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Volume VII
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1S47
Number 1
HOLTON ENTERS LOUISBURG COLLEGE PRESIDENCY
Dr. Abrams to Deliver Homecoming Address
New President of
Louisburg College
Dr. W. Amos Abrams is ’to be
guest speaker at the alumni banquet
during the homecoming week-end,
Oct. 25, 26, at Louisburg College. Dr.
Abrams is associate editor of the
North Carolina Education Magazine.
He was formerly head of the De
partment of Education at Appala
chian State Teachers’ College at
Boone.
Large Attendance Expected
Invitations have been issued to
alumni by Miss Lula Mae Stipe,
alumni secretary and dean of wom
en. The expected number of about
600 alumni (the total having been
inferred from letters of acceptance)
■will begin arriving on the campus
the preceding Thursday.
Banquet, Dance
The program has been arranged
by Miss Stipe for the entertainment
of the former students.
The alumni banquet will be held
in the dining hall Saturday evening
at 6:30 o’clock. Miss Stipe and her
committee are in charge of the dec
orations. Miss Benton, assistant die
titian, will be in charge of preparing
and serving the banquet courses.
There will be a dance in the local
Armory immediately after the ban
quet. The hours are from 9'.GO p. m.
until 12:00 p. m.
Sunday Worship and Bible Class
Dr. J. Marvin Culbreth, pastor of
the Louisburg Methodist Church,
extends his welcome to alumni, in
viting all to attend the special Sun
day service, 11:00 a. m., at the
church. Dr. Culbreth has chosen as
his sermon topic, “How to Develop
Spiritual Strength.” Also alumni are
invited to attend the College Bible
Class at the Methodist Church, led
by Lawyer Hobgood.
Delta Psi Omega
Chapter Organized
A local chapter of Delta Psi
Omega, national honorary dramatic
fraternity, has been officially ap
proved and organized at Louisburg,
under the sponsorship of Mrs. Tar-
pey, seven students of the Dramatic
Club being initiated as charter mem
bers Oct. 15.
Mrs. Tarpey, also Dramatic Club
sponsor, assisted by Miss Merritt,
was in charge of the initiation, which
included an examination on the
Greek alphabet and facts about the
club, the reading of Shakespearean
lines, and the fraternity initiation
ritual.
The initiates were the following:
Helen Ayscue, Richard Cole, George |
Laws, Huldah Lineberry, William ^
Melson, Bill Sanders, and Russell I
Wilcock. 1
Immediately after the initiation a
short business meeting was held and
officers were elected: George Laws,
director (president); Russell Wilcox, |
sub-director (vice-president); Helen
Ayscue, secretary-treasurer.
The chapter of Delta Psi Omega
Members Added to
College Staff '
Six new members have this year
joined the faculty and staff of the
college.
Rev. Dan Bowers, of Waynesboro,
Penn., is director of religious edu
cation. Mr. Bowers has an A. B.
degree from Franklin and Marshall
College and a B. D. degree from
Duke University. He has been as
sistant to the Methodist minister
in Franklinton and dirceted the
recreational program there for sev
eral summers.
Mrs. Ruth G. Boyd, of Charlotte,
comes to the college as registrar.
She received her academic training
at Elon college and has had ex
perience of working in public of
fices.
Scott Boyd, of Charlotte, is dean
of men and director of athletics.
Mr. Boyd has an A. B. degree from
Elon College and has completed the
work for the master’s degree at the
University of North Carolina.
Clifford Green, of Goldsboro, who
for several years has been a mem
ber of the faculty of Edward’s Mili
tary Institute at Salemburg, is head
of the department of social sciences.
Mr. Green has an A. B. and an M. A.
degree from New York University.
Miss Louise Matthews, of Randle-
man, is a member -of the commercial
faculty this year. Miss Matthews has
a B. S. degree in secretarial ad
ministration from Women’s College,
Greensboro. Her experience in the
b’.isiness field is varied. She has
taught in Franklinton High School
and Lexington High School, has
served as Committee Clerk for Ju
diciary No. 1 in the 1947 Legisla
ture, and has been an assistant in
the registrar’s office at State Col
lege.
Miss Edith Boone, of Nashville,
is the college nurse. She received her
training at Spring Hope High School,
at Louisburg College, and at Rocky
Mount Sanatorium. She has done
post-graduate work at Margaret
Hague Hospital, Jersey City, N. J.,
and has assisted as nurse at Rex
and Mary Elizabeth Hospitals in
Raleigh.
Chapel and Assembly
Program
Oct. 28—AVofshij) Sei-v'ice (Miss
Foster, Sir. Bowers)
Oct. 31—Halloween Proftraiii
(Senior Class)
Nov. 4—Kev. Charles Moroiinell,
of t’ranklinton.
