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Volume XXI
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, N. C., FRIDAY, OCT. 20, 1961
No. 1
Newly Remodeled
Classroom Building
Is Now in Use
Curtain up! Light the lights! These
were the thoughts of the workmen as
they finished hanging the curtains
on the stage of the Auditorium-
Classroom several days ago. Al
though the main lights have not yet
arrived they are expected at any time.
This year Louisburg College ac
cepted nearly sixty new students for
enrollment of the 1961-62 academic
year. Because of this increase in en
rollment additional space for class
rooms and administration offices
were needed. In June, 1961, the
William Robert Mills property di
rectly in front of main campus was
purchased from the Franklin County
Board of Education for the price of
$230,000.
On June 5, 1961, a large renova
tion program was begun by the Wil
liam C. Vick Construction Com
pany of Raleigh, N. C. Although the
building was not completed by Sep
tember 14, opening day, classrooms
had been finished and classes were
held.
The estimated $150,000 spent for
repairs and purchases of the build
ing provided for enlargement of the
stage, plastering of nearly three-
quarters of the walls, laying sub
flooring and tile, a new paint job for
the entire building, new toilet facili
ties, and new windows and doors.
In addition to these improvements
the following purchases were made;
new furniture for faculty and student
lounges and classrooms, new black
boards, refreshment vending ma
chines, an organ for chapel programs
with an amplification system, and
finally fresh gravel on the grounds
to provide a place for students to
park near classrooms.
Because of the new rooms in the
Mills Building, the classroom space
in Main Building was given to the
science department in order that it
might expand its classrooms and
laboratories.
Campus Receives
WUS Commendntion
For Fund Drive
Louisburg College has received a
letter of commendation (from the
southeastern office of World Uni
versity Service) for the contribution
made in furthering international un
derstanding during the past academic
year. A special note of congratula
tion was extended to Miss Ruth
Merritt for her role in this endeavor.
As part of the program $75.00
from the annual World University
Service campaign was contributed
to student international self-help and
mutual assistance projects sponsored
by WUS. This gift, coupled with con
tributions from the campuses around
the world, makes possible health
facilities, housing accommodation,
supplementary foods and educational
equipment for needy students in the
Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia
and the Far East. Projects include
establishment of a health center at
Chung Chi College in Honk Kong;
a cooperative student dormitory in
Madras, India; X-ray apparatus for
Nagpur University in India; medical
instruments and supplies for health
services in Indonesia; equipment for
a student printing house in Israel;
textbooks and academic journals for
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MILLS BUILDING—The Mills Building was completely renovated last summer. The building is shown after work had
been completed just after the fall semester had started.
Dr. Helguera Talks About
Peace Corps in “Y” Program
On Thursday, September 28, the
YW-YMCA sponsored a lecture on
the Peace Corps given by Dr. J. Leon
Helguera, professor of history at
State College.
Dr. Helguera was born in New
York and reared in Mexico. He was
educated in New York and Mexico.
In 1953 he received his Master’s
Degree, and in 1958, his Ph.D. in
history from the University of North
Carohna. Last summer he was the
director of the Columbia Peace
Corps Training Program at Rutgers
University.
Dr. Helguera’s lecture lasted for
about an hour and was followed by
a question period.
The Peace Corps, he said, is a
group of youths dedicated to the
building of peace. The Peace Corps
seeks by direct contact to prove to
peoples of foreign countires that the
ideas in our constitution are real and
not dead. According to Dr. Hel
guera, we have given the world a bad
idea of what America is. The Peace
Corps seeks to change this image. It
is the first bit of concrete policy in
this the government has had since
1945, he claims.
The head of the Peace Corps is
Sergeant Shriver, brother-in-law of
President Kennedy. He has been de
scribed as a hard-working and inspir
ed man who wants the Peace Corps
to succeed at all costs.
The Peace Corps sends volunteers
overseas to live in the conditions of
the poor in foreign countries. The
volunteer becomes one of the mem
bers of a village, but, he offers his
services only when asked to. He
works along side the people. The re
sult? It is hoped that the villager will
say, “This white man gave his time.
He didn’t take my son and put him
in the army, he didn’t take my
daughter to be a slave, nor did he
take any money. Maybe Americans
are nice people.”
The training given to the Peace
Corps Volunteers is very intensive.
It lasts for or 3 months. Some
times there are 1 or 2 months of
training in the country where the
volunteer is to stay. A foreign lan
guage is taught and tests are given
to determine the specialized skills of
the volunteers. They spend two years
in the foreign country.
The qualifications for a Peace
Corpsman are: (1) good health, (2)
a desire to serve, (3) the ability to
get along with people. There is no
age limit, but the ages of 22 to 30
are desirable. No particular educa
tional background is required. Us
ually the volunteers have one or two
years of college behind them.
Dr. Helguera emphasized through
out his speech his belief that “if the
Peace Corps fails, the country is
finished.”
