year was the observance of Founders ' Day on May 2. A gigantic picnic and political rally was planned for the day, and was enjoyed by all. Harter, Hetherwick, Harper, Graham Mouser, Griffith, Boddie, Bland, Woods, Stephens McIlwain, Stewart, Steger, Cady, Knight, Vollmer V A ' • ' j ' T V i;a k The our damsels ol dance, Mabel Boddie, Jimmye Brown, Rosemary Neal and Betty Brewer. KOLLEGE KAPERS Kollege Kapers, Centenary ' s traveling student variety show, went through its eight annual season in a blaze of glory, stopping off to ignite the home town between shows. The North Louisiana tour was one S. R. O. sign after another; an estimated 5,000 people saw the five shows on the tour, 2800 of these at Monroe alone, where the audience threatened to overflow onto the stage. Later in the season, a tour of the East Texas cities was made, equally as successful. Although the orchestra was weak, the cast made up for it with one top-flight vocalist after another. In particular, those two chanteuses par excellence, Betty Brewer and Peggy Fendley, left many a gasping, gibbering man when they sang. For the first time in all Kapers history, it had the privilege of introducing a new song — If Ever You Leave, written by two Kaperites of previous years, Warren Blackwell and Virginia Rathbun. As usual, the eighth season was excellent, but the cast is already looking forward to next year. Jimmye Brown, Accordionist, and C. W. Williams, Pianist, accompany Mabel Boddie, Vocalist Yvonne Cloud, Classical Vocalist. Betty Brewer, Exponent of Swing. Mal McIlwain, Master of Ceremonies. Peggy Fendley and Mildred Landrum, vocalists and Rosemary Neal, dance creator. The Singsomble group . . . Frank Mc- Aneny and his puppet show . . . Bill Bradford, vocalist . . . The three - act play . . . The orchestra swings out. DORMITORY COUNCIL Officers President Paulyn Gill Vice-President Audrie Fuller Secretary Sara Menefee Treasurer Dorothy Uttinger Members Geraldine Atkins Mattie Elizabeth Baker Jimmye Brown Mary Cecil Bynum Zillah Lu Cory Jean Else Audrie Fuller Paulyn Gill Carolyn Lunny Bettijo Lyne Dorothy McLaughlin Sara Menefee Mary Nell Reed Anne Robinson Eloise Thompson Dorothy Uttinger Else, Thompson, Baker, Lyne, Brown, Atkins, Cox, McLaughlin, Bynum, Robinson, Reed, Lunny, Cory. Fuller, Menefee, Gill, Utti nger Mrs. Clara Cox, hostess of the girl ' s dormitory, has a task of great responsibility and difficulty in creating a second home for the many out of town girls who attend Centenary; but that she accomplishes it with ease and grace is evident when one first opens the doors of charming Colonial Hall. Number one leader of the dormitory this year was Paulyn Gill, who, in addition to her responsibilities as President, took on the extra duties of handling the funds of Chi Omega. She is also a member of Chi Sigma Nu, Student Senate, and the Bit and Bridle Club. Another prominent member who bids the campus good- bye this June is Audrie Fuller, Vice-President of the dormitory as well as of her sorority, Alpha Xi Delta. She is a member of the Maroon Jackets and Secretary-Treasurer of Pan-Hellenic. Sara Menefee, member of Zeta Tau Alpha, was responsible for the recording of the minutes of the Dormitory Council, and Dorothy Uttinger, member of Aufait, had charge of all money matters. In addition to these leaders the dormitory is well rep- resented in Kollege Kapers, Student Senate, various honorary organizations and extra-curricula activities. This year the dormitory held its annual Open House on December 6. Rotary Hall, the men ' s dormitory, was invited to participate in the evening ' s courtesies. As in past years Mrs. Mattie Plilar, Dietician, has served formal dinners on each holiday. These are always anticipated as occasions not to be forgotten soon by any of the girls. CENHOMEC CLUB Officers President Virginia Breithaupt Vice-President Dorothy Durr Secretary -Treasurer Helen Shaw Members Geraldine Atkins Virginia Breithaupt Jean Counts Marilee Davis Marilyn Dickson Dorothy Jane Dixon Dorothy Durr Lillian Gibson Joanna Glassell Georgie Ruth Goldsby Frances Hardeman Martha Hart Camille Hendrick Mary Marie Hogg Peggy Lou Huddleston Margaret Lou Hugon Hazel Kendrick Meredith Lawless Ida Ruth Lee Jeanne Maynard Mary Belle McKenzie Dorothy McLaughlin Lucile Miller Emily Prothro Dorothy Robinson Betty Sanford Helen Shaw Irma Taylor Rethie Ward Atkins, Breithaupt, Counts, Davis, Dickson, Dixon, Durr Gibson, Glassell, Goldsby, Hardeman, Hart, Hendrick, Hogg Huddleston, Hugon, Kendrick, Lawless, Lee, Maynard, McKenzie McLaughlin, Miller, Prothro, Robinson, Sanford, Shaw, Taylor, Ward The Cenhomec Club was organized in 1938 under the sponsorship of Miss Mary Lou Ware, Professor of Home Economics. The Club is made up of women being trained professionally. This organization has as its purpose to further the best interest of Home Economics, to develop women with higher ideals of sane living, with a deeper appreciation of the sanctity of the American home, and women with broader social and higher intellectual and cultural attainments. Theme for this year ' s work was Cues for You with each program emphasis placed on intellectual, spiritual, ethical, and aesthetic poise. The work was so planned to give experiences that would develop genuine teamwork and promote friendship among its members, provide an opportunity for its members to carry responsibility and thereby help to develop good leadership and intelligent fellowship, to provide social, business, and professional experiences through the various aspects of social life, and to encourage the co- operation with other local clubs and with state and national groups. This year the club was represented at the annual fall meeting of Home Economics Clubs held at Natchi- toches, Louisiana, by four club delegates. On March 15, six members attended the spring club meeting held at Ruston, Louisiana. Margaret Hugon will represent the club at the national convention in Chicago, Illinois, to be held June 21-27. THE W. A. A. Officers President Lou Dell Liston Vice-President Dorothy Durr Secretary Florence Neel Treasurer Azalie Webb The local chapter of the W. A. A., an organi- zation for women interested in athletics, was inaugurated at Centenary under the spon- sorship of Mrs. Davidson, in the year 1924- 25. Among all its years this one has proven to be the organization ' s most successful. Co-eds draw their bows. Starting the year ' s program off with a bang was the impressive Candle Lighting Service at which about 68 members were initiated. Ping pong started the tournaments off and winter came on, badminton, golf, swimming, basket- ball, skating, volley ball, horseback riding, and archery continued through the program. Throughout the year, the members enjoyed nu- merous and varied social activities. Among the most enjoyable outings were: night at Camp Margaret, hike and picnic, scavenger hunt, Christmas party, skating party, sailing party, and bicycle ride. Each year the W. A. A. sponsors a Stunt Night, May Day, and attends a play day. The Stunt Night, held around April Fool ' s Day, with each campus organization presenting a skit, the best of which receives a prize, a loving cup filled with candy kisses. Golt team tries to look glamorous. Pretty girls, habits, and horses pose. The May Day Festival is celebrated by all members of Centenary College with representatives from colleges of the Ark-La-Tex area. On this occasion the May Queen is crowned and an elaborate and colorful pageant is presented for the queen and her court. The annual play day, which was started by Centenary in the year 1938-39, is held in the spring with one college inviting other Louisiana colleges to attend. To bring a joyful ending to the year ' s program, the W.A.A holds its annual banquet. At this time letters and awards are presented and plans made for the summer camping trip. To miss a trip to Camp Albert Pike in the Ouachita Mountains is a great loss, for it is the most eagerly awaited and longest remembered of all the many W.A.A. activities. This year the W.A.A. sponsored a Tennis Club which showed great progress during the year. Hessie Gas- ton was elected president with Marie King as vice-president and Beverly Herndon as secretary-treasurer. The tennis tournament was carried on with great enthusiasm. The basketball team makes a fancy pose . . . Ping pong takes the interest of some . . . Those interested in tennis take time out lor a picture ... A little foul- shooting practice. W. A. A. MEMBERS Virginia Adair, Betty Jane Autrey, Lucy Bettis, Nelwyn Bewley, Peggy Bland, Mabel Boddie, Virginia Breithaupt, Elizabeth Burton, Mary Cecil Bynum Ethel Cady, Emma Sue Cathey, Lorraine Colquitt, Jeannette Craber, June Cook, Marilyn Dickson, Dorothy Durr, Lucy Eanes, Ellen Eastham, Jean Else Margaret Eubanks, Hessie Gaston, Dorothy George, Jean Gibson, Lillian Gibson, Joanna Glassell, Virginia Graham, Martha Hamner, Glennye Harmon, Jessica Harris Laura Hodges, Elizabeth Houston, Adelaide Isaac, Hazel Kendrick, Ethel Kramer, Virginia Rose Kramer, Jere Lancaster, Virginia Lewis, Lou Dell Liston, Catherine Lodestro Billie Loveladdy, Carolyn Lunny, Kathreen Marshall, Marilyn Mason, Jackie McKinney, Dorothy McLaughlin, Dorothy Ann Morehead, Susie Mulkey, Florence Neel, Jane Nicholson Frances Oden, Carolyn Rodgers, Beverly Robertson, Norman Robertson, June Rolfs, Betsie Russ, Helen Shaw, Sydney Skinner, Jacqueline Stephens, Irma Taylor Georgia Ella Till, Azalie Webb, Duane Webster, Kathryn Weems, Jean Westmoreland, Flo Whitting- ton, Carolyn Williams, Bobbye Wilson, Marie Wolf, Delena Yancey ALPHA SIGMA CHI Officers President Henry Shuey Vice-President Kenneth Burgess Secretary-Treasurer James Dean Members Virginia Adair Charles Armistead Imogene Atkins Louis Barre David Barton Val Borum Kenneth Burgess Jack Carlton James Dean Dorothy Dixon Dorothy Durr John Gilcrease Ray Goens William Hamner William R. Hill Charles Knight Carolyn Lunny Pauline Lamb Wallace Moore J. B. Nabors Vance Neathery Katherine Ross Leroy Scott Henry Shuey Verre Simpson Herbert Smith James K. Smith William Steger Georgia Ella Till Jarvis Waller Adair, Armistead, Atkins, Barre, Barton, Borum Burgess, Carlton, Dean, Dixon, Durr, Gilcrease, Goens Hamner, Knight, Lamb, Lunny, Moore, Nabors, Neathery Ross, Scott, Shuey, Smith, Steger, Till, Waller Alpha Sigma Chi, honorary chemistry fraternity, under the able guidance of its sponsors, Dr. Entrikin and Dr. Thayer, has made great steps toward increasing student interest in chemistry. Membership in this society has soared to new heights in the past year, and substantial steps have been taken to increase the ability and importance of the society locally by affiliating with the American Chemical Society. The activities of the society in the past year have included scientific movies, industrial speakers and talks by members on subjects of special interest. Dr. Livingston of the Du Pont Company spoke in chapel under the sponsorship of the club. Centenary was represented at the semi-annual American Chemical Society meeting in Saint Louis, Missouri, by Dr. Entrikin and several of his assistants, in April. The members have at all times attempted to convey the proper physical conception of a chemist to the lay mind. A man smoking a foul smelling pipe, drinking strong coffee and eager to converse on any subject at any place. It is generally agreed that Alpha Sigma Chi has had a prosperous and active year while looking forward to the next with anticipation and assurance of increasing its eminence and activity. PI MU SIGMA Officers President Charles Knight Vice-President Val Borum Secretary-Treasurer Ray Goens Members Charles Armistead Val Borum Ray Goens Albert Khoury Charles Knight Douglas McKay Jarvis Waller Armistead, Borum, Goens Khoury, Knight, McKay, Waller Organized in 1925 on the Centenary campus, Pi Mu Sigma devotes itself solely to science. The meetings held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month, are forums for the discussion of current problems in the medical world. On these occasions prominent Shreveport doctors or Centenary graduates address the group and answer questions of scientific interest. Membership is limited to those pre-medical students who