Agricultural and Technical State University - Ayantee Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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N ERNESTINE CARY SMITH 126 N. Dudley St. Greensboro, N. C. Major Home Economics. Ambition : Teacher. Motto: Give the world the best you have, and the best will come back !o you. Activities: Home Economics Club. SALLIE B. STEVERSON 403 Church Street Chapel Hill, N. C. Major: Elementary Education. Ambition ; Teacher. Motto: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid Irtthng conversation. MARY ELIZABETH SUBER iMavl Route 1, Box 432, A Greensboro, N. C. Major: Commercial Education. Ambition : Help those that cannot help themselves. Moito: Good Ihings come to those who wait. THELMA LORETTA TURNER (Ret! 500 South Endor St. San ford. N. C. . Major: Tailoring. Ambition: Own a tailor shop. Motto: He can who thinks he can. Activities: Y. W. C. A, 2; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 2, 3; Choral Society, 3, 2. CARRIE OPALEE W ATKINS ( Snook ) 1117 Broad Ave. Greensboro, N. C. Major: Commercial Education. Ambition: Stenographer. - Motto: Yesterday has passed — for- get it; Today is here— use it; To- morrow is coming — prepare for it. Activities: Physics Club, 4; Delta Sigma Theta Sororitv. 3, 4. LOIS EVELYN WILLIAMS Route 2. Boxe 81 Rocky Mount, N. C. Major: Home Economics. Ambition: Home demonstration agent. Motto: What do we live for it not to make life less difficult for others. Activities: Agricultural Associa- tion, 1, 2, 3, 4; Sunday School Stud- ent Council. P A (. I 20

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N I WILMER A PENNIX Box 435, Eton College, K C Major Social Sciences Ambition : Social Worker. Motto: Life is what vou make it Activities: Register Staff 2. 3; Phi Beta Fraternity 3. 4 MARY LOUISE PLUMMER i Plum i Bo.r 63, Ridgeway. N. C. Major: English Ambition: To become a successful English instructor. Motto Success never comes to a person who is afraid to face fail- ures. Activities: Alpha Kapa Alpha Sororitv 2. 3. 4; Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society 2. 3 4; Y W. C. A. 2, 3. 4; Register Staff 4. Dramatics Cluh 2. 3; Physics Club 4; Chapel Committee 4; Dormitory Council 4 MARY LEE POPE l Po i Bor 5264, Murlreesboro. N. Major: French. Ambition: To be ; successful teach- er Motto When the elevator to success is not running. I ' ll take the stairs Activities: Register Staff. Y. W. C, A. French Club. Dramatic Club CORINE POWELL ( Coon I Route 2. Box 21. Scotfnud Neck, N. C Major: Commercial Education. Ambition: Private secretary Motto: Conscience warns us a friend before it punishes us as a iudge Activities: Delta Sigma Tliet.i Sororitv, Y W. C A, W, A. A.. Debating Club EUNICE POWERS Route I, Bor 1S2. Wallace N C Major: Commercial Education. Ambition: Go into business. Motto To strive to seek and not to yield Activities: Register Staff. ALBERTHA B PRIX ' 5 St iref 3522 Thomas Ave Miami, Fla Major Elemental Education Ambtion: To teach Motto When the elevatoi to suc- cess fails, take the stairs DAN ' IFL R RAVE ■ Dan i 4 Walton Street. Asheville N ' Major Biological Sc.ence Ambition Doctor Motto: Be ye oil so particular, trust no living soul, walk cart-fully and slowlv around those thai are dead Activities: Band. Dramatics Club Aloha Phi ADha Y, M C A Chem isti club. Physics Club MARY F SIMMONS Bee Wee I 409 North Dudlcu St Greensboro, N C Major Home El- momics Ambition: Dress Designer Motto Do unto others a ■ ■■ I ' d ha vi em do unto s Activities: Iy Leaf Club, Agricul- tural Y W C A LOTTIE M SKELTON 124 E Washington Street Greensboro. N C M roR Home Economics Ambition Designer. Motto Strive For The Besi (Vcthtttes Agricultural A- o Y W C A WII LTAM A SKELTON iBilli 1214 E Washington St i , i rboro C Major: Electrical Engineering Ambition: To become a succt ssful man in my field. Mono Do the difficult immediate- lv, the impossible may take a little i Activities: Alpha Phi Alpl E E Club.

