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ne W|L0 Published Annually by STUDENTS of BETHUNE-COOKMAN COLLEGE Daytona Beach, Florida Copyright, 1930, by BERNARD MILTO.N JONKS, General Manager Printed by BuRCM.\N BROTHERS Daytona Beach, Florida ^ ^ -•s^P^ (D DEDieATIOM As an expression of our gratitude and appreciation for her incomparable leader ship, for her motherly love and care she manifests toward every student, and for her great contribution to the Negro race, and to America, we dedicate this, the first volume of the "Wildcat" to our beloved President, jyHary iyiclL/eoJ. iJetJaiuLiie JU)reword e-^ss^ H N BEHALF of the student body of Bethune-Cookman College, we, the members of the "Wildcat" Staff, present this first volume of the "Wildcat". We hope that you who have been a part of the campus life, as students and teachers, will find this book in the future a means of retaining vivid in your memory friends and scenes that have grown dear to your hearts. To the friends of our institution, we hope that these pages will increase your interest in us, serving both as a source of information and pleasure. 1^ WILDCAT 1930 (^<3 O^O PRESIDENT'S OFFICE PRESIDENT'S HOME (T^O OO Page Eig/it ^:^ WILDCAT 1930 (^O C^:) ilisiory oi JoetJiiuLiiie^VyOotmiani College During the month of October, 1904, in a little rented cabin, with five little girls, a dollar and a half in capital, a vision of the future, and a firm faith in God, the Daytona Normal and Industrial Listitute for Negro Girls was established by Mary McLeod Bethune. The first payment of five dollars on the present site, then an old dumping ground, was raised by means of concerts and festivals. This unsightly spot became in a short time a clean, wholesome place upon which to b.uild and is now looked upon as one of the most desirable sites in the City of Daytona Beach. The following year, 1905, found the Institution placed upon a firmer basis with the organization of Trustee and Advisory Boards and the securing of a charter. The first five years of the Institution were years of prayer, increasing toil, and anxiety. Oftimes with little or no food the founder worked away, believing that God would help her realize her vision. During the long years of toil, when imperative demands had to be met, friends came always in time to ward off a crisis, and the institution grew. Today the founder feels that difl^culties and obstacles are but temporary, and with faith in God and humanity, looks forward to a bright future of the growing institution and a steady growth and ever-widening extension of the great work so humbly begun. As the institution grew it attracted state-wide attention, and later became known nationally. Men of national prominence became affiliated with it, serving on its Board of Trustees. In 1922 this institution was brought to the attention of the Board of Education for Negroes of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who, seeing in it an opportunity to build up in this state one of the greatest co-educational centers in the South, decided that Cookman Institute, which was being supported by the church, would serve to help p,ut over the enlarged program for education in Florida. Cookman Institute was founded in 1872 by the Rev. S. B. Darnell. It was the first institution for the higher education of Negroes founded in the State of Florida, and for a long time, was the only school of its kind in the State. In point of service no other institution of its kind in Florida equals it. During its half century of service it has maintained a uniformly high standard, morally, spiritually and intel lectually, for the young men and women who have come under its influence. The high standard of its work and ideals, the emphasis placed ,upon thoroughness in scholarship and Christian character, have given Cookman Institute a sure and abiding place in the hearts and afltections of the great mass of colored people in the state of Florida. Even yet they love and honor "Cookman Institute". In July, 1923, the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute was taken under the auspices of the Board of Education for Negroes of the Methodist Episcopal Church and Cookman Institute was merged with it, the institution thereupon becoming co educational and the name being changed to Bethune-Cookman College. C^-^ C^^ Page Nine 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (T^-O nnnC^O IT ranees JtveyiioMs M^eyser A.B. Hunter CollfKe New York, N. Y. Tlie student botiy of Betliune-Cooknian College is seeking to pay tlie tremendous debt they owe to Mrs. Frances Reynolds Keyser, by treading diligently in the paths of culture, refinement and intellectuality tliat she laid during the early years of the school's existence. Mrs. Keyser came to this institution in 1911, when the school was known as "The Daytona Eilucational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls." She gave up the work of social service in which she was engaged in New York, to come to Mrs. Bethune and help in the herculean task of building a Christian institution to meet tlie needs of young women of tiiis section. Mrs. Keyser came to the school unusually well-equipped for service in this work. She had been, for many years, officially connected with the White Rose Home for Girls, of New York; she was well prepared intellectually for teaching and organizing; her patient understanding and hopeful Christian spirit made hers a guiding hand of love as well as development. Mrs. Bethune could luue secured no more staunch anti true lieutenant in her work. Mrs. Keyser was the combined instructor in Englisli, Dramatics, Public Speaking and Latin, and bookkeeper of the school, during her years of service here; she served as the first Dean, organizing the curricula of, first the junior high school and then the senior higii sciiool, and directing all academic activities with efficiency and thoroughness. Tiiis noble woman, whom every stuiient in Betliune-Cooknian reveres, is kept by illness at this time from being with us. But the cheeriness of her spirit and the strength of her devotion for Bvtiiune-Cookman are unimpaired. Neitiier time nor conditions can efface the results of her "labor of love" here r.nil witii profound respect and gratitude we greet her in this first issue of The Wildcat. C^<3 OO Page Ten 9hz- WILDCAT 1930 (T-O C-^^ LIVING ROOM, COOKMAN HALL LIVING ROOM, CURTIS HALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC BEDROOM, COOKMAN HALL LIBRARY PRACTICE COURT C^<3 OO Page Eleven 9he- WILDCAT 1930 (T-^ ART DiPARrMi NT T> DOMESTIC ART DEPARTMENT TEACHERS' COTTAGE DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT PHYSICS LABOR.vroRY r^„ CHEMISTRY LABORATORY c-^O CVO Page 'l\iel BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dr. T. A. Adams, Atty. N. K. McGill, Daytona Beach, Florida Chicago, Illinois Dr. Will W. Alexander, Dr. R. R. Moton, Atlanta, Georgia Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Rev. H. W. Bartley Mr. F. J. Niver, Jacksonville, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida Mrs. Mary McL. Bethune, Dr. I. Garland Penn, Daytona Beach, Florida Cincinnati, Ohio Dr. M. Edith Campbell, Mr. Lawton L. Pratt, Cincinnati, Ohio Jacksonville, Florida Col. G. Edward Dickerson, Rev. S. P. Pratt, Jacksonville, Florida Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mrs. Lee Mcllvaine Luquer Mrs. Leonard Elmhirst Mount Kisco, New York London, England Mrs. C. M. Ranslow, Dr. L. N. Gatch, Daytona Beach, Florida Cincinnati, Ohio Miss Margaret Rhodes, Dr. Z. J. Jerry Daytona Beach, Florida Sanford, Florida Mr. G. D. Rogers, Dr. L. H. King, Bradenton, Florida New Orleans, La. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Rev. Frank Hamilton, Porto Rico, B. I. Daytona Beach, Florida Dr. D. H. Rutter, Mrs. Mae R. Hawkins, Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida Dr. Emmett J. Scott, Dr. Stanley High, Washington, D. C. New York, New York Dr. Arthur V/alls Smith, Dr. M. J. Holmes, Jacksonville, Florida Chicago, Illinois Mr. W. S. Snead, Dr. W. A. C. Hughes, Daytona Beach, Florida Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mr. Albert Steiger, Rev. Perry B. James, Springfield, Massachusetts Tarpon Springs, Florida Mrs. J. Sutherland Stuart Bishop Robert E. Jones, Daytona Beach, Florida New Orleans, La. Dr. Laurence Thoinpson, Bishop F. T. Keeney, Daytona Beach, Florida Atlanta, Georgia Senator F. C. Walcott, Dr. M. M. Kugler, Washington, D. C. Cincinnati, Ohio Mr. Smith G. Young, Rev. Ralph Long, Lansing, Michigan Daytona Beach, Florida Mr. E. R. Matthews, New York, OfficersNew Yor ofk the Trustee Board Bishop F. T. Keeney, Chairman Rev. Ralph Long, Secretary Mr. W. S. Snead, Vice-chairman Mr. F. J. Niver, Treasurer (^-O O^) Page Fourteen 9he. WILDCAT 1930 C^O OO THE ADVISORY BOARD RESIDENT MEMBERS Mrs. T. A. Adams, Mrs. Emery Herrick, Mrs. Sarah U. Percy, Daytona Beach, Floriila New York, New York Hoosick Falls, New \'ork Mrs. H. A. Ainsworth, Miss Myrta Jones, Mrs. C. M. Ranslow, Michillinda, Michigan Cleveland, Oiiio Daytona Beacii, Florida Mrs. C. A. W. Allen, Mrs. E. L. King, Miss Margaret Rhodes, New York, New York Daytona Beach, Florida New York, New York Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Mrs. Arthur W. Lawrence, Mrs. J. Sutherland Stewart, Daytona Beach, Florida Bronxville, New York Daytona Beach, Florida Miss Anna Brush, Mrs. Maurice Monroe, Mrs. Maurice Survis, New Preston, Connecticut Chenoa, Illinois Daytona Beach, Florida Mrs. E. N. W. Coffin Mrs. Frederic Moses, Mrs. Alice O. Thompson, Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida Miss Mary E. Davidson, Mrs. Ferris J. Meigs, Mrs. Maude Thayer, Hillburn, New York Bronxville, New York Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. Lee S. Fanning, Miss Leilia L. Morse, Miss Elizabeth Wellington, Thousand Islands, N. Y. Monterey, New York Bronxville, New York Mrs. E. A. Graham, Mrs. Harold G. Marr, Mrs. A. F. Wilson. Daytona Beach, Florida Sweetmore, Pennsylvania Ormontl, Florida Mrs. William J. Harkness, Mrs. L. A. Pierson, DeLand, Florida Daytona Beach, Florida Xori;: Tlic address gi\eii is the Summer address. The Winter address is Daytona Beacii, Florida NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS Lady Armstrong, Miss Marcia Henry, Mrs. Flora Massingale, New York, New York Cleveland, Ohio Orlando, Florida Miss Jane Adams, Mrs. Francis Reynolds Keyser, Mrs, Annie M. Malone, Chicago, Illinois New York, New York Saint Louis, Missouri Miss Zoner Baber, Mrs. Adah Lee, Miss Mary McDovyell, Chicago, Illinois Jacksonville, Florida Chicago, Illinois Mrs. Josepii Beatty, Mrs. Mamie Anderson Pratt, Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania New York, New York Wilmington, Delaware Mrs. Sidney C. Borg, Mrs. SetUa Lyons, Mrs. Willard Parker, New York, New York Toronto, Canada New York, New York Mrs. Inez .'Alston Boyer, Mrs. S. Littles, Mrs. Edgerton Parsons, Tampa, Florida New York, New York New York, New York Mrs. James Stuy\esant Chandler, Mrs. Dora E. Maley, Mrs. Ella Piper, New York, New York Springfield, Massachusetts Fort Myers, Florida Dr. Julia P. H. Coleman, Mrs. M. C. B. Mason, Dr. Martha Waldron, New York, New York Chicago, Illinois Orlando, Florida Mrs. Emma J. Colyer, Mrs. C. C. Mellor, Orlando, Florida Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Mrs. Addie W. Dickerson, Mrs. C. W. Merrill', • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Cambridge, Massachusetts OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD MR. C. M. RANSLOW, CJia'irman MRS. A. F. WILSON, Vice-C/iairman MRS. E. .