Volume 7 — Number 9
Wednesday, March 10, 1976
Effective March 22
Housing Regulations To Be Changed
In order to comply with federal
laws under Title IX, prohibiting
discrimination against women in
academic communities, Chowan
College has developed plans to
abolish housing regulations
which may be interpreted as
discriminatory against women.
This announcement was made
jointly by Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker,
President, and Clayton Lewis,
Dean of Students, earlier this
week.
The change in policy becomes
effective March 22, and breaks
with a tradition as old as the
institution which was founded in
1848. However, in keeping with its
fundamental purpose as an in
stitution of Christian higher
education, Chowan reaffirms its
status as a church related
college, owned and supported by
the Baptist State Convention of
North Carolina, and will continue
to maintain separate residence
halls for men and women
students. Under Title IX
regualtions do not require
coeducational, or so called
“open” dorms.
Additional Security
Deiin Lewis stated that ad
ditional security officers have
been employed by the college to
Faculty Student Relations Com.
Hear Student Complaints
The Faculty-Student Relations
Committee met on January 21,
1976. The function of this com
mittee is to provide a forum for
grievances from students and to
make recommendations through
appropriate channels.
The committee met in Camp
Hall, Room 210 at 7:00 P.M.
Members present: Mr. Collins,
Mr. Wolfskin, Mr. Paul, Mrs.
Jackson, Mr. Pruette, Mr.
Hazelton, Mr. Jim Dale, and Mr.
Thomas Carella.
The follow items were
discussed:
1. Why the recent ban on the
use of hot plates in dorm rooms?
Students were asked to read
Handbook. Maybe current high
cost of energy was an additional
factor.
2. Is it possible to play
basketball at night? The problem
of people leaving the lights on all
night was mentioned. Could
UNC Speech Dept.
Visits Chowan College
Three members of the Speech
Department Persuasion Seminar
at UNC in Chapel Hill spoke to
speech classes at Chowan College
to fulfill a project to measure
opinion changes in each class
with the power of persuasive
speaking. This involved
presentation, delivery, choice
and understanding of tte topic
presented, organization,
analysis, and effectiveness of the
^aker with response from the
listeners.
Sue Linderman, a senior pre
lay student, spoke on “Out of the
Sewer — Juvenile Courts.” Her
subject stressed the need to
protect children and teenagers in
the courts with their rights as
citizens.
Ray Strawbridge, a senior in
the education curriculum, led a
discussion on standardized tests
and the need to look into the
validity and effectiveness of the
two kinds of tests which are used
in the schools today, psychometic
and edumetric. He emphasized
provide security for women
students who will now have the
privilege of maintaining
unrestricted dormitory hours.
The Dean of Students points out
that all residence halls will be
secured at 12:00 midnight, and
residents wishing to leave or
enter a residence hall after this
hour may do so through a
designated door with assistance
from a security officer.
The area around each
residence hall is well lighted, and
emphasis is being placed on
security and guidance. A dor
mitory head resident or associate
head resident will also be
available for assistance.
Increased Responsibility
Dr. Whitaker emphasizes that
women students must
necessarily become more
responsible for their decisions in
terms of residence hall living.
The president related that
“women will be making more
decisions independently, but
hopefully these will be based on
wise and mature academic and
social considerations.” Dr.
Whitaker continued, “With these
increased social freedoms, and
within the limits of its ability,
Qiowan will provide guidance
and protection to all residents of
the academic community.”
Security be responsible for the
lights?
3. Some discussion of the
parking problems lead to the
following suggestions: (a.)
Visitor parking spaces in front of
Marks Hall and Green Hall, (b.)
Signs clearly indicating Falculty,
Visitor and Student areas on front
campus, (c.) A general review of
complete space assignment may
be needed.
4. The committee decided to
publish its Minutes in the Smoke
Signals after they have been
approved by the Committee.
5. Mr. Hazelton read the reply
from Dean Lewis and Mr. HasseU
on the meeting of 11-12-75. He
then read his reply. The Com
mittee does not think the lighting
around the front of the gym and
to Parker Hall is adequate. A
copy of this reply is attached to
these minutes.
The next meeting is on March
10, 1976.
if
Many Meetings Held
During the past several
months. President Bruce
Whitaker, members of the Board
of Trustees, and other officials of
the college, have held meetings
£uid conferences concerning
housing regulations.
Conferences, or com
munications, have also been held
with Congressmen, represen
tatives of HEW, and officials
from other private colleges in an
effort to determine the full im
petus communicated in Title IX
of the Education Amendments of
1972 on church related colleges.
