Money can do a lot/ but
it can't beat talent and
willingness to work
hard.
THE CHOWA
Edited by Students and
Printed By The Roy
Parker School of Print
ing At Chowan College.
Volume 2 — Number 5
ROTARIANS GIVEN
MUSICAL TREAT BY
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Several students of Chowan
College presented a musical pro
gram at the recent Rotary Club
m.eeting held in the Red Apple
Resturant. This entertainment
was presented at the end of the
meal, and was a boost to the
“Chowan Capers,” the talent
show sponsored by the Mono
gram Club.
The program of talent, direct
ed and announced by Herman
Clark, included a trio composed
of Mary Frances Saunders,
Pauline Hardee, and Daisy Bell.
After a number of songs by the
girls the male quartet, “Two
Hits and Two Misses” compos
ed of “Fats” Harris, Kenneth
Mizell, Bob Mulder, and Earn
est Whittington entertained the
group.
Solos were rendered by Mary
Frances Saunders, and Bob Mul
der played several rag-time se
lections on the piano.
New Bern Church Hears
Chowan College Student
Reverend Jim Wollenschlager,
ministerial student at Chowan
College, conducted services in
the Tabernacle Baptist Church,
New Bern, on Sunday, March
27.
The Reverend Mr. Wollens-
chager spoke in the morning
and evening worship services,
and was in charge of the weekly
radio broadcast sponsored by the
church on a local radio station.
Students to Conduct
Revival in Jamesville
Dan Page, president of the
Chowan College ministerial Alli
ance, and Meredith White have
been invited to conduct a spring
revival in the Jamesville Bap
tist Church the last week in
April. The two students will be
excused from classes during the
week in order that they might
work with the members of the
congregation.
Page will preach at the ser
vices and White will take charge
of the music for the revival.
-^GRUaFIXJQN" IS
GVIEN AT CHOWAN
BY ORATORIO SOC.
Chowan’s Oratorio Society pre
sented Stainer’s “Crucifixion”
Sunday afternoon, April 3, at
4 o’clock in the Chowan College
Auditorium.
The Society is made up of
members of the College Glee
Club and singers from Ahoskie,
Branchville, Va., Como, Mur
freesboro, Rich Square, and
Winton.
Tenor soloists on the program
were John Darden, Branchville,
Va.; Ivan Moore, Murfreesboro;
and Reverend John Owens,
Ahoskie. Baritone and bass so
loists were William Finch] J.D.
Tilley, Meredith White, all of
Chowan College.
The “Crucifixion” was under
the direction of Mr. Marvin A.
Pickard, chairman of the Dan
iel School of Music at Chowan.
Mrs. Louise Pickard was organ
ist.
Concert By Guilford
College Choir Given
The Guilford College A Cap-
pella Choir from Greensboro
presented a concert here Satur
day night, March 19. The pro
gram unde# the direction of Mr.
Carl Baumbach, head of the
music department at Guilford
since 1950, was divided into four
groups—two groups of sacred
music, spirituals, and carols.
Trilly Tucker of Murfreesboro is
the president of the choir.
After the choir opened with a
Cuban Students
Speak to Circles
Three Cuban students from
the college spoke recently to
two of the Missionary Society
Circles of the Murfreesboro
Methodist Church.
On March 7, at the home of
Mrs. Eugene Williams, and
again on March 14, at the home
of Mrs. M. L. Lawrence, Jesus
Martinez spoke briefly on life
in Cuba, addressing his audience
first in Spanish and then in
English. Elsa Miranda, reading
the scripture and singing a
hymn, and Noemi Miranda, lead
ing in prayer, conducted the
devotional part of the program.
Cuban Girls Go
To W. M. U. MeeU
The Cuban girls have been
visiting the W.M.U.’s of several
churches in the surrounding area
of Conway, Boykins. Va., Jack
son, Severn, and Harrellsville.
They have been giving testimon
ies of their own lives and con
versions. They have reported on
the Baptist work in Cuba
and they compared the “Royal
Servite” magazine with their
“Commission.”
