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LOUISBURCx COLLEGE. LOUISBURG, N. C„ FEBRUARY 26, 1945
Number 5
SCENE IN Y PROGRAM
Religious Empliasis Weel to be Observed
Rabbi Speaks
Guest Speaker
To left is Elsie Willis and to rifjht is Dorotliy K(l\vai*Is, botli a|V]Mvu*ing as
Xavaho liuliaiis.
Valentine Party
Given by Y^s
A Valentine party was given by
the two Y’s in the Social Hall Feb.
21, all students and faculty members
being invited. Students dramatized
love passages from literature accord
ing to the following program:
James Russell Lowell's “The Cour-
tin,” Liucy Nance and Reid Harris;
Amy Lowell’s “Patterns,” by Tilly
Eakes; Riley’s “An Old Sweetheart
of Mine,’’ Clifford Cutrell, Earldine
Boxey, Abner Askew, Betty Jean
Whitt, Ruth Sholar; Elizabeth Bar
rett Browning’s “How Do I Love
Thee?’’ by Mary Lee Hodges; “Ro
meo and Juliet” balcony scene by
Mary Alice Roberson and Woodson
Fearing. Background music was
furnished by Ida Liskey, and the
backstage readers were Mr. Car
michael, Barbara Howard, and Char
lotte Usher.
Vocal music for the occasion in
cluded Nevin’s “The Rosary,” sung
by Dot Powell: Herbert’s “Ah!
Sweet Mystery of Life,” by Arlene
Cockrell; Sigmund Romberg’s “One
Alone,” by Lynn Ballentine; “Still
As the Night,” by Katherine Champ
ion; and group singing led by Mrs
Stanton.
PHI THHA AND ALPHA Pi
HONOR NfWJEHBERS
The new members of Phi Theta
Kappa and Alpha Pi Epsilon were
entertained at a banquet held in the
Louisburg Agricultural I5uilding Feb.
22.
Barbara Thorson, president of Phi
Theta Kappa, welcomed the honorees
on behalf of both fratei'nities, and
Mildred Cox and Clifford Cutrell re
sponded for Alpha Pi and for Phi
Theta, respectively. Marcelle King
then gave “Toast to Scholarship,”
after which Mary Margaret Clegg re
cited a poem, “The Job.”
Helen Hasty gave an enjoyable vo
cal number, Ida Liskey accompanying
at the piano. Elva Young, president
of Alpha Pi, challenged the initiates
to uphold the high standard of the
two fraternities. Talks followed by
Mr. and Mrs. Kilby, sponsors of Al
pha Pi and Phi Theta, respectively.
The group sang “Ahna Mater.”
That religion is the only thing
left for man to turn to was the
viewpoint of Rabbi Silverman in his
talk at the chapel hour Feb. 20. He
further asserted that the world has
vainly tried physical science, polit
ical science, and numeious compli
cated plans to work out its problems.
He cited the Jew as the moral
teacher of the world through the
ages, referring to the idea of ethical
monatheism as a Jewish contribu
tion. He affirmed that the idea of the
sanctity of personality must be em
phasized in the religion of tomorrow
and spoke of the personal and social
peril for men when they forget that
they are made “in the image of
God.”
Alluding to the persecution of
Jews, he was firm in his opinion that
the Jewish problem w'as also a
Christian problem; that, when Juda
ism is attacked, ultimately Christ- '
ianity is attacked. A war to save the i
cross of Christ from desecration i
could not, he maintained, be iso- '
lated fiom a war to save the Jews
from inhumane persecution. With
the words “Am I my brother’s keep
er,” Cain, declared the speaker, be
came the first isolationist. He closed
his address with a story taken from
The Talmud setting forth the truth
of the lesser material value, over
against the intangible but higher
values of the awareness of God and
of one’s fellowmen. During the day
in talks to classes Rabbi Silverman
emphasized that Jews were Amer
icans as truly as was anyone. He
was sponsored at Louisburg College
(Continued on page 2)
Hk' l{('vor‘nl K. Tj. .loroino
MISS STIPE HONORED
Miss Stipe was the recipient of
numerous tokens of remembrances
during her recent illness: flowers,
fruits, candy, and other gifts were
sent to her in abundance from var
ious campus organizations and in
dividuals.
A gift in sign of welcoming Miss
Stipe back into the current of cam
pus life after a brief illness was
presented at a Coi.c.mxs staff meet
ing Feb. 14. The snow-scene paper
weight was given as a token of ap
preciation of Miss Stipe in her friend
ly interest in Coi.i-ji.n-b. She re
sponded with words of interest in
the publication and in student life
generally.
