Livingstone College - Livingstonian Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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THE LIVINGSTONE VOL. XXX JUNE, 1957 No. Class Of ’47 In Reunion Doctorates Address Secondary School Convention in Chicago Aquila M. Hatley, Ph.D., head of the Department of Social Science, Univer- sity of Chicago, and Helen Jones, Ph.D., head of the Department of Eng- lish at Fisk University, spoke to Amer- ica’s educators on the “Demand for Educational Change.” Among those seen at the convention recesses were Laura Douglas, teacher in the City Schools of Marvin, N. C.; Sallye Davis, instructor of sociology at Spellman College; Mrs. Sherman Blackwell (Catherine Covington), supervisor of the kindergarten at Rockingham, N. C.; Samuel Hawkins, principal of the Hush ocaoolmatm@oncord. NaC.) and Bernice Moore, English instructor at | Jordan Sellars High School in Burling- ton. Mitchell Returns From Study Abroad Mile. A. Mitchell has just returned from France, where she studied French at the University of Paris. She was greeted at the pier by Fred H. Thomp- son, prominent physician and surgeon of Baltimore, Md. In her statements to the press, Mlle. Mitchell made mention of having seen Miriam Leak, concert pianist, in a world recital tour. Thomas and Thomas Declare Dividend Joseph Thomas and Ernest Thomas are the owners of Thomas and Thomas Chemical Company in Chicago, Ill. Moore Heads Negro Welfare Department After getting a professional degree from Atlanta University, Frances W. Moore now heads the Negro Welfare Department in New Bern, N. C. JAMES RAINBOW OWNS ONE OF THE LARGEST CHAIN STORES TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE IN OHIO JUANITA McDANIELS IS ASSISTANT MATRON AT LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE MARGERITE GREY IS DEAN OF WOMEN AT CLINTON COLLEGE IN ROCK HILL DOROTHY STACY 18 DIETITIAN AT RICHARDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN GREENSBORO; VIETTA SIMPSON IS HER ASSISTANT HELEN MONK HAS NOW REPLACED DR. COLEMAN AT LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE IVESTER SHUFORD, ROSALIE BELLAMY, AND LENA SMITH HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM VENICE, ITALY, WHERE THEY MADE GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF ART OLLIE THOMPSON IS PRESIDENT OF THE Y. W. C. A. IN BURLINGTON, N. C. MINNIE WIGGINS IS MANAGER OF CLUB BROOKLYNITE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Many Class Notables Attend Ceremony Summey Drug Chain ‘Invades Knoxville Oliver Summey is giving the Knox- ville pharmacists keen competition due to his affiliations with Muriel Clark and Virginia Hagins who have pro- duced a vaccine for the prevention of polio. Candidates for Bishopric |Visit Noted Authors Rev. William Powell, pastor of Mother Zion, New York, and Rev. James T. Jones, editor of the Star of Zion, visited Verna Holt, the author of that much talked about book, “So The Earth Revolves.” On this tour they also visited Bessie Miller and Jettie Burney, authors of the popular drama, “The Witches’ Holiday,’ and Mabel Woods, poet, whose poem, “The Night Is Dark,” has recently been accepted by the Anthropology of Poetry. Howard Signs With Tympany Five Lamarr Howard has signed a con- tract with Louis Jordan and his Tym- pany Five. Former Chemist Now School Teacher Blackwell Forsakes Ministry; Opens Grocery Store George L. Blackwell has resigned from the ministry and is now in the wholesale grocery business in Char- lotte, N. C.

