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THE CHOWANIAN
December 1955
THE CHOWANIAN
Published monthly by the students of Chowan College,
Murfreesboro, N. C., a standard Junior College controlled
by the North Carolina Baptist State Convention and
founded in 1848.
“The Heart of Christian Education is
the Education of the Heart.”
Editor Joe McLean
News Editor Bob Mulder
Sports Editor Marty Domokos
Business Manager Norma Lee Strange
Cartoonist Kathrine Futrell
Photographer John Arthur Griffin
Advertising Manager Mike Dennis
Reporters: Nancy Brown, Jimmy Dixon, Irene Burt, Virginia
Drake, Betsy Cadle, Lynn Grice, Elizabeth Warwick, and Sarah
Rankin.
The Real Meaning of Christmas
There are many conceptions of Christmas.
For the child, it is a time when a mysterious being
slips into his home on Christmas night after he has gone
to sleep and fills the stocking with nuts and candies and
leaves some toy he has wanted. He may even leave some
article of clothing, just the right size.
For many parents it will be a time when the family
will all be together again. A time of exchanging gifts and
a time of many expressions of love and concern for each
other. This is also the main thought in the minds of many
young men and women, who for some time have been sepa
rated from their “old stomping grounds” and childhood
friends.
And it is tragic but true some people see Christmas as
a time to lower the barriers and indulge in activities un
becoming to ladies and gentlemen, much-less Christian men
and women.
What then is the real meaning of Christmas?
Can we not say that Christmas is a proper time for
giving one’s best? As we look at the Gospel narrative we
see Mary, the mother of Jesus, “gave birth to her first
born son ”. Has anyone ever done more than give to the
world a ne'wl life?
We see also in the story that the Three Wise Men from
the East came and gave to the child precious and valuable
gifts.
Yes, to all involved in the birth of the Christ child, it
was a time of giving. We must not forget that this was God’s
only son which he gave on the first Christmas morn.
Christmas is truly a season for giving.
Christmas Party Is Set
for December 15
“Peanuts” will receive their
due at the big Christmas party
to be held in the gymnasium
on Thursday, December 15, at
7:30 p.m. when the Activities
Council of Chowan will stage
their first big Christmas party.
The party will come as the
climax of the “Peanut” cam
paign on the Chowan Campus.
A big feature of the party will
be the final revelation of all of
the donors of gifts during the
peanut festival.
The activities council, under
the direction of Miss Marie
Smithwick, will be in charge of
all arrangements for the party.
The council is composed of re
presentatives of all student
groups on the campus.
Committees making prepara
tions for the party are as
follows; decorations; Robin
Clair, Phi Lambda Pi, and
Patsy Futrelle, cheerleaders;
refreshments; Toye Carter,
BSU, and Oscar Harrell, Minis
terial Alliance; Christmas tree;
Ada Barnes, Freshman Class
and Virginia Parker, YWA; gifts
and Santa Claus; Emory Byrum,
Men’s Judiciary, and a sopho
more representative.
Entertainment: Ed Chaplin,
Monogram Club, Bob Mulder,
Band, and Toye Carter, Wo
men’s Judiciary.
A varied program of music
and other enterainment features
is planned for the party. “Old
Saint Nick” will preside at the
exchange of “peanut” gifts un
der the tree.
The party will be one of the
highlights of the social year on
the Chowan Campus. If you
don’t attend, you will be missing
one of the really big treats of
the year. Assisting with party
as advisiors are: Miss Frances
White, Miss Barbara Young and
Mr. James W. Brissom.
October
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thoroughly the constitution of
the Southern Association. Vari
ous faculty, student, trustee, ad
ministration, and alumni groups
have surveyed the many pro
blems over the two-year period
for a ten-year program—the
and have made recommenda
tions for a ten-year program—
the culmination of the study.
On December 16, 1954, an un
official committee of the South
ern Assocaition visited the Cho
wan campus for the purpose of
evaluating the total program.
This committee pointed out two
weaknesses in the program—the
library and the science depart
ment. The library lacked sev
eral reference volumes in par
ticular and lacked many books
on the “required list” of the
Two Thanksgiving
Services Are Held
Special Thanksgiving Ser
vices were conducted at Chowaii
College on Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, Nov. 22 &
23. These services were well
attended by the members of the
student body.
