FAITH
TO MAKE
US STRONG
ARCHIVES
THE CECIL W. R088INS LIBRARY
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG. N.C. 27549
WORK
TO REACH
THE GOAL
Volume II
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., TUESDAY, MARCH i), 1943
Number 5
CELL GROUPS
BEGUN
Cell gi'oups had their beginning
on Louisburg campus when fifteen
students and three faculty members
met in the faculty parlor on Feb
ruary 21 to discuss definite plans.
In the light of information and in
terpretation given at the recent
Methodist Conference in Dur
ham, the conception, procedure
and arrangements for meetings of
campus cell gi’Oups were determined.
The students present were asked to
discover other interested students
with the thought of bringing to
gether all who would care to become
a part of a cell group.
Personal invitations together with
announcements resulted in the for
mation of three cell groups, w'hich
met in separate places for an hour on
Sunday evening, February 28, with
a total of about thirty persons pres
ent. Prayer was the main subject dis
cussed at this first meeting.
The general plans for the meet
ing included periods of silence in
meditation and spiritual communion,
devotional Bible study, discussion of
personal problems of conscience or
decision and prayer. The purpose of
the groups is a deepening of indi
vidual spiritual experience designed
toward more worthy living and serv
ice.
The timeliness of sucli a move
ment in the disturbed world of to
day has been cited, since the periods
of meeting furnish an opportunity
for seeking and silence. The plan is
one that has recently had a real ap
peal on college campusc.-, mul is fa
vored by some of the outstanding
leaders of youth.
The name cell signifies one minute,
unified part of a living organism,
and a group is a potentially growing
unit, always offering entrance to any
student interested and multi|jlying
the number of groups as additions
to a given group may necessitate,
the maximum of twelve members be
ing prescribed for one group.
Round Table Discusses
Duke Conference
The students who attended the
Xorth Carolina Methodist College-
Student Conference February 5-7
joined in a round-table discussion in
chapel on February 16, to tell the
other students what the occasion was
like.
The theme of the conference was
“Discipline for ('hristian living,”
interpreted largely by the chief
speaker. Dr. John K. Benton, of
Vanderbilt Universitj\
Many of the students remarked
upon the friendly spirit that pre
vailed throughout the meeting. Some
were interested in the American-born
Japanese students from (inilford
College who attended. Others made
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“^rise, shine; for thy
light is come.”
DURING RELIGIOUS
EMPHASIS WEEK LET
US EACH—
—give up some of our usual
social hours to have time
to attend each evening
service.
—remember that we have no
right to be indifferent to
an opportunity like this
to enrich our lives spirit
ually.
—be thoughtful about the
challenges presented
—invite someone else to attend
with us.
—keep alive the messages
given, by discussing them
between services.
—be aware of a world that
needs the best we can
offer—a spiritual best.
SCHOLASTIC
CLUBS BEGUN
LR.C. Gives
Patriotic Program
The International Relations Club
held an ini])ressive patriotic program
in chapel on February 19.
f'harlotte Boone oj)ened the pro
gram by reading Lincoln’s Gettys
burg Address.
“The Civilian Life of Washing
ton” was presented by Wes Gentry.
He told how Washington chose sur
veying, went into politics, and mar
ried. He also told of his great love
for outdoor sports.
Katon Holden discussed “The Pa-
triotiir Ijife of aSiiiugtoii,” slujw-
ing him as always a leader during
the forty-five years that he served.
He was well named “The Father of
The Land We Love.”
“The Civilian Life of Lincoln”
was discussed by John Sledge, who
revealed Lincoln as an American
(‘xtraordinary.
“Lincoln is America, and .Vnierica
is Democracy. He never found the
|)i’ice of freedom too high,” it was
declared.
Tom Helms discussed “Lincoln
the ^lan.” Elected by ordinary peo-
ple, he was a statesman first and a
jiolitician second. To save the Union
was his creed. He believed in the
i,v ri,„.!BETA PHI GAMMA
lotte Boone as she read “The White | PROGRAM IS GIVEN
ClifFs of Dover.” In both of her read- | | (CHAPEL
she was acconi])anied at tlie |
Science Club Organized
A new and entirely different club
has been organized under the super
vision of E. C. Dresser, professor of
science, for the purpose of teaching
to those who are interested, advanced
knowledge of science, the fuiula-
mental bases of science being in the
list of proposed content.
