Page Four
Columns
November 24, 1959
Fire Alarm
System Ready
(Continued from page one)
dormitories were connected on Oc
tober 28, with those in other build
ings following soon after.
According to Grady Snyder, fire
warden for Louisburg College^
the reason for getting the semi
automatic system instead of the au
tomatic type, which works by meas
uring the temperature between the
walls, was the fact that it woul(^
have been very difficult and tre
mendously expensive to locate and
maintain the warning stations in the
type of walls and building construc
tion that is found in Main and
Franklin.
“Although we now have this semi
automatic system,” Mr. Snyder said,
“the main prevention measures will
have to be taken by the students
themselves.”
There are several very serious
hazards prevalent around the col
lege, and any one of them could
lead to a very serious fire. Cigarette
stubs carelessly thrown on the floors
and in the halls, overloaded wiring
in practically every room, and the
practice of cooking and ironing in
unauthorized places — any one of
‘them could lead to a fire, he pointed
out.
Ash trays were recently placed in
the halls by the college. Unfor
tunately, there have already been
incidents of people taking them into
their rooms, or otherwise misusing
them. Concerning this, Mr. Snyder
said, “The cigarette receptacles are
a fire prevention measure; there
fore misuse of them is considered
as contributing to fire hazards, and
will be acted upon accordingly by
the Student Council.”
“If they are taken away,” he went
on, “there remains the danger of
people throwing cigarette butts on
the floor and the same hazard as
before.” He stated also that the ash
trays were for cigarettes, not just
any trash that happened to be
around.
As for prevention measures stu-
denta can observe now, Mr. Snyder
gives these suggestions:
1. Learn the location of all fire
extinguishers and fire alarm boxes,
and how to use them.
2. Use the ash trays in the halls
for cigarettes, not for paper and
trash. The same applies for the
rooms. Use waste baskets only for
paper, not lighted cigarettes.
3. Because outlets are limited in
the boys dormitories, extension
cords are almost a necessity, but be
sure that all of your cords are in
good condition — no cracks or
breaks in the rubber insulation —
and that they do not touch any
metal object.
4. DO NOT OVERLOAD ELEC
TRICAL WIRING. Hotplates and
irons might cause the increased flow
of electricity to heat the wires
through which it travels, and ignite
the wooden wall supports.
5. Keep your waste baskets
emptied regularly.
6. Keep your room clean and free
from dust. Dust is highly inflam
mable.
7. Keep all inflammable fluids,
such as nail polish, lighter fluid,
cleaning fluids, and oils, in a special
place far ^way from any electrical
wiring or radiator.
8. Do not cook in your room.
Cooking grease is very inflammable.
One drop of grease on the red-hot
element of a hotplate could start
a serious fire.
9. Co-operate with the faculty and
with the monitors in preventing fire
hazards.
10. DO NOT EXPLODE FIRE
CRACKERS. This is not only
against state law and the rules of
the school, but it could start a fire
if a smouldering bit of paper wrap
ping landed in an inflammable en
vironment.
Starting very soon, there will be
periodic spot checks of the dormi
tories for overloaded circuits (a
check will be made for unauthorized
hotplates, irons, heaters, coffee pots,
etc.), unsafe location of extension
cords, improper hanging of the ex
tension cords (tacked to wall or
floor), worn out plugs and frayed
wiring, and unsafe use of cigarettes.
These checks, which will be con
ducted by Mr. Snyder and the Stu
dent Council members, will bring
hazards to light, and enable the
Council to take action to eliminate
them.
In addition to the regular day
light drills, which will average “at
least one a month,” there will be
“blocked exit” drills and night drills.
A “blocked exit” drill is exactly
what its name implies — one of
the regular methods of egress is
blocked, as might actually happen
in a fire, and the students have to
use the remaining exits to evacuate
the building. These “blocked exit”
drills will not be announced, so
every student should find out what
to do. The night drills will also be
unannounced, and can be at any
hour.
These drills are being held to
condition students not to panic in a
real fire. Students are not to move
cars during the drills, and no one is
allowed to obtain extra clothing
after the alarm has sounded, either
day or night.
According to Mr. Snyder, there is
a very real danger in the possibility
of false alarms. Students who have
evacuated the buildings before with
no visible evidence of fire will be
come used to the warning and not
pay any attention to it. This could
lead to a tremendous loss of life in
a real fire.
'■“I am very pleased,” said Mr.
Snyder, “at the co-operation of the
students in having no false alarms
thus far, and I hope the co-operation
will continue. I am sure everyone
realizes the seriousness of a false
alarm.”
As to the efficiency of the sys
tem so far, he said the “system is
fine.” He did say, though, that al
though evacuation was very satis
factory during the first test, the sec
ond was very poor. “The students
should learn to go,” he said. “Any
time the alarm goes off, it means to
move out of the buildings immedi
ately.”
(3ne of the things that Mr. Snyder
expressed his concern over is the
practice of students leaving their
windows and the doors to the stair
ways open when they leave. All win
dows should be puUed down, and
the fireproof metal doors should be
pulled closed by someone passing
through. This is important, for the
stairways make perfect flues for the
spread of any fire from floor to
floor.
