Louisburg College - Oak Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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THE OAK, 1933 1933 CLASS HISTORY Histories, as class histories go, begin customarily with the first day at college and pursue their detailed course until we come to the end of that perfect day — no more no less than graduation day. Trusting that a mere mention of the before college days ' of our class will not depart too far from the traditional requirements, 1 venture a word or two. During the month of May and June there was in the minds of seventy-eight girls and boys the mental vision of that day two years in the future, when they should hold the genuine sheepskin of Louis- burg College, thus picturing themselves as a model of typified wis- dom. A great beginning, thought the juniors, when Billie Phillips of Louisburg was elected mistress of the class. Purple and gold were officially accepted as the colors, and the motto, Honesty, adopted together with the white rose as the flower. This class is the first ever in the history of Louisburg Female College to accept the plan of co-education. The first male student ever to attend this institution was Herbert Clark; the first graduate was Frederick Lowe. Once allowed to attend, the men rushed the gate until the student body became about equalized with boys and girls. Lydia Hartman of Battleboro, president of the Girls ' Student Council, ruled the females with a stern hand, and Dorothy Hurley, Smithfield, head of the Y. W. C A, was equally as successful in the discharge of her duty. These live wire organizations and two splendid national sororities functioning for the girls caused the boys to organize in defense a government for themselves. Herbert Clark, the first man to enter, was likewise the headman of the Student Council, and J. B. Petteway of Jacksonville, president of the Y. M. C. A. Every organization was functioning and the student life here on the campus seemed to be well-rounded, but the increase in the stu- dent body created a demand for amusement. For a while this ap- peared to be a real problem, but was solved almost completely by the

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THE OAK, 1933 C n( =)n( ) ' — - n, m ' 3 R e ' ' 3.l2Sl ' fo ' SENIOR CLASS Louise Tuxst.xll CREEDMORE, X. C. Y. W. C. A., Vice-President, ' 33: Stu- dent Council, Secretarv ' 33: Debating Team, ' 33; Dramatic Club. ' 32. Elizabeth Axx Valextixe 1 I X RALEIGH, y. C. Editor of The Oak. ' 33; Student Counci ' ., ' 33; Glee Club, ' 33. Isolexe AVells CHADBUFX, X. C. Student Council, ' 33; Debati7is Team ' 32: Dramatic Club, ' 32. Herbert West K E a Kappa Epsilon Alpha. President, ' 33; Student Council. President, ' 33; Pan- Hellenic. Vice-President, ' 33; Foot- ball. ' 32, ' 33; Basketball, ' 33; Base- ball. ' 32, ' 33. e nc 3 oy.kmG ' 3n

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organization of the athletic association. The football, basketball, and baseball teams all made indelible records under the direction of Coach R. G. Bradley. May and annual May Day festival was celebrated with Miss Dorothy Duval of Fremont selected as Queen of May and Miss Nora Browning of Littleton as her. Maid of Honor. Examinations the latter part of May ended a very successful year in the history of Louisburg College. In September forty-six seniors returned and in the initial meeting of the class Harvey Black of Durham was elected president. Joyce Price of Middlesex succeeded Lydia Hartman as head of the Girls ' Student Council, and Evelyn McCullers of Garner was the new president of the Y. W. C. A. Herbert West of Warsaw became president of the Boys ' Student Council, and after the Y. M. C. A. was reorganized by Mr. C. L. Jaynes, Dean of the Music Depart- ment, Robert West, also of Warsaw, was its first president. The first fraternity to be organized at Louisburg, Kappa Epsilon Alpha was presented to the faculty and students, November 9, with Mr. C. L. Jaynes, organizer, as sponsor of the group. One month later the Lambda Tau Zeta fraternity was formally announced, with Mr. Robert Fearing as sponsor. Examinations the twelfth of January ended the first half of the school year of constant changes. It is hardly necessary to go into detail and give you the results of each athletic team. It is only necessary to say that athletics, coached by Donald Hyatt, were a decided improvement over those of last 3 ear. Iay again, and this time it was Ruth Parker, Laskar, Queen of May, and Doris Strange, Louisburg, her Maid of Honor. This festival was very beautiful, attracting a record crowd at Louisburg. This brings us to the final examination period. Thirty-one man- aged to survive and are through our days at dear old Louisburg. How happy these days have been! May we continue through life with the same spirit and joy in living as we have our two years here. Herbert West, Historian.