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SHAW UNIVERSITY JOURNAL THE PERFECT MATES OF THE SENIOR CLASS In the making of a woman for the senior class we must take in consideration the state- ments of Holmes and Lessing: “Nature is in earnest when she makes a woman” and Nature intended that woman should be her masterpiece.” We are now earnestly making a masterpiece. The perfect woman will have the height of Dorothy Bellamy, physique of Maude Foster, legs of Undean Jones, feet of Marie Cook, and hands of Mary Williford. She will have eyes’ like Betsy Perry, nose like Esther Brett, lips like Izola Reynolds, teeth like Marion Jordan, hair like Ruth Bass, complexion like Selena Carter, and carriage like Anna Scarborough! Her voice will he that of Marguerite Hines and she will smile like Florence Rice. We will find many qualities in our perfect woman. She will be interesting like Genive Foushee and converse like Anne Bowers. Her sense of humor will he that of Clara Cook. She will possess the amiability of Dollie Daniels and the cleverness of Laura White. Her discretion will equal that of Ruth Thompson, her earnestness that of Eula Alston, her constancy that of Catherine Edgerton, and her hospitality that of Beatrice Joyner. She will economize like Naomi Leach, have self-control like O’celia Ragland, be thorough like Jessica Holley, sympathetic like Lillie Price, and patient like Nettie Carr. These qualities alone will not complete our masterpiece, however, for in addition tiie perfect woman ' s oratorical ability will equal that of Wilmoth Carter, her ability to play a piano that of Anna Iiodge, her athletic ability that of Bessie F. Creecy, and her singing ability that of Geraldine Cabiness. She will be kind like I.aSenia McCrimmon, and have Christian- like ideas like Fredericka Young. Her appreciation of beauty will equal that of Essie Mizelle, her dramatic ability that of Elizabeth Cooley, her ideals those of Anne Robinson, her ambitions those of Susie Arrington, and her business ability that of Frances Owens. She wll be competent like Margie Sills, brave like Mary F. Carr, tactful like Ophelia Briggs, trustworthy like Edna Fairley, neat like Clementine Holden, and friendly like Queen Palmer. Finally, she will be well-dressed like Jennie Davis, graceful like Rosalie Jolley, witty like Willie M. Hardy, and sophisticated like Katie Gray. Behold ... we now have the perfect woman. Let us not stop until we have created a mate for tiie perfect woman, one who fulfills all the qualities of manhood. This ideal man will have the height of Willie Lawrence, the physique of Charles Cooper, be handsome like Kermit White, and well-groomed like James Galley. His athletic ability will equal that of John Edwards, his ambition that of Albert Fryar, his business ability that of Floyd Holley, and his versatility that of John Slade. He shall be witty like Claude Smith, self-controlled like Isaiah Taylor, brave like George Hyman, punctual like William Murphy, trustworthy like William Westbrooks, and clever like Theodore Shell. His courteousness and manliness shall equal that of Osceola Moore, his scholarship that of William Jones, his self-assurance that of Reese Sinclair, his loyalty and sincerity that of Paul Johnson. The perfect man will be friendly like Frank Dalton, inventive like Booker Maides, an actor like William T. Thomas, individualistic like Johnnie Larkins, enthusiastic like John Dixon, musical like Elias Quick, patient like Benjamin Neal, chival- rous like Clifton Faison, practical and economical like Sidney Williams, faithful like Jasper Freeman, and a good sport like Charles Chalmers. “As there is in nature, so there is in art, a point of perfection. He who discovers it, and is touched with it, has a good taste: he who is not sensible of it, but loves what is below or above that point, understands neither art nor nature.” Perfection ... we have sought perfection in the discovery of our ideal perfect senior mates. “Ideals we do not make. We discover, not invent them.” Ciiari.es Charmers, Class of ’37. Twen ty-eiglit
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CAN YOU IMAGINE? Susie Arrington not studying Mathematics? Dorothy Bellamy talking slowly? Esther Brett using bleaching cream? Clara Cooke being quiet sixty minutes? Marie Cook not seeming bored? Bessie Creecy, Mary F. Carr, Selena Carter and Annie Bowers not playing basketball? Catherine Edgerton as an acrobat? Edna Fairley primping? Maude Foster not displaying the latest Vogue? Ophelia Briggs not talking babyish? Geraldine Cabiness learning to laugh? Nettie It. Carr being dignified? Elizabeth Cooley being unable to sing? George Dalton as a philanthropist? Wilmoth Carter as a blues singer? Dollie Daniels and Ruth Thompson not Jtnowing their lessons? John Edwards as ambassador to France? Genieve Foushee as registrar? Albert Fryar asking for the hand of some fair maiden? Katie Gray and Larsenia McCrimmon dieting? Marguerite Hines Disliking “Cabbages”? Annie Hodge as an industrious housewife? Clementine Holden not being sophisticated? Floyd Holley as editor of the New York Timer? McKever Johns trucking? George Hyman getting married? Jennie Davis as a nun? Jessica Holley being a cheer leader? Rosalia Jolley not being jolly? Mrs. Undean Jones making an “E”? William Jones not contending this or that? Marion Jordan as dean of women? Beatrice Joyner teaching physics? John Larkins minus his “line”? Naomi Leach weighing 98 pounds? Willie Lawrence and William Thomas as senators in Congress? Booker Maides without his ego? Essie Mizzelle singing a solo? Osceola Moore being a gigolo? Benjamin Neal praying in public? Frances Owens flirting? Queen Palmer as a movie actress? Betsy Perry not being well dressed? Ruth Bass without her purse? Lillie Price acting sophisticated? Elias Quick not being called “Baby”? Ocelia Ragland delivering an oration? Izola Reynolds having a melodious voice? Anna Scarborough as an old maid? Theodore Shell not being dignified? Marjorie Sills not tipping and in a hurry? Reece Sinclair making the honor roll? James Claude Smith being a minister? Mrs. Fannie Taylor not worried about French? Isaiah Taylor as a midget? Kermit White being six feet tall? Fredericka Young playing tennis? John Slade .as a bishop? James Galley without his usual neatness? Laura White coming to class on time? Lucy Saunders without her usual dignity? Eula Alston liking boys? Mary Williford minus her memories of the class of ’365 Clifton Faison, Charles Chalmers and William Murphy playing football? Thelma Smith not being indifferent? Florence Rice as a missionary? John Dixon being president of the United States? Johnathan Wilder as a renowned pianist? James Wyche giving dancing lessons? Willie Mae Hardy getting a divorce? J. Jasper Freeman as president of Shaw? Lauda At.ich White. Twenty-seven
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