St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL WE. THE SENIOR CLASS of 1947 of Saint Augustine's College in the City of Raleigh. Wake County, Commonwealth of North Carolina, realizing the uncertainty ol' life. and being of sound mind, memory, and judgment do hereby make, declare and publish this to be our last will and testament, and do earnestly desire that these our last requests be carried out as hereinafter directed: ARTICLE I: To our President Rev. E. H. Goold, and to our able adviser Mr. Boyer. we leave our deepest feelings of gratitude and appreciation for their untiring efforts to assist us. ARTICLE II: Helen Gill and Harriet Lee leave their sweet smiles to Audrey Lawson, but only on the condition that she will not try to dazzle unsuspecting little freshmen with it. ARTICLE III: Leonard McCarthy leaves his unfailing good temper and courtesy to Sandy Levi. whose need for both of these traits is obvious. ARTICLE IV: Our class secretary. Eunice Tucker, leaves her high scholastic ability to Rosinda Nealy, and her ability to be versatile in campus as well as civic activities to anyone who loves books and work. She leaves her unwritten secretarial reports unwritten. ARTICLE V: Hugh George Alexander Marshall leaves the echo of his aristocratic name to Saint Augustine's PEN. ARTICLE VI: Saiah McClamb leaves her skillful management of the Veleda Club to Rosa Whitley. and to Geraldine Davis she leaves her position as president of the Big Sisters. in hope that each will do a splendid job. ARTICLE VII: Clara Debnam leaves her well cultivated French accent to Mary Coleman. ARTICLE VIII: The eminent atomic chemist. Leroy Thompson. leaves his agility in the manipulation of intricate chemical instruments to Walker LeFlore, ARTICLE IX: Louise Lambert leaves that talking machine personality to Ina Barnes. ARTICLE X: Otis Muse and Waymond Burton leave their position in the grill to anyone who will do the job as efficiently as they have done it. ARTICLE XI: Marian Lundy and Mayme Shuler leave their love of Chemistry and Biology to Martha Blacknall, hoping that the latter will find the subjects as fascinating as they did, ARTICLE XII: Richard Henderson. our class treasurer. leaves his battered old pliers to the future senior class treasurers so that they may extract money from their classmates. ARTICLE XIII: Delores Peebles leaves her sister at St. Augustine's. ARTICLE XIV: Erma Ligon and Corine Wright leave their long hours of study to any one who wishes to make a success in College. ARTICLE XV: Gwendolyn Cox wills her dignity to Hilda Thigpen. ARTICLE XVI: Jonah Davis asks that we just allow him to leave. ARTICLE XVII: Chester Byrd leaves his athletic ability to Arthur Calloway and his quiet manners and hushed voice to all St. Augustine's men. ARTICLE XVIII: Pearleen Moore and Lucille Patterson, the sisters of the Senior Class. will their ability to get along with everyone and to make friends easily to anyone who can transfer in their Junior year and acquire as many friends as these girls have. ARTICLE XIX: Vivian Harris and Beatrice Carter will their athletic ability to Mildred Armstrong. hoping that the latter will some day become an international star, ARTICLE XX: Doris McKinney leaves her sense of humor to her brother, Calvin. ARTICLE XXI: Helen Payne leaves her position as editor-in-chief of the PEN to Kenneth Young. and the Presidency of Les Elites Society to Alma Harris, She also suggests they both pray for physical strength and endurance. ARTICLE XXII: Oliver Morse. our class president. leaves his gavel in hope that order will be kept at all meetings. and he wills his athletic ability to Aubrey Lawson, ARTICLE XXIII: Arthurine Cook leaves her sweet disposition and voice to Ruby Wynn. ARTICLE XXIV: Beulina Roberts leaves her thoughts at St. Augustine's. ARTICLE XXV: Ellen Alston wills her position as Junior House Director to Clara Cowardg her position as co-editor of the PEN she leaves to Irving Mayson. ARTICLE XXVI: William Fax wills his ability to keep cool, calm and collected to Sandy Levi. ARTICLE XXVII: Doreatha Baxter and Adriena Carter leave their places as outstanding members of the Business Department to any student majoring in Commercial Education who can make as great a success as they. ARTICLE XXVIII: George Foxwell leaves the Chancellors Club minus an excellent man, and the captaincy of the football team he leaves to Irving Mayson and Wayland Horton. ARTICLE XXIX: Helen Kilpatrick bequeaths her outstanding traits of womanhood and scholarship to Geraldine Davis. ARTICLE XXX: Carolyn Evans leaves the echoes of her distinctive laugh to the winds and she leaves her position in the Choir to Catherine Finlay. ARTICLE XXXI: Stanislaus Solomon and Bradford Marshall leave their good records in Natural Sciences to anyone who can maintain the same throughout college: their positions as laboratory assistants to a deserving young man of the Junior Class. ARTICLE XXXII: Adelaide Hart wills her ability to be at Choral Club rehearsals every Tuesday and Thursday evenings to Yvonne Browne. and to Yvonne she wills her ability to entertain her classmates with her melodious voice. ARTICLE XXXIII: Gordon Robinson leaves his nonchalance to anyone who finds it useful. ARTICLE XXXIV: And in conclusion, to all incoming classes, we, the Class of 1947, leave the many happy hours of fun and joyous comradeship that we have known in our four years in the best college in the Universe. SIGNED. SEALED. AND PUBLISHED this day by the members of the class of 1947. as the last will and testament of the class. and in the presence of the undersigned who have drawn up and signed as witnesses to the same. IVIAYINIE SI-IULER. Testator. WITNESSES : Helen Gill Marian Lundy 15

