PEACE
May the gift of peace be yours this Holy
Season and may it fill your life with joy.
The Smoke Signals Staff
Art Students Tour New York City
By BECKIE WORKMAN
The Art Department of Chowan
College planned a trip to New
York City to visit museums of
interest. The trip stsirted out as a
plan for all art students to par
ticipate in. Due to problems there
were not enough art students that
would go. As a result of this, other
students were eligible to go. A
mixed group of 41 students, in
cluding art students, were
chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs.
Craig Greene and Mr. and Mrs.
Parker and Mr. Doug Eubank, all
three men are from the art
department.
The departure of the group
from the campus of Chowan, was
at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday,
November 14. They arrived in
New York after having breakfast
in New Jersey, at approximately
11:00 a.m. The group stayed at
the George Washington Hotel.
The students were required to
visit three museums. The
museums were: The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, The
Museum of Modern Art,
Guguenheim Museum. All types
of art were seen, however, there
was an emphasis on classic,
greek, and Roman Art. Among
great pieces of art seen were
Vincent Van Gogh’s “Soul’s
Sorry Night”; “Guernica”; and
Picasso’s “Les Demoselles
D’Vgion”.
During their free time students
divided up and visited other
NEA /s Active Organization
By BECKIE WORKMAN
An active organization on the
Chowan College campus is the
NEA, National Education
Association. The members of the
organization have been student
teaching in several of the nearby
schools, Murfreesboro High
School and Riverview
Elementary School. Officers of
the NEA are Marilyn Booth,
President; Mark Gupton, Vice-
President; and Hope Warren,
Secretary-Treasurer. The
sponsor is Mrs. Dell McKeithan
of the English Department.
When asked about her teaching
experiences Marilyn Booth said
“It is helpful and educational.
Anyone who intends on being a
teacher needs this type of ex
perience.”
Mark Gupton was told by the
Car Club Hit
By Shortages
All auto rallies at Chowan
College will be temporarily
discontinued until next spring. It
was ano^ced at the conclusion
of the Press-On Regardless Rally
conducted on November 1st by
Bob Mulder, Faculty sponsor rf
the Chowan Motor Sports Qub.
Only twelve cars turned out for
the new town-country route
which was designed by Mark
Killmon and Mike Davis. This
participation was about half the
total cars normally entering
these time-speed-distance con
tests.
“It really doesn’t make good
sense," Mulder said, ”to be
having pleasure driving events
such as ours with the gas shortage
so severe. I’m sure we won’t
have another event untU March
or April.“
The November 15th event was
won by Michael Canada and
Carol Till. Second place winner
was Randy Hawthorne with Hugh
Lewis coming in third place.
principal of the Murfreesboro
school that the NEA students
were helpful and the teachers-
appreciate their efforts. When
Mark was asked about his
teaching experiences he stated
“The students are nice and
cooperative.”
Larry (Yank) Allen com
mented on his teaching ex
periences as “It gives us a
chance to have a teaching ex
perience. It gives us a chance to
get out and do something wor
thwhile. We all get enjoyment out
of teaching, because we get real
close to the kids.”
Linda Vaught summarized her
teaching experiences as “I feel it
is very profitable. I feel like I
have learned as much from them
as they have from me.”
Future plans of the NEA are to
participate in the Homecoming
parade, and Spring Festival.
They also plan to have a fund
raising project.
GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR
WOMEM
Linde wood College has forty
(40) scholarships at $1,000 each to
provide financial assistance to
the graduates of 2-year colleges
to assist them in furthering their
college education at Lindenwood.
These grants would be awarded
to qualified women students on
the basis of financial need and
leadership potential.
places of interest, such as
Greenwich Village, Macey’s, The
Empire State Building, Broad
way, Fifth Avenue; Staton
Island. The trippers enjoyed
shopping; ice skating near
Rockefeller Center; and dining at
Mamma Leone’s.
Many comments were heard
concerning New York City.
In New York City you “sink or
swim”. The buildings are “tall”
and the streets are “clean”. The
traffic is “terrible”. New York is
a busy city with “never a dull
moment”. The people did not
seem to pay attention to the
energy shortage, “all the lights
were on in the buildings”. Macy’s
main floor was compared with
the “distance between Parker
and Belk”, and the prices were
“fantastic”.
The people of New York City
are “very clothes conscious”.
The people were not as “weird”
as they were expected to be.
People of New York City are not
ashamed of “what” they are. The
young people are “friendly”.
They “accept”.
The trippers arrived back on
the Chowan College campus at
approximately 9:30, Sunday
night, Nov. 18. Many thanks were
due to the careful driving of Greg
White.
Material for this story was
available through an interview
with Vickie Stewart.
