Livingstone College - Livingstonian Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1942 volume:

Property of Alumni Affairs ■ ' S ' -Aoj i,?i ? j ' 7.C The Ell Cee Livingstone College 1942 Prof. Wilson Q. Welch, Jr. The class of Forty-Two has for four years wedded itself to the belief that courage backed by convictions is invincible. We welcomed the appointment of Reverend Wilson Q. Welch to the Faculty, for he came filled with the “Spirit of ’42.” For the full measure of devotion he has given to his work and for the inspiration he has been to us and to our fellow students, we do dedicate this volume to him and his ideals. He has brought to his position as Instructor in Bible and Church History, the enthus- iasm of a consecrated Christian gentleman. From his undergraduate days at Livingstone he retained an interest in the improvement of student welfare which has found expression in the observance of the days of Lent with daily periods of meditation. He has led the fight, at times alone, for the right of students to choose between compulsory and “free” religious services. The Christian Student Union owes its existence to his initiative. Those who are optimistic enough to believe that Hood Theological Seminary will ever be a fully accredited institution, are pinning their hopes on this quiet young man whose years at Union Seminary have not built a wall between him and his students. We believe that Reverend Welch will remove the cobwebs of doubt and dismay from the minds of Zion’s leaders just as we’ve seen him dust off, polish up, and rebuild the morale of the Living- stonians during the past two year; CLASS O’ ’42. THE ELL CEE STAFF Clayton E. Chaney Editor-In-Chief I Samuel J. Howie, Jr Business Manager Fredricka P. Flack Asst. Bus. Mgr.-Treas. Raymond E. Walters Advertising Manager Helen A. Cottrell Asst. Adv. Mgr. At.r f.rt U. Blair Circulation Manager Lorenzo McCormick C. Lucille Cannady John T. Frazer Russell M. Staton Prof. Margaret Walker. Juliet Robinson Walter D. Bowen Prof. F. D. Drew Asst. Circ. Mgr. Asst. Circ. Mgr. Feature Editor Art Editor Proof Reader Typist .Class Pres. -Art. Ed. Class Advisor 19 42 William Johnson Trent Julia Belle Duncan A.B., A.M. President Registrar-Treasurer John H. Satterwhite Hood Seminary Professor of Religion and Christian Theology A. B. — Benedict College B. D. — Oberlin Grad. School of Theol. S.T.M. — Oberlin Grad. School of Theol. Frederick D. Drew Liberal Arts Professor of Chemistry and Physics B.S. — Mass. Inst, of Tech. A.M. — Harvard University 19 42 LIVINGSTONE’S SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY When the Fathers met at Concord, North Carolina, in 1879, for the purpose of founding a seminary where young Negroes might be trained for the ministry, not one of the group was a college graduate. What we see at Salisbury within the gates of Livingstone College is the result of the conviction of those unlettered men who sought a better way of life for generations then unborn. Legend has it that Bishop Hood was led to select this site for the school because he saw it in a dream. The white people of this community offered a thousand dollars to pur- chase the necessary land if the embryonic institution would open its doors here. On the first Wednesday in October of 1882 classes began with three teachers, three pupils, and a matron. That was sixty years ago. At one time a thousand students walked beneath the sacred maples and oaks seeking the light of knowledge in the many levels of training that Livingstone offered. Those were the days when a student could receive grammar school, high school, normal and classical training before final graduation. The first boys’ dormitory still stands a few blocks from the campus — a marker to the dis- tance travelled by the various Administrations and to the depths from which we have risen. Once this building was a slave market, but after 1882 it housed free black boys. In 1886, from a pit on the campus, students took clay and made the bricks which form the walls of Dodge Hall, the main dwelling place for men here today. Self-help and student-initiative were here even in ’82, and that was 60 long years ago. The first President was Joseph Charles Price, one of America’s greatest orators. He shook conservative old England for the pounds that financed the early days of L. C. His golden voice inspired the young men and women who sat at his feet to speak. Livingstone grew famous as a place where oratory was the order of the day. The Hood Literary Society, and Atkinson Literary Society thrived on the burning desire of Negro youth to speak well. Other men have stood in the path Price trod. Sixty years have brought us to 1942, and President William Johnson Trent, Sr., is at the helm. Fifty years ago he was a student here and played in the first Livingstone-Biddle (Smith) football game. Today he leads us in the development of individual initiative and the pursuit of academic knowledge. The Ell Cee salutes him and his work in this year of- the Sixtieth Anniversary of Livingstone’s formal openin g. 19 WITHIN THE GATEWAY TO A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MARGARET WALKER Professor of English A.B., Northwestern University A.M., Iowa University CAROLEASE FAULKNER Professor of English and Speech A.B., Livingstone College A.M., Michigan University MARION SPEIGHT Professor of Modern Foreign Languages A.B , LeMoyne College A.M., Atlanta