Tuesday, October 16, 1928.
THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO, N. C.
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REGULAR MEETING OF
Y. W. A. HELD SUNDAY
THE PERFECT MOVIE EXTRA
GIRL
The Y. W. A. held its regular
service Sunday, September 30.
Each girl has been placed in a
circle so she knows her place and
is able to concentrate all her ef
forts to make her circle just as
alive as possible and help her cir
cle exert the widest possible in
fluence.
The topic for the evening was
“The Girl I Mean To Be.” Under
this head naturally follows the
thought.
“The Christ I know and love”
“The Name of Jesus” and then,
“It is possible to be like
Christ?”
Each girl is urged to help make
her circle the very best. In this
way she will be able to realize the
girl she means to be.
RED LETTER DAYS
FOR OLD CHOWAN
May, 1847-—Resolution passed
to estJiblish female institute for
Baptist women.
October 11, 1948 — Chowan
Baptist Female Institute found
ed, Dr. McDowell, principal.
1849—Martin R. Forey elected
president.
November 23, 1852—The pres
ent main building of the college
opened.
1853 — Dr. Williani Hooper
elected president.
1855-—The first Woman’s Mis
sionary Society in the South or
ganized in the college auditorium.
1859—Trustees gave original
stock to college.
1862 — A. McDowell elected
president.
1881—John B. Brewer elected
president.
1896—W. 0. Petty elected
president.
1897—J. C. Scarborough elect
ed president.
1898—East building erected.
1905—Dr. J. D. Bruner elected
president.
1910—Institution changed name
to Chowan College ( standard
raised).
1914—G. E. Lineberry elected
president.
1920—Preston Stewart Vann
elected president.
May 22, 1923—New auditorium
used for graduation.
July 1, 1923—Dr. Chas. P.
Weaver elected president.
Sptember 21, 1923—Library
Club organized.
•rLpdL'iiiiljui 2^,- 1923—First is
sue of CHOWANIAN.
October 31, 1923—Celebration
of seventy-fifth anniversary of
Chowan College.
March 25, 1924—Library goal
reached.
February, 1927—Society Day
inaugurated.
May 20, 1927—$50,000 crusade
ended in success.
We may add to these past Red
Letter Days, three more days—
' October 19, 20, 21, 1928, the days
of the meeting of the B. S. U.
Conference at Chowan College.
Bill: , Do you see that big brute
playing guard? In a very short
time he’s going to be our best
man.
Kittens J.; Garling, this is so
sudden!
Fearless Female Farmers Fly in Face of Fate
Miss Webster: Who was that
who laughed aloud?
Isla Poole, finally: Miss Web
ster, I did, but 1 didn’t mean to.
I laughed up my sleeve, but I
didn’t know it had a hole at the
elbow.
SURPRISE PARTY WAS
GIVEN TO MISS DOWNLY
NAME “CHOWAN” IS
OF PURE AMERICAN
ORIGIN, DILLARD
A clipping from the
CHOWANIAN, date January
29, 1925, may be of interest
to new students, and friends
of Chowan.
Name “Chowan” came
from native Indians.
The origin of the namo
“CKowan” has recently been
unearthed. The word is of
purest American origin, be
longing to the language of
the earliest settlers that his
tory records, the American
Indian. Chowan is an Indian
word, meaning in thier lan
guage “paint” or “color.”
Chowan College owes its name
to the Chowan Baptist Asso
ciation, as well as its found
ing. This association took its
name from one of the five
counties of Eastern North
Carolina which it embraced.
In Chowan County, on one
side of which flows the
Chowan River into the Albe
marle Sound, is where the
name started.
This information, furnish
ed by Dr. Richard Dillard, a
native of Chowan County, re
siding in Edenton, clears up
a great deal of conjecture
that has been ventured in ef
forts to explain the origin and
It took six different girls to
make this composite picture of
the ideal screen figure, compiled
by one of the leading csating of
fices in the Hollywood film colony.
