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State Baptist Act $550,000 loan fo Chowan, Gardner-Webb fo 4 years RALEIGH (Special) — The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina last week over whelmingly voted approval of recommendations permitting Gardner-Webb College to be come a senior (four-year) col lege and the request of Chowan College to borrow a sum not in excess of $550,000 for con struction of a new science-en gineering building on the college campus. A nearly unanimous standing vote of over 3,000 messengers in Raleigh’s Memorial Audito rium granted requests from these two Baptist colleges. This gave the 63-year-old ju nior college, Gardner-Webb, its third major change in history. Gardner-Webb was founded in 1905 as a Baptist High School and became a junior college in 1928 and now, based on this approval, plans to graduate its first senior class in 1971. The college is lo cated nine miles west of Shelby and is one of seven Baptist col leges in North Carolina. Three of these are already senior col leges. One is a university (Wake Forest), and two are junior col leges with Gardner-Webb the seventh. Besides Chowan, the only other remaining Baptist junior college in North Carolina is Wingate College near Charlotte. The only messenger is speak to the issue of granting senior college status to Gardner-Webb was the Rev. Robert Tennery of Elkin who went on record as fa voring it. He stated that he felt those opposing the recommenda tion did so on the theory that Gardner-Webb would get into fi nancial difficulties in putting the senior program into reality and have to turn to the federal gov ernment for financial support. He called this premise invalid, “since fidelity to the principle of church-state separation does not depend upon the status of an institution but upon those in charge.” He went on to say that he did not believe Dr. Eugene Poston, president of Gardner-Webb, would compromise his convic tions in this area. Messengers also voted appro val of the college's proposal to borrow $300,000 to construct a chapel on the Gardner-Webb campus. The Chowan proposal for bor rowing money stated ‘‘that the proper officers of Chowan Col lege be and they are hereby au thorized and empowered to exe cute, or cause to be executed, in the name of said college, a note or notes, and-or bond or bonds evidencing an indebtedness in curred under the authority of this resolution. " The convention delegates also approved closer cooperation be tween the Baptist State Conven tion of North Carolina and the General Baptist Convention of North Carolina, whose churches Let’s discuss transfer problems pertaining to four-year colleges First in a Series By D. H. NICHOLSON, Registrar In recent days many students have been raising questions in this office concerning the proce dures for the eventual transfer from Chowan College to four- year institutions. Since approxi mately 80 per cent of our enroll ment anticipates going on to four- year schools for the baccalau reate, perhaps, we should begin to address ourselves to some of the problems involved with trans ferring. Therefore, the primary pur pose of this column at least for the next few issues, will be an attempt to inform those prospec tive transferers about the various aspects of gaining admissions to the four-year institutions. One tubjsiit with whieh we may wish to begin, and a subject probably most important at this early point in our discussion, is the necessity of completing work already started at Chowan College. When an applicant is consi dered for admission to Chowan, it is automatically assumed by the Director of Admissions and the Admissions Committee that the prospective student intends to pursue work in a curriculum which leads to a degree or a dip loma. Of course, whether or not the new student does this is pri marily his own decision. However, we, as members of the faculty and the administra tion of Chowan College, strongly recommend that a student stay in a degree program and com- plete the requirements for the associate degree before he ac tually transfers. We recommend this because we know that, increasingly, four- year schools are requiring that transfer-students from both the junior colleges and the commun ity colleges hold the associate degree before they are admitted to junior status. Accordingly, we may see this as a growing trend in the admissions offices of the senior colleges and the universities. For instance. North Carolina State University at Raleigh now strongly recommends that a transferer from a two-year school holds the associate degree as an added advantage over the transferer without such a degree Writing class publishes book By GARY WHITLEY The above title pertains to a book being published by Johnson Publishing Company here in Murfreesboro for the Creative Writing Group of Chowan College. Bernice Kelly Harris is the instructor of the Creative Writing Group and is editor of the book. She has re cently been presented with the North Carolina Award for the dis tinction she has given the literature of our state. "Southern Home Remedies ’ has 120 pages which include 53 home remedies ranging from chapped lips to sucking thumbs. Unfortunately the Creative Writing Group can not guarantee these remedies but can guarantee good read- or accomplishment. There is also another emerging advantage of have the two-year degree; many four-year schools are beginning to consider ac cepting “D’s” in transfer pro viding the transferer has an over-all “C” on all work attempt ed. For example, Radford College in Virginia and Catawba College in North Carolina will accept “D’s” in transfer if the trans ferer has an over-all “C” aver age on all work attempted and the associate degree. Although Atlantic Christian College and Campbell College do not necessarily require the two- year degree but recommend it, they do, in fact, accept “D’s” providing the prospective trans- fer-student has an over-all “C” average on all work attempted. There are many considera tions involved in transferring to four-year schools of which the junior college student must be fully cognizant. Perhaps, the best advice which can be