Men and women are to
switch dorms next year
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Friday, February 27, 1970
Ritchie reigns as Spring Queen
An array of beauty!
Three lovely queens and a princess are pictured following the Queen of Spring pageant Feb. 19. From left to right
are freshman princess Debbie Pickett, 1970 Queen of Spring Mary Ritchie, the reigning Miss Virginia, Sydney
Lewis, and 1969 Queen of Spring Emma Broolcs.
With the opening of a new dormitory
for men next year, several changes will
be made in present dormitories. Women
will reside in McDowell Columns. Men
will take over College Street Hall. Gibbs
House will not be operated as a dormitory.
Very few off-campus facilities will be used.
With the above factors in mind, you
should decide where you are going to live
next year. Room assignments begin today
(Friday, February 27). Following is the
schedule taken from the minutes of the
Housing Committee for February 9.
Those students who plan to return to
Chowan College in the fall of 1970 are to
sign up for rooms in the office of the
Director of Guidance according to the
following schedule.
Assignments will be held until April 15.
An advance payment of $50 must be paid
in the business office no later than April 15
before an assignment becomes permanent.
Once an assignment is made, it cannot
be changed until next fall. No student may
sign up or reserve a room for another
student. The times for signing up will be
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Who reserves rooms:
February 27, March 2 and 3: Men who
wish to sign up for the new dormitory
and College Street Hall and women who
wish to sign up for McDowell Columns.
Chowan students
in Who’s Who
By PAULINE ROBINSON
The 1969-70 edition of “Who’s Who
Among Students in American Junior Col
leges” will carry the names of 20 students
from -Chowan College who have been
selected as being among the country’s most
outstanding campus leaders.
Campus nominating committees and edi
tors of the annual directory have included
the names of these students based on their
academic achievement, service to the com
munity, leadership in extracurricular activ
ities and future potential.
Outstanding students have been honored
in the annual directory since it was first
published in 1966.
Chowan students named to the book in
clude Betsy Baker, Russell Barnes, Carolyn
Brinkley, Donna Burnette, Annette Cahoon,
Joan Clark, Pam Clifton, Larry Cooper,
Velda Gardner, Frank Granger, Phil Fer
guson, Cathy Jones, and Tom Keithley.
Others named were Gay Lafoon, Marianne
Pugh, Mary Ann Rascoe, John Raymond,
Priscilla Renn, Pauline Robinson, and
George Whittemore.
Bobb/ Cross
Bobby Cross, community planner with
the state department of local affairs and
a native of Tarboro, has been named
director of development at Chowan Col
lege effective June I.
He lived in Ahoskie while working with
the State Highway Commission from Jan.
1962 to August 1968 and was active in
the First Baptist Church. Cross has
served as planning consultant to the
Hertford County Planning Board since
July, 1968.
Cross, 34, is a graduate of East Car
olina University with the A.B. and at
tended Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary one summer. He has also
complete the six-month training course
of the N. C. Department of Conservation
and Development.
He is a veteran of the U.S. Army
and served tow of his three years as
an intelligence analyst in Frankfurt and
Berlin, Germany.
Before coming to his present position
in July of 1968, he was associated with
' the State Highway Commission for six
and one-half years as a right-of-way agent.
March 4 and 5: Any student who wishes
to retain the room he presently occupies.
If he has a roommate preference, the
rommate must apply at the same time.
March 6 and 9: Any student who wishes
a room in the dormitory in which he now
lives but wishes to reserve a room other
than his present one. If he has a roommate
preference, the roommate must apply at
the same time.
March 10, 11, 12, and 13: All returning
students not included in the above cate
gories.
U.L.C. plans
ordain-in
By VERNON WILKINS
The Chowan chapter of Universal Life
Church is planning a mass ordain-in tor
March 5. It’s purpose is to ordain new
ministers into the church.
There are over 60 ministers on the
Chowan campus and we hope to raise
that number to three hundred.
