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Volume I
LOUISBUKG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, XOVEMBER 28,19-il
Number 3 ■
National Youth
Fellowship
President Speaks
“The most important unit of our
organization is the local campus and
the individual student,” said Kemp-
ton Jones Sunday afternoon, Novem
ber 16, speaking in the college chapel
before a group of Louisburg students.
Mr. Jones, a Duke student, is
president of the National Methodist
Youth Fellowship and also of the i
Southeastern Jurisdiction of the
Youth Fellowship; so he came fully
qualified to bring helpful sugffestions
to be carried out by local students.
The Wesley Foundation is the
division of the Youth Fellowship
particularly adapted to the college
campus for the purpose of creating
and fostering a religious spirit.
Mr. Jones discussed the national
setup of the organization of the
Youth Fellowship, mentioning two
specific groups : the conference youth
organizational group and the na
tional council as the coordinating
council for the two groups.
“Each group is a unit — self-
sufficient in spite of the national set
up,” continued the speaker. “The
significance of the whole organiza
tion is its value to the individual.”
That significance, he emphasized, is
conditioned upon the degree to which
the organization is Christ-centered.
mnn’s livo for liis
cause two thousand years ago were
so effective and dynamic that his in
fluence still lives today and has af
fected millions upon millions of peo
ple.”
Later at a Sunday evening vesi)er
service Mr. Jones brought an in
spirational message. “Those men who
have made an impression uj)on the
world’s history,” he brought out, “are
those who have given not their money
but themselves in service to the
world.”
Gut of his own experiences the
speaker aptly illustrated his point
with the story of a great Texas doc
tor — great for his ministry not
only to the bodies but even more to
the souls of men.
In closing, Mr. Jones presented a
challenge to Louisburg students: to
give themselves, too, in service for the
betterment of campus life.
Southern Business
Teachers Meet
AS ITHERS
The Southern Business Education
Association held its nineteenth an
nual convention at the O. Henry Ho
tel, Greensboro, on November 20-22.
The theme of the convention was
“Business Education in a Democ
racy.”
This meeting was attended by
Mrs. Kilby, Mr. Moon, Miss Mar-
ciole. Miss Hudgins, and eighteen of
the second-year commercial students.
There were lectures and discussions
by various dignitaries on new meth
ods and problems, which were val
uable and instructive both for the
commercial faculty and the students.
The students were especially in
terested in seeing and hearing Dr.
John R. Gregg, who originated the
famous Gregg system, which is
taught here at Louisburg. On Satur
day George L. Hossfield, the world’s
champion typist, demonstrated his
ability to type 149 words per minute.
Sectional meetings emphasized
such subjects as shorthand, type
writing, English, mathematics, and
accounting.
A Cappella Choir
Sings at Conference
Wednesday evening, November
12, the college bus made its annual
trip to the North Carolina (Method
ist) Conference to convey the group
of thi'’ty-t\vo T/oiiisbiivg girls and
boys who are known as the A Cappel
la Choir. This choir is under the
direction of Mr. Byerly, of the mu
sic department. The choir was pres
ent at the conference at 7:45 p.m.
to render music that was well se
lected and well executed.
The numbers featured on the
program were “Come, Holy Ghost,”
by Palestrina ; “Evening Hymn,” by
Joseph Rheinberger; “Now Let Ev
ery Tongue Adore Thee,” by Bach,
and the college “Alma Mater.”
This was the first official public
audition of the choir for the collegi
ate year. The choir is well known in
Methodist churches of the state, as
a result of the annual itinerary of
most sections.
Before making the trip to Confer
ence at Durham, the choir sang at
the college chapel hour on Tues
day, giving an excellent program
and thus making a worthwhile con
tribution to their listeners.
Musical Program
Presented
I. R. C. Hears French
Ambassador
SEE US!”
Grades Higher Than
Last Year’s
LIBRARY GETS
VALUABLE N. C.
HISTORY
The International Relations Club
varied the usual chapel hour Tues
day, November 18, by using a num
ber of songs from various nations,
thus suggesting the international
emphasis of the club. The program
was under the supervision of Jean
McKinnon, vice president, and Mr.
Hancock, faculty adviser.
The opening number was “Amer
ica the Beautiful,” sung by all. Jean
McKinnon read a Scripture selection
on music—and the Reverend E. II.
Davis offered a prayer. Next was
the group singing of the zestful
“Funiculi-Funicula” (“A Happy
Heart”).
Then came a breath of quaintness
from the Scotch Highland, “I’ll
Take You Home Again, Kathleen,”
pleasingly sung by J. E. Norris, Jr.
Another solo followed in Daniel Mc
Farland’s mellow tenor rendition of
“In My Garden.” The familiar
strains of the Italian “Santa Lucia,”
sung by the audience, brought the
program to a close.
[ About thirty members of the local
i International Relations Club went
I to Chapel Hill recently to hear Gas
ton Henri Haye, Vichy French Am-
I address was sponsored bv the Inter-
! national Relations of The Fniversity
of North Carolina.
Speaking on behalf of the Vichy
' government, Henri Haye made a
strong appeal for material helj), sucli
as fo^ and clothing for the starving
people of his country. In doing so,
he declared that France was in dan
ger of being killed from both ends
and needed all the aid that it could
possibly get.
