May Day
May 10
The Chowanian
Commencement
May 26-28
Volume XI, Number
7.
Murfreesboro, N. C., May, 1935.
Four Pages
Junior-Senior
Banquet Proves
Great Success
Miss Lou Wilson Evans
Presides As Toast-
niistress
The members of the senior class
of Chowan College were guests of
honor at a banquet given by the
junior class in the college dining
hall April 13 from 8 to 11 o’clock.
Miss Lou Wilson Evans, president
of the junior class, presided as
toastmistress.
The dining hall and the pro
gram were arranged attractively
to carry out the idea of a flower
garden. There were the the sun
dial, busts of Greelc Goddesses,
rustic seats, a swan pond in the
center of the garden, a summer
house which hide the piano, and
vine and flowers growing over the
garden fence. The color scheme
of the garden was carried out in
rainbow colors, the senior^ class
colors, with the sweet peas, the
senior class flower, used for table
decorations. On the table were s
rainbow place cards with a bag of
gold (mints) at the end of the
rainbow, and sit each place a bas
ket of nuts. The waitresses wore
oprons and caps of rainbow col
ored organdy.
Dr. W. B. Edwards offered the
invocation, which was followed
by the welcome to the guests, giv
en by Lou Wilson Evans. Earl
Barrett toasted the college in a
toast “To the Garden,” which was
responded to by Dr. W. B. Ed-
wards. In the toast “'To the Gar
dners” Ruth Stephenson toasted
the faculty, to which Miss
Schaible, dean of faculty, respond
ed. Sarah Brickhouse toasted the
seniors in the toast “To the Tall
Flowers,” to which Inez Willou
ghby, president of the Senior
class, responded. The sophomores
were spoken of as the “Aspiring
Flowers” in a toast by Uouise
Lassiter to which Ethel Jones,
president of the sophomore class
responded. In a toast “To the
Small Flowers” Kate Lawrence
offered a toast to the’ freshmen, to
which Florence Ward, former pre
sident of the freshmen class, re
sponded. The last toast was a
toast “To the Romantic Visitors,”
to which Mr. J. O. Askew, Jr.,
very humorously responded. The
farewell was given by Genevieve
Brown.
Music was furnished during the
banquet by Helen Edwards at the
piano. Mabel Pittman entertain
ed with the dance of Spring and
Virginia Gardner with a reading
“Spring.” Vocal music was furn
ished by Elizabeth Shaw, Jeanette
Stalings, Martha Yates Seymour
and Helen Edwards.
Alathenians’
Officers Named
Chowanoka
Miss
Virginia Fleetwood
New Society
President
The Alathenian Literary Socie
ty held its annual installation ser
vices Thursday evening, April 11,
at 6:40 o’clock in the north hall.
The 'old officers, dressed in the
society robes, marched into the
darkened hall bearing lighted can
dles and were followed by the new
officers, dressed in white dresses
bearing unlighted candles. They
foiTned a semicircle in the front
of the hall, the old officers on the
right and new ones on the left. Af
ter the singing of the Alathenian
song, the old president, Miss Lucy
Boone Freeman, made a few re
marks praising the society for its
good work during the year, thank
ing the members for their coop
eration with her, and asking them
to cooperate with their new pre
sident just as well. She then
lighted the candle of ' the new
president, Miss Virginia Fleet
wood, who said a few words of
appreciation for the trust, honor,
and responsibility placed on her.
After each new officer’s candle
had been lighted by the old officer,
the members sang “I’d Rather Be
An Alathenian” and were dis
missed.
The newly installed officers
are: President, Virginia Fleet
wood; vice president, Lou Wilson
Evans; secretary, Margaret Turn
er; treasurer, Mabel Gray Liver-
man; chaplain, Genevieve Brown;
critic, Ruth Taylor; pianist, Katie
Lawrence; chorister, Jeannette
Stallings; reporter, Frances Jill-
cott. The out going officers are:
President, Lucy Freeman; vice-
president, Catherine Fleetwood;
secretary, Ruth Stephenson; treas
urer, Margaret Turner; chaplain,
Mabel Carroll; critic, Eleanor
Payne; pianist, Katie Lawrence;
chorister, Mary Beale Liverman;
reporter, Lou Wilson Evans.
The Senior Class announces the
near completion of “The Chowan
oka,” the college yearbook. Cho
wan feels especially proud of the
annu'al this year because it will
1 be the first one published in four
years. “The Chowanoka” will
come out Commencement week.
Anyone who would like to have
one, write to either Elizabeth Par
ker, Editar-in-Chief, or Inez Wil
loughby, business-manager.
New Officers
For Lucalians
WELLS SPEAKS
ABOUT BOTANY
; State College Professor
Delivers Address At
Federation Meet
Lawrenceville,
Virginia, Man
New Professor
Rev. J. H. Bunn Accepts
Job As Instructor
Here
MissV. Schaible
At Annua) Meet
Of Association
Miss Valerie Schaible of Cho
wan College attended the annual
meeting of the American Associa
tion of Collegiate Registrars held
at Raleigh, North Carolina, April
16-18.
