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EDITORIALS
Filth doesn’t indicate maturity
A couplf of weeks af;() ,i qui'.'-l ion
naire was past out in chiiiH'l In tlu'
"Smoke Signals" stall A sur\ e> was
being conducted in order to |)ro\ idc
interesting, printable material lor tiie
student body to read later in a news
paper story
The majority of students answered
the questions in an intelligent manner
The simple questions were e\en spell
ed out under the headings of married
students and unmarried students so
people wouldn't have to answer un
necessary questions
Howev er, 1)3 people decided to make
a big joke out of the questionnaire Al
though this was supposed to be a seri
ous survey, many of the cute answers
were acceptable and materialized into
a humorous article
Some of tiie nn>'vf'r- w orc' complete
ly unprintable Thc\ were so rough
and common that a decent person
would blush in priv ate to read them
When students reach college age it
would seem that the no\ elt\' of w riting
dirty words would ha\e worn off No
one appreciates something that is sti’i-
ctly filth with no humor whatsoev er
Why would a mature person think
it cute to turn in such dirt‘s People
who w rite this type of thing ob\ iousl>-
have no respect for themselves nor
others upon whom they inflict their
lack of decency
The use of such trash does not
denote sophistication, but rather the
lack of it
Funny-Ha! Ha! It wasn't funny at
all
Pauline Robinson
You can speak up without fear.
Won’t you?
Quite a lew students on campus
voice their opinions but many are
afraid to see them in print Why?
Perhaps they are frightened at see
ing what they have to say or fear that
the establishment will rebuke their
words and punish them
The Constitution of the United States
advocates freedom of speech and the
press Chowan falls under this con
stitution and students are free to ex
press themselves Nothing is going to
happen to a student because he wants
to sound off And “Smoke Signals" can
be his sounding board
An honest opinion, written in good
taste, is welcomed by this publication
To make this paper a campus paper
Letters to the Editor
we need \ aried student contributions
Many have the desire to write but
are timid when it comes to picking
up the pen Fear that what he writes
is not good enough for publication
strikes most students
"Smoke Signals” places no stig
ma on a person because his work is
not perfect They can easily correct
errors
It is their desire that many students
will contribute to the campus paper
through letters to the editor, editorials
and creative material as well as sugg
estions for stories
Please, speak up!
Pauline Robinson
Open Forum
(Editor’s note: Letters to the editor are
welcomed by "Smoke Signals;" however,
these letters are opinions of the writer and
not necessarily those of the staff.)
Dear Editor:
It wasn’t very late at night when someone
(as yet undiscovered) opened a room door
on the north end of second floor West Hall
and threw in a smoke bomb. The occupants
were asleep and saw no one.
Futrell, the head resident, was called
upstairs to check on this terrible crime. He
told everyone to step into the hall and then
proceeded to ask complicated questions,
such as, "Who did it? Come on, be a man
and admit it.’’ He got a silent response.
Since no one would admit to this heinous
act, Futrell promised to see Dean Dilday
the next day and recommend the hall for
two weeks of campus. He said that the bomb
burned the floor and smelled bad. Granted,
an awful smell was around for about an
hour but the “burn" was washed off with
water.
Futrell didn’t seem to give any thought to
the possibility that someone from another
floor, or even another dorm, could have
thrown the smoke bomb. So, since this hall
had received the bomb, they should be
punished.
Now 1 live on this hall and I can testify
that we’re a pretty closely knit bunch of
guys. We razz each other at times, but no
one does anything like this to their own hall
mates. All the boys promised not to stay
on campus for two weekends no matter
what happened.
Two nights later, Futrell held a meeting
with us and kind of backed down on his
promise, and asked for suggestions on what
steps should be taken. Everyone made sug
gestions, though not all of them were good.
Futrell decided to let it hang on for then,
but would bust someone the next time any
thing happened.
In any boy's dormitory, one is bound to
encounter a great deal of pranks. Fntrell
dosen’t seem to understand this and loves
to go by the book. Therefore, he isn't the
most popular guy in our dorm.
STUDENT NfWSfAPrt Of CHOWAN COHeCf
Not a care in
this world!
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VUIH/OOM
By
CALVIN
DICKINSON
Editor Pauline Robinson
Associate Editor Julie Hoskins
Business IVlanager Larry N. Matthews
Advisors
Herman Gatewood IVlalcolm Jones
Anyone who was ready to campus 36 guys
because someone pulled an innocent joke
has got to be a little power-mad. For all he
knew. Dean Lewis could have thrown the
smoke bomb; but he would campus us for
it.
If I threw a firecracker in Dean Lowe’s
office, I imagine Futrell would campus
Dean Lowe. This is a pretty strange way to
operate. So how about it Futrell? None of
the other head residents are so strict. Don’t
go by the book so much and the guys in the
dorm may start speaking to you.
