Winston Salem State University - Ram Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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SENIOR CLASS SVPERLATIVES Prettiest Girl ..... Most llanclsome Boy Most Digruilieml Girl . Most Dignilied Boy . . . Quietest Girl .... Quietest Boy ...... . Most Athletic Girl . Most Athletic Boy .. Most Courteous Girl Most Courteous Boy Most All-Around Girl Most All-Around Boy Tallest Girl ..,..... Tallest Boy . . . Shortest Girl Shortest Boy . . Best Actress Best Actor ...... . Most Popular Girl . . Most Popular Boy .. Best Dancer, Girl .. Best Dancer, Boy .. Most Studious Girl Most Studious Boy . Biggest Flirter, Girl Biggest Flirter, Boy Girl Most Likely to Succeed . . Boy Most Likely to Succeed ..,. Most Ambitious Girl Most Ambitious Boy Best Dressed Girl .. Best Dresscil Boy ........... Most. Pleasing l'ersonalit,v, Girl .. Most lllcasingx Personality, Boy .. . Ruth Sims . Alvis Daniels . . . . . . Dorothy Long' Sylvester llumphrey . . . . . . Bertha Jones .. . Edward Ballard Naomi Jackson . . . Thomas Walker Thelma Ellis . . . . James Turner Sa1'ah Druinmond .. . Alvis Daniels . . . Sarah Davis . . . Charles Jamison . . Ella O'Neill .. Charles Tatum . . . . . Lillian Lawson Sylvester Humphrey . . .X Amlrades Cotield . . Alvis Daniels . . Ruth Johnson . . . Alvis Daniels . . . . . . . Agnes France Sylvester Huniphrey Mary Louise Dawson . . . . Roland Lawrence . . . . Blomiie Washiufrton D 1a ec 0110 C' 1h ll C' n r . . . . Blonnic Washington Sylvester Illllllllllfvy .. lllllll1'l'l1lU lfliarles .. Willie Tliomas Dora Dickerson . Alvis Daniels 1

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Leaving this street and going to visit at the Fourteenth Street Sehool, l met Lillian Lawson, who was now the English teacher of the upper elementary grades. She told me that Ella U'Neill was head of the writing department, and also that Bertha Jones was working with the eorreetive eye defeets department. ln addition Warren Franks and Willie Thomas were members of the faeulty. This seene faded from view and I found myself traveling on the Norfolk and XVs-stern. In the berth next to mine were two ladies whom l had seen somewhere before, Yes, they were lllil Sue Mayes and Miriam Pitt, on their way to join tlleir husbands who had traveled to New York to get new jobs. NVQ- stopped in the state of New Jersey. Sinn-e we had a couple of hours to wait I deeided to take in a tloor show. Across the table from me l notieed a young lady whose faee looked familiar, She was dressed beautifully, and was being well entertained by her truest. Going' over to her table, I recognized her to be Theresa Reid. Hhe told me of the people she had seen on a visit to New York City. Those of whom she spoke were Lillian Andrades Cotield, who was now living in the Bronx and preparing' to take a trip abroad to Paris. She also told me that she met Marion Shearin at the Museum and that she was taking an extension eourse in biology at Volumbia Ifniversity. Louise Dawson had gained the fame of Pearl Primus and was now gathering erowds at the El Morroeo. The seene shifted and l found myself traveling toward home by way of YVash- ington, D, l'. Here l stopped to get another glimpse of the Capitol and the XVhite House. VVhile sitting in the park near the XVhite House, I observed Ollie Revels. who was now candidate for Vongressman from North t'arolina, going into the IVhite House to visit the President of the I'nited States. Leaving' xV3.Sl1lI1g'lHll, I eame to Richmond, Virginia. Here I met Pearl t'linksf'ales, who was preparing for her Ph.IJ. degree in Psychology. While here in the state of Virginia, I also stopped at Norfolk. It was quite surprising to see Alberta Boswell, who was now a traveling musie teacher. She told me that in her traveling to the sehools of Norfolk she had met with lilant-he Yann, Pauline Dobson, Katie Bond, and llellie Berry, who were teaehiug at the various sehools in Norfolk. From Norfolk to Greensboro, N. t'., I traveled by bus. Getting off the luis and stepping on the platform, I bumped into Arthur Merritt who was on his way to Kernersville, North Uarolina. He told me that he was prineipal at the Elementary Sehool there, and that Frank Hairston was teaehing physical education at his school. This scene faded from view and then the lights tliekered, but brightened up for awhile. The little voiee I had heard at tirst said, See yourself. I am aroused to the full realization that l too am still a part of a very busy world, founder and president of the Florida Music Aeadeniy, musician and eomposer. Sur,-h was the futu1'e of the Class of '-lit as revealed in the mirror. By 'l'1iEI,M,x t'I,iuRi: l'II.ms wtf' 1 I i

