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THE CECIL W. ROBBINS LIBRARN
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
VOL. XXVI
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1966
Library Expanding This Year
The Loulsburg College Lib
rary has greatly expanded In
all areas this year, because
of a United States Department
of Health, Education, and Wel
fare matching grant and the lib
rary allotment from the Kenan
Foundation Grant. A matching
grant of $5,000, to be spent
by last June 30th, -was received
from the “College Libray Re
sources Program” sponsored
by the Department, of H. E.W,
under a nationwide program
to strengthen college libraries.
At this time, 65% of the books
ordered through this program
have been processed and are
on the library shelves, accord
ing to Mrs. Yarborough, Louls
burg College head librarian.
The library allotment from
the Kenan Foundation Grant re
ceived this fall is expected to
further swell the present 25,
000 volumes to an eventual
50,000. This grant will also
provide for an additional staff
librarian as well as supplies
and periodicals. Since the new
library has been built, a se
cretary and an assistant
librarian have been added.
In the basement, there Is one
room reserved exclusively for
archives, particularly records
of Franklin County and Louis-
burg College history. This
room Is being organized by Dr.
Shinn and Mrs. Zealand and will
also keep the books and records
of the Franklin County Histori
cal Society. Eventually, the
original site of Loulsburg Col
lege, now under extensive
restoration behind the Auditor-
ium-Classroom Building, will
become a museum and hold
many of the manuscripts and
records now In the basement
of the library. Dr. Shinn has
a hand in all of this.
New additions to the grow
ing audio-visual department in
the basement include a slide
projector, and overhead pro
jector, an opaque projector and
a new 16mm movie projector.
These are now being used pri
marily by the English De
partment and in the English De
partment primarily by Mr.
Lee. An up-to-date language
laboratory is also In the base
ment of the new building.
Future plans for expansion
include an idea to replace old
periodicals with microfilm,
thus saving space and facili
tation storage. Right now the
library has a microfilm scan
ner. This year’s plans also
include getting turntables for
the small record collection.
Also, Mrs. Yarborough said,
“We are anticipating receiving
$10 per student from the Fed
eral Government.” This is
exclusively for library use.
A Milestone—180 Years
In 1786, three years after
the winning of the Revolution,
enlightened citizens of Louls
burg, a tiny village nestled on
the fords of the Tar River,
petitioned the Legislature for
an academy. On January 6,
1787, Franklin Academy was
chartered, and a contract was
signed for the construction of
an academy building. That
was 180 years ago. In those
130 years thousands of people
have experienced the unique
approach to education that has
always reverenced the Individ
ual person and his needs.
In this anniversary year spec
ial observances will be held,
distinguished speakers and
scholars will visit the campus,
and important announcements
concerning the future growth
and development of the College
will be made.
The future has never been
brighter for Loulsburg College.
The past has brought the riches
of experience, the values of tra
dition, and the laurels of those
who have studied and learned
here. With this background
and with the continuing quest
toward academic excellence in
a Christian context Loulsburg
College looks boldly into the
future with new determination
and dedication to do its job well.
Alumni Bulletin
Enrollment
Hits 691
Enrollment at Loulsburg Col
lege reached 691, as the College
began Its 180th year of opera
tion. Registrar Zelda Coor
announced that 413 freshmen
and 278 sophomores make up
the student body, representing
thirteen states and one foreign
country. North Carolinians
number 497, 218 of whom come
from the five counties of Frank
lin, Durham, Wake, Vance, and
Nash.
Nineteen various denomlna-
See ENROLLMENT Page 2
Sadie Hawkins Day
The annual Sadie Hawkins Day,
held November 4, 1966, was
high-lighted by the Dogpatch
chase. Also Included on the
day’s agenda were various
games, a parade downtown, and
a dance featuring The Tropics
Band. The day was planned and
sponsored by the Student
Government Association.
At 3:00 o’clock that afternoon,
the boys lined one side of the
front driveway with the girls
on the other. At the signal,
the boys took off across front
campus with the girls in hot
pursuit. After several minutes
of wild scampering, one by one,
the females, persuaded, coaxed,
or dragged their catches to the
front steps of Main for the
marriage ceremony. Dr. Shinn
officiated at these ceremonies
with a Sears-Robuck catalog.
Various activities were held
prior to the chase. By 1:00
o’clock, everyone on the Louls
burg campus was supposed to be
clad In some outfit appropriate
to the Sadie Hawkins theme.
Anyone caught wearing convent
ional ciothlng was promptly
thrown in jail and required to
pay twenty-five cents to be re
leased. The sheriff and his
possee, which included the en
tire student body, roamed the
dormitory hall, the post office,
Franklin and Main Buildings,
and the cafeteria In search of of
fenders. Several persons re
sisting to various degrees, were
caught and put Into jail. One
captive was carried by a group
of bovs from the second floor
of Trinity Dorm. He was fin
ally jailed, but not before a last
minute effort for freedom,
which quickly ended when he
was swarmed-over by numer
ous boys.
After this episode, several
students provided entertain
ment by singing folk and hill
billy songs. This was followed
by chicken - fights, tug-o-war
games, (which the girls always
managed to loose), three-legged
races, sack races, and the
building of human pyramlnds,
which always seemed to col
lapse at the right moment—
(much to the delight of the
guys on bottom).
The grand finale of the after
noon came when all the stu
dents paraded from the col
lege down Main Street and
through the downtown area.
The festive day ended with a
dance In the cafeteria that night.
Couples were admitted by the
presentation of the marriage
license which they had received
earlier in the day.
The Chase
The annual Sadie Hawkins Day
boy-chase was held on Friday,
November 4, under the aus
pices of the S. G, A. and
Dean Patterson.
John Pike was appointed by
S. G. A. president Garland Mc
Pherson to head the band com
mittee. Other members were
John Strotmeyer, Richard Hay-
See CHASE Page 2
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