THE CHOWANIAN (Ed. note the above article was written as a
Freshman English composition assignment.)
Published Monthly by the StuJerts of
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EDITOR ANNE ONLEV m || q . C *
BUSINESS manager' MABEL JOHNSON UUll DUT ^DICV
Advertising, Managers .... Shirley Davis, James Giliikan
Sports Editor . ^ . mien Downs Campus life at Ohow#n has been dry, dull,
Assistant sports editors .... Gerald Ward, Colon Jackson ^ ^
Reporters John Long, Ruth Taylor vivid, spicy, and enjoyable at times, to make
Brinson Paul, Donald Rose, Lona Nell Worrell, interesting month. The boVS Spend
Kathryn Bryant, Mabel Johnson, ^ ^
Advisor Hazel Griffin their nights playing cards, Studying, enter-
taining Ahoskie friends, and talking about the
girls at Chowan, while the girls do their study-
tAliil U Da IA/aII ‘"S, gossiping, and getting frightened by a
Will It be Well Uoner quite harmless night watchman.
The school year, 1950-51, looms ahead in
the students future. And to the average stud
ent uninitiated into the busy life of going to
school, studying hard, attending various social
functions, and trying to be a good college
student, college life may appear now to be a
bewildering maze.
There are many ways to simplify the com
plexity of college life, but perhaps the simpl
est is that a student should ask himself or her
self upon arriving on the campus just what he
or she intends to accomplish during his or her
school year.
The student should set a goal to achieve
during his school year here. After a student
realizes that he has a definite purpose in at
tending school, it will be easier to direct his
work toward attaining that coveted goal of
achievement. If a student enters school witn
no definite purpose in attending and makes no
effort to set a goal to have achieved something
at the end of the school year, then the student
finds himself or herself more or less as a rud
derless ship—having no directed course plot
ted and so inevitably arriving at no particular
destination in the end.
During the year at Chowan the student
should set a goal to grow socially, spiritually,
and intellectually.
If the student will take advantage of the
opportunities of his or her college career then
he can not only say “Well done” at the end
of the year but will also have the satisfaction
of having become a more responsible citizen.
—Ami Onlfv
The Attitude of Freshman
Matter of Higher Education
Should Have Toward the
One of the first thoughts that enter a fresh
man’s mind after trying the first few days of
classwork upon entering college is that the re
sults are not worth the effort. This, however,
is not* the; right attiude for a student to have
towards getting a higher education. All of the
better things in life take the most effort, while
on the other hand anything that is very easily
accomplished is not in the long run worth very
much.
I think that a college freshman should bear
this other thought in mind and he will get
much more out of his college work. This
thought is that everything he studies, learns,
or accomplishes is going to be for his own
good, and not for someone else’s good. We
and if we don’t labor, work, and strive-
for this education, our college career is not
much o/ a success.
Even though the work is hard at first, if
the freshman would only have enough per-
servance not to get discouraged until he gets
adapted to his new life, his work will get some
what easier as he progressses through his en
tire college career.
On the other hand book education is not
the only form of higher ediication offered at
any modern college. There is another, very
important, phase of education. This is the so
cial education, which a person will easily re
ceive if he will only mix with the other people
instead of sitting by himself and moping over
the fact that his work is hard.
In summary, if a student will keep in mind,
a clean spirit, and a good attitude his college
c«reer cennot help frotji being a success.
Why girls are so easily frightened, no one
will ever know, but when someone starts whis
pering about the Brown Lady coming, you
can see the poor little freshman become fright
ened and look for a place to hide at the same
time. Not so long ago, when the clock was
striking twelve (that is, the alarm was going
off because it had been set wrong) one of the
sophomores was enlighting a group of the
poor innocent freshman on what to expect on
Halloween night. As the story goes on and
on, and their weary minds become more en
tangled, the little dears almost lost their
breath when some of Chowan’s pranky boys
decided to ring the bell. With a mad scramble
they all disappeared at once. Some in the
closets, some under the beds, where they all
went no one will ever know, but when the
night comcs, the Brown Lady v/ill find them
all.
