Volume 9 Number 2
Wednesday, November 16, 1977
Garrison, Hawkins Win 100th Game
Blake,
Crosby
Lead Way
Reserve quarterback Randy Blake
rallied Chowan to three fourth-quarter
touchdowns and a 19-16 junior college
football victory over Wesley November
5.
In the final six minutes and 40
seconds, Blake ran for one touchdown
and passed for another and then watch
ed as defensive tackle Dunky Crosby
blocked and recovered a punt in the end
zone for the winning score.
The win was Chowan’s first over
Wesley since 1965. Moreover, it
represented the 100th victory for head
coach Jim Garrison and assistant Jerry
Hawkins since they arrived at Chowan
in 1958.
Appropriately, the occasion — the
final home game of the season — was
Garrison-Hawkins Day.
The Braves, tied for 13th in national
junior college ratings, raised their
record for the season to 8-2, 4-1 in the
Coastal Conference. Wesley tell to 2-4 in
the league, 4-4 overall.
But the game was far from being in
hand when Blake took over in the final
period with Chowan trailing, 16-0.
Blake, who completed four of seven
passes for 76 yards, produced the
Braves’ first touchdown on a one-yard
plunge.
A fumble recovery by middle
linebacker Jimmy Allen, starting his
first game, led to Blake’s touchdown.
Blake followed that effort with a 10-
yard pass to Terry McLaurin for the se
cond score.
That led to Crosby’s heroics, capping
an admirable second-half defensive
stand.
Chowan forced three Wesley tur
novers in the fourth period, all of which
resulted in touchdowns.
Framed by two cheerleaders and surrounded by the Braves football squad,
Chowan President Bruce E. Whitaker is shown praising the 20-year career of
Coaches Jim Garrison (right) and Jerry Hawkins at halftime of the 100th victory of
their career. Dean R. Clayton Lewis (letf) holds the two plaques which were given
the coaches later by Dr. Whitaker.
Southern Baptist Schools Rated
Highly by McGrath Study Group
One if the most encouraging “report
cards” ever compiled on Southern Bap
tist colleges and universities has been
issued by the distinguished educator
Dr. Earl McGrath. It is a report of the
findings of Dr. McGrath and his
Mrs. Brown Heads
Annual Gift Drive
MRS. BROWN
Mrs. Dorothy Brown of Murfreesboro
is the general chairman Chowan Col
lege’s Annual Giving Program for the
1977-78 year, Chowan President, Dr.
Bruce E. Whitaker announced.
The Annual Giving Program was
established in 1974 by the Board of
Board of Trustees following a recom
mendation of the Board of Advisors to
secure undesignated gifts to help under
write the day to day operation of the
college. The goal has been surpassed
each year, Dr. Whitaker said.
He announced the minimum goal for
19T7-78 is $50,000 with a challenge goal
of $75,000.
Mrs. Brown Graduated from Chowan
in 1934. She has served Chowan in
many capacities including president of
the Chowan Alumni Association and
member of the Board of Advisors. She
received the Distinguished Alumni
Award in 1968 and President’s Council
Award in 1974.
She is a member of the Board of
Trustees at Gilford College, past presi
dent of the North Carolina Federation
of Woman’s Clubs, president of the
Southeastern Council of General
Federation of Woman’s Gubs, and
trustee and chairman of the state
organization.
Locally, she is past president of the
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Woman’s
Auxiliary and the Hertford County
Chapter of the American Red Cross.
a member of the Religious Society of
Friends (Quakers), Mrs. Brown has
received a number of honors including
the Award of Merit from the Historic
Preservation Society of N.C., Inc.,
Golden Deeds Award from the
Murfeeesboro Exchange Club and a
Bicentennial award from the French
government for the French Committee
of the Bicentennial of Independence in
1776 of the United States.
Her late husband, Edwin P. Brown,
was also an active member of the col
lege. He served as a member of
Chowan’s Board of Advisors and played
a significant role in the reopening of
Chowan after the institution was closed
during World War II.
She is the mother of Edwin P. Brown,
Jr.; Hannah Heath Brown, Dorothy
Shoffner and Andrew V. Brown.
Dr. Whitaker said the college is for
tunate to have a person of Mrs. Brown’s
proven leadership and interset in
Chowan to head the Annual Giving
Fund are Program during 1977-78. He
explained gifts to the Annual Giving
Fund are instrumental in helping the
college operate in the black.
Mrs. Brown noted she welcomed the op
portunity to serve her alma mater as
general chairman of the Annual Giving
Program. She said volunteers assisted
by members of Uie Board of Trustees
and Board of Advisors will seek finan
cial support from the community, col
lege family, alumni, parents, friends,
businesses, and corporations, and foun
dations ‘ ‘in order to help underwrite the
daily operation of the college.”
^s.'Brown said gifts to the Annual
Giving Fund will be used “to meet the
daily needs such as lights, food, fuel
and supplies, thereby benefitting every
student on campus.”
