STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Volume 4—Number 9
Wednesday, March 14, 1973
‘Mexican Fiesta'
To Go On Road
New Science-Engineering Facility
Building Nears Completion
By EDGAR PITTMAN
As in the building of a home,
there are many people involved.
The works of so many people are
seldom seen, but the finished
product shows the efforts of all
workers. So it is with the con
struction of the new science and
engineering facility, except on a
larger scale.
A structure of this type is not
thought up one day and built the
next. A project of this magnitude
takes a lot of time in planning and
di awing of basic designs and then
the final planss are brought out.
But behind all of this is the major
project of securing the necessary
funds to build such an
educational plant.
This writer spoke with Mr.
Bobby Cross, Director of
Development for Chowan
College, about these finances.
The following is a complete run
down on this project’s financial
situation — the first is the
Mission Possible figures;
$1,000,000 Mission Possible
campaign, less $900,000 in
pledges and gifts; leaving a total
of $100,000.
Of the $900,000 already pledged
$12,000 has been given or pledged
by the staff and faculty of
Chowan College. Mr. Cross said
“many of the staff and faculty
ai e giving as much as $50.00 per
month on the project.” Mr. Cross
also said, “no college in the
nation could match this record.”
The second campaign is capital
in scope: $1,037,000, Base Bid on
building; $62,000, Architect’s fee;
$25,000, Carpet and Classroom
furniture; $22,000, Parking and
I>andscaping; $33,000, Interests
and Contengencies; $50,000,
Basic Laboratory Equipment;
$20,000. To complete amphi
theatre; for a total cost of
$1,250,000 for the building and
equipment.
This is the capital campaign
because a lot of the necessary
funds have and are coming in
from foundations, business
firms, corporations, and in
dividuals. And why are these
funds coming in from these
sources? It is very simple, and it
is because they believe in higher
education, especially private
education.
The general chairman of this
project is Don G. Matthews, Jr.,
of Hamilton, N. C. He is a
member of the Board of Trustees
of Chowan College. If the project
is a success, he gets the credit,
and if it fails, he gets the blame.
But with continued support of all
concerned, this project will
succeed.
The contributions that are
given are what makes this
project so great because they are
personal. The Southern Baptist
Convention prohibits the ac
ceptance of Federal grants.
The success of the project so
far is due to the efforts of many
volunteer leaders and workers
across the states of North
Carolina and Virginia, who have
given time and money to make
this possible.
According to Mr. Ben C. Sutton,
Business Manager of Chowan
College, the project is 70 per cent
completed.
The campaign end purpose is to
be able to serve students better.
And aside benefit of this project
is an opportunity to tell the story
of Chowan and to enlist support
for Chowan. The element of good
is the response to Mission
Possible by many people which
indicates confidence in the work
that Chowan is doing and interest
in, service to young people. And
most of all it indicates a belief in
young people.
The project would not be
complete unless there were some
beneficiaries, which are pictured
with this article.
Dr. Garth D. Faile, chairman
of the Science Department, who
TERRY BLANCHARD
By DERYLWALL
Each year Chowan Spanish
Division of the Department of
Foreign language, presents a
program entitled “Mexican
Fiesta,” a presentation which
features songs and dances most
likely to be a part of various
holidays or fiesta times south of
the border. Among the songs will
be “South of the Border,” “Vaya
Con Dios,” ‘‘Mexican Hat
Dance,” “La Bamba,” “La
Cucaracha Cha-Cha-Cha.”
For the members of the
Spanish Club hard work has been
going for about three weeks,
getting ready for the second tour
of the year. The first tour took the
Spanish Club to five high schools
and two TV shows in North
Carolina. March 19-20 the
Spanish Club will be touring three
high schools and one TV show in
the Tidewater area of Virginia,
they are: Portsmouth Catholic
High School, Indian River High
Stabb High School, Suffolk High
School, and WAVY-TV, Port
smouth.
The Spanish Club is directed
and supervised by Dr. Morris
Carson. The aims and goals of the
Spanish is to entertain and amuse
the student, while at the same
time expose them to the culture,
ideas, history and behavior of
other people. The Spanish Club
feels to study cultures other than
one's own is one of the primary
tools towards greater un
derstanding the world around us.
With both enthusiasm and
interest of the 40 members of the
Spanish Qub, they are doing an
excellent job at both entertaining
and amusing each high school
that they visit. After each per
formances un the last tour, the
club was awarded several
standing ovations and was
congratulated tor such a fine
performance.
Remembering the many
smiling faces that they made and
left behind and remembering the
fun and self-satisfaction that they
shared make it all worthwhile. So
once again the 40 dedicated
students, are getting ready to try
and achieve their goal once more.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Scholarship Committee
will be meeting in April to award
scholarships and grants for the
1973-74 academic year. If you’re
interested in applying for a
scholarship, you should complete
an “Application for Financial
Aid.” The application may be
obtained in Mr. Collins’ office.
The scholarships and grants
awarded by the college are listed
on pages 27-33 of the 1972-73
catalog.
FINANCIAL AID
Students interested in applying
for financial aid (scholarships,
giants, loans and work) should
apply during the month of March.
You may get an application from
Mr. Collins’ secretary, Mrs.
Marks.
If you are applying for a loan
through your home bank or
through College Foundation, Inc.,
youi' parents will need to file a
Parent’s Confidential Statement.
These may be obtained from Mr.
Collins’ secretary, Mrs. Marks.
TERRY KOLMAN
says “I would benefit more than
the student when the project is
completed because he will be
here for awhile.” One freshman,
Terry Blanchard, who last
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