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The Chowanian
The Chowanian
EDITORIAL STAFF
Lucy Boone Freeman
Elizabeth Parker
Kate Lawrence
Genevieve Brown.—
Edyth Pearce
Maggie Price . ~
‘ Rorie Copeland..-
Editor-in-Chiel
...Managing Editor
Associate Editors
BUSINESS STAFF
Evelyn Blanchard - ..Business Manager
Lou Wilson Evans - Advertising Manager
Martha Seymour..- Circulation Manager
Edith Johnson - -
Mary Smith
fAsst. Circulation Managers
REPORTERS
Lou Wilson Evans Alathenian Society
Martha Seymour. - - Lucalian Society
Lucy Boone Freeman - - Senior Class
Ellen Howard - Junior Class
Edith Johnson... - - Sophomore Class
Marjorie Mitchell - Freshman Class
Edj^h Pearce ..Religious Activities
Rorie Copeland .....Town News
Kate Lawrence - ^Features
Edyth Pearce. - — — —
Kate Lawrence. - - .....Exchange
COLLEGE DIRECTORY
COLLEGE OFFICERS
W. B. Edwards President
Valerie Echaible —Ilean of Faculty
Mrs. J. I.. Josey..
..Dean of Women
STUDENT OFFICERS
Mabel CnrrolL Pres, of Student Government
Inez Wi ' /aghby Pres, of Lucalian Society
Lucy B na Freeman Pres, of Alathenian Society
Inez V/. ^'ughby.. - - Pres, of Senior Class
Lou w';;-’n Evans - Pres, of Junior Class
Ethel Ji '-.jS... — Pres, of Sophomore Class
Florence Ward - _..Pres. of Freshman Class
Pres, of Athletic Assn.
Pres, of B. S. U.
..Gen. Director B, Y. P. U.
Pres, of Y. W. A.
Maggie Price..
Inez Willoughby...
Lou Wilson Evans..
Mabel Carroll
Mary Smith
..Pres. Volunteer and Life Service Band
What Basketball Means
To the Students—
What does basketball mean to a
college? Is it beneficial -or harm
ful? At this time of the year that
question arises in the minds of
both college professors and stu
dents.
The dean watches the girls leave
and wonders if it is worth the
Bacrifice. The college professor
says, “All right, you may play
ball but my work must come in. I
don’t object to ball, but you are
college students and your work
should come first.”
The fear that the students will
either over tax their strength or
neglect their academic work to
meet the ball requirements is re
spected by all. The student argues
that his atheletic work in addition
Ito other student activities and
class work will not be a strain on
his strength. only forces him to
use his time more wisely. The
anticipated pleasure of basketball
makes him willing to work har
der and faster during the limited
time.
This argument has been espec
ially true in Chowan this year.
For those taking part in basket
ball have been chiefly freshmen.
Out of the sixteen girls who have
entered, thirteen came from first
year students. These students are
not the ones who carry the heav
iest class work and responsibility
of student activities that the up
per classmen have. Therefore to
them the time and work required
tfor basketball season is not an ad
ded burden but rather an oppor-
tunityl
With this opportunity the bas
ketball season gives the freshmen
his first chance to make his class
and himself known in the college
life. It causes him to feel he is
more a part and a necessary part
of the school.
The students have answered
the objections of the strain on
their health and neglect of aca
demic work and at the same time
have proved that basket ball is
more beneficial than harmful. It
makes them a part of the school
and teaches them to use their time
to the best advantage.
February and
Fame
Are you looking for an exam
ple of success in whatever career
you have chosen? If you. are am
bitious to become a President,
musician. Aviator, evangelist,
statesman, novelist, inventor, sin
ger, or actress, then you may
safely turn to the month of Feb
ruary for your example. The
birthday list of famous people
shows that in February some of
the greatest men of our world
were born.
Two men are especially famous
for the great honor which they re
ceived—that of being President of
the United States. Who could
wish for a better example of ex
cellency in administrative and ex
ecutive ability than George Wash
ington and Abraham Lincoln,
whose birthdays are February 22
and 12 respectively.
If you seek an example of
musical talent look for the dates
February 1, and 2, when life be
gan for two men whom the whole
world was later 1o recognize as
stirring and inspiring musicians,
Victor Herbert and Fritz Kreisler.
Daring, ingenuity, and dash of
common sense—to whom could
these characteristic belong but to
Colonel Charles A. Lindberg,
whose deeds in the field of aviat
ion have been wide-spread? They
belong also to that great inventor
Thomas A. Edison, whose birthday
is February 11.
To what great name might we
atttribute the date of February 5?
