You Can
Suppoil Ouz Team
By Attending Every
Game Possible.
THE CHOWANIAN
Volume 2— Number 2
Murfreesboro. N, C. December, 1954
Edited By Students
At Chowan College
And Printed At The
Roy Parker School
Of Printing.
Subscription: $1.00 a year
Basket Bowl Game Here Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Holidays Begin at
Noon on Wednesday^ Nov, 24
Miss Barbara Young
to Present Concert
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Bette Britton Wins
Poetry Contest
Bette King Britton, rising soph-
more at Chowan and a pre-reli-
gious education major, has been
awarded the First District prize
at the Annual Poetry Day Con
test held in A s h v i 11 e, on
October 15. The annual Poetry
Day Contest is sponsored by the
North Carolina Branches of the
National League of American
Pen Women, the North Carolina
Poetry Society, and the Huckle
berry Mountain Workshop Camp.
Miss Britton submitted her
poem for the contest during the
s«mm*>r, and was notified of her
award shortly before the Poetry
Day meeting. According to the
rules of the contest, the poem,
entitled “Loneliness,” can now
be printed and appears in this
issue of THE CHOWANIAN.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert J. Britton of Ahoskie,
Bette won her first poetry con
test her junior year in high
school. She also received a short
story award in a contest spon
sored by the Sorosis Club of
Ahoskie. The Annual Poetry Day
prize, however, marks her first
major award and success as a
writer. Her interest in writing,
she says, dates back to her ear
ly school days.
(Editor’s note: This poem,
which was written by Bette King
Britton, received First District
prize at the Annual Poetry Day
Contest held in Asheville on
October 15. Bette is to be hearti
ly congratulated for her fine
honor, and Chowan considers it
self fortunate to claim as one
of its own a writer whose liter
ary merit has achieved such
statewide acclaim.)
LONELINESS
Loneliness is like a fog.
It envelopes us suddenly and
in odd places-
We may be alone.
Or in a crowded room,
surrounded by smiling faces.
We are each separate human
souls;
We reach out and touch a
kindred heart.
It is only momentary—
a fleeting thing.
In the end, we stand alone,
finite and alone.
Bette King Britton-
Miss Barbara Young, pianist,
will present a concert at Chowan
College on November 22 at 8:30
p.m. Included in her program
are compositions by Jeno Ta-
k a c s, a European composer
who taught Miss Young at the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Mu
sic. Takacs, besides being a com
poser, is also a concert pianist
and a conductor. His works are
just becoming known in this
country.
The first works on the pro
gram will be “Caprjccio on the
Departure of a beloved Brother”
by Bach^ and “Sonata, Op. 31,
No. 3” by Beethoven. M is s
Young will also play the follow
ing compositions by Debussy:
“La Plus Que Lent” “Reverie”
and “L,isle joyeuse.,.
Having majored in piano and
minored in organ, Miss Young
received her bachelor of music
degree from Shorter College in
Rome, Georgia. While there she
studied under Elizabeth van Bu-
day and Ernest Dohanny, two
famous Hungarian concert pian
ists. During her college days
Miss Young received recognition
as a composer when the Shorter
College Glee Club performed one
of her choral compositions. One
of her choral compositions was
also used in an annual musical
production at Shorter.
Miss Young’s master's degree
in music came from the Cincin-
nat Conservatory of Music where
she was elected to the Pi Kappa
Lambda. She is now a professor
of piano in the Daniel School of
Music.
Traffic Rules Listed
Because of the lack of space
on the campus, rules governing
the conduct of automobile own
ers and drivers have been drawn,
according to Mr. Dwight Wil
helm, Dean of Men.
Rules for automobile owners
and drivers are as follows:
A car, to be kept on the cam
pus, must have liability insur
ance and be registered with the
Dean of Men. One way traffic is
to be observed at all times. The
speed limit is 20 m.p.h. There
is no parking by students any
where but in the student parking
lot east of the administration
building. A parking lot for visit
ors is provided in front of the
main building.
The penalty for the violation
of any of the above mentioned
rules is a fine of one dollar for
the first offense, five dollars for
the second offense and if the
third offense occurs, the car is
banned from the campus. Pro
fessor Dan Harris of the Science
Department has constructed a
“whammy” which can determine
rate of -speed on the driveway,
and he has been active in check
ing on speed violations.
