Volume 6 — N'umber 3
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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Wednesday, October 16, 1974
HomBcomlng
Chowan's 'Big
Day' Success
By BECKIE WORKMAN
Concert
Suppose one had never seen
Brownsville Station perform,
then picture an empty stage with
a restless audience and a catch of
breath as spotlights splash across
the floor. Suddenly a young man
in a wild costume runs out, plugs
in a guitar, and Cub takes off.
Almost spontaneously two other
flying men join him and all three
explode in a song. No it is not a
bird, a plane, or even Superman,
it is Brownsville Station. The
excitement begins, the music
grows louder and wilder, and
soon with the three musican’s
energy the audience screams
with ampathy.
Afterwards Cub and Mike joke
with the audience, catching the
good mood in their words, letting
tension relax, but never melt.
Then it begins to kindle again and
the fire builds up and up. At the
end of the performance the
audience is left with satisfied
ashes.
The three young men who
make up this tlireesome are Cub
Koda, guitarist; Mike Lutz,
bass; and Henry “H-Bomb”
Week, drummer. They are in
some respects unique and are
commonly known as “Smokin In
The Boys Room”. They now have
out a prospective Mt entitled
“Kings of The Party”. Believe it
or not this concert took place at
Chowan College and emerged the
Homecoming events.
Parade
The theme of Homecoming was
Chowan Is... The parade, which
took place in downtown Mur
freesboro, was represented by
Chowan College dorms, various
college students of importance,
local and near-by high schools,
other colleges, a number of
college clubs, and various other
clubs of the surrounding com
munities. A radio narration was
broadcasted on WWDR of
Murfreesboro by Chowan College
Dean Vicki Tolston and Dean
Earl Dilday, Associate Deans of
Women and Men.
The winning floats were an
nounced at the llomecoming
football game. First place went to
Belk and East Halls with their
theme Chowan is...“Proud of the
past, looking for the future”.
Second place went to Parker Hall
with their theme, Chowan is...“A
stepping stone”. In third place
came Jenkins Hall with the idea
of Chowan is...“A book of
memories”. Honorable mention
was given to the International
students with Chowan is...“the
world”.
Other themes included West
Hall with Chowan is “For
everyone”; the Day Students
with Chowan is “A place for Day
Students to achieve”; and Mixon
Hall with Chowan is “A new
horizon”. The various clubs in
cluding the Campus Christian
Fellowship, Science Club, A
Alpha Pi Epsilon officers, and the
personal development class
participated in the parade. Two
colleges, Campbell and UNC at
Greensboro were also
represented in the parade.
President of Chowan College,
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, was
presented in the parade. The
Homecoming Court, SGA
President-Drew Rivenbark, and
Mayor Hill of Murfreesboro were
also acknowledged.
Half-Time at
Football game
During half-time, of the
Chowan-Ferrum football game;
there was a presentation of
Chowan’s Homecoming Court.
Freshmen members were
presented first. Miss Donna
Newsome of Grafton, Virginia
was escorted by Allan Finehirsh
of Hollywood, Florida. Donna is a
liberal arts major. Miss Paige
Heishman of Falls Church,
Virginia, is a pre-education
major. Paige was escorted by
Richard Gardner of Vienna,
Vii ginia. Miss Betty Jo Taylor of
Newsoms, Virginia, was escorted
by Cliff Williams of Aurora,
North Carolina. Betty Jo is a
leberal arts major. Miss
Christina S. Poll was escorted by
Robert L. Walker of Virginia
Beach, Virginia. Christinia,
better known to students as KiKi,
is from Moen, Truk, on of the
Proposed Title IX
Changes Explained
ByBECKIE WORKMAN
Title Nine is a proposed
amendment now in process
concerning changes in higher
education. It is a compUcated
writing relating to discrimination
against sex. Title Nine was open
for reaction by the people of the
United States until October 15. At
that time President Ford took
into consideration its contents
and the public reaction to make
his decision. If the bill is passed it
will become law within thirty
days. However institutions will
have allotted time to make ad
justments, and the law will
become effective within a period
of time. The Health Education
and Welfare proposed the Title
Nine Amendment.
How will Title Nine affect
Chowan College? As an overall
outlook every situation will be
“Equable but comparable”
among the sexes. This is true in
dealing with a curfew. Dean
Dilday “feels that there will
never be a curfew for men”. As a
solution. Dean Tolston stated,
“For security reasons all dorms
could be locked at say one
o’clock. This would not be ac
tually a curfew, instead for the
benefit and security of the
students.”
Miss Wanda Davidson 1974 Homecoming Queen
Caroline Islands of the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands.
KiKi is a nursing student.
The sophomore attendants
were introduced next. Miss Beth
Freeman, liberal arts major
from Fredericksburg, Virginia.
She was escorted by Thomas
Corey of Roxobel, North
Carolina. Miss Theresa Selby, of
Bath, North Carolina, was
escorted by John E. Barnes of
Knotts Island, North Carolina.
