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SPOTLIGHTING DON JACKSON AND JERRY JOYNER Two Unusual Students What New Dorm Girls Do On A Rainy, Blustery Afternoon Don Jackson, left, and Jerry Joyner, right, are the only two stu dents at Chowan College having a 3.0 overall average on all aca demic work attempted at the end of the fall semester. There are two students that, academically stand out above all others on the Chowan College cam pus. They are Don Jackson and Jerry Joyner. They have achieved what many could not do in high school much less in college. At the end of the first semester, both had scholastic averages of 3.0. This speaks for itself and we cannot con gratulate them enough for ability and desire that won for them the highest academic honor a college can give. Jerry Joyner of Nashville, N. C. had an "A” average in high school. While in high school she was in the Beta Club three years. She was treasurer her junior year. She was a member of the FHA four years and president during her senior year. She was on the library staff three years. During her senior year, Jerry was a cheerleader, a student council representative, and a senior superlative—Most Depend able. She was also senior class secretary. She was given the I Dare You Award and the Elk’s Youth Leader ship Award in 1962. At Chowan, Jerry is a cheer leader, is on the annual staff, a member of Phi Theta Kappa, and works in the public relations office. Don Jackson of Saint Pauls, N. C. also had a "A” average in high school. He finished third in his class while his twin brother, Doug las, finished first. Don has four brothers all of whom like basket ball. Needless to say, all excelled in this sport while in high school. Don came to Chowan as a trans fer student from the University of North Carolina where he made “B’s” and “C’s” because, as he puts it, "I wasn’t ready for col lege.” There are many who would be well satisfied with B’s and C’s! He transferred to Chowan so that he could play some basketball and because he wanted to come to a Baptist college. It is interesting to note that both agreed on many points about how to study. Speaking of study habits, Jerry and Don said that they did not use a study schedule. On week-ends, while Jerry was catching up on all her studies for the week and trying to get ahead, Don was in the science building doing the very same thing. Asked if he ever became discour aged about studying, Don answered yes. At such times he would ask himself "was it worth it?” Evi dently he thought it was. Jerry also became discouraged at times but knew that it had to be done. Evi dence proves she didn’t let it dis courage her very long. How do "A” students study for tests? Jerry said, “I keep up my notes all along and the night liefore the test I read over my book and go over my notes again to make sure.” About exams Jerry “studied all along because they’re pretty rough and you can’t get them unless you study for it.” Don said “I keep up daily with my work and keep a day or two ahead, learn all my notes and every question I think I should know. I then learn some minor details that are for my own inter est. As for exams, I keep up all year long so that they are fairly easy to study for.” Jerry believes the biggest help to making good grades is the desire for them and willingness to sacri fice outside activities in order to achieve this goal. We naturally ask why these two outstanding students studied so hard to receive their high average. Don said it gave him a feeling of self-satisfaction. He had always wanted to make straight A’s in col lege. Jerry is working for a scho larship to a senior college and straight ‘‘A”’s won’t hurt her chances of getting it. She also re ceived a very picturesque letter from her father which raised her to new heights (right Jerry?) and made her study harder. Don is taking a pre-education curriculum with hopes of becoming a French teacher and a basketball coach. He plans to go to the Uni versity of North Carolina next year. Jerry is taking a liberal arts curriculum and hopes to continue her education at Woman’s College, where she will major in home economics and minor in science or major in English and minor in journalism. Slate and Sutton Represent Chowan Two Chowan College sophomores. Bill Slate and Harvey Sutton, both of Richmond, Virginia, will repre sent Chowan at the Morgan State Forensic Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland on March 22 and 23. Slate and Sutton were chosen recently to represent Chowan after elimination debates on the campus. They were chosen on a split vote, two votes to one. The judges for the debates on the campus were Dr. Hargus Taylor, Chaplain and Professors James Chamblee and Charles Helms. The debate coach. Professor Cal vin Dickinson, said, “The judges discussions in^cated that the de bate was very closely contested by the participants.” 