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The Ch^^nian
MAY 7
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\ olume XITI, No. 8.
]NImfieesl)oro. N. C.. April, T937.
Four Paces
MAY DAY IN MERRIE ENGLAND
TO BE PRESENTED MAY 7TH
Eleanor Payne To Be
CroAMied Queen of ^lay
Dining Festival
“May Day in Merrie England,”
a pageant, will be presnted on
Chowan College campus as the
May Day festival which is to take
place May 7 at 4:30 p. m. Elean-
01' Payne, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Payne of Murfrees
boro, will be crowned Queen of
May,
In observance of Coronation
year, for the annual May Day fes
tival an old English celebration has
been planned whicli will convert
the campus into an English Vil
lage and the student body into the
various English folks, including
Robin Hood and his band, which
will represent the many-sided life
of England.
Coronation colors will be carried
out in the costuming. The ladies-
in-waiting will wear pastel shade
rsdingote dresses: net on taffeta
and carry attractive shepherd’s
crooks. The maid-of-honor will
wear green on white taffeta, and
the Queen will wear net on white
taffeta. The child attendants will
wear dresses similar to the ladies-
in-waiting.
The scene will be laid on the
left front campus. The procession
will begin at the steps of the ad
ministration building and ap
proach the outdoor theatre by a
passageway leading up to the
stage.
At the beginning of the proces
sional dancers appear from behind
Alatlienian Society
Installs Its Officers
frolicking
Einsipg, pl3'‘
ing gamei, and, in general enter
ing into the spirit of May Day.
Then Robin Hood in his gay green
and red .“steps to the front and
giVw uie prologue.
He announces that the scene is
• in Merrie England and that the
time is on a May Day centuries
ago. He tells that there will be
dancers and merry making as
there was long ago, and of how
the fairest maid of all the realm,
and the most noble prince will be
crowned and receive the homage
of all men. It is on May Day that
the coming of spring, with its
green leaves and flowers, is wel
comed. May Day is a traditional
holiday ages old.
Ten flower girls in organdie af
ternoon dresses bear a flower chain
to the throne and from a back
ground around the stage.
The Queen’s procession, led by
heralds, Catherine Evans and An
nie Howell, who wear white satin
costumes, and followed by the
ladies-in-waiting, the maid-of-
honor, the two crown bearers, the
four flower girls, and the king
and queen, slowly wends itself
across the campus. The king and
queen take th^ir places on the
throne; the music stops; the coro
nation proceeds. The king crowns
the queen making appropriate re
marks of merriment. The maid of
honor crowns the king. Then each
class presents a gift to the queen.
Then Maxine Hudgins will give
the Dance of Greeting, which will
be followed by a country dance “If
All the World Were Paper,” by a
group of gayly costumed girls.
The pantomine, “Robin Hood
and Allan-A-Dale” with Janice
Jenkins as Robin Hood, Marie
Hudgins as Allan-A-Dale; Martha
Seymour as Little John; and Ruby
Caudle as Maid Marion will then
be presented. Then Robin Hood
and his band will do the “Green
Slave Dance.”
Following the Robin Hood pan
tomine there will be tumbling and
hobby horse riding by G. C. But
ler and Lowell Sodeman. A rib
bon dance and the maypole dance
will follow, the latter being done
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The Alathenian Literary Society
held its annual installation service
on Thursday evening, April 22, at
6:40 o’clock for the purpose of in-
stalUng the new officers elected by
the society for the year of ’37-’38.
The service was opened by the
singing of the Alathenian song,
“Raise a Song of Exaltation.”
Then as the pianist, Shirley Liver-
man, softly played the Victory
Song, the old officers in dark
dresses and short lighted candles;
and the new officers in white and
long, beaming unlighted candles,
marched by two’s into the candle
lighted hall. After the officers en
tered the hall and formed a semi
circle at the front, the retiring pre
sident, Ruth Taylor, exp-'e.ssed her
appreciation of the complete co
operation given by both the socie
ty members and other officers; ex
pressed her satisfaction of the suc
cess of next year's work under the
leadership of the new officers; and
urged the continuation of follow
ing the motto of truth and honor.
The new president, Marion Hollo
man, expressed the society’s ap
preciation of the achievements of
the society during the year and her
appreciation for the confidence
placed in her which she felt that
could only be justified by the co
operation of each member. The
old officers then lighted the can-
d’es of the new Then all the can
dles were blown out and the of
ficers were seated. Virginia Gard
ner then gave the reading of
“Mary Martha”. The society was
dismissed by Anna Frances Jones,
the new chaplain.
The officers installed were:
Marion Holloman, president; Jean
Holloman, vice president; Anna
Frances Jones, chaplain; Gertrude
Brown, secretary; Virginia Gard
ner, ti'easurer; Margaret Blythe,
critic; Mary Long, censor; Kath
erine and Elva Evans, doorkeep
ers; Jance Jenkins and Cornelia
Hill, choister and cheer leaders;
and Shirley Liverman, pianist.