\. GRAHAM, Recording Secretary Miss Elizabeth Wellington, Corresponding Secretary C^O o^ Page Fifteen G^ WILDCAT 1930 enrj Fi^reeoaaT o vvolerinaii DEAN OF THE COLLEGE Henry Freeman Coleman. High schmil training public schools of Boone, Iowa. Graduated 1905. Awarded Mary Ambrose Elwell Memorial four-year scholarsiiip to Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. In college, football and baseball letter man. Representing Cornell, won first prize at State Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest, Cedar Rapids, March 4, 19 lu. Representing State of Iowa, won second prize. Interstate Oratorical Contest, Omaha, Nebraska, May 20, 1910. (First Negro to attain these honors.) Graduated Cornell, A.B. 1910. Post graduate studies in Education, University of Chicago. 1910-11. Teacher of Mathematics, Proctor of Men, Athletic Coach, Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas. 1911-13. Manager of the Dixie Chorus, a group of male musicians entertaining under the auspices of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau. 1913-18. Cookman Institute, Jacksonville, Florida—Mathematics, Proctor of Men, Athletics. 1918-19. Military service. Sergeant in charge of Personelle Office, Headquarters 13th Bat talion, 153rd Depot Brigade, Camp Dix, N. J. 1919-22. Teacher Florida A. and M. College, Tallahassee, Florida, serving in various capacities, some successively, some concurrent. Instructor in English, Mathematics and Football Coach, Dramatic Coach, Dean of Men. 1922-23^ Haven Institute and Conservatory of Music, Meridian, Mississippi. Director of Academic Department, Football Coach. 1923-25. Florida A. and M. College, Tallahassee, Florida. Head of Department of English, Dean of Academic Department. T^ '^"-T ,^'-'^l^""*^-Cookman College. Dean of Men, Head of Department of English, Dramatic Coach, Acting Dean of College (1927-30). Teacher and Director in Summer Schools at Florida A. and M. College, Florida Normal and Collegiate Institute, and at Bethune-Cookman College. ;, „^'?"f;' ^'"i'' '"=ikes speeches sometimes, preaches in emergencies which he cannot dodge. He imoresionabr. nnd'^. ';°'/"''r^^' ^''f^' "°^ ^°-Pl<^tely bald, not yet married, not very impressionable, and yet, not a hopeless celibate. Page Sixteen C^ C^ WILDCAT 1930 (^O C^^ AURELIUS SOUTHALL SCOTT A.B. Morehouse College A.M. Ohio State University Professor of Education Assistant to Dean MAZIE TYSON SCOTT B.S. Howard University Registrar and Instructor Geometry and Physics LULA MARIE CROPPER Hampton Institute Dean of Women THOMAS EARL MORRIS Harvard University I^roctor of Men Director of Athletics H. REBECCA REID Bethune-Cookman College Business Manager Cashier O^^ Page Seventeen G5^ WILDCAT 1930 c^o infflC/^-O BERTHA LOVING MITCHELL Wilberforce University Secretary to the President RICHARD F. FRAZIER Voorhees Institute Director of Boys' Industries SADYE ELIZABETH PRYOR Florida A. and M. College Librarian MARGARET MARIE JOHNSON Bethune-Cookman College Office Secretary JOSIE WILHELMINA ROBERTS A.B. Talladega College (On leave of absence 1929-30 term at Oberlin College, Oberlin, O.) cr- HARRIET L. HARDEN Columbia University Director of Physical Education for Girls Instructor Eighth Grade English, Literature, Physiology WALTER MELVIN BROWN A.B. Wiley CoUege Professor of Social Sciences WILLIAM BRYAN GETER A.B. Boston University University of Nancy, Nancy, France Sorbonne, Paris, France Professor of Latin and French WILHELM A. SYKES B. Mus. Columbia University Director of Music Departjnent Orchestra and Choral ANTONIO A. GREENE A.B. Clark University Instructor of High School Englisli C-O o-^ Page Nineteen ?AJ WILDCAT 1930 (T-O ^iiii.Mi.niiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiililill^^^^.^-^ HAROLD V. LUCAS U.S. New York University I'ro lessor of Commercial Branches H. SAMUEL HILL A.B. Talladega College Professor of Chemistry and Instructor in Biology FANNIE EAVERLY ROOKS Hampton Institute Director of Girls' Industries WILLIAM ARTHUR BUSCH .'\.B. Howard University Professor of History Assistant Coach WINONA MASON BROWN oberlin College Instructor Piano, Vocal and Vuhl'ic School Music C^O Page Tiventy Ohe. WILDCAT 1930 c-o C^O WILLIE MAE WILSON R.N. Flint-Goodridge Hospital, Haven Institute Head Nurse McLeod Hospital MARY L. BRENT R.N. Fruedman's Hospital, Hartshorn College McLeod Hospital MARY E. ZUBER R.N. John A. Andrew Memorial Hospital, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama McLeod Hospital VIOLA M. FORD Bethune-Cookman College Manager of College Cafeteria TEXAS A. ADAMS, M. D. Meharry Medical College School Physician Superintendent of Hospital OO Page Tuenty-one 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (T^O OO JULIA ANNA DAVIS Florida Memorial College Matron Dining Hall Matron Cooktman Halt ODELL KINGSTON MICKENS Bethune-Cookman College Superintendent Buildings and Grounds LAETITIA E. WILLM Columbia University Instructor Fine Arts LI LA MOORE BROWN A.B. Atlanta University Instructor High School English (Service part of year) IRENE V. LEWEY Atlanta University , Assistant Domestic Art Department (Service part of year) C^O O^ Pat;e Tzventy-tzco 9h^- WILDCAT 1930 (^O OO MissM arjjOFie RI F^wm Normal, Illinois R.N. Frances E. Willard Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1921 A.B. Lynchburg College, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1926 M.A. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1929 Bethune-Cookman College has been particularly fortunate this year in having on its campus Miss Marjorie F. Irwin. She has served in a three-fold capacity in our school life—as a student, as an ever willing substitute teacher, and as an observer. Miss Irwin, holder of the "Phelps-Stokes Fellowship for the Study of the Negro" at the University of Virginia in 1928-29, wrote as her thesis "Eight Case Studies of Dependent and Delinquent Negro Families". Convinced that the study of this class of Negroes alone was unfair to the Negro group, she took advantage of the opportunity to study the cultured and educated Negro on the campus of Bethune- Cookman College. We hope that Miss Irwin has spent a profitable year with us and that her interest has been so stimulated that she wiJl wish to remain with us another year. i C^-O C^^O. Pavf Tatieiitv-thrp.p. Ohe- WILDCAT 1930 C^O MC^^ Oasiory of ilne College vJradiuLatMig v^lass oi oU The time is near for the Class of 1930 to be divided forever. And when time begins to dim the memory of those we have known and of the happy times we have had, we wish that there may be something with which these things can be recalled to memory. It is for this reason that we compile this chronicle. We also hope that it may be the means of recording our accomplishments as well as our mistakes, so that from its pages sons and daughters of Bethune-Cookman who are to follow mey derive much profit. In September, 1924, when the recently merged Bethune-Cookman College opened its doors for another year, the class with the largest enrollment was the High School class of 1928. This class, by its ceaseless effort to express the true Bethune-Cook man spirit, has left a golden trail of accomplishments. In scholastic attainments we have ranked with the best. In every athletic activity we have been well represented. In religio.us activities, literary societies and in everything worthwhile could be found some member of the class of 1928. Commencement came and our colors were folded and put away. Time for departure had come. To some we had to say a final good-bye; but to others only "au revoir", since many planned to ret,urn for the two years of college work. We knew, however, that our motto, "Our Goal Is Far Beyond This", would bind us always. When September came in 1928, many eager eyes and thoughts turned to our beloved school. On the opening day it was a little sad to find that many of our classmates were not with us for our college work. Among the faithful, however, were some of the most representative. From the public high schools came others. In this Freshman Class could be seen the same indomitable spirit that had charac terized the High School Freshman Class of 1924. During this year we had five men on the Varsity Football team. A like number represented us in baseball. Throughout the year numbers of our class were on the scholarship honor roll. That first year of college we found particularly inspiring. At the beginning of our Sophomore year we were again beneath the towering trees of our beautiful campus. We realized that this would be our most important year. We could be called upon to perform varied tasks. Through all the changes of school life the class has held its rank. It has been ably represented in all activities of the school. We feel that the graduating class of 1930, together with the high school class of 1928, will always be held in high esteem upon the campus because we have tried to do our best. Those who have come through high school and junior college are: Dorothy Stevens (freshman year at Fisk), Flossie Browning, Edward Van Poole, Ralph Butler, Taft Jones and Edward Rodriguez. "Rod" will not