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VOLUME 11
PRIL-MAY, 1963
NUMBER 7
RONNIE SOWERS
Hast thou found honey, eat as much as is sufficient for thee.-
Proverbs 25; 16.
Lucky is the nian—who controls himself and his appetites! For
the good things of life can be taken in excess and result in abus
ing the body which is "the temple of God." Alcoholic beverages
are usually taken as an example in excessive indulgence but to
strong drink, we can add food, clothing, houses, cars and mental
processes where one dwells upon facts and conditions that lead
to despair and self-pity. God is good and He has provided many
good things—for use within the limits of our own well-being.
Almighty God, we thank Thee for all of Thy bounty and watch
ful care. May we be wise, obedient and helpful children. In
Christ's name we ask. Amen—Reprinted from The Henderson Daily
Dispatch.
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Publicity Makers
If there is one thing Chowan College needs, it is pub
licity. Our athletic teams do a great deal to bring this
end about, but we need more direct methods. Our de
bate teams have made us proud of them, but they appear
before people already in other colleges. Mr. Cadle visits
high schools to familiarize prospective students with the
college, but many times this will not make a lasting im
pression. Our real pubhcity makers are two groups.
The first group we will consider is the choir. Chowan
College is extremely priviledged to have Mr. Chamblee
as its director. This talented young man has done won
ders with our musically-inclined students. Throughout
the year, the choir has made many appearances in North
Carolina and Virginia. And here is where their strength
rests. When Mr. Cadle visits a high school, he speaks
with the students—not parents. When ball scores are
given, the parents are interested mainly in the larger
college scores—not small ones or junior colleges. There
fore, we can conclude that most of the publicity raised
by such means is sometimes over-exaggerated.
When the choir gives a concert, the audience usually
has as many parents as it does students—if not more.
The parents are the ones who finally tell their children
which college they will attend.
The choir is giving us the kind of publicity we need
and plenty of it.
Even though they appeared before their largest audi
ence when they appeared on the Norfolk TV Station
WTAR Channel 3, not long ago, I personally believe
that the personal appearances throughout both states
have a far more permanent effect on the audience. This
should not take away from their TV appearance though
—we were proud of them.
The second group, we must consider, is the alumni.
To many of us, the alumni are unreal and have nothing
to do with our college life—this is untrue. A college is
known in the business world, not by the amount of knowl
edge it relinguishes to its students but how well the stu
dents can put this knowledge into practice. That is just
what our alumni are doing. Our college is fortunate in
having a group of graduates who are not afraid to work.
In many fields they hold top positions. Their personal
lives are, in many cases, beyond reproach. This is im
portant to you. When you appear before an employer
and tell him what college you graduated from, he will
judge you by others who he hired that came from your
college. This may not be just or fair but it is done just
the same. Therefore we should be thankful for a con
siderate alumni and hope the students of future years
can say as much about us.
If an alumnus leaves a firm having made a good im-
This Month's Outstanding Student
Selected by the Editori of THE CHOWANIAN
THE CHOWANIAN proudly presents its last OUTSTANDING
STUDENT OF THE MONTH of the 1962-63 school year. This stu
dent from the sophomore class is Ronnie Sowers.
Honnie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Sowers of Hamp
ton, Va. He attended Hampton High School where he played foot
ball and baseball all four years. He was also a member of the mono
gram club. After graduation from high school, Ronnie spent two
years in the Navy, and came out as a signalman.
In Ronnie’s first year at Chowan, he played football and base
ball, and was elected into the Phi Theta Kappa society. He also was
on the Dean’s List.
Ronnie was elected last year to be the vice-president of the Stu
dent Government during the 1962-63 school year. This year Ronnie
was elected president of Phi Theta Kappa, and was voted into the
Circle K Club.
Ronnie is a member of Central Methodist Church in Hampton.
When Ronnie finishes at Chowan, he plans to enter North Caro
lina State College at Raleigh to pursue either a math or civil engi
neering major.