‘‘Soldier of Cross”
Draws Big Crowds
Sinae it was first presented in
the auditorium of Chowan College
as a project of Ruby Edens in the
dramatic class, “A Soldier of the
Cross,” a two-act play by Marie
Jensen, has received great popu
larity.
The play, a religious drama, was
successfully presented before the
Regional Baptist Training Union
Convention of Eastern North Car
olina in Elizabeth City, N. C.,
March 12, As a result of this pre
sentation the players were invit
ed to give the play on March 26 in
Lumberton, N. C., at the expense
of the Baptist State Convention.
Before the Lumberton trip, the
group went to Ahoskie for the As-
sociational meeting of the W. M.
U. of West Chowan Association in
their afternoon program.
On the last Sunday evening in
March the play was given in the
Ahoskie Baptist church for the se
cond time for the benefit of local
members. The Chowan Associa-
tional W. M. U. meeting invited
the students to present “A Soldier
of the Cross” at their meeting in
Reynoldson Baptist Church, April
8. On Sunday night, April 11,
Corinth Baptist Church at Eliza
beth City, was filled as the play
was presented there.
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Baptists Vote To
Keep Chowan Up
During the second Chowan Day
which was held in the College au
ditorium, Friday, April 16, it was
decided that the college doors
would remain open, but definite
plans were not made as to how it
would operate.
The plan presented by Rev. J.
M. Duncan a month ago was again
stated. It was as follows—that
the churches of the Chowan and
West Chowan Associations send
the money they give to the cooper
ative program each year to Cho
wan College for a period of five
years.
The churches were given a pri
vilege to vote on the plan before
tHe last meeting. In the West
Chowan Association, twenty-eight
Churches voted for the plan and
twelve voted against it. Of the
sixteen churches represented from
the Chowan Association, only six
voted for the plan.
Then followed much discussion
about what to do. Rev. Oscar
Creech was much in favor of mak
ing a Junior College but Rev. Lon
nie Sasser moved that the people
of the Association move on and
build up the college, making it an
accredited A-1 Senior College.
After an hoiu' or two of pulling
first one way and then the other,
it was decided by the people pre
sent that the college would remain
open. It was also decided to let
the trustees decide whether it
would be a Junior College or a
Senior College. Now it is up to
the people to make either of them
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AT r* O T T
new D. tj.
SENIORS ENTERTAINED AT
ROSE CARDEN BANQUET
Installation of ifoiioman \\e.
j >i'les As Toastnnstress;
Luealian Ufticers Canie.l Out
In Toasls
Council Installed
The annual B. S. U. banquet and
installation took in a larger form
this year with an informal news
paper banquet and a special in
stallation service on Monday,
April 19.
For the first time, the entire
faculty and student body were
guests of the old council as they
entertained the new al a banquet.
Ihe dining hall was decorated in
the newspaper colors of black and
white. On one wall was a large
replica of a Baptist Student cover,
made up of profile views of Mrs.
Carl M. Townsend, guest speaker
for the occasion. Place cards were
small newspapers. Programs were
larger newspapers and favors were
mortar-boards. Waitresses wore
aprons made of covers of the var
ious religious magazines, ruffled
in black.
Madeline Modlin, retiring B. S.
U. president, was toast-mistress.
The toasts followed the newspaper
idea. After the invocation by Dr.
Carl M. Townsend and the wel.-
come by Madeline Modlin, Mar
ion Holloman toasted the special
columnist. Mrs. Town.send re
sponded to this. Madeline Modlin
toasted the Editor-in-chicf and
Florence Ward responded. The
news staff' was toasted by Ruth
Taylor and Mattie Hoggard re
sponded. A subscriber, Martha
Seymour responded to the toasl
offered by Norman Blythe. Special
features of the program were a
reading, “A Lesson With a Fan”
by Katherine Matthews and a fea
ture by Jean Holloman announc
ing the installation service to be
held in the auditorium at 7:30.
The menu consisted of chicken
meusse, potatoes, parsley, peas,
lettuce, olives, pineapple, rolls,
butter, iced tea, ice cream and
cake.
The installation service was
opened by a hymn, “Lead On, O
King Eternal,” and the invocation
was pronounced by Dr. Bunn.
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The annual candle-light install
ation service for the new officers
of the Luealian Society, was held
Thursday night, April 22, in the
Luealian Society Hall. Helen Ed
wards, the outgoing president, and
Florence Ward, the new president,
presided at the service.
The candle light ceremony was
used in installing the new officers.
The incoming officers, dressed in
white, entered as tlie society mem
bers sang the society song, “Here's
to our Dear Luealian.” After tlie
old off'icers had given place to the
new, Helen Edwards gave a few
farewell remarks. She expressed
her love for the society and each
member and gave encouragement
to the new officers, especially to
her successor. She gave a few
words of appreciation to the so
ciety members as she gave her
place over to the incoming presi
dent, who in turn took her place
in her chair. Florence Ward in
accepting the position expressed
her appreciation for confidence
placed in her and asked coopera
tion of Society. She also mention
ed some hopes and plans for the
ensuing year. Florence, during her
three years here has held several
important positions in the society.
She served as treasurer during her
sophomore year and has been act
ing as secretary the past year.
