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EDITORIAL OPINION
Volunteers
Asked For
His Loss Will Be Felt Reseorch
Chowan College, as well as its athletics, has suffered a severe
blow with the resignation of one Linwood Ferguson. Ferguson’s
departure was a shock to most. Obviously, it seems as though the
young coach of ten years, felt that by leaving the junior college, he
could advance himself both financially and ultimately to a head
coaching job at a major four-year school.
Ferguson is a fiery, intense coach. His emotions were in many
ways ttie catalyst to the motivation of Chowan athletes. His cons
tant drive for athletic excellence and sportsmanship, we feel, was
conducive to the winning avenues of his athletic teams.
It takes a certain criteria to possess the innate qualities that
Ferguson has. His fiery personaUty, which made many jump, run
and throw better than they had ever invisioned, could cool in a
matter of time, particularly off the playing field. His relationship
with his players, a strong and meaningful splendor to behold, will
undoubtably be cherished by both him and his athletes.
We don’t believe the athletes at Chowan should feel betrayed by
Mr. Ferguson’s resignation. If anything, they should feel grateful
for the opportunity to have been coached by a man who has in
clinations to climb the coaching ladder and better himself; a
chance to have met a man who took a personal interest in his
athletes, and who put 10 years of his coaching life into everyone of
them — attempting to instill knowledge that will be an asset for
them for many years to come.
We feel that Ferguson was an inspiration. And he will be an in
spiration and an example to many young athletes in the future.
We aren’t saying that Ferguson is irreplaceable. But it’s going
to be mighty hard to conjure up a coach who is as willing to
sacrifice his time for the grooming of a young man on and off the
playing field. — H.P.
Riding the Ref Is Bush
Frequent scoring in the intramural basketball games appeals to
both spectators and players. Constant riding and harassing the
referees causes confusion, cuts playing time short and ruins
everyone’s chance to have some fun.
Some of the fouls and violations called on players by referees
may not be good calls, but the majority of them are.
The rules that the refs abide by are aimed at coping with the
physical difficulties arising when players move at fast speeds in a
small enclosed place.
Before you criticize an official’s ability to call fouls or viola
tions, thiii about where he was when he made the call and where
you were (in the bleachers or a player on the court). Who had the
better view? — A.D.
Closing of Iranian Banks
Pinches Students in U.S.
(CPS) — “I’m glad it’s over. Now
maybe the banks will open so I can get
some money to pay my rent.”
With the toppling of Premier
Shahpour Bakhtiar’s government in
Iran, this remark by an Iranian student
Enrollment
Surpasses
Last Spring
By DONNA SWICEGOOD
The spring semester enrollment has
dropped over the enrollment of the fall
semester, but the 1979 spring semester
enrollment of 938 students is an in
crease over the 1978 spring enrollment
of 867 students. The enrollment for the
fall semester was 1,053 according to Dr.
B. Franklin Lowe, dean of the college.
“We figured the enrollment would be
around the 950 mark, give or take a
few,” said Dean Lowe. Lowe added that
the college “is pleased with the
o ay the enrollment turned out. ”
The enrollment for the spring
semester is always lower than the fall
semester, according to Lowe, who gave
these reasons for the decrease:
1. A number of students graduate at
the end of the fall semester.
2. Other students who are less than
nine hours short of graduation transfer
to senior institutions.
3. Some students are academically in
eligible to return.
Of the 938 full-time students, 283 are
returning students and 650 are
freshmen students. In addition to these
there are 13 special students. Four of
these special students qualify for full
time status, bringing the total enroll
ment to 938.
at the University of Southern California
characterizes the situation of many Ira
nian students. In past months, Iran’s
postal service and banks have been
largely inoperative, creating problems
for Iranian students dependent on
money from home. Students at a
number of schools are running t>ehind
on tuition and fee payment, while
others are reporting that they are being
evicted.
