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Dr. McCiilloch
iVolume XII, Number 6.
JOURNALISM CLASS VISITS
PARKER BROTHERS’ PLANT
Murfreesboro, N. C.. Feb ruary, 1936. R.. R r^. tc !.l\
Four Paces
Mr. Bateman and Miss
Cooke Conduct In
spection Tour
CLASS MEETS EDITOR
MAYON PARKER
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County Index
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The journalism class of Chowan
College, accompanied by Miss
Ivey Gravette, head of the English
department, visited the printing
plant of the Parker Brothers Pub
lishing Company, in Ahoskie, on
Tuesday afternoon, February 4,
and saw how a newspaper is made
from the time the type is set up on
the Linotype machine until the
paper is printed.
Mr. James Bateman of the com
pany’s staff, and Miss Addie Mae
Cooke, editor of the Gates County
Index and a graduate of Chowan
College, showed the class through
the plant and explained various
stages through which a newspaper
goes before it reaches the reading
public.
At first, the class visited the sec
ond floor and saw the Linotype
machines at work. These ma
chines, which operate very much
like typewriters, are fed with mol
ten metal from pots at the back.
The news stories are placed before
the Linotype operators, are set,
and come out of the machines in
the form of metal slugs, each slug
representing one line of type.
While the journalism class in
spected the Linotype machines,
one of the Linotype operators set
up in type the names of the mem
bers of the class and give each the
slug with his or her name.
From the Linotype machine, Mr.
Bateman showed the class the
room where the cuts for advertis
ing and other purposes are made.
The metal used for making cuts
and, also, that used for the slugs
in the Linotype machines is melt
ed on a coal stove at 600 degrees
F. The print of the picture or ad
vertisement to be used is on a piece
of composition board called a ma
trix. Then, a thin layer of molten
metal is poured over this impres
sion; when the metal is cold, the
matrix is removed and the metal
print is placed on a piece of wood
to make it as high as the type used
for the paper.
Next, the class was shown the
galley, which is a long brass re
ceptacle where the lines of type
are assembled. From the galley,
the matter is printd in long strips.
These strips are sent to the proof
reader to be proof read for mis
takes. If corrections are to be
made, the slugs are sent back to
the Linotype operator who sets up
new type for the corrected matter.
The next step observed was the
work of the make-up man. When
the Linotype operator has finished
his corrections, the assembled and
corrected lines of type are placed
in columns in the forms, each of
which contains enough material
for one page of a newspaper.
Headlines, cuts, and advertise
ments are also placed in the forms.
After the make-up man has fin
ished arranging the pages for the
paper, the type is locked securely
in the forms to avoid slipping
about and the forms are lowered
to the press room by means of a
pulley. ,
Before the class went down to
the press room on the first floor.
Miss Addie Mae Cooke invited the
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Girls’ Team Makes
Record for College
Basketball Team is the
Strongest in
Years
Chowan College girls’ basketball
team, with the aid of Coach Lem
uel Lee, added another victory to
their “won” list Tuesday night,
February 18, by defeating Conway
32-29 in the Conway gymnasium,
after having played a spectacular
game 37-37 in the Chowan gym
nasium a week ago. Jamesville
is the only team that has defeated
Chowan, and that by the sma
margin of 25-24.
Chowan girls fought a hard ba’
tie to defeat Conway 4 points'
Marion Holloman, Chowan for
ward, with the aid of good passing
and floor work on the offensive
and defensive by Moore, Jilcott,
Mitchell, Matthews, and Jean Hol
loman set a pace throughout the
game that Conway couldn’t stall.
Coach Lemuel Lee remarked:
“They look good in there to me”.
Prior to this game Chowan tied
Conway 37-37 in the college gym
nasium, and Conway declined the
offer to play off the tie. In this
game Holloman, the star, scored in
offensive 20 points in the first half.
The team looked weaker in the
second half. Coach Lee said, how
ever that it was the defensive
who lost the game> in this half.
Chowan began the season by
taking a defeat from Jamesville
25-24. Holloman starred on the
offense and Moore on the defense.
This is the only defeat, and this
was by a small margin.
In rapid succession Chowan girls
won victories over Roanoke Rapids
24-16, and Wingate College 24-20.
Mitchell, forward, starred in the,
Roanoke Rapids game with 18
points in last half.
