Party-Goers,
The Barn
Is No More
By MIKE EARNHARDT
Students will no longer be able to go to
the barn to have their parties.
The barn, a popular place among
students, went up in flames sometime ear
ly Thursday morning, January 12.
Sophomores may remember when the
barn was just that-a barn. Then the barn
road was a narrow path, rarely traveled
by automobiles.
This year the barn became a social
place, where students congregated and did
many of those things the Chowan Hand
book says not to do.
The barn road became a road full of
holes and gullies and, most of all, mud that
trapped many unfortunate Chowanians.
A few attempts were made to pick up the
empty beer cans and bottles that littered
the area but the drinkers seemed to be
drinking faster than the conservationists
could clean.
During the first few weeks of school, one
could find a party at the barn almost every
night. One student reportedly lived at the
barn for several days, calling it “home”,
A supposed confrontation between a
group of students and a local motorcycle
gang never materialized.
One of the best parties at the barn had to
be the homecoming party. How many kegs
were consumed? What finally happened to
that final (was it the tenth or eleventh) keg
that never got tapped?
One question remains after looking at
the charred ashes of what used to be the
barn. Where will the party go from here?
Gym Drive
Goes Over
$700,000
By JOE SWIFT
Chowan College has passed the $700,000
mark in its “Accomplishing Our Mission”
campaign to provide a new $2 million
gymnasium-physical education center, an
nounced E. L. HoUowell, national chair
man of the drive.
HoUowell said the total in pledges and
gifts does not include a $200,000
anonymous challenge gift that will provide
one for every two dollars pledged or given
to the college when it reaches the $1,025,000
mark.
HoUowell said that area campaigns in
Murfreesboro-Como Ahoskie-Aulander-
Winton, and Northampton County played
an important role in the money raising.
The national co-chairmen of the cam
paigns Leadership Gift phase, Mrs. Don G.
Mattews, Jr. of Hamilton and State Senate
J. J. Harington of Lewiston praised to
“Commitment and hard work of many,
many volunteer leaders and generous
response of Chowan’s supporters.”
Honors List
(Continued from Page 1)
and Sears, Roberts H.; Shayesteh-
Moghaddam Mostafa; Sherman, W.
Lewis, Jr.; Shiasi-Arangi, Nasrollah;
Sloan, Robert Craig; Soleiman-Panah,
Seyed Mohammad; and Solomon, Edmond
B.
Soltani-Tehrani, Bahram; Stainback,
WiUiam A.; Stratton, Ellen R.; Swift,
Joseph E.; Thomas, Ronald L.;
Thomason, Richard N.; Tucker, Aaron
W,; Umstead, Beverly K,; Vincent, Dane;
Williams, Kathy D,; Wingfield, Thomas
M,; and Young, Thomas C,
REMEMBER WHEN? — With all the snow roundabout, it
seemed a nice idea to print this picture of a bee and a
blossom taken last summer on the Nature Trail by Liz Rice,
Smoke Signals, Wednesday, February 15, 1978 — Page 3
Having Fun
With Ballet
Her Goal
By JANE BRIDGFORTH
Marla Hunnings, an instructor who
believes in “making ballet fun”, will lead
Chowan College’s community dance pro
gram during the Spring semester.
Dr. James Chamblee, chairman of
Chowan’s Fine Arts Department, said
classis include pre-ballet for ages 3 and
one half to 6 at 4 p.m.; beginning ballet for
six and up at 5 pm.; and ballet for in
termediate and advanced students at 6
p.m.. Mrs. Hunnings said she is planning
to include instruction in pointe (toe) for the
intermediate and advanced ballet students
who are ready for it.
Mrs. Hunnings, who will direct the
classes, has taught dance classes for eight
years in Franklin, Va., and has studied
teaching techniques with some of the na
tion’s master instructors.
“I think ballet and other dance classes
should be enjoyable,” she noted, “My
method is to encourage the student and
make dance fun for them, ”
As a performer, her experience includes
touring New York with Jinnish Folk Dance
troupe. As an instructor, she has worked
with Leon Danelian of the New York Ballet
and Beth Parson with the Royal Ballet.
She has also worked with leading teachers
of modern dance and jazz, A1 Gilbert of
Hollywood, Calif., and Bob Audy of New
York.
She has just returned from six weeks of
working in Los Angeles with Gilbert and
top choreographers of television and the
Mousketeers and other name entertainers.
Prior to coming to Franklin, Mrs. Hunn
ings taught dancing in New York for five
years. She is responsible for the
choreography for the Franklin Little
Theatre. During the past five years she
has choreographed such shows as Damn
Yankees, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the
Roof, and Charlie Brown.
Mrs. Hunnings is also known locallu as
the director of the Miss Ahoskie Contest
for the past three years.
Alterations
In Cafeteria
By SUSAN PATE
Several changes designed to give the
Chowan community a better atmosphere
in which to eat, were made during the
Christmas holidays.
A notice to boarding students from Ron
Thompson, food service director; Roy
Winslow, associate dean of students; and
Ben Sutton, business manager, cited the
following improvements made in Thomas
Cafeteria: A more organized waiting line
was designed in hopes to cut down, and
possibly prevent line breaking. A larger
and more organized salad bar has been in
stalled. Changes were also made to the
dish room window in an effort to improve
sanitation and make that area more
presentable.
In order to make the dining room more
presentable, the cafeteria management
asks everyone to cooperate by taking up
his tray after each meal. Any student
reported or seen to leave his tray on the
table will be subject to discipUnary action
involving work assigrunents in the
cafeteria.
Having a neat and clean dining hall
leaves a good impression in visitors and
prospective students of the college, the
management said.
The cost of labor to clean the dining
room or replacement of lost utensils is
taken from the food budget. Therefore,
more services, additional food or a com
bination of the two may be provided if
students cooperate in keeping the dining
room clean.
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