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53-592: The Franklin County and Louisburg College Folk Festival was founded in 1970 by Louis de Hart to celebrate traditional music, dance, and crafts of the American southeast. The festival was held at Louisburg College in Louisburg, North Carolina . For the original composition competition at the 1974 festival, Darrell Williams from Durham, North Carolina whistled his original composition of “Little River Blues” instead of singing; he won

106-666: A population density of 10,000 persons per km . Kawasaki is the only city in Japan with more than one million inhabitants that is not a prefectural capital. The total area is 142.70 km (55.10 sq mi). Archaeological evidence from the Japanese Paleolithic and Jōmon period can only be found in the northwest Tama Hills . The course of the Tama and the coast of the Bay of Tokyo have also changed in historical times, so that large parts of

159-531: A library, a cafeteria and a student center were constructed. From 1975 to 1992, J. Allen Norris, Jr. served as college president. The board of trustees initiated the Third Century Campaign in 1980. The $ 4.2 million goal of the first phase of the campaign was surpassed, resulting in the construction of the E. Hoover Taft, Jr. Classroom Building. Through the generosity of the United Methodist Men of

212-520: A monzen-machi, a busy district for the supply of pilgrims, soon emerged. Between the Kamakura period and Sengoku period , smaller feudal lords ruled the area until it finally came under the control of the Later Hōjō clan . In 1611, Koizumi Jidayū had Nikaryō Yōsui built, a canal system on the right bank of the Tama for irrigating the fields, which in some cases still runs through the densely built-up city. On

265-635: A record for the number of participants and drew participants from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, and South America. The 37th IWC was held in China in 2010 and was sponsored by the Qingdao Whistling Institute of China, against setting records for the number of participants and audience. The Franklin County Arts Council board of directors voted to discontinue its sponsorship of the IWC in

318-735: A row. In 1990, it became a tradition for the grand champion to perform on Late Night with David Letterman . In 1996, the NWC began selecting both male and female grand champions. In 1997, the National Grand Champion award was changed to the International Grand Champion, changing the event to the International Whistlers Convention (IWC). Its first grand champion was Desgagne. Changes in 1998 included expanded to two days and an evening of competition, requiring

371-418: A tradition for the grand champion to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . In 1984, a new competition category for children twelve years old and under was added to the NWC. Amy Rose of Louisburg was the first children's champion. She was the children's champion again in 1985 and received national publicity, including performing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . She went on to become

424-658: Is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area . It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama , and the eighth most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area). As of October 1, 2017 , the city has an estimated population of 1,503,690, with 716,470 households , and

477-532: Is located on the right bank of the Tama River , which flows into the Tokyo Bay here. The city lies like a narrow band between Tokyo in the northeast and Yokohama in the southwest. The city connects the two major cities and is part of the Greater Tokyo Area , the largest and most densely populated urban areas in the world. The eastern area along the coast of Tokyo Bay is a densely populated industrial zone, part of

530-490: The House of Representatives (Japan) , Kawasaki comprises the constituencies Kanagawa 9 (Tama and Asao wards), 10 (Kawasaki and Saiwai wards) and 18 (Nakahara and Takatsu wards) and 19 (Miyamae ward, with Tsuzuki ward, Yokohama ), following changes since the last general election in 2021. In the 2021 election, the three seats went unchanged to Liberal Democrats Kazunori Tanaka and Daishirō Yamagiwa , and ex-Democrat Hirofumi Ryū of

583-678: The Keihin Industrial Zone . In contrast, the western districts in the Tama Hills consist largely of residential areas for commuters in the Tokyo / Yokohama region . Kawasaki has seven wards ( ku ): [REDACTED] In the northeast, Kawasaki borders the Special wards of Tokyo (starting at Tokyo Bay) Ōta and Setagaya , in the northwest the cities (-shi) belonging to Tokyo Prefecture (-shi) Komae , Chofu , Machida , Inagi , Tama enclose

