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THE PEN

Published by the Senior Class of St. Augustine's College
Raleigh, N. C.

1945

Staff

John D. Harris, Editor

Mary B. Scott, Assistant Editor

Antoinette Duncan, Advertising Maiiager

John J. Jarrett, Business Manager

Associate Editors

Prezell Robinson

Ruth Edgecombe

Irving Mayson

StaiEP Artist
John D. Harris

Foreword

This year as have the past three years, finds the class of 1945 caught in
the strong arms of war. As a result the male representation is small in
number. Our classmates are found in all corners of the globe fighting
to make this world a better place to live in. It is to them we dedicate
this book. To the boys of the class in the armed forces who are serving
on all fronts and in all capacities, we pledge allegience. We urge them
on to a lasting peace for all peoples.

We who are going out have an altogether diff'erent outlook on life than
we had when we entered through the gates of St. Augustine's. Our hopes
are at their highest, for we are the ones who are to take our places as
leaders in the world of tomorrow. We hope that we are ready when that
opjDortunity presents itself.

Long live St. Augustine's! This yearbook is the result of the whole-
hearted support of the entire administration, faculty, student body and
many friends who have made this book possible. Without them success
would have been impossible. We wish to show our appreciation and
always strive to uphold the high ideals set forth by St. Augustine's.

The Editor.

Dedication

To Our Classmates in the Armed Services

President

Rev. Edgar H. Goold,
M.A., S.T.B.

ADMINISTMATIVE OFFICERS

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Cecil D. Halliburton
B.A., M.A.

Dean of College
Social Science

Reginald L. Lynch
B.A., M.A.

Assistant Dean
French

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Arthur P. Chippey
B.A., M.A.

Science, Biology
Pen Stajf Adviser

Earl H. McClenny
B.S., M.S.

Pearl A. Snodgrass
B.S., M.A.

Head of Education Department Biblical Literature, Librarian
Pen Staff Adviser Senior Class Adviser

Mabel M. Latham
B.S,

Matron and Dean of Women
English

Nina W. Anthony
B.S.

Assistant Dean of Women
Education

David C. Virgo

B.A., M.A.

English

TiNSLEY L. SpRAGGINS

B.A., M.A.
History

T. Curtis Mayo

Mus.B., Mus.M.

Head of Music Department

Lillian O'Daniel

B.S., M.S.
Music Education

Julia Delaney-
B.A., M.A.

English. Expression
Dramatics

Lloyd L. Woods
B.A., Sc.M., Ph.D.

Head oj Chemistry
Department

Hazel Virginia Clarke

B.S.

Instructor in Business
Education

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Lettye H. Wheaton
Cashier

Wilson B. Inborden

B.S.
Mathematics. Physics

Elsie M. Cook
Secretary and Registrar

Bernice B. Taylor
Superintendent of Grounds

Catherine Burgess
Assistant Matron

Alice Hall
Supervisor of Laundry

Not photographed.

^Ella Mae Williams
B.A.

Assistant Librarian

PAULINE HOLMES BAKER

Chicago, in.

Zeta Sigma Rho Society, President; Big

Sisters; Altar Guild; Choral Club.

Pleasant, cooperative, sincere

Are qualities which make you a dear!

Social Studies, English B.A.

ALETHEA YVONNE DUPEE

"Lee"

Drakes Branch, Va.

Valeda Club; Girls Service League; Choral

Club, Big Sisters.

"Rose in the Bud" they sing oj you —
A tender lovely tune, it's true.

B.S.

REBECCA COLIN HARTLEY
Rocky Mount, N. C.
Girls Service League; Choral Club; Altar
Guild; Creative Dance.

A bit "fluttery" in word and deed
These traits may help you to succeed.
Biology B.S.

ROBERTI LaVERNE GORDON

"Werm"

Petersburg, Va.

Treasurer Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Altar

Guild; Big Sisters.

Sweet, ambitious you always are
In word or deed, you never jar!
Chemistry B.S.

ELISHA SALATHIEL CLARKE, JR.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
President Senior Class; Acies Club; Brother-
hood of St. Andrew; Choir; Choral Club.
The fact that on you we may depend
Has added to your worth, no end!

B.A.

EDITH CHRISTINE GRAVES
"E"
Jacksonville, Fla.
Secretary Zetas; Big Sisters.

Studious, inquisitive, by all odds,
Are traits which promise great reivards.
Biology B.S.

HELEN VIRGINIA CRAIG
Orange, N. J.
President Valeda Club; Girls Service
League; Big Sisters; Choral Club.
A philosophical turn of mind
Seeking always deep ansioers to find.
Social Studies, Health and Physical Educa-
tion B.A.

DORIS AURELIA HARRIS MILLER
"Butterbean"
Littleton, N. C.
Les Elites; Choral Club; Choir; Chapel Ad-
visory Council; Big Sisters.

Music and love have gone hand in hand,
Ever since you joined ottr band.
Science, Music B.S.

ANTOINETTE ERMA DUNCAN
"Toni"
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Advertising man-
ager of The Pen; Dramatics; President Girls'
Service League.

Your constantly sweet and sunny way,
Has influenced our behavior inuch
alway
Social Studies, English B.A.

JOHN DeAVOLIS HARRIS
"Johnnie"
Goldsboro, N. C.
Acies Club; Editor of The Pen; Dramatics;
Choir; Choral Club; Lay Reader; Brother-
hood of St. Andrew; Creative dance.
Because of your varied rich artistic

touch.
We'll miss you here, oh, very much!
Health and Physical Education, Social
Studies B.A.

