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Continued From Page 1 by the present manager, George Moorte. But what it is all about is something we write about often in this column. There seems to be ab solutely no value to human life anymore. The death last week of Luther Anderson Bailey at the young age of 56 is yet another tragedy which should have been avoided. Equity Money is THE word is the 1983 sesson of the General Assembly. There is one cause during the 1983-85 biennium which deserves more than passing interest. It comes from the N.C. Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. In a recent PR piece distributed to the media and the General Assembly there was a section on Equity. It deserves discussion here: The people of North Carolina sup port many different types of col leges and universities for their young people and, increasingly, for adults who desire to return to higher education or seek its benefits for the first time. All in stitutions receive their support directly or indirectly through a mixture of tuition, state and federal appropriations (either to the in stitutions or through direct student aid), and grants from private sources. Citizens of North Carolina who choose to attend public institu tions are fortunate to have the state defray approximately 90% of the cost of their educations. Citizens who attend independent institu tions, on the other hand, pay a ma jority of the cost of their educations tuition. The benefit to the state is the same: an educated citizenry. North Carolina is an unusually low tuition state in its public institu tions. It is also a state with low tui tion in its private institutions where tuition and fees are approximately 10% below the. national private col lege average. Yet private colleges have been forced to raise tuition each year to maintain operations at current levels and to provide pro grams to meet the changing educa tional needs of their students. In the public sector, inflationary in creases have been met largely by increased tax revenues; in the privat%sector, students and their parents have had to bear this burden. Tuition grants were established to address this situation The General Assembly took an important step forward in 1981 when it recognized the need for a yardstick by which to measure the tuition grant. That yardstick is “a reasonable per-student funding level compared to the per-student State appropriation during the preceding fiscal year for the institu tions under the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina.” Let us see how the tui tion grant has fared given that yardstick. Chart I shows appropria tions for in-state students in the public sector compared with ap propriations for students in the private sector for the past 5 years. It can be seen that while ap propriations for students in the public sector have increased by nearly SI,OOO, private college students have received only a $250 increase. The public figures do not include capital outlay and other significant costs to the state, e.g., the General Administration of the University, which are not included in the regular session FTE calculation. The public/private ratio has stayed at approximately 22-23%. In this same 5-year period, tuition in The Chowan Herald (USPS 106-380) P.O. Box 207 Edenton, NC 27932 . AiMitMd «v«ry ThurvMy »t Ed tutor by Tht Cfcowan H«r»id, Inc.. L.F. Ambwrn, jr., Editor and Publlohor «l «5 South •rood Stroot, Edonton. North Carolina I7t’l Entorod a* Mcend clots manor Anoint SO, 1*34 ot Iho Pott OttKo ol Edonton, North Cr.ro!loa, undor Act of March 1, 1170. Ls. tatam, fc. 11. Itasaf I—ifNl.l Ksaaca *gZ*£ ‘Rfc* Subscription Raws OnoYoar (owtMdoN.C.) *ll.o* Ono VoarlMN.C.) *!••* Sl» Month* lowttldoN C l V SO SWMonths Im N.C.) V M E.C. TOPPIN CONDUCTS FIRST MEETlNG—Pictured above is E.C. Toppin of Edenton conducting his first meeting as Com mander of the North Carolina Veterans Council. Toppin New Veterans Commander E. C. Toppin of Edenton con ducted his first meeting as Com mander of the North Carolina Veterans Council in Southern Pines, N.C. Toppin was State Commander of The American Legion last year, which automatically qualified him as a member of the Council, and he was unanimously elected Council Commander recently. The N.C. Veterans Council is composed of top officials of the five major veteran organizations in the State, The American Legion, AMVETS, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Veterans of World War I. Toppin’s chief concern and P : v. STUDENT DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS Many students from John A. Holmes High School were at Chowan Hospital to help and to donate. (Photo by Clay Roberts) . Bloodmobile Visited Edenton* ; The Tidewater region of the American Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Chowan Hospital Tuesday. One-hundred and sixty people gave and 101 of these were acceptable donors according to Bruce Wackelin, Jaycee Blood Chairman and County Blood Chairman. Thirty-one of the donors were from public institutions has increased by slightly more than SIOO, while tui tion in the private sector has in creased by $1,265. The striking similarity between the increase in the per-student appropriation in