Hear the
Concert
Feb. 17
THE CHOWANIAN
\'ol. 1, Xi). 6—Fel)riiarv 7, 1950
Chowan College, ^furfreesl>oro, X. C.
See
'Hamlet"
Feb. 7-9
Actor-Singer Terry to be
Heard Here February 17th
Warren. Lee Terry, actor, ra
conteur, and singer will appear in
the Chowan auditorium, Friday
evening, February 17, at eight
o’clock, in a program of songs,
drama, and humor.
Mr. Terry, a Broadway com’ady
star, is a cctnedian with a reijer-
toire of 52 roles in light and
grand opera. He has been a lead
ing comedian with the Gilbert
and Sullivan and the Metropoli-
atn comic opera companies. He
has been associated with the
Chautauqua Opera Association
and the Cpera Coniique of New
York.
Mr. Terry combines wit with
information in his programs full
of talcs, anecdotes, music, humor,
and education. His programs are
noted for their originality.
In his appearance at Chowan
Dates
President Bunn has announ
ced dates for comm?ncfement
and Easter holid.ays. The com
mencement sermon will be
May 28. Thfe hour of th? ser
vice has not been set but will
be announced later. Pinal
examinations otU be May 29.
30, 31. Th; Stenior class exer
cises will be June 1 and grad
uation exercises on June 2.
Easter holidays will be April
6, Thursday, at the end of the
last period that day, to .April
11, Wednesday morning at the
beginning of th efirst period
I class.
he will present Gilbert and Sul
livan in “Song and Story” and
bring to life immortal characters
of Gilbert and Sullivan's light
operas.
Comments from his appear
ances are typifies in such state
ment as: "He drew a large audi
ence, gave a swell performance -,
showed good taslfe in his humor...
a combination of noteworthy
gifts ..unique, relaxing enter
tainment.”
Mayor Copeland
Speaks in Chapel
The Honorable William Cop'e-
land, prcmir.ent lawyer and may
or of Murfreesboro, was the
chaoel speaker Friday morning.
Feb. 3.
Mr. Copeland ga^ a timely
taJk on the pertirtent question:
What will happen if we allow
ourselves to become Socialistic?
The speaker said very plainly
that if we do allow our govern
ment to become Socialist, then
we will be taking a step toward
the downfall of our civilization.
He reminded his audience that
they should remember the fact
that Great Britain is losing man
power, wealth, and free enterprise
because her people prciiterred a
Sacialistic government to that of
Mr. Churchill's party, the Con
servatives. and that the Unitted
States is fast traveling the road
to sociali.sm and high taxes.
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Monday Was Deadline
For Course Changes
At its regular meeting held
Jan-uary 31, the faculty discussed
several items in regard to the
policies for the year and next
year.
It was decided that February
6 (Monday) would bfe the dead
line for changing courses and
that mid-term would be the
deadline for dropping a course
without the penalty of receiving
an P.
Becatisc of an abuse of the cut
rule, it was decided that a stud
ent would be given an F on a
course it he exceeded. "his cuts
Weyond the number of credit
points given on that course: that
is, if a student is taking a 3
ci'edit course and taKes more
than 3 cuts allowed beyond his
allotted 3 cuts ,he will automat
ically receive P on the course. A
cut is an unexcused absence. The
faculty was asked to remind
students that when they are ab-
*nt from class they must carry
an excuse to the follcwing reci
tation provided the absence is
excusalble.
It was voted that 62 quality
points would be rtquired for
gi-aduation next year, but not
this year .The present ^aduat-
ing class will be required only
to complete th'e required work.
The faculty also adopted the
policy for next year of not ac
cepting transfer credit on courses
with a D grade.
It was announced that a new
seating chart for chapel had been
placed on the bulletin board and
that the administration expected
the stud'ents to attend chapel
regularly. For a trial system for
a month different faculty mem
bers will check chapel attendance.
If a student cuts chapel as many
as i times, the college chaplain
will write a letter to the student’s
Senior Committees
At a recent meeting of the
Senior Class, the following com-
mitttees were appointed to consult
with President Bunn and seme
memjbers of the faculty concern
ing graduation: Jane Ellen Jer-
nigan and Leslie Walston, caps,
gowns, and diplomas; J^an Bunn,
ivitations: Mary AJice Wade.
Class day: Purivst Miles, final
chapel; Lonnie Walston and
John Moore, rings and pins;
Henry Boyd, gifts ot the school;
and Carl Taylor, requirements
for graduation.
parents; and if Scuts are takfen,
the student will be suspended
from school. An outstanding list
of speakers have been secured ofr
the next several we'eks. A list of
these can be seen elsewlieite in
this paper.
