THE CHOWANIAN, APRIL - MAY, 1960
sent job here at the Bank of
Sanford. I learned how to recon
cile bank statements.”
NORMA MAE ROUNTREE
was a one-year secretarial stu
dent in 1957-58 and a charter
member of Alpha Pi Epsilon.
Norma says, “I think the busi
ness program at Chowan is a
gccd one. The one-year course
I took helped to prepare me for
what I always think of as the
three most important stenogra
phic skills—typing, shorthand,
and accounting. I think it is good
fcr all three of these to be
worked into the one-year pro
gram.”
BETTY OLIVER BRACY was
a charter member of the Alpha
Pi Epsilon in 1958 and a one-
year student. Betty says, “The
business training that I received
at Chowan has been most help
ful in my work as a medical
secretary. The one-year secre
tarial course is very thorough;
it’s excellent! I think the De
partment of Business should be
commended.”
WILLIAM CARLISLE HAR
RELL, now a senior at East
Carolina College, was a two
year accounting student in 1956-
58. Carlisle had this to say:“The
business training I received at
Chowan College has been help
ful to me because it has been
instrumental in my choice of a
future. The training I received
at Chowan equals, if not ex
ceeds, the training techniques of
other institutions. In my opinion,
the Department of Business at
Chowan College compares
equally with other colleges.”
MIKE H. JOHNSON, now a
senior at Atlantic Christian Col
lege, was president of the Stu
dent Government Association at
Chowan in 1957-58. Mike will
receive a B. S. degree in Busi
ness Administration this spring
and has this to say about his
work while at Chowan: “While
attending Chowan, I took the
basic requirements for a B. S.
degree in Business Administra
tion. After graduating from Cho
wan and continuing my educa
tion at another institution, I
feel Chowan has many aspects
cf which it can be proud. The
business training that I received
at Chowan rates high in com
parison with the business train
ing I am now receiving. Chowan
should be very proud of its De
partment of Business. “Its pro
fessors and the methods used
are both very efficient.”
YELBA OUTLAND LASSI
TER, a transfer from East Car
olina College in 1958-59, was a
two-year secretarial student.
Yelba has this to say about her
wcrk at Chowan College: “The
training I received in account-
i n g, shorthand, secretarial
procedures, and business law
will prove to be of the highest
importance in any office posi
tion.”
FRANCES JOHNSON LEG
GETT was a member of the
Al’“ha Pi Epsilon in 1959, basket
ball queen, and a May court
attendant. She is now employed
with the Department of Public
Instruction, Raleigh. Frances
has this to say: “Since my em
ployer is responsible for the
North Caiolina School Bulletin,
my speed and accuracy are very
important. The training I receiv
ed at Chowan College helped me
to develop these two skills to
the best of my ability. Without
the efficiency and patience of
the instructors in the Depart
ment of Business at Chowan
College I probably would not be
enjoying the feeling of confid
ence that I have about my job.”
CHARLES R. LEONARD is
now a teller at the Bank of Vir
ginia in Norfolk. While at Cho
wan College, Charles studied
Business Administration. He has
this to say about his college
work: “I feel that the training
I received at Chowan College
has helped me considerably in
my present field. The particu
lar courses which have given me
a good background are account
ing, business law, economics,
and salesmanship. I have had
only a few opportunities to com
pare courses at other institu
tions. In those few comparisons,
I have found that the account
ing course at Chowan rates very
good. The instructors in the De
partment o f Business were
especially helpful, cooperative,
and encouraging. This, I believe,
is a strong contributing factor
toward the better quality of
training that the department has
rather recently experienced.”
TREENA ROUNTREE RID
DICK was a charter member
of the Alpha Pi Epsilon in 1958.
Treena was a one-year secre
tarial student and is now em
ployed with a large lumber firm
in Tidewater Virginia. Here are
a few of her comments:
“Though Chowan is not the
largest school in our State, it
ranks high in the field of pre
paring young people. I have
particular reference to the De
partment of Business. The busi
ness program is one of the best
available anywhere in the
State.”
MARY CLAUDIA CHERRY
was a one-year student in 1959
and makes the following re
marks: “My course of study |
really did help prepare me in
my present position because it
improved my typing and short
hand speeds trememdously. I
believe Chowan’s course of study
is steadily improving.”
JEAN CAROLYN HOLLIDAY
had the highest average of any
freshman student in the college
in 1959. She was a member of
the Alpha Pi Epsilon. Carolyn
makes the following comments:
“As a one-year secretarial grad
uate of last year, I have already
realized the importance of the
valuable training I received
while at Chowan College. The
curriculum offered by the De
partment of Business broadened
my knowledge and skills great
ly. I believe Chowan has one of
the best Departments of Busi
ness available in a college of its
size in our state.”
VIRGINIA PARKER DAN-
SEY is a two-year secretarial
graduate, class of 1957, and is
secretary to President Bruce E.
Whitaker. Virginia has this to
say about Chowan College: “I
can truly say that the personal
attention which is ever present
in the Department of Business,
as well as the other depart
ments of the college, is one of
those rare distinctives which so
few of our other higher educa
tional institutions possess.”
MARJORIE D. SEWELL,
class of 1959, is now secretary
to Director of Admissions Ross
A. Cadle. Mrs. Sewell thinks
well of the efforts of Chowan’s
business instructors and makes
these comments: “Due to the
proficient faculty in the Depart
ment of Business and their ea
gerness to give the students
every opportunity to make the
most of their abilities, this
school is comparable to any with
which I am familiar.”
WILLIE JOE HASTY, JR.,
was a Business Administration
student while at Chowan College
and has now transferred to
East Carolina College, where he
plans to complete requirements
for the A. B. degree. While at
Chowan he was a member of
Phi Theta Kappa. Joe makes
the following comments: “I
think the Department of Busi
ness at Chowan College—as well
as other departments—deserves
a great deal of credit for the
wonderful job it is doing to pre
pare students for work as well
as for futher study.”
OFFICE MANAGEMENT — President Bruce E. Whitaker, assisted by his secretary, Mrs. Virginia
Dansey, left, shows these young men good management techniques. This course of study is taught
by Mr. Masters.
OFFICE MACHINES — Students learn to apply good techniques in office machines and duplicat
ing work, taught by Mr. Wallace and Mr. Ruffin.
ADVANCED TYPEWRITING — Taught by Mr. Wallace, these students try their speed and accuracy
in a ten-minute timed writing.
MAKE CERTAIN YOUR CONTRACT IS VALID — These students are gathering information concern*
ing contracts for business law, taught by Mr. Wallace. Shown here are: Hugh S. Taylor, Franklin,
Virginia; Jane Harris, Columbia; Bruce Andrews, Richmond, Virginia; Dalton Lyon, Ahoski'e; Thomas
Vasco Batten, Smithfield, Virginia; Steve B. Rhodes, Norfolk, Virginia.