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ARCHIVES th^eci^^o^ns library ~TBu!SBURGc1lLEG£ LOUiSEUE£i_Nj 27549 VOL XXXIII LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N.C. AUGUST 27,1973 Number 1 What Does The Year Hold For You? By President Cecil W. Rob bins What does the 1973-74 academic year hold for you? Will it be a year of growing frustration or of enlarging pur pose? Will it be a time of dull boredom or of creative achieve ment? Will it be a period of debilitating cynicism or of wholesome optimism? The answer lies with you! You can make the year what you want it to be. You can find at Louisburg College what you look for-grubby students, boring professors, bumbling ad ministrators. On the other hand, you can find genial students, concerned faculty, helpful administrators. You can find a pulsating, vibrant student body, friendly and helpful. You can find a capable and inspiring corps of teachers and other college personnel who are committed to the pleasant experience of helping students. We welcome you to this kind of college family! You can make it even better and in the process experience devel opment and growth that can DR. ROBBINS make this the best year of your life. We are glad you are here! We trust that you are glad to be here. And as the year moves swiftly along, we hope that our mutual gladness will turn to increasing inner satisfaction and fulfillment for us ail. Enrollment Holds Its Own The enrollment figures for the fall 1973 session indicate that Louisburg College is holding its own in comparsion to other area two year institutions. Enrollment for this semester was expected to drop to a rather drastic low, but the figures are about the same as in the past few years. As of now, the total enrollment stands at 725. Many students in last year’s freshman class are not returning, thus reducing the present sophomore class to 274. There are 74 resident sopho more women and 14 women are day students. The number of resident sophomore men is listed at 168, with 18 men being day students. The large freshman class totals at 441. Out of this figure, 51 are day students, 162 are resident women, and 238 are resident men. Three Students Die This summer spelled tragedy for the families of three Louisburg College students. On Wednesday, July 18, Billy Vaughan of Dolphin, Virginia, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car near McCracken Oil Company just North of Louisburg. Vaughan the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Vaughan, was given first aid on the scene by the Louisburg Rescue Service and rushed to Franklin Memorial Hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. . Greg Godwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Godwin of Farmville, Virginia, lost his life on Thursday, July 12. Godwin, 19, died of a heart attack while attending classes at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia. He has suffered from heart disease since childhood. Jesse Earl Jones, of 3906 Eck Road in Raleigh, was killed two miles North of Raleigh when a bus mirror struck him on the back of the head. Jones, 19, was carried about 300 feet from where his car apparently broke down. State Trooper J. R. Todd said Jones was walking on the left side of the road when he was struck on the head. The southbound bus passed another vehicle at the time of the accident. While the bus was passing, the mirror struck Jones. All three boys were well liked and respected by their fellow students and by their professors. Their deaths were a great loss to Louisburg College and they will be sorely missed. S Welcome Back, Sophs WOODWARD Watergate Hero To Lecture On Tuesday night, August 28, at 8:00 p. m. in the College Auditorium, the Louisburg Arts and Lecture Program will present Mr. Bob Woodward. The subject of the lecture will be the freedom of the press. A reporter for the Washington Post, Mr. Woodward was a winner of a 1973 Pulitzer Gold Medal award in journalism. His other recognitions include the Heywood Hale Brown Award, the James Polk Award, and the Drew Pearson Award in Investigative Reporting. Mr. Woodward and another Post reporter, Carl Bernstein, initially exposed the Watergate scandal. The investigate re porting team was the first to uncover many of the alleged instances of highlevel involve ment in the bugging of Democratic headquarters last year. Woodward, 30, is a 1965 Yale graduate and five-year Navy veteran. Construction has recently begun on the new $450,000 Student Center. Upon its completion, students of Louis burg College will have access to one of the finest activities centers in the area. Built as an addition to the Benjamin Duke Cafeteria, the structure not New Student Center only will greatly expand the space available for student functions, but will also free much valuable floor space throughout the campus for various administraitive uses. Facilities to be relocated in the new Student Center include the post office, book store, soda shop. Oak office. Columns office, and Student Govern ment office. Additional facilities include a large game room, a stage and dance area, a conference room, and a multi-purpose room. The new building, containing 15,000 square feet, will be ready for use during the early part of 1974. The architect is Harry J. Harles of Rocky Mount, and construction is by Promac, Inc., of Raleigh. The Department of Housing and Urban Development has made a $385,000 loan to aid in finances. Freshmen Oriented Approximately 450 freshmen were officially oriented by special activities at the College last week. Freshmen arrived on campus on Monday, August 20, and reported to the Student Affairs Office. Those who were not previously registered did so at this time. At 8:00 Monday night, Dr. C. W. Robbins, President of the College, hosted an informal reception in the cafeteria. The following morning there was a general assembly of all freshmen in the College Auditorium. After Chaplain Sidney Stafford delivered the invocation. Dr. Robbins addressed the students with a welcoming speech. Later that mornihg, Dean Settle and Director of Food Services Lewis Waskey met with the freshmen, and Mr. Sam White, the Coordinator of the Cooperative Education Pro gram addressed the students. Career interest groups assem bled later in the afternoon. Individual Dorm meetings took place at 10:00 p. m. On Wednesday, August 22, Mr. Stafford; Dean John York; Mr. Joe Capell, Financial Aid Director; Mr. Allen deHart, Cultural and Public Affairs Director; and Mr. Jim Lanier, Recreation Director, spoke to Freshmen on Academic Policies and Student Services. All freshmen met with their advisors in the afternoon. Thursday, August 23, was set aside for additional advisor consultations and for textbook purchases. On Friday night, the S.G.A. sponsored the movie “Summer of ’42” in the College Auditorium. A dance with music provided by Nantucket Sleigh Ride was held in the Benjamin M. Duke Cafeteria Saturday night at 9:00 for freshmen and returning sopho mores. Pre-registration Pre-registration for the fall term was held in the C. W. Robbins Library July 16-20. An average of 65 freshmen attended each day. The sessions began at 10:00 A. M. each day. Dean York made a brief statement which included instructions for completion of the registration. The students then met their advisors and completed the necessary forms. Most were finished by 3:00 P. M. each day. Students only had to pick up their schedules and I.D. cards when they arrived August 20. Some students registered by mail, and the remainder did so when they arrived for the fail term.
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