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Malcolm Jones, Phillip Royce get
new duties on college publications
Visits Alma Mofer
James Nelms of Norfolk, Va., and a graduate of Chowan
College, Class of 1967, recently paid a visit to his alma mater
and inspected new Linotype Elektrons which have been add
ed in tne School of Graphic Arts. Nelms recently returned
from a tour of duty with the U. S. Army in Viet Nam and
will enter Arkansas State University in July, upon his dis
charge from service. With Nelms is Miss Joan Kilbride of
Norfolk.
Chowan College is
commended by HEW
Chowan College was commended recently by officials of
the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare for
efforts toward compliance with desegregation guidelines is
sued to Chowan and other colleges and universities.
One of first institutions
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, president of Chowan, pointed out
that Chowan was one of the first institutions in the region
to receieve a visit from HEW’s civil rights office in Charlottes
ville, Va.
He said Chowan was notified bv the Charlottesville office
in November 1968 and that HEW officials later visited the
campus to make an evaluation. As a result of the visit, Chowan
was generally conceeded to be in compliance with requests
and suggestions made by the regional office.
As an example, Dr. Whitaker said HEW officials were im
pressed with the student newspaper Smoke Signals, for its
coverage of activities and achievements of Chowan’s Negro
students.
Dr. Whitaker remarked, "They liked what they saw,” and
added, "we expect HEW to request a follow-up report at
some future date.”
Recruiting policy explained
In discussing the recruiting program at Chowan, Dr. Whit
aker explained that the college sends a recruiter regularly to
area predominately Negro high schools, including R. L. Vann
in Anoskie, C. S. Brown in Winton and W. S. Creecy in
Northampton County.
"Our recruiting and admission policies are administered
without regard to race, color or creed,” he emphasized. He
pointed out that students from these high schools have visited
Chowan’s campus where they participated in athletic events,
were taken on tours and talked with college officials and mem
bers of the faculty.
By the direction of its Board of Trustees, Chovran
College operates on a non-discriminatory basis
as to race, color, and national origin-
A February meeting of the
Chowan Publications Committee
approved a motion to inaugurate
a new publication which is to
be known as Campus Trends.
According to recommendations
submitted to the committee, and
later approved by Dr. Bruce E.
Whitaker, president of the col
lege. the new publication will
be about half the size of The
Chowanian and contain four to
eight pages for each of the pro
posed four issues per year.
No publication dates have
been set except for the first
issue which will go to press
in July. Campus Trends will
be mailed to everyone now on
The Chowanian mailing list.
Phil Royce, director of college
relations, will assume responsi
bility for the publication as edi
tor. He will, of course, have
the cooperation of the director
of alumni affairs and the direct
or of development. Printing will
be done by Chowan’s graphic
arts department.
"Campus Trends represents a
new idea for Chowan College,”
said Royce. "Like all new things,
there must be a period of dis
covery, investigation, experimen
tation and growth. I expect this
to be true of Campus Trends.”
Royce said the goal of Cam
pus Trends will be an attrac
tive and modern layout which
will present some of the trends
on campus, "perhaps relating
these to national trends.
“The emphasis is on helping
the various publics of the col
lege gain a greater understand
ing of Chowan and its program,
needs and difficulties,” Royce
said.
In conjunction with its appro
val of Campus Trends, the Pub
lications Committee also ap
proved an "upgrading in the
quality of The Chowanian,” with
full responsibility for this publi
cation resting with Malcolm
Jones, chairman of the graphic
arts department.
These changes will become
effective at the beginning of
the college’s new fiscal year
on June 1, 1970. Jones will be
come executive editor with
Herman Gatewood assuming the
MALCOLM JONES
. . . Chowanian Editor
responsibilities of layout, design
and composition. In charge of
production will be William
Sowell and Charles Stevens, all
professors in the graphic arts
department.
Lending valuable assistance
to the quality and content of
The Chowanian will be Royce,
members of the administration
faculty, staff and students at
Chowan. Jones said Dr. Hargus
Taylor, chaplain of the college,
has agreed to accept the res
ponsibility of an editorial page
in each of the six issues.
It is also expected that Dr.
Whitaker will provide a column,
for most issues, on matters of
interest to Chowanian readers.
Also included will be a column
by James Swain, alumni direc
tor, containing news of interest
to alumni.
“It is expected that The Cho
wanian will include material of
“news” interest to over 5,000
readers including alumni, publish
ers, trustees, advisors and
friends of the college.” Jones
said. The Chowanian also goes
to all members of the Chowan
Family,
What promises to bs ano
ther interesting column on
creative writing will be pre-
t.u
PHILLIP ROYCE
. . Campus Trend Editor
pared for each issue of The
Chowanian by Dr. Bernice
Kelly Harris, a noted author
who teaches a course in crea
tive writing at Chowan.
"Quantity (number of pages)
will not be the controlling fact
or in publication of The Chowan
ian,” Jones said. “Number one
priority will be the quality of
the publication, both as to con
tent and appearance.
Alumni
Weddings
1968 Anna Christine Stallings
to Jerry Dean Critcher. They
are residing in Boone, N. C.,
where she is a student at Appa
lachian State University.
1968 Mary Etta Rose to Ric
hard Allen Hester. They are
making their home in Goldsboro
where she is teaching piano.
1968 White (Bo) Pharr, Jr., to
Marie Barnes. They are living
in Norfolk, Va. He is stationed
in the U. S. Navy.
1929 Christine Stillman to Lu
ther Davenport. They are living
in Columbia. She was Bursar at
Chowan College for 2 years prior
to 1937.
It's time out for a w3icomed coffee break
Just relaxing are several members of Cho
wan’s Board of Trustees and Board of Ad
visors. From the left to right are Mrs. C. W.
Beasley J- Guy Revelle, Jr.> Ronald Crow,
Dr. Hargus Taylor, college chaplain, Mrs.
Ruth L. Snyder, A. L. Jameson, M. E. Val
entine, Dewey W. Wells and James H. Step
henson.
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