Welcome fo Chowan College Preview '83
Volume 15 Number 3
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, North Carolina 27855
October 21, 1983
Chowan Coaches Ready Bobcat Coaches Ready
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Coach Jim Garrison starts his second quarter of a century at the helm of the Chowan Braves. Surrounding him are
C.B. Owens, Ken Bunker, Jerry Hawkins, Garrison, Dan Surface, and Mike Bradley. (Staff photo)
Rainmaker
Opens
By Cindy Pike
“The Rainmaker” is a romantic com
edy. It takes place in the south during a
drought.
A father and his two sons are worried
that the daughter, (Lizzy) who is now
twenty-eight, will never find a man.
They try to fix her up with men but
nothing works.
One day a rainmaker comes to town
and says he can make it rain to end the
drought.
He and Lizzy fall in love.
The lead roles are: Lizzy played by
Laura Crom; Her father, by Chaplain
Taylor; Noah, her brother, by Tom
Gale; Jim, her brother, Scott Canfield;
Bill Starbuck, the rainmaker by
Thomas Cole; Sheriff - John Doyle;
Deputy File by Greg Lowe.
The presentation runs through tomor
row night at 8:00 in Turner Auditorium.
Students tickets with LD. will be
$1.00. They will be on sale in the
cafeteria the week of the show.
Braves And Bobcats
Baffle Again Tomorrow
BANNER ELK, N.C...An old football
adage states that: A team’s sopho
mores will win the first three games of
the season and after the third game the
freshmen must come around to make
their contributions along with the
veterans for a successful season. Where
Jim Garrison’s young Chowan Braves
have jelled early and performed like a
seasoned team, the I^es-McRae Bob
cats have gotten off to a shaky start.
With 32 returning sophomores Lees-
McRae Head Coach Clyde Campbell
felt like he had the best material he had
had in his tenure at Lees-McRae.
Campbell’s pre-season prognostica
tions were optimistic as he felt that his
offensive line and backfield would be
his strength and the kicking game was
even a brighter prospect for him.
But in the first three games of the
season Lees-McRae could manage only
11 points while giving up 87 points to the
opposition. Mistakes and turnovers
hampered the Bobcats in their first
three contests of the season and they
were never in a position to call on the
educated toe of Doug filing, their
premier kicking specialist, filing miss-
-ed-Oirc Weal’d field goal attempt and
did not have the opportunity to kick ex
tra points.
The Bobcats, a pre-season pick at
third in the Coastal Conference in the
coaches’ poll, have struggled thus far in
the season, and inconsistency is the
best label to apply to the Bobcat squad.
The Bobcats, struggling to stay out of
the cellar in the Coastal Conference,
will have their work cut out for them
when they meet the Braves, who found
that in the early going of their season,
that team effort pays off. However,
when these two teams meet, in a tradi
tional rivalry, you can always throw the
record books away, because Lees-
McRae and Chowan come to play, and
anything can, and has happened over
the years. Football fans should see a
good game and plenty of action.
THE BOBCAT CONNECTION....There is a Bobcat connection on Coach Clyde "Soupy" Campbell's staff at Lee-
McRae. Four of his six assistant coaches have worn the green and gold of Lees-McRae on the gridiron. Campbell
also played on the Bobcats from 1967-69. (Photo courtesy Lees-McRae College)
Board Approves Budget And Acts
on Feasibility Recomendation
Campus Question
Would You Stay At Chowan If It
Were A Four Year School?
(ED NOTE....On September 12, Chowan’s Board of Trustees authorized a
feasibilty study incident to the matter of possible four year status for Chowan Col
lege. A Feasibility Study Committee has been named. SMOKE SIGNALS asked
students for their thoughts on the possible change and would they stay at Chowan if
it were four years.)
Doana Vanghan, Wekloii, N.C., Sophomore.,
don’t want to go to a major institution. ”
,“I would stay at Chowan because I
Chowan College trustees adopted a
budget of $7,825,000 for 1983-84 during
their semi-annual meeting September
12, 1983 in the office of President Bruce
E. Whitaker.
The trustees met jointly with the
Board of Advisors. Chowan’s budget
for 1982-83 was $7,850,000.
Dr. Whitaker reported that Chowan
concluded the past academic year
operating in the black for the 25th
straight year. He said many groups and
individuals made this possible through
their contributions to the college, to in
clude the Annual Giving Fund. He com
mented, “This achievement over the
years could not have been done without
the increasing support of North
Carolina Baptists through the
Cooperative Program.”
The trustees, led by chairman J. Guy
Revelle, Jr. of Murfreesboro, adopted
an Annual Giving Goal of $125,000.
Revelle stressed this is “a line item in
the budget and critically important to
the college in providing a quality educa
tional program and operating in the
black for the 26th straight year.” He
said Chowan surpassed its $100,000 goal
for last year.
The Board of Trustees also approved
a recommendation from its Executive
Committee to conduct a study of the
feasibility of moving to four-year
status.
