SPECIAL EDITION
Goliimiis
archives
the CECIL W. ROBBINS LlBRAr^Y
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
VOL. XXXIV
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1975
NO. 4
Dr. Norris Is NewLC President
Dr. J. Allen Norris, Jr. Dfian John S. York
Jan Moses Assumes
SGAjPresidency
The Admini^jative Council
voted unanimously to remove
SGA President Bill Roughton
from office in a special meeting
on Friday, November 22, 1974.
Vice-President Jan Moses was
elevated to the office of President
to serve the remainder of
Roughton’s term.
Roughton was removed for
various social and academic
reasons. He had allowed his
course load to fall to eleven
hours, one below the limit of
twelve, and was in danger of
being dropped from another
course for over-cutting.
Roughtpn had also been con
victed of jweession of alcohol on
campus, but the Administrative
Council stated its concern with
the academic problems, not the
social ones. Various short
comings in carrying out the
duties of his office were also
cited, such as failure to make
committee apppintments for
faculty conmiittees.
The SGA and Student Affairs
Office were given the respon
sibility of holding special elec
tions as soon as possible to elect a
new vic^resident to replace
Moses in that^cffice.
Moses, a native of Raleigh,
becomes the first female
President for a full semester
since the Men’s and Women’s
Student Government con
solidated in 1967. Last year she
Dean John B. York Named
To Serve As Interim President
Jan Moses
was a member of the SGA Senate,
Student Affairs Committee, and
the College Task Force composed
of students, faculty and Trustees.
She was on the Dean’s List the
first semester of her freshman
year.
A major in journalism, she
plans to transfer to UNC-CH or to
West Virginia University. Her
ambition is to be a foreign
correspondent or have regular
columns in a magazine or
newspaper.
Asked about her reaction to the
new responsibility she said, “TTie
improvement of rules which
directly concern women students
will receive much of my at
tention, yet this is not my sole
objective in serving the students
a;s the new President.”
Louisburg College became a
,co-educational instituion in 1931,
under the presidency of Dr. A. D.
Wilcox.
Dr. J. Allen Norris, Jr, a 37
year old Raleigh native, has been
named President of Louisburg
College to succeed Dr. Cecil W.
Robbins, who left office January
first. The announcement was
made by the Board of Trustees on
Friday, December 20. At the
same time. Dean John B. York
was named interim President
until Dr. Norris can assume
office. Dr. Robbins will serve as a
consultant to the college to assure
the smooth transition of the
presidency.
Dr. Norris received his B.A.
and M.A.T. in history from Duke
University in 1959 and 1960,
respectively. He taught in the
Greensboro public schools from
1959 to 1961 and was then a
graduate assistant in the
Department of Education at
Duke while earning his doctorate,
which he completed in 1963.
Rollms College in Winter Park,
Florida, has employed Dr. Norris
since 1964, when he began as an
Associate Professor of Education
and Assistant Director of the
Graduate Program in Education.
He took the responsibility as
Chairman of the Department of
Education in 1967 and served as
the Dean of Academic Affairs
from 1970 to 1972. He is currently
serving as the Vice Provost of the
College and Professor of
Education at Rollins. This post
involves responsibility for the
academic programs of the
college.
Dr. Norris has been an active
member of Kappa Delta Pi, the
honor society in Education, since
1968. He has served as national
Vice-President, member of the
Executive Council and member
of the Nominations Committee in
Kappa Delta Pi. He is a member
of the Kiwanis and University
Clubs of Winter Park.
While active in the North
Carolina Methodist Church, Dr.
Norris attended some summer
workshops at Louisburg College.
He has remained active in the
church and has held several posts
in the First United Methodist
Church of Winter Park.
Dr. Norris is married to the
former Elizabeth McLamb of
Sampson County, North Carolina.
They have two children,
Elizabeth, 14, and William, 12.
Prior to the selection of Dr.
Morris, many persons were in
terviewed by the selection
conunittees of the Board of
Trustees, chaired by Mrs. Lois
Wheeless of Louisburg, Dr. Leo
Jenkins of East Carolina
University, and John Church of
Henderson. Faculty members of
the committees were Dr. William
R. Rose, Dr. Mac L. Ricketts and
Miss Sarah Foster. Chairman E.
Hoover Taft of the Board of
Trustees has said the College is
“fortunate to have a man of
Norris’ vitality, experience, and
capabilities as President.”
“I am looking forward to
working closely with the
students, faculty, staff and
trustees to continue the fine
academic program of Louisburg
College and project future
directions,” said Dr. Norris.
“Finance problems and declining
student enrollment are not
unique problems to Louisburg. I
hope to increase enrollment by
the fall of next year, with help
from the national economy. We
can receive funds to maintain our
programs. I will also make an
effort to meet supporters of
Louisburg College and to get new
support,” continued Dr. Norris.
“Accentuating the uniqueness”
of Louisburg College will be vital
to increased enrollments, ac
cording to Dr. Norris. He also
voiced his support of increased
state funding and appropriations.
Dr. Norris said he felt the roots of
Louisburg College were deep in
the North Carolina Methodist
Conference and expects their
continued support.
Dr. Norris expects to take over
as President by June first at the
latest. He stated his intention to
remain in close contact with
Acting President John York and
said he hopes to clear his
responsibilities at Rollins College
soon enough to return to
Louisburg by early March.
Board Of Visitors Sets
Student Scholarship Fund
The Louisburg College Board of
Visitors decided in its regular fall
meeting on Friday, November 22,
to move funds earmarked for the
restoration of the Franklin
Academy to a scholarship fund
for needy students. The Board
voted to contact the contributors
to the Academy project to obtain
their approval for moving the
funds, citing the more urgent
need for aiding the student body
of Louisburg College as the
reason. The Board had ac
cumulated $15,135.00 of the
$16,770.00 that was pledged. The
money they now have will be
invested, and only the interest
will be used for a scholarship,
leaving the major part of the
capital for the Academy project
in case it is resumed in the future.
Earlier in the meeting, the
Board heard reports from Dr.
Cecil W. Robbins on the state of
the College and from Mr. Joe
Capell, Director of Admissions,
on the recruitment picture for the
coming year. Dr. Robbins spoke
of the financial picture at
Louisburg College and the ad
verse effects from the
enlargement of the state-
supported colleges, tne com
munity colleges, and the
technical schools. He appealed
for help from the Board of
Visitors by emphasizing student
recruitment and support of the
College’s annual fund.
Capell reported the work of the
two traveling representatives the
college has “on the road,” Jenny
Hunter and Mike Lampros. He
said his staff was “working
harder than ever before, but still
lagging behind.” Capell cited the
high cost of advertising as a
deterrent to recruitment, but
reported on the new bumper
stickers recently purchased by
the College to provide an ad
vertising medium that could be
distributed on a wide range.
Students attending the meeting
were Ben Alexander, John King,
Bonnie Stainback, Dean Hobbs,
and Debbie Duke. Mr. Terry
Pettit and Mrs. Martha Hobgood
represented the Faculty. Other
members of the Administration
present were Dean John York,
Dean Carl Settle, Treasurer Billy
Parrish, and Director of Alumni
Affairs John Baggett.