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ST. AUGUSTINE’S RECORD
BISHOP BRATTON PAYS VISIT
lit. Eev. Theodore DuBose Bratton, Bishop of
Mississippi, paid a visit to St. Augustine’s N’o-
vember 22. In Ilaleigh for a preaching mission
at the Cliurch of the Good Shepherd, the Bishop
took time to speak to the students and staff at the
morning chapel services.
Bishop Bratton, as principal of St. Mary’s
School, was for several years a resident of
Raleigh, and though it had been more than thirty
years since he had visited St. Augustine’s, he felt
at homo. He has served on the Board of Trus
tees of St. Augustine’s.
Mrs. J. W. Holmes, wife of our Superinten
dent, and former faculty member, has been ap
pointed to the faculty of Howard University.
ALUMNI NOTES
A partial survey of last year’s graduating class
reveals that many of them are engaged in teach
ing, while some others continue their education in
professional schools. Mrs. Nellie Coble, Misses
Anna Ball Gill, Lottie Williams and Annie Stiles
are studying at the Bishop Tuttle School, and
Howard Henderson is at Meharry Medical Col
lege.
Some of the new teachers and their positions:
Miss Ida Allen, High School, Java, Va.
Miss Alice Perry, High School, Sanford, N. C.
Miss Lila Taylor, Jamestown, S. C.
^liss Mary Staples, High School, Winton, X. C.
B. F. Davis, St. Mark’s School, Birmingham,
Ala.
Miss Miriam Duke, Danville, Va.
Miss Oweena Haywood, Wake Forest, N. C.
Miss Clara Jackson, Tryon, N". C.
Henry Johnson, Williamston, N. C.
Miss Eldora Stevens and Miss Janice Albury,
Warrenton, Qa.
Miss Mildred Freeman, ’31, is supervisor of
Warren County schools.
Cornelius J. Jones, ’33, is an elementary school
principal in Littleton, N^. C., where A. L. Finch,
’32, is principal of the high school.
Miss Hattie Goodman, ’33, is teaching in a
high school near Norfolk, Va.
William Turner, ’34, is a student at Bishop
Payne Divinity School.
A letter from John Clarke, ’33, informs us that
he is principal of the Lomax School, Tampa,
Florida. It is the largest elementary school in
the county, ha^nng 18 teachers and 900 pupils.
Mrs. P. B. Yoimg (Eleanor White), ’02, for
several years after her graduation a teacher here,
recently visited the campus. Mrs. Young is the
wife of Mr. P. B. Young, Sr., publisher of the
Norfolk Journal and Gtiide, himself a former
member of our staff.
Editob’s Xote.—The Record wishes to publish more
Alumni News. We urge Alumni to send in interesting
items about themselves and other alumni.
Below is an editorial taken from the Pen, St.
Augustine’s student publication. It is an ad
mirable epitome of the spirit of St. Augustine’s.
To the freshmen and to all new upper classmen
the student body says, “Welcome!” A cordial
welcome is also extended to the new members of
the staff and of the faculty.
The freshmen should realize that a college is
more than a group of buildings; it is more than
a mere institution. The college is an academic
community whose success depends on the success
ful intermingling of diverse personalities, the de
velopment of extra-curricular activities, and the
carrying out of the higher and finer traditions of
the school. Campus life should neglect no indi
vidual nor his development.
The personality of each and every individual
is a component part of the complete student body.
Although the student body is so colored by its
heterogeneous make-up, it docs not appear to out
siders as a multi-colored group. The intelligent,
alert student body, despite its inner squabbles and
conflicts, should present a united front. As
Bishop Penick stated when he officially opened
the college year, “The whole must be greater than
any of its parts.”
On the other hand, no student should neglect
the traditions of his Alma Mater. In the course
of many years these tnores have been founded and
firmly established. They, if they be truly sensible
and worth while, must also be respected. In the
continuous stream of undergrads the traditions
of the college form the link that connects past,
present, and future. The worthy traditions of
a college assure a certain continuity of character
to the ever-changing student body.
It is our sincere desire that the new students
will enter into the spirit of the college. Let U3
all unite in making this a successful year.