The girls, Wilmina Ruiz, Elsa
Miranda, Noemi Miranda, An
gela 0ms and Gladys Melero,
are being assisted on some
occasions by the two Cuban boys
Rolando Orozco and Jesus Mart-
WIXS SCH0L.4KSHIP — Miss
Josephine Allen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Allen
ot Route 2, Henderson, has
been awarded the Trustee
Scholarship from Chowan Col
lege, L. Robert Grogan, dean of
instruction, has announced. The
full scholarship covering all ex
penses, is awarded annually by
the trustees to a high school
senior from North Carolina or
Tidewater Virginia on the basis
of a competitive examination.
Miss Allen, senior at Aycock
High School in Henderson, in
tends to pursue the course in
medical technology, leading to
a career asj a laboratory tech
nician. Miss Allen was one of
10 finalists in examinations
given at Chowan College, April
2. Students from Piedmont
North Carolina, Eastern North
Carolina and Tidewater Vir
ginia participated in the finals.
Swimming Hours
Given For Pool
The swimming schedule for
the spring quarter has been
drawn up and the following
hours are to be observed;
Monday from 4:00-4:30, girls;
4:30 to 5:00 boys; Tuesday, 3:00-
4:00 girls; 4:00-5:00 boys; Wed
nesday, 4:00-4:30, girls; 4:30
5:00, boys; Thursday, 4:00-4:30,
girls; 4:30-5:00 boys.
Girls are requested to wear
caps at all times when in the
pool.
Lifeguard for this quarter is
Jesus Martinez.
choral invocation, they sang the
always beautiful “Hodie, Chris-
tus Natus Est.” Three other
numbers datmg from the six
teenth century, “O Magnum
Mysterium,” “Cantate Domino,”
and Bach’s “Death, I Do Not
Fear Thee,” concluded the first
group. The second troup of
songs included three songs of
praise.
The group of spirituals opened
with “Great Day,” and included
the familiar “Ezekiel Saw De
Wheel.”
The final group of carols in
cluded an interesting arrange
ment of the well-known French
carol “Frere Jacques,” and con
cluded with a rhythmical rendi
tion of a Czech song, “Carol of
the Drum.” The choral benedic
tion, a traditional benediction
with the choir, was sung by the
choir and all members of the
audience who had ever been in
tiie Guilford A Cappella group.
The Guilford A Cappella choir
directed by Mr. Baumbach, a
native of Kassed, Germany, is
recognized as one of the leading
choral organizations in the south
ern region, and is now in its
twenty-seventh season. The
membership of this group, rep
resenting a dozen religious de
nominations with singers from
•a number of states and foreign
countries, is as varied as its
diversified repertoire.
It is the purpose of the choir
to study and perform the best
church music from all periods
of choral development. With this
aim, the music is chosen with
care so that representative num
bers, both from the early mas
ters and contemporary writers,
can be presented. Texts are also
considered carefully, many taken
from the scriptures. Although
many concerts are given locally
and wilhin the state, the' choir
makes an extended tour each
year during the spring vacation
period. Since its organization in
1928, the choral group has
traveled over most of the states
east of the Mississippi.
Trilby Tucker of Murfreesboro
and Ann Timberlake from Wood
land were among the soloists for
the group. Other students from
this area were Margaret Ann
White, also of Woodland, and
Frank Wright of Holland, Va.
Murfreesboro, N. C., May, 1955
HIGHSSOOLDAY
HAS FEW VISITORS
SOME CONFLICTS
Hi?h School T)av v/as observed
at Chowan, Friday April 1, with
approximately 100 students from
13 different sc’nools attendin!».
OnenHg the pm^rar-i in chan-
el at 10 a.m., Reverend War-
F. Tavlor, p-i?tor of the
Murfrec.'boro B pl'st Church,
gave the devotJO'^ il.
In CJ-lebralion ' '' Anril Fool’s
Day, Dean L. B ibert Grogan,
led in a joko the Worrx n’s
Judiciary, as Dean of Women,
Marie ?rr!ithwi"k, directed her
Judiciary members in a bur-
lesnue choral n’n- ’
The Reverend Oscar Creech,
associate to the iresident, was
the first speaker of the day in
the absence of D; F. O. Mixon.
