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VOL. XII.
ON EARTH, PEACE, GOOD WILL TO MEN O
THE COLLEGIATiE
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEX^E, VULSON. N. C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, IW8
NUMBER 4
LEE CHOSEN SOUTH’S FOURTH DEBATER
Golden Knot Society fComm.
n TT7 1 ^ Holds First Meet
Sponsors Week On
Honor and Ideals
History Of Honor Club
Sketched In Meeting
fountain speaks
Gives Analogy of Values
Of Discrimination
The Golden Knot Honor Society
jet aside the week of Dec. 6th to
9th for special emphasis upon the
Ideals of honor on this campus.
Both Y. M. and Y. W. came to
gether in a joint meeting, led by
the honor society. Three Society
members and Dr. Jenkins, a facul
ty advisor, talked before this
joint meeting. On Friday, Dr. A.
M. Fountain of State College
talked to the whole student body
in a chapel program.
In the Y. M.-Y. W. meeting, the
Honor group set forth its ideals
and gave a short history ef the
group.
As chairman, Eugene Ogrodow-
ski, president of the Golden Knot,
sketched the history of the society.
He further pointed out the two.
fold purpose of the organization:
to give recognition to those who
have measured up to the ideals of
the college and the society,'«nd to
develop and foster attitudes among
the students that would make for
the attainment of these ideals.
The organization’s ideals of
scholarship, service, character and
leadership were di.scussed by two
other members, Thelma Arner and
Griffith Hamlin. It was pointed out
that these ideals are absolute es
sentials in real living. Character
«nd constructive leadership are
needed both for college and world-
w I d e relations. Likewise, no
scholarship is complete if the ideal
of service is left out.
Dr. Jenkins, one of the faculty
advisors of the group, concluded
the Y. M.-Y. W. program by
speaking on “The Values of Honor
Societies in our American College
Life.”
It was pointed out by Dr. Jen
kins that Honor plays a major part
in the life of an individual or in
the life of the college. The value
of an Honor Society ceases to be
present when the ideals of char-
•cter, scholarship, leadership and
service are not upheld. Honor is
• positive growth.
In the regular chapel service of
Friday, Dr. A. M. Fountain of
N. C. State College talked to the
student body relative to this Honor
Emphasis week. Dr. Fountain is
himself a member of a similar
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Roberson Elected
King Of May
Edged Out James Rogers
and B. J. liowden
Howard Roberson of Tarboro
elected to rule as Kinjf of May
the final election run-off on
Monday, December 12. Opposing
him were James Rogers of Snow
Hill and B. J. Bowden of Dudley.
Roberson edged out over the other
two candidates by a close margin.
Having received his high school
education in Tarboro, Howard en
ured the college as a freshman in
1935. He entered the Sigma Alpha
fraternity in his sophomore year.
his junior year, he "was elect-
^ te serve as one of the junior
*^presentatives on the Men's Dor
mitory Council. At the beginning
® his senior year, he was elected
^ treasurer of the Executive
He is now the president of
'*»« Sigma Alpha fraternity.
On the date of this issue of the
JJegiate” going to press, the
selection for Queen of May
not been made. On Wednes-
Totes were cast for Misses
**‘innia Barkley, Ruby Barnes, nnd
Aycock; however, a
ection had to be called to ob-
* three-fourth's majority win.
Queen will reign
annual May Day in the
They choose their person-
tr* 1 while the courtiers
< ected from the junior and
Sherwood Eddy
Speaks Jan. 12th
Sherwoo(j Kddy, interna
tionally known authority on
and economic problemH
and affairs will lectur» here
January 12th at 10:00 o’clock
A.M. and at 7:00 o’clock P.M.
The public is invited to attend
both lecture* free of charge.
Mr. Eddy is a native of
Kansan. He is a man of large
means and make* use of his
money in directing? Seminars
and Social Study groups here
and abroad. He receiveft no
Halary for bis work.
At the concluHion of each
Seminar held every summer
since 1914, Mr, Eddy compiles
reports and writes books. He
is the author of eseveral major
books in Social Movements.
The Tenant Farm Coopera>
tives are receiving his support
at the present time in the
Mississippi River area.
Advisory Council
Gives Freshmen
Bar-B-Q Dinner
Profs. Case and Jarman
Sponsor Barbecue For
Class of ’42
The Freshman Advisory Council
of Atlantic Christian College en
tertained the freshmen at a bar
becue supper, Saturday evening,
December 3, 1938 at five o’clock.
