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WELCOME FRESHMEN
THE COLLEGIATE
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEOK. \MLSDN. N. C- FRIDAY. SEPTEMBEK 22. 1938
NUMBER I
CLASS OF 1943 LARGEST IN HISTORY
Five Changes
Appear In
College Faculty
Dr. Lowe Heads Social
Science Department
Tb« school season opened with a
number of new teachers on the
faculty to replace those who did
not return this year.
Uiss Besaie Massengill of Dunn
replaces Mrs. Ethel Lehman aa
the Dean of Women. She has
studied at Peace College in Ra
leigh, at the Woman’s College in
Greensboro, and at the University
of North Carolina. In Dunn, Miss
Massengill was in the public
■chool system.
The librarian and instructor of
Business English is Miss Ola
Fleming of Salisbury. She re
ceived her A. B. Degree at the
Wonun’s College in Greensboro
and her M. A. Degree at the Uni
versity of North Carolina. At the
University she also studied Li
brary Science. Miss Fleming has
previously taught in Mecklenburg
and Rowan Counties.
A former Atlantic Christian
College student is now teaching
Spanish in Mrs. Margaret Mer
cer’s place. She is Miss Georgia
Brewer of the well-remembered
Brewer twins. Having received
her A. B. degree at this college,
the got her M. A. degree at the
University of North Carolina.
Last year she was on the high
school faculty at LaGrange, and
for two years has been on the At
lantic Christian College summer
school faculty, ^iss Brewer also
teaches a class in shorthand.
A rather interesting coincidence
this year is that there is another
twin on the faculty. Miss Made
leine Smalley of East Oronge, N.
Jersey, is succeeding Mrs. Cath
erine Hodges as Physical Educa
tion Instructor for women. A
class of Freshman English and
classes of Health and Hygiene are
also taught by her. Her A. B.
degree was received at Guilford
College and her M. A. at Colum
bia University.
Dr. Marvin Lowe of Blue
Mound, Illinois, is teaching in the
History Department in the place
of Prof. C. C. Hamlin, who is
studying this year at George Pea
body College. Dr. Lowe attended
Milligan College, Tenn., where he
earned his A. B. degree. At the
University of Illinois, Dr. Lowe
received his M. A. and Ph. D.
degrees.
Y. M. and Y. W.
Plan Active
Year's Program
Many Projects Annually
Handled By These
Programs
The Young Wom€ns’ Christian
Association was organized thirty
years ago. It is one of the oldest
organizations of its type on the
csnpus.
Its purpose was to foster re-
lilfioua and Christian ideals for
young women. This organization
^ not limited in membership—all
^ho wish may join. It started as
* mission study group and stress
ed social work of various kinds.
The dues are twenty-five cents
*^mester.
Social work is carried on, such
helping chiidren with infantile
P**’alysis and helping in a Chris-
way other unfortunates.
At Christmas time the organi-
^tion cooperates with students
^ faculty in providing gifts for
^ut two hundred underprivileged
and girls.
The Y. W. has taken care of a
amily and provided for the needs
wants as if they were their
brothers and sisters.
^ch Monday night at 7:00
clock a regular meeting is held
^ which programs are given on
J*»l everyday questions that af-
everyone of the students here.
Y M C A
'^e Young Men’s Christian As-
•*'^on on our campus is an or-
^‘tttion of which We can be
proud. For a great number
^ ye»rs the Y. M. C. A. has
Priced to develop in the student a
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Dr. Royal Dye
Opening Speaker
On Lecture Series
Speaks On Experiences In
Africa As Missionary
The college wa* recently visited
by Dr. Royal J. Dye, who ia
known throughout America for
his missionary work in Africa. On
Thursday, September 14, Dr. Dye
addressed the student body in the
gymnasium. He has just return
ed from Africa after many years
of missionary and medical ser
vice. Dr. and Mrs. Dye would
probably have remained in Africa
if their health had not lieen im
paired by the extreme heat and
tropical diseases.
Dr. Dye was born in Michigan.
