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LOUISBURG COLLEGE
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Volume XXII
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1962
No. 2
Louisburg Play
Is Termed 'Great'
The Louisburg Players’ production
of The Adding Machine was well
received by all who saw it. Com
ments of the play itself ranged from,
“sorta weird,” to “a great theme,”
but everyone gave adequate tribute to
the magnificent performance of the
cast. When asked of the theme, many
high school and some college stu
dents stated that they could not see
the basic point of the play; however,
most of the elder viewers saw the
theme as the decline of man. Some
feh that this idea was a bit outdated,
yet still carried a sound text.
Bill WilUamson was singled out by
all as the dynamic performer of the
evening. In his performance he
seemed to actually become Mr. Zero
and suffer the same emotions as he.
The audience was captivated by his
powerful delivery, and so com
mented.
When asked to give single per
formances which contributed most to
the play, Williamson merely said, “I
can’t. They all were good, and no
one, on my mind, could have stood
apart from the others. They all gave
their best,” stated Williamson, who
is president of Dramatics Club. He
also agreed that the theme was the
decline of man to machine, and
added that in the last scene the au
thor gave hope to mankind. “The
reason the lieutenant couldn’t see
Hope was because he had depended
on the machine so long that his only
faith was in machines.”
The next performance by the Play
ers will be on February 14, 15
and 16 when they will present “Mid
summer Nights’ Dream.” In May
their final performance will be
“Where’s Charley.”
Parents Brave
Downpour at
Annual Welcome
Approximately two-hundred and
thirty parents of Louisburg College
students were extended a hearty wel
come to the campus on October 31,
1962. This marked the second an
nual parent’s day to be held at Louis
burg College. The splendid turnout
on the part of the parents seemed
virtually unhampered by foul weather
that invaded the campus. Rain did
make the outdoor sightseeing some
what uncomfortable, but the sched
uled program was carried out in fine
order.
Parent’s day began with chapel
services at ten o’clock. Mr. Versteeg
gave a very interesting address con
cerning the changes that one must
make when he goes to college. The
title of his talk was “Pinnochio goes
to College,” and an interesting alle
gory was made in reference to the
average student in his first year in
college. When the Chapel services
were concluded, parents were then
free until two o’clock. During this
time they were at liberty to visit the
dormitories, attend a reading demon
stration, and eat lunch in the cafe
teria.
At two o’clock the Louisburg
parents association met in the college
auditorium with Rev. J. M. Sponen-
berg, Chairman, presiding. A list
of the sponsors was read as follows:
Mrs. Edna S. Bradel, Goldsboro; Mr.
and Mrs. J. Morton Burwell, Oxford;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Daniel, Ox
ford; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Deans,
Battleboro; Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Edge, Fayetteville; Mr. and Mrs.
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Girl Dorm Plans Ready;
Bids Have Been Received
Plans for the construction of a new
women’s dormitory have already
been approved, and contractor’s bids
have been received on November 29,
according to Miss Zelda Coor, Secre
tary to the President. “This construc
tion will meet one of the most press
ing needs on our campus,” Miss
Coor stated.
This year off-campus accommoda
tions had to be found for 36 girls.
With applications constantly increas
ing, it has become impossible to
accept more women students until
new dormitories are available. The
new three-story dormitory will con
tain accommodations for 96 students
in double rooms, each of which has
study alcoves in addition to bed
rooms. The new building will be
located on the northeast section of
the West Campus next to Wright
Dormitory.
The estimated cost of the new
building is $350,000. Harles, Ed
wards and Associates are the archi
tects, and it is hoped that construction
will begin sometime before Christ
mas.
Tentative plans are also being
made for two other new buildings
to be located on campus. A proposed
new science building is to be erected
on the southwest side of the East
I Campus, in proximity to the Audi-
torium-Classroom Building. It will
I provide new laboratories, classrooms,
1 and critically needed storage space
jfor the science department. It will
also permit the installation of equip
ment and facilities desired to make
laboratory work more rewarding to
the faculty and students in the science
department. The estimated cost of
this new building is $250,000.
New plans also include a proposed
new Library Building. This building
is acutely needed to provide for the
immediate and future enrollment.
The present library in improvised
quarters can seat only 90 students
against a need for 200. The constant
growth of bound volumes and cur
rent journals, magazines and papers
taxes the capacity of the old library.
Estimated cost of this new building
is $250,000, and plans call for it to
be located on Front Campus at the
corner of College and Main Street.
Job’ Odd, Exciting; Concert Series Starts Well
The Book of Job, the year’s first
presentation of the Louisburg Col
lege Concert Series, was presented on
the evening of November 19 in A-C
Building. The Everyman Players in
exotic and glaring costumes and
makeup formed tableaus designed to
imitate Byzantine mosaics. They also
chanted, danced and sang a severely
edited form of the Old Testament
poem about man, his suffering and
his relation to a God he does not
understand.
