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THE CECIL W. ROBBINS LIBRARV
louisburg college
COLUMNS
SGA Officers Sworn In
Vol. XXVIII, No. 9
Louisburg, North Carolina 27549
September, 1981
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Campaign Gears Up For Fund Raising
By Nancy Middleton
The Third Century Campaign, a
program for raising money for the
college, is gearing up for another
year. It is involved in fund raising
that will significantly enhance the
appearance of Louisburg College
and affect every student that
attends the college in years to
come.
The Third Century Campaign is
seeking to construct three new
buildings, very major buildings.
The first to be constructed, beside
the Fine Arts Building will be a
new classroom building. This
construction is tentatively sche
duled to begin early next year, and
should be finished by early Spring
of the next year. Next in line for
construction will be a new Chapel
and then an auditorium.
On October 22, the Board of
Trustees will meet on campus. At
that time, the architectural firm of
Dove-Knight & Associates will -
present their plans to the Board. If
they are approved, the architects
will prepare the plans for bidding.
This will take approximately two
to three months. Then, when the
plans are ready, different con
struction companies will make
bids to actually make the buildings
a reality.
The money needed for the
campaign is being raised in
; various ways. The Third Century
Fund Raising Campaign, which is
now under way, has already raised
$2,750,000 in gifts and pledges.
The Franklin County Annual Fund
Drive phase will begin November
2 and continue until November 20.
The total goal for the campaign is
4.2 million dollars.
The Raleigh District United
Methodist Men have been chal
lenged to raise $250,000 over a
five-year period to construct the
chapel. The challenge was unani
mously accepted and more than
half of the men present, immedi
ately offered to participate.
Students are asked to contri
bute to the campaign as much as
possible. Letters have already
been sent to some students'
parents and alumni asking for
donations. Also, students are
asked to contribute by volunteer
ing to participate in the Alumni
Fund Raising Telefund.
The Third Century Campaign is
a landmark in the history of
Louisburg CoHege; a turning point
in its attempt to reinvigorate itself.
The future looks bright if this
campaign is successful.
Chapel Eyed For Future
By Chris Scott
In addition to the other building
planned through the Third Cen
tury Campaign, a new Chapel will
be built on the campus as soon as
sufficient funds are gathered.
Benefactors of the new Chapel
are the Raleigh District of the
United Methodist Men. Plans are
to get each man to give one dollar
a week and this will result in a
steady flow or cash needed to get
the construction off to a good
start.
The Chapel will be large enough
to house a fairly large congre
gation and will also have the office
of the college chaplain. Reverend
Sidney Stafford. There will also be
a room to be used by the Christian
Life Council for its meetings every
Thursday night.
Louisburg College needs a
full-time chapel that is much
larger than the one we have now.
The new chapel is a part of the
general updating and renovation
of the campus and a needed
addition.
School Gets
New Swing
By Ben Hitchens
Last spring, the SGA took a
vote on what to do with $350 that
they had. They decided to donate
a yard swing. This swing had been
seen by Skip Smith, current
president of the SGA, and Robert
Mathews, former president, at
Anderson College in South Caro
lina. What money is left over after
the purchase of the swing will go
for picnic tables to be placed
between Kenan and Hillman
dorms.
The swing will provide a nice
place to sit and study or talk, not
to mention adding beauty to the
campus. The swing is supposed to
be completed by the end of the
semester.
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SGA President
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