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SENIOR CLASS EDITION
The University Student
LUX ET VERITAS
Vol. 4. No. 8.
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY, CHARLOTTE, N. C., MAY, 1928.
Price 10 Cents.
THE SENIOR CLASS SMITH UNiVffiSITY COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
By Thomas A. Jenkins, ’28.
When Smith opened her doors in the fall
of 1924 more than 50 sons from Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Vir
ginia rushed into lower Gaul to enlist with
the class that has since been referred to as
“That class of ’28.” Due to hardships
and difficulties many have fallen by the
wayside on the journey through college.
Yet 34 loyal sons are still treading and
hoping to be among that number on the
coming commencement day. The personnel
of the class is as follows:
Justice M. (Monk) Alston, Oxford, N. C.;
received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith; is a foot ball athlete and a member
of the Philosophic Club.
Fred D. (Bullet) Battle, Warwick, Ga.;
received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith; is a foot ball athlete and Treasurer
of the class.
Frank M. (Fess) Beavers, Winnsboro,
S. C.; received H. S. education at Brainerd;
is member of Philosophic dub.
William E. (Joe) Belton, Rock Hill, S.
C.; received H. S. education at Brainerd;
member of Philosophic Club and Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity.
Alvin C. (Lump) Caviness, Hot Springs,
Arkansas; foot ball athlete; member of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Vice-President;
of the class.
Joseph B. (Blake) Davis, Lynchburg, Va.;
received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith; member of Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity: class prophet.
Orlando R. (Pop) Dawson, Wilson, N.
C.; received H. S. education at Johnson
C. Smith; member of Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity; sports-writer.
George R. (Rudy) Dockery, Statesville,
N. C.; President of class; received H. S.
education at Johnson C. Smith; has won
foot ball letters and is member of Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity.
Harvey L. (Shorty) Foster, Mocksville,
N. C.; received H. S. education at John
son C. Smith; is member of Philosophic
club and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; class
historian.
Thos. E. (Puss) Gilliard, Sumter, S. C.;
received H. S. education at Morris College;
is member of Alpha Phi Alpha and is class
salutatorian.
Ernest L. (Count) James, Rock Hill, S.
C.; received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith; is School Postmaster; foot ball ath
lete; member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fiaterni-
ty-
Thos A. (Bub) Jenkins, Charlotte, N. C.;
received High School education at Johnson
C. Smith; member of Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity; class reporter.
Robert L. (Pess) Johnston, Statesville,
N. C.; received H. S. education at Johnson
C. Smith; member of Philosophic Club.
William W. (Deacon) Jones, Rome, Ga.;
received H. S. education at Boggs Acade
my; member of Philosophic Club and Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity.
George E. (Mack) McKeithan, Sanford,
N. C.; received H. S. education at Albion
.Academy; has won honors in foot ball and
base ball; is a member of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity and University Quintette.
Raymond P. (Tippy) McKenzie, Jack
sonville, Fla.; received H. S. education at
Johnson C. Smith; is a member of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity.
Leo M. (Thistle) Massey, Monroe, N.
C.; received H. S. education at Johnson. C.
Smith.
June 1-6, 1928.
Friday, June 1.
8:30 P. M. High School Exercises. An
nual Address, Rev. H. C. Miller,
Greensboro, N. C.
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Sunday, June 3rd.
3:30 P. M. Baccalaureate Sermon. Rev.
Wm. E. McEwan, D. D., LL. D.,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Monday, June 4th.
10:30 A. M. Meeting of Alumni .Associa
tion, Y. M. C. A. Hall.
2:00 P. M. Meeting of Board of Trustees.
8:30 P. M. Junior Prize Contest. The
Junior Prize speakers are: Messrs.
T. M. Belton, V. H. Chavis, B. J.
Hayes, G. F. Newell, A. S. Powe,
and Leon Steele.
McKinley (Hess) Oglesby, Charlotte, N.
C.; received H. S. education, at Brainerd
Institute.
WiUiam A. (B. B.) Perry, Brunswick,
Ga.; received H. S. education at Johnson
C. Smith; member of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity; Secretary of class.
William D. (Father) Scales, Reidsville,
N. C.; received H. S. education at Reids
ville High School; is a member of Philo
sophic Club; Varsity Debater.
Raymond A. (Little Doctor) Shute, Char,
lotte, N. C.; received H. S. education at
Johnson C. Smith; has won distinction as
foot !.,'!■ athlevT. ^
Arthur (Papa) Scott, Blackstock, S. C.;
received H. S. education at Brainerd Insti
tute.
Terry A. (Mutt) Steele, Mocksville, N.
C.; received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith; has won foot ball letters; is mem
ber of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and is
class valedictorian.
Herman H. (Red) Thomas, Bennettsville,
S. C.; received H. S. education at Johnson
C. Smith.
Charles M. (Yesir) Thorpe, New York,
N. A’.; received previous education at Union
University, Va., and Columbia University,
N. Y.
Clarence E. (Shiek) Williams, George
town, S. C.; received H. S. education at
Johnson C. Smith; is member of Philosophic
Club.
Henry E. (Gum) Williams, Johns Island,
S. C.; received H. S. education at Johnson
C. Smith.
David H. (Bloody) Woodbury, George
town, S. C.; received H. S. education at
.Johnson C. Smith; member of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity.
John W. (Leather) Woodson, Roanoke,
A^a.; received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith.
Leroy (Youngie) Young, Charlotte, N. C.;
received H. S. education ' at Johnson C.
Smith; member of Philosophic Club and
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
John M. (Boob) Murphy, Ridgeway, Va.;
received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith.
