St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Charles Johnson wills his position in Coble's store to anyone who successfully fulfils it. Florence Scott wills to Francis Clarke and Joseph Saunders her ability to take four sciences in one semester and pass them all. Alethea Dupee wills her Chapel attendance record to George Sadler. Dorothy Joseph wills her job as clerical worker for Miss Pitts to anyone who is willing to take it. Gwendolyn Younge wills her ability to stay out of trouble to Gwendolyn Smithwick. Beulah Kelsey wills her collecting of milk funds to Helen Morton. Joyce Meyers wills her seat in Bible to Louise Lambert in hopes that she too will be a good listener and get by. Winifred Primo wills her voice to Claudia Parham. Amorine Young wills her bed and her ability to go to bed between 9:30 and 10:00, instead of spending the night up playing pinochle, to Queen Esther Moore. John Harris wills his position as bell ringer to Neal Stitt, if he can stand setting his watch two or three times a day to keep up with the office clock and still end up with a watch in good shape. John Jarrett wills his calmness and coolness to Pine Bluff and his electrical ability to Prezell Robinson. Pauline Baker wills her room in Tuttle Building to Marguerita Lewis in the hope she will enjoy its central location as much as she has. Elisha Clarke wills his ability to cease socializing at 5:30 to Shirley C. Williams. LaVerne Gordon wills her ability to get up at 7:55 and get to Chemistry at 8:00 to anyone who is able to do it. Edith Graves wills her ability to sit straight in a room for two different classes 1Ed. 4 and 51 to anyone capable of it. Marguerite Nixon wills Arthur and Oscar to the Delany Building girls. Bessie Zachary wills her job as bread girl, with all its responsibilities, to anyone who can keep a steady head lwhich she didn'tD and can be sure to go even on the coldest and darkest mornings. P.S.: The rolls must be HOT every morning. We hereby charge to the students of St. Augustine's College the task of exe- cuting our last Will and Testament. In witness thereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this eventful day of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. The Senior Class of 545. Witness: BERNETTA HORTON. Testator 1 EDITH GRAVES. 14

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uClLASS SONG The days we hold so dear have come to an end, We are starting out on life's highway. But we will ne'er forget St. Augustine's as the friend Who helped us reach this goal today. So as we now depart we hope and we pray, Your love will guide us all the way. Refrain: Though we're leaving you Our thoughts will be with you, And whate'er we dog We will succeed. lLAS'll' WVlllLlL AND TlESTAMlENT We, THE SENIOR CLASS of St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, N. C., realizing that our college days are drawing to a close, take this time to bequeath to the undergraduates some of our treasures which we have accumulated during our years here. We request that our legatees guard and cherish them forever. To our Alma Mater we pledge our love, loyalty, devotion, and sincere appre- ciation for all that she has done for us. To our adviser, Miss Snodgrass, we pledge our sincere appreciation for her untiring effort in helping and guiding us at all times. To the faculty, our thanks for their helpful instructions and guidance dur- ing the years that we have spent here. We dispose of our most valuable assets as follows: We, the graduating class of 1945, leave to the student body our flunking marks in Biology, History, French, Sociology, and Business Math. Our lost pencils, empty ink bottles, and our most honorable seats in the grill, playing pinochle, are also bequeathed. We bequeath our chapel seats to the Junior class with the request that they fill them with regularity and always keep uppermost in mind the element of time. Thelma Wallace and Juanita Parker will their 3X4 club to Marilyn Miller and Mamie Shuler. Bernetta Horton wills her St. Aug. coat to any student who knows exactly what hour to reverse it. Doris Harris wills her piano practice room to Cynthia Thompson. Helen Craig wills her ability to keep a clean room to Ernestine Hopkins. Edythe Pierce- I will-not be here next year. Rebecca Bartley wills her petite lines to Francis DeYoung. 13

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CLASS lHIlISTOllllY On the warm morning of September 23, 1941, eighty-four green and eager students made their first appearance on St. Augustine's campus. From all parts of the United States came this versatile group who were destined to become the famous class of '45, The customary freshman initiation was administered and accepted with a surprising calm. After the novelty of being away from home had worn off, we went about the business of class organization. At the first official class meeting, the following officers were elected: John Miller, president, Nathan Wright, vice president, Thelma Wallace, secretary, and Jessie Lewis, treasurer. Hilda Lewis and Arthur Lane were chosen as Student Council representatives. Eager to get the most out of college life, we began at once to branch out into various extra-curricular activities. Our classmates were well represented in the Choral Club, Dramatics Club, and the various athletic activities of the campus. This was true particularly of the basketball team which was largely composed of freshmen. Looking back a little we can say that the fruits of our labors were made obvi- ous by the number of prizes awarded to members of our class. Jack Holsey was on the receiving end of four of the annual prizes offered to members of the freshman class. One of the prizes for excellence in literary expression was awarded him also. Arthur Lane, in the face of stiff competition coming from the upper class- men, triumphed in the Barber Speaking Contest. One poet has aptly said, Hlnto each life some rain must fall. The sophomore class of 1942-1943, however, could think only in terms of the popular song which retorts, But too much is falling in mine. Even before the opening of that school year, the denuding infiuence of the famous goldfish bowl had been felt. Classmates Ellis and William Brown, Samuel Logan and Henry Sims had already fallen victims, to be followed before or soon after the close of that session by Winfield Ashby, Joseph Gordon, William,Gordon, Jack Holsey, James Johnson, Bradford Marshall, the three Miller boys fJohn, Quentin, and Williamh. This irreplaceable loss, coupled with an unavenged feeling against the freshman class had a disorganized effect upon the class. Nevertheless, they rose united to meet the task of disproving the general opinion of sophomores, and under the leadership of Arthur Lane, success- fully passed another milestone on the road to success. Wayland Horton and Eleanor Chippey assisted Lane this year, and John Miller, Joseph Gordon and Thelma Wallace represented the class on the Student Council. Reduced in number from eighty-four at the beginning of our second year and even more later when the full effects of the draft were felt, reinforcements were in order and came in the persons of Eulalia Bailey, Ester Copeland, LaVerne Gor- don, Edith Graves, Dorothy McKenzie, Anna Pair, Juanita Parker, and Lee Walter Wright. At the end of our sophomore year, Joseph Gordon won the annual award for excellence in dramatic expression. Returning in September of 1943, the class still further depleted, we welcomed the newcomers lLelia Burton, E. Clarke, J. Jarrett, Margaret Mack, Margaret 15