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Volume IV
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1945
Number 7
I.R.C. Discusses
San Francisco
Conference
“The San Francisco Conference is the
hope of the world," declared Professor
Carmichael, who, along with Professor
Kilby, gave a basic discussion of the
San Francisco Conference at the regu
lar meeting of the I.R.C., May 2.
Professor Kilby opened the discus
sion remarking that there were many
who did not know the purpose or the
importance of the San Frmc’sco Con
ference. He discussed the fundamental
facts concerning the Conference: that
there are forty-six nations renresent-
ed; that the United States, England,
Russia, and China are the leading na
tions who will pass on the big issues;
that they may be later joined by
France, making the group the Rig
The Tin llrrii Provrs Officers Of Organizations Chosen For Coming Year
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The hearty enjoyment of comedy
was again demonstrated when the
Dramatic Club of Louisburg College
presented, on May 11, Charles
George’s entertaining farce, “The
Tin Hero,” which was a signal suc
cess.
The principal comedy role, that of
Douglas Goodyear, a timid and shy
young man, was played by Abner
Askew with originality and effective
ness. As a young hero, forced into
unwarranted and unwanted promi
nence, he found himself involved in
a tangle of false reports and awk
ward fame. The fond and adoring
Five; that San Francisco was chosen j mother who exaggerates everyth
for two reasons, because having once
been destroyed by Are, its present con
dition demonstrates what by rebuild
ing can be achieved even after devas
tation: and second, because it is near
est a center point, away from the war
zones, of all large cities capable of
housing such a group.
Professor Carmichael fo'low^d with
a clarification of the purpose of the
conference, which is to set up an or
ganization that can combat the aggres
siveness of any country in the future.
The agreement at Dumbarton Oaks, he
said, was that there was to be set up
a security council under the supervi
sion of the five powers. Attached to
the security council will be an inter
national military force and the eco
nomic council. Professor Carmichael
also discussed some of the little known
but powerful factors in the back
ground at San Francisco, which will
hinder unity. He affirmed that the
sore spot of the conference is the
Polish problem.
The meeting was attended by an
uiiuStially lurge group. It was agreed
that at the next meeting the discus
sion would be resumed with emphasis
on the more detailed matters of the
conference.
and sees her son as a paragon of
perfection, was played by Louisa Mor
gan. Among other principal mirth-
niakers were Arlene Cockrell, solici
tous sister of the hero; Mary Lee
Hodges, anxious sweetheart of
•'Doug”; Elwood Guilford and Ra
chel Jones, influential couple of the
town; Talmadge Lancaster, lover of
”Doug’s” sister: Marie Barco and
Vivian Creech, enthusiastic pursuers
of the hero; Mary Egerton, efficient
reporter; Tillie Eakes, French girl
in love with the hero; and Reid Har
ris, star swimmer. Each character
was fittingly chosen, making possible
an excellent performance.
The production was under the able
direction of Prof. Carmichael, and
the student director was Talmadge
Lancaster.
The group singing of “The Star
Spangled Banner," led by Taylor
Stephenson, opened the evening. Be
tween acts she charmingly sang,
“Why Do I Love You?”
President Trigg Speaks
Dr. Harold Trigg, president of Eliza
beth City Training School for Colored,
spoke at the chapel hours, April 24. In
his speech. Dr. Trigg stressed the im
portance of a feeling of understanding
between the white and black peoples.
“We are all striving to gain personal
security,” stated Dr. Trigg, maintain
ing that this search and desire brings
strife between the two races and that
people of both must look at this prob
lem with intelligence and understand
ing. There is too much at stake, he
declared, to wander blindly about
what remains for us to do.
The very fact that we are striving
to live together in happiness and seek
ing the formula for living together in
peace makes everyone of us brethren,
he ventured. He asked whether we
cannot be true brethren and serve one
another.
Every people, he declared, must
move together forward or be divided
and fall along the wayside separately.
W.S.S.F. Reports
The total of $40.25 has been the
offering in money for the World Stu
dent Service Fund from Louisburg
campus. Of this amount $12 has been
given by members of the May Court,
who gave the first public testimony of
support of the drive. In clothing about
ninety-five pounds have been given,
including men’s and women’s clothing,
shoes, and bed cover. Also about 25
books have been given by Billy Beas
ley to add to the donations for over
seas relief.
THE SENIOR
Juniors, to you I jjive—
my ollice in organizations
my seat in the chi-ssroom
my place on the staff of a pub
lication
my i)ath on the campus
my place as .student ho«t in the
dining hall
m.v corner on the tennis court
t’onsratulatlons to you, juniors!
Carr,'( on from here with great
er victory than we have won.
Baritone Gives
Concert
Benjamin Grobani. guest baritone,
gave the last college concert of the
current year. April 18.
