Peace College - Lotus Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

Page 21 text:

BOOK TWO The CLASSES

Page 20 text:

SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Icras hisfory of lu-r rliiss. And as sli,. jl r. iluinial linr. mimI «ril.-M|.- ..f .■v.iiK nliir ' l, l.av,. l„k,.n lilace ill tlio two years past, each haiMieninu ' i i .-s ividh- Infii r Ii.t .-v. ' s, Tli. ' r Ipirr.iiir- -rowdei] with say iTi-ollcrtidiis of thi-onss of frienils . Here ' s a Miapslini nf n L-ivl ivith a suitcase, rinein the Peace dooi-hell. bniiiriui- ivniiiiilci-s „r tliat never-to 1... l.ii-.itn ,1 ,l,,v ..1 annal. Our history be;an on that day. when, two years ago, cisilitv seven very El II ■111- i,i|ii..il iiiiii.liy at the sate and were cuserly greeted by the old-timers. . ii.l wliat greetiiiKs! r, ,W ilasiiini; ii|, Willi: Helh ! I ' m Lih. this is ' Freres ' : and My name ' s Kitly— wliafs yours r Inside ,,1 an l.„ur i,r two we all felt at home, tor it vas not hard to get a.quaiiil. ' d iii the overwlieliiiin ' rush of getting settled, registered, and scheduled. Classes and study followed, with loads of fun mixed in — the latter Ijeing demonstvaleil hy a piiliire nf a modev mob in pajamas, gym suits, and sundry decorations such as umbrellas and alarm clocks, taken nn that aAvful day of initiatir.n A bright-colored p ' ace card drops out of a scraliboolc — but vlio wonld need a reminder of those wonilerfiil society banquets? On that night we really began tr. feel as though we were a jiart of the scliool : and this feeling -was confirmed a few days later, when (rlenn IVillard. awe-inspiring President of the .Student Government Association, called iis ' tngetbei- to elect our officers. On that day we placed ourselve-s in tlic rank- with Ann Tines as our faiitain. .Sarah Ta lor as Scribe, and Willena Smith as Finance rnmiiiis-j,„i, r We ,li,,.e as s|„,„vnr JIiss .Steele, and named .Jean Livernioie to represent us on the Coum il. How clearly do certain eyents stand out — the lirsl exams; leaving for Christmas holidays; returning, far more jnyiiuslv than we had dreamed jiossilile. to start once more the business of getting educated. The spring months jiassed quickly, dotted here and there with important events. A Stunt Night program comes to light — that evening will long be remembered as the one on which we proved to our Senior sisters the stuff of which we were made, hy coming in ahead rf them I Incidentally, the Preps yere ahead of ii«, bnt we d..iri lik,- In remember that.) May Dav sua pslmts- tin- festival took endless work, hut oh, it was wnrlli il ' On and on the pages are tin I . State sticker represents the .Tiini.irSciiinr entertainment, a gala affair indeed, and calls to mind the labor we lavished on it. On that night we all went collegiate, and the usually dignified campus, adorned with pennants, gay yonni: people, and golden moonlight, certainly lost its staid look for oncel Pictures taken on Class Day come to ligbt. and the memory r.f that day stands out vividly as the occasion nf our accepting more serious responsibilities, and solemnly realizing that si.nn we should separate, as we .iniiied hands around the fountain and sang Ble.sl Be the Tie Tliat Binds. On the last page of lln- scrapl k a lomniencement program appears, rightly mounted bv itself. How enviously we watched ju-oceedings that night! It hardly seemed possible that Ijefore another year had passed, we onr-selves should stand in the places of those serious-Io ;king Seniors who so little resembled Then the scene changes, and the summer days go by as a chapter that is skipped. ' We returned to I ' l-aci- with iir new iliunily held carefully in the foreground. On this, our second year, vr greeted the Lilllc Si-I.r-. ' nil, , III, 1,. I iiiiii.itniu (revenge is indeed sweet!), and entertained lavishly at the Society ban. pills. We had ml ilii.i, 1 liefore of the labor that it bad cost tile Seniors to put us through that dm nf toiliiie and cv.iiiiig nf full, hilt we then began to realize that surli things have their price in lime and trnuble. A Peace Patter turns up. reuiimling the hisl.nian thai the das- had iliangcd leaders Mary Catherine had become Senior Presideril. ami soon afler Hush Week she called us logetlier to select her assistants. Dee, lloris, and Lib Crn.sliy were named as the other class ndicers. and Jliss Waldrop became Senior Sponsor. As onr Representative on the Council we inianimously chose Ann Marie .lefferson. Another meeting was soon called for the purpose of selecting a Chief Marshal, and we voted into offi.e Blanche Harrison, a new Sig. The year was well under way. Here ' s a snapshni nf Kaiiiiy Crninarln-. holiling up a Afl.-r I liiisi I„. Iraihliniial lliin.- ' - hcjaii to happen. Sluiil Xiglit. the Society plays, and May Day .-.inie and went, and Class Hay rolled arnund, .leannette Bagwell and .lean Morrow, representing the Annual .Staff and tile Peace Student Christian Association, were in charge of the activities, and the idea nf .l.parliire was all the more snrinwful tr. us for the finality it held, this being our last year together. - h-iiiiil lanipii-, I, -live decorations, an orchestra — this was .Tnnior-Senior. this time with the emphasis .11 .s,„.„, ' ' 111. .I,ini..i- had our sympathy in the hard work required by the extensive preiiarations. ' i.iil II.. aiiiplv i,.|.ai,l iliiir labor hy our enjoyment. Then comes another night, marked with white, .mil ilmniM, nil. I. I uliich run intertwined a scarlet thread of excitement and a deej) blue one of snrrow at parting W i an, no lunger green -Tuniors; we have reached the top — we graduate. Tho historian sigh- i iin happy days at Peace have been filled to the brim, and we carry avray scraphooks. eyes, ami hiails in tli.i same condition. For two years we have studied and played and worked together; ami llnii-li mir paths lie far apart, we shall be nnilnd forever in one resjiect — we ' ll always love you, Pe; ! X x.v .TciNKS

Page 22 text:

us 19 3 7 CLASS POEM OF 1937 Murmuring through tht- treetops. An echo of the ))ast. Faint wliisjiers of the- future. And memories that last. A campus tree in luoruing. When first tlir sunlight iieams. Stands eager, arms iplifte l. As youth entranced in dreams. A campus tree in evening, Unheeihd hy passers-hy. Fills ,mr souls with hrauty. Reflected from tlu- sky. A campus tree in moonlight. Caressed liy hreezes s,.ft. Gives our hearts .1 riiythm. And takes our cares .aloft. Golden leavi-s turn to lirown. Then green leaves eonu- in spring. So cherished uioni.nts v. ' inisli. And seniors their farewell sing, MlRI. M Do