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THE CHOWANIAN October 1958 Striking Colors, Modern Design Feature New Dorm Building Incorporates Many Conveniences For Occupants ACCEPTING NEW DORM — Board members, President Bruce E. Whitaker, the contractor, and architect are shown when the new girls' dormitory was officially accepted by the college. The ceremony was after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. Pictured left to right, are George DuBdse, Jr., contractor, Kinston; Charles Revelle, Sr., Murfreesboro; Dr. Raleigh Parker, Woodland, chairman. Board of Trustees; Mrs. Felix Arnold and the Rev. Felix Arnold, Enfield; E. R. Evans and Mrs. Evans, Ahoskie; J. Craig Revelle, Murfreesboro, chairman. Executive Committee; President Whitaker, and W D. Boone, Jr., architect, Charlotte. Dorm Dedication Will Be Oct. 25 The dedication exercises for the beautiful, new $300,000 girls’ dormi tory will be held on October 25 at 2;30 P. M. at the dormitop;- The dormitory is the first addition to come from the Development Pro gram started at Chowan in 1957. The dedication will be a part of the 110th Founder's Day Program. The principle speaker for the cer emony will be Dr. M. A. Huggins, of Raleigh, general secretary of the Baptist State Convention. Also on the program will be Rev. Colon Jackson, pastor, Samaria Baptist Church, Middlesex, who will pro nounce the invocation. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees. Student Government President Bill Norvell, Dr. Raleigh Parker, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the college, Mr. Richard T. Vann, mayor of Murfreesboro, Mrs..J. Grady Bridgers, the presi dent of the Alumni Association, of Jackson, and Dr. J. P. Freeman of the State Dept, of Public In struction, will bring greetings. A full schedule for the day has been planned, starting at 11:00 A. M. with the annual Founder’s Day program which will be held in the auditorium. The Rev. Oscar Creech, director of the Develop ment Program, wiU be the princi ple speaker. Special music will be presented by the college choir. This summer Mr. Creech has been busily engaged in writing a history of Chowan College, which will be part of the Hertford County Herald’s edition observing the county’'s 200th anniversary next year. Mr. Creech will present high lights from his history as part of the Founder’s Day program. After the Founder’s Day pro gram and dedication ceremonies there will be a tour conducted through the new building. The Alumni Associaiton will then enter tain all guests and visitors at a reception, which will be held in the beautifully furnished v i s i t o r’s lounge of the new girl’s dormitory. Still more festivities to come be cause at 6:45 on Saturday night the annual Homecoming Parade will leave the campus and wend its way to Murfreesboro High School ath letic field for the Homecoming football game. The kick-off time for the game is at 8:00 P. M. when the Chowan Braves will be playing Wingate Junior College, their Baptist cous ins from near Charlotte. The week-end of the 25th Is closed for the college students and one filled with activities. INSURANCE POLICY PRESENTED COLLEGE - Mr. Louis Daniel of New Bern (left), a member of the Board of Trustees, is shown presenting Dr. Raleigh Parker, chairman of the Board, a $30,000.00 insurance contract. The contract is a gift to the college from Mr. Daniel's brother. Dr. Donald S. Daniel of Richmond, Va. At the death of Dr. Daniel the funds are to be applied toward the erection of a building to house the Daniel School of Music, named in honor of the donor's mother, Mrs. Jeanette Snead Daniel, a former teacher at Chowan. College Choir Plans Program By BEATRICE CROCKER Membership in the college choir is by competitive audition. Out of 58 students auditioning for choir 23 were selected. The choir is under the direction of Mr. James A. Brisson. The members are Sopranos: Linda Sheek, Yadkinville; Shel by Crocker, Nashville; Carol Landen, Weldon; Janet Hunter, South Mills; Rachel Williams, St. Paul; Lillian Carter, Wood land; Joanne White, Dobson; and Verlinda Corbitt, Newport News, Va. Altos: Peggy Carr, Pinetops; Margaret Outland. Carrsville, Va.; Beatrice Crocker, Nash ville; Janet Harlow, Littleton; Barbara Byrd, Suffolk, Va.; and Delores Hill, Woodland. Tenors: 'Timothy Langston, Murfreesboro; Robert Earl Wil liamson, Cerro Gordo; and Leo nard Capps, Rock Bay. Bases: Bill Norvell, Seaboard; Johnny Parker, Conway; Ger ald Howell, Smithfield, Va.; Tommv Norvell, Seaboard; Er- v(in Mansfield, Hertford; and Miccoy Dilday, Colerain. On October 25, on campus, the choir will sing for the Founder’s Day program and the dedciation of the new girls' dormitory. The choir will sing the follow ing day, October 26, at the Mid- Ion Baptist Church for the fifth anniversary of the church. On October 28 the choir will sing at the Merherrin Baptist Church for the West Chowan December 17, at the Capron Methodist Church the choir will give the Christmas program for the Caoron Woman's Club. Baptist Association. On the night of December 18 the choir will give its annual Christmas proeram. Plans are incomplete for the same Christmas program to be wucn hui. Seaboard Baptist I use, fold back into the wall By VERLINDA CORBETT The new girls' dormitory is the building with the striking colors and modern design on the left ot the entrance to our campus. It is the first step in the long- range development program for expanding our college. Plans were begun in September 1957 by the Board of Trustees for an enlargement campaign. The new girls’ dormitory was the first to be built of six proposed new buildings and and addition to the present graphic arts building. The other five are a cafeteria, boys' dormitory, library, class room, administration building and a business administration building. J. A. Malcolm and W. B. Boone Jr. were the architects for the new dorm. They began working on plans in January of this year. Ground-breaking cer emonies took place on March 