Sheriff Harris reports that his
campaign against the law-break
ers is getting results. He has ap
prehended 36 of the varmints,
six of which were tough hombres
(faculty members).
College Infirmary
The Chowan College Infirmary
opened this year with Mrs.
Dwight Wilhelm as the Infir
mary’s first official supervisor.
The Infirmary includes for
the first time this year a well-
equipped ward for boys. Re
novations which include wax
ing the floor were made before
the reopening of the girls' in
firmary.
Mrs. Wilhelm, in expressing
her appreciation for the co
operation of the student body
in observing the infirmary rules
and hours, pointed out that the
main purpose of the infirmary
is to prevent illness among the
students. Therefore, they are
encouraged to come in for
treatment before they become
very ill.
The Infirmary has recieved
approximately 45 calls this
year, although only four people
have actually been confined to
the sick room. The calls are
chiefly for colds, sore throat, ath
letic injuries and other minor
ailments.
The medical supplies and ne
cessary facilities are constant
ly being built up to meet the
needs of the student. In dis
cussing student co-operation
Mrs. Wilhelm has noted that
roommates are being quite
helpful in delivering meals to
their hospitalized roommates.
The students are requested to
continue their observance of the
Infirmary rules which are as
follows:
Excuses: Infirmary Excuses
are given only for the follow
ing : When one has been con
fined to the Infirmary because
of illness. When one has been,
with the Infirmary Director's
permission, confined to his or
her room because of iUness.
In EMERGENCY cases to be
judged as such by the Infirmary
Director. In case of an appoint
ment with the Doctor, but inso
far as possible, these appoint
ments will be made at your off-
class hours,
Note: Infirmary Exicuses
must be signed by the Infir
mary Director and then taken
to Dean Grogan, who will issue
you a Class Entrance Slip. No
excuse will be valid unless the
above procedure is followed.
As an adult college student,
you will be expected to report
your illness to the Infirmary.
Please do not endanger your
own health or that of your fel
low students b y spreading
colds, etc.
Each student is responsible
for his own doctor bill in
case it becomes necessary to
call in a Doctor and for spe
cial prescriptoins. The Infir
mary maintains a few medi
cations which are prescribed
when needed at no cost to the
student.
There will be NO SMOKING
in either Infirmary.
Only one visitor per day is
allowed to those confined in
the Infirmary. Anyone who is
ill enough to be in the Infir
mary does not need visitors.
Do not remove the magazines
from the Infirmary. They are
put there for you when you are
confined to the Infirmary.
No towels, wash cloths,
glasses, or other articles are
to be removed from the Infir
mary.
Please help to keep your
Infirmaries clean. Do not lit
ter them with unnecessary paper
or trash.
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THE CHOWAN STAFF—The Chowan staff is made up of all students genuinely interested in news
paper work. The editor-in -chief and other editors were elected by the staff members early in the
fall term. The Roy Parker School of Printing at Chowan College, using student printers, publish
es the Chowahian, and it is one of the few college publications which is both edited and printed on
the college campus. Members of the Chowanian staff pictured above are from left to right, front
row, Virginia Drake, Shirley Blizzard Robert Gle.an Mulder, editor-in-chief; Miss Betty Moore,
faculty adviser; and Irene Burt. Second row, Marilyn Turner, Marian Gray Morris, Mildred Wheel
er, Phyllis Ward, Elizabeth Warrick, news editor; Carolyn Davis and Betty Ruth Boyd. Back row,
Charles Bridges, Mike Dennis, Lulu Pearl White, Sue Godwin, Jimmy Wilder, Business Manager;
Harold Brown, photographer; Charles Stokes, associate editor; and Joe Harkey, sports editor. Not
pictured are Kelton Stone, advertising manager; J. D. Tilley, circulation manager; Ed Hodges,
Marilyn Joyner, Edward Hendricks and Jean Early.
Students Attend Convention
On November fifth, fifteen
Chowanians departed from
and routine class schedules to
familiar college surroundings
attend the 25th. Annual Baptist
Union Convention in Salisbury.
From the very beginning it was
found impossible to discriminate
the significance of the letters—
B. S. U. Did they stand for
Bapist Student Union or—Boys,
Smiles and Unforgetable ex
periences?
