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Merry Christmas U ur rE 'lV- vV.^0B&>N3ulb.rtr. ‘"^\^oi>SBURaCOUU^ tOUlSBURG,N.C. 27549 Happy New Year Volume XII Louisburg College, Louisburg, N. C., December 19, 1952 Number 2. Louisburg Is Accredited by Southern Association Christmas Rush . . . YULE ACTIVITIES Various events at Louisburg have marked the pre-Christmas season and have included religious programs, social events, and num erous decorative effects. The first scheduled Christmas observance of the current Christ mas season on Louisburg campus began at chapel, Tuesday, Dec. 9, with the singing of carols led by I. D. Moon, Miss Sarah Foster be ing at the piano. In addition to the familiar carols were a few that are rarely sung. The “Y” presented a program us ing Christmas ritual and talks. Singing of familiar carols was fol lowed by Hugo Hodgin’s reading with the help of two backstage reading with the help of two back stage readers J. P. Harris and Ala- woise Strickland. “Gloria Patri” was read by Dorothea Draughon, and Tryon Lancaster gave a read ing, “What Does Christmas Bring Us?” The question was answered in terms of reference to Christian cards gifts, feasts, and joyous ac tivity, the greatest of all gifts be ing Christ. The program closed with the singing of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” Film at Chapel A film presenting the customs of Christmas around the world was shown at chapel, Friday, Dec. 12. Several of the countries were rep resented as celebrating Saint Nich olas Day, Jan. 5, instead of Dec. 25. In Holland the children were shown filling their wooden shoes with hay for Saint Nick’s horse and the next morning finding their shoes filled with candies, toys, and nuts. In countries south of the equ ator, the people were pictured cel ebrating with outdoor feasts and activities. These customs were pre sented as only a small number of the many customs throughout the world. Women students of Wright Dor mitory, held open house Sunday afternoon between 3:30 and 5:00 o’clock. Men students, faculty, and the local pastors were invited to walk through the dormitory and see the student rooms, some of, them emphasizing various Christmas effects. The parlor was decorated with a large cedar tree being the main attraction. The ta ble decorations included holly, pine, and snow scenes. Hot tea and Danish pastries were served to the guests while a background of Christmas music filled the air. Open house in Franklin and Main dormitories sponsored by the Men’s Student Council was held from four to five o’clock Thurs day afternoon. Women students and faculty were invited to take the tour of the dormitories and a prize has been promised to the boys whose room by vote of women stu dents is judged most attractive. Christmas dinner sponsored by the college social committee and served at five o’clock, Dec. 18, was (Continued on Page 2) Methodists Have Top Attendance at BSU Meeting at Raleigh “Christ Must Reign” was the motto used by the Baptists in the North Carolina Baptist Student Convention held in Raleigh at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, No vember 7, 8, and 9, 1952, The speakers were as follows: Emily Lansdell, “The Christian’s Mis sion;” Dr. Edward A. McDowell, “The Philosophy of Choice;” Dr. J. Neal Hughley, “Co-Laborers Under God;” and Dr. Robert Hum ber “Citizens In This World.” Each speaker dealt with the sub ject that he was most familiar with. Saturday, Nov. 8, the program was filled with many notable and worthy means of conducting an in- ter^racial assembly. The most im pressive part of the program was the panel, of which, the majority of this article is concerned. Sever al questions and answers asked Dr. McDowell are — “Do you think that Christianity has been spread and improved in the last 2000 years?” “Do you think God accepts two different interpretations?” Dr. McDowell said that the Holy Spirit never contradicts the living Christ and that to understand God, all must learn God’s desires. “There are no limitations toward serving God if we are physically, mentally, spiritually, and religiously able,” he declared. Dealing with the nation’s ques tion at hand today concerning ra cial segregation, the answer could be found through Christianity, for Drr McDowell says that one cannot be a Christian if he is prejudiced toward one supposedly inferior race — would Jesus make excep tions and differences in the color of ones skin? All these statements were thoroughly analyzed ,and they seemed to be based on more than just opinion. However, Dr. Hughley said, “The message of Jesus is a message to the individu al and not to political groups.” His opinion was not accepted as real- ily as was the opinion of Dr. Mc Dowell. KING AND QUEEN ARE CROWNED Humber Questioned Dr. Humber, a lawyer from Greenville, North Carolina, was asked more questions than any other speaker. He was asked who was the sovereign power. That question led to an analyzed break down of sovereignity all the way from the divine right of the Eng lish king to the sovereign power in the now-existing international program. “The power of the state to advocate spvereignty is limited” exclaimed Dr. Humber. Hitler’s Diplomacy After a long discussion on the sovereign rights he began telling of diplomacy. He spoke of Hitler’s diplomacy by saying, “Hitler play ed the fiddle while we danced to the tune.” Dr. Humber strongly be lieves that the nations can be unit ed so that world peace could be perfected; however, if there was a united world power, it would have to be divided into a legislative, ex ecutive, and judiciary department. (Continued on Page 3) Joyous words of praise filled the air as the alumni greeted each other at the annual homecoming festival on the Louisburg College campus. This big occasion was held in the beautiful month of Oc tober; to be exact, it was the 25th day of the