University Certificat d ' Etude de L ' Ecole Normale d ' lnstitutrices, Port-au-Prince, Haiti VINCENT W. BYAS Professor of Modern Foreign Languages A.B., Howard University A.M., Howard University HAROLD T. PINKETT Professor of History and Political Science A.B., Morgan College A.M., University of Pennsylvania WALTER R. HARRISON Professor of Sociology A.B., Howard University M.S., Cornell University WILSON Q. WELCH, JR. Professor of Biblical Literature and Church History A. B., Livingstone College B. D., Union Theological Seminary CLARENCE W. WRIGHT Professor of Biology B S., Wilberforce University M.S., Ohio State University SPELLMAN L. LANE Professor of Biology B.S., Ohio State University M.S., Western Reserve University WILLIAM H. HANNUM Professor of Mathematics A.B., Maryville College A.M., Columbia University LL.D., Livingstone College ' OS ISAAC H. MILLER Professor of Education A.B., Rust College PH.B., University of Chicago LOTTIE M. LYONS Professor of Primary Education A.B., Spelman College A.M., Atlanta University LUCILLE C. MILLS Professor of Music Mus B., Howard University A. M., Fisk University BENJAMIN HARGRAVES, JR. Athletic Director B. S., Springfield College JOSEPHINE P. SHERRILL Librarian A. B., Livingstone College B. S., Hampton Institute MABEL HARRIS GRAVES Assistant Librarian JOSEPHINE L. BUTLER Matron CHARLOTTE M. HUNTER School Nurse and Assistant Matron Richardson Memorial Hospital JUANITA L. BURNSIDE Dietitian B.S., Bennett College CLASS OF ' 42 WITHIN THE GATEWAY TO A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF ’42 History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” I am the Class of ’42. I am no stranger to you, for my spirit claims a large portion of this land as its habitat. Through my veins runs the blood of many cultures — from the Hoosier state of Indiana — to the now turbulent water of the Atlantic; from the cotton bowl of Georgia — to the empire state of New York. The successes and failures, the ambitions and thwarted hopes of four eventful years tell the story of my sojourn in this historic area. As I Anticipate my departure, in vain do I seek to ascertain what lasting effects have been made on my behavior. Perhaps time alone can reveal this. My gratitude is extended to this Reverend Mother for all she has done to aid my growth in “wisdom and and in stature, and in favour with God and man.” These things l saw and a part of them I was.” «- sfr 1938- 39. When I took residence in this institution they called me Freshman. To many I was a green colossus whose manpower registered one hundred and fifteen. My first appearance was made at a “Get Acquainted Social” given in honor of yours truly. On September twenty-second I elected William Ardrey to lead me. Upon his departure, Catherine Graves assumed this responsibility. My diary for the first year reveals that I published the “Freshman Echo”, captured the young ladies’ basketball championship, was well represented on the varsity football and basketball squads and participated extensively in other extra-curricula activities. At commencement my representa- tives received the following awards: Miss L. Cannady — A.K.A. Sorority prize; J. T. Frazer — Laissez-Faire Hob- by prize; W. D. Bowen — Trent-Walker Oratorical Medal. 1939- 40. September found me once more gathering at this oak templed citadel. Roll call revealed a noticeable loss of manpower. I was undeterred, for experience had taught me that quantity, though necessary, is not always a criteria for success. Walter Bowen was elected as my guide. As a Sophomore I penetrated into organizational leadership and membership — a position which I have since served with commendable sincerity and efficiency. That year I scored a double “V” in inter-class basketball contest by winning the young ladies’ and men’s honors. At commencement I was represented by Walter Bowen and John Frazier, who received the Moore and College Achievement awards respectively. Miss Charlotte Coles, who has since left my ranks, received the Laissez-Faire Hobby Award. 1940- 41. I shall never forget my junior year. I retained the same official board which served me the year before. Though my membership was down to half of its original count, I was nevertheless twice as influ- ential in the life of the college. I became the spearhead of a general student unrest. This was revealed in May when I canceled arrangements for the Junior-Senior Prom after the Social Committee had refused to sanction my plans. Although my decision was surprising to many there were even more who believed that my actions were just because of the principle that motivated them. During that year I repeated my double “V” in the inter-class basketball playoff while Miss Lola Foster placed second in the “Miss Li vingstons” contest. At Commencement John Frazer received the Moore and Williams Awards; Miss Juanita Massey was awarded the Lancaster-Devane Natural Science prize; Walter Bowen once more took oratorical honors by winning the J. C. Price Oratorical Medal and Russel Staton received the Laissez-Faire Hobby Award. 