This year, John Patronis and
Linda Lea are assistant fire ward
ens. Each has been assigned student
council members on each floor of
the dormitories as monitors, to check
for persons in rooms, and to close
all doors. Mr. Walter McDonald,
Dean of Men, and Miss Miriam Rus
sell, Dean of Women, are the faculty
assistants, with Mr. Ralph Lester
as the staff assistant.
Louisburg^ College
Offers Many
Clubs, Societies
Louisburg College offers to its
student body a number of organi
zations, clubs and honor fraternities.
The organizations and clubs are
open to all students desiring to par
ticipate in their varied activities. The
honor fraternities receive member
ship only by bids given to student^
with outstanding scholastic ability
and character.
The Future Business Leaders of
America Club is open to all busi
ness students. The Louisburg Club
is affiliated with the state and na
tional F.B.L.A. Club. This club pro
vides a means for social contacts
within the business department and
promotes educational programs per
taining to office practices and equip
ment.
Open to all students with vocal
talent and an interest in choral
music is the Louisburg College Glee
Club. Rehearsals for the club are
held Tuesday and Thursday after
noons, and selections used by the
club are selected for their wide ap
peal. During the year concerts are
given at various churches, civic
meetings and public auditoriums
throughout North Carolina.
The Dramatics Club attracts stu
dents who are interested in the vari
ous phases of drama and acting. The
Club gives programs of various
kinds and presents plays for the Col
lege and for the community.
The purpose of the Young Wom
en’s Christian Association and the
Young Men’s Christian Association
is to emphasize Christian ideals and
the Christian way of life on the col
lege campus. Any student is eligible
to join. Religious services are con
ducted weekly by the YM-YWCA.
The Monday and Friday night so
cials are sponsored by the “Y” so
cial committee.
All students who show outstand
ing ability in athletics and complete
specified requirements are awarded
monograms by the Monogram Club.
This Club, sponsored by the direc
tor of athletics, seeks to foster su
perior ideals of sportsmanship in its
members and in the school.
The Young Democrat’s Club is
composed of students interested in
politics and the Democrat party.
The Y.D.C. plans to sponsor many
social events in the coming school
year. Speakers who are well known
in the field of politics will be the
itinerary of many of the regular
meetings.
The honor fraternities on the
Louisburg College campus are open
for students who receive bids for
high-scholastic ratings, good charac
ter and for outstanding achieve
nents in particular fields.
Phi Theta Kappa is a national
character - scholarship fraternity
which holds the same rank in junior
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The Meaning of College
By ROSS LANE
To get a general view of what the
layman thinks the meaning of col
lege is, I conducted a survey in
Louisburg. Here in this small, typi
cal American town I asked five
people this question, “What do you
think the meaning of college is?”
Here are their replies:
“I think college is where a young
man can prepare himself for a better
way of life.” — A merchant.
“College is where a person can
have plenty of fun.” — A barber.
“College is the best place to pre
pare yourself for a better job.” —
A restaurant owner.
“To become a man with money
you almost have to go to college.”
— A car mechanic.
“College is for the birds.” — A
salesman.
I will explain the comments of
these five persons and try to show
their weaknesses and strengths.
First, I will classify the mechanic,
merchant, and restaurant owner’s
statements together. Their answers
are somewhat similar in that they
all agree that college guarantees se
curity in later life. Is,a college edu
cation attained for security alone?
With this question left unanswered,
I will turn to the other two men —
colleges that Phi Beta Kappa holds
in four-year schools. The Gamma
Upsilon chapter of Phi Theta Kappa
was chartered and organized in
1939.
Membership is open only to
Liberal Arts students and those who
receive bids for membership must
have made a grade of eighty-five
per cent and must stand in the upper
ten per cent of their class.
A national honorary fraternity
open to business students is Alpha
Phi Epsilon. Students who are ac
cepted must have a standing of B or
better, an outstanding personality,
and good character.
Beta Phi Gamma is the junior
college division of Alpha Phi
Gamma, a national co-educational
journalistic fraternity. The purpose
of this fraternity is to recognize in
dividual ability and achievement in
journalistic pursuits in junior col
leges. A prospective member must
rank scholastically in the upper two-
thirds of his class.
the barber and the salesman. I will
deal with each man separately.
The barber’s answer is the idea
many people have about college.
This attitude may even be instilled
in some college students. These stu
dents have the false idea that col
lege is a place to practice their
thoughtless actions. This type of stu
dent feels college is a place to let
off steam because he knows he wiU
not be supervised as he was at home.
I do not wish to imply that college
is not fun, but for any educated per
son to believe that college is a play
ground is ridiculous. College is a
mixture of fun and work.
The salesman’s absurd statement
cannot be explained. He could not
even explain his own statement.
That a person should make such a
remark immediately marks him as
ignorant or bitter about college.
I will summarize the statements
as a whole. College is for security
and can be fun. This may be true,
but college to me means more than
this statement implies.
College, in my estimation, is a
place of higher learning where the
student is prepared by dedicated
teachers and his own will power to
have a direct purpose in life. What
ever the purpose may be — doctor,
lawyer, or minister — it is deeply
enriched by the right attitude to
ward college.
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