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TH£ CECIL W. RCJBBINSlfRR.*
LOUtSBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
VOL. XXV
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C.. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1966
No. 5
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Left to right: Tommy Tedards, initiate; John Graham, treasurer; Todd Kermon, president;
Julia Mulllkln, secretary; Jeff Bartholomew, initiate. (Mrs. Sylvia Brixhoff, intiate, not
pictured.)
Fraternities initiate New Members
Initiated on the evening of May
4 at the Loulsburg College an
nual ceremony of the Rho chap
ter of Beta Phi Gamma, national
journalistic honor fraternity,
were the following students:
Jeff Bartholomew of Endicott,
N. Y.; Mrs. Sylvia P. Brix
hoff, Wake Forest; and Tommy
Prof. Butler
To Study In
Palestine
History Professor Llndley
Butler will leave this summer
to further his education in
Palestine and at the University
of North Carolina next fall.
Accompanying him will be his
wife as she furthers her edu
cation as well.
While in the Holy Country,
Mr. Butler and his wife will
participate in an archeological
dig that will cover approximate
ly three weeks. Chce they liave
returned from their expedition,
the Butlers will study at He
brew University In Jerusalem
for another three weeks.
This fall Mr. Butler will en
ter the University at Chapel
Hill to work towards his Ph. D.
in History. At the present
time, he plans to major in
American history and minor
in European history. To finance
his education, the College has
given a Faculty Grant to Prof.
Butler. Also, he will be teach
ing Modern Civilization at the
University.
At the same time, Mrs. But
ler will studying toward a Ph. D.
in mathematics. Her education
has been partially financed by
the National Aeronautical Space
Administration.
Tedarde, North Augusta, S.C.
Those officiating In the cere
mony were Todd Kermon,
president, Raleigh; Julia Mulll
kln, secretary, Bailey; John
Graham, treasurer, Franklin-
ton; Miss Ruth Merritt, as
sociate member and sponsor;
and Miss Zelda Coor, alumna
member.
Others present were President
Cecil W, Robbins, honorary
meml)er; Umphrey Lee, chair
man of the Department of Eng
lish and fraternity associate
member; and James A. Wil
liams, associate member; also,
participating in the social phase
of the service were Mrs. Helen
Stephenson, college hostess;
Mrs. Cecil W. Robbins; and
little Miss Eloise Robbins.
Within the past month nine
new members of the dramatics
fraternity have l)een inducted.
At the initiating service the
officers tapped John Pike, John
Light, Becky Moseley, £>lane
Strickland, C. Wesley Sloan,
Steve Thrift, Brenda Dunn, I^t
Bowers, and Bill Barrett.
To become a member a stu
dent must have done outstand
ing work in acting, written a
play that has been produced, or
done efficient stage workman
ship of any type.
Earlier this year three new
members of Phi Theta Kappa
were initiated into the scholar
ship fraternity. Those in
ducted were Judith Anne Wild
er, Ethel Christine Roberson,
and Linda Carol Allred. The
Gamma Upsilon chapter is
twenty-seven years old, having
been formed at Loulsburg in
1939.
Dr. C, W, Robbins spoke brief
ly of the high achievement of
Phi Theta Kappa members.
Prof. Moon To Retire
I. D. Moon
Professor Isaac Deane Moon
will retire from the Loulsburg
faculty at the end of the current
academic year after serving
the College for thirty years.
The Alumni Banquet, to be
held May 28, will honor Mr.
Moon with the Isaac Deane Moon
Music Scholarships to be an
nounced at that time. Formal
tribute to his work wUl be given
by alumni, faculty, townspeople,
students, and the Loulsburg
College Board of Trustees.
Mr. and Mrs. Moon came to
Loulsburg in 1936, after their
close friends, Mr. and Mrs.
V. R, Kilby, had spurred their
interest. Mrs. Moon came to
teach Home Economics while
Mr. Moon was employed to
teach Music.
Since 1936, Mr. Moon had
had a hand in teaching a variety
of subjects, with primary
responsibility in Music and the
Social Sciences. Mrs. Moon
retired in 1963 after teaching
for many years in the Business
Department.
Rep. Fountain, Rev.
Ruark To Speak
At Commencement
A United States Congressman
and a District Superintendent
of the North Carolina Confer
ence of the Methodist Church
will be the featured speakers
at commencement exercises
Sunday, May 29.
The Honorable L. H. Foun
tain, United States Congress
man from the second district,
will bring the address to the
graduating class at 2:30 p.m.
in the Audltorium-Classroom
Building. Congressman Foun
tain Is a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill where he received
the A. B, and LL. B. degrees.
After practicing law in Tarboro
for several years, Mr. Fountain
was elected to the North Caro
lina State Senate, serving from
1947 to 1952. In 1952, he was
elected as a Representative in
the United States Congress. He
has been elected in each suc
ceeding election.
Bringing the baccalaureate
address at 11:00 a.m.. May 29,
at the Loulsburg Methodist
Church is the Reverend Mr.
Henry G. Ruark, Superinten
dent of the Elizabeth City Dis
trict of the North Carolina Con
ference. Mr. Ruark is a trustee
of Loulsburg College, Duke Uni
versity and the Methodist Re
tirement Home. He graduated
from Duke University receiving
the A. B. degree and from Yale
Divinity School with the B. D.
degree. He has been a member
of the North Carolina Con
ference since 1932.
MARSHALLS
Leading the candidates for
graduation wUl l)e the 1966
marshalls, those students with
the highest academic average
for the first semester and the
first quarter of the spring se
mester. Chief marshall is
Jeff Bartholomew while Ronald
Samuel Wiggins, Anna Kathyrn
Collier, Sally Reid Auman, and
George Thomas Overton will
assist In the proceedings.
The graduating class will con
sist of approximately 108 men
and women. Of these seventy-
eight will receive the As
sociate - in - Arts degre^
twenty-seven will receive th^
one-year business certificate,'
and three wUl be awarded the
Assoclate-ln-Science degree.
Rep. L. H. Fountain
Rev. Henry G. Ruark
Collegian
To Appear This Month
The 1966 issue of the
Collegian, our college literary
magazine will appear this
month. This will be the third
printing of the magazine since
the middle 1920’s. Included
within this Issue will be short-
stories, poems and abstract
art prints provided through the
art department. The material
was written by students taking
the creative writing class with
the exception of a few poems
composed by a former student.
The circulation date will be
announced later, at which time
you may pick up your copy in
the student lounge. Faculty
and students receive one free
copy, additional copies may be
purchased for .75 per copy.
The circulation is expected to
be 1000 copies for this issue.