1941- 42. This has been an hectic year. Records show that in October an impressive Hood Literary Program was given in memory of the late Dean F. D. White. In November Miss Fredericka Flack led me to victory in the “Miss Livingstone” contest while, as a fitting prelude to the annual Turkey Day Classic with J. C. Smith University, I sponsored a colorful homecoming parade. May brought with it the Junior-Senior Prom, publication of the “Ell Cee” and Class Day exercises. As a fitting token of my gratitude to the College I presented a sturdy Wayside Preacher — may it ever stand as a guide to passersby and a monument to my indomitable spirit. W. D. BOWEN, President Sail on Oh ship of ' 42, Thy Reverend Mother ' s proud of you. To you she gave from meagre store, And you now rigged, she doth implore For sake of race and humanity — To weigh thine anchor- — put to sea. 19 What though thy courage be now dimmed With skies o ' ercast by minds that sinned? From thy course thou can ' st never swerve, So long as Truth, thy Captgin, dost thou serve. Yet — we serve her best who to ourselves are true, And what we dare to drecjm of, dare to do. 42 O! LIVINGSTONE!! — Clayton Chaney, ’42. I O, Livingstone! Pride of our college days, The acme of the fondest dreams we dream; Surely thou art a gift of God to men, Beneath thy light our talents rise and beam; O, Livingstone! Thou leadeth faithfully on, ’Til we’re triumphant in the breaking dawn. II O, Livingstone! When we are gone from thee, Dear to our hearts thy mem’ry will remain; Thou art our life, our joy, our ev’ry breath, Success assured, thou wilt our strength sustain; O, Livingstone! Whatever path we trod, We’re true to thee — true to thy guiding God. (Set to music to tune: Finlandia). ODE AT COMMENCEMENT — Clayton Chaney, ’42. What is Life to me, but thee? And what to feel, and breathe, and see? What tortured days, ’mid rush and haste Would mock my footsteps, ere the face Of dreaded night upon me fell, And fling me writhing into hell! Being for me is full of song. And Death that joy could but prolong; I’ll brave the wind, and storm, and strife, Fight boldly all the trials of life; Scale dizzy heights as yet unknown, Snatch distant truths into the known; With bursting strength strike down the foe, Rid cities great of all their woe; Bring blessed comfort to the earth, Spread wealth and peace ’round every hearth; Build towering structures to thy name, ’Til all mankind would know the fame Of one whom You had driven by pain To write his future — bold and plain. Fame? Could fortune smile upon my head? The Fates of Life with glory shed Upon the deeds that I might do And not concede it all to You? Within the scope of three score ten No blissful years the gods might send Could equal all the peace of mind That would be mine if I should find Your guiding hand upon my brow. Laugh? Dare I to smile with, truthful lips, Not speak the sorrow I must sip? Not cry aloud for aid from thee, Nor grasp your vision which I see? Speak? Put into words the irony That floods my soul, rolls over me And flows below into the sea Of tears that I have spilt? Never!! Not all the castles I have built. Not all the deeds that I have done, Nor all the vic’tries I have won Could fill the gasping, yawning maw Left where, enraptured, held in awe, I’m conquered — yours — for all my days. ELEANOR BABINGTON-JOHNSON Ivy Lealf Club 4. Major — Elementary Education Minor — English Degree — A.B. ALBERT U. BLAIR Soc. Sc. Forum 2-4, Creative Arts Club 4, Inter-Racial Unit 2, 3; Blue Bear Staff 2, Living-Stone Staff 3, Ell Cee Staff 4, Inter-Class Basketball 1-4, Cheer Leader 2-4, Asst. Librarian 2, 3; Dram. Club 1-4, Honor Roll 4, Little Greeks 1, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 4. Major — History, Sociology Minor — Economics Degree — A.B. WALTER D. BOWEN SPEED” Class Pres 2, 3, 4; Pres. Minis. Alliance 3, 4; Pres. Club New Yorker 2-4, V. Pres. Chr. Stud. Union 4, V. Pres. Chr. End. 3, Asst. Supt. S. S. 3, Art Ed. Ell Cee 4, Inter-Racial Unit 2-4, Social Science Forum 2-4, Dramatic Club 2-4, Stud. Rep. Rel. Comm. 3-4, C. Power Warden, War Comm. 4, Varsity Football 1-4, Inter-Class Basketball 1, 2, 4; Stud Asst. Soc. 3-4, Choral Union 1-4, Double Octette 2, Honor Roll 1-4, Sphinx Club 1-4, Little Greeks 1, Moore Award 2, J. C. Price Oratorical Award 1, Trent-Walker Oratorical Award 3. Major — Sociology Minor — Religion Degree — A.B. C. LUCILLE CANNADY CILE V. Pres. Class 2-4, Soc. Sc. Forum 2-4, Interracial Unit 2-4, French Club 1, Better Eng. Club 1, Rep. Social Comm. 3, Intramural Sports 4, Choral 1-4, Octette 3-4, Dram. Club 4, Honor Stud. 1-4, Stud Asst. Soc. 2, Archonian Club 1-4, Little Greeks 1, A. K. A. Scholarship Award 1, Circ. Dept. Ell Cee 4. Major- — History Minor — English Degree — A.B. ETTA WEASE CALLAHAN Major — Elementary Education Degree — A.B. CLAYTON CHANEY CLATE Stud. Council 4, Better Eng. Club 1, Freshman Echo, Mgr. Blue Bear 2, Bus. Mgr. The Living-Stone 3, Inter-Racial Unit 2, 3; Soc. Sc. Forum 1-4, Debate Club 1, 4; Club New Yorker 2-4, Creative Arts Club 4, Honor Roll 2-4, Pan- Hellenic Council 3, 4; Ell Cee Staff 4, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 3, 4. Major — Soc. Science Minor — English Degree — A.B. HELEN A. COTTRELL BUTCH Creative Arts Club 4, Inter-Racial Unit 4, V. Pres. Soc. Sc. Forum 4, Dram Club 1-4, Honor Stud. 2-4, Eng. Asst. 3, 4; Attend. Miss L. C. 4, Ivy Leaf Club Pres. 2-4. Ma j or — English Minor — Sociology Degree — A.B. GOLAR D. CROWDER Major — Religion Minor — Biology Degree — A.B. ELLESTINE E. DILLARD Ivy Leaf Club, Inter-Racial Unit 4. Major — English Minor — Sociology Degree — A.B. LAURA ELLIS Library Comm. 3, 4; Intramural Sports 3. Major — History Minor — Sociology Degree — A.B. 13( 42 FREDERICKA FLACK