The Sii;^ Walter Hotel was the
headquarters of the meeting. Dr.
Graham of the University of
North Carolina made the opening
address Tuesday preceeding the
banquet given in honor of the de
legates Tuesday night. On Wed
nesday a tour of the city was
made. The schools and all places
of historical and educational im-
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Rev. J. H. Bunn, of Lawrence-
ville, Virginia, has accepted a call
to the Baptist churches of Mur
freesboro and Conway and the
position of professor of Bible and
Greek at Chowan College for the
session of 1935-36.
Mr. Bunn is a native of Nash
County. He attended a school at
Red Oak under Rev. Oscar Creech,
now pastor of the Ahoskie Baptist
Church, whom we have heard and
enjoyed often. He is a graduate
of our own Baptist College, Wake
Forest, having finished his work
there in 1919. He is also a grad
uate of the Southern Baltist Theo
logical Seminary of Louisville. His
first pastorate after graduation
was at Troy, North Carolina. From
Troy Mr. Bunn was called to Law
renceville, Virginia, where he has
been for the past eight years.
As a professor of Bible he comes
well prepared, for in addition to
his academic training he has trav
eled in Jerusalem and the Holy
Land.
From the president of the Board
of Deacons of the Lawrenceville
Baptist Church we have the fol
lowing comment, with reference to
Mr. Bunn: “It is with keen per-
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The most outstanding feature of
the annual meeting of the Albe
marle District of Home Demonst
ration Clubs at Chowan College.
April 11, was the afternoon ad
dress by Dr. W. B. Wells, Professor
of Botany at State College on the
subject “Flora of North Carolina. ’
In keeping with the key-notes
of the meeting, “Planning”, Dr.'
Wells explained that his lecture]
would be on something planned'
by God—the flora of North Car- j
olina.
Since organisms are what the.y'
are because of their environment, i
Dr. Wells not only explained the
different species of plants but dis
cussed them in relation to their |
environment. Beginning in the I
mountains of North Carolina he
took the audience on an imagin
ary tour ,;-cross North Carolina to
the coast, discussing the plant Jife
in different sections of the state.
Dr. Wells spoke at length on the
diversity of plant life in North
Carolina stressing the fact that
there is a greater variey of plants
in North Carolina than in any
other state of the union.
The lecture was interesting
within itself, but the personality
of the speaker added much to its
effect. The lecture was conduct
ed in the form of a class of Ecol
ogy with the help of illustrative
slides flashed on the screen. While
Dr. Wells explained in detail
many common questions concern
ing plants, he left one question for
the audience to answer. “Since
Gum trees and cat-tails botli
grow in standing water, why do
they n'ot grow in the same places?
Although the address was de
livered in the basement of the
building in order that illustrations
on the screen might be used, th^
crowded basement detracted little
from the interest of the lecture.
Edythe Pierce is Named
New President
of Society
The new officers of the Lucal-
ian Society were installed at the
annual candlelight installation
service Thursday night, April 11.
The first half of the service was
presided over by Inez Willough
by, the out-going president, and
the last half by the new president,
Edythe Pearce.
The son, “Heres To Our Dear
Old Lucalian” was sung in open
ing, after which the out-going
president, Inez Willoughby, turn
ed the services over to the new
president. The in-coming presi
dent, Ed>i;he ePearce, former se
cretary of the society, expressed |
her appreciation of the honor
which she received in being elect
ed president and asked the mem
bers to cooperate with her in up
holding the ideals of the society.
“Heres A Toast To The Loyal Lu-
calians” was sung in closing.
The in-coming off’icers are:
President, Edythe Pearce; secre
tary, Martha Seymour; Treasurer,
Myra Sample; critic, Mary Edith
Duncan; Censor, Garnet Grizzard;
sergeant-at-arms, Elsie Taylor;
pianist, Louise Lassiter; choristei',
Bernice Ricks; reporter, Mabel
Pittman. The out-going officers
are: President, Inez Wiloughby;
secretary, Edythe Pearce; treas
urer, Lois Jenkins; critic, Cora
Fglton Bass; censor, Merlee As-
bell; sergeant-at-arms, Nancy
Hill; pianist, Helen Edwards;
chorister, Louise Lassiter; report
er, Martha Seymour.
B. S. U. Services
And Banquet To
Be Held In May
Definite Date Has Not
Been Set for Installation
Ceremonies
Demonstration
Clubs Have A
Good Meeting
Mrs. H. J. Holloman, of
Harrellsville,
Presides
The eighth annual meeting of
the Albemarle District Federation
of Home Dem'onstration Clubs was
held in the Chowan College audi
torium Thursday, April 11, 1935,
with Mis. H. J. Holloman of Har
rellsville presiding. The Hertford
County Club acted as hostess.