To a person whose efforts in the
evangelistic world were ceasless
and untiring, Dwight L. Moody.
Along with Dwight Moody we
may put a group of statesman, in
cluding Aaron Burr, February 6,
and Li Hung Chang, February 16.
What if you hope someday to
see your name blazed in electric
lights in fi’ont of some theatre or
opera house? Again the month of
February v/ill furnish examples
along this line, as the days of the
month pass in review, we see
Adolph Menjou, actor, smiling
frcm the 13, Adelina Pat;i, singer,
on the 19, and two great opera
stars. Mary Garden, on the 20,
and Enrico Caruso, on the. 25th.
The short but crowded month
also boasts the birthdays of two
excellent novelists, Charles Dick
ers on the 7, and of more recent
fame, Joseph Hergeshimer, on the
15th.
You are probably exclaiming
“How is possible to at;ribute so
many famous men and women to
one short month of only twenty-
eight days?” However, after
glancing at our list, there can be
no doubt that February makes up
for its lack of quantity in the
quality cf the great lives which it
has produced.
SOME LOSE
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WHITE PHANTOM
(Continued from front page)
ed by Miller, who attended Cho
wan the first semester this year,
was defeated by the White Phan
toms here Saturday night, Feb
ruary 9, by a score of 33-20. The
game was very slow with many
substitutions. The outcome of the
game was known from the first as
the Phantoms outplayed the visi
tors in every way.
Phantoms Double Score on Weldon
On Friday night, February 15,
the White Phantoms defeated the
Weldon Athletic Club at the Cho
wan gym, 38-17.
The game was slow throughout
with many fouls, and time out pe
riods. Chowan’s first team play
ed about half the game and then
was taken out. The second string
men finished the job, and finished
it right. The Weldon boys i-eal-
ized that they were beaten by the
half and before the end they were
so tired that they could hardly
finish the game.
Chowan’s team worked together
as usual and all members played
good, clean basketball.
CHOWAN’S SEXTET
(Continued from front page)
the high scoring of Jilcott and
Mitchell, were able to put on the
points. Daugty featured for Mur
freesboro.
Those playing for Chowan were:
Jilcott, Mitchell, Fleetwood, Tay
lor, Holloman, forwards; Edwards,
Piland, Hoggard, Holoman, Por
ter and Matthews, guards. Those
playing for Murfreesboro were:
Daughty, Parker and Brett, for
wards; Burbage, Liverman, Rai-
ley, Fisher, Wiggins, guards.
Chowan 7—E. C. T. C. 38
Chowan mets its first defeat
with the E. C. T. C. sextet, Feb
ruary 5, in the E. C. T. C. gym,
with a score of 38-7.
The E. C. T. C. sextet kept the
lead during the entire game, but
it was a hard fight for the E. C.
T. C. team as the Chowan sextet
was up and going.
MitcheU, with five points, and
Jilcott with two points held the
hoonrs of the day for Chowan.
Those playing for Chowan were:
Jilcott, Mitchell, Holloman, Fleet
wood, forwards; Piland, Edwards,
Matthews, Jones, Porter, guards.
Those playing for E. C. T. C. were:
Sinclair, Bunn, Askew, Fulton,
Overton, Briley, Hearn, Martin,"
Wilson, Robeson and Parker.
TO ENTERTAIN
(Continued from front page)
Wendell Maddrey, Earle Lewter,
Billy Ricks.
Woodland-Olney—J. E. Brittle,
Wiliiam James, Linwood Jenkins,
Owen Lassiter, Roger McDaniel,
Charles Parker, Robert Powell,
Paul Sumner, Sam Taylor, Doris
Beale, Sallie Boyce, Geneva Bridg-
ers, Fannie Bryant, Margaret Bry
ant, Jane Griffin, Mrytle Hall
Lucy Harriss, Dorothy Lassiter, 11
Sybil PoweU.
These remarks by two of our
citizens show two opinions about
the streets. One said to another,
“I don’t know w'hat we’re going
to do, ihe streets are getting worse
every day, the construction work
has about stopped. I know we’ll
never get rid of all this mud, nev
er.”
The other calmly replied, “Its
true our town is a pretty big mess.
You can’t even walk down town
without getting muddy up to your
knees. However, when summer
comes and everything drys out,
think how nice it will be to have
the use of a Ljood water system,
sewerage s: -tem, and paved
streets. You’ll see flowers bloom
ing where there is only mud now.
One must sit in the shade awhile
if he would really enjoy the sun.”
though she is net to be here for
any definite length of time.
