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Vol. VLII No. 8
Louisburg College
Box 947 Louisburg; N.C. 27549
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By KELLI SWINSON
On Saturday May 12, 1984
Louisburg College graduates will
be recognized for their academic
success. As they file into the long
line they will relect on the year
past. For many Louisburg Col
lege students, they found a sense
of direction. While other
graduates see their learning ex
perience at Louisburg as the final
preparation for their career.
Whether you plan to transfer to
another college after Louisburg
or enter the working world, you
can fall back on what you learned
while at Louisburg College. For
many, the greatest learning ex
perience was simply leaving
home and taking on new respon-
sibilites. You can not learn from a
textbook how to survive in col
lege. Only through experience
can you learn this.
The 1983 Fall Semester
greeted many freshmen and
welcomed back sophomores. In
keeping with tradition, the retur
ning students introduced Laural
Mill to the new students. Those
students seeking out the nightlife
at Louisburg went to The Chase;
and established a Thursday night
ritual.
Mid-term grades helped some
students study to maintain their
grades. While other students
were inspired by these first
grades to study MORE.
Fall break was an opportunity
to recouperate. Students proudly
showed their parents their cam
pus on Parent’s Day. All during
this time, 500-word themes were
being written and so were college
applications.
The Fall Semester brought to
the Louisburg College campus
homecoming. Former students
joined present students in cheer
ing their team on. As exams ap
proached, the study lights burned
a little longer. The tensions of be
ing a college student were fully
recognized.
Louisburg College is more than
studying, exams, and mid-term
grades. Strangers now call each
other “Roommate,” or
’’Suitemate.” There is a strong
sense of comradery. Friends are
made and lifelong relationships
begin here. The residents in each
dorm become a ’’family.”
Louisburg College has a lot more
to offer than just academics.
The 1984 Spring Semester
welcomed new students and con
tinued to challenge all other
students. The clatter of
typewriters could be heard at
midnight as term paper deadlines
sneaked up on unsuspecting pro
crastinators.
“Fort Lauderdale or BUST!!”
seemed to be the driving force
during Louisburg’s Spring Break.
Without saying a^word, bronzed
students showed the rest where
they went during their break.
Once back into the routine,
students headed for Hardee’s for
late night bisquits. Some were
taking a study break, others were
refueling after The Chase.
Whatever the reason, the 11:00
p.m. bisquit run has become very
popular.
As the semester winded down,
students enjoyed local events like
the Folk Festival and Whistler’s
Convention. The college
sponsered plays, musicals, and
guest speakers. Thanks to Ray
Mize’s Humanities, each event en
joyed a large audience.
Now we see the end of a year
we could only speculate about
when we entered Louisburg last
fall. On Saturday, May 12,1984 all
Louisburg College students leav
ing to enter the work world or to
assume the challenge at another
college, will take on a new title.
Upon leaving this college you
become a Louisburg College
Alumni and join a proud group of
people who call Louisburg Col
lege home.
Mrs, King: 22 Years of Dedication To L C
By RANDY CLARK
Myrtle King, long time
employee and asset to Louisburg
College is retiring after twenty-
two years of service.
King was married to John
William King in 1948. Prior to
that time she was employed by
Southeastern Division of Corps of
Engineers in Atlanta, Georgia.
Before coming to Louisburg Col
lege, King was busy raising a
family of two girls and one boy,
all three of which are graduates
of Louisburg College. King was
employed by the college in April
of 1962. She was given a tem
porary three month job. All but
these three months, she has been
with the Student Affairs office.
She is coordinator of the Jordan
Student Center and also director
of Housing.
During her stay at Louisburg
College, 'Kenan Dormitory,
Hillman Dormitory, Cecil Rob
bins Library and the Taft
Building have been built. “All this
growth has been exciting,” King
ays. “For those who have
tudied the history of Louisburg
ollege, they cm conclude that
he College has never stood still
ut has made progress
hroughout the years. It has been
pleasure and afforded me a good
deal of satisfaction to have been a
part of this growth.”
Myrtle King was the first direc
tor of Housing at Louisburg. A
job that she has executed with ex
cellence. King says, “It is not easy
to accomodate all requests for a
certain room or dorm, and it is
never easy to tell students that
they have to live somewhere
else.” Along with the housing job,
King was also the first student
center coordinator and first full
time student store manager.
Working for Louisburg College
for Twenty-two years must bring
some memorable and amusing
moments. When asked what the
two most memorable moments of
her past years of employment at
Louisburg she said this,“Once I
assigned two students to the
same room. Each student was
female and lived in different coun
tries. When the students moved
in and unpacked their belongings
they each put a picture of their
boyfriend on the dresser. Now,
there was nothing wrong with
this but the pictures were of the
same boy. Naturally this caused
quite an interesting and unique
situation. Before it was all over
not only were the students hav
ing problems but, the parents
became involved as well. The
other experience was when King
assigned two freshmen to Main
Building. Well, ther was nothing
wrong with this either, except it
was the house counselors room.
When the two students walked
into their plush, fully furnished
apartment, fully equipped with
television and appliances, they
thought they had gotten a really
good deal. Of course after finding
out about the mix-up the students
were ssigned to their proper
rooms.
Myrtle King has given outstan
ding service to Louisburg Col
lege. She has recieved many
rewards from being an employee
of the college. “Working with col
lege age students has been a
growing experience with me, and
I feel was very beneficial in help
ing me to understand my own
children when they became col
lege age.”
The entire college community
owes a big thank-you to Myrtle
King for her many years of
dedicated service to Louisburg
College and the students. I’m
sure the adminstration will agree
that employees like Myrtle King
don’t come along very often.
Musical Appreciation L C Ensemble
By ELIZABETH WRIGHT
“Singing ability, dependablity,
enthusiam, and total dedication
are the qualities in all my Glee
Club members,” says Miss Sarah
Foster.
Miss Foster, a Greensboro Col
lege graduate, has been on the
Louisburg College faculty for
thirty-nine years, all of which she
has been in charge of the Glee
Club and Ensemble.
Under the direction of Miss
Foster, the Ensemble, the select
group of thirteen singers who
have been chosen out of the Glee
Club, will have participated in
over twenty concerts and func
tions this year.
The 1983-84 Ensemble is com
prised of mainly freshmen. The
exceptions are three sophomores.
two dorm directors, and a high
school senior who has excelled
vocally.
The freshman Ensemble
members are Bobby Armistead,
David Critz, Leslie Holloway,
Cathy Spears, and Lisa Mayhew.
The sophomores who have par
ticipated in the Ensemble are
Dwight Dixon, Reggie Ponder,
and Lori Collins. The latter two
are the only sophomores who
have performed both years.
Beverly Gupton, a high school
senior, also joins Kristina Smith
and Charles Johnson as Ensemble
members who are not Lou-U
students.
The Ensemble has performed
at many North Carolina Medodist
churches, while also singing for
on-campus events. Churches in
Maysville, Durham, Louisburg,
Freemont, Edenton, Littleton,
and Ahoskie were on the 1983-84
agenda for the Ensemble’s sacred
music programs.
The Ensemble has also per
formed for such campus functions
as the Patrons’ Banquet, the
Alumin Banquet, and Parent’s
Day. Graduation week also en
tails performances from the
Ensemble when they provide
light music and choreography for
an alumni luncheon and com
mencement.
Miss Foster says, “I am very
pleased with this year’s Ensem
ble. They have proved their
dedication time and time again.”
She goes on to say, “At times
things are hectic beacuse of
sickness, which affects the voice
quality; however, everything
smoothed out in the end.”