0—o
New Chowanians
Th3 spring semester has
brought seven new students to
Chowan: Carolyn Griffin, grad
uate of the R'ed Oak High School,
Rooky Mount, North Carolina;
Mary Alice Wocdard, a transfer
student from Louistourg College,
LouiSburg. North Carolina, and a
graduate of the Severn High
School, Severn, North Carolina;
John Vaughan, who attended the
University of Richmond, and a
graduate of the Seaboard High
S'choci!, Seaboard N,orth Caro
lina; Colon Jackson, Jr., a gi-ad-
uate of the Perquimans High
School, Hertford, North Caro
lina; Roy Matthews, Jr., gradu
ate of tJie Franklin High School,
FrankUn, Virginia; Floyd Sawyer,
Jr.. graduate of the Lewiston-
Woodville High School; and Jim_
my Dula, Jr., graduate of the
Matthew Whaley High School in
Williamsburg. Virginia.
Thos'e majoring in religion are
Carolyn Griffin, Mary Alice
Woodard, Jc.hn Vaughan and
Colon Jackson. Roy Matthews,
I Floyd Sawyer and jimmy Emla
I are majoring in Liberal Ai-ts.
The faculty and the students
I join Mr. Bunn in extending a
' hearty welccm'e to the new stud
ents ar.d in wishing them a veiy
successful school semester.
New Feature
Murfreesboro — Students at
Chowan College have initiated a
noveJty feature for a radio pro
gram, which may be heard ovfer
WROis, Ahoskie. each Sunday
morning at 9:15.
During the pragram a former
student of the college is descriibfed
j but his or her identity concealed.
. Those who thurk they are able to
identify this alumnus or alumna
are requested to send in the
name promptly to Miss Shirley
Davis, president of the Chowan
Radio Club, at Chowan College.
Those who correctly identify the
concealed character earliest will
, !>e named during the program of
the foUcwinj Sunday.
WAKREN LEE TERRY
•Actor—Raconteur—Singer
Honor Roll for
Fall Semester
Three students made the A
honor roll for the fall semester,
and IB students made the B list.
The honor roll is based on scho
lastic .achievement in academrl
subjects only.
‘A’ Honor Roll:
Una Francis
Stanley Modlin
Barbara McGlaughan
B’ Honor Roll
Ryland Bradley
Kathryn Bryant
Anna Rae ChapiJell
Billie Clenimtr
Curtis Copeland
Bobby Dough
Marjorie Flythe Whitley
Betty Glenn Griffin
Geneva Harris
Nancy Hugo
Ann Jackson
Joyce Ann Joyner
Pervist Miles
Anne Onley
Betty Jean Taylor
Marilyn Woodard
Registration for New
Semester is Complete
Welcome Party |
A party was given in the caffe- |
teria ort Monday night. January |
30, in honor of the new students.
The party was planned by the B.
S. U. and carried out by the help
of th'e Alathenian and Lucalian I
Societies. i
A song festival was sponsored |
by the Alathenian Society. Ev- ,
eryone took part in the singing. 1
New students ad faculty mem
bers who were present were in
troduced. Refreshments wre ser-
vd to students and faculty mem
bers by the the members of the
Lucalian Society.
Everyone then again took part
in singing. The party ended by
the singing of “Auld Lang Syne."
The 'first day of registration for
the spring semester at Chowan
College, which was on January
30, brought a net gain of two
students over the total at the
end of the fall semester, eLon
Spencer, Business Manager, said.
Chowan lost five and added
seven for a current enrollment of
110. The registration period re
mained open until Monday. Feb
ruary 6.
There are 79 boarding stud'ents.
23 day students, an,d eight GI’s.
The fall registration brought
an enrollment high of 133, how
ever, during the term 23 fell out
for a' variety of reasons charact
eristic to freshman classes. The
reasons ranged from marriage to
army. Fiv'e left at the end of the
term, while seven new ones have
rgistered.
Chc'Wan is offering many new
courses which include: ofifice
machines, business law. business
arithmetic, human anatomy, per
sonal hygiene, beginners course
in Bible, bteginners French, be
ginners cultural sociology, jour
nalism. and a much expanded
reciiratior.al program, featuring
intramural sports, ranging from
tennis, volley ball, and badmin
ton through preparation of a golf
green.
Staples Releases
Speaker List
For the month of February
Chowan College wiill feature a I
number of outstanding men a; !
its chapel program's, ac.iordir. j j
tc Rev. Au.stin Staples, program I
chairman. Th; programs will ,
bring visiting professional men—;
doctors, lawyers, and ministers— I
to the coK’ege: and the general j
public is always invited to at- !
tend. The schedule is as follows:
Feb. 8—Sanford Aydlett" of
Elizageth City, a member of th'e
college board of trustees;
Feb. 10—Rev. Randolph Greg
ory of Franklin, Va.; pastor of
the Franklin’Baptist Church;
Feb. 13—V’ernon D. Sitrickland,
Rich Square Attorney, third dis
trict supervisor for the 1950 U. S.
census;
Feb. 15—Chowan BSU, Miss
Shirley Davis of Sea'board. presi
dent;
Feb.17—Dr. B'ela Udvarnoki,
native of Hungary. hufJband of
former Chowan graduate and
missionary. Riiby Daniels;
Feb. 20—A. C. Gay ot Jackson,
prominent Northampton attorney,
former State Senator;
Feb. 22—iR’ev. J. E, Garlington
of Conway, one of the section’s
leading ministers;
Feb. 24—Walter H. Evans of
Harrellsville, New chairman of
the Chowan board of trustees;
Feb. 27—Rev. Warren Taylor,
pastor of Murfree.-iboro Baptist
Church, one of the school's most
ardent supporters.