The Barbecue was to be held at
Gold Park, but because of bad
weather it was given in the gym
nasium. Professor Perry Case and
i^rofessor Cecil Jarman were in
charge of arrangements, and Mr.
Case acted as master of cere,
monies.
As the freshmen entered the
gymnasium, certain members of
the Council greeted them. About
sixty-three freshmen gathered on
the bleachers and talked among
themselves while the faculty pre
pared to serve them. Then the stu
dents told where they were from.
A few ventured to tell certain ex
periences.
They were served a deHcious
dinner of barbecue, slaw, com-
bread, and coffee.
The barbecue was one of a num
ber of Freshmen Advisory Coun
cil activities designed to carry out
its objectives. The Council was
organized la.st fall to promote a
closer relationship between faculty
and freshmen and to study the
problems peculiar to the incom
ing students.
The faculty members who make
up the Council are: Professor Case,
Chairman; Professor Jarman: Mrs.
Lehman, Dr. Morgan, Professor
Hodges, Dr. Wagner, Mrs. Mercer,
Miss Fannie Harper, Miss Myrtle
Harper, and Miss Eleanor Snyder.
Debaters Have
Verbal Duel
With Campbell
Negative Team Wins;
Affirmative Ijoses
WAKE FOREST NEXT
The debating team did not have
much rest after returning from
the Strawberry L«af Tournament.
Monday night the verbal contest
ants journeyed over to Campbell
College for a dual debate. Those
making the trip were Cyrus Lee
and Eugene Ogrodowski, affirma
tive; Ray Silverthome and Jim Ed
Miles, negative, Hugh Kelly went
as an alternate. The team was ac
companied by Miaa Snyder, the
coach.
The subject for discussion was
the Phi Kappa Delta quen', Re
solved, that the United SUtes
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To Give Radio 1‘rograms
On Wednesday
Afternoons
The >*ublicity Committee, con
siating of faculty members and
students of the college, held its
first imporUnt meeting of the
year on Friday, December 2nd.
IVesident H. S. Hilley presided
over the first half of the meet
ing. He outlined the general pur
poses of the committee, and it was
suggested that each faculty mem
ber on the committee be put in
charge of one type of publicity
with students to help her.
The rest of the meeting was
turned over to Miss Eleanor Sny
der, chairman of the committee,
who appointed Charlotte Brooks as
secretary.
The committee was divided into
five groups with a faculty advisor
and students in each. Each group
is in charge of one type of pub
licity as follows:
Church—Miss Fannie Harper,
faculty, with Charlotte &rooks.
Personals—Miss Agnes Peele,
faculty, with Mary Nackos and
H. B. Griffin.
General News—Dr. Elizabeth
Wagner, faculty, with Wilma Wil
liams, Dorothy Rouse, und Efmer
Mottem.
Sports—Mrs. Margaret Mercer,
faculty, with John Yavorski and
John Dail.
Radio and Feature—Mits Elea
nor Snyder, faculty, with Char
lotte Brooks, and Wallace Sut
ton.
All articles written for the news
papers must be checked by these
groups. Students having any inter
esting news should bring it to one
of the persons mentioned above.
Every Wednesday afternoon at
c'elo?tr, tb.?rc ▼ iil fc.. c
minute program over the W. G. T.
M. station given by the stodenta.
The coming programs will cmtiiit
ef band music, talks, singers, skits,
and other interesting material.
The first program is scheduled
for the first Wednesday after the
Christmas holidays, January 4th.
A group of campus leaders will
discuss topics of interest concern
ing the college.
A. C. C. Students
Buy Toys For
Wilson Children
Mrs. Grainger Speak.s In
Welfare’s Behalf
"For the past aeven yean the
Atlantic Christtun College has
played Santa Claoi to the unfor
tunate children of WUaon,” de
clared Mn. Grainger, head of the
Welfare l^epartraent, in an ad
dress to the student* Friday morn
ing.
"It is the only college in this
part of the country that give*
gifts to children at Christma*
time,” she continued.
Credit for the idea goes to Hr*.
Elizabeth Yavorski, a member of
the faculty, who originally began
with a list of a hundred name* of
children. The list has been added
to from year to year, until it has
nearly reached the number two
hundred. Mrs. Yavorski, with the
aid of Miss Martha Edmonston,
still has charge *f the detuils.