1973 CAGE SQUAD—The 1973-74
Chowan College basketball team, front
row, from left: Barry Parker, Creed-
moor; Alton Tillery, Tarboro; Lue
Ward, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Tim Lyons,
Smithfield; Rickey Weires, Beaufort;
and Connie Tripp, Farmville. Back row,
from left: Greg Wilson, Phillipsburg,
Pa.; Dennis Adams, Raeford; Barry
Poole, Ettrick, Va.; Keith McClearn,
Smithfield; James Soard, Smithfield:
Jackie Barrett, Farmville; John Byrd,
Durham; Ralph Stewart, Hampton,
Va.; and Willie Johnston, Denver.
Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
Volume 5—Number 5
A Review
'Charlie Brown' Provides
Rewarding Entertainment
With the pressures of over
soaked politics and fuel shortage
glaring at every turn of the road,
it is pleasantly rewarding to sit
back, relax, and chuckle to the
shenanigans of Charlie Brown
and his friends. Based on Charles
M. Schultz’s comic strip
“Peanuts,” this delightful
musical was presented on our
campus November 14,15, and 16.
I enjoyed the light comedy on the
first night of its production.
If the audience was looking for
elaborate scenery, it was sadly
disappointed, for the sole set
consisted of six two-foot colored
cubes and one dog house. The
entire play revolved around the
movable squares and the
stationery dog house, and these
props were quite sufficient and
appropriate for the play
[resented.
Director Nan Robinson had her
cast well trained and this
reviewer has rarely seen a first
performance move any more
smoothly. If lines were dropped,
they were done backstage, for the
audience was aware of very few,
if any , blunders so far as
speaking parts were con
cerned. The many shifts of mod
were instigated nicely and
hghting, headed by James
Luxford,was a definite asset to
the tonal shading.
Musical director James
Many Bicycles
Are Stolen
According to Security Officer
Euel Atkinson, 12 bicycles have
been reported stolen. Of the 12,
none of which were registered, 7
have been recovered and
returned to their owners.
“Two unregistered bicycles
have been found and have not yet
been identified,” reported Mr.
Atkinson. Students wlio have lost
bicycles and not recovered them
are asked to check with Mr.
Atkinson.
Registering bicycles is not
required at Chowan. Bicycle
owners register them volun
tarily. Registered bicycles are
(1) more easily found in case of
theft, (2) stored, upon request of
their owners, by the Superin
tendent of Buildings and
Grounds, during vacations and
between semesters, and
(3) provided with bicycle racks
located near residence halls.
Bicycles are not to be parked in
rooms, halls and stairwells of
residence halls.
New Grant
Available
Warren Wilson College of
Swannanoa, is offering a number
of $500 competitive scholarships
for qualified graduates of two-
year colleges.
The requirements are:
(1) Graduate of a junior college
or other two-year degree granting
program (A.A.).
(2) Applicant for admission to
Warren Wilson College.
(3)Demonstrated academic
competence, with a cumulative
scholastic average of at least 3.0
out of a possible 4.0.
(4) Official transcripts and
recommendations from all in
stitutions attended by applicant.
(5) Personal interview with
Admissions and Financial Aid
Officers at Warren Wilson.
The deadline for application is
March 1 before August
matriculation.
Chambjpe has a right to be proud
of his production orchestra.
Complete with improvised pit,
the sixteen member group fur
nished a delightful ac
companiment to the cast.
Never too loud for the soloists,
Chamblee kept his players under
the singers and at no time did
they try to take from the main
stage.
The piano work of Paul Bat
chelor was notably com
mendable. Besides being
rehearsal pianist, Batchelor
played for each performance,
and his familiarity with the score
and the ease with which he played
were quite obvious to the
audience. He was definitely an
important aid to conductor
Chamblee and “Charlie Brown.”
The lead role, that of Charlie
Brown himself, was played by
Jeff Moser of Annandale ,
Virginia, who by no means is a
new face for the Chowan
audience. Last year Moser had
roles in “JB,” “Interview,” and
“Kiss Me Kate.’’His per
formance in “Loveliest Af
ternoon of the Year” will long be
remembered by those who saw
him in this year one-acter. This
year he has realy been featured
in “Waiting for L«fty.”
His role of Charlie Brown
required extreme care in the
handling of mood extremes.
Often up but many times down,
Charlie Brown was no problem
for Moser .He moved among his
friends on stage with complete
ease and confidence, and he
invoked the sympathy of the
audience at intervals, par
ticularly with his song chant to a
pen-pal about the baseball game.
On his several difficult numbers,
he stayed with the orchestra
extremely well and his voice,
both speaking and singing ,
presented a good charac
terization of the popular comic.
