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1 MS CECil .V. RUB3IN3 LIBRARY tOUISBUKG COLLEGE LOUISBURG. N.C. 27549 COLUMN Volume XXII LOUISBURG COLLEGE, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1963 No. 5 Commencement Set At U.C. for June 2 Patton, Earnhardt, Eubank Speak Graduation Week Commencement exercises begin ning June 1 mark the completion ef two hard years of work for the graduating class of 1963. There are many outstanding events found on the program. These events include three notable speakers, the annual sophomore breakfast, the alumni banquet, the commencement ser mon, the commencement address, and the President’s reception honor ing the graduates, distinguished guests, parents, and friends. The annual sophomore breakfast is the first event in the commence ment exercises. This breakfast is to Alumni Meet be held in the Benjamin Duke Cafe teria on Saturday morning, June 1, at 8:30. At this occasion, permanent class officers will be elected. The alumni banquet, on Satur day night, June 1, at 7:00 p.m. will feature the humorous personality of Dr. D. E. Earnhardt. Dr. Earnhardt is a past president of Louisburg Col- (Continued on page 3) Freshmen Sponsor May Day Festival Spring activities reached a climax at Louisburg College on Saturday, May 4, when the annual May Day festivities were held. Things got off with a bang when the Hurricane nine clashed with rival Wilmington College Saturday afternoon. Old grads were seen exchanging greetings and reminiscing of by gone days as the Class of 1953 held its 10-year reunion. A dinner in the B. N. Duke College Union was held from 4 until 5 p.m. The highlight of the whole affair came at 8 p.m. with the presenta tion of the May Court and crown ing of Miss Nancy Sisson of Rich mond, Virginia, as 1963 May Queen. Her maid-of-honor is Miss Nancy Forbes of Wake Forest. The very attractive attendants included Miss Betty Lively, Durham; Miss Joan Price, Goldsboro; Miss Linda Capps, Jacksonville; Miss Betsy O’Neal, Louisburg; Miss Donnie Cohn, New Bern; and Miss Nancy Fitzpatrick, Miss Betty Creedle and Miss Susan Hosier, all from Rich mond, Virginia. Immediately following the pres entation, the May Day Dance, sponsored by the Freshman Class, got under way. Music was provided by the Swing Shifters combo. Duke Choir Ends Concert Series Here On Thursday night, April 18, the very talented Duke Women’s Choir provided an evening of entertainment for the students of Louisburg Col lege. This singing group was ex cellently conducted by Professor Paul Young, who has devoted all his life to the study of music. The program consisted of old bal lads and various religious selections, among which “Stabat Mater” by Pengalesi was the highlight. This selection, which lasted thirty-five minutes, was sung in Latin and starred outstanding solos by Vir ginia Yarbrough, Sally Baker, Jean Mayo, and Cheryll Ballen. During “Stabat Mater,” James S. Young, who is assistant director and accompanist, displayed a fine ex ample of his skill at the piano. This is his first year with the Duke sing ers, and he has done much to aid the group in inspiration and enjoy ment. Another feature of the evening was the small group of male singers representing the Duke Men’s Choir. They displayed talent equal to the Women’s Choir and featured very fine solos by two freshmen mem bers of the group. The concert provided a very pleasing evening of singing enjoy ment for Louisburg students, as well as the faculty and many townspeo ple. This concert also marked the last program given by the Student Con cert Committee. They are now making plans for next year’s con certs. V “Where’s Charley?”—Louishurg Players end Fine Arts Festival with well received musical. More to Come Players Give First Musical; Varying Comments Heard Last of Series—The Duke Choir under the direction of Paul Young presents the last of the College Concert Series. “Where’s Charlie,” one of the most famous of all musical come dies, was presented by the Louis hurg Players in the A-C Building on the nights of May 16, 17, and 18. The cast included Bill William son, as Jack Chesney; Fred Cook, as Charlie; Myfanwy Ward, as Kitty; Skyler Odom, as Amy; and Alex Speer, as Spettique. Also fea tured were a chorus and a small or chestra, both under the direction of Mr. Robert Versteeg, who also di rected the dramatic performance. Members of the audience were unanimous in their praise of the initiative and spirit which went into the performance; they were less than unanimous in their opinions of Summer Session Plans Complete The second summer school to be held on the Louisburg College cam pus in recent years will begin its first session on June 10. This ses sion will continue until July 16. The second session will begin on July 18, and will end on August 23. According to a pamphlet issued by the college, summer school is “a good time to begin your college career. A summer-school session is a college term on a small scale for there are fewer students enrolled. You will take fewer courses, and the term is shorter. Your work will be more concentrated, but campus life is more intimate and the cam pus itself at its loveliest.” According to this same