David Jarrett
Dear Editor:
In response to Dean Collin’s letter com
menting on the telephone situation pre
sented earlier in an editorial, I would like to
question his statements.
He says that there would have to be
enough need, moneywise, to place extra
phones in the dorm. Has he checked with
the phone company concerning whether it
would pay to add some phones?
Also he stated more phones would cause
more confusion in the halls. Well, if he’d
spend a night in Belk dorm he’d realize how
much noise is created by people waiting in
the halls for their turn at the phone.
I would like to see facts and figures, not
opinions concerning the installation of some
extra phones.
Joan Setliff
Dear Editor,
I have read the first issue of “Smoke
Signals" with interest, satisfaction and
pride It is obvious that a great deal of
thought and effort, including much hard
work, went into this issue I wish to take
this opportunity to congratulate and express
my appreciation to Miss Pauline Robinson.
Editor, Miss Julie Hoskins, Associate Editor,
the faculty advisers and staff involved in
publishing a quality student newspaper It
is a tribute to the dedication and work of
all who had a hand in it
A student publication of the nature of
"Smoke Signals’’ can and will mean a great
deal to the progress, program and service
of Chowan It serves both as a source of
information and of keeping the Chowan
Family together in spirit, purpose and
accomplishment However, a newspaper of
this type does not “just happen, ” for it
takes cooperation and effort of the entire
college community I hope and believe our
students, faculty and staff will supply news,
articles and letters to the editor throughout
the year which will result in a “comprehen
sive and complete ' campus newspaper in
which all of us can take justifiable pride
I congratulate and commend the staff of
“Smoke Signals" upon the publication of
the first issue for the current academic
year Other issues will be anticipated by
me as they come from the press You have
my gratitude and appreciation
Very sincerely yours,
Bruce E Whitaker
President
This section of “Smoke Signals” which will
be called “The Campus Window” until some
one suggests a more appropriate title, will be
written by eight faculty members in the.social ,
science department.
It will be an effort on our part to comment
on activities and situations which might inter
est students but which cannot be covered in
the classroom.
Some of the topics will concern Chowan
College, like the essay in this issue; others
will concern national and international topics;
and some will even involve the lighter side of
subjects such as history, sociology, and psy
chology.
If our plan is carried out this column will
appear every two weeks in the “Smoke Sig
nals” and will stimulate some discussion
among faculty and students. Well, here
goes. . .
The faculty has repeatedly been re
minded, by both vioce and essay, that the
campus rebellion will in the near future be
turned away from college administrations
and toward college faculties.
For, as an article of unknown origin pointed
out, the disaffected students have been mis
reading the realities of academic power.
While the administration is the visible
establishment, the faculty determines whe
ther academic reforms will be carried out,
what courses are to be offered, whether the
grading and examination system is to be
changed, how many required courses are to
remain on the scholarly menu.”
It is my considered opinion that the students
at Chowan College will not be rising up in revolt
this year about the above named complaints,
one reason being that the college views any
demonstration dimly.
Another reason is that in the past students
have been more excited about the food and
entertainment offered than the courses pre
sented.
But suppose that a student revolt against
faculty did occur at Chowan. I know one teacher
who would greet the protestors with a cheery
“hello, hello, hello,” and another who would
confront them with a weather forecast:
“W-e-l-1-, i-t c-e-r-t-a-i-n-l-y- i-s a n-i-c-e d-a-y
t-o-d-a-y.”
Then if the administration decided to come
to the rescue of the faculty on this occasion the
penalties handed down might be reprimands
for cavorting barefooted during the riot, wear
ing shirtail outside the trousers, or wearing
bermuda shorts outside the dotted line area.
Possibly one indiscreet young lady might
be caught wearing a transparent blouse.
But I can’t really imagine a revolt against
Marks Hall on the Chowan campus, for, while
each faculty member does set the rules in his
own classroom, it is not classroom policies
that the students are complaining about.
And the faculty as a whole does not make
much policy in other areas, i.e., even such tri
vial questions as girls wearing pants suits to
ball games was taken from a faculty commit
tee and referred to higher authority.
It's a compliment girls!
Recently, the Dean of Women of Atlantic
Christian College was visiting Chowan to
look at the style of our new dorm—Belk
She mentioned that Chowan girls are very
attractive—more so lhan AC girls
Literary
Musings
Bv PROF. ROBERT G. MULDER
The Inquisitive
Reporter
Students of News Writing 101 conducted
a limited “interview-survey” as an assign
ment last week. The results follow:
THE QUESTION:
What is your frank opinion of your college
(Chowan) from the standpoint of offering
you the education you want in a way to meet
your needs?