Theresa is a secretarial ad
ministration major. Miss Wanda
Davidson from Aulander, North
Carolina, is a secretarial ad
ministration major. She was
escorted by Kirk McClure of
Hopewell, Virginia. Miss Karen
Bennett, pre-education major
from Rustburg, Virginia, was
escorted by her father Henry
Bennett.
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, with
assistance from Ray Griggs and
Ronald Green recognized the
Homecoming Princess and
Queen as elected by members of
the college student body. Miss
KiKi Poll as Princess was
presented a bouquet of yellow
roses by Ronald Green. The title
of Homecoming Queen was given
to Miss Wanda Davidson. Dr.
Whitaker crowned Wanda as she
also received a bouquet of red
roses from Ray Griggs.
Members of the Homecoming
and their escorts were honored at
a banquet Friday night as guests
of Dr. Bruce Whitaker, in the
President’s Room of Thomas
Cafeteria. They were in the
receiving line &turday evening
for the traditional semi-formal
Homecoming Ball in Thomas
Cafeteria.
Homecoming Dante
The band for Homecoming
dance was Lighthouse Gang. The
Homecoming Court were
presented with a dance
dedication. The band played
familiar popular songs such as
“Nothing for Nothing” and “I
Shot the Sheriff”.
Frank Robinson
Named Manager
By The Associated Press
Frank Robinson, for two
decades one of baseball’s
greatest players and com
petitors, October 3, 1974 was
named Ae first black manager in
the 105-year history of major
league baseball.
Belk and East Dorms' Winning Float
Fire Strikes Local G-P Wood Plant
By MIKE PATTERSON
While working on the third
edition of Smoke Signals several
weeks ago, we were rudely
awakened from our afternoon
daydreaming session by excited
cries of “we’re famous, we’re
famous!” We ran (would you
believe walked?) to the AP
teletypsetter to see what all the
excitement was about. The story
that unfolded was unbelievable
Murfreesboro had made the days
AP reports! Just imagine-the
name of Murfreesboro spread all
over the state, maybe even the
country. There was even some
speculation that this event would
put Murfreesboro on the map, but
we decided not to get to carried
away with our excitement.
The story, of course, was the
fire at Georgia-Pacific. Many
students, seeing the smoke
hoovering overhead, thought the
town of Murfreesboro was on fire.
But when the smoke failed to
clear after three minutes, they
decided that something else must
be on fire.
Yes, I think a move should be
begun immediately to make
October 4th a red letter day in the
history of Murfreesboro. Maybe
the Historical Society could
even sponsor a “ The Day
Murfreesboro Made The AP
Report” Day, complete with a
community picnic and church
service.
For (hose of you who may have
missed the orignal report, we are
reprinting it here for your
viewing pleasure-all 71 words of
it. Maybe you should frame it or
send it home to mother.
Murfreesboro
In the News
By The Associated Press
MURFREESBORO, N. C.
AP — Fire broke out early
today in the boiler room of the
Georgia-Pacific Co. plant in
Murfreesboro, but the plant
manager said “we don’t an
ticipate any great deal of
damage.”
W. D. Doughtie said the fire
started in sawdust, chips and
wood waste used in the boiler
furnace. Fire trucks from
Murfreesboro, Ahoskie and
Woodland responded.
The plant employes 350400
persons and makes baskets
and wire-bound crates. It also
operates a sawmill.
Doughtie said most of the
damage was smoke from the
smoldering fire.
Brownsville Station
Title Nine may involve items
one does not have knowledge of;
and which could change ones
outlook on the situation. Under
the amendment the institute is
responsible for pregnancies of a
coed whether she be married or
single. This would mean a raise
in student insurance cost,
because the college insurance
does not include pregnancies at
the moment. This is your money!
All sports are to be equal. A
female may try out for football
and can only be disqualfied
because of her lack of ability.
When asked “As a women’s
liberation supporter, what are
your ideas on the Equal Rights
Amendment?” Ms. Tolston
answered saying, “I am basically
behind this equality, equal pay
and all its involvement. Certain
areas are complex and there are
certain freedoms which I feel do
not actually need equality.” (She
does not feel she would be a
member of the party.) She
continues saying she is for “the
freedom of the individual.”
Dean Lewis’ idea is that “the
middle class American is fed up
with paying taxes to support the
small minority people who want
things.” When asked if he thought
enrollment would drop, if
changes weren’t made he an
swered saying, “Enrollment is
one concern, but academic ex
cellence and the philosophy or
personality of the college is more
important. Every college has to
maintain its own personality.” It
is only a human nature to make
oneself seem best. If John does
not continue his second semester
at Chowan he will tell his friends
back home that it was a crummy
school, when in actuality John
flunked out. He would rather put
the blame on something else
other than himself. Of course
there are the cases then college
was never meant for a certain
student, or perhaps just Chowan.
Dean Lewis justifies this with his
example of a suit. “If one has a
single breasted coat, he cannot
make a double-breasted one from
it. Instead he should go and
purchase a new one.”