have completed two semester courses in science with a minimum C plus average and have the unanimous ballot of the group. Each new initiate is required to present a 1,500-word thesis on some phase of medicine of current interest to the group. The new member also undergoes an arduous and solemn ritual as part of his ac- ceptance into the fraternity. Plans for this year include the annual reunion in the spring when former pre- med students return to their Alma Mater to recount to their old school mates their experiences in the medi- cal world. With Miss Warters as the active sponsor and Charles Knight as the capable president, the group continues to devote its entire effort to the acquisition of medical knowledge, the removal of false ideas and beliefs, and the furtherance of the ideals upon which the organization was founded. GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Members Gene Baldwin Philip Clifton Sid Conley A. B. Cox Henry DeLangne Milton Ellis Trl Harper L. W. Head Norman Hunter Ralph Kern Gray McGraw Ken Merren Wallace Moore LaVelle Murphy Iohn Norwood Officers President L. W. Head Vice-President A. B. Cox Secretary Sid Conley Treasurer Milton Ellis Clifton, Conley, Cox, Ellis Harper, Head, Hunter, Merren, Moore The Centenary Geological Society was organized last year by the geology majors with the help of Professor W. E. Wallace, Jr. Immediately the organization became one of the most aggressive on the campus. Even before the club had been organized, the major students had been able to finance several field trips to points of interest in this area. The longest trip ever made by a scholastic society on Centenary Campus was made last year — the trip covered more than 1000 miles and included areas in three states. A small trailer, bearing the letters C. G. S. returns from these trips with many interesting relics found along the way. A geologist ' s hammer is usually given as a prize to the one who is successful in finding the most unusual specimens. The membership has steadily increased since the beginning of this school year, and with the additional facilities afforded by the new science building the Geological Society is looking forward to even more out- standing achievements. Plans are now being devised for a trip to Birmingham, Alabama, to be made this semester. All of the expenses, transportation, and necessary equipment are taken care of by the members. In a newspaper article of last year the Society was referred to as the most traveled organization in any Louisiana college and was further given the title of The Flying Geology Class. FRENCH CLUB Officers President Clint Teacle Vice-President Elizabeth Pabody Secretary -Treasurer Joe Stephens Members Roland Achee Mabel Boddie Timmye Brown Mary Louise Carr Jean Clark Lee Alice Clay Tane Colley Zillah Lu Cory Lanford DeGeneres Claudia Dickson Ellen Eastham Shirley Eagan Margaret Gillespie Glennye Harmon Barbara Harris Martha Hart Peggy Hawkins Adelaide Isaac William Keenan Frances Kizer Carolyn Lunny Alexander May Alice Nelson Charlotte Newsom Frances Oden Peggy O ' Neall Elizabeth Pabody Anne Robinson Betsie Russ Betty Gordan Smith Joe Stephens Clint Teacle Georgia Ella Till Gladys Tippett Bobbye Wilson Marie Wolf Achee, Boddie, Brown, Carr, Clark, Clay, Colley, Cory DeGeneres, Eagan, Eastham, Gillespie, Harmon, Harris, Hart, Hawkins, Isaac Keenan, Kizer, Lunny, May, Nelson, Newsom, Oden, O ' Neall, Peabody Robinson, Russ, Smith, Stephens, Teacle, Till, Tippett, Wilson, Wolf As the school year of 1940-41 draws to a close, the French Club of Centenary College completes its thir- teenth successful year. Under the sponsorship of Dr. E. L. Ford, the club has grown in size, activities and prestige. Meeting once a month at the homes of the various members, the group is entertained by guest speakers and entertainers, the theme of the programs this year was the French in Louisiana. The meetings are carried on in French, games are played, and refreshments are served. In addition to these monthly meet- ings, the club sponsored a well known French film, The Harvest, which has run in New York for several months. Under the capable leadership of Clint Teacle, president; Elizabeth Pabody, vice-president; and Joe Stephens, secretary-treasurer, the club expects to accomplish a great deal more in the few remaining months. The last meeting of the year will be the annual French party, to which senior French students of the high schools will be invited. SPANISH CLUB Officers President Elise Montgomery Vice-President Gilbert Hetherwick Secretary -Treasurer Helen Dwire Members Lucy Bettis Nelwyn Bewley Mabel Boddie Elizabeth Burton Emma Sue Cathey June Cook Priscilla Crosby Marilee Davis Helen Dwire Lucy Eanes Dorothy George Jean Gibson Ouida Harris Gene Hearn Dorothy Helm Gilbert Hetherwick Laura Hodges Billie Mae Lankford Leona Meyer Lucile Miller Elise Montgomery Dorothy Ann Morehead Kathryn Moreneaux Susie Mulkey Alice O ' Kelley Carolyn Rodgers Shirley Safford Leroy Scott Henry Shuey Sydney Skinner Norma Stewart Betty Lou Sumrell Ann Thibodeaux Flo Whittington Margaret Williams Frank Word Delena Yancey White, Montgomery, Dwire, Harris, Safford, Skinner, Meyer, Thibodeaux, O ' Kelley, Mulkey, Word, Scott, Shuey, Hetherwick, Sumrell Rodgers, Cathey, Helm, Burton, George, Morehead, Hodges, Bettis, Davis Cook, Moreneaux, Boddie, Yancey, Gibson, Lankford, Miller, Hearn, Stewart, Eanes, Crosby, Bewley, Whittington T he Spanish Club continues to function as one of Centenary ' s foremost departmental organizations. The second Wednesday of each month is the regular meeting day and at this time the members enjoy a practical use of the Spanish Language. At these meetings a program is presented, bringing in as much of the true Spanish atmosphere as possible. One of the most interesting of these was a Question Bee led by the Pro- gram Chairman, Lucy Bettis. At each meeting Spanish songs are sung. In addition to these monthly meetings, the Spanish Club sponsors the annual Chapel Program on Pan- American Day. On this occasion talks are presented by the members of the Spanish Club with the purpose of establishing a stronger bond between the countries. At the end of the year the Club entertains with its annual Spanish Club Banquet where hot tamales, tortillas, and other typical dishes are served. For the success of this banquet as well as for its other ventures, the organization owes much to the sponsorship of Professor White and Mrs. Morwood who have done much toward furthering the interest and appreciation of all things Spanish. CHI SIGMA NU Officers President Elise Montgomery Vice-President Martha Hamner Secretary -Treasurer Grace Ingersoll Members Paulyn Gill Myrian Holloway Martha Hamner Helen Heath Grace Ingersoll Ethel Kramer Lou Dell Liston Eilleen Maynard Elise Montgomery Virginia Reily Miriam Russ Gill, Holloway, Hamner, Heath, Ingersoll Kramer, Liston, Maynard, Montgomery, Reily, Russ Since the year of its founding Chi Sigma Nu has proved itself to be one of the most outstanding and active of the honorary groups. In the past year a visit was made to the Shreveport Trade school to acquaint the members with the various phases of state education. Many social affairs were given — among them a luncheon in honor of the new members and a skating party. The membership is limited to 20, therefore, there are strict requirements for initiation. Members of Chi Sigma Nu must possess a B average and a vital interest in their chosen work. It was founded in 1937 by five future teachers who wished to extend their scholastic endeavor in a definite direction. The purpose of this organization is to promote high standards of scholarship among students of education who con- template teaching as a profession and to foster an interest in contemporary educational problems. The monthly meetings are held in the homes of the members and are marked for their interest. At each of these meetings some capable educator addressed the group. Chief among these have been Mr. E. W. Jones and Miss Mary Bains. Chi Sigma Nu was fortunate enough to secure as the new faculty advisor, Professor Middlebrooks, and under his supervision plans to undertake many worthwhile projects have been developed. COMMERCE CLUB Officers President Lewis Finnell Vice-President Frank Word Secretary Peggy Fendley Treasurer Robert Webster Members Roland Achee Calvin Bains Zack Bennett Kathryn Blackwell G. L. Blaxton Frank Creswell Wilma Evans Peggy Fendley Lewis Finnell Camp Flournoy George Hearne Gene Hilliard William Keenan Murph Kyle Tohn Marshall Alexander May Lawrence May Ruth McDonald Jackie McKinney Gwin Morrison Alice O ' Kelley Foster Philyaw Cecil Ramey George Roberts Carolyn Rodgers Florence Sayers Ethel Shropshire William Swyers Dorothy Uttinger Malcolm Vickers Robert Webster Henry Williamson Henry Winegeart Frank Word Achee, Bains, Bennett, Blackwell, Blaxton, Creswell, Evans Fendley, Finnell, Flournoy, Hearne, Hilliard, Kyle, Marshall, A. May L. May, McDonald, McKinney, Morrison, O ' Kelley, Philyaw, Ramey, Roberts Rodgers, Shropshire, Swyers, Uttinger, Vickers, Webster, Winegeart, Williamson Under the capable guidance of President Lewis Finnell, the Commerce Club enjoyed a successful year, mov- ing forward rapidly to keep in step with the swiftly changing world. The purpose of the organization has been to keep the students of commerce, economics and finance in touch with conditions in the field of business. This has been accomplished through programs bringing to the organization prominent business men of this community, who have presented the practical phases of busi- ness. These men have come at the invitation of Professor Robert S. See, Head of the Department of Com- merce and former President of the Advertising Club of Shreveport, who continued to inspire the organization in an advisory capacity. Among the speakers who addressed the club this year were Mr. Harry Viser, prominent Certified Public Accountant of Shreveport, who spoke to the club for the fourth successive year; Mr. A. L. Gwinn, Sales and Advertising Manager of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, presented an instructive talk on salesmanship to the group and accompanied his speech with the presentation of a film; Mr. P. C. Cowden, local Certified Public Accountant and Mr. Francis Durham, Centenary graduate and Certified Public Accountant. A project advanced by the club this year was the establishment of a departmental library. This was suc- cessfully accomplished largely due to donations by Mr. Ward Delaney, Shreveport business man, and the Advertising Club of Shreveport. MINISTERIAL CLUB Officers President Roy Mouser Vice-President Stanley Kirkland Secretary -Treasurer Arthur Crawford Members Arthur Crawford Carlos H. Davis Murrell H. Gunn Stanley Kirkland Roy Mouser Taylor Wall Crawford, Davis, Gunn Kirkland, Mouser, Wall The Ministerial Club was founded by Dr. George Sexton on October 6, 1921. Its present sponsors are Dean and Mrs. R. E. Smith. The meetings are held every other Friday at which time some minister or layman appears on the program. To be a member of the Ministerial Club one must participate in the social and religious programs on the campus, in the city and elsewhere; must be a ministerial student or studying for some definite work in the field of the church and religion In past years, the Ministerial Club has functioned as an organized group to promote religious activity on the campus and in the dormitory. Since the Committee on religious Activities of the Student Senate is serving in this capacity, the club has continued as a fraternal or professional group, emphasizing that its members cooperate with other clubs. Among the honorary members of the Ministerial Club are President Cline, Dean Hardin, Bishop Hoyt M. Dobbs. Dr. A. M. Serex, and all Methodist pastors of Shreveport. One of the club ' s alumni, the Reverend George Pearce, has been chosen head of the Broadmoor Methodist Church which has its tentative location in the College Chapel. CEN COE CLUB Members Mary Virginia Adsit Ferne Beseler Lucy Bettis Marjorie Boyett Gloria Brown Ann Burnette Frances Goodson Barbara Harris Ouida Harris Peggy Hawkins Helen Heath Dorothy Hinkle Grace Ingersoll