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f Z-539 VOL XU. THE COLLEGIATE , ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE. WILSt)N, N C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH IV IV.'» % NUMBER 7 ^LIGIOUS EMPHASIS IS THEME OF WEEK Kirby Page Speaks Four Times To Wilson Audiences Well* Known Lecturer Addresses Chapel And Classes OFFERS SOLUTION International Affairs Is Main Subject On February 24th, Kirby Page, the well known lecturer and paci- fut, spent a full day on the col lege campus. Mr. Page gave a keenly interpreted picture of the present international situation »nd related it to the problems that caused it, and the problems that the world must now face to avert world-wide chaos. He made four public appearanc es while in Wilson: one at the chapel assembly, one before the college International Relation.s Club, one at the Negro High School, and one in the Carolina Koom of the Christian Church. All meetings were well attended. Mr. Page gave ample oppor tunity for discussions and ques tions. Several controversial issues were spiritedly discussed. In the chapel meeting, Mr. Page painted a vivid picture of the present international situation, pointing out that "at every point civilized forces seem to be sound ing a retreat.” Warfare is developed to the of ruthless destruction k for the victor and the van- 'Th«re <• a gloomy pro- j that we are heading for the I he mid. itC further pointed out that the present presents a gloomy picture because we base our thinking and actions on false premises. We be lieve in the premise that there is no God, no moral judf^ment and no order. “But there is a God and moral judgment. This moral judgment functions in the scrip- tural statement ‘that whatsoever I man soweth, that shall he also reap/ We are reaping what the past generation has sown in the form of ideas of belief and con duct.” And among these premises on which we base our form of econo my and society are: First, the matter of self interest as a drive (Please turn to back page) Walter Mills ' Gives Concert Noted Baritone Is Guest Artist Ministerial Club Presents Prayer Meeting Program James Rogers I.«ads Very Interesting Service On the morning of Friday, March 3, Atlantic Christian Col lege presented another of its se ries of guest artists. At that time Mr. Walter Mills, baritone, gave a delightful and entertaining pro gram at the regular chapel hour. Mr. Mills has been graciously re ceived everywhere he has sung. He has sung before royalty in for eign countries, as well as before discriminating audiences in the United States, The appearance of Mr. Mills njarked the first singer to appear in concert this season at the col- l®re. He had been making a tour of the southern states previous to hi* appearance at this school. His *ongs were of different variety. Some were classical, some were operatic, and others were lighter, tending toward the humorous. Mr .Mills’ personality won the audi ence as he began to describe and the setting for each composi t»on before he sang it. Several encores were requested by the au dience. Perfect attention was held throughout the program. Mills brought with him his •^mpanist, Mr. Larey, who wa*' • gifted pianist. He played sever al selections that were heartily re reived. The interpretation Mr. gave to the familiar num bers of "Water Boy” and **Short- Bread” and ‘The Floral r>ance’ ease and technique with »hich the pianist, Mr. Larey. played **Arabesque” and “Ro- aance*" was of notice to all stu- ^P^se turn to back page) captivated all who heard The Ministerial Club, all-reli gious organization for ministerial students, took charge of the pray er meeting at the First Christian Church of Wiison in the absence of the pastor, Mr. John Barclay. Miss Daisy Lockliear and Miss Margaret Hodgens showed the place of women in the work of the church from the woman’s point of view. The service was led by Mr. James Rogers and Mr. Neal Wynd- ham led the devotional. In her talk Miss Lockliear con trasted the accepted low status of women in the days of Paul. She pointed out incidents in the pro gressive rise of women in all phases of life. “Now, there is no doubt that church life would not be what it is were the women left out of churt'h activities.” She showed that all phases of church work are important and women have a major part in Mis sionary work. Ladies' Aid Soci eties, Music and Worship, Church Circles, and the social activitie.s of the church. Furthermore, women play a great role as teachers in Sunday School and at home. If they bring up children with reli gious and moral consciousness that helps the church in its work as the children grow. Miss Hodgens outlined the qual ities necessary for a minister’s wife. She showed how important