Volume 9 Number 6
April 19, 1978
Campaign for Gym
H/fs $900,000 Mark
Chowan College has reached the
$900,000 mark in pledges and gifts in its
quest to provide its students with a new
$2 million gymnasium-physical educa
tion center
The announcement was made by
president Bruce E. Whitaker and E. L.
Hollowell of Edenton, national chair
man of “Accomplishing Our Mission.”
The success of the campaign to date
could be attributed to the “interest and
hard work of Chowan’s volunteer
leaders and workers and the generous
response from Chowan’s many friends
and supporters,” Whitaker said.
He explained that the $900,000 total
does not include a $200,000 anonymous
challenge gift, wWch provides one
dollar for every two dollars in gifts and
pledges until the $1,025,000 mark is
reached. To date, $132,500 of the
challenge gift has been claimed. Added
to the $900,000 figure, the total received
for the new facility in pledges and gifts
exceeds $1 million.
The $2 million campaign is the most
ambitious in the history of the college
according to Whitaker. During its last
campaign, Chowan received almost
$1.3 million to provide the college with a
new science-engineering facility.
Whitaker said Chowan must now
continue to move forward to reach its $2
million goal. “This will require the
dedicated efforts of everyone involved
in the campaign. I am confident that
under their leadership Chowan will
receive strong support from those who
appreciate the important role the col
lege is playing in the field of Christian
higher education.”
Hollowell commented, “We cannot
underestimate the need for a new
gymnasium-physical education center
at Chowan,” Hollowell emphasized.
“The present gym was built in 1954
when the student body numbered under
300. Now, Chowan is serving close to
1,000 young men and women. The
response of the alumni, tnistees and ad
visors, faculty and staff, and other
friends of the college indicates they are
aware of the great need and are willing
to do their share to help build the new
facility.”
The national chairman said the many
features of the new gymnasium-
physical education center will increase
Chowan’s ability to train young men
and women for their future lives.
These features include three full-size
basketball courts, two classrooms,
weight room, wrestling room, four non
regulation courts (handball and paddle
tennis), steam bath, sauna, therapy
room, laundry room, and an Olympic
size swimming pool.
Successful area campaigns have,
helped boost the total in pledges and
gifts to the present $^,000 Hollowell
noted. He said campaigns are meeting
success in Murfreesboro-Como,
Ahoskie- Winton-Aulander, Northamp
ton Co., and Bertie Co. He said in
Virginia, a successful campaign is
under way in Tidewater. He stated ad
ditional campaigns will be held in
Elizabeth City-Albermarle, Edenton-
Hertford and Gates Co., Rocky Mount-
Tarboro, Wilson, Greenville-
Washington, Henderson-Oxford,.
Raleigh-Triangle, Kinston-New Bem-
Goldsboro, and Kedmont Triad. Cam
paigns will also be held in Virginia in
Peninsula, Southside and Richmond-
Petersburg.
Study Tips
Offered
For Exams
The following exam study outline was
submitted by Mrs. Wilhelminla Wilcox,
guidance counslor, to assist students in
preparing for their final examinations.
I. Make a daily Exam Review Schedule
and post on your bulletin board.
A. Allow time for reading new
materials.
B. Allow time for reviewing notes.
(1.) After each class, use 10 to IS
minutes for review.
(2.) Review in sequential order.(a)
Main ideas, (b) Chapter notes, (c)
Reread the textbook if certain points
are difficult.
(3.) Try to predict exam questions,
(a) Ask your professor for reconunen-
dations. (b) Group review and question
sessions with serious friends or
classmates.
(4.) Study 5 to 8 for final exams if you
have not kept up with note reviews.
(5.) Review notes and other
materials for a maximum of 3 hours if
you have been doing your daily
reviews.
II. Find a conducive study area.
A. Have good lighting.
B. Have all necessary tools (pencils,
pens, dictionary, books, notes, etc.).
C. Get rid of temptations such as pic
tures of girlfriends, boyfriends, etc.
III. Psychological preparation.
A. Get plenty of sleep and eat well. A
fatigued body or brain cannot produce
for you.
B. Avoid rushing on the morning of
the test. It just gets your nerves on edge
and you’ll forget half of what you think
you know.