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Last Will and Testament We, the members of the class of 1947, having reached the end of our scholastic journey here at Livingstone College, and in the possession of sound intelligent minds, memory, and understanding, and endowed with the rights to enjoy the life hereafter to the fullest extent of its possibilities, do hereby make and publish this our last will. 1. To our instructors we leave all that is unfinished as far as textbooks are concerned; we also will to them forty winks each night, for no longer will they have to grade our poor examination papers. : 2. To the members of the Junior Class and to all other courageous individuals of this worthy institution whom it may concern, we bequeath our most valued possessions, friend- ships, etc., hoping that those who are striving to follow in our footsteps may use these possessions to strengthen their steps in the path we trod. May they use them with compe- tence and appreciation. 3. To “Plucie’” Martin, I, Helen Jones, will my depressive moods; to “Gert” Matthews my desire to go to breakfast every morning; and to Ruth Little my interest in English. 4. Anne Mitchell wills to Rose Pharr her singing ability; to Virginia Miller her seat on the Winston-Salem bus; and to Dorothy Ellis her job as hostess of Senior table number 1. 5. I, Robert Covington, will to Vincent Byers my ability to keep cigarettes. 6. I, Aquila Hatley, bequeath to Mildred Harber my hair curlers; and to DeMarius Patton my position in Sigma Rho Sigma Honorary Society. 7. To Raymond Sullivan goes Leroy Foster’s ability to win friends. 8. I, Dorothy Bryant, will my ability to mind my own business to Minnie Jones; to Minnie Bell, my ability to get up on time. 9. I, Laura Douglas, will to Belton McLean my ability to take a joke; and to Marie Lilly my place in t he dining hall. 10. To Olivia Ellis, I, Bernice Moore, will my Advanced Composition papers; to my homie, Margie, my place on the ‘“Dean’s List.” 11. I, Frances Moore, leave to Louise Hugnes and to Helen Hale my extra pairs of spectacles; to Claudia Spurgeon my intense interest in the field of Social Science with the hope that she will be able to grasp the fundamentals of the same; to Julius Fuller my seat in the Carnegie Library with the hope that he will keep it occupied more than I did and to a better advantage; to Mildred Harper my room including all the pennants and the loud furniture, and to that infamous character, Kilroy, gces my height. 12. I, Joseph Thomas, will my ability to do chemistry to Hagalyn Seay; to Melva Harris my ability to do math; and to Warren Evans my ability to mingle with photography. 13. To Thelma Bost, I, Lillian Skinner, bequeath my ability to remain unconcerned as far as other people’s business is concerned; to Elvoid Baskins my library job. 14. I, Ernest Thomas, will to Van Johnson my ability to handle all situations. 15. I, James Jones, will to the Social Science Forum a sincere interest in the field; and to Ann Downing, my faithful supporter, my position as President of the Forum. ; 16. I, Virginia Hagins, leave to Etta Massey my speed so she will be able to get to class on time. 17. To all history majors Juanita McDaniel wills her ability to grasp the fundamentals of history. 18. I, Fred Thompson, will to James Cooke my ability to coax and plead; and the heavenly gift of guessing 4 out of 5 times the “Kerrek” word Prof. Miller wants. 19. To Dorothy Torrence, I, Rosalie Bellamy, will my loudness. 20. I, George Blackwell, will to my brother William Sherman, a quiescent temper accompanied with a sagacious mind if I had one, and to Alfred Edwards, I bequeath the presidency of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity with the hope that he will continue to make it flourish. 21. I, Fred Hawkins, will my left-over friends to Harold Little. 22. I, Verna Holt, will my Livingstone hat to Margerie Johnson in hopes that it will serve her as faithfully as it has me. 23. To Bernice Blake, I, Sallie Davis, will my position of cleaning the parlor; and to Doris Hampton the ability to speak to people without smart remarks. 24. I, Jettie Burney, will to Beulah Long my patience, in order that she will be able to remain calm when she should and get in her assignments on time. 25. Bessie Miller leaves her ability to get the fundamentals of music to Jessie Wiggins with the hopes that she will not have to wipe away so much perspiration when she enters Ballard Hall. 26. To Alice Houston, I, Lucille Gilmore, will my singing ability. 27. Arnold Mae McLendon wills to Arvillie Patterson her pleasing personality. 28. To Etta Hurley, I, Laura Perry, will my radio; and to Survada Kennedy my skill in music. 29. I, Ruth Miller, will my seat, all information and books in the field of Social Science to Frances Houston. 30. I, Vietta Simpson, will to Thelma Richardson my strive to keep up with the choral members in the processional and the recessional; and to Eleanor Cromer my tech- nique of keeping my shoes cleaned and shined. 31. Ivester Shuford wills Virgelia Looney her ability to get to breakfast on time. 32. To Willie Lewis from Margerit Grey goes her seat in Mr. M. R. Brooks’ classroom. 33. I, Catherine Covington, leave to Verno Shelton my bangs; and my room to Virgelia Looney, with hopes that the little animals will not run her out. 34.. To Antonio Mareno and Van Johnson, Oliver Summey wills his admiration for physics. 35. I, A. N. Gibson, will to David Butler all rights to the book “Encyclopedia of Sports.” 36. Miriam Leak wills her typewriter to Mary Scaife, Margarette Wiggins and Zenobia Hursey; to Jessie Urquhart her pleasing personality; to Barbara Boyd her ability to act dignified; to Bernard Samuels her ability to act sensible at meals. 37. I, Helen Monk, will to Enna Stewart my place in the chemistry lab., and my pleasing personality to Mildred Jones. Wherefore, in testimony whereof, we do hereby place our signatures and set our seal of approval on this 38rd day of June, 1947. FRANCES W. MOORE, Scribe

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