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Volume XI, Number 7. Murfreesboro, N. C., May, 1935. Four Pages
Commencement Exercises At Chowan College May 26 - 28
Dr.E. C. Holtzclaw,
Richmond, to Make
Literary Address
Dr. J. L. Peacock of Tar-
boro, to Speak Twice
Sunday
FOURTEEN SENIORS
TO GET DIPLOMAS
Class Day Program to Be
Presented Mondav at
4 P. M.
The commencement exercises at
Chowan College will began Sun
day morning, May 26, with the
baccalaureate sermon, which will
be delivered by Dr. J. L. Peacock
of Tarboro, N. C., in the collegc
auditorium at 11 o’clock. Dr. Pea
cock, formerly of Masschusetts, is
now pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Tarboro.
On Sunday night at 8 o’clock the
annual missionary sermon will be
preached in the local Baptist
church with Dr. Peacock as speak
er.
Monday, May 27 will be a full
day beginning with the annual
meeting of the Board of Trustees,
and the Annual meeting of Alum-
e A.ssQELation, both held at 11
^college.
;e Class Day
J,he Col-
cxor-
or a formal nature,
7ider the direction of Miss Inez
illoughby, president of the Sen
ior Class. The class colors, which
are those of the rainbow, will be
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CORA FELTON BASS
GIVES RECITAL
Variety of Songs Adds Much In
terest; Reception is Given
in Miss Bass’ Honor
Music lovers of Murfreesboro
and the surrounding community
were given a rare treat on Friday
night. May 3, when Chowan Col
lege presented Miss Cora Felton
Bass in her voice graduation re
cital. Immediately after the re
cital, a reception honoring Miss
Bass was given in the college par
lor.
Miss Bass’ voice, of mezzo-so
prano character, has a wide range
and the program consisted of a
variety of types of songs. She sang
with feeling and excellent diction,
works by iltalian, German and
American composers. Especially
good interpretations were given
Schubert’s “My Peace Thou Art.”
Chaminad’s “Amorose”, and San
derson’s “Break O’ Day”. Her
Schumann “The ILotus Flower’’
was one of the most delicate songs
she sang and the Meidlinger
“Spirit of God” found high favor
from the same point of view.
Miss Bass was greeted by an
unusually large audience which
responded with hearty applause to
each number.
Immediately after the recital.
Miss Bass was honored at a re
ception in the college parlor.
Those making up the receiving
line w«re: Dr. W. B. Edwards;
Miss Forrest DeLano, head of the
voice department; Miss Cora Fel
ton Bass; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bass,
parents of Miss Bass; and Misses
Willie Bass, Edith Rae Daughtrey,
Louise Lassiter, Lou Wilson Evans
and Kate Lawrence, Marshals.
Alumnae Association
Completes Its Gift
The old girls who returned for
the May Day Festival, May 10,
hardly recognized the college par
lor because of the many changes
which had taken place since they
last saw it. The Alumnae Asso
ciation chose the parlor for its
project last fall, and it was com
pleted for May Day.
Last fall the association, with
Mrs. J. L. Josey as president, pur
chased a beautiful divan and chair
for the parlor. The recent gifts
include a floor lamp with indirect
lighting, two silk pillows and lace
curtains. These gifts were select
ed and purchased by Mrs. J. L
Jcsey and Misses Jane Brown and
Eleanor Whittinghill, who went to
Norfolk for that purpose Tuesday,
May 7.
The college is grateful to the
alumnae Association for the gifts
and to the members in Murfrees
boro who helped to hem the cur
tains in order that they may be
hung by May Day.
Rev. J. H. Bunn
Chief Speaker At
B. S. U. Service
New Pastor of Church
Uses “Doing Our Best”
As Subject
The Rev. J. H. Bunn; of Law-
r.^'ncpville, Va . delivered the ad
dress at the annual installation
service of the B. S. U. officers. Br.
Edwards, in introducing the
speaker, called attention to the
fact that Mr. Bunn is the new pas
tor of Murfreesboro Church anid
professor of Bible at the college.
After the introduction by Presi
dent Edwards, Rev. Mr. Bunn call
ed attention to the words of Jesus
in the last days of his life, “Ye are
the light of the world.” Jesus had
said, ‘,I am the light of the world”
but the time came for him to hand
the torohi to others. So it is with
the B. S. U. officers as the out
going president hands the torch to
the new president.
