**Lo! where the rosy bosom’d hours
Fair Venus’ train appear,
Disclose the long*expecting flow*
ers.
And wake the purple year.”—
Gray.
The Chowanian
**Now Nature hangs her mantle
green
On every blooming tree^
And spreads her sheets o’ daisies
white
Out o*er the ,grassy lea.”—Burns.
VOLUME IX, NUMBtR 7.
MURFREESBORO, N. C.. MAY, 1932.
FOUR PAGES
Roosevelt- Garner
Choice of Pupils
Mock Convention
New York Governor Nomi
nated Democratic Can
didate for President
SENIOR SUPERLATIVES
SPEAKER OF HOHSE
HIS RUNNING MATE
Spirited Race and Several
Ballots Required to
Nominate
Finals To Begin
Sunday, May 27
and End Tuesday
Raleigh Minister Will
Preach Twice Sunday—
Morning and ^Evening
SENIOR CLASS MASCOTS
FULL DAY’S PPOGRAM
LISTED FOF MONDAY
Judge Varser in Speech and
Graduation Exercises
Conclude Zvents
Franklin D. Roosevelt and
John N. Garner were nominated
as candidates for the Presidency
and the Vice-Presidency, respec
tively, of the United States at a
mock Democratic National Con
vention which vas held in the
Chowan College auditorium on
'May 19 at 10 o’clock.
The teaching of ’ istory class
sponsored the pe-rfc mance, and
previous to the convention they
elected Addie Mae Cooke as na
tional chairman. Edna Earle
Harrell and Cornelia Grissom were
elected permanent chairman and
secretary, respectively, but on ac
count of the illness of Edna
Earle, Addie Mae presided over
the convention.
A prayer Iby Maggie Boone was
followed by the singing of “0
Columoia the Gem of the Ocean”.
The convention then heard and
adopted the reports of the com
mittee on permanent organization,
credentials, rules and order of
■business, and platform and resolu
tions.
Rorie Copeland, introduced by ■ r ■
Addie Mae as Senator Barkley, Created Much Intere.t and Ej,cel-
of Tennessee, in a clear and force-1 Talent Shown By Those
ful manner delivered the keynote^ Troupe
address. He set forth the purposes ,
of the convention, the duty rest-| members of the p ay pro-
ing on the Democratic Party, and duction class, under the direction
the opportunities f'e party has to of Miss Irene Uln.er have been
grin cortt’-ol f rnment. -busily pngaee' d- >t.- the past
ay a ruii call bt ine states, tne fe-nr months with tht individual
'following candidates for 'Presi- 'presentation of numerous one-act
dent were nominated: Murray, plays. These productions have
Traylor, Baker. Ritchie, Smith, created much interest and have
Roosevelt, Garner, and Byrd. Af- likewise afforded entertainment
ter each nominating speech the for the faculty and student body,
followers of the candidate nomi- in addition to the plays given be-
nated paraded around the audi- fore, those presented in April and
torium singing, yelling, and mak- the first of May were of unusual
The commenceme it exercises of
Chowan College, marking the
close of a year q.iite successful
in many respects, will begin on
Sunday morning, Hay 29, at 11
o’clock, with the baccalaureate
sermon by Dr. J. I’owell Tucker,
pastor of the First baptist Church
in Raleigh. This ; ervice will be
held in the college t Jditorium, and
the missionary sern on in the eve
ning at 8 o’clock, also by Dr.
Tucker, will be pieached at the
First Baptist.Churjh.
The program foi Monday, May
30, consists of the annual meet
ing of the Board pf Trustees at
11 o’clock; the annual meeting of
the Alumnae Association at 2:30;
the ■ Class Day vxercises at 4
The above girls, elected as euperlatives of the Class of ’32, are o’clock; and an >peretta, ‘The
as follows: Top row, left, Maggie Boone, most dependable; right, Dress Rehearsal , by the Fme
Addie Mae Cooke, most energetic; center, Jemmie Benton, best all Arts Department it 8:15. This
round- bottom row, left, Lyda Jane Brooks, most attractive; right, operetta is a musical comedy in
Thelma Perry, most conscientious. ' ' '"'th twelve characters,
and is set in Bristc!, England. The
scene is a reception room in Grore
FINAL MONTHS WITH INDIVIDUAL PLAYS|boZ" foT^'yoTn’g^rdt!
nrvA’T nADTV r-IVCM afternoon in spring.
