THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA FC286 R45b v.8-13 1946-1951 FOR USE ONLY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION Form No. A -366 THEL UN NOR AT THE NOR! Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/reveilleserial01bapt \o Zhe Keveille o Circulation . 5,000 Vol. 8, No. 1 NORTH CAROLINA B.S.I . PUBLICATION Xoveiiiber, 1946 Vera Lovins Sarali Covington w.c.u.N.r. Baptist Hospital Devotional VMce-President Baptist Student Prompter Dewey Hobbs Wake Forest President Ed Smith Julian Motley Campbell College N. C. State Enlistment Vice-President Music Leader Frances Thompson Don Shropshire Anne Shearin Meredith College U.N.C. E.C.T.C. Social Vice-PriBsident Publicity Director Secretary-Ti-easurer With Hopes for Worthy Achievement . : iO!]e Page 2 THE REVEILLE November, 1946 TO WHOM WILL YOU GIVE ALL? TO THE FRESHMEN FROM THE By R. T. HowEKTON, Jr. STATE B.S.U. PRESIDENT Former State Student Secretary Deae New Sttjdent : More thau a casual glance at your o\Yn Here it is—the beginning of another school to you, if have eyes to life will disclose you year again and thus time to think seriously see, that there is some central loyalty in about those bui'dens which students gener- life that determines your decisions and your ally call books. You are probably quite ex- it is "the identify actions. Maybe gang" you cited over beginning college work, and your your.self with, "our crowd." Maybe, in war- dreams of the day when you could be in- time, it is America, or the American Way, cluded under the esteemed title of "college that to you. per- whatever may mean Or student" have come true. You have been it is just self, with chance your your own put through programs intended to orient you emotional pleasure rated as the thing most to college life, but you probably have found to be desired. Plenty of variet.v in the idol that with all this you must learn it the hard market, plenty of gods, and all of us seem to way. ^lave either a god, or God. To what or to You have heard B.S.U. mentioned, and whom are you devoting everything? perhaps it is just another part of the gen- Nazi youth were tripped into worshipping eral confusion. But we who have been iu the god of race supremacy in a totalitarian Baptist Student Union work feel that its state. This god of race, powerful though he aims and purposes are very clear ; and if you while demanding all, cannot give all. He fs, will but stop a moment and think with us, t-annot give peace of conscience, or the good you, too, will see them just as clearly. will of God and man. Ultimately, he de- Miss Virginia Overman stroys his worshippers, for example, Ger- The term, "B.S.U.," is new to you but the many. Japan, Rome. activities included in it are not. We simply give opportunity continue American youth are asked, especially in you an to in FORMER CAMPBELL STUDENT Christian work. We attempt through B.S.U. time of war. to worship the great god, Free- SECRETARY AT NEW POST to form that link between you and your local doin. Freedom also demands all, is a better church. It won't take you long to become Miss Virginia Overman, former Baptist god than the Nazi god, but even Freedom is inadequate. For, after bestowing the boons adjusted to your new surroundings and dif- Student Secretary at Campbell, is now serv- ferent schedule, and as you do pray that of liberty, he lacks the power to tell you what we ing as Director of Education at the First Christ will be supreme in your life. you are free for. He is self-interested, hence Baptist Church of Raleigh. Miss Overman self-centered, hence doomed. Wishing for you the very best in your col- assumed her present duties in early summer, lege career, I am There is another God, the God of Christ. and when asked by The Reveille for a state- Sincerely yours, Like the others. He demands all, even self- ment, she responded sacrifice. Unlilve all, Dewey Hobbs. the others, He can give "When I left Campbell last spring I was fis well. "The poor iu spirit, theirs is the reasonably certain that I was not leaving Kingdom . the meek . they shall inherit FRESHMEN-TRANSFER PARTY student work. Now, after four months in tb*?