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THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO, N. C.
Thursday, October 25, 1923.
The Chowanian
A College newspaper published
fortniprhtly by the students of Chow
an College, Murfreesboro, N. C.
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STAFF
Camilla Manson Editor
Thelma Peterson Adv. Mgr.
Ruth Wilkins Business Mgr.
Lucille Holloman News Editor
Inez Matthews Alumnae Editor
Eloise Meroney Faculty Editor
REPORTERS
Athletics Mary Nellie Holt
Student Gov’t Ella Mae Parker
Library Ruth Wilkins
Faculty Edna Lassiter, Edna Mills
Social Emily Sessoms
Jokes Catherine Fleetwood
Religious Estelle Carlton
Local Meryl Britton
Surely there are few colleges with
such traditions of love and loyalty as
ours. When we look back over the
history of Chowan we feel a thrill of
pride permeates us that we are a part
of an institution which has played
such an important role not only in
the education of Southern women,but
also in the life and letters of this sec
tion of our country. We can say of
Chowan, as of other denominational
schools, that its influence has been
nothing except good. But we can go
much further than this and say that,
inasmuch as the college has stood the
test of three quarters of a century
and is now more flourishing than
ever, its influence has extended over
a greater length of time and has
shaped more destinies than is given
to the general run of educational in
stitutions.
The secret of Chowan’s power lies
in the traditions established at her
birth arid maintained throughout her
long and useful life. Love, loyalty,
and sacrifice are the three character
istics which have made our college
what is today. You know the spirit
of generosity which set Chowan on its
feet in the troublous days of 1859—
of how the stockholders, with not a
cent of interest paid to them, banded
together and made over to the college
the total amount of their combined
stock. You have possibly been told of
the loyal spirit of cooperation on the
part of teachers and students which
held the college together during the
Civil War. You also know of those
noble hearted men and women who,
in the period of stress following the
Civil War, bought the college, then
restored it to the denomination free
from debt. These and many other
stories are familiar to us interested in
the college, and establish traditions
than which there are none better.
Have you stopped to think of the
reason for this love and loyalty? It
is because of the confidence and trust
placed in the institution. This confi
dence, in turn, owes its existence to
the long, useful life of the school.
Where one is, there the others will be
found.
What are traditions for if not to be
honored and emulated? Other
schools with not one-tenth the record
of ours', honor and uphold their tra
ditions. Let us show them what glor
ies of the past are ours. But let us
not stop there. Let us show them ir
revocably what good breeding and
noble ideals of the past mean for the
future of Chowan. They mean that
we are an institution in which confi
dence is not misplaced; they mean
that what was accomplished once can
be achieved a 'second time; they
mean that we have a background
from which we can work to things
larger and grander; and they mean
that we have in us the selfsame
power for shaping public life, with
more opportunities than our sisters
had. These things and more are a
heritage given us by those long since
gone from our halls.
We, the students of the Chowan of
today, feel that our Alma Mater, is
making the greatest forward step in
its history. The very greatest service
that can be rendered is for our own
student body, alumnae, and fellow-
townsmen to put their trust in us.
Surely, in the past, your confidence
was not misplaced; with your confi
dence in us now we will accomplish
things undreamed of before. We are
measuring up to our traditions!
OLD AND RARE BOOKS
ADDED TO LIBRARY
Many Valuable Books and
Money Contributed b y
Friends of the College
A complete set of Shakespeare in
twenty volumes, printed in 1799, has
been presented to the library by Miss
Brownie Campbell, a graduate of
Chowan in the class of 1878 and a
former resident of Murfreesboro. In
addition to the Shakespeare; Miss
Campbell gave tweny bound volumes
of Century Magazine for the years
1880-90; fifteen volumes of Harper’s
magazine covering period between
1850-64. These books besides being
valuable additions to the library are
noteworthy because of their age.
Miss Campbell has promised many
other volumes as soon as the books
can be located. Among those to be
given later are a copy of the first
edition of Bleak House; a complete
set of Scott; and additional volumes
of Harper’s.
Mrs. Doris Spiers, Mrs. H. McDon
ald Spiers and daughter have con
tributed six bound volumes of Atlan
tic Monthly, six of Lippincott’s and
six of Scribner’s. The first editions
of Scott’s Peveril of the Peak and
Anne of Gierstein; “An Essay on the
Constitutional Power of Great Britain
Over the Colonies in America”, pub
lished in 1774; “Commentaries on the
Laws of England” by Sir William
Blackstone, printed in 1771; “Titus
Lucretius Carus” translated into
English verse and printed in 1683 are
other valuable contributions made by
Mrs. H. McDonald Spiers of Como.
Many other books have been added
to the library. It is evident that if
the library continues to grow as it
has since the last issue of the Chow
anian, the goal of six thousand vol-
THE FORUM
Monday, October 29th Dress-up Day
For Chowan; Two Societies
in Charge
Wednesday, October 31 is a great
day for Chowan College. It is a
time when she should be shining to
her limit, for it is home-coming day.
