St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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CLASS Under the dynamic leadership of Raymond Hunley our class got underway with a very good start. With the assistance of A l d e a n Moore, Bessie Smith, Juanita Johnson, and Elsmer Stewart, the business operations of our class were kept well under control. Student Council representatives for the year were James Covington, Delores Harvey and Willie Lee Kelly, Carole Taylor. Representing the Junior class at the Homecoming festivity was Doreatha Howard who reigned as at- tendant to Miss Saint Augustine's. Laura Coy was Miss Junior attended by Mary Greene and Muriel Swann. We were again very proud when our own Juanita Johnson reigned as the Belle of the Kap- pa's Ball. Honors were bestowed upon Zenobia Browning, Bessie Smith, F. Janet Schumpert, and Patrica Welch who became members of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. Also along the line of honors Do- cenia Hammond and Altamese Niblack became members of Beta Kappa Chi and Patrica Welch, Sigma Rho Sigma. May was made merry for us when Harriet Bryant and Bessie Smith lent their charm as attendants to the May Queen. And, the Prom! my what a night for the Junior'sl never had we enjoyed anything better 3-the girls were beautiful and the fellows, well, need I say? This will always be a cherished memory to the class of 58. Closing the year and what a year it was, a grand election of persons to hold important positions for the school year 1957-58 was held. Such things as Student Council officers, May Queen, and Home- coming Queen were included. Thus ended our Junior year. This is the year of all years! we have that long awaited feeling of accomplishment in knowing that we are Seniors. As is typical of Seniors every- where we are seeking to derive every ounce of enjoyment from this, our last year. We are eager- ly anticipating graduation and the opportunity to take our places in society. We agree with Spinoza in saying that, To be what we are, and to become what we are capable H ISTORY of becoming is the only end of life. We as Seniors are earnestly striving toward this end with God's help, may we be successful! Serving us as officers for our class this year are Raymond Hunley, James Covington, Bessie Smith, Aldean Moore, and Dudley Burris. Our Senior representatives in the Student Council are Ray- mond Hunley, President: Harry Satterwhite, Vice President: and, Harriet Bryant, member-at- large, Willie Lee Kelly and James R. Covington, representatives. During Homecoming, Delores Harvey reigned as Miss Homecoming. Harriett Bryant bowed as a graceful Miss Senior. Her attendants were Gloria Campbell, Mary Merritt, and Mildred Downey. We were well represented in the area of athletics by Willis Peppers, as Co-Captain 1957-58, Aldean Moore, A. C. Eldridge, Marion Brown, Paul Rus- sel, and Norvell Lee as members of the football squad. We were again very proud when eight members of our class were elected to Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities. They are: Zenobia B r o w n i n g, Docenia Hammond, Janet Schumpert, Bessie Smith, Willie Lee Blackwell, Raymond Hunley, Albert Morgan, and Patricia Welch. Also among the honorees were Altamese Niblack and Carl Robinson who were initiated into the Phi Kappa Alpha Honor Society. My isn't it exciting when a classmate gets mar- ried! Wedding Bells rang for one of ours in the college chapel. We were finally convinced by first hand observation that some college romances DO last. At least Eloise Walker's did. December 15th began her new life as Mrs. Marion Inman. We know that happiness will greet us again in May when once more, before we graduate, two classmates of ours will join the Queenly court. Bessie Smith holds this honor as May Queen for 1957-58 and Juanita Johnson as Kappa's Sweet- heart. Splurges of student teaching, yearbook planning, and looking forward to graduation all go to make our Senior year what it is. Oh yes, it keeps us bu- sy g-never a dull momentg - but we wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Class Historian Elsmer Stewart

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CLASS HISTORY In the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hun- dred fifty-four f195-11, on the fifteenth day of Sep- tember, one h u n d r e d three starry eyed proud youth entered the portals of Saint Augustine's College. Our pride was exemplified by the manner in which we underwent the unpleasant treatment given us by the upperclassmen during Freshmen week. In- sight has taught us that unity would be our asset throughout the coming years. The election of class officers was new to us. Since we were new to each other, it did not affect our voting. Under the leadership of Ned Smith, Al- dean Moore, Juanita Johnson, and Eloise Walker, we proved our election was wise in every respect. We were then ready for the social and academic life of a community when all eyes focused on the football field we found such outstanding Freshmen as Willis P e p p e r s, A. C. Eldridge, Norvell Lee, Marion, Brown, Aldean Moore, Ned Smith, and others. This season was climaxed by the gala af- fair of Homecoming, as our lovely Juanita John- son represented us as a t t e n d a n t to Miss Saint Augustine's. Adding to the beauty of our Home- coming festivities were D e l o r e s Mclver, Miss Freshmen, attended by Gloria Campbell and Laura Coy. The pledge club of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity found the Freshmen class full of charm and digni- ty. In choosing their Sweetheart they selected Ju- anita D. Johnson. F. Janet Schumpert was chosen by the Pledge Club of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity as their Sweetheart. The Dramatics Club, Choir and many other organ- izations encountered our many talents. Cinda Ro- land represented us well in the field of dramatics. Freshmen names on the Dean's List proved that we were true scholars. In bringing our Freshmen year to a close we were credited with sponsoring the first all-freshmen ball which climaxed a brillant year. We then said good-bye to the campus for the sum- mer. We returned in September nineteen hundred fifty- five as Sophomores, wiser from the experiences afforded us our freshmen year. Some of our class- mates, Roland Cooper, Willie Neal, Edward Tyler, Margaret Walls and others failed to return, but Albert Huey, Hartwell Glover, Shirley Heath, Lois Rogers, Delois Patterson, Muriel Swann, Jeanette Swann, Lettie Yarborough, and many others came to take their places. Raymond Hunley was elected as class president and worked diligently in leading us to another t ri u m p h a n t year. His co-workers were Gloria Campbell, Juanita Johnson and Eloise Walker. Re- presenting the Sophomore class on the student council were Mildred Smith, Bobby Jean Claybon, and Elsmer Stewart. We were now ready to accept our place as upper- classmen, which we did excellently. Football, bas- ketball, and track welcomed our class stars. Home- coming was fortunate in having our very own Harriet Bryant as an attendant to Miss Saint Augustine's. Gloria Campbell reigned as Miss Sophomore with attendants V e rt i e Hodge and Harriet Chittick. Proudly we were the recipients of second prize of our Homecoming float. Various class members went into fraternities and sororities and many other organizations. Juanita Johnson was again chosen as the Scroller's Sweet- heart, and Gloria Campbell was elected as a stu- dent representative at the S t u d e n t Legislature held at North Carolina State Capitol. The men in our class were joyous at the erection of a new dormitory, Atkinson Hall for upperclass- men. Our Sophomore year, filled with endless activities of interest and enjoyment to us, finally came to an end and again we bade farewell to our Alma Mater as we eagerly anticipated the coming of our Junior year. My, how spirited we proved to be during this most important year of our college life, as we were able to see the fulfillment of many of our hoped for plans coming into full fruition. But as joy is inevitably accompanied by sadness, many of our classmates did not return to share with us the glory of our Junior Year. However, this feeling did not stay with us for many new members joined our family.

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