“Doing Our Best” was the sub
ject used for the address. Mr.
Bunn quoted two verses of scrip
ture, one having to do with Ahaz
who did that which did not please
the Lord and the other having to
do with Hezekiah who pleased the
Lord. It was around these verses
that Mr. Bunn hinged his talk.
“Am I doing my best?” is the
question which comes to one as
the torch is handed to him. In
giving His life Jesus gave His best
in an absolute surrender to the
will of God. How small one feels
when he realizes that Jesus was
willing to give his life for the sal
vation of man. It is only in sur
rendering his life to Christ that
one does his best.
Mr. Bunn described the great
philosophers of Plato’s time and
pointed out the fact that they were
great dreamers. Each of the reach
ed success because it had been
planned and dreamed of. Before
reaching success one must dream,
and before dreaming one must be
inspired by others.
Each year teachers and preach
ers who are mere mechanic* go
out inito the world. More than
ever before the world is in need
of well-rounded men and women
who are willing to do their best in
anything they undertake. No one
can tell but that the new B. S. U.
Council members of Chowan Col-
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A Word To The
Students And
Protective Ones
Alathenians Make
Donation to Paper
The Chowanian Staff greatly
appreciates the gift which the
Alathenian Society gave to help
finance the last issue of the col-
Installation Of
B. S. U. Officers
Held Tues., 7th
Rev. J. H. Dunn is tlie
Speaker for the ,
Evening i
BANQUET IN DINING
HALL AFTER SERVICE
Impressive Ceremony
Marks Installation of
New Officers I
To the strains of “Largo”, Dr.
W. B. Edwards, tihe Rev. J. H.
Bunn and the old and new coun
cil marched into the auditorium
and took their seats on the stage
for the installation of the new
Baptist Student Union officers,
which was held Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o’clock.
The stage of the auditorium had
been arranged for the occasion. On
the left of the stage seats had been
placed for all new and old mem
bers. Oni the right seats were
placed for the new Council mem
bers. The candlelight service was
used throughout the evening pro
gram.
Inez Willoughby, the old presi
dent, gave a ahallenge address just
after the invocation had been giv
en by Dr. Edwards. The voice
from the past, impersonated by
Maxine Fillyaw, spoke from back
stage, giving a history of the B.
S. U. work and calling the names
of each new council member with
a challenge for the coming year.
As the officers were called, eaoli/
took her place on the right side
of the stage.
Lou Wilson Evans, the new
president, accepted the challenge
flung to her by the old president.
She expressed the desire for the
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MISS BLANCHARD
APPEARS IN RECITAL'
Reads “Barretts of Wimpole
Street”; Kemarkable Ease In
Character Study '
Chowan College presented
Evelyn Blanchard in her graduat
ing expression recital April 26, in.
the college auditorium. Miss
Blanchard read the ever-popular
play “The Barretts of Wimpole
Street,” arranged by Rudolph
Beseir as a comedy in five acts.
The play was made realistic and
enjoyable by Miss Blanchard’s in
terpretation of the various charac
ters which portrayed the appeal
ing love story of Robert Browning
and Elizabeth Barrett.
She was greatly ided by her
grace and ease in transfer ot
characters. Although the trans
lation of Elizabeth Barrett int”)
words was perhaps the most re
markable, the portraits of Robert
Browning, the young English poet,
Mr. Barrett, Elizabeth’s stern fa
ther and her brothers and sisters,
were equally well-done.
Miss Blanchard’s ease and con
fidence spoke of much training
and patient practice. She, in her
study of expression under Miss
Irene Ulmer, Professor of Drama
tics attained a degree of technical
perfection and a naturalness
which eliminates constraining for
mality.
The marshals for the occasion
were: Inez Willoughby, Mabel
Carroll, and Nora Mae Ward.
I wish to take this opportunity
to express for the college our best
wishes to the out-going class of
1935. You have labored faithful
ly and well with us and now we
send you out not for yourselves
alone but for the benefit of all
people with whom you come in
contract. May you be successful
in any and all your laudable un-
dertakings-whether it be teaching,
pursuing graduate studies, or any
other work.
To all underclassmen we ex
press a wish for a peaceful, rest
ful and happy vacation and a re
turn in the fall with all energies
renewed for another successful
year’s work.
