St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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SENOR CLASS OFFICER President Vice-President Business Manager Joseph W. Gray Ill Theodore Barnes George Flemings Not Shown: Secretory Assistant Secretory Treasurer Helene Spencer Thelma Becton Jesse Lucious Ji I 5 Q- -X. A 6

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V -.. ...... V . V-- .,. . -V CLASS HI TORY ene Braxton, Gladys Ford, Walter Gilford, and Delores Rogers were intiated into Phi Kappa Alpha. Mary Burnette and J. Ken- neth Major, Jr., represented us at the North Carolina Student Legislature Assembly. The Junior-Senior prom climaxed our year, and surely it was not one that will be soon forgotten. With so much excitement, the year soon ended, and we were slowly near- ing our goal. Expectantly, we awaited our return in September l958. As was expected, the summer seemed to pass slowly because we were so anxious to return. Quite a few of us were lucky enough to work together during the summer, but the old familiar excitement of seeing each other was still in the air when we returned as sophisticated seniors. Right away, the class started work, led by Joseph Gray, Theodore Barnes, Helene Spencer, Thelma Becton, and Mar- lon Poitier as editors, and George Flemming as Business Manager. Again at Homecom- ing we were represented everywhere. Charles Boler was captain of the i958-59 FALCONS. Others on the football team were Mark Harvey, Joseph McNeil, Fred- die Davis, Jesse Lucious, Marion Brown, Lester Spease, and Albert Huey. Pocahon- tas Jones reigned beautifully as Miss Saint Augustine's. As the floats passed, seniors were everywhere. On the senior class float were Arline Tilley, Dorothy Cooke and Har- riet Malone. On the Omega-Delta float were Yvonne Hart and Thelma Becton, and on the Alpha-AKA float rode Helene Spencer and Barbara Thomas. The choir toured the southern belt, all the way to Miami, Florida. Seniors attending were Gladys Ford, Bar- bara Thomas, Jane Blakely, Harriet Ma- lone, Mary Williams, Helen Braxton, lrene Hill, Wanda Copeland, Joseph Gray, Theo- dore Catchings, Walter Gilford, Richard Lacey, and Marlon Poitier. Helene Spencer reigned as May Queen with senior attend- ants Jane Blakely and Naomi Crandol. Ben- jamin Redmond did a wonderful job of keeping us well informed of the news. He was Editor of THE PEN, our school paper. Catherine Arline was chosen to represent our class at the Student Legislature. Theo- dore Barnes, Joseph Gray, Clinton Dugger, Mary Burnette, Harriet Malone, Barbara Thomas and Robert Taylor were inducted into Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. At prom time, our own Miss Senior Class, Arline Tilley and attendants Thelma Bec- ton, Dorothy Cooke, and Harriet Malone took a bow. The leadership in our class was outstanding in all respects and all organi- zations. These are just a few of the organi- zations that had senior presidents: Student Council College Choir Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Beta Kappa Chi Phi Kappa Alpha Sigma Rho Sigma Alpha Phi Alpha Delta Sigma Theta Kappa Alpha Psi Alpha Kappa Alpha Phi Beta Sigma Altar Guild Big Sister's Club Clinton Dugger Joseph Gray Delores Rogers Joseph Gray Delores Rogers Clinton Dugger Walter Gilford Thelma Becton Charles Young Mary Burnette George Flemming Maxine McKenzie Thelma Becton lnter-dormitory Council Patricia Briscoe George Flemming Mark Harvey Richard Lacey N. C. Student N. E. A. Pan-Hellenic Council Dramatics Club Certainly we are happy to reach our goal, but we must say that the four years slipped past almost before we had time to realize it. We truly hope that we have given to St. Augustine's as much as we will take with us when we depart from these familiar grounds where we got our start in life for our individual professions. Class Historian, Thelma R. Becton

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,..,.,., .,,. . V- ,...,-.--.-- -x - - --6--' '-- ' ' PR YER FOR GRADUATE O Lord of all learners and all teachers, fountain and source of all wisdom, all knowledge and all truth, Grant that being nourished by the healthful spirit of thy grace, upon harvest we may yield the same fruits in hundred fold, Make us an in- strument of thy love, wisdom, knowledge, and truth, May we in our chosen walks of life, serve with all virtue. Grant that in our being instructors, we may instruct in the way of truth and beauty, that in our being ministers, we may minister in all humility, that in our being doctors, we may doctor in humbleness of heart, that in our being nurses, we may nurse in loving kindness and care, and, in our being law- yers, we may practice the true laws of all humanity, Bless us in our several callings, Oh Father of all professions and humanity. And now great teacher and master, grant us wisdom, grant us courage for the living of these days, Bless us and guide us as we graduate from school life to life's school, Preserve our going out and our coming in from this time forth and for ever- more, for the sake of Him who graduated from a life of human quest to a life of all and everlasting wisdom, Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord. Amen. J. Kenneth Major, Jr. Z7