what 'good standing' means
Students responsible for knowledge on college transfer
By D. H, NICHOLSON,
Registrar
Every student at an institution
of higher education should make
himself thoroughly familiar with
its requirements for continued
residence. A lack of attention
paid to these requirements can
lead to a poor academic record
and much concern and work
later. Therefore it should be
the responsibility of the student
to know precisely what is mini
mally expected of him, academi
cally, at his college or univer
sity. It should also be the con
cern of the institution to make
this expectation clear to the
student. Hence, the rest of this
column will be devoted to a gen
eral description of the academ
ic requirements for continued
residence at Chowan College in
the hope that the Chowan stu
dents will know what is expected
of them and what they should be
concerned with elsewhere.
According to a policy recom
mended by the Chowan College
faculty and approved by the
Board of Trustees in Septem
ber, 1967, a regular student must
earn a minimum of nine semes
ter hours and nine quality points
each semester in residence in
order to be considered in “good
standing.” This requirement
then means that a regular stud-
dent must earn at least 18 se
mester hours and 18 quality
points to be eligible to register
for a third semester at Chowan.
According to this policy a regu
lar student who fails to earn at
least “nine and nine” in a full
semester will enter the next on
academic probation. For the stu
dent who does not get off aca
demic probation, essentially, for
the regular student who does not
have an average of “nine and
nine” for each semester before
he arrives at his third semester,
he must make up his academic
deficiencies in summer school
here at Cnowan College. Gene
rally, except with specific ap
proval from the Dean of the Col
lege, the student with academic
deficiencies will not be allowed
to transfer in academic credit
from another college if he were
academically ineligible to re
turn to Chowan.
For those interested, Chowan
College has a summer session
divided into two terms. Under
this arrangement, it is quite
possible for a student to take a
semester of work ( a maximum
of 14 semester hours, which
breaks down to a maximum of
7 semester hours for each term)
in a complete summer session.
In essence, for a regular Cho
wan student to be in good stand
ing, with the College, he must
earn at least nine hours and
nine quality points every semes
ter in residence. If he falls below
this minimum, he has to make
up enough hours and quality
points so that he does avaerage
nine hours and nine quality
points for each semester in resi
dence. Another point should be
made here concerning “good
standing." Although the term
“good standing” has a generally
accepted meaning among col
legiate registrars and admis
sions officers at the various in
stitutions of higher education,
each institution, generally, de
termines its own standards for
continued residence. Therefore,
it is quite possible for a student
to be in good standing and
eligible for continued enroll
ment at one institution and yet
not be eligible, gradewise, for
admission to another, although
both institutions are of compara
ble quality and are fully accre
dited.
Therefore, you may have
“nine and nine” each semester
and be in good standing with
Chowan College, but another
institution may have a standard
whereby “nine and nine” is not
enough for you to transfer in
good standing to the latter.
Again, the preceding only em
phasizes the fact that the Cho
wan College student, as would
any student at any other school,
must keep in close contact with
schools of his choice for their
own requirements for continued
residence because to know their
requirements is to know their
standards for “good standing”
with them.
Since there are many, many
details concerned with academ
ics records and transferring, it
is best for the prospective trans
ferer at Chowan to keep in mind
that the faculty and administra
tion of the College are greatly
interested in helping the stud-
dent to realize all of his options
in transferring to four-year in
stitutions. Therefore, the stu
dent should feel free to keep in
contact with his own academic
advisor; the Dean of the Col
lege, Dr. Lowe: the Director of
Guidance and Counseling, Mr.
Collins; and this writer, in order
to make his transfer to a four-
year institution as smooth as
po.ssible.
Next week, we will want to
look at the Selective Service
System Requirements and the
specifics of draft exemption as
these apply directly to Chowan
College students. We will want
to answer the following ques
tions: How many academic
hours does the student have to
acquire to keep his deferment,
if, in fact, he has applied for
it? How can the number of hours
required vary with the degree
programs? What happens if
the student at Chowan does not
have the required hours after
he has already completed two
semesters or a normal schoel
year? How can this person keep
his deferment, under the law as
it is now written?
Editor’s Note: Mr. Nicholson
will be happy to help any student
who has specific questions
Performing cattleman
Greenlaw has varied interests
Harrison S. Greenlaw, liberal
arts sophomore from Freder-
ricksbug, Va., has three main
interests in life. First, he plans
to transfer to the University of
Mississippi and major in law
and dramatics next year.
In the field of drama, her at
Chowan, Harry has played ma
jor roles in all dramatic pro
ductions including “Showboat,”
“Charley’s Aunt” and “The
Lantern.” He was student direc
tor of “Life With Father” this
past fall, and toured with the
cast in North Carolina and Vir
ginia.
