PAGE 4— Smoke Signals, Wednesday, October 2,1974
Eubank Spends Three Days
Aboard Famous Art Train
September 20-22, Chowan
College Professor of Art Doug
Eubank spent three days on a
train that did not leave the
station. But Eubank, during that
period, looked forward to “an
experience of a lifetime” and
meeting hundreds of people.
The train that was his home
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in
Washington, N.C. is the famed
Art Train. His extended stay was
the result of an invitation from
the Pamlico Art Group, sponsor
of the Art Train visit, to
demonstrate one of the arts with
which he is familiar, ceramics.
Eubank explained the Art
Train had five cars and one was
called the studio car. This car
was divided into three studios
and one was reserved for
ceramics. Eubank was one of the
potters who had been invited to
greet visitors and demonstrate
the art of pottery-making.
Eubank said an electric potters
wheel and other equipment were
stationed in the studio for the
demonstrations. He was
especially excited about the fact
that the Art Train exposed many
people to the full range of art for
the first time. Many school
children and other groups visited
the Art Train, he said.
In addition to the studio car,
one car featured a gallery of
famous pieces of art including a
Rembrandt and a Picasso. In
another car there were works of
North Carolina artists displayed,
primarily those from the eastern
section of the state. One car
featured 6 slide shows of art
works, Eubank noted.
“I’m really looking forward to
the people’s reaction to the art.
Some will visit who never before
had the idea that there are people
who make art for a living. I’m
also interested in their reaction to
abstract and modern art,”
Eubank explained.
He said it is possible that some
of the children and young people
who visited may be motivated to
pursue an art career through
their exposure to the art. He feels
this was just one of the benefits of
the Art Train.
“The Pamlico Art Group has
put in an almost unbelievable
amount of work in preparation
for the Art Train. TTiey bought
the train station and spruced it up
with a new coat of paint and
purchased some furnitoe. They
have rallied the support of many
different groups including
schools, women and civic clubs,
and merchants. And when the Art
Special Day For Alumni
By RICHARD LAVMAN
All those students who go home
most weekends raise your hands.
Too bad, you missed Alumni
Day! This year’s Alumni Day
was held on September 14 during
the afternoon and evening. The
attendance at this program was
not as high as expected. Ap
proximately twenty people came
and participated in the program.
Many letters were received from
Alumni members who wished
to attend, but were unable to do
so for various reasons. In
vitations were only sent to those
Alumni who had expressed in
terest in the advancenient of
Oiowan College.
There were a number of
Special Events
Set In Sports
By MIKE PATTERSON
On Wednesday, October 2, at
4:00 p.m. the mens intramural
program will have a cross
country race. Any Chowan
College student, faciUty or staff
member is eligible, with the
exception of football, basketball
players and track and cross
country lettermen. Interested
persons should sign up in Dean
Dilday’s office by 5:00 p.m. on
October the first. The course will
begin on the fifty yard line in the
football stadium and then will go
down behind the cafeteria, up
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southern Pennsylvania or
Northern Virginia area.
Specifically on Friday, Oc
tober 4 and anytime there
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Calculator. Contact Sue in
Belk 102. Give the Science Club
your support.
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Springfield or Tysons Comer,
Virginia. Contact Belk 217.
Help pay for gas. Thank you.
If you are down on today’s
politics-join the Young
Democrates Club at Chowan.
Come fight for what you
believe in. If you are in
terested, go by the Director of
Admissions Office in basement
of Columns.
Congratulations
To
Corky Noncy Beckett
On the birth of their Boby Boy!
Train leaves, the influence of its
visit should be felt for years to
come,” he stated.
The train station was converted
into a theatre for dramas and
concerts, he indicated.
As for the pottery exhibit and
demonstration, Eubank and
several other potters took turns
before the public. He took
examples of his work which were
on display.
Eubank, who holds a master’s
degree from Morehead State
University in Kentucky and has
received additional training two
summers at the well-known
Penland School of Crafts, pulled
double-duty. When he was not
scheduled to be on the train, he
was manning a booth in the arts
and crafts fair in an adjacent
park, also sponsored by the
Pamlico Art Group. Unlike on the
train, Eubank, and some 50 or 60
other artists, had the opportunity
to sell his ceramics at the fair.
The art professor, who is in his
fourth year at Chowan, teaches
painting, drawing, arts and
crafts, and art problems in ad
dition to ceramics. He has
demonstrated the potters wheel
in shows on the Chowan campus,
in Roanoke, Va. and Nash^^e,
Tenn. among other locations.
The train remained in
Washington through Tuesday,
September 24. It has only four
engagements in North Carolina
and this was the only visit east of
Raleigh. Eubank served as a
guest artist on the train through
Sunday before returning to
Murfreesboro.
