Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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THE SENIOR CLASS THE SENIOR CLASS MARKS THE CULMINATION OF ALL THE THREE PRECEDING CLASSES. THOSE irno HAFE BEEN OUTSTANDING IN ACTIVITIES HAVE NOli ' REACHED THE TOP; IT IS THEY IFHO TRAIN AND THEY JVHO FURNISH A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR THE INCOMING FRESHMEN. HE Class of ' 42! How proud we were to shout this simple phrase back in 1938 — and how proud we ' ve been to keep it ringing for four happy years. Once again on June 8 that same cry will be heard coming from the throats of over five hundred fortunate young men and women — though this time with more reverence and perhaps with some solemnity. Yes, June 8 will mark graduation for that happy fresh- man class of 1938. We ' ve been a typical Duke Class. We ' ve watched the University grow and expand within our very sight. Few Quadrangle, the new gymnasium, and the addition to the hospital are but tangible examples of the growth we ' ve experienced. We stood with our dinks on in 1938 to witness a great football team begin its trip to the Rose Bowl, and later that year we were priviledged to witness an inspiring centen- nial program. Every year brought new joys and new sorrows, but somehow we ' ve bridged them all. The national emergency touched us with some im- pact for we ' ve lost quite a few of our class to the defense efforts of our country, and have wit- nessed the establishment of a Naval ROTC unit on this very campus. Down through the ' ears we grew along with Duke. We lived her traditions to the fullest, and perhaps added some of our own. We worked and played together, and now that we reflect, we ' re proud to have been the ones chosen to share this heritage. It ' s been a valuable one — one that will grant character and strength to a group of confident graduates em- barking upon perhaps the most perilous tides in the country ' s history. Clay Rohrbach, Piesidenl of Trinity College- Senior Class; Sarah Dabnev, President of ll ' oman ' s College Senior Class. imidi Sanderson, live ' resident; Scbciikenieyiir, Secretary; I ' urcell, Treasurer. Read, rice President; Hodgeson, Secretary; Forsberg, Treasurer. 26

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CLASSES THE SENIORS, CLASS OF 1942 — THE JUA ' IORS, CLASS OF 1943 — THE SOPHOMORES, CLASS OF 1944 — THE FRESHMEN, CLASS OF 1945 KCL ' LIAR to each class is its definite connotation to the students them- sel es and its salutary function for the college. The freshmen are the necessary new material bringing with them en- tirely different back- grounds and ievvpoints. They are introduced to the Duke way; and they learn to adjust to it. When they enter, college is merely a word full of mystery; by the end of their first year they have served the initial ap- prenticeship and are ready to assume responsi- bilities. In their sophomore year they return tcj a familiar place where they begin to con- structively lay down the foundation of their future development in college, whether it be scholastically, in activities, or in a general culture background. The sophomore has a touch of the proverbial superiority but not enough to be obnoxious to the upperclassmen or burdensome to the Freshmen, yet he has a sufficient amount to impress himself. The main responsibility of the Juniors is that of beuig the incoming Senior class. It is in this year that their time is spent in working to fulfill their ambitions for high honors so that they can be attained when they are Seniors. The Juniors begin to concentrate on their scholastic major and to specialize. The Senior year marks the culmination of all the three preceding classes. Those who have been outstanding in activities have now reached the top; it is they who are training the incoming Freshmen. There are also those who have obtained highly coveted scholastic honors. et now when they have become the leaders of the campus the time has come when their thoughts and plans turn to the future. Thus each student has progressively advanced from the time when he was a neophyte till now when he has completed his four years. Perhaps he has gained all he expected from college, perhaps more, but in all probability he has missed some of those honors and benefits he had hoped for. Yet, despite this, he has matured a great deal; he has learned to adjust to new ways and live with widely diflering people. College, in taking off the rough edges and training the students to think, has prepared them to start at the bottom again in the outer world, onl) ' this time they have a substantial background to guide them — a background which will anchor them to stability and better service their abilities. For they are to utilize their training in a World now torn with war and later to be reconstructed by men who ha e had a specialized training in the different phases ol scholastic endeavor; Engineering and Chemistr} ' for the rebuilding of destruction; Business Administration for the reestablishing of broken commerce; and Medicine for the mending of broken bodies.

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Charles Donald Acer Roui.rt M. Ackerman Medina, N. Y. Engineers ' Club Charlotte B. Alley Hickory, X. C. Appalachian State Teachers College 1, 2. Bound Brook, N. J. II K A Basketball Algr. 4; Asst. Mgr. 1, 2, 3; Y.IM.C.A. Cabinet 3. Mary Jane Allred Bowling Green, Fla. Claude A. Adams, 111 Durham, N. C. II K 1 Chanticleer 1, 2. Mary Elizabeth Ayers Robert M. Backer Clinton, S. C. Winston-Saleni, N. C. Z B T Rosalie Algranti Durham, N. C. A E Town Girl ' s Club, ice Pres. 3, 4; Chanticleer 2. Robert Anthoini: New York, N. :i: N Robert D. Auehammer Thorndale, Pa. B fc) n, F il Bench and Bar 3; Tennis Archive 1; Duke ' « ' Duch- 1, 2, 3, 4; Dean ' s List, .r 1; Freshman V Council; Sophomore ' Council; Soccer 2, 3, 4. Johnson L. Baily Canandaignua, N. . S X Frank ' ARREN Baker ashington Court House, Ohio Ben Bench and Bar 3, 4,; Chronicle 1, 2; Track . CLASS of 1942 27