THE CHOWANIAN
January 1958
MEET THE STUDENTS
MEN'S COUNCIL—Officers of the Chowan College Men’s Council, seated left to right, are Billy
Bray, Hertford; Robert Davis, Bath, secretary; Frank Ashfield, Ahoskie, president. Standing;
Carroll Greene, New Bern; Charlie Whitley, Murfreesboro, vice president; Joe Sumler Newing
ton, Va.; Gene Williams, Capron, Va.; Mills Pruden, Suffolk, Va.; Jerry Wrenn, Cedar Grove;
Ed Tippett, Roanoke Rapids.
/Hen's Council is Functioning
For Benefit of All Students
In the past few weeks there
has been a lot of talk, contro
versy, and criticism over one
particular body that has just
recently started to function. This
body is known as the Men’s
Council. The members of this
Council believe that most of the
controversy is due to the mis
understanding and misinforma
tion of the general student
body. It is the purpose of this
article to give the students a
true picture of the council, its
work, its authority, and its as
pirations for the future.
The Men’s Council has been
organized at Chowan College for
the past f*w years, but only
until recently has it bothered to
try to do anything for the men
students. It was only last year
that a constitution was drafted
but then, it was not put to use
until his year.
There has been talk for the
last three or four years of a
student government at Chowan
but this talk has always died
out before anything was accom
plished. Numerous circumstan
ces this year have brought the
question of student governrr>ent
to a head. Realizing th' , the
members of the Men’s Council
have strived to keep the fires
of student government burning
by constantly talking and work
ing with the FacOdty Affairs
Committee and their efforts up-
to-date can be easily seen, as
there is a student government
now functioning at Chowan Col
lege.
The main work of the Men’s
Council is to promote student
government on this campus. In
doing this, it is often necessary
to meet with men that are in
volved or believed to be involved
in mishaps or trouble that have
occurred on this campus. By
simply talking to and question
ing these men, the guilty parties
are found out and punished as
the Men’s Council sees fit. This
preceeding action was formally
left up to the Student Affairs
Committee, but they, in the
interest of student government,
now only review and comment
on the preceedings and decisions
The authority and power of
the council stems directly from
the president of the college and
the Student Affairs Committee.
The Council, in effect, takes
over for the Student Affairs
Committee. The Student Affairs
Committee is by no means dis
banded, it has merely placed
itself in the background and left
the majority of the action in the
hands of the Council and the
Faculty Committee, working
together, that will promote and
insure the ultimate success of
student government on this
campus.
The Council is now working
to replace the juke box that was
removed earlier due to the van
dalism of a few people. There
are many other improvements
and tasks that lie ahead for the
Council but they are far to
numerous to mention in this ar
ticle. Nothing can be accom
plished though, without the con
tinued support of the student
body. During the last few trou
blesome weeks, a number of
students have responded won
derfully and helped the council
with its tasks. This goes to prove
that many students have awak
ened to the cry for student
government and are determined
that it shall not fail. With this
belief and sentiment shared by
the entire student body, student
government wiU not nor carmot
fail. 'There will be but one
course open, its fruitfulness and
success. —Frank Ashfield
Name: Ashley Tyler
Home: Rich Square
Future Plans; Engineer
Pet Peeve: T. V. commercials
Hobby: Doing nothing
Favorite saying: I’ll never tell
Favorite song: April Love
Favorite color: Brown
Favorite food: Shrimp
What do you think of your room
mate? I don’t have one.
Name: BiUy Perkins
Home: Stokes
Future Plans: Coach
Pet Peeve: Snowballs
Hobby: Basketball
Favorite saying: You ungrateful
thing
Favorite song: You Send Me
Favorite food: Chicken
Favorite color: Brown
What do you think of your room
mate? He’s alright.
Name: Bert Johnson
Home: Emporia, Va.
Future Plans: Get married
Pet Peeve: Filing nails in public
Hobby: Riding horses
Favorite saying: My gracious
Favorite song: Remember
You’re Mine
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite color: Black
What do you think of your room
mate? He’ll do.
Name: Sara Burrus
Home: Hatteras
Future Plans: Continue college
Pet Peeve: Math
Hobby: Sleeping
Favorite saying: You better be
lieve it
Favorite song: The Joker
Favorite food: Spaghetti
Favorite color: Brown
What do you think of your room
mate? It’s not in the books.
Name: Hilda Melton
Home: Great Bridge, Va.
Future Plans: School teacher
Pet Peeve: Boys with a line
Hobby: Boys
Favorite saying: How’s that
grab you?
