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The Chowanian
VOL. I.
MURFREESBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1923.
NO. 2.
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary To
Be Celebrated In October
Appropriate Exercises To Be
Held Including Diamond
Pageant
On October the thirty-first, the
75th anniversary celebration of-
Chowan College will be held. The
college was founded on the eleventh
of October, 181S. Instead of keep
ing “Home Coming Day” on the
eleventh as has been done heretofore,
the college proposes to combine with
the West Chowan Association in a
joint meeting the thirty-first.
The celebration will begin with an
address delivered on the morning of
the thirty-first by the Hon. J. W.
Bailey, the son of a former loyal
Chowan student. In the afternoon
will be held a session of all the college
executive members in the new college
auditorium.
The presentation of The Diamond
Pageant will take place at 8 p. m. in
the College auditorium. The pageant
has been prepared especially for this
occasion by the Expression Depart
ment, assisted by the students and
members of tho alumnae of the
college. The cast includes eighty-five
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presented in 1921, portray the spirit
rather than the history of Chowan.
The theme of the pageant, in a few
words, is the overcoming of Ignor
ance and Superstition by Christian
Education as manifested by the sound
moral teachings of the institution.
All the alumnae, former students
and friends of the college are most
cordially invited to attend all these
occasions. Especially are the parents
of the students urged to be present.
There will be no admission fee and
lunch will be served to all.
JUNIOR FACULTY A NEW FEA-
TURE OF CHOWAN COLLEGE
CHAS. P. WEAVER, Phd. D.
Since Assuming the presidency of
Chowan College July 1, Dr. Weaver
has made 17 public addresses and
travelled over 2000 miles in tho
interest of the College.
ALUKNAE WORK FOR LIBRARY
!|>13,000 IS TH". GOAL SET
Tho alumnr.e are still at work get-
tiiip; siibt jriptior.?) tiirou'j;h the “Quali
ty C r.'.u;,”, v.h'ich ;ivo3 fifty fej C3ii;
of subscription price to all magazines
secured by the alumnae. This amount
goe", to the alumnae fund. Letters
nre being sent to all the alumnae.
The alumnae are making a drive to
secure $15,000 for the improvement
of the library. F’ive thousand doll-
!ars of this amount v.ill be u'ed for
imritdiate needs, and the remaining
ten thousand placed on interest for
future requirements.
SET OF SCOTT’S WORKS
COr^TRIBUTED TO LIBRARY
Miss Rennie Spivey, active alum
nae of Chowan, has recently notified
the library that her contribution
through the Library Club will be a
tet of tv/elve of Scott’s novels. These
I books have already been ordered and
j will soon be in place in the library.
Chowan College Represented At The
Educational Conference By President
Commission
.TV
Standardiza-1 recognized objects of denomi
jr.jil endeavor, pducation must
On ,
F orward-Looking
Program
Chowan College, in seeking to es
tablish her rightful place with the
A-1 colleges of the South, has decid
ed to do away with the preparatory
department. The money that has
been paid to graduate teachers is
now being used in the college depart
ment. The preparatory teachers are
under-graduates, supervised by the
college faculty.
The Junior Faculty was very much
delighted when Dr. Weaver called a
meeting for the purpose of organiz
ing a Junior Faculty Club. The club
will meet semi-monthly to discuss the
progress and problems of the prepar
atory department.
The junior instructors and their re
spective subjects are as follows:
Miss Edna Mills Latin
Miss Edna Lassiter English
Miss Mary Henry Lewis History
Miss Ruth Wilkins Mathematics
Miss Gladiola Pasker Science
Rehearsals are being held daily for
the Chowan College Pageant to be
presented October 31 as part of the
Seventh-fifth anniversary celebration
of the founding of the institution.
Dr. Weaver attended the meeting
of the Educational Commission on
Standardization and Promotion of
the Southern Baptist Convention,
which met in Birmingham, October
2-3 to consider an educational pro
gram for southern Baptist schools and
colleges, to follow the Seventy-five
Million Campaign.
