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STUDY TODAY ARCHIVES /HE CECIL W. ROBBINS LIBRARY LOUISBURQ COLLEGE LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549 WISDOM TOMORRO\^ Volume 111 LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, X. C., SATUHDAY, OCTOBER :!0, 194:5 Nuiiibcr 1 HOMECOMING PROMISES FESTIVITY The Loiiisburg College annual Homecoming will be observed on the week-end of October 30 and 31. M iss Lnla May Stipe, alumnae- alumni secretary and dean of women, has issued invitations to former stu dents and has made plans for a va ried program of entertainment. Miss Marjorie Crisp, athletic di rector and physical education teach er, will be in charge of the program for Saturday afternoon, October 30. Again the athletic events will be intramural rather than intercollegi ate. Beginning at three-thirty the athletic contests will take place. Following the athletic program, the alumnae-alumni banquet will be held in the dining hall, at six-thirty. Mrs. B. B. Everett, Palmyra, chair man of the Sir Walter Cabinet and an outstanding alumna of the college, will be the guest speaker. At eight o’clock, the College Play ers will entertain in the auditorium. Under the direction of Mrs. Lauryn Mizelle, they will present “Stars of Valor” by Clark Stevens, a highly dramatic play with a timely, vital theme of American courage and sac rifice. At nine o’clock the alumni dance will begin in the social hall, to which both alumni, .students, and guests are invited. A special service at the local Meth odist Church has been planned for the eleven o’clock hour Sunday morn ing. The Reverend Forrest D. Hed- den, pastor, will preach the sermon. Even though many of the alumni are in the armed forces or in essen tial war industries. Miss Stipe has expressed her hope that a representa tive number of alumni will be pres ent for the week-end. NEW FACULTY MEMBERS ADDED Three new faculty members have taken their place this year in Loui.s- burg campus life. Miss Fannie Harmon is in the Science Department. Miss Harmon is a native of Wachapreague, Vir ginia. She did her undergraduate work at Blackstone .College and at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. While at the Univer sity of Illinois, she was a member of the Zoology Club. Today, Miss Har mon is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Mrs. Lauryn Godhold Mizell is in the English Department. She (Continued on page three) TACKY PARTY ENTERTAINS Anyone in the Social Hall Saturday evening, September 11, would have wondered what had hap pened to the students and faculty at Louisburg College. Were these the same people who had seemed normal onlv a few hours Ix'fore? H owever, a few things about people are impossible to hide; for example. Dr. Patton, though dressed as a little boy, was still recognizable with the same head lie had recently worn on state occasions. If there is any question as to the phenomena observable at Ixiuisbnrg College on September 11, the full explanation is possible: a tacky party was being given. Barefoot, painted, and dressed in nondescript, as well as picturesque clothes, the student body and faculty of Louisburg College were seeing one another in a new light. Dr. Patton acted as master of ceremonies. Miss Crisp, Miss Hudgins, and Miss Mc Call rendered a special as they had at the tacky party of the year before, but with a newer and improved technique. It was said that they sang “You are My Sunshine” as it had never been sung before—and, surely, as it will never be sung again. There were so many clamors for an encore that they sang “Pistol Packin’ Mama.” Later the guests were divided and eacli group gave highly entertaining stunts. The awaited climax of the eve ning was the awarding of prizes to the tackiest boy and the tackiest girl. While the judges pondered their de cision, the rest of the group formed a double line, marched around the Social Hall, and received refresh ments, their own contribution. Blindly everyone in turn pulled something out of a grab bag, each hoping he would not get what he had brought. Finally the judges announced their decision, a difficult one, they declared : Alice (“Deedee”) Bullock and Talmadge Lancaster were named the tackiest girl and the tackiest boy, respectively. Xo one disputed this decision, since the costumes of these two were bizarre beyond hiiman description. Soon after the awarding of prizes to the winners, the party was over. Singer Presents Songs of Nations Miss Miriam Miller presented a program of songs of the allied na tions in the Louisburg College Au ditorium on Monday evening, Octo ber 18. (Continued on page three) Orientation Begins New College Year o Slii(lent8 Ushered Into Freshman Life Xew students began arriving at Louisburg College during the week end of Se])tember 5 to 7. They were met by Hilly Lewis, acting president of tlu' Men’s Student Government .\ssociation, and Annie Tyouise Sher lock, president of the Woman’s Stu dent Government Association, assist ed by other s(uiond-year students. 'i’lu' tlii'(‘(' days of the orientation ]ieriod were bu.sy with meetings held for all new students, informing them in various ways of facta, standards, and goals of college life generally and of Louisburg College jiarticularly. 'Phe opening fonnal meeting was held in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 7, when new stu dents were gathered together for the first time. The singing was led by [. I). Moon. The R(!verend For- ]-est 1). Iledden, pastor of the local Methodist (-hurch, led in l>rayer. The welcoinc to new students was giv(>n by President Walter Patten. The faculty and ma jor stndtnit ofVicers were then intro duced. V. R. Kilby, head of the Depart ment of Social Science, spoke on ‘‘'I'he (Joal of College Education” •, and .