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Volume 6 — Number 11
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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Wednesday, April 16, 1975
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"On The Night Of January 16th"
By BECKIE WORKMAN
On the night of January 16th, an
apparently wealthy financier
came crashing through space and
landed on Ihe pavement many
floors below his lovely penthouse
apartment in New York City.
Investigation suggested that Mr.
Faulkner had been shot prior to
the incident. Thus the stage is set
for the mystery of “Night of
January 16th.” The financier’s
secretary and mistress Karen
Andre is charged with murder.
The entire play is set in the
courtroom.
Upon the entrance of Judge
Heath (Undine Barnhill), the
clerk of court (played by Acheson
Harden) announces the names of
twelve juror, selected from the
audience. During the fifteen
minute intermission these twelve
are asked not to discuss the case
with the rest of the audience.
Scattered among the paying
customers in the audience are
witnesses who will formally rise
and take the stand when they are
called.
The actors have rehearsed two
endings to the play. When the
jury announces the verdict of
guilty or not guilty, the actors
then go into proper reactions.
The script contains a comedy
quantity of every courtroom
reaction possible. Outbursts
came from the accused who
claims the witnesses are liars;
surprise witnesses entering from
the rear entrance at just the right
dramatic moment; tears on the
witness stand; sad reminiscences
from the mistress and wife, and
the pensive lawyers pacing back
and forth looking at the floor as
they speculate for the jury’s
benefit. All of these scenes ap
pear and are fun to watch.
Everyone receives chuckles,
including the jury.
The list of witnesses is as
predktable as the script itself.
Tliere is a doctor, who is youth
ful; the widow, who is tearful; a
hired detective, who claims to be
an eye-witness to the miu'der;
and a nosy maid, who is ’ ly
htsnely. They all tell stories to
add to the confusion of the case.
TTiere are various accents in the
courtroom. A stimulating touch is
added to the play while the jury is
out, in whk;h various witnesses
recap lines from their testomy
One must admit that this is one
of the most enjoyable and in
teresting plays to appear on
Chowan College’s campus in two
years.
Much applause should be ex
tended to Mrs. Nancy TVuesdale,
director; and the cast, which
consisted of the Chowan College
Players and members of the
faculty.
Two-year ROTC
Program at Chowan?
Army ROTC has an option
called the two-year program,
which allows young people who
graduate from two-year colleges
to attend a basic camp and to
continue ROTC upon
matriculation at a four-year
college. Two years later after
successfully completing the
ROTC program and graduating
from college they can be com
missioned as leiutenants and
come on active duty in the Army.
There are some distinct ad
vantages to participation in this
program. First the young person
would be paid almost $3000
has a chance of winning a full
Additionally the young person
has a chance of winning a full
Army ROTC scholarship. These
benefits might enable some
students to continue their
educations when they would not
otherwise be able to do so.
In these days of uncertain job
opportunities it should also be
remembered that no 1975 college
graduate who completes ROTC
will be unemplyed unless he
wants to be. He has standing job
offer for a $9600 job.
In addition to this salary, which
is that of a second lieutenant the
Army Officer has a variety of
fringe benefits including
retirement medical and dental
treatment, and low-cost in
surance.
It should be added that as
conditions are today the young
person would not have to come on
active duty unless he wanted to
do so. If the young person decides
not to come on active duty, he has
an obligation of six to ei^t years
in the Reserves.”
Next Issue
Smoke Signals
Deadline
April 29, 1975
Chowan
Athletes
Are Honored
Six Chowan College athletes
have received the honor Out
standing College Athlete of
America for 1975. Their
biographies will appear in the
annual awards volume, Out
standing College Athletes of
America.
The Chowan athletes are
Lorenzo Kenan of Rose Hill,
football; Charles Daniel
Covington of Troy, track; Ray
Davis, Rocky Mount, baseball;
Robert Williams, Charlottesville,
Va., cross country; and Tom
Corey, Jr. of Roxobiell and Don
Garletts, Jr. of Charlottesville,
Va., tennis.
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Bicentennial Theme
For Homecoming 1975
To Be Selected
The Bicentennial can provide
us with an opportunity to think
about where we as a native have
been and where we as a people
hope to go in the years ahead.
Various programs centered
around the past can be arranged
through student personnel.
Seminars and discussion groups
can help us gain insights into
contenqjcrary concerns through
the understanding of historical
debates.
“A Bicentennial theme for the
1975 Homecoming Parade would
be an excellent way for
Chowanians to become involved
in this national celebration,” said
Clayton Lewis, Dean of Students.
“I am asking students to give me
their ideas for maUng a
Homecoming Parade theme
before they depart for the
summer,” continued Dean
Lewis.
The Bicentennial offers a
unique opportunify for students
to initiate innovative programs
on the campus. A historical
perspective can give new sub
stance to student events and at
the same time make the study of
history meaningful.”
