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Volume VI
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1947
Number 7
MARRIED COUPLES
ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES
Delaware, Ohio (I.P.)-—Campus
married couples are here to stay—
at least for a few years, according
to Dr. Leona Wise Felsted, dean of
women at Ohio Wesleyan Univer
sity.
In analyzing the trend, Mrs.
Felsted comments: “Clearly the
postponement of marriage beyond
college age has been largely for
economic reasons. Dependence upon
parents for support is a first strike
against successful marriage.
“War has, to a great degree,
brought maturity to our young men
and women of college age. Marriage
for these people on the campus to
day cannot present a long range
criterion for desirability or success
for a combination of marriage with
college. A general prediction of suc
cess is unjustified because of the
wide range of age levels and ma
turities on the campus.
“Married students are with us
for the present and we must alter
our campus thinking to accommo
date them the best we can . . . help
married couples to get the best
start possible so that campus mar
riages are lasting ones. Improving
our college counselling program is
all important. Providing special
college work to better equip the
young brides for home responsibili
ties is another way in which we are
helping to make these marriages
last.
“Perhaps after these two rather
vital aides are made available, the
best we can do for our married stu
dents is to continue an attitude of
acceptance with a belief that
shared interest in college life can
contribute richly to real perman
ence in marriage,” Mrs. Felsted
concluded.
Ode to Louisburg, Other
Selections Read
The poem, “Ode to Louisburg,”
written by Dan McFarland (’42),
was read by Mae Bell along with
other selections written by former
Louisburg students and read by
present students at the chapel hour,
April 25. The ode was read to an
accompaniment of piano selections
played by Miss Foster.
The other numbers on the pro-
gi-am were, “To Louisburg Col
lege,” written by Mary Frances
Oakley, read by Lawrence Duncan;
“Our Columns,” written by Mattie
Sneed, read by Charlotte Mann;
“Columns,” written by Evelyn
Smithwick (now Mrs. R. W. Tur
ner), read by Ashby Inscoe; “How
Many Wonders of the World?”
written by Maurice Powers, read
by George Fussell; “An Oak Tree,”
written by Carol Bessent (now Mrs.
Louis D. Hayman), read by Geral
dine Whitley.
Miss Merritt opened the program
beginning with “Whatsoever
Things Are Lovely,” and offered a
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BEST WISHES TO BOTH
To the newly elected jH-esident
and iiieiiibers of both the Men’s
and Women’s Student Govern
ment, COliUMXS wishes to extend
its hand of congratulation. Also
to the outgoing members, w'e
wisli esiK'cially to express thanks
for every contribution made while
they were in oflice. To the new
officers let us give our utmost
support and sincere loyalty in
order to help them begin and
continue a stude.nt-council year
successfully.
Melson, Hammond, Howell Elected Leaders
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OI>IVKR HOWKI^L
SGA I'resident
(JKACE HAMMOXD
Women’s SGA President
Photographer, Richard West.
WILLIAM MELSON
Men’s SGA President
Miss Finster: The Lady
Of the Qarden
More than likely everyone has
seen a lady wearing a black hat
and coat working in the garden
back of Davis. She is Miss Finster,
teacher in the Science Department
and in the Commercial Department.
Miss Finster is experienced on cam
puses both as student and as teach
er, having received her A.B. degree
from Ball State Teacher’s College
in Indiana and her M.A. from the
University of Michigan, having
tauerht in several hiffh spboo's and.
colleges in North Carolina, and hav
ing been at one time secretary to
the president of East Carolina
Teachers’ College.
Miss Finster is a distinctive per
sonality—not merely for her ex
perience and degrees—for she is
rather well known, too, for her dry
humor. She entertainingly recalls
the days when she wore long pig
tails, growing up where she says
the children have more fun than a
barrel of monkeys and ran wild.
There are her sudden sparkles of
wit, too: for instance, in class when
a student interrupted her with a
question totally off the point of the
lecture, she complacently replied to
this daring war veteran, “You are
too young to know.”