ElLLEEN MAYNARD Kathryn Moreneaux Jean Miles LaRue Powell Thais Ray Virginia Reily Dorothy Robinson Miriam Russ Shirley Safford Helen Shaw Ethel Shropshire Bette Smith Ann Thibodeaux Gladys Tippett Azile Wagner Sunshine Whisner Roberta Williamson Officers President Virginia Reily Vice-President Dorothy Hinkle Secretary-Treasurer Miriam Russ Adsit, Beseler, Bettis, Boyett, Brown, Burnette, Goodson B. Harris, O. Harris, Hawkins, Heath, Hinkle, Ingersoll, Maynard Moreneaux, Miles, Powell, Ray, Reily, Robinson, Russ, Safford Shaw, Shropshire, Smith, Thibodeaux, Tippett, Wagner, Whisner, Williamson The thirty Centenary co-eds from Shreveport, ten from each sorority, that are juniors or seniors, make up the Cen Coe Club, the only inter-sorority organization. The Cen Coe Club entered its fifth successful year with a formal at the opening of school to introduce its new members. Each girl wearing the little triangular emblem of the order, bearing her name and the inevitable Maroon and White, pledges herself to uphold the purposes and ideals of the organization, to create a more friendly understanding and cooperation between the girl ' s Greek letter groups. Friendly get togethers are held monthly and in this social atmosphere problems are amiably discussed and settled. The Cen Coes chief purpose in life is having a good time and they are eminently successful. Some of the most delightful activities of the year were picnics, dances, Christmas luncheon and spring program formal. ALPHA SIGMA PI Officers President Joe Stephens Vice-President Lanford DeGeneres Vice-President Elizabeth Pabody Secretary-Treasurer Clint Teacle f S O f O C O O Achee, Autrey, Barlow, Barton, Benson, Brown, Caldwell, Coburn Craber, Creswell, DeGeneres, Elgin, Gano, Goens, Harmon, Harper Harris, Heard, Hearn, Hill, Hilliard, Keenan, Kesling, Lowe, Lunny McClellan, Meyer, Mulkey, Newsom, Oden, Osborn, Pabody, Ramey, Rogers Russ, Scott, Stephens, Teacle, Trickett, White, Williams, Wolf, Woods Members Mrs. A. R. Campbell Roland Achee Betty Jane Autrey Anna Marie Barlow David Barton Hamilton Benson Jimmye Brown Betty Ann Caldwell Betty Mae Coburn Jeannette Graber Frank Creswell Lanford DeGeneres Jack Elgin Anne Gano Ray Goens Glennye Harm on Patricia Harper Ouida Harris Bryan Harwell Walter Heard Geneva Hearn Richard Hill Gene Hilliard William Keenan Marshall Kesling John Lowe Carolyn Lunny Aubrey McClellan Leona Meyer Susie Mulkey Charlotte Newsom Frances Oden Carroll Osborn Elizabeth Pabody Cecil Ramey John Rogers Betsie Russ Leroy Scott Joe Stephens Clint Teacle James Trickett Leah White Carolyn Williams Marie Wolf John Woods Alpha Sigma Pi is an honorary scholastic fraternity founded in 1931 by Mrs. A. R. Campbell, Dean of Women. Freshmen of high scholastic achievement are eligible to election into the fraternity, with active membership extending through the Sophomore year. As quoted from the Constitution, The object of this fraternity shall be the stimulation, development, and recognition of scholarship and those elements of character that make scholarship effective for good. The motto is Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you fr ee. The pin is in the form of a small gold crescent with sapphire enamel, embossed with the letters of the fraternity. The three Greek letters, meaning: Character, Attainment, and Growth, form the basis for stimulation of pro- gressive work by the members. PSI DELTA CHI Officers President Carl Vollmer Vice-President John Marshall Secretary -Treasurer Virginia Adair Members Virginia Adair Katherine Blackwell Joe Blandino Gloria Bodenheimer Val Borum Jimmye Brown Edgar Burks Mary Cecil Bynum Betty Ann Caldwell Mary Louise Carr A. B. Cox Jeannette Craber Lanford DeGeneres Dorothy Jane Dixon Dorothy Durr Jean Else Joe Elston George Fouche Dorothy Freeze Paulyn Gill Ray Goens Earl Harter L. W. Head Gilbert Hetherwick Gene Hilliard Mary Marie Hogg Margaret Hugon Grace Ingersoll Albert Khoury Marie King Ethel Kramer Pauline Lamb John Marshall Lawrence May James McDowell Martha O ' Neal Lee Owens William Payne Charles Peters Martha Pitcock Anne Robinson George A. Smith Carl Vollmer Frances Vowels Taylor Wall Jarvis Waller Sunshine Whisner Cyril Wilde Bobbye Wilson Adair, Blackwell, Blandino, Bodenheimer, Borum, Brown, Burks, Bynum, Caldwell Carr, Cox, Craber, DeGeneres, Dixon, Durr, Else, Elston, Fouche, Freeze Gill, Goens, Harter, Head, Hetherwick, Hilliard, Hogg, Hugon, Ingersoll, Khoury King, Kramer, Lamb, Marshall, May, McDowell, O ' Neal, Owens, Payne, Peters Pitcock, Robinson, Smith, Vollmer, Vowels, Wall, Waller, Whisner, Wilde, Wilson Psi Delta Chi, Centenary ' s honorary psychology society was organized in 1937. The society was an out- growth of a mental hygiene society created through the effort of Dr. Young, Professor of Psychology at L. S. U., and is now sponsored by Dr. F. S. Rankin, Professor of Psychology at Centenary. The present society consists of members who have taken courses in the Psychol ogy department and who have shown their interest and ability in this field. The purpose of the club is to supplement the work of the department as well as to give the members and others an opportunity to hear successful men who have demonstrated the practical application of Psychology in their respective professions. Some of the outstand- ing speakers heard this year were Mr. Harry Martzell, Dr. R. B. DeLee, Dr. Edgar Galloway, Dr. D. L. Kerlin, Mr. George W. Hardy, Jr. Each spring the club sponsors a visit to the Central Louisiana Hospital for the Insane at Pineville, Louisiana, in order that the members may have the opportunity to make personal observations of some typical insane cases. The regular meetings are held at the Student Center on the Campus. Two of our past meetings were held at the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Houses. A luncheon was given this spring for the new members who were initiated. ALPHA CHI Officers President George Hearne Vice-President Russell Stewart Secretary -Treasurer Margie Giles JLlL . __j Adair, Borum, Dean, Giles, Hearne Hetherwick, Kirkland, Knight, Marshall, Montgomery Perkins, Shuey, Steger, Stewart, Wagner, Webster Members Virginia Adair Val Borum James Dean Margie Giles George Hearne Gilbert Hetherwick Stanley Kirkland Charles Knight John Marshall Elise Montgomery Frances Perkins Henry Shuey William Steger Russell Stewart Azile Wagner Robert Webster After almost passing out the picture for the lack of members during the first part of the year, when only five junior members from last year were held over, Alpha Chi gained in strength and prestige at mid-term, when it initiated eleven new members. The year was one of unusual activity f or the organization, which is composed of junior and senior under- graduates who excel scholastically, and who are usually content to meet to initiate. Under the vigorous leadership of George Hearne, the chapter sent delegates to Nacogdoches, Texas, for the national conven- tion, elected Gilbert Hetherwick president for next year, sponsored the usual chapel program, and gave the usual leather, gold-engraved notebook to the most outstanding freshman of the year. Alpha Chi stands as a constant reminder to all Alpha Sigma Pis to uphold their high scholastic records throughout their four years, and to others to raise their grades, in order to qualify for a bid to this most honorable of honorary or- ganizations. . . . and then taa Ute ie ate tttate. p,esi- 4xwti. called 4i4A44X)Sl6 wJta teetn ta le. out oj the auvUd Gilbert Hetherwick President SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Student Senate; Alpha Chi; Psi Delta Chi Ann Burnette Vice-President SHREVEPORT, LA. Zsta Tau Alpha; Student Sen- ate; Conglomerate; Yoncopin; Cen Coe; Pan-Hellenic Council L. Calhoun Allen SHREVEPORT, LA. Billy Alston shreveport, la. Lambda Chi Alpha; Choral Club; Band Calvin Bains shreveport, la. Commerce Club Zack Bennett, Jr. shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha; Commerce Club Kathryn Blackwell shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Commerce Club; Psi Delta Chi G. L. Blaxton, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Commerce Club; Kollege Kapers Mabel Boddie shreveport, la. Aufait; Student Senate; Conglomerate; Ernest Carter shreveport, la. Kappa Sigma; Band French Club; W. A. A.; Kollege Kapers Zillah Lu Cory TEXARKANA, TEXAS Zeta Tau Alpha; French Club; Dormitory Council Carlos Davis James Dean deweyville, texas shreveport, la. Gentry; Ministerial Club Alpha Chi; Alpha Sigma Chi Marilyn Dickson shreveport, la. Aufait; Cenhomec; W. A. A. Warrick Dickson shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Dorothy Durr shreveport, la. Aufait; Alpha Sigma Chi; Cenhomec; W. A. A.; Psi Delta Chi Helen Dwire shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Yoncopin; Spanish Club; Pan-Hellenic Council Dorothy George shreveport, la. Chi Omega; W. A. A. Lillian L. Gibson HARTFORD, ARK. Aufait; Cenhome; W. A. A. Margaret Gillespie shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; French Club C E N T E N William K. Graham COSHOCTON, OHIO Kappa Sigma; Co-Editor of Yonco- pin; Student Senate; Band MlJRRELL H. GUNN MONTGOMERY, LA. Ministerial Club Bette Heath shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha Irl Harper Earl Harter caspiana, la. shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha; Geological Kappa Sigma; Student Senate; Society Psi Delta Chi Myrian Holloway shreveport, la. Zeta Aau Alpha; Chi Sigma Nu Norman Hunter shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha; Geological Society W. B. Jacobs, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA. Delta Kappa Epsilon; Business Manager of Yoncopin Collier Kinnebrew HOMER, LA. Kappa Sigma Sue Jenkins shreveport, la. Chi Omega Helen Kendall lake charles, la. Aufait Stanley E. Kirkland CALL, TEXAS Alpha Chi; Ministerial Club Ethel Kramer shreveport, la. Aufait; Chi Sigma Nu; W. A. A.; Psi Delta Chi Virginia R. Kramer SHREVEPORT, LA. W. A. A. Lou Dell Liston ELYSIAN FIELDS, TEXAS Aufait; Maroon Jackets; Chi Sigma Nu; W. A. A. Pauline Lamb magnolia, ark. Aufait; Alpha Sigma Chi; Psi Delta Chi Jere Lancaster guymon, okla. Zeta Tau Alpha; W. A. A. John W. Marshall, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Alpha Chi; Com- merce Club; Psi Delta Chi ARY JUNIORS Helen Heath Secretary SHREVEPORT, LA. Zeta Tau Alpha; Cen Coe; Chi Sigma Nu Camp Flournoy Treasurer SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Commerce Club; Kollege Kapers Kathreen Marshall longview, la. Alpha Xi Delta; W. A. A.; Choral Club Lawrence L. May, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Commerce Club; Psi Delta Chi Ruth McDonald smackover, ark. Zeta Tau Alpha; Commerce Club Douglas McKay shreveport, la. Pi Mu Sigma W. C. McKinney, Jr. MINDEN, LA. Lambda Chi Alpha; Choral Club; Band Sara Menefee HOMER, LA. Zeta Tau Upha; Dormitory Council; Choral Club Jean Miles shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Cen Coe Elise Montgomery shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Chi Sigma Nu; Alpha Chi; Pan-Hellenic Council Wallace Moore san antonio, texas Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Chi; Geological Society Jane Nicholson Ralph Payton shreveport, la. mena, ark. Zeta Tau Alpha; W. A. A. Kappa Sigma Frances Perkins shreveport, la. Alpha Chi; Choral Club Wade Peters mansfield, la. Yoncopin Foster Philyaw waskom, texas Commerce Club; Yoncopin Dorothy Porter shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha La Rue Powell shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Student Senate; Cen Coe Billy Kathryn Pryor shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta; Cheerleader Robert Ray shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha C E N T E N A. G. RlDDICK NEW ORLEANS, LA. Kappa Sigma Anne Robinson HOMER, LA. Chi Omega; Maroon Jackets; French Club; Dormitory Council; Psi Delta Chi Helen Shaw shreveport, la. Zeta Tau Alpha; Conglomerate; Cen Coe; Cenhomec; W. A. A. Jean Stiles shreveport, la. Richard B. Sullivan, Jr. SHREVEPORT, LA. Kappa Alpha; Kollege Kapers Malcolm Vickers shreveport, la. Commerce Club Jarvis Waller shreveport, la. Gentry; Alpha Sigma Chi; Pi