Mr. Grobani’s selections consisted
of German, Spanish, and American
songs. He gave a brief history of the
selections. The selections in order
were “Largo,” Handel; “Do You Ever
Remember,” Brahms; “Dream in the
Twilight” and “Dedication,” Strause;
"Twenty-Third Psalm,” Dvorak; “Arm,
Arm Ye Brave,” Handel; “Clorinda,”
Morgan; “Duna,” MacGill; “Spanish
Dance” and “Lullaby,” De Falla; “Pro
logue,” Leoncavallo; “Thy Beaming
Eyes,” MacDowell; “Two Little Shoes,”
Mana Zucca; “Dance” The Gigue,
Szulc; “Bless This House,” Brae; “Lit
tle Jack Horner,” Disck; and as an
encore he sang "The Lord’s Prayer.”
Mrs. 0. Y. Yarborough brilliantly ac
companied Mr. Grobani in his concert.
The audience response was decidedly
favorable, the artist being applauded
and encored enthusiastically. He had
evidently won his audience both by the
excellence of his singing and the gen
iality of his stage presence.
Mr. Grobani was liberal with his
encores and afterwards with his auto
graphs to eager students.
FLOYD KV.ANS
l’re.sident. Men’s Student
(iov«‘rnment .Association
Alpha Pi Epsilon Holds
Homecoming Banquet
A home-coming banquet was given
by campus members of Alpha Pi Epsi
lon to associates of former years at the
home of Mrs. Kilby at 8 p.m.. May 5.
First, former members were wel
comed by Mildred Cox, president and
toastmistress. The honorees then in
dividually expressed their appreciation
and sentiments as to Alpha Pi.
After dinner each of the old mem
bers told the name and present posi
tion. The $75 recently earned by stu-
Elections Hig-hlig-ht
Campus Interest
MAKJOUIK cruiax
Women’s Stiideiit
(iovernnient Association
LT, TAFT VISITS
CAMPUS
Lt. Taft, of the United States Army,
who is stationed in Gulfport, Miss,
and who is iv iilmerUid head of the
Department of English of Louisburg
College, was a recent visitor on the
campus. Accompanying him was his
wife, the former Miss Virginia Peyatt,
who was for some time teacher of
dramatic arts and of English in the
college.
Lt. Taft visited Coi.tmnk staff at its
dents in the dining hall work was
then presented to them as an addition meeting. May 4. and spoke
to the scholarship fund beKun last Iencouragement and apprecia-
year, and this contribution was pre-1 concerning the work and tne pub-
sented to President Patten to help to- | ''^3tion.
He is remembered by Oor.i'MNS as
the person whose idea became reality
when in the fall of 1941 a small jour-
ward the goal of $500.
Mrs. Kilby was presented with a
lapel pin as an expression of appre
ciation of her sponsorship. After a
word of thanks Mrs. Kilby made a
toast and brought the occasion to a
close.
Placecards were of red and white,
the Alpha Pi colors, representing the j
fraternity key; and an enlarged symbol '
of the key was hung in each room. !
The three-course dinner consisted of
tomato cocktail, chicken salad, candied
sweet potatoes, baked apples, biscuiits,
ice cream and cake, and coffee.
nalism class of the college founded
the newspaper, giving it its name, its
format and its standards, all three
being preserved to the present.
ART EXHIBIT GIVEN
“LEST WE FORGET”
On V'-K l)a,v vve thanktKl our
(iod foi' a victory won. Fighting
has c‘ased on one warring front
of our world, and in nian,y hearts
there is gladness, but let us not
forget the great suffering of hu-
nuinity everywhere. There are
wounds that even time can n^ver
heal. Ivet us not forget our fellow-
nien — both our friends anid our
'n‘mies.
In much of our world peace is
still unrealized, and It Is for unl-
v‘i’sal jM'ace that we ar; fighting.
Ijet-us pray for (julet minds and
loving hearts.
An art exhibit of 150 pictures from
the Colonial Art Company of Okla
homa was shown in the college library.
April 20. 21, under the sponsorship of
the local branch of the American Asso
ciation of University Women.
On April 21 twelve living portrayals
of famous pictures were presented in
the college auditorium. In two of
these, students participated: Floyd
Evans, taking the part of Lincoln in
“The Rail Splitter”; Charlotte Usher
that of the Whistler’s mother in “The
Artist’s Mother,” and Mr. Moon that
of “Erasmus.”
Accompanying each living portrait
were musical poetical interpretations,
with Ida Liskey playing the numbers
and Miss Merritt giving the readings.
Miss Stipe was chairman of the art
exhibit and program and in the latter
was assisted by Mrs. Wheeless, of
Louisburg, former art teacher of the
college.
