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THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO, N. C.
MAY—1953
The Chowanian
Published Monthly by Students of Chowan College
Murfreesboro, N. C.
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Gloria Cox Editor-in-Chief
Edith Vick Assistant Editor
Betty Lou Reinhardt Business Manager
Lottie Ross Religious Editor
Robert Earl Baggett Circulation Manager
Margaret Bridgers Religious Editor
Janet Burden Feature Editor
James Earl Taylor Radio Editor
Charles Fulcher Sports Editor
Watson McKeel Assistant Sports Editor
Photographer Elmer Brinkley
Reporters Hilliard Greene, Jean Bryant, Elsie Leary,
Shelton Asbell, Bernard Rose
Faculty Advisors Mrs. Bela Udvamoki, Miss Addie Mae Cooke
Friends Important
As many of us leave school this spring, we will come to
realize more than ever the important part that good friends
play in our lives. We will need them in our offices, homes,
or wherever we may be. It is thus important that we choose
friends carefully.
There are many characteristics of a good friend. Take a
look at your best pal, for example. Is he willing to sacrifice
small pleasures of his own to help you? Instead of being
stubborn and grouchy, he probably is usually glad to agree
to your plans.
One of the biggest tests of friendship is this: Does he
stand up for you when others criticize you? If he says or does
unfair things behind your back, he is not a true friend. He
should always fry to be honest, fair, and truthful with you.
He is capable of keeping your secrets. No matter what you
say, you feel sure that he understands and will keep
secrets to himself. That is a wonderful thing about having
best pals. All in all, friendship is a form of giving and taking
cheerfully.
Perhaps some of us take our friends for granted simply
because we don’t realize how valuable they are. We should
try to make good friends and keep them. This cannot be done
unless we strive to be good friends ourselves to others.
Safety
We were speeding along the highway lapped in the luxury
of blossoming spring, when suddenly an animal darted across
the road. The car hurled over. The girl screamed in agony—
that was five years ago.
Now she is paralyzed and will never walk again. She
was fifteen then—a normal healthy child. She had always
stretched lazily when she got up in the morning, had walked
to school and played tennis in the sun and run against the
wind, and danced at parties.
Now she sits in a wheel chair all day, and she is helped
into bed at night and out of bed the next morning to sit
another day with muscles that will always be hard and stiff.
Every holiday she sits watching others celebrate in a way
she can never celebrate.
In the summer its been hardest of all. When her hungry
eyes see a pool of cool rippling water, she wants to stay in it
forever and feel its invigorating wetness swish her around.
When she sees a horse, she aches to go bounding over a
meadow.
And all that the most comforting person can say is that
she must make the best of it. She must make the best of
her stiff deadened form sitting in a wheel chair. But what
can the best be? There can be no marriage, no home of her
own, no career.
And all my life I must remember I did that to her.
—Quill and Scroll.
Can You Imagine ...
Edith and Margaret Ann when
they were not receiving letters
every day?
Geneva without C. E.?
Nancy Rainey without a song?
Syrvillia without a Wednesday
night date?
Fats meeting every class for a
whole quarter?
Miss Cooke without a smile for
everyone?
John Broadwell being five feet
tall?
Libby wearing the same dress
two days straight?
Keith without Polly?
Judy without her horses?
Joel Askew without a joke?
John Parker missing a history
question?
Marian not receiving a letter
from California?
Lottie talking about anybody
but Gerald?
Helen with short hair?
Jo Ann and Syrvillia getting in
Chowan^ Mother Dear
A song in thy praise, O mother dear,
Doth rise to lips from loyal hearts.
We do greet thee,
We do greet thee,
As out the darkness thou thy way
Dost break through night .to perfect day.
We salute thee!
We salute thee!
Mother dear, Mother dear!
The thrill of thy beauty—kind nature’s own skill.
Doth surge through our souls and cheer our way.
We do praise thee,
We do praise thee,
The beech, the magnolia, the long leaf rare
Each season doth rival to make more fair.
We adore thee!
We adore thee!
Mother fair. Mother fair!
Our hearts do rejoice in thy wisdom and strength;
To God be thanks for thy fostering care.
We revere thee,
We revere thee.