Dr. Langford Is
Religious Emphasis
Week Speaker
Dr. Thomas Anderson Langford,
speaker for Religious Emphasis
Week, which was held during the
Dr. Thomas A. Langford
week of October 10-13, selected as
his main topic “Discipleship.”
Dr. Langford, now Assistant Pro
fessor in the Department of Religion
at Duke University, and his wife, the
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Two Teachers
Join Faculty
This fall Louisburg College opens
the year with two new faculty mem
bers and three house counselors for
the girls’ dormitories.
It is fortunate that the new Spanish
teacher enjoys travehng, for he has
done much of it. After spending his
boyhood in Texas, California, and
Virginia, Mr. William F. Wagner
was sent back to California by the
Navy. Having completed five years
of service, he went to Mexico City
College, where he received his B.A.
in philosophy and his M.A. in the
Spanish language and literature. In
Mexico City Mr. Wagner met and
married his wife, Artemisa, and
their two sons, Billy and Alex, aged
2*/2 and 1 respectively, were born.
Mr. Wagner says that he likes small
colleges, for he believes that in a
small school, the student can receive
the personal attention that he needs.
Mr. Robert Wells is a Louisburg
College graduate who is now teach
ing in the math department of his
Alma Mater. Aside from teaching,
Mr. Wells is working on his Master’s
Degree at the University of North
Carolina. Mr. Wells, a bachelor, is
a native of Louisburg.
Mrs. Nora E. Tolar, the new
housemother in Wright Dorm, claims
Goldsboro, N. C., as her home. Rear
ing three daughters consumed the
majority of her time, and she says
“They kept my nose to the grind
stone.” Mrs. Tolar says that she has
had no problems, and that she really
likes it here so far.
Mrs. Aileen Hunt, the new house
mother in South Hall, is from Louis
burg. Among her interests are read
ing, watching television, and playing
the piano. When asked how she was
enjoying playing “mother” to college
girls, she said that the girls at South
Hall were a “good group.”
Morehead City, N. C. is the home
of the housemother of North Hall.
Mrs. Adeline Land, in addition to
being housemother, is a student at
Louisburg College. She says that
music and fishing take up most of
her leisure time. Being a house
mother is a new experience, but she
says that she is enjoying it very much.
Plans Announced
Foi Observance of
175th Anniversary
A celebration observing the 175th
Anniversary of Louisburg College
will begin on Thursday, January 4
and continue through the following
Sunday, Dean John B. York has an
nounced.
The festivities will begin Thursday
morning with a speech by Dr. Dan
McFarland, head of the Department
of Social Studies of Atlantic Chris
tian College. Dr. McFarland will
speak on the colonial history of
Louisburg College up to 1787 and
will continue his talk on Friday
morning by bringing this history up
to date.
Thursday evening a nationally
known speaker in education and
public afiEairs will speak. Balladeer
William Clauson will perform Friday
evening and Carl Sandburg has
agreed to attend the festivities on
that day.
The formal opening of the Audi-
torium-Classroom Building and the
laying of the cornerstone of the new
Men’s Dormitory will take place on
Saturday morning. Methodist Bishop
Paul Garber of the Richmond-area
will deliver the address, followed by
a speech by Dr. Cecil W. Robbins.
A tea will be held Saturday after
noon, and at nine o’clock the college
will present the Lester Lanin Orche
stra, under the leadership of William
Kelly, playing for the 175th Anni
versary Ball.
On Sunday morning, January 4,
Dr. Clarence Bass of the Bethel Col
lege and Theological Seminary in St.
Paul, Minn., will present the 175th
Anniversary Sermon.
Plans for the Anniversary are still
incomplete and additional plans will
be released as soon as possible.
Enrollment Figure
For Year Is 552
This year at Louisburg College
there are five-hundred and forty full
time students, plus twelve special
students, bring the enrollment to a
total of five-hundred and fifty-two.
The attendance is made up from
twelve of the fifty states, with North
Carolina and Virginia contributing
seventy-seven per cent of the stu
dents. There are four Floridians, one
Georgian, two Kentuckians, six
Marylanders, five Michiganites, six
New Jerseyians, three New Yorkers,
two Ohioans, two Pennsylvanians,
eleven South Carolinians, three-
hundred and ninety-one North Caro
linians, and one-hundred and thirty-
three Virginians.
Parents' Day
To Be Held
Wednesday, November 1, has been
designated as Parents’ Day at Louis
burg College. The activities on Par
ents’ Day will begin at 10 o’clock
with chapel. The parents are invited
to attend chapel and then to go to
class with the students at eleven
o’clock. Lunch will then be served in
the cafeteria. Parents will then take
a tour of the campus and at two
o’clock there will be a meeting of the
parents, followed by an informal tea
with the faculty.
The purposes of Parents’ Day are
to give parents a chance to see what
a school day is like, to create a closer
relationship between parents and the
college, and to acquaint the parents
with the faculty.