He spoke on the history of Cho
wan and the plans for its future
advancement, including the 10
year program recently started.
For special music, the Chowan
Glee Club rende,'cd several se
lections: “Battle Hymn of the
Republic,” “Onward Christian
Soldiers”, “Beautiful Saviour”,
“He Shall Come Down Like
Rain”, and “Glory Be to The
Father.” A sextet composed of
Ann Long, Seaboard, Lula Pearl
White, HarrellsvilU , Pat Guthrie,
Belhaven, Carolyn Davis, Con
way, Phyllis Wa»d, Whaleyville,
Virginia, and Pauline Hardee,
Enfield, sang “My Green Cathe
dral”, and “Bless This House.”
Mr. Grogan then recognized
the seniors from the different
high scliools represented. The
visitors included groups from
Harrellsville, Camden, New
somes, Va., Ahoskie, Seaboard,
Ivor, Va., Methodist Orphanage,
Raleigh; Reids\ille, Spring
Hope, Lowes Grove, Moyock,
Murfreesboro, and Oak City. The
number of seniors attending was
approximately one half last
year’s number. The reason prob
able lay in several conflicts—
High School Day at East Caro
lina, junior-senior banquets, and
New York and Washington ex
cursions. I
The Dean next introduced the
faculty and staff to the visitors. |
Professor in th'' Business De
partment, Mr. Robert Boston,
gave a concise review of the
curricula of the various depart
ments at Chowan and the value
of each.
For entertainment, Dan Page,
Ciiovvdii t; fi jm Vviiitc-
ville, acted as master of cere
monies for a student talent pro
gram. The v.iried talent show
included Pat Guthrie, Ann Long,
Carolyn Davis, Robert Mulder
of Woodland, Charles Harris of
Washington, Kenneth Mizelle
and Earnest Whittington of
Roanoke Rapids. “Vass” Har
rington of Rich Square, Bob
Klatt of Cary, Donny Taylor of
Raleigh, and Mary Frances
Saunders of Enfield also took
part. Afterwards, the assembly
was dismissed for lunch.
After lunch the seniors in
spected the dorms, looked over
the different buildings, and met
many of the Chowan students.
Some of the students visited the
Sandy Hollow horse stables to
observe the riding class.
Four girls remained at Chowan
from Friday to Sunday to take
a competitive test for a scholar
ship which will pay all expenses
for the next year. This schol
arship is offered by the Board
of Trustees.
Subscription : $1.00 a year
BSU EXECUTIVES
PRESENT CHOWAN
RADIO PROGRAM
Members of the new Baptist
"Student Union Executive Coun
cil conducted the weekly “Cho
wan Hour” over Radio Station
WRCS on Sunday, March 27. The
orogram was under the direc-
Hon of Miss Frances White, ad
visor for the group.
After announcements by Miss
^Vhite, Shirley Blizzard gave
a summary of Religious Em-
nhasis Week, services conduct
ed the previous week by Dr. R.
P. Downey, pastor of the Sa
lem Baptist Church, Salem, Vir
ginia. Joe Harkey then gave a
talk on his impressions of the
week.
The program was closed with
a solo by Bob Mulder, who sang
“What Will You Do With Jesus.”
He was accompained by Patri
cia Guthrie at the piano.
J(»l\ XKWSI’VI’Klf STAFFS--During April two students ot the Hoy
Parker School of Printing at Chowan College accoptfd posMio.’is as
Teletypesetter perforator operators on newspapers. Pictured is JJiss
Mary Frances Saunders of Enfield, who is working for the Shelby
Daily Star. Miss Janice Dew, of Sims, is now at work as a TTS opera
tor for the McDowell News, Marion, N. C. The school of printing per
mits student.H who have reached a required efficiency to accept place
ment-training positions. The girls were selected by drawing their
nnmcs from a hat containing those of each member ot the TTS class.