Dr. Whitaker said the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees
made its recommendation that the
Board of Trustees authorize a feasibili
ty study after “lengthy discussion” at
its July 19th meeting.
Chowan’s president emphasized that
the Board of Trustees “has not
authorized a move to four-year status,
nor has it made any commitment to
such. It has simply authorized a
feasibility study. A broadly based
Feasibility Study Committee will be ap
pointed in the near future. ”
Chowan is the only one of colleges
related to the Baptist State Con
vention of North Carolina which
operates on a two-year basis.
Dean of Students Clayton Lewis
reported that Chowan’s enrollment for
the current fall semester is 976 full time
students. He said 25 states and 23
foreign countries are represented
among the student body.
Lewis said Chowan, beginning its
136th year, “has gotten off to a good
start. ” He said he is impressed with the
student body. “They appear to be eager
to get into their classes and begin their
studies.”
Business Manager Ben Sutton said
Chowan’s new $550,000 graphic com
munications center opened on schedule
for the current fall semester and is in
full use by students majoring in prin
ting technology, photography and
typesetting technology.
Gilbert Francis, chairman of the En
dowment Committee, challenged the
trustees and advisors to help the college
reach its endowment goal of $5 million.
He reported the total endowment of the
college now exceeds $3 million.
Trustees adopted resolutions to the
memory of former trustee, Lucile
Williams Beasley of Colerain, and ad
visors Dorothy Heath Brown of Mur
freesboro and Alexander Taylor Mayo,
Sr. of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Mrs. Beasley served on the Board of
Trustees for 12 years including five as
vice chairman, and as a member of the
Endowment Committee.
A Chowan alumna, Mrs. Brown serv
ed on the Endowment Committee and
was a past president of the Alumni
Association.
Mayo served as vice chairman of the
Board of Advisors for 1967-1971. The
three were remember for tfjeir love of
Chowan and dedication, service and
loyalty they expressed to the college
and the cause of Christian higher
education.
Following the meeting eighteen
people were named to serve on the
Feasibility Study committee. Named
from the Board of Trustees were Randy
V. Britton, Mike H. Johnson, J. Guy
Revelle, Jr., Ms. Emma Gay
Stephenson.
Bynum R. Brown, Dr. H. Melvin
Kunkle, and Walter B. Elsee were
named to represent the Board of Ad
visors.
Bobby Cross, Ben Sutton, Dean
Clayton Lewis, and Dr. B. Franklin
Lowe were named from the Ad
ministrative Staff. Dean Lowe will
serve as chairman of the committee.
Representing the faculty on the
committee will be Dr. James Cham-
blee. Dr. Garth Faile, Herman
Gatewood, Mrs. Geraldine Harris, Mrs.
Dorothy Wallace, and Dr. Kenneth
Wolfskin.
SGA President Todd Kelly will be the
student representative on the com
mittee.
Dr. Ben C. Fisher and Dr. T. Robert
MulUnax will serve as consultants.
Chuck Overly, New Bern, N.C., Sophomore...“I would stay if Chowan had a four
year Printing Technology program. I also don’t think it would matter if there was
an increase in cost at Chowan.”
Lisa Jones, Chesapeake, Virginia, Sophomore....“I will stay at Chowan only if they
would have my major. For example, if someone was an education major, it would
not matter because they would not need an internship. I will go for my internship at
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital. I will also understand if Chowan would increase the
cost of the tuition because it is private college. I am not sure if I would consider
Chowan going to four year status.”
Barry Hurdle, Suffolk, Virginia, Sophomore...“Highly probable. I will give it a
great deal of thought. Yes, I will consider staying at Chowan.”
P. Ruangsuk, Thailand,...“I think it’s good for Chowan to change to four year
status. It doesn’t matter for the area because I love Chowan. Also, the people are
very friendly.”
Joey Gardner, Black Creek, Virginia, Sophomore...“I think it would be great. I
woidd definitely come back for two more years.”
Jenny Burgess, Courtland, Virginia, Freshman...“I would definitely stay because
I like Chowan. I would also stay two more years.”
Denise Rizzolo, Bloomfield, N.J., Freshman...“I think it would be good, but there
is not much to do on the weekends. I, however, would stay the total four years.”
Joe White, Murfreesboro, Day Student...“I would stay at Chowan. I think Chowan
is not too small for a four year status. It would be better for Chowan to become a
four year institution. More people would come to Chowan.”
Marcell Morris, Freshman...“I would not stay because I wanted to try a two year
institution fir Jt. Then I want to work a while and move on to other surroundings.”
Ichiro Takeda, Japan...“I would not stay because I chose Chowan for a small col
lege. I also prefer a two year college. I would consider staying at Chowan if there
were more girls from Japan.”
Klttipom Chalemrajsamu, Thailand..."! think it is a good college and would like it
to be changed to a four year college to finish my studies.”
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