PEACE ON EARTH iHECECiLW.ROBQlNS louisburg college LOUISBURG.N.C. 27549 GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN Volume III LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943 Niiinlxjr 3 STUDENTS RUN Christmas Season Brings Various Activities To Campus WAR FUND DRIVE Louisburg College, under tlie direction of Miss Stipe, dean of women, witli Josephine Lassiter as chairman, is united in a War Sav ings Drive. This local effort is a part of the nation-wide program spon sored by the Education Section, War Finance Division, Treasury De partment, Washington, D. C. The college drive was initiated in a rally of the entire student body of the college at 10:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 30. The students met in the auditorium where they sang pa triotic songs: “The Star Spangled Banner” and “My Country ’Tis of Thee.” The social hall and the stage were 'patriotically decorated. In the center of the stage was the service flag; also on the stage was a list of alumni now in service and of those who have been reported missing in action or killed in action. Miss Stipe presented the program as planned by the War Finance Divi sion. She mentioned interesting facts concerning the campus drive last year, when students of the college sold $2,700 in bonds and stamps. This was more than the amount sold by students of one college that she mentioned with a much larger stu dent body than that of Louisburg. Josephine Lassiter presented the plan to be followed in the local drive: the senior and junior classes compete in the drive to sell bonds and stamps. After the rally Josephine Lassiter and Shirley Smith were in the bond *'ootli ro^idy tn sell t]ieiv l^oiula and stamps. Miiiutemen of the two classes, dressed in patriotic colors, were in the social hall telling stu dents about the drive and selling their bonds and stamps. The minute- men of the senior class were Colleen Gillis, Mary Goodwin, Josephus Lassiter, and Shirley Smith. Minute- men of the junior class are Fred Davis, Margaret Helms, Talmadge Lancaster, and Charlotte Usher. The goal originally was to buy a jeep priced at $1,165, which would be named the “Louisburg College Jeep.” The students have far ex ceeded their original goal. Sales on the first day amovmted to approxi mately $1,300. The student body has responded with apparent enthusiasm to the drive. Also sizable sales have been made by the college students to citi zens of the town. The minute men are working. Up to the present date, seniors are leading. Mary Goodwin’s sales exceed those of any other min- uteman. Students have expressed the belief that sales this year will even exceed those of last year. Fuller Honored By "The Oak" Staff Oscar Fuller, editor in chief of The Oak, was honored at a social given by the stalf in the English classroom on Thursday evening, Oc tober 18. The occasion for the event was Oscar’s call to enter service in the armed forces. The group sang songs and conversed informally. Re freshments were then served. Besides the honoree those present were the following: Miss Ruth Mer ritt, faculty adviser to Tlu' Oak staff; the Reverend Forrest D. Hed- den, who serves as college chaplaui; Robert Earl Williford, junior edi tor; Shirley Smith, literary editor; Anne Whitehead, junior literary ed itor ; Douglas Bryant, sports editor; Billy Lewis, photographic editor; Colleen Gillis, business manager; Gibson Strickland, assistant busi ness manager; Virginia Ann Gold- ston and Agnes Harris, advertising managers. _ Scene from Y,M.C.A.~Y.If .C.A. Christmas Pageant Traditional aiil Non- Traditioiial Chri^tliiias Planned —Bob Brown. Koadin^ lel’t to right; —Talmadge Lancaster, Robert Giuii, Fred Davis, Hubert Earl Willil’ords “Mary,” ■Viine Whiteheiul; “Joseiili,” Kdmuiid Harrison; “Wise Men”—Harold Slierrill, W. S. (lurdncr, Herbfrt Retfuii. Y^s Present Meaning COMMERCIAL of Membership CLUB SOCIAL Getting Ready to Live" program pretieniiiig tlie mann ing of YWCA membershiii was held in the college auditorium, De cember 2. The procession of the four officers and eight committee chairmen en tered to the music of “Follow the Gleam,” played by Elizabeth Harris. Each in the procession carried a lighted white candle and took a trian gle formation at the center of the stage, unfurling and holding blue streamers, each carrying one of the words: Body, Mind, Spirit. The group sang “Father of Lights,” and Anne Whitehead led in prayer. Then the officers and chairmen took a semi-circular formation and gave in succession words explaining their different types of work and express ing dedication to their tasks. Char lotte Usher then led in a litany of worship. Miss Merritt made a brief talk based on the story of the Rich Young Ruler. “Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life,” she quoted from the story, then challenged her hearers so to make and live their choices that they need not “go away sorrowful” at the end of the college year. Lois Asbell read a poem, Frank Mason North’s “The World’s Astir,” to the music of “Finlandia.” (Continued on page tliree) wad i/iic ivloiM()ers ot Otijjinn ivfai Wei-, to enco Club were entertained at a I subject of a talk Dr. ^V. I auJ social in Mr. Kilby’s classroom on Wednesday evening, November 24. ^\nor.rrh,.cr +rv fl.n Virginia Floyd gave a poem, “Thanks.” Molly Fearing gave a short talk on Thanksgiving. Jean nette Ricks led the group in singing “Come, Ye Thankful People, Come.” Different games and contests followed. The Thanksgiving color scheme was used. Shirley Carver, Mary Chancy, and