Vol. XXVIII
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N.C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1968
No. 4
HOMECOMING
Freshman
Class
Leaders
On Tuesday, November 5,
1968, the freshman class nomi
nated class officers during
chapel. Those nominated were:
Treasurer, Jean McLamb, Fen
ton Winstead, and Mary Clark
Caldwell; Secretary, Sandy
Finch and Lynn Mackintyre;
Vice President, Wayne Ander
son, Lea Barnes, Toni Gupton,
Rusty Holderness, Cathy
Strickland, and Debra Webb;
President, Randy Crawford,
Worth Kinlaw, Steve Loveland,
Ken Morrison and Tommy
Wright.
It was then decided that all
the candidates running for the
various offices should give a
one or two minute speech to
enable the members of the
freshman class to become
acquainted with all of those
running for office.
On Tuesday, November 12,
each of the nominees gave a
speech during the latter part of
the freshman chapel.
The election of the office
seekers was held on Thursday,
November 14, in the cafeteria
during lunch. Only freshmen
were allowed to vote. The
freshman class elected Tommy
Wright as their president,
Wayne Anderson, vice presi
dent, Sandy Finch, secretary,
and Mary Clark Caldwell, treas
urer.
Norman Barrack
Field Trip
On Friday the 8th day of
November, a group of Louis-
burg College biology students
boarded the college’s bus and
headed for Beaufort, North
Carolina. The students repre
sented the classes of Mr. Barris,
Dr. Nease, Mrs. Palmer, and Mr.
Washburn. The bus left our
campus shortly after 1:00 p.m.
and arrived at the Duke Marine
Laboratory well after dark. Fri
day night was spent on the
beach of Bogue Sound seining
the shallow water for orga-
j nisms. The pilings of a nearby
i pier were scraped; they yielded
I a few starfish, sea urchins, and
sea squirts. Early Saturday
morning the party travelled to
Morehead City by bus to board
a boat and ckedge the sound.
The students split into two
groups; one group traveled
down Bogue Sound and the
other group traveled up the
Sound. The dredging yielded
Best
Homecoming Yet
EXCITEMENT ’68 is the
motto for this year’s Home
coming to be held on Saturday,
November 23. This event
promises to be one of the most
exciting attractions ever held
on the Louisburg College
campus. So be sure to mark
your calendar for tho weekend
of November 22 and 23.
The big weekend officially
starts on Friday night, Novem
ber 22, when the sophomore
class will sponsor its Winter
Dance from 8 to 12 in the
College cafeteria. The Class of
’69 are cordially inviting all
alumni to return for this event.
Music will be furnished by Bill
Deal and the Rhondells from
Virginia Beach, Virginia. This
nationally famous group has
recently recorded an album,
and they are famous for such
songs as “May I,” “There Is,”
and “39-21-40 Shake.” Ticket
Last Year’s Queen is Chosen
prices for the semi-formal
dance are $2.50 per couple in
advance and $3.00 at the door.
All alumni interested in tickets
or other information should
contact Jay Fleck, president of
the sophomore class. Box 891,
Louisburg College, Louisburg,
N. C. 27549.
On Saturday, November 23,
there is a full schedule of
events. All alumni will be sent
additional information about
these activities, with a chance
to make reservations, at a later
date.
Columns Attends Convention
On October 31 through
November 2 of this year the
44th annual conference of the
National Collegiate Press was
held in New York City. Jimmy
White and Russ Tolar repre
sented Columns at this conven
tion. Delegates to the conven
tions came from forty-six dif
ferent states and two foreign
countries. There were about
1700 delegates to the conven
tion. The purpose of the meet-
little volume, but there was a
large variety of organisms re
presented. Saturday afternoon
most of the students rowed to a
nearby mud-flat where wild
ponies were sighted along with
other animals. One rowboat
was left high and dry because
its captain forgot the tide was
on its way out. The students
worked hard classifying the
animals Saturday night. An ad
joining lab was occupied by
students from Mary-Baldwin
College. Speciments were
shared by both colleges. Sun-
ing was to promote better
journalism in both college
newspapers and yearbooks.
The conference was opened
Thursday night with welcom
ing addresses from the program
officials and the Deputy-Mayor
of New York City. A talk was
also given by John Allen,
Senior Editor of the Reader’s
Digest. The daily schedule con
sisted of meetings on various
aspects of college journalism.
day morning the bus was load
ed for the trip back to Louis
burg. On the way back to
campus an interesting side trip
was taken to Fort Macon, a
Civil War fort. The faculty
members showed their cooking
skills by preparing breakfast on
portable gas stoves in the cool
morning air. Aside from the
fact that there was no heat in
the dorms and very cold and
rainy weather, the trip was a
complete success.
Bunky Butler
In order to have time for all of
the meetings were held, seven
to eight meetings were held
simultaneously. The persons
who headed these meetings
were all authorities in their
particular fields. The studento
attending gathered much by
discussions with fellow writers.
Some were surprised to Hnd
that other publk;ations shared
many of the same problems as
their ovm. Saturday’s meetings
were held until lunch. The
luncheon was given by the
Ford Foundation and followed
up by an address by Lee A.
laocca. Executive Vice Presi
dent of Ford Motor Company.
Russ Tolar
Daily Thought
In Thy wind-in Thy light-
How insignificant is every
thing else, how small are we
--and how happy in that which
alone is great.
Markings