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LOUISBURG.NC. 27649
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Thanksgiving
All over ihe Worhl
Volume III
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1943
Number 2
STUDENTS GIVE
TO WAR FUND
The students of Louisburg Col
lege responded enthusiastically to the
plea for contributions in the Frank
lin County War-Fund Drive. In a
special drive sponsored by Miss
Stipe, dean of women, and executed
by the students, a five-day effort
brought in $130 from faculty and
students. The amount exceeded by
thirty dollars the top goal set by the
students, which was $100. Dr. A.
Paul Bagby, pastor of the Louisburg
Baptist Church and chairman of the
county-wide drive, expressed himself
as being especially pleased with the
noteworthy results of the college
effort.
The campus drive began with a
rally held in the auditorium on No
vember 9 at 10 :15 p.m. The students
sang patriotic songs including
“America,” “The Star Spangled
Banner,” and “The Marines’
Hymu.” Miss Stipe made a talk on
the nature of the appeal and ap
pointed Josephine Lassiter, a senior,
as chairman of the drive with Fred
Davis and Margaret Helms, juniors,
as co-chairmen.
The social hall was colorful in
patriotic decorations featuring red,
white and blue. A booth was set up
in the social hall, and students who
volunteered for the task stayed in
the booth during the day and until
late at night to receive contributions
as long as the drive lasted. The ef
forts of these students were com
mented upon as worthy of praise,
and their generosity in regard to
their time as commendable.
The last dollar was turned in and
(Continued on page three)
INDIAN~^MPnRE
HELD BY rS
The Y’s held an Indian Campfire
meeting on the evening of Novem
ber 18 on the college ball park.
The students, many of them
dressed as Indians, tramped from
the front steps to the meeting
ground. There they were seated in
a large circle about a pile of w'ood
ready to be lighted.
Big Chief, the Reverend Forrest
D. Hedden, summoned the foiir
winds, represented by the officers
of the YMCA: South Wind, Brave
Fred Davis, represented friendship;
North Wind, Brave Harold Sher
rill, discipline; East Wind, Brave
Robert Williford, hope, and West
Wind, Brave Robert Guin, dedica
tion. These braves, after a short
(Continued on page three)
Prayer of a Serviceman
(As It came from one in the
ranks)
Father, it is not enough to
thank Thee that I am able to
live in this Thy world to
day; but for the opportunity
to defend it against atheistic
barbarism and strive to de
velop a lasting Christianity
for mankind am I truly grate
ful. Grant that the people of
the world may realize the op
portunity which is about us,
and that they will turn to
their Lord for power and
wisdom to establish a spiritual
kingdom on earth. Amen.
War Time Conditions Alter Thanksgiving Observance
FURLOUGHS BRING THEM BACK TO—"ALMA MATER, SHELT'RING COLLEGE.'
Sliideiits Will
Keniaiii on Campus
BiUj/ Lewis and others.
Top row: Joyner, Perry, Melvin Srniley, Bill Spencer and Riclmrd llinl.
Bowden, riiili]) Meekins, Thomas Helms and Dajtoii Hardwick, and lUilpli Pegrara.
Bottom row: I’alnicr
Sadie Hawkins" Day
Creates Panic
The annual Sadie Hawkins’ I'aco
was held on Louisburg Collea:e cam
pus at 3 :30 p.m. Saturday, Novem
ber 1.3. The poor boys really didn’t
have a chance with so many girls
after them.
It was really quite a chase. When
the whistle sounded, the girls start
ed from the top of the steps, with
the boys having a good start at the
bottom of the stcjjs. The race cov
ered all the front campus. Sara got
King in no time at all, be being the
first one caught. (Maybe he didn’t
try to escape.) Coleen, rigged up to
look like Mamma Yokum, was not to
be defeated; ])oor Oscar really
didn’t have a chance. Marrying Sam
was represented by “Shorty” Lan
caster.
Lois had quite a time getting Ed
gar Lee, but with a little female
help she finally captured him. Some
boys seemed to think they could es-
ca])e the clutches of their pursuers
(Continued on page three)
GLEE CLUB SINGS
AT CONFERENCE
Louisburg College Glee Club, un
der the direction of Mr. I. D. Moon,
head of the Department of Music,
made its first public appearance of
the year at the Methodist Annual
Conference in Rocky Mount, No
vember 4. The numbers sung were:
“Now Abideth Faith, Hope, and
Love” and “Knights of the Cross,”
by Shelley; “Jesus, Tender Shep
herd,” by Strickland; and “Rcjoice
Ye With Jerusalem,” by Spinney.
Also in chapel the club has sung.
The group beginning with twelve
members at the first of the year, has
now increased to twenty-two, as fol
lows : Sarah Ball, Lucy Lee Braxton,
Cornelia Broome, Shirley Carver,
Catherine Champion, Mildred Cox,
Vivian Creech, Bernice Dixon, Lyn-
woode Frazier, Beatrice Fulcher,
(Continued on page four)
STUDENTS ACHIEVE
MiD-SEMESTER KSNGRS
To the students who bave attained
a place on the Honor Roll and Hon
orable Mention List, Columns ex
tends its congratulations.