BUAl rAKII bIVE.W | On Tuesday, May 31, at 11
IN HONOR SENIORS! R. Varser, of
Lumberton, will deliver the lit
The above are the Senior Class mascots: Katie Ann Evans,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Evans, and Herman Babb, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Babb.
Annual Banquet
of Junior-Senior
Brilliant Affair
Juniors Entertained in Din
ing Hall Saturday Eve
ning, April 30
ENTERTAINMENT WAS
IN FORM OF A PLAY
Seniors and Many Others
Were Among Those At
tending Banquet
PRESIDENT EDWARDS’ MESSAGE
As a parting word to the Class
of 1932 I wish to say, first of all,
that I wish you much success as
you go out into the world after
having left the final embrace of
your Alma Mater, Chowan College.
May her teachings ever ring true
in your lives and in your actions.
I trust that you will remember
the cheif purpose of education:
namely, to produce Christian citi
zenship. May you remember this,
young ladies, that citizenship is
three-fold in its relationships:
First, its relationship to the world
in which we live, a study of which
we call know’ledge; second, a rela
tionship between man and man,
which we call morality; and third,
and most important, the relation
ship existing between man and his
Maker, W'hich is religion.
May we pass creditably with one
hundred percent this great exami
nation of life; namely, to live as
a Christian citizen.
W. B. EDWARDS, President.
PLAY PRODUCTION CLASS BUSY DURING
Surprise Event by Addie Mae
Cooke and Alma Belch—Held
at Tuscarora Beach
ANNUAL RECEPTION IN HONOR SENIORS
GIVEN BY FACULTY FRIDAY, MAY 13TH
POET’S CORNER
* * * * *
EVENTIDE
: Attractive Oecorations and Enter,
tainment Make After
noon One of Pleasure
ing all the noise possible with
alarm clocks, tin pans, horns,
guitars, and saxaphones.
The first ballot showed the votes
to be: Roosevelt 518, Garner 156,
Smith 142, Baker 98, Traylor 84,
Murray 72, Ritchie 46, and Byrd
30. The second (ballot was as foL
lows: Roosevelt 614, Garner 5'24,
and Smith 16. At this time the
keynote speaker plead for har
mony and union within the con
vention, and Ohio’s chairman
suggested that they unite on her
nominee. Baker. The third bal
lot revealed the following: Roose
velt 670, and Garner 484; and in
the fourth iballot Roosevelt was
victorious, with 840 votes, 70
more than was necessary for the
nomination.
Then the convention proceeded
to nominate the following can
didates for the Vice-Presidency:
Joseph T. Rtybinson, J. Hamilton
Lewis, Harry Flood Byrd, and
John N. Garner. As no one can
didate had a two-thirds majority
after the first ballot, several
states turned their votes over to
Garner, who gained the nomina
tion with 958 votes.
After Chairman Cooke ap
pointed a committee to notify the
canJdida^es off their nomination,
the convention adjourned.
Throughout the week before
this convention was staged, there
was much interest manifested in
it, by both students and faculty Heath
memibers. Several town people
were present Thursday to witness
the nominations.
interest. Each production showed
careful coaching on the part of
the director, and the impersona
tion of the characters has been
unusually good.
0 Joy San”, a comedy in one
act, by Katherine Kavanaugh, was
presented in the college auditor
ium on Tuesday evening, April 5,
under the direction of Jemmie
Benton. The scene is laid in the
home of 0 Joy San at Tokyo. The
characters -were: Stephenson Alex
ander Shaw, J. J. Parker, Jr.; Mrs.
