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COLUMNS
Wednesday, January 30, 1946
COLUMN
VOLUME V
NUMBER 4
Published hy Loi;ihiii;ri Com.pxik Sti'dknts eight
times during the collegiate year
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Editorial
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Religious Emphasis Week
One of the most honored of Louisburg Col
lege traditions is the observance of Religious
Emphasis Week. That special program planned
from year to year is rich in educational and
spiritual values.
Think of the time we waste. Did we utilize our
time during Religious Emphasis Week so that
we could attend the services for our needed de
velopment in Christian living? Did we sponsor a
goal within ourselves to maintain a record of
one hundred per cent attendance?
We are privileged to attend a full week of
religious activities only once during our college
year.
If the values of Religious-Emphasis Week
were for only a week, the urgency to make the
most of it would be lessened; but it is hoped that
the values gained will last long past the week—
indeed, if they were real values, they will be
permanent the better part of our lives.
To deny in our day the worth of non-matsrial
values is to run at cross currents with what both
scientists and statesmen of our day are saying—
indeed it is to run at cross currents with the
e.ssential nature of our universe and of our own
natures.
Religious-Emphasis Week has come and gone;
Mr. Russell, our minister for the week, has been
among us, given earnest uplifting messages, and
gone; but let us each one see to it that his contri
bution be not gone, but that it remain within us
and among us to make our individual lives and
our group life the finer and the worthier day by
day.
Student Interludes
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SCRII’TURE
Search me, O God, avd know my heart: try me,
and know my thoughts.
Psalm 130:23.
Welcome, New Students!
The staff of Columns joins the college in ex
tending welcome to the new students entering
our campus family with the new semester.
To the ex-service men we feel a special debt of
gratefulness—one that leads us to wish to repay,
at least in small ways, in which we are capable,
the debt we never can wholly pay. We wish to
help toward their realizing success as they .join
us in college opportunity. It is no doubt the wish
of campus organizations to open wide their doors
and offer their services as well whenever
I)ossible.
Already we feel the contribution they can
make to us, and we hope to match that contribu
tion with something of our best.
Challenge
Are we proud of our campus, the unsightly
spots here and there? No, likely you are not; and,
if you are, why are you proud? These questions
lead to a very common (luestion—why not make
some improvements? Talking without actions
accomplishes nothing; so why not begin now to
imjjrove this campus of ours? We have waited
long enough, and there is no better time to begin
than now—not tomorrow, but today. Improve
ments should be made today so that, looking back
tomorrow and seeing what was done yesterday,
we can feel pride, made possible by worthy
accomplishments.
We as students should strive to keep our
campus clean. Throwing trash from windows
and here and there on the campus discourages
any idea of improvement; so we should learn to
place cleanliness ahead of carelessness. Unless
an effort is made and thoroughly stressed, noth
ing will ever be accomplished in this direction,
bccause, without conscious effort, carelessness
and thoughtlessness will be dominant habits.
A clean-up and keep-clean drive would be
helpful as a beginning of our campus improve
ments. Many a person will think twice rather
than disregard a helpful suggestion. Also, if one
person refrains from a non-cooperative act, some
other person or persons will almost certainly do
likewise. A clean-up drive is not a drive merely
to be mentioned but to be put into action.
Maybe the wise move would be for the stu
dents to work cooperatively with the administra
tion to effect some improvement. Working to
gether in this way could effect a beautiful change.
Perhaps we need an up-to-the-minute realiza
tion that places as well as other things are
usually judged first by their outward appear
ances. Let us think for a minute and tell our
selves how our campus rates; then let us decide
that we will do our part to make it rate higher.
Dear Family,
Well say Mom, we are having what we call
Religious F^mphasis Week! We have a guest
speaker that talks to us every night, and he
really brings some interesting messages, not the
long kind that you wish would stop but the short
kind that you wouldn’t mind going on. A Relig
ious Emphasis Month wouldn’t hurt us; in fact,
we ought to have something of the kind to last
the whole year—maybe something we get this
week can last the whole year.
You know Christmas I told you that we had
some veterans coming in for second semester?