On his next birthday he will be
65 and plans to retire from active
service at that time. I’hillips Uni
versity in Oklahoma has asked Dr.
Dye to become identified with
their faculty.
Dr. Dye’s inspiration and in
tense desire to go to Africa came
from a wonderful teacher he had
as a small boy. Little did he
dream that some day the United
Christian Missionary Society
would send him there.
Interesting Talk
Rapt attention \/as given Dr.
Dye when he told the story of
the heroic efforts of the natives
to save Mrs. Dye when shn was
ill. He related thrilling adven
tures with hippopotamuses and
discussed the undeveloped intelli
gence of the natives. The girls
were impressed by the native wo
men’s desire to imitate the dress
of Mrs. Dye. It seems that she
had trouble in teaching them to
use the needle in rhythmic stitch
es instead of spasmodic jerks.
The talk was thoroughly enjoy
ed and was of real interest to the
audience.
Annual Freshman w 1 C* ^
ion freshmen Enrolled
Week Begins 38th olsoc\ah7Ln Surpasses All
Session At A. C. Previous}Records
New Students Introduced
To Campus Life by
Leaders
Here’s a comfortable hint for
tired students; always eat your
breakfast before you go to bed at
night Then you can sleep later
in the morning.
CONDUCT WAR POLL
In view of the recent Euro
pean crisis and the possibility
of the United States being
drawn into the conflict, “The
Collegiate”, at the suggestion
of outside parties, has decided
to conduct a poll to test the
willingness of the men students
of this college to go to war or
their determination not to go.
There have been quite a
number of freely expressed
opinions made concerning this
matter, with some in favor of
going to war, reputedly to pre
vent the domination of this
country by Hitlerism; others
who are stubbornly determined
not to go; and still others who
are indifferent toward the mat
ter.
It will be the purpose of this
poll to find out what percent
age of the young men are in fa
vor or against the following
things:
(1). Go to war anywhere.
(2. Refuse to go to Europe
to fight.
(3). Willing to back the
United States if attacked.
(4). Indifferent.
(5). Think Hitlerism should
be stamped out at any price.
There will also be a ballot
for the women to find what per
centage would expect the men
to fight and under what condi
tions. There has been much
comment on the effect of femi
nine feelings on prospective
soldiers.
They will probably be asked
the following questions:
(1). Would you expect the
men of your acquaintance to
engage in another European
conflict?
(2). Would you expect them
to fight in defense of their
country?
By the results of this poll
we hope to find out what the
average collegian thinks of the
United State* entering the war.
We hope that other college*
will conduct similar plebiscite*
in order to have the opinions of
collenans on a national scope.
Before the class of 1943 invad
ed Atlantic Christian College on
Thursday, September the seventh,
special crew of workers was
employea to make alterations and
preparations for the comfort of
the invading greenhorns.
A committee consisting of the
faculty and student leaders met to
“iron out” the final details for the
triumphant entrance of the Class
of 1U43, The student leaders, who
are all heads of a particular or
ganization on the campus, confer
red and came to a definite con
clusion for the great event—
Freshman Week. The students
who are leaders of the different
campus organizations, are as fol
lows: Elmer Mottem, president
of the Cooperative Government
Association; Robert Jarman and
Mary Matthews, vice-president
and secretary of the Cooperative
Government Association; Mildred
Blizzard, president of Women’s
Dormitory Council; Sara Jane
Rouse, Chief Marshal; Kellom
James, president of the Men’s
Dormitory Council; Bumey Mc-
Cotter, editor-in-chief of the Col
legiate, a student publication;
John Yavorski, editor-in-chioj^ A?
the Pine Knot; R^.rt/^in,
chiiirniart< "if" the Supei
Dr. Miller Speaks
At Convocation
Body
(
Exercises Held At l.rOcal
Presbyterian Church
The Carolina Room of the
First Mottem Presides
L/Ourcn was once againi a p | mm
of gay featirtUes when ^t jtudCnt Meet
The convocation services of At
lantic Christian College were held
in the First Presbyterian Church
Board: * Elbert James, aup«
ll^rt
of the ground^; Agnes Raybo-r.
supervisor of office wont; Hasel
McKeel and Robert Windham, su
pervisors of dining hall; Wade H.