Phil Ferguson
My purpose in coming to Chowan is to
further my education in graphic arts. I
know I will be in good academic standing
when I transfer to RIT. I think Chowan has
prepared men very well for a senior institu
tion.
Ken Lassiter
I think the students background can be
broadened and supported by the various
classes he can take here. As far as fulfilling
my own personal needs. I’ll have to find
out what the college I will be going to re
quires. In my own case I will attend the
University of Virginia.
'ii rill tu “'■1*.' ■■ . .
Joan Shiflet
"I think it has as excellent business
department.”
Diane Wondergem
“It is offering me the education I need
to get into a four-year college.”
Nancy Pugh
Teachers take for granted that you know
basics in subjects like botany and religion
when you don’t. I think most students feel
this way.
Jackie Pemberton
A two-year school will help me decide
if I want to continue schooling or discon
tinue. The basics of two years will help me
decide.
Erlene Brown
A small school is my preference because
you get a more personal education. In
structors take an interest in you; you’re
more than just a number.
The News Writing class will receive add
itional interview assignments through the
semester on questions which may be of
interest to students.
If any student or member of the faculty,
staff or admonistration desires to submit
a question for “Enquiring Reporter,”
please address the question to “Smoke
Signals” Editor Pauline Robinson through
the secretary in McSweeney Hall (graphic
arts).
Debbie Brown
Here at Chowan I am a major in music.
I’m taking every subject pertaining to music
I may possible need for becoming a music
teacher. It includes the theory, learning to
sightsing, learning the history of music
and all its authors, learning all instruments
and being able to hear a sound and tell
what instrument it is.
When you are going to be a teacher
you have to have this background of
knowledge. Therefore I believe that
Chowan is giving me the correct
knowledge and education that I will
need later as a teacher.
Linda Cratch
Chowan, education wise, offers
many subjects, knowing that there is
still room for improvement. I am in
music and I feel that the music de
partment is one of the best depart
ments in the school. The only problem
is being able to utilize my time, both
classroom time and practice time.
The education as a whole meets my
needs to the very best.
Semi-private
The Greensboro Housing Commission
proposed this week that not more lhan si\
people be permitted to use one bathroom jn
a rooming house
We agree Not. anyhow, at Ihe san'ie
time Asheville (N.C. ■ Citizen
Although living the life of a bachelor
has its disadvantages. I must admit
that certain fringe benefits come to
those of us who guard our sacred in
dependence. And with this independ
ence we are afforded privacy, quiet
ness, and freedom to relax unmolest
ed with coffee and Chaucer after a
hard day's experience.
That's the way it used to be. But not
any more, it seems. Suddenly my tele
phone number looks a lot like so many
others, I can't read, relax, or reju
venate.
Two weeks ago some lady called
and asked if I stayed open till nine on
Fridays — to which I replied: "Yes,
and usually much later."
Recently one afternoon around five
o’clock I answered my phone to hear;
“Will you play 'I Been Hurt’ for Del
ores and Charles?”
Before I could say “I think you have
the wrong . . .” he wanted to hear
“Sugar” for Roosevelt and Rose
mary.
He hung up before I could direct him
to WWDR, our local station that fea
tures “Coke Time,” an afternoon re
quest show.
Some calls are mistakes, of course,
and one should expect them; however,
many are plain nuisances. I think I
cured a saleslady recently when she
tried to sell cosmetics to my wife via
the phone.
“May I speak to your wife?” she
cheerfully requested. I immediately
sensed her particular pitch.
“I’m sorry,” but she’s in the back
room passed out and couldn’t get to
the phone if she tried.”
“Oh, I’m sorry,” said the lady.
“That’s all right,” says I. “I should
have known better. She was that way
when I married her, and she hasn’t
changed a bit. The bad part about it
is that I think that woman is trying to
kill me. Just this morning she chased
me^out of the house with a knife.”
The saleslady was completely in
volved in my domestic problem by
this time. “Perhaps she needs help.”
I answered: “I think you have a
solution all right, but she just spent
six months at Dix Hill and that didn’t
help at all.”
Our lady with the sales voice was
determined, despite odds, to complete
her mission: “About those nice cos
metics ...”
“Well, you see,” I interrupted, “my
wife is a strange one. She doesn’t
bathe but twice a month and with that
restricted schedule, I really don’t
think cosmetics would help much.”
I thanked her for calling and hung
up. She hasn’t called my number
since, and the spirit of my wife re
mains undisturbed.
Shrine of Beauty on a Sacred
Mountain
I first heard of Swannanoa from a
friend who knew that I admired Wal
ter Russell’s “Mark Twain Memor
ial,” one of the greatest works of de
tailed sculpture in existence.