The club met for the first tinu' on
.Monday, February 22, to organize
and elect officers. The following were
elected; Dayton Hardwick, president;
Ben Ward, vice i)resident; Martha
(Jray King, treasurer; and (irace
Johnson secretary. A council was
nominated to acce]it any new mem
hers from any science course.
The club will have a charter from
the Science Chibs of Aniei’ica. Tlie
name of the local club lias not yet
been determined.
The club will meet every Tuesday
evening at seven-fifteen. At these
meetings ex])eriments will be carri('d
out in |)hj'sics, zoology, and chemis
try. There will be three or more
different groups in this club work
ing together in the one definite sci
ence that each is most interested in.
Every month one of these groups
w'ill present a program covering what
it has done in its special study.
All students taking science and
interested in advanced study are wel
come to join the club, provided that
they pass the inspection and consid
eration of the club council.
'riie club is not an honorary fra
lernily, uiir (he niembei’s intend, wirii
high-grade acliievement, to make it
such.
Math Club Has New Start
The math students are contemiilat-
ing tlie reorganization of the ^fathe-
inatics Club.
To be eligible for this club, a stu
dent must be taking a course in Lib
eral Arts Mathematics or Engineer
ing Mathematics, with his or her
grade on the course not below an A.
The math students ho])e soon to
elect officers and get started in tlieir
club work.
Religious Emphasis Week
Clialleiig es Campus
The Reverend R. G. Dawson
The Oak of 1943
Progresses
Dawson Conies
For Series
Religious Emidiasis Week this
year brings to Louisburg campus the
Reverend R. G. Dawson, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church, Raleigh.
This year the wi'i^k will l>egin on
Sunday, March 7, and run through
Friday, March 12. Morning sessions
will be conducted on Tuesday and
Friday, chajiel days; and the eve
ning sessions, at seven o’clock each
day. Miss Huggins, Miss Merritt,
and Mr. Hedden plan to schedule
hours through the week when they
will be available to iielp Mr. Daw
son with jiersonal student interviews
concerning problems of any kind a
student may wish to discuss.
At Mr. Dawson’s riHjuest sugges
tions have been made by the Central
Religious Council, composed of stu
dents and faculty members, as to
subjects of |iossible interest or value
in the series of messages. The choices
so far made emphasize the applica
tion of Christian standards to daily
living and a proper adjustment of
life for the major testing that may
lie ahead in a warring world, espe-
ingi
piano by Mae Joe Walker.
GENTRY READS
ORIGINAL PLAY
An original play In Ihp, Blood was
read by the author, .T. Wesley Gen
try, at the I'ebruary meeting of the
Dramatic Club.
The play was well received by the
audience, which recognized a keen
dramatic instinct on the part of the
writer.
'I’he strength of the ]day lay in
the author’s ability to portray vividly
and realistically the clear-cut charac
teristics of the “poor whites” as
found among some Southern tenant
farmers.
In various places the speech of
the characters has the distinctive
touch of folk language with some
thing of its concrete, vivid, and
vigorous quality.
After the reading of the play, an
open forum was held, faculty and
students giving criticisms of the au
thor’s work.
Miss Virginia Peyatt, director of
the Louisburg College Players, has
announced her intention to produce
the play in the late spring.
Beta Phi (Jamma had charge of
the chapel on February 2.3 inviting
certain students to become members.
Wesley Gentry, President, and
McNeil Ipock, vice president, de
scribed the objective and ein])ha-
sized by Biblical reference the high
))lace of truth of this journalistic
fraternity and the qualification for
it. Then they set forth the honored
place of the jjeii even in the era that
magnifies the sword. They gave, in
something of an anti-planned setting,
the devotional thought. Then prayer
was offered by Wesley.
The tapping that followed fur
nished much amusement for the stu
dent body. Wes and Mac took turns
in descending into the midst of the
students and tapjiing some worthy
journalist on the back. The student
thus honored was conducted to the
platform, presented to the audience
in terms of and significant of a bid
to Beta Phi Gamma.
The persons tapped were led out
by the president and vice president
of the fraternity with the singing of
“Lead On, O King Eternal.”
