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OCTOBER, 8. 1954
THE lOLLKGlATK
Three
New Desks
Band Flourished
Under Leader;
Assistants Chosen
The Atlantic Christian College
B.md has begun its second year
:nder the direction of Dr. Millard
P. Burt. Last year's band did a
deal to improve the mor.,
i!)d spirit on campus, but over>
ndication shows that the band will
have even greater success thi-
• ear.
.\lready several appearances hav
win scheduled. The band has been
;nvited to participate in a parade
an October 15. when the Wilson
Shrine Club sponsors a football
^ame between the University ol
.Vorth Carolina and Wake Forest
College freshman teams. On Nov-
■mber 10 and November 11. two
oncerts are scheduled as part o(
the State Conventon of the Dis-
i iples of Christ Church Even great-
■r plans are beng made for tho
ACC Homecoming parade on Nov
ember 19 and a concert the fol-
inwing day.
Much credit is due to Dr. Mil-
ird P. Burt for the past year’s
iucccss. Dr. Burt is also director I
of the Ninety-Kourth Army Band I
of the North Carolina National i
.Guard and is director of the Su- . overflow'of frrshmrn on .\(”h rampus prrsrntrd a
dam Temple Shrine Band of Ra-i .T'”’** *’nes wprr buujeht l4i aceomodat<* thr flasirs. I'lrtiirrd abii
leigh. Prior to coming here, Dr. j and a iMirlion »l Ihr nrw drsks.
Burt was director of bands of the:
Raleigh High Schools and director! Edw .ads, Fnni.h limn, Tim Kllen. O J I O
of the Raleigh Municipal Band,; b,; -; cl.innct Uilh Farmci ti .ir KaVmOnCl J. ijCeger
During World War II, he directed Ik aii
:ht 30th Infantry Band in both|^"'';'‘'“'"P"-IVlakcS AddrCSS
Eijrope and the United States. | Kie Haiha^ ay. r ixuphonc. Joe Hor-
Others deserving credit are Rich* I ton. tr;impft. Okoy. flui'
V
bis prohlrm^not rni^ugh desks
vt* U oitr of Ihr Krrshmrn I'n*-
ird Beach and Jimmy Harris, who [Henry PoweJ/, baritone, Munan
are servng as assistants to Dr.
Burt. This is Dick’s’' first year
d Atlantic Christian College. He
;s a graduate of Wake Forest
College where he was drum ma
jor of the band. Formerly he served
as drum major of the North Caro
lina State College Band. In addi*
:ion to his work with the ACC
band, Dick directs and teaches the
band in Clayton High School.
Jimmy Harris, a sophomore at
Atlantic Christian, is known for
his organization of the “Dream-
-*rs,” the popular campus orches
tra. His dance orchestra has been
heard and enjoyed throughout eas
tern North Carolina.
Out of the personnel of the band,
•.he city of Wilson ranks first in
number with 16 participants, most
jf whom are graduates of Charles
L. Coon High School. Raleigh
ranks second with 6 band mem
bers.
From Wilson are Gloria Bass,
baritone, Tommy Bachelor, drums,
Mary Lee Brinkley, clarinet, Joan
You may take a straight line to
Simon. olMH?, ixirwiKKl Vick. I,., i .v»ur life's goal cir you may go aim-'
horn. Eleanor Wliitley. clarinet ,><■ 'l.v around with nt purpose at
Marlene William.';, bell, and Ev,--; all. 'Fhis choice was one of tho j
lyn Yitjnoulis, Flench horn. striking points brought out bv Dr. 1
From Raleigh are JtH‘ Brnnett „ _ j u ’ I
clarinet. Jimmv Hams, ba - horn. ^ "> *"■
Richard Holleman, clarinet, Tom- cation address at Atlantic Chri-
mie Williamson, cornel, Richard tian ColJcge. Dr. S<*fger pointed'
Bt-ach. French horn, and Shirley out that to keep on a straight line!
House, clarinet. you must first let up your goal
other citws represented in the The talk wa> centered around the i
band are: Belews Creek, N C.- Three Dimensions of Life.- 1
Louise Hutchins, baritone. Clinton. How wide is your acQuaintance^
N. C. Vitus Brad.shaw. Uumptct. Seegcr said education U mea-1
Elm City, N. C. — Jo Anne Crum-1 range of your ac-
pler. /lute, Elm City, N. C, ~ An-j quajuj^^ce. What kind of acquain-
nie Morris Barnes — Flut^Farm- tances do you have? Acquaintance
ville, N. C. — Jo A^ Thomas, i books, nature, and ma
French horn, Fayetteville. N. C. —. chines a.*' well as other p<*ople.
