NEW CHAIRMAN-Herbert Douglas White, new chairman of the
Board of Trustees, goes over a report with Donald G. Matthews,
Jr., retiring chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The Dean Reports . . .
Annual College Day Program
Held February 12 in Gymnasium
Mr. H.D. White
New Trustee
Chairman
Herlaert Douglas White has been
elected chairman of the Board of
Trustees at Chowan College for
1963. He was officially installed at
the January 28 meeting of the
Board of Trustees replacing Don
ald G. Matthews, Jr., of Ham
ilton.
H. D. White, born in Colerain,
is a graduate of Colerain Hi?h
School and received his degree
from Wake Forest in 1934.
Former T*ach«r
The chronology of his profes
sional life beean in Bertie Coun
ty where he was a school teach
er. He soon moved into the mer
chandising business with McLel-
lon Stores and became a store
manager. After four years he be
came assistant in New York for
that company. After two years in
New York he joined the Belk-Tyler
ComDany in Rocky Mount as as
sistant manager to A. L. Tyler of
the Belk-Tyler Stores. He was then
promoted to manager of the store
where he is now a stockholder
and secretary and treasurer.
During the last 20 years in
Rocky Mount. White has been
a member and past president of
the Lions Club, past president of
the Rocky Mount Merchants As
sociation. and is a member of
the Rocky Mount Industrial De
velopment committee. He made
the trip with former North Caro
lina Governor Luther Hodges seek
ing new industry for North Caro
lina.
Many Activitiei
He has served as chairman
of the United Fund and at present
is president of the Rocky Mount
United Fund and a member of the
Chamber of Commerce Board. For
two years he has been a member
of the Advisory Board of the Plant
ers National Bank and Trust Com
pany in Rocky Mount.
White has been a member of the
First Baptist Church in Rocky
Mount for 20 years. During this
time he has been president of the
Men’s Bible Class, taught Sunday
School, secretary of Sunday School
and Sunday School superintendent,
a member of the Board of Dea
cons and was chairman of the
fund-raising committee for the
church educational building, which
cost over $400,000. He is now su
perintendent of the adult depart
ment No. 4 in Sunday School.
Mrs. White is the former Jan
et Cartwright of Elizabeth City.
The Whites have one daughter,
Miss Betty Jean White.
Whitaker Receives
School Committee
Appointment
Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, presi
dent of Chowan College, has been
appointed by (Jovernor Terry San
ford to serve on the special com
mittee of non-state supported col
lege presidents.
Dr. Earl Danieley is serving as
temporary chairman of this com
mittee. Dr. Danieley is president
of Elon College and also serves
as president of the North Carolina
College Conference.
The committe will serve as a
study group to study ways the
state could be of proper financial
assistance to colleges not state
supported.
President Whitaker has serv^
previously on two other commit
tees through appointments by Gov
ernor Sanford. He served as chair
man of one of them at the request
of the governor.
An Inferiority complex could be
a bleMing if the right people had
itt
Dean W. Clayton Morrisette re
ports a slight decrease in enroll
ment for the spring semester, 1963,
partially caused by the lack of
dormitory space for young ladies.
The dormitory space problem was
created by the removal of the Old
President’s Home to make avail
able that area for the construction
of a new classroom building. The
building is tentatively scheduled for
completion in time for the opening
of the fall semester, 1963-1964.
Seven-hundred-eighteen (718) stu
dents are enrolled for classes on
the Chowan campus for the spring
semester. There were 773 students
enrolled for the fall semester. This
is a difference of 55 students. Thir
ty young ladies could not be ac
commodated for lack of dormitory
space. The remaining 25 students,
all boys, dropped out of school for
various reasons. Sixty-four new stu
dents enrolled for the first time at
Chowan—29 transfer students and
35 students beginning their college
careers.
Chowan College started exten
sion classes this school year at
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
During the fall semester there
A sensational singing trio known
as The Lettermen, will appear in
person in the Chowan College aud
itorium, Saturday, March 9.
The trio is comjwsed of boys
who were athletes in the schools
they attended, and who won let
ters for the sports (Vy played.
Jim Pike, one of the trio, was
a halfback in football, and a guard
on the high school basketball
team in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He be
gan his career in show business
at Hollywood’s Moulin Rouge with
Louis Prima and Keely Smith.
The second member of the group
is Bob Engeman. Bob lettered in
both baseball and football in Van
Nuys, California, and started his
career with Lawrence Welk’s or
chestra.
The third member of the trio
is Tony Butalo. He won laurels in
baseball and track in his native
Sharon, Pennsylvania. Tony organ-
nized a group, the “Four Mosts,”
which featured Connie. Stevens.
He, incidently, is the youngest
member of this trio.
Among the hit songs the Letter
men have recorded are: ‘"The
Way You Look Tonight”, “When
I Fall in Love”, “Come Back Silly
Girl”, “Valley High”, and "A
Song for Young Love.”
It i« with great enthusiasm that
were 80 students enrolled in ex
tension work. Fourty-seven stu
dents are currently enrolled for the
spring semester, ^veral of the stu
dents from last semester are now
attending, classes on the Chowan
campus. Students enrolled in the
extension may take a maximum of
21 semester hours unless the insti
tution to which they transfer will
accept additional work. Chowan
supposedly is the first two-year col
lege to enter into extension work.
