Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Is it real l {possible that wo, tin Class of '55. eon Id have reached so quickly the end ol our undergrad-uate days? It sccius that it was only yesterday, thorn'll if was September of 1951. that vc arrived on Howards campus, Just a few months In-lore most of us had graduated from high school and how important we had felt ourselves to he! Within a couple of days at Howard we wa re completely deflated and had conic to realize that no one is quite as insignificant as .1 college freshman. We had come from ncurl) c ery state in the United States, from tl»e West Indies and South America, from Africa and Asia, and from Europe. Do we rememlrcr the fun and excitement of our Ircsliman activities? We were introduced to the campus by way of the Freshman picnic, a talent show, and a get-acquainted dance. Ml too soon came the serious business of testing; and after the English placement test many of ns were ready to return Itnme. Then the nightmare of registration and our first classes. Probably no period of our stay at Howard was more tlinlling than our fiist quarter. Then we made nrw friends in the dormitories and with the city students. During 0111 second quartet Dolores Johnson was chosen Freshman Queen, some of us made the Dean's honor list, and many of us were pledged to fraternities and sororities. By the time June mill'd around we were happy to have the summer break. When we returned lor our sophomore year we were met by a most confusing change—the switch from the quarter system to the semester system. This change liecaiiic the subject for innumerable papers in English composition. The women were greeted h Dean Yancey, the new Dean of Women. Manx of ns joined Grevk-lettei organizations and caught deathly colds from keeping our coats open so that tin public could see our pins. The news that Howard w as to have a chapter o( I in Beta Kappa thrilled us. even though few had any expectation of breathing that ratified scholastic atmosphere. With the lights going out so often in the dorms at night we could not have studied enough to have made it even if we had had the chance. Do you remember our incessant squabbles over class meetings? Were we ever able to organize? When we returned lor our junior year we were more serious than before. Many veterans of the Korean War were enrolled. At last we were able to get .1 class organization with Houald Sluiton as president. Barbara Thompson, vice-prc siilent Pearl-dine Weeks, secretary. Bernadette DeArman. treasurer Jackie Shepard. Horace Pensn, John Hudson, ami Betty Herbert represented the class on the Student Council Four ol onr classmates were elected to Phi Beta Kappa: Bernard Dyer. Jacqueline Shepard. un Simmons, and Daniel Hall. Several juniors were selected foi Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and Ann Jenkins wax selected as exchange student at Dennison I'uiver- Story sity. Jimmie Blackburn was the big wheel on the campus as editor of the HILLTOP. Just Irefore we left in June tire Emperor of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie, w as given an honorary degree. Now we are exalted Seniors. We were finally successful in getting a working class organization with William Smith as our president. The suave Harold Banks became president of the Student Council. When w e selected Sylvia Mcrriweather to 1)0 editor of the I.ibcral Arts section of our yearbook we never suspected that she would Ih elevated to the job of editor-in-chief. Gwen Pierce, or should we say Mrs. Hicks, was selected to lx- associate editor-in-chief, and the popular Annette Bush trecame editor of the Liberal Arts section. How we pity Dr. Lofton, the Faculty Coordinator for the Bison, having to work with such a crew . Jackie Shepard was selected as Woman of the Year. with Geraldine Baker as runner-up. Petite Jew el Grant reigned as Gridiron Queen. Barbara Thompson lx came the very'efficient president of the Women's League and Ccddes Hanson served as editor of the llilltop, which was distinguished by tin- infrequency of its publication. How dear old Howard has changed since we arrived in 1951. The women entered tlx new dormitories when we came in ’51. We have seen the new Engineering and Architecture building and the new Dental building begin service. As we prepare to leave new buildings for Pharmacy and the Biological Sciences arc nearing completion. Thirkield Hall, housing physics, has been renovated so that it is practically new. The Law School and Administration buildings seem to grow each day. We are certain that we will not know the campus when we return in Tv5 lor our tenth reunion. During our four years at Howard we have seen many developments in our way of life and in world affairs. How fortunate we have been to have witnessed the Supreme Court decision outlawing segregated schools. Incidentally, we take pride in the fact that nearly the whole legal staff for the plaintiffs were either Howard law graduates or members ol our Law School faculty. In our years at Howard we have seen the election of President Eisenhower, tin end ol the war in Korea, the development of atomic power for civilian use. and unfortunately, the tightening ol world tensions. As we prepare to leave Howard we are thankful tor the companionship we have shared. The many happy experiences will always draw us. the Class ol .5.5 together. We will remember the friends we have made, the Homecoming games, the Christmas pageants, the Sunrise services, the faculty, the lines of singing probates, the three hour finals, the chimes in the tower that often refused to chime, the sessions in the dormitories, our romances and our heartbreaks For os these are Howard and Howard we can never forget for we are a part ol it IS

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It is diffi€ult for us to believe that for four years we have been students in the College of Liberal Arts. Here we give a pictorial account of our college and our experiences.

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DEAN i. ST. CLAIR PRICE College of liberol Arts 19 President Johnson and a group of the Liberal Arts Faculty