Shaw, his mother, Hannah Clin-
ard; Helen Reese, the girl who
jilted him, Mary Mills; O Joy San,
his Japanese wife, Maywood Mod-
lin; Otako, maid ^to 0 Joy San,
Evelyn Blanchard; Yuski, a maid,
Nellie Sample.
“The Man Who Came Back”, a
tragedy in one act, also by Kath
erine Kavanaugh, was presented
on Friday evening, April 8, under
the direction of Myra Glover. The
cast was as follows: Thomas Ches
ter, a deserter, Jesse Odom; Lil
lian Chester, his daughter. Jay
White; and Mammy Jenny, the
old nurse, Hannah Clinard. The
scene is laid in a moderately com
fortable home.
“Lights of Happy Land”, by
Marion Short, was presented on
Saturday evening, April 9, under!
the direction of Jay White. Thej
characters were: Marjorie Gordon,
a typical Southern girl, Dorothy
Emily, Marjorie’s aunt.
erary address in tlie college audi
torium. At this time also, degrees
will be conferrec upon the fol
lowing: Rachel Mbritton, Alma
Belch, Jemmie jonton, Martha
f uyuik uMUei
Brooks, Margeanna Carter, Addie
Mae Cooke, Theresa Davis, Myra
Glover, Edna Earle Harrell, Cal-
lie Patrick, Thelma Perry, Ger
trude Spencer, ,Mary Stanley, Vir
ginia Stanley, and Marion Wood
ard. Jay White will receive an
expression diploma, and Mary
Mills a diploma in public school
music. (President Edwards will
make his annual address to the
Senior Class,and certificates in the
commercial department, rewards,
and metals will be presented.
MARTHA BISHOP AND
ROSALIE LIVERMAN
APPEAR IN RECITAL
Students Displayed Good Train
ing; Reception Given Fol*
lowing Recital
PRESIDENT AND WIFE
ENTERTAIN SENIORS
On Thursday evening, May 12,
President and Mrs. Edwards enter
tained those faculty memibers and
students who have taken part in
programs given for the benefit of
the college during the past year.
Delicious strawberry shortcgke
and coffee were served to the fol
lowing: President and Mrs. Ed
wards, Misses DeLano, Right and
Matthews; and Maggie Boone,
Arra Snipes, Nellie Ricks, Kather
ine Martin, Virginia Hofler, Edith
Smith, Gertrude Spencer, Mattie
Spencer, Dorothy Maddrey, Rhodes
Holder, Lyda Jane Brooks, Mary
Mills, Martha Bishop, Mary Sey
mour, Cora Felton Bass, Jimmie
Benton, Jay White, and Nellie
Sample.
^n Friday evening:. May 13. at
dinner each senior found at her
place a card requesting her to be
on the front steps Tuesday after
noon at five o’clock. Each girl’s
curiosity was aroused because
there was no name signed to the
invitation.
Receipt of the cards remained a
mystery to the seniors until Tues
day afternoon when they were as-
semlbled on the steps. -Several
cars drove up and two seniors,
Addie Mae Cooke and Alma Belch,
began loading them with boxes,
pitchers, and sticks. The class
soon guessed that these two girls
were responsible for the notes.
The crowd went to Tuscarora
Beach, where they were taken
boat riding on “The Hei'ald” iby
Messrs. J. Roy Parker and John
J. Hill, owners of the boat, of
Ahoskie. After the boat rides, the
group gathered around a bonfire
and roasted weiners. Sandfwiches,
pickles, and lemonade were also
served
Those attending the picnic ^ voice student of Miss DeLano,
were: Martha Bishop, Mary Mills, I and Rosalie Liverman, piano stu
Lyda Jane Brooks, Myra Glover,|dent of Miss Matthews, appeared
Callie Patrick, Edna Earle Har-jin recital at Chowan College,
rell, Rachel Albritton, Virginia] The program, which was com-
Stanley, Theresa Davis, Thelma-posed of four piano numlbers and
Perry, Maggie Boone, Jemmie 1 three groups of songs, was opened
by Rosalie, -with the Andante and
Allegro movements of Beethoven’s
“Sonata Op. 27, No. 1”. After
a group of songs by Martha:
“Caro Mio Ben”, Giordani; “The
Little Red Lark”, Old Irish Mel
ody; and “Amarilli, Mia Bella”,
Caccini, Rosalie gave her second
number, Schubert’s “Impromptu
Op. 142, No. 2”. This was fol
lowed by the aria, “My Heart is
Weary”, from Thomas’ opera
“Nadeschda”, by Martha.