Thy name so fair we love and adore—
So treasured with hopes and memories of yore.
We do love thee,
We do love thee.
Dear Chowan, Dear Chowan!
Chowan G!ee Club Concert
Pleases Audience Of 200
A varied program of spirituals,
light classics, and sacred music by
the 21-voice Chowan College Glse
Club preased an audience of near
200 here Tuesday night.
The glee club, under direction
of Mrs. Rose Goodwin Pool and
aided by vocal soloists, presented
its concert with appropriate stage
settings in three sequences—“in
church,” “at a garden party” and
“in concert.” Miss Virginia Mc
Queen was piano accompanist for
the program in the college audi
torium. The concert was sponsor
ed by the Alumni Association.
Especially delighting the listen
ers was a naturally staged musi
cal skit centering around a garden
party in which speaking parts,
vocal solos aKt^ choral singing
were effectively combined.
The accomplished lyric quality
of Miss Nancy Rainey’s soprano
voice gave an ethereal quality to
Cesar Franck’s beautiful and be
loved “O Lord, Most Holy,” in the
sacred grouping. The glee club
reached fullest expression with
Victor Herbert’s “Sweethearts,”
followed by another deftly han
dled light classical, “My Hero,”
from Strauss’s “The Chocolate
Soldier,” with Miss Rainey again
starring on the verse portion.
Male members of the chorus
won warm audience acclaim for
their a cappela presentation of
the Negro spiritual, “De Gospel
Train,” with Tenor Bobby Alli-
good on the solo. For encore, they
sang “Battle Hymn of the Re
public” and one other number.
Lily Strickland’s “My Lover Is
a Fisherman,” was adroitly han
dled by Miss Lottie Ross. It was
followed by a duet in which Miss
Ross, soprano, and C. E. Thomas,
bass, blended voices aptly on
Friml’s “Sympathy.”
Highlight of the “concert”
grouping was the plaintive spiri
tual, “Were You There?” in which
a definite atmosphere was created
by the tjlee club, led by Mr. Alli-
good’s tenor again on the solo.
In addition to those named,
other soloists contributing fine per
formances were Misses Anne Tim-
berlake, Jeane Ann Futrell, Polly
Condrey, Dr. Alton Parker, and
Mrs. Warren F. Taylor.
Attacks and shading by the
chorus for the most part were
excellently handled. The singers
on Sunday night before 10 o’clock?
Bertha without a cheerful dis
position?
Mildred and Mary Lou missing
a vesper service?
Gary Smart without a key chain
in his hand?
Mrs. Mixon without a sweet
smile?
John Roger thinking of anyone
but Mary?
Claude being quiet for one min
ute?
Russ being as tall as Roy Fu
trell?
Aubrey liking anyone but G. C.?
rounded out their program with
Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.”
Special students assisting in the
program included: Misses Tim-
berlake, Jeane Ann Futrell, Jose
phine Futrell, Edith Liverman,
Mrs. Taylor and Dr. Parker.—H.L.
Spotlight
Hilliard Green
Our first spot light falls on Hill
iard Green, a 6 foot, 5 inch 195
pound freshman who has gray
eyes and brown hair. He was born
in Wake County, Zebulon, N. C.,
September 11, 1928. Hilliard likes
basketball, football, baseball, gojf,
and tennis. He also likes the
frietldliness of the teachers and
the students at Chowan College.
His main dislikes are to lose a ball
game and to take exams.
Killiard is in the Glee Club,
president of the Student Council,
and is a first-string basketball
player. He says his greatest thrill
was when he made the all Con
ference and all State Basketball
team. Upon graduating from Cho
wan, Hilliard plans to continue his
education in a four year school.
Marjorie Jenkins
Our second spot light falls on
“dear ol’ Margie,” sometimes
called “Red,” whom everyone
knows. Margie is a 5 foot, 6V2
inch sophomore weighing 130
pounds (whew) with red hair and
brown eyes. She was born in
Northampton County, Conway,
N. C., June 22, 1933. Her main
likes are basketball, tennis, bad-
mitton, and horseback riding, and
plenty of good food (especially
milk). She likes to see people
that are always happy. Margie
likes Chowan with its friendly
faculty and students. Among her
dislikes are taking exams and
hearing people complain.
