THE CHOWANIAN
Produced By Students and Faculty of The Roy Parker School of Printing at Chowan College
\/olume 7 — Number 2 Chowan College, Murfreesboro, N. C. November 1958
The Architect's drawing of the proposed new cafeteria.
Cafeteria Building to Seat 400 is Planned for 1959-60
Chowan Benefits Through Estate
The will of the late Charles
H. Jenkins of Aulander, which
was recently probated in Bertie
County, provides benefits for
Chowan College.
The college will receive pro-
cpeds from the s^le of the res
idence in Aulander within five
vpars after the death of a sister,
Mrs. Marie Jenkins Saunders,
who was given lifetime right in
the residence.
Chowan was remembered for
additional benefits. The trustees
of the estate are to sell a tract
of land in Bertie County’s Mit
chell township known as the A.
J. and W. A. Jenkins farm with
in five years and one-fourth of
the proceeds is to be given to
Chowan College for its general
endowment.
Mr. Jenkins was one of North
Carolina’s largest automobile
dt-alors. A Bapt’^t, he was a
trustee of Wake Forest College.
His brother, Herbert, was at one
time a trustee of Chowan.
Volunteers at Work
Rev. Oscar Creech, Director
of Development at Chowan, says
many workers throughout east
ern North Carolina and south
eastern Virginia have volun
teered their services for the sec
ond phase of Chowan’s capital
campaign.
Many of these persons worked
as solicitors in the first phase
of the campaign last winter,
which led to some $435,000 be
ing pledged to the college. Be
cause of the fine training these
workers received last year, Mr.
Creech stated, he expects good
results.
FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS — Students who will lead the Freshman class this year are, left to
right, Rebecca Powers, secretary. Great Bridge, Va.; Tony Walton, vice president, Winston-Salem;
Jimmy Lee Towe, president, Winston-Salem; and Professor James R. Masters, class advisor. Others
not shown are two social chairmen, Carolyn Wheeler, Seaboard and Alton Lowe, Gatesville.
Jimmy Towe Elected Frosh Prexy
Jimmy Lee Towe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Towe, 516 Mentor
Street, Winston-Salem, is the
newly-elected president of the
freshman class at Chowan.
A graduate of the Mineral
Springs High School, Jimmy was
captain of the school’s basket
ball team, active in dramatics,
and an outstanding student.
Tony Walton, a classmate at
Mineral Springs and the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Walton,
410, Indiana Ave., was chosen
by the Chowan freshmen as
their vice president. Like his
close friend Jimmy Towe, Tony
was an outstanding athlete and
student in Winston-Salem.
A young lady who was voted
“Best All-Around Girl” at Great
Bridge, Va. High School, is the
Chowan freshman class secre-
tary-treasurer. She is Rebecca
Powers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley L. Powers of North
west, Va.
To round out their slate of
officers the Chowan freshmen
selected two social chairmen:
Carolyn Wheeler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy W. Wheeler,
Route 1, Seaboard; and Alton
Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard B. Lowe, Route 1,
Gatesville.
Second Phase of Development
Program is Now in Full Swing
The second phase of the Cho
wan College Development Pro
gram got under way Monday
night, Nov. 3, when some 50
friends of the college gathered
in the dining room for a kick-
off dinner.
W. A. “Bill” McClennan, who
directed the initial campaign
which launched the development
effort last fall, was the keynote
speaker for the occasion. Presi
dent Bruce E. Whitaker, Cho
wan Director of Development
Oscar Creech and Dr. Raleigh
Parker, chairman of the col
lege’s Board of Trustees, also
spoke to the group.
$95,000.00 is Goal
The amount of $95,000.00 (in
cluding $47,500.00 from Busi
ness firms) was set as the goal
for the second phase of the
campaign. All those present
pledged themselves to reach
ing this goal by January 1,
1959, so that construction could
begin at once on a new cafe
teria.
Malcolm and Boone, the Char
lotte architects who drew plans
for the recently completed $300,-
000.00 girl’s dormitory are al
ready at work on plans for a
new and modern cafeteria com
pletely equipped to take care of
400 persons.
The proposed cafeteria is the
second of seven buildings called
for in Chowan’s long-range pro
gram of expansion and enlarge
ment.
Increased Enrollment
An increased enrollment in
1958 of 114 (total 409) is strong
indication of the urgency for
additional physical facilities.
Greatest of the needs is the new
cafeteria. The recent completion
of the girl’s dormitory relieved
the shortage of space for addi
tional men students. Men stu
dents are now occupying the
dorm in the “Columns” building
formerly used for girls.
The proposed new cafeteria
must be started early in 1959,
and $135,000 to $150,000 will be
needed for this building and fur
nishings. The construction sche
dule depends upon the payment
of campaign pledges anci the
securing of new subscriptions.
A very special victory din
ner is planned for Monday
night, December 15, 7:00 o’
clock at the college. All work
ers and their guests are in
vited. In the meantime under
the direction of Mr. Creech as
signments will be made in
each community. It is ex
pected that occasional report
meetings will be held.
The directors, administrators
and loyal friends of the college
should be praised for their first
big accomplishment in construc
ting the new girl’s dormitory.
The compaign brought many
other very vital benefits to the
college, including excellent pub
lic relations which reflect in our
increase in student enrollment.
Construction Loan is Approved
The new cafeteria building
which will seat some 400 stu
dents, moved a step nearer
reality when the Baptist State
Convention approved the request
of the Board of Trustees to apply
for a $375,000 loan.
The success of the second
phase of the Development Pro
gram in raising funds, as well
as the payments on pledges,
will determine the amount of
money to be borrowed for the
cafeteria. It is to cost approxi
mately $140,000. (See DEVEL
OPMENT story elsewhere in this
issue for more complete details.)
The balance of the approved
loan-figure is to be used for
erecting an additional boys’
dormitory. It is hoped the new
cafeteria will be completed for
use by the beginning of the 1959-
60 term. At this time construc
tion of the boys’ dormitory is
not planned to begin before the
spring or summer of 1960. This
follows the hopes of the adminis
tration to erect a new building
each year until the program is
completed.
Many volunteers are now in
the field contacting good citi
zens who would like to have a
part in improving facilities for
Christian Higher Education at
Chowan College. Parents of stu
dents and graduates can help,
even if the amount is not great.
Keep in mind that “every little
bit helps.”