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THE CHOWANIAN
Volume 2 — Number 1
Murfreesboro, N. C. November 1954
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Edited By Students
At Chowan College
And Printed At The
Roy Parker School
Of Printing.
College Offers
Radio Program
Every Sunday
Each Sunday morning the Ra
dio Station in Ahoskie relinquish
es fifteen minutes to Chowan
College. This program is a pub-
hc service feature and is direct
ed by Mr. M. A. Pickard, voice
instructor at Chowan.
These are the programs given
thus far:
Septeinber 12, The devotional
and a discussion of open house
at the boys’ dorm was given by
Rev. Oscar Creech. Mr. Marvin
Pickard accompained by Mrs.
Pickard sang, ‘Unto Thee O
Lord,’ ‘But the Lord is Mindful
of His Own,’ and ‘Near to the
Heart of God.’
Sept. 19. Coach Herbert Appen-
zeller talked on the Athletic Pro
gram and the new members in
the department. J. D. Tilley,
sang ‘Out of the Deep,’ and
‘Dear Lord and Father of Man^
kind.’ He was accompained by
Miss Barbara Young, Professsor
of Organ and Piano.
September 26. Miss Frances
White led the devotionals and
Ella Jane Smith gave a brief
talk on B.S.U. A quartet con
sisting of Anne Long, Pat Guth-
erie. Iris Evans and Pauline
Hardee sang, ‘The Alma Mater’
and “Beneath the Cross of
Jesus.”
Oct. 3. Dr. Bela Udvarnoki
spoke on “Communism” and
made brief remarks about the
coming Founder’s Day at the
College. Mrs. Udvarnoki sang
“If with all my Heart.”
Oct. 10. The Rev. Mr. Sasser
g."'ve a talk on the history of the
college and Mr. Pickard sang,
“Rest Unto Thee O Lord.” He
was accompanied by Mrs.
Pickard.
Mr. Pickard is planning to
have the various organizations
take part during the year in or
der that the public may have a
broader view point of the act
ivities here at Chowan and
also of the members of the fac
ulty.
Mr. Pickard also hopes to re
cord some of the outstanding
programs on the campus and to
present them to the public over
the radio.
Friend of College
Subscription: $1.00 a year
New Dormitory Dedicated At
Beginning of College Term
SETTING TYPE FOR NEWSPAPERS—These six young ladies are students in a Teletypesetter
perforator class at the Roy Parker School of Printing at Chowan College. Seated at the tape per
forating machine is Janice Dew of Wilson. In the background are left to right, Mary Frances
Saunders of Enfield; Fannie Lou Bissette of Wilson; Pauline Hardee of Enfield; PhyUis Ward of
Whaleyville; and Daisy Mae Bell of Halifax. These latter girls are holding tape containing per
forated holes which form combination for automatically operating a typesetting machine. The
TTS perforator keyboard is similar to a typewriter, but with added keys used in mechanically
operating a linotype. Other pictures on page four.—(Chowan College News Bureau Photographs.)
The Art Preservative^^
School of Printing Opened
Passed Away; Was
New Bern Publisher
Funeral services for C. A.
Eury, of New Bern, N. C., who
died in Duke Hospital, Durham,
on the night of September 28,
1954, were held at the Brown
Funeral Home in Raleigh, Sep
tember 30th. Burial was in the
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Raliegh.
Having entered Duke Hospi
tal for major surgery on Septem-
berber 6, Eury remained there
until his death.
Mr. Eury was a native of Gas
tonia, where he worked on news
papers when a young man. In
1937, he went to New Bern to be
come publisher of the New Bern
Sun-Journal, an afternoon daily,
the position he held until his
death.
He was the former president
of the Eastern North Carolina
Press Association, a member of
the board of directors of the
North Carolina Press Associa
tion, member of the First Metho
dist Church, a Rotarian, and a
Mason. He was also a^ long-time
friend of Chowan College, and
dedicated the new Graphics Arts
Building at Chowan.
Mr. Eury is survived by his
wife, of New Bern, and one son,
Charles C. Eury of Raliegh.
New Qpponttmritrro~Yo~utK
We'll Tell You First
This issue of The Chowanian
has been published by inexperi
enced editors and writers;
inexperienced linotype operators
and printers; inexperienced
teletypesetter operators, so we
know many mistakes will prob
ably be published in this issue.
After our orientation period
many of these mistakes will be
overcome. We ask that you bear
with us until we become more
experienced.
