Forty-Fourth Annual Commencement of East Carolina College Greenville, North Carolina 1 Mondav, May Eighteenth ~ Nineteen Hundred Fifty-three Ten-Thirty o'clock Order Of Exercises Organ Prelude George Perry Processional: ‘‘Pomp and Circumstance” East Carolina Orchestra Kenneth N. Cuthbert, Conductor (Audience will remain seated during the processional) ‘‘America the Beautiful” Invocation The Reverend Robert L. Holt Opening Chorus, from “The Bartered Bride” College Choir Karl V. Gilbert, Conductor — Ellen Sprinkle, Accompanist Incidental Soli: Ruth Little, Soprano and George Starling, Tenor “Lord God of Abraham” from the Elijah ___..... Mendelssohn Leonard B. Starling, Baritone Address Dr. Earl McGarth Commissioner of Education Washington, D. C. Awarding of Honors Alexander B. Andrews Scholarship John B. Christenbury Memorial Trophy Thomas C. Williams Memorial Award Jiames Fenly Spear, Jr., Memorial Award Maria D. Graham Memorial Award Presentation of candidates for degrees Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, Dean Conferring of Degrees Dr. J. D. Messick, President Alma Mater McDougle (Remain standing for benediction) Benediction Recessional: ‘‘Huldigungsmarsch” from Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite ... Grieg fom A. B. Degree Graduates - 1952-1953 Belvin Akins Hight Collins John Cox Robert Crowley “ Loui- Elfrink Willard Finch Winfield Carl Flowers aa Saree Clement Gray, Jr. Wilson Griffin William Clay Adams Janice Albritton Samuel Alexander Kinston Mount Olive Wilmington Greenville Goldsboro Charles Hendricks Rotene JONES, dT. 2.62 ee Goldsboro William Arthur Jones, Jr. .. Louisville, Ky. James Rickards Washington Claude Rowell Greenville Augustine Russo -......... Norfolk, Va. Ann Marie Sutton Greenville Benjamin Thomas, Jr. --....- Rocky Mount STOMA = ViInSES coool A B. S. Degree Graduates Aurora Snow Hill Goldsboro Elizabeth Claire Allard -.. Wilmington Mary Frances Allen _Aleck Ray Anderson Rachel Andrews Joyce Bagley Beth Baker Helen Baker Beatrice Balkcum Vergie Barefoot John Barrow Olive Lytle Batchelor Gloria Baysden __....-. Audrey Beaman Harvey Bedsole Barbara Ann Bell ‘Lela Gay Bell Robert Hilton Biggs Walter Clarke Biggs Lionel Bishop, Jr. ------- Ernest Black Carson Alton Blue, Jr. -- Preston Blue Naomi Bobbitt Ruth Bobbitt Robert Bradley Mabel Jean Bradshaw Louise Brock Jane Ellen Brown Mary Rowles Brown Farmville Goldsboro Goldsboro Spring Hope Kenansville Goldsboro . Erwin Pollocksville Greenville Greenville Williamston Wilmington Ree ee Greenville Portsmouth Va. _. Southern Pines Henderson Creedmoor Creedmoor _ Tarboro Clarkton Greenville Alice Bullard Wilmington James Bullock Jacksonville Patricia Lu Bundy Belhaven Alston Burke La Grange Clarence Butler Salemburg Annie Lou Butts _{Bobbie Jean Caldwell Wadeville Billye Rose Canady Clarendon - Jennie Cannon Wilmington Clara: Robinson Carr Greenville Garland Rivenbark Carr Rose Hill "Bettie Ann Carroll Winston-Salem Frances Casey Charles Cherry David Kemp Clark Elizabethtown Giles Clark Elizabethtown Janice Clark Elizabethtown Norman Lane Clark -.. San Dimas, Cal. Annie Sue Cole Winterville Bill Cole Goldsboro Chris Columbus Goldsboro Christan Sutton Corbin La Grange Robert Craft , Beulaville Herbert - Greets ST. 5 Manteo Robert Crowley Wilmington Donnell Daly Goldsboro Maggie Daniels Wanchese Delia Marie Davenport Frances Jean Davis Sibyle Davis Albertson Billy Deans Rocky Mount Betty Jean Dewar Fuquay Springs Geraldine Dickinson Pansy Edwards Dobson Peggy Donerson Beaufort Beaulaville Dorothy Boyette Driver ‘Joan Edwards Wilmington Carolyn..Jeanne LHisele Statesville Billie Jeanine Ennis Howard Estep Plymouth Jean Exum Emily Faircloth Imogene Faircloth Ruth Parker Ferguson Henry Fordham Una Francis ~3ohn Fristoe Esther Elizabeth Gaddy John Garland Nicholas Garner Maggie Gatlin Emma Lou Gay Henry Geiss Linda Grace Giles Nell Grantham Lucy Gray George Graybill, Jr. _--...... Buie’s Creek Peggy Joyce Grice Mary Elaine Griggs Maggie Haddork Hal F. Haire Margaret Ruth Haislip Ethel Hall Claudia Halliburton Bernard Ham Janice Grey Hardison Peggy Harper Gladys Harrell William Harrell Barry Eugene Harris Fayetteville Roseboro Greenville Wadesboro Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth, Va. Jamesville Knightdale Pantego Winterville Snow Hill Greenville Fred Harrison Marilyn Jeanne Henaghan Bette Ann Hendrix Anne Hester Catherine Hill Eloise._Hines Freddie Hinnant Joseph F. Hodges, Jr. —.