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Volume XVI
Louisburg College, December, 1956
Number 2.
Doctor Robbins Is Inaugurated
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On X'ioveinber 12, 1956, at Mills
High School auditorium in Louis
burg Dr. Cecil Wayne Robbins was
inaugurated as president of Louis
burg College.
After the student procession the
impressive service began with the
academic procession.
The greetings were presented by
the following guests: the Methodist
Colleges of North Carolina by A.
Hollis Edens, president of Duke
University; the church-related col
leges of North Carolina by Carlyle
Campbell, president of Meredith
College; the junior colleges of
North Carolina by Robert H. Sta-
mey, President of Brevard College;
the state supported colleges of
North Carolina by J. Harris Purks,
Director of the Board of Higher
Education of North Carolina; the
city of Louisburg and Franklin
County by the Honorable George
W. Dennis, Mayor of Louisburg;
Louisburg Junior College alumni
by Kenneth Davis, President of
the Alumni Association; the stu
dent body of Louisburg College
by J. Floyd Ammons, President,
Men’s Student Government Asso
ciation; the Faculty of Louisburg
Junior College by John B. York,
Dean of the college.
Bishop Paul N. Garber delivered
the inaugural address, in which he
outlined the four qualities neces
sary for an educational institution.
The first necessity is quality rather
than quantity. Bishop Garber said,
for if a college is not good the size
is of little consequence. The sec
ond quality is tolerance. Bishop
Garber pointed out that this re
quirement is exemplified in the
Methodist idea of “Think and Let
Think.” Third is religion, he said.
In the college there should be re
ligion that would bring the stu
dents nearer to Christ. The fourth
is democracy. It is a necessary
quality, for all men are equal in
the sight of God. He said also that
young people of talent should be
encouraged to advance and there
should be an 0f>en door for all.
Louisburg is loyal to all four
qualities. Bishop Garber said. He
The above pictures were taken during the inauguration of Dr. Cecil W. Robbins as President of
Louisburg College on Monday, November 12, 1956. Upper left, the Reverend D. D. Holt of Greensboro,
left, is shown talking with Dr. C. E. Sommers of Frankfurt, Germany, in front of the college. Top cen
ter, Dr. C. P. Morris of High Point, (left) and Bishop Paul N. Garber of Richmond, Virginia, look over
the official program. Upper right, Dr. Robbins is shown immediately following his induction as pres
ident of Louisburg College by Dr. James E. Hillman, president of the Louisburg College Board of
Trustees. Lower left, students assemble before departure to Mills High School Auditorium, the scene
of the inauguration. Lower right Dr. Robbins is shown shaking hands with friends at the reception
following the inauguration.
further stated that all these are
useless unless embodied in individ
uals — and Louisburg College has
individuals. Doctor Robbins has
all those qualities, and others see
them in his words and deeds, he
concluded.
After being inducted by Dr.
James E. Hillman, President of
Louisburg College Board of Trus
tees, Dr. Robbins delivered his ac
ceptance speech in which he noted
that the church is realizing the
enormity of support for the higher
institutions of Christian learn
ing. Since the church has not giv
en enough attention to its schools
they have drifted away from the
church. “We may be on the thres
hold of an educational crisis of
the first magnitude. The dual sys
tem of higher education, church
supported and state supported, is
in peril,” he said.
Not only does the church relat
ed college need to teach its stu
dents how to earn a living, he
pointed out, but it also needs to
teach Christian values.
“But the crisis we face in Chris
tian higher education is not only
moral and spiritual but also physi
cal and financial.” Dr. Robbins
continued. This crisis will become
worse if our colleges do not re
ceive financial support.
“The faculty is the soul of an
institution. Ironically, the workmen
who built the radial tile chimney
of our central heating plant last
year received almost as much in a
week as the average teacher at
Louisburg College received in a
month.”
“I cannot believe that God is
content with the situation,” Dr.
Robbins said. “The church that
does not do something about this
condition will soon have no college
to do anything about.”
Dr. Robbins said that experts
predict that by 1970 college en
rollment in America will practi
cally double. Will there be a col
lege open to all those seeking ad-!
mission? he asked.
There should be a good balance
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LUCKY GUS
By Ann King
Our own lucky Gus — yes, we i
mean Constantine Patronis — was i
born in Marathia, Greece, and came '
to America about nine years ago.
He came with his parents and
younger brother, and they made
their way to North Carolina to the
city of Roanoke Rapids.
Joining the armed services, he
was able to finish his high school
education while stationed at Ama
rillo, Texas. After his discharge
from the service, he became a
member of our family here at
Louisburg College.
Gus, although small in statue,
is a big man at heart. On campus
he is a member of the Men’s Stu
dent Council, the governing body
of the men students. And I am told
that he does suggest important
ideas regarding the students he
represents. If you ever desire to
see Gus just take a peek into the
library or in his room and you will
find him busy preparing himself
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W. R. Petf-eway
Is Guest Speaker
For Religious Emphasis
Taking hold of life involves pur
pose and discipline and dedication.
One can run from life, and be
defeated, or one can give himseif
to the Master of life and conquer.
This alone is victory. “A truly great
person not only gives all that he
can, but also keeps in touch with
the power of God. No one can be
great apart from God.” That
statement made by the Reverend
W. R. Petteway, guest speaker of
Religious Emphasis Week, sum
marized his theme, “Christ in Our
Everyday Living.”
Mr. Petteway, a graduate of
Louisburg College, of Wofford
College in Spartanburg, and of
Duke Divinity School in Durham,
has been a pastor in churches in
Swansboro, Rougemont and Rock
ingham; he is now pastor of the
Asbury Church in Durham. His
first sermon was given while he
was a supply pastor here at Louis
burg College, and it was here that
he received his license for local
preaching. Mr. Petteway met his
wife while he was attending Duke
University. When asked of the
number in his family, with a
twinkle in his eye he replied, “I
have one wife and a son.”
Several reasons prompted the se
lection of Mr. Petteway as speaker
for the annual religious event. He
has a unique capacity to convey an
understanding of the main ten
sions of present day living. His in
sight into the Christian dynamics
enable him to make a Christian
orientation of life as an individ
ual may live it. He has within
himself a hopeful forward-
looking philosophy of life. His
simple, straightforward manner of
speaking enables him to commun
icate pointedly his insights to the
average college student.
In a-quiet, yet persuasive man
ner, Mr. Petteway stirred the
hearts of the students. He follow
ed the theme of everyday living
in Christ with his topics: “Life’s
White Line,” “Dimensions of
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