Professor Brannon Named
Best-Dressed on Cannpus
Best dressed Professor on campus
Professor Steve L. Brannon, a Chowan English professor,
has been named the best dressed professor on campus.
Here he confers with Nelson Jeffries.
Professors Take
Part in Workshop
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Volume 3—Number 6
Wednesday, December 2, 1970
Students Voice Opinions
With Chapel Questionnaire
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Chowan Wins
Chowan professors Hattie
Russell and Sylvia Uverman
represented Chowan College in a
workshop; “Simulatios in
Business and Economics,
sponsored by the North Carolina
Educational Computting Service
(NCECS) under the direction of
Dr. Joseph R. Denk, manager of
Curriculum Development for
NCECS.
The eighteen corporations of
the workshop were made up of 18
teams of faculty members and
students from 23 colleges;
universities and community
colleges throughout the state.
The executive games took place
Oct. 23-24 in Research Triangle
Park, N. C.
The team that Miss Russell was
in was awarded first place in
profit-making activities.
“The Executive Game”
{yovided workshop participants a
chance to test their skills in
corporate management in a
My interest in the Science field
has never been up to par, but my
quest for knowledge leads me in
many academic areas of the
campus. One day last week my
daily rounds found me with
nothing of special emphasis to do
so I dropped in the Science
Building to make sure they
weren’t secretly making any
monsters or building any bombs.
Experiments in Progress
The sights that my eyes beheld
amazed me as this was my first
visit to the department. Many
displays were visible. Ex
periments were evident and I was
very careful, lest I stumble and
•blow up Chowan College. (My
fears were quite unsupported as I
found out later that the ex
periments being conducted were
purely biological). I pursued my
curiosity (as usual) and began
asking questions. Student ex
periments were being conducted
under the supervision of Mr. Jim
Dewer to determine the effects of
Herbecides on fish, Mrs. PhylUs
Dewer was conducting ex
periments on the study of dye in
toilet paper and its effects on fish.
These were by no means all that
was going on.
Fossils Donated
I caught Mr. George Hazelton,
Acting Chairman, Dept, of
Science, in a conversation in
which he related the news of their
recent gain of 100 specimens of
Marine Fossils collected by Mr.
competitive market. Each of 32
faculty members and 23 students
had been pre-assigned to a team
— a “corporation.” These cor
porations were divided into
groups (“markets”), so that each
corporation was competing in a
market with eight other cor
porations.
“Corporate executives” were
required to make quarterly
decisions for a two-year period.
Decisions involving market
analysis, production volume,
product pricing, budgeting for
maintenance, purchase of raw
materials, research and
development and payment of
quarterly dividends determined
each company’s financial status
at the end of the two-year period.
A panel of three judges then
examined each report, con
sidering reasons for decisions,
and announced the winner—the
most successful corporation—in
each “market.”
William Bennett, the specimens
includedOrycterecetus (whale
teeth), Vertibrae of porpoise,
shark vertibrae, shark teeth, and
the upper and lower jaw of
parrott fish. Now, listen to this:
the approximate age of the fossils
are from 7 to 17 million years!
A valuable find.
He went on to give me the
background of the collection. The
Coastal North Carohna fossils
are a gift to the college from
William D. Bennett of Rocky
Mount, N. C.. The fossils were
gathered at the Texas Gulf
Sulphur complex at Aurora, N. C.
According to Mr. Hazelton the
items are not yet open for
display. The Science Department
plans to make them available to
the pubhc this spring.
Phantom Botonist
Mr. Hazelton had an ap
pointment so I continued to roam
and fill my mind with questions. I
talked with a few students who
told me of their “Phantom
Botanist.” Seems the spirit has a
“Flower of the Day” changing it
daily with a label of
classification. Not only is he (she
or it) a gardener, but a riddler as
well. He maintains a “Question of
the Week,” posting on the bulletin
board a new question each week
along with the answer for the
previous week’s question.
I personally have found an
entire new world of knowledge in
Green Hall. You may be sur
prized also, as I was ! Give them
a chance to surprise you.
By RONALD G. DUNN
Much ado has been made in
recent years concerning proper
dress for the American male.
Styles have changed to meet the
modern trend just as prices have
been altered to relieve one of as
much currency as possible. Many
young males have resorted to
casual dress, abandoning the
current trend and conservative
styles.
How is the American male
standing up to these changes? Is
he keeping up the pace or just
flailing about in a feeble attempt
to keep up with his female
counterparts?
I’ve pondered these questions
before and discussed them at
length with varied individuals all
leading to no concise con
clusions. Seeking to gather more
conclusive data. I’ve conducted a
poll to determine who is the best
dressed male faculty member in
the opinion of the student body at
Chowan.
Many students do not conform
to the new trends of dress, con
servative or otherwise. This
being the case, I concluded that a
poll of eighty students, male and
female, of different clothing
tastes should be sufficient to give
me an approximate type of dress
which is recognized by all the
A students to be in good taste.
