Poge 6 — Smoke Signals, Wednesday, October 15, 1980
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BRAVETTES TAKE A RIDE — Carrollton Fire Deport
ment vehicle carries o bevy of Brovettes during the
Firemen's parade in Murfreesboro. Show/n from left,
Hope Boyce, Cindy Moody, Joanne White, Dee Fairley
and Sharon Alexander. (Photo by Dave Fletcher)
Land Gift
Received
By College
Chowan College has received a gift of
two tracts of land totaling 437 acres,
with an estimated value in excess of
$430,000, from the estate of Chowan
alumna, the late Miss Mary P. Thomas
of Cofield, class of 1902.
The gift is the largest bequest in the
history of Chowan for the college’s
general endowment fund.
Mary Thomas also donated $5,000
through her will to establish a
scholarship to aid deserving students.
During her long association with
Chowan, she served as a member of the
Board of Trustees and in the Alumni
Association.
President, Bruce E. Whitaker noted,
“The bequest from Mary P. Thomas
represents on of the largest gifts in the
rt.story of Chowan College, and the
largest by far for the general en
dowment of the college. The gift comes
at a critical time when small private
colleges are depending on the
generosity of the supporters to help
provide a quality education for young
people. Her meaningful gift will
greatly advance the program, progress
and service of Chowan, through all the
years to come in the life of the in
stitution.”
Chowan's president said that over
the years “the members of the Thomas
family have supported Chowan with
their service, love, prayers and gifts.”
Thomas Cafeteria is named for her
father. Dr. R.P. Thomas who served on
S qf.XriBt^Qsa.racord 33 years,
; includmg 17 as chainnan.
Students Disinterested
In Truth-in-Test Law
SGA
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band festival is put on by the college
itself and not the music department.
Mayes hinted that the November 8
festival could be canceled if the SGA
money was not forthcoming.
Miss Atkinson said a cancellation is
unlikely even if the SGA could not fund
the $400, since the affair is a school
tradition.
The motion was tabled until the
SGA's next meeting.
NEW YORK, NY (CPS) - Surpris
ingly few students have bothered to
take advantage of New York’s new
“truth-in-testing” law by asking to see
the answers on the Scholastic Aptitude
Tests rSATs), according to figures
released at a College Entrance Ex
amination Board meeting here last
month.
The College Board, which has oppos
ed both the New York law passed inl979
and the truth-in-testing bill now before
Congress, further said that the students
who have asked to see the answers tend
to be from wealthier families, more in
volved in extra-curricular activities,
and have higher grade point averages
than the students who didn’t ask to see
the answers.
Those trends contradict claims that
the law would help disadvantaged
students do better on the standardized
test, board President George Hanford
told the meeting.
The record, he says, does not “sup
port the assertions that a law was
necessary”to make sure students get
needed information.
The law, which became effective in
January, compels testing companies to
allow students to see their own answer
sheets, and to find out what the correct
answers are.
The College Board, Hanford said, ex
pected about ten percent of the test
takers would take advantage of the law.
Fewer than five percent had asked to
see the answers through Sept. 15.
The testing companies themselves
have argued the legislation, now pen
ding in twelve states as well as in Con
gress, would make the tests themselves
so expensive to administer that they
couldn’t be given as frequently.
Before the New York law took effect,
the board had seven “special test
dates” each year to accomodate
students who could not take the exams
on normal dates for, say, religious
reasons.
Last December, in anticipation of the
New York law’s effect, the board
eliminated all special test dates, and
scuttled entirely plans to offer the
Medical College Admission Test
(MSAT).
Recently, however, the board has
liberalized its policies. In July the
board announced it would re-institute
HIGH LEVEL STUFF — Chowan's two hottest intramural football teams
squared-off recently, with Parker Hall's 7th Floor coming away the win
ner over 8th Floor. Here, 7th Floor's quarterback Dwight Mangum
scrambles from defenders Mike White and Jeff Prillman, center. (Photo
by Greg Bassett)
7th Parker's Record
Clean in Intramurals
By GREG BASSETT
With the playoffs drawing near, in
tramural teams across campus are
playing some of the best flag-football
games ever as they try for a chance to
play in the prestigious “Assembly
Bowl”.