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CLASS HISTORY... REMEMBER WHEN 1 lie halls .nicl i lassrooms ol A. .mil 1 . College were nvei more alive than on Sep tembei I ,. 1942, when the members ol the class I 1 « enrolled beginning Coin ol the iiinsi 1 1 11 il 11 I years in the history ol the school 11ns record breaking ilass was organ- ized under the leadership ol Kola K. New- some, president, H.ni Ezell, ui president, Catherine Richardson, secretary .mil Clyde Brown, treasurer. Eagei in integrate ourselves in to tin Aggie family, we sal oul in become .1 pari ol mans 11I the extra-curriculai activities ol the s hool. Bill Saunders, Waltei Lewis, .mil Gerome Hatfield became football heroes; Louise Nixon .mil Herman Standback made the var- s 1 1 debting team, an honoi seldom won li freshmen. The Olds brothers, Isaai .mil Ernest, became quite populai .is the km ol swing. I). mirl Ray, Eva Foster, Louis Dawson, lames Hill, and Willi. mi Skelton .ilsii re pr es r 11 1 1 il l 1 1 1 l.iss in tin band. Kaiiin.i Grandy, fames Saddler, Danie Raye, Louise Nixon, Perome Bray, Eva Fostei .mil Loniiii ' Burton became members I the dra- 111. on 1 lull. As cheei leaders, |ames Saddler mil Ermenice Smith helped to cheei tin Aegies to uiinn during the lootball si.isou. I In honoi mils showed ili.u the 1 lass ol )ii was noi only active in extra-curricula] activities bin in theii curricula! activities as will. Having made an average ol 2.3 the lollowing freshmen were initiated into the Mijiiusi Society Louise Plummer, Bessie Dcrr, |osie Edwards, Louise Nixon, |ames Hill. Roberl Holt, Gwendolyn Rogers .mil Cather- ine Rh hardson. Our otlicers cluring out sophomore yeai mil ' Travis Banks, president, Mclvin Hardy, i i r piesident, Louise Plummci secretary, Corine Powell, assistant secretary. 1 Ins yeai Roberl lloli joined the varsity debating team making three sophomores on the team. Gee, what .1 i lass!- fosie Edwards and [ames Saddler played leading inks in ihr dramatic hit Little Foxes. Weren ' t we proud when Robert Holi, [ames lltll. Wendell (ones. Bessie Den. Louise Plummer, Geraldine Powell, Louise Nixon, fosie Edwards and Gwendolyn Rogers ueii ' initiated into the Alpha Kappa Mu Honoi Society, the highest single achieve- mu lit th.it a student can make. Also in. in-. ol the 1 lass affiliated with the mam othei Greek letter societies. Xintecn hundred forty-five found us juniors. Yes, dignified juniors. 1 his yea] we elected as out class officers Herman Stand - h.uk. president, Mel in Hary, i ( e presi- dent. Bessie Den. secretary, and William ' ski lion. Measure!. Honors during tin yeai weni to Eva Bin ford who was crowned Miss Coed. During the spring electionsKatrina Grandy won tin title ol Miss A. and I . and (ames Hill was elected president ol tin student Council. Our st nun year, the yeai lot which we have been waiting is hen. One hundred and nine 111 luunliei we ale closing the book on loin eventlul years. Oui officers are Sherman Williamson, president, |ess e Minis, vice president, Nancy Griffin, secretary and Ionise Nixon, treasurer, fins year loin seiimis , n receiving scholarships foi having maintained an A average during theii junioi year. I In are Nam ( .1 ill in. Lucinda Dean, |ess e Minis and Louise Nixon. It is sad 10 think thai we must pall wllh these experiences, like none we shall have elsewhere, but the hut that we may take then memory with us through the test ol mu lives somewhat compensates foi then loss. Ruh in Christian influences ami tin gay fellowship ol oui college days, we go tordward with heads held high and smiles thai hide mu tears. -Loiisi Nixon, Historian. Pagi 27