C. Arrive to exam on time so you will
have a few minutes to meditate and be
calm.
D. Finally, whisper a prayer, it
works!
Whilhelmenia L. Wilcox
Jazz Five Student Group Tours
NexiFall Merchandising Markets
Trade Show
Highlights
A wealth of musical talent will
highlight the Chowan College Com
munity Concert Association’s 1978-79
season.
Four attractions, Lonstreth and
Escosa, duo harpists; Peanuts Hucko
Jazz Five; Grant and Winn, duo-
pianists; and The Ronnie Brown Trio
have been scheduled.
“This is one of the strongest pro
grams we have ever offered,” stated
Dr. Alton Parker of Murfreesboro,
president of the concert association.
Parker said area residents will be
given an opportunity to attend the con
certs through membership during the
association’s annual membership drive
April 10-15.
Tickets for the 1978-79 attractions are
$6 for students, $12 for individuals, and
$30 for families. They may be purchas
ed from any of the workers or at the
McDowell Columns switchboard.
Membership information is available
by calling 398-4101.
Parker said Longstreth and Escosa
performed several years ago, and
because of their popularity they have
been invited back. “But this will be
their first appearance in the renovated
McDowell Columns auditorium. We
believe this will be a perfect setting for
their concert.”
The Jazz Five features the clarinet of
Peanuts Hucko, singing star Louise
Tobin, plus piano, bass and drums.
Peanuts Hucko has played in many ma
jor bands including Benny Goodman
and Louis Armstrong. For several
seasons he was seen on weekly televisia
as “King of the Clarinet” on the
Lawrence Welk Show.
Concerning Grant and Winn, a Col
umbia Artists spokesman commented;
“Sensational reviews and ecstatic au
diences have marked the performances
of this superb duo. The vitality and ar
tistry of two soloists characterize
Cameron Grant and James Winn.”
The concert by the Denver natives
was called “a magnificent two-piano
recital,” by the Worchester (Mass.)
Gazette.
The leader of The Ronnie Brown Trio
is a former faculty member of Boston’s
New England Conservatory of Music.
His trio of piano, bass and drums
presents a program of classics, pops
and jazz. A Los Angeles Times critic
commented, “One of the nation’s top
pianists bar none — Ronnie Brown —
capable of playing anything.”
Grant and Winn will appear
September 25; Peanuts Hucko JaM
Five, November 6; and The Ronnie
Brown Trio, March 1. The Longstreth
and Escosa concert has yet to be
scheduled.
Princess Sam, of the Apple Blossom Festival
Sam Clark Represents
Chowan in Festival
Kathleen (Sam) Clark, Chowan Col
lege sophomore and Student Govern
ment Association president, has been
selected to represent Chowan as its
princess in the Shenandoah Apple
Blossom Festival in Winchester, Va.,
May 4-7.
Miss Clark will participate in the
ceremony crowning Gigi Gamer, 20-
year-old daughter of TV and movie ac
tor James Gamer, as Queen Shenan
doah LI on May 5. She will also par
ticipate in all of the other special ac
tivities that attract thousands of
visitors to Winchester, billed as “The
Apple Capital.” The festival has been
presented each year since 1924.
• •
SPRING IS A LAZY SORT OF TIME — Bob Simmons relaxes in rope swing
hung in Squirrel Park, his books ignored on the grass beneath. But with
Exam Week looming, he and the rest of the student body must soon for
sake the swings for the books. (Photo by Ralph Kuhnley)
A native of Lewiston, Me., Princess
Sam is the daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Frank A. Clark, who now reside in
Rhode Island with her younger brother,
Mike. She graduated from Bayside
High School in Virginia Beach, Va. Her
high school activities included varsity
basketball, intramural tennis, powder
puff football, homecoming and gradua
tion committees, and Future
Homemakers co-chairman.
She entered Chowan in August, 1976
as a fashion merchandising major.
During her freshman year, she was a
member of the Trailblazers, vice presi
dent of the Sociology Club, member of
Alpha Pi Epsilon, Phi Beta Lambda,
and the Spring Festival Court, and an
honors list student.
Currently, she is a member of Alpha
Pi Epsilon, president of the SGA, and
member of various committees in
cluding dorm philosophy, faculty-
student, cafeteria, and student ac
tivities. She has served as trainer-
manager for the wrestling team two
years. She was also named to Who’s
Who Among Students in American
Junior Colleges.