Benjamin L. (Bum) Glenn, Newnan,
Ga.; received H. S. education at Johnson C.
Smith.
Lee H. (Less) Edwards, Anniston,
Ala.; received H. S. education at Anniston
South Highland School.
Of the above number 8 will be ministers,
6 will enter business, 12 will teach, 5 will
(Continued on page 6)
Tuesday, June 5th
4:00 P. M. Class Day Exercises.
8:30 P. M. Banquet and Annual Address
to Alumni Association, Rev. H. Wil
son, Concord.
Wednesday, June 6th
10:30 A. M. Commencement Exercises,
College and School of Theology. The
speakers of the School of Arts and
Science are: Messrs. T. A. Steele,
valedictorian; Mr. T. E. Gilliard, sa
lutatorian. The speaker of the
School of Theology is Mr. H. O.
AA’alker, valedictorian.
Conferring of Degress and Diplo
mas. Address to Graduating Class
es, Rev. 0. McCoy Franklin, Cross-
nore, N. C.
Mrs. Johnson C. Smith, of Pittsburgh,
Pa., will attend the Commencement Exer-
THE BULL.
THE QUINTETTE
Our Quintette, composed of Messrs.
Curry, McKeithan, V. Jordan, A. Dusen-
,bury and A. A, Jones, is preparing to make
their annual pilgrimage to our General
Assembly, which is to meet this year in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. We wish for each mem
ber a very delightful trip.
A SHORT HISTORY OF
THE FRATERNITY IDEA
By L. Steele, '29.
JOHNSON C. S.MITH UNIVERSITY’S
FIRST ANNUAL.
Johnson C. Smith University’s first An
nual, “The Bull,” is just off the press and
is now ready for the purchasing public.
For many years the student body and fac
ulty and friends have yearned for a Year
Book, and it is only now that this drejin
of many years has become a reality. In
its m^rch to become one of tht gi-eatost
universities ot tne United States| Johnson
C. Smith realizes that it must develop
in all college activities, and the putting
out of this Annual is but one more step
in its climb to greatness.
And now that the Annual is ready for
sale we are hoping that our many friends
will not let this last phase of putting the
Annual business over successfully fail, lag
behind or be ignored. We are hoping
that everybody will purchase the Annual
immediately as we have only a few more
days in school. Thus you see that it is very
imperative that orders be sent in at once.
The orders of students, faculty, members
and alumni are earnestly requested. The
cost is only $3.25. Buy one and get a
glimpse of the activities around and about
the Alma Mater. Own one and have a
pictorial review of “the good old college
days.” Pay .53.25 and have another mile
stone in the development of Johnson C.
Smith University. Get “The Bull.” Own
“The Bull.” Pay S3.25 and have “The
Bull.”
A. J. CLEMENT,
Chairman the Publicity Committee of “The
Bull.”
Prof. S. H. Adams, after making a trip
to Cleveland, stopped in Washington to
meet Mrs. Adams. He reports a most
pleasing diversion between Washington and
Greensboro.
We are told that centuries ago, before
the Nazarene came into this world, there
lived in the little town of Tyre on the Med-
itterranean Sea a widow and her only son;
this boy loved his mother with all his being
and worked to provide for her. One day
the thought came to Hiram’s mind, “What
if my mother should outlive me; then who
should provide for her and cherish and
protect her like I have done?” The thought
maddened the boy. Gathering about him
a few others who loved their homes, they
launched on the sea of time the grand old
order of 3\fasons with the soul-lifting idea
that instead of their loved ones being'
thrown on the cold world for friendship and',
protection, they would be left in the hands
of brave and true men. This grand idea
took hold very rapidly on the best hearts
of the country, and these true and tried
men were destined to preserve and giya
back to the world the true idea of God;
Solomon with all his wisdom became a
convert to the teaching of this noble band
of men and his temple rose up as a monu
ment of their friendship.
Again from 510 B. C. to 436 B. C., 'Syra
cuse had within her walls the greatest
thinkers of the world at that time, Pythag
oras, the philosopher and teacher. Among
his students were two young men, Damon
and Pythias. The pupils of this school
organized the Paragonians and Pythago
reans Order, which taught the philosophy
of Pythagoras, theii' master. That philos
ophy, was in part, embodied in the follow
ing principles:
1. Measure men from the standpoint of
truth.
2. The harmony of law in nature as
analogy.
3. Man should study and do good in his
boundary of life.
4. Man should so live that his life
would be a success and not a regret to
his friends.
5. Man can better the condition of him
self as well as the world by fraternal
brotherhood of men.
With this same idea in mind a group of
students assembled in William and Mary
College, in the year of 1750, and formed
the first Fraternity in an American college.
From that time until 1922, College Frater
nities increased with great rapidity
throughout the country, at which time fifty-
five Fraternities had been formed in the
various colleges of the country, with 2,000
active chapters and an enrollment of 60,000
active members. Each of these Fraterni
ties took a Greek name, and has a grip, a
ritual, and a code of principles. Admission
to the^e fraternities was made a formal
ceremony called Initiation.
The aim of, and foundation upon
which thesflc Fraternities are founded,
are greater, and, by far, more concrete,
than is thought by most people. They are
founded upon the principles of Scholarship,
Manhood, Uplift, Chastity of Womanhood,
and other ideals and principles which are
portrayed in true American character.
Fraternities are uplifting to any college
campus. To group fogether a selected
number of men, with similar aims, and
ideas, to unite them under the same band
and principle, to have them live together
each day of their lives, exchanging their
thoughts and ideas is the greatest good
that can be given to the life of any college
campus.