Welcome Governor Scott to Chowan!
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The New York Rock Ensemble
was originally formed on a
"goof” by three Julliard Music
School students in October of
1966, under the name “Emile and
the Detectives.” Meeting with
immediate local success,
Michael Kamen, Martin
Fulterman and Dorian Rud-
nytsky added Clifton Nivison to
the band.
Marty, the comedian of the
group, coined the name of New
York Rock and Roll Ensemble.
The group was signed to Atlantic
Records, did an extended stint at
a then happening upper east New
York discoteque and began
showing up around the New York
City area in white tie and tails
and playing both classical and
rock music. The establishment
press took an immediate liking to
them and feature articles ap
peared in Life, Women’s Wear
Daily, etc., and New York Times’
critics regularly reviewed their
appearances.
The ensemble played their first
college concert in the spring of
1968 and completely stole the
show from the big name feature
act. From there, the group
became a staple of the college
market, playing over 175 colleges
per year in 1969, 1970 and 1971,
with many return engagements
each season.
After three successful albums
on Atco, in March of 1970, the act
joined Columbia Records. The
name was changed to simply
New York Rock Ensemble, and
with their first Columbia album,
“Roll Over,” meeting with
considerable success, their
outstanding live performances,
the “underground press” joined
the established press in their
raves of the act.
Because of classical training,
the act has become known as the
foremost mixed-media group in
the United States and has per
formed with the N. Y. Philhar
monic, N. Y. Symphony Society,
Baltimore Symphony, St. Louis
Symphon, Detroit Symphony, N.
Nixon Wins Big
in Mocic Election
On Monday, October 2, and
Wednesday, October 4, freshmen
and sophomores were given
ballots in their respective chapel
assemblies. On the ballots were
the names of Richard Nixon and
George McGovern for President,
and Jesse Helms and Nick
Galifanakis for Senator.
The poll was taken was taken
by the Smoke Signals’ staff to
find the political tendencies of the
students at Chowan.
The poll was taken and
tabulated by Barry Bradberry
and Mendy Wiggs with the
assistance of Dr. Morris Carson.
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
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Volume 4—Number 2
Wednesday, October 11, 1972
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Chowan College Observes
125th Anniversary Today
IN CONCERT HERE—The New York Rock Ensemble
will perform in concert here on Thursday night, October
12, in McDowell Columns auditorium. Admission will be
$3.00 for non-sttudents, and Chowan students will pay 50
cents and show their ID cards.
Concert Sclieduled
For Thursday Night
Y. Chamber Soloists, Boston
Pops, San Francisco Symphony,
and numerous college musical
aggregations. But, as the Los
Angeles Times put it, they have
now become known and
recognized as “one of the tightest
most versatile bands in all rock”
. . . “the music has a basic hard-
rock feel, combined with
polished, sophisticated
arrangements.” The Ensemble
has appeared in every major
underground rock club in the
United States and on all four TV
networks.
On January 23, 1972, the movie,
“Zachariah” was premiered, in
which the New York Rock En
semble has a starring role. (The
soundtrack is on ABC-Dunhill).
On February 12, 1971, the En
semble’s original score and
arrangement for a rock ballet
was premiered by the Boston
Ballet Company. The Ensemble
has also composed scores for
Leonard Bernstein, an ABC-TV
Special, several commercials
and industrial films and
presently composing the theme
song for an upcoming TV series.
The Ensemble’s music is heavy
rock influenced by classical
training and with an in
terweaving of their classical
instruments (Oboes, English
horns, and cello) and they have
now included an ARP syn
thesizer. Their live performances
include tremendous versatility . .
. ballads, soft-rock programmed
with the heavy rock to create
moods and audience rapport
through musical excitment, and
comedy which invariable brings
audiences to their feet clamoring
for more.