\uiii(! Ijouise Sherlock spoke on “Oppovtnnities for Development Of- IVred ii Sliuh^iil ill Coalfgo X/ifu.” ^Vfter cliapel there was a get- acquainfed hour in tlie social hall, directed by .Miss Lula May Stipe. One of the entertaining events was SfHiidiii^: Barl)ara Tliorson, president. Alpha I’i Kpslloii; Ifiifli IVtrrani,; tor the students to find different per- president, Y.W.C.A.; Kin;? Moore Willis, president, I.K.C.; Fred Davis, presi-|sons with one or more characteristics dent, \.5T.C’.A. and junior class; Mary tiizabetli Mid^refte, president, Heta 1 hr illustrate those on a list furnished (Jamma, editor, “Columns”; Douglas Bryant, president. Men’s Monoffrain ( juli; j rp. . ,. ■ j Annie Louise Slierlock, president, Women’s Student (ioveninient. Sitting:" I ^ ' I r ^ “ Oscar Fullar, president, Men’s Student Govemnient, Phi Theta Kappa, editor,) «as then slutted to the front steps “The Oak”; Colleen Gillis. i»resident. Dramatic Cluh; Shirley Smith, president,: where Mr. Hedden conducted sing- senior class; Mary Goodwin, president. Women’s Athletic Association and stunts. Women’s Physical Education Club. J Siddell Siutlio. CELL GROUP RESUMES MEETINGS Cell Group meetings have been resumed at Louisburg College, the first meeting of the year having been held in the I’aculty Parlor, October 3. Students together with Miss Harmon and Miss Merritt met in something of the usual cell group manner. The meeting opened with silent meditation and prayer. A Bible read ing and discussion followed. Then opportunity was offered for anyone who wished, to present any problem of a personal nature. The subject for the discussion at the next meeting was then determined. Holden Honored By Beta Phi Eaton Holden, newly elected editor-in-chief of Coi.umns, pres ident of the Dramatic fJlub, and memlKT of Phi Theta Kappa and Beta Phi Gamma, was honored at a farewell party given by Beta Phi (Jamma in the Faculty Parlor, Ttiesday evening, Septc'mber 22. While Eaton entertained himself and the group playing favorite victrola records of music and po(?try, the others present wi'otc to Eaton the lines of original rhymes. Each jierson wrote at the top of a sheet of pa])cr, passing the sheet in rota tion around the circle of eleven (Continued on page thr^e) Resolutions of a Senior Be a better student than I was last year. Run around less and study more. Help other students as much as possible. Be a friend to all. Be a better sport this year than last year. Attend breakfast every morn ing. Not to be so conceited as I was last year. Louisburg Seniors Suffer Orientation Woes “Does anyone have a hammer ?” “Where can I get some coat hang ers ? I forgot mine.” “I thought curtains were fur nished.” “Do I camp in the hall or has someone assigned me a room?” Such questions as these resounded throughout the halls of Alma Mater on opening day. On every side sec ond-year students w'ere stumbling over green freshmen, who were usual ly wandering aimlessly about look ing for some forgotten or lost object. Cars bulging with trunks, suit cases, boxes, and non-packable ar ticles littered the entire front cam pus surrounding the building. Don ning what they thought were very hospitable smiles, .second year girls rushed out to welcome all new ar rivals with “How do you do? I’m ” Sometimes the Freshman smiled insipidly, com pletely ignored the extended hand, and breezed by with a “So what?” attitude. Such was the procedure through out the day. Naturally reactions were not always the same. It was amusing and annoying to note the variety of reactions that met greet ings. Sometimes a student replied with a warm grateful note in her voice; at other times there was only a cool stare and an even cooler greeting. There was the inevitable embar- ra.ssing moment, of course. One sec ond-year girl mistook the brother of a freshman girl to be a member of the men’s student body, and made him take luggage up and down stairs. As the shadows began to lengthen, the exhausted students climbed painfully up that last flight of .atairs. The seniors had done their duty: the freshmen were housed. Tests Given Freshmen The second day began with an early breakfast for everyone, (gen eral assembly was held in the audi torium at 8 ;30 a.m. The nature and purpose of the intelligence test was explained by Mrs. Margaret Kilby, registrar and head of the Depart ment of Commercial Science. After ward, students went to rooms to which they were alphabetically as signed to take the intelligence test. A general assembly was again held in the auditorium at 10:15 a.m. T. C. Amick, head of the Depart ment of Mathematics, gave an ex- jilanation of the nature and purpose of a Liberal Arts course. Mrs. Kilby explained the Commercial Science course. The other teachers gave short talks on their respective subjects, as follows: Miss Ruth Merritt, English; Mr. Kilby, social science; Miss Stipe (Continued on page three) Resolutions of a Freshman Make the best of opportuni ties offered. Make good use of time (not get homesick). Do my best in all of my studies (study harder than when in high school). Attend church each Sunday. Be willing to do anything asked of me. Act like a college student (not a high school student). Not attend shows too often.
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