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Voi: XXVIII, No. 10
Louisburg, North Carolina 27549
December, 1981
McNeill And Ivey Win
Talent Show Contest
^ Chris Fields finds quiet tim&with dad on parent’s day.
Louisburg Welcomes Parents
By Lorraine Walker
Saturday, October 24, 1981,
Louisburg College had its annual
Parent's Day Event all day long.
There was a surprising nunnber
of parents on hand for the
programs, luncheon and con
fabulations with professors. Many
of the parents gained a much
better understanding of college
life in today's society. The parents
had an opportunity to see a very
nice Art Exhibit by Ralph Ihrie on
Russian subjects. There was also
a scrimmage of the women's
basketball team. They were also
treated to refreshments and
special remarks by Dean Brown,
Joseph Farmer and student
leaders, as well as by fellow parent
Don Fish from Durham. This day
was special to all of us and a
tremendous success.
Jim McNeill, a sophomore from
, Whiteville and Mike Ivey, a
sophomore from Kenbridge, Vir
ginia teamed up to win the $100
(first prize in the annual Louisburg
College Talent Show Wednesday
night, November 18. Billing
themselves as the McCumbley
Brothers, they performed a
rendition of "Dixie By The River"
jwith McNeill on harmonica and
I Ivey on guitar.
I Second prize of $50 went to
Chuck Hiter, a freshman from
Mechanicsville, Virginia and Tom
my Bishop, a sophomore from
Julian, North Carolina^ Iter, a
black belt in karate, presented a
martial arts demonstration with
Bishop serving as his assistant.
Third prize of $25 went to the
Louisburg College cheerleaders,
who did a dance routine to the
song "Fame".
Jeff Ingle, a sophomore from
Gastonia received honorable
mention for singing two original
Collegian Spotliglits Literary Talent
By Nancy Middleton
The literary magazine is pub
lished by the school once a year.
The magazine itself is comprised
of various forms of creative
writing and artwork done by the
students. The magazine is open to
everyone on campus. Signs are
posted all over campus to let all
the students know that they can
submit poems, short stories and
art. to the magazine. Not all
materials submitted to the maga
zine will be published. Materials
are chosen by an editorial board.
The editorial board consists of
two faculty members, one staff
member and two students, usually
the editor and associate editor of
the magazine. Entries that do not
match the traditional quality of the
magazine will be eliminated.
The creative writing class,
taught by Mr. Raymond Mize,
forms the basic nucleus of the
effort. This class is usually small,
with only ten to fourteen students
in it; they are people who have an
interest primarily in poetry, al
though some have a greater
interest in short stories. The class
itself involves doing quite a bit of
reading, but also a great deal of
writing. Students read their
writings aloud in class and discuss
one another's writing.
In the Spring, on Awards Day,
there is a creative writing award
given in memory of Dorothy
Sampson, who once taught
English at the College. The award
is given by the English De
partment to the student that has
produced what they believe is the
best writing in the literary
magazine. The award usually
consists of a plaque and fifty
dollars.
The magazine is important to
the college as an outlet for
student creativity and literary
talent.
Raymond Mae
a
Mac McClure, Paul Hamilton,
Donna Spence, Terry Gupton
face the world.
■songs while accompanying him
self on guitar. Remis Thomas, a
sophomore from Broadway,
North Carolina gained honorable
mention by performing an Elvis
Presley impersonation, to the tune
of "Jailhouse Rock". He was
accompanied by Ashley Faircloth
from Garner, John Holleman from
Mocksville, Robbie Howard from
Whiteville, Scott Johnson from
Wendell, Greg King from Wendell
and Billy Norris from Louisburg.
Talents in the show included
singing, dancing, instrumentation
and the amusing anecdotes of
master and mistress of ceremon
ies Charlie Smith and Sheilah
Cotten. Not competing in the
contest was Charles Johnson,
house counselor for Franklin
Dormitory who sang three songs,
accompanying himself on the
piano. Another special feature of
the evening was the team of Don
Secreast and Billy Odom, who
performed "Runaway" and "Why
Do Fools Fall In Love?"
Have A
Merry Chriatmas