Marguerite Clement assisted in serving ice cream and cake to the guests. ^ jopous; Bless Every- Noveml)er 26. According to the S))eaker, many ])eoplo miss j)roper j)reparation for life by assuming that the matter of major importance is making prej)aration for death. Too few j)eople prepare in a Christian manner to live on earth, he afiirmed. They are more inclined to prepare for life in the hereafter than a good life on earth that will make them better Christians. “We should apply Christian ideals not only in preparation for death but for a fuller, more Christian life,” said the minister, adding, “If a person prepares to live and lives a good life, when the time to die arrives, he will be ready.” Dr. Bagby said that the lives worth living could be classified in three ways: first, the unselfish busy life; second, the happy busy life; third, the Christian life. If a person lives these. Dr. Bagby maintained, he need not occupy himself with pre- ])aring for deatli, since living well will properly have prepared him for death. The talk occasioned expression of student appreciation that indicated its being a favorite among the chapel talks heard by students this semes ter. Cljis; Ctrisitmas The Christmas schedule of Louis burg College for 1943 includes a variety of events s])onsored by cam pus organizations and committees representing various activities. Some of the scheduled events, such as the Christmas party given by juniors to faculty and seniors and the formal December dinner for all faculty and students, are a tradition of some years; other events, such as the Christmas pageant, represent an addition to former campus observ ance of the season. The Other Wise Man I To Be Real Mrs. Lauryn Mizell will bo in charge of the chapel hour at 10:30 o’clock on Friday morning, Decem ber 10. At this time she will read Van Dyke’s The Other Man, which, she describes as u 8])ecial favorite of her.s. The reading has been given by her on other occasions elsewhere. Dr. Knight To Be Spt'aker Al F«>riiial Dinner The faculty-student formal din ner will take place in the college dining hall on Friday evening, De cember 10. Dr. E. W. Knight, pro fessor of education at the University of North Carolina, will be the guest I speaker. The dinner will be served in courses, and the dining hall will bo decorated for the occasion in Clirist- I The Ihicoiiihcr birthday dinner will also be included in this celebra tion. The birthday gtie.sts are to be seated at a s])ecial table and the fol lowing students are to be honorees: Shirley Bartholomew', Bob Brown, Annie Laurie Coward, Vivian Creech, Agnes Harris, Mary Lee Hodges, Hoyt Medlin, Aima Mae Morton, and Earlino Whitehurst. A Christmas Carol To Be Bead By Presileiit Oti Saturday evening, December 11, President Patten’s reading of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will mark his fourth reading on Louis- Inirg campus of this Christmas favor ite of English literature. Interpret ing the reading will be stereopticon slides of Victorian engravings used in an eai’ly edition of the story. A social hour for students will follow the reading when coffee and doughnuts will be served. Christmas Pageant To Be Presented By Y’s A pageant of the first Christmas, sponsored by the YMCA and the YWCA, will be given on Monday evening, December 13, at 7:00 o’clock. The program will consist of instrumental music, Christmas car ols, choric S])caking of selections from the Old and the New Testa ments suggestive of the Christmas theme, the monologic reading of (Continued on page three) Laughter, merry-making, songs, snow, sleigh rides, and festivity char acteristically accompany thoughts of Christmas. This year, again how ever, there will in many countries be little festivity. In our own nation the usual sounds of gaiety will be somewhat stilled. There will be emp ty places at tables — empty because the men and women who filled them are now engaged in the nation’s fight for freedom and peace. On the snow capped mountains of Iceland, in the hot, steaming jungles of New Guinea, on the endless sands of the Sahara, or in ships amid the vast unknowns of seas or skies—in these places and others service men and women will doubtless blink back a tear and cast aside a wave of nos talgia threatening to engulf them on Christmas day so far away from home. Naturally their memories will be of past Christmas days spent among loved ones ; and their dreams, of hoped-for Christmas days that yet should come. There is one blessing, however, that wars nor any circumstance can ever take away from Christmas: that is, the thought and ideal of peace. Today even in countries en gaged in actual warfare the hope and dream of future peace still lives. Through all the darkness that envel ops the earth the light of hope still shines. Through all “the shouting and the tumult” of war the angels’ song still echoes. Perhaps, then, Christmas even in the tragedy of war will lead peoples of the world of today as of yester year, toward their ultimate goal: “Peace on earth, good will toward men.” Y's Hold Sing A vesper service for a brief time just after supper on Sunday eve nings is being conducted weekly alto gether under student sponsorship in connection with the YMCA and the YWCA. At the meeting the leader first reads the Scripture and loads in prayer. A general singing of familiar hymns follows. The hymns are not previously selected, but are informally chosen according to fa vorites of those present. Two such sings have been held, and attendance the second time sur passes that the first time.