ARCHIVES
THE CECIL W. ROBBINS I I3m
LOUISBURG COLUGC
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
V6I. XXXIV
LOUISBURG COLLEGE, LOUISBURG, N. C„ OCTOBER 21, 1976
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No. 2
Sophomore Class Officers (L to R) Martha Mitchell, Treas.; Cathy
McKeel, Sec.; Stuart Boyd, V. P.; and Bill Terry, Pres.
Class Officers Elected
By Minority Of Students
The elections for class officers
took place September 14-16 in the
cafeteria lobby. Approximately
forty percent of the student body
voted for their class leaders. Only
167 freshmen and 101 sopho
mores voted.
Steve Might, who is a commut
er and lives in Louisburg, defeated
Beth Tate and Dave Caudill for the
office of freshman class president.
Linda Royster of Cary won the
freshman vice-presidential office
over Stan Lewter. Leslye Cooley
was defeated by Michelle Lynn, a
native of Rocky Mount, who will
serve as secretary of the freshman
class. Ann Hales was unopposed
in the race for freshman class
treasurer.
All of the sophomore offices
were unopposed which contri
buted to the low turnout of voters.
Bill Terry, a native of Warrenton,
will serve as sophomore class
president. Last year, he was
president of the freshman class.
The office of vice-president will
be occupied by Stuart Boyo' of
Petersburg, Va. The offices of
Secretary and Treasurer were
won by Martha Mitchell and
Cathy McKeel respectively.
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Students Request
Saturday Library Hours
Freshman Class Officers (L to R) Michelle Lynn, Treas.; Linda Royster,
V. P.; Ann Hales, Sec.; and Steve Hight, Pres.
By Millette Perry
On September 29, eight girls
from Merritt Dorm met with Mr.
Don Richardson, head librarian, to
discuss opening the library on
Saturday. The meeting was held
in Richardson's office and stu
dents attending were Sarah Pur
ser, Michelle Matuskowitz, Beth
Tate, Juanita Bennette, Millette
Perry, Ann Garrett, Sandra Styers
and Libby Lewis. Steve Whitlock,
who has offered his services to
keep the library opened, also
attended.
When students inquired as to
why the library is not available to
them on Saturdays, Richardson
explained that numerous surveys
taken in past years have indicated
that Sunday night is the best time
to open on weekends because the
majority of students have returned
to school. He also stated that the
library has been opened on Satur
day in past years; however, be
cause of poor student attendance,
the policy was discontinued.
One of the sophomores said
that she thought that tuition fees
were high enough to justify
opening the library regardless of
how many students used its
facilities. Richardson stated that
the expense of opening and
lighting the library for just one
student who may use the library
for just one Saturday could not be
justified. It was suggested that in
order to cut expenses, the library
open every other weekend, but
Richardson said that a policy such
as that would breed confusion.
Many students argued that the
library should be open on Satur
days because it provides a quiet
place to study and they do not
have time to use the library during
the week. Counterarguing, Rich-^
ardson said that college students
should be mature enough to keep
dorms quiet enough for studying.
He said he is in favor of the library
opening on Saturdays, but op
poses its being used primarily for a
study area. Suggesting that stu-
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dents endeavor to allot their time
so that they will be able to use the
facilities during the week, Rich
ardson illustrated his point by
comparing the library hours with
bank hours. He stated that one
does not go to the bank when one
decides, but one goes when the
bank is open. He also stated that if
the library opens on Saturdays, he
will reserve the right to ask
students why they are using it.
He declared, "I am pleased with
the use of the library this year, it
seems to be the best of any year
since I've been here." Richardson
said he wanted students to get
involved in their goal to open the
library on Saturdays. Petitions and
picketing were suggested actions.
If the library begins to open on
Saturdays, students will be able to
utilize the materials on the first
floor and the mezzanine. If a
student wants material from the
audio-visual room or basement,
he will have to request it on
Friday.
A total of ten students must use
the library in order to keep it open
on Saturdays and if three conse
cutive Saturdays go by without
enough students utilizing the li
brary, it will close again. Richard
son hopes to open the library
before the end of the semester if
enough students are interested.
Corkum
Heads
PBL
For the second year, Mike
Corkum has been elected presi
dent of the business fraternity. Phi
Beta Lambda. Other officers in
clude Clifton Marshall, vice presi
dent; Judy Terrell, secretary; Stu
art Boyd, treasurer; Marianne
Collins, historian; Stuart Mae,
photographer; and Tony Murray,
parliamentarian.
The fraternity has already
sponsored a successful carwash
and plans to sell doughnuts and
rake leaves as money-making
projects. Members of PBL plan to
help with a Christmas party for
needy children.
Proceeds from the projects will
be used to pay expenses to the
state convention in the spring.