Chowan College - Chowanoka Yearbook (Murfreesboro, NC)

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RESCUE In the Big Woods , two ver small children were lost Mariah and Michael Collins, three-year old twins, and their two pets wandered from their yard into a several thousand acre tract of timber near Como They were missing from 11.00 AM until 2:45 PM, Seventy-three Chowan College students joined in the massive search for the lost youngsters. The twins were found by Marvin Harris and William Barnett, Jr. 25

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Run for Fun Health - Life This was Orvil Reid ' s slogan as he celebrated his retirement. 68 years young, by jogging from Atlanta, Georgia to Richmond, Virginia Of course Reid did not run this great distance nonstop. Rest stops were scheduled along the way. Reid ' s stops were unusual in that he conducted rallies — rallies demonstrating his great stamina He challenged anyone in the audience here on campus to assist him in demonstrating his strength Ray Henderson jumped on his stomach. Tommy, Stuart and others attempted to bend fhis arm by hanging from it Stuan, Tommy, Steve and Gibbs played tug-a-war with the rope around his neck. Bob Blackburn broke a rock on his stomach with an 18 pound hammer Reid ' s rallies featured a challenge to people to accept Christ as Savior, to commit themselves to Christian sen ice, and to adopt clean habits of physical fitness. 24

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STUDENT UNREST Chowan College found itself tbe spot for student unrest in September It started at 8 : 00 AM Monday, September 27 and ended |ust after 6:00 PM Tuesday, September 28 A group of Iranian students assembled on the lawn in front of Columns to express to the administration their concern that they had been treated differently, A disciplinary case of an Iranian student was believed to have led to the student ' s assembly. Five Iranian students met twice on Tuesday with administration; earlier with Dean Lewis and other staff members and later with President Whitaker and some 26