Lincoln University - Lion Yearbook (Lincoln University, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 110 of the 1947 volume:

I i One of Many I E P LINCOLN UNIVERSITY THE 1947 LION A PANORAMA OF CAMPUS LIFE FOR TPIE YEAR 1946-47 EDITED BY THE SENIOR EEASS LINEOLN MVIIVEHSITY LINCOLN UNIVERSITY PENNSYLVANIA FOREWORD War, death, suffering, intolerance and famine did thrust themselves upon us and even now remain ubiquitous. The pruning knife of time did seek to stunt our youth; cut us mercilessly from the growing tree of life. To drink of the joys and bitterness of life has been our lot as well as to share unwantonly the tears of sorrow and share unflinchingly the mis- eries and pleasures that helped make our common bond. And yet from the welter of life’s vicissitudes we have emerged—each of us one of the many who formerly graced our ranks—somewhat embittered but ever tolerant, scathed but unharmed, worn but indefatiguable, fearful and yet undaunted. Within the pages of this volume is contained a portion of that story, and herein likewise are har- bored some of the many reminiscences that shall e’er be the subjects of our afterthoughts. Herein lies, in part, our bulwark and ramification for the pressing days that lie ahead. Let him who would with us amongst these pages muse, approach this study in hope and reverence, for now it is with him the die is cast. CONTENTS DEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FACULTY SENIORS SEMINARY UNDERCLASSMEN EXTRA-CURRICULA ATHLETICS LITERARY REFLECTIONS ADVERTISEMENTS D E D I C Lt. Hervie B. Jenkins Class of 1941 Killed in action in 1944 while in Italy with the Army Air Corps If there is ever a time when the muse strings her lyre in vain, and the poet stills his pen for want of words to convey the most profound of indescribable feelings, it is when one is confronted with the hon- ored task of eulogizing those who, in their fight for liberty, right and freedom, have journeyed to that mysterious real beyond time’s mystic borders. Many have freed themselves from this Sisyphean labour by claiming redundant the repeated efforts of sin- cere panegyrists. But we who enjoy the break of day made possible by the trials of you courageous Lincoln sons, though realizing the extremes of degree presented by our writing in ink what you have written in your life blood, say “encore.” They fought for freedom, not for fame Six A T I O N Lt. Samuel A. Black, Jr. Class of 1945 Killed in line of duty July 1945 Your struggles have been our dawn, your labors— our life, your autumn—our spring. Far-reaching and potent has been the influence of your sacrifice. And, as the aurora illumines the night of the polar seas, so have you loosed rays of hope upon our heavy hearts. You have won for us a chance to accomplish real democracy, justice and peace—to know certainty, security, rest and content. Still green and fresh in our memories are your lives and ideals; daily we feel the impress of your having been. So to you who made it possible for us to live, love and learn with liberty, we, the graduates of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, with a mingled mass of humility, pride and fraternity, dedicate this publi- cation. Yet honor claims them as her own.-ALLISON Seven THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TD THE ELASS HE 1947 Dear Graduating Seniors: I prefer to take my message from another source than to attempt to form an original one for you. That “other source” is that represented by the gift to the University within the last year of a sum in excess of $85,000, by the Alumni of Lincoln University. By contrast, two news articles appearing in recent issues of the New York Times are notable. One story told of the gift, by Columbia University Alumni, of $85,000 to their University. Another recited with pride the gift by Princeton Alumni of $160,000 to their University, on occasion of Prince- ton's Bi-Centennial. Columbia must have a hundred times as many Alumni as we have. Princeton ten fold or more. In economic opportunity, or inheritance of wealth, there is, of course, no comparison. Yet let the comparative record stand for itself; let it also stand as an inspiration to members of the Class of 1947, for all of their future lives. Beginning with much less, granted much less of a chance in the world of acquiring wealth, thus nobly have the Alumni of Lincoln University acquitted themselves by the yardstick of loyal, sacrificing generosity. When you are tempted, in the future, to doubt yourself; when you are tempted to believe unkind criticisms the world may direct to your fellows; take heart and confidence from what your fellow-alumni have done. It is a wonderful record. How they did it is simple in the telling. They made this record by reason of personal pride, character, thrift, industry, and loving generosity. That is their message, through me, to you: the simple qualities of personal pride, character, thrift, industry, and loving generosity, which we know has so richly characterized the alumni of this institution in the past, and that we devoutly pray will be, also, your description in the future. Sincerely, Eifiht HORACE M. BOND. MESSAGE OF THE DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY TD THE ELASS HE 1347 To the Class of 1947—My heartiest congratulations: Whether you realize it or not, you go forth as teachers. Sound teachers encourage young men to work and achieve. You have the opportunity to be examples showing the youth of your communities the value of education in determining leadership. You belong to the ten percent who have gone to college, a group to whom the world is looking for leadership in all fields. We are trusting in this college-trained man- hood to lead in the communities where you may be located. As college graduates you are individuals who understand much of the laws of life. You will be looked upon as men to whom intellectual morality has come through understanding. One of the laws of life is that the individual gains strength chiefly through struggle. A man is as strong as the obstacles he overcomes. A second law of life is that something cannot be obtained for nothing. We often realize too late that we live in a world in which virtue, prosperity and happiness are not gifts but personal achievements. A third law of life is that selfishness is a most expensive character- istic of man or of nations. He does not fully profit who uses all of his energies in getting ahead in the world but none of them in getting the world ahead. A most important undergirding requisite of life is faith. Man has not achieved life when he amasses a fortune but when he has said with resolution “I believe.” Carry on with faith in yourself, faith in your fellow man, and faith in God. Faith is that which recreates life when hope of life is dead. Faith is what you are when you dream your bravest and live your best. You venture forth into a world whose leadership is attempting to formulate a peace based upon a realization that the finest aspirations of men everywhere are highly similar and that each man should be recog- nized for what he is. I feel confident that the class of '47 has the funda- mental training and determination necessary to make large contributions toward better understanding. My personal wish for each of you is that your life may embody that ideal of service so well exemplified in the history of your Alma Mater. H. F. GRIM. Hmc MESSAGE DF THE DEM DF MEN To the Class of ’47—Greetings! Step by step you have covered the wide spaces between hope and fulfillment. Steadfast in purpose and undismayed by adversity you have moved stead- ily toward this time of triumph. From the smooth plains of your beginnings, over rough terrain, through dismal swampy lowlands, up precipitate heights, you plodded on—till now you stand upon that summit wherefrom you view the great expanse of lands yet unexplored. Still higher reaches beckon, ever onward! Vast distances forbid that joy in this moment of “arrival” should make of this fair height a final resting place. So, fare ye forth with hearts untouched by heavi- ness. Memories of yesteryears will cheer each day that slips into the past. Tomorrow’s call will quicken all the energies of mind and draw upon those powers matured in days of comradeship with men and truth. Stand fast in confidence of friendships indissoluble. Doubt not the fusion of the hopes of you who go and those you have behind. FRANK T. WILSON, Dean of Men. ELASS ADVISUR Dr. Philip Sheridan Miller, Professor of Latin and Greek, served as Faculty Advisor to the Class of 1947. His paternal concern for the welfare of the Seniors, his judicious advice in matters concerning the preparation and publication of the 1947 LION, his unfailing interest in every phase of our life dur- ing this last year at Lincoln has merited him the sincere gratitude and appreciation of every member of the Class. Goodbye, Dr. Miller. Good luck to you! Ten 'Jacuity REy. SETH T. HESTER, M.A. Assistant Professor of The Rural Church BENJAMIN HANDORF, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Chemistry JOSIAH W. COX, A.M. Assistant Professor of Biology GEORGE H. BUTCHER, JR., A.M. Instructor in Mathematics MANUEL RIVERO, A.M. Assistant Professor of Physical Education PETER HALL, A.M. Instructor in Biology DANIEL L. LEE, M.D. University Physician THOMAS M. JONES, A.M. Instructor in History WALTER E. FALES, Ph.D. Associate Professor in Philosophy PAUL KEUHNER, Ph.D. Professor of German and French ARMSTEAD OTEY GRUBB, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish and French PERRY WILLIAM HONEY, A.B. Instructor in Physical Education REV. PHILIP SHERIDAN MILLER, Ph.D. Professor of Latin and Greek REV. LEROY PATRICK, B.D. Lecturer in Bible Twelve HH CALVIN BYRD LE COMPTE, JR.,M.A.,A.B. Instructor in English MRS. MAUDELLE ATECA, A.B., B.S. in Library Science Assistant Librarian MRS. ANNA D. WILSON, A.B., Julliard School of Music Instructor in Music MILTON PEARCY, A.B. Instructor in Physical Education GREGORY NEWTON, A.B., M.A. Instructor in Political Science ROSCOE LEE BROWN, A.B. Instructor in English and French JOHN AUBREY DAVIS, M.A. Associate Professor of Political Science HENRY T. CORNWELL, M.A. Instructor in Psychology JOSEPH NEWTON HILL, A.B., M.A. Professor of English WALTER EVERETT WARING, A.M. Assistant Professor of Latin and French WATERS E. TURPIN, A.M. Assistant Professor of English NORMAN