graduate with us this year. In keeping with the spirit of the class, he has sacrificed a year's work to serve our Alma Mater. He, as a member of the publicity quartette, has rendered much service to the Institution this year. Though we miss his cheerful personality and fighting spirit in the class we feel that what he has done will help us by being instr,umental in building a greater Bethune-Cookman tomorrow. The time is not far removed when we must say good-bye to our school days at Bethune-Cookman. We trust that we shall be able to carry with us the inspiration and ambition that have been inculcated in us both by the words and deeds of oui President, Mrs. Beth.une, and by our.association with each other on the campus. C^-3 O^O Page Twenty-six 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 c^o O-O 'enioF v^lass IPoem COLLEGE DEPARTMENT Swifty, Time, thou hast passed. Years like arrows have fled; Life now calls to its task The fruit of happy years sped. To leave this garden of beauty Brings a sadness to the heart. But Life, you challenge to duty. We can do naught but depart. And when life's current engulfs us And threatens to pull us beneath. From you. Alma Mater, will come A hymn of strength, and of peace: Bethune-Cookman's Own, Fight, fight on. To all our friends, farewell! Buildings, ever-blue sky. Where hope and coura'ge dwell; To those we leave, good-bye! We entered her portals to learn. Departing, endeavor to serve. For so must thy sons ever earn The honor their mother deserves. And should we stop with a task undone With a soul that is weary for rest. From her full heart we know will come A hymn of strength to bless: Bethune-Cookman's Own, Work, work on. —William Taft Jotics. (7- jC^divaFo. Van iroole I ha\e the distinction of being the first male student to enter Bethune-Cookman College, after the merger of Cookman Institute of Jacksonville, Florida, with the Daytona Normal and Indus trial Institute, of Daytona. In the year 1920 I entered school at Jackson\ille, after having been out of school for about six years. The opportunity was given me by Professor Isaac Miller, President of the former Cookman Institute, who created a place for me. For the first year I had to work on the farm, in the kitchen, or wherever work was needed to be done. The work did not seem hard, for all the while I had in mind that it would be better to work in school and get an education than to work on the outside and get a salary; that an education would be of more value in the future than the little money I could make without an education. Therefore witiiout questioning I worked wherever assigned. The merger with the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute came, and it was a matter of the survival of the fittest. In the transfer to Daytona Beach, I was awarded the honorary assignment of being entrusted to drive the prize horse and carriage of Cookman campus to Daytona Beach. My stay in Daytona depentied largely ujion whether or not I could make myself useful, for I found that, just as had been the case at old Cookman, there was niucii work to be done, and few to do it. I recognized this as I walked down the path leading to White Hall, and was greeted by President Bethune. Again I was put to work, tloing odd jobs, keeping in mind at all times tlie end which I was determined to reach, h.^ other boys came I was assigned to duties of greater responsibilitv, such as handling the mail, night-watching at times, and assisting in the Manual Training Department for Boys. I finislieti my High School work in 1928, anti remained for my College work. I am now Hearing the completion of my Sophomore College work and I can look back to my past record with pleasure, and with the satisfaction of knowing that I tried to do my best, in all that was entrusted to me. C^O o-^ Page Tiventy-eight ^^ WILDCAT 1930 C^O OO LAURENCE HALL Hall is completing his seventh year on our campus. He entered Bethune-Cookman when its doors were first opened to men students. He is one of the most likable boys of the class; it has been c>ften said of him that his anger can never be roused. His years here have been both profitable to him and to the school, for he has taken an active part in many activities. He has deported himself well as a varsity football player and debater, his excellent service in this capacity entitling him to membership in the Wildcat B. Club. He is quite popular with the girls, although the car he drives is notiiing to write home about. His highest ambition is to be a great lawyer. And we are sure if he carries with him the fighting spirit tliat has been a part of him here he will make an enviable record in the debating forum of justice. FLOSSIE BROWNING "Gretchen" is just a little, quiet girl with a little, sweet smile—a smile that gleams from lips dainty and demure. There is something about her that always reminds us of a half-opened violet bathed in refreshing dew. This is Miss Browning's fourteenth year as a student here and we are sure when she leaves all the campus will have a melancholy smile. She has done well in her class work and further pro\es herself a girl of brain as well as beauty by being on the honor roll and by successfully managing the girls' basketball team this year. SAMUEL J. JOHNSON, JR. "Sam" lias onlv been with us two years, coming here from Stanton High School, Jackson\'ille. He has made a good record in all his undertakings here, but we have always had a slight suspicion that he was a misplaced Big College Man. He has made for himself many friends as was shown in the fact that he received many votes in the contest to determine tiie most popular young man on the campus. He is a varsity football man, first string baseball player, president of the Sophomore College Class, and Vice-President of Jaxon Club. Bethune-Cookman will miss more than his mouth next year. C^-O oo Page Tiventy-nine 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (^o OO WILLIAM TAFT JONES This is his sixth year on our campus, and these have been years in which he has made a lasting impression on those who have really known him. Taft wears a somber face perpetually, but then that is the way of the dreamer. He is a bit of an idealist, and hence in dreams searches for those of another day. His record here in all things has been above reproach. He is conscientious and efficient and his many friends are hoping that in life he will car\e out the literary career that he so much desii-es. DOROTHY STEVENS We all like "Dot", for she is such an all-round girl. She was \aledictorian of our high school class, and her college marks have been just as splendid. In addition to an unusually brilliant mind, she possesses other outstanding qualities. She is of the quiet dignified type, whose poise rather awes one at first; but if you once know her, iier very attractive personality sets you immediately at ease. She is an accomplished pianist ami we siiall always remember her as one of the most outstanding members of the Class of 1930. EDWARD R. RODRIGUEZ "Rod" was one of the first male students of Bethune-Cookman College. This is his seventh year on the campus and these years have been crowned with success. He is the kind of go-getter that by sheer grit and fight is able to take a part in many school activities and then stand among the honor students in scholarship. In looking over his accomplishments there are few things that haven't come his way. Some of the outstanding things in his favor are: Winner of the J. T. Stocking medal. Varsity Wildcat, Member of Varsity Quartette, Wijiwer of Prize in Essay Contest. c^o oo Page Thirty ^^e WILDCAT 1930 (^O OO BOOKER SIMPKINS If "Simp" ever struck out, it must have been in a game I missed. If he ever received the ball and ditin't bring it up, well I missed that game also. He is the kind who won't strike out, who won't be downed, and it is this fighting spirit that will put him over in the game of life. We all feel that Bethune-Cookman and the Wildcats will miss him next year. LUCILE FOSTER Lucile ("Baby Boots") came to us in 1928 from Peck's High School of Fernandina, Florida. She is a great fa\orite in the class, being just reserved enough to be charming. This charm is enhanced bv a pair of darling dimples. In taking Lucile with us. this year we are sorry her high school boy friend can't come also. Miss Foster is often accused of being mean, and this keeps her always explaining, "I am not mean; you don't understand." "There is notiiing so strong in any emergency of life as the simple truth," is her favorite quotation. RALPH BUTLER Ralph, or "Triplet" as he is better known, came to us in 192+. Everybody predicts a great success in life for Trip, for he has the stickability that puts men over. This he has shown in all his undertakings. In the chemical laboratory, on the gridiron, everywhere, if Ralph is there he is fighting. He is a very good musician, playing the violin well, also the saxaphone and clarinet. With all these characteristics and a very pleasant disposition there is no wonder that he is liked by all. C^O o^^ Page Thirty-one 9hz- WILDCAT 1930 (T^O OO HOWARD JAMES Howard entered iiere in 1928, probably because of the fact that in matriculating in so many schools, he could not have possibly excepted B.