The theme for the session was
both significant and engaging as
our thoughts were centered upon
the topic, “Toward Twentieth
Century Discipleship”. Certainly
better speakers could not have
been selected than Dr. Culbert
Rutenber, Professor of Philoso
phy of Religion, Eastern Theo
logical Seminary, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; Dr. Dale Moody,
Professor of Theology, Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Louisville, Kentucky; Dr. G.
Kearnie Keegan, Secretary, De
partment of Southern Baptist
Student Work, Nashville, Tennes-
Bur-rrl It was Cold!
Boy, it was cold the week-end
of October 31! For some reason
the heating system in the new
boy’s dormitory was off. It was
nothing to see students parading
up and down the halls in over
coats and scarves neatly, but
warmly draped around their
necks. One ambitious student
was seen sitting alone in cold,
non-heated room with a bed quilt
thrown around him trying to pre
pare lessons for the coming Mon
day.
The heat went off sometime
Friday afternoon and stayed off
the entire week-end. It was not
until late Monday afternoon
that the heating plant was fixed
and the system was turned on a-
gain.
It was a happy group of boys
who returned to their rooms
from supper on Monday night
to find their rooms nice and
warm—cozy as always.
There is only one thing for a
man to do who is married to a
woman who enjoys spending
money, and that is to enjoy
earning it.—E. W. Howe.
see; Elmer S. West Jr., Person
nel Secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board, Richmond, Vir
ginia ; and W. W. Finlator, Pas
tor, First Baptist Church, Eliza
beth City, North Carolina.
Through their inspiring and
invigorating messages our minds
were elerted to the fact that we
are to be 20th. Century disciples
as we live on 20th. Century
campuses. It was agreed that in
the world of confusion which
corifronts the modern student of
today the needs, the power of dis
cernment and of exercising horse
sense (stable thinking) are tre-
medous. The student was re
minded tb^ only three centuries
ago an in« vidual was subject to
irnpj-|sonr>^iJ^for ar>y religions
rriovemeniT^
On SatuT^ay morning the State
Officers met for the purpose of
drawing up a resolution concern
ing segregation which was to be
presented to the convention.
This document, after having
been affirmed by the students
of the Baptist State Convention
of North Carolina.
The resolution read:
“Having comitted ourselves to
the teaching of Christ that all
men are of equal worth in God’s
sight;
“And i n keeping with the
spirit of the resolutions of the
Sothern Baptist Convention and
the Southwide Baptist Student
Retreat at Ridgecrest, June 2-9,
1954;
“And recognizing the validity
of the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States of
America in reaffiriming this
basic human right of equality
which is in strict harmony with
Christian teaching;
“We the Baptist Students of
North Carolina in convention
assembled at Salisbury, Nov
ember 5-7, 1954, hereby resolve
to exercise the utmost in Chris
tian love and understanding in
accomplishing this principle of
brotherhood as a reality within
ourselves and in our society.
“Further, we urge the Baptist
State Convention of North Caro
lina to exercise all haste comm
ensurate with sound judgment
and Christian love in imlement-
ing this principle in our Baptist
institutions of North Carolina.”
During the business session
the importance of the Listen
Campain was stressed and two
representatives were selected to
the Baptist State Convention.
They are Ann Parr of Meredith
College and Joe Huff of Wake
Forest College.
A report of the convention
would not be complete were not
those enjoyable moments of fel
lowship mentioned. A time of
vim, vigor and vitality expres
ses it quite adequately. Meeting
new friends, renewing old ad-
quaintances, and enjoying the
hospitality of the hostess church
made this a week-end of in
spiration, fellowship and recre
ation.
Those attending the convention
were;
Panlr ^ essir Leg' Bavia,
Paline Hardee, Marilyn Turner,
Mildred Wheeler, Bill Sowell,
Lula Pearl White, Sue Godwin,
Carroll Bradly, Elizabeth Forbes
Tommie Ruth Worrell, Annie
Mae Daughtry, Shirley Blizzard,
Jean Earley, and Miss Frances
White, Advisor.
Dum Da Dum Dum
The time was 2:05. My partner
and I were working out of the
traffic division. My partner’s
name is Detective Dan Harris.
I’m Sergeant Joe Whammy.
We had had a stake out in the
Chowan College Drive for the
past three weeks. The Chowan
College Drive, a well known
hangout for students, was under
suspicion of being used as an il
legal race track during the day.
