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Volume II
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOIUSHURO, X. WEDNESDAY, FEDKUARY 17, 194:5
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ROOSEVELT’S
BIRTHDAY
OBSERVE
“March of Dimes”
Slaved on Campus
President Roospvelt's hirtliduy
was observed on the campus with a
concentrated effort on tlie march of
dimes the afternoon of January 30.
A hnndred-per-cent participation set
as the campus goal for the relief of
infantile paralysis was almost
reached as the dimes marched in
during the remaining hours of the
day. The boys went over the toji
by seven o’clock, while the girls
moved steadily upward. The entire
resident group was divided into four
sections according . t« dormitory
quarters: the third floor of Franklin
building, with Mary Elizabeth
Midyette as chairman; the second
floor of Franklin, with Frances Crid-
lin as chairman; Main building and
Davis together, with Ruth Pegram
as chairman ; and Wright dormitory,
with Melvin Smiley as chairman.
According to the announcement
made at the noon hour, returns were
given by a bulletin-board poster giv
ing reports from different groups
at four, seven, and ten-thirty o’clock.
The poster, showing in graduated
columns the distance each section
had traveled toward the top, re
pealed the progress niade, up to the
stated hours.
At the last returns, the boys still
hnll thp load ill pproentfigo of parti
cipation, since their runner-up,
third floor Franklin, had missed by
one person having a hundred per
cent participation. Main and Davis
together having more students than
any other group, totaled $5.40 in
offering.
The entire amount donated was i
$16.50.
The sum was taken to Mrs. Hugh
Perry, in charge of the Franklin ;
County offerings, who enclosed the
sum in one of the regulation presi
dential birthday cards issued for the i
purpose. The card provided space i
for enclosing the dollar bills and !
the money in coin and carried the |
printed greeting to the President |
as well as the hand-written signing,
of “Louisburg College.” '
King Speahs On Wnr
The Reverend Hiram King, of
the First Methodist Church, Hen
derson, recently sj)oke in chapel on
war.
Though he referred to the
romance of war, he did not overlook
the horrors of the present depres
sion of civilization.
He emphasized the need for
Christians to dedicate themselves to
the high ideals worth fighting for,
and he stressed the necessity of moral
and spiritual forces in today’s
FRATERNITIES
STAGE
CAMPUS EVENTS
Bela Phi Gamma
Holds Initiation
iiet.'i Phi (ijimma, national junior-
colloge journalistic fraternity, under
direction of Miss Merritt,
sponsor, and Miss I’eters, associate
member, Iield its first initiation of
tlu‘ year Monday evening, Februiiry
, ill the Faculty Parlor.
•I. Wesley Gentry and McN'eill
I pock were the pledgees, who were
administered the secret vows before
the secret altar. Blindfolded in the
hall outside, the candidates separate
ly were led by Aliss Peters into tlx;
Faculty Parlor.
Immediately after the certificates
of membership were awarded to tbe
initiates, guests for the social hour
arrived: Eaton Holden, Martha
Grey King, Ira Helms, Ruth
Pegram, Sara llux, and Sue
Margaret Harris were ushered in—
all of them being active members
on either Columns or The Oak staff.
delightful two-coursc supper
One of the ]uctures above will no doubt awaken memories in the minds of members of the iinuual staff— was served in buffet style,
possibly will even occa.sion a smile or a Ipugh. Then, the picture would seem to deserve a word of explanation , , scene was illuminated by the
to those who niay not understand. shadows of stately candles. Other
‘The years go fast in Oxford | Louisburg], the golden years and gay.
BAi\(i! AND IT S OFF
In accord with conservation order M-99 of the War Production Hoard members of the annual staff
gathered in an informal group on the south steps of Franklin one afternoon last Xoveuiber. 'I’lie purpose was
to remove the metal from the wooden blocks of some photographic plates, mainly copper, to be sold to the
government for scraj) metal. Although at first the job looked like a long tough one, the w'ork progressed with
surprising success. There must have been some attrcaction in the procedure, for even some outsiders
dropped by to liclp.
Except for a few scratches from the nails and cuts from the j)lates and iiiaybi’ a few bruises received
when bricks fell on one’s leg or foot, little happened; but a persistent noise tended to drive us delirious, though
lively “cracks” kept us sane.
After about an hour of W’ork we got tlie metal off. You should have seen the curious-looking creatures
we saw on the plates—faces of long ago (we’ll look that way some day).
It took a trailer to haul oft' the blocks. About fifty or sixty pounds was the yield, which has come in
handy for the government and eipially handy for us, since junking our obsolete plates gives us the right to
get new ones and brought in the small but not unw'elcome sum of $3.12.
decorations included a simple but
strikiuf^ly beautiful arrangement of
magnolia sprays held in a Grecian-
column vase beside a proud-poised
swan, both set on a reflector.
'I'liis occasion marked the first
iii-tti Phi Gamma initiation in over
a year; however, more bids are to
ho issued soon to those chosen among
the staff inembers of the two college
|)ublications.
I.R.C. Hears
Talk On Japan
STUDENTS ACHIEVE
FIRST SEMESTER HONORS
Madam Kai-Shek
Discussed at "Y
TAFF VISITS
CAMPUS
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m T X 1 -o 1 x- mi; While scholastic achievement is
1 ho 1 nteniHtioiial iM^Jatioiis i.-'lub. i. i it i r n » *i. *
^ T oi •*! TT 1 *10^ what maketh a lull man, it is
met January 21 with Dean Jiiid- , • . j- ,• i i
•; 1 a step in that direction and an honor
gins as guest sp>aker. individual and the school.