-C. But it is not surprising that he has remained with us as long as he has, for Bethune-Cookman has a way of holding her students. Since coming here he has fallen right in line with the spirit of the class and of the college. The school will lose him with regret, for he is very good on both the gridiron and the diamond. MARJORIE THOMPSON "Marj" is a very good girl. She has been with us fi\e years. During tliat time iicr quiet disposition has not hidden her excellent characteristics. As a result she has stamiietl herself indelibly upon the memory of those who have known her. "Marj's" smile reminds us of the pensive sweetness of a rose. It is the kind of smile that men desire to protect, but at times she seems a little suspicious of their ni()ti\es. Miss Thompson has made many worthwhile contributions to our family here. The sjiirit of devotion and service shown in her Y. W. C. A. work will be long remembereil. For her life's work she has chosen the \ery good field of Social Service. HERBERT JAMES GREEN Just "Jimmie". Came here in '28 from Stanton High School, Jacksonville, where he had made an excellent record as a student; this he continued while here. Jimmie is easy to approach but always ready for an argument. He was "Sal" of his high school class and also captain of the debating team. He can be remembered for his phrase, "Think with me". C^<3 O^t) Page Thirty-tvoo 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (T-O C^^ JOSEPH MORRISON "Joe" became a part of our campus two years ago, when he came to us from Stanton High, Jacksonville. His record in athletics has been very good. In everything he has undertaken, he has so acquitted himself as to make all members of his class proud to call iiini one of them. In addition to laurels won in athletic activities, Joe has done well in his academic work. He will always be remembered for the enlightened thoughts expressed in history. Joe performed nuisterfuUv in Bandanna O' Yore. He is also Vice-President of his class. EDDIE MAE WALKER "Eddie" has participated loyally in all class activities, and because of this and her splendid record as a girl of cultural dignity about the campus, the entire class feels greatly honored in having her as a part of us. We know the girls and boys who will remain and the faculty that will send them up the path that we have climbed, are hoping that she obtains the best that life offers. Those of us who have known her as a classmate know that if she carries into life the same spirit of cooperation that marked her here, tiiere will be nothing but success in her undertakings. JULIAN HOUSTON "Bee Bops" is the kind of fellow tiiat e\erybody likes. He is just comical and serious enough to form an ideal character. Houston came to us two years ago from Stanton High, Jacksonville. He has taken an active part in all campus doings. The record he has made in athletics honors him. In addition to this he is a Saxaphone player of great ability. c>^:) Page Thirty-three 9he. WILDCAT 1930 (T-O MmO--^'^ (T^O c>^ Page Thirty-six ^^^ WILDCAT 1930 c^o CVO r FesiiimaiFesl i CoUete CL ©^^ OFFICERS President LAURA REBECCA BAKER Vice-President BERTHA ADAMS SLACK Secretary LULA MAE WALKER Assistant Secretary . . . WILHELMI.NA THELMA WHITE Treasurer ELLEN MERCEDES NELSON Laura Rebecca Baker Emma Lois Bethel Norwaird Biggins Herman Broxton Julia Rae Bryant Frederick Douglass Burney George Washington Charles Mildred Inez Fernandez Robert Goalwire Daisy Lee Godboldt Janie Belle Hayes Leroy C. Hacker Oscar C. Hacker Oscar DeCosta Howard Leroy George Hooks Da\id A. Ivey John Forrest Kelley Irene Moses Geneva Mitchell Kirby Lewis Minott Ellen Mercedes Nelson Nancy Lee Perry Mabel Purcell Lucile Purcell Herman Clarence Rice ^•:^ Bertha Adams Slack James Sedser Simpson Arthur Smith Neville Robert Strachan • George Noble Thompson Thelma Turner Eugene Vance, Jr. Wilhelmina Thelma White SPONSORS Miss William Bryan Geter Mrs. Winona Mason Brown Mr. Aurelius Southall Scott ,, iJ C^O[ o-^ Page Thirty-seven \ ' DEPARTMEMT 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 c^o OO JeiaaoF Hifili Sckool Clas s Lottie Mae Bivins Annie Louise Hannans Elliott Robbins Elvester Broxton Dorothy Lottie Hill Bernice Barbara Robinson Cora Cornelia Burke Walter Luther Hilliard Dourest James Robinson Harry Lawrence Burney Freeman Warren Hinson Harry Edward Robinson William Roderick Cameron Rosa Lee Hudson Louise Elizabeth Rogers Elizabeth Addie Chaplin Bernard Milton Jones Williard Lucile Spivey Idella Evelyn Crawford Elliott Eugene Kemp William Thonias Smith _,. Air 1 /^ r 1 r- • T?I T 1 • Mary Elizabeth Singleton Olive Alfreda Crawford Georgia Eleanor Lampkins T-I- i \ r^ i- T- . ,/f 1- Elizabeth Cecelia I urner Nathalie Richardson Grooms Annie Vannette Mathis Clarice Lee Walla-^ Samuel Johnson Fred Ivory Mizell Gladys Louise Walstine Lemuel Alexander Gilmore Thelma Marjorie Murphy Walter Clarence Wynn Irma Louise Gardner Maude Ella Purcell Oliver Cromwell Wilson Duncan Cromwell Greene, Jr. Pensola Roberts U. Luther Walden, Jr. OFFICERS President BERNARD MILTON JONES Vice-President MAUDE ELLA PURCELL Secretary LOUISE ELIZABETH ROGERS Assistant Secretary ELLIOTT EUGENE KEMP Treasurer DOUREST JAMES ROBINSON Business Manager DOROTHY LOTTIE HILL SPONSORS Miss Margaret Marie Jolinson Mr. Wilhelm A. Sykes C^-O O^^ Page Forty 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 c^o C^^ JuaniOF OigJk ocliool Ol ass Olaf Alexander Leroy Henderson Carl Robert Prince, Ji Johnnie Mae Babb Oliver Holbert Bertha Rice Bernita Borders James Hall Pensola Roberts Leroy Brown Godfrey Hopkins Clarence Robinson „ , Tl Ml ' T^ Constance Robinson Stanley Broxton Alberta Kemp _,, , , _. i, ,, All 1 T • Cleveland Simmons John Collette Albertha Jennings . Dorothy Scott Jeanette Cherry Zedikiali Lundy Millie Sanchious Frank Coleman Margaret Miller Willie Ruth Sweetwine Ronald Clark Leroy Mizell Helen Tanner Willie Gaddy Osie Moore Rosa Lee Toney Mae Elizabeth Gramling Ella Mungen Virgil Walden Henry Grillo Emmett Perry Jerona Lee Wilson OFFICERS • President OLIVER HOLBERT Vice-President JEANETTE CHERRY Secretary . . . •' BERNETA BORDERS Treasurer ROSA LEE TONEY Business Manager HENRY GRILLO SPONSORS Mrs. Bertha Loving Mitchell Mrs. Harriet L. Harden Mr. Richard Frazier cr-O O-^ Page Forty-one C^ WILDCAT 1930 D<::^^T) tmwn I l!3 tSSH M If; y M ^,\'¥ 1 entJk IjFaJe OL Gladys Adams Ralph Grillo Clifford Robinson Robert Belle Ruby Harris Irma Rodriguez Merlyn Butler Wilbur L. Herring Inez Smith Willie Daisy Boyd Althea Kemp Harry Stamper John Bracy Helen L. Kemp Anthony Stephens Harry Cloud Christine Mickens Grace Stevenson Evelyn Coppock \^Taylor Miller Benjamin Straughter Bernice DeBar Eveland Moss Nellie Twine Samuel Douglass Isadore McCloud William Twine Leslie Franklin Reginald McDaniels Elizabeth Williams Janie Frazier Julius Neal Naomi Williams Jolin L. Frazier Walter Peterson Theon Freeman Hattie Lee Rioland OFFICERS President BENJAMIN STRAUGHTER Vice-President ROBERT BELLE Secretary BERNICE DEBAR Treasurer REGIN.A.LD MCDANIELS Business Manager RALPH GRILLO SPONSORS Miss H. Rebecca Reid Mr. William A. Busch Miss Sadye E. Pryor C^O o-^ Page Forty-tivo 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (^O C^D Eiglkf Jk amd Ninili GFade Cl..asse s Jefferson Anderson Naomi Gaulden Harry Osgood Savannah Allen . Josephine Hadley Beulah Overstreet Mildred Board Carlinon Hamilton Willie Pickens Orlinger Briggs Thomas Hamilton Fred Reed Edith Brown T. n TJ • i?ii r> i • ,. Buell Harris Ella Kobinson Alice Broxton r> i_r D i c- i • •n • T> ^ Rene Herrera , Kuby Simpkins Bernice Broxton . • ' Vanchester Broxtcm ^^'^ Knowles Mabel Strong Louise Mildred Clark Myna Martin Edith Strong Dorothy Foster Edward Maxey Goldlee Wong Dorothy Foster Isaac Miller Ida Mae Welch OFFICERS President BUELL R. HARRIS Vice-President RUBY SIMPKINS Secretary ELLA MAE ROBINSON Treasurer MYNA MARTIN SPONSORS Miss Laetitia Williams Mr. Odell K. Mickens Mr. Harold V. Lucas Mrs. Julia A.. Davis Mrs. Fannie E. Rooks C^O c^^ Page Forty-three {^^ WILDCAT 1930 (T^O C^^^ A JTew JVleiinoeFs of OUIF Alnm m Association TOP: Miss Thelma M. Sheehy, Junior College Class of '29, now teaching in the Catholic school system, Tampa, Florida. Thelma will always be remembered for her scholastic attain ments and her ability to do, while in Bethune-Cookman. Miss x'Vlthea Beatrice Cato, member of the High School Class of '28, Salutatorian, ranking with the first three of her class for eight consecutive years, assisted in the Business Department doing significant work in Stenography; winner of Pitman Medal for speed in Shorthand at 120 words per minute; she is now employed in the Seneca Junior College, Seneca, South Carolina, as instructor in commercial subjects. Miss Edna E. Jones, who now resides in Chester, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of Cookman Institute, Jacksonville, in 1918; Edna will be remembered by tiie old Cookmanite schoolmates for her beautiful soprano voice and her scholastic attainments. CENTER: The Rev. H. W. Bartley, D. D., President of the Bethune-Cookman Alumni Association, District Superintendent of tiie Jackson\ille District of tiie Metliodist Episcopal Church; Cookman Institute Class of '11. BOTTOM: Mrs. Pearl Mills Bass, who now resides in New Smyrna, Florida, will always be remembereil on Betiume-Cookman's campus for her scolastic attainments and wonderful per- (Continued on Page Forty-five) c^<:> oo Page Forty-four 9h£^ WILDCAT 1930 c^o C-^^ BetlliuLo.e = 'V^oOik man s Al uimni The indelible love of Bethune-Cookman lies within the hearts of her Alumni. We love B.-C. C. best of all. Our devotion is permanent. We feel that it is our duty, above all others, to defend, protect and promote its interest as long as we live. We owe it to o,ur Alma Mater to live serviceable and productive lives in our several communities. We shall ever remember the loyalty and big hearted spirit of President Bethune, whose spirit shall be perpetuated through the ages by the Alumni. Perhaps one will never realize how much good the Alumni Association might do for dear old B.-C. C, through its constant influence, faithfulness and personal contacts with the young, turning them to Bethune-Cookman for a fuller training for service, and helping the Institution to strengthen its several departments so that those who follow us may have even greater opportunities for development. Beth.une-Cookman's Alumni Association is doing all it can to strengthen and support its Alma Mater. The organization is growing year by year, as a yoving oak grows, spreading its branches, giving shade and signifying strength; so shall B.