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Page 2 — Smoke Signals, Wednesday, March 22, 1978 Union Grove Fiddling Draws Many at Break By MIKE BARNHARDT spring break — two words that are music to the ears of thousands of col lege students each year, especially those who invade the remote viUage of Union Grove, located l)etween winston- Salem and Statesville in western North Carolina. Majestic River By RONALD L. THOMAS Upstream before their union, Two rivers’ waters flow, With sovereign strength their progress, Disregarding any foe. When then upon their marriage, White-caps will rough the calm. For each a frantic fight. To become the dominate one. A look downstream will find. The flow, tranquil and calm. Has surrendered to one river. More majestic, great, and strong. I wonder then if maybe. Benefit is found in fight, For out of depths of conflict. Deeper union is in sight. I find it’s much like marriage. As the flow of rivers merge. Each partner finds the struggle. Of their personalities surge. Yet love which can survive the clash. And white-caps at the fork. Returns a stronger marriage. Majestic river of a sort. DEADLINE for next Smoke Signals April 5 Last year, more than 100,000 bluegrass fans, mostly young people, spent Easter weekend on the farm of H.P. Vanhoy, drinking, smoking, camp ing and listening to the competition in the Old Time Fiddler’s Convention, held annually for over 50 years at Union Grove. Convention crowds of the past were older, quieter and smaller than those of recent years. The growing popularity of bluegrass among young people has swelled convention crowds above 100,000 for the last few years. smoe residents from the area claim that convention goers come to Union Grove to get drunk, not to hear bluegrass. Booze and pot were evident at last year’s convention. How does North Carolina’s attorney general, Rufus Edmisten, fit into such a scene? Last year, the head of the state’s law enforcement strolled through clouds of marijuana smoke en route to the stage, only to bring the crowd to its feet, stomping and clapping to the two bluegrass songs he sang. The conventin begins Thursday night and officially ends at midnight Satur day, when the world’s champion fiddler is named, jam sessions can usually be found around the camping area throughout the event, with some lasting on into Sunday. The beaches also suffer, or should I say prosper, from the tremendous in flux of college students. Students annually converge on Florida, jamming beaches from Daytona to Miami. Looking for sun shine and fun, these students pack the bars and beaches that scatter the Florida coastline. Walt Disney World near Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa are also top attractions in Florida. In South Carolina, the Myrtle Beach area is a popular place in spring, while in North Carolina, Carolina Beach and Cape Hatteras annually entice Chowan students. Virginia Beach offers a beach and a large city. Those students who don’t have the money or ride to reach such places as Union Grove, Florida or Cape Hatteras can do what thousands of other college students do each year at spring break — go home. RANDOM THOUGHTS By Richard Barkley — “Students are expected to attend all meetings of their classes,” reads the college handbook. Students have submitted to this ridiculous requirement for years assuming that there is nothing that can be done about it. This is an example of the administra tion doing what is best for the student. Or is it] The result of this is that students who are not sick enough to get an excuse are forced to go to class. Teachers waste the first five minutes of class taking role, and it creates unnecessary paper work for all involved. Granted that students are given three of four free cuts per semester, but that is like giving a teenager fifty cents allowance to last a month. The administration somehow fails to realize that students are able to make their own decisions regarding the number of absences they can afford. Why should a student be required to sit through a boring lecture on U. S. History when he has an upcoming exam in English Literature] Why shouldn’t students be able to decide which courses they can get by on and which ones they want to em phasize] If the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University can look on class attendance as op tional, certainly Chowan College can. FIRE I wonder how long it would take the fire marshal to condemn Parker Hall if he knew the fire alarms are inoperable] DREAMS The late Dr. Martin Luther King once made a speech entitled “I Have a Dream.” Like the late Dr. King, I also have a dream. I have a dream that the library will some day be open for the conve nience of the students and not the librarians. I have a dream that Dean Winslow will some day quit playing Col- umbo. And finally I have a dream that Anita Bryant will some day attend one of Dr. John W. Gosnell’s Sociology classes. Do Those Mysterious Monsters Of Ancient Lore Actually Exist? By EDO MOORE For centuries man has feared, wondered of — perhaps prayed to — creatures which would seem to be, at least to logical, realistic points of view, mythical. But the existence of guys like Sas- quatch and the Loch Ness Monster is a bit less skeptical now than it use to be. In fact, a substantial percentage of this country believes they are running around out there somewhere. Sqmewhere is the key word. People’s belief in monsters reaches only as far away as they’re supposed to exist. It may be some sort of “defense mechanism” (a condition