the home life of a minister was to his ministry. She said that the eyes of the church are fastened on the minister's home. It is there that he must make a great suc cess first before he can console others in their home difficulties. A minister’s wife can help make him a better man or she may break him. Her life is far more difficult than that of the average wife. People do not make as many demnnds of the wife of a man of any other profession as they do of a minister’s wife, she pointed out. The wife must be a good home-maker, and a j>ermanent ser vant of the church and the congre gation at the same time. The pro gram was well presented by both speakers. At the conclusion, mem bers of the congregation comment ed favorably on the value of such a program, both to a church and to young, prospective ministers. Relations Club Headed By Suber Is Reorganized Rev. John Barclay Speaks At Recent Meeting Because of its rapidly declining membership, the International Re lations Club has recently been re organized. The club is mad« up of the Monday. Wednesday, and {■'riday 8:30 Georgaphy Clasji, which is devoting its Friday clans period to the diacussion of inter national problems. A program committee was elected by the members of the class. This com. mittee of James Suber, chairman; Sara Jane Rouse, Mildred Blizxard, arul Chester Johnson. Any stu dents interested in international relations are invited to attend the meetings. At the March lOth meeting. Rev. John Barclay had charge of the program. He lectured on the Chi- nese-Japanese situation. Mr. Bar clay be^n by reading a letter he received from Shanghai from the American Information Committee there. This committee is com posed of a group of Americans who deal with the Chinese and in form Americans on what they should know about the war. The letter stated that the reac tions of the countries involved in the conflict were as great as the action itself. Looting is being practiced. ' Almost all foreign property and interests in China.” he stated, “have been taken over by the Japanese, and business is at a standstill.” The question is this: Is looting an inevitable consequence of war ? He doubts it. The destruction from the war is indescribable. There is vast destruction of pro|>erty, economit conditions are alarming, and ra. tigious values have atso he<*n tn peril. Americans, of course, are taking the stand that Japan is the ag gressor, and that the Chinese are being wronged. Americans have helped China some, but many think that we have fallen short. “Does America have an obliga tion to help China?” asked Mr. Barclay. “If so, what is it? Sure ly America does have an obliga tion to help China. In the first place, there is a tie between the two countries. We have been very friendly with China, and we have had long contact there. We have sent them educational and religious aid. missionaries and money. We have religious and moral obligations to help estab lish justice. “In the next place, China has an ‘open door policy’, and we should see that competition remains open to all countries. “America and China also have ideals in common. Surely, it would be to our advantage to take some definite stand and help China at once. We should, above all, con sider our own interests in the Ori- ent and act accordingly. “Now that we are convinced (Please turn to back page) j NOTICE! .Mi«a KYMices Gurgaaua, i'hairmaa of .May Day, baa announced tiuit tb« ceremooy will be pre«enicd this yrar on April 29. All perauiu In ibr program are urged to give Iheir fulleat c<H>peration. College Presents Radio Broadcast Negro^ecturer, Eminent Ministers Speaks To Class Students In \ Week of Meetings Programs Feature Depts. Of Music And Sports C. H. Hamlin Writes Booklet In these days of preparation for another world war it i» well for u» to be reminded of some thinly which took place before, durinK and after the last conflict. Pro fessor C. H. Hamlin has reminded us of the use made of American schools and colloges as agents of war propaKaiida during the tragic years between 1913 and 1920. In a pamphlet entitled, ‘ Mucatorx I’rei-ent .Vrm-<. Professor Hamlin tells a shamiful story ''f bigotry and falsehood, deceit and distor tion of truth. But it is a story of special value to our times; if we know what happened before, we shall be in h better position to pre vent its happening again. The story really begins on May 10, 1913, with the birth of the Plattsburg Movement for summer military training camps. The very first summer saw young men from ninety American colleges enrolled as “missionnries for military pre paredness.” The story continues throi’gh the establishing of the R. 0. T. C. on June 3, 191«, ?nd the close relations exi.sting between •he National .Security League and American eilucation during the years before we entered the war on the side of the Allies, .