-C. C. Alumni Association grow and strengthen the Institution. —A. D. Maxey. A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (Continued from Page Forty-four) sonality; the memory of these will linger in the hearts of her many friends. Mr, Admiral D. Maxey, member of the Junior College Class of '27, is making marked success as teacher in Manual Arts in the public high school of Daytona Beach. Mr. Maxey was a varsity debator and assistant in the Manual Training Department while at Bethune-Cookman. Mr. John H. Smith, member of the Junior College Class of '28, was very active while at Bethune-Cookman— first as President of the General Organization, member of the Choral Group, Debating team, assisted in the Department of Business, doing significant work in Multigraphing, Valedictorian of his class. At present he is secretary to the Investment Secretary of the National Benefit Life Insurance Company, the largest Negro enterprise in the world, and is stationed at their sub-head office in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. John A. Jackson, member of the High School Class of '28, who judging from his record here, is destined to be one of the greatest sons of Bethune-Cookman College. He is now attending Clark University in Atlanta, and resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. C^O cv^ Page Forty-five AltcFta Eo Met oJACiss "^ethune-Qookman Page Forty-eight .lio-^waFO. ibvo IbvotlFigiULez ^J^ost Popular Page Forty-nine "^%^W?F^^ ^*v 0 Jrlossi Page Fifty Eugene Lo Vance, JF. ^a?idsomest Page Fifty-one STUDEMT ABMIMISTRATIOM AMD OHeAMIZATIOMcT Ohe- WILDCAT 1930 (T-O O^O Jinclent v^ omncil In order that the student body may have a conscious voice in those phases of administrative policy that affect their campus activities most directly, and in order to create greater enthusiasm, interest and cooperation in working for the highest morale and general welfare of the Institution, the Student Council has been estab lished. This body is made up of representatives of the various academic groups, elected by their classmates and approved by the Discipline Committee. Guided by faculty sponsors the Council serves as a mouthpiece of the student body at large to present grievances, propose legislation and cooperate generally with the faculty in promoting the best interests of the Institution. The members of the 1929-30 terms are as follows: President BOOKER T. SIMPKINS Vice-President MARJORIE J. THOMPSON Secretary .LOUISE E. ROGERS Assistant Secretary DOUREST ROBINSON' Treasurer OLIVER HOLBERT Ralph E. Butler Irene Moses Wilhelmina White George W. Charles Edward V. Poole W. Ruth Sweetwine Benjamin Straughter Edward Maxey (T^O O^) Page Fifty-four 9h& WILDCAT 1930 (T-O O^^ y. M, C, A, and F. W, C, A, Cabinets SEATED from left to right) : Louise Rogers, State Secretary of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.; Bernard M. Jones, State President of Y. M. C. A.; Marjorie Thompson, State Chairman of Y. W. C. A. C^^O O^:) Page Fifty-five 9h^. WILDCAT 1930 C-O C^ JoeFnaFcl iViilion Jones General Manager of the Wildcat In the year of grace one tho,usand nine hundred and- (for I don't remember the precise date), there was born in a southern city, Tampa, Florida, a baby boy—Bernard Milton Jones—who was brought up with great care. While he was yet very young he learned to play a violin. When Bernard was old enough he was sent to the public school of the city. Here he acquired the responsibility of leadership, and made many friends with his violin. He became president of many an organization in Tampa. In 1927 Bernard came to Beth.une-Cookman. His knowledge of music and the mastery of the violin won for him a position as student director in the music depart- department, which position he continues to hold. He is prominently identified with many activities in other fields, as follows: President of Senior High School Class, Manager of Football team in 1929, General Manager of the "Wildcat", Concert Master of the College Symphony Orchestra, President of a High School Literary Society, and President of the State Y. M. C. A. The harmonious working out of these positions indicate success in his future ambition—a Bishopric in the Methodist Episcopal Church. (^<3 Page Fifty-six 1^ WILDCAT 1930 C^O OO William 1 aft Jones Eiditor-in-Cbief of the IVildcat Men live, they struggle and they die, but books are eternal; they march triumphant through the years. After we and our thoughts, our hopes and our fears are lost in the roar of the winds, and have gone to dust in long-forgotten graves, we hope those who guard the van of our mighty army will find this, the first edition of the "Wildcat", serving the very good purposes imbued in this poem: An old man traveling a lone highway Came at evening, cold and gray To a chasm deep and vast and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim; The sullen stream held no fears for him. But he turned as he reached the other side. And builded a bridge to span the tide. "Old man," said a fellow-pilgrim near, "You are wasting your strength with building here; You never again will pass this way; Your journey will end with the ending day; You've crossed the chasm deep and wide; Why build this bridge at even-tide?" The builder lifted his old gray head, "Good friends in the path I have come," he said, "There followeth after me today A youth whose feet must pass this way. This chasm that has meant naught to me To that fair-haired boy may a pitfall be; He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; Good friend, I am building this bridge for him." —Author Vnknovjn. C^O C>^ Page Fifty-seven 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (^O C^^ Page Fifty-eight Ohe. WILDCAT 1930 (T'^^^^jrimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiif-^^^^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^^ WiUcaf Staff WiiLiAM TAFT JONES Editor-in-Chief BERNARD MILTON JONES Grnrral Matiagrr WILLIAM T. SMITH Publicity Manager BENJAMIN S'ERAUGHTER Assistatit Puhlicity Manager DOROTHY VERA S'EEPHENS Circulation Manager THOMAS C. HAMILTON .... Assistant Circulation Manager JAMES H. GREEN Advertising Manager OSCAR HOWARD First Assistant Advertising Manager JOHN FRAZIER .... Second Assistant Advertising Manager MILDRED FERNANDEZ Secretary to General Manager OLIVER HOLBERT . Sfcjrt Editor WAL'EER HILLIARD Joke Editor CARL PRINCE ' Art Editor LEMUEL GILMORE Assistant Art Editor HARRY L. STAMPER Office Stenographer T. G. MILLER Secretary to Editor-in-Chief EUGENE KEMP Staff Stenographer LEROY HENDERSON Snaf Shot Editor GOLDLEA WONG Snaf Shot Editor HENRY GRILLO Music Editor r ^ Omniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini(" ')IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIII[WIO ^^^ Page Fifty-nine \ 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 C^-:) H. JAMES GREENE O. DECOSTA HOWARD The ^Advertising Much of the success of the Wildcat is due to the support secured from our friends through our advertising manager, James Greene, and his assistant, O. DeCosta Howard, who toured the state and were graciously received by friends and supporters of the college. Had it not been for the interested friends our represejitatives contacted on their tour over the state, the publication of the Wildcat would have been impossible. Hats off to Mr. Greene and Mr. Howard! C^-O Oo Page Sixty ^^e WILDCAT 1930 (T-O OO nne='V>ookman JJaxo. n Cluulj In the Fall of 1928 the students and teachers of Bethune-Cookman who claimed Jacksonville as their home perfected an organization known as the "Bethune-Cook man Jaxon Club" which has for its main purposes the following: 1. To foster the interests of the school in the promotion of scholarship, athletics and character development. 2. To give favorable publicity to'the worthwliile features and interesting incidents in the campus life of the college. 3. To induce prospective students of Jacksonville to consider fa\orably matriculation at Bethune-Cookman. 4. To invite student groups of other centers of the state to form similar organizations for like purposes. The following are the officers, members and sponsors: President JAMES HERBERT GREENE Secretary BERNICE BARBARA ROBINSON Treasurer TAYLOR GEORGE MILLER Constance Robinson Fred Reed George Thompson Irene Moses Joseph Morrison Eugene Vance, Jr. George Charles Dorothy Hill Julian Houston Arthur Smith Rebecca Baker Matthew Lewey Virgil Walden Frank Coleman Orlinger Briggs Walter Hilliard, Jr SPONSORS Miss Margaret M. Johnson Mrs. Fannie E. Rooks Miss H. Rebecca Reid Miss Billie B. Geter Mrs. Mazie T. Scott c-<:> c^^ Page Sixty-one 9hjz- WILDCAT 1930 (T-O T ampa GUI The Tampa Club, composed of students from Tampa, was organized in 1928. Miss Thelma Sheehy was elected its first president. The organization was formed with five members. It now boasts of sixteen members registered from Tampa, and six honorary members registered from nearby cities. The purpose of the cl.ub is to influence students to come from Tampa to Bethune-Cookman College. Their slogan is "50 Students in Bethune-Cookman from Tampa". ROBERT ( IOALWIRK Vice-President MILDRED F ••.RNANDEZ Secretary BERNITA BORDERS Treasui"er . THELMA MURPHY GILMORE MEMBERS Bernita Borders Buell Harris Pensola Roberts Mildred Fernandez Lemuel Gilmore Hattie Rioland Robert Goalwire Vernese Hadley Rulph Butler Henry Grillo Godfrey Hopkins Dorothy Scott Ralpli Grillo Bernartl Jones Irma Gardner Thelma Murphy HONORARY MEMBERS Louise Rogers Carl Prince Georgia Lampkins Duncan Green Fred Burney Leroy Hooks SPONSOR Mrs. H. L. Harden C^O C^ Page Sixty-two C%e WILDCAT 1930 (^O Oo OUR MUSIC It is particularly significant to note that music has exerted itself most efirectively here at Bethune-Cookman College. The chorus, orchestra, band, special publicity group, special class in public school music and appreciation, male and female quar tettes, as well as the glee clubs, studio activities in voice, piano, violin, make up the entire department. It has, by virtue of its steady growth through the years, and because of the splendid talent it possesses, made for itself a definite place in the life of this institution. The Sunday afternoon musicales, infused with the charm of our president, offering ample opportunity for individual expressions, are encouraged, and the young mind, through delightful melodies sung by the college chorus, is awakened to the importance of giving prominence and permanence to the folk songs of our own people. We venture to say that this institution is doing for its race "under its own vine and fig tree" more than any other institution through our entire country; that is, selling itself in a most unique way to the finest minds of America. They pack the College auditorium, Sunday after Sunday, to hear President Bethune speak in her magnetic yet ever convincing manner, and to enjoy a "feast of good music" including Negro spirituals as they sympathetically come from the hearts of our young singers. The renditions of these melodies under such surroundings have automatically created a most wholesome atmosphere and have without a doubt given a new com plexion to the problem of black and white. It is the .ultimate hope and desire that as the years come and go the minds of this group of ours may be more fully awakened, some hidden talent discovered, so that we may find a fuller and greater interpretation to give our own American folk songs. We must produce a mind prepared to do for Negro music what Brahms has done for the Hungarian folk song, Dvorak for Bohemian, Grieg for the Norwegian, Chopin for the Polish. This is the final objective for this inspirational Art, inately born in the Negro, as presented here at Bethune-Cookman College. —Mrs. W. M. B. (^<3 C^^D Page Sixty-three G^ WILDCAT 1930 (^O OO THE COLLEGE SYMPHONY PROFESSOR WILHELM A. SYKES, Director; M.