Account Given of Trip Taken
By BSU Officers to Conference
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WHERE TO FROM HERE?—Members of the BSU, stranded on
the highway, “put their heads together” to figure their next move.
! ABC's on Dress \
What happens when you take
six college students, their lug
gage, one five-hour trip, m i x
well, and pack the entire com
bination into a Renault sedan?
TROUBLE: To understand the
meaning of this, you must know
a little bit of the background
for such a setting.
Last Spring the BSU officers
endeavored to take a trip to
Salisbury. North Carolina, to at
tend the BSU Spring Leadership
Conference. On the same day
this group was to leave, another
college group was leaving to at
tend a dramatics contest a t
UNC, Chapel Hill. This latter
group consisted of Mr. Bob
Brown of the Music Department
and three students who were
participating in the contest it
self. And so, with this in mind,
we are able to begin our
journey.
It all started out so very
lovely. The sun was dancing
sprightly through the boughs of
the trees, which were dre.ssed
in their newest spring creations,
and the soft breezes were f.lling
the air with the fresh aroma
of pine.
It was 10:30 A. M., and "good
byes" and "have-funs” were be
ing distributed among our jolly
group as we were embarking.
With all the luggage packed
away, the next major step was
to figure out a way in which
John (Dink) Whitley, then a
student at Southeastern Semina
ry: Linda Cowan, now a junior
at UNC, Chapel Hill; Leeman
Lamb, Chowan sophomore: Eric
Moorefield. Chowan sophomore;
Marsha Porter. Ct’owan sopho
more; and yours truly, could
find enough room into which we
could seat ourselves to complete
the setting for this chaotic tour.
It all started just the other
side of Roanoke Rapids. W e
were going up a hill, merrily
on our way, when a casual
glance behind revealed that the
motor was on fire!
After waiting about two hours
for the car to be fixed (we ate
lunch in a cafe across the road,
looked at stacks of old comic
books, and rendered help to a
plliful state of hysterics with
our jokes and comedy', we
were off again, confident that
this time we were going to make
it all right. Everything was go
ing along just fine until, inevi
tably, we came to another hill.
Again the car refused to co
operate, so the four boys jumped
out and started pushing, while
ole' hot rod Cowan did the steer
ing. The end result spelled doom
for any hope of continuing in
our midget friend.
Upon turning into the first
driveway, we discovered that no
one was at home, so we left
a note explaining who we were
(what a joke>, what had hap
pened (funnier still), and where
we were going. I still don't know
if the car was picked up or if
the people thought we were a
bunch of nuts.
Everyone knows what h a p -
pens when you have to get
somewhere and have no way to
get there. You start hitchhiking,
of course. This proved to be a
wasted effort. Who in his right
mind would pick up four boys
and two girls, plus luggage, in
the middle of nowhere? You
guessed it! No one!
Only one thing left to d o.
Walk. And walk we did. Seven
miles in all.
When all looked hopeless and
lost, we were almost run down
by some crazy driver in a blue
Opel station wagon. Hooray!! It
was Mr. (Be-Bop) Brown to the
rescue. We gladly accepted his
gracious invitation to give us a
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lift into Louisburg, so we could
call for help. After all, he loves
all his “kiddies” too much to
leave them stranded twenty-five
miles away from a telephone.
Can you imagine ten people,
with luggage for a week-end trip,
all in one Opel station wagon?
It’s not easy. The events follow
ing happened in rapid succes
sion. Carole Lindsey’s (Miss
Norfolk, 1965) cosmetic case
blew off the top of the ‘wagon.’
A truck (North Carolina High
way Department) avoided disas
ter and missed it, sliding, with
the grace of a muskrat, into a
ditch in doing such a gallant
deed.
But wait! The fun is just be
ginning. A telephone truck was
hailed to a stop and the driver
quickly persuaded to help u s
pull the other truck out of the
ditch. Amid the roar of engines,
the squeal of tires, and the
smoke and acrid fumes of burn
ing clutches, a traveling sales
man — then passing by — was'
so awe-stricken that he stopped
to offer his assistance.
Now anyone who has known
Mr. Brown very long can tell
you that he knows more people
than Governor Terry Sanford,
himself. Therefore, the kindly
gentleman was rapidly “conned”
into taking us into Louisburg.
(Actually we begged a little by
telling such a hardluck story
that he almost cried.) Upon
reaching Louisburg, we said
good-by to “Dink” as he left
us on the campus of Louisburg
College, while he proceeded to
Raleigh with Mr. Brown and his
group. (Later we found out that
they had a blow-out on the car.i
The plan was very simple,
“Dink” was to get another car
in Raleigh and return to pick
us up. By this time it was ap
proximately 6:00 P.M. For two
hours — after having eaten sup
per — we tried to amuse our
selves with games, such as try
ing to “ring” the shoe on a
twenty-foot statue in front of the
campus. Needless to say, the
Louisburg students would have
nothing to do or say to such
a “kookie” bunch of kids. Fin
ally, around 8:30 P. M., we
were once more on our way.
By now we didn’t think a n y-
thing was funny. We had had
enough laughs to last for weeks.
