Smoke Signals, Wednesday, February 28, 1973—Page 5
Sharing Y
By THOMAS LONG
Religious Emphasis Week is
set aside by the college this year
for March 12-16 for me ad
vancement of the Christian faith.
This year the programs during
the week would be done by people
on campus and in the context of
our college work. Memos have
been sent to the teachers
suggesting to them ways in which
they can conduct their classes to
coincide with Religious Em
phasis Week.
The two chapel programs will
be entirely conducted by the
students—centering around the
theme “A Faith to Share.” The
drama department will again be
performing a one act play which
was presented last year.
To further impress upon the
teachers the need, want, and
importance of Religious Em
phasis Week, we are asking all
Christians to see their individual
teachers and relate to them their
interest in this week and
willingness to offer their
assistance.
All Christians are asked to
unite in prayer and ask God to
bless the work that is done during
Religious Emphasis Week.
'This Is Real'
Before I became a Christian,
about five years ago, I did almost
all of the little mischievous things
that would get under the skin of
others. But still I went to church
on Sundays and was brought in a
so-called “Christian home.” All
of that wasn’t releveant to me then
it also wasn’t what I was look
ing for in life.
Once a Christian came to me
and asked me to go to a meeting,
in which he didn’t tell me what
kind it was, just where to be
(xcked up and at what time—
nothing more. So I went to the
meeting, there I saw about five to
eight hundred kids. The place was
packed with kids from different
sections of the state, even the
neighboring states. They were
talking about Christ and the only
way to get to Heaven was to
accept Christ into your life. So, I
kept going to the regular
meetings the rest of that sum
mer, each time I went I realized
more and more of what was going
on, and that I had to have what
they had, too. I had thought about
the meetings, “This is a real, but
good thing they have going for
them.”
The group said there was a
retreat planned the weekend
after the first of the year in 1968.
On this retreat they talked about
Christ more than I’ve heard
before in my whole life. I thought
they were crazy, but then again, I
thought more that they were not
so crazy. The leader had gotten
up and talked about something
that touched me in a certain way.
What he talked about bothered
nje all that night and the very
first thing the next morning I
woke up thinking about only one
thing, and that was Christ. I had
woken up before everyone else
got up, without combing my hair,
without getting out of my P.J.’s to
get dressed. I opened the door,
went out on the front porch of my
cabin, and down on my knees
asl^ Christ to come into my life
anf^Make it new again. I am
graWul for it. Ever since then
I’ve been growing stronger each
and every day. Sure there have
been setbacks, doubtings, and
other things that Saten tries in
order to get back on top, but when
my faith has come back it has
been stronger than ever before.
—Daryll Williams
A Faith to Share
Religious Emphasis Week,
scheduled for March 12-16, has
promise of being a unique kind of
experience in 1973 for both
faculty-staff members and
students of Chowan College.
Departing from the traditional
pattern of bringing a guest to
campus for the purpose of
“leading” the campus com
munity in the exploration of some
religious theme or idea, this
year’s Religious Emphasis Week
wiU depend almost entirely upon
faculty, staff, and students to “do
their won thing,” religiously,
within the context of the normal
daily routines of campus life.
“Except for a possible film
festival,” reports Chaplain R.
Hargus Taylor, “the faculty-
staff-students will do whatever is
to be done in the way of an ob
servance of Religious Emphasis
Week.” To aid in this kind of
undertaking, the theme “A Faith
to Share” has been chosen for the
week. A committee of some 15
students, chaired by Stanley
Brown, Rocky Mount, North
Carolina, is at work on the two
chapel services for the week.
Each member of the faculty-staff
has been asked to swell upon the
theme of religious concern,
commitment, or quest—
whenever possible—withing the
context of his particular
classroom work assignments.
