Volume 13, Numbers
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC 27855
May 5, 1982
Queen Yvonne receives presidentiol kiss after crowning (Photo by Karen Gurty)
Yvonne Elliot Crowned Queen
At Gala Festival Week Climax
By JENNIFER WICKER
A carnival, a performance by the
stage band and choir, and free ice
cream in Squirrel Park preceded the
crowning of the Spring Festival Queen
on Saturday.
Yvonne Faith EUiott representing
Belk Hall was chosen queen, and Jill
Marshall Waring representing Mixon
Hall was chosen princess.
They were crowned by Dr. Bruce E.
Whitaker, president of Chowan College.
The queen was escorted by Michael
Dale Hertzig, and the princess by Tom
my Lee Whitehead.
Members of the queen’s court were,
Cheryl-Lee Denise Hendrix represent
ing Mixon Hall and escorted by Land-
rick 0. McClain; Felicia Rosett Jones,
representing Columns and escorted by
Micheal Anthony Scott, and Teresa
Cristina Pessoa, representing Jenkins
Hall and escorted by Mark F. Sealey.
Members of the princess’ court were,
Marian Leigh George, representing
Parker Hall and escorted by Troy
Walker Pouchot; Sherri Lynn Ward,
representing Jenkins Hall and escorted
by Raymond Howell Ryals, and Mae
Joesephine Woodard, representing Col
umns and escorted by Michael Darin
Rose.
Gregory T. Muzi was Master of cer-
monies, and music was provided by the
Chowan Stage Band.
Music for the carnival was provided
by the “Soundmasters”, with booths
ranging from the photo stand run by
Columns fourth floor to a dunking tank
sponsored by West Hall surrounding
Squirrel Park.
A dance was held Saturday Night in
Lakeside Student Center which had
Students Prefer Films
Which Amuse, Entertain
LOS ANGELES, CA (CPS)-More than
ever before, college students today are
turning to entertainment and adventure
films to blot out their scholarly and
economic worries, according to a re
cent magazine poll of over 1500 students
across the country.
Escapism dominated students’
choices for their favorite movie of 1981.
Their favorite was “Raiders of the Lost
Ark,” followed by “Arthur,” “The
French Lieutenant’s Woman,” “Body
Heat,” and “Stripes.”
“There’s no doubt the market has
gotten away frim heavy social com
ment films, and become more in
terested in escape films,” reported
Randy Achee, publisher of Ampersand
magazine, which conducts the annual
student poll.
In contrast to the popularity of dra
matic films of yeaars past, the student
population this year has shifted to
lighter, more entertaining fUms, Achee
Pre-Exam Treat
On Tap Thursday
Genial Ron Thompson, maitre d’
of Thomas Cafeteria, once again will
provide a tasty entree for Exam
Week.
As has been his custom since ar
riving at Chowan, Thompson will set
forth a spread of doughnuts from 8 to
11 p.m. on Exam Eve, Thursday,
May 6.
At 11 the menu will switch to
strawberry waffles until midnight.
says. Collegians picked comedy as their
favorite type of movie, followed by
adventure, suspense ans science fic
tion.
“In terms of the types of motion pic
tures preferred, there’s a tremendous
interest in comedy, Achee says. “Com
edy has always bwn popular, but not to
the degree it is this year.”
He speculates the reason is that real-
life problems are getting worse.
“The job market, the economy, and
other factors are causing a lot of
students to say, “Gee, when I get out of
school I don’t even know if I’ll have a
job.” Students don’t know whether
they’ll be able to have the same stan
dard of living as their parents. It’s kind
of a downer, and they need something
to take their minds off of it.”
Students favorites may be less
serious, but there are more of them
than in the past. Respondents saw an
average of 3.28 films a month, ac
cording to the survey, compared to 2.8
movies last year. Achee says the
average has hovered between 2.5 and
three for the last several years.
The college audience has also gotten
a little older, Achee adds, and is less
concerned with how commercial a
movie may be.
“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the adven
ture film about an archeologist digging
for a bibical source of mystic power,
also garnered star Harrison Ford
honors as favorite male actor among
students. Jane Fonda was the favorite
actress for second year in a row, nosing
out Meryl Streep and Katherine Hep-
bum.
