Student records held
in strict confidence
By D. H. NICHOLSON
Registrar
A problem of continuing con
cern for the college student to
day is the confidentiality of his
permanent records in the files of
his college or university. This is
a problem because so few stu
dents really understand the con
fidential nature of their records
and-or the role of the college or
university keeping the records
confidential. With a definite in
crease in the number of govern
mental and private agencies
which are making demands for
more information about students
for various reasons, most in
stitutions of higher education
have developed very definite
and, therefore, rather firm po
licies concerning the release of
information about their present
or former students. With the
preceding in mind, the rest of
this column will be devoted to a
summary of the policy of Cho
wan College which pertains to
student records and the obliga
tions of the College to the main
tenance and availability of these
records.
Registrar responsible
The Registrar here at Chowan
as he is elsewhere, is respon
sible for the maintenance of all
permanent records of students,
present or former, of the Col
lege. He is also generally re
sponsible for the release of any
information to agencies outside
his office, including other de
partments of the College; the
student; other educational in
stitutions; local, state, and fed
eral agencies; prospective em
ployers; or commercial enter
prises.
Since student records in the
Registrar’s office are considered
personal and confidential, most
information therefrom will be
released to sources outside of
this College only upon the writ
ten request or consent from the
student, his parents, his guard
ians, or his next of kin. However
the following information may
be released to prospective em
ployers, credit investigators, in
surance companies, governmen
tal agencies, either in writing or
orally on the phone, without con
sent of the student: name of a
particular student; recorded
home and local address; dates
oi attendoneo; his digrve, iS
any, and date granted; and his
curriculum.
In addition to the preceding
general policy concerning dis
closure of information about the
student’s record, other educa
tional institutions may be fur
nished class standing, grades,
reports on disciplinary actions,
if these reports should exist.
Generally, transcripts (copies
of the student’s official educa
tional record) may be obtained
only by the student upon request
to the Registrar, within the
guidelines established by the
Registrar and publshed in the
Chowan College Catalog and the
Student Handbook. The trans
cript with the seal of the college
and the signature of the Regist
rar is never sent to the student
but directly to the address of the
agency or institution to which
the student is making applica
tion for one reason or another.
If the student wants a transcript
for himself, his will be without
the official seal and the Regist
rar’s signature.
Student is protected
Another area of growing con
cern and importance is that re
lated to investigative agencies
and their increasing demands
for information about present or
former students. We at Chowan
College, feel that we must do
everything to protect the student
and to insure his right to priv
acy. Therefore, when processing
confidential forms, or other mat
ter, for possible employment
with governmental agencies or
private institutions, if it be
comes event that disclosures
of information not otherwise re-
leasable will be in the best in
terest of the student, the student
will be notified at the last known
address and requested to make
his desire known as to whether
or not the information will be
disclosed. Impetus for the re
lease of possibly derogatory in
formation must originate with
the student, his parents, or his
guardians. In cases where the
present or former student is
involved in a court proceeding,
and information is requested by
some party for the proceeding,
this request will be honored only
with the student’s consent or a
subpoena from the court.
To local, state, and federal
agencies such as the FBI. the
SBI, to local and state Dolice
officers, to the Civil Service and
Military Intelligence, et cetera,
all academic and personal infor
mation, other than that informa
tion identified above, which is
deemed pertinent may not be
released except under approval
and supervision of the Registrar.
It is assumed that the Registrar
will have authorization from the
student concerned if the former
feels that the release would re
sult in the student’s being placed
in an unfavorable situation or
if that release would jeopardize
the integrity of the College.
Upholds privacy
In general, the policy of Cho
wan College concerning the
maintenance and availability of
student records is one planned
and executed to uphold the pri
vacy of the student’s records
and to insure the integrity of
the school.
Next week, we might look at
the requirments of Chowan Col
lege for continued enrollment
and what options a student does
have when he acquires academ
ic deficiences in his work here.
What is “good standing” at Cho
wan College and how may the
student keep this status?
Disciplinary cases for January
The following cases were heard by the Men’s Council and-
or Faculty Judiciary during the month of January:
Case 1: Failing to appear before the Faculty Judiciary. Pen
alty: Preliminary suspension until mid-semester.
Case 2: Assault and battery. Penalty: Suspension for one cal
endar year.
Case 3: Public drunkenness. Penalty: Suspension for the
remainder of the term.
Case 4: Burning cup in trash can. Penalty: Preliminary sus
pension and work with Mr. Hassell six Saturday mornings
from 8-12.
Case 5: Use of vulgar language to staff member. Penalty:
Preliminary suspension and two weeks of social probation.