Nicholson Reviews The Buckley Amendment
In the last three issues of this
column, we have been reading
about the so-called Buckley
Amendment and its impact on,
primarily, the college com
munity. However, it should be
remembered that the provisions
apply to all levels of educational
institutions which receive some
form of Federal monies. In
essence, the Act’s ultimate
purpose is to set up provision?
whereby the Federal Govern
ment can initiate efforts through
the Secretary of the Department
of Health, Education and Welfare
to withdraw Federal funds from
those institutions which do not
ascribe to a policy which
provides eligible students and-or
their parents with access to and
control over information con
tained in educational records.
Again, when the term
“educational records” is used,
generally it refers to “those
records, files, documents, and
other materials which (1) contain
information directly related to
the student and (2) are main
tained by an educational agency
or institution, or by a person
Pay Telephones To Be Removed
By BECKIE WORKMAN
Why will pay phones be removed next year? Many students
are basing their beliefs on a misconception. They are saying
the phone company is depriving them of such a service in
order to increase the number of private phones, thus in
creasing their profit. Instead, the results of such private
phones have caused the Carolina Telephone Company to make
the alternative of removing the pay phones. Why? Simply
because the pay phone is not making its expected income. The
expense of such a pay phone is $20 per month. This is expected
to or should be made on local calls. The money used in pay
phones does not come near this amount.
Chowan College has been aware of this problem since June
of last summer. The Carolina Telephone Company notified the
college that there would be a removal of all pay phones. The
administration appealed this action. The administration had a
conference with the executive office of the phone company. A
compromise came from that meeting, Carolina Telephone
would hold off on their action. The administration would
convey the information to the students.
In March of this year the comapny reminded the ad
ministration of its action. They conversed again. The
executive stated that the phones could be left at the college’s
expense. This expense amounted to approximately $8,000 per
year. Needless to say Chowan could not afford this bill. The
decision was reached that in order to help Chowan College the
Carolina Telephone Company would maintain one pay
telephone in the lobby of each dormitory.
One must consider that Carolina Telephone has the liberty to
remove all telephones — altogether.
acting for such agency or in
stitution.” And the term
“education records” does not
include, generally, (1) records
which are about students but
made by the teacher or ad
ministrator for the latter’s own
use and not shown to other, (2)
records of campus law en
forcement personnel which are
gathered from educational
records, (3) employment records
of college or university em
ployees who are also not current
students, and (4) records of
students 18 years or older which
are to be used exclusively by
professional personnel such as
campus physicians,
psychologists, et cetra.
The law or Buckley Amend
ment also introduces a category
of information which can be
unconditionally released to the
world outside of a campus
without the specific consent from
the student unless he (or she) has
specifically asked that his or her
prior consent be obtained. And
“directory information” includes
the following: (1) the student’s
name, (2) his address, (3) his
telephone listing, (4) his date and
place of birth, (5) his major field
of study, (6) his participation in
officially recognized activities
and sports, (7) weight and height
of members of athletic teams, (8)
dates of attendance, (9) degrees
and awards received,(10)fend the
most recent privious educational
agency or institution attended by
the student.
Again, for purpose of a review,
the Buckley Amendnent applies
to both parents and students.
However the preceding needs
qualification. At the time that the
student becomes eighteen years
of age or enrolls in a post
secondary institution, then the
rights of access and the authority
give consent of access to those
records rests with that student.
As many lawyers, and even the
authors of the original amend
ment and its revisions, have
stated, the Buckley Amendment
Members of the Chowan Tennis Team are,
left to right, kneeling, Danny Waldren,
David Hudson and David Marshall.
Standing, Lisa Dabney, Thomas Corey,
Gary Burton, Clifton Williams, Patricia
Poole, and William McCraw, coach. Not
present when photograph was made were
D.L. Garletts, and Steve Gage.
Smiling Poet William Taylor To Visit Chowan
does not pre-empt a state law
which authorizes more liberal
student access to academic
records. Therefore, it is
conceivable that some con
fidential evaluations may be
protected under Federal law but
nevertheless subject to student
inspection or viewing by reason
of a particular state law. Also the
Buckley Amendment now
protects confidentiality and
received prior to January 1, 1975.
As to letters received after the
preceding date, the amendment
allows the student to waive his
right of access, if the letters have
to do with admission, em
ployment of hours if, that is those
letters are used only for the
preceding purposes and if the
student is told, on his own
request, the names of all letter
writers. However, no student
may be required to execute a
waiver, but an unsuccessful
applicant to an instutuion, waiver
or no waiver, has no right to
inspect all or any of the file ac
cumulated in his case.
It should also be stressed in this
concluding article of this series of
summary-reviews that the
Buckley Amendment with its
present revisions sets up the
provisions whereby educational
institutions which receive funds,
in some form, administered by
the U.S. Commissioner of
Elducation may lose those funds if
the institutions do not comply
with the policies mandated by
Congress relative to both
records-access and records-
protection. Accordind to legal
authorities, it is unclear whether
the amendment, as presently
revised, can be enforced through
private litigation as well as by an
actual Department of Health,
Education and Welfare funds cut
off.
