STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Volume 3—Number 9
Wednesday, February 9, 1972
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Chowan Hosts
Art Exhibit
“INSECT WORLD”—Is an etching done by Jean
Lane Tonville. It is available to us through the
courtesy of North Carolina Museum of Art.
Concert Presented
The North Carolina Little
Symphony presented a concert in
McDowell Columns at Chowan
College Thursday, January 27.
The concert was open to those
with memberships in the Com
munity Concert Association or
North Carolina Symphony.
The guest artists for the con
cert were the Roanoke Chowan
Chorale comprised of select
singers from the area. The
Chorale was conducted by Dr.
Benjamin F. Swalin, conductor
and artistic director of the North
Carolina Symphony. Director
was James Chamblee.
Conducting the Little Sym
phony was Alfred Heller,
assistant conductor. The
program included Overture to the
opera LA SCALA DI SETA (The
Silken Ladder) by Rossini;
Symphony 96 in D major.
“Miracle” by Haydn; Waltz from
the BaUet SLEEPING BEAUTY
by Tschaikowsky; CAMELOT by
Lerner and Loewe with
arrangement by Robert Russell
Bennett. Intermission will
follow.
The second half of the program
featured the Roanoke Chowan
Chorale singing My Lord, What A
Mourning; Dry Bones and Te
Deum for Chorus and Orchestra
by Haydn. The Little Symphony
completed the program with
NELL GWYN by German; and
Hungarian Rhapsody No. II by
Liszt.
A reception followed the
concert in the President’s Dining
Room of Thomas Cafeteria.
Those attending the concert were
invited to attend. Refreshments
were served and the members of
the North Carolina Little Sym
phony were present.
Thirty recent prints by North
Carolina artists will be on view
at The Chowan College Art
Gallery from February 6-26.
The exhibition, titled “North
Carolina Printmakers” was
assembled by the North Caro
lina Museum of Art and is
touring galleries, museums, and
schools of North Carolina on
loan from the Museum.
The exhibition shows original
work by contemporary North
Carolina printmakers and points
up the different directions in
which they are working. Such
representational prints as
“Jon” bv Durham artist Earl
Mueller are included in the
collection, along with such ab
stract prints as “Discovery" by
Bireline of Raleigh. Impres
sionistic and purist works are
also represented.
Printmaking, or “graphic” art,
has been an occupation of most
of the great artists of the
world since the 15th century
discovery of mechanical ways
to make impressions. Various
media have been utilized to
produce the prints, with effects
achieved in black and white,
single color, and multi-color.
The oldest of the graphic
media is wood. Wood requires
a relief-printing technique in
which some of the wood is cut
away and only the areas to be
printed are left standing and
inked. Other media identified
with the relief process are
linoleum and such newer mat-
erals as plastic.
In contrast to relief printing
Is the technique called intaglio.
This method requires the ink
to be rubbed into a depressed
area or crevice and then the
area surrounding to be polished
clean. Thus the print is actually
a reproduction made by the
inked depression or crevice.
Among the intaglio techniques
are etching and engraving.
“North Carolina Printmakers”
contains examples of many of
the traditional techniques and
also an example or two of the
newer ones. Ed Shewmake of
Winston-Salem, for example
used the classic woodcut process
for his “Wind No. 2;” Grove
Robinson, formerly of Mars
Hill and now of New York,
casting about for a more un
usual medium, pulled his proof
from plastic. (Since only one
print could be made from this
process, his “Windows and
Doors” is called a “monotype ”)
Other media used to make the
prints shown are metal, stone,
linoleum, and silk. Only the
schoolboy’s potato is missing.
The type of medium has no
bearing on the quality of the
pring. Prints are only judged
“fine” or “inferior” depending
upon whether the print is or
is not a work of art, is or is
not a good impression, is or
is not in good condition.
Special mention should be
made of the inclusion of “Intaglio
Duo S-Z”. This print was made
by the great American purist,
Joseph Albers, who lived and
taught in Black Mountain from
1933 to 1949. Albers, for this
particular print, used the in
taglio process without ink.
Albers’ Interim is a more con
ventional print, a lithograph,
which is a print pulled from
stone.
Student Survey
Students Cited As
Major Library Asset
The most important person in
Whitaker Library at Chowan
College is the student. A talk
with Head Librarian Benjamin
W. Bontemps explains why.
It’s not just that the library
at the two-year, co-educational
college, related to the Baptist
State Convention of North
Carolina, contains 40,000 volumes
for circulation, a growth of 5,000
volumes in just over a year. Or
that an additional 4,000 volumes
of periodicals, both bound and on
microfilm, are available.
Even the new microfilm
reader that produces a copy
of the material you want with
a press of a button (after
depositing a dime that is)
doesn’t fully explain the claim of
the head librarian, a New Jersey
native who once served as
reference librarian at Virginia
Military Academy.
The essence of the saying is
contained in the philosophy of
the friendly librarian. “Our goal
is to make coming to the library
an enjoyable experience,” com
mented Bontemps. “Students
are often surprised to discover
the freedom they have in the
library. They are welcome, for
example, to discuss their
studies or a book or just social
ize in the conference and work
areas,” he explained.