Cause and Effect
If 1 go to the inovit' toinori-ow
iiigiit,
If I go to the (li-iifc.store this after
noon,
If I go to take i>ictures toiiiori-ovv.
When I Nhoiild stud.v;
If I au.swer tliat .stack of lett>rs.
If I listen to the Manhattan
Men-y-go-round.
If I now play Ping-i)onK:,
I will have to study tonight—
•And it’s Heligious Kniphasis
Week.
If I loaf the tla.v away,
If I play that new re«'orl out.
If I dream of far-away Kgypt
When I should study;
If I plan my spring workrobe.
If I live through niy summer’s
vacation.
If I plan for next week end,
I will have to study tonight—
And it’s Koligious Kmphasis
Week.
Students
Present Recital
Piano and voice students under
the direction of Mrs. Margaret Mc-
(Uammery Stanton, Jr., head of the
Department of Music, presented a re
cital at the chapel hour Feb. 16.
The program consisted of Armour’s
“March Triumphah,” by Mary Fran
ces Oakley; Beethoven’s “Gerti'udes
Dream Waltz,” by Isabelle Regan;
Greenwald’s “Sweet Idleness” and
Haydn’s “Oxen Minuet,” by Bar
bara Howard; Delibes’ “Valse Lente”
by Carolyn Coby; Chopin’s “Minute
Waltz Op. 61,” by Mary Nelson
Smithwick ; G r a n d o s’ “Spanish
Dance” fPlayers), by Elsie Willis;
MacDowell’s “Scotch Poem” and
Chaminade’s “Scarf Dance” by Ha
zel Stephenson; Novello’s “Page’s
Road Song,” by Dorothy Powell, and
Huarte’s “Madrigal Espanol,” by
Taylor Stephenson.
YVVCA Presents
{Program on Indians
The present-day Indian life of
America was the theme of the YWCA
on February 15. Dot Edwards,
costumed as an Indian maiden, read
a Navaho Indian’s prayer, “O Keeper
of the Strong Rock,” Dorothy Coth
ran read the scripture and led the
audience in singing a hymn of
brotherhood.
Elsie Willis, costumed to portray
a Navaho Indian of New Mexico, en
tered to lines from Longfellow’s
“The Song of Hiawatha,” read by
Barbara Eatman to the music of Mc
Dowell’s “To a Water Lily,” played
by Ida Liskey. Elsie described ])res-
ent-day Indian life with its privileges
and privation, and gave the chal
lenge, to Christian youth of America
to help the first Americans.
A quartette was then sung, “In
Christ There is No East or West,”
by Helen Hasty, Louise Huff, Taylor
Stevenson, and Bird Ramsey. Doro
thy Cothran then gave the benedic
tion .
The stage was appropriately set
with trees and a wigwam in the cen
ter half of which hung a colorful
Indian blanket.
Methodist Student
Conference Meets
In Durham
The annual state conference of the
North Carolina Methodist College
Student Movement was held at As-
bury Memorial Church in Durham,
Feb. 16-18, Miss Merritt and Mary
Lee Hodges being representatives
fiom Louisburg College. Dr. Albert
C. Outler, professor of historical
theology at Duke, was the principal
speaker. The theme tor the confer
ence was “Christian Resources for
Faith and Living.” On this theme
Dr. Outler delivered three addressesi^
“Faith for Living,” “A Program of
Action,” “And Our Faith and the
Future.” These addresses can best
J)e summarized thus: Christian faith
is an acted belief; our belief must
involve decision and insight; onr
Chiistian faith ('annot be formu
lated in words, but rather must come
from the heart; our life must be an
acted conviction of this faith so that
we may more nearly I'epresent the
image of God.
During the conference, discussion
groups, business meetings and ad
dresses on campus and woild mis
sions were held. The group singing,
banquet and socials gave the oppor
tunity of close fellowship between
individuals and colleges. The most
impressive and devotional service
was the Communion in semi-dark-
ness, softened by the light of can
dles, and against the background of
organ music. Peoples unlike, yet
united with a common Christian pur
pose, communed together.
Another item of interest during
the conference was an ai)peal given
by Miss Judith Auston on behalf of
the World Student Service Fund.
Miss Auston spoke of students in
war-torn countries and the possible
aid American students can send.
