St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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'lFlHIlE SOPHOMORE CLASS In the fall of nineteen forty-three, sixty-six green, yet eager freshmen entered the tradition-filled and cultured portals of St. Augustine's College. Like all freshmen, we were faced with the problem of adjusting our lives to the new conditions now surrounding us. We found little difficulty, however, in entering into the family spirit which is so much a part of St. Augustine's. Under the helpful leadership of such oiiicers as President Hugh Marshall, Secretary Ruth Edgecombe, and Treasurer Mayme Shuler, the class has made great progress. Academically, the sophomore class, on a whole, has represented itself in a most com- mendable manner. The chief major fields of our class are in the sciences: social, natural and business. The highest averages made during our freshman year were made by Hugh Marshall and Corine Wright, both chemistry majors. The honor roll during that year also included the names of Hiawatha Lee, LeRoy Thompson, Carolyn Evans, Bertha Brown, Martha Goodson, Mayme Shuler, Eunice Tucker, Marilyn Miller and Ann Johnson. At the end of our freshman year several annual prizes were given, many of which were awarded the members of our class. Hugh Marshall was awarded the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity prize for the highest scholastic record among the young men of the freshman class. Eunice Tucker received the prize for the highest average in General Biology, Corine Wright, the prize for qualitative analysis. The prize for the greatest improvement in freshman English was earned by Erma Ligon. The Zeta Sigma Rho presented to Eunice Tucker its prize for the young woman in the freshman class giving evidence of outstanding traits of potential leadership, plus womanhood and scholarship. To Frances DeYoung came the third prize for excellence in literary composition. Besides being so proficient scholastically, we have taken profound and active interest in extra-curricular activities. Members of good standing in the choir are Ann Johnson, Corine Wright, and Carolyn Evans. Not to be overlooked is the small but efficient part played by sophomore members of the Girls' Service League and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. The membership lists of the various societies and clubs include the names of many sophomores. The Music Department would be at a great loss without the many Chopins and Marian Andersons afforded it by the sophomore class. Majoring in Public School Music we have Louise Mitchell, Ann Johnson, Bertha Mitchell, Roena King and Dorothy Black. As ac- complished pianists we have Marilyn Miller and Adelaide Hart. We hope in the future to see concert artists from these musically-inclined sophomores. Life on a college campus would be unquestionably uninteresting without its Romeos and Juliets, Mr. Chips, and Mrs. Skeffingtons, and St. Augustine's may be proud of the fact that it is abounding with dramatic talent, among which are several sophomores. Do you remember the Du-Bignon-Lewis Dramatic Expression contest that was held in the Spring of 1944? Surely you will recall the names of Eva M. Calhoun, Frances DeYoung and Mary Green, who, though freshmen at the time, represented their class in the true fashion of the theater. We may also be proud of the fact that Eva Calhoun, who has since left us, was the winner of the first prize with her monologue. In spite of the effects which the war has had upon intercollegiate athletics, we have managed, with a little luck and perseverance, to carry on two athletic games: basketball, intercollegiately, and football, intramurally. On the football team were such stalwarts as James Smith, William Jackson and Frizell Jones. In basketball we produced William Jack- son and LeRoy Thompson. The sophomore girls played no small part in intramural basket- ball. Here the names of Beatrice Carter, Juanita Banks, Ellen Alston, and Doris McKinney do not pass un- noticed. Last but not least, we are proud of our many classmates who are serv- ing in the armed forces. They are Jesse Boston, Herbert Richardson, James Cooper, Basil Young, James Green. and James Smith. We have our faults and discrepan- cies, but academically, religiously, musically, athletically, dramatically- we have done ourselves well and we are justly proud. Realizing, however, that we have only crossed the bay and that the ocean lies before us we strive on toward the goal which means serv- ice to God and man. The class of '47 strives on and in its strivings hopes some day to prove an asset to our Alma Mater. 20

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S as ll 332 I -3 AN OPEN lLlETTlER TO THIE JITUNHOIRS Dear Classmates: Today we stand together after almost three years of work under the banner of St. Augustine's. As we look back. our hearts throb with many emotions, think- ing of the roads that we have passed over together. Many are the nights that we have stayed up after hours cramming for history and psychology. Many are the days spent in class meetings, in biology lab and in English, where we learned each others' weaknesses and good points! Many are the days spent in Chapel where we have so reverently knelt and worshipped together. Those days have passed and others are yet to come. Some among our ranks have departed never to return. Some will return and take up the unfinished work. We have learned so much. Yet, there is room for expansiong for improvement. We must fight onward and upward, ever approaching that perfection that the Master intended us to reach. Finally, we must search and strive for the finer and greater things of life. What we have learned here will be of no use to us if we cannot apply it to our daily lives. Little acts of kindness, little deeds of thoughtfulness and neighborliness will bring us rich rewards. The foundation that we lay now will have great bear- ing on the way that we will be able to bear up against misfortune and forge ahead. Let us look back now and see if we have really made any progress during these three years. If we have, then we must keep a-pluggin' away because cul- ture is not satisfied until we all come to a perfect man. Let us keep this little verse with us as we struggle on: Not all who seemed to fail have failed indeedg not all who failed have there- fore worked in vaing there is no failure for the good and bravef' A Classmate and Pal, PATTIE LOUISE LAWS. 19

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FRESHMAN CLASS MOTTO: 'fSuccess Crowns Earnest Effort. It is said that every rose has its thorng every joy, its sorrowg and we freshmen, our title. At the beginning of the school year We, the freshmen of 1944-'45, were dubbed 'The Lowly Dogs. Having gone through many trials, sleepless nights, headaches, cramped fingers, eyestrain and so forth, we are now on our way to becoming true St. Augustinians. Although at the bottom of the educational ladder We are very much aware of the many opportunities that are here about us. We feel it our duty to avail ourselves of these opportunities and to make the most of them. Wholeheartedly and gratefully we thank the teachers and our advisers for their judgment, knowledge and most of all for the advantage of their experience-all of which We have heeded, and from which we have benefited. CYRIL C. BURKE. President. 21 l