St Pauls College - Tiger Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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Elementary MARY BASKERVILLE Elementary Education Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Advisory Council F. T. A. Tutorial Staff F j ' COn oniic s 21

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add Four short years ago, the majority of us, the class of 1953, entered the portals of St. Paul’s Polytechnic Institute as Freshmen. We came, ambitious and enthusiastic with an unexplored land of learning confronting us. We found at St. Paul’s an atmosphere of goodwill, comradeship and democratic free¬ dom which at first was somewhat intangible; but which after four years spent withip these walls, we know as the spirit of St. Paul’s — a spirit that is the axis upon which our college world turns. We can never forget the pleasant Septem¬ ber afternoon when we assembled in the St. Paul’s Memorial Chapel and listened to words of welcome and advice given us by Chaplain Jones. Despite the encouraging remarks from our President, Chaplain and Faculty, we were intimidated by taunts of “Freshies” hurled at us by the upperclass¬ men. Never-the-less, we were determined to be the best class that entered St. Paul’s, so we applied ourselves with admirable zeal, to the tasks that were before us. When the call for volunteers for the choir, campus clubs and athletics was issued, several of our number responded. In October, our faculty advisers deemed us sufficiently intelligent to organize our class, and we selected as officers: Frederick Friday, President; Fred Thomp¬ son, Vice-President; Dorris Russell, Sec¬ retary; Martha Scott, Business Manager; and Bernard Coleman, Treasurer. All too soon, the first school year ended and we in turn dubbed the new entrants “Freshies.” During our second year, many of our classmates dropped out. However, we were still striving to do our best scholastically, and as a result many of our names appeared on the honor roll. The Sophomore class of¬ ficers were: James Wright, President; Fred Thompson, Vice-President; Allen Burwell, Treasurer; Dorris Russell, Secretary; Carlton Hazell, Chaplain; and Martha Scott, Business Manager. September of 1951 arrived and with it the knowledge that we were Juniors and all that the name implies. Most important was that never-to-be forgotten day, when our class or¬ ganized and elected: Carlton Hazell, Presi¬ dent; Mary Baskerville, Secretary; and James Wright, Treasurer. Several events marked this as our most important year. Our social activities were climaxed by the Junior- Senior Prom which was held in the Kirby Auditorium on May 28. The Auditorium was beautifully decorated; the music was ex¬ cellent and everyone had an enjoyable time. Thus, another year rolled by and we entered St. Paul’s as illustrious, intelligent, dignified and all important Seniors. Real¬ izing that this was our last year, we were determined to make it the best. Class or¬ ganization took place early and all officers of the junior class were re-elected. Our President, Carlton Hazell, appointed com¬ mittees to many duties connected with our graduation. As we spoke and thought of graduation, our joy became mingled with a touch of sad¬ ness. We had experienced the joys of. being members of an institution with high ideals and high spirit, and we were sad that our days here would soon end. Knowing that this year held our last chance to prove our ap¬ preciation, we participated as whole hearted- ly as possible in the various activities. The time has come for us to depart but the memory of life here, we shall carry with us. The same true spirit and the same high ideals and the characteristics of our partici¬ pation in the activities and classes while at St. Paul’s will surely inspire us to lead a life of humbleness and to seek an earnest en¬ deavor. 20

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