-.....-- Washington Maude E. Hodges Washington Greensboro Roseboro (Dessie Jackson Elizabeth Johnson Pink Hall . Four Oaks Washington Jacksonville Greenville Greenville Broadway Plymouth Irene Lee Emily Leggett Mary Evelyn Littleton Claude McAllister Irvin McConeghy Launa McCoy William McDonald Wade McDougald Irene McGowan Mark McLawhon William McLawhon Cove City Greenville Greenville Goldsboro Greenville Broadway Theresa McNabb Harvey E. McPhail Portsmouth, Va. Greenville Greensboro Robersonville Norfolk, Va. Robert Maness Myrtle Manning Lynwood Manual William Loys May Andrew Meeder Gatesville Mary Sue Bagley Meekins _ Elizabeth City Shirley Melton Vivian Mercer Eula Grace Mewborn Eleanor Haynes Mills Greenville Maurice Moore, Jr. _-.. Norma Ruth Moore Patricia. Anne Moore Pauline Moore “Betty _M. Morris Josephine Morris Hilda Grace Moye ‘Martha Bowen Moye Mary Wilson Muse Richard Nelson _..-.. Wilmington Farmville Franklinton Vandemere Snow Hill Kernersville Faison Southport Elizibeth City Elizabethtown Robert Oliver Emma Anne Onley Thomas J. Owen, Jr. __... Jack Painter Josephine ,Parkerson Greenville Marvin Parsons Sadie Patterson Ann Elizabeth Perry Herman Dallas Phelps Emil Piestrak Ivey Piner William H. Pittman Betty Jean Poole Eleanor Powell Ruthe Powell Anna Marie Prater Robert S. Price -. Gwendolyn Puckett Robert E. Pugh Daphne Donerson Quinn Phyllis Randolph Edith K. Respess Shirley Rhue Stacy Riggs Alice Roberson, Lillington Washington Greenville Florence Roberson Robert Alan Robinson, Franklin Springs, Ga. Donald Roebuck Edith Marie Rogerson Edmund John Rublein Teresa Anne Saieed Williamston Folkstone Greenville Betty Jane Sanderson / Jerome Sandford Alicia Blue Savoie “Jack Scott _/Rachel_E. Wallace Grace Sanderson Goldsboro Jean Bynum Satterwhite Farmville / Annie Ruth Savage Greenville Elizabeth City Charles Self Greensboro Frances Sessoms Lumberton Anne Osborne Shoe Salisbury Bertha Mae Silverthorne —.. Whortonsville Carolyn Slack Pinetown Mar pnts a Agden Fred Soles Tabor City ‘Miriam Sollee Anne Marie Spain Verona..Gray Sparrow Bettie Marie Stallings Judith Stallings Robert G. Stanley Janet Ruth Stansill Farmville Leonard Starling, Jr. —-..----- Rocky Mount Catherine Lee Stephenson .. Willow Springs James E. Stevenson Doris Marie Strickland Agnes Anne Strole Elizabeth Sutton James Thompson Seleta Ann Tucker Waylon Upchurch Nina Paul Vainright David V. Van Hook Louise Vann Louisburg Zebulon Wananish Robersonville Halifax Chadbourn Tomahawk Goldsboro Farmville Greenville Nashville Clinton Washington Robersonville Elizabethtown Battleboro Middleburg Greenville Nashville Imogene Ricks Veazey John W. Walker Anne Elizabeth Warren Marilyn Anna Watkins Charle L. Watson Janie Yvonne Watson Mitzi Ann Watson Anne Weaver Madeleine Ann Weaver Wilmington Paul 2D. Weeks, JT. Whitakers Mable Ann West Margaret Anne White Gloria..A...Whitehurst Jean Mitchell Whitehurst Roseboro Hertford Robersonville Hillsboro Raymond Lloyd Whitfield ~ Everett Whitley Floyd C. Williams James A. Williams James L. Williams Melrose Williams Spring Hope William F. Williams Barbara Ellen Williamson Suan C. Willoughby Dorothy Pugh Yarbrough Edwin B. Yarbrough Swan Quarter Creswell M. A. Degree Graduates Robert Bacchus Sarah Barnett Louise Blades Edna Long Boykin Wilson Ramie Davis Wildwood William J. Edwards, Jr. Stokes Alton Finch Carolina Beach Alice Lee Fitts Fairfax, S. C. Betty George Cave City, Ark. Flora Gore Tabor City Mary Anna Grady Albertson Mary H. Gray i Gene Greene Lucy Hanks Norfolk, Va. Huntersville Edenton Harriet Harris Josie Keeter Alef Collins Kennedy Washington Merry Hill Greenville Hyacinth Lancaster Joseph Al Latham Lenwood Coye Lewis Charles Moye Horace Payne Noah C. Phipps Cecil Rhodes Ralph Rives Elizabeth Sparkman Jesse C. Staton Elbert Lee Stocks Owen..W. Strickland Ann Taylor Plymouth Greenville Greenville Battleboro Richlands Winston-Salem . Morehead City Scotland Neck Tabor City Pink Hill John Homer Thomas Whiteville Frances Y. Whitehurst Helen Donavant Wolff Pauline Worthy Greenville Washington Alma Mater Praise to your name so fair, Dear Old East Carolina. Your joys we'll all share And your friends we'll ever be. We pledge our loyalty And our hearts’ devotion To Thee, Our Alma Mater, Love and Praise. America The Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain. America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!