Golkmiis «HE CECIL W. ROBBINS L louisburg college iOUISBURG, N.C. 27549 Vol. XXXV No. 1 Louisburg College, Louisburg, N. C. Octobers, 1977 A Message To The Student Dr. Allen Norris, Jr., College President What a pleasure it has been so far this academic year to walk about the campus and enjoy friendly conversation with stu dents! I appreciate the obvious eagerness to converse, and it certainly benefits the ease of communication that I believe is so important for any college campus. Then, too, it is good to see so many confident smiles. Parti cularly for freshmen, it indicates that you are adjusting well to campus life. I have noticed that on most evenings every available seat in the library has been occupied, a good sign of student concentra tion on academic matters. While I do know of some who are missing classes or otherwise failing to place proper emphasis on studies, the majority of stu dents appear to be working, and "you'll be glad you did" when the pace begins to pick up later in the term. Your own initiative to talk with your instructors and your faculty advisor is important, and I hope you will take good advan tage of the opportunities you have at Louisburg College to talk individually with faculty and staff who care about you and the experiences that you have here. Mr. Sanderford tells me that so far this year some 78 per cent of the students are participating in Intramurals and/or recreation room activities. This is an ex cellent involvement percentage, and I hope it will carry over into other campus organizations and events. The best way to assure success for any venture is through participation, and what happens here depends on the willingness of the students to work toward it. Louisburg College cannot be everything to all people, but it can be a good place for each student to achieve self-realization and greater confidence for what lies ahead. We want to accomplish for and with you what you see for yourself; so let us hear from you Sturges Joins College Faculty Among the new faces in the faculty this year is that of Mrs. Harriet Sturges. Mrs. Sturges, a native of Georgia, attended Emory University in Atlanta and Sweet Brian College in Virginia, majoring in Philosophy. She has been teaching French at Franklin Aca demy in Louisburg for the past three years, working with grades kindergarten through sixth. At the present time, she is taking advanced courses in French at North Carolina State University. This is Mrs. Sturges' first year W working with college students. She finds the general atmosphere at Louisburg College to be friendly, and is anxious to get to know more of the students here. She states, "I am always willing to help students with their pro blems." Mrs. Sturges is married to a local lawyer, Conrad Sturges. They have two sons, Boyd, age eight, and Richard, age six. The Sturges have lived in Louisburg since 1967. how we can all do it better. pleased to be working with you The 1977-78 academic year can toward your own goals and look be a memorable one for you. I am forward to the days ahead. * - .vf- ■ Dr. J. Allen Norris. Jr. Drama Department To Present / "The Marriage Go Round" Main Building - Louisburg College The Louisburg Players will put on a two-act adult comedy entitled "The Marriage Go Round" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 30th. The play will run for five consecutive nights in the experimental theatre, and it is open to the public. Admission is free to all students with their I.D. "The Marriage Go Round" was a Broadway Production in 1958. In essence, it is "an illustrated lecture on the Perils of Mono gamy." Samuel French Inc. de scribes the original production as a "commonplace game of seduc tion...(which) becomes an ironic commentary on the war between the sexes>.." Members of the cast are Michael Reinicke, Ivellisse Rosa, Cindy Williford, and Scott Pearce. It seems the drama department is doing well this year. Director Ray Mize states, "We have talented people behind the scenes as well as on the stage. This play will offer the student body of Louisburg College an opportunity to see a highly successful Broad way Production performed by some of their talented peers." Enrollment Profile Coast To Coast The 1977 Fall Semester enroll ment at Louisburg is 676 students, with 587 from North Carolina. In addition to a 15 percent increase in enrollment for the past two years, the areas represented by the students have expanded from coast to coast. Virginia leads with 68 students. Other states represented are California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Vir ginia. Foreign students are from Ghana, Iran, and Peru. Again, Wake County leads with 134 students and Franklin County second with 74 enrolled. Other major counties represented are Durham, Cumberland, Edge combe, Guilford, Johnston, Nash, New Hanover, Vance, and Wilson.