We had pulled in several stu
dent’s cars on a 102-305 A,
(That’s parking in the visitors
lot) for questioning. We learned
from this source of information
that soinething big was coming
along.
Later on in the day we caught
Dr. Mixon, leader of a nortor-
ious gang called the Faculty, for
not parking in assigned parking
place.
We spent the rest of the day
handing out tickets to every vio-
later that we caught. At the end
of the week we tallied our score.
We had apprenced thirty stu
dents and six of the faculty gang.
Signed: Joe Whammy,
Sergeant, Traffic Division
Thanksgiving holiday season will begin at noon, Wednes
day, November twenty-fourth for Chowans’ faculty and
student body, and will end with the resumption of the re
gular class schedule Monday, November twenty-ninth,
highlighting the local holiday festivities will be the inaugu-
tion of the first annual “Basket Bowl Classic”, matching
Chowans’ Braves and undefeated
Montgomery College of Takoma
Park, Maryland.
Murfreesboro High Schools’
Athletic field will be the site of
the game,which will be played
at 2 o’clock Thanksgiving Day
afternoon. The classic derives its
name from the local basket
Riverside Mfg. Co., the largest
of its kind in the world.
Several outstanding bands wil
be present at the classic, and
will participate in the half-time
entertainment. Galo ceremonies
planned include a beauty pageant
to be staged at half-time, the
winner is to be crowned “Miss
Basket Bowl Classic of 1954”.
which is being
the Murfreesboro
Commerce, will
contestants high
school seniors representing high
schools and civic clubs of the
surrounding area, and a repre
sentative from the Chowan
Student Body.
The visting team will be chosen
each year from outstanding
Junior College elevens from
different sections of the South,
each year seeing a representa
tive from a different section.
Montgomery Cillege of Tako
ma Park, Md., will be the visit
ing eleven for this years’ classic
The powerful Knights have won
twenty-four of twenty-five games
since 1951, and have a current
win streak of sixteen games.
Their 1953 season record was 8-0.
Their most narrow margin of
victory was the twelve-point
spread over Newport News
Apprentice School, 26-14. Chowan
defeated the Shipbuilders by an
identical margin, 19-7. Mont
gomery defeated a Potent Bain-
Baritone Presents
Chowan Concert
On Monday night, November 1,
Mr. Marvin A. Pickard, baritone,
head of the Daniel School of Mu
sic of Chowan College, presented
a vocal concert in the college
auditorium. Mr. Pickard’s con
cert was well-attended by music
lovers from Murfreesboro and
surrounding communities and
college students. Mrs. Pickard
was her husband’s accompanist.
A piano concert will be pre
sented by Miss Barbara Young,
also of the Music Departement,
here November 22, at 8:30.
The renditions included in Mr.
Pickard’s concert were “Where’-
ere You Walk” by Handel,
“Clouds” by Charles, “If Music
be the Foof of Love, Play On”
by Clifton, “O Thou Sublime,
Sweet Evening Star” by Wagner,
“Tu Lo Sai” by Torelli, “Wid-
mung” by Schumann, and “Vis
ion Fugitive” by Massenet.
Following the short intermiss
ion, Mr. Pickard’s selections
were Verdi’s “Eri tu che mac-
chiavia,,. Wood’s “A Brown Bird
Singing,,, Leoni’s “Tally Ho!,
Charles’s “When I have Sung My
Songs,, and Kern’s “01‘ Man
River.,, As an encore the bari
tone sang, “On the Road to Man
dalay,,
Chowan Horses
At Greenville
The Chowan College Horses
were entered in the Greenville
(5ctober 9, and came away with
several prizes.
In the juvenile five-gaited
class Elizabeth White on High
Silk won first place. In the
women’s five-gaited class she
received third place.
In the juvenile class Madeline
Phillips placed fourth for her
horsemanship in spite of the
poor showing of her horse Mac
King.
In the open five-gaited event,
second place went to Pride of
Enfield, Judy English up. J. D.
Tilley on Show Boy took fourth
place.
Immediately after the show
the Chowan equestrain group
attended a party given at the
Greenville event marks the close
horse show participants. The
Greenville event marks theclose
of the horse show season for the
Chowan riders. The members of
the Chowan group are J. D.
Tilley, Greensboro: Judy
English, Aulander; Elizabeth
White and Madeline Phillips,
Murfreesboro.
