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ThECfCIl vV. ROBBINS LIBRAKY
LOOISSURG COLLEGE
LOUISQORG, N.C. 27549
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Louisburg College, N. C., Friday, February 17, 1956
Number 2.
Students Aid
Victims of Fire
On November 9, the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Perry, col
ored residents of Franklin Coun
ty, was completely destroyed by
fire.
As a group of students watched
the home of the Perry’s burn,
they began to wonder what they
might do to help the destitute fam
ily.
One student made a suggestion
to another, and soon a project was
well under way to aid the fire
stricken family.
Two students immediately began
to take a collection of money and
clothing as soon as they returned
to the college. Because of the large
number of students who observed
the disaster, the gift soon reached
$130.61. Of that $130.61, $57.00 of
the money was given with the ap
proval of the men students who
had contributed that amount for
the purpose of buying a television
set for the men students’ lounge.
Of the amount given, $13.81 was
used to buy cooking utensils, $23.37
was used for groceries, and $40.00
was used to purchase a cook stove
for the family. The amount left,
$6^.43, was given to them. From
Louisburg College came two beds,
two dressers, and chairs; also some
of the faculty members gave cloth
ing, a complete kitchenette set
plus extra chairs and a table.
The Perry family accepted the
gifts before the student body on
November 11, with a gracious
prayer of thanks.
A few days later several stu
dents visited the Perrys and found
that the home in which the family
had moved was undergoing paint
ing and wall papering.
The students also found many
gifts that had been contributed
by other sources.
Truly the students of Louisburg
College recently displayed a mag
nificent spirit , of thoughtfulness
and generosity towards Mr. and
Mrs. oohn Perry, colored residents
of Franklin County.
Shown above from left to right are Weldon Perry, Mrs. John S
Hamlet, Waylon Cooke, and President Robbins and members of the
(Pictured by Franklin Tivies)
Perry, John S. Perry, Swayn G.
student body of Louisburg College.
Basketball Queen
Louisburg College will play in
the Junior College Tournament in
Wilmington on February 16-18.
At the beginning of the turnament
there is to be a contest for the se
lection of a tournament Queen.
She will be picked from a group
of girls, each representing one of
the Colleges participating in the
tournament.
For the election at the individual
colleges, a girl that is nominated
must have her name written on a
ballot and the nomination must be
signed by twenty-five people. The
girls nominated are then voted on
by the student body.
The four nominated here at
Louisburg were Betty Jean Coile,
Mary Leigh Hart, Barbara Bunn,
and Vera Wright. The election
was held and the Queen that was
elected to represent Louisburg
College was Miss Mary Leigh Hart
from Oxford, North Carolina. She
was crowned during the half-time
of the Louisburg-Chowan game,
played on February 10.
Best wishes and good luck to
the Queen and the Louisburg Col
lege team. May victory be theirs.
Science Fraternity
Meeting Is Held
On December 3, at Spartanburg,
S. C., the National Congress of the
Alpha Beta Gamma met. Present
to represent the Epsilon Chapter
of Louisburg were C. R. Pruette,
advisor, Margaret Swinson, and
Juliana Evans. Miss Evans was
initiated into the fraternity by
Miss Swinson and other old mem
bers.
! One item on the program of
' special interest to the students
was the speech made by Monie S.
Hudson on his inventions of pro
cesses of drying and preserving
wood.
Louisburg College can be very
proud of Margaret Swinson who
is vice president of the National
Chapter.
Soon other eligible persons will
be inducted into the Alpha Beta
Gamma Epsilon Chapter, which
now has three active members,
Avery Dennis, Margaret Swinson,
and Juliana Evans.
Junior Officers
On November 23, 1955, the jun
ior class met to nominate its of
ficers for the current school year.
The election was held December 1.
Noah Sadler was elected president;
Nancy Flow, treasurer. A run-off
was held the following Tuesday
for vice-president, secretary, and
reporter. Those elected were
Swayn Hamlet, vice - president;
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Vets Club
Organized
Although the Veterans’ Club of
Louisburg College is one of the
newest organizations on the cam
pus, it has already attained a
membership of thirty Korean vet
erans.
Early in the school year the club
was organized and the following
officers were elected: Noah Sadler,
president; Bill Varker, vice presi
dent; Jim Harris, treasurer; and
Tom Harris, secretary.
