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November 11—
The Chowanian
Volume XII, Number 1.
Murfreesboro, N. C.. October, 1935.
Solicitor Burgwyn
Addresses Students
On Founder’s Day
Reception Given in Honor
of Speaker and New
Faculty Members
Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn, in
delivering the Founder’s Day ad
dress to the students and friends
of the college on Thursday even
ing, October 10 at 8:15, spolce on
“Duty and SacriSce.” Immed-
fately following the address a re
ception was given in the college
parlors honoring the speaker.
Solicitor Burgv/yn, in paying
tribute to the founders of the in
stitution, stated that it was the
purpose of these men to establish
a college which would furnish
Christian education: for young
women, “During the 87 years it
has stood,” he continued,’ “the
coJlege has trained thousands of
you^g w,cmen who have made
Christian homes throughout this
section.” And as evidence of the
good work, he quiated a well-
known judge as saying the fine
citizenship of this section was due
to the influence of Chowan Col
lege. He stated that for nearly
a hundred years now this college
has stood for the best things of
life and that through the eftbrts
of the young people of this school,
this year should be a benediction
to the college.
In tribute to the leaders and
presidents, among them J,;hn C.
Scarborough, Dr, James D. Bru
ner and Dr. W. B. Edwards, who
have made ufilimited sacrifices
for the institution, he stated that
they had set a high standard for
the youth of to-day and it was
the 'duty of the young people to
follow their example.
He pointed out that it was not
only the duty of the young peo
ple 'Of. to-day to uphold the stand
ards of the college, but to uphold
the standards of the nation. In
the conflict of 1918 he stated that
the United States fought to make
the world safe for democracy.
“But is the world safe for demo
cracy?” he asked? Germany is
worse under Hitler than under
the Kaiser. Italy’s conditiiDn is
more deplorable under Mussolini
than ever before. He stated,” It
stands as our duty as a nation to
make democracy safe for the
world.
Men before us have sacrificed
that they might achieve what they
thought was right, the speaker
pointed out. Mr. Burgwyn cited
the sacrifices made by Stanly
Baldwin and Philip Snowden
when England was trembling on
the brink of a great crisis. He
stated that Stanly Baldwin, speak
ing befiore a group of statesmen
of England, had said that all par
ty prejudice must be surrendered
in order to save England. “So
should we to-day sacrifice in or-
■ der to achieve our goal,” the
speaker declared.
Mr. Burgwyn, in pointing out
our duty as the youth of to-day
to sacrifice, said in part: “We,
too, must sacrifice so that the
work of the founders of this in
stitution shall not be swept from
its foundations. We must sacri
fice if we succeed in keeping this
nation. On our shoulders will
fall the burden of the future,” He
declared that if young people
would sacrifice as it is their duty
that their lives wiould be worth
living, and they would know the
true meaning of the motto of the
college, which is “Light and
Truth.”
Following the address a recept
ion was given in the college par
lors honoring Solicitor and Mrs.
Burgwyn and the following new
faculty members: Rev. and Mrs.
J. H. Bunn, Mrs. Mary B. Ken-
riedy. Miss Blanche Banta and
Miss Lottie Simmons.
Swanncnoa Benthall and Ethel
Jones are getting to be rivals.
They would pick on Don.
Miss Mary Currin
Conducts Cliapel
“Lift Ye His Banner” is
Theme for De
votional
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FourPages
THESPIAN CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Miss Mary Currin, the State
Young Young People’s leader,
who assisted Mrs. Lawrence in
conducting the annual Y. W. A.
study course here, led the chapel
devationals Fric^ay morning, using
as her theme, “Lift Ye His Ban
ner.”
Miss Currin stated tliat as she
thought 01 lifting His Banner the
first thing she thought of was
Jesus, the. captain of cur salvat
ion and (the greatest man of all
times. In proof of this statement
Miss Currin gave a brief summary
o; the life of Christ and
stated that though the time since
his birth has been over nineteen
hundred years, people all over
the world still celebate His
birthady. “Nothing has ever in
fluenced ithe world as much as the
life of Christ,” she declared, “and
we as Americans are not as loyal
to Christ as we should be, because
here in America, Christianity
costs us nothing.”
“The banner signifies allegiance
and loyalty to the greatest cause
to whicti any person may give
him or herself,” continued Miss
Currin in giving the second
thought. While in youth, we must
have had instilled in us allegiance
and loyalty to Him if we are to
be loyal to the greatest cause.
The third point Miss Currin
made was that of the greatest sa
crifice which a person might
make. Jesus showed the spirit of I
great sacrifice when He died on |
the cross, and it will be a great
sacrifice o:i our part if v/o follow
Christ. Miss Currin gave as an
example of sacrifice the thirty-
three young people at the Shuck
Cer/tennial celebation in Rich
mond, who were following Christ’s
example in sacrificing home, par
ents and friends. In closing Miso*
Currin made this statement, “I
wonder if the young people of to
day will learn what it really
means to sacrifice.”
The Thespian Dramatic Club
held its initial meeting for the
school year on Wednesday, Octo-,
ber 23, at 5 o’clock. ,
An interesting program was
presented before the club, taking
as its purpose a study of the
famous actress, Katherine Cornell.