Music Trend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -
Jesus Christ is moving through
the lives of the nation’s young
into their music, bringing to
gospel a flock of fans un
paralleled in its history, says
black music executive Dave
CJark.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10:00 A. M.
CONVOCATION
(College Sudtum)
The Hon. Robert W. Scott, Speaker
11:00 A. M.
REGISTRATION and RECEPTION
(McDowell Columns)
12:15 P. M.
LUNCHEON
(President’s Room, Cafeteria)
2:00 P. M.
“THE DARE TO BE”
(Premiere Showing,
McDowell Columns)
2:45*5:00 P.
M. OPTIONAL TOURS
Chowan Art Gallery
(Daniel Hall)
Antiquities Room
(Whitaker Library)
North Carolina Governor
Robert Scott will be the featured
speaker today when Chowan
College celebrates Founder’s
Day and its 125th Anniversary.
Scott will speak to the student
body, staff and faculty and the
general public at 10 a. m., in the
football stadium.
Other activities include
registration and reception from
11-12 noon in front of McDowell
Columns and premier showing of
“The Dare To Be,” new college
film, at 2 p. m., in McDowell
Columns. The cast, all who were
or are Chowan students, and
Jimmy Morriss, the director of
the office of communications for
the North Carolina Baptist, will
be present.
Exhibits
Following the film, an exhibit
of historical artifacts will be on
display in the Antiquities Room
of Whitaker Library. Also on
exhibit in the Chowan Art Gallery
will be a collection of con
temporary European prints on
loan from the N. C. Museum of
Art in Raleigh.
“The public is cordially invited
to attend Founder’s Day and
participate in all of the activities
designed to emphasize the
college’s heritage, remarked Dr.
Bruce E. Whitaker, president of
tlie college.
Scott "Appropriate"
He said the selection of the
governor as Founder’s Day
speaker is “particularly ap
propriate in that the father of
Governor Scott, the late Kerr
Scott, spoke at Chowan at the
100th Anniversary celebration
when he was governor of North
Carolina.”
Governor Scott is a native of
Alamance County and a graduate
of North Carolina State
University. After serving three
years in the U. S. Army as a
special agent in the (hunter
Largest Homecoming
in History Is Planned
The results were as follows:
Sophomores— Nixon, 253,
McGovern 34, Wallace 4, Un
decided 34. For Senate, Helms 83,
Galifanakis 74 and Undecided
130.
Freshmen— Nixon 263,
McGovern 52, Wallace 3, Un
decided 37. For Senate, Helms 54,
Galifanakis 124, Undecided 194.
Totals— For President, Nixon
516, McGovern 86, Wallace 7,
Undecided 71.
For Seante, Helms 137,
Galifanakis 198 and Undecided
324.
By BONNIE HARRELL
This year, Homecoming will be
a big event at Chowan. The
festivities will begin at 9:30
Saturday morning when the
parade will form on Jones Drive.
This year’s parade will be
bigger and better than ever
before. There will be ap
proximately fifteen floats and
fourteen marching units. The
parade will also feature the
Assistant Chief of the Mattaponi
Indian tribe, and his daughter,
Debbie Custelow, a Chowan
student, riding Indian ponies.
Floats Entered
Plans are as yet incomplete,
but these groups are scheduled to
sponsor floats: Campbell
College, the Hertord County 4-H
Club, Mayloa Milk Co., “The
Dunn Clowns,” sponsored by the
Dunn Shriners and the Mur
freesboro Women’s Club.
Other floats are being spon
sored by various groups on
campus. The Chowan College
International Club will sponsor a
float featuring Miss Vanessa
Holder, International
Sweetheart. Others on the float
will be Enrique Schutter, Phillip
Smith, Arcadio Gil, Albert
Achudume, Isaac Adedokun,
Kambooz Salehi, Akhavan
Mascud, Radmossh Davare,
Tony Odion-Esene.
Mixon Hall will sponsor a float
representing an Indian tribe, to
signify the origin of the name
Chowan.
