Friday, February 17, 1956
COLUMNS
Three
ODE TO A PHYSICAL ED TEACHER Doctor Chris
We thank you for the sweet sweet? smile
You gave as we stooped and you stalled on “3.”
We only wish you had trembled too
Just as we did as we stooped on our little knee.
We think as we pant and jump—and you rant—
How you’ve taken such good care of us;
Teaching us how to cope with our too-short jump rope
As gradually we learn how to cuss.
We came to your class as sweet innocent lasses
Knowing little of the heartlessness of others.
Then we left with a sigh, and those wandering by
May have heard us wishing for our lost mothers.
You are heartless and cold, as we had been told,
And tho’ we didn’t believe it we do now.
We accepted the fact as we came to class
And learned by the sweat of our brow.
The tenderness in you some have chanced to view,
But the outlet is corked'by a stopper.
And the little that leaks out, we observe with a pout.
Is showered with affection on “Topper.”
To you we subject our bodily wreck
And tho’ some of us may really fuss,
There is one consolation as we dream.
If we were just you and you, us.
GIRLS' SPORTS
By Rose Woodard
The girls basketball team accom- fective ball stealing by the guards
My heart is filled with joy at
having the opportunity to write a
little about Chris Scordas. To me
he is considered the greatest, prob
ably because he rose irom rags to
riches.
It gives me great pleasure to in.
Nativity Pageant
The Nativity pageant They
Brought Gifts, presented in Louis-
burg College auditorium on Thurs
day evening, December 15, was
a closing pre-Christmas event of
the campus YMCA«-YWCA fail
program. The lead roles were those
of Youth, played by Peggy Holt;
troduce to you Chris Scordas, who Spirit of Bethlehem, Jean
is a native of Greece. He hap- jackson; Mary, Sarah Faucette; the
pened to be from a town twenty
minutes by foot from my home
town Marathon.
His life is a very interesting one,
and I selected him because when
one reads it, he will realize that
high above is someone who will
look after us.
Chris was born on April 6, 1927.
His childhood was spent in the
small town playing with the other
children. No other excitement was
available. He started school at the
age of six and showed much in
terest. His grades were always
excellent, but unfortunately at the
age of eight he lost his father who
was in the United States, and he
had to stop school so he could help
his mother who was not able to
work because of always being sick.
He helped her to cultivate the
small farm which they had and
bought two cows for which he was
responsible. Near the farm are
some stones which are soft enough
to write upon. There he found
time to do a little math on the
stones. Everybody admired him
and wished to help with his edu
cation, but actually no one could
afford to give since they had only
Angel, Betty Jean Coile; and Isa
iah, Clifton Hollowell.
The main stting was a cyclora-
ma of Bethlehem, done in black
and pearl-gray and designed and
executed by Donald Jackson; the
Nativity scene was a real-life
center-stage tableau. Also the
lighting, accented in blue, was ma
nipulated by Jackson.
Completing the cast were thfe
following: Old Testament char
acters — Henry Jenkins, James
Womble, John Woodlief; the Shep
herds — William Barrow, Joseph
Layden, James Sutton, and Milo
Turnipseed; the Wise Men —
Wayne Bailey, Howard Harrell,
and Francis Rhody.
Following the pageant, a group
of students went caroling, includ
ing in their tour Franklin Memori
al Hospital, Franklin County
! Boarding Home, and various Louis-
burg homes.
panied by Miss Cooke and Miss gave the forwards a much better
Foster left for Virginia Beach at chance to bucket the ball.
1 p.m. Friday, January 27. The game was a benefit for the
Upon arrival at Virginia Beach, March of Dimes. All receipts at
the team was welcomed by sever- the door and concession stand
al townspeople. went to this organization.
The team played the “Surf After the game the girls were
Queens” of Virginia Beach. This guests at a floor show and dance interesting to read
team is coached by John Tucker, given by the students at Virginia
who was a member of the class of Beach Hig c oo . unng e shade of an oak tree j McCall, South Carolina. He
1935 here at Louisburg College. dance the gir s were serve re- . breeze was cool and ! received his A. B. degree from
Mr. Tucker’s team plays semi- freshmens. clean, away from the people who [ Wofford College where he was
pro basketball, which is very sim- The hospitality the g^ls re- ^^oughts. His awarded football and baseball let-
ilar to boys’ basketball. This sea- ceived was won er U- . ° , company was the birds which i ters and was president of the stu
dent body during his senior year
He received his Master’s degree in
Meet the Faculty
Mr. William S. Ariail succeeds
Mr. John B. York as the new direc
tor of athletics and director of
men’s physical education.