Congratulations to one of the nicest men on campus.
pression on its chief, then this will be more apt to help
the college the alumnus attended in many of its im
provement projects. This, in turn will help our school to
grow and we can speak to high school students about an
ever improving Chowan College.
We thank both our choir and our alumni (also our
athletic teams, clubs, and Mr. Cadle who have certainly
done their part) for help in making our college a better
college.
Last Issue
This is the last issue of THE CHOWANIAN to be pub
lished this academic year. There have been many big
stories published this year, such as; the announcement of
the new classroom building and new dormitory for men,
the dedication of the new graphic arts building, and the
tragic death of Dr. Branch. Among the sports stories,
there was the one about Bob Ryan being named honor
able mention All-American.
Yes, this has been a wonderful year for THE CHO
WANIAN. We hope that we have offered to you, the stu
dent body, a newspaper worthy of its name.
The staff of THE CHOWANIAN wishes to thank every
one who has cooperated so wonderfully in supplying in
formation for the stories published in the paper. We
would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate
the graduating sophomores and wish them the best of
everything in their future lives. To the freshmen who
plan to return next year, we will just say, “See you next
year.”
There may be a wrong way to do the right thing, but
never a right way to do the wrong thing.
The most difficult part of getting to the top of the
ladder is getting through the crowd at the bottom.
Men are great only when they are kind.
Debate Team
Makes Final
Appearance
Professor Calvin Dickinson an
nounced that the Chowan College
Debate Team had made its final
appearance a t Randolph-Macon
College in Ashland, Virginia on
Saturday, April 20.
The team consisting of Bill Slate,
Harvey Sutton, Sam Harahan, and
Bob Evans registered for the
fifth annual RMC Novice at 9:00
a.m. and receive instructions at
9:45 for the day of debating the
quiry “Resolve that the Non-Com
munist nations should establish an
economic community”. The tourna
ment, sponsored by the Franklin
Forensic Society, will be the fifth
appearance for the Chowan
debaters.
Professor Dickinson reports that
the debaters have shown continual
improvement since the beginning
of the year. He further said, "As
a result of the progress and ex
perience of our debaters, we have
reasonable hopes that the team
will be victorious in Ashland on
next Saturday.”
The debaters participated in
four rounds of Orthodox Debate
on the current topic. The last two
rounds of the match were power-
matched. This means that the
winners will be pitted against one
another.
Rotary Exchange
Student Slated
For Chowan
Chowan College has accepted a
Rotary Exchange Student for the
school year 1963-64. Miss Nydia
Maria Morales Araya of Costa Rica
will become a member of the Cho
wan student body in September of
this year.
The joint announcement was
made recently by Dr. Bruce E.
Whitaker, president of the college,
and by Mr. John W. McDevitt,
chairman of the District 771 Stu
dent Exchange Committee. The
last Rotary Exchange student to
attend Chowan College was Miss
Aletje van Ardenna of the Nether
lands. She attended during the
1961-62 academic year.
Miss Araya was born in Tibas,
San Jose, Costa Rica. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Israel
Morales, Her hobbies are music,
volley ball, swimming, weaving,
and reading. Her chosen field of
study for her college career in
the United States is in the field of
biology.
Students Enjoy
Evening of Magic
Chowan College presented a
special program, ‘‘An Evening of
Magic,” on Thursday, March 21,
1963 at 8 p.m.
The program featured Paul
Fleming, the magician. Dr. Flem
ing played an unusual dual role
on the public platform. As a young
man he was known as Paul Flem
ing the Magician. Deciding that
training in public speaking would
improve his work as a magician,
he temporarily abandoned the
stage for four years at Swarth-
more College.
Later, he received his Ph.D. de
gree at the University of Penn
sylvania where he taught many
years and is now Professor Emeri
tus of Economics. He is also the
author of several well-known books
on economics.
The professor was perfectly at
home when picking white bunnies
from the hats of unsuspecting
gentlemen, or causing roses to
grow in empty flower pots, or
getting messages from the spirit
world.
One of the classics of his
is the East Indian "Mango Trick ,
an illusion in which a small sprig
develops in a few moments into
a full-grown mango tree.
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