the public sector and the tuition in crease in the private sector clear ly demonstrates that whereas tax payers have assumed the increasd costs in the public sector, students and their families have borne them in the independent colleges and universities. A particularly compelling equitable consideration concerns the support for out-of-state students in the public sector. In 1982-83, the state of North Carolina will provide $2,808 each above tuition for students from other states to study in the University System. Thus North Carolinians in independent institutions receive only 1/3 of the support that citizens of other states are allowed in our public institu tions. In fact, receipts from out-of state students have declined from 70% of costs in 1973-74 to 45% in 1982-83. Surely North Carolinians in independent colleges and univer sities deserve a similiar degree of consideration. The essential purpose of the North Carolina tuition grant is to reduce in part the difference bet ween tuition in the public and private sectors. As Chart II shows, the tuition gap has grown marked ly each year from $9Bl in 1975 to the point of being $2,051 in 1982-83. In the present biennium, while die tui tion grant was increased by SIOO, average private college tuition has increased by $734. Equity demands that North Carolina’s historical policy of low tuition in the public sector be link ed to a correlative policy for students attending independent in stitutions. That policy is embodied in the Legislative Tuition Grant. number one project is to help solve the unemployment problems of North Carolina’s veterans. He has already met with Governor Hunt, Employment Security Commission Chairman Glenn Jernigan, and State Director of the Veterans Employment Service Marvin Burton. Toppin urges all veterans who are employed to watch for job open ings at their place and then urge hiring officials to call the local job Service office for assistance in fill ing the positions. He also urges in dustry to hire the veteran whenever possible stating that “we should not expect the veteran to start his life and career over and over again.” John. A. Holmes High School and nine from Holmes were volunteers. The Edenton Jaycees sponsored the Bloodmobile and the Edenton Womans Club sponsored the canteen. During a lifetime, according to Wackelin, 6 out of every 10 persons need blood, and 4 out of every 100 persons donate, so on May 17, please come and give. Os the high donors, Roland Evans is still in the lead with a total of 109 pints given. Emogene Morgan has given around 90. Holly Reeve Dances Her Way To Stardom Continued From Page 1 Her grandparents, Carmon and Jim Gardner, lived in Edenton at one time. Ms. Reeve worked professional ly for 10 years and is now married to Rod Funston, who works at ABC (American Broadcasting Com pany) in the music department in New York City, where they present ly reside. “I kept my last name as a stage name,” she said. She also said that she visited Edenton regularly until the death of her grandfather last April. The ballet company did a show in Mufreesboro, N.C., then to Franklin, Va., and many other places during their 5 week tour. Later in the year, they will travel to California, Israel among other places. As for the show in Franklin, it was a definite riot. They did such skits as “Black Cockroach Pas De Deux”, which involved a lady in an old robe and curlers trying to eat Dorito’s when she’s suddenly invad ed by two dancing cockroaches whom she finally zaps with a spray of Hot Shot. Ms. Reeve played “A Lulu in Her Tutu”, in that skit she played a “different and unique” but slight ly off wack ballerina. AU in all it was a great show. Hot ly was great and we wish her the best of luck in the future. It is a mistake to suppose that all care is wakeful. Evans Receives Courtesy Award Wallace Evans was inducted on February 11, 1983 as the second charter member of the Courtesy Hall of Fame of the Edenton- Chowan Schools. During a brief ceremony and luncheon at Chowan Junior High School, a certificate of membership was presented .by John Dunn, superintendent of the schools. The informal luncheon took place in Chowan’s cafeteria. The presen tation took place in the library following a Courtesy Slide presen tation prepared by Jackie Jenn ing’s class and narrated by Stephanie Flynn. John Dunn thanked Mr. Evans for his support of the school system and its courtesy campaign. Mr. Evans, who has two children of his own in the school system, said that he worked with the campaign not to receive an award but he thanked them anyway. He also expressed his gratitude to the school system for bringing him back to his old high school for the presentation. Mr. Evans also said, “I feel that it (the courtesy campaign) has helped to bring grades up,” as he expressed his gratitude for being selected and inducted as the Hall of Fame’s second charter member. The Courtesy Hall of Fame will continue to recognize and honor i people throughout the balance of the school year as it inducts them as members. Democrat Meeting Continued From Page 1 work for a Democratic Victory in 1984 for the Presidency, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. Congress and in races for Governor, Council