The head belong to Sue Ditmar,
the shoulders and arms are Helen
Harmon’s, the torso is that of Ann
Reed and the hips were borrowed
from Alice Karmar.
Phyllis Marvin donated the
leg and Katherine Lambert sup
plied the dainty feet.
A surprise birthday party was
given in honor of Ann Downey at
the Junior Tearoom on October
8, at 8 o’clock. Ruby Daniel,
the honoree’s roommate, had con
siderable difliculty in concealing
the plans of the pa-'ty, but she
succeeded in carrying out the sur
prise.
When the guests had assem
bled, Mary Lou Jones read some
original poems, after which de
licious white birthday cake,
pickles and lemonade were served.
The following were present:
Ann Downey, Miss Caldwell, Ruby
Britton, Ruth Davenpor*, Edna
Stillman, Lucile Long, Virginia
Martin, Agnes Harrell, Mavy Lou
Jones, Wilma Ellington, Christine
Stillman, Helen Wa'ker, Odessa
Moss, Eva Kinlaw, Ruby Daniel,
Colon Brewer, Bessie Boucom,
Grace Stillman, Kate Mackie,
Dorothy Craddock, Alease Leon
ard, Maggie Boone, Alice Miller
and Lyda Jane Brooks.
significance of the name.
Some have said that it is
from a French word. A great
many people have asked if it
is not a Chinese word. Peo
ple at a distance, who are
themselves not well enough
known to have heard of this
College, ask if the place is in
China when they first heaf^
the word mentioned.
• UNDER THE GREENWOOD •
• TREE *
*•»*«***
Doctor: Your husband must
have absolute quiet if he is to
recover from that accident at the
plant. Here is a sleeping draught.
Wife: And when do I give it
to him?
Doctor: You don’t give it to
him. You take it yourself.
“Is your father very old?”
“Just a little; his head is just
beginning to push through his
hair.”
Co-operation is the greatest
power in the world for accom
plishment. This seems to have
been over-looked by a little girl,
who after being punished many
times by her mother, said: “You
heard me say my prayers last
night, didn’t you, mother?”
“Yes, dear.”
“And you heard me ask God to
make me a good girl.”
“Yes.”
“Well, he ain’t done it.”
“At least one in my life I was
glad to be down and out.”
“And when was that?”
“.\fter my first trip in an aero
plane.”
Miss Payne: Billie, how old
would a person be who was bom
in 1890?
Billie T: Man or woman?
Emma Gay: Wake up, Ag,
wake up!
Ag L.: I can’t.
Emma Gay: Why?
Ag L.: Cause I ain’t sleep.
Fresh: Cutting class, eh?
Sop: Yes, illegal holiday.
Mother: Your face is clean, but
how did you get your hands so
dirty?
Small son: Washing my face.
Jean: I can’t get my closet
door shut.
Lib: Take your shoes out.
English teacher: We take the
life of Shakespeare tomorrow.
Please, everyone come prepared.
COLLEGE DIRECTORY
The College
W. B. Edwards President
Minnie W. Caldwell Dean of Faculty
Eunice McDowell Lady Principal
Student OfBcers
Ann Downey President Student Government
Agnes Harrell President Lucalian Society
Jean Craddock President Alathenian Society
Jean Craddock President Dramatic Club
Mary Lou Jones President Senior Class
Eva Hoggard President Junior Class
Elizabeth Cullipher President Sophomore Class
Ruby Daniel Gen. Sec. Religious Organizations
Helen Walker Pres. Volunteer and Life Service Band
Jean Craddock Editor-in-Chief of Chowanoka
ALATHENIANS HAVE
THEIR USUAL MEET
The Alathenian Literary So
ciety met in regular session on
Friday night, September 28, 1928.
The chaplain took charge, after
which the roll was called and busi
ness attended to. Ruth Daven
port made a very good talk on
“What It Means To Be An
Alathenian.” The Alathenian song
was sung, and the society was then
dismissed.