“In other words,” continues
Chaplain Taylor, “the college
community is being invited to
rcoognize the fact that one’e
religious f aith-concern-
commitment permeates the
whole fabric of a person’s life—
whether that faith-concern-
commitment be good, bad, or
indifferent. We cannot escape our
being as religious Beings. We can
call the quality of that being into
question through self-
examination, reflection upon the
experience of others, etc.”
All of this means that the
“schedule of events” for
Religious Emphasis Week will be
our regular schedules. The
content of those schedules will
depend upon the extent to which
each member of the college
community—faculty, staff,
students—becomes involved
through reflection, self-
examination, and personal ex
pression of “A Faith to Share.”
A Different Person
I was a pretty good boy, I
obeyed my parents, went to
church. There were so many
other boys that did lots more bad
stuff than I did. I was enjoying
myself, being part of a cham
pionship football team, having a
tot of friends, and having aU the
underclassmen looking up to me;
I was a cool dude. But even
though I had all the freedom and
prestige I wanted, there was still
something missing, and I
couldn’t figure it out to save my
soul. I started dating a girl who
went to church all the time, twice
on Sundays and even a couple of
times during the week. I couldn’t
see what people got out of going
to churdi all the time, I went once
a week, wasn’t that enough? Well
she talked to me all the time
about religious stuff and it made
pretty good sense, but I had a lot
of questions and she didn’t have
all the answers. But she kept
talking to me and her parents
talked to me and even her
preacher talked to me, but it went
in one ear and out the other. Then
one night in church I had the
funniest feeling. A feeling like I
had never felt before. When
the invitation was given I wanted
to go down but what would my
friends think? I wanted to leave,
but I couldn’t do that. I didn’t
know what to do. It seemed to me
that the weight of the world was
on my shoulders. But for some
reason I just stepped out and
walked the aisle to accept Christ
as my personal Lord and Savior.
When I stepped out I felt 2,000
pounds lighter; I knew my search
for happiness had ended, I had
accepted the Lord. Since that
night I have been a different
person. I no longer wanted to go
to the places and do the things I
used to do. No longer did I want to
hang around with the same old
people and listen and tell the
same smutty stories. I was a new
person, transformed by the blood
of Christ. He has never left me.
He has always been there to help
me and give me guidance. And
even though I have let Him down
many times He never has let me
down. He is always blessing me
with something and everyday
'Hooked
on Him'
By THOMAS LONG
Members of the Baptist Student
Union and other campus
Christians meet every other
Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. for
“Sharing Your Faith.” Students
have the opportunity to tell their
personal testimonies about Christ
coming into their lives and what
God has done for them. They
learn how to give more in
teresting testimonies and to
speak up for Christ among
people. Testimonies such as those
following have inspired many
people to dedicate their lives to
Christ:
Wish id Said
That
“The Fullerton Philoso
pher says that with just a
little more help from the
government, there’s a for
tune to be made in poverty.”
—S. H. Farrington, The
Harvey (N. Dak.) Herald.
"Some folks believe the
best way to start federal aid
to education would be to
teach arithmetic in Wash
ington, D. C.”—William R.
Lewis, The Lynden (Wash.)
Tribune.
Prof. Eubank Says
'We Need
Space to Grow'
with Jesus is sweeter than the
day before. I feel that he has
called me to preach his word, so
now I’m training as the disciples
did. God has put me in a place of
leadership so I can get some
practice and learn how to serve
him better. The greatest thing I
have ever done is say yes to Jesus
and now be able to serve Him.
—Tonuny Speight
Before I was saved, I was a real
diurch goer and that was all. I
would fall asleep in church every
Sunday. I didn’t get into any
trouble, had a good reputation,
and only told a little white lie
often. I was the perfect sinner.
After I had heard my first
sermon from Reverend Val, then
I realized that I wanted to be the
perfect Christian. When I first
heard the message that Christ
would be a friend to me per
sonally, I soughtHim. After
Reverend Val left, I backslid, but
God didn’t give up on me. He kept
right on dealing with me and
finally I had to give in. Finally I
asked someone if God wo^d
would take me back because I
was miserable and on the verge
of suicide. God took me and
washed me all over again and I
have been living for Him since.
