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Columns
December 18, 1958
Miss Russell;
Mother to 100 Girls
What it is like to be a mother to
100 girls? No one is better equipped
to answer this question than Miss
Mirian Russell.
“Ma” finds that most of her en
joyment in being mother to these
girls is in being helpful when needed,
and in seeing them come to the
point of assuming responsibilities
and finding what they really want
to do in life. She sometimes finds
it hard to please 100 girls at the
same time and treat them all fairly.
“Ma” doesn’t find it any harder to
mother 100 girls than it was when
she had only a few.
“Ma” can very well remember
when there were no girls on 3rd
floor of Wright Dormitory, and oc
casionally she would go up that floor
and chase Pattie Julia Wright’s ghost
out.
When “Ma” was asked about the
co-operation of the girls, her answer
was that their attitude was excellent
in all respects.
“Ma” came to. Louisburg five
years ago. She had previously
taught English in the public schools
for twelve years. Nowadays she is
busier than usual. She lacks only a
few pages on her thesis The His
tory of Louisburg College Since
1787, before obtaining her master’s
degree.
“Ma” says her job is made much
easier because of the co-operation
of Miss Rachael Modlin and Miss
Zelda Coor and by this year’s ef
fective Student Council.
Robbie Bullard
NEW CAFETERIA
(Continued from page one)
last minute plans and details have
not been worked out. Those persons
expected to be in attendance at the
opening ceremony include the mem
bers of the Board of Trustees, mem
bers of the faculty and administra
tion, representatives of the alumni,
and local residents and friends of
Louisburg College.
The new cafeteria building which
was begun on April 20, 1958, is
now ready for use. The structure,
designed by Harles and Edwards,
architects of Rocky Mount, with its
ultramodern design and ample
12,300 square feet of floor space,
will be open and ready to serve
students immediately following the
METHODIST
(Continued from page one)
teria will accommodate that num
ber. But expansion, of course, de
pends upon more classroom and
dormitory space^ And for each 15
students, another instructor is re
quired. Hence the problem is largely
financial.
THE CUT SYSTEM
(Continued from page two)
of those who do not fully under
stand the present system we give
the following rules regulating class
attendance.)
Class and Chapel Attendance:
Under specified conditions a student
may have one or more cuts each
semester in each class taken. How
ever, the student is urged to save
cuts for occasions which may in
volve an emergency in the future.
The absence regulations regard
ing cuts are:
1. During a semester one cut for
each semester hour for each course
is allowed.
2. Absence from classes im
mediately before or after holidays
will count as double cuts.
3. In the event that a student is
late more than 10 minutes to a
class, it will be counted as a cut,
unless he has a reasonably good ex
cuse. Each teacher will use his dis
cretion in determining the value of
the excuse for being late.
The absence regulations regard
ing chapel are: (1) Regular chapel
attendance is required of all stu
dents. (2) Although chapel meets
only twice a week, each student is
allowed three cuts per semester.
No absences will be excused for
any reason until .after the maximum
number of cuts for the course have
been taken by the student. After
the maximum number of cuts have
been reported by the instructor, the
student must receive a written notice
from the Dean of Men, Dean of
Women, or the College Nurse, and
report to the office of the Dean-
Registrar before any absence from
class or chapel can be excused.
If the student is on the campus, he
or she 'must apply for the excuse
prior to the time of the absence.
Accepted reasons for absences
will be:
1. Illness of the student in college
certified by the College Nurse;
2. Illness of the student away
from college, certified in a written
statement by a physician;
3. Representing the College.
Penalty for overcutting a class:
1. If quality points have been
earned in the course, they will be
reduced one for each excess cut.
If overcutting is in excess of the
number of quality points earned,
the grade will be reduced to the
next lower grade.
2. In case the student overcuts
a course in which he has an average
of “D” or below, he will be auto
matically dismissed from the class
at the time the overcut occurs. In
this case overcutting means failure
in the class thus overcut unless an
appeal is taken, and the Absence
Committee permits the student to
re-establish his membership in the
OF A DEFINITION
In a recent discussion among the
“younger set” the conversation
turned to poetry. So the inevitable
question arose: Exactly what is poe
try? What is its purpose? What is
its value? The definitions ranged all
the way from Wordsworth’s defini
tion that “Poetry is the spontaneous
overflow of powerful emotions” to
a view that poetry is “words that
rhyme.” Because the only agree
ments which could be reached were
in generalities, it was decided that
the least dangerous thing to say is
that “poetry can be all things to all
men — or nothing.”
