Classification rules
for deferment listed
By D. H. NICHOLSON,
Registrar
As was indicated in this wri
ter’s column of the “Smoke
Signals” for last week, there
is only one classification of re
gistrant which can be ordered
to military duty by the Selective
Service System; the I-A class
ification. All other Selective
Service classifications, in es
sence, are catagories, or vary
ing degrees, of deferment from,
or po6tpooem«it of. Selective
Service orders to military duty.
And as; was further indicated,
there are two classifications of
deferments which should be of
prime interest to the non-veter
an college or university male
student: the II-S and the I-S
(C). Hence, io this issue of
the “Smoke Signals” we will
look specifically at the Chowan
College male student and what
he must do, if he so desires
to apply for it, to get and keep
his II-S classification and be
temporarily free from being
classified I-A. With this discus
sion we will want to look at
the I-S(C) land determine when
and where this latter classifi
cation can be of help to the
male Chowan student.
Any college or university stu
dent who is eligible for the I-A
classification will generally
want to apply for the II-S class
ification or Student Deferment.
Under the Military Selective
Service Act, adopted in 1967,
any regularly enrolled college
student may apply for this
classification to seek “redress”
from the I-A classification and
its threat of immediate call-up.
The application for claiming
this determent MUST BE IN
ITIATED BY THE STUDENT
HIMSELF with the use of Se
lective Service System Form
104, “Request for Undergrad
uate Student Deferment.” Spe
cifically, this “request” spells
put to the male student just
what the conditions of his de
terment are; therefore, when
the student signs this SSS 104,
he, in fact, is entering into a
kind of contractual agreement
with the Selective Service Sys
tem whereby he, as the signer,
agreesi to maintain the neces
sary minimum requirements,
identified in directives from the
Selective Service System, for a
year by year completion of his
baccalaureate degree where
upon he will, most likely, be
re-classified I-A and called to
military duty. According to
this "contractual agreement”
between the student and the
selective service system (by
way of his local dr^t board),
any person who request and
is granted a Student Deferment
shall, upon the termination of
such deferred status or defer-
;nent—either upon completion
of degree requirements or prov-
ven failure to do so— will be
liable for induction, if he qua
lifies with a later examination,
as a I-A registrant, and he
will be inducted with the
“prime age group” irrespec
tive of his actual age or mari
tal status at the time he com
pletes his degree or at the time
when the local draft board
^ight determine that the reg
istrant is no longer deserviing
of his II-S classification. The
“prime age group” as the term
is used in the proceeding sen
tence means the age group
that has been designated by the
President as the one from which
selections for induction into the
Armed Forces are first to be
made after delinquents and vol
unteers.
In other words, once a re
gularly enrolled college or uni-
■versity student has applied for
and been granted a II-S defer
ment, unless he undergoes
some serious physical and-or
emotional change or unless he
has gained employment in a
ckitical occupation, et cetera.
he has agreed to fulfill his
military obligation at a later
date if his local board and the
Selective Servjfce System will
defer his obligation until the
completion of his school work
leading to a four-year degree,
on some instances also the five-
Selective Service System will
gree. The preceding also means
that it is quite possible a reg
istrant, formerly deferred un
der the II-S classification, could
be held liable for induction un
til he is 35 years of age.
The following is a summary
of the qualifications for the II-
S classification and the I-S(C).
The qualifications for the II-S
are under two general head
ings: (A) First-Year Freshman
and (B) AH other Undergrad
uate Students.
A. To qualify, as a first year
freshman, for the II-S, a first-
year college student should
meet the following requirments:
(1) Certified by the school to
be a satisfactory full-time stu
dent;
What words
once moant
By FRANCINE SAWYER
As children we all thought
along uie lUies of innocence and
harmlessness when the words
listed below were mentioned or
read. But, as the tide must
change, so must we. Our youth
is lost and so is our immaculate
attitude toward certain words
and word associations.
Below are words used by us
today and the definition of yes
terday. By the way, if you still
use the word to mean the same
thing as when you were age 5,
you should be congratulated on
not being corrupted by those
about you, for example, your
roommate.
TRIP: Traveling to visit the
grandparents or other beloved
relatives.
FLY: Those pests, you let in
when you left the back door
open.
GRASS: A nice lawn to play
‘May r. ‘Farmer in the Dell’,
or tag in.
FAIRY: Those kind creatures
who brought you money for an
extracted tooth.
NICKLE BAG: The price of
a good five-cent package of mar
bles, with at least one cat eye.
BASEBALL FIELD; The
place to be on a Saturday mor
ning to have some fun.
