Chowan Touring Choir Begins Spring Trip
The cosmopolitan Chowan
TOURING Choir is at it again!
With members from points as far
away as St. Petersburg, Florida
and Anchorage, Alaska, the choir
has been readying its Spring Tour
since the start of this semester.
According to Professor Jefferson
Ishee, Director of the Choir, the
plan is for the tour to cover the
Tidewater and Eastern Shore
regions of Virginia, Delaward,
and Maryland, with particular
concentration on the large
metropolitan high schools of the
area. Says Ishee, “We already
have invitations to sing at high
schools in Norfolk, Virginia, and
Salisbury and Pocomoke City,
Maryland. We are also expecting
invitations from several large
churches in that area. We are
hoping, in this way, to help get
the name of Chowan College
better known in the area to the
North of us.”
The Choir’s daytime program
is designed to be of special in
terest to high school students and
includes a group of selections by
Burt Bacharach. In addition,
there is a more formal concert
program for the evening per
formances. In their new touring
uniforms and formal attire, the
choir should be quite a hit.
Many of the students of the
organization are from the
Virginia area, and some will be
performing in their home
schools. The students who will be
taking part in the tour are:
Amy Barber, St. Petersburg, Fla.
(Accompanist)
Faye Bellamy, Midlothian, Va.
Bonnie Brothers, Elizabeth City,
N. C.
Linda Carawan, Anchorage,
Alaska
Andy Carroll, New' Port News,
Va.
Pam Carroll, Chesterfield
County, Va.
Jim Cherry, Norfolk, Va.
Hugh Clark, Newport News, Va.
Tom Currie, Norlina, N. C.
Peggy Darden, Franklin, Va.
Joyce Dodson, Danville, Va.
Ron Dunn, Biscoe, N. C.
Norman Eddleton, Ashland, Va.
Mike Gibson, Richmond, Va.
Teddy Grissom, Newport News,
Va.
Kaye Grissom, Newport News,
Va.
Mary Hampton, Roanoke, Va.
Hannah Jones, Durham N. C.
Jean Knaub, Richmond, Va.
Ken Lassiter, Newport News, Va.
Donna Lowder, Norfolk, Va.
John Moore, Boyds, Md.
Patti Nelson, Arlington, Va.
Brenda O’Neal, Camden, N. C.
Beth Richey, Charlotte, N. C.
Virginia Roberts, Wilmington,
Del.
Betsy Smith, Rocky Mount, N. C.
Mike Taylor, Durham, N. C.
Linda Thompson, Norfolk, Va.
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The 1971 Chowan College Touring Choir
Governor Gets Petition
To Help Private Colleges
Ann Vincait, Hampton, Va.
Charlotte Warren, Uttleton, N. C.
Charles Watson, Virginia Beach,
Va.
Janet Womble, Raleigh, N. C.
Andy Carroll, Newport New, Va.
Hugh Clark, Newport News, Va.
NEW PHOTOTYPESETTER—
Chowan College School of Graphic
Arts, recently acquired this Fairchild
Photo Text Setter and the machine has
been incorporated into the program of
newspaper mechanical production.
Herman W. Gatewood, center, director
of the printing school, looks over the
photocopy from the machine with
Brenda Weeks, a graphic arts student
For March, 1971
from Fayetteville. Inspecting the
perforated paper tape which operates
the phototypsetter is Frank Dunton of
Nassawadox, Va. The computerized
Fairchild PTS is a contribution of The
Galveston News, Galeston, Texas and
was made available through the efforts
of the Chowan Graphic Arts Foun
dation, Inc.
North Carolina (ipvemor Bob
Scott has been presented a
petition urging the 1971 North
Carolina General Assembly to
enact legislation which would
enable the state’s 41 private
colleges and universities to carry
a large share of the higher
educational needs of the state.
The petition was signed by 35
alumni presidents of private
colleges and universities in
cluding the president of the
Chowan College Alumni
Association, James C. Williams,
m, of Franklin, Va.
The alumni presidents
pointed to the current
availability of many
classroom spaces, dormitory
beds and other related
academic facilities among
the state's private in
stitutions.
The petition urged that
members of the 1971 legislature
consider the availability of these
facilities and then adopt a
program which would enable
these to be used by the increasing
numbers of the state’s college
bound students.
The petition was orignated by
the Pfeiffer College Alumni
Association Executive Council
under the leadership of its
president, Bobby Griffin, Monroe
attorney.
The alumni leaders in the
petition noted the financial dif-
hculty of many of the state’s 41
private colleges and universities,
the vacancies in their dor
mitories and the availability of
classroom and other academic
facilities at these institutions.
The private college leaders
urged that the State of North
Carolina first utilize existing
dormitories and other
academic facilities at private
institutions before expending
additional funds at public
institutions.
Griffin, president of Pfeiffer
Alumni, commenting on the
presentation of the petition to
Governor Scott, noted that many
of the state’s institutions were
already turning away applicants
for the fall of 1971.
“These tax-supported in
stitutions report their dor
mitories are filled or they lack
sufficient classroom and-or
laboratory space.
“At the very same time among
virtually all of the 41 private
colleges there is dormitory space
as well as classrooms and
laboratories available.
Currently, there are over 5,000
known spaces available at our
private colleges.
"I believe that taxpayers
want to see the dual system
of higher education in North
Carolina preserved with both
private and public in
stitutions sharing in meeting
educational needs.
“Numbers of our private senior
colleges can accommodate two
year graduates of our out
standing community colleges.
Our private schools are eager to
operate at capacity. The problem
is the cost differential between
tax-supported institutions and the
higher fees private colleges must
charge.”
The Pfeiffer leader declared,
“We believe the State of North
Carolina can develop a plan to
remove this difficulty and save
taxpayers’ money. Over 20 other
states have done this, some on a
plan most comparable to the ‘G.
I. Bill’ approach.”
The petition to Governor Scott
declared in part:
. . We believe that the State
of North Carolina should en
deavor to undertake to provide a
tuition equalization subsidy or
grant program along with other
appropriate financial aid for
North Carolina students who
attend private colleges and
universities in North Carolina.
In addition to Chowan, the
other colleges represented are:
Atlantic Christian, Campbell,
Catawba, Davidson, Elon,
Greensboro, Guilford, High
Point, Johnson C. Smith, Kittrell
Jr. College, Lees-McRae, Lenoir
Rhyne, Livingston, Louisburg,
Mars Hill, Meredith, Montreat-
Anderson, Methodist, Mt. Olive
Jr. College, Pfeiffer, Salem,
Southwood, St. Andrews
Presbyterian, St. Augustine's
National, St. Mary’s Junior
College, Wake Forest, Warren
Wilson, Wingate, Barber-Scotia,
Belmont Abbey, Brevard,
Gardner-Webb, Peace.
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