This latter policy sets Chowan’s
library apart from those which
insist on almost absolute silence
and where tiptoeing through
the shelves is the rule. “We
don’t cast anv icv stares at
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NEW READER-PRINTER—A Chowan College student
uses the new microfilm reader-printer in Whitaker
Library at Chowan College. The machine allows the
students to view and purchase copies of books and
periodicals.
students who talk. We treat
them like adults and they
respond by respecting the rights
of other students,” he added.
Easy chairs and coffee tables
are set up in several areas of
the library to facilitate conver
sation and exchange of ideas.
“We look upon the library as an
extension of the classroom,”
stated Bontemps. “We want the
library to be useful to the
students. They find it a com
fortable place to be and like the
pleasant surroundings.”
Use of the library is encouraged
by well-lit, spacious areas,
Bontemps reported. “This is a
well engineered library, with a
great deal of open space. You
don’t feel crowded even when
it’s filled,” he said. The library
was opened in 1968 and is named
in honor of Chowan’s president
since 1957, Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker
In addition to the 40,000 vol
umes, Bontemps said the library
also contains over 10,000 items of
government documents and a
back file of the New York Times
from 1858 to the present with the
exception of six or seven years.
Another feature is the Library
of Congress catalog of authors
comprising another 420 volumes
not included in the book count.
The reference collection,
according to Chowan’s chief
librarian, who received his
masters in library science at
Rutgers University before
coming to Chowan in January
1971 is comparable to that of
many four-year colleges.
Movie
Schedule
The following is the list of the
movies remaining to be shown for
the rest of this semester.
February 2; “Bonnie
Scotland,” February 16; “Wild In
The Streets,” March 1; “I Love
You, Alice B. Toklas,” March 15;
'“Dead Heat On A Merry-Go-
Round,” March 29; “The Little
Rascals,” April 12; “Last Man
On Earth,” April 26; “Good Guys
And Bad Guys.”
During the Fall semester the
sociology students produced their
own questionnaire and conducted
a survey of the opinions of the
Chowan students concerning
issues with which sociologists
deal.
Each section chose one of four
major areas. Education,
Religion, Government, and the
Family. A committee submitted
questions which they felt were
significant and the students chose
the five to be used in the
questionnaire.
A randomized sample of 500
names were chosen and these
people were contacted in
dividually to secure an ac
ceptable representative response
from the students. A total of 358
questionnaires were returned
and tabulated by the students.
Some question! were a test of
the knowledge of the students,
but mostly they were merely
seeking opinions. The results are
submitted for your interest. The
students appreciate the response
of those who participated in the
survey.
This is not intended to be a
presentation of what should be,
but rather a record of what
people do believe, e.g. students
tended to underrate the ef
fectiveness of the lecture method.
This may be due to the type of
students attending Chowan.
It has been shown that students
with average or above average
ability learn as much content
with the lecture method as with
the discussion method. Students
with below average learning
Dr. Whitaker is Named
Boss of the Year
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker was
presented the Boss of the Year
Award and E. Frank Stephenson
Jr., the Distinguished service
Award at Murfreesboro Jaycees
annual Bosses’ Night Banquet
held in January.
Dr. Whitaker is president of
Chowan College and was given
the award for meritorious service
to his family, church, com
munity, nation and to the
Jaycees.
The boss of nine Murfreesboro
Jaycees, Dr. Whitaker was
educated at Wake Forest
University and Southern Baptist
Theological Siminary and is a
member of many learned
societies and professional
organizations.
Listed in “Who’s Who in
American Education,” Dr.
Whitaker is serving as president
of the Murfreesboro Rotary club
and North Carolina Literary and
Historical Association and
chairman of the Christmas Seal
Drive for eastern North Carolina.
The DSA award, highest given
annually by the Jaycees, was
given to Stephenson for his
contribution to his family,
community and nation. The
recipient must also be of Jaycee
age.
Stephenson is a graduate of
Murfreesboro High School,
ERITAS
ability may retain more under
the discussion method. However,
if teaching involves changing
behavior patterns it has been
shown that the discussion method
is more effective, regardless ot
ability level.
The students also tended to
overestimate the positive effects
of religion. T. W. Adorno found
that religious people tended to be
more ethnocentric, selfish and
prejudiced than non-religious, in
spite of their teachings to the
contrary.
jociolosists do not all agree
upon whether sociology should be
concerned with what ought to be.
They are all in agreement that
sociology should study what
people do believe.
Alpha Pi
New Members
At a recent Formal Candle
light Iniation Ceremony in
Marks Hall Amphiteater, Alpha
K Chapter, “Alpha Pi Epsilon at
Chowan College” initiated
14 members into the Society.
Judy Davis, Alpha Pi Epsilon
President, and Mary Gay Taylor,
Secretary, were in charge of
initiating the following: Jeanne
Anderson, Donna Crawford,
Donna Davidson, Deborah
Gunter, Judy Higgins, Betsy
Jordan, Kethleen Kress, Jody
Litwinowiz, Yvonne Mitchell,
Linda Powell, Terry Oatman,
Betty Roark, Iva Teresa Shoul
ders, Annie Woolard.
