Shaw University - Bear Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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The Shaw University Journal cc cc « Senior Class Will State of North Carolina County of Wake We, the Senior Class of 1939 of Shaw University, State of North Carolina, County of Wake, and City of Raleigh, being of sound mind and body, but realizing that our days at this institution are limited and having certain real and imaginary effects of which we wish to dispose, do hereby declare this our Last Will and Testament. Article I. To the Junior Class we leave the name of seniors and all the dignity and responsibility of the same. Article II. To the Sophomore Class we leave the Alpha Omicron Honor Society with the hope that a large number will become members thereof. Article III. To the Freshman Class we leave the ability to win for themselves a name and more privileges. Article IV. To the fellows of Sha w Hall we leave encouragement to continue their progress in raising cultural standards. Article V. To Dean Addison, who was our class adviser for two years, we bequeath gratitude and thanks for being our rock and mainstay and a sincere wish for a happy and long life. Article VI. To certain individuals we hereby bequeath the following: To Mr. Fred Matthews, Mr. Vincent Tibbs leaves his leadership ability. To Miss Maude Gaddy, Miss Marion Brame leaves her position as captain of the basketball squad. To Mr. Warren Hairston, Mr. Coleman Shanks leaves his long legs. Miss Eunice Johnson, Mi ss Clau dia Ha r dy leaves her red head with the hope that Tom Brown will fall in love with her, too. To Miss Anna Wall, Miss Helen Mitchell leaves her modesty. To Miss Grace Smith, Miss Marguerite Carson leaves her dramatic ability. To Miss Marthalia Stephenson. Miss Willie Freeman leaves her position in the University book store. To Miss Jaunita Littlejohn, Misses Grace Owens and Georgia Cooke leave their sense of humor. To Miss Hazel Matthews, Miss Mildred Wall leaves her gift of gab. To Mr. Lawrence Bryant, Mr. Cecil Keck leaves his ability to match colors. To Mr. David Lash, Miss Louise Spearman leaves her flattering mirror. To Miss Alyce Vaughn, Miss Vina Phillips leaves her position as president of Alpha Omicron Honor Society. To Miss Gloria Kay, Miss Pauline Williams leaves her blow hair. To Mr. Ernest Sims, Mr. George Gant leaves his position as school electrician. To Miss Annie Esther Cheek, Miss Dorothy Mallette leaves her innocence. To Mr. Ulysses Banks, Mr. Spencer Durante leaves his appetite. To Mr. George Brickhouse, Mr. George Marshall leaves his ability to handle all women. To Miss Thomasina Littlejohn, Miss Mildred Moore leaves her place on the campus. To Messrs. Braynan Butler and Dudley Rucker, Messrs. Hollis Creecy and John Fleming leave their jiositions as co-captains of the football squad. To Miss Mary Ella Alston, Miss Primrose Barnwell leaves her frankness. To Miss Etlielyn Davis and Mr. Thomas Nixon, Miss Marguerite Rogers and Mr. John Eisley leave their place as deepest lovers of the campus. The Senior Class bequeaths to Miss Mertye Rice better luck next time. To Miss Martha Brett, Miss Louise Spearman bequeaths her school girl complexion. To Mr. Fred Brewer, Mr. Leroy McLaurin leaves his dramatic ability. The Senior Class bequeaths to Miss Lillie Bond, Mr. George Marshall as husband Number 2. To Mr. Elmer Hairston, Mr. Herman Forbes leaves his musical ability. To Miss Lee Ethel Williams, Miss Mabel Weaver leaves her seat in the living room. To Miss Geneva Botts, Miss Marcellette Campbell leaves her boisterousness. To Mr. William Devane, Mr . William Raines leaves his techniques in gripe-ology. To Miss Juanita Price, Miss Marion Toole leaves her place as secretary of the Senior Class. To Mr. John (Baby) Lucas, Mr. Randolph Brock leaves his ability to find his true love. Page Twenty-Five