The student* of the college have
a certain child to buy a gift for.
They buy a gift that does not ex
ceed twenty-five cents, and wrap
it up with the name of the child
written on it.
''This makes thi' child feel as
if the gift were really for him,
this this particular toy was meant
for him and none other," re
marked the speaker.
The gifts «re sent to the Wel
fare Department, which give* the
Christmas party for the children.
The packages, pla» ed under a large
Christmas tree, are a source of
interest to the little tot*, who try
to guess the cont«nts of each box.
In the last /cw th« paranta
of the children h* ■ ' Ompaniad
their sons and 4 ug'ntcni to tha
'ihejf i'iflfi V as Inlw-
esting.
Every year some mini*t«r from
tojin is selected to tell the story
of the birth of Christ. It is the
time for all those who have not
had the opportunity to do so to
hear the wonderful story of Jesus.
Mrs. Grainger stated finally
that the party would be held in
the new Wilson Armory this
Christmas.
John Sloan Gives
Demonstration
Illustratt'd lyecture O n
Liquid Air I/eaves Some
•Awestricken
Wednesday night, I>ec. U. th<-
Student Entertainment Committer
presented John Sluan, not«<l Ire
turer und scientist, in an illustrate
ed lecture on liquid air. Mr. Sloan
held the utmoat attention of his
small but select audience. His
demonstration left some gapping,
some awestricken and some still
unbelieving. Whatever the effect
on the audience he proved the as
tonishing acientific valuea of liquid
air. His lecture was divided into
two parta; one about the physical
aspects and the other concerning
the chemical powers of liquid air.
He began by stating the physi
cal properties of liquid air. How
it was made, its freeiing point,
-317 degrees Fahrenheit, its boil
ing point, -212 degrres Fahren
heit and its potential value.i. The
first experiment was the boiling
of liquid air on a block of ice.
the liquid boiled almost instantly
as if the ice wt*rr red hot. Other
experiments, such as freesing
grapes to preserve them, frying an
egg on s stove made of a block of
ice, making a mercury hammer,
making lead as hard as steel, run
ning a steam engine with liquid
air, driving nails in a frozen ba
nana. freesing a soap bubble so
that it shattered like glass, play
ing a drum with two frozen hot
dogs, and freezing a rubber ball
so that when thrown againat the
wall it shattered into a thousand
pieces, were demonstrations of the
coldness of the liquid air. He spoke
Jokingly of a bet with a filling
Station operator who bet him that
Prestone could not freeze. He said
he produced hia liquid air container
kli<i (eii seconds lat4ff handed the
operator a brick of the Prestone.
In the second part of his lecture
he demonstrated the explosive and
incendiary qualities of liquid air.
The first demonstration was the
making of gun-cotton, a substance
that is highly explosive. All thru
the last part of the lecture he ex
plained the danger of the experi
ments he was performing and more
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;A.C.C. Represented
In Dixie Tourney
By Five Speakers
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4th DEBATER | sixcoiie^es
WINTHROP IS HOST
Large Audience Attends
Christmas Pageant In Gym
Professor Case
Chapel Speaker
Deplores Waste of Time
By Students
Professor Perry Case of the de
partment of Philosophy outlined
the principles of our spirit of
waste of time, ideals, opportunity,
and property. He showed that the
prevailing spirit of vandalism re
sults in destruction of the beau
tiful and the ideal.
Mr. Case has shown a great in
terest in the beautification proj
ect on this campus through a gift
of five hundred dollar*. His ap
pearance before the students
helped to further his support of
thi* beautification. Further, he
pointed out that not only is there
a great waste of property, but
also a waste of time and oppor
tunities.
Wastefulness can be like that of
a spendthrift or that of a miser.
Neither is desirable.
■'It seems as if we hare thi*
inherited spirit of possessing the
right to destroy. This spirit is in
herited from the waste in natural
resources, soil, forests, and birds.
W'e continue with this spirit into
our high *chool and college life.
There are tho*e who feel like
they have the right to destroy pub
lic property because they pay
taxes. Likewise, there are those
college students who claim that
right because they pay tuition.
He pointed out, though, that a
college student pays only about
one third of tha cost of all oppor
tunities provided for him. Thus, he
is far from being justified in any
*ort of destruction or wa*te.