We would like for the heart of each
alumna to swell with genuine pride
when she returns to greet her Alma
Mater.
This means that we want every
thing to look spick and span, and we
are the kind that puts desires into
action. Let’s get some brooms, rakes
and hoes together on Monday morn
ing, October 29, and see what a
change we can make in the appear
ance of the campus in two hours.
The first plan of action would be to
organize. As a plan of organization
we would suggest that the entire
student body be divided into two
groups, with a supervisor for each
group. A good basis for division
would be the two literary societies.
For instance, let the Lucalian society
take the east side of the walk, and the
Alathenian society take the west
side.
With a spirit of cooperation stim
ulated with pride, spiced with pep and
enthusiasm, and thoroughly spiked
with vigorous toil, we could work
wonders in a short while. Some
could operate the brooms and rakes
while some carry away the trash and
loitering paper, and others swing the
hoes to the tune of the falling weeds
and high grass. Also, some could
trim out and remove the dead rubbish
from among the shrubbery and shape
up the flower beds. In this way we
could accomplish a great deal in two
hours.
This is one of the ways in which we
can show our true college spirit.
Girls, let’s show that although we
paint our cheeks, curl our hair and
wear frills, and lightly run our nimble
fingers over the ivory piano keys, we
can also wield brooms and hoes when
the occasion arises.
MARAGARET AMAN,
LUCILE HOLLOMAN.
GEE, HOW POPULAR WE ARE!
The Chowanian Praised By Alumna
The following letter was received
by the Chowanian staff Wednesday:
Chapel Hill, N. C., Box 965,
October 15, 1923.
Dear Chowanian Staff: Congratula
tions! Your paper is a great success
if its purpose is to please me. I have
devoured every word of the copies
sent me, and I am sending the biggest
dollar I have for my subscription!
Please rush the next edition. Here
are my best wishes to help you along
—they’re strong enough to have mo
tor power!
Your “satisfied customer”,
SUE BRETT.
umes will be reached by September,
1924.
Members of the Student Volunteer
Band of Chowan College gave six
volumes of the latest mission study
books. A complete set of Kipling’s
works, nine volumes of the “World’s
Greatest Sermons” and nine volumes
of “Modern Sermons by World’s
Greatest Scholars” and countless odd
volumes of Bid and new books have
also been given.
* RELIGIOUS NEWS *
Y. W. A. INITIATION SERVICE
ONE OF RARE BEAUTY
Miss Parker and Mrs. Sewell Give
Address of Welcome
The iniation of the new girls into
the Y. W. A. was a service of rare
beauty. The new girls were taken
into the parlor. There each one was
given a candle. The Y. W. A. hymn
was played softly while they marched
into the auditorium.
When the chapel door was opened
they saw the Y. W. A. president hold
ing a lighted candle in each hand. The
girls marched by and lighted their
candles from hers.
After everyone was seated the
president read the scripture and gave
a few words of welcome. Mrs. Sew
ell, the college hostess, also made an
address of welcome. She opened her
heart and home to the entire Y. W. A.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE STUD
ENT VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
This movement had its origin in
the hearts of a group of Princeton
students who met in 1883 and said,
“We are willing and desirious, God
permitting, to become foreign mis
sionaries.”
The watchword, “The Evangeliza
tion of the World in this Generation”,
was adopted at the first Quadrennial
Convention in 1891.
The purpose of the movement reads
as follows;
1. To awaken and maintain among
all Christian students of the United
States and Canada intelligent and
active interest in foreign missions.
2. To enroll a sufficient number of
properly qualified student volunteers
to meet the successive demands of the
various missionary boards of North
America.
3. To help all such intending mis
sionaries to prepare for their life
work and to enlist their I’ooperatior.
in developing the missionary life of
home churches.
4. To lay an equal burdfn of re
sponsibility on all students who are
to remain as ministers- and lay work
ers at home, that they may actively
promote the missionary enterprise by
their intelligent advocacy, by their
gifts and by their prayers.
Fannie Knight and Nannie Sessoms
B. Y. P. U’s Hold First Meeting—
Much Spizzerinktum Manifested
The college B. Y. P. U.’s held their
first meeting Tuesday evening. They
met in the auditorium for the devo
tional service. Miss Draper had to
rap on the table several times before
she could stop the girls from saying,
“Our Union is going to get it. I
know we’re going to get the Spizzer
inktum banner.”
Miss Fleetwood made the Bible
readers’ quiz unusually interesting.
She urged the girls not only to read
the Bible daily, but to read it in the
morning, “Begin the day right,” she
said.
The B. Y. P. U.’s then assembled
in the society halls for their respec
tive meetings. The secretary’s report
showed that Fannie Knight Union
was four points ahead. This was a
challenge to spur the Nannie Sessoms
Union to higher things.