CHOWAN FRESHMEN ARE
IN CHARGE OF CHAPEL
Murfreesboro, Oct. 10—On Fri
day, September 28, chapel exer
cises were conducted by the fresh
man class. The program rendered
was as follows::
Song, student body; devotional
exercise, Maggie Boone; introduc
tory talk, Addie Mae Cooke; nur
sery rhymes, game, Martha Bis
hop; riddles, Annie Ballard Her
ring; other nursery rhymes, Lil
lian DeLoache; a group of poems
by Robert Louis Stevenson, Doro
thy Craddock; poems by Eugene
FMeld, Isabel Hemby; poems bj
Riley, Myrtle Huff.
This program was very inter
esting and was enjoyed by every
one. It showed a fine apprecia
tion of children and their litera
ture.
MANY FARMERS LEAVE
CROPS DURING COURT
Como, Oct. 16.—Many of our
farmers were called to Winton as
witnesses and jurors for the next
two weeks.
Our farmers are in the midst
of peanut digging, the quality of
be peanuts being very good, but
not so large a yield as some years.
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Lesson for October 21
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP
II Corinthians 8:1-9; 9:6-7, 15
Rev. Samuel D. Price, World’s
Sunday School Association
It is possible for a teacher to
get so much attention that the
people will not listen to his mes
sage. This was the case with Paul
at Ephesus after the uproar, when
multitudes rushed to the theater
and cried against his interference
with the sale of images and charm
verses. Then it seemed wise to
follow the letter which he had re
cently written to the Corinthians.
Titus had been the messenger and
this man is met in Macedonia and
gives a good report of what had
been adverse conditionsi in the
Isthmian city. At once Paul
writes the second letter to the
church at Corinth and dispatches
it by Titus. Now read that entire
epistle, and then reread chapters
8-9, which give the full context
for this lesson study.
One of the points under discus,
sion at the Church Council in
Jerusalem, A. D. 50, was the ade
quate care of the impoverished
Jewish Christians in that city.
While certain freedom of action
was accorded the Gentile converts
to Christianity the obligation was
laid on them to mjtkg^ continued
contributions Tor i tnefr needy
brethren who were related to the
mother church. This, Paul and
his colaborers was always diligent
in doing. In writing the former
letter to Corinth (I. Cor. 16:1)
the question of gifts had been
brought to their attention. In
this second epistle a direct appeal
follows the former suggestion.
“Going over the top” was a
familiar expression in raising
funds during the recent war time.
Quotas were assigned and rival
cities were stimulated by telling
what the other had done or could
do. Paul arouses the ambition
of the Corinthians by telling what
the people of Macedonia did in
previous giving for the same
Jerusalemites. For their “deep
poverty” they had an “abundance
of joy” in the “riches of their
liberality.” No pressure had been
needed. In fact, the Macedonians
had begged the privilege of shar
ing in “this grace and the fellow
ship of ministering to the saints.”
The reason the people of that
Macedonian church were so eager
to share “yea and beyond their
power” was that “first they gave
their own selves to the Lord.”
Religion cannot be separated
from giving. Costly shrines and
expensive systems of religion, out
of all proportion to the ability of
the people, are maintained in non-
Christian lands because the inhab
itants fear to do otherwise. The
people in Corinth know how much
local idolatries had cost. The
making and selling of images had
been the reason for the recent
disturbance at Ephesus. All such
giving was non-productive for
others in need. Paul comes for
ward with a humanitarian prin
ciple that is empowered with a
rich, spiritual motive. The strong
est kind of a supporting appeal is
made in the reference to Founder
of their faith, as he tells them
“For ye know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he
was rich, yet for your sakes he
became poor, that ye through his
poverty might become rich,” II
Cor. 8:9. Only as we share what
we have, as others are in need, do
we evidence the sincerity of our
declared love both for Christ an
mankind.
Giving is not to be a matter of
compulsion or emotion. “Let each
man do according as he hath pur
posed in his heart.” It is sensible
to have a budget of distribution,
whether it is for the nation, firm,
home or individual.
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