Well, some are already here. They certainly are
here to work too. Mom. Already they have shown
us old students up. We are really going to have
to buckle down to the jobs to keep even half way
up with them. Gue.ss there will have to be less
loafing for me!
Mom, when you get my grades, don’t be too
much upset about them. I would have done really
well, but the teachers pulled some tough exams
that .set me back. I’ll make those grades up next
time, though—don’t worry.
Say, Pop, did you send some money to Mrs.
Perry? If so, did you send a little extra? I surely
could use it, for some of that last had to go for
exam blue books and some second semester books,
you know. Resides I must give something to the
March of Dimes and finish my WSSF pledge.
Mom, you’ll be glad I’m helping out the Europe,
China, Philippines clothing drive with some
thing I’m not ashamed of and could even use
myself — that sweater I bought on my way
through Raleigh that day, a sweater I had to
admit to you I didn’t really need anyway.
(Your devoted (but broke) son,
Willie.
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^ Exchange Column
The laws of mental and spiritual harvests are
as inevitable as those of the field and forest.
Bridgeport Post, Connecticut, Creek Pebbles,
Campbell.
Mr. Long; How are you getting along at
college?
Girl: Oh, pretty well, thanks. I’m trying
awfully hard to get ahead.
Mr. Long: That’s good. You need one.
The Twig, Meredith College.
Someone once suggested that all groups and
individuals could be classed according to topics
of conversation. The first and largest group . . .
was occupied with conversation about people—
the mother-in-law, the neighbor’s daughter, the
iceman. The second group, somewhat more se
lect, was engaged in conversation about events
—the train wreck, the President’s fishing trip,
the strikes. The third group, smallest and most
select, was absorbed in conversation about ideas
—education, democracy, brotherhood.
In college we are continually encountering and
absorbing new ideas—ideas which should be so
stimulating and provocative that we could not
resist talking about them. And yet it frequently
seems that the ringing of the bell after classes or
chapel is the signal for us to drop these new
ideas from our thinking and conversation.
The Tivig, Meredith College.
UNAWARENESS
W'hat thought have we for today?
Every minute somewhere during the
day God is Ix'Stowing gracious gifts
upon some thankless creature below.
We arc minature players on the stage
of life, living fast and greedily, rush
ing with hunger for some personal
gain to satisfy our own pleasures. Oc
casionally we give pause in a moment
of consciousness of self and thank the
dear Lord for giving us a now auto
mobile or fur coat. But what about the
more inclusive or even small, continu
ous gifts granted each day by God?
Seldom does He feel the gratifying
warmth of our humble thankfulness
given in return for His blessings. Still
He never forsakes His charge; He is
ever faithful and hopeful. It is ours to
see that His trust be not in vain. Let
us seek God during this Religious Em
phasis Week—and—in finding Him, let
us lay hold upon His glory and vision.
During every minute of the day God
ii casting our way His wonderous
blessings. Have we found them?
•—Helen Thigpen.
Southerners Discover the North
(Continued from Page 1)
thousand other people must pass,
you’ll naturally begin to wonder,
“When do we eat?” and naturally
too you may begin to realize that
those few minutes you stand out
side the L. C. dining hall are the
molehill that you make a moun
tain. (Abner found that arriving
early reduced the waiting time at
the cafeteria.)
If you want a chance to feel
proud of Louisburg alumni, just
watch Troy Barrett (now at Duke)
and Ira Helms (now at State) at
an Urbana conference.
If you haven’t learned about
Texas, you’ll have a chance at the
conference, for Texas will be there
■—she always is, going strong. If
you have thought her a state of the
Union, you’ll learn better about
that little nation between the U. S.
and Mexico—the one that, we were
told, was grateful to the U. S. for
having helped her win World War
n.
At Urbana you’ll be treated so
zordially that you’ll probably decide
Northerners don’t study United
States history any more and don’t
even know there ever was a war
between the states or that there
used to be Rebels.
If you say “I reckon,” you won’t
need to mention that you are from
the South. (Naturally Barbara’s
speech was something of an enig
ma, geographically speaking.)
If you are sure you never say
“you all” when you are referring
to just one person, don’t argue the
point with your Northern friends.