At press time only one team
remained undefeated in competition.
The National League’s 7th floor Parker
held an 8-0 record against other Parker
Hall teams.
Close behind was 8th Floor Parker
featuring a 6-2 record, with one of their
losses coming in a tough game with 7th
and onother from forfeit. The 7th Floor
beat 8th in a close 29-26 contest which
received good attendence.
Parker’s 1st Floor is also having an
impressive year, sporting a 6-2 record.
In American I>eague action, 1st Floor
Mixon, 2nd Floor Mixon, and 1st Floor
West seem to be headed for a three-way
tie, each having 6-1 records, according
to figures released by Coach Colin
Steele.
In the Women’s League, 2nd Floor
Belk is leading with a 7-1 record. They
are closely followed by 1st Floor
Jenkins and 2nd Floor Jenkins, both of
•which have 6-2 records.
The leading men’s scorer is Ydell
Whitehurst with 92 points, while the
leading women’s sonrer is Linda
bridges with 96.
four of the special test dates. A month
later it announced it would administer
the MCAT this fall after all.
Coaching
For Tests
No Help
(CPS) — The controversy over how
much “coaching” can help a student
score higher on standardized tests
escalated again last month with the
release of an Educational Testing Ser
vice (ETS) study which claims
coaching doesn’t help much.
ETS, whidi helps administer ttie
Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT), found
that short-term preparatory courses
don’t dramatically improve scores.
EHS Vice President Rex Jackson con
cludes only extensive, long-range in
struction can make a sharp difference
in scores.
“A few hours or a few weeks of learn
ing the format and some of the
answers,” Jackson says, “can not
make up for years of low and poor in
struction.”
But Jackson’s study, published in the
current issue of the Harvard Elduca-
tional Review, conflicts with other re
cent research into the issue.
The Federal Trade Commission, in a
now famous 1976 study, found coaching
could improve scores by 20 to 30 points.
Last Jidy the National Education
Association repeated the FTC study,
and concluded coached students can
significantly improve their scores the
second time they take the SAT.
A Harvard experiment reached
similar conclusions.
Douglas Porter, a Harvard
psychologist, and Warner Slack agree
with ETS that “craming” — a few
hours of study before the exam — won’t
make a difference in the scores.
But the dispute crops up when the
test-training time is extendi to several
weeks of intense preparation. Porter
and Slack insist that, in some schools,
preparation improv^ results by as
many as 30 points.
Jackson, however, argues that only
long-range preparation produces
significant inprovement in the final
scores.
“Porter and Slack do not have any
evidence of where a short-term course
had a positive effect,” Jackson
charges.
But Porter says his findings are clear
evidence that some types of short-term
instruction can raise students’ sco^
by some 25 points in the verbal section
of the exam, and 30 points in math sec
tion.
“We found out that students in six
weekly two-hour sessions (of instruc
tion) and in 12 weekly two-hour sessions
did much better after they had taken
the courses,” Porter says.
The crux of the disagreement seems
to lie in the definition of what con
stitutes a short-term instructional
course.
Porter and Slack define a “short-
term”course as anywhere from 10 to 24
hours of study.
Jackson defines “short-term” as less
th^ 10 hours of training.
The studies also differ on how fair
those standarized tests are.
Jackson contends the SATs are ac
curate representations of a student’s
academic abilities. Porter and Slack
argue the tests are unfair because
underprivileged students cannot afford
coaching, and therefore score lower.
“The SATs should be done away
with,” Porter asserts. “They’re unfair,
and achievement tests and grade point
averages are better indications rf the
academic intelligence of students.”
Agee Passes,
For Tv^o TDs
Over PS
By SCOTT GODWIN
The Chowan Braves defeated the
Potomac State Catamounts 21-13 at
home in front of a Parents Day Crowd
September 20. Potomac State was the
first conference team Chowan faced.
After a scoreless first quarter,
Potomac State came through with a
touchdown run by fullback Yual
Carpenter. The extra point try was no
good to the right making it 6-0, Potomac
State.
With 3:56 left in the seccmd quarter,
Chowan attempted a 30-yard field goal
which was wide to the left.