WE SENIORS

BERNETTA LAVONNE HORTON

"Skeets"

Edenton, N. C.

Les Elites; Choral Club; Girls' Service

League; Big Sisters.

A refreshing rather juvenile air in you

is laudable:
Your neatness, too, is very admirable.
French, Social Studies B.A.

JOHN JACOB JARRETT, JR.

"J.J.J."

Miami, Fla.

Choir; Choral Club; Brotherhood of St.

Andrew.

Utter nonsense and humor droll

Give much charm to your natural role.

B.A.

DOROTHY GEORGEANIA JOSEPH
"Jo Jo"
Bronx, N. Y.
Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Assistant Secre-
tary Senior Class; Big Sisters.

Not in withholding but generous giving
Does one enjoy abundant living.
Science B.S.

BEULAH ODESSA KELSEY

"Dess"

Trenton, N. J.

Girls' Service League; Valeda Club; Big

Sisters.

The studious mind with the gift to

express
Is very fortunate in time of stress.
French, Math., Social Studies B.A.

RUTH YVONNE LeFLORE
Mobile, Ala.
Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Big Sisters.
Sincerity is a trait that commands

admiration
Whatever the time or place or station.
French, History B.A.

NORMA JAMES LEVISTER

"Butch"

Rocky Mount, N. C.

Les Elites; Choir; Choral Club; Big Sisters.

A song on your lips in a voice of pathos

and beauty,
And shared so generously as if a duty!
English, Music B.A.

MARGARET MACK
"Marge"
Wilmington, N. C.
Les Elites Society; Big Sisters.
So quiet in spirit and demean —
"Things are not always what they
seem."
Social Studies B.A.

JOYCE TERRYSENA MASON

"Beanie"

Aiken. S. C.

Les Elites Society; Big Sisters; Dramatics

Club.

A bit of the Madonna in you we see
We're not quite certain what you'll be.
French B.A.

JOYCE WILMA MEYERS
Brooklyn, N. Y.
President Les Elites Society; Clioir; Choral
Club; Big Sisters; Class Secretary.

Gifted by nature with an urge to good

deeds —
Follow that bright ideal wherever it
leads.
Social Studies B.A.

MARGUERITE LENORA NIXON
Edenton, N. C.
Les Elites Society; Clioir; Big Sisters.
GiLard zealously your gay outlook and

love of jest
They're points which give to living
zest.
History B.A.

WE SENIOMS

WINIFRED PRICILLA PRIMO

Winston-Salem, N. C.
Zeta Sigma Rlio Society; Altar Guild; Dra-
matics Club: Big Sisters.

Serious, studious, very sane —
Add the light touch in life's great game.
Social Studies B.A.

M. EDITH PIERCE
Tuscaloose, Ala.
Big Sisters: Vice President of class.
Ill your frankness of speech let not

words betray
Or over your mind hold too much
sway.
English B.A.

JUANITA CELESTINE PARKER
"Pita"
Gainesville, Fla.
Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Big Sisters.

You'll find many companions all over

the world.
As you're fascinated, they say, by the
social whirl.
Chemistry B.S.

FLORENCE ELOISE SCOTT

"Scottie"
West Point, Va.
Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Girls' Service
League; Big Sisters.

You?' vitality and enthusiasm
Will help you over many a chasm.
Chemistry B.S.

MARY BRYSON SCOTT

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West Point, Va.

Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Girls' Service

League; Associate Editor of The Pen; Big

Sisters.

Personal dignity and self esteem
Are attributes fine, if not too extreme.
Social Studies B.A.

•Not Pictured.

THELMA JEANETTE WALLACE

'■Wallye"

Shreveport, La.

President Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Choral

Club; Big Sisters; College Activity Council.

Just the right sense of humour and

sweetness here
To balance the road of life, my dear.
Chemistry, Mathematics B.S.

GWENDOLYN ANITA YOUNGE

"Billie"

Cheltenham, Md.

Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Big Sisters; Choir;

Choral Club.

Music and sentiment go hand in hand.

A pleasing combination in any land.

English. Music B.A.

MYRTLE A. MORINE YOUNG
Spindale, N. C.
Valeda Club; Big Sisters.

Are you as serious as you seem.
Or is it an outward manner or mien?
Biology B.S.

BESSIE LEE ZACHERY
La Grange, Ga.
Zeta Sigma Rho Society; Girls Service
League: Big Sisters.

Do learn, my dear, to be on time —
And add so much to your personality
fine.
Science, English, French B.S.

*CHARLES CHAN JOHNSON

"Beethoven"

Emporia, Va.

Business seems to be your chief aim —

In it. there are many things to gain.

Social Studies B.A.

WE SENIORS

CLASS POEM

Dear Alma Mater,
For four years we have struggled
Through difficulty, toil and strife
To make our stay here worthwhile;
And a beacon in our life.

Many who started out with us
Have parted by the way;
But wherever they are
Their hearts are here today.

We glorify in our triumph;
Our struggles were not in vain
We've conquered in our trials;
To reach this higher plane.

To you, dear Alma Mater

We bid a sad adieu.

To our teachers, advisers;

Our friends and schoolmates, too.

You have made our four years pleasant ones;
Filled them with happiness.
Without you we couldn't have traveled
This rugged road to success.

Our destinations are quite unknown;
Or what life holds in store.
We live in hopes of great renown
For we know not what lies before.

We are at the door of this great world;
For which you have paved the way.
We tremble as we grasp the doorknob;
Knowing that we'd rather stay.

