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COLUMNS
October 31, 1952
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COLUMNS
Members of Staff
VOLUME XII NUMBER 1
• Published by Louisburg College Studehts
Editor-in-Chief Paul G. Bunn
Assistant Editor Sue Manning
Managing Editor Libby Broome
News Editor Marie Gupton
Feature Editor Cleveland Duke
Club Editor Allen Shearin
News Reporters Frances Hales,
Dorothea Draughn, Mary Autry
Sports Editor Kenneth Keene
Assistant Sports Editor Tommy Shutt
Photo Editor Howard Powell
Assistant Photo Editor Richard Klevansky
Business Manager Pete Frazier
Assistant BusiViess Manager Hugo Hodgin
Make-Up Editor Alice Lea Dennis
Gossip Editor Ann Tucker
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SCRIPTURE THOUGHTS
Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the
one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 3:10
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt
thou serve.
Matthew 3:3
It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every
work that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy
paths.
WELCOME, FRESHMEN!
Welcome to all the new and old students of dear old Louis
burg College. As one spends several weeks or months here,
he will find that Louisburg has become so well attached to him
that if some unaccountable incident approaches that would re
sult in his removal from college; one would have to struggle
to maintain enough courage to leave with his chin in the air
and a jester of calmness within his heart that controls one’s
emotions. Yes, Louisburg will always be a cornerstone — a
cornerstone of knowledge.
While a student in college, you are required to abide by
many rules and even laws; however, one realizes that here
he is as free as if he were at high school, if he lives up to the
standards that possibly control the home from which he came.
Therefore, 1 can only extend a hearty welcome to all and hope
that everyone will accept the welcome graciously.
P. G. B.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
A public relations program for any Christian institution
can never -be objective by the standards of the world in which
we live. Nor should those in charge of a program for such an
institution be apologetic for their lack of objectivity. Chris
tianity, in its peculiar and unique emphasis upon the place of the
individual in God’s plan, was never objective in any of its ap
proaches through the centuries.
Hence, our public relations program is faced with the task
of making acceptable to a world that is either antagonistic or
indifferent those ideals that make of us a peculiar people.
It is regrettable that too often our Christian institutions
seek to compete for acceptance and support by using the criteria
of non-Christian or tax-supported institutions. Nothing can
be more fatal. In the field of colleges and universities, the
Christian schools need never seek to emphasize that the pro
fessors have more earned degrees, that the libraries are larg
er, that the teaching facilities are more elaborate and more
mo’dern. This may be true in many instances, ‘but it will not
secure the reaction we seek of the public.
Christian colleges and universities must sell Christian edu
cation. Unless they do this they have no valid excuse for exist
ence and cannot long survive against the “competition” of the
tax-supported schools, whose future is assured through legis
lation. Our future can only be assured through moral persua
sion. And for this today the world is in sad need. It recognizes
its inadequacies and is hungry for a program that will lead it
back to the path that has brought us blessings in the past.
Let’s stop apologizing for being Christian. It’s not a liabil
ity. It’s an asset. Let’s not confuse academic freedom with
academic license. Christian education can be sold, but it can
not be sold on a “me-too” basis of comparison with secular
and tax-supported schools.
—says Mr. Herbert W. Knopp
Coordinator of University Relations
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana
To Our Teachers
To you, who have been so kind,
Dear teachers, we saluate you all.
You help us both day and night.
To keep us from making the fatal fall.
You are our training guide posts
In thick as well as thin,
We ask you to help us now
And keep us from all sin.
You will help pull us through
The tough spots along the way.
You will guide and direct us
Through the long night and dreary day.
Then when these struggling days are over
We can all look back to you,
And say, “They helped me so much,
Is there something I could do for you?”
—Allen Shearin, 1952
Religious Verse
Dorm Comments
Louise Beddard — I think the furniture is pret
ty; it is so much more than I had expected.
Patricia Monk — It is quite an improvement
over the old. In fact, it is just “scrumptious.”
Tillie King — The furniture is nice and the
beds are quite comfortable, when I finally retire.
Ann Long — The furniture is pretty and com
fortable, and I know that all the girls will agree
with me that we are enjoying it very much.
Laura Horton — I am enjoying the new furni
ture, and I hope the boys are enjoying our old fur
niture.
Surprising Facts
You will probably be as surprised as I was when
I learned a few of the interesting details of our li
brary.
Approximately 9000 books line the walls, ready
to be used by the students. As most people are
more interested in fiction, it should interest you to
know that there are 300 of the best novels in our
library. Whatever you may wish to learn, you can
probably find it in at least one of the many refer
ence books.
The newest book is The Revised Standard Ver
sion of the Holy Bible, published by Thomas Nel
son and Sons of New York; Toronto,- Canada; and
Edinburgh, Scotland in 1952. The copyright is held
by the Division of Christian Education of the'Nation-
al Council of the Churches of Christ in the United
States of America.
The books in the cabinet are really interesting,
as they are our collection of rare old books. Some
of these books just look like old books, but others
are beautifully bound with engraved titles. Two
of the oldest boojcs arc: An Account of the Gospel
Labours-and Christian Experiences of a Faithful
Minister of Chrsit written by John Churchman, late
of Nottingham in Pennsylvania, deceased. The book
was printed in Philadelphia by Joseph Creekshank
in MDCCLXXIX (1779). Heaven Upon Earth by
Rev. Mr. James Janeueay was printed prior to
1767; the exact date is unknown.
