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TNE CECIL W. ROBBINS I IBRARY
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG, N.C. 27549
COLUMNS
Vol. XXVII No. 1
Louisburg, N. C. 27549
September 14, 1979
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Field Day Gets Off To A
Running Start.
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Field Day Is Tiring Fun
By Debbie Barnes
News Editor
The girl stuck her head In the
bucket, bobbed her head around for a
few minutes and pulled out a wet
apple. She ran back and tagged her
teammate who at once headed for
the bucket full of bobbing red apples.
This was just a portion of the actiori
which took place on the Louisburg
College campus at the Fourth Annual
Field Day. A picnic supper consisting
of hamburgers, baked beans, potato
salad, soft drinks, and ice cream
preceded the events which was
prepared by SAGA Food Service.
The Field Day was planned and
sponsored by the school's Intramural
Department. There were nine
different events in which students
participated. Along with the apple
bobbing contest they had a wheel
barrel race, a sack race, a three
legged race, a frisbe target throw, a
football throw for men, a soft-ball
throw for women, a 60-yard dash for
men, and a 60-yard dash for women.
The Intramural Department awarded
$50.00 to the winners of these races.
At press time the names of these
winners were not available. It was
estimated that approximately 120
students participated In the events. It
was a large crowd considering
everyone was trying to get unpacked
and settled In their newly acquired
rooms.
The Field Day was planned for the
enjoyment of the entire student body.
It was a great opportunity to get out
to eat and meet a lot of new people,
some of which one would not have
met otherwise. And for the sopho
mores it was a good chance to see
their old friends and catch up on all
that happened during the summer va-
S. G. A. Elections;
JJhe Puzzle That Is As Yet Unsolved
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cation. Another reason for holding
such an event was to promote the
Intramural Department within the
school, and to get students interested
in participating in the program.
Intramural sports simply means
competing against each other within
a school. The sports department
wants everyone to participate and not
just spectate. There are all kinds of
games like football, tennis, softball,
volleyball, golf, arm wrestling, pool,
ping pong, backgammon and they
even sponsor a Joggers Day. So get
out and participate, but most of all
have a great time.
By Safari Mathenge
Editor
The current S. G. A. President,
David Williams, told the Columns
early this semester, that the Student
Government Executive Elections were
hardly publicized last spring. "| didn't
even know the voting date myself "
David said calmly. "Angela V^liiams
called me up and asked if | wanted to
run for the S. G. A. President this
year," he said "I did, and that was it."
Angela Williams was last year's
Student Government Election Com
mittee Chairman.
David explained that the same
went for the other two positions of
Vice President and Treasurer. When
asked whether such partial elections
were not a deprivation of student's
rights to elect their own leadere,
David blamed the students for their
lack of interest in crucial matters such
as the S. G. A. Because students
ignore these crucial matters, David
said other people have to make
decisions that need to be made by the
students themselves.
David, a calm, young man who
appears to be a little too shy for a
Student Government President, has
high hopes for this year. He
determined to improve the S. G. A.
communication with the student
body by "publicizing all Its meetings
and activities." Five thousand dollars
have been set aside for the
government, and he intends to
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allocate a major portion of this money
to the Entertainment Committee.
Then David hinted that this com
mittee intends to have Mike Cross
play at Louisburg College for
Homecoming. About other future S.
G. A. plans, David withheld any
comments; "I can't say much more
right now until I get my questionnaire
in."
The S. G. A. will, if rendered
approval by the Senate, give a grant
to the Cecil W. Robbins Library, to be
used to buy electronic security
equipment to prevent book loss. The
Library lost a vast number of books
last year, he disclosed. But why the S.
G. A. is taking this responsibility,
David would not say.
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David Williams, S.G.A. President