The story takes place in a remote
and legendary time long before the
historical events of the Old Testa
ment. Job, a very rich and pious
man, suffers almost unbearable mis
fortunes, which cause him to doubt
the justice of God. Not the least of
his misfortunes is a delegation of
hypocritical friends who claim that
that they have come to comfort him
but actually accuse him of deserving
God’s punishment through his sins.
Job declares stoutly that his con
science is clear, and the story ends
with God’s voice proclaiming that
no man can know His purposes but
that Job is more nearly right in
doubts than his friends are in hypoc
risy.
A remarkable feature of the pro
duction was its clarity of delivery.
Although the language was that of
the King James translation, some
times difficult for twentieth century
people even to read, and although
there were sometimes as many as
eight performers chanting at once,
the audience seemed to experience no
difficulty in understanding what was
said.
Audience response appeared
mixed. Some students expressed the
opinion that the production was too
“far-out” and “peculiar.” A faculty
member declared that she “just didn’t
like chanting.” However, these opin
ions seemed to be in the minority.
Many of the audience praised the
originality and imagination of the
production and some talked of an
artistic triumph.
The play was directed by Orlin
Corey; Job was played by Randolph
Tallman. The next presentation of
the Concert Series will be Ferrante
and Teicher, duo-pianists, on Febru
ary 6.
Allan deHart, director of culture
activities, stated that he was very
well pleased with the work of the
concert committee during the first
concert series performance of the
“Book of Job.”
“Everyone of them did a job well
done, and that makes for a better
concert,” added DeHart.
Also to be presented during the
concert series will be the Women’s
Choir of Duke University on
April 18.
English Department Sets Courses
Two new courses have been
planned by the English Department
and will be offered next semester.
Both are one-semester courses, and
both will carry three semester-hours
of credit.
Introduction to drama will be
taught by Bob Versteeg, and will be
a survey course in all aspects of
drama and dramatic art. There are
no prerequisites for this course. It is
expected to be the first of a number
of new courses in the fields of speech
and drama as the College increases
its emphasis on these fields of study.
Creative Writing will be taught by
Umphrey Lee and will include the
writing of fiction, poetry and criti
cism. Students who register for the
course must have completed two se
mesters of freshman English or else
have the permission of the instructor.
It is planned to revive The Collegian,
college literary magazine, and to
choose the officers from members
of this class.
These courses have been approved
by the English Department, the
Academic Standards Committee, and
the faculty as a whole. They are ex
pected to increase the flexibility of
the College curriculum by offering
the student a greater choice of
courses the second semester.
Midwinter Dance
Planned Dec. 15
In Gymnasium
Plans are being made for the an
nual winter dance sponsored by the
sophomore class. According to the
class sponsors, C. Ray Pruette and
Mrs. Betsy Leonard Pernell, the
dance will be held in the gymnasium
on Saturday night, December 15.
Music has not yet been decided
upon; however, there will be a combo
or a small dance band. This decision
will be left up to the class officers
and their appointed committees.
Dress for the dance will be semi-
formal.
The theme of the dance will be
centered around a winter or Christ
mas motif. "As in the past, the
dance will be planned by the stu
dents with the sponsors acting only
as advisors,” stated Pruette. “Last
spring I worked with this year’s
sophomores in planning for the May
Day dance, and their co-operation
and congenial attitude made me eager
to help them again,” added Mrs.
Pernell.
Admission will be set according to
costs. Expenditures depend upon the
initiative of the students in preparing
for the dance, the type of band used,
the extent of decorations and the
amount of refreshments served. Re
liable sources state that the sopho
more class has some money saved
from last year, and also a $150 dona
tion from the college to apply towards
expenses.
Alumni, students and their dates,
friends of the college and faculty
members will make up the attend
ance. The fact that a greater per
centage of Louisburg alumni and
students attend the annual dances
than those who participate at other
colleges has been observed. C. Ray
Pruette and Mrs. Pernell conclude
that they expect gratifying results
from the up-coming winter dance.
Y's Have Busy
Time Witii Visits,
OtherEntertainment
The Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. are
under way this year with numerous
activities for the students. The “Y”
started the year off with a sock hop
with refreshments in the gym. The
first campus meeting presented a
program on our college and its his
tory. The next meeting featured
C. Ray Pruette and his talk on “Sci
ence and ReligioD.”
On October 31, an opportunity
was presented for the “Y” members
to become acquainted with one of
the faculty members, Mr. Gretter.
They met at his house and by the
fireside talked about everything from
Cuba to "flying saucers,” with Mr.
Gretter giving his views on these and
other important questions. On No
vember 10 and 11, the “Y” held
its first retreat. The group of more
than twenty-five students and faculty
members left Saturday afternoon for
Camp Chestnut Ridge. There were
two new cabins and a lodge plus
other conveniences for the “cam
pers.” Saturday night they attended
a lecture in Chapel Hill to hear Rev.
Roger Ortmeyer, nationally known
theologian.
Harry Smith, Chaplain to U.N.C.
students, was the guest speaker at
the retreat. There were other relig
ious and recreational activities that
afternoon and Sunday.