The girls have been making a
record for their college. Bach day
the gym is filled for practices and
Coach Lemuel Lee has made a
stronger team by having good sub
stitutes. New plays have been
added which have resulted in good
floor work. The girls have the
strongest team in years.
It has been rumored that the
girls who played in the Wingate
College game shall be awarded
letters from the college for their
good team work, and the best game
of the year.
DR. R. R. McCULL
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SENIOR CLASS TO
SPONSOR PICTURE
Chowan’s 1936 Senior class is
undertaking an interesting class
project. In order to raise funds
for the customary gift which the
Seniors of each graduating class
leave to the college, the class is
sponsoring “Dark Angel,” a pic
ture soon to be presented at the
Pastime Theatre.
Due to the cooperation of man
ager Shep Brinkley, the class was
able to make the necessary arran
gements for this project. It will
be responsible for the advertise
ment and sale of tickets, and will
receive a certain percentage of the
returns.
“Dark Angel'” which is booked
to appear at the Pastime on March
19-20, shows a new and attractive
ly fresh star. Merle Oberon, in a
touching story. Frederic March
is at his best as her blind soldier
lover, while the sauve Herbert
Marshall offers equally splendid
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NEW PRESIDENT
CHOWAN COLLE(
Choir and Quartet Make
Several Appeai’-
ances
The college choir and quartet
under the direction of Miss For
rest DeLano, has had a full and
varied program this month.
The college choir has had two
appearances within this month.
The first was at the chapel hour
when President McCulloch was in
troduced to the student body. The
special number by the choir was
“Adore and Be Still” by Gaunod.
The second appearance was on
Sunday morning, February 23, at
11 o’clock in the Murfreesboro
Baptist Church. The special num
bers by the choir were “Adore and
Be Still and “Sanctus” by Gounod.
The college quartet, composed of
Kate Lawrence, Mary Beale Liver-
man, (Louise Lassiter and Martha
Seymour, has appeared on several
programs. The first was at the
(amateur program, sponsored by the
Pastime Theatre, Monday night,
February 3. The selection for the
evening was “I Passed by Your
Window”, by Lucas. Not being
eliminated, they made their second
appearance in the theatre Tuesday
night, February 4. This time they
gave two selections, “Slumber
Boat” by Gaynor, and “Trees” by
Hohn.
On Thursday night, February 6,
the quartet appeared on a benefit
program, sponsored by the Severn
Baptist Church, given in the high
school. This time in addition to
“Slumber Boat” and “Trees”, they
sang “She Was But Seven” by
Howley.
On the following Tuesday night-,
February 11, they assisted in the
musical program of the Business
and Professional Women’s Mis
sionary Circle of the Murfreesboro
Baptist Church given at the home
of Miss Cloyce Futrelle. The pro
gram consisted chiefly of hymns
sung by the group. Miss DeLano
gave interesting facts concerning
each hymn, and the quartet lead
in the singing. Some of the hymns
used were, “Jesus Saviour Pilot
Me”, “Rock of Ages”, and “Lead
On O King Eternal”.
DR. R. R. McCULLOCH AS^
NEW DUTIES AS PRESIDEiM
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Debaters and Readers Are
Honored At Re
ception
The Alathenian and Lucalian
Literary Societies of Chowan Col
lege are ready for the events that
will take place on the annual So
ciety Day which is set for Friday,
March 6.
The inter-society debate, which
is perhaps the most important
event of the program, will open at
8:30 o’clock Friday night in the
college auditorium. Mary Smith
,nd Adeline McGregor, with Mar-
ret Britt as alternate, are repre-
nting the Lucalians, and will up
hold the affirmative side of the de
bate. The Alathenians, represent
ed by Madeline Modlin and Ruth
Taylor, with Katherine Matthews
as alternate, will discuss the nega
tive side. The query for discus
sion is, “Resolved: That in the
opinion of this house the judiciary
should not have the power to over
ride the decision of the executive
or legislative.
The two societies are honoring
the debaters and readers with a
reception given in the college par
lors immediately after the debate.
Proceeding the debate, the read
er's contest will be held at 3:00
o’clock Friday afternoon. Maxine
Hudgins, who has been selected to
read for the Alathenians will read,
f'Bushedo”, by Takeda Ixundo.
Marie Riddick, reader for the Lu
calians, will read, “Mercedes”, by
Thomas Bailey Auldrich.
The judges for the readers and
debaters are selected, but have not
been publicly announced.
