THE CHOWANIAN, OCTOBER 1959
430 Persons Visit Exhibit On
"Summary of Atomic Energy"
$16,000 Loan Fund
From Government
For Student Aid
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BOY'S DORMITORY AT CHOWAN COLLEGE, which was officially named, by action of the Board
of Trustees on June 1, the "F. Orion Mixon Dormitory" as a memorial to the late president of the
college. The dormitory is one of the buildings erected during Dr. Mixon's administration which
began in 1951 and was terminated by his death in 1956.
Two Members Appointed to The
Board of Trustees at Chowan
John R. Jordan, Jr., attorney-
at-law and member of the State
Senate, has been appointed to
the Chowan College Board of
Trustees.
Mr. Jordan was born in Win-
ton, in Hertford County, but has
been a resident of Raleigh for
the past decade. He was a mem
ber of the staff of the Attorney
General of North Carolina from
1948 until 1951, and has engaged
in general law practice in
Raleigh since that date. Jordan
received a bachelor of arts de
gree in political science from
the University of North Carolina
in 1942 and a law degree from
the University Law School in
1948. He also attended North
Carolina State College and
Chowan College.
I E. Lewis Bryan, vice-presi-
, dent of Bryan Oil Company of
Goldsboro, has been appointed
! to the Chowan College board of
j trustees in a recent action of
the board’s executive commit
tee.
When the Chowan College
charter was revised recently,
the number of trustees was
increased from twenty-five to
twenty-eight. State Senator John
R. Jordan, Raleigh, and Mrs.
Wade M. Brannan, Dunn, along
with Mr. Bryan are the new
members added to bring the
board to its full quota under the
revised charter.
A graduate of Goldsboro High
School, Mr. Bryan received the
B. S. degree in Business Admin
istration from the University of
North Carolina, where he was
a member of Phi Gamma Delta
Fraternity. Along with his de
gree, he received his commis
sion as second lieutenant in
the United States Air Force,
having been an AFROTC student
at the University.
Residents of the Roanoke-
Chowan area had an opportunity
to see one of the latest circula
ting package exhibits of the
United States Atomic Energy
Commission The exhibit, enti
tled “Summary of Atomic En
ergy”, was presented through
the courtesy of Chowan College
on September 29, 30, and Octo
ber 1, in the Student Union
Building on the Chowan campus.
The “Summary of Atomic
Energy” is an exhibit of 18
panels which simply illustrates,
both graphically and in words,
the story of atomic energy.
Recently designed especially for
the general public, the exhibit
contained information about
atomic structure, fission, radi
oisotopes, and some of the
peaceful applications of atomic
energy in the fields of industry,
power production, agriculture,
and medicine. One panel illus
trates the use of an atomic
reactor in producing electrical
power. Another shows how radi
oisotopes are used in medicine
to diagnose and treat diseases.
Still another explains how indus
try is benefiting from atomic
energy.
“Summary of Atomic Ener
gy” was open to the public from
8:30-11:00 a. m., 1:30-4:00 p. m.,
and 7:30-9:00 p. m. all three
days.
The showing was the first
time the exhibit had been
offered in eastern North Caro
lina and there was no admission
charge. Visitors saw not only
the Atomic Energy exhibit, but
also Chowan’s modern science
building, the recently-completed
college cafeteria, and the new
girls’ dormitory where refresh
ments were served.
A report from the department
of science at Chowan stated
that approximately 430 persons
turned out to visit the exhibit.
There were about thirteen school
groups and the rest were indi
viduals. Lecturing to the visi
tors were the students of the
physics class.
Chowan College has received
a grant of $16,100.00 from
the federal government to be
used for student loans during
the 1959-60 academic year.
The funds are part of a
$47 million allocation being
made available this year to
colleges throughout the nation,
as part of the eight-year mer-
gency education measure
passed last year, known as the
National Defense Education Act
of 1958.
Under terms of the grant to
Chowan, the college will admin
ister the loans in the same
manner that it handles its own
loan funds. Grades, character,
and other qualifications will be
considered in the approval of
requests for loans. However,
under the terms of the grant,
preference is to be given to stu
dents who intend to teach or to
study science, mathematics, en
gineering, or modern languages.
