Sacred Heart College - Gradatim Yearbook (Belmont, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1938 volume:

ARCHIVES SISTERS OF MERC BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA Margaret Middleton Editor-in-Chief Helen Cox Business Manager (% (Sra aitm, 193B VOLUME VI Published by uI1;e Senior QUaasrB of  acreb pjeart 3 unior College anb cabemp Srlmont, Jfartlj Carolina Page Two to our esteemed faculty, whose kindness, gentleness, and unselfishness have in- spired us to lofty purpose and whose lives so well exemplify the esse quam videri. the class of ' 38 lov- ingly and gratefully dedi- cates this volume of The Gradatim. THE GRADATIM This volume of the Gra- datim is intended to perpetu- ate the memories of our school days. to reflect the ideals of our alma mater, and to uphold her traditions. May its pages be an inspira- tion TO HIGHER THINGS. SO THAT EVERY DAWN THAT GLOWS OVER THE WHITE ROAD OF TOMORROW MAY DRENCH IN ITS ROSEATE LIGHT THE ERSTWHILE TRIVIAL THINGS THAT MEN CALL LlFE. Page Three NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Page Four Book One College Book Two $igf) cfjool Book Three cttbitie£f Book Four Stfjletios Book Five Hbbertisientents THE GRADATIM (Enll?g? NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT J-ke jyatton et L«t czrV t THE GRADSTIM ktLuc ax L ' nt J—uXit or J—auuies NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT C ollecic =H- T venue vl ' eoXldnJL r hi aunt IdJed Cat (tipuJ 7 C Olltll L aHlY)lt£ THE GRADATIM Frances Angelo Winston-Salem, N. C. Sodality (1, 2); CUss Vice-President (1); Le Cercle Francais ( 1 ) ; Bridge Club ( 1 ) : Choral Club (1, 2); Dramatic Club (1. 2): Basketball (1. 2); Tennis Team (1. 2): Curie Club (2), President (2): Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); May Queen Attendant (2); Honor Society (1. 2): Assistant Editor GRADATIM; Monogram Club (1. 2); Softball Team (2); Valedictorian (2). Mildred Brennan TROY, N. Y. Sodality (1, 2) ; Bridge Club ( 1 ) : Choral Club (1. 2); Tennis Team (2); Curie Club (2), Vice-President (2); Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); Honor Society (2); Class Poet GRADATIM; Soft- ball Team (2) . Helen Cox Belmont. N. C. Salem College (1); Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); Day Students ' Association (2); Class Vice-Presi- dent (2); Business Manager GRADATIM (2); May Queen Attendant (2); Curie Club (2); Honor Society (2). Page Thirteen NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Margaret Maynard Belmont. N. C. Bridge Club ( 1 ) : Dramatic Club ( 1 ) ; Day Students ' Association (1, 2); Le Cercle Francois (2) : Manager Basketball (2) : Alpha Kappa Alpha (2): Athletic Editor GRADATIM: Class Secretary ( 1 . 2 ) ; May Queen Attendant ( 2 ) . Margaret Middleton Savannah, Ga. Editor-in-Chief GRADATIM; Class President (1, 2); Bridge Club (1): Dramatic Club (1. 2); Tennis Team (1 ) ; Basketball (1. 2); Le Cercle Francois (2); Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); Curie Club (2); Honor Society (1. 2); Choral Club (1. 2); Music Club (2); Sodality (1, 2): May Queen (2). Mildred Reid Belmont, N. C. Day Students ' Association (1, 2); Curie Club (2): Alpha Kappa Alpha (2): Basketball (1); Monogram Club (1, 2); Honor Society (1. 2); Associate Editor GRADATIM. Page Fourteen THE GRADATIM Mae Wilkinson GASTONIA. n. c. Curie Club (2) : Alpha Kappa Alpha (2) ; Day Students ' Association (I. 2): Honor Society (2); Historian GRADATIM. Winnie Wilkinson GASTONIA, n. c. Alpha Kappa Alpha (2); Curie Club (2) Secretary and Treasurer (2); Day Students ' Asso ciation (2): Associate Editor GRADATIM. Eetro pect This is first retrospect. In some dear day We call Tomorrow for a better name We ' ll look again, and treading some strange way We ' ll heave the same sigh with a heart — -the SAME The same? Yes, if our house of dreams will hold The dear roseateness of the passing hour And based on stronger things than fairy gold Hold in tomorrow-land today ' s great power! And there will be mature. Madonna eyes With dreams undimmed from hills of yester year And there may be unclouded, sunlit skies And there may be. perhaps, undreamed-of fear. Whate ' er of bliss the future years may know In dawns unthought-of at this parting day We ' ll always scan with joy our long-ago With added strength to climb our upward way. So it is Au Revoir and not Farewell! Since many swift returns our thoughts will bring, Sweet thoughts that waft to us their magic spell And bid our fond hearts not to sigh, but SING! Page Fifteen NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Clas Jltsrtorp Two years ago we began our Freshman year at Sacred Heart Junior Col- lege. At first we were hesitant and uncertain of our future, but our indecision soon vanished for we were young and this new venture held many possibili- ties. However, our first college days were not altogether encouraging. Teasing upper classmen snubbed our timid efforts to get in line and jeeringly called us frivolous freshies. We could not understand them for we did not feel frivol- ous. Our hearts were filled with a determination to work hard and to pile the honors high. We resolved to make these complacent Sophomores realize that we were serious in our efforts to be praiseworthy students. We settled down to earnest work, and as the days dragged, or marched, or sped, according to our individual moods, our lives were being well-rounded socially, educationally, and spiritually. We really lived in deeds, not words and as a due reward we gradually lost our reputation for frivolity. Now and then Freshman pranks did cause us to fall back a few paces, but the relapses occasioned renewed effort and at the end the merits greatly overbalanced the demerits. As we consider the past, we look with amusement upon these slight violations of the rule. They must have been the lingering remnant of the childhood from which we thought we had long since emerged. Then there were the dark days, the days in which our small troubles seemed large ones, the days in which we needed sympathy and consolation. Those troubled times led us to Him who knows our every need, and kneeling at His feet we laid bare our troubled souls, and lo! our problems were solved, our tears were dried: and we went forth with renewed courage and