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636-427: The 2001 convention, David Heilbroner and Katie Davis filmed the documentary Pucker Up: The Fine Art of Whistling . By 2003, a newspaper reporter noted, "Louisburg has pulled off a neat trick of civic identity. It has created an annual event that is odd enough to attract wide attention, yet serious enough to be treated respectfully." After the 2005 IWC, Franklin County Arts Council realized that it needed to plan for

689-641: The Associate of Science in business. Students can take additional coursework in disciplines such as the expressive arts and education. The Louisburg Hurricanes rosters 14 varsity athletic teams; Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track, Baseball, Softball, Women's Volleyball, Football, Esports, and Cheerleading. Louisburg competes in the NJCAA in varying divisions depending on team. Kawasaki, Kanagawa Kawasaki ( 川崎市 , Kawasaki-shi ) , [kawasaki]

742-575: The Constitutional Democratic Party. Fujitsu 's Main Branch is located in Nakahara-ku . It was formerly Fujitsu's headquarters. Kawasaki has several factories and development bases of the companies of heavy industry (e.g., JFE Group , Nippon Oil Corporation ) and high technology ( Fujitsu , NEC Corporation , Toshiba , Dell Japan and Sigma Corporation ). Kawasaki is twinned with

795-611: The IWC for 2013, the 40th anniversary of the whistling contest. This was the last IWC hosted in Louisburg. A 41st IWC was held on April 6, 2014, after which the historical society ceased to be the sponsor of the event. The Japanese Whistling Confederation started the World Whistlers Convention (WWC) in 2016 as a successor to the International Whistlers Convention. WWC is held in Kawasaki, Kanagawa every two years. It has adopted

848-565: The Louisburg Female College Company; the newly formed body, Louisburg Female College, opened its doors in 1857. A four-story, fifty-room brick Greek Revival -style building for the female college was constructed in 1857 on the west campus where the female academy building had formerly stood. Old Main, the central building of the Female Academy is still in use today as the administrative building of Louisburg College. Old Main

901-522: The Methodist Church. Other changes in the early twentieth century included the erection of the three-story Davis Building, named in memory of Matthew S. Davis, and the reorganization of the college into an institution with junior college rating (1914–1915). During the presidency of Arthur D. Mohn in the 1920s, Louisburg College experienced a period of building expansion. The West Wing of Main Building,

954-595: The NWC where they performed and conducted workshops. The guest whistlers for 1982 were In Carlin Morton of Fort Myers Beach, Florida ; Fred Newman of New York City; Jason Serinus of San Francisco, California who was noted as the "voice" of Woodstock in Peanuts! cartoons , and Maury York of Greenville, North Carolina. In 1981 and 1982, the NWC was held in the Franklin County Courthouse in Louisburg. The event included

1007-668: The North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church recommended the establishment of two co-educational senior colleges and the merger of Louisburg College into one of the institutions. The college alumni and the citizens of Franklin County joined to oppose the merger. A "Keep Louisburg at Home" campaign emphasized the depth of local support for the junior college. The Conference decided, in response to this endeavor, to retain Louisburg College as an accredited junior college. A period of revitalization and growth occurred during

1060-669: The Pattie Julia Wright Dormitory, and the Franklin County Building were constructed. Unfortunately, a disastrous fire gutted Main Building and the new West Wing in 1928. Closely following the fire came the Great Depression , and the college was burdened with debt and a shrinking enrollment. The Reverend Armour David Wilcox, former minister of the Louisburg Methodist Church, served as president of

1113-513: The Raleigh District, the Clifton L. Benson Chapel and Religious Life Center was opened in 1986. A new auditorium and theater complex was also constructed. During the 1986–87 school year, Louisburg College held a Bicentennial Celebration in recognition of its unique two-hundred-year heritage. The first college flag was designed and displayed during the celebration, and the first published history of

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1166-511: The Tsurumi. The land on the coast of the city is crossed by a network of canals (Tama Canal, Suehiro Canal, Chidori Canal, Yakō Canal, Daishi Canal, Mizue Canal, Shiohama Canal, Iriesaki Canal, Asano Canal, Ikegami Canal, Minami-Watarida Canal, Tanabe Canal, Shiraishi Canal and the Sakai Canal). In addition, the historic Nikaryō Yōsui canal still exists in the hinterland. Per Japanese census data,