Mu Sigma; Psi Delta Chi James Webb shreveport, la. Kappa Alpha Margaret Williams shreveport, la. Alpha Xi Delta Katherine Ross florence, s. c. Alpha Sigma Chi Rosabel L. Shavin SHREVEPORT, LA. J. W. Sherman BLOOMBURG, TEXAS William Swyers Irma Taylor shreveport, la. shreveport, la. Lambda Chi Alpha; Commerce Aufait; Cenhomec; W. A. A. Club Cullus Walker plain dealing, la. Kappa Sigma Sunshine Whisner shreveport, la. Chi Omega; Cen Coe; Psi Delta Chi C. W. Williams SHREVEPORT, LA. Kollege Kappers Ethel Williamson shreveport, la. Chi Omeaa UY JUNIORS COLONIAL HALL RECEPTION The Women ' s Club of Centenary feted the girls of Colonial Hall, Glenn Cottage and Pine Cot- tage with its annual open house held in Co- lonial Hall on December 6, 1940. This was the most brilliant affair of the year for the out-of- town residents. The club ' s outstanding project of the year was the renovation of the College Chapel, giving it a new white enamel coat and maroon draperies for t he stage and white ones for the windows. Mesdames Cox, Campbell, Baker, Marshall, and Morwood . . . Mrs. T. C. Clanton pours while being assisted by some ol the attractive girls . . . Senior residents ol Colonial Hall pose lor their last Dormitory Open House. Secretary Menetee, Pres- ident Gill and Vice-Presi- dent Fuller dress up lor the occasion. I Sister Brown and her assistants get things ready tor the spring beauty contest . . . Versatile Elise Mont- gomery and Earl Harter take time out to do a little research work . . . That popular Burnette girl with a couple ot dog-friends . . . Brewer a la carte . . . Spring cleaning at the Gym, and some of the co-eds lend their moral support . . . Every day, all day — those poor Commerce students . . . Some of the Yoncopin Spon- sor contestants visit the Southern Belle . . . Banking the five ball in the side pocket, please. Lucy Bettis and Big Jim Campbell, runners-up as the most athletic people on the campus, make striking poses with some animal friends . . . Spring brings out the bicycle craze and a lot of foolishness . . . Doyle Huckabay and Bill Steger pose con sus mujeres . . . The Chi O ' s do some spring cleaning around their lodge . . . Bull sessions move to the out-of-doors when the sunny season arrives. At the end of the school year many events take place, the most important of these being graduation . . . Bill Swyers and Bob Webster check over the Commerce Department ' s private collection . . . Mon- sieur Depujols goes to work for the Yon- copin ' s annual beauty contest . . . The Jackson Hall Dedication brought out many of Centenary ' s oldest graduates . . . Co- Editor Graham looks over some of Cente- nary ' s yearbooks of past years. JT .. ' jpyf AnytUin. f, can, Ua p fie t duniMf tltH d adart, oj the yeal w-itlt Mahinxj, the. lteadline L The Spring of 1941 will long be remember- ed by the Science Departments of the col- lege, for in March the new Jackson Hall was formally dedicated to human values. Dedication ceremonies for the new build- ing were held on Wednesday, March 12, in a special program held in the Chapel. Speaker of the day was Dr. Arthur H. Compton, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1927. He is shown at the right with Dr. Cline and Dr. Lowance, while at the bottom of the page is a view of Centenary ' s new Jackson Hall. Gerit nxViu dedicated Science Dr. ]. M. Sullivan, (below) class of ' 87, who returned for the dedication cere- monies, looks over the old records that he wrote as faculty secretary from 1 to 1901 . . . Refreshments are served in the new Science Library . . . Dr. Thayer (at right) conducts an experiment in the Physical Chemistry Lab . . . On the ob- servatory, Dr. Lowance and two of his students adjust the telescope to position . . . In the Advanced Zoology laboratory , some of the students try a Physiology experiment . . . Working on electrical experiments, the Physics students seem wholly engrossed in their work. Left to right: Professor Bryant Davidson; Helen Shaw; James Stroud; Joe Stephens; Jarvis Wal- ler. Second row: R. D. Laing, Fred Hughens, Carrol Osbone, Roy Mouser. Third row: Ray Goens; Robert Webster; John Woods, Val Bor- um; Donn Thompson. 2 euaie ana Onjcdosuf, The three stars oi Debate and Oratory, Joe Stephens, Helen Shaw, and John Woods. Great strides were made this year in debate work at Centenary. The teams, composed of John Woods and Robert Webster, Fred Hughens and Joe Step- hens emerged victorious in many debates with col- leges from all over the South. Centenary also won its share of oratorical honors. Joe Stephens won first place in the Louisiana Peace Association Oratorical Contest with Helen Shaw winning second place in the women ' s division. John Woods placed third in a field of 27 contestants from ten states at the Louisiana speech tournament held at Louisiana State Normal College. Under the sponsorship of Professor Bryant Davidson, a Debate Club was formed with John Woods as its first president. The aim of this club is to focus at- tention of the student body on public speaking, bet- ter speaking and debating. The faculty committee composed of Professors David- son and Overdyke, Dr. Steger, Mrs. A. R. Campbell, and Dr. Morehead contributed greatly to the success of the teams, and the club. Chosen by the C.A.A. as one of the nation ' s colleges to offer a course in aeronautics, Cente- nary has successfully passed its second year in this category. With the United States Gov- ernment asking for more and more aviators each day, a greatly increased interest in the course has kept the instructors busy every minute since school opened last fall. For those who desire to be the future pilots of the nation, rigid physical examinations must be passed before they can continue upon their anticipated careers. The Instructor shows Robert Lary how to do pylon eights. Steger, Dowling, and Mergers pose with one of the planes . . . Part of the group enrolled in the C.A.A. course After the physical requirements have been taken care of, difficult tests in ground work must be passed before any actual flying is at- tempted. Since this is the second year that Aviation has been offered at Centenary, a more advanced course has been offered for those who have completed the initial stage of the procedure, and, under the supervision of Instructor Claude Hammel, promises to produce some fair pilots. Glenn Wilson gets ready to take off. The 1941 Baseball Squad. Qestti n Muz blamo-nd PROSPECTUS As we go to press Centenary ' s prospects for a very successful baseball season look very good. The 1940 season was the most successful one that Centenary has ever had and with a majority of the players return- ing this year, everything seems to be bright and rosy. Last year Centenary took baseball seriously for the first time and put it in the category of a major sport and then went on to win the Louisiana Inter-Collegiate baseball championship. Another major development in the diamond sport at Centenary is the new baseball field which has just been completed. It is situated next to the football grounds and promises to be an inducement for better attend- ance than the former practice of playing all home games at the Texas League Park. OUTFIELDERS Guy Feducia Jack Forshee Claude McCrocklin Melbourne Crawford Martin Pfau INFIELDERS Charles White, Third Base Lurlin Harmon, Shortstop James Webb, Shortstop Edgar Burks, Second Base Louis Barre, Second Base Jere Overdyke, First Base PITCHERS James Barnes Ed Hoynoski CATCHERS Claude Teel W. G. Lawless . . . a+ial the nesneUnAen. o the uea i id tcuken up, tup jf£ l44A 6 that make colieae liLe unhat it id. 7 4e 1941 Staff Co-Editors Ethel Cady, William Graham Business Manager Walter B. Jacobs, Jr. Assistant Business Manager Helen Dwire Photograph Editor Ann Burnette Sports Editor Charles Knight Typists Foster Philyaw, Wade Peters Staif Assistants Jimmye Brown June Rolfs June Cook Juanita Ryland Martha Pitcock Shirley Safford Roberta Williamson Co-Editors Giaham and Cady prepare layouts. Cook, Burnette, and Brown choose pictures for Yoncopin. This one is the best lor t h e Athletic Division. You are now turning the pages of the 21st volume of The Yoncopin. Your complete satisfaction is the goal which the Co-Editors hope they have attained. Serving as the theme of the book are the three seasons, in which the school events are taken as they occurred. In the design of this book we were aware of the de- sire for a change and have altered this edition accordingly. For the first time in its history, The Yoncopin has had the benefit of two artists, Co-Editors Ethel Cady and William Graham. Following precedent, The Yoncopin office, at the first of the year, had a lure to those journalistically inclined. A change occurred, however, as the work progressed, the staff dwindled and the work was left to the Co- Editors with the help of one or two members. yoHcapin, Staffjf cd Wakk All the staff reports on picture day. The finances of fhe book were handled by Walter B. Jacobs, Jr., who has been a most capable Business Manager. Assisting Wal- ter was Helen Dwire, who proved to be most worthy. The work on the yearbook was again under the supervision of Professor Robert See. business Manager, Jacobs, checks his file. Afternoon after afternoon, Ethel and Bill could be found working away, but not in vain, for the yearbook with a seasonal theme and cartoons by Graham as sub-divisions, promises to be another Ail-American Yon- copin. We have strived to present as nearly as is possible, a mechanically perfect book. How- ever, the facts have not been distorted, thus sacrificing a truthful presentation for perfec- tion in make-up. We hope that we have pleased you with our efforts and we hope that we have shown all that is important, never over-emphasizing any one activity. If, in later years, you can glance through this volume of the Yoncopin with a feeling of pleasure and think back of those dreamy college days, we shall consider this a task well done. £ pjan 0A Miss Azalie Webb glances over the 1941 Yoncopin ol which she is the sponsor. Beside her is the cup which she has won and that now is the permanent possession oi her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha, due to the tact that they have won the contest lor three consecutive years. 1U Azalie Webb, Ann Thibodeaux, and Helen Dwire get up bright and early to meet the Southern Belle. This is the train on which the first and second place win- ners will make their awarded trips. In the annual Sponsor Contest the winner is decided by the amount of money turned in by each girl, and whoever presents the most cash for yearbook ads, signatures, annuals, and padded covers sold, re- ceives the award. Thus it is an honor not easily won and possession of it indicates plenty of hard work. This year, the winner received either an all-expense spring cruise to Havana, aboard one of the liners of the White fleet, or a trip to New York City. The runner-up was awarded an all-expense trip to New Orleans. The winner this year was Miss Azalie Webb. This 1941 race has been especially interesting to the or- ganizations because of the fact that the Zetas were out to win the trophy for the third time in a row, thus obtaining permanent possession of it, and ihey did. The runners-up were the Chi Omegas who were represented by Ann Thibodeaux. yoMC niH, Part of the group that arrived very early in the morning to meet the Southern Belle ... A lew min- utes later — the sun is now up and the rest of the group has shown up . . . The three representatives in the 1941 Sponsor Contest— Miss Ann Thibodeaux, Chi Omega; Miss Gloria Brown, Alpha Xi Delta; and Miss Azalie Webb, Zeta Tau Alpha. Founder ' s Day, May 2nd, is in- deed a day of celebration at Centenary College. Empty classrooms, forgotten textbooks, the deserted campus and the forlorn Student Center bear witness to this fact each year. Early in the morning, the entire student body, and as many pro- fessors as are able to stand the long hike, start out en masse for Betty Virginia park. There, everybody lets the proverbial hair down and turns loose all of their heretofore well-saved energy. Dr. Cline, surrounded by the taker sex, seems to enjoy himselt. OWl AmSUKiI fy04M UX A Alter lunch has