THE CHOWANIAN
THE CHOWANIAN
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I. B. S. U.
COLLEGE DIRECTORY
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
^ , President
Br. R R. McCulloch ZZIIZlDean of the Faculty
E. B. Lew 13..^ - • Women
yii's. Mary Kennedy-.
R. F. Fehrman
Miss Dorothy Evans.
Martha Seymour...
Helen Edwards
Ruth Taylor
Ethel jones
Dean of Men
Librarian
STUDENT OFFICERS
Pres, of Student Government
J”’ Pres, of Lucalian Society
Pres, of Alathenian Society
of Senior Class
. Pres, of Junior Class
Marion Holloman -
EuMi Evans
Lila of Baptist Student Union
Pres, of Sophomore Class
Pres, of Freshman Class
Madeline
Carmen Morgan..
Ruby Caudle
Beatrice Martin...
Gen, Director of B. Y, P. U.
Pres, of Y. W. A.
...Pres
. of Student Life Service and Volunteer Band
/ V APPRFXIATIO?^
Chowan will live. No matter
hcv,- great the cri.iis, her friand.3
will come to her aid and that right
heartily.
During the 89 years of her life,
Chowan has grown in the hearts
of the people of this .section of
Noilh Carolina. Her never ceas
ing service to the ycjih of the
Ronnoke-Chowan section ha'-,
macle her a necessity for the car
rying on of the life of iho people.
Chowan, as the only institution
of higher learning in North East
ern North Carolina, has, during
her life, touched youth which nev
er would have been touched othsr-
wisc. Many a girl has received a
college education and gone out into
fields of service, when if it were
not for Chowan College, she would
have never had the opportunity.
Many a boy has received an edu
cation when he could not have
done so otherwise.
Since Chowan has served the
people so well, they are not will
ing to let her die. The friends of
the institution are many and they
arc determined. Their determina
tion amounts to more than ju-st
saying that they don't wish to see
the collsge close. They are will
ing to do their part to save an in
stitution that is .so vital a part of
their life. And they are doing it.
So, thanks to the efforts of loyal
friends of Chowan, the school will
live and continue to serve. We,
who are so closely connected with
it during these trying days ,do ap
preciate the’ efforts of the friends
of the college.
POOR SE.^iORS
“Work, work everywhere, and
not a minute to rest” is the slogan
of the Senior, class at present.
. J'our years ago. when we came
to Chowan, we thought that at
least the last semester of our col
lege life would be one of ease and
fun. We heard Seniors say they
had only twelve hours of work
and we thought that wuold be
glory. We saw the entertainments
given the Seniors and wished we
were in their places.
Today, however, we stand in
their places, but it is not so much
of a paradise as we thought when
we saw it from afar. Instead of
our having fewer hours, many of
us have more and practice teach
ing besides. It seems that we must
make up for lost time in former
years by outside reading and writ
ing term papers. Work continues
tp pile up.
It is true that we are being en
tertained, but we can't enjoy the
entertainments with work piling
up behind us. In order to take in
the entertanments we must work
I ov:r!ime, and that means w'ork
until early morning, and then not
finish.
Cheer up, though, S:;niors. June
1 is not far off and then we can
begin more work.
POINT SYSTEM
The point system at Chowan Col-
I'^ge is like one writer said about
iiigh tariff. It is a trough and the
people are pi.gs. The big pigs get
bigger and the little pigs get
smaller. The same is true of the
point system. Student leaders get
more benefit and student follow
ers get no opportunity to serve and
develop initiative.
AlmOit every year two or three
students carry all the responsibili
ty of the extra-curricular organi
zations which gives Ihe majority
of students no chance to become
leaders. Four years ago the stu
dent government president was
also president of the senior class,
president of a B. Y. P. U. unicn.
Captain of the basketball team,
and a member ,of the B. S. U.
Council. The president of the B.
S. U. Council was the president of
her society, a B. Y. P. U. presi
dent, a Y. W . A. Circle leader and
the assistant in tiie science depart
ment. Both of these girls debated
fcr iheir societies that year. What
WAS there left tor the rest of the
class to do?
The next year the student gov
ernment president was also the
Y. W. A. president, and held a
major office in her society. The
E. S. U. president was society pre
sident and .senior class president.
She did splendid work in all three
organizations, since she was a stu
dent of unusual capa'oility, but
was it fair to her classmates?
The same was true last year.
Three seniors held all the major
offices. It is true this year and
promises to be true next year.
Why do we not give all deserving
students the opportunity of leader
ship—not for honor's sake, but for
the benefit they receive? It would
ccrtainly m.ake them better follow
ers.
