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Popular composer and vocalist Is attraction for Homecoming The biggest Homecoming weekend ever planned for Cho wan College was guaranteed when the college's student gov ernment contracted Paul Anka, one of the top eight most request ed night club performers in the U. S. and Europe—along with his full-stage orchestra, to be fea tured entertainer for a Home coming concert. Composer, vocalist and film star Anka's performance in the college's McDowell Columns au ditorium, with the curtain rising at 8 p. m., on October 18, was easily seen as setting in motion a full weekend of concerts, the annual Homecoming parade, re unions of classes and the annual meeting of alumni, the gridiron classic between the Braves and Lees-McRae College’s Bobcats, and many other activities. The 27-year-old recording ar tist who wrote and recorded the nine-million selling record “Diana " 12 years ago has been honored with 18 gold records, from two record companies, with each record representing over one-million copies of each sold throughout the world. He wrote almost all of his songs, which he has recorded in five languages. PAUL ANKA More than 300 compositions by Anka include “Lonely Boy', “Put Your Head on My Should er', “Time to Cry ", “Crazy Love ", “You Are My Destiny ", “Eso Beso ', “All of Sudden ", and “Can't Get You Out of My Mind". Eight years ago, he made his nightclub debut in New York s CopacabanaandatMiamiBeachs famed Fontainebleau, he and Frank Sinatra are the only two performers to entertain twice a year. He is also a frequent per former at the Olympia Theatre in Paris, the El San Juan in Puerto Rico, the Americana in New York and clubs in 20 other coun tries. Ottawa-born Anka was the first popular entertainer to perfrom behind Poland's Iron Curtain, by special invitation of the Polish government. In 1964, he appeared at the San Remo Music Festival in Italy. He sang “Ogni Volti " at the festival and later recorded it in Italian, selling over a mil lion copies in that country and making him the first American singer to accomplish this. He returned to the festival in Feb ruary, 1968, with Louis Arm strong, to represent the United States. He composed theme music for such major television shows as Johnny Carson's “Tonight Show " and “International Showtime”, and is responsible for the music and title song to the largest- grossing movie of its kind, Darry F. Zanuck's “The Longest Day', in which he also appeared. Unique cheerleaders attend school Homecoming Day at Chowan College on Saturday, October 19th, will feature Miss North Carolina s annual appearance, the college s own beauty and personality winners, outstanding marching bands and precision drill teams and the gridiron clas sic between Lees-McRae s Bob cats and Chowan s Braves. Pre-Game Show Among outstanding organiza tions of marching musicians per forming in the parade during the pre-game show prior to the kick- off for the Homecoming football game will be the Cavalettes, girls precision drill team from Virginia Beach s Princess Anne High School, and marching mus icians from Fike Senior High School at Wilson, Southampton High School at Courtland, Va., and the Marching Cavaliers of Virginia Beach s Princess Anne High School. They will be joined by Miss North Carolina, members of Chowan College s Homecoming Court and other entries in the 10 o clock Homecoming Day pa rade and these girls will also be featured during half-time at the football game. The game will start with a 2 o'clock kickoff. Chowan Home coming Queen will be announced and crowned during the half Enthusiasm's sturdy voice Trophy-collector Harry Gray, 6-2, 175, of Robersonville, recipient of Ciiowan College’s “Most Outstanding Athlete” trophy, is seen also receiving two “'Most Valuable Player” trophies during the Braves’ most recent athletic awards banquet. His trophies for being chosen as the best athlete in competition for the Chowanians were for performances on basketball and tennis courts. Undefeated in tennis com petition, Gray led scoring performances by a Chowan basketball squad which became known as the “Cinderella” team of the Cavalier-Tar Heel Conference. He also led his tennis club in post-season tournament competition. Chief instructor Peggy Pate of McKennie, Tex., is seen at Chowan College’s unique cheerleading school with cheerleaders from the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, Staunton, Va., deaf mutes Linda Collins, Bowling Green, Va.; Ruthie Freeman, Rich mond; Diana Haynes, Sandston, Va., who convey game-situation enthusiasm with body movements and facial expressions, giving “inspiration, shining example” to more than 400 other girls from 10 states attending the schools. Homecoming day October 19 time festivities and the college s Freshman Princess will also be announced. Alumni registration for Home coming will beh held in the President s Room of the Thomas Cafeteria from 11 a. m. until 12-.30 p. m., with the alumni luncheon and the annual alumni meeting set for 12:30 p. m., in the Thomas Cafeteria. A new constitution and by laws for the college's alumni as sociation will be submitted for approval during this meeting. The day's activities will be cli maxed with an off-campus social at 8 o'clock that night at the armory in nearby Woodland. Professor earns recognition Seen playing the piano during one of many concerts he has given at the college and other locations throughout the southeastern United States is Professor Trelles G. Case, instructor of piano and instrumental music in Chowan’s Daniel School of Music who has been accorded recognition for outstanding accomplishments as a musician and teach er of college instrumentalists. He was awarded the certifi cate of professional advancement and listing in the “Direc tory of Certified Piano Teachers” during recent sessions of the certification board of the North Carolina Music Teacherrs Association, held in Charlotte. He is a veteran of foreign service with the U. S. Army and formerly served as chairman of Departments of Music at Andrews College in Cuthbert, Ga., and Tusculum College in Greenville, Tenn., and as acting chairman of the Daniel School of Music. PAGE TWO The Chowanian
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