New Nine-Story Dorm Dedicated
Congressman Jones
Delivers Address
GIFT FOR CHOWAN—Dicfe Taylor,
manager of the Roanoke Rapids Sears
store, presents a check for $1,000 for
Chowan College to President Bruce E.
Whitaker. Ronald Hux, a Chowan alumnus,
and sales representative at the Sears store,
looks on.
Professor Brannon Named
Best-Dressed on Campus
ByRONALD G. DUNN
Much ado has been made in
recent years concerning proper
dress for the American m^e.
Styles have changed to meet the
modern trend just as prices have
been altered to relieve one of as
much currency as possible. Many
young males have resorted to
casual dress, abandoning the
current trend and conservative
styles.
How is the American male
standing up to these changes? Is
he keeping up the pace or just
flailing about in a feeble attempt
to keep up with his female
counterparts?
I’ve pondered these questions
before and discussed them at
length with varied individuals all
leading to no concise con
clusions. Seeking to gather more
conclusive data, I’ve conducted a
poll to determine who is the best
dressed male faculty member in
the opinion of the student body at
diowan.
Many students do not conform
to the new trends of dress, con
servative or otherwise. This
being the case, I concluded that a
poll of eighty students, male and
female, of different clothing
tastes should be sufficient to give
me an approximate type of dress
which is recognized by all the
students to be in good taste.
The students (40 male and 40
female) were questioned in the
following manner: —Who, in
your opinion, is the best dressed
male faculty member?— Many
students refused to answer or
didn’t know the name of their
dioice. This made things rather
difficult but nevertheless I finally
accrued eighty votes.
I’m proud to announce the
winner by majority, a graduate
of East Tennessee State
University, Professor Steve L.
Brannon. Professor Brannon is 27
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Prof. Brannon
years old, hails from Greenville,
Tennessee and is married with no
children. Coming to Chowan in
August 1969, he holds a Masters
degree in English.
The following is the question
and answer interview with
Professor Brannon:
Q: How do you feel about being
selected best dressed male
faculty member? It’s really an
honor. I’m dumfounded. I don’t
see how I recieved it.
Q: What made you come to
Chowan? I like what the college is
established for. I think Chowan
has a tremendous futiire. It is
also close to the beach which my
wife and I enjoy greatly.
Q: Do you advocate the rapid-
changing clothing styles for
American men? Yes! It shows
more freedom of individual
expression.
Q: Do you feel that clothes
make the man? Not entirely, but
there is no escaping the fact that
we behave according to how
we’re dressed.
Q: Do you feel that the way a
man dresses may determine his
future? Very much so. It shows
that a man has certain goals for
himself, indicated by his style of
living and by his clothing.
Q: Where do you purchase
your clothes? I prefer stores
which deal exclusively in men’s
clothing. In this particular area I
patronize John’s Ltd. in Ahoskie,
E^gerton & Lea in Norfolk Va.,
and Alexander Beagle’s in
Norfolk Va.
Q: What are your plans for the
future? This summer I am
spending 3 months in England
attending the University of
London. I’m beginning my
Doctoral work.
That concluded our interview
and with the following I conclude
this article: Although many
individuals choose jeans and
body shirts for themselves, this
poll has obviously shown the
still-present respect for modem
conservative clothing on the
American male.
Chowan College dedicated a
dormitory, crowned a queen and
won a football game to delight
alumni and friends gathered for
homecoming October 24.
A colorful parade using the
theme, “The Age of
Aquarius,” ushered in the day's
activities at 10 a.m. Winner of the
best float was West Hall. The
float featured a group of
students, dressed in Roman
Togas, pulling the float and
chanting spiritedly as they
marched. Music was provided by
the high school bands of Ahoskie,
Southampton, Robersonville and
Rose of Greenville.
During the alumni meeting
following the parade, Jim
Williams III of Franklin was
elected president. A guest of:
honor at the luncheon, held in the
President’s Room of Thomas
Cafeteria, was U. S. Rep. Walter
B. Jones of North Carolina’s First
District, the dedication speaker.
Speaking later at the
dedication of the new men’s
residence hall, Jones termed as
“fantastic” the progress Chowan
has experienced “under the
brilliant leadership of Dr. Bruce
Whitaker and his associates since
1957.”
He continued, “It is hard to
believe that the student body
enrollment has grown since that
time from 293 to 1,472, or that the
value of the campus and of the
permanent buildings in just 13
years has increased from a figure
of only $568,000 to the present
total value of almost $6 million,
with other plant and equipment
evaluation vllued at almost $8 ^
million.”
Jones suggested that the
dedication of the dormitory “is a
first step in what I believe to be a
new and glorious day for Chowan
College.” Emphasizing this
theme, he added, “The next 10
years will find this college ren
dering training and service far
beyond our imagination of today.”
The importance of the church
related colleges was stressed
by Jones. “Let us never lose sight
of the necessity for these church-
related colleges,” he said. “For
there are educational courses
offered here that are not offered
in any state-suported institution.
There is training here and at
similar institutions for those who
would dedicate their life to
Christaan work also to be found
nowhere else.”
Also on the program were
Charles L. Revelle Sr. of Mur
freesboro, chairman of the board
of trustees, who presided; Dr.
Whitaker; the Rev. Thomas
Caulkins, pastor of the Mur
freesboro Baptist Church, who
gave the invocation; and Dr.
Hargus Taylor, chaplin, who
delivered the benediction. Rose
High School Band provided color
and music.
The platform was situated
between the dormitory, which
houses 280 men, and the eight-
acre lake now filling with water.
Autumn colors were everywhere
and as the football teams took
the field for their pre-game
warm-ups, the noises of athletes
and cheers of fans could be
heard in tl^ background by those
who assembled for the
dedicatitn. The service was
brief, enabling them to make the
trek down the asphalt walkway to
the stadium.
There, Chowan’s fans were
treated to a display of fireworks
from their Braves and half time
show.
PRESIDES AT DEDICATION—Charles L. Revelle, Sr., of
Murfreesboro, presided at ceremonies dedicating Chowan’s
new dormitory. Revelle serves as Chairman of the Board of
Trustees.
For November, 1970
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