-J earth . I came that je might have Raleigh's First Baptist Church, I am posi- Boisterous laughter, polite chuckles, and |u.fe' . abundantly." more Here is a cause tive that I am a Student Secretary in a silly giggles rolled forth from the basement ;for which to live, die. is a cause and Here church which is home for many college stu- of PuUen Memorial Baptist Church Friday that goes bej'ond "our crowd," "our nation," dents. evening, October 11. The freshmen "our race." Here is the cause of all men and transfer students of State and Meredith col- "My ofiicial title is that of Young People's Ijecause it is the cause of God. To whom leges party. Billie Director, and so most of my work is with will you give your all? were having a While Miss groups below the adult departments. In the Reprinted from "B Seeing V." Meredith Ruth Currin and Miss Elizabeth Murray summer I enjoyed learning and working College B.S.U. publication. worked frantically in the kitchen to get ready something that would wash down the pea- with our local people home from college, the local group who have graduated and are MARS HILL RETREAT SUCCES nuts and cookies, a program of let's-let-our- hair-down-and-get-acquainted proceeded employed here, and with the young people The members of the B.S.U. Council, headed under the direction of Alton Wilson and Miss from all over the country who are living by Pat Murphy, did a thorough job during Fran Thompson. here after finishing school. Our highlight the hectic opening days of the school term First on the program was a Mixer-Upper, was the Sunday night discussion group, pre- in assisting incoming students, in the ori- which thoroughly confused everyone and ceded by a light meal prepared by our girls. entation program, and in making every one kept them running frantically from one per- "With the fall came more than two hun- happy in general. son to another. This was followed by a two- dred college people for our Sunday school The group came to the campus on August second period in which every one introduced and nearly 150 for our B.T.U. 29 for a three-day retreat. time, During this himself to everyone else. The central por- "One week's memorandum, though not ac- plans for that first and for important week tion of the program was the soul-stirring complishments, could include visits to the the entire year were formulated. ideas New tragedy of frustrated love, "The Fatal hospitals to see and enroll the new babies for the enlistment work given and a were Quest," by Anonymous, presented by talented or to visit other patients, the helping to plan plan for visitation explained. In the work- actors and actresses called from the audi- a B.T.U. oi>ening assembly program, the con- shop period afternoon, posters, informa- each ence. Miss Fran Thompson lightened the tacting of mothers who help to plan and Ition for the students, orientation mate- new mood of the audience with a spirited song serve our light refreshments on Sunday 'rials, and identification tags for all students fest. nights for our Junior and Intermediate and for organization representatives were Finally came the refreshments. Misses Cur- B.T.U. 'ers. preparations for a student made. Inspirational speeches testi- and rin and Murray having finished their con- party on the social hour after church on monies were wisely scattered throughout the coction. Everyone gorged himself on punch, Sunday night, a speech in a W.M.S. Circle retreat. peanuts, cookies and sandwiches and then or a Sunday school opening worship pro- welcoming and assisting of stu- The new trudged slowly home to books and the more gram, letters and/or visits to prospective dents went off much more smoothly this year mundane things of life. members. Y.W.A. meeting, leadership con- at Mars Hill, and credit is given here to the ferences, etc.. etc. careful and inclusive planning done at the izing the students with Mars Hill. One "Some of our immediate plans in my field retreat and to the general willingness of all period was set aside in which the visit or- are the establishing in B.T.U. of a forum to be of help. Freshmen were met in Ashe- ganizations were explained to the new stu- once each month to be led by outstanding ville at the bus and train stations, brought dents. people in our city in their particular field. to the campus, registered for B.S.U., directed On two nights of the first week, informal In October our younger people in the W.M.U. or shown to their rooms, and made to feel social hours were sponsored by the B.S.U. organizations presented a Stewardship Night welcome after they arrived there. A com- for the entertainment of all. The climax of program, and in November we are planning mittee of boys performed a much-needed the week's program was the bi-annual Get- a Coronation Service.