At the University of Alabama, the In
ternational Student Affairs Office
estimates that 95 percent of the Ira
nians enrolled were “short of funds.”
Consequently, UA officials are offering
school housing, meals, and emergency
loans to students. Payment will be
deferred “until such time as they can
pay,” said office director Greg
Leonard.
Meanwhile, many of the University of
Houston’s 250-some Iranian students
have been “depending on each other”
since mail service was interrupted.
Marion Merriman of the International
student Services office said that some
students who couldn’t pay rent were
“sleeping six to eight to an apartment
— or wherever they can.” She also
noted that “a lot of students are work
ing illegally.”
Some students, like Hamid Moshaeg
at the University of Califomia-
Berkeley, are trying to obtain loans.
Moshaeg, who is working on a doctorate
in math, said he had not received
money from his family in three months.
But while the Iranian Student
Association’s main office in
Washington, D.C. reports that “very
many” of the country’s estimated
50,000 Iranian students have money
problems, not all of them will receive a
sympathetic ear from their schools.
Some schools, after experiencing riots
and demonstrations on campus by Ira
nian students, are cutting back on Ira
nian enrollments.
Edited, printed and published
by students at Chowan College
for students, faculty and staff
of Chowan College
Susan Pate — Editor
Harry Pickett — Associate Editor
Daniel Bender
Jane Bridgtorth
Allen Davis
Tim Elliott
News Staff
Kathy Fisher
Charles Hitchcock
William Hobson
Paul Kelly
Cindy Lee
Fran Morrison
Sandra Perry
Donna Swicegood
By SUSAN PATE
The women student of Chowan Col
lege are needed.
Roger Allen, a psychologist at
Roanoke-Chowan Mental Health
Center, needs the assistance of approx
imately 100 to 150 female students to
complete the research he is doing to
finish his dessertation.
The research which Allen is doing in
volves a study of different ways of using
and interpreting psychological tests, or
personality invertories. He hopes to
develop new ways to use old tests as
well as to come up with new tests which
will be useful. He hopes that while he
can relate the new tests to the old, he
can also differentiate the two. Allen
also hopes to develop clues which will
help to predict presonalities. He ex
plained that the reason he needs only
female students is because the research
can deal with only one sex. An per
sonality traits can vary between males
and females.
Allen began his research in January.
He attended classes at the first of the
semester and spoke to some of the
women students. He asked these
students for their opinions on the dif
ferent types of questions which are ask
ed on personality inventories. He also
asked their opinions on some new ques
tions which he has come up with.
Next he will give personality tests to
some of the female students on campus.
The students will be given both old
scales and new. The new scales will be
the ones which AUen worked on
himself. The tests will take about an
hour and thirty minutes. After the tests
have been interpreted, he will explain
the results to each student individually.
He will begin giving these tests the first
of March.
Towards the end of the semester
Allen will ask some of the student who
took the tests to come to his office to
take other types of tests (not written).
He wiU ask people who had varied
scores on the first tests. For the final
tests he will need people who are friend
ly and those who are more reserved.
Allen hopes to complete his research
by the end of this semester.
The optimist turns the impossible into
the possible; the pessimist turns the
possible into the impossible.
Students
Here Back
Khomeini
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Iran. He has to pay for what he has
done. We aren’t sure what’s going to
happen to him. Probably, he’ll be ex-
cuted, just like the other four generals.
QUESTION: Do you feel that the Shah
will ask President Carter for protection
in the United States if Iran tries to ex
tradite him?
ANSWER: I don’t think the United
States is going to try to protect him
because there are a lot of Iranian
students over here, and the United
States government knows that we are
going to raise hell. Shah is finished for
Carter, he doesn’t have any value
anymore. Carter is for Khomeini right
now. Carter was very selfish and foolish
to protect Shah at the beginning, men
he protected Bakhtiar; now he’s for
Khomeini.
