Louisburg College - Oak Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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I A smart way to gel a break from your job l» to be interviewed by an Oak staffer while on the job. Caria Is more than willing to comply. At home Carla is able to enjoy peace and quiet, unlike dormitory students Here she can cook and work on her hobbies without distruption. 11

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Some of Us Don ' t Between Two Worlds Some of the students who attend Louis- burg choose not to live on campus for a vari- ety of reasons. Whatever the reason, these commuters represent a different portion of the student population. Chris and Marbeth Wrenn are two such students. Chris, 20, and Marbeth, 19, are married and have a not-quite two year-old daughter, Melissa. Marbeth chose Louisburg because, It was the only place I could get in since 1 skipped my senior year in high school. Chris said, It is much closer to home than Chapel Hill. The one thing they both agree on is that the teachers at Louisburg will go out of their way to help, and that the school has helped further their education. Both plan to attend N.C. State next year. Marbeth plans to major in the mathemat- ical and physical sciences and would like to teach at the college level. But only after I have made my first couple of million with a computer engineering company like IBM. Chris plans to major in Computer Science with a minor in Electrical Engineering and would like to work for a company like IBM designing computer circuits. He would like to possibly branch out into his own business after several years of experience. At present, he is learning how to build his own video game. Chris and Marbeth have been married two and a half years. Just now the two things that they feel they lack are time and rest. Chris works 44 hours a week at TG Y as a clerk and Marbeth stays at home and takes care of Melissa when not in school. They only have Saturdays and Tuesday and Thursday mornings together. The Wrenns met when their high schools were consolidated and there was a commit- tee formed with representatives from each class. They were both on the committee. They became engaged their junior year and were married their senior year, and Marbeth stayed out to take care of Melissa. When asked about the possiblity of more children, Marbeth quickly replied, Yes, four or five more. They both like kids and hope to have a large family. When Melissa was born Chris went into the delivery room with Marbeth. She explained that the labor pains were not that bad, at least not half what she expected; only the last thirty minutes were rough. Marbeth explained that they were almost late to the hospital because Chris decided to wash his hair before they drove to Raleigh. This was ironical; they both were late to their wedding. As for hobbies and pastimes, Chris wants to complete his home video game and Mar- beth would like to write childrens ' books. Good Luck from the Oak Staff! Carla Puryear, an eighteen year old fresh- man, drives thirty-four miles round trip from Rolesville each day to attend classes at Louis- burg. She lives at home with her parents. In addition to taking classes, Carla works as a secretary for the Photography Depart- ment, where she has plenty of chances to brush up her secretarial skills. But that ' s not all. Carla says she never knows when it might be just as important to go to the snack bar and grab a sandwich for Mrs. McCredie when she ' s pushing a dead- line as it is to type a stencil. Carla says she chose Louisburg because of its high academic standards and the small community atmosphere. She also stressed that teachers here have more time for their students. According to Carla, there are certain ad- vantages and disadvantages in living off cam- pus. The most important advantage is that she can study in a quieter atmosphere where she doesn ' t have interruptions. On e of the disadvantages in off-campus living is that you don ' t get as close to people as you would if you lived on campus, from Carla ' s point of view. Also, Carla occasionally has to miss class because of road conditions. At home, Carla likes to go bike riding, do cross-stitch, cook, and now and then write The lives of Chris and Marbeth revolves around th( apple of their eyes, Melissa. Much of their time is spen with her. Time proves to play an important role in the lives o Chris and Marbeth. The time not spent with Melissa b used to study and work. ! poetry. When she isn ' t doing one of thesi she is usually studying or out with her boyi friend. 10

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Some of Us Don ' t ' Between Two Worlds Anne Hutchinson completed her work at Louisburg in the fall of 1976. Anne has taken 6 to 9 hours per semester while working full-time as an administrator at Louisburg Nursing Home in order to upgrade her professional credentials toward becom- ing a fully-licensed administrator by the state of North Carolina. As of this interview, Anne is busy taking final correspondence course exams and her state examinations. Now that she is near her goal, she has the satisfaction of knowing there will be more options for her professionally. Anne ' s children are well-beyond college age. Her daughter, Anne Lloyd Summerlin of Washington, N.C., and her son, Dee Hutchin- son of Greensboro, have been fully support- ive of her educational goals. When the going has been tough, they both have urged her to hang in there. Dee is a ranger with the National Park Service and Anne Lloyd is soon to make Anne Hutchinson a grandmother. At least I ' ll have a little more time to be a good grandmother now, mused Anne. When asked what she liked to do during her spare time, Anne replied emphatically, Sleep! Her job is very demanding, and with school work to keep abreast of, she has had little time for other interests. Despite all that, Anne says it ' s been well worth it. In fact, she would like to find a way to continue with academic courses. According to Anne, Louisburg College has been the best part of these five years. This is what 1 have looked forward to. The day 1 took my last exam, 1 commented to Dean Morgan that I felt like crying because it was over. Anne loved the congeniality of the stu- dents and the staff here, as well as the enthu- siastic atmosphere. Feeling out of place never occurred to her. She recalled one humorous episode in pot- tery class when she was working at a wheel next to a young man in the class. Without looking up, the young man asked if she was going to the keg party. She knew then that she was part of the crowd. Her hobbies, neglected as they have been, include needlework, music, photography, and the N.C. Shell Club. Her favorite place to escape and breathe easily is the Outer Banks, which Anne says is the closest place to heaven 1 can imagine. Just the mention of Ocracoke is enough to bring a smile to her face. We wish her well. Evelyn Nelms Goswick has something that not many students have and yet what many students already have. She has a husband and four kids as well as a desire to get a college degree, starting here at Louisburg and finishing at North Carolina State Univer- sity. Evelyn lives three miles outside of Louis- burg. Each day those three miles get a little shorter, as Evelyn ' s drive brings her closer and closer to earning her Master ' s Degree in history. After that, Evelyn wants to teach at either the high school or the junior college level. Working in the darkroom was one of Anne Hutchinson ' s favorite reprieves. She got hooked on photography when she took Mr. Farmer ' s course and hasn ' t yet recov- ered. Pushing from class to kitchen, Evelyn Goswick does an- other kind of homework. ¥i 12