St Andrews Presbyterian College - Lamp and Shield / Bagpipe Yearbook (Laurinburg, NC)

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Q E I I I H I I I I I I I t I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I UIMIIXIII ni are foreign missionaries in the Belgian Congo and in Nlexico. llr. lust' R, Vass quez, '34, is president of the Presbyterian College ol Cuba, :incl another zilunrnus directs a famous preparatory school. Scientists, doctors, dentists, liusiness men, lawyers, ecluc.rtors, military leaders: state, comnrunitv, and church leaders. With the college yet young, as colleges go, she is well represented in mans lielcls of service. Hon. Terry Sanford, '35 State Senator, Attorney-at-Law, Fayetteville, N. C. Mr. Sanford, a well known ligure in N. KI. as Kerr Scott's manager in the 1954 Senatoiial campaign, is one of the young- est and most successful lawyers in the sli1IC, Prior to the war, he was an F.11.1. special agent, Later he was assistant clirector of the VNC Institute of K-overnf ment, serving at the satire time as clirecf tor of Tar Heel Bovs' State. He is past president of the Young Detnocrats of NC , the Fast-tterille junior Clharnber of Conr- mercc, and secretarw-treasurer of the N C, Ports Xtithorits. North Clarolinians are expecting great things of Ierrs Sanford. 1 1.e'ff, Iames B. Nlchlillan. 'Il-I .-Xttorney-at-Law, Charlotte, N. C. .Xt PIC Mr, McMillan was editor of the 1934 IRAC-1'1l'I1 and a star boxer, .Xlter further study at VNC. and Harvard, Ire became one of the prom- inent strung lawyers of Charlotte, He has been actiie in church and cixic affairs, and has acted as judge of the Recorc1er's Court. He was in attentl- ance at the 1932 Democratic Contention in Chicago. Hr. Nlcklillan rs one of I'jCl's most loval alumni, Right, Col. Ernest H. Beverly, '34 U. S. Army Air Force This rntrch-decorated war hero, a star athlete rn his Pjfi davs, is presently commanding a Fighter Crroup, stationed in Korea. Col. Beverly partici- pated in a historic air force hrst in 1941 when he piloted a fighter from Langley Base to Puerto Rico. During the XN'or1d War he piloted a P-51 on 47 missions, He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Air Medal, French Croix de L-uerre, aircl other awards, In 1946 he activated and trained the first jet fighter group on the east coast and becatne commander of the -lth Fighter Group, In 1931 he was named Director of Opera- tions for Eastern Air Defense, a position which guided the protection of . . R8 million peoples litesf' Left, Russell Ii. Hellelcson, '37 The State Bank, Rlaxton Nlr. Hellekson, who was president of the 1937 sttrclerrt bocls and a star athlete at 1'IlQ, is cited for his Christian influence in the civic :incl church life of his community. He is a deacon and is president of the local Men-of-the-Church, has been active in the Sunday School and Young l'eop1e's clepart- ments as adviser and director, and as chairman Foreign Missions, fssnoc1's YPCL I-'or several sears he has serted as town comrnissioner, Right, Murphy F. McGirt, '33 Leading Business Man, Nlaxton Mr. Mc!-irt is actiie in the church life in Max- ton. is the successful owner of a Plurnliing and lilectrical Compant, anti has setxecl as town com- missioner ancl chairman of the School Iloard He is a church elder, and in 1931 was I'reslnterw's Chairrnan, District I He is piisl superintendent of Sunclax School, and is respected for his ahilitv and integrits throughout the wide area he serves in his business Right, Fred R. Hamilton, 'Fil Sears, Roehuck and Cornpanv, Atlqurta, Ga. Nlr Hamilton has seriecl as 'Ierritoiial Xuditor of Sears, Roebuck for a numlier of rears, Ile is a nremlier of a Preslisterian C'hurch in Atlanta and is secretars of the Sunclax School cleparlrnent He is a mernhei of Bc-ta C-:unnra Sigma. National Scholastic Ifralernilx. atrcl rs presiclc-nt of the Xtlanta Chapter, Institute of lntc-trial Xuclilors ln.1.si. J:-rv .gi-s V- scar sm? in 'tv K' 'lg , If 8. x