\JOR T. E. MORRIS, Pianist BERNARD MILTON JONES, Concert Master THE COLLEGE CHOIR PROKESSOR WILHELM A. SYKES, Director; M.AJOR T. E. MORRIS, Pianist (T^O OO Page Sixty-four 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 C^O OO 1 ne V arsiiy (j.iiiaFteite The Varsity Quartette of Beth.une-Cookman College, composed of: Albert Bethune, Lemuel Gilmore, Edward Rodriguez and Frederick Burney, started for a tour of the Eastern States on the morning of October 23, 1929, amidst the cheers of the student body and with the good will of many friends of the Institution. We were accompanied by, and under the personal direction of Mr. Wilhelm A. Sykes, Director of Music, whose musical triumphs, both in composition and performance, are known in many section of the country. Many of the numbers on the repertoire of the quartette were arrangements or compositions of the director. The four of us left the campus with a slight feeling of diffidence, for we realized that a great responsibility lay upon us. We were to represent Bethune-Cookman College, to make new friends and to secure financial aid for her. During the entire trip, which we made in a large comfortable Buick, we were in a continual state of suspense. But when we reached New York, Mrs. Bethune, our dear president, graciously greeted us with her ever-welcoming smile and an expression that gave us the confidence in ourselves so necessary for o,ur success. She had preceded us by two weeks and had made engagements enough to keep us busy for a month in the City of New York. It was indeed thrilling to be in the Great Metropolis and to feel ourselves a part of its intense activity; and greatest of all, to appear before such audiences as the Federation of Churches, the Broadway Tabernacle, the Cosmopolitan Club, the Methodist Ministers' Board, the Abyssinian Baptist Church, and the Sarah Lawrence College at Bronxville, where friends were made for Bethune-Cookman among the daughters of the best families of America. To stand on the platform of Carnegie Hall, where the greatest artists of all nations have made their first appearance before American audiences, filled us with awe. From this platform our president, a Negro woman, together with representatives Of other racial groups, addressed a great audience with her unfailing dynamic power. We were received with an unpreju diced enthusiasm. We also sang at the great Saint Thomas' Church at a memorial service for the late Harrison Rhodes, who was a loyal friend of Bethune-Cookman and a firm believer in the potential ability of the Negro. From New York City we went to historic Boston, the center of American culture and refinement. We took the opportunity to visit Boston's unusual places of interest. We filled several outstanding engagements including appearances before the exclusive Twentieth Century Club, the Church of All Nations, and the Community Ch,urch in Symphony Hall. Upon our return to New York, because our friends among the Winter residents at Daytona Beach were waiting for us, with mingled pleas,ure and regret and delight at our success, we started home. Within a week we heard the welcoming cheers of the students and faculty of Bethune-Cookman. We felt that our trip had been a success. We had made many new contacts for the College, and the fifteen thousand dollars we had earned for her was not the least cause for gratification. Each member of the quartette is convinced that he is more than repaid for any sacrifice he may have made. The trip was a great inspiration to us and we feel that it has been a great privilege to represent Bethune-Cookman College. CT-O o^:) Page Sixty-five {^WILDCAT 1930 (T-O OO COLLEGE BAND—Proftssor Wilhelm A. Sykes, Director; Emmett Perry, Student Assistant to the Director \'ARS1TV QUARTETTE—Albert M. liethuiie, Lemuel A. Gilmore, Edward Rodriguez, Frederick D. Burney C^O O^^ Page Sixty-six 9he- WILDCAT 1930 (^-o C^^ 1 ne Vvampns Stately oaks, standing like gigantic sentinels; beneath them, beautiful buildings —this is the first impression one receives on approaching the campus of Bethune- Cookman College. Here "Sunny Florida" is at its best. Second Avenue, arched by oak boughs, heavy with moss, passes through the heart of the campus. The majority of the college buildings are on the right. Faith Hall, the mother of them all, a white frame building, forms a noticeable contrast to the modern Southern colonial buildings. From its mature and dignified lines there seems to unfold a remarkable story of progress in the past quarter of a century, and knowledge of victory. Just bc)'ond, and farther from the street, in the deeper shade of the trees, is White Hall, the administration building. P'rom its entrance one can obtain a good view of the major buildings of the campus. The architectural beauty of White Hall is enhanced by the beauty of the grounds that surr;;und it. Along its front are beds of poinsettias, which from November to March form a wall of flame. A semi-circular driveway leads from the street near Faith Hall to the front of White Hall and across the pedestrians' walk. A lawn on which there are iniviting benches, stretches in the opening between the buildings. Curtis Hall, the girls' dormitory, is on the left of the driveway. Cookman Hall, home of the men, is located on the south side of Second Avenue. It is the latest addition to the buildings of the campus. The Library is at the left of the boys' dormitory, across a driveway that leads to the athletic field. The School of Music, and Teachers' Cottage, appro priately named "Trail's End", are at the extreme opposite ends of the grounds. Crossing Second Avenue again, we see McLeod Hospital, standing white and silent back of White Hall. A gravel driveway ineanders from the front of the campus to the Hospital and to the home of the, president. "The Retreat", as the latter is oflficially called, is beautiful in its simplicity. It will not be remembered for any ostentation, but rather f;;r something intangible, something difficult to express in w;)rds; a spirit from the soul of its mistress seems to hover about it—a spirit which radiates a ]i CT^-O O^) Page Sixty-seven 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 (^O OO WW B-C. C. M eans fo M^ B is for the Benefits that come along life's way; E is for the Earnestness of prayers from day to day; T is for the Trust in God with wish to impart knowledge; H is for the little Hut transformed into a college; U is for the Unity that lies within her brain; N is for the Nights of toil, anxiety and pain; E is for the Energy in all she tries to do. C is for the Children who have stood by her so true. O for Opportunity to help a needy race; O again for Optimism, Faith's redeeming grace. K is for her Kindness in a work that ne'er will die; M for Messages of love, to all mankind they fly. A for Altruism that our school strives to impart; N is for Nobility she plants in every heart. B-E-T-H-U-N-E spells a name that we all love; And COOKMAN names a noble soul gone to rewards above. Bethune-Cookman, mother dear, thy spirit we adore. And in thy name we'll serve and love till time shall be no more. —Gladys Clarice Adauis^ High School, '32. C^-O o^^ Pai^e Sixty eight t-'"/^'* "WILDCATS " £7fTH]L]E>TieGr 9he. WILDCAT 1930 (T-O SI C^ J *''-' ^^i- i*r4< s^t'~ ^^^•^•' • '~ ^^"^ ^fs/^^ Tlie WiMcatEs in Foottall By CAPTAIN OLIVER HOLBERT On September 9 the call was issued for preliminary training with Coach T. E. Morris, athletic director, and Coach W. A. Busch, assistant. Fifteen men responded and by the 16th the entire squad was on hand to get the finer points of the game. During the early period of training the outlook was gloomy, but Coaches Morris and Busch went into the huddle to fill in the gaps left by graduation. The first problem was to replace "Tiny" Alexander, veteran center; next, to develop a tackle to replace Eddy Rodriguez, who had held down right tackle through many stormy campaigns; then to supply an end to take hold where "Breeze" Brown, another vet, left off. With hard training by eager rookies, the team took the field on October 8 and surprised its supporters by taking Tampa for a dizzy ride that ended Bethune- Cookman 58, Tampa 0. The following week the Wildcats met Howard Academy at Daytona Beach. Suffering with too much over-confidence, the outcome was Wildcats 0, Howard 0. On November 1 the Wildcats journeyed to the capitol to open the conference season with Florida A. and M. College. The game was played under the hottest skies of the season but the contest was hotter than the weather. F. A. & M. worked unmercifully at the Wildcat line which labored under a ten po.und per man handicap and early in the second quarter shoved over their first and only marker, the try for the extra point being wild. Both teams worked hard the remainder of the half b,ut to no avail. During the intermission Coach Morris spoke encouragingly to the fellows, saying he still believed in them. The Wildcats went c^<:> C^^D Page Seventy 9he. WILDCAT 1930 on the field with new life and fight. In five plays from the kick-off, Wynn, Wildcat fullback, bucked the line through guard and stepped over the line to tie the score, 6-6. The try for extra point was forfeited when the Wildcat was declared offside. Both teams opened their bag of tricks and sub after sub went in but the game ended 6-6. The features of this game were the line smashing of Wynn, the punting and passing of Kelly, and the all-round line play of Simpkins, Clark and Hinson. On November 14 the Simpson All-Stars visited Daytona Beach and the Wildcats sent them back to Jacksonville defeated by the score of 48-0. The next week in Tampa, on neutral territory, the Wildcats met Florida Normal in the second