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The Shaw University j n it r m t. 7 ' H Ivy Oration » » » ( Continued) consequently, with less money in circulation drop to an even lower level. ' nations which already exist will Just as our national situation is the back-wad, ... national instability resulting fr om thVL C me W u°e th V!°:.!l W „ a ' S ?™ , flnd tators, communistic, tascistic, and totalitarian ■ W h ve seen the rise of dlc - equitable distribution of wealth and justice a£tem Pt to secure a more present is Fascism. I shall neither attempt to define dlStu, ' bing of these forces at Fascism, for we can all see that it has become i sor ® , T. traC ° the development of its interpretation, we can see what confusion n f wm-i i ° n tbe body Politic. Whatever by Fascist manipulations. We have seen the march ' 1 haS been brou S ht about the shape of the map. and that process of chanaeil i 80131 n the W01 ' ld change march and was soon joined by Germany B IS St g0lng on. Italy began tlie Mussolini’s first conquest was in Ethiopia Hitm ■ then marched into Austria, and just last fall int„ r ™ i order not to be outdone, Mussolini took over Albania; and Hitler has his eves on A few weeks ag °’ between Germany and the Black Sea. yes Poland and the small nations The minority races of the world have become ■ , their treatment at the hands of these factions W y restless as a result of and American Negroes are all facing oppression „ , lnd ' an s Chinese, Ethiopians, for power, the oppressors have saved no interests LT a;|0rity groups. In their greed fusion among world powers becoming greater each i Spared no feelings. With con- will soon follow. Should Fascism win a world A.’ U seems inevitable that war would appear as brilliant sunshine. ’ ttle darkness of the Dark Ages Realizing that this is the kind of world into which fitting to consider ways of doing and ways of think’ g ° to live and work, it seems must have high ideals. Ideals are the most nowerD, f h S world ’ Pil ' st of all. we ideals and high station cannot long retain comnanv ra , eS known to man. Low life; they are as “lamps to our feet.” Robert Brown - Idea i S Iight up tbe journey of this principle of conduct— “Ah, but a man’s reach shorn aS Very effect ively stated a heaven for?” cn should exceed his grasp, or what ' s Furthermore, as m embers of a minoritv eronn , groups. We cannot afford to pattern our lives hv hl ' 1 avoi d the vices of majority the white race. The educated few in our race must sh Standards set by members of We must strive for the best for ourselves and at the r a double responsibility, of living and provide increased opportunities for the ,? nlT U “ e raise the standards We must exemplify a superior morality, otherwise uneducated masses of our people, of the white race. se we ca n not protest against practices As college graduates, we will be expected t We face a world which is decidedly different from one® Va ‘ Ues received in college, expected to keep in sight those principles which we ho Can PUS WOrld ’ but we are which our lives are to he governed. We face the wo, -Id i® ad ° Pted as sta »dards by o fall back on our inner resources. As students ZIl l° ne ’ and we will b e forced to despair, disillusion, or defeatism, if j t has . ’taken m’ii’ IS ° aV ° id bec °ming prey mankind must we fret if it takes us a few years to If?” 8 of yeai ' s to develop mankind. Must we quit if we don’t get there quicklv’ T T® the rank and flle o£ cal age of higher criticism it is not considered erudi e ' n reallze that in this skepti- However, we find a piece of very sound advice in f . modern to Quote the Bible. We shall reap if we faint not.” l n a world such as nil ’ chapter six . verse nine— our success will depend upon how well we can “stick Sha11 face tomorrow, We will have to bring certain qualities » s tfck-to-it.” worthwhile I certainly think that we as young ° ' ' der to acc °mpHsh anything courage The world’s heroes have been men of conr ® gradUates wiU need to bring be regarded as a coward. As we go fort 1 c ° lr ase. Not one of us wishes t „ prompted Henry Martin Tapper to leave the si!, n ® ed the kind of courage that to come to Raieigh to establish Shaw Universitv A- y hls . boin e in Massachusetts wavering cour- lift Godward his to come to Raleigh to establish Shaw Universitv nm , blS ho,ne in Massach Kowt ™ “St serve, to perform som useful Us k, 1 to “c n tri b u t e ' S 1 1 Service ’ To work means to of the world. To illustrate that it is nobler t0 turning the wheels thaii to be served, Christ washed Page Twenty-Four Continued on page twenty-six