Xov. 7—Open
Nov. 11—W o r s h i p 'i'lirousli
Hymns (Mr. Moon)
Nov. 14—Veterans’ Club
Nov. l>i—Worship Service (Y’s)
Nov. 21—Hev. K. H. Davis
Nov. 2.T—ThanksKivinfi Service
Dec. 2—Mr. Hamilton Hobgood
Dec. 5—J e w i s b riiatauiiiii
Speaker
De‘. 9—Dr. Spencer, of Duke He-
ligious Drama
Dee. 13—Sbaw ITnivwsity Quar
tet.
Dw. l(i—Cbristmas I'rofji'am
New President States
Educational Theories and
Functions of Junior College
SAMTIEL >r. HOLTON
in the colleges of the nation number
170. North Carolina chapters are in
the following colleges: Elon, Bilt-
more, Lees-McRae, Mars Hill, Pres
byterian Junior, Wingate, and Pfeif
fer.
A purpose expressed by the spon
sor is that the fraternity will result
in a better understanding of plays
and increased dramatic ability.
Wynn Elected Senior
President
Dan Wynn was elected president
of the senior class at a meeting in
the auditorium at Chapel period
Oct. 9. Other officers elected were
Richard Cole, vice-president; Doro
thy Midgette, secretary-treasurer.
Miss Johnson was unanimously!
elected to be senior-class sponsor. :
The meeting was adjourned by the j
new class ^president, Dan Wynn.
Davenport Elected
Junior President
Fred Davenport was elected presi-!
dent of the junior class at a meeting
Monday morning, Oct. 6. The other
officers elected were Lorene Mur
phy, vice-president; Hilary Worth
ington, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Bowers was elected class spon
sor.
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Church Welcome
Holton, Others
A union fellowship service honor
ing President Holton and the faculty
of Louisburg College, and Superin
tendent Roland and the faculty of
Mills School was held Sunday eve
ning, October 5, at Louisburg Meth
odist Church. President Holton gave
the address on the quotation, Revela-
thei» an open door, and no man can
tions 3:8, “Behold, I have set before
thcc open -.iooi', riiixl iio iiiun
canjshut it, for thou hast a little
strehgth.” He cited this thought to
students as a fitting challenge.
“Sometimes,” he affirmed “the door
is a matter of choice; sometimes it is
a ‘must’ if we are to accomplish our
purpose.”
He declared that taking advantage
of the open door was not only duty
to self but duty to God as He had
opened it. “We cannot escape the
presence of Deity,” declared Mr.
Holton.
The speech was flavored with va
ried experiences, which led the
speaker to the conclusion that the
teacher actually does no teachmg,
but places the student in a position
to learn.
The Scripture was read by Rev.
A. S. Tomlinson, Baptist minister,
and the prayer was given by Dr.
H. S. Cobey, Episcopal minister. Dr.
Culbreth, Methodist minister, pre
sided. Words of welcome were by
Mr. Ed Yarborough for the Episco
pal Church, Mr. Gaither M. Beam
for the Baptist Church, and Mr. L. M.
Ward for the Methodist Church. Su
perintendent Rowland was intro-
ducedby Mr. D. B. Tucker, and Presi
dent Holton by Mr. Hamilton Hob-
good.
Following the service a fellowship
period was held in the Sunday
School. Coffee and doughnuts were
served, Mrs. S. M. Washington pour
ing coffee.
Dean Bryan Speaks
Dean D. B. Bryan of Wake For
est College spoke at chapel period
Oct. 21 on “What Are the Charac
teristics of an Educated Person?”
as analyzed by the president emeri
tus of Columbia University, Nich
olas Murray Butler.
Dean Bryan pointed out the inter
national crisis today. “Let us main
tain our faith in one another as one
of the ways to overcome this crisis,”
he urged. “The people of the world
today seek unity of thovight and
recognition of education.”
The speaker described an educated
person as “one who can use his
mother tongue to say and to write
what he thinks. Language is the in
terpreter of the soul. An educated
person is one who has good manners
and one who has the will to go and
do.”
Dean Bryan cited two kinds of
education: an ornamental education
and a useful education. “An edu
cated person has a happy insight
into life and reflects his spirit,” he
declared.
His closing statement was “Man’s
divine commission is to exercise con
trol over God’s universe. You can
make the ground on which you stand
holy ground by reflecting the spirit
of God in your life.”