Students are inclined to throw
away valuable time, wutc chapel
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Presented By Verse-
SpeakinK:, I)ramatic,
And Glee Clubs
DEPICTS NATIVITY
Presentation of Gifts For
Wilson’s Needy Children
The annual Christmas pageant
was presented Sunday afternoon at
five o'clock in the gymnasium to
an overflow audience of studenta
and residents of Wilson and neigh
boring towtu. The material for this
verison of the Christmas story was
adapted from Herodes, a liturgical
play presented in the churches in
the Middle Ages. It was a joint
production of the Dramatic Club,
the Glee Club, and the Verse
Speaking Choir.
Two tall fir trees decorated
with silver tinsel stood at either
side of the stage. At the back of
the stage a gold cross shone in
the candlelight. The only illumina
tion used during the performance
was that furnished by white can
dles^ in tall candelabra at the front
and rear of the auditorium, and
colored lights focused on the deco.
rsted trees arui the cross. The
lighting effects added much te the
impressiveneas of the pageant, as
did the brightly colored costumes
of the king, shepherds, and other
participant!^ in the plMf-
Following a period of piano mu
sic by ProftaaoT Fontaihe, during
which the candles were lighted in
the darkened auditorium, the dif
ferent partA of tha story of the
nativity were drariiatixed to the
accompaniment of Ohrist/nas songs
by the Glee Club. The angels' an-
fkouncement to the shepherds, their
worship of the Cnntt, the com
ing of the three kiacs, their visit
to Herod and their socceasful
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Wilson Co»op.
Concert Formed
Students liecome Mem
bers In Music Assn.
One of the latest method* of
bringing outstanding artiats, in
the realm of music, to the muaic
lover* all over the United State*
i* by the formation of Co-opera-
tive Concert Association* in the
variou* cities throughout the
country. Thi* i* a *y»tem whereby
a city *ell* membership cards by
means of a campaign through the
community. The officer* of the
local organization meet with a rep-
reaentative from the Columbia
Concert Aaaociation of New York
City, and aalect the artiata and the
date for thair appearance in the
community. Only those people who
have membership card* are admit
ted to the performance*. There are
no ticketa aold at the door.
During the past few years, it has
been necessary for the people of
Wil*on to join the organization in
another city and attend tha per.
formancea there. Rocky Mount,
Goldaboro, and Kinaton have been
acceasible to the people in Wil.
aon.
Wilson haa at last made itaelf
one of the co-operative unita, and
under the leaderahip of enthusias
tic men and women it has had a
aueceasful campaign for member
ship*.
Each community that is a mem
ber of the aaaociation receives
three eoncerta during the aeaaon.
However, it ia permiaaibla for the
member* in one city to attend the
concerta in other citiea in the
same district. The Wilson members
have the privilege of attending
the c<^ 'rt* in Rocky Mount and
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CYKI S I.KK
Collegiate Editor
Fires Several
Staff Members
Makes New Additions to
Replace Old Members
Th*' editor uf the *'ColI«irtate»'
Elmer Mottern, recently made sev
eral changes in his staff, some
new membi'Ts being added and
some members being dismisiM*d.
Kerent additions to the staff in
clude Elizabi'th Harper, Sarah
Jane House. Julia Yates, and Wil.
liam IWirbour.
The staff has a monthly meet
ings whrre topics and stories are
assigned. A date is fixed for the
returning of the material in order
to have it typed, correcti'd, and
censored before going to press. It
is vitally esM-ntial that the ma
terial \h' handed in by the variotis
reporters on time.
Hefore going to press with this
iHNUe, the editor had a great deal
of difficulty in obtaining the as-
signt'd stories. Some reporters
handed in their material late, and
some handed in no material what
ever, resulting in the dismissal of
four or five staff members. Those
names on the masthead, of course,
do not comprise the complete* list
of staff memlxfrs as it is mnressary
to conserve space and neatnc:;-. If
you are a staff memUT or a re
porter, do not feel offended if your
name does not appear on the mast*
head. Many have served faithfully
in silence.
When the material is handed in
lat4* the censor, the editor, and
typists, the business manager, and
the printers are pushed for time.
The finiahcd product ia a jumbled
sffair. To avoid thi» trouble in the
future, all members of the editor
ial snd sports staffs, whether their
names are listed or not, are urgent
ly requested to attend the regular
m<*etings and hsnd copy in on time.
