St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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the task of executing: our Last NVill illltl TGSTHIIIPIIT. ln witlless tllereol' we have hereunto set our hands Zllltl seal this eventful day ol' May ill the year of our Lord, one thousand. nine hundred and forty-olle. A SENIOR Df- lt seenls strange that we Slltllllll use the word HCtl1l11lll'1lt'0ll191l1H to designate the day on wllicll we lay llU1Y11 for all time the scllool work we have carried for so Hliillj' happy years. To lllt', completion would 806111 to be a nlore appropriate term. But tllat would not be life, for ill this world everything' tllat marks itll end also marks a l5QQ.l'illll.l1lQ'. The Plltl of one day is the l'tlll1lllt'llC9lllt'llf of allotller. The Plltl ot one task IS the llt'Q'llllll11j1' ol a llew one. So it is witll our education! xvllflt we have learned at school, valllable as it is, is only a lN'g.l'1lllllllQ.l'. The Qllti ol' our sellool work merely means the commencenlent of tllose experiences wllicll will put to test the PI'illCil1l9S we have learned. 'lill01'ltlcUl'C, Seniors, wlletllel' or not. you have derived all the advantages ot' the courses you have just fillislled is a matter between you and yollr own L'HllSQlt'llL'9. i311l'll1g1' these four years our work has lltxtxll directed 211111 made easy 211141 belleficial as trained minds could make it. l rom now on we lll1lSi rely more illltl nlore 1111011 our UWII efforts. l Zllll sure tllat the good tllat we derived from our eol- lege wol'k depended entirely upon us. THE HENIHH t'l,.XSS Ulf' 19-11 Alexander Easley. Testator 1Yitness: Max Lollllacious llritto, Louise Uihlllliin Perry. SPEAKSN The success we lllillit' of our life career will likewise be due to our own illitiative. Today means l1ll l't'I'Q1li illlll:l'S to each of us. To some it is the CUIlllll1'11CPlll911i ot' lllgflltxl' educational workg to others it is lltlgfllllllllg' of lillS11lt'SS life or lltlllltt the cares, To those wllo are going' to further their education, l would say: Stick to your purposel XYork toward ytblll' goal with earnestlless. And the Siilllt' goes for tllose. wllo by choice or necessity. are going' im- mediately into sollle lille ol' emleavor. Do not work aimlessly! llife is too sllort for us to waste even a year ot' it! Let us re- lllvllllhll' tllat it is well to keep our heads bowed against the stornl ol' life- -but it is better still to keep our hearts high, for the long-est S1Ul'lIl the world ever had 0211110 to an. elld one slllllly 1ll4Dl'lllllg1'. Seniors, may Ylllll' hopes iilltl t1l'G3ll1S be realized ill the fllllest degree, Hlld in the years to come lllay your 112111195 reflect credit 1111011 St. Ah11Q'11S11llt'iH wllicll has llW'll our lltlllltl during' the past four years of our life. q 1 Muriel Carter '11 TI-IE SPORTS TRAIL As waning: Slllllllltll' packed the green leaves preparatory to her leavinex the Sports Trail lJ9L'liUl1t'ti to ns for a journey along' 2111 1l11li1101Y1l patll. Tlravely we set ont. lilrown Hllilllllll illlll bleak winter passed illltl witll Tllttlll went football alld basketball. 1Vith the renewed vigor and life of the trees tllltl the Splwllflllgl' green leaves 9211119 Qaspinu' figures, pushing' Cl111l'1l11l,1I feet dowll the cinder path. and joyous 9ll1ll11Sl2lSiS llllllgfltltl on the tenllis courts. But ill the iliiiPl'1llHilI of the hasketliall season is due to the greats a fitting' tribute. Fljl'1l1'PS themselves say little but our analyses lllily be interesting. The Saints Tolletl 1111 424 INlilllS tu 57-l liul' the op- position. Illdivikillill scoring' honors go to the greatest all-round athlete ill the Saints haven. Howard Pullen. l'ullen. the idol of his St'llUtlllll21ft'S. a true SDUl'fS111311. a truly great atlllete. 31111 respected hy his opponents,scored atotal ol' 121 points during: the basketball season to 100 for llnnter Satterwhite H1111 T5 for Bill Me- liinney. But ill avraue poilts per 52111110 l'ullen barely nosed 0111 Satterwhite 9.6-12 to 8333. McKinney trailed witll all aver- ag' of 5.7ti5l. Track H1141 field events l'l1Sll to the fore. now. The 1'ZllllI121Q'111g1' lower t'l2lSS11l011 swept. the intra-nlural events. The class ef '43 won and were trailed by the classes '44, '41, Hllfl '42 ill that order. Shaw's Bears, confident Zllltl 001111113- eent, opened the intercollegiate season on our track. Points were piled up. St. Aug., Shaw. Shaw. St. Align- but again the

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Senior Vlass of Saint Augus- tines College. City of Raleigh, State of North l'arolina. being' of sound niind and body. realizing' that our eollege days are drawing' to a close. do take this ineans of disposing' ol' sonie ot' our treasures which we have laid up in the past tour years. lleaii .ing the value ol' these said treasures we do eharge our leuatees forever to guard theni as they would their lives. Before proceeding' with the will, we will pause tor it nionient to pay t1'ibute. first, to our Alina Matergto her we pledge our niost sincere love. loyalty and devotion. Te our advisers, Miss Gloria liaird, Miss Snodurass. and Mr. Halliburton. our deep- est appreciation tor their tiniely help in all fur needs. To our dear beloved facul- ty our undying' gratitude for their un- tiring' etforts in instrueting' us during four years et' study at this institution. ln our tour years ut' eollefe we have aeeuinulated lnany