The general chairman said support of
the Annual Giving Program is impor
tant in helping Chowan keep tuition
within the reach of students and
assisting the college in providing its
services to young people.
associates in an exhaustive study of 49
Baptist schools.
Conducted under a $100,000 grant
from the Lilly Foundation, the study ex
mined the participating schools with
regard to their financial operations,
academic programs, enrollments, pur
poses, and such matters as (1) concern
for the undergraduate learning, (2)
concern for innovation, (3) democratic
goverance, (4) self-study and plaiming,
(5) concern for advancing knowledge,
(6) human diversity, (7) institutional
esprit, (8) freedom, (9) concern for im
provement of society, (10) intellectual-
aesthetic extracurriculum, and (11)
meeting local needs.
The findings showed the schools as a
group to be sound financially and
academically, and in good shape as far
as enrollment is concerned. Strong
relations between the schools and the
denomination and the willingness of the
schools to stand for Christian values
were seen as sources of great strength.
The study revealed:
(1) that student enrollments at the Bap
tist institutions increased 31 percent
froml%5to 1975;
(2) that the schools are relatively
stronger financially than the average
for private institutions across the na
tion as a whole, and that they receive
better support from their affiliated
churches than do the schools of most
other denominations;
(3) that the “esprit” or satisfaction of
the faculty and staff is “amazingly
high” in comparison to that at most
other institutions, public and private;
(4) that concern for learning in the 49
schools as a whole rated considerably
higher than the national average, in
dicating a high degree of concern for
the individual students and what they
learn;
(5) that the colleges are surprisingly in
novated despite an image that they are
conservative defenders of the past;
(6) that about half of the schools have
clear and explicit statements of
religious purpose abd service to the
denomination and most of the others
have relatively clear but
implicit statements of such purpose.
Summaizing the findings. Dr.
McGrath, former U.S. Commissioner of
Education, judged that “these SBC in
stitutions are in remarkably good
shape, comparing them with other
private institutions around the coun
try.”
The 49 schools were found to be ex
ceptionally high in the spirit of the
faculty and staff; and Dr. McGrath
estimated this to be “worth millions of
dollars to the institutions.”
The study did score the 49 institutions
low on “human diversity” and
“freedom,” but Dr. McGrath explained
that a low score on these points may ac
tually be a strength.
Exactly what effect the study and its
findings will have on the future of the
Baptist colleges will depend on the ex
tent to which the colleges and the
denomination together and the colleges
individually utilize the findings. Dr.
Daniel Grant, president of Ouachita
Baptist College in Arkansas, was en
thusiastic over the potential usefulness.
“It is doubtful that these 49 institu
tions will have such a remarkable op
portunity during the rest of this cen
tury.” he said.
One of the more immediate results of
the study should be an improvement of
the image of Baptist colleges in the eyes
of national philanthropic foundations
and other prospective contributors.
The findings should also lead to
greater pride in the colleges on the part
of individual church members. The
report assures church members there
is no need to be apologetic or defensive
about the quality of educational pro
grams being offered by the colleges or
the to be worried about the commit
ment of the colleges to Christian values.
Thanksgivmg Buffet
Thomas Cafeteria
Tuesday Evening, November 22,1977
Hot Spiced uder
Assorted Relish Tray
Tossed Salad
Assorted Dressings
Cranberry Salad
Roast Tom Turkey with Cranberry Sauce
Dressing
Bake Ham with Pineapple Dressing
Whipped Potatoes with Giblet Gravy
Candied Yams with Marshmallow Topping
French Peas
Tiny Whole Carrots
Apple Pie with Cheddar Cheese
Pumpkin Pie with Whip Topping
Assorted Rolls and Com Muffins
Assorted Beverages
Thomas Cafeteria will be closed after lunch Wednesday, November
^ 23 for the holiday and will re-open for supper Sunday, November 27. ^
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All-Star
Game Set
In Norfolk
Reprinted with pennission from
The Noriolk Vlrginlan-PUot, Nov. 3,1977
NORFOLK — Foreman Field has
been selected as the site of the fifth an
nual Coastal Conference football all-
star game on Saturday afternoon, Dec.
3.
The game will be sponsored by the
Norfolk Police Union with proceeds go
ing to a children’s hospital.
The Coastal Conference is composed
of eight junior colleges representing six
states — including Ferrum College,
currently ranked No. 2 in the National
Junior CoUege football poll, and
Chowan College, tied for 13th.
Other members are Nassau (N.Y.)
Junior College: Potomac State (W.Va.)
College; Wesley (Del.) College; Lees-
McRae (N.C.) College; Hudson Valley
(N.Y.) College, and West Chester
(N.J.) Community College.
“We hope to sign a five-year contract
for the game to be played in Norfolk,”
said Carl Lee, Police Union president.
“With so little time to prepare for the
game, we’ll be happy with a crowd of
5,000 this time and plan for bigger
things in the future.”
