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THE CHOWANIAN
CHOWAN COLLEGE LIBRARY
MURFREESBORO, N. C*
Vol. 1, Number 3 Nov. 8,1949 Chowan C ollege, Murfreesboro, N. C.
Welcome,
Visifors
Visitation Day to lie Held Friday;
Plan Gala Time tor Alumni, Visitors
Eleven Attend
B.S.U. Meeting
The Chowan B. S. U. which
has recently been organized was
represented as the State B. S. U.
convention, which was held in
Winston-Saiem, on October 28-
30 at the First Baptist Church.
Eleven members from Chowan
attended with Miss Keeter as the
advisor. Those who attended were
Eva Hunt, Shirley Bright
Daughtry, ona Worrell,
Downs, Greta Churchill,
Proctor, Marvin Gibson,
Peele and Shirley Davis.
The group left the college at
1:10 p.m. will! good wish:s for a
happy weekend fro.ii the faculty
and friends. They arrived at Win
ston-Salem at 7:30 p.m. and went
to the First Eantist Church where
they attened a fellowship meeting.
After this they registered and re
ceived reservations for the week
end.
On Saturday the meeting began
by singing together hymns. This
was followed by a review on
“The Book To Live By”.
After an address by Dr. Claude
U. Broach, pastor of St. Johns
Baptist Church in Charlotte, the
group separated to go to confer-
■ence. There were twenty-five con
ferences being held. Each per.'on
had been given a numtoer when
registered. This was the numtier
of the conference that he was to
attend. In each conference the
relationship of Worship and Work
was discussed. It was found that |
without one the other could not i
exist.. '
At the adjournment .of the con-
evv-ii-orte—u:-'-
ain. One interesting talk was
given by Miss Dean Myers, who
gave a review of her Hawaiian
Mission Tour. This was followed
by a solo from a Meredith stud
ent, and the address "A Work
man Unashamed”, by Dr. Olin T. (,
Brinkley, professor of Ethics and
Sociology from the Southern Bap
tist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky.
lAs assembly on Saturday after
noon the program again opened
with hyymns and a continuation
of “The Book To Live By”. The
afternoon address, “Christian
Workmen Transform the World;”
was given by Dr. Brinkley,
The conference.'-, were again held
for the discussion of “Workman
Unashamed’ ’and “How Christ
ian Workmen can Transform The
World.”
At the end of the conferences
the meeting was adjourned until
the evening session.
At this time the students had
a chance to visit the places of in
terest in ard around Winston-
Salem, including the Baptist Hos
pital owned and operated by the
Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina. It is one of the
leading hospitals in the South.
Also seen was Reynolds Estate,
the proposed site for the new
Wake Forest campus when moved
to Winston-Saleim and Salem Col
lege.
Saturday evening, Miss Marjorie
E. Moore, associate editor of Com-
m.ission, published by, the Foreign
Mission's Board in Richmond, Vir
ginia, gave a very interesting talk
on Missions At Work, At Home
and Abroad.”
Mr. James W. Ray gave a re
port of his trip to Stockholm,
Sweden, where he atteneded the
Third Baptist World Youth Con
gress, as a delegate from North
Carolina. At the fellowship hour,
Mr. Ray showed manv color slides
of the Stickholm Congre.>>s and
European Tour. This was one part
of the program which was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present.
On Sunday, two very interst-
Ing features on the program were
a talk by a Nejro boy and a solo
by a Negro girl, both Shaw Uni
versity Students. Everyone enjoy
ed the part that these and the
many other Negroes played dur
ing the convention.
The sermon of the day was giv
en by Dr. Ralph A. Herring, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church
in Winston-Salem. His topic was,
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. President B. D. Bumi, formerly
superintendent of schools in Per
son county, who became the new
Chowan’s tirst president April ^
1949.
Leon Spencer, resident of Sea
board and former banker, who
assumed the position of business
manager in 1947 i/hen the reopen
ing progrram began.
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In connection with the Cho
wan-Holy Trinity football game
to be played here, Friday, Novem
ber 11, at 8:00 p.m. the college will
sponsor a Visitation Day for
alumni and friends. Plans have
been completed by President B. D.
Bunn .the faculty ,and students
for an afternoon and evening of
entertainment. C. V. Williams
and Miss Doris Ao'bott are co-
chairmen of the events.