Parker Hall plans to turn a
Volkswagen into a football. The
theme will be “Parker Halil
Kicks off Chowan’s 125th Year.”
Columns will have a horse and
buggy driven by “The Brown
Lady of Chowan.” Jenkins Hall
float will be “Registration Day,
1848.” The eleven girls who made
up Chowan’s first class will be
represented. James Moore,
great-great-great grandson of
Dr. Godwin Cotton Moore, will be
acting as Dr. Archibald Mc
Dowell, first president of Chowan
College.
Belk HaU will have a ship
bringing Blackbeard’s grand
daughters who actually attended
Chowan College.
East Hall’s float will be an
Indian tribe, and the theme for
the float from West Hall is un
decided at presstime. The
Graphic Arts Department wiU
have a float called “Printing in
the 1850’s.”
The Spanish Club will have
students in Mexican dress riding
in convertibles.
Also in convertibles will be the
candidates for Homecoming
Queen. The candidates for Fresh
man Princess will ride a float
sponsored by the Chowan Faculty
Women and Wives Club. These
will be the last units in the
parade. They will stop in front of
the Roberts Village Center,
where they will be serenaded by
the Chowan College Concert
Choir.
Marching Units
Marching units will include
bands from Perquimans County,
the Black Berets from John F.
Kennedy High School in Rich
mond, the Central High School
Band from Davidson County.
There will also be bands from
Ahoskie High School,
Southampton, Va., Franklin, Va.,
Roanoke Rapids, Kempsville
High School Band from Enfield,
N. C., and the Kellam High
School Band from Virginia
Beach.
Other units will be a color
guard from the National Guard
unit in Ahoskie, and a color
guard unit from the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 6060 in
Elizabeth City.
Owners of old cars have also
been asked to participate. Arthur
W. Hope will drive his 1932
Auburn in the parade.
Wide Representation
There are students from
twenty-two states at Chowan, and
they will be represented in the
parade. The Homecoming
Committee has flags from all of
these twenty-two states except
Rhode Island, California, Ohio,
Confesfonfs for Court
Presented to Students
By BONNIE HARRELL
Each of the dorms and the day students have recently
chosen a representative for Homecoming Queen and
Freshman Princess. They were chosen by popular vote
within each group.
The girls were presented to the Sophomore Class in
chapel on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and to the Freshman Class
on Monday, Oct. 9. At the time the group was narrowed
to four sophomores and four freshmen. The football
team will make the final selection.
Candidates for each dorm are as follows:
West Hall: Joyce Ward, Queen; Patsy Edwards,
Princess.
East Hall: Kathy Winson, Queen; Kathy Porter,
Princess.
Mixon Hall: Karen Howard, Queen; Kathy Turner,
Princess.
Parker Hall: Freda Smith, Queen; Susan Hayes,
Princess.
Jenkins Hall: Debbie Patterson, Queen; Jeannie
Dillard, Princess.
Belk Hall: Jody Litwinowicz, Queen; Jean Fuller,
Princess.
Columns: Carol Strawderman, Queen; Gilda Carter,
Princess.
Representing the day students are: Betsy Heath,
Queen; Gail Parrish, Princess.
Illinois, and Michigan. These are
to be acquired shortly. The flags
are to be displayed from con
vertibles in the parade. If you
have a convertible, and would be
interested in driving in the
parade, contact Dean Lewis.
They need eighteen cars.
After the parade, there will be
a jazz concert in McDowell
Columns auditorium by Dr. J. L.
Dikeman from Great Falls, Va.
His daughter, Gennene, who was
a student here last year, will sing.
They will also perform Friday
night.
The Alumni Association will
have a luncheon and short
meeting from 11:30 until ap
proximately 1:00 in the
President’s Room of Thomas
Cafeteria.