Everette, president of the Minis-,
terial Club; Anne Saundar^,
house president of the Dor
mitory; and Neal Windham, super
visor of the buildings.
Get Acquainted
The purpose of the meeting of
this special group of ttudent
lenders was to formulate a def
inite plan to help the freshmen
to become acquainted with each
other, the Various campus leaders,
and to make them realize that
this is a great venture in the life
of an “ex-high school” graduate.
Tlieae students attempted to act
as the link between themselves
and their new comrades.
The freshmen were occupied
with a well-arranged program,
consisting of various tests, meet
ings, and examinations. They
were engaged in touring parties
and other forms of recreation.
The following was the schedule
followed day by day:
Thursday, September 7
Arriving in various types of
conveyances, hordes of freshmen
bade sad farewells to their par
ents who departed with a feeling
of content and relief in their
hearts that their young collegians
would be well taken care of by
the capable faculty of Atlantic
Christian College.
Offered no possible opportunity
for weeping, these greenhorns, as
they are affectionately called by
upperclassmen, were welcomed by
Dr. Hilley, who urged them to
make the most of their opportuni
ties and to be broad-minded when
new viewpoints were introduced to
them.
Immediately following the as
sembly they were all given a
chance to take the English Place
ment Test given by Dr. Jenkin*.
At eight o’clock in the evening.
Dr. Hilley formally addressed the
students on “College Ideals.
They were entertained afterwards
at a “Get Acquainted” party.
Friday, September 9
A psychological test, a Coopera
tive Government meeting—ex
plained by Elmer Mottem, Presi
dent of the Cooperative Govern
ment Association—and a registra-
! tion instruction talk and a fore-
! word for the courae in ‘‘College
Introduction"—presented by Prof.
Case—were the highlighta of the
morning. Following lunch a phy-
sical examination was taken by
each freshman, after which Mias
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Wednesday, September 18. Prea-
ident H. S. Hilley led the service
and the Reverend Carlyle Lynch
read the Scripture and led the
prayer. The choir of the First
Presbyterian church provided th*
music.
"The marks of the God-sent
Man" was the theme of Reverend
P. D. Miller’s speech. He used
John the Baptist as an example of
a God-sent man. As we look
about us and see the ignoble live*
so many people lead, it seems a
ripe time for a God-sent man. At
the age of thirty years John real
ized his work and went about do
ing it. He wast*d little time on
the trivial thing* of life. “One
of the greatest tragedies of to
day,” said Mr. Miller, "is a plan
less life. Too many of our peo
ple are simply drifting along, con
tent to earn daily living. Three
meals a day will satisfy four-leg-
<ju»ljty oi our
Wf,:k deprnl« e recognltlc*
«»• We
*"’■11.-'-ua-- eompleted the
already in hand.”
■^^fnother mark of a God-sent
man ia that he be unafraid. John
never feared the conaeqquences of
a right course, and we, too, must
have the courage of our conviction.
Humility is the sign of great-
neaa. John's humility toward Je
sus was one of the characteristics
that made him a God-sent man.
Last, a God-sent man must be a
witness of God. Let us come to a
sure understanding of what God
wanta with us.
The evening service was con
cluded by the singing of a hymn.
Dr. Miller then pronounced the
benediction.
THE COLLE(;iATE REVIEW
(By Aaaociated Collegiate Preas)
President R'loaevelt was an
honorary patron of the Niagara
University junior prom.
Columbia University has broad
ened ita program of training for
public service in law.
The University of Buffalo has a
unique collection of work sheeta,
notes and manuicripta of modem
poets.
the scene
the members of the church were
hosts honoring the students of At
lantic Christian College at ita an
nual reception Friday, September
15. This moat beautiful room in
the recreation building of the
church waa filled with freshmen
and upperclassmen who had juat
this week begun their college
year.