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SENIOR fClLASS lHIlIS'll'OlEt'iY Graduation! It hardly seems possible that the 66 eager. green freshmen of 1943 could have evolved to form the 41 dignified, well-educated, prospective alumni of 1947. But, by recognition of the great power of time, we realize that this is possible and an actuality. We were a typical wartime class, made up al- most entirely of youngsters and young women. With typical wartime speed, we organized within two months after our arrival. Our first ofiicers were: Charles Farrar. President: Doreatha McHardy, Secretary: Mayme Shuler, Treasurer. Immediately, we began to make ourselves felt in all activities and classes of the campus. Two-thirds of the class went into the pre-medical department, and the balance went into either French, Music or English. On the basketball team, our athletic prowess was adequately displayed by Jesse Boston and William Jackson. When organizations began their periods of initiation, our academic and social standing was exemplified by the large number of us who achieved mem- bership. As the year sped on to an end, we were the recipients of several of the prizes given at commencement time. Eunice Tucker received the Biology prize: Erma Ligon, the prize for improvement in Freshman English: and Corine Wright, the prize for Qualitative Analysis. We returned our Sophomore year minus many of our classmates for numerous reasons, especially the eternal draft. Martha Goodson came back as Mrs. Jones, thus giving us our first marriage. We began that year with the following officers: Hugh Marshall, President: Ruth Edgecombe, Secretary: and Mayme Shuler, Treas- urer. We had several new members replenishing our depleted ranks. From North Carolina State came Beatrice Carter. Doris McKinney, Lily Hicks, Doreatha Baxter and Juanita Pullen. From Alcorn A. St M. we had Adriena Carter. There were also Vivian Harris and Helen Gill. As this year rolled on, we held our various prominent places with ever increasing dignity and pride. The Clionic Society was organized this year and we figured representatively among the charter members. In the field of prizes. Eunice Tucker received the first prize for excel- lence in literary composition and Frances DeYoung received the first prize in the dramatic expression contest. Before we realized it September 1945 arrived and we were privileged juniors, or so we thought. The end of the war had come and with it veterans-filling our new class membership. They were old St. Augustinians-Bradford Marshall. George Foxwell, Waymond Burton and Chester Byrd. New young women in- cluded Marian Lundy, Delores Peebles. Edith Taylor, Lucille Patterson, Pearleen Moore, and Hattie Watford. Immediately, plans got under way for that most important activity of all Junior classes, the Junior-Senior Prom. Our officers for this year were: Helen Payne, President: Harriet Lee, Secretary: and Erma Ligon. Treasurer. We were represented well on the official staffs of the various campus organizations, befitting our academic maturity. Hugh Marshall again was Director of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew: Corine Wright, Vice President of Les Elites: Martha Jones, Vice President of Zeta Sigma Rho: Sarah McClamb, Secretary of the Veledas, and Helen Gill, Vice President of the Veledas. We rambled on through our junior year, leaving our marks indelibly on the honor roll as well as the memories of St. Augustine's family. Again we stood out as recipients of several of the awards. Bradford Marshall received the prize for the best record in the advanced field of the Natural Sciences: Helen Payne, for excellence in Dramatic Expression: Mayme Shuler, the Delany Scholarship: Leroy Thompson, for excellence in Biblical Literature, and Helen Gill, the Latham award. Our Senior Year! Here we were at last. We didn't know what was to be found on this last rough mile. but we determined to walk it. New members were: A, Richard Henderson, William Fax, Leonard McCarthy, Gwendolyn Cox, Beulina Roberts, Jonah Davis, Gordon Robinson and Oliver Morse. With this new. excit- ing blood we organized for the last time. Officers were: Oliver Morse, President: Helen Payne, Vice President: Eunice Tucker, Recording Secretary: Harriet Lee. Corresponding Secretary: and Richard Henderson, Treasurer. Again we injected ourselves into vital positions on the Campus. George Foxwell became Lord High Chancellor, Sarah McClamb was President of the Veledas, and Helen Payne, Pres- ident of Les Elites. George Foxwell also captained the football team and presided over the Varsity Club. Bradford Marshall and Oliver Morse successfully reorganized the Student Council. Into Greek Letter organizations went Gordon Robinson, Oliver Morse, George Foxwell, Waymond Burton, Corine Wright. Delores Peebles, and Marian Lundy. This year has passed so swiftly! On into the frightening, enveloping world we are going. Ever before us our motto stands, 'Success is not won by wishing but by hard work bravely done. 14

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CCILASS SONG Oh, blessed school, We turn to you To say, forever beg For what we've learned in all your walls Shall last eternally. You've been our pillar and our forge And have given Youths fair start. The wealth that you have offered us Includes the science and art. Now we will prove our gratitude In all We say and dog We'l1 make things bright through darkest night- In memories of you. In this great race we've set a pace: Your frame shall e'er be seen. Your beacon light, the school of might, A place so calm and plain. HELEN VIOLA KILPATRICK, '47 Music, ADELAIDE DUFFERIN HART, '47 16