Sydney plans flight training
SYDNEY LEWIS
By PAULINE ROBINSON
Up, up and away will go Syd
ney Lewis this summer when she
pursues the hobby of learning
to fly a plane. With the aid of her
father, an air force pilot officer,
she intends to master the basics
of flying.
Coming to Chowan from Ke-
coughtan High School, in Hamp
ton, Sydney, a sophomore, has
impressed Chowan campus with
her beauty and intelligence as
well as wilUngness to participate
in extra-curricular activities.
Presently she serves as presi
dent of the Woman’s Council and
vice-president of Phi Theta Kap
pa, a national honor fraternity
for junior college scholars.
Recently Sydney received the
honor of Sweetheart of West
Hall. Being a member of the
cafeteria committee, she relates;
Dr. Huston Smith to
give lectures Dec. 9
Appearing at Chowan College
Dec. 9 as a visiting scholar will
be Dr. Huston Smith, professor
of philosophy in the Depart-
nent of Humanities at Mass-
ichusetts Institute of Technol-
Jgy. He will give three lecture
It Marks Hall on the following
topics; “Science and Human
Values, ’ 9 a.m., “The Coming
Coning World Civilization, ” 11
a.m., and Psychedelics and the
Religious Life” 3 p.m.
Dr. Smith has devoted his
teaching career to bridging in
tellectual gulfs: between East
and West, between science and
the humanities and between in
formal education via television
and forman education of the
classroom.
One of his most famous books
is “The Religions of Man, ' in
both hard cover and paperback,
written from experience, having
lived his first 17 year with his
missionary parents in Soochow,
China and supplementing his
Girls' varsity
volleyball
squad victorious
By Rose Drake
The Chowan Girls’ Varsity
Volleyball squad was victorious
over the East Carolina team on
Nov. 16, at Greenville. Top
scorers for Chowan in the first
match were sophomore Vicki
Gilbert and freshman Dianne
Williams. The varsity team com
peted in two well-played games.
The junior varsity squad was
not so triumphant in their com
petition, however they have come
a long way and are to be com
mended for hard play. All the
girls are anticipating matches
with more teams this season and
need your support.
studies in India, Japan and
Southeast Asia.
In St. Louis he did a successful
series of television lectures in
1955 bringing his to the public
eye. Three of those series have
been filmed for nationwide dis-
trubution of the National Ec-
ucatonal Television Center; “The
Religions of a Man, ” “Science
and Human Responsibility”
(with Arthur Compton), and
“The Search for merica. ”
Professor Smith was appointed
as Australia’s first Charles
Strong Lecturer on World Rel
igion and an annual lecturer to
The John Dewey Society.
Graduatong from Central Col
lege in Missouri, Dr. Smith
received his Ph. D. degree from
the University of Chicago. He
has been a faculty member of
Washington University but is pre
sently professor of philosophy at
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. Many doctoral degrees
have been awarded him by serer-
al colleges.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa
and the American Philosophical
Association, he is the author of
“Condemned to Maning, ” “The
Purposes of Higher Education ”,
and the editor and co-author
of “The Search for America” in
addition to “The Religions of
Man.
Letters to
the editor
Smoke Signals is always
pleased to receive letters to
the editor for publication.
However, it is the policy of
the newspaper that all let
ters for publication must be
signed by the writer. Fic
titious names will not be ac
cepted.
SNEA members attend
conference in Raleigh
By Rose Drake
The Chowan chapter of the
Student National Education As
sociation attended the Student
NCEA Fall Conference in Raleigh
Nov. 23. The meeting was held
in the NCEA Center and the
theme was “Education: Chal
lenge and Commitment.”
Topics and discussions includ
ed in the first general session
were “The Advancement School, ’ ’
“The Treensboro United Tutor
ial Service,” and “Upward
Bound at Mars Hill,” an exciting
program involving advanced
college students tutoring and as-
vising underpriveleged and slow
high school students through a
widely varied program of learn
ing experienced.