1219-623: The Whilsters Hall of Fame Awards. It organized displays for the NWC. The Whistlers Hall of Fame Award was introduced at the 13th annual National Whistling Convention in 1986. Its first inductee was Agnes Woodward , founder of the California School of Artistic Whistling . The Hall of Fame Award was given to a living or deceased whistler with "a history of achievement in the art of whistling with long-range efforts and success in promotion and production of performances, and materials to support

1272-617: The administration of president Cecil W. Robbins (1955–1974). Student enrollment, faculty size, budget, and physical plant were significantly increased and improved. In 1961, the college purchased the Mills High School property on the east side of Main Street; the Mills Building was remodeled to serve as the college auditorium-classroom building. During the Robbins administration, four dormitories,

1325-543: The arts, such as recordings, appearances in concert halls, coverage by media, and awards as a performer that may be whistling or associated with whistling." Following is a list of the members of the Whistlers Hall of Fame. The Lillian Williams Award was introduced at the annual National Whistling Convention in 1986 where it was presented to Purves Pullen. The award honored Lillian Williams a musician, humorist, and whistler, known as "America's Whistling Sweetheart". Later, it

1378-519: The beginning of the twentieth century, a number of significant changes took place. The institution became known as Louisburg College, and the college became officially linked to the Methodist Church. Washington Duke , the Durham philanthropist, had acquired ownership of the college property in the 1890s; after his death, his son Benjamin N. Duke presented the property to the North Carolina Conference of

1431-534: The category that year and again in 1975, whistling. In 1976, de Hart added a separate whistling competition to the festival; this was the start of the Whistling Contest. Later, the whistling competition was split from the fall folk festival and became an annual spring event. It was the first whistling convention in the world. By 1980. the event's new sponsor was the Franklin County Arts Council;

1484-478: The college from 1931 to 1937. Louisburg College became co-educational in 1931, and student enrollment immediately increased. By the end of World War II , institutional debts had been paid. Walter Patten served as president from 1939 to 1947 and Samuel M. Holton from 1947 to 1955. In 1952, Louisburg College was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . In 1956, a planning committee of

1537-402: The college opened and closed several times during the 1870s and 1880s, S.D. Bagley became president in 1889. Matthew S. Davis, who had previously served twenty-five years as principal of the male academy, became president of the female college in 1896 and held the office until his death in 1906. He was succeeded by his daughter, Mary Davis Allen (Mrs. Ivey Allen), who was president until 1917. At

1590-537: The college, Louisburg College Echoes , was issued in 1988. Louisburg College consists of 20 major buildings. It sits on the north side of the city on 75 acres of land with Main Street running through the middle, dividing campus into West Campus and East Campus. Students can earn degrees in three different fields including the Associate of Arts in General College, the Associate of Science in General Science, and

1643-554: The competitors to prepare as many as eight songs instead of the usual two songs. In 2000, more of the competitors were professional whistlers. The main competition divisions were adult, teen, child, and allied arts. Allied arts included people who whistled with their fingers or through ventriloquism. One reporter described the IWC: "The sounds that pour forth from the whistlers are astonishing; cascading warbles, bell tones, tremolos and trills, syncopated crescendos, octaves of excitement." During

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1696-662: The council was established by de Hart who served as its executive director. The name of the event was changed to the National Whistlers Convention (NWC) in 1980; a name that was trademarked. The NWC received funding from the North Carolina Arts Council . Judges for the competition consisted of professional musicians, professors of musical theory, and music composers; different judges were used each year to eliminate any advantage for prior winners. Starting in 1981, distinguished guest whistlers were invited to

1749-532: The end of WWII. People from Okinawa were also coming to the city, and in 1924, the oldest Okinawans Association in Japan was founded in Kawasaki. As part of World War II , the city was bombed three times by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) between April 1945 and July 1945. The most serious attack was an area bombing with Napalm bombs on April 15, 1945. The attacks destroyed around 35% of