Ihe Inside (lovernment of i ^ ^
T t f If TT 1 ihe nrst semester emfeu witli a
Japan W'as the toi)ic of Miss Ihid-i ... ,, , .•.1,1,
Sl,o I creditable percentage of the studeuts
THE BELL
Where is that bell that woke
us when we were sleeping
so well?
Where is that bell that told
us when to go to those
dreaded clases and relieve
us of those dry lectures?
Where is that bell that told
us what our internal in
former was already telling?
Where is that bell that made
us shut up and study?
Where is that bell that opened
the bookstore?
Oh, shucks! Where is our
bell anyway?
gins' speech. She explained tb
origin of the present-day system of
government of Japan. She em
phasized the faith that the Jap
anese people have in their govern
ment, asserting that one of the Iw-
liefs of their country is that they are
a divine people and are incapable
of being defeated. Dean Hudgins
stated that indirectly the Japanese
government is controlled by the
army. When the present-day sys
tem of their government collapses,
the Japanese [leojile, slie suggested,
might react in either of two widely
different ways: become bitter and
disillusioned or embrace with eager
welcome the Christian interpreta
tion and way of life.
The speech was highlighted with
some of Miss Hudgins’ personal ex
periences as a missionary in Japan.
Following the speech the club
members discussed various ques
tions rising from the present-day
war.
A short meeting was held Febru
ary 4 to elect a new secretary. Evelyn
Smitlnvick was elected to take tbe
place of Frances Spivey, who had re
signed because of not feeling it
on the honor roll and the honorable
mention list. 11 is interesting to
note that Martha Ann Strowd was
also the highest ranking student at
the close of the first semester last
year.
HONOR ROLL
Annie Louise Sherlock 2.94
Martha Ann Strowd 2.94
Wesley Gentry 2.75
Elizabeth Harris 2.75
Eaton Holden 2i75
Thomas Helms ^.65
Mary Modlin 2.63
Shirley Smith 2.58
Enna Meekins 2.56
Lois AsIk‘11 2.56
Ira Helms 2.56
^fary Sykes 2.56
HONORABLE MENTKiN
Louise Baines 2.46
Jewell Jackson 2.44
J. E. Norris, Jr 2.42
King Moore Willis 2.38
Sara Hux 2.29
Sue Margaret Harris 2.28
Frances Gill 2.25
Horton Corwin 2.21
justifiable to use gas driving her 1 Oscar Fuller 2.20
car to the meetings of the chib.
.Janie Ray Manning 2.19
The president also discussed plans j Catherine Rowe 2.16 ,
for members to attend the T.R.C. | Marion Frederick 2.12
conference to be held at Meredith | Eleanor Beasley 2.11
College in March. After a discus-i Ralph Pegram 2.06
sion on the different phases of the' Elaine Smith 2.06
conference the meeting was ad- Dayton Hardwick 2.00
journed. Barbara Thorson 2.00
The life of Madam Chiang Kai-
shek of China was set forth at the
Y.W.C.A. candlelight service on
Tuesday evening, February 3.
Frankie Murphy, Lois Asbell and
Eleanor Beasley presented the facts
and interiiretation of the story.
p]nipbasis was laid upon the man
ner in w'hich the wife of China’s
president has arrived at her present
strong Christian faith and prayer
life. The influence of her mother
was ])ointed out as the source of the
daughter’s religious development.
•Madam Shek was quoted as say
ing, “I knew my mother lived very
close to God. I recognized some
thing great in her. Slie spent hours
in ])rayer. When we asked her ad
vice about anything, she would say,
‘I must ask God first’.”
The story referred to Madam
Chiang Kai-Sbek’s belief that her
arriving at a sense of religious
security came in part from her ex-
'f>erieiice in China’s [irivation and
suffering, which has given her a
feeling of inadequacy and led to a
dee]) experience of turning to God
and submitting to His will.
In part lier words were quoted
thus: “In old Chinese art there is
just one outstanding object, perhaps
a flower, on a scroll. Everything
else in the scroll is subordinate.
“An integrated life is like that.
Wbat is that one flower? As I see
it now, it is the will of God.”
The highlight from the testimony
of this Chinese woman, who has been
called “the most influential Chris
tian in the world,” was perhaps her
words expressing her attitude to
ward the Japanese people as she
(Continued on page three)
Sergeant L. R. Taff, former dean
of men anl head of tlie English de-
I)artment visited the campus on his
five-day leave, before going to Scott
Field, Illinois, where he had been
transferred from Edgewood Arsenal,
Maryland. Mr. Taft is in the Air
Corps, having left the college to en
list in January 1942.
Since leaving the college, he lias
been at Fort Bragg; Scott Field,
Illinois; Sioux Falls, South Dakota;
Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland; and
he is now back at Scott Field, Il
linois.
When Mr. Taft entered military
service last January, he was given
a leave of absence from the college
for the duration.
As head of the English Depart
ment in the college, he distinguished
himself for thorough-going scholar
ship, for worthy standards of stu
dent scholastic achievement, and
for devotion to duty and to the high-
(Continued on page four)
As worthy students
we must—
—use wisely our time and
talent.
—seek every passing oppor
tunity.
—be consistent in our pur
pose.
—develop the possibilities of
our personalities.
—think nobly and thus live
more nobly.
—learn to meet life triumph
antly.