determina- tion. Once again the sunshine of happiness had replaced the shadow of sorrow. Relentlessly the hands of time checked off the minutes of our Freshman year and cast them into eternity. The last month was at hand. May passed in a whirl of activities, and our first year of college was completed. One more page had been written in the book of each life. To some we said Au revoir forever: to others, for vacation only, for we expected to return. We did return: we were Junior College graduates. Once more we entered into school life with zest and good will. Old friendships were continued; new friendships blossomed, and side by side they grew in the garden of remembrance. Once again, studies and activities intermingled, each claiming its place on a crowded calendar. We have enjoyed all these things which fill a girl ' s school life: we have been proud of our dignity as graduates, but as the year draws to a close we begin to understand the tears at which we were inclined to smile last commencement. At last we realize that the goodbyes must be spoken, the fond embraces must be made. We are filled with a strong determination to prove ourselves worthy of the expectations of our classmates and of our teachers. But we hesitate; we are reluctant to go. to leave Sacred Heart where Cor ad cor loqui- tur. Life calls to us; with one long, last backward glance — we answer. Page Sixteen THE ERADATIM Martha Abernathy Mount Holly, N. C. Edith Adams High Point, N. C. Mafalda Blackwelder Concord, N. C. Sarah Bland GASTONIA, n. c. Avalona Carter CRAMERTON, n. c. Theda Dagenhart Belmont, N. C. Genevieve Duane Charleston. S. C. Ruth Elmore Belmont, N. C. Genevieve Gregory Newton Grove, N. C. Doris Lee Hope Mount Holly. N. C. Catherine Johnson Belmont, N. C. Page Seventeen NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Jeanette Kendrick Gastonia, N. C. Elmina Latimer Belmont, N. C. Frances Pratt Belmont, N. C. Agnes Parker ELIZABETHTOWN, n. c Pauline Ray Asheville, N. C. Margaret Sanders Belmont, N. C. Margaret Anne Seagren Grand Rapids, Mich. Madge Sparks Belmont, n. C. Delena Van Pelt Mount Holly. N. C Gertrude P. Waters Lincolnton, N. C. Clarice Wells Mount Holly, N. C. Page Eighteen THE GRADATIM Mtglj rfjnul NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Mary Claire Allen GASTONIA. n. c. Gastonia High (1, 2. 3): Literary Society (4). President (4); Le Ccrcle Francois (4): Honor Society (4); Class Poet GRADATIM; Dramatic Club (4); Day Students ' Association (4); Vale- dictorian ( 4 ) . Emma Bauza Havana, Cuba Sodality (1, 2. 3. 4); Dramatic Club (3); Music Club (1); Class Treasurer (3); Le Cercle Franqais (2. 3. 4); Bridge Club (3): Literary Society (4); Tennis (4); Hockey (2. 3. 4). Mary Curlee GASTONIA, n. c. Gastonia High (1, 2, 3): Honor Society (4); Literary Society (4); Le Cercle Francois (4); Day Students ' Association (4). Glenna Fisher Charlotte. N. C. O ' Donoghue School (1): Central High (2. 3); Sodality (4); Dramatic Club (4); Honor Society (4): Literary Society (4). Treasurer (4); Hockey (4) ; Softball (4). THE GRADATIM Edith Gallagher EUZABETHTON. TENN. Gastonia High (1); St. Elizabeth ' s (2); Eliza- bethan High (3); Sodality (4): Dramatic Club (4): Basketball (4 1; Le Cercle Francis (4 1; Honor Society (4): Literary Society (4); Tennis (4) ; Hockey (4 1 : Softball (4). Mary Evelyn Holtzclaw Cramerton. N. C. Class Secretary (1. 2): Honor Society (2. 4); Literary Society (4). Secretary (4); Day Students ' Association (4). Helen Jones Washington. D. C. Sodality (1. 2. 3. 4); Dramatic Club (1. 2. 3. 4): Music Club (1. 2. 3, 4); Class President (1. 2, 3. 4); Basketball (3. 4): Le Cercle Fran- cais (2. 3. 4) ; Honor Society (3. 4) ; Bridge Club (3. 4) : Literary Society (4) : Tennis (4) : Hockey (2. 3) : Choral Club (1. 2. 3. 4) ; Class Historian Gradatim. Dorothy Walker Wilmington. N. C. New Hanover High (1. 2. 3): Dramatic Club I 4 ) : Class Secretary ( 4 ) . Honor Society (41; Literary Society (4 1: Hockey (4): Softball (4 1: Class Prophet GRADATIM. NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Miriam Weldon Philadelphia. Pa. St. Matthew ' s (1): Sodality (2, 3. 4); Dra- matic Club ( 3 ) ; Class Secretary ( 3 ) ; Basketball (2. 3. 4): Monogram Club (2. 3. 4); Bridge Club (3); Literary Society (4): Tennis (4): Hockey (2, 3. 4); Softball (4): Testatrix GRA- DATI.M. Commencement Who does not glory in climbing a hill. In reaching its summit at last. There where the dreams of the years are enshrined. To rest from the climb that is past? We have adventured together these years. Our heartaches and pleasures combined. Up to the heights where our daydreams are true And clouds in bright silver are lined. Here we enjoy the rewards of our tasks And others will seek our station. Turning to bid them aspire and attain We start on our life ' s vocation. Upward and onward we strive towards our goal For Life is a miser, we see. Each coin she gives she demands one returned And allows no discrepancy. — Mary Claire Allen. Page Tiventy-two THE GRADATIM  Class Htsitorp Each of us has her memories of school life in which, day by day. happiness and sorrow were skillfully blended into one exquisite pattern forming, as it were, a colorful tapestry which will be only one of our many life portrayals. The fundamental stitches of this pattern were made when, as the freshest of Freshmen, we entered Sacred Heart Academy and became accustomed to the orderly routine of boarding school — daily Mass. supervised study, innocent, wholesome and invigorating recreation, all made obliga- tory for our well-being. Occasionally, our threads became entangled but the Sisters kindly and patiently helped us to straighten them and often taught us new and useful stitches at which we became quite adept in the years that followed. One of the darkest threads appearing in our design during the freshman year was the death of a classmate ' s father. Her consequent withdrawal from school left us with only nine needle workers for the rest of the year. The next scholastic year, we were glad to be together again, and being Sophomores, we were so very sure of ourselves, that we industriously began work anew on our tapestries. shaping in details and finishing off places that had been neglected during the previous year. Necessarily the sombre shades of