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COLUMNS
Friday, October 30, 1953
COLUMNS
MEMBERS OF THE STAFF
VOLUME XIII ■ NUMBER I
Published by Louisburg College Students
Editor-in-Chiet Libby Broome
Assistant Editor Catherine Woodlief
Business Manager Tryon Lancaster
Managing Editor Shirley Tyson
Feature Writers Weldon Lucas, Patsy George
Religious Reporter Zelda Coor
Sports Mitor Pete Frazier
Assistant Sports Editor Sheldon Hare
Circulation Manager Allen Shearin
Reporters ; Carolyn Jones, Anne Mann,
Ellen Marks, David Peterson
Photographer Billie Green
Make-up Editor Faye Wynne
Typist Bonnie Carnes
Exchange Editor Margaret Ogburn
Subscription Rates for Non-residents for Collegiate Year, $1.00
Summer Activities
The faculty often has inter
esting summer experience. Here
is an idea of their various activi
ties.
Dr. Ann Blumenfeld studied at
Middlebury, Vermont; Miss Ruth
Merritt had courses in the English
Department at Peabody; Mrs. Per
ry studied at East Carolina; Mr.
Cowart received his M. A. degree
at East Carolina; and Mr. McKee
studied at Duke while Mrs. McKee
did nursing duty at Duke Hospital.
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/ Was Lost, But Am \ Silence Among, Thousands
Found
Scripture Thoug,hts
COLOSSIANS 3:12-17
12 Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of
compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbear
ing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint
against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above
all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. 15 And
let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which ye were called
in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in
you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts unto God. 17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do
all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father
through him.
WKat is Your Decision?
We have been here for about seven weeks now, and all the new
students have begun to resolve thejnselves to the college life. Now is
the time to make the decision—“What kind of student am I going
to be?”
Even though it is not realized, back of each decision there will
be thoughts Instilled upon one during his childhood days. The in
fluence of one’s parents and home during the early years of his life
tend to dominate the thoughts leading to the decision of his inde
pendent life.
Were our childhood teachings worthwhile, and did we derive
from them the more important points that we need now? This is
the first step of our independent lives. Our decisions will soon in
dicate how much we have been influenced by the better qualities
of life.
L. B.
How Do You Feel?
One day in chapel, one of our professors made the statement: “In
Europe college students often feel cheated when a class is called off,
but in the United States, they are not concerned.”
I began to reflect, to see how I would feel if one of my classes
was postponed. And I found that the speaker’s statement was true;
that I would be glad to skip a class!
Then I realized how foolish a student can be—all students in fact.
Our parents sacrifice to send us to school, and we are glad to get out
of doing work when we should be trying our best to get everything
out of the courses that we can!
So, students, stop and take stock. Are you really doing the right
thing, and are you studying as much as you should? Let’s all get
down to work and make this a really worth-while school year!
—Shirley Tyson
Columns is Yours
Here is your first issue of the 1953-54 Columns. The news you
make is the news we print. This is your newspaper .
It is our wish to give you’the best of news, to present problems
that we, as students, would like to see solved, and conditions that in
our opinion need improvement.
If we fail in any way to present your opinion or viewpoint on
any subject, please let it be known by a letter to the Student Opinion
Column.
Once I was lost
And so very deep in sin,
I couldn’t seem to do the right
Then someone said, “Let God come in.”
When I knelt by my bed
I prayed to God that night
To cancel all my sins
And make me do the right.
And then He came to me one night
While I was sitting by a brook
I heard Him gently in the Air
And knew 'twas Him with just one look.
I remember that night
Not very long ago
When I talked to God
Under the moon’s bright glow.
I asked Him things I could do
To make my life a light
One thing He said to me
“Go do what you know is right.
If you do what you know is right
Then my will you will do.
And someone whose life is dim
Your life will help renew.”
I’m going to make my life shine
As bright as can be '
And by God’s helping hand
Bring someone else to Thee.
ALLEN PEWEE SHEARIN
OCTOBER 14, 1953
My
First
Date
It was a sunny November afternoon in Kenan
Stadium. There was the usual hum among the
crowd, only much louder because there were 50,000
at the gaxne that day. Every kind of occupation,
religion and color were represented. There were
students from almost every high school and col
lege in the state and many from out of state. Most
noticeable was a group from our own Louisburg
College. There was one of my professors who in
class had been anything but a football fan. There
were all the ladies showing off their furs. There
were many alumni reminiscing the days when they
were PHI KAPPA SIGMA, KAPPA ALPHA, or
SIGMA CHI. There was all the turmoil one could
imagine possible. A wagering man would give good
odds that nothing short of a divine act could cause
j this immense crowd suddenly to become silent.
I Yet, when the band played the first note of “The
; Star Spangled Banner”, even those who had over
j indulged in drink were immediately silent. »
I Yes, caused by earth’s most powerful song of
! freedom, there it was — SILENCE AMONG
' THOUSANDS.
' —Harold Leary, 1953
I WHAT I THINK ABOUT
I A COLLEGE EDUCATION
; If someone had asljed me two years ago what
II would be doing during Septerrfber, 1953, the last
; thought I would have had was that I would be
! going to college.
