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Volume IX
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1949
Number 1
Gymnasium Cornerstone Laying Higliiiglits Homecoming
Home-Coming Proves
Varied Event
This year’s Lrouisburg home
coming week end beg:an with the
laying of the cornerstone for the
new gymnasium Saturday, Oct. 29,
at 2 p.m. Bishop V\'. W. Peele, of
the Richmond area of the Methodist
church, was the speaker; and Pres
ident Samuel M. Holton presided.
Other principals were Rev. W. A.
Cade, president of the college board
of trustees; Rev. A. P. Brantley,
member of the board; and Rev.
A. C. Lee, local Methodist minister.
Alumni fianquet. Fearing
and .Mercer
At the alumni banquet in the
college cafeteria, Fred Fearing,
alumni president, presided, the oc
casion honoring former students,
faculty, and presidents. Rev. S. E.
Mercer, then pastor of Franklin-
ton Methodist Church, now of Zeb-
ulon, was the main speaker. He be
gan his after-dinner speech with
several humorous incidents. His
main thought was taken from
Henry Van Dyke’s poem entitled
“Four Things.” The substance of
his speech was that to obtain a
worthy record one must think
clearly, love one’s fellow-nian sin
cerely, act honestly, and trust in
God.
Along with his welcoming words
as president, Mr. bearing made a
plea for more publicizing of Louis-
burg College news through the
press. He declared that alumni of
his home town, Elizabeth City,
w'ere eager to keep informed about
campus happenings.
Presentation of Portrait
of Mrs. Allen
A portrait of Mrs. Allen, former
president of Louisburg College, was
presented at the banquet by Mrs.
Genevieve Perry, college alumna
and treasurer. Referring to the
quoted opinion that institutions are
the lengthened shadows of person
alities, the speaker paid tribute
to Mrs. Allen and the Davis family
as having contributed significantly
to the development of the College.
Mrs. Allen succeeded her father,
Matthew S. Davis, as president in
1906. She was previously dean of
the college. During the time she
was president (1906-1917), the col-
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At Last The Great Event—Gym Cornerstone Laid!
Photographer, Mrs. U. S. Hrodie
rpper Icfi, insel of cornerstone; up;>Ci right, principi'l?: of ceremopy—left to right, Kev. W. A. Cade;
Hi^hop VV. W. Peele, principal speaker; Rev. A. C. Lee; Presidonf S. M. Holton; Key. A. I’. Hrantley; lower
left, some of members of college-town band, with Direc'or ('apparell-j in foreground facing band; lower right,
second view of band, with little Harry Johnson, son of town band player, in foreground.
Music, Drama Program Given by Y
Numbers sung by the Louisburg
choral club of the local Negro high
school and an excerpt from William
Saroyan’s The Human Comedy,
played by students of the college,
composed the Y-program for Thurs
day evening, Nov. 17.
The Choral Club, under the dir
ection of Mr. J. M. Ridley, pre
sented the following; ‘‘Night Has
a Thousand Eyes,” “Flow gently
Sweet Afton,” “To a Wild Rose,”
“Ain’t Gonna Study War No
More,” and “Steal Away.” Va
riety in the presentation was at
tained through solo, duet, and anti-
phonal effect.
The male parts of the play ex
cerpt were portrayed by Dan Mc
Farland, Felton Parker, and Joe
Niquette. The narrator was Joyce
Boone. The presentation recreated
the questioning, yearning mood of
war days and ended on a note of
spiritual consciousness and devo
tion. The orphan Toby (Felton
Parker) and his army pal, Marcus
(Dan McFarland) talked of death,
home, friends, love, prayer, and the
serious interest of the crowd on
the troop train declared itself in
their uniting to sing “Leaning on
the Everlasting Arms.”
New Gymnasium Progresses
Under Construction
The Louisburg College gymna
sium is on its way. Although still
in its infant stages, the gym is
beginning to take shape. A good
imagination can visualize the real
ness of the maze of steel, mortar,
and concrete.
A delay in steel threw construc
tion back as much as 60 days. The
contractor reported in mid October
that 60'^o of the steel was erected,
10% of the masonry finished, and
the boiler room completed except
for the boiler and roof. It was
stated that the roof should be
ready in about 60 days of good
working weather.
The gym with $160,000 invested
will have gym floor made of maple
block, a stage 40 by 25 feet, dress
ing rooms, showers, and lounges
for both men and women, men’s
and women’s offices for the direc
tor’s of athletics, and a classroom
40 by 25 feet, also a separate heat-
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Students Achieve Honors
Twenty-two students have made
scholarship distinction for the first
half semester of 1949-l£5d. Honor
roll signifies an average of 2.50 or
better—that is, half A’s and half
B’s or more; and honorable mention
signifies an average of 2.00 or bet
ter—that is, all B’s or more.