Toni Darden, trombone, Goldsbo- you should be familiar with the
ro, N. C. — Shirley Simmons, clar-, bvjt ),fi-. The only way to do thl«
inet, Goldsboro, N. C. — Ronald
Percise, trumpet, Grantsboro. N
C. — Sarah Alice Harris, clsrini ;
i> to know both good and bad. The
way you discriminate will deter
mine how educated you are.
Greensboro, N. C. — B. G. ^mp- j jjow noble it your character?
bell, drums, Islandton, S. C.
'Continued on Page Six I
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Very important to success In life |
ii a noble character. Is your whole (
life wrapped up in one person or
do you sometimes do tilings for
others? According to Dr. Seegcr
the strength to face life's crises
as well as yourself, no matter
what may happen. Is a noble quali
ty
The sp«'ech was a challenge to
investigate one's own life, to see
what is missing, and how to go
about filling it In.
Dr. Travis A White, presiding
officer and president of the college,
introduced the speaker Dr. Seeger
is now associated with the Nation
al Science Foundation. Before this
he was chief of the Aerophysical
Division of the Naval Ordinance
Laboratory in Washington.
The Convocation address op<!ned
tbe 53rd annual session at Atlan
tic Christian College.
By: Eunice Perry
Big Boost Ahead
The propcMwd expansion of At
lantic Christian College was given
a big boost this month as a group
of business men met to map out
plans for a drive to raise $75,-
000 t/i complete the new science
and mathemtits building. In the
meeting held on Tue«d;<y night,
September 2i. V.mce T. Forb«-«.
Wilson trucking firm official, and
George Adams. Wilson industrial
ist. were chosen to head the drive
Team captains were chosen Ui
steer the soliciting, which will take
place the week of Octx>ber 1&-23.
TTie completion of the new
science building will b<- the first
step toward the goal of 8 new build
ings in the $2,000,000 program. A
new administration and classroom
building is next on the schedule.
Faculty Honors
Student Body
At Fall Reception
I’he faculty t>f Atlantu Christian
College hold J scmiformal rocep-
tlon for all students* Friday even
ing. September 17. The reception,
an annual event, wa^ held In the
parlor <>t llariwr Hall.
The student.s were received at
the front d(K)r by Dean Sarah
Bain Ward. 'She introduced them
to the receiving line composed of
Dr. and Mri. 'IVavis A. White. Dr,
and Mrs. James M. Moudy. >tr.
and Mrs. Milton M. Adami. and
those faculty members and wlvei
m*w to the campus this year-Mr,
and Mrs. Robert G. Capps, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert P. liallar. Mn.
Lynne West. Miss Lydia James,
and Mr. Charles Cobb Other fa
culty members greet«‘d the stu
dents when they entered the par
lor.
The parloi was decorated with
arrangements of all flowers.
The refreshment table was ccn-
teri^ with a txjwl of yellow and
bronze chrysar)th<*n»umf flanked by
candelabra holding groen candles.
At one end of the table Mrs.
Ben Eagles. Jr.. and later Mrs.
Doris Holsworth servtKl punch from
a bowl tM^ecked with autumn
grapes. At the other end of the
table Mrs. Perry Case and Mrs.
Noel C. Carr in turn served dainty
cream puffs stuffed with chicken
salad. Mosaic sandwiches, cheese
straws, colorful meringue kisses,
and mints completed the reresh-
ments.
Music for the occasion was fur-
nishc*d by Mr. Lynn Brown at the
piano.
After the reception the students
gathered in the recreation room
for dancing.
Billy Weathersby
Wins $100 Prize
Hy HKl.l-N Wllin\
WilUam Alt<m Wealher»by. Jr..
. ;uni<ir at Atlani;-' Christian
lisr recently rrreUf^l th« *100
first pnze fur poem he sub=
nutltnl in the National Culleglale
C'ofHrst by r\\y. LYRIC.
.1 iMH'try magaxiiu- Th<* prixe la
by Tho l.sri^ Fn.tiKiatUm
in nienjury of Vlrgihta Krnt Cum-
numis. itx fouiKler, and fur sevrral
year: «*d»tor «»f the magunlne.
