THE CHOWANIAN, APRIL-MAY, 1960
Chowan's Department of Business Has A^any Facets
By ANNIE PEARL BRASWELL
Enrollment in Chowan’s De
partment of Business this year
has increased by almost 20 per
cent over the previous year.
There are now approximately
130 students in transfer or ter
minal courses of study either in
secretarial science, business ad
ministration, or accounting pro
grams. At the beginning of the
fall semester, there were a total
of 20 students enrolled in the two-
y e a r secretarial science
program; 75 in the business ad
ministration and accounting
programs; only 35 in the one-
year terminal courses.
New Location
Students, instructors, and ad
ministration alike are quite
proud of the new location of the
Department of Business.
The old cafeteria space was
completely renovated during the
summer months, thus providing
two spacious classrooms in the
east wing of the “Columns”
building. Completely new fur
nishings were provided in both
the typewriting-transcription
classroom and the shorthand-
accounting classroom. In addi
tion to the new furnishings, 18
new typewriters and two new
duplicating machines were pur
chased.
Business staff offices are also
located in the old cafeteria area.
Cuiiiculum and Faculty
Each curriculum of the total
business program is under con
stant evaluation. A collegiate
Department of Business is con
cerned with several objectives,
which make such constant eval
uation necessary.
First, it must be determined
to turn out first-rate secretaries
and senior college material.
Second, in addition to meeting
the needs of the individual
student, it must endeavor to af
ford students a broad outlook in
the educational field—not in the
business subjects alone—but in
the arts, religion and science,
social studies, as well as other
general courses in education.
In this age of automation—this
“business age” in which we
live—it is essential that curri
culum changes be made to keep
up with the pace of changing
trends throughout our universe.
At Chowan College, a student
may enroll in the Business Ad
ministration curriculum, a
broad liberal arts course with
business emphasis, the two-year
accounting curriculum, the sec
retarial science curriculum,
with liberal arts emphasis, or in
a one-year business program.
The Faculty
The faculty is qualified not
only in the field of education,
but also in actual work experi
ence in the field of business.
These faculty members have
been selected because of their
ability to impart knowledge to
others, as well as their ability
to approach the problems of
students with a deep sense of
moral and social responsibility.
Mr. James R. Masters, who
teaches in the secretarial sci
ence and economics areas, is a
graduate of Berea College with
a Bachelor of Science degree in
Business Administration and
Economics. Mr. Masters has
had experience not only in the
selling and retailing areas, but
also in the field of public rela
tions. During the summer Mr.
Masters plans to complete re
quirements on a Master of Arts
degree from the University of
Tennessee.
Mr. L. M. Wallace, Jr., is a
graduate of East Carolina Col
lege, with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business Administra
tion and Social Studies. Mr.
Wallace has had several year’s
experience in the retailing area,
has worked in the textile indus
try, and has had experience
with the United States Navy in
the field of communicatons. He
will complete requirements for
the Master of Arts degree in
Business Administration at East
Carolina College this summer
and will continue his teaching
duties at Chowan College in
business administration and
geography.
Mr. Thomas E. Ruffin, Jr.,
who is chairman of the Depart
ment of Business, teaches in
both the secretarial science and
business administration areas.
Before Mr. Ruffin received the
Bachelor of Science degree from
East Carolina College in Busi
ness Administration and Sci
ence, he worked for a number of
years in both secretarial and
accounting work. Mr. Ruffin al
so holds the Master of Arts
degree in Administration and
Business from East Carolina
College.
Alpha Pi Epsilon
Alpha Pi Chapter, Alpha Pi
Honor Society was organized at
Chowan College in the spring of
1958. It is the ultimate purpose
of Alpha Pi Epsilon to profes
sionalize the status of the col
lege-trained secretary, thereby
sending young men and women
of the highest academic level
into the business world,
equipped with keen intelligence
and a mastery of their skills.
Candidates for membership in
Alpha Pi Chapter this year are;
Judith Ann Askew, Conway;
Janice Faye Askew, Plymouth;
Ella Janice Brown, Oak City;
Vivian Marie Burgess, Conway;
Charlotte Z. Elias, Weldon; E.
Annette Harrell, St. Brides, Vir
ginia; Norma June Hayes,
Gates; Ruby Jean Overton,
Windsor; Wanda E. Rose, Pante-
go; Rebecca Smith, Swan Quar
ter; Virginia Dare Spivey, Gates-
ville; Ethel T. Sutton, Hertford;
Brenda Virginia Taylor, Gates.
Delores L. Hill, Woodland,
who is graduating at the end of
this semester, is acting presi
dent of Alpha Pi Chapter, Alpha
Pi Epsilon.
Graduates Have Praise
Graduates of the Department
of Business, Chowan College,
are high in their praise of the
classroom instruction and in
their appreciation generally of
campus life.
Chowan’s graduates are much
in demand throughout North
Carolina and Virginia.
MILDRED JOYCE FERGU
SON was a secretarial student
in the years 1957-59. She is now
employed at the J. C. Cayton’s
general supply store in Wash
ington. Joy says, “I think the
Department of Business is doing
a wonderful job in teaching the
young people of today to face
the business world. Of the
many courses I took at Chowan
I found my “Principles of Ac
counting” courses to be the most
valuable to me in my work.”
NORMAN GLENN PHILLIPS
was voted as the “Best-All-
Round Student” on campus in
1959. Norman was enrolled in
the Business Administration
curriculum and says, “Chowan
College meant a great deal to
me in the operation of my pre-
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ON-THE-JOB TRAINING—ANNETTE HARRELL, St. Brides, Virginia,
seems to enjoy the secretarial work she does for Mr. Ruffin,
chairman of the Department of Business.
REBECCA SMITH, Swan Quarter, very carefully checks the accu
racy of letters transcribed by students In shorthand classes taught
by Mr. Masters.
DELORES L. HILL, Woodland, serves as receptionist and PBX
operator. Delores graduates this semester and will begin work
as an educational secretary at the First Baptist Church, Virginia
Beach, Virginia, in June.
WANDA
chairman
become a
E. ROSE, Pantego, works for Mr. M. Eugene Williams,
Department of Modern Language. Wanda plans to
teacher in business education.
JANE
HARRIS, Columbia, really gives those test papers a "going-
for Mr. Wallace, who teaches accounting and business law.