ot the more valuable assets of lite. which we dispose of as fol- lows: M'e. the graduating' l'lass ot 19-ll, be- queath t' the students ol' Saint Augus- tine's College all our lost text-books. used ipads. broken fountain pens. half-inch l peneiis, ineorreet eheniistry notes, tlunk- ina' biology. Freneh. niath. and literature quiiczces. and last. but not least a perina- nent seat in the angle t'or all the eouples. Muriel t arter hereby wills her poise and difnity to llebeeea Blake. Lloyd Allen leaves his ability to earry the errss. and handle the alnis basin to Kenneth Young: Thehna Haniilton bestows to Mary M'ri2'ht her ability to aet on a stage. XVilbur Saunders bedueaths his barber li 's to Hrahani Vathey. Margaret Satterwhite wills her ability to p'av baslzetball to t'arinelita Perkins. Hernian Marshall leaves his slowness to anyi ne who is able to walli from the liv- lnan liuilding' to the diniuu' hall in two days. Ivy llurnside bestows her ara:-e. poise and gfentle voiee to Viola Harlluer. TllUlll2lN llenilrry doth hereby bequeath l'is tangled love atlairs to Joseph Le t oinpte. 'llllUlll2lNl'lll2l Duncan leaves all her jiv- Ene' abilities To Varolyn Jones. ll:-nrv llerry wills his green beueh in the anule to anyone who ean endure Deeein- ber's snow. April rain and May 's thunder showers. Elizabeth Vincent leaves her uncon- eerneed attitude. and easy-go-lucky way ot life to XYinit'red Thoinpson, hoping' that she won't be as tired and fatigued at the end of her tour years as Elizabeth was. Charles Fox bestows his ability to lay- Hygfiene to Floreuee Sinipkins. hoping' read to .Karon Herrington. Gladys Delphy bequeaths her love for that she will not fall the vietini of kyphosis, sl-oliosis and lordosis. Charles Atkins wills his position as head-waiter to anyone with a eool temper and a surprising: ability. l'arlotta Maxwell leaves her goals nature. seope and outeonie to anyone who is having' trouble with Education Eleven. Milton Sadler bestows his bed to Victor Hall in hope that the instrument of' rest and eoint'ort will not erush froni exhaus- tion betore eoninieneenient. Miriani Roberts bequeaths her intelli- genre ot' History Ylll to Reginald Kent. Harry Johnson leaves his size and posi- tion on the football teani to John Harris. Louise Perry wills her red jacket to Doris flooclwill. David Harper wills his nielodious. tenor voinfe to tlliver Morse. Sadie Newkirk leaves her headaches troubles and worries of the Biology lab. to anyone dumb enough to take them. D. XVendell Jones, George Sherman and Elbre Gaiter bestow their ability to settle an argrunient in a quiet. peaceful manner to Loyd Quaternian. Hunter Satterwhite and Peter M'hite. Thehna Gary wills her petite-ness to Dorothy f'larli. Charles Howell leaves his interrupted love affair to Julius Mason in. hope that he too will write poetry. draw beautiful pit-tures and sing' nielodious love songs. Max llritto bequeaths his seat in Politi- eal Seienee to anyone who is able to C011- sunie fifteen ebapters of State g'0V0l'l11l19l1t in one nicht and eoine to elass late every day for four seniesters. Doris Holloway wills her Southern ae- eent to Flnnna Saunders. .Xlex Easley leaves his ardent love of sweet potatoes to Norinan llroeopes hoping' that this dish will be serv ed in abundance thoughout the eoining' semesters. 'We hereby eharge to the Junior Class

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l sf, if ,iff -we ,, .. .V 57 . - I -.sen V V. 'Aga 3 35- 3 HHORSEMENN Saints fell victim to the ancient rivals -L3-37. The feature of the afternoon saw George Foxwell race an 11 min. 40 see. two- mile and a 2 min. 9 see. half-mile in thril- ling' fashion. 011 the sanie afternoon Mr. Chippey's tennisters battled the Smith Bulls on our courts. But, the Bears and the Bulls were too much for one afternoon and Smith triumphed 3-1. This loss dropped the Saints' average to .500 for they had earli- er dropped the sister school. St. Paul, 4-0 at St. Paul. Now on to YVashington for the C. l. A. A. Tournament. Hur same three man team played adniirably. Broeco in tl1e singles. and Broceo and Gaiter in the doubles ad- vanced to the quarter finals but Bill Mc- Kinney was eliminated in the first round of singles hy Flip -laekson. Howard. who went on to win the championship. The campus doings were big'---lint in- complete. The campus tennis champs were never decided because inclement weather intervened and the St. Paul meet rushed down us. The cliarining' Satterwhite sisters led flashy teams on the basketball eourt and badlninton finals were open to the public. lnez Greenlea defeated Delores Lewis for the singles title and lnez Greenlea and Thelma XVallace defeated Delores Lewis and Frances Mayo in the doubles. After a brief four-month vacation. on the trail will rambleg but some of us are destined to turn our steps towards a by- path. never again to hit that Venture trail again under the Blue and XYhite. To Seniors Fox. Atkins, Marshall and Sadler, tfootballl. lleinhry. H. Johnson. and Brit- to, tfootball and baskethalll Gaiter tten- nisj and Perry Cinanagrerl --- a memorial deeply embedded and affectionately root- ed in the ineinory of those who have travel- ed the trail with you. And to the Misses Satterwhite. Newkirk. and Duncan a similar trophy for your athletic feats. l'ntil we resume our t1'ip a cherry. cherry, cheerio from ine to all the readers who travel with me down the SPORTS TRAIL. Robert L. Clarke '42