Accounts of her life and talent,
especially as sho'wn by her por
trayal of the title role of “Romeo
and Juliet” and “The Barret’s of
Wimpole Street,” were given by
Genevieve Brown, Lou Wilson
Evans and Edith Rae Daughtry.
Mary Beale Livemian, accompan
ied by Kate Lawronce, sang Miss
Cornell’s favorite song. A group \
of readings were given by Marie'
Riddick.
Alumnae To Prese nt College
With Portra it Of Dr. Edwards
Chowan Delegates
At Two Meetings
Students Attend Pamlici;
and Roanoke
Meetings
Chowan College was represent-
ated at two associational meetings
this week; the Roanoke Associa
tion, which jnet at Robersonville
Baptist Church on Wednesday,
and the Pamlico Association
which met at Mount Pleasa'at
Baptist Church on Thursday.
During the section of the pro
gram given to Christian Education
on Wednesday, Martha Seymour
talked on the religous atmosphere
at Chowan. She described the
different religious organizations
and told of the recognition they
had received recently.
After the talk, representatives
from the Chowan choir sang two
numbers “The Last Chord” by
Sullivan, and “If With All Your
Hearts” by Mendelssohn. Those
who participated were; Martha
Seymour, Kate Lewrence, Mary
Beale Liverman, and Miss Delano,
accompanied by Miss Matthews.
On Thursday, at the Mount
Pleasant Baptist Church, Chowan
was represented in two way.s( The
Rev. J. M. Duncan, of the Me-
herrin Baptist Church and a true
friend of Chowan College, preach
ed the sermon of the morning
session, using as his theme “Buil
ding the Christian Church.” In
his sermon he spoke of the influ
ence of Chowan. Martha Sey
mour repeated her talk on the re
ligious atmosphere at the college.
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Alumnae Assn.
Donates Books
Cash Fund Also Given to
the McDowell
Library
I
With the gift of a liundrcd and i
sevonty-five books and a cash
dor.ation to the McDowoll Libr
ary , .the Chowan Alumnae Asso-'
ciation advanced further toward j
its aim. in its library project. The'
Hert.ord County Unit, which is
sponsoring tlie drive for library j
books, presented this first collect- ■
ion at the general meeting on i
Founders Day. |
The project of enlarging the li
brary was begun at the regular
meeting of the Association and
will be continued through the ]
yoai. In the meaiithne-'lht As-,
sociation will keep up the collect- |
ion of donations from homes in ■
and around Murfreesboro. A list
of the books which are needed i
has been compiled a.od published I
in the Hertford County Herald. I
The Associa'tion will appreciate
gifts of these books or others from ,
anyone .who may be interested in
the project. These donations!
should be sent to Mrs. Manly Cur
tis, Ahoskie, or Miss Thomas
Wynn, Murfreesboro.
Accompanying the books was a,
cash donation. This money will;
be used as a library fund to pur
chase th-e necessary books which i
are not given. The neo.essary j
amounts will be drawn out from,
time to time as needed.
The gift is not the first which
the Alumnae Association has
made to the library. A few years
ago, under the direction of former
Dean 'Eunice McDoiwell, a very
successful drive was put on .or
library improvement and enlarge-
m,snt. As a result of this cam
paign the library was remodeled
greatly, and as tribute to the un
tiring efforts of Miss McDowell,
was christened the McDowell Li
brary.
In both campaiigns there v/ers
books of especial intersst. In the
recent additions v/ere one copy
each of the complet: works of
Browninig and Burns. Bcf'i are
handsome, leather-bou.od volumss
and rare editions. The copy of
Browning is an American edition
of 1872 by the Hennberry Com
pany, Ns'W York and Chicago.
That of Burns’ poems, published
in 1851 by the Georg-o S. Apple
ton Company, New York, was
donated by Miss Brownie Camp
bell, of Murireesboro. Miss
Campbell also has the ho.oor of
having contributed the most vol
umes of the previous campaign.
Students Hold
First Pep Meeting
Yells and Songs Given in
Honor of the
Squad
When the 9:40 bell was sound-
■'U on the night of Octob.i- 9, the
girls gathered their coats and
started to the ravine, where tlie
fir.st “Pep” meeting of the season
was held in hcnor of the football
heroes, who were to play their
first game the following day.
Martha Seymjour, the cheer
leader, with the old girls joining
her, began the program with yells
and songs.
In order to demonstrate the
spirit of our boys when they play
football, a box, roprssenting our
opponents with “Windsor” writ
ten on it, was burned.
After the burning, a few
speeches were added Do the pro
gram by some of the* boys, con
cerning the way they were going
to play the game the following
day. A few more yells were then
given, and all adjourned to await
the victory of the next day.
Miss Ruby Daniel
Sent To Hungary
Pays Visit to Town a|id
College Before
Departure
In passi.Tg, I’ll tell you a con
versation I overheard yesterday.
In the drug store, a girl asked
Mr. Babb how many innings there
were in a football game. Think
ing that a funny question, I told
my companion of the moment.