languages, mathematics, and history had to be used, but these were relieved by the bright hues of surprise parties, picnics, and movies, all delightfully blended into our scheme of life by the ever vigilant and loving Sisters. To our dismay, when we returned the next year we found only three of last year ' s class among the Juniors. Because of this fact we three became known as the Three Musketeers. As the year progressed the class formed a closer companionship which grew as we worked side by side, and helped us to bring into prominence the pastel shades of peace and love. We looked forward with eagerness to the Junior-Senior banquet, and when the time arrived, we gave the Seniors such a time as they never had and made them wish that they could remain forever within these happy walls! One of the happiest moments of our school lives was that soul-stirring instant in which the Seniors changed their tassels from left to right, thereby making us the proud possessors of their singular privileges and of the traditional Senior Dignity. Now we are going to graduate and leave — some of us never to return! We are nine this year, and everyone is a true representative of Sacred Heart, filled with the inspiration which is so essential for the development of practical, Christian womanhood, ever constant and true. The design in each tapestry has been completed, and we may now gaze with some degree of satisfaction upon the finished product. Carefully and with individual attention we have been instructed in the art of blending deep purple with gold, gray with crimson, and black with sky-blue. Being young, we have preferred the brighter threads and gayer designs. Some- times, it has seemed hard to lay aside the orange threads of recreation and take in their place the darker shades of work and study. We have learned that to work in the brighter strands successfully, we must combine with them almost as many dark ones, but we have also learned that too many sombre shades, like shadows, must be brightened by high lights, in order to bring out their real beauty and significance. Now, since the time of graduation has come. let us go forth and use successfully the craftsmanship which we have learned during these happy years as we. day by day, fashion that broader tapestry of our adult life. Let us strive to reflect credit on the Sisters, who. by their experience, diligence and far-sightedness, have helped us to form a refined and delicate, yet .strong background for the design which we shall, in future years, choose to weave into our tapestries. — Helen Jones. Page Twenty -three NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Clagg $ropt)ecp Only two more miles! The nearer I came to my destination the more I trembled with emotion. My attempt to visualize our meeting failed because of the questions that came surging through my brain: Will I recognize the girls? Will they remember me? Will the old familiarities be resumed? . . . It was June, 1949 and I was on my way to dear old Sacred Heart, my Alma Mater. For years I had looked forward to this event — the reunion of the class of ' 38. The bus stopped. I was really in Belmont again, in front of the graceful arch proclaiming in large letters SACRED HEART JUNIOR COLLEGE AND ACADEMY. Forgetting I was no longer a school girl. I grabbed my belongings and started to run up the walk. In spite of the well-known entrance, for a few moments I doubted that I had reached my proper destination. Girls of various sizes came running towards me from all parts of the campus, but the familiar brown and tan uniform was no more. These girls were dressed in a trim dark blue jumper with a pale blue silk blouse. They courteously offered to carry my bags and conducted me towards the buildings. Before we had advanced very far. I heard a laugh peculiar to one person, the dear directress of my school days. Sister Columba. Joy of joys! Once more she embraced me sincerely and affectionately and said. The girls are waiting for you in the old Senior dormi- tory. I needed no further urging. I made my way up the steps to the third floor and ran madly down the corridor. I stopped in front of the door through which I had passed so many times and took a moment to regain my composure. Then with my heart fairly leaping with excitement. I flung open the door . . . I could have saved myself much anxiety. Dottee! Dottee! they cried, as joyfully as any old friend could wish. The first person I spied was Miriam Weldon. resting as usual. She did. however, exert herself enough to rise and give me that old familiar grin and a hug. By that time the other girls realized that I had arrived, and all were trying to reach me. Questions pelted upon me like hailstones. Hey. I cried, in schoolgirl vernacular. Give a person a chance, will you? Glenna Fisher, our little peacemaker, took charge of the situation and soon had everyone seated. Well, I ' m ready to start asking questions, I cried gaily, but first, I ' m going to do a little guessing. Edith Gallagher, it won ' t be hard to find out what you have been doing with yourself. The papers are full of you nowadays. You ' ve practically reached the peak in the law profession, haven ' t you? Well, not exactly, Edith replied modestly, but I have done very well. I always knew that ' gift of gab ' would never go to waste, said Miriam. Since you ' re so smart. Miss Weldon. how about telling us something about yourself? Miriam casually flung a newspaper at us and said, Gaze on that. We gazed all right, for there on the front page was a picture of our Mur- rain, and above the picture we read, Miriam Weldon, Star Guard on National Championship Basketball Team. Congratulations. Miriam! You have been climbing! and similar remarks came from different parts of the room. I ' m not the only person who has been going up. retorted Miriam. Ask Mary Curlee a few questions. Come on. ' fess up Mary. Well, I ' ve been doing a little dancing. faltered Mary. Page TuJenly-fouv THE GRADATIM Little dancing, nothing! Why only last year she did a command per- formance before the King of England. Wonderful. we all exclaimed in a chorus. Say. Emma, we ' ve been hearing a great deal about you these days. I remember when you and I used to talk for hours about our ambitions. I mur- mured. Now yours has actually been realized. Can