Chowan Glee Club
Members Are Listed
In Popular Demand
The Glee Club of Chowan
College is composed of twenty-
seven girls and fourteen boys.
With Mr. Pickard as the glee
club director, it has made prog
ress from the beginning of the
school year.
On Friday, October 8 a quar
tet, Pauline Hardee, Anne
Long, Pat Gutherie, and Iris
Evans, sang at the Tar River
Association which met
at Norlina, North Carolina.
On Sunday, October 10 this quar
tet presented special music for
homecoming services at Peach
tree Baptist Church, Spring
Hope, North Carolina.
Mr. Pickard has said that the
glee club has shown improve
ment and has good possibilities.
The Glee Club has as one of its
projects this year the building
of a nice music library.
The Glee Club is working on
“Onward Christian Sol
diers” arranged by Fred Waring,
‘Jubilate Deo’ by Purvis, and
VeruTO f srpus’ by MuUer.
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Baptist Training
Union Programs
Outlined At Meet
The Young People’s Class of the
Murfreesboro Baptist Church
Training Union has clected the
following officers under the super
vision of Dean R. D. Wilhelm, the
leader; President, Toye Anne
Carter; Vice Pres. Sue Godwin;
Secretary - rrreasurer, Pauline
Hardee; Bible Reader’s Leader,
Ella J. Smith; Program Chairmen,
Carol Bradley and Virginia Fleet
wood; Social Chaiirman, Iris Evans.
This department of the B. T. U.
has planned various programs and
activities of vital importance and
interest for the near future. Instead
of following the quarterly directly,
the group has made a list of topics
for discussion and will get infor
mation for them from the quai-
terly. The topics for discussion
include such things as “Segrega
tion vs. Non-Segregation,” “Social
Problems,” “How to be a success
ful boyfriend or girl friend,”
(See Baptist Training page 4)
Achievement Tests
Results Are Listed
Upon entering Chowan, all
freshmen and transfer students
were required to take the Co
operative General Achievement
Test — a series of tests given to
college freshmen in colleges and
universities throughout the na
tion. Results of the tests are nec
essary for gpidance, counseling,
placement in classes and for
basis for recommendation to a
senioj college. The results also
provide a scale by which Chowan
students may be compared with
other college students in the state.
The tests, which were given
September 13 and 14 prior to
registration and the beginning of
classes, were divided into seven
parts: (1) Reading, (2) Mechan
ics, (3) Effectiveness of Expres
sion, (4) A. E. C. Psychological,
(5) Social Studies, (6) Natural
Science, (7) Mathematics. Re
sults on most of the tests have
been tabulated and Dean Grogan
has released information con
cerning high scores.
Below are listed, in alphabeti
cal order and not according to
rank, the top ten in each divis
ion. Those making the highest
grades in the American Educa
tion Council — Psychological Ex
amination were: Glenn Clack,
Garland Deane Crenshaw, Irii
Evans, Joseph H. Harkey, Johnny
Ferguson Hill, Jane Hughes,
Kenneth Mizell, Richard Gene
Padgett, Leonard Pulley, and
Charles Stokes.
Those making the highest
grades in the Cooperative Gener
al Achievement Test—Soc i a 1
Studies were: Johnnie Thomas
Britt Jr., Toye Ann Carter,
Garland Crenshaw, Frank Mich
ael Dennis, Joseph Harkey,
Robert Eugene Harring ton,
F. Joe Harris, Johnny Ferguson
Hill, Jane Hughes, and Charles
Stokes.
Those making the highest
grades in the Cooperative Gener
al Achievement Test—Mathemat
ics were: Garland Deane Cren
shaw, John Whitworth Crenshaw,
Annie Mae Daughtry, Iris Evans,
Joseph Harkey, F. Joe Har
ris, Johnny Ferguson Hill, Vance
W. Link, Richard Gene Pad
gett, and Charles Stokes.
Those making the highest
grades in the Cooperative Gener
al Achievement Test—Mechanics
of Expression were; Toye Carter,
Annie Mae Daughtry, Carolyn
Jones Davis, Joseph Harkey,
Johnny Ferguson Hill, Shirley
Lois Martin, Emily Woff Parker,
Sarah Mildred Sexton, Charles
Stokes, and Elizabeth Carter
Warrick.
