Baseball Begins;
Prospects Good
POPULAR CLASS—Members of Dr. is conducted each Tuesday evening in
Bernice Kelly Harris' creative writing Robert Marks Hall under the direc-
class are pictured during a recent class tion of Dr. Harris, well-known author
session. The popular non-credit course from Seaboard.
Students Select Same Name
For Two Separate Publications
On the night when coin-
Chowan College with only one
returning starter, fielded a
“surprise” baseball team when
Durham Business College in
vaded to open the season for the
Braves Saturday, March 13. The
single contest began at 2:15 p.m.
on Chowan’s diamond, located
across the street from the new
men’s dormitory on Union St.
Called a rebuilding year by
Coach Jerry Hawkins, the
Braves will depend on fresh
men to man the majority of
positions. Only centerfielder
Steve Barlowe of Virginia
Beach started all games last
year as the Braves placed
second in the conference and
district and fourth in the
region. Their overall mark
was 21-10.
Two other Braves started half
of the games. They are Larry
Philpott, Norfolk, Va., third base,
and Lin Spears, Richmond, Va.,
outfield.
Named '"Miss
Day Students
Two Conway girls, Rebecca
Jane Martin and Deborah Merle
Vann, were selected as “Miss
Day Students” for the Chowan
College Queen of Spring Pageant,
which was held Feb. 25 in Mc
Dowell Columns Auditorium.
Competition for the annual
event included beauty, poise,
talent, personality and dormitory
support.
Miss Martin, daughter of
William Bruce Martin, is a
sophomore majoring in nursing.
Miss Vann, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles W. Vann, is a
freshman majoring in secretarial
administration.
Both girls are graduates of
Northampton County High
School, near Conway.
First white child born in New
England was Peregrine White,
born on the Mayflower while it
was in Cape Cod Harbor.
Allan Rappaport, Wilmington,
Del., and Randy Michie,
Chesapeake, Va., at second base,
Lewis Willis of Eastville, Va., at
short stop, and Ed Herring,
Virginia Beach, at first base are
listed as outstanding freshman
infield prospects by Hawkins.
First year men who have caught
his eye in the outfield include
Mike Simmons, Vienna, Va.; Ken
Haislip, Williamston; Allan
Wilson, Ayden; and Tom
Philopena, Alexandria, Va.
Competing for catcher are
Donald Perry of Ahoskie and Bill
Henley of Virginia Beach.
The only returning pitchers
are Rhett Ramsey and Jack
Taylor. Freshman Ronnie
Albertson of Portsmouth,
Va., and Phillip Greene of
Asheboro have impressed
Hawkins. The 25 man roster
includes five other pitchers
including Paul Black of
Camp Lejeune, quarterback
on the football team, who also
plays outfield.
Hawkins does not know what to
expect from his inexperienced
team. He reports Chowan will
have “some good hitters” in
cluding several who hit the long
ball. At present, no one of the
caliber of Pete Carpenter,
slugging outfielder, or Gus
Roberson, the league’s leading
hitter last year, has emerged.
Hawkins allows that game ex
perience could produce an out
standing hitter.
The Braves open play in
the Cavalier-Tarhell Con
ference March 20 against
College of the Albemarle at
home. The doubleheader
begins at 1:30 p.m. Hawkins
rates COA, Louisburg and
Sandhills as the pre-season
favorites. He gives the edge
to Louisburg on the basis that
half of the club which
finished first last year is
back.
“You can’t rule out Ferrum or
Southwood either,” Hawkins
said. “And we hope to develop
into a title contender too,” he
added.
By Mrs. J. L. Moose
Life has many coincidences.
Some have tragic or comic im
pact, while others evoke only
temporary interest or surprise.
The subject was brought up in the
Chowan College creative writing
class during the last session in
February (1971). It was promp
ted by the Director’s mention of
the first semester the class met in
1963, when the six students
decided to organize their work
into a literary magazine.
Each member suggested
names for the magazine.
Rowland Stallings, a North
Carolina student, chose a name
that seemed most appropriate.
So the literary magazine was
called SMOKE SIGNALS.
Rowland drew a cover sketch
consisting of a wigwam from
which smoke was issuing and
around which a few Indian relics
were scattered. These further
suggested the pertinence of the
name to the Chowan area.