She laughed heartily, and then
said, “To tell you the truth, I
don’t know myself, exactly.”
Truthful, anyway!
Desire for service kindled when
nine years of age has reached its
fulfilment in the life of Ruby
Daniel, a 'former Chowan student.
She is tb sail November 6 to Bud
apest, Hungary, as a missionary
sent by the Foreign Mission Board
of the Southern Baptist Convent
ion.
Before going to Richmond for
her final aippointment. Miss Daniel
spent the week-end in Murfrees
boro, visiting her sister, Mrs.
Charks Revelle. Sunday after
noon iDpen house was held for
her many friends. Among those
who called were six of her class
mates who took the degree with
her from Chowan.
While in Murfreesboro Sunday
Miss Daniel, who is an accom
plished soloist, brought a message
in £lonig to the congregation of
the local Baptist Church Sunday
morning, and the Meherrin church
Sunday a'fternoon. Monday
morning she visited the college
and sang a special selection for
the chapel hour.
Miss Daniel, who is fr .in Green
ville county and is well known
throughout Eastern North Caro
lina, felt the call of Christ to
give her life in service to Him at
an early age. Since then her one
goal has been that of preparing
herself to carry the message of
life to those across the waters.
Chowan has iiad an: important
part in helping her climb to the
highest things in life. For four
years she made Chowan her home,
establishing a worthy reaord in
scholarship and leadership, es
pecially among the religious or
ganizations in which she was very
active. She graduated in the class
of ’29 and since then has taught
lin the public schools for five
years. During this time her sum
mers were spent in teaching study
courses and other Christian work.
The Flat River Association has
the honor of having Miss Daniel
se^t as its Missionary. She is
sailing November G from New
York, on the Manhattan, to Buda
pest, 'Hungary, -where she will
spend her first year in a language
school. After this she will open
a training school for girls, with
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Association Also Plans for
Portrait of Miss Eunice
McDowell
MEETING HELD HERE
ON FOUNDER’S DAY
All Alumnae and Former
Students Asked to Con
tribute to Fund
An oil portrait of Dr. W. B.
Edv/ards is to bi* tho Alumnae
Association's memorial to the be
loved president.
Aat a call meeting of the asso
ciation on Founder’s Day, October
10, the me:nbors present, who re
presented several counties, decid
ed to have the portrait painted
and presented to tho college at
commenceme.'.t.
The association jlso decided to
have painted as soon as possible
a portrait of Miss Eunice McDow
ell, wlio gave her b?:^t years to the
college as dean of women and
professor, as a token cf its love
and appreciation of her service.
Previous to this m.oeting, Mrs.
Oscar Snipes had been appointed
to contract tho artist, Francis
Speight and ascertain what his
dhanges for the portraits would be.
Mrs. Snipes reported tliat the ar
tist would paint one 'portrait for
$125 and two for $250.
The ' association immediately
decided to raise $300 for the por
traits and frames. Order for Dr.
Edwards’ portrait is to be given
now, and the one of Miss Mc-
Dowcll is to be given v/hen .suffi
cient funds are ra’iicd.
Mrs. W. D. Boone of Winton,
Mrs. Rodney Piland of Raleigh,
Miss Inez Matthews Oi Murfrees-
boi’o, Miss Maggie Boone of Jack
son, and Mrs. Annie S. Majette of
Como were appointed as a com
mittee to supervise the raising oi
funds for the portraits. Every
alumnae and former student of
the college is being asked to share
in this memorial to Dr. Edwards
and token of love for Miss Mc
Dowell.
Miss Maggie Boone of Jackson
is treasurer cf the fund, and con
tributions may be sent to her.
Mrs. J. L. Josey of Scotland
Neck, president af the association,
presided over the meeting, and
Mrs. Annie S. Majette of Como,
acted as secretary in the absence
of the secretary, Mrs. Geonge Un
derwood.
Mrs. Josey asked that the chair
man cf the various county units
of the association cooperate with
members of the portrait commit
tee in raising the funds.
Mrs. J. L. Josey, Mrs. H. McD.
Spiers, Miss Maggie Boone and
•Miss Inez Matthews wore ap
pointed to confer with Mrs. Ed
wards and select a picture of Dr.
Edwards, 'from which to have the
portrait painted.
Miss Brownie Campbell started
the memorial fund with a dona
tion of $1.00.
The association asked permis
sion from Chowanian officials to
use this issue of the paper to pub
lish plans for the memorial. Cop
ies of the issue are being sent to
many former students and alu
mnae, with the hope that all who
read this will be heartily in ac
cord with the plans and will ex
press it by a contribution.
The Hertford county unit, of
whioh Mrs. M. D. Curtis is chair
man, reported $51 and HiO books
collected on their library project.
Mrs. T. B. Wynn and Mrs. W. D.
Boone were appointed to act with
Mrs. Kennedy and the college li
brarian in purchasing new books
for the library with the money
raised.
Addie Mae Cooke Of Gatesville
was asked to be official alumnae
reporter, and everyone was asked
to report to her all news of for
mer students and alumnae.