PAGE FOUR
COLUMNS
OCTOBER, 1951
Ode To Louisburg
(Note: “Ode to Louisburg” is the
remembrance and tribute of Dan
McFarland, class of 1942, who, in
armed service in 1943, wrote the
lines out of the then disturbed
scenes of North Africa. The au
thor has since graduated at the
University of North Carolina, re
ceived his Master’s degree from
the University of Pennsylvania
and completed most of his work
on his doctorate from there. He is
now teaching social science at
Blue Mountain College, Miss.)
(In loving honor of those who
were the companions with me at
Louisburg, 1941-1942.)
Seated high upon a rock
Above the greatest of all seas,
nesting quietly — almost dream
ing—
I thought I saw a dream.
A score of men and maybe more
With brick and mortar built
A perfect-fashioned, graceful wall
And covered it with roof—
Built a perfect wall
And finished all within.
Upon the front four lovely col
umns
Pointing straight into the sky,
Pointing up and to perfection—
A perfect symbol for the bold.
I saw a hundred acorns
Split open; and from out
Came a hundred mighty oak
trees—
Tall, majestic, and straight—
Mighty oaks with faultless arms
Arching high as if in prayer
Or bending gently to the ground
In submissive humility.
They were on holy ground.
Then came six generations—
Grandparents, mothers, fathers—
And after them the long, long,
lines
Of all their countless children,
Each with purpose on his face.
Young maidens, gay with youth
fulness,
And vigorous boys, with ardor
For the tasks that lay ahead.
From all their throats
Came forth a mighty song,
A mighty song, which roused my
soul
And brought back memories:
“Alma Mater, sheltering college.
Thou hast been our guiding
friend.”
And within that group I seemed
to see
My mother, young and gayer
Than all the rest that day.
Her cheek was an apple blossom.
And I heard her sing with joy;
“Stand, old college, Alma Mater;
Through the changing years
abide.”
Then the multitude of people
Went up upon a seat
Of heavy granite, massive steps,
And into an open door
Was ever opened wide
For future generations
To come and there abide.
Next came a mumbled sound from
in.
Of French and Latin verbs;
Of Shelly, Keats, and Milton;
Of Villon and Hugo;
Joyner's
Men’s Shop
Quality Men’s Apparel
at
Popular Prices
Of Lowell, Poe and Whitman;
Of Moses, Paul and John-
Read by classes filled with fervent
zeal
For knowledge of the best;
There was the sound of formula
And elements combined—
These were the sounds of learn
ing
Coming through an open door.
And then it seemed I clearly saw
Time come down, and leaves
Upon the’ trees floated gently to
the ground,
Making there a soft brown carpet
For man to walk upon.
The birds flew south.
And the snow came down
Enclosing all within—
A little coat of loveliness—
And then the rains came down.
Now there was the smell of burn
ing leaves,
And freshness of cool green;
The birds came back again
And>filled the air with song.
Thus came the seasons,
And thus they went again.
They came and went;
They came and went
Until the bricks grew mellow,
And the trees grew big with age.
Ever was the sound of hammer.
The swish of brush and saw:
And the columns stood
Straight, clean, and tall—
A symbol for the brave.
Ever came the sound of laughter
And the buzz of busy man.
During war it was most silent.
But, when came joy and peace,
It reached a mighty tempo—
The crescendo of a symphony.
The tones of sacred music.
The wind came from the Atlas—
I stirred and woke from sleep.
And far below the sea beat hard
And lashed upon the beach.
It seemed it sang an old refrain,
That song I love so well:
“Stand Old College,
Stand Old College,
Stand Old College, strong and
great!”
The sea gull floated high above
Above in the blue, blue sky,
And called its shrieking mating
call
To its mate somewhere beyond;
But I heard it indistinctly—
My thoughts were far away:
There was a tear of pride upon my
cheek,
And with the waves of the medi
terranean
I sang the old refrain:
“Stand old college, Alma Mater;
Through the changing years
abide!”
