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Volume X
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1951
NUMBER 3
Youth Leader To Speak On “Religion in World of Crisis”
—— ^ Reverend Mark Lawrence
Spring Production
Scheduled
Our Hearts Were '^oung and
Gay, a three-act comedy based
upon the book by Cornelia Otis
Skinner and Emily Kimbrough, will
be presented in Mills High School
auditorium March 2.
The play centers about the es
capades of two adventure-seeking
American girls on their first trip
to Paris. On board ship they have
an adventure with a stowaway,
meet two handsome young medi
cal students, and tangling events
just before landing, one of the girls
takes measles. This new develop
ment presents another problem to
the girls—that of passing the medi
cal inspection before docking. They
overcome this barrier, however, and
go on to Paris and new adventures.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows: “Cornelia Skinner,” a vivaci
ous young girl, Lucy Claytor;
“Emily Kimbrough,” her delightful
companion, June Tew; “Mrs. Skin
ner,” Cornelia’s mother, Mary In
gram; “Otis Skinner,” Cornelia’s
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Medical Missionary
Speaks to Club
Dr. Robert King, missionary doc
tor to the Belgian Congo, spoke to
the Religious and Social Worker’s
Club, January 18. Against a back
ground of over fifteen years at in
tervals in the Belgian Congo, he
described types of peoples he had
met in his work. He outlined the
ideas of the natives, mentioning
their superstition, their typical
poverty, and lack of educational
opportunities. Dr. King explained
part of the native social standards,
particularly how a man secured his
wife by buying her and how he
was obligated to the wife’s family
ever after, often having to pay for
the children born in case the wife
were at her father’s home at the
time.
The speaker cited ways in which
superstition leads to physical
hazards, as in the case of danger
ous neglect or harmful so-called
cures.
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“Number Please” Presented By Y Religious-Emphasis
I.R.C. Discusses U N.
“Where do we go from here?”
asked Tyrus Perdue at the Inter
national Relations Club. This per
tinent question ended a discussion
on Russia and the United Nations.
Perdue emphasized the fact that
we think Russia is the aggressor;
and Russia believes we are, while
the United Nations is unable to
make a definite decision either
way.
Blaney Lee, presiding, gave a
synopsis of the various branches
of the United Nations. Floyd Am
mons discussed the charter and
the functions of the branches.
Other members who contributed to
the discussion were John Evans,
Milton King, and Leslie Parker.
Harrison to Speak on 4-H
Lota Leigh Harrison, Louisburg
junior, also honorary member of
the North Carolina 4-H Club and
winner of many 4-H honors, has
been invited by Miss Judy Powers,
Franklin County, assistant home
agent, to be guest speaker at two
special meetings in the Agriculture
Building in Louisburg March 10,
when Miss Margaret Clark, assist
ant state director of 4-H, will be
present, April 14, when a special-
interest meeting will be held. The
subjects respectively will be “Dairy
Food Demonstrations” and “Long-
Time Records.”
Lota Leigh’s 4-H honors include
winning the state long-time record
contest, a distinction that granted
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“Number Please,” a two-act melo
drama, was presented by the Y at
the weekly meeting on Thursday
evening, Feb. 1. The play, under th»
direction of Mr. Bowers, starred
Ernest Daniels in the role of J. B.
Billingsworth, a domineering mil
lionaire who suddenly found him
self alone and unprotected from
an ever-growing conspiracy against
his life. An anonymous letter and
a sinister telephone call touched
off the chain of events which term
inated in his death.
Daniels’ role was that of a storm-
ily irritable and utterly self-cen
tered being, resentful of his lot
and horror-stricken at his impend
ing doom. Audience comments high
lighted the performance as out
standingly well executed.
The supporting characters in
cluded Sam Elliott, Eula Hux, Fel
ton Parker, Alice Prichard, and
Thelbert Whitt. Felton Parker was
in charge of the make-up, and Don
Jaackel of the scenery and light
ing.
