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Louisburg College, N. C., January, 1958
Number 2
SENIORS ELECT RIGGAK RESIDENT
JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS are shown above. From left to right:
Pat Strickland, secretary: Bill Brockett, vice-president; Nancy Garrett,
treasurer; and Robbie Bullard, reporter.
Dramatics Club Presents
Production, "The Fool"
iid~a-litiiX Kcilioii
of Channing Pollock’s, The Fool,
was the first major production giv
en by the dramatics club. The play
was presented in the college au
ditorium, December 16, 1957, at
eight o’clock.
The play portrayed an experi
ment in Christ-like living in the
midst of complex modern times.
The drama, holding a place of dis-
tinctipn both in America and Eu
rope, presented a challenge to the
dramatics club.
Playing the title role was Wes
ley Jackson, who as Daniel Gil
christ, was the so-called fool, a
young minister with a vision of
ser\'ice and a daring loyalty to his
ideal. Portraying Clare Jewett,
the woman who shared his love,
but not his vision of a life of serv
ice, was Bea Canady. The sup
porting cast consisted of the fol
lowing: Dr. Wadham. popular min
ister of an elite city congregation,
John White; Mr. Goodkind,
wealthy mine-owner, Charles Ful-
ler. Jerry Mr. Goodkind’s
son. Burton Robinson; Mr. Ben-
field, a mining company director.
Tommy Pappendick; Mrs. Gil
liam, Dilly Gilliam, Mrs. Thorn-
bury, Mrs. Tice, wealthy women
of the church, Joyce Mustian,
Phyllis Oakley, Caroline Padgett,
Becky Garner; Barnaby, a servant
in the Goodkind home, Jimmy Har
ris; Mr. Stedman and Mr. Uman-
ski, strikers, William Coghill, and
Henry Williamson; Grubby and
Mack ne’er-do-wells. Tommy Rig-
gan and James Ballard; Mary Mar
garet, a lame girl of the slums,
Betty Jean Edwards.
The play was under the direction
of Miss Ruth Merritt.
FBLA Holds
Two Meetings
The FBLA has held two meet
ings in recent months, one on N ^
vember 6, at which a formal in
language Fraternity
Conducts Initiation
Sigma Pi Alpha, national lan
guage fraternity, recently initiated
Helen Allen, Becky Garner, Bea
Canady, and Betty Love as mem
bers in a formal ceremony, held
in the faculty parlor.
Taking part in the initiation
were Dr. Ann Bkunenfeld, Mrs.
Allen De Hart, and honorary mem
ber, Chick Turner. Officers of
the fraternity present were Jim
Fine, president; Marie Bateman,
vice-president; Phyllis Oakley,
secretary; and H. G. Hodges.
After the initiation a reception
was held in the apartment of Dr.
Blumenfeld. Entertainment con
sisted of records in Spanish and
French, and the singing of songs
of both languages.
Rowe To Lead Juniors
stallation service took place and
one on December 4, which featured
a talent show. Grace Kennedy of
Gold Sand, immediate past presi
dent and now an employee of an
insurance firm in Raleigh, for
mally installed the 1957-58 officers
in a candlelight ceremony in the
college auditorium.
Officers installed were the fol
lowing: Sylvia Whitfield, presi
dent; Gwynn Torrence, vice-presi-
dent; Nancy Cloer, secretary; Jay
Thompson, treasurer; Barbara
Page, reporter.
Certificates of membership and
copies of the National FBLA
Forum were presented to new
members by the newly-installed
president and vice-president. The
membership now totals over fifty
students.
Prior to the installation cere
mony Miss Kennedy spoke to the
group about the importance of
belonging to and taking part in
the activities of such an organiza
tion as FBLA and also explained
the nature of the work in which
she is now engaged. At the con
clusion of the program refresh
ments, consisting of punch, potato
chips, and cookies, were served.
The second meeting, which was
held on December 4, was a Talent
Show put on by members of the
chapter. Gwynn Torrence played
“Winter Wonderland;” Barbara
Jean Leonard sang “Silver Bells,”
Nancy Cloer played “White Christ
mas” and Sarah Davis did an en
tertaining “take off” of Minnie
Pearl, star of “Grand Ole Opry.”
Gwynn Torrence was in charge of
the program.
Following the program, there
wajs a short business session at
which Sylvia Whitfield presided.
Plans were discussed concerning
the possibility of sending repre
sentatives to take part in the vari
ous activities and contests at the
State FBLA Convention to be held
at the Battery Park Hotel in Ashe
ville, March 14 and 15.
Women's Government
Elects Representatives
The Women’s Student Govern
ment has recently elected Joyce
Johnson of Pittsboro, N. C., and
Audry Alien, of Tar Heel, N. C., as
junior class representatives on the
Student Council. Joyce has also
been chosen as Women’s Student
Government reporter for the stud
ent newspaper. The representa
tives were elected by secret ballot
by the members of the Junior
Class. A person has to attain an
overall “C” average and have out
standing qualities of character and
leadership to be eligible for mem
bership on the council.