For the future, Margie plans
to continue her education and
teach. When asked what her great
est thrill was she replied, “Oh, Ho!
Wouldn’t you like to know.”
Mildred MIzell
Our third spot light falls on
Mildred Mizell, that really sweet
and quiet freshman who has blue
eyes and auburn hair. Mildred is
5 feet, 5 inches tall ind weighs
127 pounds. Among her likes arc
people, reading, talking and cook
ing (if it’s something simple—
toast, perhaps). Her dislikes are
insincere people and sarcasm.
Mildred is a member of the B.S.U
and Y.W.A.
In the future Mildred plans to
be a church secretary—^beyond
that nothing is definite at the
present.
Charles Middleton
Last, but not least, our spot light
falls on Charles Middleton who
Cookes
Column
By ADDIE MAE COOKE
“That the World May Believe”
was the theme which greeted the
eyes of the messengers to the
Southern Baptist Convention in
Houston, Texas^ May 6-10. The
program throughout the week
stressed the work Southern Bap
tists are doing to take the mes
sage of Christ to all the world.
The Daily themes were: “La
borers Together,” “Preaching the
Word,” “All Bare Him Witness,”
Unto the Uttermost Part,” “Teach
ing Whatsoever Commanded,”
“Living for Jesus,” “Youth Are
Coming,” and “The Work of An
Evangelist.”
Messages by Southern Baptist
leaders including the following
were heard: Dr. J. D. Grey, presi
dent, New Orleans Dr. J. H.
Landes, Texas; Dr. Homer Lind
say, Florida; Dr. W. R. White,
Texas; Dr. John Slaughter, South
Carolina; Dr. T. L. Holcomb and
Dr. J. B. Lawrence who are re
tiring from their positions with
the convention; Dr. W. A. Cris
well, Texas; Dr. Ramsey Pollard,
Tennessee; Howard Butt, Texas;
Dr. Ralph Herring, North Caro
lina.
Reports of our work through
the various channels and institu
tions were made. Missionaries from
all the fields served by our Home
and Foreign Mission Boards were
presented. Representatives from
seminaries, hospitals, colleges, and
various agencies and departments
trld of the widespread emphasis of
''.e gospel message.
I also attended the W.M.U. con
vention which met prior to the
other convention.
Traveling with me to the .con
vention were: the Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Creech, Ahoskie; the
Rev. E. R. Stewart, Hickory, Va.;
and Russell Gray, Boykins, Va.
We took the southern route to
Houston and returned by a more
northerly route, spending a night
in my home in Murphy.
We were impressed as we tour
ed through the various states with
the extensive dairy and beef cattle
industries, the oil wells of Texas,
the lovely flowers along the road
sides, water lilies and water hy
acinths, the tropical atmosphere
along the Gulf coast. Gardenias
were blooming in profusion in
Houston.
We did some sightseeing in
Texas, visiting the San Jacinto
monument, Texas City where oil
refineries are found in such num
bers, and Galveston, lovely re
sort city. One thing that gave Mrs.
Creech and me an idea of the
wealth of Texas was a luncheon
at Hiver Oaks Country Club,
where membership fee is $9,000.
It was a wonderful trip, and I
am grateful that I had an oppor
tunity to attend. Through the co
operation of several students and
my fine co-worker, Mrs. O. C.
Kennedy, the work of the office
went along nicely.
discovered America on July 23,
1935 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Charles is a 5 foot, 9 inch fresh
man with brown hair, blue eyes,
and weighs 140 pounds. He is
president of the B.S.U., vice presi
dent of the Ministerial Alliance,
vice president of Phi Lambda Pi,
member of the Glee Club and the
Student Council.
Among his likes are singing,
football, swimming, and girls. His
main dislikes are cats (which kind,
Charles?) and being told what to
do.
Charles says his greatest thrill
was when he gave his life com
pletely to God. He said that the
joy and happiness that filled him
was beyond description. Next to
that, it was when he was elected
to be youth pastor in Daytona and
he preached his first sermon.
Charles says, quote: “I will always
remember these two experiences.”
Charles plans to finish 4 yeais
of college and 5 years of Seminary
training for the ministry. Then he
would like to join the Army and
te a Chaplain.
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