I The most logical answer at the time was that
; I was going to foUow the family tradition of going
; into the Transportation industry, as my father and
’ grandfather had done.
I However, a lot of water has gone under the
When does a boy begin to grow up? Some
' people say a boy begins to grow up when he begins
I to notice his opposite sex, girls. I don’t believe in . .
f , u *. T J u 1- -i. I bridge, as the old cliche goes, and I am verv glad
'the latter sentence entirely, but I do believe it ^ .. . . . '
that after quite some time in the business world,
! holds some truth. ! .
i I distinctly remember what I used to think |
; about girls and dating when I was in my very early opinion is that college serves a threefold
, teens. I thought girls were put on earth to p>ester Purpo^.
boys. When a boy dated one of these creatures, j First, and probably foremost, it prepares for
I he was to be classified in my personal category of ; ® future occupation or endeavor,
i being misled. Little did I know that some day I; Business leaders all over the country have been
I would come under this personal classification I had ^o'ripl^if'ing that for the past several years there
given boys who dated girls. ^ severe shortage of future executives,
The eventful day arrived when I was a little j *^®P3*‘tment heads, and technicians cormng out of
; over fourteen years of age. That is one day I shall j colleges and universities to fill the gaps left by
! never forget. I had bragged to my pals in school | a'^vancement and retirement. They have reached
i after taking considerable teasing, about how mas- ‘ ^ point that big business, according to
culine I was going to act.
I embarrassingly admit that I was a little
scared on the night of my first date. I believe it
took me longer to dress that night than any other
time so far in my life. Everything had to be just
leading business periodicals, spends millions of
dollars yearly on scholarships, trust funds, and en
dowments.
Second, and almost as important as the first
reason is the personal satisfaction and pleasure one
right. I remember trying on three different shirts r^^^^i^es as a result of a college education. The
and two different pairs of pants before I could de- '' forms of th^ arts, which hitherto had
cide which outfit would make the best impression, incomprehensible are now rich and en-
When I arrived at the home of my date, 11 experiences. The works of the great clas-
knocked on the door as hard as any bold young man i writers, which until recently were just books
would ever think of doing. I was standing per- present a challenge to the reader
fectly rigid and was ready to meet any obstacle. great to be disregarded. The works of the
When Shirley opened the door, my knees weakened; Great Masters such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven
and I lost all control of my voice. I guess it was ^ ahms and the art work of Van Gogh, Rapha-
two minutes before I could utter a faint “hello”. I! be understood and appre-
was certainly glad none of my buddies were around, | because we know the reason behind their
because I would have had to swallow a lot of ; t^^eation. ^
boastful words if they could have heard what I' Last, one learns to get along with people that
had said. i have nothing more in common than the thirst
Richard Bennett, 1953 knowledge. Living harmoniously with others
j in school helps make better citizens of tomorrow
0 7,' I out of us all.
LcCl1072S ^ I I am of the opinion that college has much to
^ r, L,. .L. V ; offer to all, and if one is fortunate enough to be
(From Other PubUcations) ^ble to go he should definitely take advantage of
FROSH: Would you mind repeating the question? the opportunity, for the y^ars in college is time
SOPH: Beg pardon? well spent.
JUNIOR: Huh? Sheldon Hare, 1953
SENIOR: Z Z Z Z Z Z '
Appalachian' •
It is never too soon to be kind, for we never
TIGER: “Going around with women a lot keeps ^„ow how soon it will be too late.
you young.” |
RAT: “How come?” '; When in doubt (also when not) do the friend-
I TIGER: “I started going around with women when liest thing.
I I was a freshman and I’m still a freshman.” I , j ,
If a person has no education, he just has to
Appalachian
I SHE: My father takes things apart to see why they
j don’t go.
■HE: So what?
jSHE: So you’d better go.
I Appalachian
Mr. York and Mr. Pruette visit
ed prospective students in eastern
North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs.
Moon flew to California for a vis
it. Miss Bethea took the longest
trip of all and visited Europe with
the Methodist Youth Caravan.
Mr. Gretter taught history at
Campbell College during the sum
mer term. Miss Elizabeth Johnson
worked In the Franklin Times of
fice, but she had several trips to
the beach for her vacation.
I When you feel dog-tired at night, it may be
I because you’ve growled all day.
I W.W.W. Magazine
The important thing to remember is that with
maturity comes responsibility, and maturity could
never be defined as gossip or complaining. If you
will be serious about your purpose in being here,
! if you wiU be broadminded enough to look for the
best in the college and its students, you will find
that college will be one of the most rewarding
experiences of your life!
The Appalachian
\ use his brains.
A farmer was losing his temper trying to
drive two mules into a field, when the parson
came by. “You are just the man I want to see,”
said the farmer. “Tell me—how did Noah get
these into the Ark?”
The world is divided into people who do things
and people who get the credit. Try, if you can,
to belong to the first class. There is far less com
petition.
In his announcement one Sunday morning,
the minister regretted that money was not coming
in quickly enough—but he was no pessimist.
“We have tried,” he said, “to raise the nec
essary money in the usual manner. We have tried
honestly. Now we are going to see what a bazaar
can do.”