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“A HEALTH TO OUR FUTURE—” The Chowanian "A SIGH FOR OUR PAST.” Vol 5. Four Pages Murfreesboro, N. C., Tuesday, June 5, 1928. One Section No. 26 Eightieth Year Closes The Most Successful Era Chowan College Largest Number of Gradu ates Ever To Receive Diplomas DR. PAUL A. BAGBY DELIVERS SERMON ^ddress By Dr. A. C. Reid One of High Lights of Finals VACATION GREETINGS The eightieth annual com mencement of Chowan Col lege, May 27-29, marks the end of a most successful year in many respects. The number of graduates this year exceeds that of any other year in the history of the college. The baccalaureate ser mon was preached in the college auditorium Sunday morning at 11 o’clock by Dr. A. Paul Bagby, of Wilson, N. C., formerly of Wake Forest. Dr. Bagby discussed in a clear and forceful way four elements which make for a successful life. These are, he said, ability, con centration, consistency and faith; and he w^ent on to say that there is a vast difference between failure and failures, and success and successes. The depth and ()j^’s message were greatly appreciated by the large and attentive audience which filled the chapel. On Sunday evening, Dr. W. R. Burrell, the able and loved pastor of the Murfreesboro church, and professor of Bible at the college, preached the annual missionary sermon. He chose as his topic, “Christianity in Action,” and discussed in a fine and stimu lating way the missionary motive which should actuate every Chris tian in every walk of life. It is every Christian’s business to be a missionary, he said; to live for others, to serve the people with whom he comes in contact. The annual session of the Alumnae Association at 3 o’clock Monday was largely attended. Miss Eunice McDowell, president, presided. The same officers were re-elected with the exception of Miss Una White, of Severn, who resigned as vice president, and Mrs. Blanche Sawyer, of Weldon, N. C., was elected as her suc cessor. The following papers were read: “The Relation of the Alumnae to the Institution,” by Mrs. W. H. Kimball; “The Mission of Chowan,” by Miss Ella Mae Park er; “What Chowan Has Done to - Instill 8 Loss ior T.'i.sslans Among Its Students,” by Mrs. Eugene Boone. At 6:30 o’clock the alumnae as. sembled in the college dining hall for the annual dinner. About 75 guests were present. President Edwards made a very impressive talk on “The Bright Prospects of Chowan.” At 4:30 o’clock the senior class day program was given. The soph mores, dressed in white, bore the ivy and daisy chain, singing to the seniors the while. When the members of the graduating class had marched in stately file be tween the chains, and had taken their places on the platform, they looked like a bunch of sweet peas with their bright faces and many colored dresses. Their program, made up of the usual class history, prophecy, poem, songs, will, etc. was expressive of the genuine love of the class for the college which has directed their thinking for four years. Bits of humor and satire relieved the serious tone of the program. At the conclusion of the pro gram in the chapel, the seniors led the audience to the campus en trance where they had set up handsome columns to mark the driveways and walks. These were presented to the college with fit ting ceremony, and were grate- The time has come for the cessation of strenuous studies both from high school and college. We sincerely hope that you may enjoy and profit by the much deserved rest -which you have so richly earned. May nature with her balm of healing completely restore any depleted strength which y*»l may have lost. With this, too, we hope that you may be ready for a great er year’s work in college than you have ever done yet. We miss you all very much, indeed, and trust that the time will not seem too long before the opening of school again. With best wishes for a restful recreation, I am Sincerely yours, W. B. Edwards. OFHCERS FOR SENIOR ! PRESIDENT EDV ARDS IN CLASS 1929 ELECTED! FAREWttL IfiLK TO CHOWAN Sft^iORS The following officers for the incoming Senior Class have been elected: Mary Lou Jones President Mary Whitley Vice President Ruby Britton Secretary