Jeffrey Roberts of Virginia
Beach carried the popular role of
Snoopy. The diversity of his
abilities made it possible for him
to steal the show in many places,
for many of the best lines were
given to him. His singing voice
was extremely resonant and
clear, and his occasional barks
Magazine Sued
By VW Firm
By BARBARA PUTNEY
After many years of enjoying
the freedom of press, the
National Lampoon has been
quieted for a while.
In a mock advertisement in
Lampoon’s 1973 Encyclopedia of
Humor has come upon misfor
tune. The ad had a Volkswagen
floating in water and caption, “If
Ted Kennedy drove a
Volkswagen, he’d be President
today.” The ad went on to explain
how the VW is watertight and
would have prevented the
drowning of Mary Jo Kopechine
in 1969.
After receiving angry letters
from persons who believed VW
was responsible for the ad,
retorted with a $30 million
damage suit against Lampoon.
Lampoon agreed to withdraw
all unsold copies of the magazine
by November 15 ( 450,000 were
printed), to destroy the plates of
the ad, and to run Volkswagen’s
statement on the incident in the
January issue of the magazine.
The magazine has a following
of 800,000 and their profits have
been high. This incident may lead
to a serious impairment of their
independent style and leaving
them more open to similar at
tacks.
punctuated the show con
vincingly. There is no doubt that
his “Supper-time” number in
cluding vocals, dance, and struts,
was one of the extreme highlights
of the play.
Choreography for the show was
done by Richard Tracy of the
Norfolk ballet. The authenticity
of dances from, the original show
was transferred to our show by
Tracy’s having participated in
the first “Charlie Brown.”
Female parts were taken by
Donna Elks (Lucy) of Lasker and
and Georgia Clark (Patty) of
Newport News. Both girls added
a refreshihing spark to the show
and each player an important
role in the plot development
which led the the ultra-pleasing
climax.
Linus was played by Bill
Dunkum of Newport News.
Always clad in blanket, Linus
was the little brother image
who commanded a share of
attention with his “Peter
Rabbit” dissertation( which
incidentally was a totally clever
scene) and solo acrabatic dance.
J.C. Watford of Powellsville
was a thoroughly dedicated
Beethoven enthusiast. Playing
the part of Schroeder, Watford’s
characterization was a direct
contrast to Charlie Brown’s other
friends. The serious Schroeder
formed a stable upon which
much of the serious attention
pivoted.
The other destressing thing
about “You’re a Good Man ,
Charlie Brown ” was the absence
of Chowan students. No more
than forty saw the production on
opening night. It is quite un
fortunate that the small charge of
$1.00, if this were the cause, kept
so many away. It has been the
desire of the director that most of
our students would see the play.
For this reason the production
dates had been changed for
students advantage. Hopefully,
as time goes by, more students
will come to support the major
works done by the Chowan
Players, who certainly did credit
to themselves with this show.
At any rate, those who attended
laughted a lot, enjoyed a variety
of comedy, and left with the
strains of “Happiness Is” singing
in their ears. Who could ask for
A Message
from the President
President Nixon stated in his nationally
televised appeal, “the fuel crisis need not mean
genuine suffering for any American, but it will
require some sacrifice by all Americans.”
The American people have traditionally
reacted with ingenuity and resourcefulness to
crisis situations, with the effect that crises have
tended to strengthen, rather than weaken us. I
believe that we will again experience this
reaction, both as regards our nations and our
college community.
It has been a source of satisfaction to me that
members of the Chowan College community are
revealing evidence that Americans, individually
and collectively, must do what they can to
conserve energy in every possible way. There is
an apparant determination within the college
community to cooperate with this effort.
The Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds,
the Student Personnel Deans, and the Dormitory
Head Residents and their assistants, have made
an earnest effort to convey reasons why and how
we must conserve fuel and to indicate what steps
are being taken on the part of the college in order
to help meet the energy crisis. The Dean of the
College and members of the faculty have in
formed the college community of the revised
academic calendar, especially with respect to
the second semester, in the aforementioned
regard. The top SGA leadership was involved in
the decision relative to the revision of the
academic calendar for the remainder of the
current year.
A point at which all of us will be affected is that
of travel involving shortages of gasoline. It
behooves all of us to try as best we can, to keep
our gasoline tanks as nearly filled as possible, so
that we will have fuel for necessary and
emergency driving. I am especially aware of
student needs along this line involving your
having enough gasoline in order to “get home”
at Christmas following the close of final
examinations.
I know that all members of the college com
munity will do what they can in order to conserve
our precious energy resources. I urge you to do
so.
Good luck on final exams! And, Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
Bruce E. V^taker, President
Chowan Collie