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Helping Chowan Grow THEY LEARN BY DOING—These students in the School of Graphic Arts are "taking down" a Lino type machine for cleaning and replacement of worn parts. Calvin Reynolds is about to disassemble the distributor; Elizabeth Daughtridge is checking a problem in a "Linotype Machine Principles" book with William Pearman. Removing casting parts is Worth Askew, Jr. Visitors to this depart ment of the college find it interesting and educational. Two Degree Courses in GA School Two courses leading to de grees will be added to the cur riculum of the School of Graph ic Arts, Chowan College, for the 1962-63 term, it has been announced by John McSweeny, director of the school. One course i; n major in business administration with subjects in graphic arts prin ciples as a backdrop. The other degree-course is in liberal arts, with English major, and graph ic arts as it is related to news paper production as a minor. McSweeney said commercial printers and publishers have long suggested that the college offer a business management course for training supervisory and management personnel, as well as a liberal arts course with a graphic arts backdrop for students desiring to major in journalism or advertising. Both of these courses will carry transfer credits from this ac credited junior college to four- year colleges or universities. Additional terminal courses have also been added, accord ing to the announcement. In ad dition to the two-year graphic arts, and the one-year teletype setter courses offered during the past 11 years, one-year courses will be given in either Linotype-Intertype operation, Linotype-Intertype machine mechanics, general typog raphy, or offset lithography. Newspaper Praises GA School North Carolina is fortunate that it has within its bor ders a reputable school of printing, the School of Graph ic Arts at Chowan College, Murfreesboro. Printing is the seventh largest industry in the United States. It is more than a trade; it’s a science and an art. Truly good printers and typographers—the men and woman who understand the significance of type, the beauty of a letter, the blending of various styles of let ters and design into a form pleasing to the eye, are rarities. Even one schooled in the fundamentals of printing is not commonplace. Yet the pay to persons engaged in printing and the graphic arts is above average. The po sition of printer is one with prestige. Benjamin Frank lin, who could have appended many titles to his name, preferred to be known as Benjamin Franklin, Printer. Too few of our high school graduates consider en tering the printing trade. Indicative of the quality of per son Chowan’s School of Graphic Arts is seeking are its requirements for entrance; a person must be a high school graduate with good grades and high recommenda tion from leaders of their communities. To graduate, students in printing at Chowan must have a C average in liberal arts subjects (English, his tory, geography, math and religion). The curriculum in the School of Graphic Arts in cludes linotype operation-maintenance, teletypesetter perforator operation, composition, make-up, display ad vertising layout and design, as well as instruction in the processes of offset and letterpress printing. Few people, in their growing-up years, are exposed to the printing industry. Unless there are family mem bers affiliated with it, a youngster graduating from high school usually does not, on his own, consider the pos sibility of entering the fascinating world of printing. It’s a gigantic enterprise. It needs more and more personnel. It is the lifeblood of communications. We have known many people in the printing busi ness and can honestly say this: we’ve never yet met a printer we didn’t like. They’re the salt of the earth.— From the CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES. Beginning with the administration of the late Dr. F. O. Mixon, Chowan College at Murfreesboro has con tinued to grow and expand about as rapidly as any two- year educational institution in the State. Moreover, the future from here looks even brighter and more promising. Newspapers of North Carolina have had a hand in this growth and are pleased with results of their efforts. Under leadership of a committee from the Eastern North Carolina Press Association, a campaign is now underway among the newspapers, both large and small, and daily and non-daily publications, to raise $25,- 000 for enlarged quarters and additional equipment for the School of Graphic Arts at the college. More than two-thirds of the goal has been reached. The remainder is expected to be pledged, and much of it paid in, by the end of this year. Work is to start on the new wing as soon as the $25,000 is pledged and $10,000 of the sum paid in. Response on the part of the publishing interests has been both prompt and generous. They will reach their objective and will see to it that the money is made avail able over the next two to three years. The Graphic Arts School is one of the outstanding departments at Chowan. Each year it functions at ca pacity enrollment, and we understand this year is no ex ception. Boys and girls in the Graphic Arts School are trained in the mechanical arts, including typesetting, both by hand and on the linotype, teletypesetter, proof reading, commercial printing and the like. Newspapers of the state, orignally led by the late Roy Parker of Ahoskie, launched the department at Chowan and have prided themselves in the progress that has been made under John McSweeney as director. The school is turning out dozens of young skilled work ers each year as graduates and many of them are find ing places in newspaper and commercial printing shops. Graphic arts studies are one of the major functions at Chowan and will become increasingly more so in the years ahead. Meantime, the college forges ahead rapid ly in its development under the presidency of Dr. Bruce Whitaker, who has demonstrated exceptional ability as an educator and administrator.—Reprinted from the Henderson Daily Dispatch. Chowanian*s Cover Girl The young lady pictured on the front of The CHOWANIAN for February is Miss Karen Nelson, freshman. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Nelson of Powhatan, Vir ginia, and posed while study ing for exams, typifying the many students at Chowan who spent many hours on books during exam week. Miss Nelson was asked by herself to tell in her own words why she came to Cho wan, a few things about her and her plans for the future. “Some people think it is odd that I have such dark hair and blue eyes, but I don’t think it is odd at all. My father has black hair and blue eyes; but the explanation I like best is that my mother prayed every night before I was born for a little girl with black hair and blue eyes. I am a suburb girl at heart having lived on the outskirts of Richmond for ten years. For the last eight years I have been a farm girl. I love the free feel ing one has when walking in the open green fields and the thrill of catching fish in the pasture pond. My home is on a large hill overlooking miles and miles of tree-tops. I live at home with my parents and my ten year old sister, Gail. I had never heard of Chowan until three years ago when my ‘‘best friend’s” father asked me if I would like to visit Cho wan while he attended to some business in a nearby town. I enthusiastically said yes. Mr. Cadle’s secretary showed us around the campus. The thing that impressed me the most was the friendly spirit and warm welcome given to us COVER GIRL, Karen Nelson, in her favorite position when she studies or crams for exams. by everyone at Ch o w a n. I enjoyed the day tremendously. I visited Chowan two more times before deciding on Cho wan as the college for me. Since I came to Chowan in September, I have learned to love Chowan and all the people associated with it. I am taking a pre-education course; but I plan to take as much music as possible. I may continue college at R. P. I. in Richmond, Virginia after finishing at Chowan.” ☆ ☆ ☆ (Cover section of this issue of THE CHOWANIAN is print ed on Springhill Offset manu factured by International Pa per Co., and made available to the School of Graphic Arts by the Henley Paper Co., High Point.) THE CHOWANIAN
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