What are the teachings of the Univer
sal Life Church? The U.L.C. has no
traditional doctrine itself. It only believes
in that which is right. We believe that
everyone has a right to his own convic
tions, and a right to express them. We
recognize everyone’s belief.
Is the ordination paper legal? Yes!!
It is a legal document and is recognized
by all the states and many foreign
countries. This gives you all the power
of any ordained or licensed minister.
One can perform the same services with
this that any minister of any church can
perform, e. g. wedding ceremonies, funerals
and ordinations, etc.
There are over 450,000 ministers and
over 6,000 churches under the U.L.C.
They are scattered all over the world.
We will ordain anyone without question
of faith, for life for a free will offering
of 50 cents. Our expenses have grown
so it is impossible for us to keep going
without help.
U.L.C. will hold its ordination ceremon
ies on March 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the
Askew Student Union.
For further information contact Rev.
Vernon Wilkins at East 324 or Rev. Sid
ney Francis Young, West 202.
Our goal is a fuller life for everyone.
Our objective is eternal progression.
Our slogan—Live and help live.
Universal understanding and brother
hood will bring peace.
to become
He also served two years as a adjuster
for an insurance company and prior to
that was in occupational therapy at
Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh.
As a community planner, he serves
in the northeastern section of the state.
Cross has long been active in civic and
church affairs and has served as Sunday
school teacher, Baptist Training Union
director, and chairman of deacons.
As a lay speaker, he has appeared in
a number of churches in the area.
He is married to the former Gayle Cherry
of Tarboro. They have two children,
Pamela, 9 and Carolyn, 5.
Concerning his appointment, Chowan's
president. Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, com
mented, “We’re delighted to have a
successor lined up as director of develop
ment, one of the top staff positions at
the college. Mr. Cross has a varied
background and experience which I believe
will serve both him and the college well.
“He also brings to the position a
strong measure of character and an
appreciation for and commitment to the
progress, program and services of Chowan
College.”
Mary Ritchie of Asheboro has been
named Queen of Spring at Chowan College.
Her selection was announced during
the Queen of Spring Pageant held Feb.
19 in McDowell Columns. Miss Ritchie
represents Superintendent’s Barracks &
Stone Cottage.
Honors as Freshman Princess went to
Deborah Lynne Pickett of Richmond
representing Columns.
Selected as members of the court
were sophomores Pauline Robinson, Ahoskie;
Susan Brothers, Walstonburg; Pat Clifton,
Blackstone, Va.; and Donna Lee Burnette,
Newport News.
Freshmen members of the court are
Debbie Vinson, Portsmouth; Paige Buren,
Prince George, Va.; and Amelia Garner,
Newport.
The eight freshmen and eight sophomore
candidates were judged on the basis of
beauty, talent, poise, and personality.
Miss Ritchie’s talent presentation was
an inpromptu ballerina while Miss Pickett’s
was a modern dance.
Miss Ritchie is a graduate of Asheboro
High School. Her parents Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Ritchie, live at 500 Cliff Road.
She was secretary of the freshman class
and is presently co-social chairman of
the Student Government Association. She
is planning a career in ballet.
A graduate of Hermitage High School,
Miss Picket’s parents are Mr. and Mrs.
F. D. Pickett of 7306 Kenneth Drive.
The pageant was sponsored by the Wo
men’s Recreation Association Mrs. Janet
Collins sponsor. The queen will reign over
the Spring Festival to be held April 25.
Other contestants competing in the
pageant were sophomores Margaret Harris,
Terry Johnson , and Cheryl Dozier.
Freshmen candidates who did not make
the court included Faye Overstreet, Donna
Britt, Jenny Wong, and Eve Pell.
Suggested
absences
The following is a suggested policy on
class absences adopted by the Ad Hoc
Absence Committee. Those students who
have any suggestion for amendments are
to give them in written form to Prof. Carl
Simmons within a week.
The policy will then be revised and pre
sented to the faculty for adoption.
