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-S SPRING IS HERE Volume XIII. Columns Staff Members Attend Press Conference Ten members of the “Columns” Staff attended a Religious Press Conference in the WNAO Radio- TV studio in Raleigh on Friday, March 5. Those attending the conference were Shirley Tyson, Billie Green, Carolyn Jones, Al len Shearin, Billy Noel, Libby Broome, Margaret Ogburn, Pete Frazier, Sheldon Hair, and Miss Merritt. The conference, which lasted from 2 to 4 p. m., was a discus sion on religious work in the pa per. Advice was given as to how material should be written for the paper, how early in the week to get it in, and other items of im portance. We learned that the newspaper is one of the best ways to announce church activities. Visit News and Observer After leaving the Radio-TV stu dio, we went to the News and Ob server office and work shop. A complete tour of the office and work shop was made with the aid of a guide. I think everyone in our group thoroughly enjoyed the tour, because we saw the complete functions ol how the material is gathered, the plates cut, the print being set, and how pictures from all over the world are received. The most interesting thing to most of us was the automatic typewrit ers and the wirephoto machine. Upon completion of the confer ence and tour, each member in the group was presented a Doc tor of Newspaper Finesse degree. We were also given some mater ial on the functions of printing a newspaper, and a booklet on how to prepare good news. I’m positive that each of us en joyed the trip, and I want to urge you to take advantage of this op portunity if it comes your way. It will be several hours that will be spent in a worth-while way. Chemistry Awards Given To Freshmen Students Mr. C. Ray Pruette recognized the achievements of some of his freshman chemistry students dur ing the chapel hour on Feb. 16. The first award was presented to Clara Wright from Franklinton. Her average in freshman chemis try was 98.5. She was given the 1954 Handbook of Chemistry and Physics which is given by the Chemical Rubber Company, Cleveland, Ohio. The freshman chemistry student who has the highest average in that course re ceives this book. Each year the Chemical Rubber Company gives these books to colleges throughout the United States for the purpose of promoting interest in the phy sical sciences. This book has prov en to be an invaluable source of information to one who is inter ested in the physical sciences. Martha Purdue Honored Martha Ann Purdue, who had a 98 average in freshman chemis try, was also honored. Character as well as scholarship was considered when these awards were presented. O mmm I hL CtCIL VV. «08BlNS LIBRAHr LOUISBURG COLLEGE LOUISBURG.N.C. 27549 LIFE BEGINS ANEW Louisburg College, Louisburg, N. C., March 25, 1954 Number ^7 May Day Plans Are Revealed The election for queen, maid of honor, and court for May Day was held Thursday, May 18. The se cret ballots were counted, and their results announced. Lorine Smith is again the Queen with Janet Bailey as her Maid of Hon or. The court comprises Sue Man ning, Fern Tharrington, Jean Fai- rey, Jacqueline Farrow, Jean Mas- sengill, Mary Elizabeth Tyndall, Marilyn Baker, and Betty Sue Par rish. Their escorts will be an nounced later. The May Day chairman, also elected by secret ballot, is Alice Lea Dennis. A Toy Shop Theme will be por trayed by various scenes. Dances ^ will feature Hillbillies, Pickanin nies, Texas cowboys and cowgirls, Dutch Dolls, and Ballerina Dolls. Other acts include toy Soldiers and Tumblers. Several Mills High School students are to participate also. The committee to prepare the costumes consist of Margaret Og burn, Judy Finch, and Edith Smith. Program committee con sists of Jean Massengill, Shirley Tyson, and Lorine Smith. The May Day exercises are plan ned and directed by Miss Ruth Cooke who also is in charge of the costume designing and the chore-, ography. Long - Awaited Landscaping Plans Are Near Completion immm NEW MEMBERS After bids were sent out, the rolls of campus fraternities in cluded quite a few new members. Those who were asked to join Phi Theta Kappa, the honorary scholarship society for commercial and non-commercial students in junior colleges, were: Marilyn Ba ker, Shirley Tyson, Jean Massen gill, Clara Wright, Zelda Coor, and John LeMay. Phi Theta held its formal initiation for these new members at eight o’clock on the evening of March 8 in the faculty parlor. Fern Tharrington was the only person to receive a bid to Sigma Pi Alpha, the national honorary language fraternity. One new member, Robert Stain- back, made the campus dramatics fraternity. Delta Psi Omega. New names that appeared on the roll of Alpha Pi Epsilon were those of Jean Massengill, Shirley Ty son, and Marilyn Baker. Alpha Pi Epsilon is a national honorary sec retarial society. Beta Phi Gamma held its tap ping exercises for prospective members in chapel on Feb. 23. Those joining were as follows; R. A. Baxley, Jack Brooks, Richard Bennett, Mattie Hunter, Bobby Riddle, Rae Harris, Katie Hocutt, Tryon Lancaster, Robert Frazier, Bonnie Carnes, Shirley Tyson, Catherine Woodlief, Ellen Marks, and Mr. James Jones, honorary member. Fortune Teller: “Until 40 you will be poor and unhappy.” Customer: “And then?” “After that you will be used to it.”