The students honored in the bids
were Sue Margaret Harris, Ira
The Louisburg College Player J Helms, Eaton Holden, Ruth Pegram,
ivill in such event be experiencin- ; Sara Hux, Martha Gray King,
heir first campus production of s Ben Ward, and Mary Frances
student-written play. | Handley.
The 194:? edition of The Oak,
Louisburg annual, is once again in
the making. Although planning of
the edition has been in progress most . "
-11 cially as the problem may concern
ot the year, the maior work began ^ i ^
1 ^ r ’ , T'l • *1 • men students.
aboTit two weeks ago. During this
short time the “dummy” has been 1
completed. Various expeditious have I World Day of Prayer
been made by Ira and Thomas Helms 1 .
in f'vd-r grt ads, and so fa.j tliev ' Tbp enipliasiR on Krida;>' of. t,\ip
have Ite’eii sn'c'cessfu’l in this phase of |speeial week will be in keeping with
tlie work.
^Irs. Siddell, from flie Siddell Stu- I
dio in Raleigh, was on the campus
Wednesday and Thursday of the past
week taking |)ictures remaining from
the fall photographing. She covered
the campus formally and inforniallj’,
taking snapshots, group pictures, in
dividual ])ictures of students and
faculty, and cain])us scenes.
The members of 7'/ir Oak coni]ios
ing staff are McNeil [pock, editor-
in-chief ; John Sledge, assistant edi
tor until his recent withdrawal from
college; Ira Helms, business mana
ger, recently called to the Army Air
Cor))s; Thomas Helms, assistant bus
iness manager; Sue Margaret Har
ris, literary editor; P^velyn Sniith-
wick, assistant literary editor; Sara
Hux, feature editor; Mai'vin Pleas
ants, sjiorts editor; Maurice Pow
ers, i)hotogra|)hie editor ; and Wesley
(Jentry, advertising manager.
The edition of the yearbook is ex-
pecteil to come out to the students at
some early date in ^laj'.
SENIORS ELECT
SUPERLATIVES
-Vccording to college traditions, the
seniors cast their votes on February
23 to elect their class superlatives. By
ballot they selected the friendliest
senior, the best sport, the most origi
nal, the best liked, and an ideal stu
dent.
Xominations for these places were
posted beforehand, and seniors were
discussed in every light to see wheth
er they Avere worthy of an honor.
The results came out as follows:
McXeil Ijiock—best-liked boy.
Muriel Whitehurst — best-liked
girl.
Sara Hux—an ideal student.
Wes (ientry—most original.
Claude Stainbeck—friendliest.
Joe (ilazebrook—best sport.
A glance at the past records of
these students shows that typically
the students elected have been out
standing in campus leadership O’
achievement. The group represents
the presidency of four organization'
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the World Day of Prayer observ’ed
at the cliapel hour. Thus Louisburg
will particifiate in the world-wide
observance that begins with the dawn
of February 12 on the Kji Islands
and ends on the St. Laurence Islands
off the coast of Alaska, an ob
servance of over tw'enty-five years’
recurrence. Mr. Dawson is expected
to take a jiart in the observance.
Mr. Dawson was the first choice of
inor^ than one person of the Central
Religious (Jouncil, which had charge
of the selection of the visiting minis
ter for Religious Emjihasis Week
this year.
Persons who liave known Mi-.
Dawson testify to his former success
in serving youth and to his excel
lent qualifications for contributing to
college students during a period such
as Religious Emphasis Week. He is
also noted for his general church
work, having manifested in various
places a fine ability to lead young
people. He has the name of being
one who gets down into the hearts
of young people and does not talk
above their understanding. Mr. Daw
son was the pastor at Mount Olive
before being transferred by the con
ference to Raleigh in 194i.
Last year the college was delight
ed in having the Reverend O. L.
Hathaway and year before last the
Reverend Robert Bradshaw during
Religious Emphasis Week. The week
has been observed at Louisburg for
a number of years in accord with
the practice in many colleges in the
nation.
“THINGS UNATTEMPTED
YET”
May our minds be enlightened
this week;
May they be lifted from the
worry of worldly trifles.
May our hearts find new in
spiration and peace;
May they find a new and last-
ing joy — Blessings God
alone can give.