—“Though you may” convince
[ them I against | their] will,”
they’ll probably be “of the same
opinion still.”
If you see your Northern neigh
bors looking especially interested
as you talk, don’t think they are
necessarily interested in what you
are saying—they are probably
merely listening to your Southern
drawl.
Don’t pretend you are a profes
sional ice skater. (The effort wasn’t
a huge success when Jack tried to
show Betty how it is done.)
If you find that those Northern
students are further advanced edu
cationally than you are, don’t de
velop symptoms of an inferiority
complex; just return to L. C. and
study that history, comp., Bible,
psychology, ad infinitum a lot
harder than you’ve ever studied
them before (the results may sur
prise you).
At a conference like the one at
Illinois you’ll have a chance to in
crease your vocabulary, hearing a
lot of big words and big ideas that
will be like a moral and intellectual
tonic.
If you’ve lost faith in humanity,
get a new supply of assurance by
MAYBELLE
W'ithout having known Maylielle,
one has not known fully all the in
fluencing personalities at Louisburg.
Who else would take your socks, which
you thought too dirty to keep, wash
them out, and place them back in your
room? Who would admire your new
curtains, your new room arrangement,
or new photograph of “The One?” Yes,
she does the many little acts that help
to make your stay here a pleasant and
unforgettable one. Keeping the halls
and classrooms clean is her duty, so it
is said; but, as many worthy people
do, she maintains the standards of our
school, not only in health but in mo
rale also.
Too often, at the first of every year
when freshmen are weeping, and wail
ing over their ill-fortune of ever com
ing to college, veterans will make
them feel like outcasts or absurdities;
but not so with Maybelle: her psychol
ogy is quite the opposite. She is
constantly telling stories of previous
unfortunates who felt the same way,
and she convinces them tliat they will
not be the last ones.
Everyone loves her and looks for
ward to her daily contact, whether it
be with just an exchange of greetings
or a few minutes of local gossiping;
and she is truly as much a part of
Louislnirg College as the very im
pressive columns themselves.
—Carolyn Driver.
THE MODERN “PEACE ON EARTH,
GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN"
After long years of suffering and
bloodshed, peace has come. Good will
has yet to come. Without good will the
peace means nothing. What are some
ways by which one can initiate good
will in this broken-down world?
The best start is to get others to
trust one. This state cannot be created
by arming one’s self. An armed nation
rouses suspicion. When did imple
ments of war mean peace? Never—•
they mean exactly the opposite. It is
impossible to win the confidence of
others with arms. Due to this fact
peacetime conscription does not make
peace secure, but it actually endangers
the peace.
Another way to boost good will is to
make friends with other peoples re
gardless of their nationality. Friend
ship with all is necessary for world
peace, because all people make up the
world’s population.
Helping a person when he needs
help is the best possible way to make
friends with him. Today most other
people need help. They are in need of
food. It is possible for America to help
them. There is enough food produced
here to share with others. Indeed, the
amount wasted and the amount need
lessly consumed would go a long way
toward feeding the starving, including
the Japanese and the Germans. Some
people argue that since the Nazis and
Japs starved their prisoners, starving
them now is justified. But why should
one let the Nazis and Japs set his
standards for him and induce him to
be as brutal as they were?
These are only a few of the ways
one can bring about the good will nec
essary for a lasting peace.
—Harold Jernigan.
VOICE OF EXPERIENCE
Some students combine study and
fun. (I should know.) While these stu
dents may never seem depressed by
homework, they are usually those who
seem most depressed in class; also
they are those who never seem to fin
ish their work.
—Billy Meggs.
Ann Johnson Will Reign as
May Queen
(Continued from Page 1)
The May Day festivities this
year will continue a long line of
May fetes on Louisburg campus,
the only recent exception having
been in 1942-1943, when the ob
servance was suspended because of
war conditions.
attending an Urbana conference of
over a thousand people where coats,
books, paper, scarves, etc., etc., are
left around and later promptly
found, and where beautiful Christ
mas trees remain in their decorated
loveliness though in crowded hall
ways and lounges.
And seriously now, Urbana con
ferences and Urbana associations
give a lifted horizon and a broad
ened world that make life seem dif
ferent—likely ever after.