STUDENTS ARE expected to attend all
meetings of their classes. Professors will
keep class attendance records and these
records become a part of the student’s offi
cial transcript. The acceptability and con
sequences of any unexcused absence or
tardy is a matter to be determined by the
professor. An excused absence may be allow
ed for the following reasons:
1. ILLNESS OF THE student, verified
by a doctor or by the college nurse on forms
provided for this purpose. Boarding students
too ill to attend classes must report to the
infirmary, unless otherwise directed by the
college nurse.
“Excused Absences for Illness ”—BOARD
ING STUDENTS: In order to be excused
from classes for reason of personal illness,
a Boarding Student must report to the in
firmary, prior to missing any class for
which he seeks to be excused. The student
must be confined to the infirmary or to
his room for such period of time as the
College Nurse deems necessary.
“Excused Absences for Illness”—DAY
STUDENTS: In order to be excused from clas
ses for reason of personal illness, a Day
Student must bring an excuse from a parent
or physician, certifying his illness.
2. REPRESENTATION OF the college,
when such representation has been reported
by the responsible faculty member and
approved by the Dean of the College pre
vious to the anticipated absence.
Continued Pg. 2
The Chowan Players will present a Shake
speare comedy, “The Taming of the Shrew,”
March 4, 5, 6 in McDowell Columns auditor
ium at Chowan College. Curtain time is
8 p.m.
According to Mrs. Edith Larson, director,
the Players are tackling the challenge of
presenting a Shakespearean play with “spunk
and dedication.” She reports the group is
“galvanized to the concept of giving educa
tional and worthwhile entertainment.”
The popularity of Shakespeare is attested
to by the fact hundreds of school and college
groups perform his plays annually. Mrs.
Larson added, “Seven groups are present
ing a Shakespearean play for the American
College Theatre Festival to be held in Wash
ington, D. C., this spring. For over 300 years
Shakespeare has made his appearance
in every conceivable place. His works offer
a challenge to any dramatic group.”
The challenge is heightened, Mrs. Larson
said, since the staging, costumes, and lines
Stevenson named
Board of Advisors
James H. Stephenson, a Baltimore arch
itect, has been elected to the Board of
Advisors of Chowan College continuing a
family tradition of service to the college.
Stephenson’s father. Dr. Gilbert T. Stephen
son of Pendleton, N. C., served many years
as chairman of the Endowment Committee
of the Board of Trustees and remains a
member of the committee.
His grandfather served as a member of
the Board of Trustees including several
terms as chairman of the executive commit
tee of the board. His grandmother attended
Chowan 100 years ago.
President of Cochran, Stephenson &
Donkervoet, Inc., he also serves as vice
president of T. B. Stephenson & Son,Inc.,
Pendleton, N. C. Stephenson is a trustee
of the Happy Hills Hospital and Maryland
Institute College of Art, both of Baltimore,
and is a member of the alumni council
at the Phillip Exeter Academy in Exeter,
N. H. He is a former president of the
Baltimore chapter of the American Institute
of Architects.
He and his wife, Jeanne, live at 4209 Wick-
ford Road. They have two children,
James Jr., and Paul Thompson.
are different from a modern play. “Under
neath, however, is a well-rounded plot,”
she said.
The cast includes: Winslow Carter of
Hubert, N.C., who takes the part of the
father (Baptista) who has two daughters,
hot-tempered Katharine, played by Mary
Joyce Bowen of Windsor, and Bianca, por
trayed by Meredith Kennedy of Alexandria,
Va. Baptista refuses to give the youngest
daughter in marriage, until Katharine, the
eldest and a shrew, has a husband.
Suitors for the attractive Bianca are A1
Jackson, Richmond; Gary Spain, Richmond;
Michael Hertstreith, Lorton, Va.; and David
Mashaw, Virginia Beach, Va.
The bold and dashing young man who
wins Katharine by his crafty and unpre
dicted schemes is Marty Strait of Virginia
Beach, Va., playing Petruchio. Skip Holland,
Suffolk, Va., plays the part of the servant
to Petruchio, the woman tamer.
Schedule is
for summer
By DRINA HULINGS
The first term of summer school will
be held from June 3 through July 9.
