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I ntnSBURG COLLEGE
Vol. XXIX
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17,1969
No. 2
Project Attainment Announced By College
E. Hoover Taft, Jr., Presi
dent of the Louisburg College
Board of Trustees, announced
Project Attainment September
23, 1969. The amount of
$1,950,000 was set as the goal
for the project. Project Attain
ment is the most ambitious
development project in Louis
burg College’s history.
The $1,950,000 will be used
to complete the long-range de
velopment program originally
announced in the early 1960’s.
The total expansion program
involved approximatdy four
million dollars in expenditures.
More than 52 percent of the
total long-term project has
been attained since 1961.
In 1961 the former Mills
High School property was
Phi Beta Lambda
Meets
Prospective members of Phi
Beta Lambda met recently
with last year’s members to
learn about the chapter and its
activities. Betty Sue Radford
gave an interesting talk on the
annual state convention held in
Durham last April. The Louis
burg College group won nume
rous honors. Among them was
the Grand Prize for having the
highest and composite score on
the three entries-report, scrap
book, and display.
Merlette Bumpass spoke
about the trip to the National
Leadership Conference, held in
Dallas, Texas. Miss Bumpass,
the North Carolina State PBL
representative for Miss Future
Business Executive, was one of
the top nine state representa
tives selected to be interviewed
by Dallas businessmen. She re
ceived several awards for the
local chapter.
The North Carolina Founda
tion of Church Related Col
leges hdd its “kick-off lunch
eon” recently for its annual
“fund raiang appeal” to raise
$850,000. The purpose of the
NCFCRC is to seek necessary
additional funds to meet the
rise in operating cost of col
leges today.
President Cecil W. Robbins,
Director of College Relations
David Daniel, Director of
Alumni Affairs Walter Jones,
and student representative Nor
man Barrack were among those
from Louisburg College attend
ing the luncheon held Septem
bought and refurnished. Also
in 1961 Patten Hall, a resi
dence dormitory for men, was
constructed. In 1963 Merritt
Hall, a dormitory for women,
was built. The Cecil W. Rob
bins Library was completed in
1965. Kenan Hall was opened
in 1968. It provides additional
residence facilities for female
students and a 24-bed infirm
ary.
The construction of another
male dormitory, a new main
tenance facility, an academic-
science building, a new student
center, and funds for faculty
salary adjustment are items on
the agenda to complete Project
Attainment.
In a statement accom
panying his announcement of
Project Attainment, Mr. Taft
state'’ ‘ ' decision to enter
upon fund-raising effort
at this time was made only
after long and careful study .. .
the trustees voted to finish the
expansion program as orig
inally envisioned, within the
decade that will end in 1971.
“We are all aware this is a
real challenge and a tremen
dous opportunity. We know
also, it is a project that must be
undertaken, and it must be
done now. The need for the
academic-science hall is ob
vious to trustees, administra
tion, faculty and students. It is
likewise extremely urgent that
we provide additional, modern
residence facilities for our men
students.”
ASG "Seeks Answers
n
Dean Patterson and SGA
President Leighton Strader rep
resented Louisburg College at
the Association of Student
Governments Conference on
September 19, 20, and 21 at
the Sheraton Park Hotel in
Washington, D. C.
The theme of the con
ference was “To Seek the
Answers Together.” Dean Pat
terson commented, “Here vras
a group of moderates neither
left nor right extremists who
were seeking to solve problems
now existing on college cam
puses. They sought a realistic
solution for the future, not for
today.”
The Association of Student
Governments, which was
started in 1964, sponsored the
three-day conference. Brought
together at the conference
were student government
leaders and administrators
from 300 institutions for infor
mal conversation, pand discus
sions, and speeches by federal
figures including President
Nixon.
One of the events highlight
ing the conference was the
presidential reception in the
East Room of the White
House. Mr. Nixon told the con
ference delegates that his Ad
ministration was “concerned
about the problems that you
are concerned about.”