The athletic program begins at
10:00 o’clock Friday mornmg,
when the enter-society basketball
game will be held. The line-up
for each society is as follows:
Alathenians—Frances Jones, Mar-
jOKie Mitchell, Marion Holloman,
Margaret Early, Della Clara
Snipes, Frank Jilcott, Margaret
Turner, and Maggie Pearl Hog-
gard. Lucalians: Lloyd Moore,
Jane Griffin, Frances Edwards,
Helen Edwards, Pat Cook, Ruby
Caudle, Martha Yates Seymour,
Adeline McGregor, and Ruby
Edens.
The tennis match between the
two societies is scheduled for 2:00
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New President Addresses
Faculty and Stu
dents
Virginia Gardner To Be
Peesented in Recital
FACULTY HONORS
PRESIDENT AND WIFE
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HONOR ROLL SHOWS
HIGH PERCENTAGE
Approximately forty per cent of
Chowan’s students mads the honor
roll last semester. Those making
the first honor roll were: Beatrice
Eure, Emily Lawrence, Kate Law
rence, Martha Yates Seymour,
Mary Smith, and Sarah Story.
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Miss Irene Virginia Ulmer, head
of the Department Of Dramatics in
Chowan College, announces that
she will present Virginia Gardner,
of Murfreesboro, in an individual
expression recital in the early
spring. Miss Gardner will read
the well-known aad well-loved
play. “The Little Princess” by
Frances Burnette.
Miss Gardner, a member of the
senior class of the Murfreesboro
high school, is one of the younger
students in the Expression De
partment and has shown unusual
ability for one of her age. In her,
study of dramatics, she has done
splendid work in character inter
pretations, “The realistic manner
in which she individualizes her
characters is remarkable,” said j
Miss Ulmer in discussing the com
ing recital.
The college and town have
gained an appreciation of Miss
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Many Friends of the Col
lege Attend Re
ception
Dr. R. R. McCulloch who recent
ly arrived to assume his new duties
at Chowan College, following his
election as president at a meeting
of the Board of Trustees in Janu
ary, was introduced to faculty end
students on Monday, February 17,
at the chapel hour, and to friends
of the college in Murfreesboro ard
nearby towns at a reception on
February 27.
At the chapel hour on Monday,
with Dean Schaible in charge of
exercise. Dr. McCulloch talked
for the first time, to faculty and
students. He was introduced to
the group by the Rev. John Bunn,
pastor of the Murfreesboro Baptist
Church and professor of Bible at
Chowan, who paid tribute to Chi
wan for its past history and c
pared the present situation a?
the time of Moses’ death using
these words, “Moses My servant
is death, but our Joshua has
come.”
Dr. McCulloch, after a few in
troductory remarks, based his talk
on John 15:1-7, using as his theme,
“If you abide in me and my words
in you, ye shall ask what ye will,
and it shall be done unto you”.
In order that we may abide in
Christ, according to Dr. McCul
loch, we must live in close fellow
ship with Him. Fellowship in
volves two elements, comnaunica-
tion and sharing; that is, the giv
ing and receiving of the thought
of Christ and the appreciation of
His purposes, plans and kingdom.
Considering the next thought of
the text, “and my words abide in
you,” he explained that our . will
and our intellect must come into
play. We must have the will to
commit ourselves to the purposes
and plans of Christ, but will alone
is not enough. In order to receive
His words, we must exercise our
intellect in their study and appre
ciation.
Then, Dr. McCulloch told how
our will is achieved through pray
er. “Prayer is in keeping with the
will of God, and if plans are mr.de
with prayer and close fellowship,
they are the discovery and the
adoption of the divine will,” he
said. He stated further that plans
thus developed are in keeping with
the will of God and a divine power
operates through each as he meets
his task, no matter how small it
may be.
Dr. McCulloch’s concluding
thought in reference to all work,
but particularly to the work of
each student and faculty member
in the building of Chowan was,
“May we abide in Him and His
words in us and may our work be
dedicated to His achievement”.
On Thursday evening, February
27, Dr. and Mrs. McCulloch were
guests of honor at a reception,
given in the college parlors by the
faculty for parents of students,
trustees and friends of the college.
The parlors were decorated with
ferns and jonquils, while yellow
tapers on pianos and tables fur
ther carried out the color scheme.
The guests were met at the door
by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McGlohon
and were introduced to the recciv-
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