Favorite song: He’s Mine
Favorite food: Shrimp
Favorite color: Black
What do you think of your room
mate? The leastest to say fte
mostest.
Name: Rose Jemigan
Home: Lewiston
Future Plans: Work in a bank
Pet Peeve: Two-faced people
Hobby: Russell
Favorite saying: You better be
lieve it
Favorite song: Raunchy
Favorite food: French Fries
Favorite color: Red
What do you think of your room
mate? Swell girl.
Name: Vivian Pugh
Home: Great Bridge, Va.
Future Plans: Go to work
Pet Peeve: Two faced people
Hobby: Painting
Favorite saying: Never in this
world.
Favorite song: Julie
Favorite food: Breaded veal
cutlet with tomato sauce
Favorite color: Blue
What do you think of your room
mate? Alrighty
Name: Mitzie Oden
Home: Hatteras
Future plans: Airline Hostess
Hobby: Partying
Favorite saying: Well here I sit
Favorite song: Wild is the Wind
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite color: Red
What do you think of your room
mate? I can’t say.
Name: Russell Harrington
Future Plans: Graduation
Home: Rich Square
Pet Peeve: Superficial girls
Hobby: Life
Favorite saying: Well
Favorite song: Grenada
Favorite food: Shrimp
Favorite color: Blue
What do you think of your room
mate? I won’t really commit
myself, but he is a good boy.
Chowanoka Staff Working To
Have Annual Ready By June
The Chowan yearbook, The Cho
wanoka, which in past years has
been arriving after the close of
school will be on time this year.
Plans are for the annual to be
ready before the close of the term.
The annual staff has made their
first deadline date with Myers
Yearbooks Inc. and plans to meet
the other two on schedule.
Students of the Roy Parker
School of Printing, working with
Henry Mayberry of the Myers, Co.,
have composed, made proofs and
pasted up 35 pages of the Cho
wanoka and mailed them to the
company to be printed.
The room formerly used as the
College relations office has been
converted into a photographic
studio and all pictures for the
annual will be made here by Harold
Brown, instructor in the Graphic
Arts Department. The purchase of
new -camera equipment for this
purpose was authorized by Dr.
Whitaker.
AROUND THE CAMPUS
Hello, everyone! Here we are,
back again with news of happenings
around the campus.
The Christmas holidays seem to
have been quite profitable for some
of Chowan’s girls. Those receiving
diamonds were Sarah Crisp from
Frank Ashfield; Bobbie Jean Wil
son from Bert J6hnson; Barbara
Jean Russell from Jessie Ray
Mansfield; Betty Everett from Cola
Perry of Colerain and Vivian Pugh
from Landis Neal of Great Bridge,
Virginia.
The chicken pox found its way
to Judy Taylor last Friday. She
has been in since then, but she
hopes to be out soon.
It seems as though Eloise S. has
developed a most unusual habit.
If anyone has noticed, she and
Ashley eat together every day.
Watch out Eloise, and don’t let
Ashley make you forget your diet!
What’s this we hear about Jane
W. and John A.? Could it become
a diamond ring affair? Only time
wiU teU!
There are quite a few amateur
photographers on the third floor of
the columns building. They can pop
up most any time, especially in
the little back room on back hall.
Sibyl, what is it that keeps, you
occupied on every Wednesday and
Saturday nights? Could it be a
boarder at Evans’?
What is that Cha-Cha tune that
Kay P. keeps humming while she
IS working in the Ubrary? I wonder
if Bob B. has anything to do with
It?
The snow was very pretty but
quite cold. When the lights went
out, it was a happy occasion be
cause no one had to study. This
was truly a rare treat!
Do all of you know the couple
“3t plays Romeo and Juliet on
the first floor every night? If you
don’t, ask Irene P. or Mike J.;
they can give you the requested
information.
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CHOWANOKA STAFF—Pictured above are the staff members of the Chowan College yearbook,
“The Chowanoka”. Seated are, Bill Byrum, Winfall, editor-in-chief; Patsy Cody, Gatesville, as
sociate editor. Standing left to right: Bert Johnson, Emporia, Va.; Bobbie Wilson, Scotland
Neck; Ed Worley, Whiteville, business manager; Julian Mills, Roanoke Rapids, sports editor;
Lorraine Robbins, Achilles, Va., sophomore class editor; Tom Collins, Whaleyville, Va.; Pat
Moore, Durham, feature editor; Robert Willia mston, Cerro Gordo, art editor; Jean Henry
Nashville; Vivian Pugh, Hickory, Va.; Sarah Burrus, Hatteras; Mitzi Aden, Hatteras, freshman
class editor; Eloise Scruggs, Dreweyville, Va.