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THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO, N. C.
Thursday, April 24, 1924.
The Chowanian
A College newspaper published
fortnightly by the students of Chow
an College, Murfreesboro, N. C.
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Subscription $1.00 a year
Entered as second class matter
January 17, 1924 at the Post OfBce at
Murfreesboro, North Carolina, under
act of March 3, 1879.
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 -Christy Whitley
Jokes ^^fatherine Fleetwood
Religious Jf- Estelle Carlton
Local-.- ^ Meifyl Britton
Yes, Preps are right here! We run
a newspaper.
We have gone a step further than
the “Quiet Fourth” agitators by in
augurating a “Quiet Easter”.
Anyone noticing the dearth of edi
torials will please notice also the
abundance and variety of other ma
terial. Though the minds of the
Prep IV’s don’t work editorially,
that’s no sign they don’t work.
The greatest proof of our affection
for our Alma Mater lies in the fact
that even holidays we cannot leave
her. Will nobody start a campaign
for a twelve months’ school year, so
we won’t have to leave at all???
Weather forecast: There will
be frequent and abundant showers
during the Easter season.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
The slogan for the college during
the past year has been “It Pays to
Advertise.” Every thoughtful ob
server of Chowan College has certain
ly noticed its increased prestige and
growing popularity, which is largely
attributed to Dr. Weaver’s policy of
advertising. Confident of the advan
tages of the college, he stated, on
assuming his duties in July, that the
greatest need of the institution is ad
vertising. Accordingly “The Chow
anian” was planned for the direct
purpose of informing the public of
the work and plans for tbe college.
No other single feature has been
more successful in attracting the at
tention and renewing the interest of
many in the college.
Doesn’t it seem strange that in our
zest for advertising we have com
pletely overlooked the radio? Why
not let the continent know of our col
lege? The popularity of the radio
furnishes us with the opportunity of
broadcasting our talent. Through
the Lyceum many of the towns near
Murfreesboro have enjoyed the pro
grams of the students, but this activi
ty is necessarily limited. With a
radio in every town, enthusiastic
Chowan girls and friends might tune
in and hear directly from Dr. Weaver
of his determination to make “‘Chow
an College the greatest little wom
an’s college in the world.”
DON’T BE TOO SURE
APT ADMONITION—
“Don’t cross bridges before you get
to them”, is still conceded to be a wise
admonition; nevertheless it has been
woefully neglected in Chowan for the
past several weeks. Fully nine-tenths
of the girls have been planning and
looking forward to going home or to
visiting friends Easter. Upon reach
ing that bridge, which they have been
So eagerly looking forward to, they
found that the planks were rotten and
the bridge crumbling and falling in
ruins, so that the goal on the other
side could not be reached. Now, be
cause the girls flunked or for other
reasons were not allowed to leave the
college for Easter, there are hearts,
well as bridges, to men
All of their new Easter apparel—
new dresses, hats, etc., failed to dis
pel the gloom of disappointment worn
on the countenances of the girls as
they slowly plodded t'.ieir way, fwo
by two, to church Sunday morning.
Shjp^urtive glances were cast to^^rd
the glass store vdndows aa they pass
ed up the street, and the etpresilion
of suppressed hopes showed plainly
on their faces. “Oh, you dressed up
form; you wouldn’t be promenading
up the streets of this berg if I had my
way.” The girl was in all probab
ility thinking of the grey-haired moth
er’s noble son back home whom she
might be chaperoning to church that
morning, or with whom she might be
riding around in his Ford coupe, Rolls
Royce, or what-not, and whose letters
for the past month or more have been
closed with the same words: “Will see
you Easter”. But the cruel hand of
fate (spelled f-a-c-u-l-t-y) decreed
differently. Whether the needle that
punctured those glistening soap bub
bles, bringing them down in a com
plete collapse, was manipulated by
the teachers in unusually close grad
ing, or by the wandering and dis
tracted minds of the students wrought
incapable for study and concentra
tion by the anticipation of and prep
aration for the intended visits, is a
disputed question. Is it because they
have grown into the hearts of the
teachers with such a tenacious grip
of affection that they can not part
with them that caused the teachers to
spring difficult tests on the students
just before the time so that the poor
girls would be prohibited from going
away on account of flunking grades?
“Why worry?” says the optimist.
“We are all too old to engage in the
Easter egg hunts at home, and our
new Easter clothes will shine just
about as well around Chowan and
Murfreesboro anyway. It would be
rather heartless after all to desert the
good old town of Murfreesboro at
such a festive season when she needs
the contribution of such adorning per
sonages as these. And life is full of
disappointments. It is somewhat
THE FORUM '
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An interesting feature given dur
ing the W. M. U. Convention at
Goldsboro was the Chowan banquet
at the Kennon Hotel. Thirty-five of
Chowan’s daughters were present to
enjoy the occasion. There were very
few familiar faces for classes from
1870 to more recent dates were rep
resented. There were few familiar
faces but one common interest had
brought them together to discuss
plans for a greater Chowan.
Miss Eunice McDowell, whose fath
er was a former president, presided.
She has been connected with the col
lege directly or indirectly since child
hood. Miss McDowell explained that
in March the full quota of six thous
and volumes for the library was
reached. This marvelous achieve
ment of raising the number of books
from less than 2700 to 6000 in less
than a year was accomplished through
the tireless efforts of Miss McDowell
and the faithful alumnae.
Mrs. Thomas Wynn in her attrac
tive manner presented the Annuity
Plan by which the endowment fund is
to be enlarged. If some friends of
the institution would come to its aid
just now by placing some amount on
the endowment fund, they would not
only be making for themselves an in
vestment which would pay six per
cent interest during their life but
would also be investing in Christian
education.
Keen interest was shown in the
greater Chowan raovemefit by tly)se
who had not been in touch with the
recent achievements and activities of
the college. Different ones manifest
ed their abiding love and loyalty to
their Alma Mater by pledging their
support in helping to forward the
present plans, which are to raise an
endowment of $15,000 and to contin
ue increasing the library until 1925
when there will be 8000 volumes.
Many alumnae lost interest when it
was thought that the college was go
ing to be removed from the place of its
birth, but now we realize that inter
est was not lost but it was just
smouldering and all it needed was the
breezes of Mrs. Wynn’s and Miss Mc
Dowell’s messages to bring it to the
flame. Never was there a time when
we had more reason to be proud of
Chowan than now. It has been said
that all eyes are turned on North
Carolina. Well, might it be said that
all daughters of Chowan College have
their eyes turned on their beloved
Alma Mater and justly so, for an in
stitution that seemingly had lost its
prestige is now being brought into the
limelight through the wise and ef
ficient presidency of Dr. Weaver.
Dr. Weaver has been much in de
mand as a commencement speaker
this spring. On Tuesday he deliver
ed the commencement address before
the graduating class at Hobbsville,
and on Friday will be the commence
ment speaker at Eure, and on May 1
will address the graduates of the
Severn high school. On Wednesday
he delivered an address before the
class in journalism in the Edenton
high school on “Marking News”.
consoling to think that one more
number may be checked off the re
pertoire.
Patronize
THE TARBORO STEAM
LAUNDRY
We do the College washing.
Basket leaves the College
every Tuesday
DAVID COLLIN BARNES
Attorney-at-Law
Practice in all Courts
MURFREESBORO, N. C.
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Fare one way $ .75
1-2 fare for children .50
Fare 2 ways return same day-_ 1.00
Trunks with or without pas
sengers .25
Suit cases and packages with
passengers no charge
Fare two ways return same trip .25
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