you believe it. girls, when I tell you that little ' Miss Cuba ' is the first woman ambassador from Cuba! I think it ' s wonderful. murmured Glenna. Look at Glenna over there dreaming. mocked Helen. Yes. and we think it ' s grand. chimed Mary Curlee. Glenna is one of the best known of American interior decorators. Why only last year she did the decorating in the White House! Have you noticed that Helen seems to know a lot about the White House? asked Mary Claire. She should. Can you imagine one of the Seniors of ' 38 marrying the President ' s son? It seems hardly possible. Oh. well. returned Mary Evelyn. Helen was cut out to be a social leader. Glenna. who had been silent for quite a while, spoke up. I think we should give a little recognition to Mary Claire. I Of course, her last name isn ' t Allen now.) She ' s been telling me about that Pulitzer Prize for 1948. You know she practically ran away with the honors. Oh. yes. mused Edith. Wasn ' t the name of her book ' Swept by the Breeze ' ? Indeed, it was! I replied. And we certainly have to hand it to Mary Claire. She ' s built her nest at the top of the tree. I looked inquiringly around the room to see if we had left out anyone. Say. Mary Evelyn, you haven ' t told us about yourself. Honestly. Dottee. you ' re still dense. The Latin scholar of our school days now holds the chair of classical languages at Blackrock University, and. as you all know, she has the honor of being the first woman promoted to this position. Whew! That ' s something to boast about. I replied in amazement. I think it is about time we should do a little visiting around the school, suggested one of the girls. Just a minute. cried Miriam. Dorothy hasn ' t told us anything about herself yet. I refuse to commit myself. was my reply. Looks as if I ' ll have to do a little talking. Miriam retorted. As you all probably know, the ' Dunce ' of our school days has become one of the best known clothing designers on Broadway. She ' s becoming interna- tionally known and often sets the dress styles in our own country. Miriam, you make me blush. I teased. Pardon me for interrupting such a pleasant conversation. said Helen, but it is 8:30. Let us pretend we arc school girls once again and retire with the students. That it should come to this. quoted Edith. We ' ve been here but two hours and we are falling back into our old habits. We began to prepare for bed. As the old familiar convent bell signalled 9:45. I pushed the light switch. Goodnight all. I cried. Everything would be complete if Sister M. Teresa would tap on the door and ask if we had heard the bell. — Dorothy Walker. Page Twenty-five NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Clas Will anti Testament State of North Carolina. County of Gaston, City of Belmont. We, the Senior Class of ' 38. being of sound mind and body at present, but just begin- ning our last set of exams and knowing that they will either kill us or leave our minds in such a condition that we will not be responsible for our actions, do hereby proclaim this to be our last will and testament. ARTICLE I To our Chaplain we leave our sincerest appreciation of his religious guidance and sympathy in our many problems. ARTICLE II To our Directress, we express our deepest affections and sincere thanks for her patience and long-suffering in our regard and for her kindly assistance in our many difficulties and perplexities. ARTICLE! III To Sister Teresa, we leave the remains ' ' of the Senior Dormitory together with our sincere gratitude for her patience and endurance. ARTICLE IV To the faculty we wish to extend our thanks for their perseverance in trying to instill knowledge into our feeble minds, coupled with our attention — at last! ARTICLE V To the Juniors we leave all our Senior privileges together with the Senior table, the Senior dormitory, and the ability to do the wrong thing at the right time ARTICLE VI To the Sophomores we leave our bright and witty sayings and our comradeship which embraces one and all. ARTICLE VII To the Freshmen we leave our loyalty and our sincere hope that they will have four years as full as ours. ARTICLE VIII I, Mary Claire Allen, do will and bequeath my Senior dignity to Mary Fay. Fakey, I hope it will enable you to live up to the old tradition of a dignified senior. I. Mary Curlee. do will and bequeath my punctuality ( ' ) and dependability (? ) to Pauline Boyter. May you always be Polly-on-the-spot. I. Edith Gallagher, do will my gift of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time to Mary Catherine Kabas. I sincerely hope you will learn to keep your opinions to yourself occasion- ally, Mary Kay. I, Miriam Weldon. do bequeath my ability of skipping study hall and of cramming for exams to Alice Clements. Here ' s hoping you will make use of this gift as frequently and as successfully ( ?) as I have. Alice. I, Emma Bauza. do will and bequeath my poetic ability to Joy Gilbert. Joy, I hope that Calliope will smile on you more frequently than she did on me. I, Mary Evelyn Holtzclaw, do will my ability to stay awake in class to Tilhe Smith. I hope it will be less trouble and more profitable (?) than it has been to me. I, Glenna Fisher, do bequeath my bobby pins to Dolly Seay. May they keep her hair as curly and as beautiful ( ?) as mine. I. Dorothy Walker, do will and bequeath my ability of getting in and out of scrapes to Helen Drcelin. Helen. I hope you get out more than you get in. I, Helen Jones, do leave my tassled, steeple-top Pill-box to Dorothy Hogan. I hope you will never be as high as your hat. Dorothy. ARTICLE IX Our last request is that when, and if, we die from the results of the exams, we may be buried in our caps and gowns, with your diplomas in our hands, and the seal of intellectual complacency upon our brows. Miriam Weldon. Lawye r. WITNESSES: ANGUS (Our Dog). JONATHAN (Our Turtle). Page Twentu-six THE GRADATIM Htgf) S cijool First Row Nelida Molina Beatrice Sumner Helen Dreelin Mary Catherine Kabas Dolly Dunn Martha Seay Annie Tatum Mary Elizabeth Palmer Margaret Mcknight Second Row Margherita Marus Alice Clements Glenna Fisher margaret reiser Marian Rousseau Bridie Madden Carolyn Hale Vivian Haverty Tillie Smith Edith Gallagher Miriam Weldon Dorothy Walker Emma Bauza Helen Jones Jeanne Malenchek Dorothy