The outstanding feature of the
morning program was an address
' by Dean J. W. Harrelson, State
! College, Raleigh, who used as hi.s
j subject “Planning.”
I “Planning,” he stated, “is a sub-
■ ject of today; one in which state,
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The Chowan College B, S. U.
will hold its annual installation
service and banquet the first part
of May, although a definite date
has not been set.
Each year the old officers of the
B. S. U. turn over their responsi
bilities to the new staff in an im
pressive ceremony held in the
college auditorium. This year tlie
speaker for the occasion will be
Rev. John H. Bunn, of Lawrence-
ville, Va., who has recently ac
cepted the call to the Baptist
church in Murfreesboro and the
position of professor of Bible in
the college. Immediately after
the installation service the annual
banquet given by the old officers
in honor lof the incoming council
members, will take place.
The Baptist Student Union
takes a large part in the religious
activities of the campus. The
council is composed of represent
atives' from each religious organi
zation, and in the council meet
ings, which are held bi-monthly,
plans are ma5e and suggestions
given for the work of each indi
vidual organization.
The new officers for the coun
cil are: President, Lou Wilson
Evans; secretary and treasurer,
Edythe Pearce; first vice-presi
dent, Genevieve Brown; second
vice-president; Martha Yates Sey
mour ,third vice-president, Beat
rice Bartin; Y. W. A. president,
Sarah Brickhouse; B. Y. P. U,
leader, Madeline Modlin; Sunday
School representative, Mattie
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May Day Will
Be Celebrated
Here On May 10
Miss Lucy Boone Freeman
Will Be Crowned
Queen of May
May Day will be celebirated at
Chowan College on Friday, May
10, at 4:00 o’clock, in the college
ampitheater, when Miss Lucy
Boone Freeman will be crowned
Queen of May. Those in the
Queen’s court are: Catherine
Fleetwood, Maid of Honor; Win
field Carter, Jeannette Stallings,
Inez Willoughby, Elizabeth P'ar-
ker, Marjorie Mitchell, Kate Law
rence, Lou Wilson Evans and
Mary Lou Piland, ladies in the
court; Betty Lou White and Pat
Parke, train-bearers; Eloise Tay
lor and Violet Hundley, flower-
girls; and Buster Babb, crown-
b'cctrci*
The beauty of May Day will be
enhanced by the setting, which is
a natural ampitheater. This am
pitheater is to the west of the col
lege. A stream divides the stage
from the audience, who will sit on
the hill that gently slopes to the
stream. The foliage of the wcwds
beyond serves as an appropriate
background foT the stage.
The May fete will be in two
parts: first, the crowning of the
queen, which will follow the re
gular procedure, and second, the
pageant, “The Spirit of the Caro
lina Trail.” .
The second part: “The Spirit oi
the Trail,” is a historical pageant
of North Carolina. Leaders and
solo dancers have been sriucUd
for the various proups, in the
pageant. Those taking major parts
are: in Episode I, Mabel Pittman,
“The Spirit of the Trail”; Julia
Futrelle and Frances Jones, the
mountain Spirits; Martha Yates.
Seymour, the mist Spirit; Garnet
Grizzard, leader of the Cloud
Spirits, and Helen Edwards, the
sun; in Episode II, Virginia Fleet
wood, leader of the Colonials, Ar
thur Edwards, leader of the Four
Horsemen; Genevieve Brown, Li
berty; in Episode III and IV,
Eleanor Payne and Ruth Taylor,
leaders of the Irish Dancers; Jean
Holloman, leader of the Cotton
Spirits; Frances Jilcott, leader of
the Negroes; Sarah Storey and
Linda Lee Ferguson, leaders ol;
the Virginia Reel; Mamie New-
bern and Beadie Helms, leaders
of the Italians, French and Bel
gians; in Episode V and VI, Edna
Porter and Katherine Matthews,
leaders of the English; Elizabeth
Britt and Mattie Hoggard, lead-
ei's of the Americans, Nora Ward,
Peace and Maggie Price, leader oi
the Rainbow Spirits.
The May Day activities will be
directed by Miss Louise K. Rug-
gles, director of Physical Educat
ion, assisted by Louise Lassiter
and Helen Edwards as pianists.
The pageant will consist of six
episodes as follows: ,
EPISODE I )
“The Mountains Primeval”
“Serenata”, Moskowski; “Santa
Anna’s Patio”, Strickland; “Bar
carolle”, from the tales of Hoff
man.
“The mountains of Carolina
about the break of day. Silent,
mist hung, mysterious they stand.
Cool winds of dawn play among
them. The sun rises slowly and
sends down a long shaft of golden,
light. The little winds are still,
the mists are lifted. Day dawns
on the trail, that is nobody knows
how old. I
EPISODE II , !
Out of The Wilderness
“Gypsy Dance”, Pablo Frontini;
“Minuet”, Beethoven; “Funeral
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