of State, and legislators they can lie assured that they will be fully in volved. Their involvement begins at the precinct meeting,” Mrs. Sellers said. “We want to make sure that every precinct in Chowan County is organized and that all Democrats can fully participate in the historic 1984 campaigns,” Mrs. Sellers concluded.. ;iwcd.. ,1 •HrwjH £ v. j si m JBP , **rl 4 Jf v mmS&m sA. f m ip ™ fas. STUDENTS PREPARE FOR SYMPHONY—AII the students in the Edenton-Chowan Schools from third grade through twelth are beginning to prepare for the North Carolina Symphony’s arrival. The Students pictured here are from Delores Hollowell’s fifth grade class at Earnest A. Swain Elemen tary School and they are playing the bells to the tune of ‘The Old North State’. Students Participate In N.C. Symphony Every student in the Edenton- Chowan School System, from grade three to twelve will be treated to the music of the N.C. Symphony next week. The Symphony will hold two concerts so that each student will be able to participate. The concerts will be geared toward school age children, concen trating on the more popular classical music written through the ages. The music will be presented in arrangments that will not only make the concert educational, but also quite enjoyable. The students have been encouraged to par ticipate by learning songs to sing along with the symphony, further ing their understanding of the music. The students will be presented with classical music not as a substitute for their favorites, but as another form of music to be ap preciated. As James E. Ogle, the conductor of the Symphony, has said, every form of music has something to offer, something of An offensive spirit can be a dangerous affair unless you are properly prepared. -..i'w - 'jtt'A’'*. A* > Jjfl EVANS INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME—Wallace Evans was inducted into the Courtesy Hall Os Fame on Friday, February 11. He is pictured above being presented his certificate of member ship by John Dunn, Superintendent of Edenton-Chowan Schools. Heart Assn. Holds Bucket Brigade In the “old days” a bucket brigade was a group of volunteers who stood in a line passing buckets of water along to put out a fire at a neighbor’s home. In a similar manner, the American Heart Association’s 60th Anniversary Os Bible Class Is Noted I Continued From Page 1 year some 3,000 Sundays to teach and, ironically enough, will be teaching two of the original five members of the class J. A. Cur ran and Roy E. Leary. The other three members of the original class, H. A. (Izze) Campen, Willie Morris and J. W. White, are deceased. Chowan Hospital Continued From Page 1 undertaken. There will be noise, dust and probably other inconve niences in the months to come. However, it is hoped that the end result will be a hospital which the citizens of this county and the sur rounding communities will be proud to call their own.” value, therefore he listens to every form. The concerts will give students an opportunity to broaden their musical tastes and to learn something about classical music. “It is unfortunate that there is not some way for the parents to go and hear what the students will hear,” Terry Wackelin, member of the symphony board, commented. “If they did we would never have to ask for money (to put these con certs on) again” she continued. *5,474.97 Only bid by Edenton Savings & Loan Association 15% of bid toward lawyer’s fee Total loss to owner Tax Value *12,500. Mortgage foreclosure due to 2 Vt years unemployment Lot #l2 101’ x 200’ x 102.6’ x 209.94’ Country Club Drive 3 Days Left To Bid Contact Chowan Cty. Clerk of Superior Court Office or W.T. Culpepper, 111 at 482-2175 bucket brigade will be out in front of stores and at local shopping centers on February 19. They will be collecting money to pass along to fight cardio-vascular diseases that may afflict some of your neighbors or even yourself. WBXB, a local FM radio station is sponsoring the bucket brigade again this year and they along with Tripp Berry, the brigade’s chair man, are asking for your support. The money you contribute to this worthwhile cause will be put to use fn two ways; 75 per cent of it will go towards research, community programs and professional and public education. The other 25 per cent will go to cover management and fund raising expenses. The American Heart Association, through efforts like the bucket brigade, have made substantial contributions to the declining death rate from diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Even so, 40 million Americans, possibly including some of your friends, neighbors and, relatives, are still afflicted with these diseases. When you see the bucket brigade on Saturday, continue the age old tradition of helping your neighbors and contribute generously. Unfortunately, due to limited space, parents cannot attend the students concerts. They can however, still purchase tickets for the evening concert on Thursday, February 24 at 8:00. Tickets are available at either Hollowell $ Blount or Mitcheners drug stores or from the following symphony board members: Emily Amburn, 482-3164; Bill Pierce, 482-4250; or Terry Wackelin, 482-2792.
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