Hogan Third Row Mary Curlee Mary Balmori Virginia Hughes Ashby Rousseau Hazelene Richardson Anne Tipton Mary Claire Allen Joy Gilbert Ellen Bryant Margaret Davis Pauline Boyter Marjorie Roper Mary Evelyn Holtzclaw Mary Faye Spencer Mary Hedrick Theresa O ' Donoghue Eva Mae Moses Page Twenty-seven NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT THE GRADATIM Arttuitifa NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT (grabatim i£ taK Margaret Middleton Helen Cox Frances Angelo Mildred Brennan . Mae Wilkinson . . . Winnie Wilkinson Mildred Reid Margaret Maynard Mary Claire Allen Helen Jones . Dorothy Walker Miriam Weldon Edttor-in-Chief . Business Manager Assistant Editor . . Class Poet Class Historian Associate Editor Associate Editor . Athletic Editor . Class Poet Class Historian Class Prophet Class Testatrix Page Thirty THE GRADATIM ;Pregtoent ' £ Jforum M. MlDDLETON F. Pratt F. Angelo P. Waters H. Jones P. Boyter M. Reiser M. E. Palmer E. Latimer E. Adams N. Wallace M. PRESSLEY Day Students ' Association M. C. ALLEN Meynell Literary Society Sophomore Class Freshman Class Curie Club Alpha Kappa Alpha Senior Class Junior Class Sophomore Class Freshman Class Dramatic Club Monogram Club Music Club Page Thirty-one NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Honor S ocietp Each year it has been the desire of every student to become a member of the Honor Society. In order to merit membership in this group, it is necessary to attain a general average of 90% or more throughout the year. This year many realized this much coveted goal. Frances Angelo Mildred Brennan Margaret Middleton Genevieve Gregory Margaret Anne Seagren Helen Cox Mildred Reid Mae Wilkinson Avalona Carter Doris Lee Hope Clarice Wells Glenna Fisher Edith Gallagher Helen Jones Dorothy Walker Dorothy Hogan Margaret Reiser Mary Claire Allen Mary Curlee Mary E. Holtzclaw Annie Tatum Page Thirty-two THE GRADATIM Curie Club The Curie Club is a new organization at Sacred Heart this year. Member- ship in this club is restricted to college students who are interested in Chemis- try. The purpose of this organization is to provide a medium whereby students may become more closely acquainted with the practical applications of Chem- istry to everyday life, and be stimulated to thought and endeavor along scientific lines. The name Curie was chosen to honor the renowned woman chemist. Madame Curie, whose self-sacrificing life spent in the cause of suffering humanity has ever been an inspiration to scientific aspirants. Many interesting programs have been sponsored by this club. MEMBERS Mafalda Blackwelder Margaret Middleton Elmina Latimer Margaret Anne Seagren Agnes Parker Helen Cox Clarice Wells Frances Angelo Edith Adams Genevieve Gregory Pauline Ray Mildred Brennan Mildred Reid Mae Wilkinson Winnie Wilkinson Jeanette Kendrick Madge Sparks Page Thirty-three NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT lpl)a l appa lpf)a Alpha Kappa Alpha is a newly-organized, cultural society for those who are interested in furthering their knowledge of, and appreciation for. the fine arts. Members of the classical civilization class formed the club and welcomed to its fold all college students who have an interest in any phase of art. The club sponsored lectures which were both instructive and inspirational. Visits made to museums, art galleries, and concerts furthered the purpose for which this organization has been formed, MEMBERS First Rouj Mae Wilkinson Margaret Middleton Pauline Waters Margaret Maynard Frances Angelo Winnie Wilkinson Second Row Genevieve Duane Mildred Brennan Helen Cox Mildred Reid Page Thirty-four THE GRADAT1M . . H obalitp The girls in the Sodality are known as the Children of Mary. Its member- ship includes all the Catholic students in the school. The aim of the Sodality is to further devotion to the Blessed Mother and to increase in love for her. Every Tuesday inspiring meetings are conducted by the chaplain, and each Saturday the girls sing a High Mass in honor of Mary, the Mother of God. May. the month of Our Lady, is the dearest time of the year to the Sodalists. The crowning event of the year is the May Procession to the grotto of the Blessed Mother. Here, surrounded by her loving children, she is crowned as Queen of May. MEMBERS First Row Miriam Weldon Vivian Haverty Virginia Hughes Edith Adams Pauline Ray Second Ron ' Martha Seay Helen Dreelin Mary Catherine Kabas Glenna Fisher Bridie Madden Margaret Anne Seagren Margherita Agnes Parker Edith Gallagher Nelida Molina Tillie Smith Margaret Reiser Jeanne Malenchek Mafalda Blackwelder Genevieve Gregory Helen Jones Dorothy Hogan Mildred Brennan Genevieve Duane Emma Bauza Frances Angelo Marus Page Thirty-five NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Jflejmell ILiterarp octetp With the poet. Alice Meynell. as an inspiration and patron, the high school English students established this year the Meynell Literary Society. In carry- ing out its high purpose of furthering literary culture, the club conducted regular meetings. At each of these sessions the life and writings of some particular author were selected for study and discussion, Non-club members were wel- comed and derived much pleasure and profit from these excellent programs. We feel that the Meynell Literary Society has exercised a great influence and inspiration to literary appreciation not only for the members of the club, but also for the entire student body. First Row Dorothy Hogan Margaret Reiser Mary E. Palmer Jeanne Malenchek Carolyn Hale Vivian Haverty Annie Tatum Beatrice Sumner Helen Jones Mary C. Allen MEMBERS Emma Bauza Dorothy Walker Glenna Fisher Miriam Weldon Tillie Smith Second Rou Margherita Marus Mary Curlee Mary E. Holtzclaw Mary F. Spencer Pauline Boyter Margaret Davis Anne Tipton Alice Clements Joy Gilbert Marjorie Roper Mary Hedrick Eva Mae Moses Edith Gallagher Nelida Molina Page Thirty-six THE GRADATIM Bap g tubente ' gtesioctatton In order to stimulate a closer interest in the activities of the school, the day pupils formed this association for all the non-resident students. By working together in good will and comradeship the members of this club have accom- plished a great deal for Sacred Heart. First Roiv Madge Sparks Mary Curlee mary elizabeth palmer carolyn hale annie