been taken care ol, the big crowd gathers under the shade ol the trees lor a song lestival, led by Alvin C. Cheezy Voran, Student Counselor . . . But, to many, the big picnic lunch is the main event ol the entire cele- bration . . . One of the more im- portant stints ol the day is in the morning when such craity politici- ans as Helen Shaw, Bill Steger, and Joe Elston get on the stump to ballyhoo and bull the prospec- tive voters into submission . . . Part ol the group that braved an early morning march to Betty Vir- ginia Park. One of the outstanding events of the day, aside from eating, is the political speeches and rallies for various prospective student body officers. Indeed, the professional politician might well learn some tricks of the trade from these amateur stumpers. Nothing is overlooked in their diligent search for an- ticipated votes. The other outstanding feature of the day is the faculty-senior baseball game. For comedy, drama, and thrills, even the best movie house could not outdo this contingent occurrence of things. To see your favorite prof., whom you had always figured as athletically dead as the mackerel, dashing around a la Babe Ruth is good enough for anybody ' s money. As we go to press, plans for a bigger and better Founder ' s Day Celebration are being completed by the Student Senate. To climax this day of all days, several events have been added this year which promise to be the highlights of that day. It so happens that a home baseball game between Cente- nary and Louisiana Tech has been scheduled for the afternoon of May 2nd. This will help greatly to climax the annual event but the new innovation that will really make a perfect ending is the Founder ' s Day Dance which has been planned by the Student Senate to take place that night. So, all in all, the 116th birthday party of Centenary College promises to be the best one on record. jbay Cete batiaH Mi a u Qeti One of the most picturesque traditions at Centenary is the ceremony devoted to the crowning of the Queen of the May Fete on the first day of the month which ushers in the dreamy days of early sum- mer. Each year a faculty committee selects four girls — one from each social organization and one from the non-fraternity group — and from this number the students select their Queen. The coronation is held amid great ceremony and an elaborate pageant is presented for the entertainment of the Queen and her court. This May, Grace Ingersoll will reign and Lucy Bettis will serve as Maid of Honor to a court composed of junior and senior girls. The theme of the historical sequel to be given this May is based on the development of democracy in England and America, entitled, Heritage of Democracy. Presented annually by the W.A.A. as a climax to their athletic activity, the May Fete attempts to por- tray or interpret some major aspect of life in America through sports. Last year Beatrice Carlton reigned as Queen and her Maid of Honor was Grace Julian. The festival had as its theme, Louisiana Under Five Flags. The history of the state was depicted in colorful dances and tableaux, narrated by Helen Shaw. The crowning ot Centenary ' s 1940 May Queen, Miss Beatrice Carlton . . . The colorful May Pole Dance with picturesque Colonial Hall as a background . . . Some cl the characters oi the 1940 festival pose in their authentic costumes. ttJSk i enienarij J aai Miss Dorothy Robinson L entenarij Ljentleman Mr. William Steger ■ 3jBP 1 fS ,w I! JAmVJUH f r9Smf f J fll 4 A J ' •■ ' , • - V Chosen by the students as the most versatile co-ed on the campus, Eilleen Maynard looks over her list of activi- ties lor the day . . . . . . while Charles Knight, chosen as the most ver- satile man, starts to work on one of his many duties oi the day. ue U tlle. . . . ' •, ' -:. v r Papulosi The students ' choice as the two most popular people on the campus, Ann Thibodeaux and Carl Vollmer start the spring season right and take in a bit of sailing on Cross Lake. Athletic, . . . Grace Ingersoll, selected as the most athletic young lady at Centenary, pre- pares lor a pleasant canter along the bridle paths ol the beautiful campus. Jrl ' iss Ljentenari] of ig MISS JIMMYE BROWN ■ ' 5 MM B vesibf, Jf-ei u£a+i Mii4, KaUity+t Matetteawx, ? V MU4, Masuf, MaAie. Jlo f j, MiAA. jjaaswiG, QlaA. ' iell (In Circle) r MiM. GantilU. cMe t uch . . . and eMcua Iheu lAJ ie QUoAett This year the annual staff was exceedingly fortunate in securing as judge of their annual Beauty Contest, the noted Parisian portrait painter and artist, Jean Despujols. Without a doubt the best known modern French artist to American collectors and critics, Mr. Despujols is on a drifting tour of the Americas for the duration of the war. Narrowing down the large field of beauties, whom the students had nominated, to eleven young ladies, he then pick ed the leading beauty and five others to appear in the college annual. The final eleven damsels who were chosen are pictured below with Monsieur Despujols. They are, seated, left to right: Dorothy Robinson, Eilleen Maynard, Kathryn Moreneaux, Mary Marie Hogg, and Felice Hicks. Standing, left to right, are: Norman Robertson, Grace In- gersoll, Joanna Glassell, Jimmye Brown, Camille Hendrick, and Beverly Herndon. . . . but the ndl at the uea i bew ta-i etditody ta the d MAXtflQf OU, Lata dauut b othci, b uu dcua+t Sara Louise Adams shreveport, la. B.A., English Chi Omega; Choral Club Virginia Adair bossier city, la. B.S., Biology Alpha Sigma Chi; Alpha Chi; W. A. A. Psi Delta Chi Mary Virginia Adsit shreveport, la. B.A., Art Chi Omega Charles Armistead shreveport, la. B.S., Biology Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Chi; Pi Mu Sigma Thomasine Armstrong shreveport, la. B.M., Public School Music Choral Club William Steger President SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., Mathematics Kappa Alpha; President of Student Body; Alpha Chi; Alpha Sigma Chi Geraldine Atkins mooringsport, la. B.S., Home Economics Alpha Xi Delta; Cenhomec; Dormitory Council Imogene Atkins mooringsport, la. B.S., Chemistry Alpha Xi Delta; Alpha Sigma Chi Mattie E. Baker DIXIE, LA. B.A., History Chi Omega; Student Senate; Dormitory Council; Pan- Hellenic Council James Barnes shreveport, la. B.A., History Varsity Football; Varsity Baseball Ferne Beseler shreveport, la. B.A., English Chi Omega; Cen Cos CENTENARY G Lucy Bettis shreveport, la. B.A., Spanish Chi Omega; Conglomera te; Cen Coe; W. A. A.; Spanish Club Val Borum altus, okla. B.S., Chemistry Gentry; Alpha Chi; Alpha Sigma Chi; Pi Mu Sigma; Psi Delta Chi; Band Mary Cecil Bynum farmville, va. B.A., History W. A. A.; Dormitory Council; Choral Club; Psi Delta Chi James Campbell parkin, ark. B.A., History Varsity Football; Kollege Kapers Phil Clifton shreveport, la. B.S., Geology Kappa Alpha; Geological Society Marion Blanchard shreveport, la. B.A., History Kappa Delta Marjorie Boyett shreveport, la. B.A., History Alpha Xi Delta; Cen Coe Ethel Cady shreveport, la. B.A., Art Aufait; Co-Editor of Yoncopin; Student Senate; Maroon Jackets; W. A. A. Lee Alice Clay shreveport, la. B.A., History Zeta Tau Alpha; French Club Sid Conley vivian, la. B.S., Geology Geological Society RADUATES Thomas Courtney shreveport, la. B.S., Commerce Kappa Sigma A. B. Cox SHREVEPORT, LA. B.S., Geology Geological Society; Psi Delta Chi Dorothy Jane Dixon shreveport, la. B.S., Home Economics Aufait; Alpha Sigma Chi; Cenhomec; Psi Delta Chi Milton Ellis shreveport, la. B.S., Geology Gentry; Geological Society Joe Elston shreveport, la. B.A., History Kappa Sigma; Psi Delta Chi ElLLEEN MAYNARD Vice-President SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., English Chi Omega; Co-ed Vice-President of Student Body; Conglomerate; Maroon Jackets; Cen Coe; Chi Sigma Nu; Pan-Hellenic Council Lewis R. Finnell SHREVEPORT, LA. B.S., Commerce Kappa Alpha; Commerce Club Corinne Ford LEWISVILLE, ARK. B. A., History Chi Omega Walter Lake Fowler shreveport, la. B.S., Economics Kappa Sigma Audrie Fuller hosston, la. B.A., History Alpha Xi Delta; Maroon Jackets; Dormitory Council; Pan-Hellenic Council Hessie Gaston shreveport, la. B.A., History Aufait; W. A. A. CENTENARY G Margie Giles shreveport, la. B.M., Piano Zeta Tau Alpha; Alpha Choral Club; Band Chi; Frances Goodson shreveport, la. B.A., English Alpha Xi Delta; Secretary of Student Body; Maroon Jackets; Cen Coe; Pan-Hellenic Council Frances M. Hardeman STONEWALL, LA. B.A., Home Economics Cenhomec Lurlin Harmon church point, la. B.A., History Varsity Basketball; Varsity Baseball L. W. Head SHREVEPORT, LA. B.S., Geology Lambda Chi Alpha; Student Senate; Geological Society; Delta Chi Psi Paulyn Gill HOMER, LA. B.A., Commerce Chi Omega; Student Senate ; Chi Sigma Nu; Dormitory Council; Psi Delta Chi Martha Iler Hamner shreveport, la. B.A., English Zeta Tau Alpha; Chi Sigma Nu; W. A. A. Mary Hardin houston, texas B.A., Art Chi Omega Carolyn Harris shreveport, la. B.A., History Chi Omega George Hearne shreveport, la. B.A., Economics Kappa Alpha; Vice-President oi Student Body; Alpha Chi; Commerce Club; Kollege Kapers 2ADUATES 1 r- «-. I Oik  W V Dorothy Hinkle shreveport, la. B.A., English Alpha Xi Delta; Cen Coe Clifton Howard waco, texas B.A., Psychology Kappa Sigma; Student Senate; Psi Delta Chi Margaret L. Hugon PINE BLUFF, ARK. B.S., Home Economics Aufait; Cenhomec; Psi Delta Chi John Edward Hull shreveport, la. B.S., Commerce Jack Keenan, Jr. shreveport, la. B.A., English Kappa Alpha Dorothy Robinson Secretary SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., History Zeta Tau Alpha; Student Senate; Maroon Jackets; Cen Coe; Cenhomec; Pan-Hellenic Council Frances Kizer shreveport, la. B.A., History Zeta Tau Alpha; French Club Charles D. Knight SHREVEPORT, LA. B.S., Biology Kappa Alpha; Treasurer of Student Body; Conglomerate; Yoncopin; Alpha Chi; Alpha Sigma Chi; Pi Mu Sigma; Band; Kollege Kapers Murph H. Kyle TENAHA, TEXAS B.S., Commerce Commerce Club Catherine Lodestro bossier city, la. B.A., History Aufait; W. A. A. Fred McClanahan HOMER, LA. B.S., Physics Lambda Chi Alpha; Student Senate; Band CENTENARY G James McDowell shreveport, la. B.A., Psychology Kappa Sigma; Psi Delta Chi Roy E. Mouser CALHOUN, LA. B.A., Bible Gentry; Student Senate; Ministerial Club; Choral Club Charles M. Peters SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., History Kappa Alpha; Band; Kollege Kapers; Psi Delta Chi Mal McIlwain shreveport, la. B.A., English Kappa Alpha; Student Senate; Kollege Kapers; Cheerleader 3etty Morris Gwin Morrison SHREVEPORT, LA. SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., English B.S., Commerce Chi Omega Kappa Sigma; Business Manager of Conglomerate; Commerce Club John B. Nabors, Jr. MANSFIELD, LA. B.S., Mathematics Kappa Alpha; Alpha Sigma Chi Florence Neel Grace Pardue SHREVEPORT, LA. SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., History B.A., French Aufait; W. A. A. James Pittman hazlehurst, miss. B.S., Commerce Lambda Chi Alpha; Band RADUATES Thais Ray shreveport, la. B.A., History Zeta Tau Alpha; Cen Coe Mary Nell Reed vivian, la. B.A.,Ait Alpha Xi Delta; Dormitory Council Virginia Reily shreveport, la. B.A., English Zeta Tau Alpha; Cen Coe; Chi Sigma Nu Beverly Robertson shreveport, la. B.A., History W. A. A.; Aufait JUANITA RYLAND SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., English Aufait; Maroon Jackets; Yoncopin; Choral Club Grace Ingersoll Treasurer SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., History Zeta Tau Alpha; Student Senate; Maroon Jackets; Cen Coe; Chi Sigma Nu; Psi Delta Chi Shirley Safford shreveport, la. B.A., Psychology Alpha Xi Delta; Yoncopin; Cen Coe Jeannette Sentell shreveport, la. B.A., History Pi Beta Phi Ethel Shropshire shreveport, la. B.S., Commerce Zeta Tau Alpha; Maroon Jackets; Cen Coe; Commerce Club Henry M. Shuey SHREVEPORT, LA. B.S., Chemistry Kappa Alpha; Conglomerate; Alpha Chi; Alpha Sigma Chi; Spanish Club Mary S. Simonton SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., English CENTENARY G Jo Anna Sternberg SHREVEPORT, LA. B.A., Education Eloise Thompson longstreet, la. B.A., English Alpha Xi Delta; Maroon Jackets; Dormitory Council M. M. Waldroup, Jr. DIXIE, LA. B.S., Economics Kappa Sigma Hugh