PITS: A desolate area with
a bunch of holes.
FRUIT: Generally apples, or
anges, pears and the favorite
treat in the lunch pail.
NECK: The area of body con
necting the head onto the body.
PET: Your dog. Spot, or cat
named Puff.
BOMBED: An area that has
been hit by the atom.
SOUL: That par^. of the
spiritual being that lives on and
and is immortal.
GAY: Happy and carefree.
DRINK: A coke or pepsi.
ALCOHOL: The burning liq
uid that was applied to all cuts
and sores to make it “get well.”
BANG: Loud noise.
The above was just a listing
of simple words that can mean
complex changes, have taken
place in the mind. Nothing ris
que was intended, you can read
in your own definition of today
and remember how simple life
use to be.
VOLCANOS ERUPTING
HONOLULU (AP) - Lava
was reported spewing 400 feet
high Thursday night in three
fountains east of Alae Crater of
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii is
land.
(2) Has not yet become 24
years of age;
(3) Has made a signed re
quest for student deferment;
and
(4) Has not attended an in
stitution such as a business
school, trade or t e c h n i cal
school or institute, preparatory
school, etc., for more than 12
;months after receiving his high
school diploma .
B. To qualify, as a non-first
year college student, for the
IIS, such college students should
meet the following requirements:
(1) Certified by the school
to be a satisfactory full-time
student;
(2) Has not yet become 24
years of age;
(3) Has made a signed re
quest for student deferement.
(Once this request has been
properly made by the registrant
he need not make it again.)
(4) Has earned at least the
number of credits indicated by
the Selective Service System on
a year to year basis, as appro
priate for the degree, (’hiis
‘appropriate yearly’ number of
crests for the various degrees
is to be discussed in the next
issue of the “Smoke Signals.”)
(5) Has not received an un
dergraduate degree requiring 4
or more years of study; and
(6) Not more than 2 years
have elapsed if he is pursuing
a two-year( juniqr college or
college parallel course; or not
more than four years have
elapsed if he is pursuing a four-
year course; or not more than
five years have elapsed if he
is pursuing a five year course.
The termination date for the
II-S is October 15 for regis
trants who initially enter col
lege during June, July, August
or September. If the regist-
trant enrolled during some oth
er month, the 15th of the
month following the month in
which the student originally en
rolled will be the latter’s ter
mination date. (The II-S is a
Student Deferment issued one
year at a time.)
The qualifications for the I-
S(C) classification are as fol
lows:
A. A registrant who does not
qualify for Class II-S should be
considered for CHass I-S(C) un
til the end of his academic year
provided he meets the criteria
for this latter deferment.
B. A registrant who is or
dered for induction during June,
July, August, is considered as
meeting the requirements fOT
hS(C) clasaification, provided
he is, on the date the order is
issued, satisfactorily pursuing a
full-time course of instruction
(normally summer school) and
has not previsouly been placed
in I-S(C) classification; or, if
at the close of the regular
school year, he was a satis
factory full-time student; and
the local board has no evidence
that he will not return to the
school in the fall; and he has
not had his I-S(C). This will
apply even though he may not
be in school on the date the
order to report for induction is
issued.
The termination date for the
I-S(C) classification is the same
as the date for the II-S, except
that the farmer classification
cannot be renewed. In other
words, the I-S(C) is generally
granted for one academic
year and is not granted again.
Next week, in ending our dis
cussion of the Selective Service
System and the CSiowan Col
lege male student, we will want
to look at the number of hours
which the Chowan student must
have to keep his II-S deferment.
We will also want to look at the
options a student has if he
happens to fall below the nec
essary number and yet still
wants to qualify for another
year of deferment.
Voice of Chowan'
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Coffee House being
studied by officials
The possibility of a coffee*
house next fall here on cam
pus in either the cafeteria or
student union is now being stud
ied by Dean Lewis and sev
eral of our student leaders.
This was the purpose of a trip
made lasst week, Feb. 24, by
Dean Lewis, Lee Dunn, Mary
Ritchi, Tom Keathly and Jane
Corbell. The group went to Louis-
burg College in Louisburg, N.C.
to see the coffee house that that
campus has and has had for the
past two years.
The coffee house would be
unique in that it would offer
nightly entertainment for Cho
wan students. The entertain
ment would be provided by dif
ferent groups from all over the
eastern seaboard.
Chowan would acquire these
singing groups from an organi
zation in New York that is set
up solely for the purpose of pro
viding college coffee houses with
good and reasonably-priced en-
tartainers. All of the groups
who would appear here on cam
pus are trying to make a break
into “big time show biz”.