tatum beatrice sumner Winnie Wilkinson mildred reid Mae Wilkinson jeanette kendrick Frances Pratt Second Row Doris Hope MEMBERS mary balmori anne tipton eva mae moses mary hedrick marjorie roper Avalona Carter Elhena Latimer margaret maynard Margaret Sanders marjorie pressley Third Row pauline waters Mary Faye Spencer Mary Evelyn Holtzclaw pauline boyter margaret mcknight Clarice Wells Theda Dagenhart Sara Bland margaret davis Catherine Johnson Martha Jean Abernathy Ruth Elmore Helen Cox Mary Claire Allen- Theresa O Donoghue Hazelene Richardson Delena Van Pelt Page Thirty-seven NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT 5k- 2i. . ' ' ■ff-rfi ' i _ v ft « fe tf r He Cercle Jfrantais Le Cercle Francois was formed to enable the students of French to attain a closer acquaintance with the people, customs, and ideals of that exquisite country, France; and to further interest in, and increase knowledge of its beau- tiful language. St. Germaine of Toulouse, the patroness of the club, has been the inspiration of its members. MEMBERS Firsf .Roll ' Mafalda Blackwelder Pauline Ray Catherine Johnson Helen Jones Vivian Haverty Alice Clements Dorothy Hogan Edith Gallagher Second Roto Nelida Molina Tillie Smith Margaret Reiser Annie Tatum Clarice Wells Mary Claire Allen Joy Gilbert Anne Tipton Pauline Boyter Margaret Maynard Elmena Latimer Mary Hedrick Margaret Anne Seagren Frances Pratt Emma Bauza Mary Curlee Beatrice Sumner Page Thirty-eight THE GRADATIM £ ! t Cecilia Jtlusiic Club The St. Cecilia Music Club, which has been an active society for the past five years, was reorganized early this year. Capable officers were elected who presided over the regular monthly meetings. During these assemblies there were instructive discussions of various musicians, enhanced by characteristic selections of the composers, played by members of the club. For each meeting there were appointed hostesses, who provided refreshments and forms of entertainment, such as musical games and puzzles. The members were thus drawn closer together in the comradeship of a common interest, and to these gatherings the following words of Addison could be applied with truth: From social inter- course are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life: where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas, and by a frequent exer- cise of its powers, the understanding gains fresh vigor. MEMBERS Seated Nell Wallace Margherita Marus Martha Venning Standing Martha Josephine Seay Frances Kelly Helen Jones Vivian Haverty Edith Adams Gwendolyn London Ruth Elmore Marjorie Pressley Theda Dagenhart Frances Thompson Margaret Reiser Dorothy Hogan Page Thirty-nine NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Cfroral Club Music wakes the soul, and lifts it high, and wings it with sublime desires, and fits it to bespeak the Deity — ADDISON. Again this year a chosen few were selected from the student body to form the Choral Club. Many musical selections were studied, and on numerous occasions, the members were called upon to display their vocal abilities. One of the most outstanding events of the year was the rendering of Carnevali ' s Mass. Stella Matutina, in collaboration with the Choral Club of Belmont Abbey College. Participation in the activities of the club was a source of keen delight to those who appreciate this phase of the fine arts. MEMBERS Edith Adams Helen Jones Jeanne Malenchek Bridie Madden Genevieve Duane Pauline Ray Mapalda Blackwelder Frances Angelo Mary Katherine Kabas Agnes Parker Margaret Reiser Mildred Brennan Vivian Haverty Page Forty THE GRADATIM M  • I i dramatic Club Only a chosen few are worthy of membership in the Dramatic Club. Its first production. Camouflage. was a three-act comedy, skillfully and cleverly performed. This was followed by a beautiful tableau, a classical presentation of the spirit of the Angelus. During Holy Week an inspiring sacred drama. The Hill of Triumph, was given and was considered a masterful produc- tion. A detour from the beaten track of English drama was agreeably accom- plished in the staging of the final play of the season. Schola Romana. a Latin play in one act. MEMBERS Janet Kendrick Mafalda Blackwelder Frances Angelo Frances Pratt Edith Gallagher Dorothy Walker Elmina Lattimer Mary Claire Allen Glenna Fisher Helen Jones Margaret Reiser Jeanne Malenchek Bridie Madden Pauline Ray Page Forty-one NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Scenes from The Hitl of Triumph, The Angelus and Schola Romano. ' Page Forty-two THE GRADATIM AtljlftUB NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT arsritp 9Ceam Basketball is the major sport at Sacred Heart and the center of activity during the winter months- This year the Sacred Heart basketball club enjoyed a very successful season, working through a twenty-game schedule with only three defeats. The players attribute this success to their efficient coach. Mr. M A. Parrish, Principal of Victory School, who imbued them with the proper spirit — the spirit of cooperation and unselfishness. At the close of the County Tournament, Captain Edith Adams was signally honored by being voted the center forward on the first All-County team. This much coveted and well merited honor was the result of Captain Adams ' s excellent playing during the entire season. Page Forty-four THE GRADATIM 0J3JM5OO First Row alice clements dolly Dunn Edith Adams {Captain) MARJORIE PRESSLEY MARGARET MIDDLETON MARGARET REISER basketball Second Row Edith Gallagher Miriam Weldon Bridie madden Avalona Carter M. Katherine Kabas Margaret Anne Seagren Helen Jones Frances Angelo Third Row MR M A- PARRISH (Co-c ' ji Clarice Wells catherine johnson Ashby Rousseau Pauline Ray Vivian Haverty Marion Rousseau Softball first Row Miriam weldon Emma Bauza Edith Gallagher Glenna Fisher Mildred Brennan Frances angelo Second Row Genevieve Duane Dorothy walker Pauline ray mafalda blackwelder Genevieve Gregory Page Forty-five NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGBT Emma Bauza margaret anne seagren frances angelo helen jones Remits Out) Mildred Brennan Edith Adams Mafalda Blackwelder Pauline Ray Genevieve Gregory Genevieve Duane Edith Gallagher Miriam Weldon Nelida Molina Edith Gallagher Margaret Reiser ocfeep Club Helen Dreelin Elizabeth Dunn Ashby