The last two groups consisted
of two compositions of Chopin,
Flow'ers sleep on the greening
earth;
And joyous birds now lull their
mirth,
’Neath fading skies.
A hushed quiet is over all.
Low sweet chimes to vespers call;
The spent day dies.
A bit of twilight, then the glow.
Fantastic shapes in the darkness
show
The light has fled.
Gray clouds sweep across the sky,
O’er all the world the night winds
sigh
The day is dead.
On Thursday evening. May
19, at 8:30 o’clock, Martha Bishop,
Benton, Marion Woodard, Ger
trude Spencer, Margeanna Carter,
Alma Belch, Addie Mae Cooke,
Mrs. Henry Scott, Mr. W. B. Ed
wards, Mr. J. J. Hill, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Roy Parker.
SUNKEN GARDEN IS
SCENE OF A PARTY
President and Mrs. Edwards en-
Edna Earle Harrell; and Lee Dejtertained the seniors at a lawn
Clavure, Marjorie’s lover, Williami party in their sunken gardenj “Valse Op. 64, No. 2”, and “Valse
Vann. The scene is laid in ajWednesday afternoon. May 25, Brilliante Op. 34, No. 1”, by Rosa-
Southern colonial home. i from five to seven o’clock. Strolls
“The Man in the Bowler Hot”,| through the flower garden, and
a one-act production by A. A.
Milne, was presented Tuesday eve
ning, April 12, under the direc
tion of Jessie Brendell. This pro
duction was a play within a play,
with the man in the Bowler Hot
acting as director of the inner
play. The cast was: John, Jem
mie Benton; Mary, his wife, Mary
Lee Clarke; the Hero, Ruth Pas
chal; the Heroine, Myrtle Ange;
the Chief Villian, Cornelia Gris
som; the Bad Man, Virginia
Odom; and the Man in the Bowler
Hot, Jessie Brendell.
“Two Pairs of Spectacles”, a
comedy in one act, by W. Boyce
Morgan, was presented on Wed
nesday evening, April 13, under
the direction of Lyda Jane
(Continued on Page 3)
The Chowan faculty gave its
annual reception in honor of the
seniors on Friday afternoon. May
13, from four to six o’clock, in
the college parlors. The rooms
were attractively decorated with
Rebecca Peebles and Doris
Lawrence met the guests at the
door, and Dorothy Heath intro
duced them to the receiving line,
which was composed of President
and Mrs. Edwards, Miss Schaible,
Miss Martin, and the senior class.
Misses Vernon and Banta present
ed the guests to Misses DeLano
and Coker who ushered them to
the studio where Misses Brown
and Ulmer were hostesses. Here
Lucy Boone Freeman, Ann Vann,
Virginia Fleetwood, and Evelyn
Blanchard served them punch.
After leaving the studio, the
These are the hours that crowned guests were received in the main
I hall by Misses Matthews, Hight,
Swift were their speeding feet;)Lj^gett, and Mrs. Sewell.
But even with their arms around
me,
I knew that the hours were sweet.
And though they are banished
wholly.
As wholly am I content
Since unto my heart it w'as given.
To know them before they went.
SPRING SONG
Gay as a laughing brooklet.
Glad as a summer moon
Care-free as romping children
Spring today is born.
A flower was here to greet her,
A bird bid her welcome be;
And a bright blue sky let its sun
shine down
Over a sparkling sea.
The earth has a balm for sorrow,
Though winter was drear and
cold,
For now it is gone; in each heart
is_a song
As glad as heart can hold.