To high school seniors we wish
to express our congratulations as
you have passed the first mile
stone upon the Educational high
way. May you continue your
journey and not detour into any
by paths. We trust you will come
to Chowan College for higher
training. Give us consideration
and we will do the rest.
Chowan College offers courses
leading to the B. A. and B. S. de
grees as well as Diplomas in Pub
lic School music. Voice, Piano and
Expression.
For any further information
write the president, Murfrees
boro, N. C.
Yours for a better and bigger ^
Chowan,
V/. B. EDWARDS.
Seniors Sponsor
Baby Contest
Contest Ends Friday Night
With Crowning of Win
ning Babies
Here they come! Here they come!
Dressed in blue and green and
gray—
Little girls and boys making lots
of noise—
At the Baby Parade!
That song is representative of
the baby contest, sponsored by the
senior class of Chowan College,
that will be brought to a close
with a baby show Friday night.
May 24, at 8 o’clock in the collegc
auditorium.
At present there are forty-five
babies in the cont^t. These
babies are divided into two class
es—babies up to three years of
age and babies from three years to
six years. On the closing night al';
the babies who have taken part in
the baby contest for the past week
will parade across the stage in
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HERTFORD COUNTY
LADIES MAKE GIFT
TO THE INFIRMARY
Sheets, pillow cases, and towels
have recently been added to the
college infirmary linen closet by
the missionary societies of Hert
ford County.
Each society has given or is to
give one pair of sheets and one
pillow case to the Infirmary.
Chowan greatly appreciates
these gifts from the Hertford
county ladies, but Miss Louise K.
Guggles, college nurse, more than
anyone else, knows how much
they were needed.
lege paper. The paper is sponsor
ed by the Lucalian and Alathenian
Societies, 'but prior to this time
the Societies have not been asked
to help in the way of finances.
The expenses of the papei* have
been met by subscription fees and
advertisements but it became nec
essary to call upon the Societies
for help in financing the last issue.
Both Societies were willing to
help, but the Lucalian Society, on
account of other expenses, found
it impossible to make a donation.
The Alathenian Society made a
■donation of ten dollars.
The staff takes this opportunity
to thank the two societies ■ for
their willingness to support the
paper, and the Alathenian Socie
ty for its gift.
“Heartless House”
To Be Presented
The Chowan College Glee Club,
under the direction of Miss For
rest DeLano, will present its an
nual operetta May 27, in the col
lege auditorium. This will be one
of the most enjoyable features of
the commencemeat exercises, foi
it furnishes a light touch which
contrasts with the usual sedate
ness. The operetta which has been
chosen for this year’s presentation
is entitled “Heartless House,” a
I comic opera in three acts for wo
men’s voiccs, by Claude Stiehl
and Winifred Moore.
The operetta is indeed comic,
for it deals with a group of wo
men who, under the name of the
New Era Society, band together to
prove to themselves and to the
world that women’s dependence
on man is a thing of the past. And
series of event which follows,
from ’ the branding of their club
house as “Heartless House,” to
a libel suit, is cleverly created
The story unfolds on a country
estate on Long Island, in a pre
sent-day setting.
The cast has been well-chosen
and each character does her part
to make the musical drama hu
morous from the medley overture
to the finals. Could you imagine
a better old maid aunt than Cora
Felton Bass? She is rich, digni
fied, and influential, but at the
same time slightly eccentric. Her
twin neices, played by Elizabeth
Shaw and Nellie Ricks, are her
chief source of worry, and in or
der to keep them safe, she sends
them to the Heartless House. They
dress alike, but are entirely dif
ferent types, and the aunt is al
ways remarking that she is un
able to tell them apart.
Martha Seymour is well-suited
to her part, because she portrays
a mannish authoress. She is able
to wear in a becoming manner the
riding habit and derby hat of the
writer. Louise Lassiter gives a
good performance as the business
like, but old fashioned, Strayfair,
Other characters are: Kate
Lawrence, Mary Beale Liverman,
and Mary Edith Duncan. ,The
chorus consists of: Winfield Car
ter, Nora Mae Ward, Ruth Steph
enson, Julia Futrell, Bernice
Ricks, Mabel Carroll, Helen Ed
wards, Ovie Liverman. Those do
ing solo work are; Louise Lassi
ter, Cora Felton Bass, Elizabeth
Shaw, Nellie Ricks, Martha Sey
mour.
Wonder hcfw Bee Martin and
her “husband” at State are com-
I ing along?