EDWARD GASKINS, A.M. Assistant Professor of Chemistry DAVID SWIFT, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Professor of Religion SAMUEL T. WASHINGTON, M.A. Instructor in Business Thirteen Hefectnry Staff Office nf Business Adminstratinn t6e Senione RALPH ALLEN ACCOO Political Science Camden, N. J. Keeper of Finance, Omega Psi Phi, 4; Varsity Basketball, 1-4; Intramural Bas- ketball, 1-2; Secretary-Treasurer of Varsity Club, 4; Y.M.C.A., 1-4; N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; Veterans Club, 4. JOHN WALKER ARMSTEAD Biology Baltimore, Md. HASP; Varsity Basketball, 1-4; Co-captain, 2; Captain, 4; Varsity Football, 2-4; Co- captain, 2; Captain, 4; Track Team, 2; Var- sity Club, 1-4; Class Treasurer, 1-3; Univer- sity Senate, 3; Vice Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 3; N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; Canterbury Club, 4; Baltimore Club, 1-4; Pan-Hellenic Council, 3; Class Secretary, 4; Science Club, 4. THE LION, 1947 “Reds” . . . Flannel-feet . . . Golden Boy . . . Whiz with the basketball . . . Six feet tall . . . Thinks that he is tall and slender . . . Don’t argue with him—his tongue will trip . , . Lost without Wild Bill Hunter . . . Saw service three long years . . . Remained on the Dean’s list four years . . . Has fond hopes for Business Law. “Piggy” . . . Captained two varsity teams at 17 . . . Baby face but much body . . . lost his frat pin early—then lost its wearer . . . Owns the foot that broke many a fresh- man’s door—but then it was the Dean’s turn to punt. Sixteen Glee Club, 1-3; Junior Varsity Basketball, 2-3; New York Club, 1-4; Veterans Club, 4. WILL DEE BRYANT Political Science Bridgeville, Del. N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; A.Y.D., 3-4; Y.M.C.A., 1-4; E.R.C., 1; Veterans Club, 4. THE LION, 1947 Bant” . . . Lost without Wareham . . . Will finance any undertaking for a slight remuneration . . . Lady Day and Lester satiate his music appetite ... Is hitched to a star . . . admires U-235, to drop on the gym. “Bill” . . . The most traveled man at Lincoln, from Lincoln to — Frisco, Pearl Harbor, New Zealand, Australia, Bombay, Khorramsha, Verliaks, Jerusalem, Russia, Athens, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Marseilles, Leigh, Cologne, Antwerp, Boston, Mass., then back to Lincoln . . . This all he knows and talks of . . . Incidentally, he is married. Seventeen MEDFORD ARTHUR CAMPER Sociology Haltimore, Md. •Mt-; John Miller Dickey Society, 1-4; President, 4; Secretary-Treasurer of Mu Chapter, 2-4; Scoutmaster of Village Troop, 4; Philosophy Club, 2-4; Superintendent of Ashmun Sunday School, 3-4; Student Sen- ate, 3-4; Choir, 1-3; R. N. Dctt Society, 3-4; N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, 3-4; The Lincolnian, 2-3. JAMES FRANKLYN COLLINGTON Psychology Pittsburgh. Pa. KA'k; Varsity Football, 1-4; Boxing, 1; Varsity Club, 1-4; Library Staff. 2-3; Vet- erans Club, 3-4. THE LION, 1 947 “Camp” . . . Dean Barber’s personal boy . . . quiet . . . mannerly . . . earnest . . . Underweight and overworked ... Hero of the Village kids as Scoutmaster . . . Prepares for the ministry ... “I have always wanted to give my life to Christ.” “Moose” . . . Never missed a forward pass . . . stellar end four years . . . Flunked out psychology majora . . . weight lifter, Jimmy Stewart’s boy . . . brains and brawn are happily married in Pittsburgh’s pride and joy . . . formerly with class of “44” . . . three years with the “Red Bulls” in the E.T.O. . . . Would like to see the old Lion students of E.R.C. days. Eighteen JOHN DANGERFIELD COOPER English Philadelphia, Pa. A« � A; Dean of Pledgee's, Alpha Phi Alpha, 4; Glee Club accompanist, 1-4; Choir Or- ganist, 1-4; Director of University quar- tette, 3-4; Director of University Band, 3-4; Director of University summer radio series, 3; R. N. Dett Society, 3-4; Seminary Organist, 1-4; Philosophy Club, 1-3; E.R.C., 1-2; N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; President of Weight- lifting Club, 1-4. LEON A. CORNWALL Biology Hartford, Conn. Veterans Club, 3-4. THE LION, 1947 “Dangerfield” . . . Biscuit jaws . . . the musical genius . . . swinging in the chapel . . . that black robe . . . heavy, hardy, hep . . . taught Roscoe Browne how to sing . . . Prof Dorsey’s boy . . . class of “45” . . . Ape Pledgees loved him . . . radio broadcast producer . . . presses “225” pounds of cold iron. “The Wall” . . . came to Lincoln—went to Howard . . . spent three years with the armed forces . . . returned to Lincoln . . . member of the Week End Club . . . out to be a pill dispenser . . . “Why should I join the Rabble?” RUBEN JASPER DAILY BOZIE DONALDSON Political Science Asheville, N. C. Biology Philadelphia. Pa. ♦BE; Fire-side Religious Club, 1-4; Vet- -� Veterans Club, 4. erans Club, 4; Freshman-Sophomore Foot- ball Classic, 1-2. THE LION, 1947 “Rube” . . . Prof Fales’ boy . . . southern week-ender . . . has one suit—left from his navy days . . . member of class of “38” . . . studied under Dr. Hodge . . . Wants to teach in “Dear old N. C.” “Bo” . . . Modulated from Tennessee State . . . somewhat loquacious in class but sincere . . . received a rep as a pretty good bagger . . . now attempting to follow in his pater’s footsteps—Medicine, that is. Twenty STUART JOHN DUNNINGS Sociology - Political Science Staunton, Va. KA't'; Epsilon Chapter Dean of Pledgees, 2-4; Vice President of N.A.A.C.P., 3-4; President of A.Y.D., 3-4; Philosophy Club, 2- 4; Student Senate, 3-4; Veterans Club, 3- 4; Delta Rho Forensic, 1-2; Wrestling Team, 2-3. THOMAS WILLIAM EVANS Biology Philadelphia, Pa. Varsity Club, 1-4; Wrestling Team, 1-4; Football Manager, 1-2; Trainer, 3-4; Bas- ketball Manager, 3-4; Veterans Club, 3-4; Business Manager of Class of “47. . . . THE LION, 1947 The inimitable “Red . . . from ace rab- bler to social reformer . . . Will you guys puleeze contribute to the N.A.A.C.P.!” . . . “Big Jim” broke many paddles on him . . . nursed by Czar Black as a prep . . . caught Baldy Batipps using a towel . . . Milt Henry's hardy henchman . . . outlines the book. “Mat burns” . . . Almost became a mem- ber of “Commuter’s Club” . . . week-ender, mid-weeker—any old time . . . not brainy, not stupid, but definitely no book worm . . . “I don’t associate with non-athletes or book worms, association breeds assimilation.” . . . longs for a return of old Lincoln days . . . Won the Tampa contest, but lost his togs . . . anticipates Gynecology . . . any good med school near Philly will do. Twcnty'Onc ROLAND APPEL GANDY. JR. Chemistry West Chester, Pa. A4 A; Beta Kappa Chi, 1-3; Wrestling Team, 1-4; Football Manager, 4; Football Varsity, 3; Track, 3—Manager, 2-3; Intra- mural Basketball, 1-4; Catechism Contest, 2; Veterans Club, 4. CHARLES ROBERT HALL Political Science Brooklyn, N. Y. Philosophy Club, 1-4; Delta Rho Forensic, 1-4; Dramatic Club, 1-4; Student Director of Refectory, 1-4. THE LION, 1947 “Apple” . . . Champ Snead's prodigee . . . carries 25 football helmets in one hand . . . walks a nice quarter mile . . . has never reached the rim of a basketball hoop . . . small and heavy . . . found the cube root of zero . . . burns the midnight oil with comic books . . . saw service in the Navy and learned to swim . . . Secretary of the Week-End Club. “Lips Hall” . . . Man with much to do about nothing . . . upper member of that Boston society . . . manager of the Red Rose Inn . . . grabbed all of a certain gift library . . . never misses chapel service . . . Prof Miller’s pride and joy . . . wears a silly tweed cap . . . very heavy boy . . . has remained on the Dean’s list four years . . . looks forward to Harvard Law School. Twenty'two WILLIAM MARTIN HALL Biology Baltimore, Md. • +A; Class President, 1-4; Varsity Club, 1-4; Varsity Basketball, 1-4; Co-captain. 2; Varsity Football, 2-4; Track Team, 2; Beta Kappa Chi, 3-4; University Senate, 3-4; N.A.A.C.P., 1; Canterbury Club, 4; Balti- more Club, 2-4. ANDREW LEE HEADEN Sociology Rye, N. Y. KA'k; Library Staff, 3-4; Y.M.C.A. Chap- lain, 4; Glee Club, 3-4; Philosophy Club, 3; Parliamentarian of Kappa Alpha Psi Fra- ternity, 4; Choir, 3; N.A.A.C.P., 3-4; John Miller Dickey Society, 3-4; R. Nathaniel Dett Society, 3-4. THE LION, 1 947 “Billy” . . . Beau Brummell . . . Mister Eatmore . . . Doc Lee’s apothecary and dis- penser of “good for anything” medicine balls (pills, son) ... his size 12 pieds give his lanky form adequate anchorage ... a gate crasher and the woman’s dread. “The Motto” . . . pseudo-Oxford accent culinary artist of Rye fame . .. non-physical, positive and aloof. Twenty three MILTON ROBINSON HENRY Political Science Philadelphia, Pa. A«t A; N.A.A.C.P. President, 3-4; Beta Kappa Chi President, 3-4; Student Senate, 3-4; Lincolnian, 2-3; Delta Rho Forensic, 3-4; Freshman Advisor, 3-4; Dormitory Proctor, 3-4; N.S.O. Delegate, 3-4; Track Team, 3-4; Veterans Club, 3-4; Philadelphia Club, 1-4; Vice-President A4� A, 3; Narrator University Radio Series, 4. ARCHIE HOLLAND Psychology Wilmington, Del. KA'k; Lincolnian Sports Editor, 3-4; Lion Staff Sports Editor, 4; Varsity Club, 1-4; Spanish Club. 1-3; N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; Intra- mural Basketball, 1-4; Track, 1-3; Softball, 1-4; Boxing, 1-3. THE LION, 1947 Heavy boy, that Milt . . . You’ve got to fight American Fascism wherever you find it” . . . Thorn in Dr. Bond's side . . . schol- arly, informed, eloquent . . . Darn it Gay, I can’t catch you” . . . campus politician . . . will fight the chapel to the end . . . gravitates satellites . . . fixer of radios . . . campus movie operator . . . will succeed as barrister. Arch” . . . The campus cigarette man . . . The Mike Jacobs of the campus ... An authority on the boxing game—knows all the dope . . . aspires to own a stable of pugs . . . the dome will run wild in a mental ward. Twcnty'four WALTER JONES HUGHES Biology Salisbury, N. C. O'M� ; Beta Kappa Chi, 3-4; Student In- structor in Anatomy, 2-4; N.A.A.C.P., 1-4; Dormitory Council, 3-4; Canterbury Club, 4. WILLIAM HUNTER Physical Education York, Pa. O'M� ; Varsity Basketball, 1-4; Captain, 4; Varsity Football, 1-4; Tennis Team, 3-4; Conference Champion, 4; Varsity Club, 1-4. THE LION. 1947 “Cotton . . . Prof Hall’s stooge . . . the man with baggy pants ... oh, that share- cropper’s look . . . Joe Bebop! . . . Carlyle’s most steady customer. “Wild Bill” . . . Smiley . . . one of