Students are neither fair to
themselves nor their classmates
when they accept more than one
major office for the same year,
even if the point system does al
low it.
B. S. U. COLUMN
A year of Baptist Student Union
work closed Monday night, April
19, with the installation of the,
new council with Florence Ward
as president. There have been
definite accomplishments in Bap
tist student work this year. In
the first place, boys were admitted
in B. S. U. and -two served on the
council; B. Y. P. U. was moved
to the church and became to B.
T. U.; “A Soldier of the Cross”
was given and because of its suc
cess was accepted as an extension
program and was presented in sev
eral different churches. General
B. S. U. programs have been held
once a month during the chapel
period. A special column of the
Chowanian has been given to B.
S. U. publicity. More students
have attended the state-wide stu
dent meetings this year; and an
annual banquet which heretofore
has only included the two eoun-
cils, included the entire student
body and faculty this year.
Some of the great Baptist lead
ers who have visited Chowan
campus during the year have been
Miss Juliette Mather, southwide
young people’s leader; Dr. Frank
Leawell, .^outhwide executive sec
retary of student work; and Mrs.
Carl M. Townsend, formerly Miss
Sybil Brame, southwide secretary.
Since the chief work done this
year has been that of including
more students and getting them in
the spirit of Baptist Student work,
it is hope that next year’s aim will
be to obtain greater spiritual
depth.
The six new council members
who attended the State B. S. U.
Relreat at Greensboro, Saturday,
April 24, -were Lowell Sodeman,
state stewardship vice-president
and local devotional vice-presi-
dent; Florence Ward, local council
president; Pauline Byrum, evening
watch leader; Mattie Grey Hog
gard, enlistment vice-president;
Edith Evans, president of the Stu
dent Volunteer Band; and Norman
L. Blythe, B. T. U. general direc
tor.
A coiirse in general B. S. U.
methods was conducted on Cho
wan campus April 26-28 by Miss
Velma Prealar oK Raleigh. She
also held conferences with the new
council members in order to give
them detailed instruction as to
their duties. Tuesday night,
April 2V, the old and new coun
cils held a short social at which
time Miss Preslar led a Ridge
crest song and encouraged new
council members in their work in
an informal discussion. Mi;s Ivey
Gravett, faculty advisor, also gave
an encouraging talk concerning B.
S. U. work, afier which refresh
ments were served at the senior
table of the dining hall in buffet
style. Jokes and riddles char
acterized the general conversa
tion. This campus retreat closed
with a trio “Good Night Ladies”
by I.owell Sodeman, Tom Giilis,
and Norman Blythe.
A great many Chowan itudents
signed cards for summer .service
in the churc’ies throughout the
state. This is a five-year program
of summer service for the purpose
of creating more efficient church
membership.
“Who Cheats in College?” an
interesting article by Frank Win-
throp Farr was reprinted from the
March issue of Character in the
Baptist Student. Some of the
answers are:
“Men cheat more than women.”
“The older the students the more
they cheat.”
“Sophomores are more honest
than freshmen.”
“Fraternity men cheat more of
ten than non-fraternity members.”
“Soroity girls cheat very much
more often than girls who do not
belong.”
“Students of Scandinavian de
scent are the most honest of all
students.”
“Children of laborers cheat more
than twice as often as the sons and
daughters of professional people.”
“More out-of-state students
cheat than people studying in their
own state.”
“Boy Scouts and Campfire girls
make the most honest students.”
“Students depending wholly on
their parents for financial support
I show the greatest percentage of
honesty.”
“Students taking part in campus
political affairs cheat more than
anyone else. Athletes cheat next
most often. Students working on
college publication do so least of
all,” «
More details are given m the
Baptist Student as well as the
possible causes.
BETWEEN THE
COLUMNS
April is really here with its
showers and more showers. April
showers bring May flowers, so
bring up May flowers ’cause these
April showers are mighty dreary.
Well, it seems t'nat Pat better
look after her “interest” better. I
understand that Tarzan and Mar
garet Miller went boat riding
when the Freshmen entertained
the Juniors and that the whole
crowd had to wait on them.
“Brighten the corner where you
are.” That is the slogan of Julia
now and it really is receptive to
all the members on her hall. Real
ly, it’s great to have music where-
ever we go.
It .seems that we really will
have a great hairdresser from
Chowan. Have you ever seen any
one girl fix her hair so many ways
as “Lib” Howard?
Haven't you noticed the bright
light in Edith Evans eyes lately?
Well, my guess is that the thought
of James com.ing to the banquet
has put it there.
Poor Seniors again. They can’t
even visit their Junior friends in
peace these last few days for fear
of seeing something not meant for
their eyes. We can truly sympa
thize with you though. Juniors and
just hope you don’t.have to “see
stars” as we did last year.