White, Jr. shreveport, la. B.S., Economics Kappa Alpha; Conglomerate; Band; Kollege Kapers W. H. Williamson SHREVEPORT, LA. B.S., Economics Kappa Sigma; Commerce Club Russell Stewart shreveport, la. B.A., Mathematics Gentry; Student Senate; Editor of Conglomerate; Alpha Chi; Band Azile Wagner shreveport, la. B.A., English Chi Omega; Student Senate; Maroon Jackets; Alpha Chi; Cen Coe; Pan-Hellenic Council I Robert Webster tulsa, okla. B.A., Commerce Kappa Alpha; Conglomerate; Alpha Chi; Commerce Club John Wilkinson keithville, la. B.A., History Frank A. Word LEESVILLE, LA. B.S., Commerce Kappa Alpha; Student Senate; Conglomerate; Spanish Club RADUATES GRADU The 1940 Graduation Exer- cises — Driven into the Chap- el by the pouring rain, the ceremonies are continued and the degrees are handed out . . . Dr. Cline and the guest speaker, Mr. Galloway Calhoun, led the Proces- sional . . . The Seniors hie into their places as they get ready lor their last big func- tion as college students . . . Rev. and Mrs. S. L. Riggs never miss a graduation ceremony , rain or shine. ATION Above are the two honor stu- dents of the Class of 1940 — Grace Julian and John Ko- elemay . . . Dr. Cline halts the speaker and directs everyone to the Chapel as the rain begins . . . An hon- orary LL. D. degree is con- ferred upon Mr. E. Weldon Jones . . . Dr. Cline, Dean Hardin, and Mrs. Campbell are kept busy on the Chapel stage giving degrees. Co-Editor Ethel Cady and Busi- ness Manager Walter Jacobs present the plaque to Bill Ste- ger, President of the Senior Class. OPEN LETTER May 1, 1941. Dear Fellow-Students: The Yoncopin staff of 1941, ever on the initiative, has started something new this year which they hope that future staff members will continue in the years to come. That is, the presentation of a huge plaque to the senior class each year. This plaque will contain the pictures of all of the members of that particular class and, after being for- mally presented to the president of the class, is to be hung in some significant place in the Student Union Building. With this hopeful thought in mind, we put away our scissors, paste, and rickety old typewriter and close up the battered office in which we have worked so industriously during this glorious year of 1940-41. Wishing you the best of luck . . . always. THE STAFF. dz $icaU £{o Hq zutfau FORD V-8 MERCURY 8 LINCOLN - ZEPHYR V-12 • See the Complete Ford Family on Display in Our Showrooms. All With Hydraulic Brakes. 717 CROCKETT ST. Elaborate Electioneering. CLASS ELECTIONS Class elections at Centenary are usually boring. All the available members of the class manage to meet and elect the persons nomi- nated by the cligue -which controls the majority of votes at that time. 1940 elections proved to be no exception to this rule. When all the dust had cleared away, the three upper classes had elected three K.A. ' s, one Kappa Sig, one non-fraternity man, two Chi Omegas, and five Zetas. Notably griped were the power-loving, but seldom powerful Alpha Xi ' s, and, totally lacking in representa- tion, the slowly dying Lambdas. Just before Christmas, the freshman class elections were ordered to be held by secret ballot instead of class meeting. The results some- what atoned for the prominence of Zetas in the other three classes, when three Chi O ' s and a lone K.A. were elected to fill the post. Notably griped were the Kappa Sigmas, who had put on a rooting- tooting campaign, with sound-trucks, posters, high-pressure men, and other professional apparatus. In mid-February, all was just about forgiven, and people were again asking each other just who were the class officers. Drink eca TRADE M40,, MG.u.s.p«r.o f ,T In Bottles THE 1941 YONCOPIN is BOUND IN A KINGSCRAFT COVER MANUFACTURED BY THE KINGSCRAFT PRESS, Inc. KINGSCRAFT, TENNESSEE LOUISIANA ' S OLDEST BANK Extends Best Wishes to 117-year-old CENTENARY COLLEGE (Oldest College West of the Mississippi River) FIRST NATIONAL BANK SHREVEPORT ' Big Shots HOMECOMING QUEEN One of the most interesting elections at Centenary is always the one for Homecoming Queen. In this, the first big election of the year, the drawing power of the various sororities is accu- rately measured for future months. Sometimes, in past years, the results have been a complete surprise to the general public. This year, the wise guys on the campus were asking each other, Who will the Zetas run? For so many consecutive years that they have lost track of the actual number, the Zetas ' pride and joy has been their unbroken line of Homecoming Queens. In 1940, the man-on-the-campus felt sorry for the ZETA ' s, because he saw no candidate outstanding. Bui the surprise outcome of the year named Prexy Dorothy Robinson of that organization as the 1940 Homecoming Queen over three close rivals who threatened to go on top at any minute. No dreamer, Queen Dottie at once realized that her success was due as much to the loyalty her organization commands among the ambitious swains in the land as to her personal magnetism. Quiet, demure, of necessity studious, she won the hearts of those who had never known her before with her regal bearing and appearance on that black Homcoming Day, and capped with a glorious crown her meteoric rise to prominence in campus affairs, -which began almost a year before, when she was elected president of Zeta. Dependable Natural Gas Service Doesn ' t Just Happen! UNITED GAS PIPE LINE COMPANY Typical social organization. SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS The school year of 1940-41 has been a hot one for the six national fraternities and sororities on the campus. They, individually or collectively, have been on the spot almost constantly since school began. Fall rushing started things off with a major revelation — people weren ' t interested in fraternities any more. Organization heads, shocked into getting together and comparing notes, found that a dozen or so choice morsels, both male and female, not only had not joined a fraternity, but had announced their intention not to do so. It was a situation without parallel in the history of Greek organiza- tions on the campus. cont ' d r Apparel Collegiate and Youthful for dressy needs and campus wear featured each season V. $ HIARKTi .J LOUISIANA REFRIGERATED PRODUCTS CORP. INCORPORATED ©f ICE}© We Employ Gentlemanly Salesmen _- SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS (cont ' d) From that moment on, catastrophe followed catastro- phe. First, Aufait started rushing (and don ' t you think for a minute they didn ' t) the girls who failed to pledge a sorority and walked off with a fair number of girls, who contrary to the previous reputation of the group, had looks, money, and a ready line. By far the most interesting story of the year concerns one Fred McClanahan and his advisor, Richard Nor- ton. No Greek, McClanahan early in the year organ- ized a somewhat diverse group of disgruntled anti- Greeks called The Gentry. No anti-Greek, he failed to gain the confidence of the group, which ousted him some two months later. cont ' d MORRIS-DICKSON DRUG STORES SHREVEPORT ' S DRUGGIST Since 1841 Institutions Building a Greater South Centenary College and Commercial National Bank . . . ' GENTLEMEN ' AND LADIES OF THE CLASS OF 1941! It ' s great to be an American — great to have a part in this wonderful land of opportunity that is yours to have and enjoy . . . we salute you, everyone, for the part you are each to play in making ours an even greater nation! your J. C. PENNEY Co. Compliments of BAYOU STATE OIL CORPORATION Producers, Refiners, Marketers of Premium Lubricating Oils Here is a most unusual motor oil, produced under high vacuum in our own refinery from a crude designed by nature for high quality lubri- cating oils. This oil is 100% DIS- TILLED from a select Mid-Continent ( Napthene-Paraffin) Crude, first into a pure vapor, then condensed into a line clean oil, free from all non-lubricating impurities. Cute — eh? SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS (cont ' d) Meanwhile, smooth-talking, handsome Norton had pledged Kappa Sigma, and had been named president of the pledge group. One day, without so much as a word, Norton and some half-a-dozen followers marched out of Kappa Sigma, much to the amazement of the campus, who had marked him as one of the leaders of tomor row. Quite naturally, McClanahan and Norton joined forces, organized the first local fraternity on the campus in several years, and called it Alpha Sigma Upsilon, for some obscure reason. So quietly and quickly was this done, that napping national frater- nity officers on the campus were unaware of its exist- ence for almost a week. cont ' d Jlet tke College Student tell tjau Ya COST OP J RWIN6 1 VOOP. OWN CAR- $ ! Jl TIMES SAFER $ Phone 4208 Address, 501 Fannin For a new lease on life ... a new thrill when you travel, take a tip from the college student and travel by bus. Big, deluxe Tri-State Coaches, wide observa- tion-type windows, ice wa- ter, free pillows, and porter service. TRI ' STATE COACHES See More — Pay Less Go By Bus .J .J W-H JOHNS ON. President J SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS (cont ' d) Instantly on the alert, these Phi Delt-SAE-DEKE-baiting men rushed around madly for two whole days, making it plainly known that the presence of a fourth large national fraternity on the campus was not to be tolerated by them. Before a week had gone by, their fears were allayed. From Dallas came word that the group which had scared the daylights out of K.A. and Kappa Sigma, would in February be initiated en masse into the local chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, which had been dying a natural death for two years. With the promise of fresh blood, LCA again took its rightful position in campus affairs, and Greek met Greek in the joints, friendly again. January brought still a third fright to the Greeks, this one a major riot. From the office was issued an ominous docu ment, purporting to be the regulations for social functions. Up in arms went the Greeks, but with less success than the ones fight- ing in Greece. Tongue-in-cheek, with a nous verrons attitude, they submitted amendments they desired. Flatly rejected in all save one instance, they came back. Impetuous ones talked darkly of revolution, succeeded in dancing in the SUB one cold Friday morning, despite warnings of expulsion. Back to classes went the Greeks, but January has not been forgotten. A major riot is still in the offing. Broadmoor Floral Shop 340 Ockley Drive Phone 7-2737 Nights, Sundays, and Holidays Call: Mrs. Sarah Paxton Tully Flowers for all Occasions Personal, Dependable Service FOOTBALL The team was all set for big things this year. In a pre-season broadcast, husky Jim Campbell summed up the situation this way: Things got so bad last year I couldn ' t even get a ride to town. And Big Jim wanted some rides this year. But the Fates seemed to have ruled differently. From the minute Hardin-Simmons was assured of victory in September until the min- ute ten games later when Tech was in a similar position in a still hotly debated contest, the Gentlemen tasted victory just three times. Two of the schools beaten were from St. Louis — which led the man- in-the-stands to yell, Aren ' t there any more schools up there we can play? Southwestern of Memphis was again a casualty from the Shreveport standpoint. Meanwhile, on the losing side, fans chalked up big scores, little scores, medium size scores, all spelling defeat for the Maroon and White. By the boards went T. C. U., Rice, Arizona, Normal, Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech, and Hardin-Simmons. Lack of reserves in key positions, lack of discipline in the sguad, and an abundance of dissatisfaction from coaches, fans, and players alike, combined to make the ' 40 season pretty much of a flop. Smart women Insist on this babel in their garments Compliments of MORRIS-BUICK 320 Market Compliments of R. E. ALLISON DRILLING COMPANY Compliments of Interstate Electric Co., Inc. 630 Spring Street Phone 6131 7ou get more leisure and pleasure out of living when Natural Gas does the 4 big jobs in your home A sk A nyone We Serve The M. L Bath Companies Printing - Lithographing - Engraving