Those making the highest
grades in the Cooperative Eng-
(See Achievement page 4)
Started two years ago in a
small building, with only one
typesetting machine and a single
small press, the school of print
ing at Chowan College has made
possible the training of young
men and women for one of the
highest paid fields in industry.
Dedicated this past summer in
its new building, with some $45,-
000 worth of printing equipment,
the department was named the
Roy Parker School of Printing
at Chowan College, honoring
one of its founders, Mr. Roy
Parker, Ahoskie newspaper pub
lisher and a visiting lecturer in
journalism at the college.
In comparison to last year,
when only 14 students were en
rolled, there are now more then
40 young men and women from
throughout this state. South Car
olina and Virginia on the stud
ent list of this department. With
but a few exceptions these
young men and women came to
Chowan College to study graph
ic arts.
Few people ever think of the
important part printing plays in
their lives, for it is difficult to
imagine a time when men had
no knowledge of paper or of any
of the writing or printing ma
terials of more recent years, and
when they did not even have an
alphabet, or any equivalent sys
tem of symbols by which knowl
edge or information might be
preserved or transmitted.
The history of man down
through the .-ages has been
brought to us through the inven
tion of types and printing. Every
lesson, from primary grades
through college, is made possible
because of the printer. The first
bible ever produced in type was
printed by Johann Gutenberg,
of Mainz, Germany, in 1456. It
was called the “Bible of 42 lines”
and was a book of over 1300
pages, printed laboriously by
hand on a crude press, two
pages at a tiem.
Universally accepted for
many generations as “the art
preservative of all the arts,”
printing remains one of the
greatest factors in the promo
tion of human progress and de
velopment. So it is only natural
for those at Chowan College;
who have played a part in the
growth of this school, to feel
very proud of its rapid achieve
ments, and to be thankful to
those newspaper publishers who
have contributed .so liberally in
equipment and money.
The school still has growing
pains, for already the student
enrollment has outgrown pres
ent equipment. Search for
means of securing additional
machinery and materials is con
stant, because the adminintra-
tion at the college realizes the
potential growth of this depart
ment is great, and the benefits
to youth in training them to enter
this highly skilled and well paid
field of art are evident from
the requests for graduates re-
(See School Of page 4)
College Orchestra
Proposed By Music
Department Head
Mr. Marvin A. Pickard, head of
the Department of music, has
requested that students of mus
ical ability who are interested in
playing a musical instrument noti
fy him immediately.
It is Mr. Pickard’s wish to
organize a Chowan College Or
chestra, and he believes that a
good orchestra can be assembled
here provided that enough inter
est is shown. Other Baptist Col
leges, such as Wake Forest, have
already developed excellent or
chestras.
In order to stimulate interest
in an instrumental group, Mr.
Pickard is arranging to have
other college and community
orchestras present concerts here.
It is his belief that Chowan stu
dents, after hearing the fine work
done by other groups, will want
to organize a Chowan College
Orchestra.
Any student who has ever play
ed a musical instrument is asked
to give Mr. Pickard the follow
ing information: the kind of in
strument played, the length of
experience, the ensemble in
which he played, and whether
or not he owns his instrument.
Chowanoka Staff is
Elected at Meeting
The CHOWANOKA Staff met
Wednesday night, September 29
in the Vesper Room, to discuss
plans for the college yearbook.
All students wishing to work on
the staff were present.
Mr. L. Robert Grogan, Dean
of Instruction who will serve as
the staff advisor, met with the
group and told each what was
expected of him.
The following staff has been
selected and approved by Dean
Grogan: Editor in chief, Nancy
Taylor; assistants, Betty Ruth
Boyd and Johnnie Hill; Layout
Editor, Dan Thomas; Assistant
Art Editor, Mildred Sexton;
Snapshot Editor, EmilyParker;
Assistant, Phillis Ward; Assist
ants, Jean Carol Parker and
Marilyn Turner; Sports Editor,
Don Deaton; Assistants, Pat
Gutherie and Dorothy Matthews;
Activities Editor, Nancy Rawls;
Assistants, Pat Laughinghouse
and Iris Evans; Business Mana
ger, Luda Box; Assistants,
Billy Warren, Leora Holland,
Patsy Futrelle and Janice Dew.
The CHOWANOKA Staff plans
to start work soon and hopes
that the student body will give
their full co-"peration in order
to put out a desirable Annual
for this yea
The girls' glee club working
on ‘I Love Little Willie’ by
Wilson and the boys’ glee club
is working on ‘Goodby, Old
Paint’ by Wilson.
