Volume 7 — Number 5
Wednesday, November 19, 1975
Congressman Walter B. Jones Speaks
On County Agricultural Programs
Congressman Walter B. Jones addressed a body of
Chowan College students and officials, local
agriculturalists and politicians Monday night,
PTK Ends
Semester
Helping
Families
By Barbie Brown
At Phi Theta Kappa’s last
meeting held November 3 Betsy
Guedri reported on the
Leadership Conference at Lees
McRae College. Those officers
attending were Anita Perkins,
David Pendley, Betsy Guedri,
and our faculty advisor—Mr.
Simmons. October 16-18 was
spent in preparing officers for the
North Carolina State Convention
to be held in February.
The members of Phi Theta
Kappa would like to thank Dr.
Felker for speaking to us at our
October meeting.
On November 20th between
6:30-7; 00p.m. members will be
canvasing dorms for annual
collection of money or canned
goods to be ^en to needy
families at Thanksgiving, in the
Murfreesboro area. Faculty and
staff will be asked during the
week. When someone comes
around, please give what you
can.
History 101
Taught During
Semester
Break
By DEAN LEWIS
History 101 will be taught as an
institute in international living
during the semester break. The
first session will be held at 7:00
p.m. Sunday night, December 28,
1975 in the Askew Student Union.
The last day of class will be
Friday, January 9, 1976. The
classroom phase of the
examination will be given
Saturday morning, January 10,
1976. All work for the course must
be submitted by 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 14, 1976.
The class meets daily from 9:00
a.m. until 12:00 noon with a 20
minute break and from 2:00 p.m.
until 4:00 p.m. with a 20 minute
break.
Course requirements will
consist of textbook assignments,
one or more oral reports, take-
home tests, written reports, extra
class sessions at ni^t, special
reading assignments, and an
experience in international
living. Rooms will be assigned by
the Director of Housing. The cost
for a room on campus during the
course is $25.00. The cafeteria
will not be open.
The course carries three
semesters hours of credit and will
cost $90.00 which must be paid
durmg or before the first session.
The course may be taken by all
Chowan College students.
Nov. 3 in Marks Hall. Jones discussed current
legislation in agriculture on the federal level.
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State Senator J. J. “Monk” Harrington helped introduce U. S.
Congressman Walter B. Jones, who was guest speaker at a “Salute to
Agriculture”program at Chowan College Monday, Nov. 3.
Agricultural committees in the
U.S. House and Senate will not
only affect farmers but all
Americans, according to Walter
B. Jones, First District
Congressman, speaking at the
first in a series of four programs
saluting agriculture and it’s
importance to the Roanoke-
Chowan area.
The Bicentennial Salute to
Agriculture series is sponsored
by the Chowan College business
department in coordination with
the Agriculture Extension
Service in Bertie, Gates, Hert
ford and Northhampton Counties
and Planters National Bank.
Jones spoke on farm legislation
for 1976 to a body of college
students, local agriculture of
ficials and politicians.
Jones, a member of the House
Committee on Agriculture and
the chairman of the Agriculture
Subcommittee on Tobacco,
stated that the odds are that no
agriculture nor any other bill will
even clear the Congress and be
signed unto law until after the
1976 presidental election.
“Agreements are hard to come
by when a Republican president
and a Democratic Congress
worry about ther political effects
of their action,” Jones stated.
Legislation to appropriate
funds to the pesticide control
programs administered by the
Environmental Protection
Agency(EPA) will have to be
studied again at a later time.
Because of a lot of disagreement
on proposing chances in the
programs, a year ertension to
the program has been added. The
extension will require EPA of
ficials to appear before the
agriculture committee on a
regular basis thereby allowing
the committee to keep an eye on
the EPA.
“It should not be necessary for
a farmer to have a degree from
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology to sp-ay pesticides on
his farm,” Jones said.
Jones stated that many in
secticides that may be harmful to
the environment should be used
North Carolina Art Exhibit
Displayed at Chowan College
An overview of the
stylistic interests occupying
North Carolina artists is provided
m Part 1 and Part 11 of the new
traveling shows drawn from the
37th Annual North Carolina
Artists Exhibition. Part 11 will
be on view through October 31 at
Chowan College Art Gallery.
The North Carolina Art Society
Dr. Toussaint Relates
Economic Forecasts
"Economic Forecasts for
CroDS and Livestock in Nor
theastern North Carolina” was
the topic for the second in a series
of four programs at Chowan
College, Monday, Nov. 10,
acknowledging the importance of
agriculture to the local area.