given to a prospective transferer is that he write directly to the admis sions directors of the various colleges and universities which are of interest to him and get what information and bulletins they may have for mailing. In short, only the admissions directors are in the best position to speak concerning the admis sions requirements of their re spective schools. In line with the preceding dis cussion you should mark on your calendars the following date: Dec. 11, 1968. Approximately 65 colleges and universities have been invited to send admissions counselors to a special meeting plaimed just for the students of Chowan College on Dec. 11, from 1;30 to 4 p. m. on the second floor of Whitaker Library. This program, hosted by the college and the Director of Ad missions, E. Frank Stephenson, is planned to include admis sions counselors from • sue)’ schools as Wake Forest Univer sity, the University of Richmond, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Old Dominion College, Campbell College, Atlantic Christian Col lege East Carolina University, Madison College, to name just a few of the schools invited to send representatives. You can expect to be intro duced to a good cross-section GREENSBORO (AP) —Land mark Communications, Inc., pa rent company of the Greensboro Daily News, the Greensboro Record and WFMY-TV, has reached an agreement to pur chase the Roanoke Times (Va.) and World News. The announcement has made Thursday by M. W. Armistead III, president of the Times- World Corp., and Frank Batten of Norfolk, Va., chairman of the board of Landmark. The agreement also provides for the purchase of WDBJ-TV and WDBJ-AM-FM, the Towers Shopping Center in Roanoke and the Galax Gazette, a semi-week- ly newspaper in Galax, Va. Policies of the Federal Com munications Commission re quire, however, that the Roan oke television station be sold . ‘‘‘‘The Voice of Chowan'' Vol. 2—No. 7 Wednesday, November 20, 1968 Murfreesboro, N. C. are mainly Negroes in member ship. The request for cooperation, pursuing action on an annuity program which would aid the ministers in the General Bap tist Convention, was presented by the Rev. W. W. Finlator, pas tor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, and his mo tion was seconded by Dr. John M. Lewis, pastor of Raleigh’s First Baptist Church. Conventiond e 1 e g a t e sover- whelmingly requested further cooperation as outlined in the resolution. Attending from Chowan Col lege were Dr. Bruce E. Whit aker, president; Virgil McBride, assistant to president and direc tor of development; Carl Wim- bish, director of alumni affairs; Ben C. Sutton, business manag er; Dr. Hargus Taylor, chap lain; Dr. Frank Lowe, dean; Clayton Lewis, dean of students; and the Rev. Harvey Harris, di rector of college information. of college and university admis sions counselors, and these counselors will be able to ans wer most questions you may have concerning transfer. In the next issue of the Smoke Signals, we might look at the requirements for continued en rollment here at Chowan Col lege and how this requirement, in general, affects the possibili ties for transfer to a four-year school. Student by day, night teacher By HARRY HANCOCK, JR. Warren Bailey, a freshman here at Chowan, lives a double life. By day Warren is a pre-engineering stu dent whose ambition is to be a military pilot. But on Wednesday nights he changes. He becomes Aero space Education Officer for Franklin Cadet Squardron of Civil Air Patrol (C. A. P.) Warren, a senior member, teaches cadet classes on the basic knowledge of flight, navigation, weather study, rocketry, and the history of avaition. Warren joined C.A.P. to gain flight training and valuable military experience. As a student of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Warren progressed to the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the Navy J.R.O.T.C. As a note, Warren is the guy in Mrs. Dewar’s 2 p. m. Chemistry 171 who’s always craning his neck to see those jets go by. Roanoke newspapers sold fo Norfolk firm A journey info the unknown? Not really! The photographer is always experiment ing, and this is the latest adventure. It’s really happened right here on the campus —at halftime during the basketball game Monday night. This is what the strobe light did to the pouring Tain tnitside Cho wan’s gym. Don’t ask how or why. The right spots are the flash’s reflection on falling rain. Baptist confab tables motion on federal aid RALEIGH — The long stand ing tradition of opposition to fed eral aid for Baptist-supported colleges was reversed by the Bap tist State Convention of North Carolina during business sessions at its annual meeting at Raleigh. The convention delegates de feated by a three-fourths margin a motion to halt further receipts of federal funds by Baptist col leges under Title III of the High er Education Act of 1965, on the second day of the three-day ses sion. The delegates tabled a motion made by the Rev. J. W. Bargiol, pastor of Truett Memorial Bap- i Following an afternoon's labor, comes the 'ground round' A group of hungry laborers watch as the “cooks” pre pare to feed the crew which labored on building the “pits.” How will you have it, rare or well done? tist Church at Hayesville, that the actions of the Baptist State Con vention in 1967 permitting Mars Hill College to participate in a federally-financed Faculty En richment Program be rescinded. The Rev. Nane Starnes, pastor of West Asheville Baptist Church, a long-time leader in the Baptist State Convention, spoke against the motion, and Dr. John M. Levis, pastor of Raleigh’s First Baptist Church, moved that the motion be tabled. His motion carried overwhelmingly. Earlier sessions noted that ap proval had been granted in Jan uary by the General Board of the Convention for Chowan College to participate in a federally- financed Faculty Enrichment Program under Title III. This means the Mars Hill con tract with the federal government stays in effect under Title III and that Chowan CoUege can con tinue pursuing its program of faculty enrichment which in volves federal money. The con vention's previously ■ appointed committee of 