bestowed upon us by local psychologists), or it may be the assuredness of this not be ing the right area, as far as longitude Menu Boards, Deli Line Studied of Cafeteria By MIKE BARNHARDT The use of menu boards, identifying the food available should be one of next improvements at Thomas Cafeteria, Ron Thompson, food service director, said at the Cafeteria Committee meeting on February 17. Thompson also said that he would like to turn the number two serving line into a Deli Line, on a trial basis. The Deli Line would not serve vegetables, but only fast food items, such as hotdogs and hamburgers. The committee also discussed the problem of students removing utensils from the cafeteria. Since September, 1,400 spoons, 2,000 forks, 1,000 knives and 900 green plastic glasses have been taken from the cafeteria. The commit tee reminded students that the loss cuts into the food and service budgets. Committee members reacted favorably to the physical im provements made in the cafeteria. William Sowell suggested the plastic plants be placed in sand buckets to make them more stable. He also noted that the partitions are serving as sound barriers. Mrs. Sarah Wright thanked the cafeteria staff for serving trays to students confined in Penny Infirmary recently. Ben Sutton urged all student members of the committee to be pre sent at the next meeting when plans will be made for special spring events. Members present included Sutton, Carl Simmons, Thompson, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Alice D. Vann, Mr. Bob Meyer, Sowell and Charlie Nottingham, the only student representative pre sent. Special Fall Issue Planned Smoke Signals asks your help. The staff of Smoke Signals plans to prepare an issue of the newspaper to be available to students when they arrive on campus for the fall semester next term. Your help is need with informa tion and ideas for articles for this special issue which should be submitted to one of the editors, Mike Barnhardt and Susan Pate, or to the staff’s ad visor, James Graham, in McSweeney HaU. The newspaper is designed to benefit new students who are unfamiliar with Chowan life. The paper contents will be based on the student’s needs and in terests, both on campus and off. We believe that this paper will be a great help to new students, and would appreciate your co-operation in our ef fort to make the paper a success. — Mike Barnhardt and Susan Pate and latitude go, for such undesirables to inhabit. But if you are somewhat superstitious, imaginative, perhaps even a bit of a gullible person, as I sometimes find myself to be, such thoughts are not be taken seriously. It’s those who don’t who can be seen walking through Squirrel Park at night somehow anticipating being abducted by a giant hairy arm that mysteriously creeps up behind them. That anxiety is considerably increased when, through peer pressure, these people find themselves venturing down the nature trail which finds its origin opposite Thomas Cafeteria. While no actual sightings have been made in the area, it was reported that on a spring afternoon three years ago two students made their way down that path and never made it back. But that evidence is not conclusive, since quite often many Chowan students mentally disappear and have difficulty return ing. Another possibility is Lake Vann, Chowan’s answer to a body of water. Several students over the last three semesters have confided in me on their strange sightings while journeying alongside the man-made lake. All said they saw the same thing, “something dark in the water.” This also does not constitute conclusive evidence, but other questions have been raised. One of these is, “where did the ducks go]”, asking why the 50 or so ducks that were swimming around at the end of the last spring semester numbered only about ten at the beginning of this past fall. It was also said they just sort of “disappeared.” I bet they did. Logic in dicates they got munched. All this might seem superficial and may have no place in the refined minds of those attending Chowan. However silly, it is still something to consider before being dismissed as ridiculous. There are some who can’t be made to beheve it. But if you are ever walking through a dark path, especially after having been at a jungle party, and you are con fronted by “something” just remember not to believe everything you hear, but also that, believe it or not, — not everyone around here talks B.S. How to Write an Effective Letter of Application and Data Sheet Prepared by Alpha Pi Epsilon as a Public Service Project When you write a letter of application, you are selling yourself— your background, your training, your personate do the work required in the position for which you are making application. Like any other effective sales letter, your personal sales letter must (1) attract attention at the beginning, (2) create interest in your possibilities, (3) convince the prospective employer that the services you have to sell are what he needs and wants, and (4) persuade him to do what you want him to do—ask you to call for an interview. WHEN YOU WRITE A LETTER OF APPLICATION 1. Make an analysis of yourself—your personal characteristics, traming, and ex perience. 2. Get all the information you can about the position for which you are applying. 3. Write your letter so that it progresses from Attention to Action. 4. Compose the first sentence or paragraph in a way to attract attention. As a general rule, refer to the source of your information about the position. 