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Chowan Operating in Black
21st Year, Trustees Informed
Chowan College trustees were told
the college has received a “substantial
increase” in financial support of its en
dowment fund and is headed toward
operating in the black for the 21st
straight year during their semi-annual
meeting February 12.
The trustees, who met in the office of
President Bruce E. Whitaker, reelected
H. D. White of Rocky Mount as chair
man. J. E. Ferebee of Camden was
elected vice chairman.
White recognized the new trustees;
W. Monroe Gardner, Warrenton; the
Rev. Clyde Davis, Warsaw, Shelby
Freeman, Morehead City; the Rev.
Phillip King, Hickory; Edwin Branch,
Enfield; State Sen. Vernon E. White,
Winterville; John Sledge, Oak City;
Henry M. Skinner, Jr., Wilson; and
Mrs. Grady P. Davis, Conway.
Dr. Whitaker said the college has
recently received two bequests totaling
$123,000 for its general and scholarship
endowment funds.
Chowan’s president said the college’s
financial condition is “very sound”
with all expenses current. He stressed
the importance of a successful Annual
Giving Program to enable the college to
Reward
Offered
In Thefts
By WILLIAM HOBSON
Increased vandalism and thefts on
campus has led the administration to
issue a $500 reward for information
regarding several recent incidents, ac
cording to R. Clayton Lewis, dean of
students.
There has been an unusual amount of
thefts and the hope is that the reward
will help to find the person or persons
responsible, Lewis stated.
Articles valued around $6,200 have
been taken from various locations on
campus. A television monitor and
camera estimated at $2,500 and two
balances valued at $2,375 each were
taken from the Camp Hall Science
Department. Two color television sets
valued at $475 each were taken from the
lounges of Parker and Mixon Halls, ac
cording to Jack Hassell, superintendent
of buildings and grounds.
Lewis also said the administration is
anxious to identify the guilty persons,
“so the college community won’t have
to tolerate persons who have no respect
for institutional or private proper^.”
Students will not be prorated for the
thefts, Hassell emphasized.
“We have not had the number of
thefts involving cars that we did last
year. We are tring to improve securi
ty,” said Lewis “but,” he added “the
college community has got to take
responsibility for this. ”
maintain its long record of fiscal sound
ness.
He said the college has received
$37,800, including alumni and parents’
fund support, toward its Annual Giving
Goal of $65,000.
In other financial matters, E. L.
HoUowell of Edenton reported on
Chowan’s “Accomplishing Our Mis
sion” campaign to provide a new $2.1
million gymnasium-physical education
center. The drive’s national chairman
said the college has received over
$1,512,000 in pledges and gifts to date.
He said this includes $306,000 from the
trustees, $223,000 from members of
Chowan’s Board of Advisors and over
$125,000 from the faculty and staff.
HoUowell challenged the trustees to
“lead out” in obtaining the additional
$636,000 needed to complete the cam
paign.
Dean of Students Clayton Lewis
reported that the number of applica
tions for admission for the 1979-80
academic year is 26 ahead of last year.
He said Chowan has received 26 more
applications from North Carolina
students over last year.
In other action, trustees approved
resolutions to the memory of three late
supporters of Chowan, Charles Lee
Smith, Jr. of Raleigh, Mary P. Thomas
of Cofield and George T. Underwood of
Murfreesboro.
Trustee chairman White presented
certificates of appreciation to the
trustees who have completed their
terms of service. They include: N. 0.
McDowell, Scotland Neck; Mrs. Mary
Alice Matthews, Hamilton; Dr. R. B.
Outland, Sr., Rich Square; J. Guy
Revelle, Jr., Murfreesboro; C. Urbin
Rogers, Williamston; Russell L.
Stephenson, Wilson; Dr L. Mack
Thompson, Warsaw; Dewey W. Wells,
Elizateth City; and Fred H. Williams,
Plymouth.
Brian Swartz, SGA president, chats with new trustee Skinner during a
break. Swartz Is the first student to attend a trustees' meeting.
Vote in SGA Elections
On Wednesday
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