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124fh Groduafion Exercises May 14 Largest Class in History To Receive Degrees BACCALAUREATE SPEAKER DR. J. WINSTON PEARCE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE Sunday, May 14, 1972 - 11:00 A. M. Processional: Trumf>el yoluntnry Jeremiah Clarke Chowan College Brass Ensemble Invocation Mrs. Janet Collins Depnrimenl of Physical Ediirafion Hymn: "A Mi^hly Fortress Is Our God" Luther Scripture Pr R Hargus Taylor Chaplain lo the College Prayer Mrs. Dell L McKeithan Df'ftartmen/ of Enf’lisk Baccalaureate Anthem: “Now Lei Every Tonaue Adore Thee" Bach Chowan Chorale • James Chamblee, Director Introduction of Speaker Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker President. Choiian College Baccalaureate Sermon Dr. J. Winston Pearce ^ riier in Residence Campbell College Buie's Creek, North Carolina Hymn: “Come. Thou Almighty King" Giordini Benediction Mr. Warren G. Sexton Department of Social Science Recessional: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" Beethoven Chouan College Brass Enaemltle GRADUATION EXERCISES Sunday, May 14, 1972 - 3:00 P.M. Processional: Intra/la in B-fhit minor Melchior Franck Chouan College Brass Ensemhie [tivocaiion MR. GEORGE HAZEITON Department of Science Commencement Anthem: "Praise ff e Sing to Thee" Haydn Chowan Chorale • James Chamblee, Director Introduction of Speaker Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker President, Chowan College Commencement Address Dr. Dale H. Gramley Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolti% Foundation, lru\, K'insttm-Salem, N. C. Awarding of Diplomas Awarding of Distinguished Alumni Award(a) Alma Mater Recessional: IrUroila in F Melchior Fraruk Chowan Ctdlege Brass Ensemhlr GRADUATION SPEAKER DR. DALE H. GRAMLEY M^oro WSCS Hear Nigerian Student By MARGARET JOHNSON Tony Odion Esene spoke on his native Nigeria to members of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service Monday night at the Methodist Church. The Chowan College student told of these things; Nigeria on the west coast of Africa is made up of many tribes with many dialects, which results in a communications problem and o'ten warring of tribe against tribe. A person remains a member of the tribe he is bom in even though he may move to another tribe, as Esene did. He is still counted a member of his native tribe. Each tribe has its king and each village a head administrator. Subjects must lie down before the king, even though it may be in a mud- hole. Marriages are arranged through parents and a man may have as many wives as he desires. In fact they are assets instead of liabilities for they toil in the fields or do other work to help the husband, who is com plete master with the wives having no preference. However, Esene said men are disgraced if they are not kind to their wives. Children add to the labor force and fathers are displeased if they want to leave home. Esene noted that the Moslem religion prevails in northern Nigeria while Christians are in the south, in addition to their pagan religion. He said real Christianity is foreign to the people of Africa. Every family has an idol god in the home, but it seems to be for men only. They believe in an Almighty God who must be reached through an intermediary, such as the idol, so they are not really praying to the idol he said. The type of God worshipped depends on one’s occupation, as a fishermsin would pray to the river god, farmers to the gods of sun and rain and blacksmiths to the god of iron. The student also spoke of superstitions. Esene, who speaks excellent English which he first learned in kindergarten, said he wanted an education so he could be of ser vice to others. Dr. J. Winston Pearce, writer in residence at Campbell College, and Dr. Dale H. Gramley, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, Inc. of Winston-Salem, will be featured speakers as Chowan College closes its 124th year with com mencement exercises Sunday, May 14. Dr. Pearce will speak at the baccalaureate service scheduled for 11 a.m. on the front lawn. Also on the program are Mrs. Janet Collins, professor in the depart ment of physical education, who will bring the invocation. Dr. R. Hargus Taylor, chaplain, who will read the scripture; Mrs. Dell L. McKeithan, professor of EngUsh, who will deliver the prayer; and Warren G. Sexton, acting chairman of the depart ment of social science, who will offer the benediction. Chowan’s president. Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, will introduce the speaker. The commencement address will be delivered at the 3:00 p.m. graduation service by Dr. Gramley. Others taking part include George Hazelton, physics p-ofessor, who will bring the invocation, and Dr. Whitaker, who will introduce Dr. Gramley. Assisting Chowan’s president with the awarding of diplomas will be Dr. B. Franklin Lowe, Jr., dean of the college, and Darrell Nicholson, registrar. Also scheduled for the graduation service are the awarding of the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Special music will be presented at both services by the Chowan Concert Choir, under the direction of Jefferson Ishee. The schedule for com mencement day also includes breakfast at 8 a.m., coffee hour at 9:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:30 p.m. for candidates and their guests. The baccalaureate speaker assumed his present position after serving from 1961-1970 as professor of preaching at the Golden Gate Baptist Theologial Seminary. He was guest professor at Baptist Seminary, Ruschlikon, Switzerland, during 1970-71. Dr. Pearce has also served as pastor of the First Baptist Church, Nevada, Miss.; First Baptist Church, Durham; Seventh Baptist Church, Baltimore; and First Baptist Church, Deland, Fla. He received his education at Campbell College and Wake Forest University, where he received his A.B., University of Chicago, which granted him the B.D., and undertook graduate studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. He was granted the honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Wake Forest. In Baptist circles and chur ches, he has served in the following capacities: president of General Board, North Carolina Baptist State Convention; chairman, executive conmiittee of General Board for North Carolina Baptists; member of board of trustees. Wake Forest University; member of executive committee. Baptist State Con vention of Maryland; president of the Baltimore Pastor’s Con ference; official clergy staff at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore; president of DeLand Pastor’u Conference: pastor advisor, Florida Baptist students; member of the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention; and preacher on the “Baptist Hour.” In community affairs, he has served on the toard of Erectors for YMCA, Salvation Army, Association of the Blind, and Wright Refuge (home for children); Mayor’s Committee on Redevelopment; past president of Rotary Club, Phillips Brooks Club; and chairman of Mayor’s Committee on Youth Work. A North Carolina native. Dr. Pearce traveled around the world in 1957 visiting missions fields, under the sponsorship of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has also spent a year studying in Scotland. He is the author of nine books. His most recent book, Light On The Lord's Face, was published in 1970. He is also the author of Planning Your Preaching, Seven First Words of Jesus, Come, Let Us Worship, We Covenant Together, Paul and His Letters, God Calls Me, Window Sill of Heaven, and I Believe. He has also contributed numerous ar ticles for Southern Baptist Publications. He is married to the former Winnie Rickett. They have three children, two married daughters and a son ho is a student at the University of California Law School. Dale Hartzler Gramley, executive director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and president emeritus of Salem College and Academy, was born in Pennsylvania. The son of a minister, he lived in Penn sylvania and Maryland before attending Albright College in Reading, Pa., where he majored in English, edited the college newspaper, was the college publicity director, and editor of ttie yearbook. He played right tackle on the football team. Following his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree, for two years he was a reporter and then city editor of the York Dispatch. While studying for his Master’s degree at Columbia University, he did public relations work for the Columbia Gas and Electric Company, investigations of charities for the New York Journal-American, and copy editing for the New York Journal of Commerce. For the next 12 years, until 1942, he was chair man of the Journalism Depart ment at Lyhigh University. From 1942 to 1944, Dr. Gramley was assistant to the president at Moravian College and Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pa., and for five years, until i949, he was editor-in- chief of the Bethlehem (Pa.) Globe-Times. He was the 13th president of Salem College and Academy, 1949-1971. Albright College, Moravian College, Wake Forest University, and Davidson College have awarded him honorary doctorate degrees; Litt.D., LL.D. and Lit.D. He has also been honored twice by election to the presidency of the North Carolina Foundation of Church-Related (Colleges, and the vice presidency of the Moravian Music Foun dation and of Old Salem, Inc. For April-May, 1972 PAGE THREE
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