Vol. XXXXII No. 3
Louisburg, North Carolina 27549
November, 1983
L,C. dedicates Taft building
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Distinguished crowd awaits Taft dedication
By RANDY CLARK
The E. Hoover Taft Jr.
classroom building was
dedicated on October 20,1983
at 11:15 a.m. The dedication
was held in the Taft building
and was attended by
Louisburg College trustees,
the Taft family and friends,
faculty and the local press.
Several dignitaries were
present. The dedication
began with a declaration by
the current chairman of the
board of trustees Ben E. Jor
don Jr. The Rev. Dr. James H.
Bailey, pastor of the Jarvis
Memorial United Methodist
Church in Taft’s hometown of
Greenville, North Carolina
delivered the invocation.
Greetings were made by Jor
don and the Rev. Dr. Samuel
D. McMillan Jr., chairman of
the board of higher education
and campus ministry of the
North Carolina Conference of
the United Methodist Church.
Dr. George Anne Willard, pro
fessor of social studies and
chairperson of the faculty af
fairs committee at Louisburg
College also extended
greetings.
Announcements and
recognitions were made by
the academic dean of Louis
burg College, Dr. C. Edward
Brown, Jr. The man whom
Louisburg College’s library is
named for. Dr. Cecil W. Rob
bins, President Emeritus of
Louisburg College read the
scripture.
The students of Louisburg
College also played a role in
the dedication. The anthem,
“Praise the Lord” from
“Judas Maccabaeus” was
sung by the Louisburg Col
lege Ensemble, directed by
Miss Sarah Foster.
A tribute was made to Taft
in the dedication of the
classroom building. President
of Louisburg College, Dr. J.
Allen Norris, Jr., made the
tribute. In it. Dr. Norris told
of Taft’s leadership of
Louisburg College for the
past 23 years, 14 of them as
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees from 1968 to 1982.
Norris explained that Taft
was instrumental in the
outstanding development and
progress Louisburg College
has made. Quoting Dr. Norris,
“It is fitting that the board of
trustees should honor E.
Hoover Taft Jr. for his leader
ship in behalf of Louisburg
College and for his
humanitarian influence on
several generations. We and
countless others are the bet
ter because this man has had
dreams for improving the
quality of life and has been
and is a statesman in guiding
these dreams to reality.”
Following the tribute by
Dr. Norris the presentation of
the building was made by Jor
don. The Rev. Dr. Charles H.
Mercer made the dedication.
Finally Rev. Dr. Joseph B.
Bethea, a trustee of
Louisburg College, gave the
benediction.
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