—Farm Journal Miss Bethea Teaches Course at Lexington Miss Mary E. Bethea, Dean of Women, taught a course in the Lexington Methodist Leadership School which was held at the First Methodist Church in Lexington, N. C., from March 14-18. The subject of the course was “Organization and Program Plan ning for MYF.” Emphasis was placed on the new program areas in the MYF. The course was taught for intermediates, senior and older youth, and their adult leaders. There were three other courses offered in the school which were: “Home and Church Working To gether With Children,” taught by Mrs. Arthur Marshall from Mary ville, Tennessee; “Protestantism,” taught by Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, re tired from Duke University Divin ity School, Durham, N. C.; “Young Adults in Church,” taught by Rev. Aubert Smith, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church at Ashe- boro, N. C. More than 300 people were en rolled in the entire school for the five nights. Dr. Blumen^ld Speaks At Raleigh Meeting Dr. Anna Blumenfeld spoke in the French and Spanish section of the Romance Language Depart ment of the North Carolina Edu cation Association at the annual meeting in Raleigh, March 19, her subject being “My Impressions of the Chattanooga Meeting of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association.” Teachers of romance languages from high schools and Miss Sue Manning Presents Voice Recital Wednesday, March 24 Miss Sue Manning of Middlesex presented her senior voice recital on Wednesday, March 24, 1954, at 8:00 p. m. in the College auditor ium. She was accompanied by Miss Sarah Foster, her instructor. The program consisted of a varied col lection including foreign and Eng lish numbers. For her opening number. Miss Manning used “A Cycle of Life” (Ronald). The second part of her recital was made up entirely of foreign selections. Her Italian numbers were “Caro mio ben” (Giordani) and “Tu lo sai” (To- relli); the German number was “Der Schmied” (Brahms); the French number was “Romance” (Debussy). In the third portion. Miss Manning returned to English numbers singing “Cloud s” (Charles); “Vienna, My City of Dreams” (Sieczynski), “Ecstasy” (Rummel), and “If No One Ever Marries Me” (Lehmann). For her closing selections Miss Manning sang “Gianina mia” (Friml), “Homing” (Del Riego), and “A Birthday” (Woodman). Louisburg College has been for tunate in having Sue as a member of its students body for the last two years. Her talent for singing has been a great help in services of all kinds presented here at the college and she has also been an active member of the Methodist Church choir. Concrete Walks Are Finished The dream of having cement walks in the front of Wright Dorm and Davis Building at Louisburg College has finally come true. Mr. Albert Cowart, Dean of Men, was the instigator of the plan; and Miss Mary Bethea, Dean of Wo men, encouraged him to carry it out. Although Mr. Holton, Presi dent of the College, agreed that it was a good plan, he stated that no funds could be taken from the col lege treasury for that purpose. Therefore, on Friday, Feb. 26, Mr. Cowart called a special chapel period to tell the students of his plans and to make a request that they donate money with which to buy cement. The response was spontaneous and commendable. Ten days’ labor went into the preparation of the walks for ce menting, and it took the boys’ phy sical education classes 4Vz hours to mix and pour the concrete. Ap proximately 1000 sq. ft. of concrete was used. The walks are 4 ft. wide and join at a circle in the center. This circle is 6 ft. in diameter. The uncemented area in the middle of the circle will be planted in flow ers. Much of the success of paving the walks was due to the efforts of John LeMay, a day student, who procured wheelbarrows, a cement spreader, and numerous other tools. His knowledge of these tools made possible the smoothing of this project. The town of Louisburg furnish ed a truck and three laborers, free of charge, to haul rock to the Col lege and provided the cement mixer also. Mr. Joe Pierce was another helper who deserves special at tention. It was to him that the workers turned when they needed something, and they got what they needed. Mrs. Powell and Miss Merritt (See WALKS FINISHED, Page 4) colleges throughout the state were present, sharing ideas and hear ing messages covering various phases concerning teaching ro mance languages. Durwood Johnson Is Nat'l Contest Winner On Tuesday, March 16, in the Chapel Assembly, President Sam uel M. Holton, presented one of our fellow students, Durwood Johnson, an honor award, saying that Johnson is to be highly com mended for his effort. Durwood Entered a national contest, sponsored by Science and Mechanics magazine to promote safety. Durwood drew plans and wrote explanatory notes for an au tomobile chassis that will hold up, even under the strain of a severe collision. The award, a vacuum gauge, is expected to arrive here soon.
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