The following cases were heard by the Women’s Council
and-or Faculty Judiciary during the month of January:
Case 1: Falsification on a signout card and denial of falsfi-
cation until faced with the facts. Leniency recommended
because of extenuating circumstances. Penalty: Disciplin
ary probation (preliminary suspension not applicable be
cause student in terminal course) and one week’s strict
campus.
Case 2: Use of vulgar language to a College employee while
performing assigned duties. Penalty: Disciplinary proba
tion and two weeks’ strict campus.
News writing
class is planned
The up-coming fall semester
at Chowan will see the initiation
of a new course. News Writing
101. Three semester hours will
be offered for the elective
course open to all students and
required for all staff members
of the student newspaper.
The course will deal primarily
with the fundamentals of news
gathering and writing with at
tention given to writing leads,
heads and organizing material.
Stress will be placed on correct
style, English usage and spelling
as well as editing and proofread
ing.
In addition to regular class
room lectures and assignments,
students will be given outside
assignments plus required read
ing and study of newspapers.
The class will be two hours of
lecture and four hours of lab
oratory work weekly. The class
will be limited to 15 students for
the purpose of more concentrat
ed work. . 1
Malcolm Jones, chairman of
the Graphic Arts Dept., will be
the instructor.
Where they go after Chowan
By FRANCINE SAWYER
The purpose of this column is to establish
a few facts as to where students of this in
stitution go when they’ve cmpleted their stu
dies. For some it may be a place in a four-year
school or a position in the career world, or
maybe a hitch with your uncle and mine. Uncle
Sam. A cross-section of co-operating students
while taking the survey revealed these facts:
SPEEDY SKINNER: From Portsmouth, Va .
Speedv plans to resume his studies at the Uni
versity of South Carolina and inajui civil
"lechnoloev.
CLAUDIA SAYLES: From Virginia Beach,
Va., Claudia will transfer to Guilford College
at Greensboro, JJ. C., where her major will be
elementary education.
ROBING STALLARD: From Newpori i^ews,
Va., she will continue her physical education
major at Atlantic Christian College.
BRENDA MANN: From Roanoke Rapids, N.
C., she will persue a major of sociolgy or psy
chology at Meredith College in Raleigh, N. C.
TONY MAGLIONE: From Stirling, N. J.,
Tony will complete his physical education at
East Carolina University in Greenville, N. C.
BILLY TAYLOR: From Raleigh, N. C., Billy
plans to attend Appalachian State Teachers
College in Boone, N. C., where he will major
in nhvsical education
SCOTT CHARNOCK: From TappahannocK,
Va., Scott will finish his major of physical ed-
ucaninn at the University of South Carolina.
WAYNE MARTIN: From Vienna, Va.,
Wayne will transfer to Atlantic Christian Col
lege A'here he will continue his major study of
history.
LOUIS FIORE: From Hazelton, Pa., Louis
may transfer to Elon College, Elon, N. C.,
where he will complete his studies in economics
or physical education.
JERRY SCHARNUS: From Laurel, Md., Jer
ry wants to transfer to the University of Miami
and complete his study in physical education.
JANE CHERRY: From Rocky Mount, N. C.,
Jane will transfer to Atlantic Christian College
and complete her education major.
JANET THORNTON: From Norfolk, Va.,
Janet will resume her studies at Atlantic Chris
tian College in the field of elementary educa
tion.
BAMMA JANE MITCHELL: From Washing
ton, D. C., Bamma would like to complete her
major study in the field of International Rela
tions at Georgetown University.
“Tfie Voice of Chowan'
Volume 2—Number 10
Wednesday, February 12, 1969
Murfreesboro, N. C.
Cast for 'Pygmalion' selected
Smoke Signals
Valentine
•-s’-
% ^ S, O'? ■*
Sweetheart
^ Cathy Cuthrell
"Flowers were given beauty to show God's love
for man.
I give these flowers to only add beauty
to the beautiful woman I love/
Some good books come our way
Dale Willard, freshman from
Frederick, Md., will star as
Eliza Doolittle in the spring se
mester’s drama selection, “Py
gmalion,” March 5, 6,'7. Play
ing the role of Colonel Pickering
is Harry Greenlaw, sophomore
from Fredricksburg, Va.
Henry Higgins will be protray-
ed by Truette Duncan of Mur
freesboro, and Mrs. Hggins,
Henry’s mother, by Pam Keyes,
sophomore from Petersburg,
Va. The part of Clara Hill was
given to Libby House, a fresh
man from Rocky Mount, N. C.
Taking the role of Alfred Doo
little is Tom Garner, freshman
of Newport, N. C., and Brenda
Timmer of Richmond, Va., also
a freshman, will play as Mrs.
Pearce. Bob Lawrence, a fesh-
man fro Asheville, N. C., will
portray Freddy Hill.