SENIORS EAT FISH
Fish fry! Yes, the seniors were
honored at a fine old fish fry on
Saturday afternoon. May 21, by
the Rev. and Mrs. A. W. H. Jones,
of -Severn. The class was taken
to Hill Crest Park, where Mr.
and Mrs. Jones had everything in
readiness for a happy hour of
eating fish.
'Mrs. Jones was an instructor
in English here when the present
Senior Class entered Chowan as
freshmen, and she taught them
their first English in college.
GIVES RECITAL
CLASS POEM
Our Alma Mater we admired
privilege of cutting bouquets of
sweetpeas and other flowers, de
lighted the seniors.
Bobbie Stanley and Ruth Pas
chal served the supper, which con
sisted of chicken salad, deviled
eggs, celery, pickles, sandwiches,
coffee, straw(berries topped with
cream, and cake.
The following were present:
Jemmie Benton, Mary -Mills, Vir
ginia Stanley, Theresa Davis, Ed
na Earle Harrell, Rachel Albrit
ton, Gertrude Spencer, Martha
Bishop, Margeanna Carter, Alma
Belch, Lyda Jane Brooks, Maggie
Boone, Jay White, Addie Mae
Cooke, Thelma Perry, Callie Pat
rick, Rhodes Holder, Ruth Pas
chal, Bolblbie Stanley, and Pres,
and Mrs. Edwards.
lie; and three songs “Will 0’ the
Wisp”, Spross; “Morning”, Speaks; we as freshmen came;
Our future was to be inspired
By this, a four-year game.
And it was such a rendezvous
That would last till ’32.
and “O Lovely Night”, Ronald, iby
Martha.
Both students displayed excel
lent training and musicianship
throughout the program. They
were dressed attractively, and!*^“'' ^l™a Mater we did love
charmed their audience by their-reign;
unusual talent
After the recital the college
gave a formal reception in the
college parlors in honor of the
two performers. Those in the
receiving line were President and
Mrs. Edwards, Miss Schaible, Miss
DeLano, Martha Bishop, Mrs. Ver
non White, Mrs. J. J. Jilcart, Mrs.
Ruth Shoulars, Miss Matthews,
Rosalie Liverman, Mr. and Mrs.
Julian Liverman, Misses Emma
Gay Stephenson, Bertha Chitty,
(Continue on Page 3)
The only thing we saw above
Was fame, beloved fame;
And to that end would w© pursue
For the Class of ’32.
Our Alma Mater we adored
When we were juniors brave;
Our minds and hearts were both
restored
By the knowledge our teachers
gave.
We were now winning, it was
true,
(Continued on Page 4)
On Thursday evening, May 5, Ju
lian Jay White, reader and pupil
of Miss Ulmer, was presented in
her graduation recital, giving an
original adaptation of Stephen
Phillips’ play “Paolo and Frances
ca”. The selection of this beauti
ful tragedy with its deep pathos
and restrained emotion was a par
ticularly happy one, for Jay, wno
interpreted the various roles w'ith
sympathy and charm. Her versatil
ity was shown by the ease and suc
cess with which she portrayed such
contrasting types of characters as
those of Giovanni, the brusque hus
band; Francesca, his innocent and
child-like wife; Paolo, the gentle
brother of Giovanni, and Angela,
the blind old nurse.
Her interpretation of the various
types of characters held all her
hearers in close interest and atten
tion, and her unusual talent was
well proved by the presentation of
this play.
The girls who acted as marshals
were: Maywood Modlin, Fannie
Stephenson, Rhodes Holder, Wini
fred Spencer and Lucy Boone Free
man.
Immediately after the recital.
Jay and her friends and relatives
were entertained at a reception in
the college parlors.
The Junior Class entertained at
a banquet in honor of the members
of the Senior Class in the college
dining hall on Saturday evening,
April 30, from 8:30 to 11 o’clock.
Entertainment for the evening, in
cluding the toasts, was presented
in the form of a play in a theatre.