Louisburg Player Breaks Record
Bryan Wins Top Ciiemistry
Honor; Pruette Sketclies
Science History
Bill Bryan of Ahoskie, at chapel
hour Feb. 7, was announced by Mr.
Pruette, professor of science, as
Louisburg winner of the scholastic
award offered each year by Chemi
cal Rubber Company to college
freshmen of the nation having the
highest record of achievement in
chemistry in their respective classes
during the first semester. Bryan
with an average of 96.625% was
commended by his professor for ex
cellent work in the course. The
award was Handbook of Chemistry
and Physics, thirty-second edition,
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Speaker
President Holton Attends
Atlantic City Meet
President Holton attended the
conventions of the Association of
American Colleg’es and the Na
tional Association of Schools and
Colleges of the Methodist Church
in Atlantic City January 8-11.
About 6,000 representatives were
present at the former, including
a decided majority of the approxi
mate 800 college presidents of the
nation.
At the Association of American
Colleges the primary concern was
the international state of affairs
relating to colleges.
One of the high spots of the con
vention was an address by Warren
Austin, United States Representa
tive to the United Nations. Gordon
Gray, president of the Greater Uni
versity of North Carolina, also
spoke.
States President Holton: “It is
my personal belief that regulations
for volunteering and drafting are
outgrowths of the convention.”
Here he referred to the recent pro
vision for students of the draft
age to remain in college through
the current scholastic year and yet
have the opportunity of a choice
of the branch of service they would
enter in June.
New Students
Enter Louisburg
New students have entered Louis
burg for the spring semester: Wil
liam Steve Chestnut, 504 S. Pine-
view Avenue, Goldsboro; Theodore
Miller Hillsley, III, 40 Wooddale
Road, Philadelphia 18, Pa.; John B.
Landstrom, 950 North Main St.,
Rockford, 111.; Roswell Alman
Sanderlin, Manteo; Virginia Rae
Spake, 320 Rowan Avenue, Spen
cer; Barbara Ann Thatch, Brodnax,
Virginia; Harrell Garrett Thatch,
Brodnax, Va.; Horace J. Will,
Carolina Hotel, Raleigh; Leslie
Rose, New Bern.
REV. MARK LAWRENCE,
MINISTER OF QUEEN
STREET METHODIST
CHURCH, KINSTON
Prayer Day Observed
A day of prayer was recently set
aside by local churches of the Dur
ham District. In keeping with the
theme of Prayer Day, Louisburg
Methodist Church was open from
11 a. m. until 6 p. m. for those
who wished to pray there in view of
the crisis.
Except for the brief period of a
short service at 5 p. m., the church
offered an opportunity for medita
tion and prayer in silence by in
dividuals entering and leaving at
will.
During the day the churches were
visited by people including several
members of the faculty and student
body of Louisburg College.
Honor Students Announced
Honor students in scholarship
the firat semester were announced
by President Holton at assembly
hour February 2 in the following
order:
Honor Roll
Jean Boney 2.93
Virginia Carter 2.82
Mary Ingram 2.82
Ray Hood 2.76
Hester Jones 2.68
Kathryn Ward Paul 2.63
Eula Hux 2.58
Tyrus Perdue 2.58
Marie Fogleman 2.57
Octavia Beard 2.56
Margaret Lee 2.56
Joyce Boone 2.54
Honorable Mention
Jean Roberts 2.41
Lucy Claytor 2.35
Billie Jean Mulchi 2.25
Christine Johnson 2.23
Norma McCullen 2.23
Mary Ruth Clark 2.21
Joy Hamlin 2.18
Joe Southerland 2.12
Jimmy Willis 2.11
Juanita Wood 2.08
Glendel Stephenson 2.06
Milton King 2.05
Josephine Williams 2.00
Students Join
Armed Service
Four students left Louisburg last
semester to enter the armed forces
by enlistment or under the Selec
tive Service System: James Floyd
Ammons, Glynn L. Pate, Gerald
Phelps, and Robert W. Wiggins.