The Commission was appointed by
the Southern Baptist Convention in
1922 to study the educational needs
of Baptist colleges in the South and
the report presented and adopted at
the Birmingham meeting represents
officially the future policy of the Con
vention to’ward its institutions of
learning. A part of the report reads
as follows:
“We believe that the time has
come to place the support of our
schools and colleges on a permanent
basis in the financial plans and poli
cies of the denomination, from the
Convention down through the state
organizations and district associa
tions to the local churches. The en
terprises of the Christ call for the
highest and finest training in schools
and colleges of the first grade._ These
institutions can not be maintained
without constant supplies of money
from the churches. Occasional cam
paigns, succeeded by periods of com
parative stagnation and depression,
will not meet their needs. The de
nomination in assuming permanent
control and supervision over the
schools incurs the obligation to supply
their legitimate requirements in regu
lar and adequate appropriation of
money for their support and develop
ment. The support of education
must take its place alongside the
an*J \T^men on whom to spend the
money they receive.
“We also believe that whatever
permanent financial plans may be
adopted should recognize money for
these institutions as divisible into cur
rent support funds and permanent
investment funds.
“Large sums of money are needed
annually for current support. A
recent survey by the Commission of
the schools and colleges of the Con
vention reveals the fact that the ma
jority of senior colleges, junior col
leges and academies are so deficient
in endowment, equipment and train
ing of teachers as to be unable to
meet the commonly accepted stand
ards for such institutions. Many of
L.NTER “THE BROWN LADY”
Already the new girls are quak
ing wi'.h fear and trembling at the
thought of the fast approaching
date for the coming of Chowan’s
annual visitor known as “The
Brown Lady”. We know that she
must have had some of Chowan
College’s training in punctuality,
for they say she has never failed
to make her call on Hallowe’en
i.ight, since that night years ago
r.bout Hallowe’en time when her
iioul took its flight and left her
cold form, clothed in her favorite
dress of brown, they thought "t'!!
ed forever. But, alas! the rustle
of that brown silk is heard yet as
her ghostly form sprightly trips up
and down the halls on Hallowe’en
nights. Of all the ghosts, spooks,
and hobgoblins of Spookdom, they
say none can make you shake and
shiver like this lady in brown can
Vvhen her marble white face bends
over your bed and strokes your
brow gently with her cold fingers
of death, and bids you to come
with her for a ramble through the
v.oods to the city of toombs.
Those who have in former years
beffome acquainted with this mys-
t^ous apparition a'e advising the
/lew eirls to sleep ^in bath robes
departments have t^ir harnesses
for the horses,ready to jump under
at a moment’s notice; for she
comes in the wee small hours of
right, when all the world is hushed
and still. No use in acting scared
and saucy, for the more stubborn
you act the longer she lingers. The
best way is just go where she says
go; and do what she says do; and
submit to her magi? spell until she
cees fit to tell you good-bye.
ENTERTAIN IN HONOR
OF SEVENTH BIRTHDAY
On Wednesday evening, October 3,
ards for sucn instiiuuons. | Mrs. C. P- Weaver gave
them are so deficient that only very: Gertrude Boland a party celebrating
large sums of money will enable them
to do fairly acceptable work.
“To attempt to supply these needs
by the collection of sufficient endow
ments would require very large sums
of money far beyond the present abil
ity of the denomination to supply
without crippling other interests. It
is therefore imperative that generous
annual appropriations for current
suport be made.”
The recognition of the necessity of
annual appropriations for Baptist col
leges is generally regarded as the
most forward looking step ever taken
by the denomination and for the
time being at least will remove the
necessity for large campaigns for en-
dovranent.
The members of the Commission
are as follows: Chas. E. Dicken,
Lincoln Hulley, C. Cottingham, J. W.
Provine, J. W. Jent, John C. Dawson,
M. B. Adams, (President), J. M.
Wood, Harry Clark, John E. White,
Rufus W. Weaver, W. L. Poteat W. J.
her seventh birthday. In the center
of the table was a birthday cake with
seven burning candles. During the
evening Misses Grubb, Matthews, and
Matilda Weaver gave attractive and
peppy music. Gertrude received sev
eral nice and useful presents. Delic
ious ice cream, cake and mints were
served. The invited guests were:
Misses Daisy Grubb, Inez Matthews,
Thelma Draper, lola Bryan, Annie
Grey Bridgers, Ruby Horner, Edith
and Ruth Oakley. Doris Parker, Vida
Bryan and Goldie Harrell.
Speak well of others and they will
have a high regard for your word.
—Boston Transcript.
McGlothlin, S. P. Brooks, F. W. Boat
wright.
The meeting was attended by lead
ing educators from practically every
southern state. North Carolina was
represented by Dr. Weaver, Dr. W.
L. Poteat, and Dr. R. T. Vann.