Reverend John Barclay, paator
of the Christian Church, served
aa Master of Ceremoniea. For
many of the freshmen It was their
first visit to the Carolina Room
and Mr. Barclay welcomed them
all, and explained that the Caro
lina Room was to serve as the re
creational center of their College
Ufa—that ita purpose waa to
furnish a placc where all forts of
entertainments could be held. He
welcomed the College faculty as
well as the students. Ur. Sadie
Jenkina, head of the English De
partment responded to this wel
come by thanking the church for
opening ita doors to the (Allege
and furnishing them with such a
beautiful place to seek enjoy
ment.
Wooten Reaponda
John K. Wooten, a member of
the Junior Claas, responded to the
welcome for the students. Milton
Adikfi.i, an Atlantic Ouriatian
Collie alumnua of the class of
1937, mumenlartly stepped out of
ehamcter to send a greeting to the
gtwtenta.
Burlon Lamm, who ia a senior
at Atlantic Chriatian College,
sang "Because”, by d'Hardelot,
and Carrie Jacobs Bond's "I I<ove
You Truly. He wa* accompanied
by Mr*. I^la Hackney Ruffin of
Wilson.
Misa Mary Harvey Ruffin very
charmingly presented a poem dedi
cated to the four classes, fresh
men, sophomore, junior and ae-
nior. After thia the young adulta
of the church presented a skit en
titled "St Peter Meets Satan",
written by Mrs. Baker, also a
member of the church.
Refreshments Served
Then time out was called while
the members of the Women’s
Council served refreshments to
those present. The women were
sssisted by several young girls of
the church. Mrs. I^ula Ruffin
played the piano throughout the
remainder of the evening. She
played aeveral tune* requested by
the students and waa often accom
panied by the atudents singing
some of the old favorites.
Mr. Case ended the evening of
merriment by quieting everyone
and simply saying ‘‘That is all,”
in a manner which no one can du
plicate. ‘The guests then departed
to their respective abode*.
Introduces Type Of (Jovt.
To Student Itody
The preaident of th* Coopera
tive Government Aaaoclation, El
mer Mottem, with the help of the
other officer*, held a meeting in
the gym on Friday morning, Sep
tember 16, for the purpoae of ex
plaining to all freahmen the rule*
and regulationa as set by th* Co
operative Government Aaaoclation.
The constitution waa read, ex
plained and diacussed. Ample op
portunity waa given all freshmen
to ask questions.
Most Surceasful
The Cooperative Government,
somewhat new in origin, haa been
on the campus of A, C. C. for on
ly three years. It haa proved to
be much more successful than the
two types of government which
preceded it. At one time the
governing power of Atlsntic
Christian College was vested en
tirely in the faculty. Thia type
of government did not laat very
long. The next type of govern
ment tried by the college was that
set and carried out entirely by the
students. Thus, the government
jumped from one extreme to thr
other.
Officials
Neither of these seemed i-
work very effectively; *o there
waa started the Owperative Gov
ernment movement. Milton Ad
ams waa ita firat president. The
second year found Karah Rain
Ward as president of the Aaaocia-
tion. Juat laat year the govern
ment was headed by Cyrua l/*e.
Thia year our president is KImer
Mottem. Bob Jarman la vice-
preaident; John K. Wooten,
treasurer; Selma Amer, town
representative; Mildred Blizzard,
president of the Women’* Dormi
tory Council; and Kellum James,
president of the Men’s Dormitory
Council.
Faculty
Four faculty members cooperate
with the atudenta to make up the
remaining officiala. Theae are
Dr. Raymond Morgan, elected by
the atudenta; Dr. Sadie Jenkina,
appointed to take the place of
Mrs. Mercer who resigned; Miss
Ik’ssie Massengill, Dean of Wo
men; and Mr. Cecil Jarman,
Dean of Men.
l*urpoac
The purpoae of th* Cooperativ*
Government Association i* to pro
mote the welfare of all student*,
to preserve student unity and
honor, to develop reaponsibility
and loyalty, and to foster good
will between all th* studanta and
faculty.