Mrs. Sewell, who is a graduate
of Chowan, has been bursar to
President Edwards continuousIy\
for a period of twelve years, until
last summer. During this time
she has become a part of the “Col-
ege family” and we welccme her
back even though it is for a short
period.
Chowan Girls Co
To Greenville
Evangelistic Week
Observed Here
student Evangelistic Week, a
southwide student movement un
der the auspices of the B. S. U.,
was observed on the Chowan Col
lege Campus February 10-16.
Special programs were put on by
the different unit organizations
each ,evening in the regular
Evening Watch service.
Monday evening Inez Willough
by, representing Evening Watch,
talked briefly on the subject
“Every Christian Should Be a Soul
Winner,” her key scripture verse
being, “Come Ye After Me, and I
will make you to become fishers
of men—” Mark 1:17.
Edith Smith, Sunday School Re
presentative, talked Tuesday
evening on “Some Personal Qual
ities of a Soul Winner.” Her talk
was based on the words found in
Romans 10:1—“My heart’s~aesire
and prayer to God for Israel is,
that they might be saved.”
Wednesday evening in the re
gular B. Y. P. U. meeting an im
pressive radio program was given
at which time the members tuned
in and heard the speech of J. E.
Byrd, Sunday School Secretary of
Mississippi, Mt. Olive, on “Fol
lowing the Leadership of the
Spirit in Personal Soul-Winning.”
Evelyn Blanchard, Third vice-
president of the B. S. U. Council,
brought to a close the series of
talks on “Soul Winning” Friday
evening with a short talk on the
subject “How Jesus Himself Won
Men.” “And when he had found
him, he said unto him. Dost thou
believe on the Son of God?” John
9:35, was the verse around which
her talk was centered.
Student Evengelistic Week was
promoted first in February, 1926.
Only a few of the schools observed
the week for the first years. Cho
wan became one of this number in
1933. It is a students movement
of and by the individual to do per
sonal soul winning.
On February 6, the girls team
of Chowan College went to Green
ville to play E. C. T. C., and, de
spite the fact that it was a hard
fought game which brought credit
to all the players, they lost 38-7.
This is the first time the Chowan
girls have been defeated this year.
Chowan is proud of the team
even with . such a defeat. The
school realizes the disadvantages
which oonfronted the girls. The
home court is 60’-45’ whereas the
Greenville court is 60’-90’. This
called for more running and lon
ger passes than the girls generallv
use. The large court wasn’t the
only disadvantage because they
also met a highly waxed floor. The
I gymnasium had just been waxed
for a dance and the Chowan girls
spent more of their time trying to
stand than in actual playing.
The girls did not arrive in time
for much practice, so before they
could work the ball to the Cho
wan goal the Greenville girls had
interfered and were working to
get the ball back to their goal. For
the forwards, instead of throwing
goals continually as usual, it was a
contest to see if the ball could be
kept near their goal. Marjorie
Mitchell, Marion Holloman, and
Frances Jilcott did some of their
best playing even tho they had
very few goals lo_their credit at.
the end of the game.
The girls had not practiced on a
waxed floor before and they knew
the results if caught sliding. With
these handicaps Chowan did some
of her best playing under a strain.
Nevertheless, Chowan enjoyed
the trip to the fullest of her ex
pectations and thanks E. C. T. C.
for a very delightful game and
evening.
Those enjoying this trip were;
Miss Gravett, head of English De
partment; and Miss DeLano, head
of Voice Department, as chaper
ones; John Daniels as coach and
Pat Taylor as assistant coach;
Frances Jilcott, Marjorie Mitchell,
Marion Holloman, Jennie V. Hog
gard, Myra Sample, Mary Lou Pi
land, Frances Jones, Edna Porter,
Helen Edwards, Catherine Mat
thews, Eleanor Payne, Jean Hollo
man and Marion Fleetwood as the
players; and twenty spectators
who went to boast the college.
Chowan Welcomes
Mrs. Sewell Back to
Her Old Place
Mrs. J .M. Sewell is back work
ing as bursar to President W. B.
Edwards. Students and facullty
welcome her back to her familiar
place in the office after a leave of
absence of several months, even
Queer Facts
The custom of sending valen
tine can be traced, in origin, to
ancient Romans. At the feast of
the Lupercaliia, which was held on
the fifteenth of February, the
names of the virgin daughters of
Romae were drawn from a box by
the young men, and each man of
fered a gift ‘‘.o the maiden whose
name he drew.
Fish have been caught in the
Sahara Desert. Water fron^wells
300 feet deep brought themTo fte
surface. It is assumed that under
ground rivers carried them to the
spot.
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