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ON COMMON GROUND—Like preachers’ kids, the
children of college presidents have many things in
common. When they have met this year and last (as
here on the Carrie Rich Memorial Library mall at
Campbell College) Beth Poston, senior English major,
and Barry Whitaker, senior majoring in trust education,
could compare notes on their common experience of
changing colleges in mid-course. Beth, who will
graduate at Campbell,s winter-term commencement
December 20, transferred last year for a taste of
campus life away from home. She is the daughter of
{M-esident and Mrs. Eugene Poston of Gardner-Webb.
Barry is the son of President and Mrs. Bruce E.
Whitaker of Chowan College.
GRADUATE VISITS CAMPUS—Robert R. Vaughan, junior at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro from High Point, who attended Chowan from 1970-
72, returned for a recent visit. The political science major is married to Chowan’s
1971 graduation head marshall, Betsy Robbins, also of High Point. Vaughan
reviews the latest annual with Darrell H. Nicholson, registrar. He is one of a
number of students who return each year to visit members of the faculty and
staff. Nicholson remarked that Chowan personnel are always happy to greet
former students at Chowan.
B5U Reviews First Semester;
Makes Plans for Spring Term
By THOMAS LONG
The Baptist Student Union
Campus Qiristian Fellowship,
known as the BSU-CCF is in full
swing this semester. This
organization is sponsored by
Christian laymen and scholars
who relate Christianity to various
phases of contemporary life.
During Evangelism Week and
Christian Emphasis Week,
students have the 0Dtx)rtiinifv to
jt Point
hold individual and small group
conferences with guest speakers.
The first semester showed a
growth in the BSU-CCF ac
tivities. Freshmen composed the
largest part of BSU membership.
I>ast senjester started with
open house and in September the
Shorb Brothers appeared in a
coffeehouse setting at one of the
early meetings. First semester
meetings featured speakers from
the State Convention, a local
preacher, and religion professors.
The weekend revival teams had
the opportunity to travel to Cool
Springs Baptist Church, Boykins
Baptist Church, and the Kennedy
Home.
President Tommy Speight and
other BSU leaders have planned
some new and different things for
the Spring semester. This
semester the BSU will continue
the Wednesday morning prayer
breakfast in the cafeteria,
Thursday evening prayer
meetings, and the ministry to
Pinewood Manor Rest Home.
Another retreat is planned for
sometime after mid-semester
and the BSU will travel again to
beautiful Camp I^eech in Bath,
N.C.
All students are welcome to
join the weekly meetings held in
the Askew Student Union on
Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. The
president is asking that all the
campus Christians to unite in
prayer and ask God to have
mercy on us all.
College Receives
Foundation Gift
RECIEVES GIFT-A gift of $1,000 has been presented to Chowan College by
West Point Pepperell Foundation, Inc. The check was presented to Chowan’s
president. Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker, by Don Sledge, industrial engineer at Pej>-
perell’s Ahoskie plant, Alamac Knitting Division. Also present were Charles
Geer, Jr., (left), Alamac’s manager, and Ollie M. Brown, Ahoskie campaign
chairman for Chowan’s “Mission Possible” program.
Chowan College has received a
gift of $1,000 from West Point
Pepperell Foundation, Inc. for
the devglofment program of the
college.
The check presentation was
made to Chowan’s president. Dr.
Bruce E. Whitaker, at West Point
Pepperell’s Ahoskie plant,
Alamac Knitting Division, by its
manager, Charles Geer, Jr., and
Don Sledge, industrial engineer.
A son of Sledge, Ronald, is a
second year student at Chowan.
In expressing thanks to West
Point Pepperell, Dr. Whitaker
called the gift ’’timely” and said
it would help the college in the
financing of the new science-
engineering facility now under
con.«truction.
Dr. Whitaker said the support
of West Point Pepperell would
assist the college in reaching its
“Mission PossiWe” development
fund program goal of $1 million
toward the cost of constructing
the $1.2 million building.
■‘Chowan needs the new
science-engineering facility
available for the use of its
students by the summer of 19J3
and the support of corporations,
.such a.s West Point Pepperell.
Continued Dr. Whitaker, “It is
significant that West Point
Pepperell, one of our leading
local industries, has joined with
Chowan College in providing for
this critically needed facility to
serve young people. Beyond the
obvious immediate value, this
evidence of local support will
assist us as we seek gifts and
support in other areas of North
Carolina and Virginia.”
Currently, the “Mission
Possible” campaign is in an
intensive drive to reach $1 million
by the year’s end.
Also present were Ollie M.
Brown, Ahoskie campaign
chairman for “Mission
Possible,” and Bobby Cross,
Chowan’s director of develop
ment.
For February, 1973
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