THE CHOWANIAN
Published Semi-iiionthly by the Students ot
Chowan College
EDITOR ANNE OXLEY
BUSINESS MANAGEK jlAN' liUN.V
MANAGING EDITOR JIMIVIIE COKEFl
News Editor John Aloore
Feature E'litar Barbara Thomason
Sports Editors Curfiu Copeland. Ellon Dow;i:i
Photograplip-.- Mar>- Jennings
Cireuiation Manasor Uutli Taylor
Reporters John l*eelo, \nn:i H. Chappell, .?aiiet
Reporters Joiin Peele. Anna Kae Cliappell. Janet
Edwards, Margaret Futreile, Charles Birdsong-,
Maliel Johnson, Page White. Pervist Miles.
Advertising Staff . . Mabel Johnson, ,\nna Kae Clia.p;)ell
Faculty Adv sois Hazel Griffin, Elbert O'Connell
To the Student Body
What would you think:
1. If when riding through a college campus
you should see girls literally hanging out of
their bedrooms windows communicating with
their neighbors four windows down or per
haps on the floor below.
2. If you should ride through the streets of
a college town and see a boy and girl walking
down the street with their arms around each
other.
3. While passing through a campus you
should see a young woman and a young man
in an embrace.
4. If you saw a couple necking in a the
atre.
5. If you should walk by the society halls
and see a young lady sitting on the sofa with
a young man stretched full length with his
head in her lap while they osculated, petted,
and purred.
Our college is made possible by our parents
and taxpayers. What must they think when
they see the students of Chowan College on
the street, on the campus or in a theatre en
gaged in promiscuous petting? Is it good ad
vertising? Can people point to Chowan with
pride and say, “That's the school for my son
or my daughter because of the wholesome en
vironment and training provided.” Or would
they tend to believe that they would have no
part in the “upkeep” nor would they send
their children where such is permitted?
Must we be so careless when we go into
the soda shop, corridors, socity halls or even
classrooms, as to leave them littered with Can
dy wrappers, pop bottles, cigarette stubs and
other debris. Would you treat your own home
as some of you treat the domitory and you
men the cottages.?
We have a young Student Government,
and consequently it does not function as pow
erfully as it should but we realize our respon
sibility in seeing that the student body is guid
ed to the extent that anything is safe anywhere
and may be found there at anytime because of
the honor of the students. What you do here
reflects either honor or dishonor upon yoiu’-
self, the college and your family. What reflec
tion would you like to make?
Chowan College will be exactly what you
make it. Can’t we count on you to make it
spiritually, mentally and physically strong.
What will your contribution to college and
life be?
—Jo Keeter
Advisor to Student Government
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Chowan^s 'Boris'
There’s a Boris Karloff right here at Cho
wan !
It all began in the early part of September
when the football players arrived on the cam
pus ahead of everyone else, to practice for the
coming season. A week later, when the re
maining students arrived on the campus, they
found that their predecessors had already hung
the nickname “Boris” on the custodian, Mr.
Charles Liverman, because he looks so much
“like Boris Karloff”. The name still sticks.
Some students actually don’t know his real
name.
Hollywood’s Boris Karloff has a reputation
for scaring people but he doesn’t have a t'ning
on Chowan’s ' Boris”. More than one night a
figure has appeared at the window of the Lu-
calian Society Hall clad in loose fitting over
alls, ragged shirt, and a mask so hideous to
look at that yoii found yourself caught be
tween one of two emotions—too shocked and
scared to move or wondering which way was
the quickest way to get out.'
“Boris” claims: “I like Chowan and its
students fine, but some of these boys and girls
up here think I tell on them; and I wouldn t
because it’s none of my business.”
So you see he’s everybody's friend—the
students, the administration, the faculty, and
even the furnace claim him as their friend.
“Boris” has come to be as much a part of
Chowan College as the students are, and ev
eryone agrees that it wouldn’t be- the same
without him.
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Cage Season Ends
Hats off to Chowan's basketball teams.
They have represented our school well this
season by their fine sportsmanship and by
their ability to take it even when some of the
students disagreed with th umpires’ decision.
They represented Chowan’s sports for the
first time since the school was closed seven
years ago, and they have done an excellent
job of starting collegiate sports at Chowan.
The teams have displayed good team work
in playing together.
Team, even if you didn’t win every game
we are proud of you—for being good sports,
for displaying the fine team work you did,
and for playing just as well when your oppon
ent was scoring against you and the score was
getting .behind.
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Dreams
Dreams are great for those who love
To chase bubbles about the air—
Dreams pulled down from the sky above
To transform you into a millionaire.