The speaker was Dr. W.D.
Toussiant, head of the depart
ment ot economics and business
at North Carolina State
University. The program was
held at 7:30 p.m. in Marks Hall
Auditorium. The public was
invited and admission was free.
The theme of the emphasis was
“A Bicentennial Salute to
Agriculture.” Dr. Tousaint is a
native of North Dakota. He
received his B.S. degree at North
Dakota State University in 1950,
and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
agricultural economics at Iowa
State University in 1964. He
joined- the NCSU faculty im
mediately after graduation.
NCSU as both a teacher and a
researcher. He was chosen as the
outstanding instructor in the
School of Agriculture and Life
Sciences in 1958. He was selected
as one of the university’s out
standing teachers in 1962 and
1968.
Dr. Toussaint’s research was
directed primarily toward the
economics of tobacco production.
He did the first research, for
example, on the feasibility of an
acreage-poundage control
program for tobacco.
Dr. Toussaint has been head of
the department of economics and
business since 1967.
He is an Air Force veteran, a
former director of the American
Agricultural Economics
Association, and a recipient of a
Certificate of Merit from Gamma
Sigma Delta, the honor society of
agriculture. He is co-author of a
widely accepted agricultural
economics text.
to control even more harmful
insects.
Agriculture plays an important
part in foreign relations, but the
American producers should be
safeguarded on the American
market, according to Jones.
Jones stated that his com
mittee was studying the food
stamp program and seeking
recommendations to improve the
program.
“No one has convinced me of
the rationale of supplying food
stamps to strikers and college
students, or for that matter, to
one who refuses to work when
offered employment,” Jones
said.
The Agriculture Committee
also is studying clear cutting of
Federal lands, animal welfare
and a program to prevent an
invasion of killer bees from
spreading from the Latin
American countries into this
county.
Jones stated the committee’s
action is also countering
Secretary of Agriculture Earl
Butz’s position “to radically
change the peanut program.”
"I am happy to tell you that at
this point in time we have
prevailed the secretary to
continue the program which in
my opinion has proved so suc
cessful for many years,” Jones
said.
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker Elected
President of National Council
Of Independent Junior Colleges
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker has
been elected president of the
National Council of Independent
Junior Colleges, a voluntary
association of about 100 non
profit, private, two-year colleges.
The announcement was made by
Richard Witter, the Council’s
executive director.
Dr. Whitaker was also elected
diairman of the Council’s Board
of Directors at the annual
meeting, Oct. 28. He has served
as secretary-treasurer, and last
year vice president of the same
organization.
Founded in 1969, the NCIJC is
devoted to strengthening and the
improvement of independent two-
year colleges. It is governed by a
13-member Board of Directors
composed of presidents of
member colleges.
Dr. Whitaker said a major
program objective for NCIJC for
1975-76 will be national
representation in behalf of the
approximately 250 private, in
dependent two-year colleges in
the United States. Another will
be to serve as a forum for com
munications and development for
the member institutions.
The some 250 independent two-
year colleges in the United
States, Puerto Rico and several
overseas countries serve nearly
135,000 students. They are
located in 43 states, principally in
the New England, Middle States,
Southern and Midwest regions.
There is one college in Alaska
and a dozen on the West Coast.
The average full-time and part-
time enrollment is ap
proximately 550 students; there
are about 45 faculty members at
the average college. Eighty
percent of the colleges are co
educational. There are about 35
women’s colleges and 10 colleges
with predominantly male
airoUments. About K percent
are religiously oriented, 90
Protestant and 40 Catholic.
The colleges range from liberal
arts transfer institutions to those
offering specialized career-
oriented programs. Eight North
Carolina colleges are members ot
NCIJC. They are Brevard,
Chowan, Durham, Lees-McRae,
Louisburg, Mount Olive, Peace,
and Wingate.
During his 18-year presidency
of Chowan, Dr. Whitaker has
assumed numerous leadership
roles for state, regional and
national educational and
Chowan Graduate Exhibits
New Forms Of Painting
Two experimental forms of
painting, “non-brush” and
sculptured canvas,” will be on
display in the works of Daniel W.
Thompson in the Chowan College
Art Gallery luitil Nov. 26.
A reception for the artist, a
Chowan College graduate who
also studied a year at Morehead
State University, was Sunday,
Nov. 16.
The one-man show is entitled,
“A Trip Through the Unknown
Regions Beyond the Paint
Brush.”