the better athletes in these parts . . . tempera- mental, panicky and impetuous — but effi- cient . . . Manny Rivero’s reflection . . . really a frat-conscious lane ... a push-over for les femmes radiantes. Twenty five MARSHALL MAIZE JOHNSON, JR. Biology Pittsburgh, Pa. A4 .V; Student Instructor in Biology, 3-4; Y.M.C.A., 2-4; Beta Kappa Chi, 3-4; Varsity Club, 3-4; Boxing Team, 1-3; Choir, 1-2; R. Nathaniel Dett Society, 2-3. WESLEY HOWARD JOHNSON Biology Harrisburg, Pa. 124'4‘; Glee Club, 1-2; Wrestling Team, 2-3; Captain Wrestling Team, 3; Varsity Club, 2-3; Wessinchraft Club, 2; Beta Kappa Chi, 3; Library Staff, 2-3; Lion Staff, 4. THE LION, 1947 “The Maize” . . . Germantown Prowler . . . A frequent visitor to Oxford and West- chester . . . the Philadelphia Kid . . . wants to battle Sugar Ray . . . Weekender . . . Hindu’s ace ooy . . and to his more in- timate friends, “hungry boy” . . . has as- pirations of sawing bones. “Chuggie” ... the mighty mite ... a pleasant holdover from the good old time rabble gang ... a rather playful and easy- going person is this chap . . . says he’d like to peddle pills. Twcnty'Six EMERSON SANDERS KNIGHTON Philosophy Galveston, Tex. A 4 A; Philosophy Club, 3-4; John Miller Society, 3-4. VICTOR ALDWIN LAMBERT Sociology Hartford, Conn. Chapel Monitor, 3-4; Special Delivery Agent, 4. THE LION, 1947 “Tex . . . transferred from Howard . . . the dapper, executive type . . . plays that singing alto sax . . . manager of the Uni- versity Book Store . . . agent for Oxford Steam Laundry . . . adopted by the Ren- wicks . . . has as yet to assimilate fully the northern way of life. “Vic” . . . from the old school . . . had local interests but has now transferred them to greener pastures . . . and legal, too! . . . apparently docile and unyielding— but that's the stuff you’ve gotta watch . . . gotta gun ya want to sell, buddy? . . . bet- ter change the lock on your door. T wcntyscvcn JAMES ROLAND LAW Psychology - Philosophy Baltimore, Md. KA'J'; President Y.M.C.A., 4; President Varsity Club, 4; Track Team, 1-4; Captain, 4; Sports Editor of the Lincolnian, 3; Edi- tor of the Lion, 4; Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 4; University Senate, 3-4; Lincoln University Players, 2, 4; Fresh- man Advisor, 4; Vice President Philosophy Club, 2; Pan-Hellenic Council, 4; Co-Chair- man of the Howard-Lincoln Conference, 4; Samuel Robinson Scholar, 1; Varsity Basket- ball, 2-4. THE LION WALFREDO LEON Spanish Bronx, N. Y. ‘MIS; Newman Club, 2-3; Manager of the Track Team, 1-2; Varsity Club, 2; Philos- ophy Club, 1-2; Library Staff, 2-4; Fresh- man Advisory Committee, 4; New York Club, 3. , 1 947 Young Jim ... the Prevaricator . . . forever tardy . . . Morpheus’ ace boy . . . Dean’s left-hand man . . . poised, ostensibly refined . . . Keeps his manus in all the pies . . . on matters pertaining to affections, he’s non-committal . . . Mr. Lincoln personified . . . Versatility profound! “Wally . . . pretty good Joe . . . self- reliant and rather definitive . . . says he wants to be a linguist. Twenty'cixht FARRIS LOGAN MAJOR RALEIGH McCARROLL Biology New York, N. Y. +B-; Vice-President of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, 4; Veteran’s Organiza- tion, 4; Pan-Hellenic Council, 4. French Elizabeth, N, J. Varsity Wrestling Team, 3-4; Con- ference Champion, 3; Dramatic Club, 2-4; Veteran’s Organization, 3-4; Varsity Club, 2-4. THE LION, 1 947 “Logie” ... by way of Dixie . . . unas- suming, affable young lad . . . liberal thinker . . . has developed close contacts with the Gold Coast boys ... a cagey courter for the Sigma five. “Mac” . . . speaks nine languages (???) . . . interpreter for Uncle Sam’s G-2 ... a recent groom . . . sharp-witted and some- times enigmatic . . . this fellow’s a well- baked thespian. Twentynine LAN DON OWEN McSWAIN Sociology Philadelphia. I'n. Philadelphia Club, 3-4; President of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, 3-4; Pan- Hellenic Council, 3-4; Student Senate, 3-4. NATHAN GEORGE MARIUS Biology New York, N. Y. A4 A; Newman Club, 1-4; Lincolnian Staff, 1-4; Vice President of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 4; Intramural Softball and Bas- ketball, 1-4; Manager Boxing Team, 1-3. THE LION, 1947 Float” . . . “That Battnolie” (size 54) . . . member of the week-end brigade . . . great weight lifter . . . presses 35 pounds . . . forever lost without the Maize . . . Prof Foster’s only student . . . hopes to see the inside of Vail Memorial before departing. “Juice” . . . Always willing to hit sheets . . . Richard went off with his only suit . . . never stops in Philly . . . making good use of his brother’s Class “C” G.I. togs . . . Jim Law’s most ardent admirer. Thirty JOHN ALEXANDER MINGO, JR. Biology Jersey City, N. J. KA'I'; Polemarch of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 3; Veteran’s Organization, 4; Library Staff, 2-3; Intramural Basketball, 2- 4; Secretary Senior Class, 4; N.A.A.C.P., 3- 4. RALPH SPEIGLE OVES History Wilmington, Del, THE LION, 1 947 “Doc” . . . smooth Johnny . . . togged off campus . . . would look O.K. in a cracker sack . . . jovial . . . “Nic” Washington’s best man . . . eloquently smooth . . . water boy for frosh-soph tilt in ’45 . . . authority on modern swing. “Oves” . . . came to us from Central High in Philly . . . returned to us as Assistant Football Coach after a stint in the Army . . . the mighty tub smashed up Morgan’s Bears in '40 . . . holds a hand stand for 10 minutes at 226 pounds . . . hangs out with Danger- field Cooper and Kennett’s Herbie White. Thirty'one james McDonald parkins Biology Brooklyn, N. Y. Beta Kappa Chi, 3-4; Intramural Softball, 3; Track Team, 2-3. LESTER WILLIAM POLLITT Economics Princess Anne, Md. Veteran’s Organization, 4. THE LION, 1947 “Boo” . . . sotto voce . . . exile from F-l . . . gentlemanly and unassuming . . . Dar- den’s ole gal . . . C.I.A.A. half miler. “Les” . . . cut out from Princess Anne College for Lincoln . . . the smallest mem- ber of the class . . . unusually heavy in economics and psychology . . . looks for- ward to teaching from a platform or a bal- cony. Thirty':uo JULIUS PRYOR, JR. Biology Montgomery, Ala. ft' ' ; Veteran's Organization, 4; Univer- sity Band, 2-3; Intramural Basketball, 1-4; Boxing Team, 3. LOUIS RAYFIELD PURNELL Language Cape May, N. J. O'M� ; Manager of the Boxing and Wres- tling Teams, 1-3; Dramatic Club, 1; Flying (C.P.T.), 1-2; Vice President of the Stu- dent Senate, 4; Freshman Advisor, 4; Treasurer of the Senior Class, 4; Lion Staff, 4. THE LION, 1947 “Pryor” . . . plays pretty good trumpet . . . a sure bet to leave the campus comes Friday . . . would rather fight his stuff than eat . . . jes’ crazy about ’Bama. “Old Fat Jaws” . . . the old dive bomber himself . . . served most nobly with 332nd Fighter and Pursuit ... a camera fiend . . . possessor of a winning personality. Thirty-three JAMES CARRELL ROLLS History Pittsburgh, Pa. A+A; University Band, 1-4; Secretary of Pittsburgh Club, 3; Swing Orchestra, 1-4; Intramural Softball, 2; Student Instructor in Chemistry, 3; Lion Staff, 4. CLIFTON GORDON RUSSELL Biology New York, N. Y. A+A; Student Senate, 4; Lion Staff, 4; N.A.A.C.P. Secretary, 4; Beta Kappa Chi, 3-4; Varsity Club, 3; Varsity Football, 3; New Yoi'k Club, 2-3; Intramural Basketball, 3-4; Dormitory Council, 4; Veteran’s Or- ganization, 4; Scrgeant-at-Arms of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 3. THE LION, 1947 “Jelly” . . . that drummin’ man . . . idol of Buddy Rich . . . and after three years of silence became a rabbler . . . sez Profs Handorf and Hill have left indelible impres- sions on his memory and likewise his tran- script . . . will, in all probability, get his Master’s at a 52nd Street nitery. “Buster” . . . taught “Nic” Washington to fly (ha!) . . . carries his weight fairly well ... is thoroughly convinced that he has the deft hands of a surgeon . . . sells shirts in his spare time . . . remember when a stray cat dropped a visit in his pad ? Thirty'four JOHN MILTON SCOTT Political Science Birmingham, Ala. N.A.A.C.P., 3-4; Intramural Volley Ball, 1-3; Veteran’s Organization, 4. PHILIP VINCENT SKERRETT Biology Lincoln University, Pa. A4 A; Beta Kappa Chi, 3-4; Veteran’s Or- ganization, 4; N.A.A.C.P., 3. THE LION. 1947 “Long John” . . . should major in die Deutsch (???) . . . good mixer with a good amount of that stuff . . . when he opens his mouth one can hear the rustle of magnolias. “Flit” . . . Dangerfield’s ole gal in '42-’43 . . . Grim’s ace boy . . . found something new on the mosquito . . . treks to the Village on weekends . . . White Owl cigars are his favorite . . . son of chef “Big Bill.” Thirty'five JOSHUA GORDON THOMPSON, JR. History Ambler, Pa. KA'l'; Veteran’s Organization, 3-4; Keeper of the Exchequer of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 3-4. MILES STANDISH WASHINGTON, JR. Biology Philadelphia, Pa. A4� A; President of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 4; President of the Veteran’s Organization, 3-4; Glee Club, 1-3; Freshman Advisor, 4; Student Senate, 4; Vice Pres- ident of the Senior Class, 4; President of the Philadelphia Club, 3-4; Varsity Foot- ball, 4; Intramural Basketball, 1-4; Varsity Club, 4; Intramural Softball, 1-4. THE LION, 1947 “Josh” . . . Shaky, the fugitive from the 92nd . . . quite polished and sincere . . . bald headed Joel Newton’s ole lady in ’42 . . . fighting his stuff for a change. “Nic” . . . “Yep-Rock” . . . jazz zealot . . . good humor man . . . recent addition to the marital hall of fame . . . envy of the bachelors . . . “like a mother,” one of his favorite expressions ... a would-be pilot saved by a discharge . . . really a fine gent. Thirty-six HERBERT LEON WHITE Physical Education Avondale, Pa. Soccer Team, 1; Veteran’s Organiza- tion, 4. GAYRAUD STEPHEN WILMORE English Philadelphia, Pa. A4� A; Student Senate President, 3-4; Dra- matic Club, 1-4; Chess Club, 3-4; Delta Rho Forensic, 1-4; Glee Club, 1-2; Student In- structor in English, 3-4; N.A.A.C.P., 1-3; Lion Staff, 4. THE LION, 1947 “Herbie” . . . the 92nd vets say that he was one of Sam’s Snafu’s . . . quiet but heavy . . . one of the many unfortunate E.R.C. boys of ’42-’43 . . . seems to make it here each and every morning somehow or other. Gay” . . . gave the 92nd 3 years of his service ... in with the Deans ... a one- zip man . . . orator, scholar . . . did a good