The second term will then be held from
July 10 through August 15. These dates
are different from those stated in the
college catalogue.
The courses that will be offered in the
first term will be: English literature 201,
English composition 101 and 102, general
chemistry 171 and general chemistry
lab 171, general psychology 201, principles
of accounting 141 and principles of account
ing lab 141, religion 101, voice and diction
203, Western civilization 101, U. S. history
201, world geography 151, college algrbra 103,
fund, of mathematics 101, financial mathe
matics 161, plane trigonemetry 105, hy
giene 101, principles of economics 251,
sociology 205, Spanish 102, anatomy 221
and anatomy lab 221, biology (botany) 101
and biology (botany) lab 101, and physical
education 101 and 151.
In the second term the courses offered
will be: English 101 and 102, English
literature 202, general chemistry 172
and general chemistry lab 172, biology
(zoology) 102 and biology lab 102, plane
geometry 3, fundamentals of mathematics
102, plane trigonometry 105, Western civ
ilization 101 and 102, U. S. history 202,
religion 102, introduction to philosophy 201,
general psychology 201, physiology 222 and
physiology lab 222. and marriage and
family 207.
Piano and organ will be offered upon
request both terms.
Normal load for the six weeks terms
is six semester hours. In the event that
a student wishes to take physical educa
tion or a course requiring a laboratory,
the student will be given permission to
take seven credit hours.
Registration for classes for the first
term will be held in Robert Marks Hall
on Wednesday June 3, from 8:00 to 10:00
a.m. Registration for classes tor the
second term will be held in Robert Marks
Hall on Friday, July 10, 8:00 to 10:00.
Students cannot register for the first
term of the summer session after June 6.
or after July 13 for the second term
If you cannot arrive on campus before
June 6, you should apply for second term.
The expenses for simmer school are;
tuition and fees per semester hour -
$20.00, rooms six weeks session - $50.00,
meals-six weeks session - $20.00, and med
ical fees - $5.00. A $5.00 application process
ing tee is required Enclose this fee with
prepared
school
your application (not ref undable). All expenses
for summer school are payable at
registration. Note: students who live in
college housing are required to take thier
meals in the college cafeteria.
Chowan College does not encourage
students to have cars during the summer
session. However if it is necessary students
may be permitted to have them. Any
student who finds it necessary to bring
an automobile to the college must register
it with the Registrar, and must pay a
$5.00 registration fee per term.
Spanish students
visit Chowan
Three students and a teacher from Latin
America were guests of the Spanish Club
of Chowan College Feb. 12 and 13.
They are associated with high schools
in Concord on an exchange basis. Two
students and the teacher are at Central
Cabarrus High School and the other student
at Northwest Cararrus. They were accom
panied by the guidance counselors, Mrs.
Pauline Putnam of Central and Mrs. Jane
Smith of Northwest. An exchange student
from Chile at Ahoskie High School and the
Spanish teacher, Mrs. Robert Jernigan,
also attended.
The group arrived Feb 12 at 2 p.m. for
orientation with Clayton Lewis, Dean of
Students, and visitation of several Spanish
classes. A dinner was held in their honor
at 6 p. m. in Thomas Cafeteria.
At 7 p. m., the Spanish Cub presented
a music program sung in Spanish in Marks
Hall auditorium. Lodging was provided in
homes of Chowan personnel.
The Feb. 13 schedule included breakfast
at the college, visitation of classes, and a
final meeting with Dean Lewis.
Sponsor of the Spanish Club Is Prof.
Morris Carson.
Advisor-advisees to meet
There will be an advisor-advisee meeting
at 4:00 on Mar. 5. The penalty for
failing to attend this meeting is one
week's strict campus.
If a student is to be excused from one
of these meetings, he is to notify his
advisor ahead of time.
Last time 15 students were campused
for failure to attend the meeting.
Cross approves his new position
President Bruce E. Whitaker talks with Bobby Cross, recently named Director
of development at Chowan, effective June 1.
director of development
Shakespeare play to be
presented Mar. 4, 5, 6