In the next issue, we will look at
what records are kept here at
Chowan College on you. We will
also look at the policies con
cerning their accessibility and
protection.
By BECKIE WORKMAN
Chowan College will host a true
to life, smiling poet on Friday,
April 18th. Classes will meet with
poet William Taylor in Marks
Hall. All students are welcome.
Mr. Taylor will be reading and
discussing the art of writing
poetry. At eight o’clock the same
evening he will be doing a formal
reading, which is also open to
anyone.
William (Bill) Taylor is a poet,
teacher, editor and speaker, who
is the Chairman of the English
Department of Stetson Univer
sity in DeLand, Florida. He
received his Ph. D. from Van
derbilt University. Bill has
published three volumes of
poetry and has been published in
many magazines, quarterlies,
and journals all over the United
States. He has edited a collection
of critical essays on drama; and
South, a poetry quarterly, for two
years.
Bill Taylor is married and has
a family of three children.
Jim Dickey, author of
Deliverance says, “Bill Taylor is
not only one of the best poets
writing today, he is the best
reader of poems I have heard.”
Poet, Guy Owen states
“William Taylor’s readings
always give the poems new
meanings, new dimensions.”
Mr. Taylor is a sparkling thusiasm, excitement, content,
personality whose lectures at- and by the lively experience of
tract young people by the en- poetry his voice manner carry.
Spring Festival
Contestants Judged for
Beauty, and Poise
Judging to select the Chowan
(College queen of spring began
Ihursday, April 10 at a banquet
in the President’s Dining Room of
Tliomas Cafeteria.
The six sophomores competing
for queen are Sherrye Sheffield of
Portsmouth, Va., Miss West
Hall; Donna Elks, Lasker, Miss
Day Student; Debbie Miltz,
Virginia Beach, Va., Miss East
Hall; Susan Bell, Camden, N.J.,
Miss Jenkins Hall; Faith Oakley,
Durham, Miss Belk Hall; and
Jana Holcomb, Roper, Miss
Parker Hall.
The freshman princess will be
selected from six candidates:
Donna Newsome of Grafton, Va.,
Miss East Hall; Denise Bowers
of Chesapeake, Va., Miss West
Hall; Betty Jo Taylor, Newsoms,
Va., Miss Parker Hall; Charlotte
Woodard, Murfreesboro, Miss
Day Student; Lisa Markey,
Raleigh, Miss Belk Hall; and
Kelly Bates, Woodbridge, Va.,
Miss Jenkins Hall.
The contestants were judged
on beauty, poise and personality
at the 6 pjn. banquet Campus
support, a fourth category, will
be determined by a Student
Government Association
sponsored election.
The candklates will also lie
judged on talent, which they will
present at the 2 p.m. Spring
Festival Saturday, April 26. The
winner of each category will
receive ten points, the runner-up
nine points, etc. In addition to the
queen andprincess, the court will
be comprised of two sophomores
and two freshmen.
The Spring Festival com
petition is sponsored by Chowan’s
Women’s Recreation
Association, Mrs. Janet Collins,
sponsor.
Arthur V. Myers Featured at
"Money Management" Seminar
A Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond official spoke at the
first of four seminars on “Money
Management And Its Effect on
the Economy” in Chowan
College’s Marks Hall auditorium
■niursday (April 3) at 8 p.m. The
public was invited and there was
no admission charge.
Arthur V. Myers, Jr., vice
president, discussed the Federal
Reserve System including how it
is organized, how its policies are
formulated, its functions, and
how its actions affect the
economy.
A native of Frederick, Md.,
Myers graduated cum laude with
a B.S. degree in economics from
Mount Saint Mary’s College and
received a J.D. degree from the
University of Maryland Law
School. He is also a graduate of
the Stonier Graduate School of
Banking at Rutgers University
and was admitted to the
Maryland Bar in 1958.
He is a veteran of the U.S.
Army and saw action as a first
lieutenant in the Korean War.
Myers was employed at the
Baltimore Branch of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond in
1954. He moved to the head office
in Richmond in 1960 where he
served as manager of the bank
and public relations department.
Myers was named assistant vice
president in 1965 and vice
president in 1968.
Married to the former Priscilla
Nason of Bangor, Me., he is the
father of four chiUren.
The money management
seminars are co-sponsored by
Chowan’s department of
business, headed by Thomas
Ruffin, and Planters National
Bank and Trust Co. Planning has
been directed by Mrs. Rachel
Httman, proffessor of business.
A question-and-answer period
will follow Myers’ talk.
Win
The last night of the "Money
Symposium," April 24 there will
be two drawings for a door prize.
Each winner will receive a dinner
for two at the Village Squire
called the "Squire Delight."
You must be present to win.
Drop your name in the box
outside the door.
"Squire Delight"
At Last Meeting
of
Money Symposium