Individual loans cannot ex
ceed $1,000.00 per school year.
Repayment of the loans must
begin one year after the stu
dent is graduated from college,
and may be stretched out over
a period of ten years. The loans
are made at 3 per cent interest,
but no interest is charged until
the repayment period begins.
Chowan College has had its
own student loan fund of several
thousand dollars for a number
of years, but the federal loan
funds will make it possible for
a number of additional worthy
students to begin their higher
education.
Trustees Meet
Eighteen members of the Cho
wan College Board of Trustees
were on campus for the regular
quarterly meeting on Monday,
September 21. The meeting,
presided over by Dr. W. Ra-
eigh Parker of Woodland,
Board Chairman, was held in
the office of President Bruce E.
Whitaker.
Those attending were: Dr.
Parker; the Rev. Colon Jack
son, Selma; J. Craig Revelle and
George Gibbs, Murfreesboro;
Mrs. J. C. Cherry, Craig Vaug
han, and J. L. Darden, Sr.,
Ahoskie; J. Ed Ferebee, Cam
den; J. Henry Jones, Red Oak;
Frank Shields, Scotland Neck;
the Rev. B. M. White-hurst, Ro
anoke Rapids; the Rev. Irby
Jackson, Greenville; McDaniel
Lewis, Greensboro; Dr. R. W.
Kick-lighter, Eligabeth City; the
Rev. J. L. Walter Moose, Sea
board; Randolph Sutton, Rocky
Mount; Mrs. Wade Brannam,
Dunn; and Lewis Bryan, Golds
boro. Also present were the Rev.
Oscar Creech, Secretary of the
Board, and John C. Gill, Jr.,
assistant to President Whitaker.
The Board members were
joined by members of the col
lege faculty for lunch in the pri
vate dining room of the new
cafeteria.
B. S. U. Convention
If you like inspiration, fun,
and fellowship, then you’ll not
want to miss the BSU Conven
tion in Charlotte, October 30-
November 1.
The theme for the convention
will be “Toward Maturity in
Chirst.” Speakers will include
Dr. Samuel Proctor, Virginia
Union Seminary, Richmond;
Dr. William Strickland, South
eastern Seminary, Wake Forest,
and many others.
Highlights of the convention
will be a drama presented by
the East Carolina BSU and
music by the State BSU choir.
Two dollars will pay for regis
tration and transportation. Stu
dents who would like to attend
the convention may pay their
money to Gene Eason, Delores
Hill or Walter Storey before
October 16.
Overnight lodging is provided
by the church people.
Last year Chowan had the
largest representation at the
convention, so let’s get busy and
break that record
John R. Jordan, Jr.
He has a long record of ser
vice in the civic and religious
life of Wake County and the
State. At present he is a mem
ber of the Board of Directors
of the Wake County Chapter
of the American Red Cross, the
Lions Club, the Board of Direc
tors of the Wake County Cancer
Society, and a member of the
Raleigh Executives Club.
A Baptist. Mr. Jordan has
served as secretary of the
Board of Deacons of Pullen
Memorial Baptist Church where
he has also been a Sunday
School teacher and is part pres
ident of the Men’s Fellowship
Club.
He is married to the former
RKss Patricia Weaver of Ashe
ville. They have two children,
Ellen, and John R. Jordan, IIL
E. Lewis Bryan
Following his graduation in
1953, the new Chowan trustee
served for two years on active
duty with the Air Force in Texas
Illinois, and Guam.
Active in the civic and church
life of his community, Mr. Bry
an is the current president of
the Goldsboro Junior Chamber
of Commerce, as well as a
deacon and member of the fi
nance committee of the First
Baptist Church of Goldsboro.
He is married to the former
Tonia Rowe of Burgaw. They
have four children: Tonia, 5;
Lewis, Jr., 3; James, 2; and
John, 2 months.
HIGHEST SCHOLASTIC AVERAGE - Billie Harris Is shown receiv
ing from Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker the annual award which goes
to the liberal arts student who has the highest scholastic average
for two years, it was given to her on Awards Day at Chowan at
the end of last year.