One goal reached is to the jierson
of real ambition only the place for
setting another goal and the start
ing point for striving toward that
new goal, further ahead and more
difficult to attain than the previous
one. Likely the students who won
half-semester honors, not being satis
fied with what they have attained,
will strive to reach an even higher
goal, thereby proving themselves
more worthy of the honor here
inscribed for them.
Honor Roll
Studenl Staiidintj Rank
Shirley Smith 2.94 1
Oscar Fuller 2.84 2
Annie Louise Sherlock 2.63 3
Charlotte Usher 2.59 4
Anne Whitehead 2.59 4
lloNOKAiii.K Mention List
Mollie Fearing 2.44 6
Marcelle King 2.39 7
Frances Sj)ivey 2.38 8
Marjorie Mann 2.28 9
Dorothy Kennedy .... 2.21 10
Doris Suits 2.19 11
Fred Davis 2.19 11
Ilazeline Davis 2.18 13
W. S. Gardner 2.06 14
Dorothy Casey 2.06 14
Lois Asbell 2.06 14
Josephine Hardison .. 2.06 14
William Lewis 2.05 18
Annie Laurie
Coward 2.00 19
Barbara Thorson 2.00 19
King Moore Willis.... 2.00 19
Elva Young 2.00 19
Beatrice Fulcher 2.00 19
Margaret Gooch 2.00 19
Candlelight Service
Held By Y^s
A candlelight recognition service
marked the definite forming of the
YWCA and the YlfCA for the cur
rent college year in the college audi
torium at 7 :00 o’clock, November 11.
Almost every resident student in the
college was ])resent.
The hymn, “Send Down Thy
Truth,” was sung. Fred Davis then
gave the call to worshij), read the
Scripture lesson, and led in ])rayer.
A responsive reading was led by
Ruth Pegram. At the lighting of
candles at a central flame the sj)on-
sors a.ssumed vows of leadership: for
tlie YWCA, Miss Merritt and Mrs.
Mizell aud, for the YMCA, Mr.
Hedden.
Ruth Pegram led the audience in
]>rayer. The j)residents of the two
Y’s, Ruth I’egram and Fred Davis,
then lighted their candles and spoke
their own dedication to the work of
the association, challenging the
other officers to assume their reapcc-
(Continued on page three)
'I’hanksgiving at Louisburg Col
leger will be celebrated quite dif
ferently from th(> way student.s
celebrated it while in high scliool.
The classrooms will be filled with
students rather than vacant chairs.
A dinner will be given on Thanks
giving, November 26, to be served
in throe courses. Bowls of fruit in
typical Thanksgiving motif will
compose the center-pieces, and tin?
dining hall will be decorated in
kee[)ing with the occasion.
Also the Y is i)lanning a Thanks
giving program to be given iii the
evening, specific {)]ans not yet having
been announced.
From the sports department
Thanksgiving celebration will in
clude a double-header basketball
game. The first game will be [dayed
between the senior and junior girls
at four o’clock. Ann (Joldston has
been chosen captain for the .seniors
and Doris Jean Rountree for the
juniors. Shirley Smith will act as
manager for the senior team and
Molly Fearing for the junior team.
The second game will be. played
between the .senior and junior boys
at five o’clock. Douglas Bryant has
been elected captain of the senior
and Talmidge Lancaster of the
junior team.
[Cell Groiipf» Discuss
Thanksgiving
For three Sundays immediately
preceding Thanksgiving the Cell
(iroup has discu.ssed thankfulness
from the viewpoint of j)rayer. They
liave discus.sed the stil)ject from Old
and New Testani(‘iit j>assages and in
the light of present-day life.
PRESIDENT DISCUSSES
STUDENT VIEWS
“What the Students of Louisburg
College Want the College to Do for
Them” was the subject of a chapel
hour led by President Patten, No
vember 9. Student views, handed in
upon request a week before, fur
nished the source of the remarks.
One student request read was that
opportunity be offered for more de
velopment in Christian life. A sug
gestion in the light of this desire was
to have a Sunday evening religious
program. Another suggestion includ
ed reference to the need for promot
ing greater student responsibility
and honesty. Some asked for a gym
nasium which Dr. Patten said would
be built when material, labor, and
money were available.
He complimented the students on
their awareness to their needs and
on their desire for development.
Birthday Dinner
Ft^aliires Thanksgiving
'File Novenibc^r birthday dinner
w'as served in Thanksgiving motif
on NovenibiT 12. Dr. Bagby, local
Baj)ti.st minister, spoke briefly on the
unit(nl war-fund drive, then under
way in Franklin County. At that
time the students of tlie college had
contributed over one hundred
dollars.
Miss Stijie presented the honorees
of the occasion, whicli, she remarked,
were in number probably the small
est the current year i)resented for
a birthday occasion. They were
the following; the Reverend Forrest
I). Hedden, (college chajilain;
Bernice Dixon, Doris jSuits, Shirley
Williams, Fred Davis, and Douglas
(Continued on page three)
Prayer of a Student
(As it came from one on the
campue)
0 God, I thank thee for the
opportunities that I have—
the opportunities to learn, to
worship, to stand and speak
for my own rights. Let me
make everyday a Thanksgiv
ing. Help me to live in the
way of the righteous, and give
me wisdom and courage so
that I may face the obstacles
that may be placed before me
in the future. Grant that my
life may always show forth
the light of Christian fellow
ship in the eyes of my fellow-
man and my God. Amen.