According to Dean Patter
son, “The goal of Louisburg
College’s S.G.A. is to help
carry on the work of the col
lege.” He considered the con
ference quite excellent and
thought it touched upon the
pattern of Louisburg College.
Dean Patterson also stated
in the interview that SGA Pres
ident Leighton Strader came
back very enthused. He com
mented that he understood
better the role of the president
of the SGA in the life of the
college.
JACK AND SALLY JENKINS
ON STAGE TONIGHT
Louisburg College students
will be privileged tonight to
attend a concert performed by
Jack and Sally Jenkins, a ro
mantic singing team.
Jack and Sally met at the
University of Tampa, where
each had four years of inten
sive training in the elements of
music, after which they re
ceived their Bachelor of
Science degrees, music teaching
certificates," and a marriage
license.
After several concerts with
the Tampa Philharmonic Or
chestra, they received bookings
with top supper clubs and soon
found themsdves traveling ex
tensively to all parts of the
United States.
While appearing at the Pal
mer House in Chicago, they
On November 10, 11, and
12, the SGA vice-president
Toni Gupton, Dean Walston,
and Dean Patterson will attend
the Southern College Personnel
Convention in Charlotte, North
Carolina.
NCFCRC Sets Goal At $850,000
were spotted by bandleader
Guy Lombardo, who invited
them to join his “Royal Cana
dians.” During their year-long
association with Lombardo,
Jack and Sally appeared in the
Royal Box of New York’s
American Hotel, at the Sham
rock Hilton in Houston and
many more top supper clubs.
Jack and Sally’s recent en
try into the college and com
munity concert field has been a
successful and satisfying ex
perience for them. They have
received standing ovations for
their performances in college
and community concerts
throughout the Southeast and
are currently being booked in
advance.
Versatility is the trademark
of the young singers, and their
style keeps collegiate audiences
wondering what is coming
next.
Jack and Sally appear in
concert at Louisburg College
tonight at 8:00 P.M. The stu
dent body and the public are
invited to attend. Tickets are
available at the door.
ber 24 at the Robert E. Lee
Hotd in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina.
The NCFCRC is a non
profit institution that repre
sents twenty-five colleges ^th
a combined enrollment of
25,000 students. Hie member
colleges include Atlantic Chris
tian, Belmont Abbey, Brevard,
Campbell, Catawba, Chowan,
Elon, Gardner-Webb, Greens
boro, Guilford, High Point,
Lees-McCrae, Lenoir Rhyne,
Louisburg, Mars Hill, Meredith,
Montreat-Anderson, Mount
Olive, N. C. Wedeyan, Pfeiffer,
St. Andrews, St. Mary’s, Salem,
Warren Wilson and Wingate.
The foundation seeks neces
sary funds from business and
industry. Contributions will be
sought from 1,315 business
firms this year. These firms will
be divided into three divisions,
which will be solicited by as
signed business leaders, college
presidents or by mailed re
quests.
During the luncheon Dr.
Dale Grandey, President of
Salem College presented Mr.
Alex Galloway, President of
the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company with a plaque for the
outstanding contributions the
company has given in the past
to help further the education
of many students.
Other speakers of the day
included Dr. Raymond M.
Bost, President of Lenoir
Rhyne College, Dr. Norman A.
Wiggins, President of Campbell
College and the present presi
dent of NCFCRC, Dr. Byran K.
Trippet, President of Indepen
dent College Funds of
America, Inc., Tony Lyrdy,
SGA president of Campbell
College, Holgar J. Johnson,
President of the Council for
Financial Aid to Education and
John J. Ryan, Vice-President
of the Southern Bell Tel. and
Tel. Co.
While the coHege adminis
trators w^e being given ideas
as to how they coidd raise
money, the student representa
tives were ^aken on a tour of
the R, J. Keynolds Tobacco
Company. The students were
told that their presence that
day made it possible for the
student to see behind the ad
ministrators desks and see how
much money was really needed
to run a college.