Chowan College i.s the only liberal arts college in the southeast where
instruction in Telefyppsett' r operation is g''ven. The Teletypesetter is
a typewriter-like machine which perforates tape used in automatical
ly operating typesetting equipment in newspaper plants. (Chowan
College News Bereau photo.)
Block C Club Show
Voted Big Success
The Block C Club talent show
on March 17 drew a crowd of
three hundred to the college au
ditorium for the musical show,
“Chowan Capers” produced by
Chowan students and outside
entertainers.
The show, presented to raise
funds for pthletie monograrn
sweaters, was written and di
rected uy Mi-, aiid Mrs. Her’oert
Appenzeller. The scene was set
Baldwin Organ is
Installed Here
On March 15, a Baldwin Five
Organ was installed in the audi
torium at Chowan College.
This organ will be used for
chapel services and other pro
grams at the college. It will also
be available for practice hours
to students who are taking or
gan lessons. Heretofore the
organ students have used the
organs in the near-by churches.
The collection taken during the
Chowan College Oratorio Socie
ty’s presentation of Handel’s
“Messiali” at Christmas and at
their Easter performance of
Stainer’s' “Crucifixion” went
towards the purchase of the
organ.
in the soda shop of a typical
small Southern college, and the
show opened with a tenor solo
by Billy Finch, playing the part
of a soda-fountain clerk. As the
performace continued the stu
dents provided a variety of en
tertainment including instru
mental music by Kelton Stone
and his saxophone, Ernie Gray
and h’"" trumpet. Bob Mu'der
at the piano gave his ragtime
versions of “The Darktown
Strutters Ball” and “Whisper
ing”, and Carolyn Davis offered
a rendition of “Tommy Dorsey’s
Boogie”. Mr. Ed Cassen of Mur
freesboro assisted the perfor
mers with his drums, and Miss
Barbara Young assisted at the
piano and organ.
Other vocal numbers were of
fcred by Mary Frances Saun
ders, by the “Bell Trio”, a group
including Daisy Bell. Mary Fran
ces Saunders, and Pauline Har
dee, and by the male quartet
group, “Fats” Harris, Ken Miz
Glee Club Concert
At Conway Church
The Chowan College Glee Club
oresented a concert in the Con
way Baptist Church on Sunday
evening, March 27. The choir of
mixed voices sang, a number
of religious songs.
James D. Tilley was soloist for
the choir. A girl’s sextette com-
nosed of Ann Long, Pauline
Hardee, Carolyn Davis, Lula
Pearl White, Pat Gutherie, and
Phyllis Ward sang, “Bless this
House” and “The Green Cathe
dral.”
The Glee Club was under the
direction of Mr. Marvin A.
Pickard, head of the Daniel
School of Music at Chowan Col
lege. Peggy Brown and Carolyn
Davis were accompanists.
Prior to the concert the stu
dents were served a supper in
the basement of the Church by
Mrs. L. W. Hedspeth, Mrs.
Clifton Davis and Mrs. W. Liver-
man.
This was the first of a number
of concerts which will be pre
sented in this area this spring.
Woman's Club Fashion Show
New Mail Boxes
Recently Chowan College pur
chased new mail boxes froin
East Columbia, South Carolina.
These boxes were installed the
third week in March and are
now is use.
According to Mildred Wheeler,
post mistress, each student now
has an individual box. 'The lar
ger boxes have been assigned to
the larger departments.
The grey boxes were painted
by Dean Wilhelm. Dean Wilhelm
and Professor Dan Harris figur
ed the combinations for the
boxes. The numbers were paint
ed on the boxes by Joe Harkey.
Ahoskie High School
Band Guests At Chowan
The Ahoskie Dance Band
played in Chapel here Monday
morning, April 4. The band is
under the direction of Bob
Brown of Ahoskie, who is the
bandmaster at the high school.
Among the selections played
were “Stardust”, “Shake, Rattle
and Roll”, “Tuxedo Junction”
and “Retreat!”. “Let Me Go
Lover” and “Teach Me Tonight”
were rendered as solos by one
of the female band members.
The Melrose Woman’s Club of
Murfreesboro presented a fash
ion show in the Chowan College
auditorium on March 30, 1955.