Lucille Long Treasurer Bettie W. Jenkins Chowanian Reporter Agnes Harrell Council Member The out-going officers deserve special mention for the splendid work which they have done this year. It is also interesting to note that the new officers have already begun to assume the responsi bilities that daily confront them. It is no easy job to be one of the major officers of a senior class: there is too much business to be transacted and too may respon sibilities to be shouldered! But, with the loyal co-operation of the class back of them, we predict “worlds” of success for the new officers. FRESHMEN AMONG MOST LOYAL STUDENT BODY awake class in deeds as well as in words and even in their first year are showing their love for their college. One can readily see that they have their eyes open and therefore have no trouble in locat ing the place where some work needs to be done. Not only have they planted a tree to add to the beauty of the campus, but they lave remoleded the entrance to the main building. The double door which was cut in the side of the hall gives an entrance from the front hall into the parlor. The floor was scraped and schellaced, and the walls and stairways given a new coat of paint. Rugs have fully received by President Ed wards. The singing of the Alma Mater concluded the program. The audience, which assembled in the college auditorium Monday evening at 8 o’clock for the an nual concert, was large and re sponsive, and the program con sisting of piano and voice num bers and readings was worthy of a much larger school than Chowan. The songs by Miss Maidie Lee Wade and those by Miss Frances Flythe, students of Mrs. Elizabeth Yavorski, of Elmira, N. Y., well merited the hearty applause which they received, as did the piano *numbers and readings. The exercises of graduation morning, May 29, were especially significant and enjoyable. The C. Reid, professor of philosophy in time for^ commencement at Wake Forest College, was a classic. Dr. Reid’s topic was “The Psychic Heritage of Woman.” He discussed in a most stimulating way three of woman’s apparently natural traits for the preservation of which the world’s need pleads: First, altruism. “Woman is,” he said, “the> great mother-heart of the world, who intuitively places right above expediency, hope above logic, and duty above com fort.” Second, love of the beauti ful. “Can one imagine a world without sunsets, with their moun tains of purple and gold and silver; without flowers, with their wealth of rich perfumes; without birds, of joyous and lyrical songs; with out art, the laughter of children, and all that love and beauty PRESIDENT CHOWAN SENIOR CLASS Miss Mary Lou Jones Be comes President of the Class of 1929 Young ladies of th graduating class, I congratulatt'T;^ach of you just a moment agf as you re ceived your diplom: r. Now, in behalf of the trustc,«^_£aeulty and hosts of friends, I congratulate you publicly and collectively. But what does it allj^.,n .' Has the presence of this multitude any material meani/j? Has the conferring of degreV' any deeper meaning than the r j awarding of the diplomas? iTirust it has! Receiving your diploma is the consummation of yi ur residence at Chowan College, ,but we trust not the consumma ion of your study. May I ask .’hat was the purpose for -which jj,u came to an institution like your ,Vlma Mater? I make bold to ans 'er this ques tion for you. Theri- was a three fold purpose: Fir«', to continue to acquire culture; econd, to ad vance in character; third, to abide in Christian princip.is. Someone has sa-(^ “Culture is the harmonious exp jlsion and de velopment of al ' the powers which make the bej.;Hy and worth of human nature.” It is a kind of contagion which you contract The Freshman Class is a wide from association w:.h the best— CAMPUS WORKERS HAVE DONE MUCH WORK THIS YEAR Students, Alumnae and Friends Have Helped In Work CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE YEAR LISTED MISS LOUISE McDANIEL mean? If so, one has some notion of how bleak the spirit of human ity would be should it lose its endowment typified by woman’s incomparable beauty.” Third, simple faith. Dr. Reid said that man could not fully explain in terms