In the boys cabins the scene is reversed,
for they would never be frightened by such a
little triffle as a superstition. Boistrous laugh
ter can be heard coming from a lighted room
where a game of CANASTA is in full flinj,. In
one corner of the room is a group of boys
arguing about the outcome of Chowan’s foot
ball game. To even the atmosphere we’ll take
a look in another room where a group of the
most studious students (better known as
brains) are studying and cramming for the test
that Mr. Staples is giving in his beloved classes
on the following day, no, it’s today, for it s one
thirty already. A guy returning from a late
date straggles in. He’s too tired to find out
what’s over his door and promptly is drowned
by a bucket of water. Naturally, everyose goes
into hysterics and by the time all the commo
tion is over they decide to call it a day and
hit the sack. This does not end everyone’s
day however, for one or two boys, will have to
make their beds over for no one can sleep on a
beach of sand and^salt. With these stragglers
tucked in bed we’ll call it a dc j for the campus
students, ‘cause no one can stay up all the
time. ‘Yep, ‘tis dry, dull vivid, spicy; etc.
Alathenian Doings ‘
Yes, things have really been popping for
the Alathenian Society this yar. First of all,
we with the help of our rival society, the Luca-
lian, gave a reception at the beginning of the
year to welcome and impress the new stud
ents. We really had a time that night. Refresh
ments were served and games were play
ed. Everyone left with a better acquaintance of
their fellow students and life at Chowan.
Now we are right in the middle of that
famous tradition called “Rush Week.” Both
societies are doing everything in their power
to attract new students.
If anyone knocks on your door and asks if
you have some socks or stockings that need
washing, you will know that it is a faithful Ala
thenian doing her best to persuade you to join
her society.
Indeed “Rush Week” is quite exciting, but
the worse is yet to come. After the students
have cast their votes for the society of their
choice on October 11, the members will then
do their best to test your worthiness of mem
bership in their society. Of course, iniations
aren’t as bad as you have heard, but I grant
you that on October 12 and 13 you will have
really showed you capability as to whether
you will make a good society member.
In closing this news, I would like to say
that it would please me very much to see
every student on campus and all the day stud
ents a member of one of the societies. It’s noii
only literary but fun, too.
—Mary Jennings
Lucalians Meet '
The Lucalian Society held its first meet
ing Thursday evening, Oct. 2, Ryland Bradley
presided over the meeting. During the business
session plans were made for Rush Week.
Lucalians present were Carolyn Griffin,
Kathryn Bryant, Ellen Downs, Anne Onley,
Mabel Johnson^ Margaret Futrell, Colon Jack
son, Leary Pruden, Ryland Bradley, Donald
Vann, Mike Theodorakis, and Hazel Griffin,
advisor.
The Lucalians extend a cordial welcome tO
all freshmen to join their society.
Hats Off
•Here and There
Among the former students who have been
back on the campus to meet old friends are Eva
Hunt, Frances Joyner, Thomas Blowe, Ger
ald Jeter, 'Barbara Jean Archer, Janet Ed
wards, Cecile Harris, John Moore, Mary Alice
Wade, Jean Bunn, Abie Condrey and Mary
Lee Vinson.
Miss Hilda Mayo, Young Peoples Leader
of the State WMU of Raleigh, was a weekend
visitor. While here she spoke in chapel ana
conducted vesper services.
Mrs. Joseph A. Kluig of York, Penn., a
former student in 1923 was back last week for
a visit and expressed herself as being pleased
at seeing the campus alive with activity again.
Mrs. Kluig is the former Mary Holt of Roan
oke Rapids.
Dorothy Ballinger and Jo Keeter attended
a piano recital in Ahoskie Wednesday evening.
Mrs. T. W. Walker, formerly Miss Doris
Abbott, Chowan’s librarian last year, was a
visitor on the campus Friday. Mrs. Walker
now lives in Charlotte.
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Hats off to our football team for that great
victory over Campbell. We are proud of you
and think you’re tops. I.
The students are justly proud of the,/ecor3
you made when you did the almost impossible^
according to the sports predictors—whipped
Campbell. We are proud of the fine team worK
and sense of team spirit you displayed in that;
game. I
We are proud of our coach too for making
our victory possible through his hard work
and practice with the squad. '
Pride arouses school spirit which is high
right now. Let’s not let it fall.
—AfnicOuley^
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The 1938 Duke football teaiH was not scor
ed upon until the final seconds of the final
game of the season, the Rose Bowl contest.
Colon Jackson, pre-ministerial student, con*
ducted services at two churches in Northamp
ton County Sunday. In the morning he was
at the Severn Baptist Church and in the even
ing he was heard at the Pendleton Baptist
Church. . ili
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There is a possibility that there will not b2
another issue of the Chowanian. A paper in
the future will be made possible only on two
conditions: firs^, by the securing of more ad
vertisements, and second, by a student-paid
subscription. Students are asked to consider
and discuss these two possibilities. _
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In 15 seasons of coaching, Wallace Wade
has had only one losing football campaign—*
1946.