montli. The final event of a happy day was the formal dance that began at nine o’clock. The dance was held in the college gymnasium with music provided by an out-of-town, five-piece orchestra. During the latter part of the in- Miss Lorena Kelly Is Heard on Missionary Problems at College “We want to make Christianity real throughout Africa,” said Miss Lorena Kelly, on furlough from her mission field in the Belgian Congo, Africa. She was guest and speaker at Louisburg College Nov. 4 and 5. At the chapel hour Nov. 4, she challenged students to an swer the need for vocational work ers by becoming missionaries in their chosen fields. She pointed out that the Methodists do not have any agriculture specialists, although 90% of Africa is rural. Industry, however, is drawing many of the people into the cities; and they are rapidly taking their places in world affairs. Miss Kelly explained that the Africans are intelligent and ambi tious but are largely lacking in ed ucational opportunities; neverthe less, they are now producing many of their own civic leaders as well as teachers and ministers. Some of the highlights of the differences in eating and eating habits were quite enjoyable told by^Miss Kelly at a “Y” cabinet dinner honoring her. To explain more about the African people themselves, she later showed pic- ! ture slides to the students in the I auditorium. I At private conferences with sev eral of the students who are plan- I ning to go into foreign mission j work. Miss Kelley talked to them [ about their plans and encouraged j all who are interested to go to ' Africa. termission, the climax of the dance was reached as the homecoming king and queen were announced; last year the queen only was chos en by student vote; Ihe queen chose whomever she liked as her king. This year, however, both were chosen by secret ballot. They were crowned by the college pres ident, Mr. Samuel M. Holton. Fol lowing the crowning of the king and queen, everyone again began dancing — some walking but'pre- tending to be dancing; however, Eugene and Mary Lee were sup posed to begin the next dance. The dancing lasted way up to mid night. The sponsor of the dance was the Commercial Club. They transform ed the gymnasium into a garden with the entrance an arch of ivy and roses. A semi-circle of pine trees carried out the garden ef fect on the stage. Crepe paper streamers of purple and white, representing the school colors, were draped from the ceiling cen ter to the sides of the gymnasium. The serving table was decorated with candles and ivy placed around the punch bowl. Refreshments Served Punch with a variety of cheese snacks was served to approximate ly 300 alumni students and facul ty by Mrs. I. D. Moon Mrs. J. A. Pearce and Frances Norman. In charge of the decorations were Frances Hales and Dorothea Draughon and in charge of the refreshment committee was Fran ces Norman. HONOR ROLL Baugh, Marvin 2.77 Baxter, R. A., Jr. 2.63 Harris, J. P 2.63 Bunn, Paul Grayson - . 2.59 Honorable Mention Dennis, Alice Lea 2.40 Farrow, Jacqueline 2.35 Hudson, Faye Elaine 2.18 Harris, Evelyn Rae 2.17 Batchelor, Idalyne 2.05 Burgess, Lucy White 2.00 Elks, Eddie Lee 2.00 Eubank, Luther Joseph 2.00 Perdue, Martha Ann 2.00seventeen years.” Action Taken at Dec. 1-4 Meeting; Session Is Held at Memphis Membership in the Southern As sociation of Colleges and Secon dary Schools was granted to Louis burg College at the annual meeting of the Southern Association attend ed by President Samuel M. Holton in Memphis, Tenn., December 1-4, 1952. Formal application was made at the 1951 annual meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla., at which time an examining committee was author ized to check the facilities and ob tain all necessary data relating to possible accreditation. The ex amining committee on the campus in March, 1952, consisted of Dr. Irvin Ingram, President of West Georgia State College; and. Dr. J. Hooper Wise, Chairman of the De partment of English at the Univer sity of Florida. I The Southern Association of Col leges and Secondary Schools is one of six different regional associa tions accrediting institutions of higher learning; and those other than the Southern Association are the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Northwest Association of Sec ondary and Higher Schools, and the Western College Association. These regional associations cover all the states; the Southern Association extends from Ken. east to the At lantic Ocean and south to the Gulf of Mexico and includes Texas. Oldest in World Although Louisburg is the old est junior college in the world, it did not request formal examina tion until it was felt that the prin cipal conditions of membership had been met. However, after the college did submit formal appli cation, the time between the ap plication and the granting of mem bership was as short as permissible under the regulations of the asso ciation. The college had considered mak ing application twice in the past twenty-five years, but not until 1951 was it agreed by the govern ing body of the college and the col lege administration that applica tion be made. President Sampel M. Holton, realizing the express ed hope of the former president, Walter Patten, early declared his intention of obtaining Southern Association accreditation, which he has now succeeded in accom plishing. When the announcement that Louisburg had been accepted into the Southern Association was made at chapel hour, Dec. 9, by Presi dent Holton, there followed a burst of applause from students and fac ulty. Mr. Holton made the humor ous remark that parents could no longer say “I would send my son or daughter to Louisburg, but—;” the blank meaning that Louisburg was not accredited. Dr. T. C. Amick, a veteran mem ber of the faculty, said, “That’s what I’ve been waiting for for
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