Alpha Pi Epsilon To
Admit New Members
Alpha Pi Epsilon, commercial
fraternity, has only two members,
Mary Ruth Clark and Margaret
Lee. The fraternity’s faculty ad-
Mullen’s
Shoe Shop
“WE SAVE SOLES”
Work Guaranteed
•looR aoTHCS CORK m
Louisburg
Dry Cleaners
Harvey Johnson,
Representative
visor is Mrs. Genevieve Perry, who
is also a charter member of the
organization.
New members will be admitted
in January and will be drawn from
the commercial students who av
erage a certain grade. The small
membership at present is due to
the completion of the commercial
course by numerous one-year stu
dents.
What’s In A Name?
Hilda see egg
Hilda set on egg
Hilda Hatch
Miriam stand back to stove
Miriam get hot
Miriam Turner
I
Sam hold ounce
Sam hold pound
Sam Holton
Margaret lift chair
Margaret lift bed
Margaret Armstrong
Pearl meets boy
Boy wants kiss
Pearl Grant
Me like Jackie, Joyce
June Tew
Peter itches
Peter scratches
Peter Combs
Spencer rides bicycle
Spencer has wreck
Spencer Wheeless
Leslie go to lake
Leslie hop in boat
Leslie Rowe
Ben went to town
Ben see watch
Ben Price
Willard go for walk
Willard see ditch
Willard Leeper
Ted see grade book
Ted look in grade book
Ted Medlin
Ed see car
Ed get on car
Ed Driver
Ann go to church
Ann get religion
Ann Monk
City Lunch
GOOD FOOD
at Good Prices
Compliment of
Louisburg
Theatre
Mon.-Tues., Oct. 22-23
BURT LANCASTER
in
“JIM THORPE,
ALL-AMERICAN”
Ask Coleman question
Coleman not know
Coleman Askew
Eli at lake
Eli at pond
Eli Atwell
Perry fill tub with water
Perry put apple in tub
Perry Bobbitt
It is with great pride that we,
the Columns staff, pick as the per
sonality of the month to be fea
tured in the “Who’s Who” column
of this years first issue of Col
umns, Thelbert Whitt, of Roxboro.
Thelbert, who is known around
the campus by his blond hair and
hearty laugh, is very active in
numerous organizations at Louis
burg College. Being president of
the YMCA is a big task, but it is
one that Thelbert is handling well.
Much of his valuable time is spent
planning entertainmment projects
for the Thursday night Y pro
grams.
Thelbert is make-up manager of
the Columns. Last year his valu
able work on the newspaper gain
ed his admittance to Beta Phi
Gamma; he now holds the office
of secretary in this journalism
fraternity.
For his outstanding work in
dramatics during his junior year,
he was awarded a bid into Delta
Psi Omega.
From Thelbert’s numerous ac
tivities we are amazed at the little
time left for him to study and yet
make such creditable grades.
Though he is a student of the mid
night oil, he seems to be accus
tomed to hard work, for he is nev
er complaining.
Thelbert, our hats are off to you!
You seem to have the knack for
traveling life’s highway with ease
and grace. Your talent for friend
ship is excelled only by your fine
talent for success. Your numerous
successes show the real spirit you
put forth in any project you under
take. Your numerous friends will
testify as to the great part you
play in our life here at Louisburg.
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Lucy see friend
Lucy run
Lucy Joyner
Jennette buy corn
Jennette grind corn
Jennette Miller
Do Unto Our
Advertisers
As They Do Unto
Us!
Patronize Them
CLEAR THE TRACKS
WE’RE
COMING
THRU WITH
FLOWERS
FOR YOU
Hazel Roberson
FLORIST
HARVEY JOHNSON, Rep.
“HI STUDENTS”
COME IN AND LET’S GET ACQUAINTED
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