REVIEWING THE BIDS submitted for
the new science-engineering facility at
Chowan College are (from left) Don
Matthews Jr. of Hamilton, general
chairman for the “Mission Possible”
development fund campaign; W. D.
Boone of Charlotte, architect for the
new facility; Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker,
Chowan’s president; and M. E.
Valentine Sr. of Raleigh, chairman of
the Board of Trustees at Chowan.
From the bids received it has now been
determined that the building cost itself
will be approximately $1,100,000.
Administration Is Relieved
With 'Possible' Bids
From bids received it has now
been determined that building
costs on the new science-engine
ering facility to be built on the
Chowan campus will be approxi
mately $1.1 million, it was an
nounced Tuesday by Dr. Bruce
E. Whitaker,presidentof Chowan.
“I am relieved, for there
had been predictions that the
bids could come as high as
$1.5 million,” Dr. Whitaker said.
The opening of the bids
followed by one day a special
meeting of the Board of Trustees
to emphasize the “Mission
Possible” development fund
program for construction of the
new science-engineering facility.
At that meeting, trustees
heard “Mission Possible”
general chairman, Don Mat
thews, Jr. of Hamilton, report
that the campaign has reached
the two-thirds mark.
Several trustees volunteered
reports of the success of the
local phases of “Mission
Possible.”
Under the leadership of Pres
ident Whitaker and trustee
chairman, M. E. Valentine Sr.
of Raleigh, trustees mapped
strategy to maintain the mo
mentum the campaign is re
ceiving from across eastern and
central North Carolina and
southeastern Virginia.
The emphasis was on the
trustee personally telling the
“Chowan story” and soliciting
support from friends, business
associates and others in their
home areas.
The Executive Committee of
the Board of Trustees met
Thursday night, January 20,
for the purpose of considering
the bids. Dr. Whitaker added,
“My own feeling is that this is
a bid ‘with which we can live,’
and therefore points up the
significance of our ‘pushing
forward’ with our current
Mission Possible development
fund program to raise the
necessary funds for this
building.”
The science-engineering
facility to be built on the
Chowan campus will have 11
laboratories equipped for learn
ing in biology, chemistry, botany,
physics, microbiology and ana-
tomyphysiology; an environ
mental study area; 11 classrooms
along with departmental and
faculty offices, seminar and
service areas. Each laboratory,
with adjacent faculty office
and storage rooms, is to be
fully equipped.
By design, according to plan,
this three-story, 43,000-square-
foot facility, will be located to
the rear of the 125-year-old
McDowell Columns Building,
long-recognized as the most
outstanding landmark on the
Chowan campus. The new
facility will become the second
major classroom facility of the
college and the epicenter of a
large campus which in itself
is a natural laboratory encom
passing stream, lake and forest
abounding in a rich variety of
native flora and wildlife.
Chowan Religion Professor
Relates Summer's Events
Chowan College and North
Carolina State University.
He is now serving as chairman
of the Murfreesboro Historic
District Zoning Commission,
executive director of the Mur
freesboro Historical Association
and the author of “Rennaissance
In North Carolina 1971-1976,” a
212 page publication.
In the past four years,
Stephenson has personally raised
over $400,000 for restoration
projects in Murfreesboro and is
director of admissions at Chowan
College.
“The awards ceremony each
year gives the Jaycees an op
portunity to recognize all em
ployers and provides a setting for
the honorees to challenge and
inspire other employers to higher
levels of accomplishments,”
according to President Earl
Dilday.
Wallace Evans of Edenton was
speaker for the occasion and was
introduced by Wayne Ashley,
also of Edenton, area vice
president of the organization.
Presentation of the DSA award
was made by Hal Liverman,
chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Murfreesboro
Club, and the Bosses’ Award was
fM-esented by Howard Dilday,
who is a charter member.
Professor Rowland Pruette
of Chowan College was featured
on the “Dick Lamb Show” on
WTAR-TV, Channel 3, Norfolk,
Thursday, January 27. The
“Dick Lamb Show” is on the
air from 9-10 a.m.
Pruette spoke on his tour of
Israel last summer and also
on the subject of teaching re
ligion. During his three-month
stay in Israel, Pruette became
familiar through lectures from
governmental and military
sources, visitation across the
country and informal conver
sations with citizens with the
presentday forces, moods and
issues shaping the country. His
study tour was sponsored by
the Hebrew Union of New York
and Jerusalem.
From his exposure with
representatives of all walks of
life. Pruette received a full
picture of the current scene in
Israel.
In inviting Pruette, Lamb
commented, “This should
prove to be a very interesting
interview. What the Rev. Mr.
Pruette has to say about his
tour of Jerusalem will certainly
be of interest to the viewers.
I am also looking forward to
talking with him concerning the
teaching of religion at Chowan
and the response he receives
from the young people.”
PROFESSOR ON TALK SHOW—Roland Pruette
discusses his tour of Israel this past summer with
Dick Lamb, host of his own show on WTAR-TV,
Channel 3, Norfolk, Pruette will be seen Thursday
during the hour-long program that begins at 9 a.m.
The program was taped Tuesday.