\fter entering the war school officials plated the resources of the educational system at the dis posal of the government seeming ly without reservation. "Expla nations" of our reasons for enter, ing the war, of the high.minded ness of the Allies, of the barbarity of the ‘‘Huns’’ were systematical, ly taught to children from kinder garten to college. No praise was too extravagant for the F rench and the English; no condemnation severe enough for the Austrians and the Germans. The pamphlet is crowded with facts and figures. Names, dati’s, and places are all told. I hope that Professor Hamlin will aome day expand what he has written here into a full-sized book fo we may know what he thinks about some „f the things he records without comment. For example, I should like to know the author's opinion of I»rofessor Charles E, Mrrriam’s work in Rome as an agent of the Committee on Public Information, or of the National ftsard of His torical Service, or of the war pamphlets of the Universities of Chicago and North Carolina. Would he place I’resident Judson’a (P'ease tuni to_ back p>y;j The recently appointed publicity committee of the college has in augurated a svrics of radio broad casts over WGTM, local radio sta tion. The programs have been running for five weeks and have included programs by the Dra matic Club, the Music Department, thr .Men’s (Juartct, a sporta broad cast and a Professor yuix pro gram. The moat recent of these broadcasts have been by the Quar tet and the Spoils broadcast. Two weeks ago the Men's Quar tet, under the direction of .Mr. F'ontainc, profeaaor of Music, pre sented a twenty minute program. On the program were four num bers by the Quartet and a aolo by C, K. Pilley, baritone. The quar tet sang first an arrangement of the negro spiritual ‘‘Walk in Jeru salem.” The seccind number on the program was "Danny Deever,” which is an adaption of the fa mous poem by Kudyard Kipling. Following this number was the solo by Mr. Pilley, "Who Is Syl via,” by Schubert. The program ended with the (juartet singing two more songs, the first a composi tion calUd iti'ul Uruamcr", and the aacond 1' English ballad. “Passing lly.'* quartet la composed of Hurney McCotter, first tenor; I jrlon l,amm, sec ond tenorj C. . IMHey, baritone: and Griffith Hamlin, ba»». Ijist week the broadcast was under the direction of John Ya- vorski, sports editor of the Colle- (Please turn to back |>ago) Honor Students Given Banquet By Faculty Dr. Hilley Addresses The (Jroup In Carolina Room .At Church The faculty gave formal recog nition to honor students of the col lege with a banquet held at the Carolina Room of the Kirst Chris, tian Church of Wilson. Honor students of the first semester of the year and those of the last se mester of last year were the facul ty’s guests. .Several alumni re turned to attend the banquet. Dr. H. S. Hilley spoke briefly about the meaning of ^uch an oc casion. He expressed his desir* to see the honor students become closely attached to this institution and its progressive work. He also pointed out that this is the third consecutive banquet since the faculty begsn to recogniie the honor students publicly. .Mr. Hil- ley further expressed his wishes to see a greater number than the twenty-one to make the scholastic requirements for the honor roll. In hi* speech. Dr. Hilley pointed out that it is his desire to make this annual affair more meaning ful to thoae who have attained the scholastic standards, to the facul ty, to the alumni, to the students at large, and to the college. Among the alumni who wen- present were three on whom Dr. Hilley called to make impromptu speeches of a few minutes. He asked Mia* Eliiuibeth Fulghum to be the first speaker. -Miss Rosa mond Conley and Mr, Robert I,^e Denny were als/i asked to apeak. They were asked to tell, in a few minutes, what experience has been most interesting to them as new teachers, what outstanding thing was learned since out of col lege. and what value was derived aa a college honor student. The responaea to these questions were well made on the spur of the mo ment, Thoae attending were as follows: Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Hilley, Mr. Perry Case, Mr. and Mrs. C. A Jarman, Mr. and Mra. J, M. W#- i tern. Mra. Merrer, Dr. and Mrs. Oxiey Is Labor Kelations Head On Thursday morning, March 9, Mr. L. A. Oiiley viaittnj the ct.; lege, making four lectures to ihr clashes of the department of So. cial Science. Mr. OxIey, a n^gro, probably holds the highest post, tion in the United Statea of thoae among his rmce. He was made an Assistant Secretary of l.