Volume 7 — Number 4
Monday, Novembers, 1975
Paige Heishman Crowned Homecoming Queen!!
One of the most outstanding
and eagerly awaited events each
year is Homeconiing with all its
activities and excitement that
normally accompanies such an
event. A lot of planning very
obviously went into the days
activities and there was a little
something for everyone. Whether
you liked the bands, wanted to
see the Homecoming court, the
football game or just go to the
dance it was all ftere for your
enjoyment. Its easy to see why so
many alumni return every year
from all parts of the country to
share and participate in the days
activities.
Although the weather was a
little on the dreary side, the day
got started with a bang when the
various constituates of the 1975
Homecoming parade rolled down
scenic Jones Drive at 10 o’clock.
There were many beautiful and
imaginative floats this year as in
the past. The floats were con
structed by the dorms, clubs and
other college organizations
conveying this year’s theme,
“American Heritage, 200 years of
Freedom.” This years winning
float was the log cabin prepared
by B.S.U.
The parade itself featured
many high school and area bands
including Murfreesboro, Aurora,
West Craven of Vanceboro,
Eastman of Enfield, and Manteo
as well as two bands from
Virginia Beach, Kempsville and
Princess Anne. Also putting in a
guest appearance were the
Perquimans County Marching
Unit and the Hertford County
Fife and Drum Corps.
There were too many entries to
acknowledge everyone but some
of the others highlighting the
parade were the Chowan Braves
and their mounts, the
Homecoming court, and several
Paso Fine and Appaloosa show
horses.
Chowan’s International
Student Association made their
usual appearance, under the
guidance of Mr. Pruette, and
represented the following
countries; Cameroon Ethiopia,
Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong,
Iran, Liberia, Micronesia,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierre Leone,
Tanzania, and Thailand.
U. S. students found its coun
terpart in the “Parade of the
States,” with students carrying
state flags from Alabama,
California, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida, Maryland., and so forth,
anyway I guess you get the
picture.
At this time we would like to
thank and give credit to the
judges for the parade. They were
Mrs. HoUomon, Mrs. Underwood,
Mrs. Bunch, Mr. Whitehead and
Mr. Hill.
At 1:30 the Chowan Braves met
the Vikings of Hudson Valley
Community College out of Troy,
New York. The Vikings led by
quarterback John Maggio, one of
two all-American candidates on
the squad, made the day seem a
little damper as they defeated the
Braves.
Halftime entertainment was
provided by the Princess Anne
High School Marching Band, they
put on quite an impressive show.
The freshman members of the
Homecoming court this year
were Marsha Colonna of Norfolk,
Cindi Lindsey of Williamsburg,
Betty Moore of Sevema Park,
Maryland and Vicki Martin of
High Point, N. C.
Sophomore members of the
court were Paige Heishman of
FaUs Church, Virginia, Donna
Newsome of Grafton, Virginia,
Diane Martin of Hampton,
Virginia and Lyn Griggs of Falls
Church, Virginia.
During the halftime activities.
Dr. Whitaker crowned Paige
Heishman as 1975’s Homecoming
Queen.
A busy days activities were
wrapped up with the
Homecoming dance that night in
Thomas Cafeteria.
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Paige Heishmanof Falls Church, Virginia was crowned Homecoming
Queen for 1975 by Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker during the halftime activities
on October 18.
Smoke
Signals
Gets New
Mast Head
Mike Patterson
Most of our readers should
have noticed, I hope, our new
masthead that made its first
appearance on the last edition
of Smoke Signals.
Its design and final art work
were produced by Chris
Holmes, and advertising
design student from Hartsvill,
South Carolina.
Chris is the son of Eugene
and Eleanor Holmes. His
father operates a brewery in
HartsviUe and his mother
teaches the second grade
there.
Chris lists his hobbies as
[daying ping pong, shooting
pool, playing the drums and
Chris Holmes
working for his father as a
taster during the summer.
Another job he has done
recently was the banner that
flew across main street for the
homecoming festivities. He is
currently working on a design
for a general brochure
promoting Chowan College to
potential students. Chris is a
sophomore this year and says
that he would like to have a
few more designs and printed
jobs to his credit before
leavomg Chowan College.
Chris’ plans for the future
include going on for two mor
years of school but he isn’t
sure just where at the present
time.
Sociology Club Holds Third Meeting
Melanie Chamberlin
Secretary-Treasurer
The Sociology Club held its
third meeting at 8:00 P. M. on
October 7, in Marks Hall, Room
104. The minutes were read and
corrected. The corrections were
as follows: 1. The Sociology club
would meet regularly every third
week: 2. Anyone interested in
going to Washington, D. C. to visit
Congress and other places of
interest, may do so under two
stipulations. These are the ap
proval of Dr. Gosnell and two
dollars in addition to the regular
fare of $20. Dues were collected,
and the treasurer reported a total
of $17 as the amount received into
the treasury.
Louis then presented a report
to the club concerning the candy
selling project. The club decided
to participate in the project by
selling candy in the dorms and at
various athletic activities. Two
types of candy will be for sale,
^ese cups and Hershey bars wiU
both sell for 50 cents a piece. It
was decided that the club should
meet in front of Marks Hall on
October 16 at 8:00 to obtain the
candy for selling purposes.
Dr. Gosnell reported that he
received correspondence from
Robert Morgan, a North
Carolinean congressman, con
cerning the Washington trip.
Rep. Morgan said that either date
(October 30-31, or November 6-7)
would be acceptable. A vote was
taken and November 6-7 were the
dates chosen. An approximate
cost of the trip wUl be $20, in
cluding travel and lodging. All
those persons desiring to go
should turn in their money by
Tuesday, October 28.
Dr. Gosnell next informed the
club that there was a girl in
Murfreesboro who has cancer.
Her family would appreciate
volunteers who could help around
the home, giving assistance
where needed. Three memt>ers
offered their services.
Dance
By BETSY GUEDRI
and
TERRIE MORRIS
Those that went to the
Homecoming Dance on Oct. 18,
really hated to see 12:30 roll
around and the dance to end.
Everybody throughly enjoyed
themselves and the music of the
Dynamic Upsetters. This could
easily be witnessed by simply
observing the crowded dance
floor, which stayed filled ths
entire evening. Before entering
the dance students were greeted
by a reception line composed of
Dr. & Mrs. Whitaker, members of
the faculty. The dance was in
deed a success.
Ronnie West and John Hill hard at work on the winning HSU float.