1802-403: The female academy, which in the 1850s was called Louisburg Female Seminary. Among the courses offered by the seminary were history, botany, algebra, rhetoric, chemistry, geology, logic, French, Latin, Greek, guitar, and calisthenics. The respected reputation of the seminary contributed to a movement to establish a female college. In 1855, the property of Louisburg Female Academy was transferred to

1855-556: The foundation for the development of the city. The rapid urbanization of the area, which continues to this day, began in the Meiji and Taishō eras. In 1872, Kawasaki Station was established on the Tōkaidō Main Line which was Japan's first railway line. In 1889, the city (machi) Kawasaki in the district (gun) Tachibana was created according to the Japanese municipal system introduced

1908-444: The increasing number of contestants and crowds, including expanded spaces and additional funding for the IWC. As a result, there was not an IWC in 2006. When the IWC returned in 2007, it had record numbers of competitors and audience members. In 2008, the 35th IWC was held in Japan. The Japan Whistlers' Federation hosted the event with the assistance of the Franklin County Arts Council. The IWC returned to Louisburg in 2009, where it set

1961-545: The long-distance Kaidō roads Tōkaidō and Nakaharakaidō built by Edo - Bakufu , stations were built in the area of what would later become Kawasaki, which increased its importance. The Kawasaki station (Kawasaki-juku, near today's Kawasaki station) on the Tōkaidō was not officially recognized until 1623 as the last of the 53 Tōkaidō stations. The Bakufu let the bridges over the Tama collapse and there were ferry connections to nearby Edo in several places in today's Kawasaki, which laid

2014-514: The new districts of Miyamae and Asao were created by splitting off from the districts of Takatsu and Tama. In the course of deindustrialization , industrial areas have recently been increasingly converted into residential areas (mostly Multi-family residential ), so that a further increase in population density can be expected. According, to the Köppen Climate Classification , it is a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ). Kawasaki

2067-513: The numbering system from the IWC, calling its 2024 event the "46th World Whistlers Convention". However, a quote from de Hart on the WWC website, clearly indicates that the WWC was a new event, not a transfer of the IWC operation. De Hart founded the National Whistlers Museum which opened in 1981. It maintained a collection of recordings, memorabilia, and some 300 whistles. The museum housed

2120-696: The place. The opposite southwest side is entirely occupied by the districts of Tsurumi , Kōhoku , Tsuzuki and Aoba in the city of Yokohama. With the completion of the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line , the city of Kisarazu , located on the opposite side of the Tokyo Bay in Chiba Prefecture , also became a neighbor in December 1997. Two rivers cross the urban area. The Tama unites with the tributaries Misawa, Yamashita, Gotanda, Nikaryō main river and Hirase; Katahira, Asao, Shimpukuji, Arima, E, Shibu and Yagami flow into

2173-480: The population of Kawasaki has seen sustained growth over the past 70 years. Kawasaki is governed by Mayor Norihiko Fukuda, an independent elected on 27 October 2013. The city assembly has 63 elected members. Mayor Fukuda was re-elected to a second term in office on 22 October 2017 with support from LDP and Kōmeitō against former municipal MP Akiko Yoshizawa and JCP -supported former primary school teacher Hirokazu Ichiko. The 60-member city parliament of Kawasaki

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2226-656: The spring of 2010. Louisburg was declared the permanent home of the IWC in 2012. That year, the IWC was sponsored by the Franklin County Historical Society. The society formed the Franklin County IWC (FCIWC), a special committee that was supposed to transition into an independent organization responsible for the IWC. Patricia Howell replaced de Hart as the director of the IWC. However, the FCIWC went defunct on July 24, 2012. The historical society again sponsored

2279-402: The teen champion in later years. In 1989 and 1990, 3,000 people participated in the preliminary round of the NWC. Each contestant was required to perform both a classical and popular piece. Contestants competed in the preliminary round by submitting a tape. Those performers were cut to 40 who would compete during the IWC. The NWC ruled that grand champions had to take a year off after two wins in