The newly formed club presented
the fashion show for the purpose
of raising funds for its teen age
recreation project.
Murfreesboro firms taking
part in the production were the
Murfreesboro Shoe Store, the
Evans Company, Day’s Depart
ment Store, the Fashion Center,
the Murfreesboro Department
Store, and the Peebles-Kimbrell
Department Store.
Mrs. Edwin P. Brown, presi
dent of the North Carolina
Federated Women’s Clubs, was
narrator, and Miss Barbara
Young served as accompanist.
Mrs. A1 Goodrich is president of
the Melrose Club.
Models for the Murfreesboro
Shoe Store’s “Easter Party”
setting were Amelia Vann, Lav-
enia Ruth Vann, Gay McLean,
Mary Lee Hill, Tommie Vann,
Harry Vann, Sandy Mc
Lean, and Jay Wilson Smith.
The Evans Company sponsored
Mrs. B. M. Heath, Mrs. Ellis
Smith, Mrs. Tony Hedgepeth,
and Mrs. Norris Fisher. The
“Play Time” models for Day’s
Department Store were Roxanna
Sewell, Dottie Mae Brown, Bob
bie Lee, June Tucker, Elsie
Takesian, and Mary Lee Britt.
The second part of the fash
ion show, featuring spring and
sum.mer clothes, began with the
Murfreesboro Department Store
group modeled by Lurice Evans,
Gladys Melero, Janice Dew,
Betty Lou Hill, Joyce Currin,
Mrs. Guy Lewis, Nancy Taylor,
Mrs. R. Jennings White, and
Faye Garris Roundtree. The
Fashion Center wardrobe was
modeled by Patsy Futrelle, Bar
bara Young, Elizabeth White.
Mrs. R. A. Parker, Mrs. Cecil
Liverman, Mrs. Perry Dickens,
Mrs. W. W. Winborne, Mrs. Mel
vin Vinson, Mrs. Pete Whitley,
Mrs. Raleigh Futrelle. and Mrs.
Spanish Club Has
Active Programs
The Spanish Club held its first
meeting bf the third quarter
March 31. The following officers
were elected at the close of
the second quarter when the
club was organized: Joe Har
key, president; Dan Pago, vice-
president; Jesus Martinez,
secretary; Angela Oms, trea
surer; Shirley Blizzard, report
er; Bobby Livermah and June
Tucker, social chairmen. The
present membership of the club,
including the officers, are Mar
garet Curies, Gladys Melero,
Rolando Orozco, Elsa Miranda,
Noemi Miranda, and Wilmina
Ruiz.
The group is currently learn
ing to sing Spanish songs. Fu
ture programs will include short
talks in simple Spanish by the
Cuban students, movies, and
games. Anyone who has ever
studied any Spanish or who is
interested in the Spanish lan
guage or people will be wel
comed into the club.
Edwin P. Brown. The Peebles-
Kimbrell Department Store se
lections which closed the pro
gram were shown by Jinny Lynn
Marling, Jackie Lassiter, Anne
tte Taylor, Mildred Ann Lassi
ter, Millison Whitehead, Ruth
Whitley, Mrs. Guy Lewis, Mrs.
Harry Underwood, Jenny Fer
guson, and Nancy Ferguson.
At intermission the girls’ trio
of Chowan College, Mary Fran
ces Saunders, Pauline Hardee,
and Daisy Mae Bell, sang sev
eral selections. Robert Glenn
Mulder also presented a piano
number.
8. S. U. OFFICERS
INSTALLED AT
CHAPlE SERVICE
On Tuesday, March 29, the of
ficers of the Chowan College
B.S.U. were installed in a ser
vice presented in Chapel.