But, for today we forget the future,
To render our last devotions true;
To you, our dear Alma Mater,
Again, again, we say Adieu.

— John D. Harris.

CLASS SONG

The days we hold so dear have come to an end,
We are starting out on life's highway.

But we will ne'er forget St. Augustine's as the friend
Who helped us reach this goal today.

So as we now depart we hope and we pray,
Your love will guide us all the way.

Refrain:

Though we're leaving you
Our thoughts will be with you,
And whate'er we do;
We will succeed.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

We, THE SENIOR CLASS of St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, N. C, realizing
that our college days are drawing to a close, take this time to bequeath to the
undergraduates some of our treasures which we have accumulated during our
years here. We request that our legatees guard and cherish them forever.

To our Alma Mater we pledge our love, loyalty, devotion, and sincere appre-
ciation for all that she has done for us.

To our adviser, Miss Snodgrass, we pledge our sincere appreciation for her
untiring effort in helping and guiding us at all times.

To the faculty, our thanks for their helpful instructions and guidance dur-
ing the years that we have spent here.

We dispose of our most valuable assets as follows:

We, the graduating class of 1945, leave to the student body our flunking marks
in Biology, History, French, Sociology, and Business Math. Our lost pencils, empty
ink bottles, and our most honorable seats in the grill, playing pinochle, are also
bequeathed.

We bequeath our chapel seats to the Junior class with the request that they
fill them with regularity and always keep uppermost in mind the element of time.

Thelma Wallace and Juanita Parker will their 3x4 club to Marilyn Miller and
Mamie Shuler.

Bernetta Horton wills her St. Aug. coat to any student who knows exactly what
hour to reverse it.

Doris Harris wills her piano practice room to Cynthia Thompson.

Helen Craig wills her ability to keep a clean room to Ernestine Hopkins.

Edythe Pierce — "I will-not be here next year."

Rebecca Bartley wills her petite lines to Francis DeYoung.

Charles Johnson wills his position in Coble's store to anyone who successfully
fulfils it.

Florence Scott wills to Francis Clarke and Joseph Saunders her ability to take
four sciences in one semester and pass them all.

Alethea Dupee wills her Chapel attendance record to George Sadler.

Dorothy Joseph wills her job as clerical worker for Miss Pitts to anyone
who is willing to take it.

Gwendolyn Younge wills her ability to stay out of trouble to Gwendolyn
Sinithwick.

Beulah Kelsey wills her collecting of milk funds to Helen Morton.

Joyce Meyers wills her seat in Bible to Louise Lambert in hopes that she
too will be a good listener and get by.

Winifred Primo wills her voice to Claudia Parham.

Amorine Young wills her bed and her ability to go to bed between 9:30 and
10:00, instead of spending the night up playing pinochle, to Queen Esther Moore.

John Harris wills his position as bell ringer to Neal Stitt, if he can stand
setting his watch two or three times a day to keep up with the office clock and
still end up with a watch in good shape.

John Jarrett wills his calmness and coolness to "Pine Bluff" and his electrical
ability to Prezell Robinson.

Pauline Baker wills her room in Tuttle Building to Marguerita Lewis in the
hope she will enjoy its central location as much as she has.

Elisha Clarke wills his ability to cease socializing at 5:30 to Shirley C. Williams.

LaVerne Gordon wills her ability to get up at 7:55 and get to Chemistry at
8:00 to anyone who is able to do it.

Edith Graves wills her ability to sit straight in a room for two different
classes ( Ed. 4 and 5 ) to anyone capable of it.

Marguerite Nixon wills "Arthur" and "Oscar" to the Delany Building girls.

Bessie Zachary wills her job as bread girl, with all its responsibilities, to
anyone who can keep a steady head ( which she didn't I and can be sure to go even
on the coldest and darkest mornings. P.S. : The rolls must be HOT every morning.

We hereby charge to the students of St. Augustine's College the task of exe-
cuting our last Will and Testament.

In witness thereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal this eventful day
of May in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five.

The Senior Class of "45.

Witness:
^ Bernetta Horton.

Testator :

Edith Graves.

CLASS HISTORY

On the warm morning of September 23, 1941, eighty-four green and eager
students made their first appearance on St. Augustine's campus. From all parts
of the United States came this versatile group who were destined to become the
famous class of '45. The customary freshman initiation was administered and
accepted with a surprising calm.

After the novelty of being away from home had worn off, we went about the
business of class organization. At the first official class meeting, the following
officers were elected: John Miller, president; Nathan Wright, vice president;
Thelma Wallace, secretary; and Jessie Lewis, treasurer. Hilda Lewis and Arthur
Lane were chosen as Student Council representatives.

Eager to get the most out of college life, we began at once to branch out into
various extra-curricular activities. Our classmates were well represented in the
Choral Club, Dramatics Club, and the various athletic activities of the campus.
This was true particularly of the basketball team which was largely composed of
freshmen.

Looking back a little we can say that the fruits of our labors were made obvi-
ous by the number of prizes awarded to members of our class. Jack Holsey was on
the receiving end of four of the annual prizes offered to members of the freshman
class. One of the prizes for excellence in literary expression was awarded him
also. Arthur Lane, in the face of stiff competition coming from the upper class-
men, triumphed in the Barber Speaking Contest.

