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.ypiv.rp®. ®6 ^ Baptist Schools Emphasize Transmission of Values NASHVILLE- Statistical milestones became a common occurrence in 1976 for 71 Southern Baptist seminaries, colleges and schools across the nation, according to reports by the Education Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) here. It was a year in which the Southern Baptist educational institutions from California to Virginia yielded their one- half-miUionth graduate. It was a year in which five-year enrollment increases of 28 percent were reported for all the schools and in which the six theological seminaries broke the 8,000 enrollment barrier. It was a year in which more than 5,000 faculty members taught more tMstn 140.000 students, including more than 11.000 ministerial students. It was a year in which the largest number of Southern Baptist leaders ever to assemble gathered for a National Colloquium on Christian Eklucation in Williamsburg, Virginia. Ifighlighting the meeting were the Reaffirmations of the Biblical and theological basis for Christian education. In addition to the record- breaking group of Baptist leaders observers were present from many other denominations. There were also Baptist participants from Hawaii, Hong Kong and Great Britain. It was a year in which a national foundation, impressed by the stability cf the 53 Baptist senior and junior colleges and their willingness to unashamedly transmit values, authorized a $100,000 grant for a study of the schools .... “That’s why,” adds George Capps, associate executive director, “that we selected ‘Where values Make a Dif ference’ as the theme of the annual observance of Southern Baptist Seminaries, Colleges and Schools Day, February 20 by Southern Baptist churches, institutions and individuals across the country.” Materials to use in observing the spedal day are available from the Elducation CommiMion, 460 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Ten nessee 37219. Auditions Scheduled For Opryland USA Opryland U.S.A., the country’s only nusic entertainment theme park, will jold auditions and interviews in three North Carolina cities during January and February to fill positions in the eleven live musical shows planned for ‘he park’s 1977 season. Auditions will be held at Chapel Hill, Monday, January 31, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of North Carolina in the Carolina Union Great Hall; in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, February 2, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Main Auditorium of the Norft Carolina School of the Arts; and in Charlotte on Thursday, February 3, from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Queens CoUege in the Suzanne UtUe Recital HaU. According to John Haywood, production manager, the music theme park will need 300 singers, musicians. dancers, actors, clowns, and specialty acts to appear in the shows, and ap proximately 35 technicians, including stage managers, lighting specialists, sound engineers, stage hands and follow spot operators to fill technical positions. A piano accompanist, record player, guitar ampUfier, and tape and cassette recorder will be available for per formers and all auditionees should bring their own material. Persons interviewing for technical positions should bring a typed resume. “We’re looking for versatile young talent that can perform in a variety of styles and settings - Broadway-styled musicals, jazz, pop, ballet, rock, and specialty routines,” said Bob Whit taker, director of the park’s live en tertainment department. “We’ve goty Campus Crime Up The following is an excerption from page 158 of Business Week, November 15, 1976. “Crime on campus is rising, but some precautions can help protect your family's college students. “The Uniform Crime Report for 1975, recently released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shows serious crimes up 10 percent and crime rates in rural and suburban areas rising faster than in the cities. Some colleges have been reporting more crimes this fall. “At Cornell, for example, William E. McDaniel, director of the campus Department of Public Safety, noted that this fall major crimes, mostly larceny and burglary, are up nearly cne-third over last year at the Ithaca (N.Y.) university. “A great deal of campus crime,” he says, “results from the carelessness of its victims. Most of these kids don’t just think “it won’t happen to me,” they just don’t think about crime at all.” “Police and FBI officials agree that the best precautiwis are the most ob vious. Students who lock room and car doors are far less likely to be robbed than those who leave them unlocked. Leaving valuables visible in parked cars and leaving wallets unattended in clothing while participating in athletic events account for a high number of campus thefts. “Bicycles, the No. 1 theft item on campuses, are less likely to be stolen if locked with a hardened still horseshoe lock. Most chain locks can be cut with bolt cutters. “An FBI spokesman, who agrees that awareness is the best defense, says students should also report crimes promptly, report suspicious activity rather than turning the other way, and be willing to serve as witnesses to all kinds of music in all kinds of shows and if a performer can cross over from Broadway to country, we want to hear it at the audition.” Opryland has expanded its audition tour this year from 17 cities in 9 states to 22 cities in 13 states. “Opryland is also a major television production center and talent showcase. Last year we took our shows to over 70 travel shows and conventions across the country, including the national Discover America Travel Organization in Pittsburgh and to Washington for the White House Correspondents Dinner for the President. Opryland talent ap peared on the CMA Banquet Show, the Grand Ole Opry, the Porter Wagoner Slow, the NBC special, ‘The Glorious Fourth,’ and 12 of our Opryland singers and dancers will be seen every week this season in 155 television markets, reaching 90 per cent of the TV households in the country, as regulars on the new hour-long syndicated music variety show, ‘Music Hall America.’ So in addition to their regular Opryland performances, our entertainers received additional exposure and money from television performances and road shows. We will be covering 22 dties in the next three months and I hope that any young entertainer who is interested in a show business career will come to one of our auditions and try out for a season at the ‘Home of American Music.’ ” Opryland will re-open for its 1977 season on April 9. Opryland is an en tertainment property of the National life and Accident Insurance Company 'FOR SALE-1965 VW Van. Anyone interested contract Mr. Collins in the Financial Aid Office.” Wednesday, January 26, i 977 Ron Thomas Talces Part in Inaugurai Parade, January 20 A WALK IN THE WARM SUN: DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET-Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Underwcxjd enjoy one of Murfreesboro’s rare (as of late) warm days. When there are no students around, tl'ie roads seem less crowded and the Underwoods took advantage of the agreeable weather to stroll down the middle of the street. Taylor Spi^alcs at Convocation By VERA LAMBERT During each semester, the ad ministration with the cooperation of the Chowan student body conducts an assembly to observe and renew our academic pursuits and goals. The program served as a combined chapel assembly for both freshmen and sophomores last Friday, January 14, 1977. Chaplain Taylor spoke before a capacity crowd about the need to start refreshed, anew, in personal goal. And added that over confidence can be devastating even for a talented person. Taylor urged students to strive for the best and that the most important thing is dealing with ourselves in relation to our ambitions. Ron Thomas is a sutsnariner who had his feet planted firmly on theground for President-elect Jimmy Carter’s inaugural parade January 20. A freshman, Thomas is a veteran of 10 years service with the U.S. Navy, most of it as crew member of two nuclear submarines, the Sam Houston and the Skate. Now completing his second year in the reserves Thomas is a member of a submarine support unit that trains in Washington, D.C. at the Navy Yard. He’s one of 11 from his unit selected to march with the 27-member Naval Pteserve unit in the inaugural parade. Thomas holds the rank or machinist mate chief, submarine service, and was notpaid to march in the parade but he still considered it a privilege “I’ve never seen one or our country’s presidents but for a brief moment when we passed the reviewing stand at the White House, I had the best seat in the House,” he noted. He said his unit followed two units from the Naval Academy. When they reached the reviewing stand, all eyes turned left toward the President while the unit commander saluted, Thomas explained. Thomas indicated that when it comes to naval service, he is actually after his submarine service working in nuclear propulsion. The friendly, young man said the Sam Houston’s mission as a missile type sub is to help secure the peace. Thomas said the sub would patrol submerged for 60 days. “Any potential enemy knows that even if they were successful in destroying the United States they in turn would be destroyed by the missiles from the submerged submarines, Thomas said. After returning to port for 30 days upkeep, the sub returns to sea with a second crew. Each crew makes two 60- day patrols each year, Thomas stated. Skate the sub he served on had a different mission, Thomas pointed out. It was only the third nuclear submarine commissioned behind the Nautilas and Sea Wolf. Thomas said the as a member to the Skate he made a Mediterranean trip, traveled under the arctic ice, and made “quite a few trips to Bermuda.” He said generally the crew did not fear travelling through the area labeled the Bermuda Triangle. “Anytime there is a disaster or mystery at sea, the Bermuda Triangle seems to widen to take in in,” Thomas laughed. He ad mitted the crew was “apprenhensive” when the Skate passed through the Azores, the area where the submarine Scorpion was lost. “But that was because it was Friday the thirteenth,” he explained. Thomas was on board the Skate when it participated in the search for the Scorpion. “At first it was assumed the Scorpion was lost and had not met disaster. Sometimes it is possible to receive but not send signals. So all submarines were ordered to surface. When the Scorpion did not surface all submarines were ordered to join the search.” He said the hull has since been located and filmed, but the cause of the Scorpion’s loss is classified. Thomas reviewed some of the plusses and minuses of submarine service. “Your quarters are tight and confining and you have a very small bunk. But the members of a submarine become like a family. Everyone depends on everyone else. You find a brotherhood among submariners. And the officers are part of it. Unlike other areas of service, they associate with the enlisted men.” When he left active service, Thomas worked for 14 months as assistant control room operator with the Vepco nuclear power plant north of Ricl»- mond. Although he enjoyed his nuclear- related work in the Navy and with Vepco, he said he wanted to try something else. After enrolling at Chowan in the fall, in business administration, Thomas lost no time in making the transition. He was elected president of the freshman dass, serves on the Inter-Club Council with presidents of other organizations, and is a member of the Baptist Student Union-Campus Christian Fellowship. 'Hiomas was named to the Honor Roll for academic achievement during the fall semester. f Chowan Snow Scene Mrs. Elizabeth L. Francis, who directs the merchandising management program, talks with the personnel director for Peebles Stores, John Keith. Keith recently spoke to students enrolled in merchandising management. Peebles Exec Makes Address The personnel director for Peebles Stores, John Keith, recently spoke to students of the merchandising management program. Keith was invited by Mrs. Elizabeth L. Francis, who directs the mer chandising management program, and he presented employment opport unities at Peebles and told of the employee training program. Keith also mentioned the possibility of Peebles cooperating with Chowan in offering on-the-job training for some of the merchandising management students. Keith said this arrangement could help students while also providing better qualified prospective employees for Peebles. Keith also discussed the importance of a fundamental knowledge of retail mathematics and retail operations. He stressed the necessity of studying markups and percentages. He also emphaemphasizedthattheprofitmotive should not be overlooked by any student who is interested in a merchandising career, either as a sole proprietor or as an employee of a large retail establishment. Mrs. Francis said the class enjoyed Keith’s presentation and found him to be a “personable and articulate representative of W.S. Peebles and Co.