Agee, Parker Awarded
Top '82 College Honors
been decorated with crepe paper, stars
and unicorns.
Director of Counselling and Career
Development, Ms. Sylvia Nicks, was
pleased with the events of the entire
week. “We had a good response to all
the activities, and there was a minimal
amount of litter. The students should be
commended for that,” she commented.
Enrollment
Drop Seen
Universal
By JENNIFER WICKER
“There aren’t as many college-age
students, and there won’t be for the
next ten years or so. I’m expecting a
decline in enrollment; in fact, I will be
surprised if there isn’t one,” stated B.
Franklin Lowe Jr., dean of the college.
Lowe also pointed out that it is really
too early to tell, and nothing unusual;
all colleges are going to expect a drop in
enrollment.
At this point, Chowan has received
fewer applications, and is behind in the
number of advance payments last year.
“I’ve checked with schools com
parable to Chowan and they have also
experienced a decline,” reported Dean
of Students, R. Clayton Lewis.
Lewis noted three major reasons for
the decline. The first is the drop in the
number of 18-24 year-olds; the second is
Reaganonomics and the uncertainty of
financial aid from federal sources; the
third is unemployment and “the false
belief among some high school students
that a college education is too expen
sive without some financial assistance,
plus the false belief that a college
education will not help a student get a
job.”
“I think that Chowan as a private
two-year college has certain strengths
which will help it maintain its enroll
ment, in spite of the three things I just
mentioned,” he added. “One is the
strong academic program, members of
the faculty and staff take great pride in
the transferability of the academic
work at Chowan.
“Another strength is the quality of
our program in Graphic Communica
tions. Our art program is outstanding,
and our athletic program is known for
it’s quality. We will continue to enroll a
good number of athletes, both men and
women.
“When I was a student at Wake
Forest, they only had about 1200 people,
so I’ve seen college enrollments climb,
and I think it’s only natural to see a
decline in college enrollment figures,”
Lewis commented.
Futrell Wins
Recognition
For Merit
By JOE GRAY
Peery Agee and Mary Parker receiv
ed the Best All Around Student and
Superior Citizenship Awards, respec
tively, at the aiuiual Honors Assembly
April 30 in Helms Center.
Agee starred in football and baseball
for two years. Parker is the editor of the
1982 Chowanoka. Both are honor stu
dents.
The Merit Award was given Felix
Futrell and the Order of the Silver
Feather was bestowed on Yvonne
Elliott, Rebecca Hinzman, John Odom,
William Shelton and Frank Underwood.
Tanin Loytong was presented the In
ternational Student Scholarship Award.
In addition to the citizenship award,
Parker attained the highest scholarship
average among sophomores. Four
freshmen, Gail Clybum, Laura Far-
renkopf, Augustas Kefalas and Jill
Waring, tied for highest freshman
honors.
The National Honors Institute
scholarship was awarded to Blake
Cromer.
The Department of Graphic Com
munications awards to outstanding
graduates were awarded to Sarah Jar-
ratt and Darrell Steen, printing
technology; Randolph Coleman, photo
graphy, and Jennifer Wicker,
newswriting.
Chris Rose was named outstanding
sophomore in Art.
The Department of Business
academic award went to John Harris.
Charles E. Daniels won the Mary E.
Wood Science Award. The Mary Pierce
Music Scholarship went to David
Staudt.
Helen Gardner won the day student
scholarship award, and the Alpha Pi
Epsilon scholarship award was pre
sented to Mary Lou Drake.
Drama awards were given to Ber
nard Ingram for performance and Jeff
Smith for technical aspects.
Kevin Banks and Mollie Hopkins
were named outstanding male and
female athlete.
The Exchange Club athletic scholar
ship was given to Ellis Woods and the
Joseph Lee Parker Scholarship for
physical fitness to Anthony Ferebee.
Seventh Floor Parker won the in
tramural team championship for men
and Fourth Floor Columns for women.
Fourth Floor Columns received the
President’s Cup.
Laura L. Farrenkopf was announced
as chief commencement marshal with
Wanda Bishop, Gail Clybum, Augustas
Kefalas, Stanley Vaughan and Jill War
ing marshals.