of science, or sociology, or history, or philosophy, or even in (Continued on Page 4) The college is, indeed, grateful to the Freshman Class and their advisor, Mrs. Jones, for the work they have done this year. FRESHMEN GIVE LAWN PARTY MONDAY EVENING On Monday evening. May 14, the campus on the left of the Ad ministration Building was gleam ing with lights; tables and chairs were scattered under the trees; couples were strolling .iround here and there, and everybody seemed to be having an enjoyable time. What was happening? Why, the Freshmen were giving a lawn party. The Freshmen have been quite busy all the year, trying to have the main hall of the Adminis tration Building remodeled. This party wa» just another of the means devised for making the necessary funds. Freshmen were stationed at sev eral tables where all kinds of good things to eat were being sold. Sandwiches, candy, cake, peanuts, ice cream, lemonade and coffee were among the things sold. MASCOT CHOWAN COLLEGE SENIORS either from the prnted page of the texts which w!»ich you have studied, or from ;'e personality of your professors •'ith whom you have communed d. -ing the past four years. Yet tha mere acquisi tion of the best through the habits of the intellect—such as, memoriz ing, thinking, and the like—can in itself be discarded Not the in fluence these hav on you, but rather the refin-hg influence which you have oij others, your broader, richer outjpok, the qual ity of your lives, tiiese should be your goal. You ca j never perfect yourselves in the |acquisition of culture, Jfor thisimpossible; cess. Let us dev?'op the inner, finer qualities ofl(-ur natures. Be real people first and teachers, or whatever other pro 'ession you fol low next. Let your personality support your profession, and not your profession yc/ar personality. Soon you will lAunch out into a new environment—the world. This will be exacting—probably more so than your teachers have been. Your reaction to your chosen profession and to your leisure hours determine* the meas ure of your culture. As you have continued the ac quisition of culture, we trust you have advanced in character. Again, someone has said: “Char acter is an inner urge that causes us to be willing to do a thing when the external stimulus for doing it is removed.” It is the little bud planted and cultivated by the teachings we have received from childhood to this good hour, whether it be at the knee of our parental mother, or at the foun tain of our Alma Mater. It is the bud, I say, blossoming out into the fragrant flower of life’s ac tivities; for, what we are deter mines what we do, and, in our unguarded moments, we give ut terance to our philosophy of life. Yet, the constant advance in char acter is as a sounding brass and a clanging cymbal, unless we abide in Christian principles. Chris tianity is our relation to God, and we abide in this holy relationship whether here under the protect ing hand of our Alma Mater or after we sail out on life’s busy sea as we fellowship with Christ. Your diploma is your passport; you are the mariners; life is the trackless deep. Two voyages are before you—one with no visible goal in sight, the pursuit of which may lead your frail bark through the Scylla of doubt and the Charybdis df controversy and dash it in pieces on the rocks of despair— the other with a definite goal of determination, opon-mindedness, ultimate success, and truth. You may be alone in this voyage, and you may come to the parting of the ways and know not which to take—but, I point you to a Pilot, who is always with you, who will show you the way to take, one who will reveal to you the truth, and the Truth will make you Free. COMBINED ORCHESTRA FLAYS RICH SQUARE Music Aggregation, Under Direc tion of Professor Benyunes, Gives Concert MISS WINBORNE GUEST MEMBERS OF FACULTY Go Down To Spring, Presumably For Final Picnic, and Give a Shower LITTLE MISS BETTIE WINBORNE MISS CARROLL TO TEACH AT CULLOWHEE NORMAL Miss Carroll, head of the Eng lish Department here, will teach English in the State Normal, at Culowhee, N. C., the second sum mer term, July 23-August 31. Chowan’s teachers are known lit erally from the mountains to the sea. On