The club recently elected a bus
iness committee and a social com
mittee to do most of the planning
of activities. The business commit
tee members are Bill Varker
(chairman), Duane Bruch, James
Turner, Wade Childress, Wilson
Woodhouse, Gather Snipes, and
Don Jackson. The social commit
tee members are Floyd Ammons
(chairman), Joe Davis, Moses
Hand, Robert Dees, Bobby Deaver,
Henry Gums, and George James.
Several events have been
planned, including a wiener roast
and a turkey shoot.
The club also sponsored a tal
ent show on December 5, which in
cluded the following acts. Swayn
Hamlet played several numbers
on the piano. Ted Garrett, Jay
Pulliam, Wilton Faulkner, and Ed
Hicks entertained the audience
with several hillbilly selections.
They were followed by Janis For
est, accompanied by Julia Baker,
who sang “That Lucky Old Sun.”
Jean Jackson pantomimed Teresa
Brewer’s “How to Be Very, Very
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Students Attend
Ohio Conference
Four Louisburg students, Char
lene Fox, Swayn Hamlet, John
ny Lewis, and Ted Garrett attend
ed the Ecumenical Student Con
ference on the Christian World
Mission, conducted Dec. 27
through Jan. 1 on the Ohio Uni
versity campus at Athens, Ohio.
The conference was attended by
3500 student delegates from 400
colleges and universities in North
America.
The conference was considered
to be the most important of its
kind in the history of the Student
Christian Movement. The rea
son for this was the large number
of international students who at
tended as full delegates. The con
ference included 1275 students
from 80 countries around the
world.
While at Ohio University the
delegates had the opportunity to
hear outstanding Christian teach
ers and leaders, and to partici
pate in informal discussions aimed
at increasing the interest and com
mitment of the students in the
Christian world mission.
Ohio University campus ap
peared very much like a junior
United Nations during the five
days of the Ecumenical Student
Conference. Costumes from all na
tions, languages of all continents,
cultures from all parts of the world
mixed in friendly discussion, fel
lowship and prayer.
Major issues of the day were
discussed seriously under the
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FBLA
Approximately fifty students,
representing nearly fifty per cent
of the business students enrolled
in the college became charter
members during the installation
service of the Louisburg College
Chapter Future Business Leaders
of America held in the college au
ditorium on Tuesday night, No
vember 8.
At this time Bill Faucette, of
Fayetteville, president of the local
group, received from Kenneth
Cole, East Carolina FBLA presi
dent, the charter which proclaims
j the Louisburg College Chapter,
I Chapter No. 1236 in the National
! FBLA.
The local group also becomes
affiliated with the North Caro
lina FBLA organization, of which
Dr. James White, member of the
business education faculty at East
Carolina College, is state adviser
and Durwood White, of Bethel, is
president.
Other Louisburg College offi
cers taking part in the candlelight
service were Elizabeth Swindell,
of Elizabeth City, vice president;
Julia Baker, of Oxford, treasurer;
Janis Forrest, of Stantonsburg,
secretary; and Vera Wright, of
Franklinton, reporter. Miss Ade
laide Johnson is sponsor of the
Louisburg group.
Assisting Kenneth Cole as mem
bers of the installation team were
Alton Finch, faculty member and
adviser; Bobby Mann, vice presi
dent; Greenville Banks, treasurer;
and Betty Mae and Betty Sue Gay,
members of the East Carolina Col
lege FBLA.
Following the installation serv
ice, refreshments were served to
the club members and guests.
FBLA, which is sponsored by
the United Business Education As
sociation, a department of the Na
tional Education Association, is a
young, rapidly growing organiza
tion of business students. Among
the many purposes of this organi
zation are the following outstand
ing ones: (1) To strengthen con
fidence of young men and. women
in themselves and their work. (2)
To create more interest and un
derstanding in the intelligent
choice of business occupations. (3)
To participate in cooperative ef
fort. (4) To encourage improve
ment in scholarship and promote
school loyalty. (5) To develop
competent, aggressive business
leadership.
Among other colleges in North
Carolina having FBLA chapters
are , Pineland, Flora Macdonald,
Western Carolina College, and
High Point.
Highlight of the October meet
ing was a talk on the responsibil
ities of the members of the FBLA,
presented by Bobby Deavor, a stu
dent at Louisburg College.
I Bobby discussed the activities
j participated in by persons whose
j choose to become affiliated with
j such clubs as Future Business
I Leaders of America. He named va-
! rious organizations in which FBLA
members will probably be interest-
; ed in later life. These included
clubs which pertain to social, po
litical, community, and family life.
The speaker challenged the club
members to fit themselves to be
come “leaders” in such organiza
tions.