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THE CECIL W. ROBBINS LIBRAR'i
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
1961 GRADUATES
Volume XX
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, N. C., MONDAY, MAY 22, 1961
No. 5
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Louisburg College Celebrates 17Stb
Anniversary of Charter Next Year
Dr. D. M. McFarland
Sen. Jordan
Rev. \V. B. Pefteway
SEN. JORDAN TO SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES; I. D. MOON AWARD TO RE GIVEN
Senator B. Everett Jordan of' Mr. Petteway, pastor of First
Saxapahaw, Dr. Daniel M. McFar
land of Wilson, and Rev. Warren B
Methodist Church, Henderson, will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon at
Petteway of Henderson will be the ! 11:00 a.m. Sunday in the Louisburg
speakers for the commencement
exercises at Louisburg College
May 27 and 28.
Senator Jordan will speak to the
graduating class at the graduating
exercises on Sunday, May 28, at
2:30 p.m., in the Mills School Audi
torium.
The President's Reception will be
held immediately following the
graduating exercises in the Main
Social Hall for members of the
graduating class, their families, and
friends.
Methodist Church. A native of Kin
ston, Mr. Petteway is an alumnus of
Louisburg College. He is also a
graduate of Wofford College and
Duke University. He was formerly
a trustee of Louisburg College.
The Alumni Banquet speaker is
Dr. McFarland, who is chairman of
the Social Studies Department of
Atlantic Christian College, Wilson,
N. C. He also is an alumnus of
Louisburg College. He received the
A.B. degree from the University of
North Carolina and the graduate
Board of Trustees
Holds Spring Meeting
Mr. Allen de Hart, psychology in-! The Louisburg College Board of
structor and director of testing and, Trustees in its spring meeting held
Testing Director
Awarded Fellowship
guidance, was notified last week that
he had been awarded a National Sci
ence Foundation fellowship at the
Florida State University in Talla
hassee for the summer of 1961. He
has been selected to participate in
the NSF Teacher Program of re
search projects in comparative psy
chology and psychophysics from
June 8 to August 5.
Mr. DeHart came to Louisburg
College in 1957 after receiving his
M.A. degree from the University
of Virginia. Since then he has taught
American and European history
and served as Director of Religious
Activities until 1960. During the
summer of 1960, he studied psy
chometrics at Duke University, and
became Director of Testing and
Guidance at Louisburg College last
year.
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Allen de Hart
at the college voted to launch a
development program following a
report by Charles A. Dukes, direc
tor of alumni affairs at Duke Uni
versity. The program was adopted
as a result of a survey conducted
by Mr. Dukes on the financial po
tential of the college.
In other business the Board
adopted a recommendation for the
expenditure of $100,000 to reno
vate the Mills public school property
across the street which is being pur
chased from the Franklin County
Board of Education at a cost of
$225,000. Renovation plans call for
conversion of the Mills cafeteria
building into an administration
building aad the conversion of the
main building of Mills into audi
torium and classroom purposes. The
renovated building will provide an
auditorium seating 900, sixteen
classrooms, a lecture hall, chapel,
lounges and toilet facilities.
The Board voted to proceed with
plans to build a residence hall for
women as soon as plans could be
completed.
Following recommendations by
Judge Hamilton Hobgood, chair
man of the committee on nomina
tions, the following trustees were
elected to fill vancancies; John H.
Hodges, insurance executive of
Louisburg; Alton G. Smith of Ra
leigh, general manager of Royal
Cotton Mill Co. of Wake Forest;
Reverend Leon Couch, pastor of
St. Paul Methodist Church, Golds
boro; and Reverend Charles S.
Hubbard, pastor of University
Methodist Church, Chapel Hill. Of
ficers of the Board were elected as
degrees from the ^ University of
Pennsylvania.
A memorial to Miss Sallie Betts,
former dean of women, will be pre
sented by the classes of 1926-29 at
the Alumni Banquet. A student of
the class of 1928, Mrs. Kimiko
Yaminishi Motegi of Yokahoma,
Japan, is making a trip to the States
for this event.
The voice and piano students of
Miss Sarah Foster of the Depart
ment of Music will be presented in
recital on Friday evening, May 26,
at 8:00 p.m. in the college audi
torium.
Thirty-four students have applied
for the A.A. degree, the two year
course offered at Louisburg. Nine
teen students have applied for the
one-year business certificate.