FRED” Prayer Meeting Choir 1, Xn. Endeavor Cabinet 1-3, Xn. Stud. Union 4, Nat. Sc. Club 4, Sund. Sch. Cab. 1-3, Prayer Meeting Comm. 4, Lyceum Comm., Basketball 1, Intra- mural Sports 1-4, Miss Livingstone 4, Choral 1-4, Octette 1-4, Lazy Rhythm Girls 1, Women ' s Trio 1-4, Dram. Club. 1-4, Honor Stud. 1, 4; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sor. 2-4, Pan- Hell. Council 2-4, War Comm. 4, Ass ' t Mgr. Ell Cee 4, Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics . Degree — B.S. JOHN T. FRAZER Stud. Council 2-4, Pres. 4, Pres. Xn. S tud. Union 4, Pres. Booster Club 3, 4; Soc. Sc. Forum 4, Sup ' t Sund. Sch. 3, Minis. Alliance 1-4, Rep. on Disc. Comm. 3, Treas. Relig. Comm 4, Feat. Ed. Echo 1, Feat. Ed. The Living-Stone 3, Feat. Ed. The Ell Cee 4, Lent. Serv. Comm. 3, 4; Basketball 1-4, Intramural Sports 1, 3, 4; Police Ward., War Comm. 4, Dram. Club 1-4, Honor Stud. 1-4, Zeta Sigma Pi Hon. Frat. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 2-4, Laissez-Faire Prize 1, College - Achiev. Award 2, Wm ' s Award 3, Moore Award 3. Major — Soc. Science Minor — Hist., Relig. Degree — A.B. CHARLES E. FRYE, JR. CHUCK” Creative Arts Club 4, Soc. Sc. Forum 2, 3; Vice-Pres. Xn. End. 1, Rep. Athletic Comm. 2, Rep. Social Comm. 3, Stu- dent Council 1, Football 1-4, Basketball 1-4, Intramural Sports 1-4, Coach Girls Class Basketball Team 1-4, Choral Union 3, Dram. Club 1-4. Major — English Minor — History Degree — A.B. LOLA FOSTER GREENE Sec. Class 1-4, Chr. End. Cab. 2, Asst. Sec. Sunday School 3, Miss Livingstone Cand. 2, 3; Intramural Sports 1-3, Choral jUnioij- 2-4, Octette 2-4, Women ' s Trio 2-4, Dram. Club 1-3. Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — B.S. ELIZABETH HARRIS LIBBY” 1, 2; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority 2, 3, 4; Pan-Hellenic Council Nat Sc. Club 3, 4; • Chr. Stud. Union 4, Inter-Class Games 2, 3, 4. Major — Biology Minor — Sociology Degree— A.B: THOMAS H. HARRIS REV” Vice-Pres. Ministerial Alliance 3. Major — Sociology Minor — Religion Degree — A.B. H. NEOMA HARRISON NICKIE” Soc. Sc. Forum 1, 2, 4; Better Eng Club 1, Nat. Sc. Club 4, Prayer Meeting Choir 1, Attend. Miss L. C. 4, Chr. Cap- Gown Comm. 4, Class Prophecy 4, Intramural Council 3, Intramural Sports 1-4, Choral Union 2-4, Dram. Club 2-4, Honor Stud. 4, Archonian Club 1-4, Pres. 2, 3; Little Greeks 1 . Major — Biology Minor — French, Phy. Ed. Degree — A -B. THOMAS S. HOLMAN Ministerial Alliance 1-4. Major — Religion Minor — Biology Degree — A B. SAMUEL L. HOPKINS HOP” Nat. Sc. Club 2-4, Chr. Stud. Union 4, Stud. Council 4, Pres. 3, Soc. Sc. Forum 3, Staff Asst. Biology 1, Ass ' t Bio. Inst. 2-4, Lampados Club 2-4. Major — Nat. Science Minor — History Degree — B.S. GRACE M. HOUSTON Major — Religion Minor — Biology Degree — A B. SAMUEL J. HOWIE, JR. s. i, Class Treas. 2-4, Class Reporter 1, Nat. 4, Xn Stud. Union 4, Prayer Meeting Social Comm. 4, Intramural Sports 4, 2-4, Male Quartet 3, 4; Dram. Club 1-4, Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — B.S. MONA JONES Creative Arts Club 4, Chr. End. Cabinet 3, Sunday Sch. Cabinet 3, Prayer Meeting Pianist 2-4, Activ. Comm. 4, Prog. Comm. 2, 3; Jewelry Comm. 4, Prayer Meeting Comm 3, 4; Octette 2-4, Choral 2-4, Women ' s Trio 3, 4; Dram. Club 2-4. Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — A.B. WILLIE B. KEATON Nat. Sc. Club 2-4, Sec. Chr. Stud. Union 4, Sec. Chr. End. 3, Rep. Discipline Comm 3, Basketball 1, 2; Intramural Sports 1, 2; Choral Union 1, 2. Major — Biology Minor — Mathematics Degree — A.B. HAZEL J. MAETIN JUDY Major — Mathematics Minor — Sociology Degree — A.B. JUANITA P. MASSEY NITA” Soc. Sc. Forum 3, Inter-Racial Unit 3, Basketball 3, 4; Intramural Sports 3, 4; Honor Student 3, Ivy Leaf Club 3, 4. Major — Biology Minor — Sociology Degree — B.S. LORENZO McCORMICK Nat. Sc. Club 3 ; 4; Soc. Sc. Forum 4, Intramural Sports 1-4, Choral 2-4, Octette 2-4, Male Quartet 3, 4; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 4. Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — B.S. GERTRUDE L. McCOY Major — Biology Minor — Education Degree — A.B. CHANIE A. MORGAN Xn Stud. Union 4, Basketball 1-3, Intramural Sports 1-3, Choral Union 2, 4; Archonian Club 3, 4. Major — Elem. Education Minor — Biology Degree — A.B. JULIET S. ROBINSON LIL JULE Nat. Sc. Club 3, 4; Living-Stone Staff 3, Asst, in Registrar ' s Office 2-4, Intramural Sports 2-4, Ell Cee Staff 4, Archonian Club 2-4, Sec 4. Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — B.S. BERNICE REID BUNNY Major — English Minor — French Degree — A.B. GRACE L. SMOOT Major — English Minor — French Degree — A.B. MARJORIE O. SPAULDING ' MARJIE Nat. Sc. Club 3, 4; Basketball 1-4; Ivy Leaf Club 3, 4. Major — Mathematics Minor — Biology Degree — A.B. Intramural Sports 1-4, 19( 42 RUSSELL MILTON STATON Soc. Sc. Forum 3-4, Nat. Sc. Club 2-4, Creative Arts 4, Football 3, 4; Art. Ed. Ell Cee 4, Laissez-Faire Prize 1. Major — History Minor — Biology Degree — A.B. NORMAN WILCON STEVENSON STEVE The Freshman Echo 1, Soc. Sc. Forum 1-4, Minis. Alliance 1- 4, Lenten Serv. Comm. 3, 4; Chr. Stud. Union 4, Inter- Racial Unit 4, Prayer Meeting Comm. 1-4, Choral Union 1, Dramatic Club 1-3, The Scroller Club 3-4. Major — Religion Minor — Biology Degree — A.B. SARAH E. STOCKTON STOCK Chr Stud. Union 4, Better Eng. Club 2, Club New Yorker 2- 4, Creative Arts Club 4, Prayer Meeting Pianist 2, Prayer Meeting Comm. 3, Religious Comm. 2, Choral Union 2, Dram. Club 2. Major — Christian Education Minor — Elementary Education Degree — A.B. HENRY T. TUCKER Major — Biology Minor — Economics Degree — A.B. MARGARET C. WALL Xn. Stud. Union 4, Intramural Sports 3, 4; Archonian Club 3, 4. Maj or — History Minor — Biology Degree — A.B. JESSE H. B. WALKER, JR. JIT Freshman Echo, Sports Ed. Blue Bear 2, Dram. Club 1-4, Club New. Yorker 2-4, Sund. Sch. Custodian 3, Basketball 3, 4; Intramural Sports 1-4, Asst. Mgr. Football 1, 2; Mgr. Football Team 3, 4; Cheer Leader 1, 2; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 2-4, Pan-Hellenic Council 2-4. Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — B.S. E. RAMON WALTERS Social Science Forum 2-4, Student Council 3, Intramural Sports 1-4, Scroller Club 3, 4. Major — History Minor — Economics, Sociology Degree — A.B. LAVOLIA WARREN Ivy Leaf Club 3, 4. Major — English Minor — French Degree — A.B. JOSEPH W. WARWICK JOE Major — Nat. Science Minor — Mathematics Degree — B.S. DOROTHY E. WEDDINGTON Xn Stud. Union 4, Nat. Science Club 3, 4; Intramural Sports 1-4. Major — Biology Minor — Chemistry Degree — B S. FANNYE WELBOURNE FANf Ivy Leaf Club 3, 4. Major — English Minor — French Degree — A.B. ! 9( 42 CLASS WILL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:— Greetings We, the Class of 1942 of L. C., being of sound mind and memory, do make, declare, and publish this last will and testament. We do bequeath: To the Freshman Class our determination to try and try again no matter how great the odds may be against us. To the Sophomore Class our belief that students must play a bigger part in the shaping of the pol- icies of our Alma Mater. To the Junior Class our class loyalty and our willingness to drop personal ambitions for the good of the class. And the remainder of our possessions shall be divided as follows: To William Cowherd shall go Bowen’s quiet and easy way of getting along with one, and only one young lady for four years; to Sarah Bowser and Jefferson Boulware shall go the file cases belonging to the Fred Flack-Jesse Walker romance; to all the students who participate in extra-curricular activities shall go Chanie Morgan’s ability to overlook the petty smallnesses of human nature; to Ozell Beatty shall go Hopkin’s burning interest in science and his job with Doc Wright; to the men remaining in Hood Build- ing shall go Stevenson’s, Bowen’s, Chaney’s and Frazer’s determination to take on all-comers for the maintenance of freedom and equality in dormitory life; to Lamb shall go S. J. Howie’s position of keep- er-of-the-peace in Dodge Hall; to Charlotte Coles and “Biddie” Holman shall go the Nursery Kinder- garten smocks of Elizabeth Harris and Willie Keaton; to John C. Smith shall go “Dot” Weddington’s po- sition as official representative of Charlotte, N. C.; to Naomi Shuford shall go the commuter tickets of Connie Black and Grace Houston; to Marion Gunn shall go Sarah Stockton’s religious enthusiasm; to “Boots” Shaw shall go Egbert Walter’s yen for Christian Marxism. To Rev. Lawson shall go the burning passion for knowledge that has kept T. H. Harris going de- spite the seemingly unconquerable obstacles that he has faced; to Mattie Perry shall go Lucy Cannady’s broom, dust cloth, and dust mop, the symbols belonging to the custodian of the Goler Hall parlors; to “I. Q.” Ellis shall go Jesse Walker’s football managerial skill; to whoever will take it: shall go the broom that sweeps the walk in front of Hood Building, the cloth that dusts the President’s office, and the keys that Mona Jones carries; to the more fortunate shall go the desk of Helen Cottrell as assist- ant in the English Department, the position of Assistant to the Professor of Sociology held by Walt Bowen, and the job of Student Librarian in the Theological Library given up by Norman Stevenson. To Professor Satterwhite we bequeath a bag of slugs to be used only for telephone calls; perhaps the future residents of Hood Building shall be spared the bother of making change in the middle of the night; to Professor Bohannon we bequeath a book: VIEWPOINTS OF A CAPITALISTIC SOCIALIST; to the dietitian we bequeath our ravished appetites; to Professor Welch we bequeath an ALARMING alarm clock, so that classes may commence on time. To President Trent we leave the new book: THE PLACE OF THE NEGRO COLLEGE IN THE CHANGING WORLD; to the faculty in general we bequeath our blueprints (castles in the air) for a fac- ulty housing project on the college farm; to the College we leave our styles for a standard graduation key, ring, and Commencement invitation . . . perhaps Livingstonians will recognize one another in the future. The remainder of the estate, consisting of the ability to organize, to be tolerant of the opinions of others, to transact business economically, and to keep faith with those who trust us, shall go to all those fortunate enough to dwell in future years beneath the maples and the oaks. Thus weary with our long and tedious labor, with sincere hope for the realization of the above, do we bring to an end and close the Last Will and Testament of the Senior Class of 1942 of Living- stone College. 