20 will continue working with this and other is sues related to federal aid in Baptist colleges. The two-year faculty enrich ment plan available through Title 111 permits professors who work in colleges to pursue studies to ward advanced degrees while Teaching Fellows from universi ties replace them temporarily. This program was necessary in the case of Mars Hill to win ac creditation from the college’s accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Mars Hill received fed eral funds estimated at ail40,000 over a two-year period under the Title 111 program. This also opened the door for other Bap tist institutions to receive fed eral aid. Chowan now has a sim ilar program. Financial aid is extended to in dividual faculty members and in turn a Teaching Fellow from a cooperation university, financed by federal funds, is placed to teach at the college while the faculty member is on leave. Counselors from the coopera ting university also receive pay as consultants to work with the college faculty in upgrading its curriculum. Individual faculty members receive the fimds, ra ther Jhan the institution. Baptist young people from sev eral college campuses attracted attention as they appealed for a more person - centered, rather than appeal to evangelism, ap proach to social and religious problems. These young people told curi ous onlookers that churchmen are not doing enough to relieve suffering and misery, or feeding physically, mentally and spirit ually hungry people. Special musical worship was presented by the Chowan Col lege choir during closing session Wednesday. Secretarial students visit area hospital On Tuesday afternoon^ Nov. 12, advanced secretarial stu dents Deborah Baker, Eleanor Bishop, Emma Brooks, Donna Burnette, Diane Caviness, Eliza beth Craig, Vickie Cunningham, Donna Fesperman, Linda Jen kins, Judy Keith, Rita Oden, Robin Price, Cynthia Rose, Re becca Self, Elizabeth Stephen son, Susan Strawn, Susan Sturte- vant, Cherry Whitney, and Nan cy Wilson went by school bus to Ahoskie to tour the Mental Health Center and the Medical Records Room of the Roanoke- Chowan Hospital. Mrs. Ruth Straka, executive secretary of the center, explain ed the organization and function of the center which has recently opened. It is located in the Roanoke-Chowan Hospital com plex in the Medical Arts Build ing. The newly installed IBM mag netic tape typewriter in the medical records room was de monstrated by a former Chowan student, Linda Monty Long, who is employed there. Youth Crusade set at Chowan Nov. 22-24 Charles (Chuck) Robertson, 29-year-old minister, former pastor, former football player and now chaplain of Youth Camps, Inc., will conduct a three-day Youth Crusade at Chowan College Friday - Sun day, November 22-24. Sponsored by Murfreesboro merchants and promoted by Murfreesboro Exchangettes, the crusade is expected to attract young people from Bertie, Halifax, Hertford and North hampton Counties. The crusade opens Friday, November 22, at 7;30 p.m. when the Rev. Robertson will speak to the youth on “the game of life.” Also on the program will be the Rev. Kimsey King of Ahoskie. Second session of the cru sade is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday when the youth choir from First Baptist Church, Ahoskie, will be featured. Concluding the crusade will be a 3:30 p.m. session Sun day. Cursade director Robert son is a native of Bassett, Virginia. Ferrum Junior Col lege conferred the associate degree in arts upon him in 1959. The bachelor of arts degree was awarded him in 1961 by West Virginia Wesletan College where he was a mem ber of the football team. He earned his graduate degree in theology at Asbury Theo logical Seminary in 1965. The Rev. Robertson is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Sigma Theta Epsilon, , Lions International, Ruritan and is district com mitteeman of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a for mer member of the Kentucky Governor’s Commission on Human rights. Most recently during' his eight years in the ministry he was associate minister of the historic Washington Street Church at Alexandria, Virginia. During the 90th Congress he was honored as the youngest clergyman to open the United States Senate with prayer. All youth of the area and any interested adults are in vited. The Youth Crusade is an outgrowth of unique summer schools for youth, emphasizing a special Christian witness for those in attendance, held each summer since 1966 at Chowan College. These schools feature Christian testimonies by professional football players and other outstanding athletes. National recognition has come to the college and to the area because of these unique schools and their success in reaching young people from nine south eastern states who have been joined together this summer to plan extending the out reach of this program by scheduling the Youth Retreat, realizing that they would reach people from a much smaller area but hoping to reach more youngsters living in the Roanoke-Chowan region of North Carolina. ’ The philosophy behind this Youth Crusade has been ex plained by Rev. Clingman C. Capps, pastor of Murfreesboro United Methodist Church and deputy director of the Neighbor hood Youth Corps. “I’ve talk ed with leaders in the field of education and politics and I’ve talked with the down- and-outers, the up-and-comers,” he says, “and those who think that they have already arrived. I’m sure that it comes as no surprise to you to know tnat there are very few lines of communication open bet ween people, much less groups. However, there is one they all seem to agree upon. Simply stated, it is this, the young people are going to the dogs. As examples, beatniks and hippie hippies are pointed out. And this does seem to be the opinion of the larger per centage of the adults, con cerning our young people.This repels me, if it doesn’t disgust me! 1 do not believe that this is true. I believe that youth today are far beyond most of us adults in their think ing and certainly they are further along the way in their thinking toward maturity, than See Number 1, Page 3
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