Handbook
The Student Handbook on
studen.t government and stud
ent organizations has just
come from the press; It will be
distributed to the students as
soon as the officers of the
studen body and the advisors
hold a meeting and familiarize
themselv’es with the rules and
regula-Mons. It is hoped the
day of distribution will be to
day or tomorrow.
'Hamlet' Showing in
Franklin February 7-9
The motion picture “Hamlet"
will be shown at the Franklin ^
Theater. Franklin. Virginia, to
day. Wednesday, and Thursday,'
February 7-9. with two shows
each day at 3:30 and 8:00 o’clock.
The picture directed by Laur- *
epice Olivier, who also plays the ,
role of Hamlet, is having its 67th ;
Week-run in New York and at
top prices. Chowan students and ,
faculty can see the picture in :
Franklin for only fifty cents.
Arrangements will be made for
as many stud'ents as possible to
attend. !
■■Hamlet" is the best known of
Shakespeare’s tragic plays and
Olivier's production has been
made as popular with moviie goers
as it has been through the years
with the stage public. It is the ,
story of a banish prince Who ■
seeks to rev>enge his father’s
death. Thus it is a murder story
tjased on a 13th century story,
with all the angles of a modem ,
detectirt story. Outstanding ■
scenes are those of Hamlet’s
leaping from a pirate ship, fen
cing scene in which 300 different
movements are worked out, the
famous graveyard scene, and
many others.
In the picture one jvill note the
medieval costumes and proper
ties of the time of Hamlet, the
speech of Shakespeare’s day, and
thrill to famous sayings takten
from the play, as "the time is out
of joint”, “brevity is the soul of
wit," "to thine own self be
true." or ‘■Scmething is rottfen in
the state of Denmark. ”
Altogether the show is magni-
ficient and should not be missfed.
Those seeing the picture would
do well to refresh themselves by
re-reading the play or the synop
sis of it, at least.
The picture ■won all of thfe
moving picture awards of the
past year. The music w'hich sup
plements the film LS provided by
th'e London philharmonic Sym
phony,
Dr. Camp Speaks
Chowan College students had
as their guest speaker. January
23, Dr. Paul D. Camp Jr., of
Richmond, but a native cf Mur
freesboro. Dr. Camp spoke here
on the subject of “Heart Disease.”
He discussed the current trend of
this disease and the efforts that
have been exertd to combat it.
Dr. Camp emphasized certain
ailments attributed to the diseas
ed heart. Among them are the
"Blue Baby" disease, which has
caused so much concern recently,
syphillitic heart disease, rhEuma-
tic fever, and high blood pressuie.
The ■‘Blue x Baby" disease, so
called because of the bluish-tint
it renders to lips, nose ar.d fin
gernails, and recognized further
by a ■■clubbing” of the fingers
and toes, should not be ruled as
hopeless, btecause, according to
Dr. Camp, medical disease.
Rheumatic fever accounts for
40 per cent of the heart disease
in New England and 22 per cent
in Virginia and North Carolina.
It is Dr. Camp's prediction that
“Virginia and North Carolina
will become more rheumatic
fever-minded in the years facing
us."
Since 70 per cent of the vic
tims of rheumatic fever are left
with a permanently damaged
heart, he believes it wise to put
to practice this protective meas
ure: Avoid excessive exercise to
the extent that it causes short
ness of breath.
Syphillitic heart, another drea
ded disease, occurs extensively
amogn the Negroes of the South
and other groups of similar en
vironment. This condition dam
ages the arteries, especially the
great one, causing it to Teak and
swell. The symptoms, as he
pointed out, are a shortness of
breath accompanied by pains in
the chest and arms. In the
treatment of this disease, the im
proper use of the miracle drug,
penicillin, may kill the patient.
Dr. Camp also stated that be
cause of the infancy of the ex-
ploratiort o fthis heart condition,
it is as yet too soon to expect
anything definite on what future
developments may present.
High-iblood pressure, a ring
leader among the most preval
ent heart diseases, claims the
lives of nearly 100,000 people a
year in the United States. It is
an accepted theory among medi
cal authoriti’es that high-blood
pressure is” a systemic reactioti
caused by a disfase or resulting
condition, until no'w, unfamiliar
to medical science. ■‘Frcm it,
headaches .dizziness and nausea
occurs. Cutting a certain sym
pathetic vein is a method ot
treatment but not a cure-all. It
can be encumbered by the prac
tice of a proper routine and
medication.
■‘Cardiac anxiety”, as expressed
by Dr. Camp, is a condition
which exists when a perosn al
lows himself to worry about heart'
disease to such an extent that
the disease may actually creep
into his system.
According to his report, heart’s
disease is the greatest single
cause of death in. this country;
one out of four die from it each
year.. He added that the best wuy
to comi)at it is to be consciously
aware of the conditions prior to
the disease, thus allowing ampl’e
time to familiariae oneself with it
before it becomes so intrlgtiing.