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r .Ls gt sl gr ,J -vc .e ,.. .Q 9 ex: J! 1 ,., at , 4 4 r L 5 3 tr fl l l 1 J I l F any 'I ,.- J- All Pictured on these pages are some of P. KI. C.'s alurrrni who have earned respect in the areas they serve for their ability, leadership, and Christian service. An entire vol- ume could be written on the service of hundreds of other outstanding alumni to state and southland. Ministers are to be found in churches from St, Louis, Missouri, to Florida, in churches with a membership of over l,000 to small country parishes. Alum- Rev. Barney Ellis Maclean, D.D., '31 Southampton Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Mo. The trrst student to enroll in 1'jC, Dr. Mclean now serves a church ol over 1,000 members. He has served paSl0l'3lCS in Kentuckv and Texas, and naught at Austin College for two years, In ISHS Centre College awarded him the IJ,D. degree, He has served as Moderator, Synod of Kentucky: Director Danville Clramber ol Cornrnerceg Chaplain, Texas State Guard and Presiderrt, Danville Rotary Club. He has been active in Boy Scout worlc. His is a distinguished record of service I.t'f!. Earl M. Clark, '34 Principal, Admiral Farragut Academy, St. Petersburg, Fla. tctive in the held of education, Mr. Clark is principal of one ot the leading preparatory schools in the South. As teacher' and leader of youth, his work has been outstanclirrg. He is a member of the l'resbvteriarr Church in St. l'etersburg. Right, Rev. Don CI. Austin, '-ll Evangelist, Greensboro, N. C., the Don Austin Crusade tor Christ. 4. graduate of Wheaton College, Rev. Austin has served as pastor' in North Carolina and Texas, and as evangelist with the Billy Graham Iivange- listic tssociation. He is now a well-known evange- list in this stale. Left, .john Luther McLean, '31 Outstanding business man ol Lumberton, N. C., Secretary of the Protective Agency, Inc. Civic: and church lender, Mr. McLean, who was the Inst president ol the PIC alumni association, is past secretary, Synocl's Men-ot'fthe-Churthl past president, Men of Fayetteville l'rc-shytery: president, Innior Clrzrrnber ot Cornnrerce: rnernber. Synod's Church lixtensrcrn Ilcrardg trustee, RIC: and elder in his tlrurth. lfiglrf. blames R. Dalrymple, '33 Mayor, Laurinburg, N. C., and Manager, Radio Station WENVO. As the lrrst citilen of Lrrtninburg. Mr, Dalrvrnple is vc'rv active :rs church leader, Sunday School ..,, N 's X f 'wir 0, . s teacher, deaccrrr, and president of l-'ayetteville Pres' bvtc-rv's Mervcrf-thc-'Clrurtlr. 's I.c'fI', llr. Darius Pltrrchurrr. lXI.D., -10 Orthopedic Surgeon, Columbus. Ga. ss I'rc-siclcnt of thc- I'jC student body in 1940, Dr. lflrrrclrrrrrr continued his studies at XVestern Reserve, Yrvrrrrtr, and at Duke, after receiving his M.D. at Yirgrrrra Xclrve in church work, he is a director of the Nlcrrr-ol-the-Clrurclr. He is a member, Arner- icarr .Xcrrclerrrv of Orthopedic Surgeons: American Xssociatiorr lor' tlre Xdtarrcerrrerrt ol Science: and is orrlropeclist lor' the Ca. Cripplecl Children's Corn- rnission and Natronarl l'olio Foundation at Yvarrn Springs, Ca. He has had lour articles published in nrt-cliclrl jourrrals. f 'i 4 if ' in rr r fri -rrcrrrrwrirrwrnlrrir rmrrmrrlnrww

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if If II' I ', , 1 , 41 '1-x IM I Ps 'K 4 . ARQ 4.5 ' fa.. Rev. XVilliam Black Dr, H. C, Hill Mr. J. P. Wiggins Mr, R, L, McLeod III IIS A SMAILII CUILIIIEGIE . . . AND YIEII IIIHIIERIE AIIQIE III-IIUSIE WIHIO IIOHWIE III WIEIBSIIIEIR The history of Presbyterian junior College is a story of faith - faith in the will of God and faith in the frrture. From the time when President McLeod, on september 12, 1929, held up a Bible at the opening chapel exercises and said, This college shall be built on the Bible , until the present, the existence and continuation of Presbyterian junior College has been due to the faith, energy, and influence of a group of consecrated Christian men. Dr. Halburt C. Hill, one-time moderator of the General Assembly, Southern Presbyterian Church, and pastor of Centre Church and its daughter- churclr in Maxton, was one of the earliest advocates of a college for men in this area, He was largely instrumental in the reopening of old Floral College s Flora Macdonald College in 1896, Until his death in 1924 at the age of 92, Ire continued to work for zr college for men. Dr. William Black, the d great evangelist and founder of churches in North Carolina. was a native of Maxton who grew up in the Centre congregation. He intcreste many people in the idea of a Presbyterian junior college for men in eastern North Carolina to serve the youth of the new churches he was establishing. Among those was the merrhant prince of the South , Mr. Xvilliam Henry Belk, who became the hrst trustee of P. nl. C. lt is ironic to note that Dr. Black 'died on November 27, 1927, two days before Mecklenburg and Fayetteville Presbyteries reconrrnerrded to the Synod of North Carolina the estab' l':1 nt of an institution in Maxton. After the death of Dr. Hill in 1924, his successor at the Maxton Church, Dr. E. I., Siler, continued to work for rsrme the founding of a college at Maxton, It has been said that time and time again he prayed that an institution might be established. Certainly his prayers and the prayers and interest of others were heeded, for more and more the need was being felt for such a Presbyterian school in Eastern North Carolina. On September 28, 1927, the trustees of Elise High School presented an overture to Fayetteville Presbytery, seeking authority to establish a junior col- lege in connection with that school. Elise Academy had been begun by Fayetteville Presbytery in 1904 when Reverend R. S. Arrowood opened a school ' ll d at Hemp, N, C.. now Robbins. Mr. john B. Lenning, capitalist and railroad builder, gave land for the school, and the new enterprise was ca e Elise in honor of his daughter. Before its eventual consolidation with Presbyterian junior College rn 1940, rt came to be known as an outstanding pre- paratory school. It is noteworthy that hfty of its graduates became ministers. Fayetteville Presbytery, on the above date, resolved, That we recognize the need of ar junior college tfor merry and recommend that such an This group officially established l'.j.C, Presbyterian Synod of N.C 54?? A? ' f-P' 4 I ft' 'arf' Q1 'r, . 1 -f , 4- 4 .,,,,,.f Q Hr' ff ,- ' ' 1171 . 1 , qhjmt M-c.prf,4..,I,,,,.,, rr .Ir, r, ,jr