THE PEN
CLASSES OF 1940
Class Motto—“Alia initia e fine.”; Cla^s Fjower—Rose Bud
ROSTER OF CLASS
President Eldon George ilcT^ean (IS")
Vice-President Joseph Alexander Bennett, Jr. (25)
Secretary — ilelissa Spencer Albnry (_l)
Business Manager — John Speight Simpkins (19)
Treasurer - - . - - - Richard Edgar Horsley (12)
The members of the class and their respective degrees are:
1. Melissa Spencer Albury, A. B Charlotte, N. C.
2. Jennie Alma Baird, A. B. Asheville, N. C.
3. Muriel Vanya Cuffee, A. B ,Springfield, Mass.
4. Maycie Ruth Coi)elan.d, B. S. Haleigh, N. C.
5. Walter Clarence Durham, B. S. Columbia, S. C.
6. Nannie Belle Farrar, A. B. Raleigh, N. C.
7. Rosa Elizabeth Hall, A. B. Winston-Salem, N. C.
8. Percy Harris, Jr., A. B. Raleigh, N. C.
9. Jeremiah Amos Heartley, A. B. Clayton, N. C.
10. Prances Elizabeth Henderson, A. B. — Roxbury, Mass.
11. John Robert Henry, Jr., B. S AVinston-Salem, N. C.
12. Richard Edgar Horsley, A. B. Orange, N. J.
13. Rose Brooks Huggins, A. B Greeaville, S. C.
14. William H. Jackson, A. B New Brunswick, N. J.
15. Ellis Donald Johnson, Jr., B. S. Mobile, Ala-
16. Jefferson Randolph McAlpine, B. S Springfield, Mass.
17. Melvin Robert McDowell, Jr., B. S. 1 Mount Vernon, N. Y.
18. Eldon George McLean, A. B Trinidad, B. W. I.
1!). John Speight Simpkins, B. S. Pineville, S. C.
20. Daniel Benjamin Summei's, B. S. Asburj' Park, N. J.
21. Robert Wilson, Tillman, B. S. Brooklyn, N. Y.
22. Gilbert David Wilson, B. S. p]lkton, Md.
23. Ada Louise Simpkins, A. B. Pineville, S. C.
24. Mary Florence Bolc.y, A. B. Cambridge, Mass.
25. Joseph Alexander Bennett, A. B. Edenton, N. 0.
Members not pictured.
Vermay Battle, A. B. Hamlet, N. C.
Bette Virginia Banner, A. B. Winchester, Mass.
Audrey Lucinda Gibson, A. B. — — Oakland, Calif.
Ellen Ethel Williams, B. S. Savannah, Ga.
Prettlophine Simmons, A. B. Dudley, N. C.
Four Year Honor Students
Mary Florence Boley (24) Ada Louise Simpkins (23)
Bette Virginia Banner* Joseph Alexander Banner, Jr. (25)
SENIOR PREPARATORY CLASS
1. William Logan Delany — New York, N. Y.
2. Evelyn Martin, New York, N. Y.
3. Oliver Morse New York, N. Y.
4. Ruth Mumford New York, N. Y.
5. Hazel Hulda Williams Raleigh, N. C.
Member not pictured
Wilhdmina Alston Raleigh, N. C.