con ference game. It was a heartbreaker. Florida Normal scored first early in the game and missed the try for the extra point. The Wildcats came back strong in the third quarter to score a touchdown and on a fake kick inade the extra point to forge ahead, 7-6. All seemed well until late in the fo,urth quarter a Florida Normal end came in on the 20-yard line to take a Bethune-Cookman lateral pass and race 80 yards for a touchdown, and the game ended 12-7. The last and best game of the season was played Turkey Day at Daytona Beach, between Edward Waters and the Wildcats. This game was a hair-raiser from the first whistle to the last. The entire half was played on even terms until one minute before the end of the first half. Kelly tried a pass from kick formation which was incomplete near the goal line, but came back with the same play to kick the ball through the uprights for 3 points as the whistle blew for the half. Edward Waters rallied strong in the last half but the Wildcats were stronger. The game ended 3-0. For the second year in succession the teams of the conference were so evenly matched that a champion could not be declared. Except Edward Waters, which did not win a game, the percentage of the other teams was the same. The following men received the Varsity monogram, the highest athletic award, as the gift of the Institution: Julian Houston, Howard James, Samuel Johnson John Kelly, Joseph Morrison, Booker Simpkins, Oliver Holbert (captain), Leroy Hooks, Curby Minott, Lambert Sands, Freeman Hinson, Walter Wynn, Olaf Alexander, Ronald Clarke, William Miles, and Bernard Jones (manager). The following players received honorable mention: Ralph Butler, William Sanchi(jus, Neville Strachan, and George Thompson. Various sport writers have placed on All-State teams one or more times the fol lowing men: Simpkins, end; Clark, guard; Wynn, fullback; Hinson, tackle; Holbert, center; Kelly and Morrison, halfbacks. Having downed our ancient rival, Edward Waters College, the season can be considered a successful one. The only game lost was to the St. Augustin e"Lions" who for three years previous had been tutored by our own coach. Although six men will be lost to the team next year by graduation, promising material is being • developed. The schedule will be an interesting one. Besides the conference games Claflin University and one or two George colleges will be included. (7^^ 3™""'""""""""""""""""'^" ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimQ ^^ Page Seventy-one Ohe- WILDCAT 1930 (T-O OO ^ 11 \j* f i ll\ f t'^'jl* #*^ VVMclcats m iDaseseoao i Baseball lias always been an important factor on Betluine-Cooknian's atiiletic jirog'rain. Here the climate is ideal for the early start that is necessary for a successful season in this sport. Tile team's showing thus far this season, when its many handicaps are considered, is commenchible. To beg-in with, two of the best players of the Florida Conference were lost to the team—Shad Robinson, varsity third baseman, and John Henry Williams ("Joe Dugan"), veteran pitcher and last year's captain. In addition to the loss of these strong men the very crowded calendar of the school has also been a setback. The Annual Bazaar, Bandanna O' Yore (a musical pageant prejented by tlie Scliool of Music) and an unusually wet Spring, all have been severe handicaps, ^'et, witli all of these conditions, tlie record for tiie season thus far is fair. The following are those who ha\'e made tliis record possible: Pitchers-:—Burney, Prince, Charles, Mizelle, and Douglass; Catchers—Simpkins, Kelley, Hooks and Bracey; Infielders— James, Houston, Minot, Brown, Robinson, Baker, Johnson; Outfielders—Hooks, Greene and Wallace. The last nametl in earii group are youngsters who give promise of sterling players in the future. (T^O O^D Page Seventy-two 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 c^-o C^^ Jooys Basket ball For tlie first time in the history of Bethune-Cookman College a Boys' Basketball team was organized. In former years this sport was left for the young ladies and the interests of the men were centered on Football and Baseball. With the growing interest in this sport in this section of the country the need for a representative team is obvious. The difficult task of introducing this game among the young men of tlie campus was given to Coach Busch, and his good record made for the first year is commendable. To some the game was entirely new, to others it was more or less familiar. The growing knowledge of the game, the enthusiasm manifested promises that in seasons to come Bethune-Cookman will have tile best Basketball squad in the State. Ten i;ien compose the squad. They are as follows: Julian T. Houston Samuel Johnson John F. Kelley Freeman Hinson Leroy Brown Eugene Vance William Wilson George Thompson Clarence Wallace Samuel Douglas SCORES Daytona High .... At Daytona Beach .... 11 - 24 Hornets At Daytona Beach .... 24 - 25 Hastings In Hastings 18 - 25 Daytona High .... At Daytona Beach .... 20 - 18 At Daytona Beach .... 23 - 12 Vmrnnnnm nn'm u 111II11 irrrriTTmnfc HiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriinT iiniMii cr-^/llilllnllllll l lllllllllllllllllllllllllM^ Jlllillllllillillllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllli^^^^^^ O Page Seventy-three 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 _ ALBERT McLEOD BETHUNE, JR. WILDCAT MASCOT Happy and rollicking, intensely interested in all activities (especially athletics), "bucldying" with the boys, blushing at the girls—lo\ed by all—we introduce the Wildcat Mascot, MASTER ALBKRT BKTHUNK, JR. The campus has watclied this charming child grow from babyhood and wax more and more mischievous and lo\able. He occupies a place in the heart of each student and teacher. His many journeys and explorations of the campus have familiarized him with the entire institution; and the result of the innumerable questions with wiiicli he besieges the entire B.-C. C. family, is that he knows "what it's all about". Albert's two claims to fame lie in his being the only grandson of our President, and in being the Wildcat Mascot. C^^^ OO Page Seventy-four 9he WILDCAT 1930 C^Oo nmC^O c^<:> c^:) Page Seventy-five 9he- WILDCAT 1930 (T^O OO QirW basketball Team c^-O •C^^^ Page Seventy-six 9hJ^- WILDCAT 1930 (^^"-v.^^llllllllllllllllllllllllllM^^ Xlie YY iMcais in. Baslkei Ball By FLOSSIE ELIZABEIH BROWNING The 1929-30 Basketball season was one of the most interesting and successful in the history of the school. After the football season Major Morris devoted his time and attention to giving the girls an equal break in athletics. As a result, the girls' team excelled the record of the boys' team for the first time in the school's history. With less than a week's practice the baby "Wildcats" tackled the strong Fessenden Academy team and were defeated, outplaying their opponents, however, in the second half. The next two games were won from Jones High School of Orlando and the Industrial High School of West Palm Beach. On their first trip away from home, came the stern lesson and discipline of defeat. Our girls, however, showed such a fine spirit of sportsmanship by their playing and conduct that they won for themselves and Beth,une-Cookman many admirers in Fort Pierce and West Palm Beach. The same was true of the trip to Miami, except that the game resulted in victory for Bethune-Cookman. Home again, our girls met Lincoln Academy from Fort Pierce a second time. In one of the most thrilling and exciting games the baby "Wildcats" defeated their former conqueror. That night the names Babb, DeBar, Robinson, Walker and Welch were written in the Athletic Hall of Fame. The Fessenden Academy team proved to be the only nut our girls could not crack during the season. In the two remaining games of the season, the team rose to great heights. They had few opportunities for reg,ular practice on account of their heavy program, the annual bazaar and tours for the musical organizations. In spite of all this the girls exhibited superior skill and reserve by again defeating their opponents from Miami and Orlando. Under the patient, watchful eye of Major Morris, the team improved in each game. We owe to him and to o,ur chaperones, Miss Johnson and Mrs. Harden, our appreciation for our delightful trips. The varsity monograms, "B-C", were awarded to the following players: Misses Lula Mae Walker (captain). Alberta Mebane, Johnnie Mae Babb, Constance Robinson, Bernice DeBar, Ida Mae Welch and Flossie Browning (manager). Those receiving honorable mention were: Misses Bertha Rice and Gladys Adams. r-^, OimnmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiif" ')iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiQ ^^ Page Seventy-seven ^^ WILDCAT 1930 (^^3 C^D (^-O C^O Page Seventy-eight Ohe- WILDCAT 1930 c^o C^^ c^Ot C^ Page Seventy-nine {^WILDCAT 1930 (T-O nnnnO-^'^^T) WU's WUt By W. L. HILLIARD, JR. FLOSSIE BROWNING .... Most Beautiful EUGENE VANCE Most Handsome ALBERTA MEBANE ..... Most Popular EDWARD RODRIGUEZ Most Popular REBECCA BAKER Best Dressed JANIE BELL HAYES Best Soprano ALBERT BE'LHUNE Best Tenor CONSTANCE ROBINSON .... Most Cheerful WILLIAM SMITH "Fimniest" PAUL BURGESS Best Natured BOOKER SIMPKINS Most Serious FOREST KELLY Best Athlete SAMUEL JOHNSON Biggest Flirt WALTER HILLIARD Best Orator JOHN COLLETPE Most Entertaining WILHELMINA WHITE . . . Most Talkative GENEVA MITCHELL Most Friendly OSCAR HOWARD Most Wealthy C^-3 o^:) Page Eighty Qhe. WILDCAT 1930 (T-O C^O Oaii 1 oil I magMie Geneva Mitchell angry.f" Julian Houston as short as Hacker? • Lucile Foster quitting Leroy.f" Paul Burgess in at taps.? . . Jerona Wilson as our President? Sam Johnson crossing home plate? A4arj()rie Thompson reall\' in love? Carl Prince singing a solo in community meeting? Booker Simpkins a peaceful citizen? Emma Bethel flirting? Lawrence Hall resting his mouth? Bernice Robinson without a friend? Edward Rodriguez with a day on the farm? Herman Rice walking to town? James Greene using an)' other pronoun except I? Duncan Greene carrying his instrument under his arm? Janie Belle Hayes feeling blue? Harry Osgood on the honor roll? Connie Robinson without her smile? Joe Morrison talking intelligently? Flossie Browning not looking good? Kirby Minott at Breakfast? Rebecca Baker not angry with Rod? / C^O cv^ Pagt Eighi\-onc 9h^ WILDCAT 1930 ^-o OO K^ampus K^racks By WALTKR "LUCKY" HILLIARD, JR. NOTHING BETTER Teacher (to student): "Alice, why are you so sleepy this morning.