At this moment, I may not be
what I should be, or what God
wants me to be, but I thank God
that I am not like I used to be.
God did something for me and I
want someone else to share this
wonderful experience wth me.
Now I am hooked on Him.
—Mary Ballance
‘^If you feel you have no
faults—that makes another.”
By RICHARD JACKSON
In case the headline caught
your eye, and I hope it did, it will
be discussed later in this article.
However, first things first. I
would like to introduce to you a
man who has impressed the
author immensely with has zeal,
dedication, and pure interest for
his students. This man is Mr.
Doug Eubank, professor of art.
Even though this is only Mr.
Eubank’s second year of teaching
at Chowan, he is one of the most
popular professors with
the students on campus. The art
professors, Mr. Craig Greene and
Mr. Eubank, treat their students
differently than some other
professors do on campus. “We
have developed a family here in
the art department; we have a
common bond between us all,”
explained Mr. Eubank. “We treat
our students like human beings,
taking a deep interest in each of
them individually,” he added.
Mr. Eubank was born in
Lexington, Kentucky, moving to
Cincinnati, Ohio, early in life
where he graduated from high
school
Upon graduating from high
school, he attended Morehead
State University. It wasn’t until
his sophomore year there that he
decided to major in art. Mr.
Eubank decided to take a class in
art just to see what it was like and
soon afterwards switched his
major.
In 1967 Mr. Eubank married
Molly Goggin, also an art majorr
at Morehead State and a part-
time professor here at Chowan.
In 1969 he took his B.A. in art at
Morehead State University. For
almost a year Mr. Eubank
worked in the super-market
business as Assistant Manager at
Food Fair. He grew tired of this
business and returned to
Morehead to do graduate work.
In 1971 he received his masters of
higher education from Morehead.
In the sfg-ing of 1971 Mr.
Eubank met Mr. Greene at the
Southeastern College Art Con
ference. Chowan was in need of
another art instructor. After
several interviews with Dean
Lowe, President Whitaker, and
Mr. Greene, Mr. Eubank ac
cepted the job as professor of art
and began his college teaching
“I really do like it here. I’m
content, I have complete
academic freedom in all my
classes,” confessed Mr. Eubank.
Since the art department began
in 1970 under Mr. Greene, it has
grown from 22 majors to over 50
majors this year. “No one, in
cluding us, expected it to grow
this rapidly,” remarked Mr.
Eubank; “however, we will have
to hold it around 60 because
because of a lack of space.”
It seems that the rapid growth
of the art department has caused
a few unexpected problems. The
main two ^ing a lack of space
and equipment. “Most colleges
have a separate studio for each
classification of art; our
department has only three
studios for nine different phases
of the art program; we
are tremendously overcrowded,”
explained Mr. Eubank. As far as
equipment goes, the art depart
ment must improvise where they
lack. This severely handicaps the
art program. “One machine
needed most desperately is one to
mix dry clay,” explained Mr.
Eubank. The proper equipment is
essential for a successful art
program.
Mr. Eubank is very dedicated
to the art department and con
tinually striving for its success
even though many of his efforts
go unnoticed by other professors
and the administration. Mr.
Eubank also remains very active
in working on his own art. “Mr.
Greene and I are very actively
involved in art, besides teaching
it,” he explained.
It is quite clear that with the
quality instruction provided, that
Chowan’s art department is
headed for bigger and better
things. Only a lack of space and
equipment can keep it from
growing.
Perhaps the thing Mr. Eubank
is most concerned with is the
opinions that the majority of
people have about and art
majors. “A lot of people feel that
art is something you take when
you can’t major in anything else;
we are out to get rid of that im
pression,” Mr. Eubank em
phatically exclaimed.
Just like any other skill, art
requires a great amount of work,
dedication and patience, but most
important, talent.