Pfeiffer University - Chimes Yearbook (Misenheimer, NC)

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' SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY At the beginning of the 19 39-40 school year, 1 1 6 Freshmen enrolled at Pfeiffer. After a hectic week of initiation and introduction to the general college curriculum, they con- vened for the election of class officers. Jimmy Steele was chosen President, and Roy Brown. Vice-President. Under the leadership of these students and the sponsorship of Miss Canfield and Mr. Lefko. the class spun into progress and took its place on the campus and in the classroom. Several students became members of the “Order of the Sundial ”; and at the end of each semester, a host of Freshmen’s names was on the Dean’s Honor Roll. An eventful year it was—filled with outstanding Freshman achievements in scholastic work, in varsity and intramural athletics, and in the varied fraternity life on the campus. In September, 1940, only 63 registered as Sophomores; but by the middle of the year, four more were added, making a total of 67. Fred Sabo was elected President; Earl Wil- liams, Vice-President; and Martha Huney- cutt, Secretary-Treasurer. The sponsors for the year were Miss Ricketts and Mr. Winkler. In the field of student leadership in campus activities, Roy Brown was chosen editor of the Torch, and Donald Durham became editor of the PaJaCa, the college yearbook. A book of student compositions in prose and poetry, entitled “The Voice of the Lark,’’ was pub- lished under the direction of Miss Spencer. Other activities of the school year included the annual Washington Ball, the All-School Banquet, the Alumni Banquet, the class play, and the May Day Program. i

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FRANCES Wain Granite Quarry, N. C. Y. Y. C. A., ’39-’41: Rowe Hall ice-President, '40- '41; Y. A. A.. ’39-'41; French Club, ’39- 41; Chorus, 39- '41; Choir, ’40-’41; Torch Staff, ’40-’41; Associate Editor PaJaCa, ’40-'41; Captain Intramural Basketball. '40-’41 ; Captain Intramural Soccer, ’40-’41. David Lee Wilson Littleton. N. C. Y. M. C. A., '40- 41; Debate Club, ’3S-’39. Earl Williams Concord. N. C. Y. M. C. A., ’39- 41; arsitv Basketball, '39- 41; Base- ball, ’39-’40; Vice-President Sophomore Class, '40-’41 ; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet, ’40-’41; R. W. D., '40-'41; Captain Intramural Football, ’40-'41 ; Chorus, ’40-'41. Yvonne Worthy Cedartown. Ga. Y. W. C. A., ’39-’41 ; R. Y. D.. ’39-'41; Queen Esther, 39-'41; Home Economics Club. 39-'41 ; W. A. A., ’39-’41. COLLEGE SONG In the state of Carolina Is a spot I love the best, Where friendship true Takes the hand of you And leads you with the rest— To Pfeiffer College, Pfeiffer College Here’s our song to you; We’ll defend your standards In whate’er we do; We ll march on with Christ our leader, hollowing our King; Pfeiffer College. Pfeiffer College— To thee we sing. j

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PROPHECY I tore the sheet from my desk calendar and stuffed it absent- mindedly into the waste basket. My mind was busily traveling the road back to my Pfeiffer school days. Here it was June, 195 1 . . . ten long years since my graduation there in 1941. Mar- velous, the way I have been able to keep up with the where- abouts of my classmates! Take Martha Huneycutt. for example; she's been Home Economics teacher in Oakboro High School for five years; Kate St. Clair is head nurse at Richmond Medi- cal College. Ina Berrier is very active in church work near her old home town; Martin Cutler is the famous Freshman ball coach at the University of Pitt. And there's Katherine Akers, the music director at Pfeiffer now . . . her engagement to Earl Williams, that idol of Holly- wood. has recently been announced. I always knew, even back in college that Jean Barbrey would teach Psychology. Yes. she's in a prominent North Carolina univeristy now; and incidentally, Warren Coble is Hygiene teacher there too! It is even rumored that their college expecta- tions along the matrimonial line are soon to be realized . . . which reminds me of Ed Beaver and Bill Ballew, those two Southern gentlemen from the old North State. Of course, they couldn't escape talent scouts always! It is estimated that their Box Office appeal is even greater than that of the famous Marx brothers! Heath Flowe. History teacher at Concord High, has just com- pleted his research on the Underlying Causes of War. which he expects to make public soon. Along the line of research. I pause to think of Fred Sabo, that eminent scientist now of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, who completed the study of cats which he began on Pfeiffer campus. Now his interest lies in his famous collection of prehistoric reptiles, which may be seen in the University of Pennsylvania science laboratory. That Kentucky belle, Opal Carroll, is back among the blue grass, where I understand that she and Lucille Herrin are em- ployed as private secretaries in a large business concern in Louis- ville. The field of business also looked inviting to Bill Culp, who owns a number of chain stores operating through eastern North Carolina. Frances Wain's flashing smile can be seen all over the United States on billboards, magazine covers, and newspapers, since she became Miss North Carolina back in 1948. Then there are those who married and have more or less settled down . . . Miriam Rus- sell, Rachel Snyder, Mary Alice Smith, and of course. Donald Durham and Katherine Furr. We all knew that would happen, back in 1941. when every cloud had a silver lining for them. David Lee Wilson is teaching music in South Carolina: Alice Honbarrier is an ideal minister’s wife in Salisbury. Now. let me see . . . did anyone go back to the farm after learning how to manage one at Pfeiffer? Oh. yes . . . Hugh Bess and Newell Thomas! They’re partners in that big farm just out of Oakboro!