The speaker was introduced by
Miss Merritt, who referred to him as
a principal of her high school days
who manifested an interest in the
full-orbed development of students
—physically, mentally, socially, and
religiously.
i President Samuel M. Holton comes
' to Louisburg College with an ex
tended career in the field of educa
tion and civic and religious serv-
Qualifications, Background
President Holton’s qualifications
for his new office include his eigh
teen years in administrative and
teaching capacities at the Virginia
State Teachers College, at Farmville,
Va., his A. B. and M. A. degrees
from Duke University, graduate
study at the University of Virginia,
law study at the University of North
Carolina, and activity in the Farm
ville Methodist Church and many
civic projects. He holds membership
in the following Greek letter fra
ternities: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Del
ta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha, and Pi
Kappa Delta. Also, Mr. Holton rep
resents a North Carolina family well
known in the educational and reli
gious circles of the state.
Announcement of Presidency
The Reverend W. A. Cade, chair
man of the board of trustees, pro
nounced Mr. Holton president at a
meeting of the trustees and several
faculty members on the afternoon of
July 24, after the Rev. Robert W.
Bradshaw chairman of the commit
tee for choosing a president upon the
death of the late President Patten,
announced that Mr. Holton had re
ceived the unanimous vote of the
trustees.
Response of New President
lii Mssponsc Pi-tsidaiit-
To Alumni who visit the campus:
Will you not leave us a lasting
token of your coming by writing
in COLUMNS register?
As you gather in the hall of
Main near the day-keeper's table,
look for the large book with
wooden covers.
As this same register kept a
record of visits to Alma Mater by
sons in service during war years
so now let it keep a record of
visits in peace time.
Representatives Attend
Church Vocation
Conference
Eight Louisburg representatives
attended the two-day Church Voca
tion Enrichment Conference at Duke
Memorial Church, Durham, Oct. 17-
19. Those attending were Walton
Bass, William Byrd, Ray Cox, Cur
tis Craig, Oliver Howell, Erlene Jor
dan. Emma Dean Simmons, Jimmy
Vause_, and Miss Merritt, one of the
leaders speaking in the youth de
partment on missions.
Troy Barrett, youth leader and
Louisburg graduate of 1942, was an
outstanding figure throughout the
conference, being general director of
the program.
The keynote address Friday eve
ning was by Rev. Paul Hardin, pas
tor of High Point Methodist Church,
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A HALLOWEEN PARTY, spon
sored by the junior class, will be
given Friday evening, Oct. 31, in
the Cafeteria Building. A 25-cent
charge will cover the cost of re
freshments.
A "Qu_een of the Party" will be
crowned after election by student
vote at 1 cent each. Every Louis
burg College girl is eligible. Mr.
Bowers' office is .voting headquar
ters.
VOTE TODAY, DON'T DELAY!
y’s Reorganize, Launch
Varied Program
j Officers Sponsor Chairmen
! The Y’s have reorganized, with
Helen Ayscue as the recently elected
president of the YWCA and with
Oliver Howell, elected president of
the S.C.A. last spring, as president
of the YMCA. Thus the Y’s supplant
j the SCA of 1946-47, according to a
decision of SCA cabinet members.
Mr. Bowers is sponsor. The an
nounced plans of the organizations
j are to work primarily as one, de
parting from the plan only in in
stances where needs can be better
met by separate action.
The other officers and chairmen
are the following: of the YWCA
Martha Shearon, vice-president;
Rosemary Dawson, secretary; Grace
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I briefly set forth aims for Louisburg
in the coming years and outlined
what he regarded as functions of
the junior college: first, successfully
to bridge the gap between high
school and a larger college; and,
second, as a correlated function, to
serve as a character-building agency.
He asserted that in entering upon
his new duties he would adopt a
policy not of sudden change but of
gradual development.
Before adjournment of the trus-
tees-faculty meeting retiring Dean
Roland W. Rainwater welcomed the
new president in behalf of the fac
ulty and asserted his hope for the
growth and success of the college.
Prayer was offered by the Rev.
Leon Russell.
President Holton assumed his du
ties of president Aug. 1.
President's Press Greeting
Later in a Louisburg College Bul
letin (Oct., 1947) greeting to alumni
and friends of the college. President
Holton spoke of the great past rec
ord of the College. He stated that
the past was “one to be proud of,”
but that the present is the time “in
which we should be interested.” He
continued, “As newly elected Presi
dent of the College, I wish to pledge
myself to a careful consideration of
I the past and to the intention of
helping to widen the area of service.
The junior college has a peculiar
opportunity to make a definite and
worthwhile contribution to educa
tion. May Louisburg College appre-
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COLUMNS—
The Studenls' Paper
The goal COLUMNS has put
before itself this year is to pub
lish the best paper ever. To ob
tain this goal, COLUMNS needs
the help of every student. The
staff will welcome and encourage
new ideas and constructive criti
cism.
Students, what have you to of
fer? What does the future hold
for COLUMNS? Think it over!
Now is the time to act! Success or
failure? This question can be an
swered only by studenls them
selves. COLUMNS offers the chal
lenge of better news and a better
paper. Accept this challenge, stu
dents!