The members of the girls’
glee club are: Shirley Blizzard,
Iris Evans, Rebecca Flythe,
Ann Hales, Pauline Hardee,
Edith Harrington, Anne Long,
Shirley Martin, Emily Parker,
Nancy Rawls, Barbara Swin
dell, Elsie Takesian, Marilyn
Turner, Phyllis Ward, Elizabeth
Warrick, M,i 1 d r e d Wheeler
Lula Pearl White, and Tommie
Ruth Worrell.
The members of the boys’
glee club are; Jack Britt, Jof-
frey Cratch, John Denton, John
Gatling, Charles Harris, Billy
Jones, William Joyner, Dunlow
Monly, Robert Mulder, Charles
Paul, Walter Sykes, J. D. Tilley,
Meredith 'White and Earnest
Whittington.
Dan Page President of
Ministerial Alliance
The Chowan College Minis
terial alliance, headed by Dan
Page, president and sponsored
by Mr. Oscar Creech, associate
to Dr. F. O. Mixon and former
pastor of the Ahoskie Baptist
Church, has organized this year
with nine pre-ministerial stu
dents. The purpose of this or
ganization is to promote relig
ious education on the campus,
to help stimulate a Christian
atmosphere on the campus and
to advance Christ’s kingdom
Last year the organization
made trips to the Prison Camp
near Ahoskie where the minis
terial students presented pro
grams and witnessed in song,
message and prayer. Filling the
pulpit of pastors, some of the stu
dents preached in near-by Baptis
Churches. The preparation of
the ministry was supplemented
by inspirational messages
brought by Mr. Creech and Rev
J. M. Duncan.
This year Charles Paul, soph
omore from Davis, N. C. and
president of the B.S.U. is hold
ing a pastorate at Harker’s Is
land, N. C. Plans are being
made for the students to visit
the Pine Forest Rest Home in
Potecasi, N. C. as well as re
turn trips to the Ahoskie Prison
Camp.
The nine members of the
Ministerial Alhance are; Char
les Paul, Davis; Dan Page,
Clarkton; John Gatling, Frank
lin, Va; William Joyner, Mur
freesboro; Freddie King, Ports
mouth, Va.; Jim Wollenslager
Port Huron, Michigan; Vincent
Lee Godfrey, Elizabeth City,
and Rudolph Morris, Ahoskie.
THINKING ALOUD
When we as college students
irritate our thoughts in advance
for situations that promise to call
for angry, harsh words, the sit
uation never seems to come. It
is when we are unprepared and
caught off-balance that tke blow
falls, leaving us weak if not
toungue-tied.
Enrollment is
Increased By
47 Students
With an informal reception
and open house in the new Boy’s
Dormitory, Chowan College be
gan its official opening on Sep
tember 12. The members of the
faculty and administration who
made up the receiving line
greeted about two hundred
guests. The puests were met al
the door by Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Parker. Punch and cookies were
served by Mrs. Beaman, college
dietition and other faculty mem
bers. The B. S. U. served as
guides to the students, their
families, and other friends of
the faculty who inspected the
new building.
The reception hall and lounge
were decorated for the Open
House with floral baskets con
tributed by the Murfreesboro
and Boykins, Virginia Baptist
Churches. The entertainment
committee consisting of Mrs.
Juanita Beaman, Chairman,
Mrs. F. O. Mixon, Miss Ann
Dacus, and Miss Frances E.
White; with the assistance of
the wives of the faculty mem
bers, served refreshments.
The dormitory, designed by
J. A. Malvern and W, D. Boone,
represents the completion of
Chowan’s first major step in ex
pansion. The building houses ap
proximately one hundred boys,
and each room is frunished with
a double-decker bed, double
study desk, a dresser, and two
chairs. On the second floor a-
bove the rpain entrance is locat
ed an apartment for the Dean
of Men and his wife. The entire
building is fireproof. The new
dorm.itory and four cabins fur
nish the living quarters for men
students. The third floosf-»*
nictiTi ouIiaJlng iViU be used along
with the east wing as living
quarters for girls.
As an item in the expansion
of the college, the official open
ing on Monday, September 13,
revealed an increase in enroll
ment of 47 students, or a total
enrollment of 215 students.
There are 64 girl students this
year, three more than last
year’s enrollment. The boys
out number last year’s enroll
ment by 47, making this years
enrollment total 152 men stu
dents.