The ambassador stated that the
Fnited States has shown willingness
to give aid but that it hesitated be
cause of the British blockade. He
cited that already six boat loads of
milk and clothing have been sent
and that their disposition proves that
aid to iinoccupied France does not go
to the Germany army.
“France has only one preoccupa
tion — to gather all the forces left
to her and I’ebuild her nation,” con
cluded the ambassador. “We are
fighting alone. But regardless of ad
versity, France will restore every
thing that is French in spirit, tra
dition, and birth.”
Recently receiving its set of fine
olumes of North Carolina history
entitled The Old North Stale and
the New, Louisburg College becomes
one of the exclusive members of
libraries throughout the state to
• have this history.
This set is written by Dr. Archi-^
bald Henderson, head of the depart
ment of mathematics of The Uni
versity of North Carolina. Known to
North Carolinians as also an eminent
authority on North Carolina history.
Dr. Henderson incorporates the vast
knowledge of the state history gained
through thirty-five years of reading,
writing, and research on the subject.
The first two volumes contain the
history by Dr. Henderson. Volurnes
III, IV, and V are biographical
sketches of outstanding North Caro
linians prepared by a corps of
writers.
Written not to please North Caro-
} linians, b\it only to discover and
disclose the truth, this history: is
considered one of the best ever taken
from a national standpoint, realis'
tically facing the facts about North
1 Carolina, regardless of immediate
Mid-semester grades, the first consequences or iinpleasant reper-
grades of the year 19-41-1942 on the cussions. It begins with the Lost
letter scale, were issued November througn the pres-
11. These grades are the first of four day.
such reports to be issued during the! Dr. Charles A. Beard writes in
yeai’. These will come at the end of I the autumn issue of the VirginiJ,
the fii'st semester, the middle of the I Quarterly Revieiv . . .: “Mr. Ilender-
LOYALTY
Some words cannot be defined
by a single sentence. Loyalty
is one of those words. In
fact, not all the sentences in
the world could completely
define it. Suffice it merely
to suggest its meaning:
Loyalty is knowing another
“knock” you could give
your college but speaking a
favorable word instead.
Loyalty is a second-year stu
dent helping a freshman to
adjust himself to his college
environment.
Loyalty is a freshman being
open-minded enough to find
out what is good about his
college.
Loyalty—it can be you.
second semester, and the end of the
second semester.
Accoi'ding to the figures from the
registrar’s office, C’s, signifying fair,
were given more than any other
grades, 421 being received. B’s ap
peared next most frequently total
ing 354, and D’s numbered 223. In
teresting to note is the fact that F
and A were given the same number
of times, each appearing 166 times.
The figures of Mrs. Kilby, regis
trar, show these grades to be some
what higher than the grades issued
at the same period last year. This
year eleven per cent of the grades
were A’s, whereas last year only nine
per cent were A’s. These grades sub
stantiate the prevalent campus opin
ion that more effort has been put
forth on studies this year than in
previous years.
Hedden Retnrns
As Pastor
son has a strong sense for the value
of evidence . . . with reference to
scope — the classes of his ideas, in
terests and activities covered — the
volumes go far beyond the ordinary,
military, political, and constitu
tional history.”
This history is of real value in
that only a limited number was
printed. Our library contracted for
set over four years ago, only re
cently receiving it. The books are not
on sale, going only to prepublication
subscribers, and the plates and type
have already been melted, making
the first and only edition that will
ever be published, thus adding to
its exclusiveness.
Phi Theta Kappa
Organizes For Year
“Come all ye young folks.
Come out and play with me.”
These words will still ring out on
the campus at L.C. as the local pas
tor, Reverend Forrest D. Hedden,
continues to lead the young folks in
fun and song when the occasion
arises. Mr. Hedden is known
throughout the conference as a youth
recreational pastor as well as an
inspiring preacher.
Thus it was upon eager young
ears that the voice of the radio an
nouncer fell when he read the re-ap
pointment of Mr. Hedden to the
Louisburg Methodist Church.
The pastor lends himself not only
to lead us in Christian enjoyment of
fun but to help as one personally in
terested in all the students he comes
into contact with.
Then on Sunday mornings the
same man appears in the pulpit to
bring a message of inspiration for
youth.
The Louisburg College Chapter
of Phi Theta Kappa, Gamma Upsi-
lon, reorganized for the year 1941-
1942. Revisions have been made on
the staff of officers elected at the
close of the previous year, as Evelyn
Lowe, president, did not return. The
staff has been elected as follows:
Willis Gupton, president; Gene
Thompson, vice president; Ruth
Braswell, recording secretary; Sarah
Davis, corresponding secretary; Ed
ward Smith, treasurer.
Four new members, chosen on a
basis of scholarship and character,
have been elected to the chapter.
They are Marina Ann Hawkins, Roy
Bailey, Riley Rowe, and Jack Cox.
Dean L. R. Taff was elected an hon
orary member.
These new members were initiated
in the pledge service of the frater
nity, and the officers for the year
were installed at a meeting in Octo
ber. This meeting was attended by
Miss Stipe, Mr. Taff, and Dr. and
Mrs. Patten, all honorary members.
Dr. Patten spoke to the club about
the meaning of Phi Theta Kappa.