One poet has aptly said, "Into each life some rain must fall." The sophomore
class of 1942-1943, however, could think only in terms of the popular song which
retorts, "But too much is falling in mine." Even before the opening of that school
year, the denuding influence of the famous goldfish bowl had been felt. Classmates
Ellis and William Brown, Samuel Logan and Henry Sims had already fallen victims,
to be followed before or soon after the close of that session by Winfield Ashby,
Joseph Gordon, William Gordon, Jack Holsey, James Johnson, Bradford Marshall,
the three Miller boys (John, Quentin, and William). This irreplaceable loss,
coupled with an unavenged feeling against the freshman class had a disorganized
effect upon the class. Nevertheless, they rose united to meet the task of disproving the
general opinion of sophomores, and under the leadership of Arthur Lane, success-
fully passed another milestone on the road to success. Wayland Horton and Eleanor
Chippey assisted Lane this year, and John Miller, Joseph Gordon and Thelma
Wallace represented the class on the Student Council.

Reduced in number from eighty-four at the beginning of our second year and
even more later when the full effects of the draft were felt, reinforcements were
in order and came in the persons of Eulalia Bailey, Ester Copeland, La Verne Gor-
don, Edith Graves, Dorothy McKenzie, Anna Pair, Juanita Parker, and Lee Walter
Wright.

At the end of our sophomore year, Joseph Gordon won the annual award for
excellence in dramatic expression.

Returning in September of 1943, the class still further depleted, we welcomed
the newcomers ( Lelia Burton, E. Clarke, J. Jarrett, Margaret Mack, Margaret

Nixon, and Winifred Primo); mourned the losses to the armed forces, and marshalled
our forces for action. Wayland Horton was elected president for the year, but
served only a short time before he was called into the services. This vacancy was
filled by the vice president,, Joyce Meyers. Norma Levister served as secretary and
Helen Craig as treasurer.

The class settled down to hard work this year, most of us realizing for the
first time our real purpose and the goal toward which we were working. Our
scholastic duties demanded so much of our attention that we had little time for ex-
tra-curricular activities. We took time out, however, to sponsor a Junior-Senior
Prom which the seniors of '44 will hardly forget.

Our strenuous endeavors did not go unrewarded. LaVerne Gordon, Otis
Muse, Thelma Wallace, and Winifred Primo won annual awards this year.

We launched into our senior year with only sixteen of the original eighty-four,
the other thirteen having joined us somewhere along the way. Elisha Clarke,
Edythe Pierce, Joyce Meyers, and Helen Craig were the class officers for the term.
Many of the seniors served in official positions in some of the other campus organiza-
tions. Pauline Baker, president of the Big Sisters; Helen Craig, president of the
Valeda; Antoinette Duncan, president of the Girls' Service League; Joyce Meyers,
president of the Les Elites; Thelma Wallace, president of the Zeta Sigma Rho
Society.

And now the time draws near when we must leave our beloved St. Augus-
tine's— we are both confident and reluctant. With deepest gratitude to those who
have helped us up this rugged trail, we lower the lid of our trunk of memories —
memories of our trials as well as our triumphs; of our losses, as well as our gains;
memories to be filed away in our cabinets of fond reminiscences, to be recalled at
will.

CLASS PROPHECY

SCENE — The recreation room in the Tuttle building.

The senior class is seated and the lights turned low. The swamis. Younge
and Gordon, have their hands on the table of the Ouija Board. Slowly Ouija
moves, indicating that he is in the room. The questions fly thick aiid fast, and
Ouija unfolds — Year 1955.

Mrs. Primo is with her husband, three sons and a daughter in Philadelphia, Pa.

Billie Younge has finally corrected her attitude and is happily married to
Shirley and is living in New York City. Several of her songs have been published
and made famous.

Dr. Thelma Wallace is Professor of Organic Chemistry at our beloved Alma
Mater, working in the newly completed Science building. She is still unmarried and
Ouija's predictions are threatening to come true.

Helen Craig is married and head of the Y.W.C.A. in Orange, N. J.

Beulah Kelsey has her master's in mathematics from Columbia University and
is head of the department of math at a high school in Trenton, N. J.

The Rev. and Mrs. Elisha S. Clarke ( she was Amorine Young ) are living in
West Palm Beach, Florida. Amorine is assisting her husband in a thriving work.

Bessie Zachery is married and living in Chicago, Illinois. She has just pub-
lished her second book of poetry and Negro folk lore.

Norma Levister is now in Russia studying Russian folk songs.

Rebecca Bartley and Alethea Dupee are the science teachers in adjoining
towns in North Carolina.

Ruth LeFlore and her Ted are happily married and are the proud parents of
two boys and a girl. Ruth doesn't have any more history worries now.

Juanita Parker is a medical technician at a sanatorium in Chicago.

Doris Harris is head of music at St Paul's. She is married and has two
children.

LaVerne Gordon is a medical technician at her husband's hospital in Virginia.

Dorothy "Jo Jo" Joseph is supervisor of nurses at Lincoln Hospital in Bronx,
N. Y.

Margaret Mack is a social worker in Port Arthur, Texas.

Toni Duncan is married and head of an institution for delinquent boys in
Kentucky.

Mrs. Pauline Baker is supervisor of parolees in Chicago. She has her master's
from Loyola University.

Joyce Mason has her master's from Howard and is well-known in the
theatrical world. She is starring in a Broadway production which was written by
John Harris who is making a name for himself as a playwright, poet and artist.

Florence Scott, now Mrs. Curtis, has just received her doctorate from Colum-
bia University. Her thesis on voice improvement has been proclaimed the best in
the field.

Joyce Meyers is still "bugs" over social work and is working between New
York and Washington.

The librarian at Atlanta University is none other than Edythe Pierce.

