Vol. XXVi No. 6
LOUiSBURfi. N. C. 27549
March 1979
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Magician lives on campus
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Kent Gustafson
By Myra Taylor
Staff liV liter
When he is not attempting to
perform magic on the basketball
court for the Hurricanes, Kent
Gustafson, a Raleigh native (better
known as Gus), performs magic tricks
for his friends.
Gus first became interested in
magic in the sixth grade after
watching a magic show on television.
Soon afterwards he ordered a
magical tricks catalog and checked
out magic books from the library. As
his interest in the hobby grew, Gus
began buying his own magic books
and presently has a collection of over
thirty books. During his sophomore
year in high school a magic store
opened in Raleigh where Gus learned
many of his tricks. „
"Anyone interested in magic
should go to this store. It has great
magicians who can show you how to
perform tricks," the campus magician
said.
Some of the tricks he has mastered
until now are making yellow silk come
out of a white handkerchief, sponge
ball magic, rope magic and card
tricks. Gus felt that his best work was
done "close up" before a small
number of people. In fact, until last
December he hadn't performed in
front of a large group of people. His
audiences were confined to family
and friends, but he entertained needy
children at the Christian Life Council's
Annual Christmas Party. In March he
will perform his magic for a group of
cub scouts.
"Magic for me is just a hobby,"
Gus commented. "But I would like to
get to the point where I couW be paid
for performing for small numbers of
people."
Besides practicing his usual assort
ment of mysterious illusions, Gus
works on platform magic and sleight
of hand tricks. Presently he does not
feel comfortable enough with these
tricks to exhibit them to other people.
But he wants to perfect his ability to
perform the more difficult magic.
A favorite magician of Gus' was the
old-timer Cardini whose magic was
strictly by sleight of hand. There were
no gimmicks involved in his type of
magic which Gus said took "hours
and hours of practice." Another
admired magician was none other
than the great Harry Houdini
(1874-1926).
Campus
Calendar
MARCH
18 2:00 p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs Keystone, Pa.-Frazier
Field
19 1:00 p.m.-Tennis Match-LC
vs Southeastern Communi
ty Coilege-LC Courts
2:00 p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs Keystone, Pa .-Frazier
Field
20 11:00 a.m.-Chapel - The Rev
erend Wes Brown, Speaker
22 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.-Blood-
mobile on Campus-Multi-
Purpose Room
12:30 p.m.-Golf Match - LC,
Mt. Olive, Ferrum, Spar
tanburg-Home
1:00 p.m.-Tennis Match-LC
vs Mt. Olive-LC Tennis
Courts
2:(X) p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs Brookdale, NJ-Frazier
Field
8:00 p.m.-Norman Luboff
Choir Concert - LC Audi
torium
24 1:00 p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs Muhlenburg, PA. (2) -
Frazier Field
25 2:00 p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs UNC JV's-Frazier Field
26 1:00 p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs Ferrum (2)-Frazier Field
27 11:00 a.m.-Chapel - The Rev
erend Arthur Phillips,
Speaker
12:00 p.m.-Golf Match-LC vs
Sandhills-Home Match
29 1:00 p.m.-Tennis Match-LC >
vs. Chowan - LC Tennis
Courts
2:00 p.m.-Baseball Game-LC
vs University of S. Maine -
Frazier Field
30 8:00 p.m.-Annual Folk Festi
val
Alumni Day
10:00 a.m. - 4:O0 p.m.
Registration and Refreshments:
Old Main Foyer
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Franklin County and Louisburg
College Arts and Crafts Show:
Exhibitions, Demonstrations, and
Workshops; Arts in the Gallery,
and Crafts in the Robbins Library.
11;00a.m.
Board of Directors of the
Louisburg College Alumni Asso
ciation Meeting: Main Building
Conference Room. Luncheon
follows in Duke Cafeteria.
11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Roving Folk Artists on Campus
1:00 p.m.
Doubleheader Baseball Game;
Louisburg vs UNC-JV, Russell
Frazier Field.
4:00 p.m.
Reunions: Class of '54, Wright
Dormitory Lobby; Class of '69,
Merritt Hall Lobby with friends
from the Classes of '53, '55, '68,
'70.
4:45 p.m.
Old Fashion Alumni - Faculty
Picnic ($3.25 per person)
8:00 p.m.
Ninth Annual Louisburg College
and Franklin County Folk Music
and Dance Festival (Finals):
College Auditorium (Adults $3.50;
Students $2.00)
Saturday
2:00 p.m.
Whistling Contest: Front Campus
Sunday
2:00 p.m.
Spring Meeting of the Louisburg
College Appalachian Trail and
White Water Club, Main Building,
Room 111.
Index
Editorials 2
Features 3
Sports 4
NJCAA Results
Loulsburg-95 Prince George-72
Louisburg-68 Amarillo -55
N. Oklahoma-74 Louisburg -73
The Lady Hurricanes were beaten for the
first tinne this season last night by Northern
Oklahoma. After defeating their first two
foes in the National Junior Collegiate
championships. Sam Jones scored 22
points versus Prince George, and 28 against
Amarillo. Ann Lawrence scored 22 points
and pulled down 20 rebounds against Prince
George, while Jill Worley added 14 points.
The Lady Hurricanes are 30-1 and still
have some consolation competition ahead
of them.
Folk Festival
The ninth annual Folk Music and Dance
Festival is scheduled at the College on
March 30-31. As in past years, musicians
and dancers of state, national and
international honors will be performing as
guests with local contestants.
Students interested in competing have
until March 20 to tum their application forms
into the Public Affairs Office located in Main
Building. (Forms are available in that office)
Students may compete in the following
categories: String Bands, Folk Singers, Folk
Dancers, Banjo, Guitar, Rddle, Autoharp,
Harmonica, Mandolin, Dulcimer and original
instruments. There are first and second
awards given in each category and cash
prizes.
Even if you don't sing, folk dance or play
music come and join the festivities durirHj
this spring rite. Besides music there wiU be
arts, crafts and antiques on display. Student
festival tickets (for both Friday and Saturday
nights) are $3.00, Friday night $1.50 and
Saturday night $2.00.
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