So it is with a newspaper. There
are varying opinions as to the pur
pose, use, accomplishments, and re
sponsibilities of the newspaper. The
best example of disagreement,
sometimes quite violent are opin
ions concerning the editorial page.
As the main function of the news
section is to report the most im
portant activities of people, the pur
pose of the editorial is to suggest
why and how a situation or an inci
dent occurs and, even more con-
troversal, the possible results of that
situation.
The aim of the editorial is to in
form, explain, persuade, and even
to question. This places a terrible
responsibility on the editor. He
must, if he believes in the honest
reflection of public opinion, inter
pret the news as he sees its effects
on the public. And, at the same
time, he must remember the limita
tions required by good taste, the
power a national paper can have
over public opinion, the responsi
bility of the paper to consider the
welfare of the nation or of a city
as a whole, and the effect the edi
torials may have on the circulation
of the newspaper.
Of course, the problems of a
small college newspaper are far
more simple or, depending on the
point of view, more difficult. Not
only must a college newspaper con
sider the effects of a controversal
item on certain groups; it must also
give attention to the individual re
action. For instance, such a paper
must never forget that it is a re
flection of the accomplishments, the
trials, the burdens, and the prob
lems of a small and highly special
ized society.
The main problem of the college
paper is, then, not the subjects of
the editorials but how to present the
subjects. It is always important
whether the tone should be digni
fied, light and humorous, or per
haps slightly satirical.
Another point which must be
considered is that the individual of
ten forgetting that he is one of a
group, is likely to consider a situa
tion only from a personal viewpoint.
This often results in a misconcep
tion on the part of such a reader.
For instance, he may see a per
suasive editorial in a humorous light
or he might take a humorous edi
torial seriously.
Thus, with his multitudinous
problems, the editor’s eternal prayer
is that the reader will remember
that everyone can make a mistake
and that, to paraphrase a familiar
statement, you can please some of
the people all of the time and aU of
the people some of the time, but
you can’t please all of the people
all of the time. — R.P.
class.
3. Upon overcutting, the student
will receive written notice from the
registrar, and a copy of this notice
will be sent to the instructor con
cerned. If a student feels that his
case warrants special consideration,
he may make an appeal through the
registrar within one week of the
receipt of his notification. The ap
peal will be acted upon by the Ab
sence Committee which, in each
case heard, shall include the instruc
tor of the class concerned.
4. Any student who is absent
from classes in any course in excess
of 20 per cent of the total class
meetings, regardless of the reason
for the absences will be auto
matically dismissed with a failing
grade for the course.
LA FIESTA
(Continued from page one)
was centered around an American
G.I. who desired to make love to
a Mexican sefiorita; however, inter
ruptions by little sister, mama, papa,
a salesman, and a jealous bullfighter
made the continuance of romance
impossible.
To make the atmosphere more
authentic there were Spanish songs
and dances. Eddie Brown, an ex
perienced dancing instructor, di
rected routines consisting of: the
rumba. Tucker Daniel and Clint
Bunn; the cha-cha, Kaye Hayes and
Charles Hinson; the tango, Mary
Jones and Eddie Brown. Tommy
Ralph, Arthur Noell, and Fred
Davis played Spanish guitar selec
tions including the favorite, “Mala-
guena.” Ronnie Nichols offered his
piano arrangements of “Cielito
Lindo” and “La Golondrina.”
“Noche de Paz” (Silent Night),
sung by Annette Dail, Robbie Bul
lard, and Scarlette Morton, was fol
lowed by group singing and the
Spanish game, “Arroz con Leche.”
Buck Margold, chairman of the
decorating committee secured scenic
pictures and serapes, which along
with yellow, red, orange, and black
crepe paper, made a colorful back
ground for the program. The guests,
blending their costumes to match
the scenery, wore bright scarves,
cummerbunds, and peasant skirts
and blouses.
The climax of the evening came
with the breaking of the two pinatas
— one in the design of a butterfly,
and the other, a Mexican burro
(donkey). A student was blind
folded and given a stick to break
the pinata. Each student had a turn
until one succeeded; then candy
and nuts fell to the floor. The guests
scrambled to obtain as much of the
loot as possible.
Variety dancing followed the pro
gram. At intermission the refresh
ment committee served cookies and
cokes.
Rachel Marshburn
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