The students (40 male and 40
female) were questioned in the
following manner: —Who, in
your opinion, is the best dressed
male faculty member?— Many
students refused to answer or
didn’t know the name of their
choice. This made things rather
difficult but nevertheless I finally
accrued eighty votes.
I’m proud to announce the
winner by majority, a graduate
of East Tennessee State
University, Professor Steve L.
Brannon. Professor Brannon is 27
years old, hails from Greenville,
Tennessee and is married with no
children. Coming to Chowan in
August 1969, he holds a Masters
degree in English.
The following is the question
and answer interview with
Professor Brannon:
Q: How do you feel about being
selected best dressed male
faculty member? It’s really an
honor. I’m dumfounded. I don’t
see how I recieved it.
Q: What made you come to
Chowan? I like what the college is
estabUshed for. I think Chowan
has a tremendous future. It is
also close to the beach which my
wife and I enjoy greatly.
Q; Do you advocate the rapid-
changing clothing styles for
American men? Yes! It shows
more freedom of individual
expression.
Q: Do you feel that clothes
make the man? Not entirely, but
there is no escaping the fact that
we behave according to how
we’re dressed.
Q: Do you feel that the way a
man dresses may determine his
future? Very much so. It shows
that a man has certain goals tor
himself, indicated by his style of
living and by his clothing.
Q: Where do you purchase
your clothes? I prefer stores
which deal exclusively in men’s
clothing. In this particular area I
patronize John’s Ltd. in Ahoskie,
Egerton & Lea in Norfolk Va.,
and Alexander Beagle’s in
Norfolk Va.
Q: What are your plans for the
future? This summer I am
spending 3 months in England
attending the University of
London. I’m beginning my
Doctoral work.
That concluded our interview
and with the following I conclude
this article: Although many
individuals choose jeans and
body shirts for themselves, this
poll has obviously shown the
still-present respect for modern
conservative clothing on the
American male.
By DON PATTEN
In the opening game of the
Federick Invitational Tour
nament, Chowan romped over
C.O.A. 96-76, to earn themselves a
berth in the final game.
Chowan in defeating C.O.A,
was lead by Cecil Ross with 23
points, and Harry Flipping with
18 points and 19 rebounds. Yes,
they continue to help the Braves
when help is needed most.
The final game was to take a
different view, as the Braves
were to tangle with the powerful
Frederick Lions after their
defeat over Chesapeake 67-60 in
their opener. Instead of leading
at the beginning of the game, the
Braves found themselves trailing
7-0, before Flipping found his eye
and made two. Two was not
enough as the Lions popped from
every concievable angle on the
court to pull their lead to as many
as 18 points.
Things began to look dark for
the Braves until Coach McCraw,
using a little stategy, went to his
bench and flooded the floor with
nothing but speed. Being in the
dark most of the first half, the
bench showed hustle and
aggression as they brought the
Braves to within two points of the
Lions at the half.
Coach McCraw, in achieving
such great success with the full
court press in the first half,
stayed with it in the second. The
second half was to be a see-saw
battle as the Braves held the lead
with no more than 5 points, to see
the Lions devour it.
With 3:38 left in the game and
the score tied at 62-62, Flipping
and Michie showed the fans why
Chowan had a 3-0 record as they
scored back to back to give the
Braves a 66-62 lead with 2:13 left.
The Lions on a free throw made it
66-63 with 52 seconds remaining
Crown
to be played.
Coach McCraw, very confident
of a win, began to slow the ball
down, and with a three point play
by Ross and a basket by the
Lions, the final score was 69-65.
Flipping for a good night’s
work made 26 points and 24
rebounds to lead both teams. He
was also awarded the Most
Valuable Player award. The
Lions were led by Brarrang with
23 points.
I can say beyond a question
that the Lions played an un
disputed excellent ball game, one
which the Braves will never
By Ronaldo A. Karunungan
In the Student Assemble of
Nov. 19, 1970, members of the
SGA expressed their views on
various subject matters. The
questionnaire consisted of two
pages, oriented around
educational and social viewpoints
of students. Out of the fourteen
hundred copies printed 1,248 were
filled out, broken down as
follows: Freshman Boys 595,
Sophomore Boys 260, Freshman
Girls 213, Sophomore Girls 139,
and Anonymous Students 41.
Those forty-one students either
refused to be classified or don’t
know whether they are
sophomores or freshmen, or male
or female. In any case, these
anonymous students have been
left out of the statistics because it
was apparent that they were not
serious in their answers anyway.
The purpose of the survey was
neither to intimidate anyone nor
to arouse suspicion when the
results on the questions on drugs
are finally calculated. It was an
educational project aimed to get
a deeper insight of the students
train of thought. 11 was disigned
in such a feshion so that questions
asked may stimulate intelligent
discussion among students.