The first service was held
during the Vesper hour on Tues
day night in the auditorium.
Special music for the service
was rendered by a girl’s quar
tet which sang, “Come’ye
Thankful People Come.” Those
in the quartet were; Katherine
Futrell, Virginia Parker, Ada
Barnes, and Rose Marie Sheri
dan.
The highlight of Tuesday’s
service was the evening mes
sage brought by Bob Mulder.
Bob spoke on the subject, “The
Unthankful Heart” and in the
message said, “We could not
accurately count our blessings
and name them one by one.
God has blessed us so richly
and frequently that we take his
blessings for granted and need
special services to remind us
that we should give Him thanks.
Every day should be a day of
giving thanks.
On Wednesday morning at
6:45, a special Thanksgiving
Sunrise Service was held on the
practice field. Lewis Stokes was
in charge of the service and
brought the message on “Our
Chosen Nation”. He spoke of
how much God had blessed our
nation and compared our bless
ings with those of the Israelites.
After the Doxology, Emory
Byrum led the benediction.
8 Students Join
Phi Lambda Pi
In a recent chapel program
the Phi Lambda Pi presented
a program explaining just what
the society is. This is one of
the activities of the Phi Lambda
Pi so far this year. Another
bowling party held in Roanoke
Rapids. Others include the
meetings and the different pro
grams presented during the
meetings.
One of the purposes of the
chapel program was to give
students, desiring membership,
a chance to join the society.
Several new members were ac
cepted afterwards. The new
members are: Nancy Rountree,
Betty Lou Picot, Mike Dennis,
W. F. Warrell, Martha Har-
cum, Sally Moore, Dan Capps,
and Margaret Curls.
The Phi Lambda Pi is a
literary society, but one of its
main objectives this year in
cludes the building of a better
social life on Chowan Campus.
The May Day Festival is an
annual event sponsored by the
Phi Lambda Pi. This includes
the electing of a May Queen
and her court. This May Queen
is elected by the vote of the
student body.
The Phi Lambda Pi will be
sponsoring other activities on
and off the campus throughout
the year.
For Graphic Arts:
Southern Association. These
books have been ordered and
are being catalogued.
The new science building is
under construction and is sched
uled for completion in the early
spring. This building will be
equipped to meet all course and
Accreditation requirements.
Thus, the larger items are being
cared for.
In the early part of October,
1956, an official committee of
the Southern Association will
visit the campus. At this time,
the committee will analyze
every facet of Chowan College
and make its recommendations
to the Southern Association at
the annual meeting.
Press Association to
Finance Building
The Eastern North Carolina
Press Association at its Satur
day morning session, went on
record to finance a new build
ing that will double the capacity
of the Roy Parker School of
Printing at Chowan College. The
project is expected to cost in
the neighborhood of $6,000.
A report on the school of
printing was read by Dr. F. O.
Mixon, president of the college.
This detailed the major equip
ment at the school, the success
of its graduates in the various
newspaper plants, as well as
prospects for the future growth
of the student body and equip
ment.
Josh L. Horne, publisher of
the Rocky Mount Evening Tele
gram, told the members of the
association it was unthinkable
that the publishers would per
mit a condition to exist where
young men and women who
wanted to enter the printing
trade were unable to do so be
cause of lack of space and
equipment. He suggested that
each member-publisher contri
bute to the school according to
the circulation of each news
paper and the number of days
it published each week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Swindell, pub
lisher of Wilson Daily Times,
made the suggestion that this
contribution be continued on a
yearly basis in order that the
school of printing could keep up
its expansion.
J, Mayon Parker, general
manager of Parker Brothers of
Ahoskie, made the motion that
the board of directors prepare
plans and put into effect the
suggestion of Mr. Horne. This
was unanimously approved by
the members.
The 40x60 foot addition to tfie
school of printing 'building is
expected to get under way in
April or May of next year.
SCARBOROUGH VISIT
Hartwell Scarborough, son of
a former president of Chowan,
Dr. John C. Scarborough, pre
sident of the school from 1897
through 1909, visited the campus
on Tuesday, November 29.
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