HONOR ROLL
Rank Student
1 Ward, Lydia Kathryn
2 Green, Lawrence Amon
HONORABLE MENTION
3 Boone, Joyce Wayner
4 Boney, Ethel Jean
4 Gaimel, Evelyn Noreen
6 Hamilton, Andra Jay
7 Humphrey, Ida Mae
7 Ussery, A. B., Jr.
9 Hux, Eula Elizabeth
10 Lyndon, Betty Lou
11 Best, Eleanor Ruth
12 Cowart, Albert Grady
13 Snyder, Grady King
14 Beard, Octavia
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Dramatic Club to Give
“Charley’s Aunt”
The Dramatics Club and Delta
Psi Omega national honorary dra
matic fraternity will present the
comedy Charley’s Aunt by Branden
Thomas the evening of December
14. “This”, says a reviewer, “is
the world famous farce which has
moved millions to tears of laugh
ter.” The story itself is a complex
affair in which three men all try
desperately to win the hands of
their respective ladies. The peak
of hilarity is achieved through the
part of Lord Fancourt Babberly,
Charley’s Aunt, who is in reality a
male Oxford student. Those taking
part in the comedy in order of
their appearance are “Brassett,”
Daniel McFarland; “Jack Ches-
ney,” Joe Niquette; “Charles Wy-
keham,” Nelson Fletcher; “Lord
Fancourt Babberly,” Angelo Cap-
parella; “Kitty Verdun,” Octavia
Beard; “Amy Spettigue,” Ernest
Daniels; Farmer, Grey Hunt;
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See> ^N Q- Notnje> ^ame GlaMic.
Poyner, Ferrells Help Tar Heels Take Over New York
“All the way Choo-Choo”, “Save
your Confederate money, ’cause
the South will rise again,” and a
Confederate flag — these were
among the signs that ornamented
the forty-nine Chevrolet that car
ried Dick Poyner, Dickie Ferrell,
and Bobby Ferrell to New York
and the Carolina- Notre Dame foot
ball game Nov. 12. After returning
from the busy metropolis to quiet
little Louisburg, the adventurous
Carolina fans had no end of color
ful episodes to relate and quite
generously submitted themselvjes
to the questioning of their inter
viewers.
They related that, after decorat
ing their car, they left Henderson
at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. The
trip to the big city was marked
by frequent loss of direction, par
ticularly since our travelers had
no road map. They got lost in
Washington, Baltimore, and Phil
adelphia.
Friday at 8 a.m. the boys arrived
at their hotel. The Nevada. Then
they spent three hours trying to
find a place to park their car.
After a sightseeing trip they joined
the Carolina fans in the four-block
pep rally, which it took the city
riot squad to break up. Later such
famous personalities as Jo Staf
ford, Lena Horne, and Skitch Hen
derson were seen.
Saturday at 10 a.m. found Dick,
Bobby, and Richard heading for
Yankee Stadium. Before the game
was underway they had converted
one Yankee and had him waving
a Confederate flag. When asked
about the game, Dick Poyner said.
“The first three quarters were
great, but the last quarter stunk.”
Saturday evening the boys left
New York after buzzing Broadway
to get their directions straight. On
the trip home they encountered
two-thirds of the same trouble they
had had going—they lost their di
rections in Philadelphia and Balti
more. In Baltimore they decided to
stop and get some rest. Dick and
Bobby, after settling down for a
quiet night’s sleep, discovered
roaches that they reported “as
big as house cats.” According to
Dick, our heroes were “fighting
roaches with forks.” In another
cabin, Richard found himself bed-
mated with a mouse. This was just
about all the boys could stand.
They pulled up stakes and headed
for home.
Bishop Peele Sounds
Optimistic Note
The ceremony of the cornerstone
laying of the new gymnasium at
2:00 p.m., Oct. 29, was the high
light of Homecoming week end at
Louisburg College.
V\’. W. Peele, resident bishop of
the Richmond area of the Metho
dist church, was speaker for the
event. In his speech the bishop
brought out the importance of the
new gymnasium to Louisburg Col
lege. He stated that it will develop,
both physically and morally, the
I>resent and future students of
the College. He affiimed it will
also unite the campus with the res
idents of the town, bringing them
closer together, toward better un
derstanding. Furthermore, the
building of the gymnasium will
mark a definite step toward the
interest and aid that the Metho
dists of the North Carolina Con-
fei’ence will manifest toward Louis
burg College. In closing. Bishop
Peele stated that he hoped that
this cornerstone laying would be
one of many such events to follow
in the effort toward physical facil
ities for the college.
Other Principals Participate
President Samuel M. Holton,
opening the program, welcomed
everyone with a few words. Rev.
W. A. Cale gave the invocation.
Rev. Alien P. Hrantley, chairman of
the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees of Louisburg
College, introduced Bishop Peele.
President Holten followed the
Bishop with the presentation of a
number of local and out-of-town
guests. Concluding the ceremony.
Rev. Allen C. Lee, pastor of the
local Methodist church, pronounced
the benediction.
Hand Directed by (’apparella
School dignitaries and alumni,
having gathered around the site
of the new gymnasium, the cere
mony commenced. Louisburg Col
lege Band and Mills High School
Band, under the direction of Ang
elo P. Capparella, first-year stu
dent of Louisburg College, enter
tained with music for about a half
hour preceding the ceremony.
FIvent Kepresent.s Effort
liegun T94.'i
Although plans toward the build
ing of the gymnasium date back to
1945, the ceremony of the corner
stone laying was a postponed real
ity until this year. Definite plans
for the gymnasium were drawn
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Symbol For All!
Wide-eyed and fascinated,
little Harry Johnson gazed
about him at the musical instru
ments that charmed him with
their magic sounds at the
cornerstone laying. His eyes
wonderingly appraised the band
members he stood against the
background of the cold gaunt
skeleton of what is to be the
marvelous new Louisburg Col
lege gymnasium.
Although two-year-old little
Harry probably doesn’t yet know
what a gymnasium is, he shared
the cornerstone laying, his eyes
shining with enthusiasm and en
joyment—such as (who knows?)
may some day be his in sports
events enacted in the new gym
nasium.
So here’s to little Harry! He’s
a symbol for us all!