Gerald Phelps is said to be on
the way to Bermuda, and Floyd
Ammons’ address is Pvt. James
Floyd Ammons, 1162494, Pit. 34,
2nd Rect. Trng. Br., Parris Island,
S. C.
Horace Jernigan, class of 1947, is
at Camp Mead, where there has
been severe cold and snow.
To Bring Religious-
Emphasis Message
Rev. Mark W. Lawrence pastor
of Queen Street Methodist Church,
Kinston, will visit Louisburg Col
lege as speaker for the Religious
Emphasis Week to be held Feb.
13-16.
Theme of Messages Announced
Mr. Lawrence has announced as
his theme, “Religion in a World of
Crisis.” “It will be my plan,” stated
Mr. Lawrence in a recent communi
cation, “to show what a world of
crisis is doing to our people on the
college campus, then to show what
religion can do for them to help
them cope with and overcome such
a world.” Concerning his personal
feeling and thought toward this
Religious Emphasis Week, he
stated: “I count it a real privilege
and opportunity to share with oui’
young people the Christian faith in
these days of confusion and crisis.
I shall want to enter into this week
with them and hope they will feel
free to discuss their personal prob
lems vdth me.”
Experienced In Youth Work
The minister is a native of
Statesville. He received his A. B.
degree at Duke University and his
B. D. at Duke Divinity School.
Mr. Lawrence is a member of the
Board of Trustees of Louisburg
College. He has served 10 years at
the summer Louisburg Assemblies
and was dean for the six-year
period from 1939-1945.
As a worker with youth, the
minister has been also district di
rector of youth work in the Wilm
ington and the Durham Districts,
and he taught school for two years
in Cumberland County.
Worship, Reception, Forum
Planned
Present scheduled plans for the
week include a worship program
Tuesday evening followed by an
informal reception.
Mrs. Hugh Bartholomew, Mr.
Gretter, Mrs. Huddy and Mr.
Pruette will assist in a forum
Wednesday evening, during which
they will discuss actual problems
facing persons in various areas
such as, science, economics, court
ship, marriage, and student life.
Religious Movies To Be Shown,
Dedication To Close Series
Two movies. You Can Change
The World and The Declaration of
Human Rights will be given Thurs
day evening. A dedication service
on Friday evening will close the
series.
Our Way Of Life Presented By Y
OUR WAY OF LIFE, a religi-
our fantasy tracing man’s age
long spiritual development through
the struggle of choice, was pre
sented by the Y in the college audi
torium Feb. 8.
Consisting of narration and in
terpretive dancing, the production,
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Photographer, Willis Goodruin
Buck Fleming of Warrenton, Tops
Conference Basketball Record
In Game With E.M.I.
We did U
“Daddy told me I had 43 points
and then I got nervous. I had to
hold down my knees—they were
just shaking” a bit windedly but
genially remarked Buck Fleming,
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“The religion and the spirit of
Christ and on that the whole of our
civilization rests.” The topic of
church going is here chosen par
ticularly because of the world sit
uation. Now, before it is too late,
we should pray to God to forgive us
of our individual and national
wrongs, and to help us in this hour
of crisis.
We should attend church because
God is responsible for our being:
We owe to Him our souls. Now is
the time we need Christ most. This
world in which we are living
threatens destruction. Because of
our eagerness for more power we
are about to destroy ourselves to
terminate humanity. Only in Chris
tian life and practice will we find
the strength and love to overcome
this terrible war.
The churches teach moral ways
of life. The church helps us to
secure the love for humanity that
is needed today.
Yes, our civilization rests upon
Christianity and the outlook we
take on it.
BOX SCORE OF PEACE
1. Let’s all try to hold
Christian Faith in these
days of confusion and
crisis.
2. Let us believe we can
help to change the world.
3. Our boys in Korea are
praying; let us try pray
er, too.
4. “More things are
wrougfft by‘'prayer than
this world dreams of.”