19 42 THE CLASS OF ’42 (SEAL). CLASS PROPHECY 1942 1952 Golden Globe Casino April 5, 1952. HELLO, NICKIE: I have been intending to write you for months, but constant travelling and one-night stands have kept me busy. Look here, has Bowen had any success in purchasing that recreation center for the church as yet? If he ever needs a good outfit for his annual Youth Ball, don’t forget “Jit” Walker and his Little Jitterbugs . . . Egbert Walters is playing first trumpet for me — whenever his horn is out of hock! I was thinking of letting him handle our finances but changed my mind — you understand! We played for a barn dance in Ohio and saw “Chuck” Frye. He’s Athletic Instructor at the Cin- cinnati Y. M. C. A. — still a bachelor . . . Helen Cottrell drops in to see him everytime she is in town for groceries on Thornton’s day off . . . Filled a date at Notre Dame and dropped in to see Bishop J. T. Frazer and his five-year-old quintuplets . . . Lucille Cannady is studying history on a fellowship at Indiana University and losing plenty of weight. At a U. S. O. dance at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, I met Sgts. Reginald Fonvielle and Thomas Wilks. Each loves the army. Corporal Lorenzo McCormick was decorated with the Distinguished Service medal last week and left immediately for ' home where his wife — Vivian Harris — is very ill. We hit the Armory in Charlotte and it was like old times. E. Dillard Beatty drove up from Spar- tanburg without her husband . . . Lola Foster-Greene came down from Salisbury, and get this, she weighs around 180 pounds, and has five young ones. Calvin Kirkland was there. He’s principal at Price High now and says Gertrude McCoy and Juanita Massey are his best teachers. It seems that Samuel Hopkins is assistant pastor at the new Lash Memorial Lutheran Church in Salisbury, and pro- prietor of a chain of grocery stores. Sam Howie brought Marjorie Spaulding to the dance. He’s coming into $10,000 and is the playboy of North Carolina . . . Marjorie is still teaching and waiting. We are scheduled to be in Washington next week and will see Lawyer Clayton Chaney. They tell me he’s conducting a lobby to have the 18th Amendment repealed again . . . Norman Stevenson is pas- toring at the John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church . . . The Missionaries are to have a conference there with Marie Houston and Sara Stockton acting as co-chairmen. I will see Fannye Welbourne, the belle of the whole Eastern Society. “Fred” Flack sends her regards. She plans to give up playing with science and to make a come- back on the air under the attractive title of Freddie Walker — cute, ain’t it? ... I have an appoint- ment with Russell Staton at his Modern Art Studios in an hour so must close. Write me soon. Your ole classmate, “JIT” WALKER. P. S. — In every state I see one of Joe Warwick’s Super Cleaning stores. Oakdale, California April 16, 1952. Pasadena, California April 16, 1952. WELL, “JIT”: I finally received that long-awaited letter from you. Yes, Walter closed the deal on the center last month and would like to engage you for the grand opening. As the wife of a clergyman, I’m often on the go and bump into members of our class. Do you know that Albert Blair, after failing at doing Social Service work, has turned out to be a “jack-legged” preacher? . . . Etta These Callaham is still driving her same Plymouth (without tires), and looking for a job. She says Golar Crowder is doing missionary work in Africa ... I saw Laura Ellis; she is now in charge of women’s basketball at Livingstone and “Kat” Graves is supervisor of the nursery school . . . And what do you suppose? Dot Weddington, Margaret Wall, and Chaney Morgan are still together running a hot-dog stand in N. Y. I heard that Thomas Holman runs a successful novelty shop . . . Our friend, Mona Jones, is ma- tron of Goler Hall and, still finds time to arouse the undertaker — remember? ... I heard that Willie Keaton is running a nursery school and half the enrollment is her own ... I saw Hazel Martin and Bernice Reid in Philadelphia last summer — they are Co-principals of Granite Quarry High School. I was in Baltimore about six months ago, and ran across Juliet Robinson- Jones. Hamlet can’t hold her now!! . . . Oh, yes, Eleanor Babbington- Johnston continues to be the family chauffeur, and last but not least, Beau Warren is here for the sum to hear from you soon, I am, P. S.— I hear that you’] I can hardly believe it. e to play for the Doesn’t time fly? — Yes, Adriane and Elaine are still with her. Hoping Yours truly, ‘NICKIE” HARRISON BOWEN ing of the Price Memorial Building in 1954 ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE GATEWAY TO A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Christian Student Union Ministerial Alliance ★ Born out of the desire to unite all the members of our college community on the basis of the kinship which we feel through our relationship to Jesus Christ, the Christian Student Union has weathered the storm of doubts and pessimism which always assails the new and different. Next year it will break its present bounds and move into the realm of a movement for Christian social action. The Student Ministerial Alliance endeavors to revitalize the spiritual life of the college community. It is composed of the youthful ministerial aspirants en- rolled in the college. Through their efforts, individual and collective, continued unseen attempts are made to pour new blood and activity into groups. It is re- sponsible for the weekly Prayer Meetings, special religious observances, and the planning of daily meditations during the Lenten season. Each