Indeed, Miss Finster is an im
pressive personality in more ways
than that of teacher, being really
a versatile person; one hour she
may be seen dissecting a frog and
the next hour chasing a rainbow
with a color film. She plays the
piano, used to sing, can type, knows
shorthand, and is a real mathemati
cian. That mathematical interest
may help to account for her exact
ness about class punctuality. Any
one who sees her students crowded
outside her lab door waiting for
8:00 a.m. to arrive, knows there
must be magic in her methods.
When she goes on an excursion
with one of her classes she puts on
her walking shoes, a preliminary
that is more than a mere gesture,
for she can probably outwalk any
other person on the campus.
One day when someone re
marked to her that science destroys
many beautiful flowers, she replied
that though science may destroy
some flowers, it produces more than
it destroys. So if she is seen work
ing in her garden, it will be known
that she is working in the name of
science and not just digging into
the earth for exercise.
It is believed by some that her
love is equally divided between her
insects and her students.
A
REPORT OF IRC
One Student’s View
In my opinion the International
Relations Club, sponsored by the
Carnegie Endowment for Interna
tional Peace, is one of the more
important clubs of our college.
While this club has attained a
measure of success, it should have
achieved a much larger member
ship. The purpose of this club is
the discussion of affairs that are
vital to everyone—individually and
collectively. United States foreign
pvtivicb uiicccT3/*“ aiie'CL uii "crciztiirs^
For instance, the recent loan of
millions of dollars to Turkey—
whose money is that? It is mine
and yours. We are the United
States. Some of the most educa
tional experiences of college life
may be gained through active par
ticipation in discussion. I feel that
through my participation in dis
cussion of world affairs I have
been somewhat enlightened about
them.
Russia Discussed
At the first I. R. C. meeting of
the year held at Louisburg College,
the topic for discussion was Rus
sia. Prior to group discussion, in
formative talks on Russia were
given by James Carter and William
Hickson. The groups then asked
and answered various questions in
regard to Russia.
Members at Student Legislature
In Raleigh
The next I. R. C. meeting was
the annual Legislative Assembly
held at the capitol building in Ral
eigh. This meeting was conducted
similar to meetings of the two
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Louisburg Epidemic
of Hyperphiloitis
An alarming epidemic of “hyper-
philositis” has been raging in the
vicinity of the town of Louisburg
for several weeks, having infected
untold numbers of Innocent people.
Authorities now admit what has
been known for some time to be
a grave situation, but the facts have
been kept secret as a matter of pre
caution against possible panic.
“The turn of events was to be ex
pected,” remarked a high official,
“but was not expected to reach
piupuitroiib."
Because of the telephone strike,
all attempts to obtain necessary
medicines with which to fight the
epidemic, have failed. A plea has
been issued by the Rev. R. W. Rain
water, faculty chairman and dean
of men of Louisburg College, for
assistance in meeting the emer
gency. Mr. Rainwater disclosed to
the press that the faculty has been
totally unsuccessful in combating
and in general coping with the
menace.
The future holds very little hope,
for there is no sign of a general
break in the epidemic in sight. It
is near impossible to get at the core
of the cause, for the developments
have made any such effort a de
cidedly sensitive circumstance.
Louisburg College, one of the na
tion’s oldest colleges has been hard
est hit by this ruthless disease. Al
ready numerous unsuspecting stu
dents are beyond all hope of outside
help. Other students, those less
pronounced and mild in case, have
some chance of recovering. Mirac
ulous enough, there are some who
are immune to the disease.
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Council and Christian
Association Officers
Chosen
College Was Different Then
For Instance, Some Students Were Beginning Life At Forty
as a definite period which began in
476 A. D. and ended about 1500.
The myth of the “dark ages”
gripped the imagination, and down
to the pi’esent, historical research
has been unable to entirely dispel
this misconception. Those interest
ed in learning more about the fas
cinating “dark ages” will enjoy
Henry Dwight Sedgwick’s, Italy
in the Thirteenth Century. The
chapters on the University of Bo
logna and University Professors
are especially interesting.