«bor, ap pointed by iVesident Koosevelt. Mr. Oxiey has charge of all nrgro labor relations in the nation. He is a graduate of Harvard Univer> sity. Abut five years ago hr wa» con nected with thi* State Wclfart* Association of North Carolina at Haleigh. Since his appointmrat by thr Hrvsident, Mr. Oxiey ha- traveled in forty-two of thr forty- eight states. He had spokrn at thf I’niversity of N. C. a few days before his arrival her**. Mr. Ox ley had a conference with Oovit nor Hoey and other slate officiaU a few days prior, and he made the statement that the «t«te sr<*m<*d ready to cooperate with a plan to solve the South's Number 1 F>o- nomic Problem. Mr. Oxiey showed that the aSouth had many fine traditions, and that it could use thenc and build upon them in bringing about a better economic era. He men. tioned that Mr. Jonathan Daniels' book. “A Southerner Discovers the .South,” is om* that gives a very vivid description of the South. Mr. Oxlry stated that conferences would be held in many states for the purpose of working out a way to solve the South’s problem Thre will f»n»* such.‘‘otiferrnr** held in Raleigh In the near future*, Mr. Oxiey was primarily inter ested In the unemployment condi tions of the South. Hr show»^ where both races must do ^n^ery- thing possible to create a feeling of good will with each other. Moreover, these races must both rise together if they are to help solve the problem of unemploy ment in the South or in the na tion. Mr. Oxiey had a most pleasing personality and manner of spe<*ch He showed clearly what the situa tion was in the .South today. He also pointed out that college graduates from this and other col leges could he of great service if they were only to use their know ledge to its fullest extent. Harvard and Columbia univer. sities’ men's dramatic organiza tions have both chosen “Fjilr Knough” mn the titles for their 1939 productions. Hrowii University authorities have reported unusual success of a ''vagabonding'* scheme- a plan by which students may drop in to various courses in which they are not registered to watch experi ments and listen to lectures. Nomination^ for Next President Are Posted Five Students To He Kace For Office In .MwtinifH FeaturcH Panel Disrussions Initiati-d On Monday Kveninjf With l*arty The Kxecutive Hoard of the Stu. dent Cooperative Aaaociattun has posted ita annual nominations for 1‘reaident of the Association for the year of 193tf-’40. Thrse nomi nations consist of two selected by the Board and three nominated from the student body. The five nominees are aa follows: Robert Windham, Klmer Mottern, Robert Jarmsn, Jim Kd Miles, and James Suber. All of theae men have been leaders on the campus and all are well qualified for the position. The eliK’tion for the office will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd, and will be preceded by a student meeting on Tuesday at which the candidates will be discuss«*d and their respective qualifications pre sented. The Collegiate wishes to present an unbiased list of the qualifications of each of thene can didates. Robert Windham is from Farm ville, N. C., and is a Junior. He has held many active positions on the campus during hit three years as a student. In his freshman yrat he wa.« eniuHvd ^ a buKliu‘r.t student. He was a mvmber of the business staff of the Collegiate and played freshman basketball. During his sophomore year he became a member of the .Sigma Alpha F’ratemity and wax appoint- ed aasistant business managur of the Collegiate. He b«*came a mem ber of the boxing team and was electtnj as one of the student cheerleaders for the year. He was an active member of the YM('A. At the beginning of his Junior year, Mr. Windham was elected Business Manager of the ('olle- giate. He continued his work in the Y’MCA snd was reelected as ch<*erleader. He was elected vice- president of his fraternity and played Junior Varsity busketlmll. Klmer Mottern Is from Ashe ville, and is a Junior. In hia three years at the college, he has been a leader among many groups. During his freshman year Mr. Mottern served as freshman rep resentative on the Men's Dormi tory Council and was an active memlH*r of the VMCA and was a member of the Glt*e Club and the boxing team. At the h«*ginning of his sophomore year he was elect ed president of the class; he be- (IMease turn to hack page) Debate Team Meets W. & M. Rvligion was the principal lhame iW the woek aa the college observ es! Its annual Religious Kmphasis W«VK. The program began Mon day evening and will continue throuj^h aervlcea Thursday. The vary inroad theme of ‘'Religion in Our \Vorld Today** is being dis' cussed .<n many of ita different phaHCN. Five leading ministers of the chuicl^* together with members of the faculty forming the nu cleus of the' discussions on "Reli gion Hnd i?nternationaI Affairs,** "Religtan in Nation." and "Religion fo.” Individual.