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'63 Was Development Year
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draperies in the auditorium, includ
ing backdrops; directed the con
version of the heat in the Columns
Building from coal fired furnaces
to oil furnaces; constructed a patio
fence at the new dormitory for
girls; repaired and repainted num
erous offices on the campus; added
four new dressing rooms behind
the stage with lavatories and mir
rors; repainted the gym floor;
added new draperies in the girl’s
dormitories; assisted in the be
ginning stages of remodeling the
Columns Building porch; and var
ious other miscellaneous items
which enhanced the beauty of the
Chowan campus and aided in the
efficiency of its operation.
Forthcoming History
The forthcoming "A History of
Chowan College”, co-authored by
Ur. Edgar V. McKnight, formerly
chaplain at Chowan College, and
the Rev. Oscar Creech, is in the
hands of the School of Graphic
Arts at Chowan College. The his
tory will be a 352 page book, size
6 inches by 9 inches with book-
cloth binding and gold stamped
letters. Chowan officials anticipate
that the date of completion of the
history will be during the summer
of 1964.
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Happiness is not having what
you want, but wanting what you
have.
About Beating
Talented Children
(ACP)—“Some children are very
talented and very lazy. These are
the ones who should be beat up,”
says Van Cluburn, internationally-
famed pianist.
In an interview with THE DAILY
O'COLLEGIAN before a perform
ance at Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, the 29-year-old bachelor
had this to say: “It a child is
really talented, he should be forc
ed to practice daily. It's doing the
child and the parents a great in
justice if he isn’t.”
He added that children who are
made to work will eventually be
grateful to parents. “Of course,
I was made to practice when I
was a child,” he emphasized, “and
I’m very grateful for it.”
It was almost six years ago when
he won the Tchaikowsky competi
tion in Moscow in 1958. “It seems
like yesterday,” said the first musi
cian who ever received a New York
City tickertape parade. “I’m get
ting old.”
NEW MAIN ENTRANCE, MADE POSSIBLE BY JOHN O. ASKEW, III
Funds Donated for Campus Entrance
Mr. John 0. Askew, III, of Har-
rellsville has contributed funds
for a new entrance to the Chowan
campus.
The new entrance is lighted at
night reflecting the name and
founding date (1848) o fthe college.
A plaque will be appropriably
placed at the entrance and will
contain the name of the donor and
date of construction.
John 0. Askew, III, is of an old
and prominent Hertford County
family. His mother, Mrs. John 0.
(Molly Valentine) Askew, and two
sisters, Nora Askew Brittan, of
Norfolk, and Mary Louise Askew
were all educated at Chowan. Mr.
Miss D. Emily Barnes Donates
Verdin Carillon Bell System
Askew is a land owner, business
man and banker.
This prominent Hertford County
citizen has had a longtime interest
in Chowan. He has previously con
tributed the funds for the Askew
Student Union Building and only
recently contributed a piano for
use in the facility.
Residents of Murfreesboro will
be hearing a new sound from the
historic Columns Building. Miss D.
Emily Barnes of Newsoms. Virgin
ia and a member of Como Baptist
Church, has donated a Verdin Car
illon Bell System to Chowan Col
lege. The controls for the system
are to be located on the main
roof of the Columns Building and
the projection speakers in the
tower of the Columns Building.
This gift by Miss Barnes is in
memory of her late grandfather,
Jethro W. Barnes, one of the found
ers and a long-time trustee of Cho
wan. In 1961, Miss Barnes gave a
grand piano in memory of her
sister. Miss Christie Barnes Saun
ders who attended Chowan. In 1962
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NEW DRIVE AND PARKING — This picture shows the new J. Henry Jones two-way drive as seen from the main entrance. Spacious
parking areas are located between the new drive and the old one. On the right of the picture are men's residence halls. Planted
around the drive are 186 white and pink dogwoods, and you can imagine how attractive they will make the campus in a few years.
There are so many NEW additions at Chowan for you alumni to see when you visit on Saturday, May 2, for May Day and Alumni Day.
she contributed funds for rebuilding
a Steinway piano which has been
on the campus more than 50 years.
“Miss Emily” did not attend Cho
wan, but has consistently demons
trated her love and appreciation
for the college.
The Carillon Bell System operates
on an automatic program tape
which sends out peals of chimes,
hymns, choir music, or organ mus
ic depending upon the particular
tape. It can be used to record
various music on tape for subse
quent reproduction through the pro
jection speakers. A repetoire of
hymns and music for the various
seasons of the year will be used.
Of particular interest will be the
inclusion of the Alma Mater and
the National Anthem. The system
will be used to chime the hour
of the day and the time of llie
changes of classes.
New Fashions
The 1964 less-than fitted dress
really is neither sack nor che
mise: it is more likely shift, A-line
or Empire. A girl who sticks to
any one of these three fashions is
likely to be the victim of all sorts
of vicious rumors. “No, Mother,
I'm not, " the coed answered shift
ily.
The “sacksy” look is favored by
freshmen, social leaders and slob>
- who've been dressing that way
for years.
The idea now is to have rather
long, straightish hair that never
looks quite parted or combed, a
state of affairs that has beauticians
all over the country throwing in
the towel- and the comb, brush,
rollers, bobby pins, clippers, wave
sets, hair spray, permanent wave
solutions, neutralizers, tease
combs, conditioners, end papers,
scissors, and razor blades.
The other new trend is the“spor-
tive look. " Now, just because a
girl shows up in an oversize swea
ter, tigerskin boots and a baseball
cap, that doesn’t mean she’s going
to be any more of a sport than us
ual. She may not want to play
at all, so just watch it.
THE CHOWANIAN