Rich v/ith hope and a future glance
Ofthings you want so much:
If you could only have the chance
To give them just one touch.
Perhaps you’d own a luxury liner
And sail the seas so far.
But it would be much finer
T® go up to a star.
You’d catch the wing of some bird
And glide lazily through the sky.
And when sweet music you heard—
You’d awaken and say: “Where am I?”
The magic carpet you could own
And sail, unceasingly, through the air.
You’d be the heir to a throne
And rest in heaven without a care.
You could ask ol’ Father Time
To step, and if he refuses
It wouldn’t be such a bad crime
To dance, awhile, with the muses.
And while you’re passing away the hours,
You could visit some Blue Bird’s nest.
Or you could smell the fragrant flowers;
Maybe even taste to find the best.
Perhaps an Angel you could find
And have a sweet little chat.
Then, with the world all left behind—
You could smile and wonder where it’s at.
A pretty butterfy you’d probably catch
And ask her about her wings.
She would then answer: “Just watch—
A new design whenever ah angel sings.”
To escort an angel for awhile
Would be an honor for me and you.
It would be worth the effort to see a smile
That conquers the world when it’s through.
Day dreams, or not, they’re still in style.
And it is soothing to be the owner of one.
Hew satisfying it is to see a smile
That greets you when your work is done.
When you have leisure time to spend.
Perhaps you’re tired and need some rest.
It would b a sensible thing to lend
A'few moments to put to the test.
If we could have these things, we'd be
satisfied.
We could then relax, let the world go free.
But a dream is only a fickle tide
That offers contentment to you and me.
—Charles Birdsong
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Open Forum
Dear Editor:
At the beginning of the first semester at
Chowan, I heard many students gripe about
different things pertaining to the college. A
lot of these gripes had no basis of truth, when
compared to other schools. Having been to a
jL,iiici' ccilege before and having played ball
at most of the junior colleges in the state, I
■■■C'v.' that the students doing the griping had
noi: been to other schools.
Food seemed to be the number one gripe.
The food at Chowan in comparison with that
in jther schools is very good. You are allow
ed different choices of vegetables and drinks.
Another feature is the method of payment. If
you do not go to all meals, you only pay for
the ones you do eat. While at other schools
you are charged a flat rate, regardless of how
many meals you miss. The preparation of food
is also much better at Chowan.
Living quarters and class rooms seemed
to be a gripe topic also. The boys at Chowan'
have the best living quarters of any junior
college that I know of. They have plenty of
room, hot water, good heat, and good beds.
The girls’ quarters I am unfamiliar with;
therefore, I cannot give an opinion. That the
classrooms here are small is true, but the stud
ent body is small also. I have seen other col
lege classrooms worse than any of ours.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday you hear
the same old story about chapel. I have done
my share of griping about this. In other
schools chapel is required a certain number o£
days each week; the only difference, however,
is that they offer a larger variety of programs
of a non-religious nature.
From the students’ point of view the girls’
dating privileges are bad, but at some schools
the girls can date only once or twice a month.
Here at Chowan they are allowed to date that
many times a week.
Griping is human nature, and it would be
a dull world without it. In our case, however,
there were not grounds enough for the amount
of griping done. I do not contend that all grip
ing is wrong. This is just my opinion and my
answers to a lot of it, and I think that the boys
and girls on the basketball teams will back
'me up in this now that they have visited a few
of the schools.—Pervist Miles.
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Pro or Con? j
The roving report out looking for news
decided to ask a few students their opinion of
a May Day for Chowan. Some of the answers
he gathered are:
“If it’s like trying to get a dance here, it
will never be done.”
“That’s entertainment?”
“It’s a very good idea.” i ;
“There should be one.” ’
“I think there should be one too.”
(Editor’s Note: A May Day celebration
will be held May 19.)
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It seemp that the boys aren’t exactly sura
where they are; they need signs. And speaking
of signs, it appears that Burma Shave has
transferred its advertising program to the
campus. The effects? We do not know yet.
One scalper says that Miss Ballinger would
make a good detective the way she can stick
behind someone on the road. Miss Keeter cart
verify this. Another scalper from the boys’ cot
tage proposes a new song title, “Why Don’t
the Pines Break”, in parody of “Why the Rag
Don’t Tear” and suggests dedicating it to Mis§
B. ;
A curious scalper wants to know whethetj
“Rosso” is Bill Midgett’s middle name, ’causa;
everybody’s calling him that. '
If you want to know whether it snowed in
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Scalpings:
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