2332-419: The train station and the industrial area at the port were destroyed by air raids. Since the 1950s, residential areas for commuters have been created in the northeastern part of the city, which are connected directly to the centers of Tokyo by new railway lines. On April 1, 1972, Kawasaki became a decree-designated city ( seirei shitei toshi ) with 5 districts. 1973 the population exceeded the million mark. In 1982

2385-555: The urban area and claimed 1,520 dead and 8,759 injured. The attacks burned down 9.3 km of the city (see Bombing of Tokyo ). Kawasaki became a target of the first mainland bombing by the US military in 1942, followed by multiple bombings, partly due to the city's heavy and chemical industrial complex supplying the war efforts in Asia and the Pacific. On April 15, 1945, large parts of the area around

2438-792: The urban area are geologically young. With the introduction of the Ritsuryō legal system, the area came to the Musashi Province in the 7th century. In the Nara period , the center of the Tachibana district was probably in the area of today's Takatsu district. Since the Heian period , the domain of the Inage clan has expanded here. Around the Heiken-ji Buddhist temple (better known as Kawasaki-Daishi), founded in 1128,

2491-413: The war, about 500 Union soldiers camped in the college during May and June 1865. During the administration of Turner Myrick Jones (1866–1868), former president of Greensboro Female College, enrollment grew to 133 students. The regular college course in 1867 included such courses as English grammar, mythology, geography, botany, physiology, trigonometry, Latin, French, and "Evidence of Christianity." After

2544-484: The whistling contest, a concert with guest whistlers, and the Whistling Museum. In addition to the musical competition, awards were also given for bird calls, animal sources, and the loudest whistle. The grand champion for both years was Tobe Sherrill, a student from Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1983, the NWC expanded from two days to four days. This allowed it to include seminars, a banquet, and exhibitions. It became

2597-528: The year before. In 1912 the border between Kanagawa and Tokyo prefectures was established as the Tama River . On July 1, 1924, the independent city (shi-) of Kawasaki with 48,394 inhabitants was formed through a merger with the city of Daishi (formerly Daishigawara) and the village of Miyuki. People from the Korean peninsula were made to work in the industrial sector in the city, working on railways construction, or rebuilding roads damaged by U.S. bombings towards

2650-719: Was called the Entertainer of the Year Award, presented in honor of Lillian Williams. Following is a list of winners of the Entertainer of the Year Award. and Patrick Riley ( Efland, North Carolina ) ( Franklinton, North Carolina ) Claudia Hutcheon ( Spring Lake, North Carolina ) Claudia Hutcheon ( Spring Lake, North Carolina ) Louisburg College Louisburg College is a private Methodist -affiliated two-year college in Louisburg, North Carolina . Louisburg College has its roots in two schools: Franklin Male Academy, which

2703-505: Was chartered in 1787, re-chartered in 1802 but held its first recorded classes on January 1, 1805; and Louisburg Female College, which was founded in 1857, succeeding a previous institution, Louisburg Female Academy, founded in 1814. Louisburg Female Academy opened its doors in 1815, under the direction of Harriet Partridge, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women . From 1843 to 1856, Asher H. Ray and his wife Jane Curtis Ray were highly successful as principals of

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2756-480: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is located in the Louisburg Historic District . In August 1857, Louisburg Female College opened its doors under the management of Professor James P. Nelson. Course offerings included French, Spanish, Italian, piano, guitar, drawing, painting, and needlework. The female college continued to operate during the Civil War under presidents C.C. Andrews (1860–1861) and James Southgate, Jr. (1862–1865). After

2809-455: Was re-elected in the unified elections in April 2023. The LDP won 17 seats and is the largest party in the assembly. Kawasaki was in June 2008 the second Japanese "government-designated city" (seirei shitei toshi) after Hiroshima , which allowed foreigners to participate in municipal referendums. In the 105-member prefectural parliament of Kanagawa, the seven districts of Kawasaki serve as constituencies, electing 18 deputies in total. For

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