END OF COLLEGE YEAR COMES RAPIDLY
But school can’t be ending. Why, only a few weeks ago, so it seems, we were home unwrap
ping Christmas gifts.
That first day—oh-h-h! Did the rain fall! We did not know before that it could rain so fast, so
hard, and so long. We were so busy that day unpacking and arranging our room, that we did not
have time to think. Then that night, when we finally got to bed, we were so tired we stayed
awake hardly long enough to turn out the light. We barely knew roommates’ names.
The next morning—drizzle! drizzle! rain—and droopy hair! The following day—more rain!
That is no consolation whatsoever to homesick students twenty miles from home, let alone those
120 miles away. We were kept so busy, though—one minute at a meeting in Davis, the next in the
basement of Franklin! At night there was anything from a barefoot shindig to a formal reception.
Then came registration day—and classes! The real work began then—assignments, exams,
softball, clubs, football, an occasional movie, assignments again, tennis, with tests sprinkled in.
Such fun! Such hair pulling! All combined in a few months.
There were the Christmas Holidays, for which we longed. After that—Spring Holidays when
everyone had to go shopping and see what shoes could be bought without ration tickets and what
dresses and hats could be bought with flat purses. Then the bull and the jam sessions, when we
planned what we would do during the summer, wondering whether we would work or go to some
other college next fall, we boys trying to figure out what Uncle Sam had up his sleeve.
Now—now that May 28 is slipping up—it’s just so different from what we had thought,
thinking of the times we have worked algebra together, the games of tennis we have won, the help
we have given each other waiting on tables, congregating to read lit. together, and—opening pack
ages from home! All these will soon end. Many of the friendships will be lasting, even more of
the memories. May 28, be slow arriving!
Sludenl Government
Officers Elected
Floyd P3vans and Marjorie Currln
are the elected presidents of the
Men’s and of the Women’s Student
Government Association, respectively,
for the scholastic year 1945-1946.
Men Elect Officers
The new officers for the Men’s Stu
dent Government were elected at a
meeting of the boys and their dean.
May 2, The nominations were made
from the floor and the voting was
done by a show of hands. The presi
dential election was the most con
tested. Evans won over Harold Car
roll and L. B. Pattishall. Harold Car
roll became vice president, and Ab
ner Askew secretary-treasurer. The
new officers succeed two seniors:
Talmadge Lancaster, president; Lan-
gill Watson, vice president and act
ing secretary-treasurer. Other retir
ing members of the Student Govern
ment are Robert Hendrix and L.. B.
Pattishall, freshmen representatives.
The new president also has been a
freshman representative.
Women Elect Officers
The Women’s Student Government
nominees were chosen, some by the
council and others at house meet
ings, May 4, 5. The voting was done
by secret ballot outside the dining
hall. Marjorie Currin succeeds Anne
Whiteliead. Other nominees for
president were Taylor Stephenson,
Emily Taylor, and Hazel Stephenson.
Taylor Stephenson, with second high,
i)ecame vice president, succeeding
1 'TVio^’BO^. ^OT*
retary were Mary Margaret Clegg,
Helen Farrar, and Thelma Cox. Mary
Margaret was elected and succeeds
Mary Stroud Ward. Ruth Scholar is
the new treasurer of the council,
winning over Louise Reaves. Ruth
succeeds Dorothy Kennedy.
Officers Installed
j Installation ceremony for the elect
ed officers of the student govern
ments was observed at the chapel
hour, May 8. The former and the new
officers were seated on the stage,
Anne Whitehead [>residing. The pro
gram opened with I he singing of
the national anthem, A Scripture
passage was read by Frances Mer
ritt. The new officers for the Wom
en’s Student Government separately
received the pledge of office from the
preceding officers. Mi\ Kilby, dean
or men, then stressed the impor
tance of student government. The
newly elected members of the Men’s
Student Government in unison took
the vows of ofilce.
Officers Have Leadersfiip
Record
The new student - government
presidents are identified with other
campus organizations. B’loyd F.vans
has been president of the junior class
and a freshman representative on
the Student Council, a member of the
YMCA and of the Central Religious
Council, manager of the Blue Team
in intramurals, and star pitcher for
varsity baseball. Margie Currin is a
member of the YWCA, of Alpha Pi
Epsilon, of the Campus Activities
Committee, and of the Baptist Stu
dent Union; also she is freshman rep
resentative on the B.S.U. Council and
on the Central Religious Council.
(Continued on page 3)
THE JUNIOR
.Senior, from you I humbly tako^
.voui' ofllco In organizations
your scat in the classroum
.your pla'e on tlie staff of a pub
lication
.your path on tho campu.s
your pliwo a.s stnIent host in
the dining hall
your corner on the tennis
courts.
Our congratulations to you,
seniors.
Your task here is completed;
do «^ver b-tt-r ^lsewhero.