Florence comes to the presidency
cxperienc jd, capable and willing.
In closing, tlie Society stood to
sing “Here's a ’^'oast to Loya) Lu-
calians”.
The incoming officers are: pre
sident, Florence Ward; vice presi
dent, Bernice Ricks; secretary,
France.s Edwards; treasurer, Mar
garet Adams; censor. Mayme
Davis; Literary critic, Elsie Tay
lor; general critic, Edna Mae Ed
wards; sergeant at arms, Carew'
Jernigan; and reporter, Mattie
Grey Hoggard.
The outgoing officers are: pre
sident, Helen Edwards; vice presi
dent, Martha Seymour; secretary,
Florence Ward; treasurer, Pauline
B.yrum; censor, Edna Mae Ed
wards; general crttic. Ruby Cau
dle; literary critic. Rose Jennings;
reporter, Wilma Woolard; and ser
geant at arms, Pearl Baggett.
Vesper Given By
Fine Arts Dept.
The Fine Arts Department of
Chowan College assisted by Mrs.
L. J. Lawrence and Mr. Charles E.
Vale presented a vesper musicale
in the college auditorium on Sun
day, April 18, at 5:00 o’clock.
Miss Inez Matthews, in opening
the program, played two selections
by Franz Liszt, Consolation No. 3
and Liebestraume.
Mrs. Lawrence sang a group of
four numbers, “Gay of Heart”
(from “Martha”) by Flatow, “My
Peace Thou Art’’ by Schubert,
“Voci di donna” (from “La Gio-
couda”) by Pouchielli, and “Sheep
and Lambs” by Homer. Mrs. Law
rence was accompanied by Mis.s
Matthews.
Mr. Vale appeared on the pro
gram next as he sang two selec
tions, “Where'er You Walk” by
: Handel and “Ah, Moon of My De-
1 light” (taken from Rubaiyat of
I Omar Kiahyam) by Lehmana.
i Mr. Vale was accompanied by MLss
' DeLano.
j Miss Mathews again at the piano
! gave two numbers by Claude De-
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The members of the Senior cla.ss
were guests at a Rose Gard.'ii
banquet given by the Junior cla'-;
in the college .dining hall May i
from 8 to 11 o’clock. The decor.i-
tions, special features and toast;;
carried out the idea of a Rose
Garden. Marion Holloman, pre
sident of the Junior class, prei:i-
ded a.s toasfmistress.
The dining hall was turned info
a spring garden with an old fash
ioned well with the wooden buck
et in the center of the room rep
resenting the old superstitution
that if a girl looked in the well on.
the first day of May she would set-
the picture of the boy whom .she
would marr.v. Roses, a gard.’n.
fence covered with vines, and ci
pool in one corner aided in carry
ing out the Rose Garden idea. The'
color scheme of pink and white
was stressed in the pink roses and
the menu. The lights were made
blue and a moon which was locatixi
near the ceiling made the gardi'n
look like a spring night. Corsages:
made of tiny rose buds served ;i.!
favors, while the place cards were
nut cups in the shape of American
beauty roses.
The Rose Garden idea was car
ried out throughout the banqiri.
Tiie toast mistress, Marion Hollo
man, welcomed the guests. Clinton
Piland honored the college in ;i
lo^st ‘‘To the to v’’''’ •
Dr. R. R. McCuIloch responded.'
In a toast, “To the Gardeners, ’
Florence Ward toa.sted the' faculty.
To the Seniors a toast, “To the
American Beauties” was proposes
by Marion Holloman and respond
ed to by Ethel Jones, Senior pre
dent. “The Rambling Roses”, rep
resenting the Sophomore cla.ss,
was honored in a toast by Kath
erine Matthews, to which Edith
Evans, Sophomore president, re
sponded. The Freshmen were
designated as “The Wild Roses’' in
a toast by Arthur Edwards. Lila
Ward Cooke, Freshmen president,
responded. The gentlemen guestf
were represented as “The Moon
beams” and toasted by Jean Hol
loman. Mr. J. O. Askew made th
response. “At the Gate,’' the fare
well was given by Carmen Mor
gan.
The music for the evening was
furnished by Robert Parker.
Maxine Hudgins did a dance “To
a Rose.’’ A reading “Blue Roses”
was given by Janice Jenkins. Tiie
program was completed by a sont.:
“Moonlight and Roses” sung by
Tom Gillis.
Miss Stillman
Accepts Position
Miss Christine Stillman, Cho
wan Collage bursar, has accepted
a position as stenographer and
; bookkeeper with the Capital Ice
I and Coal Company of Raleigh.
I Mrs. Katie Parham of Durham,
, has arrived to fill her position
bursar.
Mi.:s Stillman came to Chowan,
in February 1935, from Norfolk,
Va., where she attended Norfolk
Business College and later work
ed with the Royster’s Fertilizer
I Company.
Mi.ss Stillman has rendered ex
cellent service to the college in the
position as bursar, having held the
! entire responsibility of the busi-
! ness management of the college
i following the death of the late
! president Dr. W. B. Edwards. Ht r
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