Mary "B-B" Scott, now married, is teaching in Batesburg, S. C. She is near
her old roommates, Bernetta Horton and Edith Graves, who are teaching in the
southern part of North Carolina.

J. J. Jarrett is priest-in-charge of a parish in Texas.

Charles Johnson's love of keeping store has followed him and he is the owner
of three stores in Emporia, Va.

Marguerite Nixon is teaching history in Goldsboro, N. C.

Thelma Wallace is asking again if she'll ever marry. Ouija quickly goes to
NO and proceeds to spell I-a-m-t-i-r-e-d. My, but it's late! The time reminds me of
the cessation of a pinochle game. That's all, folks! Ouija has had his say.

LaVerne Gordon,
Amorine Young.

AN OPEN LETTEH TO THE JUNIOMS

Dear Classmates: . . ,

Today we stand together after almost three years of work under the banner
of St. Augustine's. As we look back, our hearts throb with many emotions, think-
ing of the roads that we have passed over together. Many are the nights that we
have stayed up after hours cramming for history and psychology. Many are the
days spent in class meetings, in biology lab and in English, where we learned each
others" weaknesses and good points! Many are the days spent in Chapel where we
have so reverently knelt and worshipped together.

Those days have passed and others are yet to come. Some among our ranks
have departed never to return. Some will return and take up the unfinished work.
We have learned so much. Yet, there is room for expansion; for improvement.
We must fight onward and upward, ever approaching that perfection that the
Master intended us to reach.

Finally, we must search and strive for the finer and greater things of life.
What we have learned here will be of no use to us if we cannot apply it to our
daily lives. Little acts of kindness, little deeds of thoughtfulness and neighborliness
will bring us rich rewards. The foundation that we lay now will have great bear-
ing on the way that we will be able to bear up against misfortune and forge ahead.

Let us look back now and see if we have really made any progress during
these three years. If we have, then we must "keep a-pluggin' away" because ''cul-
ture is not satisfied until we all come to a perfect man." Let us keep this little verse
with us as we struggle on:
"Not all who seemed to fail have failed
indeed: not all who failed have there-
fore worked in vain; there is no failure
for the good and brave."

A Classmate and Pal,

Pattie Louise Laws,

THE SOPHOMOKE CLASS

In the fall of nineteen forty-three, sixty-six green, yet eager freshmen entered the
tradition-filled and cultured portals of St. Augustine's College. Like all freshmen, we were
faced with the problem of adjusting our lives to the new conditions now surrounding us.
We found little difficulty, however, in entering into the family spirit which is so much a
part of St. Augustine's. Under the helpful leadership of such officers as President Hugh
Marshall, Secretary Ruth Edgecombe, and Treasurer Mayme Shuler, the class has made great
progress.

Academically, the sophomore class, on a whole, has represented itself in a most com-
mendable manner. The chief major fields of our class are in the sciences: social, natural and
business. The highest averages made during our freshman year were made by Hugh Marshall
and Corine Wright, both chemistry majors. The honor roll during that year also included
the names of Hiawatha Lee, LeRoy Thompson, Carolyn Evans, Bertha Brown, Martha
Goodson, Mayme Shuler, Eunice Tucker, Marilyn Miller and Ann Johnson.

At the end of our freshman year several annual prizes were given, many of which
were awarded the members of our class. Hugh Marshall was awarded the Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity prize for the highest scholastic record among the young men of the freshman
class. Eunice Tucker received the prize for the highest average in General Biology;
Corine Wright, the prize for qualitative analysis. The prize for the greatest improvement
in freshman English was earned by Erma Ligon. The Zeta Sigma Rho presented to Eunice
Tucker its prize for the young woman in the freshman class giving evidence of outstanding
traits of potential leadership, plus womanhood and scholarship. To Frances DeYoung
came the third prize for excellence in literary composition.

Besides being so proficient scholastically, we have taken profound and active interest
in extra-curricular activities. Members of good standing in the choir are Ann Johnson,
Corine Wriglit, and Carolyn Evans. Not to be overlooked is the small but efficient part
played by sophomore members of the Girls' Service League and the Brotherhood of St.
Andrew." The membership lists of the various societies and clubs include the names of many
sophomores.

The Music Department would be at a great loss without the many Chopins and Marian
Andersons afforded it by the sophomore class. Majoring in Public School Music we have
Louise Mitchell, Ann Johnson, Bertha Mitchell, Roena King and Dorothy Black. As ac-
complished pianists we have Marilyn Miller and Adelaide Hart. We hope in the future to
see concert artists from these musically-inclined sophomores.

Life on a college campus would be unquestionably uninteresting without its Romeos
and Juliets, Mr. Chips, and Mrs. Skeffingtons, and St. Augustine's may be proud of the fact
that it is abounding with dramatic talent, among which are several sophomores. Do you
remember the Du-Bignon-Lewis Dramatic Expression contest that was held in the Spring
of 1944'? Surely you will recall the names of Eva M. Calhoun, Frances DeYoung and Mary
Green, who, though freshmen at the time, represented their class in the true fashion of the
theater. We may also be proud of the fact that Eva Calhoun, who has since left us, was the
winner of the first prize with her monologue.

In spite of the eiTects which the war has had upon intercollegiate athletics, we have
managed, with a little luck and perseverance, to carry on two athletic games: basketball,
intercollegiately, and football, intramurally. On the football team were such stalwarts as
James Smith, William Jackson and Frizell Jones. In basketball we produced William Jack-
son and LeRoy Thompson. The sophomore girls played no small part in intramural basket-
ball. Here the names of Beatrice
Carter, Juanita Banks, Ellen Alston,
and Doris McKinney do not pass un-
noticed.