If you want to find out how
many little gadgets you need,
stroll through a five-and-dime.
Before you know it you will have
an armful of purchases—and
they mostly cost more than a
dime.
There are two things to aim at
in life—first, to get what you
want, and after that, to enjoy it.
Only the wlesest achieve the
Only the wisest achieve the
second.—Logan Pearsall Smith.
The contest,
sponsnred by
Chamber of
have as its
is another indication that
are having one of their bette;
seasons. ^
F. Frank Rubini, Wisconsin
star of the early ’30’s, headed
the coaching staffs of Wisconsin
and Maryland for several years,
and has been head man at Mont
gomery since football was ini
tiated there in 1946. Albert W.
Woods is Rubini’s able assis
tant. Woods stared at Maryland,
and is considered one of the
greatest fullbacks to ever play
for the Terrapius. Halfback
Marty Gallagher and 190 pound
tackle Ted Leneski, a pair of
hometown boys, co-cautain the
undefeated Knights.
Chowan College will be seek
ing to avenge their 1953
“GOOBER BOWL” drubbing by
State College Frosh as they en
ter their third bowl game in as
many years.
Chowan, with only two defeats
in two regular seasons, will
bring a 5-2-1 record into the
classic. The Knights will be a
solid two-touchdown favorite in
the game, since Chowan has
earned a reputation as Giant-
killers and might well emerge
victors.
Several Braves will be play
ing their last game for the Big
Blue and White; they are the
following: Shad Barden and
Whale Barnes, 235 pound tackels;
Dan Page, Gene Fergneson, and
Ted Roberts, guards; tackli ‘
Bryan Smith and center Ke _
Mizzelle; ends Buck Adcock and"
Tuffy Parsons; and half back
Billy Joe Dickens.
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Newly Organized Agriculture Department Progresses
The newly organized Agricul
ture Department at C h o w a n
College, under the direction of
Professor G. C. Buck, is showing
considerable progress in ils
work. At present Professor Buck
and his department are cncen-
trating upon the completion of a
new building, which will be lo
cated behind the new gymnasi-
n, and which will be used as
the agriculture building. Plans
call for an interior finished in
green and the installation of fil
ing cabinets, refinished furni
ture, light fixtures, Venetian
blinds, and other fixtures.
Although the department has
little equipment, it is fortunate
in having secured several im-
ortant pieces of machinery from
the Massey Harris Company, in
cluding a set of discs, a truck
and trailer, a tractor, and a corn
picker. There is also a possibi
lity that a new Ford engine may
be acquired. In addition to this
farm equipment, Mr. Buck is
planning to build and install shop
equipment such as shop planers,
dressers, ripsaws, band saws,
etc. The shop, when completed,
will be able to furnish practical
training in building, refinishing,
and repairing furniture; cabinet-
making and carpentering; and
in the repair and upkeep of farm
and home equipment. As a sub
stantial beginning for the shop
equipment, the department is
currently in hopes of obtaining
an electric arc welder.
Included in the immediate
plans for the department is a
horticulture farm to be estab
lished in the vicinity of the
College Stables. The purpose of
the horticulture farm will be two
fold : the boys will learn the
practical side of farming and the
College will benefit materially
from the products of the farm.
When the farm is established,
the agriculture students plan to
take soil samples of their own
farms as well as from the pro
posed horticulture farm in order
to provide information for the
preparation of proper fertilizers.
Professor Buck hopes event
ually to furnish courses for the
women students as well as for
the men students. These courses
would include classes on poultry-
farming, horicultlre, and gar
dening.
Currently the agriculture stu
dents are engaged in thinning
and pruning the edge of t h e
forest belonging to the college
and bordering the campus. Lat
er, in order ti secure funds for
the school, they hope to sell pulp
wood.
Students enrolled in the Agri
culture Department this term are
Freddie Hale of Windsor. Rich
ard Harris7‘9f Oxford and Carl
ton Guthrie!-of Stovall. A larger FARM REPAIRERS ON THE JOB—Students Carl Guthrey, Stoval; Freddie Hale, Windsor- and
enrollment ‘fc expected for the Richard Harris, Oxford, observe instruction being given by Professor of Agriculture G C ’ Buck
next term 'firhen more courses repairs the Massey-Harris tractor given to the newly organized department by tW- Massev-Harris
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