Rainbow colors were used in the
decoration of the halls, the dining
room, and the tables. Flowers of
varied colors made attractive cen-
ter-pieces for the tables. The or
chestra was enclosed in a screen
of pines.
Dr. Burrell offered the invoca
tion, which was followed by the
welcome to the guests, given by
Rhodes Holder, toastmistress and
president of the Junior Class. In
the first scene of Act I of the play,
Hannah Clinard gave a toast to the
Theatre, th3 College, to which
President Edwards responded. A
toast to the Directors, the Faculty,
was given by Nellie Sample, and
responded to by Dean Schaible.
Doris Lawrence then gave some ad
vice to the Leading Ladies, the Se
niors, to which Jemmie Benton, the
president of the Senior Class, re
plied. “Blue Roses,” a reading by
Katherine Martin, afforded an ef
fective interlude between the acts.
Act II was opened by a toast fea
turing the Actors, the Classes, by
A. Wood Jones, Jr., and to this
Cornelia ’^rissom "jnd^ Inez Wil-
'lougnby, plesident ot tne ciofiho-
more and Freshman Classes, re
spectively, responded. Jay White
gave a toast to the Leading Men,
the Men, and Mr. John Askew, of
Harrellsville, made the response.
A toast to the Coming Attract
ions, the Future, was given by
Elizabeth Forbes. The Epilogue, a
farewell by Rhodes Holder, con
cluded the play. Throughout the ev
ening, music was furnished by Miss
Rosalie Liverman’s orchestra.
Those attending the banquet
were: Jemmie Benton, Lyda Jane
Brooks, Martha Bishop, Rachel Al
britton, Margenna Carter, Mary
Lee Clarke, Addie Mae Cooke, The
resa Davis, Edna Earle Harrell,
Myra Ann Glover, Callie Patrick,
Thelma Perry, Mary Stanley, Ger
trude Spencer, Marion Woodard,
Cornelia Grissom, Inez Willough
by, Anna Laura Baker, Jessie
Brendel, Christine Britt, Hannah
Clinard, Elizabeth Forbes, Rhodes
Holder, A. Wood Jones, Doris Law
rence, Margaret Lane, Mary Mills,
Maywood Modlin, Rebecca Peebles,
Martha Parker, Nellie Sample, Ma
ry Seymour, Winifred Spencer, Jay
White, Martha Williams, Ruth
Green; Misses Schaible, Vernon,
DeLano, Coker, and Jennie Blythe
Addams, of Toronto, Canada; Mes-
dames W. R. Burrell, Herman H.
Babb, and H. L. Evans; Messrs.
Wilson Garris, of Conway; Hugh
White, Robert Whitley, Walter
Clarke, William Vann, Jesse
Odom, J. J. Parker, Jr., H. L. Ev
ans, W. B. Edwards, Roy Griffin,
and Dr. W. R. Burrell, of Murfree.'s-
boro; Boyce Brooks, H. M. Tad-
lock, Bruce Jones, Raymond Con
ner, Jesse Burgess, Percy Yates,
Bill Brooks and William Harrris, of
Wake Forest College; Plato Morris
and William Bateman, of State
College; Alton Bazemore and Gay
Harrington, of Lewiston; Crawford
Brendell of Portsmouth; Ellis Crew
of Pleasant Hill; Hugh E!ward.'
and Hinton White, of Severn; Joe
M. Long and Moring Stephenson,
of Seaboard; Bob Cooke, of Aulan-
der; W. L. Daniel and Robt. Brown,
Winton; and John O. Askew, Jr..
Harrellsville. The mascots, Herman
H. Babb, Jr., and Miss Katie Am.
Evans, were also present.
Flora Mae Hood, 26, of Marion,
S. C., in a letter to Alma Belch
recently, said that she had been
in St. Louis, Mo., for some tim-
with Miss Knott, who was a form
er teacher of expression here, an i
that she will spend the summer a -
councilor and dramatic director a'.
Camp Elizabeth, Hendersonville.
Julia Downs, ’30, of Winton,
was a visitor here recently. She
had just completed a successful
year of teaching at Hobbsville.