Pan-Hellenic
Council Presents
Constitution
Proptwes Better Feeling
Itetween Groups and
Faculty
The Greek letter organizations,
realizing that cooperation with
each other and with the college
was nece**ary to Greek letter re
lationship, have made plans for
the organization of a Pan-Hellenic
Council. The purpoa* of this coun
cil ihall be to advanca the inter
est of Atlantic Chriatian College,
to promote the general welfare
and interest of these associate
Greek letter organizationa as a
body and to insure cooperation be
tween them in their relationship
with the ft'ultf, the student body
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Student B o d y PI(^aKed
With ('omparative
Kesuits
The debating team made a trip
to Wmthrop college in Hock Hill.
S I'., the first week in l>e>cember
Ui take part in the Pixie Tourna
ment. The -itudents making the
trip were ('yrui I-ee, Eugene Ogro.
dc»WHki, Hay Silverthome, Hugh
Kelly, and Julian Ki>ebuck. Cyme
I^*e, captain of the Kval team,
was picked in the first eleven b«at
debat**ra. The selection Was made
on the banis of p()in!i <i< ored in five
round* of <U: :z. Mr. Ui* was
numl>er tv::, ftq c Iljit kcrording
to points. In thr f-r eii, which wer*
run off bt'tvi- *n all those making
the first rle.ijn, Mr. l>e« ranked
fourth.
The tournament wus one of the
largest of itn d. being attend-
4‘d by ciille* 3 as far north as
New llanipahire, as far aouth aa
Florida, and Wiit as far as Ala
bama. There v;,re contratanta
from .'(fl colUgt» in the meet. The
tournament Is \n annual affair
uponnored by r- ''Strawberry
l^af" of Winthr- » CoUeRe. This
waa the first time an Atlantic
('hristian tinm liaa been repre-
aented in the fi»! nit^'i, although
the spring tfnimament has been a
part of the team’s schedule for
the past few years.
Although the item of principal
interest was debating, other con
tents in forensics were also held.
Among the other contests were:
Kxtempore, Impromptu Harungue,
Oratory, Problem Solving, Poetry
Ufading, and After Dinner. Kay
Silverthome was entered In the Af-
t«*r Dinner contest, but was elim
inated in the first round. In the
Impromptu speaking contest the
college waa represented by Cyrua
I^*e. Mr. liee won in the firat round
of the fourth contest, but waa out-
rlasned m the finals by the Wake
Foreat contestant.
The individual honors of the
meet went to Kugene Worrell, of
Wake Forest, who won in three in
dividual conteats. Mr. Worrell waa
honored by being choaen aa the
groom in the wedding of collegea
into better forenaic relations. This
was a very colorful affair with all
collegcH in the meet being repre
sented. Hay Silverthome carried
the Atlantic (Christian colors.
The local team ia very much
pleas<*d with their showing against
the teama of other colleges. Al
though all are inexi>erienced de
baters, except Mr. I>ee, the boys
did some good debating. Kugene
Ogrodowski who teums with Cyrua
I^*e on the Affirmative ia ex.
{MTted to round Into one of the
beat debatorr the college has seen
in many y**ars. Ray Silverthome
also ahowa much promise. The
Negative team was somewhat
handicapp<*<l by the inability of
Jim FM Miles to make the trip.
Mr, Miles has been working on
the Negative since the announce
ment of the query and shows much
promise on that side. The team alao
has a valuable asset in the hard
working Hugh Kelly.
lUfore going to the meet at Win-
throp the debaters had matched
their wita with State Collegr. Thla
debate proved to be very valuable
experience and helped to round the
boys into shape for the touma-
mrnt contests. Kven though th«
debates were not judged, the in
dividual spCMkers were. TTie first
five in the men's division were:
Cliff Stratton. Dartmouth, cham
pion; Billy Hrevard, beat practice
debater; Joe Caldwell, I^enoir
Khyne, second debater; George
Murray, Alabama, third debater;
Cyrua I^e, Atlantic Christian Col-
leg*-, fourth debater; and Jack
Prit*-, N. C. SUU, fifth debatar.
Among the teams that the local
team met w#-re: Westem Carolina
Teachers College; Emory and
Henry; Winthrop; Appalachian;
B*>b Jones; Carson Newman; and
Presbyterian College.
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