In 1943 Mr. Ariail graduated
from McColl High School in
LC Downs Campbell
The dreams of the Louisburg
Hurricanes materialized January
14 when they defeated the Camp-
beU Camels 106 to 93. It was the
homecoming game for Campbell.
In the opening minutes of the
game the two teams matched bas
kets; however, Campbell soon
forged ahead by eleven points.
With only a few minutes remain
ing in the first half, Louisburg
rallied and was trailing by only
two points as the buzzer sounded.
In the first four minutes of the
second half Campbell again went
ahead, this time by seven points.
However, Louisburg caught fire
and took the lead. Campbell
placed a full-court press against
the Hurricanes and the rest of the
game was nip-and-tuck. The
game ended in an 85-all tie.
In the overtime Louisburg
surged ahead, and for the remain
der of the overtime period had al
most complete control of the ball.
They scored 21 points while Camp
bell scored only 8.'
Louisburg; Woodhouse, 9; Capps,
22; Stallings, 27; Chalk, 24; Reid,
24; Edison, 0.
Campbell; Hargrave, 10; Shears,
20; Perry, 21; Vernon, 30; Mc-
Cranie, 12; Howard, 0; Burrus, 0.
Free Throws; Louisburg: at
tempts, 40; made, 30; 75%.
Campbell: attempts, 25; made 19,
76%.
son they have been defeated only the restaurants at Virginia Beach
three times. gave them dinner and breakfast.' ^nd
As the game got under way, the Two groups of p ayers ® : then a rabbit would break the physical education from the Uni-
Lfluisburg Hurricanes led by 10 night at the homes o c eer ea peacefulness by jumping from the versity of Tennessee,
points. At the end of the first ers, while the others were at va-
quarter the points were narrowed rious hotels. (By the way. Miss
down with Louisburg still leading. Cooke, Miss Foster, and two of the
At one time the Surf Queens led girls stayed in the nicest motel
for several minutes. With a cou- between Virginia and Florida.)
pie of free shots Louisburg was in The plans are indefinite but we
the lead again. This time the girls hope to have the Surf Queens ^ ^
kept the lead and at the end of come to L. C. If they do, we will “her "herorher" only
the game the score was 54 to 46. play their type basketball. The
The excellent teamwork and ef- game should be very exciting.
bush from the fear of a turtle or
a hawk.
When the day was over, he re
turned home, where his poor
Before coming to Louisburg
College, Mr. Ariail taught in South
Carolina.
He and his wife have two girls;
mother always would welcome him one two years old and one three
outside the door with a warm kiss ^ months old.
and a pat on his back. How proud
OHIO CONFERENCE
(Continued from Page 1)
guidance of men and women with
experiences in the field. Includ
ed in these discussions were the
issues of the new relationship of
I for a young man, so he asked the missionaries to the younger
tude of a room and listened to to the hall and after a few minutes ^he school to permit churches around the world, the
noises from the outside. These of arguing and questioning, every- tests in order to com- problems of colonialism, racism,
noises are often mystifying and one is quiet. Minutes later, sever- grammar school. Of course underveloped areas, new conflicts
A Day at Louisburg
Have you ever sat in the soli- the student government comes in-
any other child nor anyone else to
depend upon, except God to whom
they were praying every day to
improve their condition.
After two years, Chris realized
that education is very important
the principal helped Chris to fin- between Christianity and the non-
ish and graduate with excellent Christian religions, and the rela-
grades. 1 tionship of the Christian faith to
i Because he was such a distin- ' areas of rapid social change,
guished student and an excellent
person, an orpanage home took he makes his home. There he also
care of him and sent Chris to married a nice Greek girl and
often amusing. I would like to tell al pairs of feet come down the
you of the noises I hear in a day hall, and voices are raised in a
at Louisburg CoUege. heated argument over “the possi-
I feel myself gradually emerg- bility of doing away with _ classes
ing from the world of sleep. There at 8:30 m the morning. Time
is a heavy silence all around me, g°es by and footsteps continue to
and outside of my door I hear “'oam the halls. Voices roar; ra-
only the creak of aging lumber, dios blare, and doors con inue o school, where he showed in- they have a happy Christian home.