Thompson lives in Halifax, Va.
and is a wiiuier of numerous
awards in exhibits around central
Virginia.
Chowan vs. Nassau
is sponsoring the shows, selected
by the judges for the Annual, held
at the North Carolina Museum of
Art November 14-December 29.
The shows are similar in
contest, assembled in a manner
that will afford spectators a
comprehensive look at the work
being done today by North
Carolina artists.
In general, the shows are low-
keyed with an accent on realism.
As many artists as possible
were used in each show in order
to give as wide a range of
acquaintanceship with their
various approaches as possible.
Three works selected for
purchase from the Aimual are
included in Part 11. They, are:
“Nocturnal Twins by Walter J.
Obman of Cary, bought by the Art
Society; and “Yellow Ashlar” by
Anne Wall Thomas of Carrboro
and “Untitled” by Leonard
White, Chapel Hill, both pur
chases by Rauch Industries,
Gastonia.
Judges for the show were Una
Johnson, consultant and former
curator of prints and drawings,
Brooklyn Museum of Art;
Thomas N. Armstrong 111
directiw, Whitney Museum of
American Art; and Robert M.
Doty, director, Akron, Ohio
Art Institute.
Chowan College managed one
touchdown but failed to slow the
Nassau "Community College
express toward a possible
national championship losing to
the Lions here Saturday af-
ternoon,Nov.8,30^.
Quarterback Mike Bocock
passed 15 yards to wide receiver
Steve James for the Braves’
score. But by that time, late in
the final quarter, Nassau held an
insurmountable 30-0 lead.
Nassau’s Allan Colter scored
the game’s first two touchdowns
on runs of two and three yards.
The first followed a fumble
recovery at Chowan’s 16: the
'second capped a 64-yard drive.
Quarter back Bob DeGirolome
ran four yards for Nassau’s
second quarter score and a 21-0
halftime lead.
Chowan fared better in the
second half, holding Nassau to a
46-yard field goal and touchdown.
Nassau’s score came after an
interception at Chowan’s 19 while
scoring on Bocock’s pass to
James. But the result was the
Braves’ seventh loss against a
single win anl^a tie. The Braves’
final game willl be played
Saturday at home against Ft.
Bragg at 1:30 p.m.
■'During the last two years, I
have been experimenting in a
method of painting I call 'non-
brush'. My work is large and
executed extremely fast. It is this
non-brush’ method that turns my
canvas into a very tree
movement of color.
From this method, I have
branched into another style I call
sculptured-canvas’, where the
use of paint is altogether
eliminated. Both the ‘non-brush’
and 'sculptured-canvas’ styles
employ the viewer’s eyes and
mind to reach into unexplored
regions for the questions he may
have about abstract ex
pressionism,” Thompson ex
plained.
professional groups. This in
cludes president of the North
Carolina Foundation of Church-
Related Colleges; president of
the Association of Southern
Baptist Colleges and Schools;
president of North Carolina
Literary and Historical
Association; president.
Association of Eastern North
Carolina Colleges; member.
Board of Directors, Regional
Education Laboratory for the
Carolinas and Virginia.
Gospel
Concert
At Chowan
By Robert Walker
I would like to thank each
person who had a part in making
the Gospel Concert a great
success. The Harris Family
Singers and the Psalmsmen
really did an excellent job per
forming for our Lord. It is certain
that some were blessed. Mr.
Harris said he really enjoyed
coming down and he hopes to
come back next spring with some
younger groups. This could be
meaningful to us as students. It
was a wonderful day Sunday
because of God's message
through song and word!
Parent's Day
Was Successful
By Nelson Nichols
Saturday, November 1, the
Chowan College engaged in its
annual Parent’s Day.
At 11:00 Saturday morning the
parents were greeted by the
President followed by Faculty
conferences with parents.
Next the parents were treated
to an Art Exhibition in Daniel
Hall and lunch to the sound of
Professor Bob Mulder’s Organ
Music.
Then the parents were treated
to a thrilling football contest:
Chowan College vs. Wesleyan
College of Dover,Delaware.
Halftime entertainment was
provided by the Bertie County
Senior High School Band of
Windsor, North Carolina, Charles
Allred Director.
Then the day was completed by
an illustrated lecture by Richard
Maxson. Mr. Maxson is an out
standing lecturer and
photographer. His film is one in a
series sponsored by the Chowan
College Bicentennial Committee
and the Student Government
Association entitled “America
•76."
Buddy Newsome Looks at Photography Displays
During Parent's Day, November 1, )»75.