In -nldjtion to hih prj/e
Kiix." three other poems by Mr.
Wt-iitherkbv. ’ Hoturn to the Rhine-
Moad«»w. ‘ 'Phllar ■’ and
rrreivt-d special mention
The author, better known tii most
of u.t Hilly, graduattni from
Charles 1. CtHtn ax an hunoi \tu-
drnt m 1953 Hr began wnling
poetry v^hm he wa.s m high rch<K»l.
Several t)f hu |XH*ms havr l>oen
pubhshod In 'HiK CUI,LJ-:<;iAriC
and in the RAl)10(tRAM. the high
srh«K»l pa(>er of Hilly s p*xMry
IS written tn blank verse How
ever. his piH*m ■Fox" d<H‘K have
.Honu* rhymt’ Fox’ «nd "Return
to thr Rhim‘-Mfad«>w" were writ
ten lM.>«t winter, while PhUa«*’* and
I>>g” wen* writlrii two yeariw .igo.
HiHy ;• ptM*m “Fox ' will l>e piib-
luh«*d for thf first timr in the
winter issue of THK i.YRK' ma-
ga/inr Also dot^iU <>f th<* v;«rtoiis
c^intost wlnniTs and other intorest-
ing Iti-m.v ixTtuining to p<H*try will
U‘ found in th** fall ur>d winter
issue.v
When 1 asked thi* young author
how he f«*lt. he replied. “Oh. I’ve
never b«««‘fi !*o Nurpru^x! in niy
life!" Hilly smiled when 1 askt‘d
him what ht* would probably do
with the 1100 and said. ''I'll prol>-
ably eonie to 5;*hool on it.”
Billy, who is twenty years old,
is majoring In Spanish and En
glish and minorlng in French. Hc*-
planx Ui enter the t<*aching profe.t-
slon after graduation.
Many congratulations. Hilly, and
may we of Atlantic ('hristiHn Join
'HIE LYRIC staff in hoping that
this will t>e for you the bi*ginning
of a long and distinguished career
In the field of llteralure. You have
brought quite* an honitr to yourself
and our college.
MARY HADGE HEADS
PINE KNOT
TTi#- sXhU for thr VInf Knot.
College yearbook was .innounc(*d
early this w<?ek. Fxlitor, Mary
Hadge, arxi HusinesM Manager.
Mollie Host^T. were eleeti'd by tho
Rttident tjody last spring. Other
staff members one an follows:
Editorial fcklitor Jeannette S«*ars
Photr>graphy Editor Kvelyn YU
orK)Ulis
Studont Fxiitxjr Mamie Davln
Husine«K St;iff Shirloy Parker. U*
roy Holley, Chuck H<m*Ut, Dale
Gainoy. Wythe Fuller, Mamie Da
vis, Jim Peebles
Faculty Advlw^r Dr. Hartsoek
He. slightly disgruntU-d; “You re
mind me of a character in Mac*
b^h.
She. eagerly; “Whixh om^“
He: No. Witch Three."
DSF Enjoys Picnic
SPIT HEAD w»» the meeUng
place for the Disciple Student Kel-
low.ihip on .Sj'ptembiT 26. A picnic
supper fellowship. .'ilnKsplratlon
and w<jrshlp were a portion of the
activities for the .iftermKin.
The fellowship tH-gan with a wor
ship program which Includi-d an
installation service. The speaker
was Mrs K. M Beaman, a mem
ber of the Kirst Christian Church.
The new officers installed were
Sarah Alice Harris, president: Wll-
Il.im Owens, vice-president: Louise
Hutchins, secretary; and Norman
Polk, Hruce Herndon, and Vivian
Muns, Committee chairman
Larry Kluge. Magnolia Duck
worth. Peggy Nlcholls. Shirley
House, Jimmie Burnette, Richard
ZIglar, Ix-roy Holley. Bill Beach-
am, Annette Barefoot. Betty Dough
try, Don Weaver. Sidney Moore.
George Littrell. Joe Hardlgree.
Libby Belangla. Linda I.ee, Robert
Wimberly and Mrs, Genevieve
Hackney, adult counselor, were al
so present at the Disciple Student
Fellowship meeting.
Till- DSF meets in I lie Cari>-
lina Room of the Wucation Buil
ding of the First Christain Church
on Sundays Ht 6 00 o'clock
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