Last but not least, we are proud
of our many classmates who are serv-
ing in the armed forces. They are
Jesse Boston, Herbert Richardson,
James Cooper, Basil Young, James
Green, and James Smith.

We have our faults and discrepan-
cies, but academically, religiously,
musically, athletically, dramatically —
we have done ourselves well and we
are justly proud. Realizing, however,
that we have only crossed the bay and
that the ocean lies before us we strive
on toward the goal which means serv-
ice to God and man. The class of '47
strives on and in its strivings hopes
some day to prove an asset to our
Alma Mater.

^^Htiii.

FMESHMAN CLASS

Motto: ''SiLCcess Croums Earnest Efort."

It is said that every rose has its thorn; every joy, its sorrow; and we
freshmen, our title. At the beginning of the school year we, the freshmen
of i944.'45, were dubbed "The Lowly Dogs."

Having gone through many trials, sleepless nights, headaches, cramped
fingers, eyestrain and so forth, we are now on our way to becommg true
St. Augustinians.

Although at the bottom of the educational ladder we are very much
aware of the many opportunities that are here about us. We feel it our
duty to avail ourselves of these opportunities and to make the most of them.
Wholeheartedly and gratefully we thank the teachers and our advisers
for their judgment, knowledge and most of all for the advantage of their
experience-all of which we have heeded, and from which we have

benefited.

CYRIL C. BURKE,

President.

1/5

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History of Les Elites Society
Les Elites society was organized^
sponsored by members of the st^^ Therefore, in September 1933, plans were

ZlTct^plefeTior thf orgamzation of the^first social club for young women on St. Augus-
tine's campus. ppnerallv considered to be the student founder of the Les
.r. ^"Ih^m.'de a^l Xns^or fhe organizat on wfth the help of Mrs. Latham the Dean of
Elites. She made a!,l P'=*"f,J?'^,";u "{|ter became Dr Boyd) was the first faculty adviser and
women. Miss Theodora Boyd (who later ^r^^"]!;^'' ^^e club It was she who named the

^^, "'f es%'liW•^'l'?.e"sele"\Td few) . ^Th°/'maln pur'pose'of the organization was to stimu-
club Les Elites < ^il^ seieciea lew ,^ t- campus and to give the members

late a greater interest i" a weU ^°""^^f i^g'-g^gj-ghip Later on the club took on other ob-
of the club a greater opportuityf^^^ ^^ong the students, affording

'gfeatTr'op^rtunitfforllf expreslion and the development of an integrated personality

through group work. =„on«nrpd all tvoes of programs on the campus, such as edu-

As the club progressed It sponsored all ^ypes oi pro„ President, Almira

cational, spiritual. ^^^ social activUes^ The first officer^^ ^^^^^^^ members

Kennedy; Secretary, Dorothy Washington, ^reasure^^^ Charlotte Galloway. These

Tu'ng fadles we"f ch'^fe^ f^rom'a ta^l g^oup of ladies because they had qualities which
^ere wanted and "^eded by the orgamzat.om ^^ ^^ Augustine's. Its

men^e;^^\j^J^^|a Hi^i- -

have always been compn^^^ maintain a friendly and cooperative atti-

"" ."V ^,l/7l'?Horce?t" the fast rna^ S™ have a twotoU pi.rpoe on the

SLS- V eynlsrShoU "Self!,™ .laniards anfl traditions and they mnst carr, on

'° "^;l ^°j^afa '^eL^nf'wh'o''tl-erognfz"ed1lrT.T wide as a great civic and social leader,
is now facLUty adviseYof the club. In addition, the group is always glad to receive criti-
cisms and suggestions from other faculty members. ■,. r ^.^ f.i„h
M?ss Joyce Meyers is now completing her second year as president of the club.

VALEDA CLUB. Charter Members: Annie K. Spencer, Helen V. Craig,
Margaret E. Donaldson, Elizabeth C. Willis, Mattie Evans, Helen E. Gill,'
Dora Hawkins, Otis G. Muse, Amorine M. Younge.

Miss Mildred Fancher

Members: Beulah Kelsey, Althea Dupee, Queen E. Moore, Mary Greene,
Sarah McLamb. Eunice Tucker, Mayme Shuler, Sallie Jones, Marilyn
Miller, Frances DeYoung, Doris Wilder, Phyllis Cuffee, Christine Watson,
Emma Nixon, Dorothy Ash, Martha Blacknall.

Miss Hazel V. Clarke

ACIES CLUB. Front row. lejt to right: Neal Stitt, Shirley Williams
Leroy Thompson, Francis Clarke. Hugh Marshall. Second row: John
McDougle, George Sadler, James Faniel, William Jackson, Elisha Clarke.
Third row: Walker LeFlore, George Stanley, Lawrence Jones, Prezell
Robinson, Horace Lawson, Charles Farrar.

The Brotherhood of
St. Andrew

Girls' Service
League

Big Sisters Club

The Choral Club

The Cheer Leaders

The Dramatic Club

YE OLE GRILLE. The place of our Favorite past-time. Dancing, eating
and playing Pinochle.

Entrance to Campus.

'*■''

WHAT DOES THE WAM MEAN TO YOU?

The second world war is a clean turning point in the destiny of the American
people. More than that, the future of the race will be highly determined by its
ultimate outcome. It seems to be as crucial a war as any that has occurred in all
the turbulent past of mankind.

