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LOUISBURG COLLEGE
‘-OUISBURG, N.C. 27549
VOL. XXVI
I.OUISBURG COLLEGE, LOl'lSBURG, N. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1966
No. 1
College Gets *240,000
Kenan Foundation Grant
The Sarah Graham Kenan
Foundation announced Wednes
day, September 21, at a meeting
here of the Loulsburg College
Board of Trustees that a grant
totaling $240,000 would be given
to the College for a four-year
period. This grant, amounting
to $60,000 annually, will be used
to supplement faculty salaries,
provide additional scholar
ships, improve library re
sources and assist the College
in securing a new infirmary.
Mr. David Daniel, Director of
College Relations, later ex
plained that the grant Is expec
ted to double the 25,000 volumes
in the new library. Daniel also
said that it will afford fifty
more $400 scholarships over
the four-year period, besides
contributing one third of the
cost of the new Infirmary, to
be built in the near future.
A special press conference
was called at 1 p.m. Septem
ber 21, following an 11:30 a.m.
meeting of the Board of Trus
tees with Foundation officials.
Frank H. Kenan, President of
the Foundation, was introduced
to the Trustees by the late Dr.
Herbert J. Herring, General
Consultant of Loulsburg Col
lege and former Vice Presi
dent of Duke University.
Judge Hamilton H. Hobgood of
Loulsburg and E. Hoover Taft,
Jr. of Greenville expressed ap
preciation of the gift on behalf
of the Board. Dr. John W. Scott
of Chapel Hill, Secretary of the
Kenan Foundation, stated that
the Foundation desired to pre
sent this first gift to a junior
college to an institution “of
unquestionable merit and In
tegrity” and said this was the
reason for choosing Loulsburg.
Dr. Robbins, Loulsburg Col
lege President, who received
the grant, largest in the Col
lege’s 180-year history, stated,
“All of us are overwhelmed
with this kind generosity. We
accept the challenge that has
been put before us. We will
continue to build on the solid
foundation of the past.”
Rev. W. K. Quick Leads R. E. Week
Rev. W. K. Quick
Religious Emphasis Week was
be observed on the campus of
Loulsburg College October 3
through October 6. It was
highlighted by speeches by the
guest speaker, Reverend Wil
liam Kellon Quick, pastor of
Saint James Methodist Church
in Greenville, North Carolina.
The purpose of Religious Em
phasis Week, as defined by
Reverend Wade Goldston,
Loulsburg College Chaplain in
charge of the events, is “to
emphasize the importance of
Christian faith and Christian
living in the lives of our col
lege students. Special effort
Is made to relate the Good
News of the Christian Religion
to young people living in this
revolutionary twentieth cen
tury.”
Services for Religious Em
phasis Week began on Mon
day, October 3, and ended on
Thursday, October 6. There
were services each evening
at 7:30 p.m. Services were
held on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings at 11 a.m., and a
brief service on Wednesday
Morning beginning at 11:20 and
closing at 11:50. Required cha
pel during Religious Emphasis
Week was held on Tuesday
at 11 a.m. Each night, Monday
through Thursday at 10 p.m.,
the guest minister visited the
dormitories. These visits were
be In the nature of “bull ses
sions,” with students having
the privilege of asking any
question desired.
Mr. Quick is on Governor
See QUICK Page 4
Arts Program Announced By de Hart
The 1966-67 Arts Program
at Loulsburg College has been
announced ^ by Allen de Hart,
Director of Cultural Activities.
The program consists of a con
cert series, foreign film art,
drama, music, art exhibits, and
special 180th Anniversary con
certs and lectures.
The Louisburg College Con
cert Series opens November 17
with DEREK & RAY, duo pia
nists. Their piano sounds, in
the Ferrante and Teicher style,
are for a combination of the best
In pops music of England and the
United States. The DON COS
SACK CHORUS AND DANCERS
appear November 30 under the
direction of Nicholas Kostru-
koff with twenty-five singers
and dancers. They are on their
26th world tour. On February 7,
the famous jazz stylists, the
DUKES OF DIXIELAND, will
perform with a soloist, and on
February 15, the METROPO
LITAN OPERA STUDIO pre
sents “Shakespeare in Opera.”
The ensemble consists of sing
ers and musicians from the
METROPOLITAN OPERA and
directed by John Gutman.
The Louisburg P’ayers, pre
senting four attractions, open
with REBEL WITHOUT A
CAUSE, October 20-22, 27-29.
Other plays are the TAMING
OF THE SHREW, guest direc
ted by Dr. R. C. Hunter, Chair
man Emeritus of the Depart
ment of Speech and Drama,
Ohio Wesleyan University, De
cember 12-13, 15-17; and
CAMELOT, May 11-13, 18-20.
A one-act play for the North
Carolina Dramatics Associa
tion will be presented March
2-4, 9-11. Season tickets are
$4.00 for adults and $3.00 for
Frank H. Kenan
Dr. Cecil W. Robbins
Freshmen Swing
Through Orientation
Loulsburg College opened its
orientation week on Sunday,
September 11. Approximately
415 freshmen students reported
to Dean Patterson’s office to
receive their Orientation Pro
grams and to have their identi
fication pictures taken. Vesper
services were directed on Sun
day night by Reverend Wade
Goldston who emphasized the
campus spirit of, “Can I Help
You.”
Monday morning, Dean York
spoke on academic policies.
At 9:45 a.m. the students met
with Dean Patterson and the
Student Government Associa
tion to discuss rules and re
gulations of the College. Mon
day afternoon students were
taken on tours of the library.
After supper, the filmstrip, “I
Wish I’d Known That Before I
Went to College,” was shown
in the AC Building. This was
followed by a panel discussion.
Tuesday was filled with meet
ings concerning registration
and the courses of study for
the freshmen students. At 8:00
p.m., a formal reception was
See FRESHMEN Page 4
students either In advance or at
the doors.
In addition to the regular stu-
See de HART Page 4
SGA >Plans
Plans
The Student Government
Association met Tuesday even
ing, September 20, for the first
time this year under the leader
ship of our new president, Gar
land McPherson.
Plans are being made for the
lobby of the Old Library in the
rear of Main building. The for
mer library is to be made into
a television room sometime in
the future. Suggestions were
made as to the possibility of
See PLANS Page 4
Dr. Herring Dies
I
Herring
By Sandra Rook
We at Louisburg were sad
dened by the passing of a well-
respected and beloved man who
served us well since he first
became a member of our Board
of Trustees on April 8, 1952.
Dr. Herbert James Herring died
Friday, September 23, 1966
after being stricken at his home
at 2605Sevler Street in Durham.
He was dead on arrival at
Duke Hospital shortly after 9
a.m. He had suffered two pre
vious heart attacks in recent
years.
Dr. Herring was lx)rn Dec.
11, 1899, in Pender County,
N. C. He received his A, B.
degree at Duke University in
See HERRING Page 4