The Student Government has
several projects to fulfill. Recent
ly they planned Christmas decora
tions for Wright Parlor. Along
with the Christmas decorations,
they also placed a box in the par
lor, where students could deposit
money for the needy people in
this town.
Open House for the Davis Build
ing was held on December 8, and
once again the Women’s Student
Government was present to assist
with showing the visitors the re
novated building and to help with
the refreshments.
Sadie Hawkins Day
Termed Success
The Sadie Hawkins’ Dance on
November 26 was a tremendous
success. All the members of the
Yokum family were present, along
with their many friends and
neighbors from Dogpatch. 'The
Dogpatch division of the college
band, including Wayne Hyde, Nito
Pelegrini, and Jamal Modizarch,
livened up the dance with an occa
sional polka or foxtrot.
A glance across the floor reveal
ed such spectacular characters as
Charles Ward, who arrived with
his “Yokum noose,” smokum pipe,
and tattered trousers; Daniel Boone
(Lawrence Pitt), who thought he
had found his happy hunting
ground until Pappy Yokum filled
him with buckshot; Wynters Mori-
yama, who took a slow boat from
Hawaii and arrived just in time
for the dance; Mary Lou Smoak,
who had disembarked from a
banana boat; Little Red Riding
Hood (Bea Canady) who bnd been
chased all the way to Dogpatch by
the big, bad wolf (which one?);
Jimmy Harris, Heap Big Washum
Chief from the land of the Sioux;
and Howard “Rip Van” Mallard
who, having just awakened from
a forty-year doze, thought this was
a come-as-you-are party.
Grady Snyder and his Dogpatch
spouse added a “Grab-your-girl-
and-promenade-right” to the fun,
and some of the dancers spent the
remainder of the dance trying to
catch that bird in the cage.
Mr. and Mrs. Dogpatch, 1914,
(Allen and Flora de Hart) served
as chaperones for the hilarious
occasion.
A prize was awarded for the
most original costume. Those
participating in the finals were
Mayson Freeman, Gary Groce, Bea
Canady, Becky Houser, Jerry
House, Charles Ward, and Donald
Bridges. After much deliberation,
the judges declared burlap-sack
wearer, Jerry House, as winner.
On Wednesday, October 30, 1957,
nominations for Senior class offi
cers were made in a meeting held
in the auditorium at chapel period.
The nominations for president
were Major Bowes, of Haw River;
Tommy Brisson, of Tar Heel; and
Tommy Riggan, of Macon. The
nominations for vice-president
were Mary Lou Smoak, of Canadys,
S. C., and Bobbie Kennedy, of
Louisburg. Pat Cording was
elected secretary; Sylvia Whitfield,
treasurer; and Ann Strickland, re
porter. These officers were voted
in by acclamation. •
The election of president and
vice-president was held on Friday,
November 1, 1957, in the college
cafeteria. Tommy Riggan won the
presidency, and Mary Lou Smoak
was elected vice-president.
Junior Class Elections, Held No
vember 13, 1957.
The election of junior class
officers, originally scheduled for
November 12, 1957, was held on
Wednesday, November 13, 1957,
in the college cafeteria. The tp-
sults of the voting, which was
extremely close, indicated that
Skip Howe, a chemistry major
from Aulander, had been elected
Presidenlt. William Brocl^tt, a
business administration major from
Elizabeth City, was elected vice-
president. Pat Strickland, a one-
year business student, from Louis
burg was elected secretary. Nancy
Garrett, Arlington, Virginia, won
over Lawrence Pitt, for treasurer.
Roberta Bullard, Sanford, a social
studies major, was elected report
er.
"^hi Theta Kappa
Holds Initiation
At a recent meeting of Phi Theta
Kappa, J. B. Perdue was initiated
into the fraternity. The ceremony
was conducted by the officers of.
the club. In addition to the five
members present, were Miss Eliza
beth Johnson, Miss Ruth Merritt,
Miss Zelda Coor, and Mr. Grady
Snyder.
Glee Club Presents
Holiday Programs
The Glee Club presented its an
nual Christmas concert in Holton
Gymnasium, December 17, at 7:30
p.m. Traditional Christmas mu
sic was sung by the entire group,
the small group and several solo
ists.
On November 22, the Glee Club
presented a selection of Thanks
giving songs in chapel. The club
also sang at the Louisburg Meth
odist Church on the night of No
vember 24. The small group, con
sisting of twelve members, were
guests at the Raleigh District Con
ference of the Methodist Church in
Henderson. The small group was
also invited to sing for the Louis
burg Rotary Club, where they sang
a selection of Thanksgiving and
Christmas songs.
Officers have been elected for the
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MR. AND MRS. S. ALLEN DeHART, chaperones for Sadie Haw
kins Day, join in the festivities held in the gym. A new addition to our
faculty, they add fun and zest to a hilarious event. Looking on is
Jay Msiybud.