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Volume XVIII
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, N. C., NOVEMBER, 1958
Number 1
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NEW TENNIS COURTS COMPLETED
Among the many “firsts” at
Louisburg College this year are
three new asphalt tennis courts
which were given to the college
by Mr. Ed Bartholomew of Louis
burg, North Carolina. The new
courts are located beside the cafe
teria.
Louisburg College has had tennis
courts in the past, but only courts
of clay and hard dirt. Now asphalt
courts have replaced the hard dirt
courts, which were at times in very
poor condition.
Tommy Riggan, Dick Stabell,
and several other boys who share
an interest in this sport have been
after the college administration to
supply the student body with better
tennis courts. Now that the courts
have been completed, they have
used their free, time helping the
maintenance workers by painting
lines on a couple of the tennis
courts so that the courts could be
completed and used before cool
weather sets in.
This spring, thanks to Mr. Bar
tholomew, when the tennis season
begins, Louisburg College will be
able to have matches played on
their home courts instead of having
to play all of their matches away
from home.
The courts will also be available
for any college student who wants to
participate with fellow students in
an enjoyable game on either of the
three new asphalt courts.
Student Council States
Changes and Projects
The Student Council has under
gone various changes as well as set
up many new projects for the year
1958-1959.
The most significant change is in
the procedure of the Student Coun
cil’s dealings with an offender who
has broken a regulation. Providing
a student’s offense is a minor one,
he is first given a warning by the
campus policeman, a hall repre
sentative, a faculty member, or an
other Student Council representa
tive. If he is caught a second time
for an offense, the offender is
given an official notice that he will
appear before the Student Council
if it happens again. Upon being
caught a third time the offender is
immediately turned over to the Stu
dent Council for trial, providing the
dean and the president of the Stu
dent Council think the offense is
serious enough for action by the
council.
For the first time, this year the
offender’s faculty advisor is allowed
to sit in with the person in ques
tion. This is to make sure he has at
least one familiar face in his pres
ence during the trial.
The Student Council has under
taken some new projects this year
with high hopes of building a better
school spirit among the students.
The first project is the promotion of
the school spirit by chartering buses
for out-of-town games and setting
up a cheering section in the gym
for home games. They also have
planned a bonfire, a pep rally, and
an out-door hamburger supper on
the night of the first home game.
Another project in which the Stu
dent Council is presently involved,
is the raising of money by selling
shower shoes and pom - poms.
Members are also starting a campus
chest fund to aid various charity
drives. At present the Student
Council is striving to get steam irons
for the boys dorms.
The hall representatives for the
various floors were elected at a
series of outdoor suppers extend
ing from September 22 through
September 25. Dick Stabell, the
president of the Student Council,
was in charge of these meetings and
answered all questions brought up
by the council members.
PARKING REGULATIONS
GO INTO EFFECT
Because of the increase in the
number of students with cars on
Louisburg College campus, the ad
ministration has set up various park
ing regulations for students, faculty,
staff, and employees. These regu
lations are intended to bring an end
to the parking confusion.
The rules that went into effect
on November 15, 1958 are: (1)
all cars must display either student,
faculty, staff, or employee parking
permits on the rear window of the
automobile (Convertibles will dis
play stickers on front window). (2)
Cars must part only in their desig
nated areas. Violations of these rules
will result in a fine of $1.00. The
fine must be paid within ten days
of issuance, or else it will be
doubled. If the ticket is not paid
before examinations, the person
METHODISTS BEGIN
TWO NEW COLLEGES
Formal ground breaking cere
monies for two new four-year Meth
odist colleges have been held re
cently. In Rocky Mount the formal
ground breaking ceremonies were
held for the heating plant of Wes
leyan College, which is scheduled
to open in the fall of 1960 with
enrollment restricted to day students
only until dormitories can be built.
In Fayetteville formal ground
breaking cerenion es have been
held for a classroom and adminis
tration building that will be a part
of the four-year Methodist insti
tution that also is to open in the
fall of 1960. An enrollment of 300
students is expected for the first
term.
The Methodist Conference is now
engaged in a campaign to raise five
million dollars. Each of the two new
institutions will receive two million
dollars, and Louisburg College will
receive 450 thousand dollars for a
new library and auditorium.
Everyone is urged to give gener
ously in this campaign for higher
Christian education.