He is currently president of
Delta Psi Omega, the honorary
dramatic fraternity, and is
playing a lead role in “Pygma
lion, Chowan’s spring play. This
summer, Harry hopes to work in
summer stock for “The Lost
Colony” in Manteo, N.C .
The third interest of this ac
tive sophomore deals with reg
istered Hereford beef cattle.
This desire stems from having
been raised on his father’s 2,000
acre cattle farm, and producing
and showing champion Here-
fords at state and national
shows.
For the past tiine years Green
law has been a member of the
Virginia Junior Hereford Asso
ciation, an organization of Here
ford breeders under 22 years of
age. During the last five years
he has been on the association’s
board of directors, and served
as treasurer and vice president
and currently is president.
HARRISON GREENLAW
Last October, he was head of
the Virginia delegation to the
American Junior Hereford As
sociation’s Convention in Kansas
City, Mo. Here are a few high
lights of his five day trip.
“Besides attending meetings
and speeches, I enjoyed meeting
and conversing with other dele
gates from all over the United
States. I was very much sur
prised and pleased to be told by
some northern delegates that I
had a seep southern drawl—un
til they heard the boys and girls
from the deep south.
“My roommates were from
Texas and Washington (state)
and were able to relate many in
teresting facts. The northwea-
tern boy said that he had never
heard of Gant shirts or London
Fog raincoats! My Texas room
mate lived right next to the Gulf
of Mexico and surfs all year!
Several elaborate dances and
parties were held in our down
town hotel, in our honor, and one
was even held in the hotel’s
Playboy Club. While dancing,
all the delegates “did their own
thing,” or danced as each did
in their home state. Several of
us watched the California and
New Yorker assuming that they
would have the latest dances,
but both were disappointing,
having old dance steps.
One highlight of the trip was
attending the American Royal
Horse Show, the biggest and
best parade of all types of
horses in the United States.
Everyone enjoyed the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police with
32 exact horses and Mounties
drilling to the orchestra’s music.
Also the famous Budweiser
Clydesdales pulled their wagon
in perfect step.
This trip game me five of
the most interesting and infor
mative days of my life, and I
am grateful to the VJHA for
sponsoring my flight and to
Chowan for excusing me from
classes. I can never forget the
educational benefits, the won
derful friends I made from
across the nation, and many
other 'intertaining and exciting
times.”
Preston Hunter operates modern offset press.
Among 22 others
Hunter nominated for 'Who's Who'
By NANCY MOHR
Recently members from each
department here at Chowan met
to discuss and nominate students
for the national publication of
“Who’s Who in America’s Jun
ior Colleges.” C. Preston Hunter
is one of the 22 students chosen
by this committee.
Preston is a sophomore Gra
phic Arts major from Elizabeth
City, N. C. He is a graduate of
Oxford Orphanage. Before com
ing to Chowan, Preston worked
in Norfolk and Elizabeth City
with various printing firms, dur
ing his summer vacations.
While at Oxford he was active
in printing their school annual
and this experience has gotten
him his present position. Preston
is producation editor of the
Chowanoka this year and also
held the same post last year.
After being production editor,
Preston has only one thing to
say, he is sure he won’t be
back next year to do it again.
Each of the nominees were
selected on the basis of their
extra-curricular activities, ser
vice to the school and their
grades. Preston said that even
though his grade average is
only 1.88 he is satisfied with it
considering he has carried 18
hours of credit work every se
mester since entering Chowan.
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‘T/ie Voice of Chowan'
Volume 2—Number 11
Wednesday, February 19, 1969
Murfreesboro, N. C.
Board of Trustees
semi-annual meet
'Can't you see the problem?'
Edith Larson of Murfreesboro, director of
the Chowan Players, explains a blocking
technique to cast members of “Pygma
lion,” the spring production to be staged on
March 5, 6, 7. Pictured above with director
Larson are, left to right, Mel Watson of
Richmond, Va., Dale Willard of Frederick,
Md., Harry Greenlaw of Fredericksburg,
Va., and Truett Duncan of Murfreesboro.
Girls' varsity cage
team defeated Sat.
See Page 3 For More
Chowan Sports News
The board of trustees of
Chowan College recently met
in the official semi-annual sess
ion with H. D. White of Rocky
Mount chairman, presiding.
Actions of the board of
trustees included the employ
ment of a new dean of the
college, a new director of
college relations, review of
financial reports, enrollment
reports, and the development
program.
Dr. B. Franklin Lowe Jr.
was named dean of the college
after serviHg 85 actlfig deaff
for a period of eight months
and teaching on the faculty
since 1964. Lowe is a B. A.
graduate from Furman Univer
sity, B. D. graduate from
Southeastern Baptist Theolog
ical Seminary and holds the
doctor of philosophy degree
from Emory University.
