Homecoming has bright moment
Popular cheerleader Susan Sturtev-
ant braved stormy weather for the
second time in her young life to be
crowned queen during half-time fest
ivities at Chowan's Homecoming grid
iron classic.
She had previously been crowned
Homecoming Queen of her high school
in Germany during ceremonies in a
driving snowstorm. The bright-eyed
blond legal secreterial student is a
graduate of General H. H. Arnold High
School in Wiesbaden, Germany, where
she received awards for contributions
of outstanding leadership as a student.
Miss North Carolina, Anita Johnson
of New Bern, made her annual visit to
Chowan’s campus to preside over the
coronation ceremonies at mid-field in
the college’s football stadium. She was
assisted by President Whitaker.
Susan previously brought honors to
Chowan by her selection to compete for
the title “Miss Cheerleader, U. S. A."
and she will be in the finals of this
competition during November.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James F. Taylor of 2228 Lehigh Place,
Dayton, Ohio, and her father is an of
ficial of McDonald Aircraft. He was re
presentative for McDonald Aircraft in
Germany when Susan lived there, win
ning honors in high school before grad
uation.
Living overseas is classified by Sus
an as “a thrilling learning experience.”
She explains that “many, many people
speak English fluently there and learn
ed enough German to get by. ”
The active sophomore traveled furth
er than any of her classmates to attend
Chowan, as Susan returned to America
from Germany just before beginning
her freshman year at Chowan.
She seemed to barely step onto Chow-
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Leaders for alumni elected
Congratulations are extended by Rev. Gene Williams, left, executive
secretary for the Brotherhood of the State Baptist General Associa
tion of Virginia, to James Earl Taylor, right, newly elected president
of Chowan College’s alumni association. Taylor was elected during
the association’s annual meeting at Homecoming and Rev. Williams
was chosen to serve as president-elect, becoming the association’s
president after a year in his present position. They are seen with
Carl Wimbish, Chowan College’s alumni director.
an's campus before she was being chos
en for positions of leadership among
students, both as an outstanding legal
secreterial student and ^s an active
cheerleader.
Many job offers have come to her
while she has been studying at Chowan,
with the number of offers and the fre
quency with which they are being given
increasing recently. Her offers have in
cluded positions with courts, county and
state governments, but she believes she
will accept a post as secretary to a
practicing attorney and work in his
office after completing her course of
study at Chowan.
Barefooted and standing ankle-deep
in muddy water, Susan's companions
on Chowan College's cheerleading squad
loudly voiced their approval when it
was announced that she was to be
crowned Homecoming Queen.
Susan's bubbling personality made
her excitement at this thrilling moment
in her young life obvious to a football
stadium full of soaked, but happily ap
proving, spectators.
Susan Sturtevant
Alumni officers elected
The Chowan College Alumni Associa
tion was challenged to give “steward
ship to the future" and elected James
Earl Taylor of Suffolk, Va., president
and completed revising its by-laws dur
ing the association’s annual meeting.
Elected to serve with Taylor as his
president-electduringHomecomingDay
sessions was Gene Williams of Rich
mond, Va. Mrs. Albert Vaughan of
Ahoskie was elected vice-president and
Miss Patsy Picot of Franklin, Va., was
chosen to serve as secretary.
Named to three-year terms on the
association’s board of directors were
Richard Baker, Harrellsville; W. C.
Harrell, Gatesville; Mrs. Johnny Over
ton, Ahoskie; W. Carol Parker, Mur
freesboro, and James J. Swain, Mur
freesboro.
Elected to two-year terms were Mrs.
T. J. Benthall and Jack Brinkley, both
of Ahoskie; Mrs. E. P. Brown, Mur
freesboro; Mrs. Beatrice Spivey, Win-
ton; James C. Williams, III, Franklin,
Va.
Chosenforone-yeartermswereRandy
Britton, Grifton; John R. Griffin, Vir
ginia Beach, Va.; James C. Doughtie,
A ikie; C. Bailey Jones, Petersburg,
Va.; Mrs. Charles Revelle, Sr., Mur
freesboro.
“The success of a college is equated,
in a real sense, " said the featured
speaker, Chowan College President
Bruce E. Whitaker, “with the success
of her alumni.
Dr. Whitaker enumerated “greater de
mands than ever before that will be
made upon Chowan as including escal
ating costs for teaching aids and facil
ities, escalating costs for teaching aid>
and maintenance, increased salaries
for the best available teachers, more
student services programs and infla
tion.
He said that Chowan plans meeting
these demands with a good, long range
program aided by planning conferenc
es, a deferred gift program building
endowment to produce greater income,
help from the Baptist Slate Conven
tion, help from major foundations,
capital campaigns and aid from other
sources, including help from alumni.
Continuing help from alumni can be
given. President Whitaker e.xplained. by
aiding recruitment of sudents. partici
pation in various programs of the coll
ege and help in building the college s
general endowment. Participation in
the college s endowment can come
through wills, trusts, life income agree
ments, insurance and suggesting pro
spective friends and contributors to the
college, he asserted.
For November, 1968
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