The game is a showcase for college
football coaches.
“There were no less than 150 college
coaches attending last year’s all-star
game,” noted Jack Reynolds of
Potomac State, who is secretary-
treasurer of the Coastal Conference.
“The game provides them with an ex
cellent opportunity to do some
recruiting from a list including many of
the finest junior college players.”
The all-star game was played at
Madison College the last two years but
didn’t draw too well. It did better before
that when the game was played at
Potomac State.
“But weather is a factor in moving
the game,” said Reynolds. “We had
snow the last time the game was played
at Potomac State.”
Ferriun has already clinched the con
ference title with a 6-i record. Ferrum,
7-1 overall, is bidding for a shot at the
national crown in its final two games.
Following Ferrum in the Coastal
standings are Nassau (4-1), Chowan
(3-1), Potomac State (1-3), Wesley
(1-3), Lees-McRae (0-4) and Hudson
VaUey(04).
West Chester (7-0) is ineligible for the
conference title this season ; ince the
school is a new member. But West
Chester will be permitted to send
players to the all-star game if they are
selected.
The two squads will be composed of
30 players each with four coaches for
each team.
Lee said admission to the game will
be $3.
rr IS COMING I
Novefnber 19 at 2 p.m.
College Football Stadium
BE THERE!
Coaches
Praised,
Roasted
Veteran Chowan coaches Jim Gar
rison and Jerry Hawkins captured their
100th football victory with the Braves
19-16 win over Wesley College on
Garrison-Hawkins Day, November 5.
Garrison, the Braves’ head coach,
and Hawkins, assistant, are completing
their 20th campaign with the football
team. Their record is 100-86-9. Garrison
is ranked 11th nationally for the
number of wins of an active junior col
lege head coach.
Garrison also coaches tennis and
serves as athletic director and chair
man of the Department of Health and
Physical Education. Hawkins coaches
baseball and is a professor of physical
education.
When they first came to Chowan in
1958, the two coached all of Chowan’s
athletic teams. Many players from
their former teams returned to
celebrate Garrison and Hawkins Day.
Framed tributes were presented the
coaches at halftime by Chowan Presi
dent Bruce E. Whitaker. Dr. Whitaker
said they “have made a lasting impres
sion on the players they have coached,
not only in football but other sports as
well.”
Whitaker said the two coaches “have
helped many young people find
themselves during their Chowan ex
perience.” He added, “we are happy to
honor them today before many of their
fonner athletes and many other
friends.”
The coaches received a standing ova-
tior from the crowd. The Braves, stan
di .g behind their coaches, also
cheered, as they prepared for the se
cond half.
Trailing 6-0 at intermission, Chowan
fell even farther behind as Wesley built
up a 16-point advantage. Then the
Braves scored three touchdowns within
a four-minute span of the final quarter
to provide Garrison and Hawkins with
their 100th win as Chowan coaches.
The victory mood permeated the din
ner that followed in their honor in
Thomas Cafeteria. Former players and
their families, faculty and staff, and
present footbaU players were present to
hear Sam Green “roast” Garrison and
Hawkins. Green is a former Chowan
coach who now serves as Kinston High
School’s head football coach.
After poking fun at them, he thanked
them for their dedication in helping to
develop Chowan’s athletes as total per
sons. He said they exerted a positive in
fluence on his life that continues to the
present.
Green drew a big laugh when he said
Garrison had ordered the fumbles that
had led to the Braves getting in the hole
against Wesley. He said Chowan’s head
coach just wanted to make the victory
more exciting.
During their responses. Garrison and
Hawkins defended their reputations
and gave their side to the various
stories Green had spun. On a serious
note, they thanked their former players
and others for the tribute and said they
looked forward to coaching at Chowan
another 20 years.
Under Garrison and Hawkins,
Chowan has had seven winning
seasons, including this year, since 1969.
The 1970 squad finished 8-1 and won the
Region 10 championship. The 1974 team
was Region 10 tri-champions with an 8-2
record. Garrison was named Region 10
coach of the year in 1970 and 1976.
Serving with Garrison and Hawkins,
since 1975, is assistant coach Linwood
Ferguson.
Female Officer
Now on Force
By MIKE BARNHARDT
Jean Marie Bilskie has been named
Chowan’s first female Security Officer
by the Department of Safety and
Security. She previously served this
position at King's Dominion in Virginia.
Chief Ron Reams also said that a
Crime Prevention Unit of the Mur
freesboro Police Department will be
presenting a Crime Prevention pro
gram to the various residence halls
soon. Alice Vann, the Director of
Residence Hall Life, is coordinator for
these programs.
Captain William D. Kent, Jr. now
lives in West Hall room 313, but his
telephone number is the same. Officer
Elmore Whitley has been transferred
and now has 2 responsibilities, enforc
ing parking regulations and keeping the
vending machines in full and working
order. New officers on the midnight
shift are Mai Maloney and Smith
Whitley.