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THE CECIL W. ROBBINS LIBRAKV
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG. N.C. 27549
‘The Old
Order
Changeth
Yielding
Place
To New”
Volume V
LOUISBURCx COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, X C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1045
Number 1
Orientation Begins College Year '45-^46
Y.W.C.A. Begins Year
Y.W.C.A. Work
Presented
The first YWCA program of the
year gave a presentation of the
work of the YWCA. Mrs. Harts-
field gave a talk “What the YWCA
Means to the World.” Miss Foster
sang “Into the Hand of God.” Bar
bara Howard read the Scripture.
Helen Thigpen gave a report on
“The Highland Lake Summer Y-
Conferenee.” Isabel Regan talked
on the YWCA work off the campus,
and Barbara Howard presented the
Louisburg campus Y-work.
Candlelight Scrvice
Held
The theme “Light” was presented
in the YWCA candlelight service,
October 17, in the form of an instal
lation of officers and a recognition
of members. At the entrance each
prospective member received a tiny
candle as the prelude was played by
Miss Foster. The call to worship
was given by Barbara Howard,
president of the association, from
backstage. The Y-sponsors, Miss
Foster and Miss Merritt, then
lighted candles at a central flame
and committed themselves to their
duties. Barbara Howard followed,
lighting her candle and pledging
her loyalty.
The president gave the light to
other officers, who pledged to do
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M any Events Planned
For Homecoming
The annual Homecoming of
Louisburg College will be held Oc
tober 27 and 28.
Invitations have been issued to
former students by Miss Stipe,
alumni secretary and dean of wom
en, announcing the program.
The opening event will be the
banquet in the dining hall at 6:30
p.m., Oct. 27, with Mrs. B. B.
Everett, president of the General
Alumni Association, presiding. Dr.
D. E. Earnhardt, former president
of Louisburg College and recently
Army chaplain, will be the guest
speaker. To the Homecoming dance
in the Social Hall at 9:00 p.m.
alumni, students, and guests are
invited.
Dr. J. M. Culbreth, Methodist
pastor of the town, will conduct
special services at 11 a.m., Sunday
to which alumni and others are
invited.
Also alumni will be welcome to
the college worship service in the
auditorium at 9:45 a.m., Sunday.
Marjorie Currin will lead, and Elsie
Jenkins will sing. Mrs. Hartsfield
will teach the class.
THEY LEAD OUR CAMPUS LIFE
Sitting: Isabel Regan, president, Women’s Monogram Club; Bobby Alston, president. Women’s College Sunday
School class; Marjorie Currin, president, Women’s Student Council; Mildred Parks, president, Phi Theta Kappa, Beta
Phi Gamma; Mildred Boney, editor. Columns; Carolyn Driver, president, Women’s Athletic Association; Abner Asker,
president, YMCA; standing: Robert Mercer, president. Men’s College Sunday School class; Alva Johnson, president,
junior class; Ann Johnson, president, senior class; Dorothy Casey, president. Physical Education Club; Floyd P>ans,
president, Men’s Student Council, Men’s Monogram Club; Bax-bara Howard, president, YWCA; Joe Davenport, presi
dent, IRC; Ida Liskey, editor. The Oak, president, Alpha Pi Epsilon; Mary Frances Taylor, president, Baptist Union.
(Photograph by Bradford Fearing)
VARIED ACTIVITIES
MARK OPENING
ONCE WAR
Ijong-distanee telephone call:
a very younj^ brother callel in
to .service;
a lover on leave before ship
ping out;
a sudden call home for the
fatal word “missing.”
Over-sea,s mail:
“Free” written in right corner;
the red-vvhite-and-blue air mail;
the tiny V-mail envelope.
Boys in khaki and blue:
answering the call to service;
carrying the gun and K-ra-
tions;
leaving few boys on our cam
pus.
Birthday Party Given
Honoring the faculty and stu
dents who have September birth
days, a three-course dinner was
given Sept. 27.
Forty people were present of
whom thirty-three were birthday
guests. Four faculty members—^fr.
Carmichael, Mr. Kilby, Mr. Moon,
and Dr. Patten, the last two having
the same birthday, September l.‘?tli
—sang a jolly tune, “Down by Tli;>
Old Mill Stream,” to the merri
ment of all.
Miss Stipe was hostess and pre
sented each guest with a gift.
I'he studeTit body sang “Happy
Birthday” to the honorees.
The table was beautifully dec
orated with candelabra holding lav
ender candles; two lovely birthday
cakes, made by Mrs. Mooti ; exqui.s-
ite bowls of multi-colored flrtwers;
festive birthday napkins; and |)lace
cards.
The menu consisted of tomato
jiiice, congealed pineapple salad,
baked chicken, flaked jjotatoes, fresh
garden peas, hot rolls, and ice cream
and cake.
The inonthly birthday parties,
directed by Miss Stipe, have in
creasingly become a prized tradition
in campus life for students and
faculty.
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Added to
College Faculty
Four new members are numbej'ed
among the faculty for the current
year.
To the De])artment of Science
comes M]'. (ieorge M. Oliver as the
new liead of that department. Pro
fessor Oliver is a former Louisburg
teacher, having left here in 1941.
He is a graduate from the Uni
versity of North Carolina with the
B.S. and M.S. degrees and has
studied at State College in Kaleigli.
For the past few years he has been
an employee in a ehemical war
plant of Du Pont and the IT. S.
Rubber Companies at Kankakee,
111.
Miss Mildred Smith, a new teach
er in the Commercial De])artment,
has graduated from tli(> Woman’s
Colleger of the University of North
Carolina with the S..\. and B.S.
degree. Miss Smith, whos(> home is
in Kittrell, has had four years’
teaching experience.