Rousseau Genevieve Duane Martha Josephine Seay Mary Katherine Kabas Miriam Weldon Page Forty-six THE GRADATIM Sonogram Club The Monogram Club was organized for the purpose of fostering school spirit- Their im- mediate duty is to meet and entertain visiting teams and to assist in procuring athletic equipment. To achieve membership in this club it is necessary to earn a students ' letter in basketball. At the Athletic Banquet, which is sponsored each year by this organization, the new members are announced and receive their monograms. All ambitious athletes aspire to membership in this club. first Row AVALONA CARTER FRANCES AN ' GELO Second Row MIRIAM WELDON ALICE CLEMENTS MARGARET ANNE SEAGREN Third Row CLARICE WELLS EDITH ADAMS CATHERINE JOHNSON MILDRED REID Page Forty-seven NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT MAY DAY SCENES Page Forty-eight THE GRADATIM Campus Life Page Forty-nine NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT THE GRADATIM Aftuprtontfttia NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Let ' s Go Modern — It ' s Really Cheaper The progressive family that today is using electricity for refrigeration, for cooking and for water heating is not only en- joying the manifold advantages of these automatic home services, but they are actually saving more money. They are living better, more comfortably, without the drudgery, labor and worry that attend the old methods— they are actually LIVING BETTER for LESS. It costs the average family less per day than the cost of a single loaf of bread to cook electrically. Automatic hot water service through an electric automatic water heater is available also to the average family for less than the price of a package of cigarettes per day. The cost of electric automatic refrigeration to the average family is little more than the cost of a package of chewing gum per day. Electric refrigeration, electric ranges, electric water heaters — any of these appliances of the makes you are likely to desire may be had on terms to fit your budget. Easy to buy — inexpensive to operate — and yet they bring indescribable comfort a id freedom from work and worry. Duke Power Co. Page Fifty -two THE GRADATIM  Morris Barnes Incorporated Market of Quality David I. Hirsch Dial 3-1116 312 S. College Street 227 W. Trade Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Gastonia Ice Cream Co. Southern Dairies Manufacturers of 252 Patton Avenue Honey Kist Ice Cream Asheville, N. C. Phone 67 GASTONIA, N. C. Page Fifty-three NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT M. B. SMITH Jewelers Incorporated 105 East Trade Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Louis G. Ratcliffe Incorporated Florist CHARLOTTE, N. C. Thomas Howard Company Wholesale Grocers CHARLOTTE, N. C. Southern Fruit Co. Incorporated Wholesale Dealers In FRUITS 419-421-423-425 W. Second St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Fifty-four THE GRADATIM Clinchfield Fuel Co. Spartanburg. S. C. WILSON ' S iti$ed f p u R E F D S L. TTTT1 1«H ' y y Th e Wilson label protects your table Page Fifty-five NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Pritchard PAINT GLASS Company Wholesale and Retail Paints, Glass and Painters ' Supplies Telephone 6148 CHARLOTTE, N. C. The Bank oi Belmont + R. L. Stowe, President J. Lee Robinson, Vice-President W. B. PUETT, Cashier + BELMONT, N. C. The George Vanderbilt Hotel ASHEVILLE, N. C. J. H. ENWRIGHT, Mgr. For The Freshest Thing In Town Ask Your Grocer For SOUTHERN MILK BREAD Baked by Carolina Baking Go. Page Fifty-six THE GRADATIM The Great A P Tea Co. FOOD STORES The S. H. X-Ray Co. Sales an d Service Keleket X-Ray L. F. Bovie Units Hindle Electro Cardiographs 429 Peachtree St., N.E. ATLANTA, GA. Citizens Transfer Coal Company Every Kind GOAL Every Use Julian A. Woodcock, Jr., Mgr. 18 Battery Park Ave. (Flat Iron Building) ASHEVILLE, N. C. COOKIE-CAKES. CRACKERS SUGAR WAFER SPECIALTIES The Strietmann Biscuit Company Page Fifty-seven NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Bro wnell -Dunn Funeral Home Embahners and Funeral Directors Private Ambulance Service ASHEVILLE, N. C. W.H.ArthurCompany Contractors — Dealers Manufacturers SHEET METAL ROOFING - HEATING Barrett and Johns-Manville Approved Roofers ASHEVILLE, N. C. Hinson Coal Co. (Formerly Carolina Coal Co.) Berwind ' s Smokeless Coals YARD : 1800 North Tryon St. Uptown Office 131 East Fourth St. Pat Hinson, Mgr. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Garibaldi w Bruns Incorporated Leading Jewelers Since 1896 104 S. Tryon St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Ftfty-eighl THE GRADATIM Norfleet Motors Home-Wilson, Inc. Company + Incorporated Plumbing Fixtures — Dodge Brothers and Heating Equipment Plymouth Pipe- Valves-Fittings Motor Vehicles + Fifth and Poplar Streets 244 West First Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Hospital Equipment Corporation Formerly Hospital Import Corporation Manufacturers and Distributors Hospital Supplies and Equipment 404 M West Trade Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Hardaway-Hecht Company Wholesale Grocers CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Fifty-nine NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Interstate Milling Co. Manufacturers of High Grade Flour, Grits, Meal, Poultry, Dairy, Horse and Hog Feeds CHARLOTTE, N. C. Queen City Mattress Co. Manufacturers Cotton and Cotton Felt Mattresses Living Room Furniture 1215 S. Caldwell CHARLOTTE, N. C. Carolina Absorbent Cotton Company Hospital Supplies Surgical Dressings + CHARLOTTE, N. C. F. H, Ross Co. Incorporated 1649 West Morehead Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Sixty THE GRADATIM Smith-Wadsworth Hardware Company + 428-430 South Tryon Street Phone 3-5161 CHARLOTTE, N. C. pffBRTF •fORNITCRE Co. . Leon Walker Vice-President and Manager 227 N. Tryon Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Winchester Surgical Supply Co. Carotinas ' House of Service Hospital and Physicians ' Equipment and Supplies CHARLOTTE, N. C. P. O. Box No. 1050 ASHEVILLE, N. C. Page Sixty-one NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT POUND MOORE COMPANY Manufacturing Stationers Office Outfitters Printers 213 South Tryon Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. You Will Always Find Warmth and Friendliness at Bridges + 308 S. Tryon St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Established 1870 C. D. KENNY COMPANY Teas, Coffees and Sugars Ask Your Grocer 415-419 W. Third Street CHARLOTTE BRANCH Chas. A, Williams. Jr., President Mrs. ( has. A. Williams, Sr., Secretary ]. LaueR Williams, I ' ice-Pres. and Treas. C. W. Ramsey, Credit Manager IMPORTERS WHOLESALERS MILL AGENTS WILLIAMS SHELTON COMPANY, INC. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Sixty-two THE GRADATIM BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE Belmont, North Carolina An Accredited JUNIOR COLLEGE and PREPARATORY SCHOOL ACCREDITED BY The State Board of Education, The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, The Catholic University of America. MEMBERS OF North Carolina College Conference, American Association of Junior Colleges, The National Catholic Educational Association. For information, catalogue, and announcements, address THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR Belmont Abbey College Belmont, North Carolina 1 St. Leo ' s Hall A Preparatory School for Boys Under Thirteen Years of Age. + Conducted bij the Sisters of Mercy + BELMONT. NORTH CAROLINA Page Sixty-three NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Thomas Griffith, President Thomas C. Hayes, Treasurer Thomas Griffith Company INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS ESTABLISHED 1875 Offices 508-515 Commercial Building CHARLOTTE, N. C. INSURE WITH ' INSURANCE HEADQUARTERS ' We Insure Anything, Anywhere — Except Your Life Page Sixty-four THE GRADATIW • REMEMBER . . . You Always Save at BELK BROTHERS CO. ' CHARLOTTE ' S HOME OF BETTER VALUES ' Page Sixty -five (INETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT Larkwood Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc. Manufacturers of Ladies Full Fashioned Silk Hosiery charlotte, n. c. NEW YORK OFFICE 385 Fifth Avenue Page Sixty-six THE GRADSTIM Statement of Condition American Trust Company Member Federal Reserve System CHARLOTTE, N. C. DECEMBER 31, 1937 (Condensed from Reports to North Carolina Commissioner of Banks and to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Virginia) RESOURCES Cash in vault, on deposit in Federal Reserve Bank and due from banks J20.941.75S.67 U. S. Government obligations, direct and or fully guaranteed _ 12.577.935.06 Federal Land Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank and Listed Bonds State of North Carolina and State of South Carolina bonds . Municipal bonds and notes _ Loans eligible for rediscount by Federal Reserve Bank Loans secured by listed stocks and bonds Accrued interest on bonds Other high grade, well secured loans Cash surrender value life insurance policies carried on the officers of the bank- Stock Federal Reserve Bank. Richmond. Va.. ami other stocks and bonds _ 1,528.471.25 3.890,913.64 2.572.656.97 4.980.825.26 3.258.738.54 165.253.58 S49.922.552.97 i.985,716.09 39.302.50 Customers ' Liability on Acceptances Banking House, Fourth Street property, and Furniture and Fixtures Reserve for depreciation Other Real Estate (The appraised value of which is $189,555.40 and the assessed value of which is S158.007.50) 490.218.55 117.726.76 164.691.50 739.810.00 372.491.79 77.00 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Surplus Undivided Profits — Reserves — L ' naltotted -S 1,200.000.00 687.899.19 300.000.00 S5S. - ' 24.641. 85 $ 1,200.000.00 Reserve for unearned interest Reserve for Taxes and Contingencies Reserve sufficient to Retire Premium on Bonds owned 53.707.13 44.396.69 540.104.70 Domestic and Foreign Acceptances - DEPOSITS 2.187,899.19 739,810.00 53,458,724.14 J58.224.641.8S W. H. Wood President T. E. Hemby Executive Vice-President John Fox Vice-President and Trust Officei R. E. Kerr Assistant Vice-President C. B. Campbell Secretary and Treasurer OFFICERS F. W DeArmon Asst. Secretary-Treasurer W. M. Porter Asst. Secretary -Treasurer J. P. Robinson Asst. Secretary-Treasurer J. E. Henley Asst. Secretary-Treasurer J. Chadbourn Bolles Assistant Trust Officer Page Sixltj-seox n NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT SOUTHEASTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY • 218 West 2nd Street Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Hardware Company • Telephone 3-1137 + 218 N. College Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. CHARLOTTE FISH OYSTER COMPANY Wholesale and Retail 300 East Trade Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. H-K CHEVROLET CO., Inc. BELMONT, N. C. KRIMMINGER CANDY CO. Wholesale Cigars and Candies 1931 N. Allen St. Phone 5329 CHARLOTTE. X. C. ROBINSON ' S DRUG STORE The Store of Personal Service BELMONT, N. C. Page Sixty-eight THE GRADATIM SMITH ' S BOOK STORE 402 West Trade Street Phone 2-0070 CHARLOTTE, N. C. GENERAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER CO. Products Sold Exclusively By GRINNELL COMPANY CHARLOTTE, N. C. CAROLINA ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. Distributors ELECTRICAL MERCHANDISE 117 W. First St. CHARLOTTE, N. C. DAUGHTRY SHEET METAL COMPANY 1109 East Trade Street Phone 2-2195 CHARLOTTE, N. C. SCOTT FEED COMPANY Purina Chicken, Hog and Dairy Feeds — Garden and Field Seeds 610 S. College Street CHARLOTTE, N. C CHARLOTTE FEED SEED COMPANY Feed, Flour, Fertilizer, Seeds J. I. Case Farm Implements 600 South College Street CHARLOTTE, N. C PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Page Sixty-nine NINETEEN THIRTY-EIGHT T A good book is some- thing yon open with anticipation and close with pleasure and pride. ' HIS is a good book. To the Editorial Staff ' s intimate knowledge of the history of your school for the year has been added the skill and crafts- manship of an organization with more than forty-five years contin- uous operation to bring to you in permanent, lasting form, this record of school life. It is the product of a printing house where the pride of hand craftsmen is augmented with every modern mechanical facility. It is the result of cooperation between Staff and publishers personnel you will ever find at . . . Th v OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE College Annual Division 204 W. Second Street Charlotte, North Carolina autographs utograpf)3 I I I M