year it sponsors a “Preaching-Teaching Mission Week” and promotes a constructive Essay Contest for the participation of all students. The Booster Club Miss Livingstone ★ ★ Every Livingstone student is desirous of improving his own lot and of contrib- uting in some small way to the collective welfare of his fellow students. The Booster Club serves as the co-ordinating agency of financial efforts of the student body, and during past years has had the pleasure of helping to maintain our program of extra-curricular activities. ★ — ★ ★ Under the star-lit sky of a November night, the traditional coronation of our Queen of Home-Coming took place. She and her court inspired our boys in their valiant battle against the “Golden Bulls” of Smith. Miss Livingstone for 1941- 1942 was Fredericka Flack, and forming her court of honor were Sarah Bowser, Mae Travis Knox, Lydia Staton, Lucille Cannady, Neoma Harrison, and Helen Cottrell. 19( 42 A i Choral Union College Octette ★ ★ ★ The vast audiences that assemble in the College Auditorium to hear the Christ- mas recital and the Easter Cantata, have learned to expect stirring performances from the Choral Union, the Octette, the Double Quintet, and many soloists. Forty voices strong, robed in white, and seated at the base of the towering massive golden pipes of an organ long silenced, the Union, under the baton of Miss Lucille Mills, thrills its hearers with the works of the old masters and the heart songs of our ancestors. Each year at Commencement the graduating class receives its honors amid the songs traditional to an L. C. graduation day. When it’s “Conference Time” in North Carolina the smaller singing groups are much in demand and usually furnish the music on “Education Night.” Again as Founder’s Day draws nigh, these groups “take the road” to help boost the contri- butions in honor of Dr. J. C. Price. Students and friends in the community are privileged to hear the Choral Union at all of the Vesper Services singing anthems, spirituals, hymns, and seven-fold amens. Club New Yorker Natural Science Club ★- — ★ ★- The Natural Science Club of 1941-1942 has accomplished many things during this school year. A photography project is underway and interest is running high. Members of the club are able to develop and print their own pictures, and one of the projects is an exhibit of some of this work. This organization is made up of students majoring or minoring in some phase of science and has as its advisers, Dean Drew and Professor Wright. The equipment of the Science Department is placed at the disposal of the club, and is used by the members in pursuing their pet theories and ideas. ★ ★ ★ The Club New Yorker is one of the college’s youngest organizations. This movement was initiated in 1939 and is composed entirely of members from the Empire State. The club serves as an uniting force during college days and aims to function as a mediator between the college and its New York graduates. In- cluded in its activities are contributions to the annual Founder’s Day drive and the presentation of a yearly award to the club’s most outstanding graduate. Junior Class Sophomore Class ★ ★ ★ To those now setting the pace, we extend congratulations. We accept the Torch which you bequeath to us. Fear not that your efforts shall not be perpetuated, for our group bids fair to climax an interesting sojourn here in triumphant style. May you always remember the spirit of the Junior-Senior Prom, given in your honor, as an exemplification of our sentiment toward you and the ideals which you championed. ★ ★ ; — ★ Greetings! Here’s our Sophomore Class The Sophomore class made its debut in the fall of September, 1940. Since then it has taken an active part in the various functions of Livingstone College. Progress has been its fortune due to the unhidden stability which its members have shown. The class realizes that this progress must continue, and will for the next two years — Livingstone’s potential class of ’44. ra( « William B. Cowherd. Elease Sutton Ruth Brown Olga Easley President .Vice President Secretary Treasurer Above are the officials the Freshman class has chosen for their leadership for the year 1941-42. So far in our growing campus career we have found it nec- essary to conform to the general program of the upper classes. We are not stag- nant, however, but are working for a unified and energetic class in years to come. Class of ’42, best wishes! ★ ★ ★ “Let us speak in terms of” practical child psychology, for at Livingstone it really exists in all of its glory. Those children who begin their pre-public school training in the bright sun-filled rooms of the Nursery Kindergarten School, pre- sided over by Miss Lyons are taught the proper care of their bodies, the proper regard for their playmates, and are fed well-balanced meals. In the miniature dormitory they spend a period each day in the sleep so necessary to the growing child. Complete records of the gains in weight, height, and learning ability are kept by the staff. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and The Ivy Leaf Club Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and The Sphinx Club m % ifLsi The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority — mother of Negro Greek Letter Sororities — was founded at Howard University May 9, 1908. “L. C.” benefits from this Sorority through the Alpha Xi Chapter which places special emphasis on Womanhood Scholarship, Service and Achievement. Her pledge club — the Ivy Leaf — makes an annual effort to sponsor a project which benefits the school and community. The club’s activities include an annual, “Courtesy Week” and the yearly observance of Mother’s Day with the brother club — The Sphinx. . ' — — — - — --fc- — — The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity — father of Greek Letter Fraternities — was founded at Cornell University in 1906. Since then her arms have been extended even into universities in England. At “L. C.” the organization’s influence is felt through the Alpha Omicron Chapter and its pledge club — the Sphinx. A Phi A’s uniqueness is found in her stress on quality which is evidenced in the unswearv- ing requirement of scholarship and manhood of her members. Upon these ideals rest the bulk of the fraternity’s lofty aims. 19( 42 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and The Archonian Club Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and The Lampados Club ★ ★ ★ The Sigma Chapter and the Archonian Pledge Club of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority have as their objectives: Service, Sisterhood, and Scholarship. Zeta’s ideals were stressed during the annual observance of “Finer Womanhood Week.” Here at Livingstone, with our ideals in mind, we are striving to secure unity among our fellow students. ★ -★ — ★ — s — gj — — — We’re proud of the achievements of the men whose names make up the ros- ters of the Chapter and the Pledge Club, for only by a man’s work can you judge how well he lives up to the beliefs to which he claims loyalty. It is our hope that as we strive for manhood, scholarship, perseverance, and uplift that others may find joy in walking with us. Scroller Club of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Pan-Hellenic-Council The Scroller Club of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has been recently initiated on Livingstone College’s campus. It endeavors to perpetuate the spirit of Kappa- dom and to re-awaken concern for the vital interests which mark this present era. Its members: R. E. Walters, H. G. Tillman, E. H. Thornton, N. W. Stevenson, C. M. Shaw, and E. M. Haywood. The A. K. A.’s, the Alpha’s, the Zeta’s, the Sigma’s, and the Omega’s are united on common grounds in Livingstone’s Pan-Hellenic Council. The mystic shrines of Greekdom are rendered more attractive to the unitiated and more impregnable to their foes by this manifestation of brotherhood and sisterhood. Dramatic Club ★ ★ ★ The house lights are going down and the curtain rises on the first act. Those words describe the opening action of a first night performance in The Little The- atre where the Dramatic Club rehearses, produces, and stages most of its plays. There are those reading these words who remember “H. M. S. Pinafore,” “Kind Lady,” “Ethan Frome,” and “Henry Aldridge,” the big productions which Director Faulkner gave to us across the footlights of the College Auditorium. And now for Flack and Walker, Frye and Jones, Bowen and Harrison, Frazer and Cottrell, Howie and Blair, Cannady and Foster-Greene, the house lights are coming up and che curtain is falling on the last act. The powers granted to the Student Government are zealously guarded and are used at all times for the preservation and furtherance of the democratic idea of self-government for the student body. The Student Council has since its in- ception sought to justify the faith which has been placed in the ability of students to regulate a major sphere of their life here on the Campus. 19( 42 Football Squad Basketball Teams BETWEEN THE GOAL POSTS” Through the blistering heat of late September and early October, through the rain and mud of chilly Saturdays in November, the ’41 edition of the Blue Bears marched to the commands of Coach Benjamin Hargrave. Early season losses were forgotten when upon the greensward of historic College Park, the vaunted men of Fayetteville were beaten in a dazzling display of aerial wizardry, running power, and defensive might. Our great coach and a great little team in whose hearts the fires of victory never died, will still be new in our memories when these pages are yellowed with age. • ★ ★ ★ — ON THE HARDWOOD” Coach Hargrave and Miss Lyons and the fellows and girls gave their best at home and in foreign bailwicks. How good that “best” was will never be written in the score books. We were always the best team on the floor in the second half. Blue and Thornton, Massey and Spaulding were unbeatable after a session with the “Spirit of Springfield” at halftime. Ask St. Augustine or the team at Camp Davis — ask Winston-Salem or Norfolk Unit. They will tell you. 19( 42 ttzL y i, V fiOACk 4 3 n4 0 f{MMd £§f£t ' hiA-fZ -) cIaJ Ij ' I Coac h PAitt, ton PAtce aw ' ?- Study ' ■ « « , 7 s«n $r i tbt I ‘M B 00 4 W-L ck «xey T ny cfea. . 6yaS -Ce-f+Rell ADVERTISING WITHIN THE GATEWAY TO A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FACULTY PATRONS Mrs. J. L. Burnside Mrs. J. L. Butler Mr. V. V. Byas Dean F. D. Drew Miss J. B. Duncan Miss C. H. Faulkner Mr. W. H. Hannum Mr. B. Hargraves, Jr. Mr. W. R. Harrison Miss C. M. Hunter Miss S. L. Lane Miss L. M. Lyons Mr. I. H. Miller Miss L. C. Mills Mr. H. T. Pinkett Dean J. H. Satterwhite Miss M. Speight Pres. W. J. Trent Miss M. Walker Mr. W. Q. Welch, Jr. Mr. C. W. 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