COLLEGE CALENDAR
THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION — 1939-40
1939
September 11
September 22
November 30
December 16
1940
January 2
January 24-27
January 27
January 29
Ea.ster recess
May 22-25
May 25-27
Monday—Ketfistration of Students
Friday, 8 p.m.—Faculty Iteception
Thursday—Thanksj(ivinj{ holiday
Saturday, 12:30 p.m.—(’hristmaH recess beffins
Tuesday, 8 a.m.—CollcRe work resumed
Semester Examinations
Saturday—First semester ends
Monday—Second semester begins
12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 to 8:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 26
Final Examinations
Commencement
119 Enroll For Liberal
Art« Course; 65 For
('ommercial
The largest freshman claaa in
th* history of the Atlaotie Chria-
tian College opened the new
school aeaaon ’39-'40 with 1B4
atudenta on its roll.
‘The greataat increase in the en*
rollment from previous ymra is
found in that of the Commerelal
Claas. There are sixty-five stu>
dints thia year to last year'a fif*
tyeight. Only a slight increaae
waa ahown in the A. B. atudenta.
Laat year there were 117 A. B.'l
to Ihia year'a 119.
Largely making up the freah-
man claaa are students from all
parta of North Carolina. Two
new pupila came from SouM< Caro
lina to Join the many other South
Carolinians on the campua. From
up north we have only one stu
dent. who represents Pennsyl
vania, in thia southern college.
Tho*e students who com* to
thi* college u*ually do ao with the
intention of becoming futur*
teacher* and profeaaor*. Th*r*
ar* aom* exceptiona, though, and
it la rather intercatlng to *•• how
many are going into other profea-
aiona.
Nine freahmen girla are taking
pre-nursing couraes, and two ati> t
den! nr.- prcptring t4i "tudy mw X
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therefore, th*y ar* planning to
take Joumallam. In the'muakal
world thia claaa h*s two who plan
to make music their life work.
Only two pupila of the freshman
claa* ar* interested in taking up
and studying religioua work. Dif
ferent typea of engineering ar* to
be undertaken by three other*.
Agriculture intereata on*, (thia
ia not *0 amazing, conaidering
this part of the state), and anoth
er wanta to become a good tobac-
coniat. Art, Interior decorating,
and dramatica are other aubjeet*
that intereat membera of thi*
class.
Other (.'hurcbe*
This being a Christian College,
It Is interesting to not* the other
churches that are repreaented by
the new students. Ootaide the
(Christian Church, the BapUst and
Methodiat churchea have the larg
est representation of membera.
There are fifty-six Baptista and
thirty-aix Methodist*. ‘The Pr«*-
byterian Church number* nin* In
*1L Seven atudenta belong to the
Freewill Baptist Church. There
are five pupils who sr* member*
of the Kpi*copal Church. Th*
Greek Orthodox Church I* repre
sented by two. The Catholic and
Quaker Churchaa *acb hav* on*
member.
Among this new group many
talent* have been discovered—pi
ano players, accordion players,
blue* singer*, and dramatic ar-
tiata ar* to be found for *nter-
tainment. Pupila with writing
abilltiea are to ahow their work in
the college'a publishing*. Helping
at partiea and other gathering*
are going to be tho** fr**hm*n
who have a flair for decorating.
The art clasae* are not lacking in
rising young artists. Many are
able to go out for the band, for
they have previoualy laamad to
play band instruments. The col
lege is looking forward to some of
Its talented newcomera.
'rhe college i* very dependent on
the irKoming freshman clasa each
year, and there are all posatUII-
tiaa that the freshman elaaaes is
the future will gradually IncraaiM
from year to year.
A drive ha* been started to
rai*e $I(X),000 in U. S. college* to
a«nd the American team to th*
1940 Olympica.
A total of 92.6 per c«nt of Rut
ger* Univeralty *tad*nta uaa th*
college library during th* y*«r.
-TTF
Eamon da Valera, premier of
Ireland, haa been awarded an
honorary degree by Catholic Uoi-
Teraity.
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