There are, however, few thoughtful Americans who do not feel that this is so.
But why is it so? Not many of us find it easy to answer that question with what
could be called total satisfaction. Well-worn words like "freedom" and "democ-
racy," phrases like "preservation of our way of life," have sparks but they hardly
provide the full illumination we all crave.

The reason for this fairly common mental state seems plain upon reflection.
This is world war number two taking place in a highly complicated and complex
world, which itself, is far from being comprehended by the general run of human
beings.

Our deep-going granite resolution that the war shall be won — wholly won! —
is not weakened by the fact that many of us are comparatively inarticulate about
it. One is always somewhat tongue-tied about things that matter deeply. Yet
certainly it is more satisfying to be articulate, if it is possible; to have a reasoned
philosophy about the war, instead of what might be considered an instinctive one.

Such a philosophy is at once acquired — it rounds itself out — as soon as one
great simple truth about modern human society is recognized : that all the diverse
peoples on this planet are now bound together, indivisibly, in an economic world-
union. This is not yet a de jure, a contractual, union. But that fact does not mini-
mize— on the contrary, it emphasizes — the indestructible character of the union.

Prezell R. Robinson, '46.

In our class we have:
A Mason — but no Brick
A Mack — but no Garage
A Joseph — but no Stalin
A Baker — but no Miller
A Primo — but no Camera
A Parker — but no Taylor
A Wallace — but no Henry
A Scott — but no Irish
A Pierce — but no Arrow
A Clark — but no Lewis
A Johnson — but no Andrew
A Craig — but no Martin
A Grave — but no Death

Helen Craig, '45.

TO ST. AUGUSTINE'S

How shall we crown her
dignified head?
Crown her with lilies
yellow and red;
Crown her with roses creamy
and white
As lovely fragments sweeten
the night,
Crown her with flowers as
pink as the dawn.
In which there are voices
like that of the faun
And a gayer Queen
will ne'er be seen.
Than our dear St. Augustine's.

JUST ONE MORE

Four-year hair style for Bca Scott

"F" from Mr. Spraggins

Midnight "nasty"

Coatless Jerelyn Keeling

New coat for Mr. Weatherford

C.P.L. from Beulina

Grant within the Grill

Lift from Coble's store

Glamour girl like Eloise Bryant { thinks she is )

Hair style out of A. Morrison and L. DuPress

Knock knees from F. Clarke

Mrs. "Ladum," Miss ""Wheetum," and Mr. "Wedderfoot"

Explosion out of G. M.

Reconciliation out of Shirley and Billie

Hat upon the head for "Toni"

White boot from sunny Florida

Love affair for Cat Williams

Dance from Clarke and Thompson

"Gifting down wit it" from Boop

Step out of Thigpen

Charles Philip Farrar

Love affair and curl from E. Graves

"Old Acquaintance" from Skete and Florence

Combination of colors from C. Debnam

Engagement ring from M. Wright

Chat from L. Lambert

Ouija Board

Jitterbugging Johnnie "^

Grill-going freshman class

Victorious basketball game

Just one more "one more" and croak

JUNIOR SUPERLATIVES

Cordelia Blackburn, most comical girl

Marian Cheek, most reserved

Lillian DuPree, most composed young lady

Price Braithwaite, the biggest jiver

Ernestine Hopkins, most uncertain

Augustine Morrison, most serious-minded young lady

Catherine Williams, most fickle-minded young lady

Marian Evans, most serene

George Mask, most conservative young man

Pattie Laws, tallest girl

Queen Moore, the best card player

Helen Morton, most refined young lady

Prezell Robinson, most valuable young man

Hattic Redden, quietest young lady

Edith Sands, most athletically-inclined belle

George Stanley, best basketball player

Beulina Roberts, slowest and quietest

Sarah DuPree, most winning smile

Rosa Hopkins, smallest girl

Naomi Edgecombe, most sympathetic young lady

Neal Stitt, most musically-inclined

Hattie Watford, best imitator of faculty

Minnie Wright, most attractive young lady

George Sadler, most ambitious young man

Shirley Williams, shortest young man

Mary Wright, most stern young lady

Charles Farrar, most appealing personality

Rebie Wilson, best chemist

Joseph Saunders, best biologist

Willie Fennell, most lady-like

Margarita Lewis, most brilliant young lady

The Faculty Speaks —

"You are not see-rious a-tall"

"Your book account is overdrawn"

"Circulez, Brother"

"You got it"

"One minute after eleven, girls"

"I've got a car and I'll track you down"

"And there again we have — " "Yes, but — "

"Unto this day"

"Spring is in the air, beware"

"I question that"

"Every man for 'heself and God for all"

"Will you begin reading"

"It's not office hours, but I'll cash it"

"That reminds me of the time — "

"You boys know it's after five-thirty"

"You've got to act positively"

THE PEN

St. Augustine's College

Raleigh, N. C.

It is gratifying to know that you are going
to publish the Yearbook again this year. It
is a worthwhile effort, and the publication
will increase in value as the years go by, for
it will contain the activities and personali-
ties of the College as of the year 1945. Good
luck and best wishes.

Edson E. Blackman, President.

Alumni Association.
April 12, 1945
Charlotte, N. C.

Dr. Edson E. Blackman

My PhilosopJhy of Eeligion

The Mythical religion which I was taught has become a religion of reality, founded
not on things of a supernatural world, but founded on an impregnable stone of faith.

Without faith there can be no religion. The age of mysticism and the super-
natural powers of God are gone. Consequently, we must face reality without imagi-
nation, and begin to build our religion not on sinking sand, but on solid rock.