Thursday evening, May 10, at 8 o’clock, the orchestras from Suffolk, Carrsville, Franklin, Va., Chowan College, Murfreesboro, Woodland, Scotland Neck and Rich Square, N. C., under the di rection of Prof. M. J. Benyunes, of Suffolk, gave a delightful con cert in the Rich Square High School auditorium. There were 80 people playing in the concert, among whom were four Chowan girls: Mrs. Camp Vann, Misses >uuru] P'.nkin. Rosalie Ijvermap and Juanita Vick. Quite a large crowd was pres ent and every one thoroughly en joyed the program. Some of the numbers were especially good. Among those which received most applause were: Clarinet solo, “Weeping Willow Lane,” by Ralph Blowe, of Rich Square; saxophone solo, “Sextet of Lucia,” by Master C. Cross, of Ports mouth, and a violin solo, “Orpheus,” by Mrs. Vann, of Chowan College. Before Fall, Landscape Gar. dener Will Make Blue Print With the closing of other school activities, the work of the Campus Committee, composed of Mrs. W. B. Edwards, chairman; Mrs. E. B. Vaughan, Mrs. J. M. Sewell and J. G. Liverman, terminates and the committee feels very grateful to the alumnae, faculty, students and friends who have so generous ly made the many improvements possible. The total amount of money donated to the Campus Fund this year was $34.84, and the amount raised by other means was $8.10, making a total of $42.94, which amount has been invested in shrubbery and ever green plants. The names of those who made cash donations are as follows: Miss Newel Mason, Miss Alice Collins, Miss Maude Webster, Miss Mildred Poe, Miss Inez Mat thews, Mrs. A. W. H. Jones, Miss Eunico McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Edwards, Miss Lou Willi ford, Mrs. E. B. Vaughan, Dr. W. R. Burrell, Dr. J. A. Clark, Mr. J. G. Livermr-, Miss Ethel Crew, Miss Nancy \’>rker, Mrs. George J. M. Sewell, Mrs. Ida V. Haywood, Mr. Charles ,H. Jenkins, Miss Minnie W. Cald well, Miss Bertha Carroll, Miss On Friday afternoon, May 25, the members of the college faculty asseml)led at the spring in the woods near Murfreesboro osten sibly for a final picnic supper to gether, but really to shower Miss Helen Winborne, of Como, alumnae and piano teacher of of Chowan, whose engagement to Mr. Bill Holland, of Franklin, Va.,|U^derwood. . >rs. was announced some weeks ago. Upon arriving at the spring, party of explorers soon discovered^7^ a ’Jl)n}iture„ bride and ^roqm^p-L, _ 1 parently caught in a web aiia sus-;"'^ , j ' J J u iiT TUo Yatorski and the student body, pended by the side of a tree. The, contributions, web proved to be the most famous ® ^ _ *1- ' there was a generous gift by a member of our Board of Trustees, Mr. C. H. Jenkins, of Aulander, with which two deodora cedars were purchased and named for FINE WRITING CLASS GIVES CHAPEL PROGRAM On Wednesday morning. May 16, the fine writing class of Chowan College presented an in teresting program during the chapel period. The program consisted of a one- act play, “And Both Were Right,” written by Ethel Brett; essay, “On Burglars,” by Mrs. John Sewell; a story, “The Stolen Umbrella,” by Lois Cale, and a poem, “When Love Is Gone,” by Louise Mc Daniel. The play, “And Both Were Right,” by Ethel Brett, was espe cially good and was greatly en joyed. It showed talent m the part of Miss Brett. The other numbers were also good, and showed that the class has been ac complishing something in fine writing. one in the world, Cupid’s. From this web ran long and concealed threads, and Miss Winborne was instructed to follow these to their logical conclusion. It turned out that each thread terminated in a beautiful and useful gift hidden in bushes or leaves at some distance from the bride and groom, and there was much excitement and many Oh’s and Ah’s as the pack ages were opened. Miss Winborne is a favorite among her fellow teachers, and their good wishes were many. The party broke up at dusk, but not before they had done ample justice to the picnic supper and ample injustice to their digestive systems. LOOKING FORWARD TO OCTOBER CONFERENCE Even though each day’s pro gram has been full to the last hour, the students have found time to make plans for the B. S. U. Conference which is to meet