^" Alice: "I kept awake last night counting siieep." Teacher: "Then why do you pick my class to sleep inr" Alice: "It's the first class I have." STARTING AGAIN E\elyn: "Clarence, please don't. I toki you to stop kissing me." Clarence: "I did, dear, several times." PRESERVING Doctor (to boy in dentist chair): "Son, where are your teeth.?" Snag: "I though I told you, doc, that they were knocked out on the gridiron." Doctor: "Well, that's no reason why you couldn't bring them along with you." Snag: "I did bring 'em." Doctor: "Then, where are they?" Snag: "I swallowed 'em." EXPECTATION An elderly lady, after getting off of a train, hired a taxi. She noticed the driver continuously holding his hand out of the car window every few minutes. Finally getting disgusted, she said, "Now you attend to the iiri\ing—I'll tell you when it bejrins to rain." IN AN ENGLISH CLASS Girl to teacher: "Mr. X, I luue heard that there are three sides to an argument. Do you know the third side?" Mr. X: "No, I don't, what did you hear?" Girl: "That the third side is the truth." DOUBLE EXTINGUISHER Hicks: "What did Major do when he found that you kept your light burning all night?" Hack: "He put us both out—put the light in darkness and me on the farm." BETTER MAKING Little Burney (to big brother): "And you say God mad.: Grandfather, Fret!?" Fred: "Yes.'" Little Burney: "And iliii lie make Dad?" Fred. "Yes!" Little Burney: ".\nd lie made you and me too?" Fred. "Yes>' Little Burney (looking into mirror): "Well, he seems to be improving lately." Joseph Hooks; "What's the idea of throwing jieelings from your window? We have trash barrels here to hold them." Jeff .Ynderson: "If we didn't throw them out you wouldn't lia\e any job picking them up." N. Strachan: "Do vou know who's the ilumbest man on the campus?" L. Sands: "No. Who is it?" N. Strachan: "Winchester Broxton. He thought the sanitarium was a place where they washed dirtv clothes." L. Hall: "What is your idea of an optimist?" S. Johnson: "A substitute who subs for a sub's sub, yet thinks he will make all of the trips." C^-O OO Page Eighty-two Ho.viK OF NKGRO M.^SONS STATE OK FLORIDA CotCMBD MASO Mie 404-412 Broad Street Jacksonville, Florida Owned by the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida and Jurisdiction, Incorporated ESTABLISHED SIXTY-ONE YEARS AGO The Largest Mid Only Steely Concrete and Marble Fireproof Building Owned by Colored People in the State of Florida PHILIP A. MITCHELL, 33°, Grand Secretary DAVID D. POWELL, 33°, Grand Master Page Eighty-three DR. G. P. NORTON G. S. MIDDLKTON President Secretary Central Industrial Insurance Company Paid Up Capital, ^25,000.00 Pleasing and Profitable Employment Given to Young Men and Women Dependable Protection Against Sickness, Accidents and Death TAMPA, FLORIDA, Home Office: 710 Harrison Street DR. L. A. HOWELL T. W. BRYAN Treasurer General Manager Page Eighty-four DR. W. B. SAWYER DR. F. DOUGLAS MAZON Physician and Surgeon Physician and Surgeon Assistant City Physician 206 N.W. 7TH MIAMI, FLORIDA ART EI^IZAfeBTH HOTEt APARTMENTS ROOM AND BATH HOT AND COLD WATER MRS. W. B. SAWYER, Proprietor 642 N.W. 2nd Avenue MIAMI, FLORIDA Page Eighty-five Complime7tts of w^ B. SOLOMON Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director 315 N.W. 16th Street Phone 3-1440 MIAMI, FLORIDA Compltments of RBLt^S CAFE Excellent Cuisine WILLIE DAVIS, Proprietor 701 N. W. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida Page Eighty-six .^' Pharr Funeral Home You Have Known the Rest for Years An Institution Built Upon Character and Principle 1025 N.W. 2nd Miami, Florida COSY INN DINING ROOM Home of Good Things to Eat HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER IN EACH ROOM 209 N.W. 8th Street MISS SELINA THOMPSON Miami, Florida Proprietor and Manager Page Eighty-seven MICK'S GrROeBRT Groceries and Meats 946 N. W. 2nd Avenue MIAMI, FLORIDA Phone 5-1435 Ambulance Service GrKTER AMD B)AKE)]Ri) Undertakers and Embalmers 767 W. Beaver Street JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA TERMS ARE REASONABLE Page Eighty-eight Blue Chip Hotel and Cafe Finest in the South Chinese and American Food ORCHESTRA — ENTERTAINMENT FOOD DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME JAMES CRADDOCK, Owner MAY S. H. BELL, Manager 502-520 Broad Street Phones 3-9275 and 5-0817 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows of Florida The Oldest Negro Fraternal Order in the State ' I ^HE Colored Odd Fellows of Florida is the quietest and most unassuming fraternal organiza- zation in the State. It is among the oldest fraternal orders in the State. The order has been managed and is being managed, realizing the basic principles underlying friendship and trutli, wliich accounts for the remaricable success of the Order in the State. It is composed of men and women of various walks of life.' The many lodges throughout the State and District Grand Lodge have valuable property. The Grand Lodge through its endowment department has paid more than one million ($1,000,000.00) dollars in death claims, and this in a period of fifteen years; notwithstanding the fact that the endowment department has had its fluctuations, yet its future success is assured by the loyalty of its members. 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A NYAL STORE We Will Appreciate Your Patronage UNITED CIGAR AGENCY Phone 43 1 403 Second Avenue Phone 478-W DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA Corner 5th and Pine Streets Sanford, Fla. Page Ninety-seven Dr. J. Henry Terrell U. A. RIDLEY DENTAL SURGEON Electrical Contractor WEST PALM BEACH West Palm Beach, Florida FLORIDA Compliments of STOP AT ZAGK'S PLAGE ROMONA INN Sundries and Confectionery MRS. GEORGETTE LAWRENCE, Prop. 279 N.W. 8th Street Miami 921 N.W. 2nd Avenue Miami Compliments of The Peoples' Drug Store DR. Z. J. JERRY, Proprietor Dr. John R. Scott, D.D.S. Fresh Drugs at Alt Times Special Attention to Prescriptions MIAMI, FLORIDA SERVICE IS OUR MOTTO 317 Sandford Avenue, Sanford, Fla. "RIPOLIN" Comptitnents of Dry Gleaners G. H. Starke, M. D. Expert Dyeing and Altering Jerry's Arcade—3 19 Sanford Avenue Malachi Bethel, Proprietor MIAMI, FLORIDA SANKORI), FLORIDA '^Success to the Wildcat^' Compliments of Dr. Jas. L. Bass THE MIAMI TIMES DENTIST H. E. S. REEVES, Editor Jerry's Arcade—3 19 Sanford Avenue 834-3 6 N.W. 3rd Avenue Miami Telephone 23 1-J SANKORD, FLORIDA Miami Golored Ghamber Phone 2-3485 of Gommerce PALMS CAFE DR. J. HARVEV SMITH, President H. K. S. REEVKS, Vice-president li. SOI.O.M.AN, Executive ^^Tlie House of Service'''' H. WILLIAMS, Secretary ¥.. C;. GRANDBERRY, Executive Secretary MRS. WILLIE JOHNSON, Prop. C. G. SCAVELLA, Treasurer H. S. BRAGGS, Board of Directors MIAMI, FLORIDA MIAMI, FLORIDA Page Ninety-eight C omplijtients of C ompUments of J. A. White, M. D. R. R. Williams, M. D, 907>4 Scott Street 1003>4 Scott Street TAMPA, FLORIDA TAMPA, FLORIDA "yf w Old Cooknianite^^ Office Phone 2497 Office Phone 3932 Residence Phone Y-3143 Residence Phone M5-6461 THE BOOTERY People's Industrial Insurance Company 1NC0RI'0R.'\TED UNDER THE L'WVS OF THE STATE OF FLORID.A FINE FOOTWEAR PAID-UP CAPITAL STOCK, $75,000.00 Daytona's Leading Shoe Store Sick, Acciilent and Industrial Straight Life HOME OFFICE: DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 417/4 Broad Street Jacksonville, Fla. Avenue Shoe Factory Pullman Barber Shop GiEKiN & McCuRDV, Proprietors Fine Shoes and Rebuilding 625 W. Ashley Street 1345 Florida Avenue Telephone 5-9628 Telephone 5-9692 JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA SANITARY POULTRY People's Industrial Insurance Company and EGG MARKET C. R. WYNN AND SON, Managers 333 Magnolia Street Cocoa, Florida Phone 114-115 Second Avenue If a Girl Loves a Boy, that's Her Business If a Boy Loves a Girl, that's His Business Daytona Beach, Florida If You Want Insurance, that's Our Business Little Daisy Ice Gream PINCKNEY TAILORING GO. Parlor & Gity Drug Store Custom Tailor and Designer Dealers in Drugs, Ice Cream, EUGENE PINCKNEY, Proprietor Tobacco and Confectionery Corner Hughlett Avenue and Magnolia Street 72 1 N. Rosemary Avenue West Palm Beach COCOA, FLORIDA "Visit Our Store and See Our Line" Phones 915 and 9172 A. J. COULTER Gitizens' Prescription Drug Store Practical Watclimaker and ^^ Where Students, Teachers and Jeweler Everybody Meet^' ALL WORK GUx^RANTEED JAS. E. DUNCAN, Chemist, Proprietor Prompt Service 545 Second Avenue 5 14 Sanford iVvenue Sanford, Florida DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA Page Ninety-nine Com^pl'iments of AKRA'S PALACE SHOE SHINE LADIES SHOP PARLOR 114 S. Beach Street JOHN HENRY ("EGGIE") MAYS, Prop. 728 W. Ashley St. Jacksonville DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA Compliments of Gourtney Sewing Shop Compliments of COURTNEY CARLEY . A. W. Goodwin, D.D.S. 703 Broad Street S.AWYER HOTEL MIAMI, FLORIDA • JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Compliments of 500 LITERARY AND SOCIAL CLUB English-American Glothiers Motto: '^Lifting As We Climb'' Member of Colered Federation of Women's Clubs The Little Stores Where Service Is Different and Better MRS. ESSIE MAE BUTLER, President ESTEI.I-E Sl.MI'SON, Vice-president 233 N. W. 8th St. 304 N.W. 14th St MRS. LILLIAN SHEL.MAN, Secretary MIAMI, FLORIDA .MRS. CARRIE PITTS, Treasurer Peoples Drug Store Stephens Gafe JUST WH.^T YOUR DOCTOR ORDERS "The Home of Good Things to Eat" FISH DINNERS A SPECIALTY 1033 N.W. 2nd Ave. Miami, Fla. ANTHONY MARK STEPHENS, Proprietor Prescriptions and Rubber Goods 5 59 SECOND AVENUE G. P. LEWIS, Pharmacist and Chemist DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA Complimejits of T. H. B. Walker, D. D. MYGO STATION Chief of the St. Joseph Aid Pastor of Simpson Memorial Business Oivned and Operated by Negroes Author of Several Noted Books 801 N.W. 2nd Avenue Miami, Florida JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Mr. Charlie White Co/npliments of EMBALMER The College Shop Founder and Organizer of the "Ajax" Everything for Men Founder of the "Frogs, Blackcats, 120 S. Beach Street Big Brothers" DAYTONA BEACH JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Page One Hundred