'The topic to be debated at the Baltimore Tournament is "Resolved: That the non-Communist nations should establish an economic community.” All participants will debate both sides of the question. Others members of the Chowan Debate Team are Sam Harahan, Bob Evans, Karl Hanson, David Blythe, Pat Hess, and Pat Faison. By ELLEN WINSLOW Woman’s Editor The (Ahoskie) Herald What do the girls do on a rainy afternoon at Chowan College? Take a walk through the new girl’s dor mitory, and you'll find out. It’s a big building and a modern one, and the almost quiet of the corridors was somehow a surprise Tuesday afternoon. One coed had been in the lounge with her boy friend, and another sitting alone in front of a television set. Down the halls some of the doors were closed, others partly ajar. Drying umbrellas were parked outside the doorways, resembling miniature beaches. Takes Nap “To tell you the truth. I’ve just taken a nap,” said Priscilla Dozi er, a friendly sophomore from Jar- visburg. She and her roommate, Pat Goodwin of Apex, had settled down to a little bit of nothing late in the afternoon as the drizzling rain kept the windowpanes con stant company. The question asked them would be repeated often: what do you do on a rainy afternoon? Study more, they agreed. The second question: what are you looking foward to this spring? Vacation, spring vacation which will begin April 12 and last for 10 days. Curling Hair The next stop was Lucille Fin ger’s room. She had been the coed who had a few moments before had been talking to her boyfriend in the dorm lounge. Now the girl, from Richmond, was curling her dark hair in huge rollers. Rain puts no damper on court ing, she confirmed. Yet now the students are extra busy, and could use a rainy day, to work at term papers soon due. “I like to play tennis, and that’s one of the things I can’t do on a rainy day,” she said. The courts are open to all of the students at their leisure when a physical edu cation class is not in progress. On a rainy or sunshiny day, she remarked, her hardworking room mate could usually be found in the library or in the room studying. So perhaps Jerry Joyner of Nashville was in the library. Soups On “It’s onion soup,” said Judy Mon day, a freshman from Mt. Airy. Al though she was alone in her room at the time, the smell of the soup gave it a very comfortable atmos phere. It was a good day for iron ing clothes, she said, and the iron ing board was set up ready for ac tion. As the weather became warmer, the students are beginning to go horseback riding and the boys practice golf shots and play foot ball out on the green, Judy said. Of course, it was the time of the year to sit out on the park benches with your boyfriend on a spring day. Meanwhile, there is ironing to be done. Get Together Behind a door there had been a stifled laugh. Farther on down the quiet hum of conversation. Four girls were inside a room where the hum of talk was just a little bit more perceptible than from other doors. “We gossip.” Girls, boys, where you’re going for the weekend, what you’re going to wear — and whose clothes you’re going to borrow, and tests. Those were the gossip subjects the girls named at random. Sitting back comfortably on the room’s two beds were Vivian “Boots” Horton of Goldsboro, Sandra Par ker of Norfolk, Mary Sue Massey and Carol Ann Utley of Goldsboro. “We all get in one room and gos sip,” Boots repeated. A r£iiny day is a good time for getting together. The girls seemed to know where to gather for in a few minutes a new arrival, Dana McCleeny of Virgin ia Beach, came in and sat down, raincoat still on. “You spend your time rolling up your hair,” one of the girls re marked. “Whenever it rjuns, then you have to keep rolling up your hair everytime you come in.” Practice Cancelled About then Ann Farrar of Berks- ville, Va., arrived. “They’re not playing today,” she said. “I just came from the field.” She was referring to the practice field, where football players have begun spring practice recently. The rain puts a crimp in a coed prac tice — watching the boys as they work out. Janet Johnson of Colonial Heights, Va., was the last recruit in the room. Somehow they all found a space to sit around and en joy each other’s company. The girls, all freshmen, looked natural in their setting with a back drop of college pennants, theatre advertisements, greeting cards, and what-have-you tacked around the wall. At last word, they spent ’Tuesday afternoon gossiping. What your conscience says is more important than what your neighbors say. • * * The American home works in three shifts. Father is on the night shift, mother is on the day shift, and the children shift for them selves. A Summer at Fort Caswell? ALL one’s time isn’t spent at the beach but this is one feature that makes the North Carolina Bap tist Assembly at Fort Caswell a good place to spend the summer months. Job opportunities are available to students from the Baptist colleges of the state. If interested, write for an application blank to: Mr. Fred Smith, Manager North Carolina Baptist Assembly Southport, North Carolina MISS AMERICA PRELIMINARY CANDIDATES-The first four girls in the picture above will partici pate in the Roanoke-Chowan Beauty Pageant to be held in Ahoskie, Friday, April 5 at 8:00 Each participant will compete in evening gown, swim suit, and talent competition. Miss Anna BeMe Crouch, Assistant Dean of Women and professor at Chowan College is the modeling dir^tor. The pageant is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Ahoskie. The girls, left to right, are: Beverly Bell, 19, of Orangeburg, S. C., who will do a "Sugar Plum Ballet;" Jeanette J ' Lawrenceville, Va., who will sing a m^ley of popular numbers; Carole Lindsay, 20, of Norfolk, Va., who will do an original skit; Mary Bazemore, 18, of Richmond, Va., who will do a jazz routirie with a baton. The fifth girl, Janet Johnson, 19, of Colonial Heights, Va., received fourth the Miss Colonial Heights Beauty Pageant which was held March 16. Her talent was song and dance. THE CHOWAN IAN
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