Well, by the time we meet
again. Between the Columns, great
changes will have taken place and
wc’ll all be looking forward to ex
aminations and really will be
looking forward - to commence
ment, Good-bye, until we micet
again, between the columns.
NOMAN L. BLYTHE
On a delightful Spring after
noon I met Norman L, Blythe on
the steps of Chowan College where
he is a student, and invited him to
come into my office for an inter
view, I had observed many things
about him in the College and it
was with an attitude of anticipa
tion that I began to question him.
His answers w'ere given quickly
but carefully,
, Norman is twsnty-one years of
age, now taking his first year of
college work. After his graduation
from high school he enlisted in the
U. S, Navy, spent four years in
that training, then decided to be
come a minister of the Gospel.
During the summer of 1936 Mr,
Elythe came into contact with Dr,
Rcy R. McCulloch, president of
Chowan College, and due to mu
tual interest and a liking for each
other, Blythe planned to enter
Chowan in the fall of 1936. He is
hoping to continue his work for an
A. B. degree and then go to a
theological seminary. He said he
had made no choice as to which
seminary he would attend.
The years spent in the Navy
gave Norman an opportunity for
travel, and consequently, it was no
surprise tliat the said he wanted
ultimately to live in Oakland,
California. He was favorably im
pressed with Oakland and with
the West coast country when there
with the Navy.
Naturally his response to the
question, what is your greatest in
terest?, was “Preaching!” Norman
is deeply interested in the religious
life of people and is certain of his
calling. His character has testified |
of his sincerity. However, it is
not to be implied that he is alto
gether a serious-minded young
man. There seems to be an even
balance of seriousness and play
fulness in his personality. He is
well known for his wit and hu
mor, easily the. life of any party.
Mr. Blythe cited March 17, as
being the most important day, to
his notion that has happened in
Chowan this year. He referred to
the meetings concerning the status
of the college and its future, “The
most amusing therein,” he said,
would be Sophomore Day, The
most tragic, the de^th of Miss
Schaible, We all lost a good
friend in her.”
Concerning his plans for the
summer, he said that he was going
to work with Miss Starnes (State
B. T. U. leader) in the mountains
of North Carolina.
Realizing that he had taken hold
of the opportunities that have
come his way in this first year of
college, he made this statement in
answer to the question, “What has
this year of college life meant to
you?” “It has given me an insight
into the possibilities of a good edu
cation and a desire to learn many
things, to broaden my vision of
life.”
VESPER GIVEN
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Bussy, “Arabesque No. 1” and “La
Cathedrale engloutie.”
The climax of the evening came
when Miss Forrest DeLano sang
a group of four selections. She
sang “The Lord’s Prayer” by
Malotte, “I’ll not Complain” by
Schumann, “Aria’’ (from “Der
Freirchutz’’) by Van Weher and
“Prayer” by Guion.
MAY DAY
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by the country dance group.
After the recessional the visitors
will be entertained in the summer
house on the right front campus.
The entire public is invited to at
tend this festival.
The program is sponsored by
Miss Sara Bruce, physical educa
tion director.
SHOTS AT RANDOM
And have you heard about t'ne
pickpocket who v/ent to church
because he heard it was a good
place to prey?—Old Gold and
Black.
And who was the Chemistry ,
genius who proclaimed that there
was no nitrogen in Ireland be
cause it is never found in a free
stats?—Old Gold and Black.
April Showers bring “Maytime”
tears.—Creek Pebbles.
One of the “high lights” in the in
door circus v;as really that. He
was “way up thar.”—Creek Peb
bles.
“Spring is liere, depart thee
from me,’’ and he threw the study
schedule into the waste basket.—
Creek Peebles.
What one does after deciding to
do it is what one does. The rest
of what one does is what he is. It
is what he is that counts.—Old
Gold and Black.
Mind training courses are good,
but there is too much to learn to
spend all one’s time thinking.—
Old Gold and Black.
Shirtsleeves, slicker, sweater,
and overcoat were the four types
of dress worn by one boy in one
day.—“April Thou Art There.”—
Creek Pebbles.
Less than 10 varieties of chicken
are commercially important in
this country, though 140 standard
varieties are recognized.
An agricultural scientist grades
soil into seven grain sizes: Gravel,
coarse sand, medium sand, fine
sand, very fine sand, sijt and clay.
Fairbanks, Alaska, where mid-
! night baseball is sometimes play
ed on the Fourth of July, is less
than two degrees from the Artie
circle.
According to United States law,
butter must contain “not less than
80 per cent by weight of milk fat.