President Bruce Whitaker is
appointing a committee, whose
members will consist of college
trustees and advisors, alumni,
staff, faculty, and students. This
committee will study Title Nine
and make provisions for Chowan
College. A list of student’s
requests was distributed among
Board of Trustees and advisor
members. An executive com
mittee was told to study these
requests. This conmiittee meets
once a month.
In conclusion let one remember
the main purpose of college is
Education! There is more to
government than change. Is the
Homecoming Court ballot box
being ran by Dean Lewis your
SGA? Or the burnt holes in the
carpet in Columns? Remember
students must be represented to
be heard. So names must be
submitted to all college com
mittees. Do not complain unless
"YOU" are willing to do “your”
part in making Chowan
CoUege"Your" college!
Policy Concerning Student Records Reviewed
By D. H. NICHOLAS
A problem of countinuing
concern for many collegiate
registrars in the establishment of
a rational policy for their in
stitutions which governs the
availability of student records to
investigative agencies, both
govc'nmental and private, for
purposes of employment and
otherwise. In fact the problem is
one of increasing importance
because of the proliferation of
governmental and private
agencies which are making ever-
increasing demands for in
formation about students and
their individual records.
Therefore, it becomes absolutely
essential that institutions of
higher education develop very
definite and, hence, rather firm
policies concerning the release of
information about their present
or former students.
With the preceding statements
as a preface, the remainder of
this article will be devoted to a
summary of the policy of Chowan
College which pertains to student
records and their availability to
various investigative agencies
outside the College community.
The Registrar here at Chowan,
as he generally is elsewhere, is
responsible for the maintenance
of all permanent records of
students, present or former, of
the College. He is also respon
sible for the release of any in
formation from their record to
agencies outside his office, in
cluding other departments of the
College; the student; other
educational institutions; local,
state, and federal agencies;
prospective employers; and
commercial enterprises, such as
credit bureaus.
Fince student records in the
Registrar’s office are considered
personal and confidential, most
information therefrom is
released to sources outside the
College only upon written request
or verbal consent from the
student, his parents, his guar
dians, or, perhaps, his next of kin.
However, the following in
formation may be released to
prospective employers, in
surance companies, govern
mental agencies, credit in
vestigators, either in writing or
orally, without consent of the
student;
(1) His full name
(2) His last recorded home and
or local address
(3) His dates of attendance
(4) Degree, if any, and date
granted
(5) His curriculum
In addition to the preceding
general policy concerning
disclosure of information about
the student’s record, the College
has a policy which allows other
educational institutions, such as
high schools formerly attended
(for follow-up studies) or
colleges or universities to which
the Chowan student plans to
transfer, to receive information
about class standing, and com
pleting of programs, and gereral
information from follow-up grade
reports, all without the student’s
specific consent.
Transcripts may be released
only by the student upon his
request to the Registrar, within
the the guidelines established by
the Registrar and published in
the Chowan College Catalog and
the Student Handbook. The
Transcrip with the seal of the
College and the signature of the
Registrar is never sent to the
student but directly to the ad
dress of the agency or institution
to which the student is making
application. If the student wants
a copy of his transcript for his
own records or use, his will be
without the College seal and the
Registrar’s signature.
Reacting to the proliferation of
investigative agencies and their
growing demands for in
formation from confidential
records in the Registrar’s office,
we at Chowan College feel that
we must act in such a way as to
protect the student and to insure
his right to privacy at the same
time that we insure our integrity
as an educational institution
operation wihtin the conines of a
legal framework. Therefore,
when processing confidential
forms or other matter which
requires information considered
personas and confidential, we
require a complete authorization
from the party under in
vestigation, whether, for
example, that party or a member
of his family is seeking em
ployment with a highly sensitive
governmental agency or whether
that party or a member of his
family is being investigated by a
police agency. In other words,
most information from the
student’s permanent record here
at Chowan College is considered
confidential, and the release of
possibly derogatory information
must originate with the student,
present or former.
In instances where the student
is involved in a court proceeding
and information is requested by
some party other than the
student, the request will be
honored only with the student’s
consent or a subpoena from the
court.
To local, state, and federal
agencies, such as local and state
police officials and investigative
officers from such federal
agencies as the FBI, the CIA, or
the military intelligence of the
various brances of the Armed
Forces, all academic and per
sonal information, other than
that identified earlier, may not be
released except with
authorization from the student
concerned, and the release will
be under the direct supervision of
the Registrar. In gereral, all
investigation for employment
purposes or other wise.
The policy of Chowan College
concerning the availability of
student records is one planned
and executed to uphold the
privacy of the student’s records
and to insure the integrity of the
College. And we at Chowan have
found that by clearly defining
what can and cannot be released
without specific authorization
from the party under in
vestigation, we have helped to
create an atmosphere of trust
which has resulted in a sense of
mutual understanding and
cooperation for all parties con
cerned. Indeed, we at Chowan
have able to maintain a trust
which is respected as being in the
best interests of all parties
concerned.