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THECHOWANIAN Volume 1 Number 1 Murfreesboro, N. C., November 1955 Subscription: $1.00 a Year Student Enrollment Is 237 for 1955-56 Year Ten Top Students Named for Tests The ten top ranking students in each of the seven divisions of the Freshman Placement Tests have been announced from the office of Robert L. Grogan, Dean of Instruction and Regist rar. The results, with the names of some 71 students are as fol lows: ACE Psychological: Rob ert Adcock, Daryl Allen, Billy Davis, S. F. Duncan, Aubrey Fletcher, Joe Francis, Clarice Galloway, Robert Lloyd, Irvin Stroud, and Shelton Turner. Mechanics of Expression:Ma vis Boyd, Billy Davis, S. F. Duncan, Joe Francis, Katherine Futrell, Clarice Galloway, Sal ly Moore, Virginia Parker, and Sarah Rankin. Effectiveness of Expression: Daryl Allen, Mavis Boyd, Betsy Cadle, Billy Davis, S. F. Dun- | can, Sally Moore, Joe Francis, Basil Futrell. Janet Snowden, and Louis Stokes. Reading: Robin Clair, Joe Clark, Howard Currin, Billy Davis, Pat Davis, S. F. Duncan, Joe Francis, Sally Moore, Louis Stokes, and Irvin Stroud. Social Studies: Robin Clair, Billy Davis, Donald Downing, Carroll Greene, Robert Lloyd, Sally Moore, Charles Pake, Wil liam Ross, Louis Stokes, and Irvin Stroud. Natural Sciences: Howard Currin, Billy Davis, Pat Davis, Joe Francis, Basil Futrell, Cla rice Galloway, Sally Mctore, William Ross, Irvin Stroud, and W. F. Warrell, Jr. (Warrell and Turner tied for the tenth position in this test.) Mathematics: Howard Currin, Billy Davis, S. F. Duncan, Joe Francis, Louis Kearney, James McGowan, Sally Moore, Harry Parker, Diane Phillips, and Shelton Turner. P Oratorio Society to Present 'Messiah' Singing the well-knov'n “Mes siah” by George F. Handel is the plan and goal of the Chowan Oratorio Society, this year under the direction of Mr. James Brisson, head of the Daniel School of Music of Chow an College. The society, which was organized last year, also sang the “Messiah” to an estimr'ted audience of five hundred people within a radius of one hundred miles. This year, the singers, many of whom were members last year, meet each Tuesday night in the auditorium for re hearsal. Members of the college glee club will also aid those interest ed members from near-by com munities who make up the Ora- tofio Society. Mr. Brisson welcomes any music lover in driving distance of the college to join the society, for he feels that working on this project is a satisfying ex perience and that the present ation will be a treat for those fortunate enough to hear this work. Eighteen Receive "C" Jackets in Ceremony Eighteen lettermen from three sports received light blue letter jackets in a chapel program on October 6 featuring the ap- peaiance and introduction of all of the members of the 1955 squad of the Chowan Braves. The jackets, of a light blue shade and cut along tne cardi gan sweater model, were spon sored this year by the Monogram Club, which staged several e- vents during last year to finance the sweaters. Each sweater cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $10. The presentation of the jer seys, made by Herman Clark, quarterback of the '55 Braves, and president of the Monogram Club, was the first feature of the profiram- “We made enough money to pay for the jersey s,” said Clark,” by getting together and cooperating to put on some shows for the students. Let us hope that the Monogram Club will keep up this activity and make the awards to tne athletes of the future bigger and better.” The “M” Club pave a talent show and put up the proceeds from the Blue-White glame of last spring to sponsor the jer seys; The talent Show was held in early spring of last year. The Blue white game came as a highlight of spring drills. Letter m. en receiving the sweaters were: Ed Chaplin , Carol Daniels, Jack Crenshaw, Don Deaton, A1 Pierce, Ted Pulley, Ben Rich, Ted Rollins. Don Taylor, Bill Warren, Earl Wright, Ike Gay, Jim Gravely, John Hill, Ed Meadors, Dick Padgett, Hardin Wood, and Walter Sykes. Fourteen of the lettermen received their letters for football. The remainder re ceived their awards for basket ball and baseball. (Continued on Page Eight) DISTINGUISHED VISITORS—Senator Sam Ervin, United States Senator from North Carolina, looks over one of the five Linotype machines at the Roy Parker School of Printing as one of the highlights of his tour of the facilities of the school. Senator Ervin gets some expert instruction from Roy Parker, Sr., who accompanied the senator on the tour. Ervin Visits Parker School of Printing Senator Sam Ervin paid a brief inspection visit to the Roy Parker School of Printing on Friday morning, October 8. Senator Ervin, who had a speaking engagement in Ahoskie on Thursday night, examined the facilities of the school and asked many questions of Mr. John McSweeney, head of the department. Speaking to the assembled students of the school. Sen. Ervin said “Of all the invent ions, printing is perhaps the most significant with the pos sible exception of the atomic bomb.” Ervin expressed satisfaction with the equipment of the school and wished the students of the school the best of fortune. His speech at Ahoskie dealt with newspaper subjects fitting in with national press week. Ervin called attention to the fact that the Roy Parker School was the only one of its kind in the state. He mentioned a sim ilar school at the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morgan- ton, but said that its plant Represents Highest Enrollment in School's History Chowan Colleee began ses sions for the 1955-’56 term with 237 students enrolled on the col lege’s books, according to infor mation received from Robert L. Grogan, dean of instruction and registrar. This represents an increase of some 13 students from the num ber enrolled last year. Dean Grogan said. The regular school year terminated with 197 stu dents enrolled, a loss of some 27 students from the number regis tered at the start of the year. However Dean Grogan point ed out that during the course of the year 316 students were pro cessed by the college. This was due to the fact that some stu dents dropped out during the course of the year. Other stu dents completed their work at mid semester or at other times during the year. A break down on the freshman sophomore ratio shows that the sophomore class represented only about 30 per cent of the entire student body. Sixty nine of the student body were sopho mores with the remaining 168 members of the freshman class. The fairer sex were outnurp,- bered in the initial registration about two to one with 162 boys present for the classes compar ed to 75 girls. Twenty four fa culty members were on hand to furnish instruction for the stu dents. Nine states and foreign territories were represented in the total Chowan enrollment. North Carolina naturally led the pack with 182 Tar Heels en rolled. The Old Dominion State finished second with 44 students. South Carolina and Cuba each had three and West Virginia, Georgia, New York, Alabama (and the Panama Canal Zone were represented by one student. The enrollment for this year was the largest in the school’s history, which has shown a steady growth since reopening in 1949. A complete record of initial enrollment for the college is as follows: 1954-’55, 224; 1953- ’54, 167; 1952-’53, 167; 1952-’53, 133; 1951-’52, 151- 1950-’51, 49 graduates; and 1949-’50, 142. A total of 202 students were on the campus during 1954-’55 and a total of 251 students en rolled during the year 1953-’54. Party Hald for Chowan Students A party at the home of Bob Rose in Cradock highlighted the festivities surrounding the Cho- wan-Newport News Apprentice football game. Approximately 50 students and members of the faculty attended the party with Mr. Rose acting as host for the occasion. Louise Wimbish acted as hostess. Refreshments consisted of a decorated cake, bearing the col lege colors and name; punch; sandwiches; potato chips; mints, and nuts. could not compare with the Chowan plant and that the stud ent body was composed of deaf students. A delegation of other visitors accompanied Ervin on the tour of the school. In Ervin’s party were: Roy Parker Sr. and Mrs. Ervin.
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