AHCHrVES
CECIL W. ROBBINS I *
LOUISBURG COLLEQg
i-OUISaURG, N.c, 27S40
Vol. XXX
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1970
No. 2
Homecoming Activities Slated
Homecoming events for
1970 will begin Friday,
November 20 with a bonfire on
the athletic field at 6:30 P.M.
Friday night will be left open
for students. All-night movies
will be shown in the cafeteria
for those interested. Feature
movies include: CAT
BALLOU, HORROR OF
DRACULA, and THE PIT
AND THE PENDULUM.
The main Homecoming
events are to be held Saturday,
November 21. As is tradition at
Louisburg College, the dorms
and the five houses will de
corate in the hopes of winning
a steak dinner. Judgments will
be made around noon on
Saturday.
A pop concert sponsored by
the SGA will be held from
3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on the main
lawn. HASH from Raleigh will
provide the music.
Open house will be observed
in men’s and women’s dorms
Saturday afternoon. Dean
Betsy May
Walter B. Jones stated that a
time schedule will be an
nounced at a later date.
From 5:00 to 6:30 P.M.
alumni, students, and dates are
invited to a buffet dinner in
the cafeteria. Dinner is free to
resident students and dates.
At 7:30 Louisburg College
will play its Homecoming
basketball game against South-
wood College. Southwood
should prove to be a form
idable opponeiit. It is rumored
that Southwood will have a
stronger ball club this year
than that of last year. Half-
time will feature the crowning
of the 1970 Homecoming
Queen. Dean Jones states that
a crowd of approximately
1,300 is to be expected for the
ball game.
Immediately following the
basketball game, the Home
coming Dance will be held in
the cafeteria. The hours are
tentatively set from 9:30 P.M.
to 1:00 A.M. Entertainment
for the dance is to be provided
by BILL DEAL AND THE
RHONDELLS from Virginia.
A special invitation is ex
tended to the graduating
classes of 1925, 1930, 1940,
1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, and
1965. The class of 1950 is
expected to have one of the
largest reunions, with some 30
members back, reports Dean
Jones.
Homecoming events are
being sponsored by the Alumni
Office and the SGA. Con
tributions have also been made
by the Sophomore Class and
the Men’s Council. The cash
receipts, amounting to
$913.00, from the KENNY
ROGERS and the FIRST
EDITION Concert are being
used by the SGA to pay part
ially for the two bands. Here
students can see that their
money is being used for a
direct purpose.
Project Attainment
The sum of $434,000 has
been pledged to “Project
Attainment” with more than
$126,000 paid in cash through
July 31, according to Preside.it
Cecil W. Robbins.
With funds received from
this effort, the College has
been able to purchase for
$80,000 the A. W. Person
property which adjoins the
campus on the north, provide
new bathrooms for Franklin
Men’s Dormitory and secure
the College’s share of funds for
a new dormitory for men.
The new 96-bed building, to
cost around $570,000 in
cluding furnishings, is to be
erected on the newly acquired
21-acre site. Construction is
expected to begin this fall and
the building will be ready for
occupancy by the beginning of
the 1971-72 academic year.
The College anticipates a
40-year — three percent loan in
the amoUiit of $500,000 from
Housing and Urban Develop-
me.it.
This new housing facility is
made necessary by the closing
of tiie west wing of Main Build
ing and the lai^e number of
me.i students who cannot find
housing in Louisbui^. Five
college-owned houses adjacent
to the College are being used
See PROJECT page 5
First Edition in Concert
“Kenny Rogers and the
First Edition” are the dynamic
* young group of musicians and
I,' singers who played here on
October 29.
Included in the program for
the evening were their hit songs
“Tell It All, Brother,” “Heed
the Call,” “Ruby,” “Some
thing’s Burning,” and “What
Am I Gonna Do?” Other
numbers included some
original arrangements by
Kenny Rogers.
Kenny Rogers is the
founder of the “First Edition”.
His rosy, but realistic, outlook
on the world and its problems
is reflected in most of the
songs he chooses for the group
to sing.
Kenny Rogei-s was brought
up in Los Angeles, and while
see EDITION page 8
HOMECOMING COURT FOR 1970 Finch Photo
Ripley - - Believe It Or Not
On November 10, Ken
Ripley from UNC-Chapel Hill
was guest speaker for the
chapel program. Ripley is a
junior at UNC, where he is
editor of THE TARHEEL, one
of Carolina’s studeiit news
publications. He is also a
columnist for the newspaper,
and he features his column
“Soul Food,” which has been
noted in THE TARHEEL for
two years, and has also
appeared in the N.C. State
newspaper, THE
TECHNICIAN.
Ripley’s column became so
popular that he receiitly wrote
his first book, entitled SOUL
FOOD AND PERPLES. The
book features excerpts from
his column and deals with the
many problems that Christians
face in today’s society. Ripley
says that “trying to be a
Christian on campus is like
trying to hold an egg in a
broken shell.” He asks, “Who is
to blame?” Ripley’s purpose in
writing the book SOUL FOOD
AND PERPLES is that of
trying to “unchain religion
from the pulpit,” and that of
making people realize that
Christianity is much more than
going to church on Sunday.
Ripley’s topic for the chapel
program was “The Problem of
Faith on Campus.” He talked
about the causes and reasons
for the lack of faith that many
collegu students have today
and about the ways one could
try to increase his faith in
himself and God.
Ripley conveyed that the
student should try to develop a
world view of life which he
explains as a “workable way
which one can know himself
and can reach out to others.”
He says that to create this
world view one should be con
sistent in his faith for all things
he does. He should try to find
some significance in his life and
let his life be capable of
refutation. Ripley says that
these things serve as a check on
reality. A person’s world view
must be opeti to examination
by himself. All of these things,
Ripley says, are ways in which
a person can try to increase his
faith in himself and in God.
Kimball
Freshmen Voice Their Opinions Of Louisburg College
KENNY ROGERS
Finch Photo
Freshmen appeared eager to
voice their opinions of Louis
burg College. When Bill Hodge
was asked of his opinion of
Louisburg campus, he replied;
“I think it is a very pretty
campus, and I like the way it is
so easy to get to my classes and
I like the idea of all my classes
being held in one building.”
Debbie Merritt says she likes
the friendly people. She went
on to say the weekends were
all right if you’re with some
body. Linda McMillen said,
“It’s pretty well arranged and
you don’t have so far to go to
your classes.” Then abruptly
she said, “The rooms are too
hot and I wish they were air
conditioned.” Frank Beard
likes Louisburg because it’s a
quiet place, but says it gets
pretty lonely when everyone
goes home on the weekends.
When asked if the people
here were friendly and easy to
get along with, the majority
said yes, but there were some
who feel that there are “plas
tic” people who think they are
above everyone else.
As for the opinions on the
rules and regulations for the
girls here at Louisburg, many
replied, “They are entirely too
strict.” Many of the freshmen
feel an 18-year old girl should
not be punished when she is a
few minutes past the curfew.
They feel she is old enough to
set her own responsibilities and
standards. A few felt that the
10:30 curfew on week nights
was reasonable, because that is
when most of the studying
should be done.
The major complaint was
the food. Students feel that if a
person is paying as much
money for the food as they
See FRESHMAN page 6