NEW CAFETERIA
NEARS COMPLETION
Opening Planned After Christmas
FBLA
Monday night, November 10, the
FBLA officers were installed in a
candlelight ceremony by Sylvia
Whitfield of Kinston, president of
the local chapter during the
1957-58 session. Those installed
were: president, Barbara Jean Leo
nard of Louisburg; vice-president,
Sarah Davis of Stem; secretary,
Pennelope Bartis of Mebane; re
porter, Linda Davis of Maxton;
parliamentarian, Charles Paradee
of Paradise, Penn.; official photog
rapher, Jay Thompson of Weldon;
treasurer, Stanley Glasgow of Little
ton.
Opening the program for the
evening, Pernell Kearns of Star sang
“I Believe,” accompanied by Ron
ald Nichols of Raleigh.
Barbara Jean Leonard, president,
was in charge of the induction of
new members. The chapter mem
bership for this year is sixty-three,
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will not be permitted to take the
examination.
The Men’s Student Council has
appointed a committee of three to
assist the administration in enforc
ing these regulations and also to
assist in making changes in the
present parking procedures.
By BILL GRIFFIN SPIVEY
L. C. students—All hail! It won’t
be long now. The new cafeteria,
costing upward of 225 thousand
dollars with equipment, is in its final
stages of construction. Each student
on campus has watched eagerly the
day-by-day progression of the brick,
glass, and steel-constructed build
ing.
The new building contains 12,300
square feet of floor space, plus a
large front terrace outside. At the
entrance of the building one con
fronts a large lobby. Inside, one
notes the beautiful and serviceable
terrazzo floors. An added note of
luxury is the air-conditioning sys
tem which ensures dining and
working comfort for the diners and
staff.
The main dining hall will seat
approximately 250 people, and two
smaller rooms, to be used for vari
ous dinner meetings that are held
throughout the year, will seat 40
persons each. Furniture in the din
ing halls is being purchased from
the American Seating Company.
The chairs are to be modern and
beautiful Thonet chairs, constructed
from bent wood. Tables with for
mica tops and metal legs will also
be of modern design. Some will seat
eight persons; others, four.
The extensive use of plate glass
and aluminum framework has done
much to give the building its ultra
modern design. Also contributing
to the modern design is the dining
room mural of abstract design exe
cuted in glazed tile. The mural is the
work of RusseU Arnold, head of the
art department at Atlantic Christian
College in Wilson.
The cafeteria staff, headed by
Mrs. J. A. Pearce, dietitian, will
work in an all-new and all-electric
kitchen. The serving counter will be
located behind the tile mural in or
der to eliminate as much noise as
possible. There is also new equip
ment to aid in all phases of food
preparation. There are to be three
walk-in coolers and a large store
room. There is also a small dining
room for colored employees.
In addition to housing the cafe
teria, the new building will contain
the soda shop and book store. The
soda shop, also equipped with the
most modern facilities, will seat
around 30 persons, and it too will
sport modern new furniture.
The architects, Harles and Ed
wards of Rocky Mount, have served
us well. They have supplied us with
plans that, upon completion, will
allow the building to stand with the
best of such structures. The general
contractor for the project is Wil
liam C. Vick of Raleigh. Sub
contractors are the following: light
ing and fixtures, Carohna Electric
Service of Henderson; plumbing,
Proctor and Lamm of Rocky
Mount; heating and air-condition-
ing, Stahl-Rider of Raleigh; and re
frigeration, Pemberton Inc., of
Rocky Mount.
President Cecil Robbins has an
nounced that he has great hopes
that during the Christmas holidays
the cafeteria will be readied for
opening on January 5 when classes
are resumed. There will be a formal
opening of the building in January,
although the exact date for the cere
mony has not yet been determined.
Officials of the college had hoped
to occupy the new building during
Thanksgiving holidays, but because
of a slight holdup of equipment in
stallation a postponement has been
necessary.
A building that has long been
needed, a dream that has been
finally realized, this structure was
financed through the college and
by a loan of 180 thousand dollars
through the Federal Housing and
Home Administration. The building
was begun on April 20, 1958 and
is now in its final stages. A few
more short weeks should see the
college enjoying the facilities of the
new cafeteria. This is a structure
that you can be proud of and I’m
sure you will do your very best to
assist in its care.
SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS
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Results of recent election are, left to right, secretary, Ed Ray Caldwell; vice-
president, Helen Allen; president, Tommy Riggan.