A reception will be given to
the visitors at five o’clock in the
college parlors. Mrs. Estelle Thig
pen, Miss Dorothy Ballenger, and
E'ibsrt O'Coniteli, assisted by
students, will be in charge of the
affair, w'hich will te of an in-
foimal nature.
Alumni and visitors who would
like to have supper in tbs college
dining hall are invited to do so
j provided they inform the college
authorities a few days ahead. The
meal will be about six o’clock.
Following supper the highlight
of the day will be the foothall
game played on the Murfreesboro
High School athletic field. Dur
ing halves a sunt program will be
put on under the direction of Jo
Keeter. Also at that time Presi
dent Bunn will present the
Awards to the winners in the
cottage and dormitory contests.
Each cottage and each flcor of
the girls’ dormitories, as well as
the society halls, will be cleaned
up and decorated to compete for
the ijrizes. It is expected that
ideas and themes in keeping with
the gridiron contest will be car
ried out. C. V. Williams and Harry
Jarvis are the faculty mem'3ers
Austin Staples of Winchinton,
Massachusetts, chaplain.
I C. V. Williams of Durham, coun
selor of students.
100 Enjoy First Social
Following E.M.I. Came
in charge of the contest; however
they will be aided by a student
committee.
Adding color to the playing field
will be the wrapping of goal
posts in the colors of the teams,
and some other decorations. Col
ors of the visiting team - are
green and orange.
P.;sters will be made by the
students and placed about the
campus. Prizes will be given for
the best ones depleting the game
and carrying out the Visitation
Day theme. ^
Classes will be cut short Tues
day afternoon in order that stu
dents may haye time to clean up
the cani!)us. The cleaning up pro
ject will be treaded by Coach Mel
vin Laytonj All students and
faculty members are expected to
be out in jeans or work clothes
with rakeS and such to lend a
helping hand.
Visitation Day Is a new feature
of the school and the students
and staff are anticipating a largs
number of visitors at the college
and for the game. Alumni with
husbands or wives are being cor
dially invited to return to see the
beauty of the college and have
a general good time.
Eugene Williams and Maryin.
Revelle, public relations director,
will have charge of the publicity
1 for the occasion.
I Other faculty members who v;ill
assist in the program are Miss
Jennie Daughtry as hostess; Mrs.
Harry Jarvis who will assist Miss
Keefer with stunts and decorat
ing the football field and Mr,
Austin Staples who will work
with the grounds committee.
Visitors from as far south
Havana, Cuba, and as far north
as Gardner, Massachusetts, were
among the approximate hundred
present to enjoy Chowan’s social
opening.
“Delightful!” “Wonderful!” “I
shall never forget it.” These are
all remarks taken from the reg
ister that was signed by those
who attended.
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Staff Meets
On Thursday morning, Oct. 27,
a special meeting was called for
the Chowanian staff for the pur
pose of stimulating t'he flow of
news. It has come to the atten
tion of the advisers that the
news items have become scarce
according to their suitability.
Frcm this controversy arises the
task of securing better and more
aippropriate material for the cur
rent paper.
One major point which was
definitely decided was that each
person on the staff would have
to take on a little more respon
sibility, thus involving the task
of getting in their news items to
the editor in ample time to al
low her to prepare them for the
press.
Each member has promised to
exert his best in supplying the
patrons of the paper with news
of interest to them concerning the
activities of the students at
Chowan College.
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Minister (at baptism of baby>:
Anyone wishing to subscribe to His name, please .
the Chowanian, please send, Mother: Richard Milton .\lger-
($1.00) one dollar to Ruth Taylor,) non Goethe van Valtin McAlof.
P. B. 75, Chowan College, Mur- Minister (to assistant): A little
freesboro. North Carolina. more water, please.
The first entertainment includ- |
ing outside guests to be given by
the collage since its rec.pening
occurred on Saturday night, Oct
ober 29, when the girls and facul
ty play'ed ho.st to E. M. I. and
Chowan foottball teams at a re
ception held in the main parlor
immediately following the Cho-
wan-iE. M. I. game.
Ruth Taylor, Ann Onley, Helen
Brcwn, Angela Johnson, and
Mary Jennings were hostesses.
Bailbara Thcmason poured punch,
and Anna Rae Chappell presided
over t'.ie registration table.