job on Thomas a’ Beckett . . . the provider of a very lovely family. Thirty'Scven JOHN DUDLEY WITHERS Biology Bluefield, W. Va. H ; University Band, 3-4; Quartette, 3-4; Veteran's Organization, 4; Lincolnian Photographer, 3-4; Glee Club, 3-4. JOHN ALFRED YATES, JR. Biology Sharon Hill, Pa. KA'k; Track Team, 1; Student Council, 2; Varsity Football, 3-4; Veteran’s Organiza- tion, 4. THE LION, 1947 “The Wit’’ . . . Pipe collector and photog- rapher . .. dispenses with high grade poetry . . . is happily married and tucked away in “Salt Pork” . . . suave, handsome and rather cagy on the traps. “Von Yetz” . . . Fugitive from the Navy . . . Soon will be fleeing from Baltimore— oh, what a bus boy! . . . has visions of med- ical grandeur in war-torn Europe . . . phlegmatic wit . . . astounding mental acuity. T{n‘jty'eight Our budding artist is Fitzalbert Marius, '48, elder brother to the inimitable “Juice Marius, of the Class of 1947. Fitz has been doing the cartooning for the Lincolnian and graciously accepted the job for THE LION. His caricatures of the members of the graduating class are accurate impressions of the temperament and personalities of the men who pass through the Arch this year into the wide, wide world . . . Thanks, Fitz, for a job well done! Thirty-nine « Forty Forty'onc Fortytwo DEM DF THE SEMINARY Jesse Belmont Barber, D.D., the distinguished Dean of the Sem- inary, graduated from both the College and the Seminary and began his long career of religious service and leadership in 1918. Dr. Barber's biography over the past years as pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as editor of the Presbyterian publication, The New Advance, and as the member of many official boards and commissions, contains more material than can be enumerated here. It is the record of a courageous clergyman who has surmounted every barrier which stood in the way of solid and enduring achievement for the glory of God. As Dean of the Seminary, Dr. Barber launched out this year on a broad program for the improvement and expansion of the graduate school. Noteworthy in his efforts, was the establishment of the new Department of the Rural Church and the execution of one of the most impressive Spiritual Emphasis Weeks in the history of the institution at which time the Reverend Mr. E. Luther Cunningham, was guest minister. We of the Class of 1947, as Lincoln alumni, will watch with real interest the growth and development of the Seminary as it moves ahead to more lofty heights of success and achievement under the aegis of Dr. Barber. We wish for him and for the Seminary of our beloved Alma Mater, every good fortune in the years of service ahead. Fortyfour ALEXANDER CHARLES BROOKS Seminarian Winston-Salem, N. C. B.S. in Education, Winston-Salem State Teachers College. Vice President of the Seminary Union. Chaplain of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Stu- dent Senate. Forty'five RHEA SWANN LOMAX Seminarian Avondale, Pa. Seminary Union member and a brother in the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Student pastor. JACK CLYDE THOMPSON Seminarian Tampa, Florida A.B., West Virginia State College. Transfer stu- dent from Andover Newton Theological Seminary. Corresponding Secretary of the Seminary Union. Corresponding Secretary of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Forty'Six THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY From its very beginning, Lincoln’s high purpose has been to gather into its pleasant and congenial fold, those who seek superior equipment, in mind and spirit, for their journey into the broad highway of life. And because it conceives the essential factor of its beginning, its destination and its destiny to be the adequate preparation and guidance of men who are committed to the full life discipleship of Jesus Christ, Lincoln University has established, and proudly maintains, a Theological Seminary. Under the guidance of Dean Jesse Belmont Barber, himself a graduate of Lincoln’s Seminary, theolog- ical education at Lincoln takes the students directly into the field. This year, the newly instituted De- partment of Rural Church prepares students for lives of service in town and country pastorates. Seminarians aspiring for city parishes work in the church fields of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash- ington, under the supervision of the faculty and the organized church agencies of those cities. Today, based upon the solid foundations of its honorable past, the Seminary of Lincoln University offers its full resources to men who seek the chal- lenge of full-time service to Christ. Foityscvcn • • • CLASS OF 1948 OFFICERS President..............................Richard Maurice Moss Secretary ....................................Donald Floyd Treasurer...............................Ernest W. Whiteside Our successors a year hence are to be found among these men. Gone for them are the days of fear and humbleness. Gone, too, are the days of revenge and frolic gestures. Their’s is now one of determination, an eager anticipation, a girding, a foreboding for the days that lie ahead. These are the next in the lineage of the heirs of the noble Orange and Blue. Fifty CLASS DF 1949 President..... Vice-President Secretary ----- Treasurer OFFICERS ...............William C. Davis ...............Sidney Bridgeforth ..................Norman Bailey .................William Philpot These are those who received their bap- tism of fire, administered the same, and now have begun to assimilate the Lincoln way of life. They now tread these immortal paths with a pride and intrepidity that leaves them not to be denied. These are the proverbial “wise-fools”! CLASS OF 1950 OFFICERS President Pro Tem............... Secretary........................ Treasurer........................ Sergeant-at-Arms ............... .. .James S. Fisher .Melvin S. McCoy Elemit A. Brooks ......James Davis Here we view the largest Freshman Class ever to enroll at Lincoln University. These are the chosen from the select of world youth and with their latent abilities are sure to bring, in future years, merit both upon themselves and the institution which they represent. These newcomers started the ball rolling when they subdued the sophomores in the annual Freshman-Sophomore tilt. Fifty two %. 76e £xfaa t @uwUculci STUDENT SENATE OFFICERS President .............................Gayraud Wilmore Vice-President ............................Louis Purnell Secretary-Treasurer..........................Robert Butt Sergeant-at-Arms ......................Sidney Bridgforth The Student Senate, governing body of the students of Lincoln University, was or- ganized last year to take the place of the old Student Council. The Senate represents the interests and welfare of the students and is the authorized channel of communication between the student body and the admin- istration. The Senate this year was greatly con- cerned with the injustice of compulsory chapel and the stimulation of extra-curricu- lar activities. It is composed of the repre- sentatives of all campus organizations and four Senators-at-Large, elected in campus- wide elections. The sponsor of the organiza- tion is the Dean of Men. Strong student government is the back- bone of any college. The Student Senate at Lincoln is dedicated to that principle. fifty'four THE LION STAFF OFFICERS Editor................................James Roland Law Assistant Editor......................Gayraud S. Wilmore Literary Editor...........................John D. Cooper Sports Editor.............................Archie Holland Photography............Louis Purnell and Marshall Johnson Advertising...........................John A. Mingo, Jr. Circulation............Walter Hughes and Milton Banton The Lion Staff, handicapped immeasur- ably by the absence of experienced men, has pooled the toil, aspirations and conscien- tiousness of its members to gather and edit the material presented in this publication. It is the hope of this staff that this may be a YEARBOOK rather than a Senior Book. Thus we have chosen activities from most of the phases of campus life to make indelible in your memories the incidents which have patterned this great year in the history of our institution. Fi tyfivc THE LINCOLMM STAFF Editor-in-Chief.. Managing Editor News Editor.... OFFICERS ............Gayraud S. Wilmore ..................Donald Floyd ...................Budd Edwards The Lincolnian is the official publication of the student body of Lincoln University. During the past year, the paper was pub- lished once a month and more than nine hundred copies of each issue circulated among the students, friends and alumni of the institution. In addition, the paper was exchanged with the organs of sixty other colleges and universities throughout the country. Under the sponsorship of Professors Tur- pin, Grubb, and Le Compte, the Lincolnian made an enviable reputation this year with features and news covering every phase of campus life. A free press is an important instrument of student welfare on any campus. The Lincolnian, written, edited and published by the students will continue to represent the best opinion of the student and publish abroad the glory of the men of Lincoln Uni- versity. Fifty'Six THE Y. M. C. A. CABINET President........ Vice-President ... Secretary ........ Treasurer ........ Publicity Director Chaplain ......... OFFICERS ...................James R. Law .......................Maurice Moss ........................Orvel Black .......................Albert Hall .............Frank T. Wilson, Jr. ..................Andrew Headen The Lincoln University Y.M.C.A. Cabinet strives to make contagious the desire for Christian character. Through the annual series of educational, recreational, and cul- tural sponsorships this organization nour- ishes the mind, body, and soul of the entire community. Under the stimulating guidance of Dean Wilson, the “Y” Cabinet has presented violinist Harriet Davidson, and numerous thought-provoking speakers; sponsored stu- dent mixers and the games tournament; participated widely in intercollegiate fellow- ships and revived the Lincoln-Howard Con- ference. Thus, have its members taken great strides in lifting the organization from its dormant state. Fifty'seven THE PM-HELLENIC COUNCIL The Pan-Hellenic Council has appeared on Lincoln’s campus spasmodically for several years—but usually for the purpose of gain- ing strength to resist the forces which would conquer its members with ease if attacked individually. This year, the organization enjoys a new birth. It is now united to establish and maintain a rapport among the family of Greeks in our community. On more positive grounds, the council, by ostensibly exhibiting a sense of oneness, the loyalty and the brotherhood that exists among Greeks, as- sumes its rightful influential role. Fifey'right ALPHA PHI ALPHA OFFICERS President............... Vice-President.......... Recording Secretary----- Corresponding Secretary Treasurer............... Parliamentarian......... Sergeant-at-Arms........ Dean of Pledgees........ Chaplain ............... Miles S. Washington, Jr. ......Nathan G. Marius ......Albert G. Hall, Jr. ......Gayraud S. Wilmore ......William S. Norton ......Robert 0. Hawkins ......Clifton G. Russell ..........John D. Cooper ........Alexander Brooks Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was founded at Cornell University in 1906. Nu Chapter, located at Lincoln University, was organized by fourteen immortal Lincoln students in 1912. Since that day when the ideals and aspirations of Alpha were brought to Lincoln’s campus the Brothers of Nu Chap- ter have made an imposing record of schol- arship, service and cultural achievement. Nu Chapter was cited by the national body at the Fraternity’s General Convention in Columbus, Ohio, last year for its presenta- tion of the Alpha Medallion to Marian An- derson and Harold L. Ickes. Fifty-nine KAPPA ALPHA PSI Polemarch. OFFICERS Vice-Polemarch ........... Keeper of Records......... Keeper of The Exchequer.. Strategus................. Lt. Strategus ............ Dean of Pledgees.......... Asst. Dean of Pledgees... Historian ................ Parliamentarian .......... Chaplain ................. This organization is a representative of many intercollegiate fraternities. Founded at Indiana University in 1911, its progeny is represented here at Lincoln by Epsilon Chap- ter. Achievement and fruitful activity has always characterized its existence. On the local scene Kappa annually spon- sors the Freshman Oratorical Contest, de- Frederick L. Edwards ......Norman Bailey ....Walter W. Smith ....Walter E. Rogers ----Sidney Bridgforth ......Andrew Wertz .........Oscar Ross .........James Oxley ......William Hooks ....Stuart Dunnings ----William Hampton signed to perpetuate the long honored Lincoln tradition which stresses eloquent oral expression; Guide Right Week, an effort to steer youth into the vocational channels for which they are best fitted; and the Kappa Quiz Program, presented for campus-wide entertainment. Sixty □MEGA PSI PHI Basileus ........... Vice Basileus....... Keeper of Finance.. Editor to the Oracle Keeper of Peace----- Chaplain............ Dean of Pledges----- OFFICERS .........Lee Long, Jr. ......Hai'old A. Young ...Robert H. Campbell Thomas Budd Edwards ... .Joseph A. Dempsey ..Wylie H. Whisonant .. Charles H. Matthews The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded at Howard University in the year 1911. Since 1915, Beta Chapter has made for itself an enviable record and has proven itself to be a wholesome addition to the campus of Lincoln University. Each year, Beta celebrates its “National Achievement Week” during which period the spotlight is focused upon the Negro’s con- tribution to American life. Sixtyonc PHI BETA SIGMA OFFICERS President......................... Vice-President ................... Secretary-Treasurer .............. Corresponding Secretary........... Dean of Pledgees.................. Chaplain.......................... Sergeant-at-Arms................. ..George L. Atwell ......Lonnie Cross .......Isaac Mapp ...T. C. Thompson .. .Sidney H. Evans M. Arthur Camper Angus Terrell, Jr. Phi Beta Fraternity has as its motto “Cul- ture for service and service for humanity.” It has from the time of its inception adhered to the principles of this motto, which has been as a beacon that offers perpetual guid- ance. Upon these principles set forth by their founders in 1914, Mu Chapter has attempted to give definitive expression of the same. Sixty-two SPHINX President ----- Vice-President Secretary .... Treasurer ... OFFICERS President ....... Vice-President---- Secretary........ Treasurer ........ Sergeant-at-Arms Chaplain ........ OFFICERS ................Cornelius Gaither ..............Frank T. Wilson, Jr. .....................James L. Cox ................George Taliaferro ....................Robert Carter ....................Maurice Moyer ...Joel Newton Sidney Hudson ,. Bernard Lane .. Moses Snead SCROLLERS CLUB Hxty'three LAMPOBAS CLUB President .......... Vice-President ...... Secretary........... Treasurer .......... Chaplain ........... Editor to the Oracle OFFICERS .. David Wormley ..Norman Harris Louis A. Chippey ----Hylton Davis . .Elvyn Davidson ____James Young OFFICERS .......................Walter J. Hughes .......................Roland A. Gandy ..................Marshall M. Johnson Professors Harold F. Grim and Peter Hall President. Secretary, Treasurer Advisors. BETA KAPPA CHI For those who wish to exploit their talents and cultivate their interests in the field of science, this organization has lent itself as such a channel. The requisite for membership in the or- ganization is a 2.00 cumulative aver- age in 30 hours of science. Under the guidance of advisors Grim and Hall these and other scien- tific minds have been stimulated and opened to newer and brighter horizons. SiUyfour THE VETERAN'S ASSDEIATIDN OFFICERS President............... Vice-President ......... Recording Secretary----- Corresponding Secretary Business Manager........ Treasurer .............. Sergeant-at-A mis ...... Miles S. Washington, Jr. ...........James Young ........James Collington .....John A. Mingo, Jr. ..........Thomas Evans ...........James Braxton .....Alphonso Williams The Veterans Organization of Lincoln University was organized during the second semester of 1946 largely through the efforts of two members of the graduating class, Miles Washington and Tommy Evans. Today it is the largest organization on the campus, embracing nearly two hundred men. The men of ’47 feel that it is a unique con- tribution of the Class of 1947 to the campus life at Lincoln. During the past year the Veterans Or- ganization has been instrumental in securing from the administration definite recognition of the problems of rehabilitation and adjust- ment peculiar to men returning to the disci- pline and habits of academic pursuit after a prolonged period of service in the Armed Forces. Sixty-five- IV A A C P President MILTON HENRY Vice-President THEOPHOLIS NIX Corresponding Secretary VIRGIL GANT Recording Secretary ROMAN ADAIR Treasurer and Business Manager DONALD WHITE PHILBSUPHY CLUB President CHARLES R. HALL Secretary M. ARTHUR CAMPER Advisors PROFESSORS FALES and TILDEN IV. A. A. C. P. The local chapter of the N.A.A.C.P. is concerned with ridding the University community and neigh- boring areas of social anomalies which arise from racial friction. With the abolishment of the Lincoln chapter of the American Youth for Democracy, all energies are channeled through this official oi’ganiza- tion, to strike forcefully at segregation and discrim- ination in all areas of activity. THE PHILDSDPHY CLUB Constantly confronted with the recurrent queries “Why” and “How,” this organization religiously surveys the fields of philosophy in order to discern ideas that are accepted as truths in our modern society. Through monthly presentations of putative phil- osophers, these men receive a partial satiation of their desires. Sixty'Six DELTA RHD President JAMES YOUNG Vice-President GAYRAUD WILMORE Recording Secretary CURTIS MORRIS Corresponding Secretary EDWARD C. BOOKER Treasurer MELVIN McCOY DRAMATIC CLUR THE DELTA RHD FDRENSIC SOCIETY The Delta Rho Forensic Society is a Lincoln tradition. Organized several years ago by men who were interested in public speaking and oratory, the Society disappeared during the war years. Under the guidance of sponsor Professor Joseph N. Hill, it enjoyed rejuvenation this year and has carried through an active program in the art of public speaking and debate. The University Debating Team comes out of Delta Rho and was sparked this year by Dean Hill’s Speech Class. Several intercollegiate debates were held this year; among them, Lincoln versus Virginia State College and Lincoln versus Florida A M were outstanding. THE DRAMATIC SOCIETY The thespians at Lincoln flock to the Players and vie with each other for the choicest roles in the choicest dramas. It is traditional at Lincoln. Con- sequently we boast one of the finest collegiate theatrical groups in Negro Intercollegiate Dramatic Association—if not in the country. Dean Hill and Mr. Turpin are sponsors of this group. During the past year the Players have pre- sented a number of one-act plays and have won the admiration and appreciation of the entire campus community. Sijity'seven THE JOHN MILLER HIEKEY SUEIETY OFFICERS President M. ARTHUR CAMPER Vice-President MAURICE J. MOYER Secretary ELEMIT A. BROOKS Treasurer WILLIAM N. NORTON THE EMTERRERY ELER THE JOHN MILLER HIEKEY SUEIETY In order to maintain the profound doctrines and principles of the founder of Lincoln University, John Miller Dickey, and to assist in the spiritual develop- ment of each individual of our University com- munity, the John Miller Dickey Society promotes Christian fellowship on the campus, throughout the University community and neighboring communities. The members willingly and readily serve whenever and wherever needed. THE EANTERHERY ELER The latest addition to the list of religious organ- izations on Lincoln’s campus is the Canterbury Club, organized by the students of the College during the school year 1946-47. The Canterbury Club is composed of students who are members of the Episcopal Church and have felt a need for coming together for the purposes of religious edification and Christian fellowship. In conjunction with the other religious organi- zations on the campus, we expect this youngest of the group to make a substantial contribution to the religious life of the student community. Sixtv'eig!it FRESHMEN ADVISORS VARSITY ELUR OFFICERS President JAMES R. LAW Vice-President ALPHONSO TINDALL Secretary-Treasurer RALPH ACCOO Sergeant-at-Arms BENJAMIN BAUGH THE FRESHMEN ADVISORS Upon the broad