Title IX deals with non
discrimination on the basis of
sex.
Much concern has been ex-
I^essed by Chowan officials as
well as administrators from
many other institutions, as to
federal intrusion into the affairs
of private colleges. Leaders in
private higher education fear
legislation is now denying
colleges such as Chowan the right
to maintain some of those
qualities which have historically
rendered them unique and at
tractive.
Complies with Law
“Viewing Title IX from its
many perspectives,” Dean Lewis
stated, “we feel the position
taken by Chowan College with
respect to housing regulations,
complies with the requirements
of the legislation. It also provides
women students with protection
and security, and I am confident
most of our students can and will
adjust to the new system without
experiencing any difficulties.”
The Dean of Students further
pointed out that the first half of
the current semester has gone
well for learning and living
at Chowan. “We expect to ex
perience no real problems in
implementing this new housing
policy,” he said.
Dean Lewis and his associates
in Student Personnel are
available to answer any
questions concerning the new
regulations, and students are
invited to contact them for fur
ther information.
Title IX Study
Chowan College is currently in
the process of evaluating its total
stance with respect to Title IX
regulations. Dr. Whitaker has
appointed Dr. B. Franklin Lowe,
Jr., Dean of the College, to
coordinate a comprehensive
study whereby various in
stitutional policies and
procedures will be evaluated on
the basis of Title IX regulations.
Dean Lowe’s office is located
on the third floor of McDowell
Columns. His telephone number
is 398-4101, extension 227.
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New Chowan College trustee officers, the Rev. J. Felix Arnold, center,
and Norman S. Beeks, right. Confer with Chowan President Bruce E.
Whitaker during semi-annual meeting of Chowan's Board of Trustees
Feb. 9. Arnold is a retired Baptist pastor and Beeks is general
manager of the Roanoke Rapids Group of J. P. Stevens & Co. He was
recently elected Roanoke Rapids Jaycees Boss of the Year. Arnold
served as pastor of Enfield Baptist Church for over 28 years before
retiring in July, 1975. He is a former member of Chowan's Board of
Trustees and served as chairman for two terms.
Bad Pool Conditions
Student Expresses View on Pool Facilities
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students, from left, Ray
Strawbridge, Sue Linderman, and Dennis Streets, spoke to Chown
College speech classes to fulfill a protect to measure opinion changes
through the power of persuasive speaking. They were invited by
Chowan English Professor Anna Belle Crouch.
By MIKE HILLIS
Student Pool Supervisor
I would like to bring to the
attention of the administration of
dressing facilities are caked with
crud, seeping with a very
provocative aroma. There is no
hot water, inadequate showers,
and a host of other miscellaneous
Lyn Griggs Honors Chowan
the responsibility for educators to
make a more responsible use of
standardized tests. He said no
one can truly define the in
telligence quotient due to the
many different criteria relating
to each individual child.
Dennis Street, a graduate
student in the Arts of Teaching
Program in Speech, presented
arguments pertaining to the
“Newsman’s Privilege.” His
subject centered around the
December 15,1791, Bill of Rights
for abridging the freedom of the
press, protector of the people,
censor of the government,
government of the people, by the
people, and for the people. He
stated that a newsman’s
privilege should be a free flow to
human privilege. He felt that
there should be an absolute press
shield law.
Dr. Paul Brandes is the teacher
for the UNC students and Miss
Anna Belle Crouch for the
Chowan College students.
Lyn Frances Griggs of Falls
Church, Va., will represent
Chowan College as princess in the
49th Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Festival in Winchester, Va., April
30-May 2.
A legal secretarial ad
ministration major, Lyn is active
in many college organizations.
She is secretary - treasurer of
Belk Dorm, secretary of Phi
Theta Kappa, vice president of
Circle K, member of Alpha Pi
Epsilon, member of Sociology
Club, and homecoming
representative. She was recently
named to “Who’s Who Among
Students in American Junior
Colleges.”
A graduate of Falls Church
High School, she is the daugther
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P.
Griggs.
Apple Blossom Festival ac
tivities include coronation of
Queen Shenandoah, Apple Pie
Baking Contest, Largest
Volunteer Fireman’s Parade in
the Nation, on April 30; Sports
Breakfast, Grand Feature
Parade, Marching Band Contest
and Gay Nineties Night, on May
1; and Sunday in the Park
featuring arts, crafts, exhibitions
and special entertainment. May
2.
