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Volume 7—Number 7 Wednesday, January 28, 1976
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Sociology Club Announces
Winners of Christmas Drawing
The Chowan Sociology Club
had it’s drawing to establish the
winners for the free meals at the
College Inn and Whitley’s. The
dub raised $143.00, excluding the
meals, that went to CADA in
Murfreesboro. For those of you
wiio do not know what CADA
stands for, it is the Chowan Area
Development Association and is a
non-profit organization. They aid
poverty level families In this area
and were more than pleased to
receive the money especially
Valerie Jones draws winning ticket from Or. Gosnell, while Louis
Saunders and (right) and Burnell Riddick (left) look on.
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Secretary Melanie Chamberlain gives the money from the Sociology
drawing to a CADA representative.
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Chowan Students Participate
In 1976 Bicentennial Debates
Chowan College was
represented by three sophomores
in the Bicentennial Youth
Debates District Contest for
college age participants Wed
nesday at East Carolina
University.
Miss Anna Belle Crouch, local
college coordinator, said the
discussion focused on the
American form of government.
She said the purpose is to en
courage students to examine
American history and values
through forensic efforts.
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker,
president of Chowan College, has
presented each representative
with a commemorative BYD
certificate. They will be com
peting for medals at the district
meeting and have the opportunity
to enter the sectional and
regional competition where
educational awards and
scholarships will be presented to
outstanding participants.
Michael L. Hillis of
Wilmington, Del., participated in
the Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
“Resolved: That American
political parties have been
dominated by socioeconomic
elites.” Each participant in the
competition was required to be
prepared for both sides of the
debate question which used the
constructive, cross-examination,
and rebuttal format.
Trudy P. Cloyd, of Mur
freesboro, participated in the
Persuasive Speaking com
petition. “Is Federalism Ob
solete?” was the general topic
area for the participants in this
event. The speeches were to be
original in content and ten-
minutes in length.
These students were assisted in
their preparation by members of
the Social Science department,
English department, and
Library. Their fellow class
members were involved with oral
questions and critiques.
Robert L. Walker wa^ the
Extemporaneous Sp
right before Christmas. Con
sidering that this area has 40
percent of its families living in
poverty the money was just a
drop in the bucket but it was
surely a smile on a few kids faces
at a time when so few are getting
so much.
Now for those of you who
bought tickets, the winners of the
two $5,00 meals at College Inn
are:
1st place — Jeanette Saunders
2nd place — Steve C. Nelson
The winners of the two dinners
at Whitleys are:
3rd place — Pete CJianey
4th place — Michelle Bowling
and Cathy Lyon
Congradualations to the win
ners and please pick up your
tickets from Dr. GosneU in Marks
Hall. Also, congradulations to
Valorie Jones who won a free
dinner for selling 50 tickets. For
all Sociology Club members and
potential members the next
meeting wUl be on Jan 26, 8:00
p.m. which is a Monday night in
Marks Hall. Thanks again to all
who bought tickets and keep up
the good spirits.
Valerie Jones shown with Mr. Pete Winstead, Manager of the College
Inn, won a free meal for selling the most tickets for the Sociology Club
during their Christmas project helping CADA.
participant. He was prepared to
give a seven minute speech on
any one of fourteen specific
questions on the broad area “Is
Congress Assembled. . . .
Representative Legislature.”
fakers in this event drew their
specific topics thirty minutes
prior to giving their speeches.
Bicentennial Youth Debates is
a project of the Speech Com
munication Association, the
largest association of
professional speech educators in
the nation. BYD is supported by
grant funds from the National
Endowment for the Humanities,
a federal agency created by
Congress to support research,
education, and publications in the
humanities.
Students participated from
East Carolina University,
Atlantic Christian College,
Beaufort County Technical In
stitute, and Chowan College. Dr.
Amrut Nahkre, associate
{Tofessor of Social Sciences at
Atlantic Christian College, is the
district coordinator for the BYD.
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Chowan College's three representatives in the Bicentennial Youth
Debates, Trudy Cloyd of Murfreesboro, Robert Walker, standing left,
of Virginia Beach, and Michael Hillis of Wilmi' , Dei., recieved
commemorative BYD certificates from Chowan President Bruce E.
Whitaker. Their topics center on the American fo- ■; /ernment.