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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Volume 4
Number 8
Murfreesboro, North Carolina Wednesday, February 28, 1973
Queen of Spring
Pageant Tomorrow
Emphasis
Set Mar.
Religious Emphasis Week,
scheduled for March 12-16, has
promise of being a unique kind of
experience in 1973 for both
faculty-staff members and
students of Chowan College.
Departing from the traditional
pattern of bringing a guest to
campus for the purpose of
“leading” the campus com
munity in the exploration of some
religious theme or idea, this
year’s Religious Emphasis Week
will depend almost entirely upon
faculty, staff, and students to “do
their own thing,” religiously,
within the context of the normal
daily routines of campus life.
“Except for a possible film
festival,” reports Chaplain R.
Hargus Taylor, “the faculty-
staff-students will do whatever is
to be done in the way of an ob
servance of Religious Emphasis
Week.” To aid in this kind of
undertaking, the theme “A Faith
to Share” has been chosen for the
week. A committee of some 15
students, chaired by Stanley
Brown, Rocky Mount, North
Carolina, is at work on the two
chapel services for the week.
Each member of the faculty-staff
has been asked to dwell upon the
theme of religious concern,
commitment, or quest—
whenever possible— within the
context of his particular
classroom work-assignments.
“In other words,” continues
Chaplain Taylor, “the college
community is being invited to
recognize the fact that one’s
Week
12-16
religious f aith-concern-
commitment permeates the
whole fabric of a person's life—
whether that faith-concern-
commitment be good, bad, or
indifferent. We cannot escape our
being as religious beings. We can
call the quality of that being into
question through self-
examination, reflection upon the
experience of others, etc.”
AU of this means that the
“schedule of events” for
Religious Emphasis Week will be
our regular schedules. The
content of those schedules will
depend upon the extent to which
each member of the college
community — faculty, staff,
students — becomes involved
through reflection, self-
examination, and personal ex
pression of “A Faith To Share.”
ART DEPT. OFFERS
EUROPEAN TOUR
Professors Craig Greene and
Doug Eubank have announced
that the art department is of
fering a European tour this
summer beginning July 16 and
running through August 15. The
tour receives three hours credit
from both the history and art
departments. Some of the sites on
the itinerary include Rome,
Paris, London, Amsterdam,
Venice, Florence, and Inssbruck.
The full cost of the trip, including
meals, is $1210. For further
details contact either Mr. Green
or Mr. Eubank in Daniel Hall.
The WRA (Women’s
Recreational Association) of
Chowan is sponsoring their
“Queen of Spring Pageant”
which will be held March 1 at 7:30
p.m. in Columns. This Pageant
will introduce the Spring Festival
Court Candidates to the student
body and allow competition
between the candidates. The
freshman candidates will be
competing for attendants and
Freshman Princess on the court.
The sophomore candidates will
be competing for attendants and
Queen — the top five being
chosen. The Queen and court will
be chosen on the basis of five
attributes: Beauty, Poise,
Talent, Personality and Dor
mitory Support.
The Queen of Spring, her
Freshman Princess and court
will reign over the Chowan
College Spring Festival in April.
The competition categories are
scored by a rating of one to ten in
each category. This is where the
dormitory support becomes
important; so get out and support
your candidate by being present
at the Pageant — it could add ten
extra points to her score.
The judges in the Pageant
include: 4 residents of Mur
freesboro (Mayor and Presidents
of local civic clubs), 2 students of
Chowan (Presidents of Men’s and
Women’s Council), and 2 faculty
members.
The Candidates
Mary Ballance is representing
Jenkins Dorm. She is nineteen
and from Aulander, N. C. where
she attended Bertie Senior High
School. At Chowan Mary is
Secretary of the Cafeteria
Committee, a B.S.U. member,
and participates in intramural
sports. She enjoys people,
Christian witnessing, singing, and
church.
Jan Bishop, 19, is representing
College Street Hall. Jan is from
Queenstown, Md. and attended
Queen Anne County High School.
She won sports and journalism
awards in high school. She is
interested in dance, gymnastics,
horseback riding, water sports,
and camping.
Diane Bowen is representing
Parker Hall. She is 20 years old
and from Windsor, N. C. where
she attended Bertie Senior High
School and graduated from N. C.
School of the Arts in Greensboro
with a degree in visual arts.
During the past few years Diane
has acquired many
achievements. She was a
(kivernors School Nominee, high
school majorette, drum
majorette, feature twirler and
high school cheerleader. At N. C.
School of the Arts she was Visual
Arts representative to SGA. She
won the N. C. State Poster
Contest, served as N. C. Senate
Page, member of Gov. Scott’s
Committee on Children and
Youth, and was selected by Gov.
Scott to present President Nixon
with a replica of the N. C. State
Seal. She was a N. C. State 4-H
Electric Winner and placed as
runner-up in the nation — she was
the only girl to serve on National
4-H Electric Development
Committee. Diane Represented
Chowan the Diamond Jubilee
Festivities, was chosen as “Miss
Bertie” for the county’s 250th
Anniversary Celebration, and she
held the title of “Miss Wool of the
Nine Southern States.” At Mars
Hill College Diane was a
majorette, member of Mars Hill
Concert and Marching Bands,
Student Swimming Instructor
and Little Sister to Pi Kappa Phi
fraternity (Mars Hill College
Charter). At Chowan Diane is
S.G.A. secretary, secretary of the
Legislature and committee
member, and modeled for
Chowan’s Art Dept.
Diane designs and makes some
of her own clothes, plays clarinet
and piano, enjoys art, dancing,
baton twirling, all sports and
drama.
Carol Bryant is representing
West Dorm. She is 19 and from
Durham, N. C. where she at
tended Southern High School. She
plays the piano, twirls baton, and
dances. Carol won the Gold D
Award in High School. Her
hobbies include bowling, skating,
and traveling,
Gilda Carter is representing
College Street Hall. She is 18 and
from Heathsville, Va. She at
tended Northumberland High
School where she was on the
Homecoming Court her senior
year. She represented Columns
for Homecoming at Chowan.
Gilda likes dancing, swimming,
horseback riding, and reading.
She would like to learn to ice
skate and scuba dive.
Debbie Custalow is
representing Belk Dorm. She is
from West Point, Va. and is 18
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LARGE TALK-IN—The students of
Chowan turned out in large numbers
last week for a “talk-in” on Abortions,
and the photos above indicate only a
small portion of the large crowd
present. Top photo shows discussion
leader William Graham, while lower
photo pictures Herman Gatewood,
discussion leader, encircled by a large
group of students.