The major topic of the second
session, after a delightful buf
fet luncheon and fellowship,
was “Issues Facing the Profes
sion and How to Meet Them.”
Lectures included ideas on
fringe benefits to research.
The speakers, discussions,
lectures and exchange of ideas
was shared by a group, the
majority of which were students
in college chapters across the
state. Problems and solutions ex
perienced by all chapters are
lack of interest and participation
and enthusiasm.
Attendance at meetings of this
nature enUghten potential teach
ers and shows the responsibi
lities and privileges that come
with the profession.
Chowanians attending were
Professor-Advisor, Mrs. Deaton
Faucette, Belinda Parrish, Rose
Drake, and Strata Faddis.
Chowan enrollment
to the management complaints
siuaents have concerning the
food and rules of the cafeteria.
Serving as a student assistant
in the history department, Syd
ney has managed in spite of her
many activitlfes to maintain ex
cellent grades.
Having the highest freshman
average last year, Sydney serv
ed as chief marshal at gradua
tion exercises.
Majoring in French
Majoring in either French or
law she hopes to further her
education at one of the following
schools: University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke,
Wake Forest, or William and
Mary.
In June Sydney made her de
but at the Langley Officer’s
Club in Hampton at the Air
Force Base. Her father be
ing an air force pilot has pro
vided for Sydney the opportun
ity of traveling all over Europe
and the Far East.
At Kecoughtan High School
her senior year, Sydney was se
lected as Miss Kecoughtan High
School. Being active in various
committees, Sydney also was a
member of the German Club,
Aacappella choir and a student
government representative.
Sydney, a vivacious blonde,
has certainly made her mark at
Chowan.
Organizer,
committee
disagree
WASHINGTON (AP) — An or
ganizer of demonstrations at the
Democratic National Conven
tion clashed today with House
investigators, saying they ask
insane questions and “maybe
there is a brainlessness here. ’
Thomas E. Hayden, 28, Oak
land, Calif., commented as he
was questioned for the second
day by a subcommittee of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri
can Activities. The committee
says it is trying to learn wheth
er there was subversive influ
ence in the Chicago disorders.
“I've been here six or seven
hours now, ” Hayden said, “and
no witness in the history of your
silly committee has given a full
er statement of his philosophy
and views without taking of
fense. ”
Hayden, codirector of the Na
tional Mobilization Committee
to End the War in Vietnam, said
“I’m tired of it.”
Chairman Richard Ichord, D-
Mo., ended the exchange be
tween Hayden and the subcom
mittee sounsel with a rap of his
gavel.
The clash developed after
Hayden had been questioned
about various published state
ments attributed to him, advo
cating violence. Hayden said
some of the statements were
wrong and contended the ques
tioners had taken others out of
context.
“If you are attacked by some
body and your head is split,”
Hayden said, “it is within your
moral right to hit back.
Hayden insisted the Chicago
demonstrators had no desire for
violence. He said the demon
strators were from out of town,
their purpose was political and
argued that any attempt to link
this with ghetto rebellions
missed the point.
P. 0. robbed
GREENVILLE, S. C. AP —
Safecrackers took $10,000 in
stamps, cash and money orders
Monday night at the^ark Place
post office branch m Greenville.
Two safes were cut open with
acetylene torches, according to
Greenville Postmaster R. A.
Jolley, Jr. He termed it a “very
professional” job.
The^ Voice of Chowan”
Volume 2—Number 6
Murfreeshoro. N. C.
December 4, 1968
For transfer student
Transcripts and what they mean
Smoke Signals editor at work
Nancy Mohr, editor of Smoke Signr.ls, appears to be in
deep concentration in "Squirrel Park” on a recent cold,
windy day. Perhaps she is contemplating assignments
lor the next issue of the student newspaper.
Aliens give concert
to large audience
By Francine Sawyer
Music has come a long way.
Here at Chowan students have
been presented the Ivy League’s
Paul Anka, and now at last the
freak-out scene of a group from
somewhere or something calling
themselves the Aliens, a very apt
name.
You’ve come a long way S.G.A.