Our present director,'Mrs. Yarborough, has been
in charge of the library since 1937 with the ex
ception of four years.
Study Obstructions
Is there not a solution to these impediments
of our college studying: After thinking the situa
tion over, we find most of these hindrances lie in
ourselves. If we would come more and more to
respect the study habits of others, many of our
problems would be eradicated. This courtesy is
merely the practice of the golden rule. There is
no need to have our radios blaring forth at all
times. They need to be heard only in our imme
diate rooms. If we have no studying to do our
selves, or have no intention of doing any,, our
friends would be more appreciative if we would
not pick the time when they are studying to bring
them up to date on the latest gossip.
We have found no solution for the time element;
but maybe, as some authorities have said, we should
never be entirely caught up on our work. The knowl
edge of being a little behind serves to stimulate us;
and only when we are busy, are we happy.
Jackie Farrow
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp.
Or what’s a heaven for?”
“O Christ, from mighty Cross-crowned Calvary,
Speak! Help us choose with you high peaks
From which our sacrifices, made through life,
Shall speak the language your Cross speaks.”
'Police Action'
A chaplain recently returned from Korea makes
a scathing indictment of the phrase “police action”
to describe the fighting there. That term is “the
great lie of our day,” he says;
It is war! Serious, costly, deadly . . . but in
conclusive. And with all the weariness, the heart
break . . . that only war can bring.
Yes, it is war, all right. But the chaplain does
a great disservice to the grim, lonely, and often
bewildered men still fighting in Korea when he
goes on the charge that it is war without a mean
ing, a necessity, or a purpose. Too many people
have said that, and it is a wonder they have not
taken the heart out of the fighting men whose he
roic actions through the past two years have said,
“Thus far and no farther,” to Communist aggres
sion.
It is a war whose meaning lies in the fact that
it is a police action — that is, a war fought in de
fense of law, on behalf of the civilized world,
against the use of naked force to abrogate interna
tional agreements. Properly understood, the term
“police action” in no way belittles the war or the
sacrifices it demands. Actually it dignifies *lhem; it
explains them; it points to the eventual wiping
out of all aggression by the collective enforcement
of world law.
Never perhaps was so momentous a war so
poorly explained to those who were fighting it.
Yet we are cheered by the evidence that among
the troops in Korea there are many, of many na
tions, who see clearly that in holding this one seg
ment of the line against Red aggression they are en
abling the free world to strengthen its moral and
physical defenses all along the line.
—Christian Science Monitor
Students for Stevenson
I am delighted and encouraged by the formation
of a “Students for Stevenson” organization. It is
no secret that a great share of the strength of the
Democratic Party during the past two decades has
its roots in the enthusiasm and support of millions
of “independent” voters' who wear no party label,
many of whom are “stay-at-homes” in the off-
years, when there is no presidential election.
Again this year, our strength will lie in con
vincing these independent voters that the programs
of the Democratic Party are in their interest, that
they cannot afford to join the Republicans’ enijap-
tured longings for the past; that their future can
bettet- be entrusted to a party which looks forward
to the future with anticipation instead of with mis
givings.
A vital factor in getting this message to the in
dependent voters has always been the hard work and
the enthusiasm of young people generally—espe
cially students—who know that the Democratic '
Party is a party of ideals, and who believe in those
ideals.
A great deal is at stake in this election—much
more since the “great surrender” to Senator Taft
than many had thought at the beginning of the
campaign. Foreign policy, and the very survival
of collective security, are very much at stake
now. Foreign policy differences between the Gen
eral and the Senator, formerly called “irreconcila
ble” by the General’s own supporters, melted into
“differences of degree” at the Morningside Heights
breakfast. Moreover, no matter what kind of Repub
lican flag flies over the White House, the Taft flag
will fly on Capitol Hill.
Responsible conduct in public office is also at *
stake in this election: for the irresponsibles who
have charged General'Marshall with treason, who
already enjoyed Senator Taft’s blessing, are now
being urged upon the electorate by the General.
These are among the many things which I be
lieve are worth fighting for and working for in this
election. I am heartened to know that the students
of this country are being mobilized to help in this
fight. I need their help, and want their help. To
gether, we must impress upon the American pub
lic the importance of their stake in this election, and
a Democratic victory.
JOKES — JOKES
If you keep an open mind, there’s
a chance something valuable may
drop into it.
•
There are two kinds of poor
students: those who don’t know
anything and those who don’t know
nothing.
•
The reason there were fewer
wrecks in the horse and buggy
days was because the driver did
n’t depend wholly on his own in
telligence.
' The hand that rocks the cradle
is usually the one that turned out
the parlor lights.
•
A sign near a rural school out
side Junction City, Kansas: “Drive
carefully. Don’t run over the chil
dren. Wait for the teacher.”
“What happened to that dizzy ♦
red-head your husband used to go
with?”
“I dyed my hair.”
•
“How’s that new girl of yours,
chum?”
“Not so good.”
“You always were the lucky
one.”
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