Everything went smooth a s
butter for the rest of the way
into Salisbury, except for that
fire in High Point. But I won't
go into that. At 11:15 P. M. we
arrived at Salisbury, a sorry
looking bunch indeed. We got a
rousing welcome from the oiher
delegates there. They had been
waiting for US! It was a very
comforting feeling. All the f a-
tigue lifted immediately,
The next day in town, J. C.
Penny & Co. was thrown into
a state of disorder from i t s
daily routine of customer-safis-
fying when yours truly had to
hurriedly purchase a pair o f
pants, for obvious reasons. The
trouble all started when his com
panions couldn’t decide which
pair he ought to buy! Further
down the street, another scheme
was hatched. Elmo “proposed”
to Marsha and, as prospective
bride and groom, they entered
to purchase the rings. After look
ing at ALL the rings to be
found in the display of a local
jeweler — and indicating d i s-
satisfaction with all of them —
our helpful salesman made one
last ditch effort. The rest of the
group, waiting and watching out
side the store, burst into hys
terics as they realized his in
tentions. After all it did look
rather silly: a mature man,
crawling on hands and knees in
the showcase window, to show
us the last set of rings in the
place!
Oh well, all this and much
more is expected to be ORDI
NARY when the members o f
BSU take a simple week-end
trip!
Sleeping On
The Steps...
(AC?I — There were students
sleeping on the steps of a build
ing on the Berkeley campus of
the University of Cahfornia.
But the people wrapped in
blankets and sleeping bags in
front of the library weren’t pro
testing anything, noted THE
DAILY CALIFORNIAN. They
were waiting for the opening of
the Graphic Arts Loan exhibit at
9 A.M. Saturday.
Doug Ring, a freshman art
major, was the first in line, ar
riving at 6 a.m. Friday. As has
become tradition among those
waiting for the opening in order
to rent pictures from the Morri
son exhibit, Doug started a list
for people to sign as they ar
rived, eliminating the necessity
of standing in line. Periodic roll
calls ensured that no one left af
ter signing.
Most were fairly serious about
their vigil. They came to rent
pictures, they wanted certain
pieces, and to get what they
wanted they were quite willing to
suffer through a cold night on
hard cement.
Ladies, do you want to know
if you are properly dressed?
We learn the points to show if
we are dressed correctly in the
Nancy Taylor classes. One is
underdressed if she has less
than 11 points, she is overdres
sed if over 14 points, she is
correctly dressed if there are
between 11 and 14 points. This
will prove true for school wear
as well as for special occasions.
Where do you stand?
Basic pumps - 1; Shoes with
trim or in another color than
the outfit - 2; Stockings - 1;
Colored stockings 2; Detailed
stockings - 3; Basic dress - 1;
Dress with trim - 1; Dress
with stones - 3; Basic coat - 1;
Coat with trim - 2; Coat with
fur - 3; Basic suit - 1; Suit
with trim - 2; Suit with fur - 3;
Basic pocketbook - 1; Pocket-
book with trim or in another
color than the outfit - 2;
Gloves - 1; Gloves with trim-
2; One bracelet - 1; Charm
bra.'elet - 2; Necklace, each
strand • 1; Earrings - 1 point
each; Ring - 1; Ring with stone
- 2; Wedding band and engage
ment ring on same finger - 1;
Pin - 1; Pin with stones - 2;
Gold watch with gold band—or
matching watch and band - 1;
Watch with diamond band - 2;
Hair ornament - 1; Hair orna
ment with stones - 2; Trimless
hat - 1; Trimmed hat - 2; Fur
hat - 3; Matched skirts and
blouses - 1; Mixed skirts and
blouses - 2; Self-fabric belt - 0;
Matching leather belt - 1; Belt
in different color or fabric from
the outfit - 2; Glasses - plain
- 1, frame - 2. jeweled - 3.
Gentlemen, you have a great
deal to offer with your dress,
also. Solid colors, checks and
stripes in muted tones are in
good taste for sports shirts.
All shirts tucked in, except for
overshirts (this applies to ladies,
also.) Colored socks should be
kept in harmony with the rest
of the ensemble. Belts and
shoes should be poUshed and of
the same color. Standard trou
sers, slacks or khakis in plain,
basic, neutral colors of grey,
black, or brown are practical
for changing outfits. 'Ties are
not worn with sport shirts.
They are worn to match the
suit or sport coat along with
the matching, colored socks.
When going out for dress wear,
use the solid colored shirt with
your coat and tie, no sports
loafers or tennis shoes.
Paper Couldn't
Go To Press At
Regular Time
(ACP) — THE OPTIMIST,
weekly neswpaper on the cam
pus of Abilene Christian College,
Abilene, Texas, came out in
time, even though —
The editor’s bed burned. She
and her husband moved from
their house into a motel and
tried to run the paper while
washing smoked clothes.
Somebody forgot to set up a
room for Friday’s staff meeting.
The list of reporters’ assign
ments got lost.
The business manager was in
two successive auto wrecks.
It could have been worse. The
week before, the press broke
down.
THOSE LONG LINES—The large student body of Chowan College waits patiently to enter the cafeteria for their noon meal. A. L.
Mathias and Company is operating the cafeteria this year.
THE CHOWANIAN