** W'lth the bringV"« signifi cance of relig.*«« ^ world dtiwn to thv indiv.^dual, the leaders t»r the program aiattempting to improve the religit^^* 1^^* ^hs campun. The pr.tg y«*’ included many utMidents and the discusiiions so far hi"^^ stimulated much intervst. The program of th.** began on schedule, with thij meeting of committee leaders and visiting ministers on Mondaj^/ This short meeting quaint the student the viistiiig niitiUterM, and out the final pl«ri« the « Shortly fnllo-vmg thi- m* the program wa* opened U* iKe student Ixxiy with a soeial gather- <ng in the gymnasium. In this meeting, which was under the Joint leadership of the facility, visiting ministers, and students, sll enjoyed a delightful social gathering. Songs ware led by Mr. Robison of the Raleigh church, ami s|>ecial music was rendered by (iriffith Hamlin and the College Quartet. The stunts were a very colorful part of the night's pro gram. Faculty, ministers and atu- dents all cooperated to put on the Rhow’. After the stunts, the pro* grsm included a quit, conducted hy (-yrus I-4*e, between a group of five students and five faculty mi mlxTS. W'ith the serving of re* (IMease turn to back page) Oratorical Contest To Be Given “Peace” Ih Topic F'or Speerhetf The debating team met the Nor folk division of W'illiam and Mary College while final prepsrationi are being made to establish a defi nite approach for the Grand Kast- em Forensic Tournament. Both the negative and the affirmative teams debated in the two consecu- tive debates held in the Bible class, room on .Saturday, February twen- ty-fifth. Atlantic Christian wa» repre- among the best heard on this cam pus in quite a while. The forthcoming peace oratori cal contest is an announcement of much interest to studenta who are interested in public spesking. It is open to every student whether or m>t he has had pre* vious experience In speaking. The sp«*ech may be on any phase of peace. The speech must be limit ed to seventeen hundred words. The orations will be judged on originality, cleameas, and deliv erance. In prtfparation much Dr. Jackson, debate coach and stress should be laid on these vital professor of chemistry at Norfolk, accompanied the visiting debaters on their tour of aN'orth Carolina colleges. The visitors spent the night and part of .Sunday on the c4impus and in town. They showed much in* terest in the “liberal'* curriculum and "liberal thought** of students sented by Jim Kd Miles and Ray j and professors of this college. Silverthome on the negative, and i While here, the boys from Nor- by (*ytus I>ee and Eugene Ogro-; folk spent a good deal of time dowski on the affirmative of the query: Resolved, that the U. S. shall cease the use of public funds for the purpose of stimulating bUMiness. Opposing the affirma tive team, William and Mary wan represented by Herbert Baum guard and David Levine. Mr. I^e-! Jacks'^n vine was also teamed with Archie On a^>ount Bcswell, opposing the negative team of this college. The debaters from Norfolk were reported to be well experi enced in debating, having won with the debaters of Atlantic Christian in discussion of the va rious apprf^hes to the debate query. The discussions were bene ficial to both colleges. Many is sues were analyzed and preiiented in detail with the help of Dr. of illn^**?, Mi ss Kleanor Snyder, debate coach and instructor in Kngllsh and public speaking, was unable to attend the d<lMitei. However, she neem- ed pleased at the reports of this «tate-wide recognition in Virginia • dual non*deciaion meet. forensic activities. The competi. tion received by both colleges ap- , peared rather keen. All reports j indicated The debaters of this college ex pressed very favorable opinions of the visitors. They have prO' hark lease turn to b«ck Dare) pointa. The prizes will aoon be announc. ed for the winners. All awards are well worth working for. The contest will be held here mi April 18. Tlie winner of this con test will go to Wake Forest on May 5 for further competition. Material concerning this con* test has been put on reserve in the library for the convenience of entrants. It will be necessary for all participants to comply with the rules. Tliose wishing to take part in the contest please see Misa Snyder, the sponsor. The judges have not been se lected; however, thoae chosen will be well qualified to judge the speeches. The names will be made public as soon as they are selected. Cleveland Bradner won the con test last year. A great deal of interest was shown in the previous content. Knter the contest now, for it is your chance to show your speaking ability. Perhaps you know the old adage, **An oppor* itV Jcjgl !• rone for#»ver ** SLOW-BU