“I hope to impress upon the
visitors to the studio that pottery
is an art itself. There was a time,
as recent as 20 years ago, when
people did not consider pottery an
art. It has really blossomed in the
past 10 years and is now accepted
as an art. If I can help expose
people to this form of art, and
help them gain an appreciation
for this and the other forms of
art, I will feel my visit was more
than worthwhile, “Eubank, who
is offering his services as a
volunteer, explained.
programs offered for the group of
Alumni. First, Dr. Bruce
Whitaker spoke and welcomed
the returning Alumni. A film,
“Dare To Be” was shown. A talk
on the topic “Programs of Study”
was given by Dr. Franklin Lowe,
Jr., Dean of the College. A panel
discussion was moderated by Mr.
Frank Stephenson, Director of
Admissions. A tour of the campus
preceeded dinner. After dinner
the Alunruii were treated to the
Braves football game against
Baltimore Junior College.
A few of the goals of this year’s
Alumni Day is to strengthen the
support for the college and to
receive new ideas for recruiting
students.
Union Street around the baseball
park, back down Union Street
and finish on the fifty yard line at
the stadium.
On October 15, at the College
track, there will be a Race
Walker Race. What’s a walking
race? Well, by definition, “the toe
of the rear foot cannot leave the
ground before the heel of the
front foot makes contact with the
ground. At some point in the
stride, the supporting leg must be
straightened for an instant — the
result is a waddling motion.”
Now doesn’t that sound like fun?
Any Chowan student, faculty or
staff member who wants to
participate should sign up on the
track at 3:45 on October 15. One
final word, shoes are a
requirement.
On October 22, any Chowan
student, faculty or staff member
(except Brave Football Players)
who so desire, may participate in
a place kicking contest to be held
at the College Stadium. Par
ticipants should sign up on the
field at 6:15 on the 22nd.
All kicks must be teed up, first
kick is from the 10 yard line, left
hash mark, then 10 yard center;
then 10 yard right hashmark.
Then 5 yards deeper each time in
the middle of the field. There will
be 2 chances to make a kick
successfully at each spot.
On November 7 there will be a
table tennis tournament. Any
Chowan student, faculty or staff
member interested should sign
up before October 25th in Dean
Dilday’s office. Tables are
located in Parker, West, East and
Askew Student Union. It will be a
single eliminations tournament
with best 2 out of three games
winning. They will be 21 point
games and you must win by 2
points.
The
Artists'
Exhibit
Shelia Batiste
Pen and Ink
David Rhodes
Pen and Ink
trrrr
David Rhodes
Water color
Vickie Stewart
Pen and Ink
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OFFICERS OF BELK—The 1974 Belk dorm officers are
(from left to right): Sue Clary, President; Nancy
Gaskins, Vice President; Barbette McDowell,
Secretary-Treasurer; and Cindy Phelps, Social
Chairman.
Belk Elects Officers
Sue Clary, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R.J. Clary of Laweren-
ceville, Virginia, is President of
Belk Dorm. She is a graduate of
Brunswich Academy High
School. Sue is in the Pre
education curriculum at Chowan
College. Her future plans are to
work as a reservationist at the
Raleigh-Durham Airport. Among
Sue’s hobbies are tennis, bike
riding, reading, and drinking.
Nancy Gaskins, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gaskins
of Emporia, Virginia, is Vice-
President of Belk. Nancy is also a
graduate of Brunswich Academy
High School. She is in the
Secretarial Administration at
Chowan. Nancy’s plans are to
work in Raleigh. Her hobbies are
swimming, bike riding, and
drinking.
Cindy Phelps, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R.M. Phelps of Colonial
Heights, Virginia, is Belks Social
Chairman. She is also a RA and a
member of the Women’s Council.
Cindy is under the Medical
Secretarial Administration at
Chowan and plans to continue her
education at Duke Medical
Center. After her schooling she
plans a career in the work of
medicine. Cindy’s hobbies are
playing the piano, oil-painting,
and singing.
Barbette McDowell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc-
Dowel of Boykins, Virginia, is the
Secretary-Treasurer of Belk
Dorm. She is in the curriciUum of
Business Education at (^owan.
Upon graduation Barbette plans
to go to work. Among her hobbies
are swimming, listening to
music, and bike riding.
Ford Limits
Exporting of Grain
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Ford reaffirmed his
opposition to limiting grain ex
ports, even as the Agriculture
Department was reporting a
surge in corn buying by the
Common Market nations. A
department spokesman said the
nine-nation European market has
ordered nearly 368.5 million
bushels of corn for the marketing
year starting Oct. 1. A week ago,
the total for the year was only
204.8 million bushels. But the
spokesman termed the increase
merely speculative and predicted
that much of the corn would not
be shipped.
Students Speak Out •
By HECTOR CUELLAR
Question: What do you think
will happen without the SGA.
Ellen Walston: “Not much,
because not much ever happens,
except for entertainment.”
Robert Holland; “If the SGA
sticks together it will be ef
fective.”
/
Rick Lee: “Chances of any rule
changes are reduced.”
Jaenette Jorgensen: “I think
things would be the same,
because they don’t do anything
anyway.”
Jerry Rector: “Nothing, smce it
seems that the SGA has no voice
in school policies.”
Elaine Cecelski: “Things
wouldn’t be that much different.
Because the SGA isn’t allowed to
excercise any power in school
decisions.”