Some years later a student,
John Ryder from Wyoming,
chose this name for the
campus newspaper. It was a
coincidence that two students
from different areas of the
United States, both strangers
to each other, selected this
appropriate name for
campus publications. So far
as is known by those involved
in the selections, SMOKE
SIGNALS was original to the
students who doubtless
meant to suggest that where
there is smoke there is fire—
or sparks.
Another coincidence involving
names was a surprise to the
member of the class, Marshall
Wheeler, who chose SWEET
SATURDAY for her book now in
revision. It was also a surprise to
the Director of the class who did
not remember having heard this
title before Marshall chose it tor
her engaging story. Then looking
through a literary encyclopedia
one day, she came upon a literary
work named SWEET SATUR
DAY. An outstanding University
Professor was asked if he had
ever heard the name used as a
title. He had not.
This coincidence reminded the
Director of a novel she wrote in
the 1940’s and published by
Doubleday. The title used was
SWEET BEULAH LAND. The
novelist was surprised after her
book was on the market to
receive a letter from a New
Zealand author, Roderick
Finlayson, together with a copy
of his book SWEET BEULAH
LAND. He requested a copy of
Bernice Kelly Harris’ SWEET
BEULAH LAND. He received a
copy. In later letters he ex
plained that soldiers leaving
London for New Zealand had
brought papers in which there
were reviews of the American
novel that had the same name as
his.
A poignant coincidence was
told recently by a member of the
creative writing group, Frances
Midyette. During her tour of Asia
two summers ago she went to the
far-away cemetery where her
brother was buried during World
War II. Feeling sure this was the
last physical reminder of her
brother she would have, she
placed a rose on the grave, said a
prayer and then joined the party
she was touring with. When they
reached Hong Kong she was
startled to see in port the
McKinley , the ship that carried
her brother to the far corners.
cidences as a possible sub|ect
for a feature story was
suggested (February 22)
Mrs. Dell McKeithan spoke
of a former Chowan College
literary magazine called
THE CASKET. (The idea
was that jewels of literature
might be found in THE
CASKET.) A search for a
copy had been made near and
far without success. It
happened that on this par
ticular evening Miss Rebie
Long of Jackson, was visiting
the creative writing group.
She said without any dramatic
emphasis, “I have a copy, left me
by my mother who had been
given the book by her grand
mother.”
Some intuition prompted me to
get up from where I was sitting
and walk to the front where Miss
Ijong was seated. The result of
our whispered conference is that
a copy of this 1854 magazine will
become a valuable addition to the
Chowan College Library.
Braves Capture
First Baseball
Games of Season
Chowan College opened its
baseball season on a victorious
note by sweeping both ends of a
doubleheader from Durham
Business College March 13 at
home.
In the first game, the Braves
collected only five hits, including
a triple by first baseman Rhett
Ramsey, but took advantage of
four Durham errors to win 10-3.
I.arry Philpott, third baseman,
added two singles in four trips.
The winning pitcher in the seven
inning contest was Ronnie
Albertson,
Chowan raced to an 8-0 lead
after two innings of the second
game and went on to win, 11-1.
Two Braves each had two
doubles, Tom Philopena, who
plays left field, and Ken Haislip,
first base. Phil Green, the win
ning pitcher, and reliefer Jack
Taylor limited Durham to three
hits while their mates were
contributing 11,
Not unexpected, Coach Jerry
Hawkins had mostly praise for
his Braves, "They did a good job.
I'm proud of them," he said
before adding, "although they
could have done better."
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Kelly Harris' creative writing ciass
which meets weekly in Robert Marks
Hall. Among the books donated were
"Northampton County Deeds,"
"Halifax County Wills (Abstracts),"
"Abstracts of Edgecomb County
Deeds" and "Granville Grantees of
Halifax County."
For March, 1971
PRESENTS BOOKS TO LIBRARY—
Mrs. Margaret M. Hoffman presents
Mrs. J. L. Moose with a copy of several
of her more recent writings. Mrs.
Moose accepted the contribution as a
representative of Whitaker Library.
Mrs. Hofman, a Roanoke Rapids
resident, is a member of Dr. Bernice