This is how it would work: A
group of entertainers or a lone
singer would arrive here on cam
pus on a Monday. They would
be boarded by the college for
the entire week while they were
here being subject to the same
regulations as we are.
They would put on two shows
a night, each show lasting 45
minutes. During the day they
would mingle around campus
meeting students. They would
perform Monday through Satur
day nights.
Many other colleges such as
Louisburg are having entertain
ment provided for them at their
“own” coffee houses now.
These groups must be good, if
they weren’t I’m sure the col
leges involved would have long
ago done away with them.
Many people here on campus
might say that we don’t have an
atmosphere available to us on
Volume 2—Number 13
Wednesday, March 5, 1969
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Pygmalion production set tonight
Odell Cleveland
Libby House
Grant Upchurch
Dion Davis
Diane Trump
campus where we might like to
take a date and listen to music
and dance. We don’t. However
'’m sure the administration
would be willing to work with us,
to let us decorate the student
union, put up some lights of our
liking, as long as what we wanted
to do was in good taste.
In regard to the coffee house
I must stress that it is only a
possibility. There are many,
many things that would have
to be worked out before it could
become a reality.
I think the idea is a good one.
If you agree tell your class of
ficers, they can pass the word
on to the people who can get it
for us.
The Chowan administration is
fully aware of the growing needs
of today’s college students. Most
of the office doors are open to
students every day, and if they
aren’t it would take only a min
ute to arrange for an appoint
ment to discuss any matter that
might concern you.
Yarbrough
presented in
concert here
Glenn Yarbrough and his
troupe provided a pleasant eve
ning's entertainment for a large
audience in Columns Auditori
um on Feb. 25.
While the show lacked the ex
citement that marked the Paul
Anka concert last fall, it cannot
be said that the Yarbrough show
was uninteresting. It simply pro
vided a different brand of music,
that to delight lovers of both old
and new folk-type music.
Yarbrough’s simple style and
warm personality carried the
audience through a wide range
of such material.
From several quiet lonely Rod
McKuen selections, favorites of
Yarbrough to a jazzy rendition of
“Frankie and Johnny” to a jaun
ty bit about mermaids written
by Phil Silverstein, to the “Cru
cifixion” by Peter Oates even to
the most particular buff could
have found something to his
liidng.
A change of pace was supplied
by a young comedian new on the
Yarbrough staff. He was a poor
replacement for Bill (Dosby (Cos
by held the job a few years ago
when he was getting started)
but not too bad in his own right.
Yarbrough reading and singl
ing, backed soundly by his mu
sicians especially a very talented
pianist, was the show ... a show
worth seeing and hearing.
COURSE IN WITCHCRAFT
EVANSTON, 111. (AP) — E.
William Monter, professor of
history at Northwestern Univer
sity who maintains that witches
are "a maligned and oppressed
group, has introduced a course
in European witchcraft. But
he’s having trouble in convinc
ing anyone else and is advertis
ing for students in the universi
ty newspaper.
To help with expenses
Much financial aid
available to students
By JAMES T. COOKE
Realizing the impact of col
lege expenses on many families,
Chowan College administers an
extensive aid program to deser
ving students who need finan
cial assistance.
It is estimated that about one
out of every three students at
tending Chowan College receive
some type of financial aid. In
addition to scholarships, help is
given through grants-in-aid, sut-
dent employment and loan pro
grams.
There are 23 Competitive Hon
or Scholarships awarded each
year amounting to $12,000. These
scholarship tests will be given
April 19 and 26.
There are also other scholar
ships available ranging from
$100 to $1,000 made available
by Chowan College and friends
of the College. Athletic grants-
in-aid are awarded to promising
athletes in football, basketball
and baseball.
Approximately 100 job oppor
tunities are available on cam
pus to students through the col
lege Self Help Program and the
Federal Work Study Program.
The hours that a student works
are arranged so there is no in-,
terference with the class sche
dule and study time,
A student may work up to 15
hours per week and is paid on
an hourly basis. Chowan also
participates in the PACE Pro
gram so that students may find
jobs during the summer vacation
to help defray the cost of the
next year’s education.
Chowan College participates
in the National Defense Student
^ Cn4tiCii»K^
In regards to the “Letter to the Editor” and
any other criticisms of the administration that
may appear in the paper—
These articles of criticism are the opinions of
the authors. It is the hope of this editor that any :|:
administrator, faculty member or staff member
who has any response to them will let their op- j:-;
inions be known to this staff so the student body :j:
may become aware of it. Any student is also
welcome to voice their opinion on a subject in lij;
this paper with constructive criticism.