The officers are as follows:
Jean Galloway, Woodland, Pres
ident; Charles Stokes, New
Bern, Membership Vice Presi
dent; Toye Carter, New York,
Social Vice President; Shirley
Blizzard, Richlands, Devotio^ial
Vice President; Jean Early, Old
Fort. Secretary; Irene Burt,
Swansboro, Treasure; Annie Mae
— Daughtry, Conway, Pianist;
elle, Ernest Whittington, and I Emory Byrum, Portsm.outh,
Bob Mulder. A mixed quartet
composed of Ike Gay, “Vass”
Harrington, Anne Long, and
Donnie Taylor sang. Afterwards,
Donnie Taylor, strumming the
ukelele, and “Vasolino” Har
rington amused the audience
with their version of “Ko-Ko-
mo.”
Guest performers included.
Roxanne Sewell o f Murfrees
boro, who did a tap number
and Bobby Yates of Seaboard,
^vho sang a number of popular
love songs. One of the surprise
performances of the evening was
a clever song pantomine by the
“W'oodlandaires”, Peggy Babb,
Barbara Bridgers, Clarice Gal
loway, Josephine Fiitrell, and
Betty Jo Edwards from Wood-
land-Olney High School.
Mr. “Piggy” Jenkins, super
intendent of the Murfreesboro
High School, playing the role
of the college dean, concluded
the show singing “Ding Dong
Daddy”, in which the entire
group joined for the grand finale.
Others playing the roles of
students were Shad Barden Dan
Page, Herman Clark, Lawton
Box, Marilyn Joyner, Elsie Ta
kesian, Shirley Martin, and Bet
ty Ruth Boyd.
The Chowan Capers will be
presented again in Pendleton at
a later date.
Music Director; Virginia Drake,
Pinetops, Literature Chairman;
and Elizabeth Warrick, Jackson,
Publicity Chairman.
The theme of the program was
“Connecting the Student With
the Church.” After the proces
sional bf the old and new offi
cers, the group on stage sang
“Lead On O King Eternal.” Miss
Frances White, B.S.U. Advisor,
gave the invocation. Next
Charles Paul, retiring president,
gave a short talk on “The Pur
pose of the B. S. U.”
Each old officer gave the new
one a link of chain which he in
turn connected to a minature
church, as he cited his duties
and accepted their challenge.
When the chain was completed,
the old officers marched off the
stage as the new officers sang
“Bless Be The Tie That Binds.”
Reverend Warren F. Taylor,
Pastor of the Murfreesboro Bap
tist Church, gave the prayer of
dedication.
Y. W. A. Officers
The Chowan College Y. W. A.
met March 23 and the nominat
ing committee presented the
list of newly nominated officers.
The following were elected and
will be installed soon:
President, Sliirley Blizzard;
vice-president, Toye Cart e r
Secretary, Jean Early; Treasur
er, Elizabeth Warrick; program
chairman, Nancy Rawls.
Fred King Fills Pulpit
Ai Severn Baptist Church
Fred King, a first year Min
isterial student at Chowan Col
lege, conduted services in the
Severn Baptist Church, Severn,
on Sunday, April 2, in the ab
sence of Reverend J. C. Ray,
pastor.
Fred is from Hampton, Va.,
and is the vice-president of the
, Ministerial Alliance. He is ;■
Miss Betty Moore is the club transfer student from Blue Field
advisor. College.
College Observes Easter
The College ooserveC Easter
holidays when Easter Monday,
April 11, was declared as a
school holiday.
School closed after classes on
Friday, April 8. Classes were re
sumed at 7:30 on Tuesday morn
ing, April 12.
Special Programs
Members of the Chowan Col
lege Glee Club presented two
special renditions at the Mur
freesboro Baptist Church on
Sunday night, April 3, marking
the beginning of the church re
vival week.
The mixed chorus under di
rection of Mr. Marvin Pickard
sang, “Crown jlim, King of
Glory,” and “The Battle Hymn
of the Republic.”
HONORED — Mrs. Daisy Lou
Mixon, Chairman ot the Depart
ment of Religion returned last
Friday from Dallas, Texas where
she attended a conference on
Religion in Junior Colleges. The
conference, held at Perkins
School of Theology, Southern
Methodist University, was spon
sored by the Association of
American Junior Colleges, in
conjunction with Southern Meth
odist and Yale Universities. Mrs.
Mixon was honored by being se
lected as one of only two teach
ers ot religion representing
North Carolina at the conference.