Well, frankly the S.G.A. deserves
praise for bringing a concert of
this nature to big “C’s” campus.
The music (noise, sound, or
whatever) was really good. It
was a bit loud but the effect,
especially the burning of the
incense and the lighting or lack
of same.
On stage was where it was,
the lighting that is. It flicked off
and on, while the lead singer
held his arm high and bellowed
forth the words of Foxy Lady.
After the first number or tune
or whatever it was the group
received a warm response from
the audience.
Where they all come from
By TOMMY GARNER
Chowan College has on cam
pus this fall students from 16
states, the District of Columbia,
and one foreign country, Brazil.
Virginia has 700 students and
North Carolina 560. Out of state
students come in the largest
number from Maryland and New
Jersey with 15 each.
Virginia students comprising
52 per cent of the total enroll
ment and represent 52 of Vir
ginia s 96 counties; independent
eilics. Breaking Virginia down
into counties, we find the larg
est numbers come from South
ampton with 51, Henrico 68,
Farifax 45, and Chesterfield 28.
Counties represented here
with 10 or more students but
less that 25 are Albermarle
Arlington, Greensville, Halifax,
Mecklenburg, Nansemond, Not
toway, Sussex, and York.
Breaking it down even further
to cities, we find that most of
our Virginia students come from
the cities of Virginia Beach
with 50, Norfolk 46, Richmond
34, Portsmouth 32, Newport
News 35, Hampton 30, jind Pet
ersburg 10.
North Carolina has students re
presenting 67 of its 100 counties,
comprising 42 per cent of total
enrollment. County-wise, it
looks like this: Herftord 92, Hali
fax 60. Bertie 37, Wake 30,
Northampton 36.
Counties with more than 10
students studying here but less
than 25 are Alamance, Beau
fort, Durham, Forsyth, Gates,
Guildford, Martin, Nash, Pitt,
and Robeson.
Other slates represented are
Alabama 1. Connecticut 1. Dela
ware 10. District oi Columbia
12, Florida i \tarvlaiid 15. Mas
sachusetts 1, New Jersey 15,
New York 9, Ohio 4, Pennsyl
vania 11, Rhode Island 1, South
Carolina 4, West Virginia 1,
and Wyoming 1. The percentage
of the enrollment form these
states, including the District
of Columbia and Brazil which
has' one student here is six per
cent.
For the students from the
aforementioned slates, counties
and cities when you get the
“homesick ” blues, look around
and you might find some one
from your hometown.
The audience is another thing
all together. It was a case of
whom was putting whom on. I’ve
never seen a group of students
anywhere that hop up in the
middle of a sensitive creative
artist who is trying with all his
might and et al to share a most
sensuous experience, cut out in
the middle of the preformance.
For those that missed the
concert they did in all serious
intentions miss an interesting
group called as mentioned above
the AUens.
The group that showed bad man
ners must have very low esteem
of talent, because friends it does
indeed take talent to pick on that
thar gitar, being electric as it
was. The drummer was on one
musical ocassion banged the
drums all alone in a feature. He
was to take a word from the es
tablishment and their vocabulary
fantastic and great.
Walking out, with the smoke
(the smoke was used for effect
and it was effective, to make
the group look as though they
were on a trip or was it that' the
audience was on a trip?)
It was Dean Lewis whom
stated he enjoyed the concert
and thought the group had an
abundance of talent. Well, we
agree with the Dean. We should
add that they have lots of guts
(the Aliens, we mean) to come
on this campus and do their own
thing in front of this student
body that does not respect nor
appreciate individuals being just
that.
Aliens socked it to us although
it wasn t soul music as some
people are only capable of enjoy
ing.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank the Chowan
College Family for the cards,
flowers and many kindnesses
shown me during my recent ber
eavement.
Mrs. Undine Barnhill
By D. H. NICHOLSON,
Registrar
When a student is admitted
to Chowan College, the Director
of Admissions and the Admis
sions Committee feel somewhat
confident that he will be able to
meet the requirements for con
tinued enrollment, which means,
in essence, that a regular stu
dent, one who is carrying at
least 12 semester hours of work,
must earn a minimum of 9 se
mester hours and 9 quality
points each semester in regular
attendance in order to be in good
standing, a classification which
refers to the status of a studeJit
who is not on probation and who
is eligible to continue in or to
return to the institution.