12. On April 1, the DuBose Con struction Company of Kinston, North Carolina, began the act ual construction under the sup ervision of George DuBose Jr. It was completed at the end of August, just five months after it was besun. This was a re markably short length of time for constructing a building such as this. The entire cost was $300,000. Stoiage Space There are 50 rooms, each equipped to house two girls. We have an extraordinary amount of storage space; more than some of us need or can use! The closets have sliding doors and one side has a full length mirror. The desks are built into the wall and the chairs are foam rubber cushioned. Above each desk there are two large shelves and a bulletin board, where we can put pictures and souvenirs or anything else we want to hang up in our rooms. Each room has a lavatory which is very convenient and saves a great deal of time, too. The large guest lounge, just inside the main entrance, is very beautiful. The furnishings are new and modern; the colors are varied and lovely. This is where we meet our dates and enjoy the company of our visiting friends and relatives. Two “con versation nooks" have been par titioned off at one end. These rooms are large enough for a- bout four or five people and are furnished with lamps, tables, a sofa, and two or three chairs. Reciealion Room The big recreation room is equipped with game tables and lounging chairs. There is also a television set in this room, and you would be surprised at the number of girls who find time to watch T. V.! A soft- drink machine is in the recrea tion room and just around the corner, a candy machine! Our Dean of Women, Mrs. Sybil Grimes, and the Assistant Dean, Miss Anna Belle Crouch, each have a three room apart ment at one end of the dormi tory. They are very modern and comfortably furnished. Across from these two apartments is a guest room. Visitors may use this room when staying over night. For our convenience there are two pay telephones, one on each hall. An inter-communication sy stem has been installed and is a great convenience. The patio has not yet been completed. When finished, it will be surrounded by shrubbery. We use this entrance most of the time, such as when going to and from classes. Two laundry rooms are pro vided for our use and are equip ped with automatic washers and dryers. The ironing boards are built into the wall and when not Church The choir is looking forward to all the comine events in which they participate. for storage. A large baggage storage room is at one end of each hall. There is ample room for each person's luggage, and I might add, helps to keep it looking nice, too. Lovely Color Schemes One cannot imagine how love ly the color schemes of the room and halls are! There are three basic color combinations. Some rooms are painted chalk nink and have pastel blue blinds. Other rooms have walls of Indian turquoise with dark beige blinds. Still another combination is flamingo red and wedgewood blue walls with yellow blinds. The girls seem to be very color conscious, for almost eveiTrone has carried out the color scheme in their particular room with matching spreads and curtains. The rooms are really a lovely and colorful sight to see! The walls along each side of the halls are also very colorful. Each section is painted a dif ferent color from the one beside it. The three colors are blue, yellow and flamingo red. I can not describe fully and effective ly just how modern-looking and colorful these walls are. One must see it for himself! Students Comment What is the response of the girls who live in this beautiful building? It is not possible for all of them to express their feel ings, so here are some com ments from just a few. I think what they say will sum up the fellings of all: Barbara Anne Byrd, a fresh man from Suffolk, Va., says, “I think it's an ideal home away from home. Here we not only study, but also we date and have fun with other friends.” Hilda Melton, a sophomore from Great Bridge, Va., said that there has been a great deal of improvement over last years dormitory and she feels that the students who were here last year can better appreciate it than the ones who are new. Patsy Picot, also a sophomore and a transfer student from Madison College is from Frank lin, Va., likes the convenient way in which the rooms are arrange She thinks the colors are lovely and suits the taste of everyone. Another sophomore, Jane Win slow, from Hertford, N. C., feels as the others do about the beau ty and the conveniences, but added that there has been a great deal of outside interest. We have had many visitors tour ing the campus. It might be interesting to know what someone from out side the country thinks about the new dormitory. Our Spanish teacher. Miss Berta Marquez, from Havana, Cuba, had a very interesting comment to make. She said that living in the dorm itory here is a very unusual ex- oerience for her. In Cuba most girls do not live in a dormitory while at school. They live m home or hotels within the city. Girls live only in dorrnitories when they attend private schools. She said that living m a dormitory is a very good ex perience becauses it gives one the opportunity to meet new peo ple and make friends. Dormitory life, she thinks, helps people to understand others and them a chance to be on their own. She likes the combination of colors and the moderness ol the furnishings and feels that they were very artisitically done. Recently an alumna of an other college visited the campus and she said that our new dorm itory is nicer than two dormi tories which have been recently built on that campus. Compli ments like this make us feel very proud. We girls here this year, think that we are very fortunate w being the first to live in this dormitory. I think we can sum up the feelings of all by saying, “We are very proud to be a part of this campus and dormi tory life; and we dearly love our beautiful ‘home away from home.”
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