FHE CECIL W. . .P,
LOUISBURG COLLEGE
LOUISBURG. N.C. 27549
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Volume XLVI No. 1
Louisburg College
Louisburg, N.C.
Chapel Progressing
By PAUL MARTINI
The first formal chapel in
Louisburg College’s 200 year
history is expected to open in
early March if things continue
to go according to schedule.
The new $400,000 chapel is
being built in front of campus
on Main Street between the
statue and the Main faculty
parking lot. Construction of
the chapel, which will seat
around 200 people, has
continued on schedule since
early summer as Chaplin
Stafford and student religious
groups eagerly await its
opening.
The Chapel is being paid for
in full by contributions raised
from the Methodist Men of
Raleigh and a matched grant by
Cliff Benson of Raleigh. The
new Chapel will be a
combination Chapel and
religious life center that will
contain a 200 seat chapel, a
conference room that holds 50,
and a few offices. Chaplin
Stafford is looking forward to
its opening. "I definitely think
it will be a good contribution to
religious life at Louisburg," he
said.
Chaplin Stafford also was
pleased about having a place
here at Louisburg for religious
life. "This is the first formal
place of worship in the
college’s near 200 year history.
In the past, we have always used
other classrooms but now we
will have a formal place of our
own."
The Chaplin also seemed
pleased that the chapel is the
first thing that people will see
coming in to the campus from
the South, as most people do.
Chaplin Stafford also reported
that President Norris is also
looking forward to the grand
opening of the Chapel and it
has been one of his major goals
since he has been at Louisburg.
The Chapel will be used by
summer religious groups such
as Junior and Senior High_
workshops as well as student
religious groups. There will be
Spiritual life retreats as well as
possible Sunday night services,
but most religion classes are
still expected to meet in the
1 aft building. But there still is
a chance that some classes may
meet there.
FULLBRIGHT SCHOLAR
Dr. Palmer Visits India
By STAFF WRITER
Charmed cobras on many
street corners--elephants
lumbering down city streets—
camels undulating under heavy
burdens—cities a cacophony of
blistering sounds: these were
aspects of exotic India that Dr.
Michael Palmer experienced in
July and August as a Fulbright
Scholar to this south Asian
country of 800 million.
"India is a country of striking
contrasts," Palmer noted.
"Bombay-the most Western of
Indian cities—is very much like
Los Angeles or New York. My
thirty-fourth story hotel
window opened to a vista of
skyscrapers—yet thirty miles
east into the interior of India
you’ll find small villages,
where farmers are using
agricultural techniques used in
the time of Christ." He added:
many of the problems of
Bombay or any Indian city are
the problems of many Western
cities: c«^estion, pollution,
poverty, noise, the crunch of
people, unemployment,
migration from rural areas—
multiplied 10 times for India.
The sheer numbers of people
are staggering to the Western
mind—10 million in Calcutta,
for example, 2 million of whom
live on the street, with a strip of
plastic often the only
protection from the elements.
Geographically, India' ran
ges from the sun-drenched
tropical South, the arid West,
the tropical rain forests of
certain areas of the country, to
the snow-capped Himalayas of
northern India. "Kashmir is a
land apart," Palmer said.
Kashiris do not even consider
themselves Indian. They speak
of Indians as a neighboring
nation. Racially, they’re
different too. They have their
own distinctive features--
prominent among them a hawk
nose."
Language differences are an
on-going problem in India.
Over three hundred languages
are spoken there. Fifteen of
these are recognized by the
central government as
"official" languages, including
the recent addition of English.
Others include Tamil,
Punjabi, Marathi, Hindi
(spoken by 45% of Indians ),tind
Bengali. cont. on page 6
DR. MICHAEL PALMER
Photo by James Walker
NEW CHAPEL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Ptioio by jumn Walker
WQLC Returning
By TEDDY BAKER
Heard only sporadically
since 1981, the Louisburg
College radio station on 640
AM will be returning to regular
broadcasting this fall. The
station which went off the air
four years ago due to lack of
organization and interest,
gained new direction and
leadership under sophomore
Ben Whitaker.
According to Whitaker, the
new station will have “better
administrators” and a more
“efficient chain of authority.”
Also, unlike previous years,
airplay will be during set
hours. The two main
broadcast periods being
morning and evening.
Whitaker has enlisted much
outside help in the process of
getting Q64 back on the air.
To begin with Eddie Harold,
and engineer for WKIX and
WYYD in Raleigh, is currently
rebuilding the master control
board. Station design
concultant. Bob Herman has
been providing free guidance
for the new station’s layout.
WRDU has provided free
advice and information and
North Carolina State’s WKNC
has helped Whitaker organize
his musical format.
WQLC will feature a wide
and varied musical fare.
Though the emphasis will be
on rock and classic rock music,
there are plans now for a reggae
show as well as a request oldies
hour.
In addition to the regfular
programming, the new station
intends to offer promotionals
such as trivia contests and
record giveaways. Listeners
will also be encouraged to lend
their support in financing the
station by participating in
different fundraising activities
throughout the year. (For
example: the Donut Sale held
the first week of school.) The
student-run station will be
depending almost totally on
fundraisers to provide the
money necessary to run the
station.
So far, student response to
the campus radio station has
been very positive. Out of 249
students surveyed, only 2 were
against the idea of a student-
run station on campus,
other 247 students were very
much in favor of campus radio.
Originally located south of
campus accross College Street
in the McFarland House, the
station has been moved to Julia
Wright Dormitory because of
the dormitory’s more central
location.