^‘The Voice of Chowan’’^
Volume 2—No. 2
Murfreesboro, N. C., Friday, October 4, 1968
Eight Pages This Issue
Braves pour on the coal for 48-13 victory \
Chowan’s speedy halfback Carroll Hart is driving for another TD as the Braves pour on
the coal to bury the Catamounts from Potomac State College of Keyser, W. Va. Chowan
chalked up over 600 yards rushing in humiliating the West Virginians. See story in this_
issue.
If one can’t the other can
By JOAN COX
Harry and Barry Jenkins,
freshmen from Conway, are
competing for the title “Show
man of the Year.” One problem;
no one knows which one is
which in order to cast their
votes. They are one of the sets
of identical twins roaming
around the campus confusing
their friends and switching on
their professors.
Harry, the oldest and shyest
twin, is majoring in agriculture
and plans on transferring to
State after his completion at
Chowan. According to his fellow
classmates, Harvey is the hard
worker of the two boys. Wheth
er in the classroom, on the job,
or in “Squirrel Park” the 17-
minute advantage that Harry
has over Barry seems to be
paying off.
Forestry major Barry, is a
typical college freshman; he
likes to goof off. Barry is the
sportsman of the twin set. Fish
ing, hunting and basebaU run a
close second to “Squirrel Park”
in the life of Barry Jenkins.
Bot|)^oys are currently living
with .mRh professor Carl Sim
mons, and are enjoying tlftir
college life to the utmost. The
friendliness displayed here at
Chowan among the students has
made an overwhelming impres
sion on these two look alikes.
Being what they sail “special”
and having people get them mix-
up, has also added to their
acceptance and social life here
at Chowan.
Girls, next Ume you go
through the line at the cafeteria,
fake a second look at the cash
ier; it may be your first enount-
er with Barry, no Harry, no Bar
ry Jenkins. .
Demos in Chicago
7 would not
have missed if’
By MRS. RACHEL PITTMAN
I experienced many emotions
prior to and during my trip to
the Democratic Convention. For
weeks, the news media had pre
dicted trouble for the Democrats.
Many people, in jest and other
wise, had suggested to me that
followed by police escort. We
stopped for no lights and the
thoroughfares were barricaded
so that our trip to the amphi
theater was non-stop. At every
corner were dozens of police.
Police were stationed on every
overpass. I found myself looking
dire things might happen i^l^T furtively at the ghetto windows
Chicago and ended on the note, passed, wondering if there
“That is the last place I would
want to go.”
None of their exhortations could
dissuade me from going. Upon
arrival in Chicago, however, af
ter having read the last vestiges
of Black Panther graffito scrawl
ed on walls of abandoned build
ings in Chicago’s southside, after
passing National Guard troops
quartered in the parks, and after
viewing gross numbers of helmet-
84 police, 1 began having second
thoughts.
Ti«^et (nme
I was immediately caught up
in the ticket game; for, tickets
to the amphitheater were ext-
tremely scarce. I was exce£4ing-
ly fortunate in that I was aMe to
attend every day—once oft f-.
guest ticket, onpe as an
once on the floor with^hcJteith
Carolina delegation, once
in the press section^ ^
The first as 1 rushed
out to board the bus gleefully
clutching my admittance ticket,
fo» the first time 1 had a moment
to consider personal safety. It
was only then that I began ex
periencing apprehensions coit
ceming what I might be deliber*
ately “letting myself in for.”
,Almost immediately the bus
driver removed the North Caro
lina sign from the bus winiow.^
When someone objected, he re
joined, “We’re going thi:^gh
districts where th^ love no
body.” Next he added, “If I tell
you to hit the deck, you hit the
deck, ^e had b¥icks thrin^n
before.” As a precautioi
turned the interior lights off.
Police Escort
The D. C. delegation was bil-
Igted in the same hotel with the
North Carolina group. OuLfhree
buses went tandem-style,Tea and
would be an unfriendly missile
forthcoming.
There were moments of real
fear that first evening. Fortu
nately, I never saw anything in
dicative of resentment to the •
delegates. Perhaps Mayor Dal
ey’s security measures did pre
vent this. The only violence wit
nessed was between the “yippies”
and the police and the news me
dia and the secarity guards and
this last could not be classified
as violence.
At 2.30 A. M. the first night,
during a period of total dis
order when I was beginning to
wonder if we could be in session
all night and whether Mr. Albert
could ever restore order from the
chaps, tl»gavel thumped loudly
and aqjpumment echoes throu^
the MaCuMeii. I was caught up
in the crowd ind literally (yxried
along by a people. I was
apprehensive S^a second time
that evening is I wondered if
tempers wo«M-flare again iif*lfie
crowd. I livew I could not alter
See iiiumber 1, Page 5 ^
life With Father’ is coming
^tbHARVEY HARRIS
Selected from a record num
ber of contestants for roles in
“Life With Father, ” to be staged
Nov. 6-8 at Chowan College in
the McDoweH Columns auditor
ium, were 16 dramatists com
peting in recent tryouts on the
college’s campus.
They will stage the only per
formances in the nation by
junior college dramatists per
forming for the first American
College Theater Festival.
The festival’s central com
mittee, organized to give nation
al recognition to college and
university theater's quality and
to increase public interest in
the theater, will hold regional
screenings during the three
stagings of this drama, in a
contest to select the 10 best
college dramas for staging in
Washington’s recently-restored
Fora Theatre, April 27-May 12,
with each of the 10 chosen pro
ductions staged three times.
Johnny Edw^^s, son of Mt.
and Mrs. W. R. Edwards of
806 W. Main St., Belhaven, will
be the “Father” of the title.-The
active Baptist Student Union
president and outstanding min
isterial student is a sophomore
who toured in a starring role
with the Cho^n Children’s
Theatre and sang the starring
role of Captain Andy in the
Chowan Players’ production of
the Broadway-type musical
“Showboat. ”
The “Mother” will be acted by
Pauune Robinson, daught'e'r of
the Rev. and Mrs. D. J. Robinson
of sf? N. St., Ahoskie, who has
performed in her hometown’s
Galldl-y Theatre and is feature
writer for Chowan’s student
newspaper, “Smoke Signals ”
Perf®mmg in the «ole of
“Cora " will be Francine Rose
Sawyer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph R. Sawyer, Sr.,
of Rt 5, Elizabeth City, an active
See Number 2, Page 5
WRA (dicers
lor pew year
are elected
W.R.A. is,out to^^ip over each
^girl at Chowan College this year
and to help are the new offic-
cers. Th^se girls were elected on
Sept. 20, when President Sandy
Wilson called^he meeting to or
der at both chapel assemblies.
The meeting was turned over
to-the chairman of the fall nomi
nation committee, Bonnie Scott,
who presented each candidiMB^
The results of the eletion are:
Pricillia Renn, vice-president
and Linda Mulder, secret^ry-
treasurer.
Dormitory rgpresentatives are
Donna Collier, Jenkins 2; Jenny
Flowers, Jenkins 1; Susan Clark,
Infirmary; Judy tsles, Belk
Dale White, Belk 2; Jean Mas
sey, Belli 3; Martha Hill, Bay
Students; and L|Jlj Riddic, Cpl-
legeHall.^ ^
With this slate of officers and *
rejjresentatives, the W.R.A.
will'sponsor a cake race on Oct.#^
, 5. Cooperation and enthusiasm
"are a great part of our organiza-
' tion on this campus. Girls, let’s ••
m%ke this a progressive year, ,
participate!