The SGA extends its ap
preciation to all students who
responded rationally to the
questions. Also, it conveys its
gratitude to Marianne Pugh,
Hannah Jones, Charlotte Warren,
and some other students who
helped tabulate the statistics.
1. Dou you think that college
education is generally essential
for personal fulfillment and life
satisfaction? Yes-56.25 per cent,
No-32 per cent. No Opinion-11.75
per cent.
2. Do you plan to graduate from
Chowan? Yes-44.75 per cent, No-
28.5 per cent, Maybe 26.75 per
cent.
3. What do you plan to do after
you leave Chowan?
Go to a four-year college-61.25
per cent, Try to get a job-9.25 per
cent. Get married- 8.75 per cent.
You don’t know-20.75 per cent.
One student wrote in that he is
going to serve “Uncle Sam.”
4. Taking into consideration all
the professors that have taught
you, what overall rating do you
grade them on their ability to
relay the material to
you? Excellent-5.75 per cent.
Very Good-40.5 per cent, Fair-
37.5 per cent, Poor-9.75 per cent.
Very Bad-6.5 per cent.
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A student pointed out that one
of his professors does nothing
except assert his rights as a
faculty member before the class.
The following professors are
rated excellent by at least one
student: Miss Rebecca Kin-
namon. Dr. Frank B. Lowe, and
Mrs. Dorothy Wallace. Mr.
Warren Sexton was described by
one of the students as fantastic.
5. This campus offers
numerous extracurricular ac
tivities. Do you participate in
any? Yes-55 per cent, No-45 per
cent.
Several students who answered
“No” expressed their objection to
the question. They claimed that
this campus does not even offer
enough extra-curricular ac
tivities.
6. What do you think is the
reason behind the apathy of the
students to participate in extra
curricular activities? They are
not aware of the activities of-
fered-16 per cent. They are too
busy with their work and study-
15.25 per cent. They are too busy
dating and having fun-17.25 per
cent. They just couldn’t care less
about what’s happening-51.1 per
cent.
One student stated that he is
not interested in what is being
offered. Another put in big bold
letters the words “SGA is a
farce.”
7. Many larger institutions
have had trouble with the rising
drug scene. Do you think the drug
problem may develop on this
campus? Yes-41 per cent, No-
17.25 per cent, Maybe-41.75 per
cent.
A sophomore female student
commented that no one with a
decent mind will get involved in
illegal drugs.
8. What is your experience with
drugs? Marijuana and Hashish:
Have never tried it-79.25 per cent.
Have tried it frequently-11.5 per
cent. Have tried it not more than
twice-9.25 per cent.
Heroine and LSD: Have never
tried it-98.5 per cent. Have ex
perimented with it-1.5 per cent.
Two students wrote the
following words: “none of your
business.”
9. Why did you choose or return
to Chowan? You like it here-30.75
per cent. Your parents sent you
here-9 per cent, Your grades are
too low to enter or transfer to
other institutions-16.75, Your girl
friend or boy friend is here-3.5
per cent. You don’t know-40 per
cent.
10. Do you think Coowan
College should be converted into
a four-year school? Yes-47.25 per
cent, No-25.75 per cent. No
opinion-27 per cent.
11. What do you think is the
reason why we have a 3:1 male-
female ratio here? Because of the
strict rules imposed on girls-40
per cent, Because this is the
college policy-4.5 per cent.
Because the girls are not drafted
so there are no girl draft dodgers-
19.25 per cent. Because more
boys apply to Chowan than girls-
36.25 per cent.
A coed expressed her opinion
that girls are more intelligent
than boys, thusly the girls won’t
go to a junior coUege. Another
coed made an observation that
girls are not offered athletic
scholarships.
12. Taking into consideration
all the speakers that you have
heard in Chapel-Assembly, how
do you rate them as speakers?
Very Good-3.75 per cent, Good-
21.5 per cent, Fair-33 per cent,
Boring-41.75 per cent.
Several students who marked
“Boring” indicated that they
enjoyed listening to Dr.
Whitehurst.
Schedules Movies
By RONALD G. DUNN
In the same spirit that your responsive Student
Government Association has brought you Kenny
Rodgers and the 1st Edition, Classics IV, and
“Three by Chekov” (twice—chucklehaha), they
bring you the following movies during the remain
der of the academic year:
DATE MOVIE
December 10 Young Philadelphians
January 14 Splendor in the Grass
January 29 Suddenly Last Summer
March 25 Born Free
April 5 Cat Ballou
April 29 Cool Hand Luke
May 6 Days of Wine and Roses
As much as I would like to, I cannot tell you
where they will be shown. I’m sure they will think
of somewhere.
erase, but as they found, and
others will eventually find, “You
cannot hold a good thing down”.
Ceramics will be ready for Christmas!
Chowan's art department has been creative this semester. Ceramics students should
have completed pottery to take home for Christmas.
Science Opens New
World of Knowledge
By RONALD G. DUNN