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The Shaw University J ouknal Senior Class Will » » » hei T ° Mary Lorrits - the Senior bequeaths a pair of handcuffs to “hold To Mr. Thomas Jernigan, Mr. William Bunch leaves his ability as a good r „nner £ r - T ' , ,T aylor ' Mr - Casper Hiu leaves his sudLn growth io Mr. lank Gilmore, Mr. Claude Govan leaves his all-roundedness To Miss Wilhelmina, Miss Beulah Williams leaves her sweet voice To Misses Mabel Jolly and Pauline Cranford, Misses Minnie Daniels and Marcelletta Campbell bequeath a few pounds of flesh iviarceneue To Miss Thelma Hodge, Miss Virginia Glenn leaves her place in the choir To Miss Mary Mclver, Miss Mamie Wright bequeaths her size To Mr. Jerry Gilmore, Mr. Charles Pickett wills his ar-t ,.r „„ii To Miss Fannie Griswold, Miss Lena Graves leaves her politic ability S W ° men ' To Miss Hernuna Hickson, Miss Dorthy Watkins bequeaths Edwin Small with the promise that she will return him after he graduates from Shaw To Mr. Samuel Bolts, the senior young women of Estey leave a bell so he ' ll know when he s in the building. y d eu so le know To Mr. Lord Cecil Rhodes, Mr. Paul Green leaves his v. To Miss Wilhelmina Poston, Miss Ophelia Durham leaves i y t0 b V sb ’ To Mr. Charles Benton, Mr. Leon ffiSth Znr To Miss Evelyn Bishop, Miss Lossie Haskins leaves her compactness To Miss Rosa Arrington, Miss Georgia Cooke leaves her nhiiit , o ' To Miss Althea Oliver, Miss Ella Lewis leaves her nervousness ' ° U To Mr. Dancy Outlaw, Mr. Grainger Browning leaves his To Misses Lucy Pritchard, Tempie Tolbert, Misses Cr-ieie « • Cal ablllty - Inman leave their job of keeping up with all the campus news ' 11 167 Ellzabeth To Miss Lee Ethel Williams, Miss Marguerite i ' . getting her boy friend told. BUe te R ° gels leave3 technique in To Miss Edith Weaver, Miss Mary Hargrove leaves her “smiles ” joiner 8 RUth Le 3 ’ MiSS MiIdr6d WaH leaV6S hei ' place as a Nosey for the school To Mr. Wendell Matthews, Mr. Paul Green leaves his shim,, , , , . , To Miss Elsie Bryant, Miss Elouise Pierce bequeaths her “nlav hv l ® ach „ blol °sy- To Mr. Grady Davis, Mr. Melrose Nimmo leaves his foothill that he will wear them out some place other than the seat gS Wlth a promlse To Miss Zimmie Johnson, Miss Carrie Moore leaves her chewing g„m To Miss Anna Cheek Miss Mamie Wright leaves her ,- g gl !?? ' If there be any property of ours we have not bequeathed we eavefor ou ' r e e t to use as they see fit. ’ leav6 t01 our executors Signed on this the 3 0th day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine. Witnesses: Elouise Pierce, Testator. Marguerite Carson Primrose Barnwell Lena Graves y IVY ORATION (Continued from page twenty-four) the feet of His disciples. If we would succeed, we must tear down the other fellow before he does you”; go back to the fnido „°, wn the maxim, do in our actions by the rules of ethics and the s irit of clristi v be g0Verned I realize that it is unpopular today to emnhasHo . y t denial, sacrifice, loyalty and honesty. ’ We are living in anclent virtues as self- from a bad case of cynicism. However, the world’s nresent 8 whlch ls suffering abandonment of these virtues. We are constantly being a,! 1 ale due to an ° ' y ,•» the,,, w« „„ z ' V,’ s,; “i ck „;;„ ihem ' » In conclusion, classmates, we must remember that it is to f w , We must bring about a better world situation The road i that soclety is looking, has to be traversed on foot. You and I BinKle-handlrt Recess, often rocky, You and I, single-handed, must put forth the necessur’y exertion P m ° tlVe power ’ from our shoulders the burden of the effort. We musUlo nnr ? ° pe can rem ove “ woS™ “ b W ’ “ n ' t ™‘t “ M»1W in r e W« S,?% Page Twenty-Six