Many of the faculty, Mr. and
Mrs. Bunn and daughter, as w^ll
as the remainder of the girls
present for the week-end enter
tained the guests.
CALENDAR
September 13—Orientation:
September 14—School Opening;
September 16—Class Work Be
gins; , ,
September 24-27 — (Inclasivei
Thanksgiving Holidays frcm
4 o'clock Wed. to 8 o’clock Mon.
December 21—January 1 — (In
clusive) Christmas Holidays Prom
4 o’clock Wed. to 8 o’clock Jan. 2;
1950
January 16-18 — Mid-term Ex
aminations:
May 29-30—Commencement
The Brown Lady Came
By ANN J.\CKSON When my ushers and I arrived
The Brown Lady’s Union was down stairs, more ghosts met us
in full swing Monday Night! and gave m^s a blindfold. I was
Every detail of her visit was car- placed in the hands of another
ried out perfectly . ghost who took me into the base-
just before eleven, every light ment.
in the building went out. It was' Once more the Brown Lady’s
then that we realized that the sobs grew loud. We entered her
Brown Lady intended to k'eep room and I was told to shake
her date, and visit once more, the hands with her. Th'en she told me
halls of the girls’ dormitory. None the story of her misfortune. When
of us had ever seen her. When she told me to feel her eyes, ar.d
v.’e found that she was to appear, then she marked me with her
it was too late. Some of the girls j blcod, it didn’t help the situa-
were lucky enough to have locks | tion.
on their doors, but there were After she had finished, she took
some of us who unfortunately did me to the door. Another gho-it
not have th’em. accompanied me to another room.
Room 338 happened to be one There, I was told to sit quietly
of the rooms without a lock. We and that the worst was yet to
come. As I sat here, I heard the
Brown Lady rustle her brown
skirt, and her mournful story con
tinued ,
It seems that I sat for ages,
then another ghost entered the
I on thought, we jumped into bed room with another guest. She. too,
with our slippers on. We didn’t • was told to sit quietly,
know whether to be frightened or | For two hours. I sat and wait-
not. When the door was pushed ed. until the other availatole
hung a dummy from one of the
sprinkler pipes and placed a chair
back of the door.
Suddenly, she appeared. A hght
flashed outside. Screams echoed
through the halls. Without a .sec-
open, and the light flashed on
three horrible ghosts, we gave one
scream and covered our heads
girls were ushered into the room.
Then we were taken back to the
main floor. They told us to re-
with the blankets or anything we | move our blindfolds, a^
could find. Either the dummy, or, directly to our rooms. They dis-
our screams startUd them, for j appeared into the darkness,
they closed the door quietly, and ! We were met at the top of t.he
went to another door. * .stairs bv the other girls. ^ The
While her associates were at. lights were turned on. Some oi
work, the Brown Lady sobbed her j the girls slept through the wholft
tale of wc'e. along the halls. i ordeal, but that seems intpossibie
Nothing could be heard except her to believe.
NOTICE
mournful wails.
Then it grew quiet. The ghosts
went downstairs. I crept to my
door and pulled it open. I stuck
my head out, but their was no
light. The sound of footsteps told
m’e that they had returned. As
they came in slg-ht I watched
them. They did not see me. I
was determined to see the Brown
Lady.
Can you imagine ghosts who
carry keys? Well, they did. Th'ey
were unsucce.ssful when they tried
to unlock one door, so they star
ted to another. One of them
saw me watching them. They
came after me. I was horrified,
but I made them believe that I
v/as calm. I asked them to come
in. I hoped they wouldn’t see my
knees. Two of them seized my
arms and the other managed to
(leave my room in disorder, by
putting pillars in the closet and
j papers in the beds. My clock was [
' turned down
Those who were awake have
had a most unusual experience
with the Brown I-ady.
Fall Festival ,
A variety show was presented
on Saturday night November 5, in
the college Cafeteria, for the en
tertainment of the students and
faculty and their friends. A very
'entertainintg program was en
joyed by a laree group of stud
ents and their friends who either
stayed at school over the week
end or returned for the program.
William Wiggins was the Chair
man of the student committee to
get the program. Mr. Austin Stnp-
les was the faculty advisor. The
Murfreesboro Exchange Clr’>
sponsored the event. Others on
the committee wer* j* Jchn .
Moore, Marv Lee Vinson. ar.i
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