Jack Neff throws a mug while Chowan students watch during “A
Drinking Vessel Workshop” in ceramics sponsored in February by the
division of art. Neff, resident potter at Penland (N. C.) School of
Crafts, demonstrated various techniques of throwing on the potters
wheel. He was assisted by Doug Eubank, Chowan art orofessor.
Women’s Teams Have
Winning Seasons 74-75
Winning seasons in volleyball
and basketball, forged mostly
against senior college clubs, were
recorded by the Chowan College
women’s varsity teams.
In volleyball, Chowan’s
women’s team captured its first
winning season ever in the fall of
1974. To do it, the lady Braves had
to defeat two senior college
teams, Meredith and St.
Augustine, on the final day of
their 11-game schedule. The wiiK
pushed Chowan’s record to six
wins against five defeats.
The record was achieved in the
face of competition against five
senior colleges and only one two-
year school, Louisburg. The lady
Braves scored five wins against
senior colleges defeating North
Carolina Wesleyan twice, 15-5,15-
6, and 15-7, 18-16; and Atlantic
Christian, Meredith and St.
Augustine once each. Chowan
split with Louisburg.
Chowan’s women’s basketball
team ended with an 8-6 record,
including seven wins over senior
college clubs. Five of the eight
members return. They are
Annette Guyton of Oxford, Terry
Jennette of Buxton, Cindy Ward
of Tyner, Aleph Woodard of
Enfield, and Lisa Dabney of
Staunton, Va. Miss Woodard was
the team’s leading scorer and
rebounder with 14.6 and 9.6
averages. Miss Guyton was
runnerup with 13.9 and 9 scoring
and rebounding averages.
Both teams are coached by
Mrs. Janet Collins of the athletic
department. She also directs the
women’s intramural program
which includes competition in
softball, volleyball and foozball in
the fall, and swim meet,
gymnastics meet, basketball
(team sport and individual
shooting), tennis and ping pong in
the spring.
Audience Participation
Drama Given In April
A drama in which members of
the audience participate as the
jury, The Night of January 16th,
was presented by the Chowan
College division of drama in
Daniel Hall in April.
The play also offered three
Chowan fa,culty members in
important roles. Two, Professor
Undine Barnhill as the judge, and
Mrs. Betty Batchelor as Magda
Swenson, a Swedish housekeeper,
are members of the English
department. Mrs. Esther
Whitaker, professor of religion,
portrayed Jane Chandler, a
handwriting specialist.
Mrs. Batchelor’s son, Paul, a
junior at Murfreesboro High
School, played the old night
watchman, Hutchins.
All other parts were by the
Chowan players, most with
experience on the Chowan stage.
They include: lawyers Andy
Grimes of Coats as Mr. Flint and
Chowan Touring Choir
Had 8 Spring Concerts
The Chowan College Touring
Choir spent the spring break
from March 15-23 presenting
concerts in eight churches in
South and North Carolina,
according to the director, Dr.
James Chamblee.
The choir traveled Saturday,
March 15 to Hartsville, S. C.
where it made its first
appearance Sunday morning at
Wesley United Methodist Church.
The pastor, the Rev. Eugene
Holmes, is the father of two
Chowan students, David and
Marc. That evening, the choir
presented a concert at
Columbia’s Woodfield Park
Baptist Church, where a former
Chowan student, Edgar Pittman,
is chairman of the deacons.
The choir presented a concert
in Rock Hill Monday before
moving into North Carolina for
appearances Tuesday in Shelby
and Wednesday in Belmont.
Friday, the choir presented
concerts in Winston-Salem at
Hayes Home of the Baptist
Homes for the Aging, Inc. and
Glenn View Baptist Church.
Chowan’s choir was featured
Sunday at Mt. Olive’s First
Baptist Church at 11 a.m. and
Weldon Baptist Church at 7:30
p.m.
Following its sacred music
concert, the choir presented an
informal program to the youth at
a number of the churches.
Elaine Heather-shaw of Winston-
Salem as Ms. Stevens; Vicki
Jones of Suffolk, Va. as Karen
Andre, the girl on trial; James
Luxford of Chesapeake as Elmer
Sweeney, the inspector of police;
and Pete Cambridge of
Hockessin, Del. as “Guts”
Regan, who bursts into the
courtroom to solve the mystery of
the murder.
Others appearing in the play
were Betsy Guedri of Richmond,
Va. as Nancy Lee Faulkner, the
murdered man’s wife; George
Payne of Springfield, Va. as John
Whitfield, the wife’s father;
Mark Romulus of Norfolk, Va. as
Siegurd Finequist; Mark Reaves
of Winston-Salem as Dr.
Kirkland; and Lycurtis
Satterwhite of Oxford as Homer
Van Fleet.
The play’s assistant director,
Lini Knight of Chapel Hill, played
the bailiff.
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