Although the term “good
standing” has a generally ac
cepted meaning among colle
giate registrars and admissions
officers at the various institu
tions of higher education, each
institution, generally, determines
its own standards for continued
enrollment. Therefore, it is quite
possible for a student to be in
good standing and eligible for
continued enrollment at one in
stitution and yet not be eligible,
gradewise, for admission to an
other institution, although both
institutions are of comparable
quality and are accredited.
Again, as was mentioned in
the first article in the “Smoke
Signals ”, the general rule which
most institutions follow con
cerning the admission of the
transfer student is that he must
have at least a “C” average on
ALL work attempted.
The point of the discussion so
far is that because a student is
in good standing at a college and
is entitled to honorable with
drawal does not necessarily
mean that he will be fully or
unconditionally admitted to an
other comparable institution.
Perhaps the best advice for a
student who is in doubt about his
chances for admission to a par
ticular school is for him to write
directly to the director of admis
sions of that school for informa
tion concerning the requirements
for the admission of transfer stu
dents.
One of the most important in
dices which an admissions offi
cer at the four-year school will
have to determine the prospec
tive transfer student’s eligibility
for admission is the transcript.
Traditionally, a transcri; i is a
copy of the student’s oil.' ial ed
ucational record at the institu
tion. The transcript, along with
the confidential character re
ferences from college officials
and others, will help the admis
sions officer form the best pro
file of the prospective student.
When looking at the transcript
an admissions officer will be
looking specifically at the de
scription of courses and the
grades. Generally, courses with
a “C” average or better will
transfer from an accredited in
stitution of higher education pro
viding the institution receiving
the course will have one recipro
cal in nature. Reciprocal means,
in this instance, that a course
taught on the Chowan College
campus would have an equiva
lent on most other campuses.
For instance, this means that
the Chowan College freshman
course English Composition
101 has its equivalent at Camp
bell College in Freshman Eng
lish 111, at the University of
North Carolina State at Raleigh
in English 111, Composition and
Rhetoric, or at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in English Composition and Rhe
toric 1.
Since the basic non terminal
curriculum is virtually the same
for the freshman and sophomore
years at most fully accredited
institutions of higher educa
tion, an admissionji officer at the
four-year school will be compar
ing a junior college non-termi-
nal student’s transcript to what
his own institution requires of its
freshmen and sophomores.
Although the coiu'se numbers
at various two-year and four-
year colleges may be different.
the course names and-or descrip
tions are generally either the
same or equivalent and, there
fore, reciprocal. Most colleges
and universities accept the
equivalent courses outright from
the fully accredited institutions
if the grade standard has been
met
In other words, assuming that
the grades are generally accep
table, that is, at least a “C”
average on ALL work attempted,
an admissions officer will want
to see what general educational
requirementsthep rospectiv
transfer student has met while
at Chowan College. Has the trans
ferer successfully completed his
freshman English requirement?
Has he completed his math and
science requirements? Gener
ally, and we go back to the col
umn of last week, if the student
completes the general education
and specialized course require
ments for the associates degree
at Chowan College, he, in a maj
ority of instances, has already
completed the normal general
education requirement found in
the freshman and sophomore
years at most of the colleges
and universities to which he
would apply, and the completion
of this requirment will put him
in a better position for transfer.
Next week, we can look at the
confidential character reference
which every colUege and univer
sity requires on its applicants,
and we can look at some of the
specific questions asked by the
different institutions concerning
personal traits, study habits, dis
cipline problems, et cetera.
Nixon never made team
but always liked football
NEW YORK (AP) — Presi-
dent-elect Richard M. Nixon, an
armchair football enthusiast,
said today he’s a great fan of
the game “because I never
made the team.”
