Gifted students hosted
with special sessions
Forty-five seventh graders from
William R. Davie School in
Roanoke Rapids had the “time of
their lives” recently at Chowan.
The students didn’t come to the
college as spectators of some
campus-sponsored event. Instead,
they studied and conducted ex
periments in chemistry, according
to their science teacher, Mrs.
Mary Keeter.
Mrs. Keeter said the invitation to
visit the college was
extended by chemistry professors
Dr. Garth Faile, chairman of the
. Science Department, and Mrs.
* Phyllis Dewar.
The students were divided into
two groups for experiments involv
ing chemical reactions. One ex
periment involved baking soda
reacting with hydrochloric acid to
produce sodium chloride, carbon
dioxide and water.
The second experiment involved
a reaction with a piece of copper
wire. E^ch experiment required
about two hours. After a break for
lunch, the students switched to a
different experiment.
Mrs. Keeter replied, “It’s
great!” when asked her opinion of
the opportunity extended her
students.
“The students had studied
chemistry and were familiar with
the symbols and reactions. But we
don’t have the equipment to actual
ly perform the experiments. That’s
why they were so excited about the
of^rtunity to use the equipment. ’ ’
Students agreed with their
teacher and said they enjoyed the
activity. “I’m planning to work in
science, and this is a big help to
me,” exclaimed one youth. Others
agreed that it was exciting to have
access to the equipment and the
help of college pnrfessors. “They
were happy to answer any question
you had and to help you in any way
they could,” said a William R.
Davie student.
The 1988 edition of Who’s Who
Among Stndentg in American
Junior Colleges will include the
Bible Study
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pole leading the otners, who were
dressed as wise men.
He enjoyed a visit to a farm
family after Christmas. “They had
real candles on the tree. It was
very interesting to watch the tree.
They put the candles out before go
ing to bed. The family lived near
Rothenburg, a 12th Century
Williamsburg. It’s a big tourist at
traction.”
“The farm family rose early and
had devotions before breakfast.
They raised pigs. They said ‘When
hog prices are high, tte pigs smell
good. When hog prices are low, the
pigs smell bad.’ ”
Last summer, Viiider visited
Hungary. He said he hopes to
travel to other eastern European
countries in the future and would
enjoy returning to Poland and Ger
many some day.
names of 33 students fnnn Chowan
College who have been selected as
national outstanding campus
leaders.
Campus nominating cwnmittees
and editors of the annual director
have included the names of these
students based on their academic
achievement, service to the com
munity, leadership in extracur
ricular activities aiid potential for
continued success.
They join an elite group of
students selected from more than
1,400 institutions of higher learning
in all SO states, the District d Col
umbia and several foreign nations.
Outstanding students have been
honored in the annual directory
since it was first published in 1934.
Selected for Honor
Students named this year from
Chowan are: Jean Karole Adams,
Gates; Terry Lynn Ambrose,
Carteret; Ernest E. Boyce, Tyner;
Margaret Jordan Brown, Suffolk,
Va.; Lyle Scott Cassell, Mar-
tinsburg, W. Va.; Matthew Scott
Chappell, Norfolk, Va.; Michael
Andrew Clark, Mineral, Va.; Mar
tin Abernathy Clemons, Raleigh;
Andrea Dale Croom, Carrboro;
Charlene Virginia Cutrell, Shiloh;
Sharon Rose Davis, Hampton, Va.;
Cecil Manning Davis, Cary; John
A. Edwards, Murfreesboro; Elaine
Marie Fala, Wynnewood, Pa.;
Joseph Wayne Felton, Gates;
Angela Elizabeth Felton, Suffolk,
Va.; Neil Joseph French, Jr.,
Highland Springs, Va.
Also Nancy Ellen Frye, Gorham,
Me.; William Joseph Garvey,
Virginia Beach, Va.; Chacona
Lanetta Harrris, Cary; Anthony
Hodge, Jasper; Jeanette Grant
Liverman, Murfreesboro; Pamela
Ann Mullins, Cary; Karen Renee
Parker, Mt. Holly, N. J.; George
Plainos, Greece; Sheila Raye
Roop, King; Laura Ann Ryals,
Siler City; Usa Marie Sipley,
Vergennes, Vt.; Amy Lou Stephen
son, Raleigh; Jeffrey Shawn
Thompson, Goldsboro; Sandra
Louise White, Eklenton; Kathy
Elaine Whitley, Como; and Tara
Lynne Williams, Conway.
Helping with PolioPlus Drive
Rotary District Governor M. Wade “Andy" Jackson (right) recently
met with Rotaract President Gregory Allen Wright and later spoke to
members of the student body about PolioPlus. Members of the
Chowan Rotaract Club, an affiliate of Rotary International and spon
sored by the Murfreesboro Rotary Club, want to raise $1,000 for
PolioPlus during the 1987-88 term. Rotarians all over the world have
launched a fund-raising goal of $120,000 to finance PolioPlus. A gift
of $1 will immunize 12 children against polio. The Rotary campaign
will also reinforce the battle against five other vaccine-preventable
diseases which kill and cripple: measles, diphteria, tuberculosis,
tetanus, and pertussis.
PAGE SIX—The Chowonian, February, 1988
Northampton County academically gifted
students from grades 1-6, under the direction of
Mrs. Selma Majette, Participated in chemistry
lectures and demonstrations in Camp Hall re
cently. In the top photograph. Dr. Garth Faile,
chairman of the Science Department, conducts
an experiment for the students in grades 4 to 6.
Mrs. Majette thanked the college for inviting the
students and said she was very pleased with their
response to the opportunity. She said they en
joyed the sessions and gained from the
chemistry activities. In the lower photo. Pro
fessor Phyllis Dewar leads a demonstration for
the gifted students in grades 1 to 3.
33 students named to ‘Who’s Who’