The presentation of the I. D.
Moon Award will be made at the
graduation excercises on May 28.
This is the first year that this award
will be made. It is sponsored by the
Sophomore Class and Vv-ill be given
to an outstanding sophomore gradu
ate on the basis of leadership, citi
zenship, and scholastic ability.
By REN BRADLEY
Tentative plans for the celebra
tion of the college’s one-hundred
and seventy-fifth anniversary w'ere
announced last week by Dean
John B. York, General Chairman
of the celebration, and Mr. Robert
Stanley, .Assistant Chairman. Dates
for the events have been set for
January 4-7, 1962.
Plans for the celebration center
around the anniversary of the
school’s charter, which was granted
in 1787 by the state legislature. The
charter said that the school was to
be built in “Lewisburg” and was to
go by the name of Franklin
Academy. It kept this name until
1813.
One big event will be the publi
cation of Miss Miriam Russell’s
thesis in book form on the His
tory of Louisburg College. It is
scheduled to go on sale during the
celebration.
Mr. William Clauson, world
famous balladeer, will also appear
in conjunction with the celebration.
Mr. Clauson is known throughout
the world, having appeared in Bali,
England, Mexico, Spain, New Zea
land, Scandinavia, Australia, and
the United States.
Also scheduled to appear with
,Mr. Clauson will be the famous poet
and biographer of Abraham Lin-
icoln, Carl Sandburg. Mr. Sandburg
! will speak sometime during Mr.
Clauson’s stay on the campus.
I Another event will be the laying
on the cornerstone of the new boy’s
dormitory, the construction of which
should be in progress at the time.
Plans are set for construction on the
dormitory to begin this summer.
There is also a possibility that
a full-scale drama on the history of
the college will be presented in Mills
Auditorium. This project is still in
the formulative stage.
The Mills High School property
will be renovated and the formal
opening of the buildings will take
place.
Founder’s Day will also be in
cluded in the celebration. The day
will honor past presidents of Louis
burg College and contributors. Also
scheduled for Founder’s Day will
be a visit to the grave of
Matthew Dickinson, first president
of Louisburg College (then Frank
lin Academy). His grave lies a few
miles outside town.
Speakers will include an address
by a prominent historian (not yet
named) and an address by a promi
nent educator (not yet named).
Bishop Paul Garber of the Method
ist Church (Richmond Area) will
also speak.
The presidents of certain campus
organizations will be allowed to take
part in the plans for the event. The
clubs whose presidents are taking
part are Men’s Student Govern
ment, Womens’ Student Govern
ment, W.M.-Y.W.C.A., and possibly
the M.S.F.
May Day Activities
End Fine Arts Week
On Saturday, May 6, 1961, the
annual May Day celebration was
held at Louisburg College. This was
the final day which highlighted
several recent events connected
with the Fine Arts Week.
Several of these events included;
a concert by the Greensboro Col
lege Choir on April 29; a concert
by Mrs. Joyce McDonald, mezzo
soprano on May 3, at 10 a.m.; a
concert by the Louisburg College
Choir on May 4, at 7:30 p.m.; and
an art exhibit by the students of
the College Art Department, May
6-12 in the Fine Arts Building.
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follows: Dr. James E. Hillman of
Raleigh, president; Dr. Edgar B.
Fisher, Burlington, vice-president;
A. E. Henderson, Louisburg, secre
tary; Miss Zelda Coor, Louisburg,
recording secretary. The Board also
voted to re-elect Dr. Cecil W. Rob
bins as president of the college.
In his discussion Mr. Dukes
stated that the development pro
gram would seek support from the
administration and faculty, Board
of Trustees, alumni, town of Louis
burg and Franklin County, parents
of students, foundations and friends
of the college. To launch this pro-1
gram additional staff and a budget
of around $22,000 would be re
quired.
Dr. Robbins in his report stated
that construction on the new resi
dence hall for men is expected to
begin in early summer.
Race Questionnaire
Results Are Given
Wednesday, May 3, the Method
ist Student Fellowship of Louisburg
College passed out approximately
450 race relations questionaires to
the students.
The purpose was to assist the
M.S.F. and students in general in
getting an idea of the feelings of
the students on this important is-
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Miss Elizabeth Bedsole—Queen of the May of Louisburg College.