Office Supplies and Office Equipment Longview, Texas Phone 898 Shreveport, La. Phone 3-7141 Norton Business College The School of Individual Teaching THE ORIGINAL GREGG SHORTHAND COLLEGE OF SHREVEPORT Ask for Information Phone 2-8739 Levy Building Shreveport, La. That ' s our basketball team. BASKETBALL Victory-hungry fans started patting the members of the Centenary basketball team on the back about October. We know we ' ll be on the winning side when YOU start playing, they said. But they were to be again disappointed. After a fine start locally, the annual Northern tour reddened the faces of the boosters, as they read of scores which sounded like stock market quotations in boom times. Then, back home, a flashy quint smothered Louisiana College 59-19 to start the Conference race. Enthusiasm ran high. This was quickly followed by the annual slump, during which the team lost a game to every school in the Conference save one. Spirits ran low. Even basketball teams, it seems, get the reds. The season ' s work was worth complimenting. Although they didn ' t win every time, they scared the daylights out of the league leaders time and time again. And still, they didn ' t do as well as one would expect for a team as experienced as they were. Centenary ' s basketball fortunes were still so-so. Compliments of the Big Chain Stores rr The Grocery Folks of Shreveport 5? SOLDIER BOYS The National Guard band hasn ' t been called out since the last World War. With this assurance, Warrant Officer Orin Lincoln Igou collected a band for the 204th Coast Artillery (AA) last spring. Just think of it, his spiel ran, you get paid for drilling, and a free two-week vacation at Pensacola in the summer. Lured, some 15 Centenary students signed. Things went fine; the checks came in on time, the two weeks at Camp Beauregard, while a little removed from the sunny shores of Florida, still were worth the while. And then came the President ' s order, which stated that the 204th would be required to spend at least one year in training beginning in January. Suddenly shocked were Igou and men. Amid shouts and tears of mingled rejoicing and wailing they left in January for a year. Igou was with his men, although he could have been deferred. It seems the pay in the army was more than in the Centenary Music School. Jriena- 1 Lper furniture StuoLos, One. 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Somewhat less encourag- ing was the bus trip to Natchitoches for the ill-starred Normal game, which was enlivened by Blind Tom ' s fondness for I. W. Harper. Once it had arrived, the band had to take to the field while the customers filed in, to practice their stunt, with the result that when it was performed at the half, the same customers showed their indifference by ignoring it. Innovation for the better was total omission of the band sweetheart election, which legally left last year ' s sweetheart, Lorraine O ' Roark, still in the position. The situation was not begrudged by any band member we could find. Ready As Always To Serve Your Ever 7 Jewelry Need Flournoy Harris 519 Marshall Street Shreveport, La. Compliments MAGNOLIA PACKING CO. 90 Market Street KOLLEGE KAPERS Doctor S. D. Morehead is a very unusual man. His talents run from the deepest mazes of economic thought to the picking of fe- male singers for Kollege Kapers who make the men sigh. This year was no exception and its crop of full-busted chanteuses out- shone all previous seven years of Kapers history. No financial fool, Dr. Morehead makes the show pay its own -way, too. Aside from the many individual shows at neighboring cities, towns, and hamlets, Kapers splurged this year and had two tours — the regular North Louisiana tour, and an additional East Texas tour. It was just one big blaze of glory, for men, ' women, and chil- dren, alike, giggled at the play, roared at Flournoy and Achee, started their adrenalin running when Peg Fendley and Betty Brewer sang, swayed with dancer Rosemary Neal, babied Biddie Boddie, and sat in profound awe at the swell singing of the Singsomble and the rich notes of Billy Bradford and Cheesy Voran. The 1941 show was a swell show, It packed them in, fed their en- tertainment taste buds well, and turned them away until next year, when another show will be there to show up the 1941 version. Of particular note is singer Betty Brewer, whose luscious larynx poured forth the kind of singing that made gibbering maniacs of strong men, and left women half-admiring, half-jealous. Only a sophomore, Bet ' s future seems to be rosiest of all the ' 41 krew, and proved again that Doc sure can pick ' em. Doorway to the Unusual . . . Qf a Hemenway • Johnson HY should your home be furnished like a carbon copy of many you have seen before . . . and will see again? There ' s no reason why it should . . . particularly if your quest for individuality brings you to Hemenway-Johnson ' s. • For here is a store that is convinced of the importance of your per- sonality . . . and the personality of your home. 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STUDENT SENATE From the end of the picnic last May 2nd after all the candidates and their managers had promised everything from optional classes to ice cream with every registration, until September, things were quietly seething in the realm of student government. For the newly- elected officers had some hot ideas they were anxious to try out, and they made it known that they thought themselves a little dif- ferent from student officers of previous years. They had promised action, and action they proposed to give. So when September came around, the first Conglomerate screamed, Sweeping Student Senate Changes Proposed, and the lid was off. Keynote in the new program was a more representative scheme of membership; this they proposed to do by allotting the membership by campus oganizations. By October, the plan had been adopted by the student body, and the senate met, full of vigor and enthusi- asm. But the thing that the new officers had not foreseen was the lack of power that was theirs. Everything they tried to do met with opposition either financially or administratively or internally. So, hampered with an ever-changing membership, and lack of some- thing to do, the Student Senate found itself in the same position that its predecessors had been — in the lurch. But we found that we hadn ' t reckoned with Wild Bill Steger, Rounder Hearne, Gertrude Maynard, and the other big-wigs, when we thought the Senate was licked. Among its accomplish- ments (?) of the year were the Frosh-Soph tug-of-war, discussion of the honor system, and the annual Founder ' s Day picnic. 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THE CITY-ON-THE-BAYOU For the second consecutive year, the official student body football trip led Centenary students to Houston, where the Gentlemen, it was rumored, played Rice. Surprisingly enough, the 1940 trip was a very quiet one. The train trip both down and returning looked more like a tired house party than a football trip. Aside from an occasional pair of loaded dice, and a funny smelling coke bottle or two, all actions were above suspicion. It seems, rather, that all the fun was had in the city itself. Those South Main street joints came in for their share of the sucker-money, and the tenth floor of the Texas State Hotel saw some scenes that would make a Kappa Sigma blush. The elevator operators are reported to have held a convention on that floor, with mouths wide open, and eyes popping. As usual, Centenary Gentlemen had trouble •with Aggies down for the week-end, who insisted on taking over the girls they had been led by some strange reason to believe had come down to see them in the first place. But, as is customary, the trip went down in history as a very un- eventful episode in the lives of the three hundred who dared make it. Which is the sucker? FROSH-SOPH TUG OF WAR The Student Senate has always had one problem it had never be- fore been able to solve. It was how to end the freshman rules in a dignified manner, without letting it seem that they just petered out. This year the problem was solved, and a new tradition established. Credit goes to the Senate ' s Freshman Orientation chairman, Charles Knight, from whose fertile brain full many a sharp scheme has come in his few years on this earth (numerically). For Chairman Knight conceived, arranged for, engineered, and put on the first freshman-sohomore tug of war ever to be seen on Cen- tenary ' s venerable campus. It was a very short affair — the freshmen winning it with a slight tug, and pulling the sophs in the path of a fire hose which had been conveniently arranged for. The sophs, led by their president of doubtful sophomority, Carl Vollmer, were the underdogs from the very beginning, and hadn ' t a Chinaman ' s chance. So the frosh rules ended very gracefully, and everyone called the experiment a social success, and forgot about it. The question is, what will they do next year? Compliments of Pabody-Stoer Insurance Agency 217 First National Bank Bldg. Compliments of Saenger-Ehrlich Theatres Strand Capitol Majestic Saenger Rex Centenary Venus West End When you Especially WANT TO LOOK YOUR BEST You ' ll be glad your clothes were SANITONE CLEANED! 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Schuster ' s Wholesale Produce Co., Inc. 508 Commerce St. Over 46 Years of Sustaining QUALITY and SERVICE Rul I- ensrem s SINCE 1895 SHREVEPORTS OLDEST Home Owned DEPARTMENT STORE • Shreveport Born • Shreveport Owned • Shreveport Managed Slireveporfs Greatest Clothiers M.UWCQ Reliable Sinee 1857 THE J. B. BEAIRD CORPORATION Refinery Work The picture below illustrates the class of work we do in our Shreveport plant. This unretouched photograph, and the quality of workmanship is obvious. This class of work includes towers, reboilers, heat exchangers, pressure tanks, etc. CENTRAL WHOLESALE COMPANY, INC. Distributors For Old American Roofing Roofing Products 1527 Southern Ave. With a Hashy suit and smiling pan, Teaching the students as best he can, Echoing each joke with a loud gulfaw The one and only Professor Shaw. FRERE ' S FLORAL SHOP Corsages Cut Flowers - Potted Plants Funeral Designs Phone 7-4251 68th Street Southern Ave. SHREVEPORT, LA. Compliments of W. G. RAY DRILLING CO. JORDAN STREET BOWLING ALLEY Bowl for Fun Compliments of THE WERNER COMPANY W. Murray Werner, Owner GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS P. O. Box 908 Shreveport, La. CLARKE JEWELRY CO. AMERICAN WATCHES DIAMONDS and JEWELRY 607 Texas Street Shreveport, La. Compliments of LIDDELL CANDY COMPANY 309 Spring Street Compliments of ARDIS BUILDING AIR COOLED THROUGHOUT 412-18 Milam St. Shreveport, La. Compliments of Ford, Walker, and Hearne, Inc. INSURANCE Compliments of PINE GROVE DAIRY Phone 2-2813 Coushatta Road MAS SEY SERVICE STATION TEXACO PRODUCTS J. E. Massey Creswell and Olive Street Compliments of SUES SHOPPE 2624 Centenary Blvd. Compliments of GLOBE MAP CO. GIBBS IMPLEMENT CO., INC. 415 Spring Street Phone 4576 F. A. BEWLEY B. R. BEWLEY Compliments of BEWLEY FURNITURE COMPANY A Good Place to Buy Furniture Opposite Postoffice in West End 1843-53 Texas Avenue Phone 2-7103 Shreveport, La. What we want to know is . . . Who won the Homecoming float prize? Compliments of Excelsior Steam Laundry Launders, Cleaners, Dyers and Hatters Phone 6238 E. A. Chapman, Mgr. First Because It ' s Finest CHEVROLET RED RIVER MOTOR CO. Shreveport Bossier City Good people to do business with ... as many a Centenary student will one day be able to tell you for himself. PELICAN Well Tool Supply Co. Everything for Drilling and Producing Oil Wells Shreveport, La. Compliments of H. H. PRESCOTT SONS, INC. INSURANCE MISSIONARY MERCANTILE CO. Ida, Louisiana Compliments of JOHNNIE PRESTON Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of ELSTON, PRINCE McDADE Compliments of ABEL ABEL Compliments of ROSE-NEATH FUNERAL HOME Phelps DELICIOUS ICE CREAM SODAS MARTHA WASHINGTON CANDIES LUNCHEON SERVICE CHARLES C. RUDDERHAM 518 Market Street QUERBES BOURQUIN INSURANCE SERVICE MOTOROLA RADIOS For Your Home and Car DUNKELMAN-PACE Distributors 1417 Louisiana Ave. Phone 2-8453 Compliments of TIDEWATER ASSOCIATED OIL