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THE CECIL W. ROBBINS LIBRARY
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
L0UIS3URG. N C. 27549
Vol. XXX, No. 7
Louisburg College
Box 947, Louisburg, N.C. 27549
Louisburg College Hosts
Annual Folk Festival
CARLA A. JOYNER
On Sat., Mar. 31, the stage
of Louisburg College
Auditorium will be graced
with some of the'most spec
tacular performers folk art
has to offer when the na
tionally acclaimed Folk
Festival is once again held in
Louisburg, N.C. Approx
imately 12 top stars, many
who have toured interna
tionally, will come together to
present a program of tradi
tional folk music and dance.
This program is eastern
North Carolina’s oldest and
largest of its kind and is pack
ed full of wholesome family
entertainment. The show,
which is sponsored by the
Franklin County Arts Council
and Louisburg College and
supported by the Grassroots
Arts Program of North
Carolina, will begin at 7:00
p.m. Following the concert,
there will be an Old-Time Fid
dler’s Retreat for those who
wish to fiddle on into the
night.
This year marks the 14th
anniversary of the Folk Music
and Dance Festival, which has
been the subject of change
throughout the years. In 1970,
after a year of extensive
research-on Franklin County
folk art by Allen de hart,
director of public affairs at
Louisburg College, the first
College Leaders
Meet With Governor
By ELIZABETH WRIGHT
On Mon., Jan. 30, there was
a workshop for the Student
Government Association and
college newspaper editors for
all independent colleges and
universities.
First on the agenda, the
students met with the
Federation of Independent
College and University
Students. From there the
students met with Governor
Hunt. He introduced his
cabinet members, and spoke
on current issues. After te
question/answer session with
the Governor and the cabinet
members, a reception was
held for the students and
other officials to converse.
Other state officials present
were William C. Friday, presi
dent of N.C. Systems; Bob
Scott, president of the Com
munity College System; and
John Henley, president of In
dependent Colleges and
Universities.
Two Louisburg college
students attended this con
ference. Those students were
Columns Editor Kelli Swinson
and Student Body President
Jennifer Kirschner. Both
women were impressed by
two-day two-night Folk
Festival was held. The perfor
mance included 70 Franklin
County folk dancers and musi
cians. The event received an
overwhelming stamp-of-
approval from the audience
and from Neal Hertsburg, a
critic from the News and
Observer, who in the last line
of her review said, “Do it
again, Louisburg,” So, as you
already know, Louisburg did
it again.
However, the years have
brought about two or three
major changes. The first was
from the event being a con
cert to it being a competition
with cash awards and
trophies.
The participants were
divided into various
categories according to type
of dance or musical instru
ment and allowed to compete.
As the years progressed, so
did the problems and the
number of people wanting to
compete. Professionals even
had to be turned away and,
because of the limited
facilities at Louisburg College
Louisburg
and the lack of sufficient
security, personal, and finan
cial backing, the event was
not able to expand three days
and nights. As a result, the
event was shortened to a one-
night performance in 1982,
and the decision was made to
invite only professionals and
award winners in order to
narrow the field of applicants.
Throughout the changes and
Folk Festival
developments, an enjoyably
unique and very sophisicated
event has emerged that now
attracts people from approx-
imfitely 25 states and Canada.
Tickets will be sold in ad
vance at various locations
throughout the Louisburg
area and at the door the day
of the event. Prices will be
: adults $8.00, children 12 or
under $4.00
OUTWARD BOUND OFFERS
WILDERNESS ADVENTURE
Kirschner. & Swinson
the content of the conference
and the interest which Gover
nor Jim Hunt showed by his
participation in the seminar.
Kelli Swinson was particular
ly impressed by Hunt’s stand
on the plight of the student
and the educator in today’s
academic world. Over
crowded class rooms and lack
of adequate teacher salaries
were mentioned by Hunt as
two of his most grave con
cerns.
Both Louisburg student
leaders found the seminar
rewarding and informative
and hope that this opportuni
ty to meet with their peers
and their state leaders will
help them in their leadership
positions and in life.
This year more than 10,000
people — about half of them
students —'will take part in
the unique wilderness adven
ture program called OUT
WARD BOUND. Set in
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its participants exciting and
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and teamwork. Most students
will leave Outward Bound
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themselves after discovering
they are capable of doing
things they might previously
have thought impossible. Out
ward Bound believes most
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wilderness experience is
necessary, only a willingness
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depending on the area and
time of year the course takes
place. Each small group of
eight to 12 students has one
or more expert instructors
and specialists who help
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Over 150 educational in
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