Her hobbies include sewing and
designing clothes, handcrafts, model
ing and photography. She will reside in
Virginia Beach after graduation in
May.
Student Aid
Meetings
Scheduled
Those students who have received
financial aid and do not plan to enroll at
Chowan during the Fall semester are
requested to inform the Financial Aid
office. Those who have received a Na
tional Direct Student Loan are required
to attend an Exit Interview meeting.
These will be held at 10:00 a.m., April 17
and 19. You attend the day you do not
have assembly.
“If you plan to apply for financial
aide for 1978-79, you ne^ to be sure all
paper work is completed immediate
ly,” Clifton S. Collins, director of stu
dent financial aide said. “We hope to
^have individual sessions with you dur
ing examination week to discuss your
aide for 1978-79.”
N.Y. Trip
By ANDREA EASON
Department of Business
A group of merchandising manage
ment students recento New York City
where they visited a men’s apparel
trade show, studied display and design
techniques and manufacturing and
marketing procedures.
The group left Murfreesboro on Fri
day, March 29, and returned Tuesday,
April 4.
Students attending included
Margaret Austin, Kim Brewer, Amy
Brown, Debby Carpenter, Sam Clark,
Sherri Oouser, Sanita Cooper, Ray
Enoch, Karen Field, Gena Gantt, Jim
Gantt, Jean Hamin, Susan Head, Lari
Helfand, Diane Jackson, Lew Meredith,
Jean Metz, Patti Park, Mary Jeanne
Ranslem, Regina Rawlings, Debra
Simms, Veronica Stevens, and Lisa
Wilson.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Francis, coor
dinator of the merchandising program
and professor in the Departoent of
Business, arranged the trip for her
classes. Also attending from the college
were Mrs. Andrea Eason, Charles Fad-
dis and T. E. Ruffin, Jr.
One of the highlights of the trip came
from the students when Ben Brown, co
owner of the Hub Stores, Norfolk, and a
Chowan graduate, arranged for the
group to attend the Men’s Sportswear
Trade Show at the Statler-Hilton.
This national display of fall and
winter merchandise by more than 1,000
exhibitors representing every category
of the men’s sportswear market enabl
ed the students to see first hand what
Fall styles will be offered, to study the
quality of merchandise available and
gain some understanding of the buying
procedure.
The group also toured the central of
fice of the JC Penney Company in New
York City, which has over 1,700 stores
in their chain. It was explained to the
students that all of the buying for the
Penney Co. is done through the central
office in New York. Students were
shown displays as they are set up in the
central office and then photographed
and finally distributed to the branch
stores. These displays are then followed
as guides by the individual stores in set
ting up their own interior and window
display areas.
JC Penney’s Merchandise Testing
Center is one of the largest and best
equipped in the world; it fills nearly two
full floors of the central office. It was
explained that more than 100,000 tests
are conducted each year by the center’s
staff of 75 scientists, engineers, and
technicians. Most of the tests involved
soft goods such as apparel and home
furnishings but the company is increas
ing its hard goods testing as it expands
in this area.
In highly specialized fabric testing,
scientific apparatus creates the condi
tions a product will face during a year
of wear. A miniature “sun cabinet”
tests for fading, an abrasive device for
durability, steel “hands” for fabric
weakness, and a “perspirometer” for
the effects of perspiration. The students
found this testing center very in-
terersting.
Observing the entire manufacturing
process of a line of men’s suits at the
Kreiger Manufacturing Company in the
garment district was another tour that
proved quite interesting to the mer
chandising students. Demonstrations
showed how 40 suits are cut in one
operation and each segment of the gar
ment sewn together by experienced
machine operators. The group also saw
the handwork that goes into each suit.
Students were able to better unders
tand display and design techniques as
they toured the National Association of
Display Manufacturers offices in up
town Manhattan.
Burlington House in New York
presented a free exhibit entitled “The
Mill”, which showed students the seven
basic textiles that are made in the
United States today. The exhibit show
ed a jacqard weaving loom, circular
double knitting machine, tubular knit
ting machine and a rug tufting
machine. The group was moved along
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