CO Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of MRS. MAURER ' S BAKERY BUTTER-NUT BREAD Compliments of OLIVER H. VAN HORN CO., INC. Spring and Fannin Q)EAC®CK, jg MEDICAL ARTS BUILDINC SHREVEPORT. LOUISIANA IP It RED RIVER LUMBER COMPANY Manufacturers of WHOLESALE and RETAIL LUMBER Cedar Grove Station SHREVEPORT, LA. BAIRDS, INC. 3316 Line Greetings! JORDAN FORRESTER AGENTS 401 Bank Building Phone 5255 STANDARD PRINTING COMPANY Commercial Job Printing UnexcelleoV Phone 5225 611 Milam Street JOHNNIE FAIR SYRUP SHREVEPORT SYRUP CO. Compliments of ROBERT NEFF General Contractor 802 Rutherford Phone 7-3686 BONDED INSURED CENTRAL STORAGE AND TRANSFER CO., INC. Long Distance Moving Phone 5136 700 Commerce Street Shreveport, La. He ' s the man who started That thing called Kollege Kapers, He jauntingly walks to the Sub each day And returns with his pockets lull ol stuli. Compliments of W. C. WOOLF Compliments of BONNEAU PETERS Compliments of LOUISIANA PAPER CO. Corner Crockett and Market Street THE AUTO HOTEL Compliments of NAOMI CROCKETT 972 Louisiana Ave. Phone 2-1215 Compliments of PEYTON HIGHLAND PHARMACY Compliments of ART FLORAL SHOP Compliments of VOGUE CLEANERS AND FURRIERS PHONE 7-3636 2419 SOUTHERN AVE. CUB BEVERAGE COMPANY 205 East Kings Highway Phone 7-4121 Compliments of STUCKEY ' S BEAUTY SALON 2712 Centenary Blvd. Phone 7-6571 Compliments of COLUMBIA RESTAURANT Compliments of Great National Oil Corporation of Louisiana BARROW, LEARY CO. Investments Plan to have your office in the SLATTERY BUILDING Shreveport ' s Best Known Address Compliments of ROBY FURNITURE CO. 609-17 Cotton Street Shreveport, La. Use Our Free Parking Lot Phone 6145 Compliments of CONTINENTAL AMERICAN BANK TRUST CO. Compliments of Colonial Sandwich Shop Centenary Boulevard Compliments of SHREVEPORT BATTERY COMPANY When Your Car Doesn ' t Start Call Us ; Compliments of R. R. BRINKMANN J. HOWELL FLOURNOY SHERIFF Phone 2-4405 4937 Caddo Parish Shreveport, La. BUCKELEW HARDWARE CO. BUILDERS HARDWARE ' It ' s Hardware We Have if 122 Texas Street Phone 6291 TIRES and TIRE REPAIRS Phone 9695 RAYMONDS TIRE SHOP 1217 Gary Street Shreveport, La. HIGHLAND LUMBER SUPPLY CO. EVERYTHING FOR YOUR BUILDING NEEDS 311 Highland Ave. Phone 2-4688 Bank With Us and Bank On Us! All Deposits Guaranteed by F.D.I.C. BOSSIER STATE BANK Compliments of WEAVER LUMBER COMPANY Compliments of BROADMOOR DRUG CO. DIXIE MILL SUPPLY CO. SOUTHERN GLASS COMPANY 215 Texas St. Shreveport, La. ARTISTS 1 SUPPLIES PICTURE FRAMING Compliments of TRIANGLE DRILLING CO. Slattery Bldg. ARDIS CO., Inc. ESTABLISHED 1880 WHOLESALE GROCERS Exclusive Wholesale Distributors of Red Seal Canned Meat Uncle Williams Canned Vegetables Sauer ' s Extracts and Spices Neither snow nor hail, rain nor sleet Can stay him from his round, Professor Banks — umbrella in hand Doth daily make the town. DUNCAN-McCORD DRILLING CO. DRILLING CONTRACTORS PRODUCERS Giddens-Lane Building SHREVEPORT, LA. OXFORD CLOTHES CAVANAUGH HATS ROSENBLATH ' S Shreveport ' s Modern Store For Men Compliments of CHI OMEGA MOTHERS CLUB Compliments of Victoria-Sash Door Co. Compliments of A FRIEND PRODUCERS OIL GAS COMPANY, INC. Giddens-Lane Building Phone 2-0002 Shreveport, Louisiana W. E. HALL, President Compliments of WEBB WEBB Lucas, La. FRESH • RICH PURE • SAFE PHONE 3-7167 The Last Word in Co-ed Original at GRAYSONS 504 Texas Street Phone 5807 Established 1900 MEADOWS-DRAUGHON COLLEGE SECRETARIAL ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL BUSINESS COURSES DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL SHREVEPORT, LA. HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN IN TEN EASY— Since, during our us a course in this never wear green search for higher learning, no one has offered manly art, we decided that we would give the full and particular details in this small space as — well — there ain ' t really much to it fellows. Just a few simple rules to fol- low — that ' s all. The first and most im- portant thing to remember is — Don ' t ever wear green garters with a yel- low necktie. Second in the line of things that are nil is the fact that you should never offer to pay the check under any circumstances. It gives you that superiority feeling and at the same time makes your companion admire you for your individuality, providing that your com- panion has an I. Q. of 32.47 — that ' s another thing — always lo ok up your friend ' s I. Q. grade before you invite them out to dinner. You will find that it will help tremend- ously. But by all means, garters with a yellow necktire. Where Centenary Meets to Eat STOPMOOR Compliments of LEE LEE Compliments of SIMMONS BUILDING MATERIAL COMPANY Compliments of Central Motors, Inc. Market at Lake Phone 2-4691 Always Catering To The Faculty And Students Of CENTENARY COLLEGE PeaAo eft ' s ' creoit£ s)ewelers1j Leading Jewelers DODGE and PLYMOUTH CARS AND TRUCKS Ethridge Atkins Corp. Milam at Spring Phone 20631 Shreveport, La. Compliments of McCLELLAN HUTCHINS NASH DISTRIBUTORS Shreveport Bossier City, La. Compliments of A FRIEND Congratulations Centena ry Seniors and 1941 Yoncopin winners ! We know that Azalie Webb and Jimmie Thibodeaux will enjoy their trip on the stream- lined Southern Belle . . . just as all L A-KCS guests enjoy the modern, luxurious appoint- ments of this Diesel-powered, speedliner that operates daily between New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and Kansas City . . . with direct connec- tions at New Orleans to the Southeast and East; also, glam- orous steamship cruises . . . and at Kansas City to the West, Mid-West and Northwest! The train with ALL the extras — at NO extra fare. Route of the Southern Belle Siveetheart of American trains. SOLILOQUY So they told us to fill up this section with stuff and things and if you ' ve read everything up to this little Pulitzer ditty, you ' ll probably agree. So we ' ve got a cut left over and can ' t remember why we ever picked it out in the first place. But since the cut don ' t in particular repre- sent anything and this stuff don ' t either, we figure that it might turn out to be a pretty good little piece of copy before we get enough words to fill the space. (Let ' s see — that makes 87 words ' n I gotta meet Mabel at two — yeh I ' ll make it). Now let ' s take a look at the cut (No. 201). We have a very attrac- tive damsel seated in the stands during the Homecoming game. She has a little card pinned to her collar which reads, guote, Let ' s beat Tech, unguote. Now that ' s irony for ya. (Oughta go talk to Doc Steger about that word ' irony ' but — ain ' t got time — gotta meet Mabel at two — ). Then too — (phone rings ain ' t got no money. - P ublications, go ahead and sue us, we -Oh hello, Mabel.. — but Mabel, okey, okey, I ' m on my way. Now ain ' t that a woman for ya. She says I said one-thirty instead of two. Oh well, I ' ve got enough words anyway. ' -. ' ' • «m OUR APPRECIATION The members of the Yoncopin staff wish to express their appreciation to the advertisers and those friends of Centenary whose names appear below. These advertisers and individuals have made possible the 1941 Yoncopin. H. E. Adger V. N. Alexander Jimmy Allbritton Thomas L. Amiss C. M. Anthony Baptist Book Store O. B. Batton Roy Blaine J. C. Boles F. C. Brinkmann Percy N. Browne Chase and Kline, Insurance Eugene Conway Walter F. Conway Dr. A. P. Crain Mrs. A. P. Crain Mary Virginia Crain Crescent Jewelry Co. John I. Covington Frank Cuellar A. A. Davis Marjorie Dickson L. M. Dougherty L. S. Dougherty Don Easterwood Easterwood Insurance Agency W. M. Eastham Dolph Frantz John McW. Ford A. C. Gaskin Billy Glassell Abie C. Goldberg Max Goldberg Goldberg Orchestra Service Amos K. Gordon, Jr. A. O. Graves Mrs. Allen O. Graves H. and H. Trucking Judge Joe B. Hamiter A. G. Hammett C. Hawkins Hardie N. Hearn Jbert Hughes, Jr. Ed Jobron S. Dewey Juan Leman ' s Mrs. W. J. Leonard Mrs. Wilbur Lunn Miss Jim Martin A. B. Cotton Morris Muldron Service Station Hal Mulley and His Orchestra Joe Murov Nancy Hat Shop Max Nathan R. H. Nelson Paul Osteen Pete ' s Beauty Shop Bill Pinson Frank Purvis, Jr. Aubrey M. Pyburn Ensign Edward H. Railsback, W.S., N.R. James S. Reily Mrs. J. M. Robinson, Jr. F. E. Roney Armand Roos, Jr. David Roos Aaron Selber George S. Sexton, Jr. J. T. Sharp V. Simmons W. E. Thompson, Jr. Philip Slimer Hugh Stephens E. E. Stewart C. B. Stovall C. A. Tooke, Jr. J. F. Vantrease Alvin Cheesy Voran J. A. Walden Helen Webb Weber ' s Root Beer Stand Harry S. Weston H. K. Worsham All the photographs taken for the 1940 issue of the Centenary Yoncopin and the current issue hy Milburne ' s Studio . ♦ These students failed to have their pictures made for the Yoncopin FRESHMEN Adair, Jack Atkinson, Girod Baldwin, Jack Barr, James Boogaerts, Charles Bradford, William Braucht, Glen Braud, Nolan Brown, Gordon Collins, Billy Contreras, Emma Craft, Bruce Crawford, Joe Daugherty, Raymond Deen, Jack Disiere, Francis Durr, Joe Forshee, Jack Golson, Elston Greene, Henrietta Harwell, Bryan Head, George Hickman, Edward Hinds, Richard Hooper, Ted Hubbartt, Russell Hunsicker, Elizabeth Lee, Forrest McConathy, S. D. McWhorter, Bryon Morris, Florence Nash, Jack Newton, Jack Ott, Claude Riza, W. A. Robins, James Robinson, E. B. Robinson, Edward Roussel, Joseph Russ, Richard Schad, Richard Sparks, Harold Spencer, Wallace Stroud, Wallace Swearinger, Gordon Thornton, Judson Tooke, Walter Trumbull, B. J. Varble, Nita Whatley, Dick Whitten, Marvin Youngblood, Thomas SOPHOMORES Angel, Chester Baldwin, Gene Birtman, Charles Bolin, M. C. Burton, Keith Coleman, Russell Cooper, Willard Crawford, H. L. Crawford, Melbourne Crittenden, Cornelia Dickson, Claudia Elmore, Marvin Faith, Mayo Freyer, Carroll Fulco, Constance Hamby, Delmar Hardcastle, Sidney Harris, Charles Heath, James Huston, W. S. Jacks, W. T. Johnson, A. S. Johnson, Robert A. Johnson, Truman Jowers, A. R. Kern, Ralph Koelemay, James Lawless, W. G. Lewis, Richard Lewis, Robert Long, Wallace McCrocklin, Claude Morewood, John Norton, Gaines Paine, William Papa, Sam Peyton, Suzanne Pfau, Martin Prichard, Lex Raley, Robert Sayer, Florence Scott, Gracen Smith, Herbert Taylor, Otho Thompson, Clanton Trickett, James Uttinger, Dorothy Walker, Harold Weatherford, Hose Whitehurst, Claude JUNIORS Allums, John Barrie, Robert Bland, Harold Bodenheimer, Gloria Burgess, Kenneth Burks, Edgar Carlton, Jack Delaune, Henry Feducia, Guy Florsheim, S. E. Fory, Garland Freeman, Sol Gibbs, Richard Hearne, Lloyd Hoynoski, Ed Leabo, Patricia McGraw, Gray McKay, Douglas Miller, Glenn Murphy, Lavelle Osborn, June overdyke, jere Penny, Alex Perkins, Francis Sherman, J. W. Summers, Edwin Venable, Earl Webb, James White, Eva Margie Williamson, Ethel Wood, Billy SENIORS McCrary, Norris May, F. M. Meek, Ethel Strother, Carl Students who entered at Second Semester and did not have pic- tures made for the Yoncopin : Andrews, Gwendolyn Bader, Arthur Best, Ben Black, Arthur Breithaupt, Aline Brown, Lee Brown, Louie Byrnes, Robert Canon, Carolyn Caylor, John Comeaux, Louise F. Comegys, Jack Cousin, Cora Etheredge, Arthur Farquahar, Dorothy Ford, Glynn Freeze, Billy Fronzaglin, A. M. GlDDENS, P. L. Givens, James Gladney, Robert Goode, Betty Greenberg, Jacob Guice, Wilton Harris, Jimmie Hays, Hazen Hendrick, Robert Herold, Barbara Ann Hicks, Felice Higginbotham, Billy Hobby, Robert Hughens, W. Fred Humphrey, Robert Jenkins, John Johnson, Susan Kelly, Judson Lank, Edwin Lary, Robert Lawrence, Betty McDuff, Mrs. W. L. McLain, Wilson McNally, H. J. Matney, Homer Neal, Rosemary Odom, Maurice O ' Donnell, Dan Parish, Welby Parker, John Parks, S. L. Patton, Bill Perry, James Radoslovich, John Rappenport, M. H. Regan, John B. Ru tan, D. J. Schwab, Curtis Shepherd, J. C. Slaughter, C. B. Smithson.Clella Smitherman, Robert Snell, Lorraine Stagg, Betty Thomas, Paul Tinnin, Mrs. L. B. Turner, Pleas Varner, Harry Walker, Norman Walker, Virginia Welsh, Glen White, Alvin White, David Wilkes, Henry Willett, Elaine Williams, Clyde Williams, Gladys Williams, Murray Wood, James R. Woody, Jo Zonne, Virginia June Printed by- Journal Printing Company- Printers and Lithographers Shreveport, La. Engraving by Shreveport Engraving Company Shreveport, La. I ) 1 1 1 w i ;