Loan Program and the Educa
tional Opportunity Grant Pro
gram. In the National Defense
Student Loan Program a student
may borrow up to $1,000 per year
based on financial need.
No interest accures on this
loan while the student is pursing
a full-time education and there
is a nine-month grace period af
ter the student terminates his
education. Ten years are al
lowed for total repayment; one-
Itenth of principal plus interest
each year.
A limited number of Educa
tional Opportunity Grants are
available to students attending
the college. Grants range from
$200 to $1,000 per year.
Government insured loans un
der the Higher Education Act of
1965 are available from College
Foundation, Inc. A student may
borrow up to $1,500 a year from
College Foundation, Inc. Appli
cations may be obtained from
Director of Student Aid at Cho
wan College, and must be sub
mitted to College Foundation no
later than July 1.
Persons desiring application
forms or more detailed informa
tion concerning a particular
phase of the financial aid pro
gram available at Chowan Col
lege should contact James T.
Cooke, director of Student Aid,
Chowan College.
LOST AND FOUND
Found—Chowan College Class
Ring. This ring was found at
Northern Nash High School in
Rocky Mount. It may be claim
ed at the Information Desk.
Upchurch^
House to
head cast
By FRANCINE SAWYER
A new cereal? A lurry ani
mal? A little Pygmy? No—the
name of a great production by
the Chowan Players starting to
night at 8 in the Columns Audit
orium. Tickets are available at
the door or in advance.
Be sure to make it to one of
these three nights, March 5, 6,
7.
Come and see your friends and
classmates display unbelievable
talent. You will find that Dale
Willard, who plays the lead as
a poor flower-girl named Liza
Doolittle, has acquired a cock
ney accent that she finds hard
to get rid of.
Equally hard to get rid of is
her father, Alfred Doolittle,
played by Tom Garner, who
pesters her phonics teacher for
money (can this t)e?) to get
drunk on.
Liza’s phonics teachpr, Truett
Duncan, alias Mr. Higgins in the
play, is dearly devoted to his
quite sophisticated mother, Pam
Keyes.
Their maid, Mrs. Pearce,
played by, Brenda Trimmer
and another stately gentleman,
Colonel Pickering, played by
Harry Greenlaw, both worii
with Mr. Higgins to make Liza
a social success.
Behid the scenes, several peo
ple have been very busy. Sets
have been built, painted, torn
dpwn and, rebuilt. Costumes
have been created out of ideas,
material, and a lot of hat'd
work. Publicity has made the
name “Pygmalion” a little more
common to all of us here on
campuc.
Much work has, gone into
every phase of this play—it’s
well worth your time to go see
it.
Grant Upchurch
Grant (Red) Upchurch of
Chapel Hill, will have an apt
part in the upcoming produc
tion of “Pygmalion.” He will
portray the character of a “sar
castic bystander.” You may re
call that Grant acted as John,
in “Life Wih Father” the pro
duction in the fall.
Grant works tennis in as a
most cherished past time as a
campus activity. Other hobbies
are golf, and the collection of
arrowheads — also listed, but
crossed out were girls.
Participation in the Latin
Club and French Club were
two of Grant's high school ac
tivities. He also won a letter in
tennis for two years.
Grant would like to transfer
to N. C. State and major in
engineering or architect.
Libby Hobse '
Libby House, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. House of
Rocky Mount, N. C., will ap
pear in the forthcoming spring
play, “Pygmalion.” You may
remember Libby from her part
as Margaret, the cook, in the
fall production of “Life With
Father.”
Priol- to her experience in
drama here at Chowan, Libby
was in “Gentlemen P e r f e r
Blondes,” and “Strange Road”
while in high school.
Apart from her interest in
the living stage, Libby enjoys
such hobbies as sewing, swim
ming, playing the guitar, ten
nis and golf.
Club activities in high school
included Booster Club, Bridge
Club, and participation in the
Edsonian Dramatic Organiza
tion.
Libby is in the 33-month nur-
transfer to Duke,
aing program and hopes to
PROFESSOR SAYS MAN
TAMPERING WITH NATURE
CAUSES DISEASE, DEATHS
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) —
Dr. Lamont C. Cole said rt)an is
tampering too much with na
ture, and to illustrate his point
he told this story:
A village in northern Borneo
was sprayed to rid it of mosqui
tos. The mosquitoes were elim
inated but not the roaches. They
absorbed the spray. Lizards
that fed on the roaches were
contaminated. They were eaten
by the village cats, which died.
The rat population burgeoned.
“In essence,” Dr. Cole said,
“the villagers had traded ma
laria for the plague.”