In the opening assembly,
which was held Monday morn
ing in the auditorium. Dr. F.
O. Mixon, president of the col
lege, welcomed the students
and introduced the faculty.
Following the assembly the
students spent the remainder of
that day and Tuesday taking
orientation tests.
Registration for classes began
on Wednesday, and Thursday
was observed as the first offi
cial class day. On Thursday
morning the Dean of Men, Mr.
Wilhelm, and the Dean of
(See New Dorm page 4)
Oratorio Society to
Present Handel's
"A^essiah" in Dec.
The Chowan College Oratorio
Society will present Handel’s
“Messiah,” In the auditorium of
Chowan College in December.
The date will be announced
later. The group of singers will
consist of Chowan College Glee
Club and interested friends of
the college from the Chowan
and West Chowan Association.
In addition to these, participants
from sections of Virginia are
expected to contribute singe.\, to
tlie group.
The Society practices each
Tuesday night from 8 to 9:15.
At the last practice, according to
Mr. Pickard, director of the So
ciety, there were 27 present
including students. He expects
60-70 voices to participate in
the “Messiah” when it is pre
sented here in December.
Woman's Judiciary
Outlines Purposes
At Organization
The young women living in tne-
dormitory at Chowan College met
Thurs. September 23 to organize
the women’s Judiciary of the Stu
dent Government Association of
Chowan College. A nominating
committee was elected to choose
candidates for the various offices.
Those chosen and then elected by
popular vote are the following:
President, Sue Godwin; Vice Pres-
Pauline Haxdee; ^gcr-^tary-Trea-
'I'c 7’ilrf
Monitors, Mildred Wheeler, Vir
ginia Drake, Jean Early, and
Carolyn Davis. The students elect
ed Joyce Harris as the town repre
sentative.
These offices are required to
maintain a high scholastic stand
ing, as well as a good reputation.
■The Women’s Judiciary met on
Sept. 29, at which time the presd-
den't. Sue Godwin, assisted by Mrs.
Kennedy, advisor, explained the
rules and regulaitions of the Col
lege to the members. Plans for
meetings of the Judiciary were
also drawn up. It was decided that
the Judiciary meeting would be
neld once every two weeks on the
second floor of the Girls Dormi
tory, and that the length of the
meeting should not exceed one
hour. Attendance records and min
utes of each meeting are to be kept
in permanent form in the office
of Miss Marie Smithwijck, Dean
of Women. Miss Smithwick or her
representative will be present at
each of the meetings. All consti
tutions drawn up by the Judiciary
hold firm, unleiss an amendment
(See Judiciary page 4)
Student Killed in
Motorcyde Wreck
Jackson.—W i 1 1 i a m Sears
“Billy” Ricks, 18, Chowan Coll
ege student, diedThursday morn
ing, October 14 at 12:05 in the
Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Young
Ricks sustained head, neck and
spine injuries when the motor
cycle he and a companion were
riding overturned about two
miles east of Jackson on the
Mt. Carmel road at 4:30 p. m.,
Wednesday, October 13.
A Friend
By ROBERT MULDER
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I
shall not want,” said the Psalm
ist, and no words could be
more fitting at a time such as
this as I attempt' to pay tribute
to one whom I considered a per
sonal friend-one who has pas
sed the sunset of his life and has
gone on to meet our Master and
Creator.
Last year this time Billy
Ricks was beginning his senior
year in high school, a year that
was in all respects a successful
year. This September he enter
ed an entirely new life, his first
year at College, the very be
ginning of his adult manhood.
Undoubtedly had he finished
his work here he would have
gone out in the world and con
tributed much to it as a good
citizen. Those who knew him
knew that the world was a more
pleasant place in which to live
by his being there.
Like the rest of us freshmen,
Billy had been at Chowan Col
lege only 4 weeks. In that short
while, it is possible that all did
not learn to know him person-
/
BILLY RICKS
ally. His unexpected passing
was a great shock to al’i. '.vho
have heard of it, but ii, the
hearts of those who knew him
personally, there is a loss which
only his family and, to a lesser
extent, his personal friends can
feel.
Aside from the fact that Billy
was a classmate of mine at
college, he was a personal
friend. We started to school to
gether in the first grade at Con
way Grammar School back in
1942 and were together then for
the first four years of our
school life. Even though we did
not attend high school and grad
uate together, nevertheless, I
(See Student Killed page 4)
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