Miss Sarah Foster, of Mockes-
ville, has come as a teacher of
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Reception Given At
Methodist Parsonag-e
A reeej)tion at the Metliodist
pai’sonage welcomed eaitipns folk
and townspeoj)le on the evening of
Oct. .5. (luests were greeted at the
entrance by Miss Stipe, who intro
duced them to the pastor and his
wif(>, liev. and Mrs. J. M. Culbreth,
at the head of the receiving line. In
turn, guests were then ])resented to
the officials of the church continu
ing down the line.
'i'he guests were then directed to
the dining room, where Mrs. Moon
l)resided over the ])unch bowl and
girls of the church .served cookies
and nuts. The visitors .signed their
names in the guest book. Good-byes
were then said at tlie door by other
members of the church.
'Plie ])arsonage was decorated
with numerous bowls of fall flowei's
in a variety of color and g!neral
effect. The home was thrown o])en
for guests to visit rooms downstairs
and upstairs.
large nuijority of college stu
dents were preseiit at the rece])tion.
Afterw'ard there was expression of
apjireciation of the occasion.
Since the repair and redecoration
the parsonage has been offered for
religious and social gatherings.
Class: Stream of Consciousness
Hey, you! What did we have for
Lit. today? Read Beowulf f I
thought it was look up the charac
teristics of the Saxons—Oh “dis
gust !” We had to do that two weeks
ago. But I pay attention; you know
I come to class—and—
Who was Grendel? Grendel was
—will you spell it please? G-R-E-
N-D-E-L—Let me see, no, you dope,
you know he wasn’t King! Let’s
see: that King’s name was Heorot,
or was he a character in the Bible?
Wait just a minute, I have it. He
was the hero in the thing that
slayed Beowulf at that thingamajig
battle. Oh, he wasn’t? Well, after
all, I just had it backwards. Who do
they think T am anyway, Einstein’s
daughter ?
In what century was Beowulf
supposed to have been written ?
1492? Columbus! huh, 1453? 55
B.C.? 410? 449? 1066? Gee! I’m all
out of breath, I give up! When was
it! It was? Goodness, 1 never knew
that.
No harm in trying! After all,
Mr. Kilby didn’t say learn those
dates; so w’hy should 1 learn them
in English? I can plainly hear him
saying “Know these dates.” Dates
—hmm—I wonder if the homeconi-
ers will bring their dates. I can’t
wait to see them—the girls I mean.
How Beowulf died ? Uh —
Couldn’t have b(!cn then. No, it
wasn’t then. She’s going to give me
an F really if I don’t get this ques
tion. Why doesn’t that bell ring
Well, Beowulf!—he died in—Ooops.
there goes the bell!—Maybe Beo
wulf didn’t have any dates. Wasn’t
he mythological anyway?
Increased Enrollment
Orientation, on Louisburg Col
lege campus, September 12-14 was
marked by an increase in the en
rollment totaling 279, there being
195 freshmen girls, :?7 fre.shmen
boys, 41 senior girls, and six senior
boys.
S.G.A. and Welcome
Y-representatives at the opening
began haunting tlie bus station and
front cami)us; and Marjorie Currin
and Floyd Evans, j)residents of the
Women’s and Men’s Student Gov
ernment, respectively, welcomed
them at the entrance of Main Build
ing and ushered them in to see the
deans, Miss Stij)e and Mr. Kilby,
the moment Jiew stiidents began ar
riving.
A full three-dny orientation pro
gram followed, busy with meetings
held for freshinen and var ous in
structions and ex])lanations on col
lege life such as its responsibilities
and goals.
President’s Welcome and Social
The opening meeting was held in
the auditorium at 7 ;!?0 Wednesday,
Sept. 12. Group sing was led by
Mr. Moon. Barbara Howard, presi
dent of the Y. W. C. A., gave the
Scripture reading followed by Floyd
Evans, president of the Men’s Stu
dent Council, who offered in'ayer. A.
welcome was extended by Miss
Sti|)e, dean of women, and by Mr.
Kilby, dean of men. ]VIiss Foster, a
newcomer to the faculty, sang a
solo. President Patton welcomed the
juniors into the college family.
Then the faculty was introduced.
After the meeting there was an
informal get-together for all stu
dents in the social hall under the
direction of Miss Crisp and Miss
McCall, representing the social com
mittee. Several entertaining get-
acquainted games were j)layed.
Tests and Adviser
The second day everybody was up
early for a 7 :3() breakfast. Assembly
in the auditorium at 8:30 a.m. was
to explain the purpose of Fntelli-
gence Tests, and the Nattire of
English - Placement - Tests. Fresh
men wer(t gr(ni))ed alphabet
ically and assigned rooms for
taking the tests. Another assem
bly led by Mrs. Kilby was held in
the auditorium at 10:30 to explain
the purpose and nature of various
courses.
An addition to the orientation
program was the first-year students’
reporting to the registrar to receive
their assignments to advisers. This
plan provided for each freshman a
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NOW PEACE
liOnK-distancc teleiilioiie call:
a brother discliarg-l witli rib
bons and m‘lals;
a lover returning from over
seas luty;
a sudden 'all home for a long-
delayed wwlding.
Over-seas mail:
stamps slowly replacing the
former “Frw”;
air mail more i)ronipt and a
new r‘turn address;
tiny V’-niail discontinued.
IJoys in khaki and blue:
changing uniform to civilian
dress;
carrying the ^olleglat*^ books
and pens;
filling |>laees long vacant on
our campus.