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louisburg college
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
VOL. XXVII
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1967
No. 1
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GLENN YARBROUGH
Glenn Yarbrough Opens
L. C. Concert Series
From California comes Glenn
Yarbrough with the Fred Ram
irez Trio and guitarists Maffitt
and Davies to open the 1967-68
Loulsburg College Concert Ser
ies here on October 9, at 8 p. m.,
in the College Auditorium.
In 1966 when the Faculty and
Student Cultural Committees
began to make plans to bring
Yarbrough to the campus, he
was the third-ranking folk sing
er (with Bob Bylan and Harry
Belafonte) in the nation accord
ing to Billboard's annual sur
vey. Today, with eight LP's
to his credit and many singles,
like ‘‘Baby the Rain Must Fall”
selling nearly a million, he is
ranked sixth in the nation’s
top fifty folk singers.
A Yarbrough song has a poig
nant touch of lyric poetry that
is different from the other folk
singers, (like Simon and Gar-
funkel who are also in the top
six). And it should be. Yar
brough’s tenor voice is inter
nationally known for Its blue-
sky clarity. “Tm grateful to
folk music,” he says. “It
has made people listen to the
lyrics.” He sings many of the
songs that Rod McKeun has
turned into soft epics of love
lost, love found, hard times,
good times, and a walk by the
sea.
Yarbrough has been singing
since the age of eight; he was
a soloist In Grace Church of
New York. He attended St.
John’s College In Annapolis and
Mexico City College where he
majored in philosophy. He
served with the army in Korea
for three years, and in 1959
organized the Limeliters.
Later in 1963 he went out on
his own and overnight was a
success as a single performer.
He tours extensively. His
personal life is nearly as busy
as his career. When he isn’t
home with his wife and two
children, he is sailing his 85’
schooner, the “Tiki” (of TV’s
“Adventures in Paradise”) or
planning his pet project—an
orphanage for children on his
Jamaica plantation.
LC students may use their
ID cards for admittance. All
public tickets have been sold.
College Culture Touted
This season, the Louisburg
College Arts Program will pro
vide more than thirty cultural
events. Mr. Alan de Hart,
Director of Cultural Activities
of L. C. and Chairman of Cul
tural Events of the Association
of Eastern North Carolina Col
leges, says that our College
arts program is “second only
to East Carolina University
in budget and scheduled
events.” These programs are
chosen by faculty and student
committees.
The Concert Series is selected
by the faculty and student com
mittees. Music presentations
are chosen by the Music De
partment. Drama is by the
Louisburg Players of the Dra
matics Department. Lectures
are selected by the faculty cul
tural committee. Foreign
Films are chosen by the fac
ulty cultural and student film
committees. Art Exhibits are
sponsored by the Art Depart-
(See Culture-page 3)
President Robbins Addresses Freshmen
“This is a day of new free
dom, but also a day of new
responsibility,” this was the
spearhead of Dr. Robbln’s wel
coming address, given August
31. The challenge of college
is an exciting adventure in life
itself. “If you put enough into
something, it becomes Interest
ing and challenging—if you put
the best that you have in every
subject, the progress that you
make will be amazing,” con
tinued President Robbins.
Determination, strength of
character, and self-restraint
are so very necessary if we
are to maintain a sense of
responsibility, he said. Rules
cannot be thrown away, for ours
“is still a world of law and
order.” The coming year
makes way for lasting friend
ships and paves the road to
eventual greatness, Dr. Robbins
believes. “The real revolution
of today is occurring on the
college campus—the great dis
coveries are being wrought out
on the college campus,” em
phasized Dr. Robbins. He con
cluded, “I don’t know of anyone
in the world as fortunate as the
college student of today.”
DR. C. W. ROBBINS
Dean Patterson Recovers
T. A. Patterson, Dean of Stu
dents at Louisburg College,
suffered a heart attack the
evening of July 15, 1967. Al-
PATTERSON
though his illness was not
thought to be serious, later tests
showed he had suffered a coron
ary thrombosis, with the
rupture of a blood vessel
with in the vicinity of the heart.
After a stay of several weeks
at Franklin Memorial Hospital,
Dean Patterson is now at home
and his doctors are allowing him
to take more exercise each day.
He has been seen around campus
a few times, and we hope within
a short while he will be able
to resume his normal activities.
While Dean Patterson Is re
cuperating, Mr. Whit Shearin,
who is a faculty member in the
business department and who
last year served as advisor to
men, has been appointed acting
Dean of Men. Mrs. Gladys
Bailey, who has served as house
counselor aid advisor to women,
has been appointed acting Dean
of Women.
Prof. Wright Entertains
The Louisburg Lions
You Can Flunk
Before Christmas
By Blake York
A new time schedule, known
as the early semester plan, is
being put in use" at Louisburg
this year. Faculty and Ad
ministration have investigated
the effectiveness of this plan
for several years, by studying
results from various colleges
that have attempted it.
The purpose of the plan Is
eliminate the two-week drag
after Christmas holidays by
beginning classes two weeks
earlier and having exams be
fore Christmas.
Although there will be no
Thanksgiving holidays, there
will be a break in classes
exactly half way between the
semester — October 25-29th.
Christmas holidays will begin
on December 19th and will end
on January 16th. Spring va
cation also comes half-way
through the second semester—
March 16-25th.
This plan should prove to
be a great advantage to all
Louisburg College students.
Dean York believes.
Pres. Tuttle
A1 Wright, Professor of Eng
lish at Louisburg College, en
tertained the local Lions at
the Murphy House Tuesday,
Septeml)er 5.
Professor Wright, while play
ing the guitar, beautifully sang
“Greensleeves,” followed by
two rounds, one each in Eng
lish and German. The group
participated in both rounds.
There were five visitors from
Louisburg College: Wayne Bur
ris, a former student at- Louis
burg College and now an In
structor of biology at the
college; Norman Cooper, a stu
dent; Blair Plunkett, an
instructor of Fren ch and
Spanish; Don Richardson,
library staff; and Sidney Staf
ford, director of religious act
ivities as well as an Instructor
of religion.
-The Franklin Times
Resigns
Pam Tuttle, the elected dorm
president for Merritt Hall, has
resigned because of academic
conflicts, “r m under obligation
to resign,” stated Pam. When
asked for details she refused
further comment.
Edith Hill has been appointed
by the Women’s Council as
Merritt Hall's new president.