at Chowan next October. All are looking forward to welcoming students from the other colleges to Chowan, and are planning and praying for a great conference that will mean much to the work of the B. S. U. China Painting Department Exhibit Creates Much Interest The china painting department of Chowan College gave an ex hibit in the Alathenian Society Hall May 26-29, of the work it has done this year. All of the hand-painting was beautifully done. The work done by Mrs. Bob Britton, which included a bowl done in gold and black design, a belleek rose bowl done in enamels with orange blossom design, and a fruit bowl v'ith an Egyptian scarab design received much com ment. The acid etched service plates done by Mrs. John Sewell, were the only thing of this kind on display. Mrs. L. M. Futrell had a beautiful console set, done in orange blossoms and tinted in blue and a lemonade set done in black, gold and ivory. Mrs. John Vann and Mrs. Claude Holloman, of Winton, and Mrs. E. P. Ben- thall and Miss Bernice Lee Park er, of Murfreesboro, had break fast sets on exhibition. The unique dresser set done in apple green and bird medallions, was hand- painted by Mrs. W. R. Burrell. Madame Yavorski had a dinner set in rose tree design and mother- of-pearl, and Misses Janet Ben- thall and Bernice Lee Parker had parts of gold band initialed din ner sets. The tall octagonal vase in yellow-brown lustre with a lily design around the top, was done by Mrs. Vergie Wynn. The chop dish in early historic design was done by Miss Payne. Miss Poe had a vase in satsuma and a compote set in blue lustre, and Miss Caldwell had a pair of vases done in natur alistic for-get-me-nots. There were numerous other pieces of chinaware on display which were done in lustres, tints, enamels and gold band with initials. The display consisted of only a small part of the work which has been done by the department this year. The members of this de partment have workel well un der th© direction of Mrs. E. B. Vaughan. The work on display was beautifully and neatly done and the exhibit was a credit to the department. the donor. In addition to the cash dona tions, many friends of the college donated shrubbery, plants and bulbs. Those who assited in the work of the Campus Committee in this manner were; Mrs. Fred Parker, white lilac; Mrs. R. B. Watson, tulips and lily of the valley; Mrs. Sam Vann, purple crepe myrtle and Japanese quince; Mrs. U. Vaughan, Ja panese quince; Mrs. George N. Harrell, lily of the valley; Mrs. George Brett, lily of the valley; Mrs. Walter Ferguson, violets; Mr. Woodard, wild myrtle; Mrs. E. B. Vaughan, fifty cedars; Miss Grace Parker and Mrs. Blannie Parker, Dorothy Perkins roses and ramblers; Elizabeth City Chowan Club, a choice collection of shrubs and flowers, consisting of yellow jasmine, roses, violets, lilies, iris and other garden plants; Mrs. A. J. Jamison, Mrs. R. J. Britton and Mrs.. E. B. Vaughan, Scotch broom; Mr. Julian Liver- rian, privet; Lily Sands and Fannie Vaughan, potted plants, Japanese quince, violets. Hon. E. F. Aydlette, of Eliza beth City, former trustee of Chowan College, and his brother, have kindly ofifered to make a cash contribution covering the purchase of shrubs and grasses necessary to beautify the cemetery plot on the campus. These improvements are now in progress and will add greatly to the general beauty of the campus when completed. The committee already has visions of a more beautiful ap proach, with a wide, green ex panse on either side of the ap proach. The secret dream of the committee is to develop a lake back of the college, where boats and an open air swimming pool will be in operation. Sometime before next fall, the committee hopes to have a land scape gardener make a blue print of the one big general plan for the campus toward which the committee will work as it secures the means. However, the com mittee will not uproot any of the traditions or sentiments that are already connected with our campus; but, on the other hand, it wishes to improve what has al ready been started. The Campus Committee is de pendent upon the generosity of the alumnae, th« trustees, the faculty, the students and friends (Continued On Page 3)