Chowan College an outragious unpleasantnesses,
eyesore; the college pool. The condition of the filters is at
The general conations of the an all time low, almost com-
pool are bad, ^cking adequate pletely rusted through, running
mamtenance. The ceiling tiles at half the necessary operating
are almost entirely missing, with level.
^y a few sparcely decorating jjie water inself is severely in
the dilapidated celling. The need of changing, containing a
|daster is falling from the walls, host of unknown chemicals used
e paneling, and the windows by the maintenance department
are caked with green atrocious in the cleaning of the “bathtub
smelling slime, and the floors are
slippery and very dirty. The
ring.”
The
walls that have been
Candidates For $GA President
Will Receive Free Summer Tuition
By DEAN LEWIS
Students interested in
becoming President of the
Chowan College Student
Government Association will be
interested in knowing that the
student elected to the position
may attend summer school by
paying only for meals. This
policy was first approved by Dr.
Bruce E. Whitaker, President of
Chowan College, 6 years ago.
Dean Lewis encourages the
elected SGA President to attend
summer school for at least 2
sound reasons.
1. The SGA President can use
time during the summer to make
comprehensive plans for the 1976-
77 term, to become familiar with
the duties and responsibilities of
deans.
2. The SGA President can carry
a reduced academic load during
the year. In this way the
President can devote more time
to the duties of the office.
“I hope many students will
become involved in SGA elec
tions. I would like to see can-
the office by studying the SGA didates have to campaign for
Constitution and by working with their offices, to cope with com-
the SGA sponsor and personnel petition,” said Dean Lewis.
fortunate enough to escape the
green creeeping slime, are dirty
brown, (originally white) and
they too add to the not so delight
ful aroma that spews forth from
the eye-sore.
I have heard several excuses
dted for the conditions, but I
would like to take this op
portunity to argue with one.
I have been told repeatedly that
the ceiling tiles are missing
because the kids pull them down.
In my opinion, this is not ture.
After being a lifeguard here this
summer, I know, for a fact, that
the tiles get heavy with con
densation and fall out all by
themselves. In my entire 2 years
here as a lifeguard, I have seen
only 10 tiles pulled down; 8 of
which were removed by campers
this past summer, the remaining
two by college students.
This college eye-sore is a
disgrace to the college itself;
certainly to P.E. professors that
work in it, but most importantly,
it is a disgrace to the students;
the reason this school is in
existence. (I think!)
The question is, “Why”?
This is a good example of what
I feel is wrong wift the ad
ministration at Chowan. Their
priorities are all screwed up.
SGA Discuss Campus Carnival
Reams Named to
Chief Security Position
Mr. Ronald G. Reams, a native
of Norfolk, assumed the duties
and responsibilities of the Chief
Security Officer at Chowan
College Mardi 1. He comes to
Owwan from the Ahoskie Police
Department where he served for
the past two years. “Mr. Reams
comes to us with very good
recommendations,” said Clayton
Lewis, Dean of Students, “I
believe he will fit well into an
academic community.”
Mr. Reams earned the A.A.
degree from Tidewater Com
munity College. His B.S. degree
in business administration is
from Old Dominion University.
His police experience includes
crime investigation. He Is a first
Lt. in the North Carolina National
Guard. His training as a member
of the Rescue Squad includes that
of an emergency medical
technician. His main hobby is the
ham raido.
As Chief Security Officer at
Chowan College, Mr. Reams has
the responibility of scheduling
students and adults working in
the area of campus security. The
campus is under the supervision
of one or more security officers 24
hours per day. Mr. Reams and
his associates concern them
selves with the safety and
protection of citizens in the
college community as well as
property of Individuals and the
college.
Mr. Reams will work closely
with the Superintendent of
Building and Grounds, Head
Residents and Personnel Deans
securing facilities of the college
and protecting the individual
rights of students. “Helping Head
Residents and Personnel Deans
implement policies of the college
is an important part of Mr.
Ream’s work,” said Dean
Lewis, “but that is not the
primary concern. His first
responsibility is to see that the
College community is a safe
place for people to live and
study.”
Registering cars and ticketing
cars parked in unauthorized
areas is a function to be per
formed by Mr. Reams and his
associates. Directing traffic and
parking at athletic events and
other college sponsored events is
also a function of personnel
working In campus security.
BY PHILLIS C. HOLLAND
SGA Secretary
The first order of business was
brought up by Jim Dale,
President of the SGA, and was
concerning the rewriting of the
constitution. He asked that
everybody read the entire con
stitution and pick out the things
that each feels need changing or
altering. Jim also explained that
the whole handbook must be
rewritten and that it will be
printed this summer. This
rewritting will involve the work
of the student legislature and the
deans of the college.