5. State the facts about yourself to create interest in you and conviction that you have the qualifications required for the position. 6. Give exact information about your training and experience. 7. As a general rule, give references. Include the addresses of the people whose names you give as references. By a title or in some other way indicate the standing of each reference. Give the telephone number of each. 8. Make it easy for the prospective employer to take the action you want him to take. You may enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope for his convenience in replying. 10. Show how your education fits the requirements of the position you are seek ing. 11. Show how your experiences fit these requirements. FIFTEEN DON’TS FOR APPUCANTS DON’T brag. DON’T use superlatives. DON’T use flowery words. DON’T use old-fashioned cliches. DON’T sound stiff and insincere and artificial. DON’T play on sympathy. “I support my family.” DON’T assume a know-it-all attitude. DON’T use use your company letterhead, if employed. DON’T use social, club, hotel, fraternity, or fancy stationery. Use plain, fine, white bond. 10. DON’Tuseapostcard. (Ithasbeendone!) 11. DON’T let your application sound like a wholesale broadcast. Sharpshoot for one job. 12. DON’T be dull. Use a flash of “human interest.” 13. DON’T generalize. Be specific with spike-sharp facts. 14. DON’T make a statement you can’t back up in an interview. 15. DON’T copy an application from a “model book” unless you want to take a short cut to failure. Edited, printed and published by students at Chowan College for students, faculty and staff of Chowan College Mike Barnhardt — Editor Susan Pate — Associate Editor Richard Barkley Daniel Bender Jane Bridgforth Allen Davis News Staff Kelly Finch Kenneth Hardee Charles Hitchcock Kathleen Thompson Deborah Sawyer Donna Swicegood Joseph Swift EFFECTIVE OPENING SENTENCES 1. Everyone wants to enter a field in which he can render his best service. I believe I can give my best service as a secretary in an office such as yours. 2. Through your ad in the NEW YORK TIMES, I have learned that you are look ing for a reliable young man to work in your office. 3. I believe I can prove to you that I meet the requirements for the position of receptionist, described in your advertisement in the TIMES for Sunday, May 11. 4. Mr. Paul Rigdon, Manager of your Sales Department, has told me that you are in need of a thoroughly qualified business corresspondent. EFFECTIVE CLOSING SENTENCES 1. I am eager to be considered as an applicant for this position. A stamped an addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience in writing me about an in terview. 2. May I come in for an interview? My telephone number is WEst 3487. 3. Please give me an opportunity to answer any questions you may have in mind about my qualifications for the opening. 4. Please suggest a time and place for me to call on you on the occasion of your next trip to the New York market. WHAT PERSONNEL OFFICERS PREFER ON DATA SHEETS The letter may be less than a page in length, but the data sheet should be com plete in every detail. This second sheet conserves time because its carefully prepared outline of qualifications can be quickly scanned. To include a data sheet outlines makes it much easier for a personnel man to review a candidate’s qualifications. All employers prefer a brief letter with an attached data sheet. PERSONAL DATA (Applicant’s Name) (Address) (Telephone Number) PERSONAL INFORMATION Age Birthplace Date of Birth Marital Status Height Weight Physical Condition Nationality EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICAL TRAINING Positions held with dates of tenure (most recent first) and exact names and addresses of employers. Any special training gained form practice: Knowledge of any skill (typewriting, shorthand, etc.) List of office machines used and ability to use them. REFERENCES (by permission) List at least three names with ex act addresses. WHAT PERSONNEL OFFICERS SAY ABOUT APPLICATIONS Any defiencies or careless errors tend to cause an employer to judge the applicant accordingly. A well set-up application with good grammar and spelling, as well as good presentation, gives the applicant an immense ad vantage. We try not to be too greatly influenced by these factors, but sub consciously we are swayed by them far more than we realize. Often these factors determine whether an applicant will receive the consideration of an interview. If an applicant were appearing personally for his interview, he would naturally shine his shoes, brush his hair, put on well-pressed clothes. That application of his is going in his place. Its appearance is just as important as his appearance would be. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES special interests, hobbies, sports, etc.) HONORS (affiliations, lodges, clubs EDUCATION List the names of schools, degrees, and dates (most recent first) University or College'^ Junior College Business College Institute High School Major feild of study Courses taken in major field Courses allied to major field Books read on major field and allied subjects; magazines read Theoretical training, laboratory training, field training MILITARY RECORD (if any) Qee’s Jeuel/is 108 West Main Street Murfreesboro, North Carolina Phone: 919-398-3681 • A large selection of rings and name brand v\/atches. • A variety of gifts for all occasions. • Ear piercing. • Jewelry repairs. • Watch batteries. • Certified master watchmaker.
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