The trustees named Phil
Royce director of college re
lations. Royce is a native of
Florida where he graduated
from St. Petersburg Junior
College and Florida State Uni
versity with a degree in public
relations and journalism. He
also holds the B. D. degree
from Southeastern Seminary.
Royce will take office on
April 1.
By PAULINE ROBINSON
and ROSE DRAKE
Chowan girls’ varsity basket
ball team was defeated by West
hampton Saturday by a score
of 33-30. The junior varsity team
also suffered a loss to West
Hampton’s squad by one point,
the score being 26-25. ,
On Friday night the girls met
opponents from Christopher
Newport, Newport News, Va.,
and came off the floor victorious
over CNC giving them only 10
points while they made 38. Com
peting against Peace College in
Raleigh, N. C., on January 31,
they, from Chowan, won by one
point in an overtime with a score
of 25-24.
The girls’ varsity team sche
dule is as follows:
February 21, Peace; 22, Chris
topher Newport; 25, William and
Mary; 28, Old Dominion.
March 1, Virginia Common
wealth University; 7, Old Dom
inion; 14, North Carolina Wes
leyan; 22, Atlantic Christian
College.
Members of the squad are
veteran sophomores Patricia
Frances, Capron, Va.; Vicki
Gilbert, Winston-Salem; and
Dale White, Whaleyville, Va.
Freshman players are Pauline
Robinson, Ahoskie; Deborah
Dawson, Lawrenceville, Va.;
Jeannie Gay, Charlottesville,
Continued on Page 3
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, pres
ident of the college, reviewed
the various matters related to
the operation of the college
with specific emphasis on such
areas as the operating budget.
The budget for the 1968-69
session was $2,060,000.00 and
President Whitaker pointed out
that the college is operating
in the black with approximately
one-fourth of the fiscal year
remaining.
An enrollment of 1,204 students
was reported for the second
semester as well as a total of
483 freshmen being accepted
for the fall term of 1969.
This is approximately half of
the freshman class for the
coming year and it was pointed
out that the admissions office
is currently receiving and pro
cessing additional applications.
Attention was given to pro
gress on the plans for a new
dormitory for 288 men which
has been announced for con
struction in 1969. No date
was set for the planned science-
engineering facility which col
lege officials had hoped could
be constructed in 1969. Plans
are being drawn and construc
tion is contingent on the avail
ability of funds.
Preston’s extensive work on
the Chowanoka was a great fac
tor in his nomination and also
won him the North Carolina
Press Association award last
year. With this he received $100.
Right now, Preston is not too
sure of what he will be doing
this fall. He would like to work
a year before he completes his
degree in printing, that is, if
Uncle Sam will let him.
Chowan College can not begin
to appreciate the fine work Pres
ton has done for it, and most of
it has been with little help. With
a few more fine citizens like
Preston Hunter, this school
would prosper to no end.
On Brownie Points ..
The following is reprinted from the Wesley Echoes,
a student publication from Wesley College in Dover,
Delaware:
Many Wesley students ask why the ECHOES can
only manage to print a tabloid edition every three
weeks. The answer is simply that the ability to pro
duce the paper is as limited as are the human re
sources with which we have to work. Like many of
the campus activities this paper is the victim of
widespread apathy. Too many students are brownie
point prostitutes, that is they will work in an extra
curricular activity if it means they will receive some
monetary renumeration or they will receive an ‘A’
in a particular course.
If these apathetic students would remove their
bottoms from the stairs of the Dormitories and get
out and work in any of the activities around the cam
pus, they would find that they themselves would be
the sole benefactors. i
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Students LOVE Smoke Signals
Last week when Smoke Signals was published
some students didn't particularly like it, by the
looks of this picture. The papers were ball^ up
and thrown at each other while standing in line
for the cafeteria to open.
What gets me, and I’m a Chowan student, is
that we talk about school spirit. The newspaper
is supposed to be a way of expressing our view
points and supporting our school. The way I see
it, some students don't care enough to even read
it.
They (students) says there's not enough Chowan
news in the paper. Too much Associated Press
or UPI. By the way, there has never been any
UPI news in Smoke Signals, the Graphic Arts
Department doesn’t even have UPI service.
Back to the point. That particular newspaper
was published just to satisfy some students. The
newspaper showed just how much Chowan news
was turned in for last week’s issue.
Now, we don’t expect just a few to make up or
write news for the newspaper. We expect all of
the students who have school spirit, who care
for Chowan, and those who want a good news
paper to help make this newspaper a good one.
Do you care?