shoulders of these worthy young men rests the important responsibility of guiding and grooming the verdant Freshmen through that hectic first year at Lincoln. The Advisors are Upperclassmen who assist Faculty members assigned as consultants and sponsors of Freshman groups. They help the Dean of Men during the annual Freshman Orientation Week, proctor the frosh dormitories, and in all ways help to adjust the newcomers to life at Lincoln. VARSITY ELUR The Varsity Club, with the able assistance of its advisor, Coach Rivero, has undertaken the task of furnishing a Varsity Room. The use of this room has added immeasurably to the happiness of the members and has acted as an incentive to the here- tofore “varsity renegers” — motivating them to put forth their utmost endeavors toward earning a varsity “L.” Too, the Varsity has received the honored tradi- tion of awarding sweaters to graduating members. By such accomplishments as these within the organ- ization and by exhibiting sportsmanship in and out of competition, the Varsjty Club plays no small role in developing the type of sons Lincoln will be proud to have on and send forth from the campus green. Sixtyninc ML DELEGATES TU THE INTER-EDLLEGIATE GDNFEHENGES Milton Henry, Orvel Black, Nathan Caldwell and James Roland Law. PHILADELPHIA GLUR OFFICERS President.......................Miles S. Washington, Jr. Vice-President .........................Landon McSwain Secretary ......................................Clifton Searles Treasurer ......................................William Philpot Business Manager.........................Thomas Evans Seventy OFFICERS President ......................................Ansel Paine Vice-President...............................James Cox, Jr. Treasurer .........................................Reginald Pulley Secretary.................................Angus Terrell, Jr. THE NORTH JEHSEY ELUB THE BALTIMORE ELUB President ........ Vice-President ... Secretary ........ Treasurer ........ Business Manager Sergeant-at-Arms Chaplain.......... OFFICERS .....Joel Newton .....James Dixon .... Norman Bailey -----Robert Bishop .... Ralph J. Ross .... George Russell M. Arthur Camper Scvcnt 'One THE UNIVERSITY QUARTET Bass: Withers Baritone: Whiteside Second Tenor: Pugh First Tenor: Jenkins THE UNIVERSITY SWING RANH Reeds; Moss, Whiteside and Knighton Trumpets: Gloster and Matthews Drums: Rolls Bass: Johnson Vocalist: Eliot McDew THE GLEE ELUR Sevcnty’two • • FOOTBALL The 1946 Lincoln Lions compiled one of the most impressive records in its gridiron history, scoring six victories against three defeats in nine games, the final of which was 20-14 defeat of the highly touted Florida A M “Rattlers.” The Lions sur- passed all other C.I.A.A. rivals in scoring, accu- mulating 239 points against the opponents 114. After defeating the Camden Panthers and the Philadelphia Giants in successive tilts by the re- spective scores of 20-0 and 22-0, the Rivero-men journeyed to Lawrenceville, Va., to initiate the 1946 season with the St. Paul gridiron squad. Exhibiting a perfect coordination behind the generalship of quarterback “Nic” Washington, the Orange and Blue proceeded to massacre the Virginians by the abom- inable score of 68-0. One week later the Rivero-men stung the Del- aware State Hornets 19-6 behind the brilliant ball carrying of Allen Cave, Howard Thomas and Bill Boyd, who literally ripped the Delaware line to shreds. It was Captain John “Piggy” Armstead who put the game on ice, running 40 yards to score with an intercepted pass. On October 19, the team journeyed to Philadelphia and met successfully their first crucial test by out- clawing the Union Panthers 21-6 before a gathering of some 8,000 rabid fans. The thrills of the after- noon culminated when freshman back Allen Cave raced through tackle 75 yards for the final score. Thus far, the Lincoln aggregation, employing a deceptive A-Formation had astounded the experts; St. Paul, Delaware State and Virginia Union had been trounced convincingly and the C.I.A.A. Cham- Eionship appeared on the horizon. The impending attle between Morgan and Lincoln attracted much attention because of the terrific buildup given the two teams. This was the decisive game of the 1946 race for All-Conference honors. The Lions had primed for this battle weeks in advance. Finally the day of contest arrived and the mighty Orange and Blue, confident of victory, tensed and finely trained, devel- oped a cockiness that caused them to lose ground rapidly after Morgan had scored the first touchdown. The Hurt-men then proceeded to pound out a crush- ing 28-0 victory. On November 2, before a record Homecoming crowd of some 3,000 assembled at Rendall Field, the Lincoln Lions sank the Hampton Pirates 10-7. Billy Hall saved the day for the Lions when he booted a 30-yard placement squarely through the uprights and thereby sealing Hampton’s doom. On November 9, the Lions turned on the steam against Cheyney, rolling up one of the highest scores in the history of the institution, 72-13. The East-West Classic between Lincoln and Wil- berforce was perhaps the game of the year. The contest brought together two well-matched teams who fought grimly for victory in a free scoring con- test featuring a magnificent duel between ’Force’s Freddy Hall and Lincoln’s “Duck” Cooper. The former had the best of the go and Wilberforce went on to hand the Pennsylvanians a 26-19 set-back. On Thanksgiving Day, an inspired Howard Uni- versity team pulled the upset of the year before a crowd of 20,000 at Griffith Stadium. The final score was 7-6. As a result of a very successful season, the Lions were invited to play Florida A M in the Orange Bowl Classic on December 7. Buttressed by the throwing arm of Robert “Duck” Cooper, the “Rat- tlers” were handed a 20-14 lashing. Six outstanding seniors bade farewell to the grid- iron wars, after four years of stellar performance: Captain John “Piggy” Armstead, All-C.I.A.A. cen- ter; William Hall, place-kicking artist; John A. Yates, stellar guard; James “Moose” Collington, stalwart wingman; Miles “Nic” Washington, quar- terback, and William “Wild Bill” Hunter, a top all- around athlete. Honorable mention i� to be accorded Tiny” Bridgeforth, All-C.I.A.A. tackle; Allan Cave, Warren Tripp, George H. Hilton, Oscar Ross, Alphonse Tyn- dall, Andrew Wertz, Howard Thomas and Wilbur Bolden. Scvcnix'four BASKETBALL The Lion Cagers, 1946 C.I.A.A. Champions were hard hit this year by the loss of two of their bulwarks — “Big Jim” Usry and “Wild Bill” Hunter. After a delayed start, the team quickly rounded into form and downed the Wilmington Panthers and the Wilmington Y.M.C.A., 54-24 and 59-37 respectively. On January 12, the Lions opened the season against the Howard University Bisons at the home gymnasium. Because of the past reputation of the home team and the pre-season build-up given the Lions, their cockiness coupled with the hustle and bustle of the visiting team led to a 50-43 defeat. On January 15, the Lincoln Five journeyed south to capture a hair raising thriller from North Car- olina A T College. The score; 40-39. The season provided thrills aplenty. On February 17, the Lion Quintet took on the Morgan Bears in New York’s Golden Gate Arena before an overflow crowd. The game see-sawed in the first half with Lincoln commanding a 29-28 lead at the half. In the second half, with two minutes to play, and Morgan leading 39-36, Lion Captain “Piggy’1 Arm- stead sunk a one-handed shot, which drew the plaudits of the crowd and then made a foul shot to tie the contest. Now, with one and one-half minutes playing time remaining in the game, Jim Law completed a corking set shot from mid-court, projecting the Lions to a 41-39 lead. With time quickly running out a Morgan player drew a foul; the fervor of the crowd was so great that the player was unable to complete the snot. He was subse- quently given two points. Lincoln scored two more points in the waning seconds to sink the Bears 43-40. The Rivero-men showed all of the zeal and hustle of former great Lion teams and now appeared to be definitely on the upgrade. The season can rightly be called the inauguration of interracial collegiate basketball. The Lincoln courtmen, by taking on Seton Hall, Brooklyn College and Albright College broke all precedents in inter- collegiate competition. The season’s outstanding men include Rudy Johnson, Billy Hall, Jim Law, “Piggy” Armstead, Charlie Cabaniss and “Funk” Cannady. The season also developed such men as George Taliaferro, Forrest Patterson, “Chick” Reid, “Hank” Parker and James Williams. Sevent 'live BOXING AND WRESTLING Under the tutorship of Coach Milton Pearcy, the Lincoln boxing and wrestling teams are rapidly rounding into top form for the C.I.A.A. Champion- ships to be held here March 22. The Lion wrestling team, defending C.I.A.A. champions for eleven straight years will be ably represented by three defending titleholders. They are Captain Kenneth (Jake) Snead in the 120 lb. class; Andy Wertz of the 155 lb. class; and heavy- weight Sidney Bridgforth. Though the services of two last year’s champions Raleigh McCarroll and Alvin Thomas will be greatly missed, the team has much reason for joy with the return of pre-war champ Harvey Clarke, and the notable success of several newcomers, and old veterans, namely Samuel Gouldelock 145 lbs., Roland Gandy 128 lbs., “Pedro” Thomas 136 lbs., Curlester Williams 155 lbs., and Donald Randall 145 lbs. The 1947 mittmen coached by former Golden Glove champ Archie Holland are coming along in stride thus far. Boasting of three victories in four bouts, the team promises to be at peak for the tournament. The team placed third in the octagonal meet at Howard, has won two victories over Lock Haven Teachers College and has defeated highly touted Delaware State. This year’s outfit boasts of two real scrappers in the person of Captain Andrew Arrington, 160 lb. veteran, and 145 lb. Leo Seahorne to carry the colors in those respective weights. Robert Wisener with four victories to his credit will be favored to cop the 125 lb. title with little trouble while Albert “Happy” Johnson 176-pounder, is rounding into fine form having won twice and fought one draw. William Banks, 125-pounder, Adolph Tyler and Edward Dawley, 145-pounders, are three darkhorses of the aggregation who may surprise the experts. As the year book goes to press the 1947 Boxing- Wrestling team is rapidly rounding into top form for the C.I.A.A. Championships to be held here at Lincoln March 22. The Lion wrestling team, C.I.A.A. champs for eleven years, participated in the Octagonal meet at Howard University, February 15, and emerged vic- torious, defeating Howard, Hampton, and Virginia State. Results were as follows: 1. K. Snead, Lincoln, pinned Hanny Fauntleroy, Hampton. 