It Pays to Go to Church
Sunday morning! and the rising bell is ringing! Will he ever turn that rope loose? My stars! Five
minutes of ‘‘Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong!” At last I should get up, but I can sleep another hour and
then get a shower and dress in time for Sunday School. There was to be a surprise for us this morn
ing. I wonder what.
snoozing! At 9:15—hum, oh, hum! Oh, my stars! “Roommate, wake up!
We have twenty minutes to dress for Sunday School, and look at this room!”
The bell for Sunday School and I am still combing my hair! Why did that twig of hair have to
get wet during the shower? It is right in front, too. Here goes again! I will pin that up and put on
my hat. Maybe it will stay until after Sunday School; then I will fix it before church.
Oh! I am supposed to sing this morning! I forgot about that. Now I must dash to the stage and
see It 1 am too late. They are singing now. If I can only slip through unseen—.
Sunday School seemed so different this morning. I suppose taking part made it seem more like
home. Mr Kilby made the lesson interesting, too. I wanted to come straight to my room and con
tinue it. I think I would have enjoyed the lesson still more if—well, gee whiz. I did not realize shoes
overhead could make so much noise. That noise on third floor again Main sounded like a threatened
invasion from overhead.
There was such an impressive service at the Church. The solo was beautiful! Dr Culbreth gave
an exceptionally good sermon this morning, and I heard that Dr. Bagby and Dr. Coby gave some
thing worth our thought, too! I am glad that I did not miss that, though the temptation was to
sleep; and 1 got my room cleaned up, too, before dinner!
Jerome Comes to
Campus
Religious Emphasis Week will
bring to Louisburg College the Rev.
Robert L. Jerome, pastor of the
Hayes-Darton .Methodist Church, Ra
leigh.
This yeai- the period runs Feb, 25
through March 2. There is to be a
ten-minute prayer lime at 8:31) a.m.,
when students will have charge of a
quiet worshii) for beginning the day.
A service of thirty minutes will be
held at 10:l!0 a.m. Another service
will be held at 7:0(( p.m.
Student Participation
Some students have w.ritten their
suggestions for themes of the
topics to be used during the week.
There is a wide variety in the sug
gestions made, ranging from concep
tions or bases of faith to the appli
cation of Christian principles in
everyday life.
Daily devotional thoughts are to
be written by the students and dis
tributed daily. These readings are
to be composed of a scripture pas
sage, an interpretation oi' application
of it, and a prayer.
Subject.s of Messages
A letter from. Rev. Mr. .Jerome
outlines the topics on which he will
speak. The topics for the 10:30
a.m. meetings are, Monday, “Ade
quate Resources for Life”; Tuesday,
“Acknowledging That Life Is a
Trust”; Wednesday, “Christian
Brotherhood”; Thursday, “Romance
in a Christian Setting”; Friday—
“Duty—Plus”! To])ics for the meet
ing at 7:00 p.m. are, Monday, “Ac
cepting the Challenge of Christ”;
Tuesday, “Achieving Spiritual Ma
turity”; Wednesday, “Today’s Youth
i-.^y Wv^ij.r', TniiisOay,
"Christ !Hid Lis Church”; Friday,
“Living on the Heights with Christ.”
Conference Hours and Social
Contacts
Plans are set foi* the holding of
confei’ences for individual students
or for small groups when individual
or small-group problems may be dis
cussed with the speaker.
Also there is to be a faculty tea
when members of the faculty can
have the opportunity to meet Mr.
Jerome. At a dinnei' hour sometime
early in the week faculty and stu
dent members of the Central Relig
ious Counc:il are to be seated togeth*
er with the speaker of (he week.
Other planning for social contacts
of different gi’oups has been con-
sidei’ed.
Former Religiou.s- F^mphasis
Speakers
Speakers during Louisburg Col
lege Religious Emphasis Weeks in
recent years have been the follow
ing: The Rev. O. !>. Hathway, 1942;
The Reverend R. G. Daw.son, 1943;
and Mrs. E. H. Ould, 1944.
Names Omitted From
Honorable Mention List
The following names accidentally
omitted trom the honorable men
tion list for first semester, in the
Feb. 15 issue of Coluiniis, are here
given, with staff apologies.
Rank Standing Students
14 2.47 Woodlief, Alice Marie
16 2.41 Morgan, Virginia
17 2..S8 Morgan, Louise
18 2.35 Dunham, Jane
During- Relig-ious
Emphasis Week
We Should—
—make it a re.solve to be pres
ent at every service
—strive for development men-
taify, morally, and spiritu-
aiJy
—seek to live a.s we would
have others believe we live
—live a life worthy of a Chris
tian’s standard
—all remember: If we draw
near to God, He will draw
near to us.