PAGE 4 — Smoke Signals, Wednesday, September 17, 1975
BSU Fall Convention
Held at Ridgecrest
Columns Undergoes
Remodeling
The annual Fall Convention of
the North Carolina Baptist
Student Union - with which
Chowan’s Baptist Student Union-
Campus Christian Fellowship is
affiliated - is scheduled for
Ridgecrest Conference Center,
Ridgecrest, North Carolina,
October 3 - 5. It is anticipated that
some 400 students from 30 or
more campuses throughout the
State will be present for this
annual event.
Under the broad. Convention-
wide theme of “Living Christ’s
Freedom,” the Fall Convention
Committee has come up with the
sub-theme for North Carolina:
“1976; Fed Up?” Resource
leaders for consideration of the
weekend emphasis will include
Dr. Harold Warehime, Professor
of Christianity and Society,
Louisville Presbyterian
Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky;
George Gagliardi, musician,
Nashville, Tennessee; and the
several campus ministers af
filiated with the program of the
Department of Campus Ministry,
Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina. In addition, the use of
small discussion groups, films,
summer missions presentations,
business sessions, and “free
time” in the autumn setting of the
mountains offer a full.
challenging, and important
weekend.
In announcing the Convention
theme and emphasis, David
Moore, Associate in the
Department of Campus Ministry,
noted: “Under the tutelage of Dr.
Warehime, our weekend will
address iteslf to the always-with-
us crisis of world hunger and the
Christian response to it in the
approaching Bicentennial year.
How is it that we are to relate to
our fellow passengers on
Spaceship Earth? The design for
the weekend is for us to take a
critical look, particularly from a
Christian theological per
spective, at the severity of the
world hunger situation and the
crucial importance of in
terdependence in helping to come
to terms with that condition.
Hopefully, some events, ac
tivities, and addresses will place
students in the awareness—
action process, with an eye
toward implementing similar
experiences for others on their
respective campuses.”
Students who are interested in
participating in this Convention
should see Chaplain Taylor for
information on Cost, tran
sportation, etc. Registration
deadline is September 24.
By MIKE PATTERSON
And
NELSON NICHOLS
Students returning to the
Chowan College campus this year
were greeted by a very pleasant
sight-a completely remodeled
chapel-auditorium, that would
seat 600 students comfortably.
According to Bobby Cross,
Chowan’s Development Director,
the original auditorium was
constructed in 1922-1923 as an
addition to McDowell Columns
building. McDowell itself had
stood since 1851. The auditorium
has served its purpose well, “for
more than half a century, it has
served as the cultural center for
our region and the religious
center for thousands of young
people in study at the college.
Few buildings in our region have
been so intensively used for the
enrichment of life and service to
man,” said Mr. Cross.
All these years of useful service
by college, community, and
region had just plain worn the old
auditorium out. In addition to the
repairs needed, “a prudent
concern for adequate fire
protection and safety of our
students and guests made im
mediate correction imperative,”
Mr. Cross indicated.
Work on the renovation began
during the fall semester of 1974
and was finally completed this
past August. Besides remodeling,
the renovation included struc
tural repairs, new seats that are
almost comfortable enough to
sleep on, lights, curtains, ad
ditional equipment and more
exits.
Art
Gallery
Opens
The Chowan College Art
Gallery has opened the 1975-76
season with a ^ow featuring the
works of two East Carolina
University graduate students.
The drawings of Jack Girard
and the sculpture and graphics of
Charlotte Belote will be on
display through September 15. A
reception for the artists will be
held in the gallery Sunday,
August 31, from 2:00-4:00 p.m.,
according to J. Craig Greene,
director of Chowan’s division of
art. The public is invited.
For the past five years, Girard
has been involved in numerous
one-man shows. He recently
completed a seven-month show
tour of drawings and sculpture at
LoyoUa University in Chicago,
ni; Beloit, Wis; and Earth Works
Gallery in Rockton, 111. He
contributed several drawings in a
group exhibition at the Corcoran
Gallery in Washington, D. C. this
February.
Charlotte Belote has captured
two first places in sculpture this
year, at the Dunn Bicentennial
Art Show and Ahoskie Art Show.
She also placed second in
graphics in the Ahoskie show. She
also exhibited this year at “The
Annex” in Pawling, N.Y,.
I think many compliments are
due to the college’s Maintainence
Department for all the work and
time they personally put into the
renovation project. I must admit
that if I have to go to chapel every
week, I’d rather do it in the new
auditorium. Thank you.
We couldn’t help but wonder
what the faculty, administration,
and freshman and sophomore
classes thought of the completed
project. So, we asked
representatives of each. Here is
what they said:
Question: What is your opinion of
the new chapel auditorium?
Billy Ross: “I’m not sure, I think
they should have put money to
more student activities.”
Betsy Guedri: “I like it a lot. It’s
attactive, air-conditioned, and
comfortable.”
Jim Carney: I think they could
have done a heck of a lot better
I mean in West the plumbing
doesn’t even work. You go to
flush the toilet and nothing-you
have to spit to clean the bowl.”
Gary Martin; “I think its OK, but
I would rather have a new basket
ball stadium.”
Debbie Bryant: “I think it is very
nice. The old one was kind of
shabby.”
Mrs. Jackson: “I think its
beautiful, badly needed and a
credit to Chowan.”
Chaplain Taylor “As chairman of
the RenovaUon Committee I had
a part in the renovation plans, but
I never dreamed it would look as
nice as it does.”
Tentative Schedule
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FALL CONVENTION
October 3-5,1975
FRIDAY, October 3, 1975
4:00 — Registration begins (no
supper meal served at
Ridgecrest)
7:45 — Introductions, weekend
overview
8:00 — Coming Together —
George Gagliardi, (group
singing, mixers)
8 :15 — Business (reading of
resolutions)
9:45— Break
10:00 — Theme Interpretation
— "What's bugging you?" —
Film: "Smiles" — Speaker
11:00 — Adjourn
SATURDAY, October 4,1975
^:00— Breakfast
8:45 — Gathering with George
9:00 Business (committee
reports, constitutional changes)
10:15— Break
10:30 — Dr. Hal Warehime —
Small Groups
1:00 — Lunch
2:00 — Business (optional) —
Free Time, recreation, etc.
5:15 — Supper
6:15 — Freedom '76
6:30 — Dr. Warehime — Small
Groups
8:30— Break
9:00 — Missions Presentation
10:30 — Optional —Sing — CBS
Movie on hunger— Relax, relate
SUNDAY, October 5, 1975
8:00— Breakfast
8:45 — Gathering with George
9:00 — Dr. Warehime (finding
your Goshen)
9:45 — Small Groups
11:00— Break
11:15 — Worship
12:15— Lunch
1:00— Depart