At the University of Bologna pro
fessors were requii'ed to take an
oath of obedience to their students.
The student body was made up of
as many as ten thousand men from
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(Note: Tlie brief opinion and
summary below are not a book
review, but in spite of the cover
age of student interest and cam
pus life tliat COLUMNS attempts,
they are tlie nearest approach to
a book rev'iew' that COIjUMNS has
yet carried in her more tlian six
years. Also, the lines below l>est
realize thus for tlie hope, held by
apparentlj- a minority, that the
Ijouisbui-g newspaper would adopt
the custom of carrying frequent
book reviews—a liope recently re-
expressetl by Dean Itainwater in a
talk to COLL’JINS staff.
The contribution below is from
Dan McFarland, Ijouisburg alum
nus author of “Ode to Ijouisburg,”
now a student at the University
of North Carolina).
Historians of the old school set
the limits of “medieval history”
William Melson, Grace Hammond
and Oliver Howell are the elected
presidents of the Men’s Student
Government, the Women’s Student
Government, and the Student
Christian Association, respectively,
for the college year 1947-’48.
The eyes of most of the students
recently have been focused on the
election of officers for these organi
zations for the remaining academic
year and for the coming year. The
elections terminated on Thursday,
May 8, after about a week of nomi
nation and anticipation.
Women’s Colincil Chosen
The Women’s Student Govern
ment nominees were chosen in part
by the council and others named at
a house meeting May 7. The voting
was by secret ballot. Succeeding
Betty Thigpen, of Edenton, as
president is Grace Hammond, of
Wilmington, who won over Grace
Hayes and Alice Marie Whitehurst.
Julia Carroll was put up for vice-
president and unanimously ap
proved, succeeding Eloise Fowlkes.
Senior nominees for secretary were
Hulda Lineberry and Frances Col-
lawn. Hulda Lineberry came out
victor, succeeding Margaret By
num. Charlye Arnette and Helen
Ayscue were nominated for treas
urer. Helen Ayscue led by a slieht
margin, succeeding Jane Turnage.
Men’s Council Chosen
The officers for the Men’s Stu
dent Government were elected at a
called meeting of the men students
with Dean Rainwater in the audi
torium May 8. The nominations
were made from the floor and the
voting for the president was by
secret ballot. William Melson,
Lloyd Sloan, and Charles Freeman
were candidates for the presidency.
William Melson, of Elizabeth City,
won, succeeding Carlton Blackman,
of Garland. John Forehand, Charles
Freeman, Evans Johnson, and W. E.
Cooper were candidates for vice-
president. W. E. Cooper was elected.
Clinton Smithdeal, Evans Johnson,
Raymond Sawyer, and Charles
Freeman were nominated for sec-
retary-treasurer. Charles Freeman
was elected. The election of the
vice-president and secretary-treas-
urer was done by vote from the
floor.
Officers Installed
The newly elected officers were
installed at chapel hour. May 9.
Both old and new members of the
governments were on the stage,
with Carlton Blackman and Betty
Thigpen presiding. “Faith of Our
Fathers” was sung by all. A Scrip
ture passage was read by Black
man. The new officers of the Men’s
Student Council received the pledge
of office from retiring president
Blackman. Melson, as new presi
dent, spoke briefly, asking co-oper
ation from the entire student body
for the coming year. Retiring presi
dent Betty Thigpen gave to the new
officers of the Women’s Student
Council the pledge of loyalty in
their office to the ideals of Louis
burg College. She spoke briefly in
appreciation of the co-operation re
ceived from the students during
her term of office.
Dean Rainwater Speaks
Dean Rainwater, as main speaker
of the hour, expressed appreciation
of student government and urged
a sense of responsibility in national
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