The next matter brought up
concerned the upcoming social
events. There has been a
suggestion made that the
students not use the usual car
nival during the events of Spring
Festival. Lisa Dabney, President
of WRA , was present to give the
WRA’s opinion on this matter.
She and the WRA favor the
carnival and feel that it was
enjoyed by the students, parents, would be a bad idea
and children last year.Mr. because the people would not
Mulder presented his feelings on want to sit throu^ another hour
the matter as being that the *‘^"8 through the pageant,
carnival was “Getting Old.” He Mulder presented Dean
asked if there could not be Yount’s idea of having m aucUon
something better held during the followed up this commit
break when the judges were with the idea thar if there were no
determining who the Spring other better ideas brought up
Festival queen will be. Mr. then we should stick with the
Mulder had heard much critism Campus Carnival. Mr. Mulder’s
due to the fact that the carnival whole idea was to orginate
has been used for so many years, something that would be dif-
He feels that perhaps this is the fers^t, fun, and would bring
year to do something different. ®l^out less criticism. Steve Gegg
lisa Dabney voiced her opinion voiced the fact that Dean Lewis
on the fact that the carnival is not wanted as many people as is
only fun, but also beneficial to Involved in the ac-
the participating clubs and t*vitles. Some suggestions
groups due to the money made, brought up were a Chowan
Robert Walker brought up the College Almost Anything Goes...
idea of having some type of en- competition that would
tertaiment provided, but this feature such events as a tug-og-
presents the problem of funds *®ck races, and events like
and where they will come from.
Dean Lewis feels that there
would be something done by the
students and that there should be
little or no money involed. Jim
Dale brought up the Idea of hiring
a guest speaker that would in
terest everyone. Usa Dabney felt
this. There were also a few about
cheaper groups that could be
asked to entertain.
The next issue brought up
concerned the fact that the SGA
needs to have a rcoorter to the
“Smoke Signals.” It was agreed
by the whole group that this is
indeed a must to the SGA’s
communications.
Robert Walker read the group a
letter conerning the fire hazards
in the dormitories that was sent
to him by the North Carolina
Department of Labor. There was
to be a representative from the
departmennt on campus
February 18. It is with great
satisfaction that the SGA can
announce that this matter has
been taken care of and that fire
alarms and extlnquishers have
replaced in the dormitories and
are In working order.
Robert Walker asked the group
for its opinion on sending five
SGA members Mars Hill College
for a convention concerning the
SGA’s work and purpose. The
group did not agree to use SGA
funds for this purpose and it ins
not included in the school’s
financing. There was also the
matter of sending Steve Gegg to
Washington for the purpose of
enrolling Chowan in the NEC.
This would enable Chowan a
better chance to get top name
groups to perform on our cam
pus.
They are spending increasing
sums of money recruiting new
students and enlarging office
space, but not delegating any
importance to facilities that the
students use. The pool, even
taking into consideration its
limitations, could be an ex-
ceellent constructive outlet. BUt
the school is not taking ad
vantage of this. Instead, they
offer excuses, and force the
student to seek recreation up
town; namely the Pub! It is about
time that a few people wake up
around here and realize that a
college cannot survive on
academics alone. It has got to
offer a constructive outlet, or
else, not be complete.
There is a tremendous amount
of energy created by the
education (rocess; energy, that
needs to be expelled in a “O.K.”
way. In my opinion, it is the duty
of the college to offer a variety of
social activities that are s^c-
tured to express these energies in
a non-detrimental fashion; but
this college does not.
The reasons I have resorted to
this level of attack are several,
but the most important reason is
that I think that Chowan College
genuinely cares. I think that the
administration will cecome more
responsive in a homogeneous
administration-student Idealogy
if the students voice their con
cerns In a legitimate fashion, a
fashion that facilitates student
body concern. It is important for
the student body to realize that
faculty, staff, and administration
often are not aware of things
from our point of view, even
though they were once students
themselves, they have an 8-5 job,
and their concerns are from a
different point of view.
We need to keep them
reminded that this school func
tions first and foremost for the
5tudents it educates. We are the
reason Chowan exists; not for
alumni or a Board of Trustees.
What is over-all best for us,
should be best for the college and
I think this attitude may have
been forgotten.
I Invite printed responses from
the administration, hoping that
they will at least understand my
point of view. I am simply con
cerned about the school, not
about attacking the ad
ministration.
Admissions Officers From
Cambell College Will Be In The
Student Union From 10 A.M. To 1
P.M. , March 11.