The occasion for the remark
was a ceremony in Nixon’s
Pierre Hotel suite at which four
members of a college all-star
team selected by coaches pre
sented him with an autographed
football.
Nixon, who once aspired to be
a college end, said, “I don’t
think I can get to the Rose Bowl
this year, but, gee, that ought to
be a game.”
The University of Southern
California and Ohio State Uni
versity will meet in that bowl
contest in Pasadena, Calif., on
New Year’s Day.
Presenting the football to Nix
on were O. J. Simpson of USC,
Terry Hanratty of Notre Dame,
Dave Foley of Ohio State and
Bill Stanfill of Georgia.
Hanratty, an ailing quarter-
baclnvho went to Nixon’s quar
ters on crutches, instructed the
president-elect on how he holds
the football on pass ]
i ^ys.
Freshmen win powder-puff
The annual powder puff foot
ball game was held Nov. 27 at 7
p. m. The game, which was play
ed between the freshmen and
sophomore girls, consisted of
four 12 minute quarters.
The coaches for the sophomore
girls were Linwood Wright,
Chuck Packum and Kenny Fer
guson. The worked hard to make
the girls rough and ready.
Participating on behalf of the
sophomores were Vicky Gilbert
and Sandy Wilson, co-captains.
The other players were: Terry
Batten, Patsy Duren, Ann
Moore, Dee Shumaker, Gwynda
Hyatt, Dale White, Ann Butler,
Lynn Gibbons, Dale Bowling,
Jacque Lyerly, Cherry Whitney,
Gerry Eaton, Belinda Parrish,
Bonnie Scott, Donna Fesperman,
Linda Pridgen and Pam Keyes.
The coaches for the freshman
girls were Pete London, George
Bell, and Lee Copeland. Their
expert skill was an asset to the
freshmen. The co-captains for
the freshmen were Jeanne Gay
and Karen Lynch. Those parti
cipating were; Jeanette Pridgen,
Nancy Harper, Vicki Miles, Pat
sy Goodwin, Mary Pope, Susan
Long, Kathy Murray, Ann Brown,
Cheryle Dozier, Jo Ann Smith,
Miriam Walter, Vickie Mercer
and Kay Pierce.
The game got underway at 7.
Bamma Mitchell and Patricia
Francis aided our commentator,
Hugh Brown, as the plays weie
put into action. However, the
second play, a pass from Donna
Fesperman to Sandy Wilson,
was intercepted by Jeannie Gay
and a touchdown was scored for
the freshmen.
All night the optimistic sopho
mores battled for a touchdown,
but in v^in. No one was to
blame; they tried and are to be
congratulated for their effort.
Again the freshmen have taken
the title as winners. Maybe next
year the tide will turn.
Three-point peace
plan set for talks
SAIGON (AP) — South Viet
nam's delegation to the Paris
peace talks will take along a
three-point plan, informed gov
ernment sources said today.
“That's ridiculous, very ridi
culous,” said a spokesman in
Paris for the Viet Cong’s Na
tional Liberation Front when
told the plan’s third point called
for the NLF and the Viet Cong
to rally to the Saigon govern
ment.
The other points are:
1. A de-escalation of the fight
ing, particularly reduction of at
tacks on South Vietnam s cities
and a hall to incidents in the de
militarized zone.
2. A “controlled and guaran
teed ” withdrawal of North Viet
namese forces, accompanied by
a phased cutback in American
strength. '
"You know very well the posi
tion of our delegation,” said the
NLF spokesman in Paris. “The
puppet administration of Saigon
represents no one. It is the crea
tion of the United States. The
National Liberation Front is the
legitimate representative of the
South Vietnamese people
Meanwhile, an advance party
tor South Vietnamese President
Nguyen Cao Ky began arriving
in Paris as U.S. and North Viet
namese negotiators inched to
ward the opening of the expand
ed conference.
NOTICE
Through mistake, Miriam Wal
ter, Belk 128, Box 17, picked up
the wrong yellow jacket on the
football field. Someone has her
jacket, initialed MRW. She will
be glad to exchange jackets with
the owner.