Homecoming Game
Then, at 2:00, the Homecoming
game, and Chowan takes on
Harford. Halftime entertainment
will be presented by the Kellam
High School Band from Virginia
Beach. The one hundred piece
band is under the direction of
John P. Sperry. The sixty-four
member Drill Team is directed
by Wilham Bresbois, a graduate
of Chowan College.
The band will do a seven and
one-half minute show, including
forming a big 125 across the field
and playing the Alma Mater.
After the performance, the
Homecoming Court will be in
troduced, and the Queen and
Princess will be crowned.
Saturday night, the Student
Government Association will
sponsor the Homecoming dance.
Music will be by “Double Shot.”
They were formerly known as the
“Medalions” and the group had a
top ten hit called “Double Shot” a
few years ago.
The dance will be from 8 until
12 in Thomas Cafeteria. “Double
Shot” was contracted through
“Hit Attractions” of Charlotte.
Last Presentation
Chowan College’s drama group
presented its last on-campus
performance of J. B. Sunday
evening at 8:00 p.m.
Steve Brannon, director of the
production, was extremely
pleased with the performance
and the way in which it was
received.
Intelligence Corps, he returned to
his home near Haw River in 1955
as a dairy farmer. In this
jH'ofession he won a number of
awards and recognitions for his
achievements. These include
Alamance County “Young
Farmer of the Year,” 1957
president. North Carolina Society
of Farm Managers and Rural
Appraisers, 1957; with Mrs.
Srott, National Grange “Young
Couple of the Year,” 1959; and
North Carolina State Grange
Master, 1961-63.
Active in civic and church
affairs, he is a member of the
Burlington-AIamance County
Chamber of Commerce and the
Haw River Chamber of Com
merce, Soil Conservation Society
of America and North Carolina
Literary and Historical
Association. A Presbyterian, he
is amember of Hawfields Church
where he served as a deacon and
elder. He is amember of Alpha
Zeta, Ph\ Theta Kappa and Blue
Key.
North Carolina’s governor has
been active in the Democratic
party at the precinct, county and
state levels and in 1964 was
elected lieutenant governor. He
was elected governor in 1968.
Founded in 1848
The ninth oldest college in the
state, Chowan was founded in
1848 as a four year women’s
college. The college remained
open during the Civil War and in
1935 became co-educational and
in 1937 a two-year college.
Chowan was forced to close
during World War II but
reopened in October, 1949, with a
student body of under 300.
Chowan enters its 125th year
and 16th under the ad
ministration of Dr. Whitaker with
an enrollment exceeding 1,200
and progress continuing on
construction of a new $1.2 million
it
science-engineering facility to be
opened in the summer of 1973. A
new, air-conditioned building has
been constructed approximately
each year under Dr. Whitaker’s
tenure of office, transforming the
college into a modern campus. At
the same time, the natural
beauty of the campus has been
preserved and enhanced, an
example an example being the
creation of a landscaped, eight-
acre lake adjacent to the new
nine-story men’s dormitory,
Parker Hall.
Surfing Group
Sets Meeting
All students who are interested
in surfing are urged to attend the
next meeting of the Chowan
College Surfing Association. The
next meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday,October 24at7:30 p. ni.
in Marks HaU.
Meetings are held every other
week and the club’s purpose,
according to the club advisor. Dr.
Bruce Fryer, is to promote the
sport of surfing as well as to get
people together for rides to the
beach.
The president of the surfing
association is Delbert Melton.
Club membership simply
requires one to come to the
meetings and pay the dues. The
money collected from dues is
used to sponsor surfing ventures
for the club.
Last year, club members went
to Florida during the spring
vacation. When the season is
right, the club members usually
go to Hattaras on weekends.
Why not come to the next
meeting and see what it’s all
about?
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NEWSPAPER EDITORS—Looking over the first issue
of the college student newspaper are, left to right, Steve
Bowman, Associate Editor; Richard Jackson, Editor;
and John Staford, Sports Editor.