This summer I visited this moun
tain-top paradise near Charlottesville,
Va., and their instructive brochure
must be correct in stating: “Swanna
noa is . . . one of the most beautiful,
inspiring, and uplifting shrines in
America.”
The “Shrine of Beauty” at Sanna-
noa is headquarters for the Walter
Russell Foundation, now known as the
University of Science and Philosophy.
Thousands across the world seek to
enrich their lives by taking the one-
year home study course, a self-teach-
ing philosophical experience.
“This Italian renaissance palace is
constructed of Georgia marble out
side, and Italian Carrara and Sienna
marble inside, with rare wood carv
ings, mural paintings, a hundred thou
sand dollar Tiffany stained glass win
dow, a most beautiful marble double
staircase and domed ceiling above.
A great baronial hall, fit for the
entertainment of kings, centers this
beautiful palace and around it are the
gold tapestried ballroom, library, and
oak panelad dining room, all of which
are hlled with the works of both Wal
ter and Lao Russell.
It took 300 master artisans eight
years to build it when labor was
cheap. To build it today would cost
$20 million.
"The gardens are terraced three
tiers high with marble steps and ter
race walls, and a marvelous marble
columned, rose covered pergola
which is a joy and marvel to all who
meditate in its poetic shades.
Centering all this loveliness is the
30-foot statue, "The Christ of the Blue
Ridge. " which Lao Russell visioned
and sculptured in collaboration with
her husband. Along the terraced walls
are the majestic figures of "The Four
Freedoms" which Walter Russell scu
lptured for Franklin D. Roosevelt"
To see the gardens is to place your
self in Utopia. Seeking to understand
some of that for which the foundation
stands is realizing that God has not
given up in His experiment with man
kind.
Dr. Russell died a few years ago,
but Lao, his dedicated and talented
wife, continues to live at Swannanoa
when she is not conducting one of her
many lecture tours around the world.
Books by both Dr. and Mrs. Russell
are in their multi-printings. It has
been my pleasure to read her “God
Will Work With You But Not For
You.” The title needs no explanation.
I should like to agree with the critic
who stated: “Those who have read
her epochal book will understand her
lifelong desire to give the world a
living philosophy to replace the self
destructive philosophy of this warring
world.”
WRA elects officers,
dorm representatives
By JEANNIE MONTGOMERY
President Jeannie Gay will be assisted
by Jenny Wong, vice-president, and Rose
Sellers, secretary-treasurer, who were both
elected Sept. 18.
Floor representatives elected are Gail
Morris, Infirmary; Lilly Riddick, College
Street Hall, Kay Fish, Jenkin’s first floor;
Diane Wondergem, second floor; Patty
Seay, Belk Hall’s first floor; Susan Long,
second ffopc; Maj-iwme Pvgh, thijri
and Donna Britt who represents day
students.
Intramural softball began Oct. 2. It is spon
sored by WRA. The floor representative
of each dorm is responsible for organizing
her squad.
Points will be given for the winning team
and to each girl who participates. These
points will be totaled at the end of the year
to determine Miss WRA and the winning
floor.
West Hall elects Brown,
Graphic Arts, president
By JULIE HOSKINS
Residents of West Hall elected dorm
officials in McDowell Columns Auditorium
Sept.22.
The new officers of West Hall are Barry
Brown, president, Harold Bobb, vice pre
sident, Bob Strayhorne, secretary-treasurer,
and Gary Whitley and Thomas Neale, social
co-chairmen.
Barry Brown, president, is a sophomore
from Hampton, Va. He is majoring in grap
hic arts.
Vice president Harold Bobb is an account
ing major from Portsmouth, Va.
Bob Strayhorne, secretary-treasurer, is
majoring in law and is from Alexandria,
Va.
God's Day
By DAVID MAYO
Trees, birds, life has woke for today.
The sun coming up
The frost is dripping away.
Come out, come out, it’s God’s day.
Fish, turtles, what will you eat today
The fog is clearing
The water’s sparkling, fresh and clear,
Come out, come out, it’s God’s day.
Grass, flowers bloom today,
The day is too short, don’t waste
The time is now, see and look.
Come out, come out, it’s God’s day.
Me and you, wake up now.
The sun’s out bright and gay,
The world is waking, to new day.
Come out, come out, it’s God’s day.
Letter to the Editor
I think it is about time that we realize what
a good job the Graphic Arts Department is
doing. Throughout the year that department
is called upon to do various printing jobs for the
college. In addition to this, they also have to
teach classes.
Sometimes it is necessary for us to stop
and take account of ourselves. In doing this I,
on behalf of the alumni, public relations and
development departments, would like to say
thank you to Mr. Jones and his staff for a
job well done.
We couldn’t do without you. Again, let me
say thank you.
James J. Swain
Director of Alumni Affairs
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