pamphlet, the student already in college may accelerate his college program by 12 hours of college work if he at tends both sessions of summer school. This is equivalent to almost a semester work. Tuition for each semester hour is $15.00. Room and board are $95.00 per session, and students who do not commute from home must live on the campus and eat in the college cafeteria. John C. York, Dean of the Col lege, stated that the previous sum mer school was a great success and that this year’s summer school is expected to be even more popular. the actual artistic effect. One faculty member said, “I think it actually came off despite the orchestra and despite the scarcity of musical talent among the leading characters. The script, the fine acting, and a few good voices brought it through.” A student commented, “That My fanwy Ward is a dream; she can sing as well as act, and she is 500 per cent better than she was in ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’.” Other members of the cast in cluded Charles Massey as Brassett, Earl Fisher as Sir Francis, Linda Haley as Donna Lucia, Jay Butner as Wilkinson, and Ron Schaeffer as Reggie. The chorus included Jack Bartles, Winston Yeatts, Dave Gar ber, Jon Armstrong, Ken Ray, Ken Davis, Neill McDonald, Bill Frazier, Shelton Wilhams, Dianne Hicks, Helen Suggs, Betty Beard, Barbara Brown, Betty Lively and Henry Clement. The orchestra con sisted of Paul Lavender, A1 Old ham, Dave Dry, Bill Jones, A1 Romm, Mrs. Jean Dennis, Mrs. Juanita Williams, Bob Beasley, and Sue Mixon. College Glee Club Has May Concert Sweet strains of American folk songs, modem numbers, and Negro spirituals welcomed parents, friends and alumni to the Louisburg Col lege Glee Club Concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 9. The annual af fair was presented in A-C Audi torium under the direction of Miss Sarah Foster. On May 20, the “small group” sang at the Lion’s Club in Frank- Unton. They sang several numbers from the concert and were presented with gifts from the club for their singing. The group will also sing at the Alumni Banquet on June 1. They will sing “Beyond the Blue Horizon,” “Moon River” and “Okla homa.” At the Baccalaureate Ser mon to be given at the Method ist Church June 2 at 11:00 a.m., the small group will render “150th Psalm” and “For My Soul Thirsts for God.” Then at graduation in the A-C Building they will sing “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor.” Festival Ends Month The Louisburg College Spring Fine Arts Festival opened April 18 with a concert by the Duke Uni versity Women’s Choir. The sixty- six-member choir was led by Paul Young in its performance of classi cal, folk, spiritual, and popular songs. A small group of the Men’s Choir also presented a few num bers. Following the concert, a re ception was held in Main Building by the Louisburg College Concert Committee for the Duke singers and the Louisburg students. The second in the series of events that highlighted the Spring Fine Arts Festival was the exhibition of some of Dr. Joseph Cox’s work. On April 22,, Dr. Cox’s paintings were placed on exhibit in the Art Gallery, and at 7 p.m. on the same date, he appeared in seminar in the Student Union Cafeteria. Dr. Cox is well-known for his murals in oil, mosaic, enamelled steel, and stained glass that decorate many public buildings in the east and midwest. On April 30, Betty Smith spoke in an open forum in the College Auditorium. Miss Smith is the au thor of a new novel, Joy in the I Morning, which will be released in ,\ugust. This novel is to commemo rate the publication of A Tree I Grows in Brooklyn, which sold over nine million copies. On May 6, a film. The Fourth Annual Pablos Casals Festival was shown in Main Auditorium. The musical featured the famed cellist, Pablo Casals, Maureen Forrester, contralto, Alexander Schneider, vio linist, and the Puerto Rico Sym phony. The Louisburg College Glee Club, under the direction of Sarah Foster, gave their annual spring con cert on May 9, in the College Audi torium. The program consisted of spirituals, folk-songs, and popular numbers. Diane Hicks and Dave Garber were soloists. The interest and enthusiasm with which the festival was accepted led many to believe that next year’s festi val will be even better. colleg lan The Collegian, a collection of short stories and poems written by members of the creative writing class, has been published at Louis burg College. Mr. Lee is advisor, and Frank Wilson is editor of this literary magazine. Selections include eleven short stories and ten poems. The Collegian is being revived this year for the second time since the 1920’s. A special issue, which included only selected poetry, was printed in the spring of 1960. The Collegian was first published by the Louisburg College literary so cieties in the early years of the twentieth century. Contributors are Robert Howells, Ken Ray, Ken Davis, Bill William son, Catherine Storey, Anna Taft, Phil Palisoul, Eddie Rollins, Earl Fisher, Rhea Elliot, Mary Ann Roberson, Scott Peace, Nelson Tap- son, Winston Kerley, Bob Larmore, Frank Wilson, David Dunning, and P. T. Boggs.
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