“Pygmalion” is George Ber
nard Shaw’s original play from
which the Broadway musical,
“My Fair Lady” was adapted. It
is the story of a flower girl in
England who, because of her
Cockney dialect, is unable to
succeed in what she wants to do.
Henry Higgins and Colonel Pick
ering, language diction teachers,
take over the training of her on
a bet. They undertake the job
of making her a cultured lady,
within three months.
Through the success of the at
tempt to cultivate the wild girl,
Higgins, a confirmed bachelor,
falls in love with Etiza and mar
ries her.
Several members in the ‘■‘Py
gmalion” cast have been involv
ed in other Chowan productions.
Dale and Libby both were in the
fall production of “Life With
Father,” of which Harry was
Fai» anJl
ry were both in “Charley’s
Aunt” their freshman year. Last
spring Harry had a role in
“Showboat.”
The subordinate cast and be
hind the stage crew are yet to
be announced. Anyone interest
ed should contact Mrs, Edith
Larson, drama director.
By FRANCINE SAWYER
■Having the assignment to
check out the Whitaker Library
was my good fortune. In the
back room of the library are
stacks and stacks of new books
for us to enjoy, over 200 or
more. Research papers will no
doubt be more fun and easier
with access to all the volumns
on hand.
In the fields of science, his
tory, math, social science, nur
sing, and some very outstanding
religion works, some helpful
language books are on hand.
For easy reading and pleasure
on the shelves was noticed some
very controversial and stimulat
ing novels, and non-fiction.
In the area of non-fiction a
work by Erick Fromm entitled
“The Sane Society”; Vance Pac
kard, “The Sexual Wilderness”;
“Morality and the Mass Media,”
“Black Power and Christian Re
sponsibility,” by C. Freeman
Sleeoer: Anthony Blunt, “Picas-
so-The Formative Years”; John
Kennedy, “As We Remember
Him”; “Understanding Alcohol
ism”; “The Trail of Jesus of'
Nazareth”; “A source Book for
.Creative Thinking”; and “Wo
men in Divorce.”
On hand are scores of fiction
with a good amount of modern
poetry and short stories. “The
Sense of the Sixties” is a collec
tion of short stories of authors
of noted worth in our Hmp- snph
writers are : Tom Wolfe, Mar
shall McLuhan, Stokely Carmic
hael, and Martin Luther King,
Jr. “The Dimenisions of Robert
Frost” is good reading for the
Frost buffs.
These are just a few that
caught my eye. No matter your
taste there is a book for you.
The books will be placed on the
shelves shortly so take the op
portunity to browse over them.
A nice way to spend any extra
time you may have.
Baptist youth
program is set
for summer
By PAULINE ROBINSON
This summer the seven Bap
tist colleges of the North Caro
lina Baptist State Convention
is offering a program called the
Baptist Youth Corps. The corps
affords an opportunity to train
young people for a church-relat-
ed vocation or lay leadership
in the future.
A salary of $50 per week plus
room and board will be offered.
Traveling expenses and group
insurance will also be covered
by the convention.
Under the direction of the pas
tor, a Youth Corps worker will
serve the local church from
June 8 to August 10. The worker
can be secured to work in spec
ial programs, such as music, re
creation, youth, etc., or assist
in the total ministry of the
church.
The schedule is as follows:
June 2-6, Orientation Week at
Fruitland Baptist Conference
Center; June 8-August 3, Student
serves on local church field;
Aug. 4-9, Youth conference at
N. C. Baptist Assembly, South
port, N. C.; Aug. 10, Youth
Corps worker’s final with Sun
day local church.
Anyone interested in applying
should contact Chaplain Taylor.
We’d all like
only 'fresh news’
It appears that Chowan’s students are not fully pleased
with the content of Smoke Signals. This feeling is more
widespread; it includes the newspaper’s advisor, members
of the Graphic Arts faculty and at least part of the admin
istration, staff and college faculty.
The report is that the newspaper contains out-dated news
not pertinent to the campus. This reference is no doubt
to Associated Press wire news which comes into the Grap
hic Arts Department daily. And it is true that this copy is
nt news of Chowan’s campus activities.
But one must remember, that neither the newspaper
staff, nor the Graphic Arts Department, can publish news
which is not made available.
The primary purpose of Smoke Signals is to report the
activities on campus. In this respect every student should
help in any way possible to see that news gets to the news
paper’s staff. Only in this way can YOU have a newspaper
hlled with “fresh, live news.”
After news reaches the Graphic Arts Department, the
newspaper then becomes a production training tool for
students in graphic arts. This, then, can be called the sec
ondary objective for Smoke Signals.
For purposes of illustration, this issue of Smoke Signals
will contain ONLY copy turned in by the newspaper staff,
and in some cases by members of the faculty and adminis
tration.
It doesn’t make much of a newspaper, does it? We all
want a good Smoke Signals. How will you help?