AGEE
PARKER
Seniors Would Enlist
For Education Benefits
(CPS)—Record numbers of high
school seniors would enlist in the
military if the Pentagon gave them
financial help to get through college, a
University of Michigan study con
cludes.
The survey estimates twice as many
high school seniors would join the
military than currently plan to if they
got education benefits similar to those
contained in the old G.I. Bill, which was
amended in 1977 to exclude new
enlistees.
Michigan researchers asked more
than 18,000 high school seniors nation
wide what they thought of exchanging
three years of military service at low
pay for four years of college aid, plus
$300 a month in living expenses.
Three of four students liked the idea.
Over a third of the males and a fourth
of the females said they’d be likely to
enlist if the program existed today.
“The responses suggest that there is
a potentially large and representative
crosssection of high school seniors who
would be receptive to programs offer
ing a change to eam their way through
college by serving a tour in the armed
forces,” observes Jerald Bachman, the
social psychologist who ran the survey.
Bachman sees the study results as a
dramatic change in student attitudes
about the military.
In 1980 his survey found a growing
number of students willing to serve the
military. Enlistment did subsequently
increase, a phenomenon Bachnian at
tributes to the faltering economy.
But he cautions that the picture could
change as the economy improves, thus
making it necessary for the Pentagon to
add new incentives to join the armed
forces.
“If unemployment drops,” he says,
’‘the armed forces may quickly find
themselves in the same difficult
recruiting position they experienced in
the late seventies. Furthermore, the
numbers of young people leaving high
school will decline over the next several
years, and this will add to recruiting
problems.”
“I’m not aware of the survey,” says
John Andrews, education specialist for
the Veterans Administration in
Washington, D.C. “But there is legisla
tion before Congress now that would
create such a program. For three years
of active service, the bill would entitle
enlistees to 36 months of educational
benefits with $300 per month.”
But the Pentagon and Reagan ad
ministration favor re-working the
Veterans Educational Assistance Pro
gram (VEAP) instead, Andrews says.
VEAP allows active personnel to con
tribute part of their pay to an education
fund, which the government will match
on a two-to-one basis.
The Pentagon favors the plan
because “they’ve been meeting their
recmitment projections,” Andrews ex
plains.
He believes the government also
fears a “trade-off” like the one envi
sioned in the Michigan study would en
courage students to leave the military
too soon. VEAP conversely encourages
re-enlistment to keep the college funds
growing.
Bachman doesn't see the movement
(See Enlist, Poge 3)
Interesting People on Campus
Hassell, True 'Jack of All Trades',
Splits Time Between College and Town
By JENNtt’ER WICKER
Jack Hassell, superintendent of
buildings and grounds, is truly a “jack
of all trades.”
He recently became a member of the
Murfreesboro Town Council, and has
been a member of the Town Planning
Board for 15 years, 12 of which he has
been the chairman of that board. He is
also involved with the Historical Pro
perties Commission."! have been ap
pointed to be in charge of the main
tenance area of the town council. My 20
years of experience at Chowan will help
with that,” Hassell explained.
In his spare time, Hassell collects
coins and enjoys playing golf and rac-
quetball. He also enjoys watching all
sport whether or not he participates.
“I rarely miss a home game that
Chowan plays. I’ve only missed one
basketball game in the past three
years,” Hassell remarked.
Hassell is a very busy man, and it is
often difficult to iceep up with, or find
him. For this reason, he has written to a
company about supplying the main
tenance department with a radio
system.
“If that works out, it will be
beneficial to the whole department,”
Hassell reported.
“The Town Council meets every
other Tuesday, and I’m looking forward
to leaming a great deal,” Hassell
abserved enthusiastically.
“I have already leamed that things
look different according to which side of
the desk that you’re on, and that some
times things which look simple to solve
aren’t what they seen,” reported
Hassell.
One of his biggest accomplishments
at Chowan has been the installment of
the energy computer, which he can use
to tell the temperature of any of a
number of buildings on campus, and
which will help him with trouble
shooting, heating and cooling problems.
His plans for the near future are
dredging Lake Vann and finishing the
back of Lakeside Student Center.
“The longer I stay here the more pro
jects I have. It's really amazing, the
more you do, the more you have to do,”
Hassell said.
Hossell gets up-to-minute temperature picture from computer (Photo by
Karen Gurty)