Chowan Grads
Receive Full
Transfer
Credits
Direct Transfer
Programs Begun
Chowan College has entered
into an agreement that will
permit graduates of the two-year
institution to enroll at several
senior institutions as juniors with
a direct transfer of full credit for
academic work completed at the
junior college level.
The announcement was made
recently by Dr. B. Franklin
Ijowe, Jr., Dean of the College.
Second Largest
Chowan, with a 241-acre
campus, is the second largest
two-year college related to the
Southern Baptist Convention and
the second oldest of North
Carolina’s seven Baptist
colleges. Its enrollment has
mushroomed from under 300
when Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker
became President in 1957 to 1,533
in 1971. At the same time, a
building has been completed
approximately each year to
transform the campus into one of
the nation’s most modern and
progressive private junior
colleges.
The college is presently
engaged in a development
campaign to raise $1 million
toward construction of a new $1.5
million science-engineering
facility. The “Mission Possible”
program has passed the 65 per
cent mark.
Establishes Name
Academically, Chowan has
established a name for itself for
quality and the variety of the
courses of study it offers. The fine
arts program has increasingly
received recognition for Its well-
rounded program of music, art,
drama and modern dance. The
Chowan College Art Gallery, now
in its second year of operation,
has brought the works of the
state’s and nation’s leading ar
tists to the campus.
The college is also known for its
School of Graphic Arts which
prepares young men and women
for careers with newspapers and
in the printing industry. The
printing school features black
and white and color presses and
other modern, computerized
equipment.
A wide range of athletic op
portunities offered in intramural
and intercollegiate competition
has earned Chowan the
reputation of “the all-sports
college.” Chowan’s football
teams have received recognition
for their all-conference and all-
American players, rugged
defense and winning ways. The
golf team has won the conference
championship four of those
years.
As a church-related institution,
Chowan has continued its
spiritual emphasis while showing
creativity in its choice of
speakers, programs and methods
for communicating religious
values.
Elon College was chartered on
March 11, 1889, “to afford in
struction in the liberal arts and
sciences.” Its establishment was
the result of determination on the
part of the Christian Church, now
the United Church of Christ, to
have a school which would
prepare young people for
leadership in the churches.
Elon, located just west ot
Burlington, now boasts an
enrollment of oyer 1,800 and a
modern physical plant valued at
over $9 million. The college is
headed by Dr. J. E. Danieley,
now in his fifteenth year as
president.
Prior to the new direct transfer
arrangement, Chowan graduates
were given credit only for those
courses taken at Chowan that
were also offered at Elon. Also
grades of “C” or better on
courses at Chowan were com
puted at Elon as a straight “C”
average. Now all grades are
transferred at their face value
and no hours are lost on courses
not in the Elon curriculum.
“We are most pleased that we
can now accept Chowan College
graduates as direct transfer
students and offer full credit for
their academic work at
Chowan,” said Dr. Strum in the
announcement. “We look for
ward to a good working
relationship between Chowan
and Elon.”
Students on Television
A group of Chowan Spanish students were recently
featured on “The Peggy Mann Show” over WTVD-TV,
Durham.
Under the direction of Dr. Morris Carson, who
planned the program, members of the Spanish Club
sang several numbers and performed the Mexican hat
dance.
Sharing top billing with the students were Dr. Carson
and Clayton Lewis, dean of students, who were in
terviewed by Mrs. Mann. Slides of Chowan’s campus
and activities were also shown. Mrs. Mann devoted half
of her half-hour show to Chowan. Except for the hat
dance, taped earlier in the day, the program was
presented live.
Students who formed the singing group were Richard
Jackson, who also played the guitar, Janet Eure, Gayle
Currie, Martha Lynch, Wayne Ferguson and Steve
Bennett.
They sang “South of the Border” to open Chowan’s
appearance and closed with “Vaya Con Dios”, sung in
Spanish. The hat dance was performed by Martha
Lynch and Wayne Ferguson.
This was the second television appearance for the
Spanish Club. During the fall semester the students and
Dr. Carson appeared on “The Mildred Alexander Show”
on WTAR, Norfolk.
ON TELEVISION—Chowan College was recently
featured on WTVD-TV, Durham, on “The Peggy Mann
Show.” Representing Chowan were Dr. Morris Carson
(center) who heads the Spanish program and Clayton
Lewis, dean of students.
FATHER-SON STUDENTS—The Rev.
Joseph B. Wynns, left, takes a moment
from his studies to chat with his son,
Joe, Jr. Both are students at Chowan
College, and the senior Mr. Wynns
serves as minister for Cool Springs
Baptist Church. The two students report
that they see each other very often
during a typical college day as they go
from one class to another, and often
spend their leisure hours together with
studying.
Minister Joins Son os Student
Gates County hospitality gets
another comoliment, this time
from Cool Springs Baptist
Church’s new minister and his
family who say, “this is the
friendliest place we have seen
since Hawaii.”
The Rev. Joseph B. Wynns, his
wife, sons and daughters believe
they have had plenty of chances
to register impressions after 20
years in the Marine Corps and
much moving about.
The Rev. Wynns came from
PoweUsville and his wife, the
former Evelyn Overton, is an
Ahoskie native and graduate of
Ahoskie High School.
The new minister, ordained
January 31 at Cool Springs
Baptist Church, is attending
Chowan College along with his
son, Joe Jr., who is a sophomore
there. Daughters are Luanne, a
sophomore at Gates County High
School and Mickey, an eighth
grade student at Central Junior
High School. Twin sons Mike and
Mark, two and a half years old.
The Wynns say “this is a very
beautiful and friendly com
munity. We have supplied at
several churches but this is
where we fit and we knew it at
once.”
The Rev. Wynns said this week
that his biggest project right now
is getting a youth group started at
Cool Srpings Baptist Church.
“We have a well-rounded
program which includes all
ages,” he added.
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The Chowanian