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i- l'I,ASS IIISTURY The Freshman elass made its appearanee on the Winston-Salem Teaehers Vollege eampus September 15, lil-15, We were greeted by the friendly smiles and happy greetings of upper elassmen. A tour of the eainpus showed unsurpassing beauty of the beautiful eampus dressed in nature 's shades of green and brown. My. what huildinsrsl Every one fl inasterpieee of arehiteeture. Uni' first week on the eainpus found us busy as bees. There were placement tests given, elassilieation of groups, and registration, During' the period of orientation we heeame as-qnainted with eaeh other. We learned our way about the eampus, and we beeame aefpiainted with our supervisors and elass leaders. XVith the help of our advisor, we were able to seleet our leaders. John llenry Ford was our president and Mr. XVortham was our supervisor. Une of our biggest events of the year was our triumph in winning the first prize in the Dramatie Tournament. The sehool year passed and we began to look forward to our sophomore year. Returning to sehool the following year, we were a little more grown up, but still boys and girls, As our otfieers to guide us through a sueeessful year, we had John Ford as president, and Miss Raehel Diggs as supervisor. Again we moved forward towards greater attainments, winning tirst prize in the Dramatie Tournament for the seeond year, It was in the year the l'hi Beta Sigma l raternity had its beginning with the following' members of our elass now partieipating: -lohn Bennett, James A, Turner, Silas Harris, Ollie Revels, and Edward Ballard. Two years have passed-two years never to he forgotten. The elass of '49-f or the survivors-eame to the eonelusion that life in the third year requires deeper eoneentration and harder studying, so we put away all ehildish things and adopted the spirit of Juniors. Getting off to a bang with Ullie Revels as president, Alvis Daniels as vire- president, and Miss Raehel Diggs as supervisor, the Juniors put their shoulders to the wheel and the results were wonderful, Mve had seholarship winners: prize in the essay eontest tNational Tubereu- Iosisb several members on the football varsity team, ifillil agai11 we won first prize in the Draniatie Tournament. lt was in this elass year that the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority was organized and we now have four aetive members in the sorority: Dorothy Long, Thelma Ellis, Kate Jeffries, and Hlonnie lVashington. The Junior-Senior Prom was given on May llth with a happy erowd. Every- thing eame out well, and it was agreed by all who attended that it was the biggest soeial event in our elass history. The setting was of a South Ameriean atmos- phere with an open garden and fountain eenter. Ah! we now see the realization of our dreams, The long awaited time has eome and where we were Freshmen of four years ago, we are now Seniors. At last we have rome into our own. lVe had many unforgettable experienees, most of them being beautiful and happy. Sylvester Humphrey as our president, Alvis Daniels as our vice-president and Garfield Connor a very energetie business manager, with Mr. Parker as our Advisor. It was through their leadership we were able to eomplete a sueeessful Senior Year. There were many important events in our Senior year, Andrades Votield was eleeted Miss T. C.. Ruth Sims won the title of Miss Uharmette, and Thelma Ellis won the prize for the George Washington Carver Exhibit, It wasn't easy going. There was plenty of work in the game-Ilome-eoming tloat, Danee, t'hristmas Post Otiiee, and Year Book. Before we realized the fart, it was time for final exams, aml then t'omnienee- ment YVeek, with all its joys and sorrows, Finally, the parting adieu. Time passes quickly and we take leave of eaeh other. Our book is elosed and the story is ended, but memories are the sole eonquerors of hopelessness and despair. In after years, when other elasses have filled the plaee of '49 Seniors, may the elass of '49 unite in get-togethers to go over the events in this history as the happy past of pleasant memories. By Rl rn Sins