Christ bled to death on a wooden cross. Yet he had faith in God. Although God
did not remove the nails from His hands, He was with Him. Christ knew this and kept
faith which was His and ours. That same faith now lights the world, but because we
have been bathed in mysticism, and not in reality, we are blind and cannot see this
faith. Yet this same faith should be our predominating argument against spiritual
disintegration and ethical chaos.

We must paint a new picture of our Creator. But we must begin on a new canvas,
so that our picture will not conflict with our new one — for our old one has become
marred beyond repair. Our new picture must be streaked with courage and filled with
reality. Its base must be faith.

How many of us have this faith of which I speak? How many of us know what
it is? I cannot describe it — neither can I tell you how to acquire it — for faith is inani-
mate; it cannot be reached by our hands, but must be obtained in our hearts and
minds. For without this faith we will be lost like a ship at sea without the compass
and the sun to guide us. We cannot depend upon others to transmit this faith to us;
we must grasp this faith ourselves, for it is our lifeline, our only link between God
and man.

Without faith there can be no God — Without God, there can be no peace. So in
order to have these things which we cherish in our hearts and which mean so much
to the happiness of all the world, we must open our eyes to the flame of faith which is
still shining from the cross upon which the blessed Saviour died. When that has been
done, we may say in our hearts that "God is in heaven," and all is right with the world.

QuENTiN K. Miller,
U. S. Coast Guards.

1944

Sept.

17-

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

POOE SENIOR'S ALMANAC

We return to school. Look over the new crop of freshmen from our lofty status
as seniors. We started life in the Tuttle Building.

Registration for classes. Bible heads the list.

Classes begin and Bessie Zaehery begins the semester by coming late to
Political Science.

Thelma Wallace arrives after finding one long-lost ticket.

First class meeting. Elected officers were : E. Clarke, President; Edith Pierce.
Vice President; Joyce Meyers, secretary; and Helen Craig, treasurer.

Big Sisters organized.

We received registration cards to entertain at the U.S.O. The Colonade opened
the same night.

First group of practice teachers started observing at Berry O'Kelly and Wash-
ington High schools.

Big Sisters entertain Little Sisters. Remember. "Be kind to your Web-footed
friends!"

Thanksgiving Day! Ham, peas, string beans, and mince pie!

We start counting the days 'til Christmas vacation.

A.M. We awaken the campus before breakfast with our melodious ( ? ) Christ-
mas caroling.

Dec. 19 P.M. All northbound seniors spend the night in the Seaboard Station dreaming

of standing room on the 24-hour-late stage coach.

Ho-hum. back at school. Everyone late to Bible. Their trains were late — they
said.

Founders' Day. Seniors speak at the banquet.

Big Sisters entertain Soldiers' basketball team from Greensboro.

Norma Levister leaves for her first position at the high school in Fairmont, N. C.

We beat Fayetteville in basketball. Everyone overjoyed.

Marks come out. Every "said" senior becomes a full-fledged senior.

Seniors sponsor Coronation Ball. Bernetta Horton wins contest as most popular
girl on the campus.

Feb. 12 Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra at the Auditorium. Among the seniors seen

were Antoinette Duncan, Charles Johnson. Doris Harris. Edith Graves, Bernetta
Horton. Bessie Zaehery, Edith Pierce, and Pauline Baker. Or was it the concert
— Pierce, Baker, and Zaehery???

St. Valentine's Day — Ash Wednesday. Chapel one hour long.

Mr. Haynes sends our picture to us — Oh Agony!!!

Seniors late to Chapel.

George Washington's birthday — "V (veal) Day" — after hours.

"V Day" continues. Chapel that evening. Remember the Epistle for St. Matthias'
Day — Brother!!!

Scott sisters present their vaudeville troupe in the suite.

Seniors take a hike??? They see bear tracks and make tracks for home via
hog truck — P-Yew!!!

Easter — and did we look sharp — or did we?

WOW! The Junior-Senior Prom!!!

The President's reception. We became the chosen ones.

Final exams — Whew!!!

Our last student social. The days are passing too fast.

Baccalaureate Sunday puts a lump in our throats. No moving.

Class day. Proud parents, etc. — Snapping pictures.

We become nostalgic about our favorite spots on the campus.

The DAY is at hand! Joyce Mason has a permanent dent in her hand from
snatching her diploma. Our college days are over.

May 31 Happy Days .

By:

Edyth Pierce,
Pauline Baker.

1945

Jan.

Feb.

April

May

21-26

May

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Pen Staff and the Senior Class of 1945, find it difficult to find words that
will justly express our deepest appreciation for the aid given to make this book a
success, both materially and financially.

We extend added appreciations to Mr. Chippey and Mr. Halliburton for their
wholehearted guidance and patience; to Miss Clarke, who volunteered many hours
of her time to act as typist for The Pen; and to Major Smith, of Edwards & Brough-
ton Company, for his much needed advice. Thanks to each and every contributor.

PATEONS

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Mr. Charles Phillip Farrar

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Harris

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Mclver High School

L. S. Gillard, Principal

Littleton, N. C.

Rev. and Mrs. Charles S. Rhoden

Miss Marion Holmes

Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Alleyne

Cpl. Wayland H. Horton

Mrs. D. K. Harrison

Mrs. Iredelle L. Cooper

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Strickland

Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Hunt, Jr.

Mr. Richard DeVeaux, Jr.

Mrs. Julia Zachery

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Mr. C. E. Warner

Mr. and Mrs. George H. Mitchell

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Mrs. Louise A. Epps

Mr. George L. Stanley

Mr. and Mrs. B. Taylor

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