2. Sidney Bridgeforth, Lincoln, defeated Charles Stafford, Hampton. 3. Andy Wertz, Lincoln, won from Howard Stew- art, Howard. 4. Samuel Gouldlock, Lincoln, pinned Harold Spruill, Hampton. Seventysix TRACK As the Year Book goes to press the 1947 Track Team has not yet entered into competition. This year, however, marks the first season in the history of the school that the Lion thin-clads will have their own quarter mile cinder path upon which to stretch their legs. To the casual observer it would seem that this factor alone should make this one of Lincoln's greatest track seasons. On April 17-18, the Orange and Blue will par- ticipate in the Seton Hall Relays in Oi’ange, New Jersey, and will enter the Penn Relays on the fol- lowing weekend—April 25-26. On April 30, the team will enter the Shippensburg Teacher's College Re- lays at Shippensburg, Pa. The only other engage- ment before the annual C.I.A.A. meet will be the dual meet with West Chester State Teacher’s College on May 3. The C.I.A.A. Championship Meet is scheduled to be held at A T College in Greensboro, N. C. The 1947 track season will be brought to a close on May 31 when the Lincoln Invitation Meet will be held to dedicate the new track. Negotiations are being completed by the athletic department for dual meets with Howard, Hampton, and Morgan. When Coach Rivero issued the call a few weeks ago he was greeted by the largest turnout in history. Among those to answer the call were Jim Law, star quarter-miler of last year’s relay team; Robertson Norman, who led the cross-country team through its first successful season; Sidney Bridgforth, of shot- put fame; dashmen Howard Thomas, Farrell Jones, and Freddie Jones. Freddie Jones is expected to master the hurdles; Chapman, Berthoud, and Lind- sey are expected to fight it out in the mile. John Streetz and Paul Swann are quarter-milers par excellence, while Oliver Wendell Ellington, former Jersey City high school star is expected to make history in the half-mile. Scvenlyseven SPORT Seventy'eiuhl PANORAMA Scvcntyninc ■i WHO S WHO IN THE CLASS OF 1947 Best Looking........... Mr. Hyde .............. Class Athlete ......... “Mexican Athlete” .... Class Politician ...... Class Orator .......... Most Radical .......... Most Conservative ..... Most Modest ........... Most Reticent ......... Most Conceited ........ Best Dressed .......... “Pete” the Tramp....... King Rabble ........... Class Quack ........... The Miser ............. Class Parasite ........ The Chaplain .......... Our Baby .............. Poet Laureate.......... The Somnambulist Most Popular .......... Most Likely to Succeed Mr. Eatmore ........... The Week-ender ........ Le Muscien Virtuoso ... Most Likely to Succumb Le Comedien ........... Cultur Personified .... The Officious One ..... Most Heroic ........... The Skyscraper ........ The Midget ............ The Scholar ........... Mr. LINCOLN ........... .....John D. Withers .........“Lips” Hall .........“Billy” Hall ....“Maize” Johnson ----“Reds” Dunnings .......“Milt” Henry .......“Milt” Henry ........“Jelly” Rolls ........Julius Pryor ......“Boo” Parkins .....“Tommy” Evans ........“Doc” Mingo ......“Juice” Marius ... .“Reds” Dunnings ____“Cotton” Hughes ......“Will” Bryant .......“Will” Bryant .....Arthur Camper ......“Apple” Gandy ....John D. Withers .........“Jim” Law . ..“Nic” Washington .....“Gay” Wilmore ........“Billy Hall ____“Tommy” Evans “Dangerfield” Cooper ....“Float” McSwain ...“Nic” Washington .....“Gay” Wilmore .....“Tex” Knighton .......Louis Purnell ..........John Scott ........“Les” Pollitt ........Phil Skerrett .........“Jim” Law Einhty'two THE HISTORY OF THE EL LSS nf ’47 Haunted by the horrors of human hell, doomed by the devil of discontent, thirty- eight youths filed into the hallowed but hol- lowed halls of Lincoln University unsure of their future and fearful for present. Though in danger of being sucked into the whirlpool of death at any breath, we joined forces and became the Class of 1947. By virtue of a well planned Freshman Orientation Week and the touching applica- tion of upperclassmen’s sympathy, we soon became adapted to our new college environ- ment. We chose as our class president, Frazier Thompson, who entered Notre Dame through the Navy and distinguished himself as a scholar and an athlete. Our first active participation in campus events occurred during the extensive intra- mural football program. We opposed the upperclassmen in two games. They won both but we have fond memories. During the second semester we discovered that twenty-four of us had gone. Many had been sucked into that dreaded whirlpool, others died a natural death—they refused to enjoy the greenness of spring. This eventful initial year recalls to our memories Mrs. Roosevelt’s visit, Lincoln’s championship basketball team, the confer- ence tennis tournament, the Pan-Hellenic Dance, the Penn Relays, and the attempted Senior walk. Thinking ourselves to be well-seasoned and mature, twelve of us returned with haughty strides. We were eager to aid in the adjust- ment of the newcomers. We explained to Dean that our only tactic would be psyche, but he knew some of the psyche to be applied. So—probation. We learned that Professor Turpin had en- tered the Navy during the summer. Yes, he had sought higher grounds. This year we returned to intercollegiate football, and what a disastrous season! As a football team we sang better than the Glee Club. Light of heart and filled with hope we re- turned as Juniors just eight in number. The physical conflict was done. We channeled our energies and labored religiously for now our goals were visible. Victorious vets—profes- sors, scholars, and old Lincoln rabble re- turned to these cherished hills. Rest, relief, and certainty were ours again. From the chapel—we heard the voices of Albert Einstein, Marion Anderson, Canada Lee, and Harold Ickes. We remember cham- pionship basketball, tennis and wrestling teams. We remember the inauguration of Lincoln’s first Negro president, Dr. Horace Mann Bond. Too, we remember the indescrib- able emptiness that was ours with the pass- ing of Dr. Wright, our devoted president emeritus. Just four of the original class returned for the last lap, but the influx of vets made ours the largest senior class in the history of the university. Lincoln was more than congested even with the construction of a Vets Village. We remember the great strides made by the local chapter of the N.A.A.C.P. toward eliminating discrimination in nearby Oxford. We remember Lincoln as seen and molded by a Mr. Brown (with an “e”), eating in two shifts, the construction of a track and a temporary gym, and our victory in the Orange Blossom Bowl. We recall vividly the visits of Carol Brice, Albert Barnes, and Isaac Woodard. These are our years at Lincoln. From boys to men; from doubtfulness to certitude; from mere existence to meaningful lives. These evolutions are the result of the recent war plus life at Lincoln, where unique per- sonalities mingle without yielding and men live without restraint. If there be any truth in making accurate predictions from correct historical antece- dents, let us now turn to the future and see how these years will affect our lives. Eighty'three CLASS How swift the transit of the evanescent years! Time's relentless passage has guided us through ten hectic perilous years, fraught with international contests and atomic liv- ing. The conflicts still rage and the world still exists; but it is 1957 and though indisol- luble vincula of love have welded us eternally together in our more erudite years at Lincoln, the physical breach has nonetheless widened. My tour of that year through the East, Middle West, and South made me more than ever cognizant of that fact. In my absence, my two law partners, Hon. Stuart Dunnings and Judge Ralph Accoo, were tied to their desks and legal occupation. Attorney Dun- nings had finally managed to force his Na- tional Bill for Public Defenders through Con- gress. In Hartford, Conn., where I spoke to the NCPW, I was surprised to be hailed by a definitely familiar voice. It was Dr. Leon Cornwall, whose general practice was unex- celled in all New England. In New York City, following another rally, Sociologists Will Dee Bryant and Andrew L. Headen (PhD, NYU) took me on a tour of their ex- tensive social project in Brooklyn, in which 50,000 persons were part of a carefully con- trolled experiment in communal living. They informed me that they owned every inch of property from Sumner to Stuyvesant Aves., and Bainbridge to Fulton Streets. Will Dee Bryant was able to render Luther Gulick a rank dilettante in Public Administration. Dr. Wesley Johnson had been a member of the American Board of Surgeons for five years, and had just been appointed Chief Surgeon at New York City's Bellevue Hos- pital. Dr. Nathan “succulent” Marius, whose famed “juice-bath” therapies were widely employed throughout the land, had become an indolent and quite well respected million- aire. To my great delight, I learned, too, while in New York that Clifton G. Russell had just received his acceptance to Tufts Medical School. Walfredo Leon fretted with his problems as principal of DeWitt Clinton High School. In Orange, New Jersey, Dr. John Alex- ander Mingo, Jr., Gynecologist-Obstetrician and member of the American Board of In- ternal Medicine, and Dr. Miles Standish Washington, famed for his good cheer, in- formed me of their exclusive health retreat at Lakehurst, New Jersey, and invited me there for a rest at $150 per diem. Dr. John D. Withers and Dr. John Alfred Yates, Spe- cialists in V.D., had both been summoned by the Government to administer a newly erected $750,000 research station in Bluefield, West Virginia, under the extended Public Health Service. Our Philadelphia colleagues by this time had also done quite well for themselves. John D. Cooper's most profound book on Pre- Historic Literature had just been published. Lester Pollitt had received his Doctorate in Economics in 1949 from Columbia and was rather