Chowan had a increase over last
year in the number of honor stu
dents. Eighteen students had a
quality point ratio of 2.5 to 3.0
which placed then on the Dean's
List. Two of the eighteen had a 3.0
average which means a straight A
average. Fifty-two students had a
quality point ratio of 2.0 to 2.5
which placed them on the Honor
Roll.
Night classes are being consid
ered at Chowan which will begin
in 1963-64 if sufficient interest is
shown. The number of classes of
fered will depend upon demand.
Any person interested in night
classes should contact the Dean of
the college.
the students look forward to the
appearance of the Lettermen here
at Chowan.
Advance tickets are now on sale
at $2.00 per ticket.
BSU Prepares for
Religious Emphasis
Week at Chowan
The Executive Council of the
Baptist Student Union will hold a
series of conferences during the
week-end of February 15, 16, and
17. The object of the sessions will
be the formulation of plans and
emphasis for the BSU during the
spring semester. Preparation for
Religious Emphcisis Week and con
sideration of the forthcoming elec
tion of officers will have priority
on the agenda.
Two newly-elected memt)ers will
join the Council for the retreat.
These are Linda Cowan, who re
places Gerry Ballard as YWA Rep
resentative, and Mack Thompson,
who success Mickey Peeler as
Enlistment Chairman. Gerry re-
linguished her position because of
her having to commute this se
mester. Mickey has transferred to
High Point College.
By JIMMY LEE
The annual College Day on Cho
wan campus was held Tuesday,
February 12. Representatives from
thirteen colleges and universities
were present on the campus.
Those schools being represented
were: Guilford College, Campbell
College, Atlantic Christian, Wake
Forest, High Point, East Carolina,
Western Carolina, Univerity of
Richmond, North Carolina State,
Women’s College of Greensboro,
Meredith, Appalachian State, and
Mars Hill.
These representatives were here
at the request of Mr. Ross A. Ca-
dle. Director of Admission at Cho
wan College, to talk to the stu
dents, especially sophomores about
entering a senior college upon
graduation from Chowan.
According to the original plan,
the college representatives were
to be on camous until 2:00, but
inclimate weather prohibited some
from remaining during the after
noon. This may have been dis
pleasing to some of the students
who didn’t get to talk to the
people they wanted to, but most
of the students saw the representa
tive from the college of their
choice in the morning.
Sophomore resnonse to College
Day was really heart-warming to
the faculty, and they seem to be
lieve that it was a real success.
The consultation between the rep-
The Chowan College Board met
on Monday, January 28. New mem
bers and committees were install
ed and consideration was given
to business affairs vitally related
to the life of the college.
Loans were approved for a new
classroom building and a new
dormitory for 216 men. The ap
proximate cost is $475,000.00 for the
classroom building and $575,000.00
for the dormitory. The tentative
date for receiving bids was set for
February 19. These facilities are
expected to be completed by Sep
tember, 1963.
Chowan's Director of Develop
ment, Bill Roden, reported that
$165,000.00 has been paid on pled
ges or in cash gifts. In addition to
these funds and anticipated gifts
from the Baptist State Convention
for capital purposes, it will be
necessary to raise an additional
$100,000.00 by this fall to assure
construction and furnish these fa
cilities.
A resolution of appreciation was
unanimously approved for Dr.
Edgar V. McKnight, the draftsman
for the forthcoming A History of
Chowan College. D r . McKnight,
who recently joined the facii'ty
resentatives and students was held
in the gymnasium. Some of the
most frequent questions asked by
students were:
“What courses will transfer from
Chowan to your college.”
“How much credit will we get
when we transfer.”
“What courses do you offer and
what must I take here at Chowan
to be qualified to take one of the
courses.”
“What is the cost and what fi
nancial aids are available.”
“Can I take summer school
courses at your college and trans
fer them back to Chowan.”
“Is it wise to remain in a junior
college for two years and graduate
before transferring.”
“What size are most of your
classes.”
“What should I take the last
half of my freshman or sophomore
year for certain majors at your
college.”
“What is the ratio of girls to
boys at your college.”
The response of the student body
to the college day program was a
good indication that a large num
ber of students from Chowan are
planning to continue their educa
tion at another school upon grad
uation from Chowan. This day has
helped many to make their deci
sion as to what college they will
attend.
at Furman University, served as
Chaplain at Chowan. The History,
which is being printed by Chowan’s
department of Graphic Arts, is
expected to be released in the fall
of 1963.
President Bruce E. Whitaker was
given a vote of confidence for his
role as chief administrator. His
continuing efforts to upgrade the
academic program were given a
boost when the Board authorized
him to employ additional teaching
personnel who hold Ph.D degrees.
H. D. White of Rocky Mount was
elected chairman of the Board of
Trustees. He replaced Donald G.
Mattews, Jr. of Hamilton. Mrs.
Lucille Beasley of Colerain will
serve as vice-chairman.
A woman who wanted to show
off he.- young son’s scientific
knowledge to the members of her
bridge club called the youngster
in and asked: “Bobby what does it
mean when steam comes out of
the kettle spout?”
“It means," replied Bobby, “that
you are going to steam open one of
daddy’s letters.”—The Transylvania
Times
SMILE PRETTY-CHOWANIAN staff photographer Steve Deal is
about to shoot a picture for this publication. Watching, ready to
also shoot and offer suggestions is William B. Sowell, instructor In
the School of Graphic Arts, where all pictures are processed in
modern labs.
Nationally Famous Lettermen
To Appear on Campus March 9
Chowan Trustees Install New
Members and Discuss Business
THE CHOWANIAN