On the next series, Arthur
Washington, a 5-11,190 lb. s^ety, from
College Park, Ga., intercepted a
Potomac State pass, and raced into the
end zone from the 22. The extra point
was good, making it 7-6, Chowan at the
half.
Early in the third quarter, a Potomac
punt was muffed by Chowan and
recovered by the Catamounts on the
Chowan 39-yard line. After three plays,
which netted only five yards, Potomac
State went for the first down on fourth
and five, and were held by the Chowan
defense which forced an incHnplete
pass.
In a drive that took eight plays,
Chowan scored with 5:28 left in the
third quarter, on a Perry Agee to Leroy
Zimmerman pass that covered seven
yards. Agee a 6-0,175 lb. quarterback,
from Louisa, Va., was brought in the
game late in the first quarter, and
responded by completing eight of 18,
for, 148 yards and two touchdowns. The
conversion was good, making it 14-6,
Chowan at the end of the third quarter.
E^ly in the fourth quarter, Potomac
State stalled on the Chowan 35, the
Catamounts attempted a pass from a
fake punt formation on fourth down, but
it was incomplete and almost in
tercepted.
With the Braves controlling the ball
on their own 35, Agee started a drive
that brought the ball to the Potomac
State 32 after a pass interference call.
With first and ten from the 32, Agee con
nected with Greg Harrell on a 32-yard
touchdown pass down the sideline that
came with 11:26 left in the game. The
conversion was good, making it a 21-6
Chowan advantage.
Late in the final quarter, Potomac
State retaliated on a Tim Hoover to
Paul Smith touchdown pass covering
nine yards. The point after was good
making the final score 21-13, Chowan
the winner.
Defensively for the Braves, Jody
Schulz turned in an excellent game witii
nine tackles and four assists, along with
two quarterback sacks. Amos Twitty
had five tackles, and three assists, with
one interception return of six yards. Ar
thur Washington had two tackles, with
two assists in addition to his touchdown
interception.
Offaisively, Zimmerman caught five
passes for 69 yards and one touchdown.
Frank Groome caught a couple of
passes for 47 yards. Harrell had one
touchdown reception for 32 yards.
Golfers
Show Well
In Warm-Up
By GREG BASSETT
Spring sports are months away, but
the Chowan golf Team is preparing ear
ly by competing in various “warm-up”
tournaments.
In two tournaments so far this fall,
Chowan has made very respectable
showings each time. In an invitational
tournament in Norfolk on September
17, Chowan placed second, losing to Old
Dominion University by only two
strokes, while beating Newport News
Apprentice by nine strokes.
Freshman Joey Walker led the
Braves by shooting 74. Walker an ac
complished high school golfer played in
Portsmouth for a state championship
golf team.
On September 22 Chowan finished
third out of seven teams in the Mt. Olive
College Invitational at Sourthem
Wayne Country Club. Walker was just
three strokes off the leader this time,
shooting a 73. Mt. Olive, expected to be
Chowan’s toughest conference oppo
nent this coming spring, won the event.
Golf Coach William Sowell said he
has high hopes for his team this year
and expects to give Mt. Olive a tough
time for the conference title.
Sowell, who is in his fourth year as
golf coach, said this could be a very pro
ductive and talented team.
“We’re looking forward to a very fine
spring. I would have to pick Mt. Olive
first in the conference, but we’ll knock
them off,” he said.
Two Tournaments
Slated for Helms
Helms Center will be the scene of two
postf«eason basketball toun>aments
this Winter.
Chowan will host the Eastern Tarheel
Conference tourney February 26,27 and
28-
The women’s Region X tournament is
scheduled for March 4 and 5.
Greg Harrell heads goalward after catching pass from Perry Agee.
Eludes desperate tackle near lO-yord line. . .
Careens olong sideline at the 5-yord line.
And teeters into end zone for score against Potomac State.
(Photos by Bill Williamson)
liiU’H IPub
Friday, Saturday, Oct. 17-18
— Plum Hollow Band
Sunday, Oct. 19 — Keys
Friday, Saturday, Oct. 24-25
— Still Creek Band
Sunday, Oct. 26 — Steve Bassett Band
Thursday, Oct. 30 — Full Circle Band
Quarter nights are on Wednesday's
Thursday bands $2 admission
Weekends $3 admission