quietly running the First National Bank of Philadelphia; Charles Hall, Harvard Law Graduate, equally was quietly running DuPont's Chemical Firm and all of Delaware. PHDPHECY Dr. Thomas Evans, Pediatrician, was mani- festing his special know-how beyond his office, where he conducted community ath- letic games among the city's children. Sociol- ogist Landon McSwain, after being lured into the fold by the intriguing sociological aspects of Father Divine’s Heavens, had just taken over the cult as leader, following the Father's death. Gayraud “Demosthenes” Wilmore was busy chasing devils out of Philadelphia in droves, and saving souls by the thousands. Out on the main line, in Bryn Mawr, Joshua G. Thompson had become widely known for his excellent Legal Counsel, exorbitant fees and seven Cadillac convertibles; Ralph Oves, after receiving his doctorate from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, had returned to Central High as head of the History Depart- ment. In Baltimore, the Orange and Blue had grown outward. I learned that Dr. Arthur Medford Camper had just been formally in- stalled as Bishop of his Diocese; that Dr. William M. Hall and Dr. John Armstead had opened an inter-racial hospital; and further that Jim Law was the Political Czar of Mary- land, controlling just about every district in the state. Dr. Marshall M. Johnson, of Pittsburgh, had just received the signal honor of being the first Negro ever appointed to the Staff of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. J. Carrell Rolls was just finishing his third enlistment in the Regular Army and had, on my arrival, just managed to wheedle a pass from nearby Camp Shenango. In Asheville, North Carolina, I found Farris Logan and Reuben J. Dailey busy building up legal and actual bulwarks for a case against Mr. Charlie’s nefarious activ- ities. The most consistent class member and now ten-year alumnus of the weekender club was Dr. Walter “Cotton” Hughes, who had purchased the Carlyle Hotel and managed to fly there every Saturday night to make use of Room No. 4. John Milton Scott had surmounted all legal barriers and had succeeded in making polyg- amy in Alabama a legal thing. Dr. Julius Pryor had become a Silicosis expert and an authority on all manner of chest ailments. Houston, Texas, was feting Drs. Emerson Knighton, Milton Banton and Philip Skerrett who had joined hands in the establishment of one of the Southwest’s most modern and best equipped hospital and health resorts; on the outskirts, businessman Louis Purnell was operating the Northern Terminus of his ex- tensive South American Airlines. After an extensive and revealing tour of the states, I flew back to the office realizing our homogenity in spite of any distances that might separate us; realizing how aptly “E Pluribus Unum” was applicable to us. What’s that? . . . Asleep? . . . Don’t bother me, old gal. . . . Let me go on sleeping. MILTON R. HENRY. Eighty'five JUST BALLAD: FOR MODERNS One day . . . when all the wars are dene . . . and all little boys with gaits not so military and hates not so incorrigible as the papers say come home to play with blue-eyed dolls again and spill green ink on uranium rugs, writing claims to the Veterans Bureau in Atomville, And spew out ... to the boozy crowd some titan deed they’ve always dreamed was done by them one shell-streaked night, and places they will swear by Christ they’ve been— not on a map nor mentioned even once in ten-year volumes of National Geographic, Out of the burnished stuff of my wildest, unsur- rendered dreams I'll build a silver rocket ship for you. my love. And then one silent, moonlit night we’ll hurl above the nearer stars into some neutral nebula vast lightyears hence. Chorus: Somewhere we’ll laugh and live anew and toast old mundane cares to nothingness with cosmic brew; let little boys play with their chemical phantoms— leave them to radar and the rumpus of atoms. Gayraud Stephen Wilmorc, ‘47. TRIBUTE Nestled in the rolling plush green country side A tiny jewel flings contagious fire, And living sparks, kindled by the years, Burn within our hearts a flaming guide. Born of emancipations necessity; Given to the cause of struggling men. This flaming jewel, untarnished by the years. Is the living answer to a freedman’s plea. So let us rise 0 sons of Orange and Blue, And as we leave these aged walls Let us sing our Alma Mater’s praises high, “Dear Lincoln, thy sons will e’er be true.” J. Dudley Withers, ’47. ACQUAINTANCE Perchance I met you and found Your love the purest of pure. A love so true and so profound Cannot be quenched, it must endure. Through passing years to persevere As trials come, love’s life trying, We’ll let no ordeals interfere. Its purity must remain undying. J. Dudley Withers, ’47. THE PEOPLE CRY PEACE ETERNALLY There is no stillness in the shining of yellow light. There is no inertness in the matrix of shining And in the void the stars explode. Atom smash atom and energy is never spent. I tell you the tomb is not undisturbed For worms are not bringers of peace. The people cry peace eternally. The macro and the microcosm— In either there is only energy and time; These two . . . Where’s peace? I built my tower above the dive-bomber’s soar And the inanimate rock was fleshness and did not bleed. Therein I found my peace—for a time. The labor of creative scholarship was nepenthe. But who, shut in, eludes the restiveness of men, Or the tragic mutability of all things temporal? If my tower was timeless and my God had Deen quiet I would have endured. Gayraud Stephen Wilmore, ’47. MAIL CALL Piotrasanta, 1944 Down deep, down within the viscid mass—America, Some cankerous impurity corrupts the people’s politic, I read. And flags are waved and armies marshalled And we go out to purge a world While in our very nostrils The sickening stench is terrific. Red, red is our tongue with protestation. But cur black soul is white with sterility. Gayraud Stephen Wilmore, ’47. Eifihtysix POEMS FOREWARNED I knew your love was colored flame, A wild star on the wing, And there could be no constancy In such a shining thing. For dawn goes out as morning comes, And laughter does not last, But oh, my world is dark tonight Because a meteor passed. J. Dudley Withers, ’47. THE ANGRY WIND The screaming irascible wind Throws its full weight Against the sturdy walls, Retreats, gathers more force; Hurls itself again and again In vain attempts. Failing thus, It summons the rain, the hail, And the sleet To aid its futile advances. Tired, disgruntled, it subsides. And the warm sun smiles At its futility. J. Dudley Withers, ’47. SUNSET When western hills are fired And, hovering in the distance, The sun smiles warm blessing— Its parting gift to earth— Then drops from sight To summon night I sense God’s handiwork And ponder: In that sunset might there be Tho balm for earth’s misery? J. Dudley Withers, ’47. HOPE FOR THE BLACK SOLDIER Cremona, 1945 I In nature the poor deluded human eye falls short Of grasping final ends Or final truths. And underneath each mosscapped stone The microcosmic world of smaller things Yawns out and out into infinity, And the greatest star in the hard shell of the sky Is no match for its magnitude. Sobeit that you miss Some potent truth by shortsightedness: That on the smoldering shambles of a wee world— The necropolis of Aryan duplicity— Infinite truth, poises phenixlike. And here is the consummation! The last faggot sputters in a high wind. Poor ye flame to the bright burning And it is gone forever. II The prize is the world or the foulness thereof; To look beyond the rim of yourselves And see the nascent universe Buckle under the burden of your inertness, To unstop the womb and let her live— Is the wise selfsavior. Only must you measure value with value, And find in the immediate end That the whole good outweighs forever The partial good, however lasting it may seem, And in the conscientious struggle, Some heinous wrong may reap, for a time Exceedingly ephemeral, The rich harvest of striving. Gayraud Stephen Wilmore, ’47. REQUEST Breathe on me, That I might be enraptured In the perfumed essence of your words. Smile for me, That I might live a thousand lives. Think of me, That I might live in your imagination. Speak to me, That my soul might reverberate With the music on which it thrives. Walk with me, That men might envy my prize, My angel pearl. J. Dudley Withers, ’47. Eighty'Sc vc n LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT In lieu of the fallacies that be; in lieu of injustices that demand rectification, the good and the evil, the joys and the sorrows that made our associations memorable and pleasurable, we, the departing, here submit our last Will and Testament: “Doc Mingo leaves his wardrobe to “Zip Grant. “Billy” Hall bestows his athletic prowess upon his counterpart—The “Mole.” “Tommy Evans leaves his trainers position to his old lady Elvyn Davidson. “Lips” Hall leaves his personal good looks to “Sonny” South. “Piggy” Armstead bequeaths his physical stamina to “The Swann.” David Williams inherits “Les” Pollitt’s stature. “Jelly” Rolls’ modesty is now in the possession of Melton “The Kid Lowe. Archie Holland’s Organic Chemistry Text is available to any FOOL who desires to use same. “Tommy” Evans leaves his weekly escapades to “Big Time” Fulcher. Phil Skerrett’s ability to pass without bagging is left in the balance. To “Red” Orton we leave the A. Y. D. and the “brighter things of life. To Kain Bonja goes the suavity of Johnny Withers. Prof Davis is left with the ideal student—if he can find one. . . . A .46 calibre automatic is left with Prof Grubb to help round out his picaresque appearance. The Senior Class donates “Shabby” Foster’s vest to the starving millions in Europe —it’s just loaded with food! Dale Carnegie’s “How To Win Friends and Influence People” is most generously donated to Coach Rivero. A Thesaurus is left to the undergraduates who have courses under Dean Wilson. To Prof Jones we leave an anchor to keep him from blowing away on windy days. A portable classroom is left to Prof Waring. We are giving Mr. Washington a pair of True-Sight glasses in order that he might keep a close eye on Mr. Birchard. The class leaves to Prof Cox a shoe stamp for the purchase of a pair of Flagg’s Shoes. . . . To the Class of 1950 are left the hopes and fears of the next three years. 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