Suddenly, a loud thumping comes °Pen and slam. I terest. Again he finished school Those who know the story pay
from one end of the hall. It in- Finally everything is again ^jth good grades. There he be- great respect to him.
creases as it moves down the hall, quiet. It is midnight, and I still game interested in religion, and This story fascinates me. It can
and it ends with the opening and have a lot of work to do. I turn having a good voice, he sang in the help to inspire one who loses his
slamming of a door. All is silent the radio on low and study. Every church. courage and thinks he is alone,
again, and I once more slip back few minutes I can hear a door j this time he was poor and “And whatever you ask in pray-
into the world of sleep. open and close. Then voices may | working hard to improve his er you will receive if you have
It seems that I have been asleep heard. Someone asks, “What did family’s situation, but in vain. In faith.” Matthew 21:22.
Defeat A. C. Jayvees
On November 22 the Louisburg
Hurricanes won their first vic
tory of the season by defeating the
Atlantic Christian Jayvees 96-89.
Edwin Woodhouse set the pace for
the Hurricanes by scoring 28
points; Williams led AC with 22
points.
In the opening minutes of the
game the teams matched points. As
the first half progressed, A. C. pil
ed up a large lead, but it was cut
down in the closing seconds of the
half. Woodhouse tied the score at
43 with a free throw pust as the
half ended.
In the second half Louisburg
quickly moved ahead. Although
Atlantic Christian put on a rally
in the closing minutes of the
game, they were unable to catch
the Hurricanes.
Scores for Louisburg, other
than Woodhouse, were Burkhart,
21; Reid, 17; Stallings, 11; Chaulk,
9; Proctor and Edison, 4 each; and
Tetterton, 2.
for a few minutes when I am jerk- we have in English?” The answer gpjte of all these wonderful gifts
ed into reality by a clamor nearby, comes back: a 250-word theme on fj,at God had given him, in the
Everyone is awake and rushing to “Effects of Good English in Col- , gj^all town, he could not do much,
and from the showers. In the dis- leg®” 1 because the opportunities were
tance a voice is heard shouting, ^t last I lay my books aside and limited. In a big city opportuni-
“What do we have for breakfast?;” crawl into bed. Another day is ties were better; but he kept in
and an equally audible voice re- go"®, and I can once more go to
plies. There is a rambunctious sleep. Good night.
I force my-
Gus Patrones
Hurricanes Lose
Louisburg lost its opening game
of the season to the East Carolina
Comets, 69-65. The game was close
until the final quarter when the
Comets pulled ahead and kept their
lead until the end of the game.
The Comets led the scoring dur
ing most of the game. At the end
of the half they led 36-32. The
Louisburg Hurricanes rallied in the
third quarter and at one time led
50-46, However, they were unable
to hold their lead.
Louisburg scorers were: Wood
house, 18; Chaulk, 15; Burkhart,
10; Capps, Proctor, and Edison, 6
each; and Maye, 4.
knock on my door,
self to get out of bed, and in the
process of dressing I bang against
the closet, dresser, tables, and
chairs; adding to the general con
fusion around me.
Christmas Activities
(Continued from Page 2)
in Wright had their Christmas
party. The party was given by the
I struggle through another day. Women’s Student Government,
and at its end I settle down to Christmas Carols were sting and
study during the study hours. But
if I have any plans for studying,
I am disappointed. No sooner am I
inexpensive gifts were passed out.'
Wright Dorm looked cherry with
the bright Christmas tree, the
seated than a bottle comes tumb- lovely table decorations and the
ling down the hall. Doors open girls clad in pajamas singing
and everyone seems to be in a Christmas carols and wishing ev-
general conference. A member of | eryone Merry Christmas.
his mind the thought he could be
come somebody with God’s help.
One day Chris discovered that
he was an American citizen. What
a wonderful surprise! He borrow
ed the necessary money for his
trip and came to America with His
mother. They both worked hard
in Alamo Courts in Roanoke, Vir
ginia, and when he had enough
money to attend school, he en
rolled at the University of Tennes
see. It is true that he had found
many difficulties at the beginning,
but soon life grew brighter. Now
he is a doctor and has his own of
fice in Roanoke, Virginia, where
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