^THE COLLEC^IATIi; #
VOL. XXV
Library Grant
f Made To College
• Officials of Atlantic Christian
College have been notififd thfit the
*oiloge will receive a grant of $8,-
MO from the Christian Board of
Publication of St. Louis, Mo.
The grant is to be used In a
ftopped-up program of deveIot>-
mcnt in the Hardy Library at the
toUege, Dr. Wilbur H. Cratnblet,
president of the Christian Board,
announced.
The ACC library was built in
1951. Since that time a program
oI expansion of matenals in the
library has been underway. The
grant from the board is to l)e used
tor study and other necessary ac
tivities to enlarge and Improve the
jrowing library.
The Christian Board of Publica-
ton is an agency of the Christian
Church, which also supports the
college.
•We are very grateful that th“
board recogniz^ the task that we
are trying to accomplish in our li
brary,” Dr. Travis A. White, pres
ident of the college, said today.
"We have made a great deal of
protjress in the last two or three
years, and this grant will help us
to continue the planned program
to prepare our library for the de
mand that will be placed upon it
by our increasing student body."
"ATLANTIC CHKLSTIAN C()I-1J-:C.H. DhXKMBKU 15. 1954.
NUMBKK 3
G>llege Chorus
A-ppears On TV
KingwaJd’s "The Christmas Crib"
was presented by the college cho
rus under the di’ection of Profes-
lor C. Lynn Brown, on WNCT-TV.
Greenville. December 13, at 3:30
p. m. The story of the Nativity was
carried out in music, words, and
ar*. Russell Arnold and the art de
partment co-operated with the mv-
•ic department, presenting the
Creche Nativity scene. The narra
tion, by Kenneth Rouse, added to
the program, which obswvers de
clared was one of the most effec
tive ever presented lj> the chorus.;
Mollle iient^r, PInr Knot Quern of 1955
AC Soon To Gel
R^ional Rank
tMlKOIIIY MO/.lN(iO
Another In th»* att imnwrn
uf hi«h<‘r •ccrtnJiuthm for AtUntic
Chrisitian O'Ucm* hiix bcin Utkrn
Toward thts onu. Jjimnc M<Ht-
dy att<HKli*d the South<*rn
tUm of Colttgcfc and Scn>ndaiy
Srh(K))s In Kciitut'kv.
vombcr 2U-Drceml)cr 2
Dr. Ttmvix wii» unablr to
attend t>)r miH»tinj( due to un
m»T»:i‘ncy operoUon.
ACC halt kxM*n «rcif<!ltt‘d in lht»
5tuto }»lnce 19C2. Uct:iunal ju'cnxU-
tuilon wujt not nouitht unlit 19^1,
At thut Umr th«* liourd of Tru«le«s
and thi' former president. I). Uuy
l.indley. mude the fir«t appltcutlon.
Tho prtJCCM rt'quircj* that reporlic
be xubmltt<*d euch ye;»r for ^fvertl
yeurs plus an mtervlew with the
Acimtuion Commi(tr«' earh year.
Minimum HUmlard«
After nn'eivinji theie rept»rt* ft»r
thrw yearn the committee htt» vot
ed to K<'nd .in in<{H*ction team to
ACC. Thu Implift that our re|x>rt
f^how# thiit we now meet tlie mlR-
imum ctandardjt f<»r rcgumal ae«
crt'ditation. It nUo lUftfeiita that
ACC will be regionally accreditt'd
within a very few yeara aiKl po»>
aibly uHthin one year. When this
happens ACC will have the high-
< .‘^t accreditation any college can
pokseis
Mollie Hester Is Crowned Pine Knot Queen
™ CYF Commission White Christmas,
Uie music and art departments '
an loutstanding pro-ijQ Hold Meeting Themc Or Dance
after such
gram.
Mollie Hester
-enlor ch«ss
of the PINE KNOT Yearbook at
the Atlantic Chri.<!tian College
a member of the
was '.Tjjwned Queen
Christmas Program
Features Gifts And
Medieval Music
* ~.7~ . • ; Christmas Dance on December 7.
JJl Yf j T^e iinnuai Chrifitmaa dunce | jVloJJic wbs sponaori'd by the PINIC
I hold on Tuesday night. Di'cembcr 1
P,.xecutiv<' 7 Hall In downtown j Aft/r a f
DecoratWK carri,^ <>ut n? ’ r*'";:"''
! High School, Mollie came to AC as
On Decer-.ber 17 the
; Committei Ilk- North Carolina Wilson.
i Christian Youth Fellowship Com- ihc theme of 'White Chri.itma*" —
Christmas Mystery filled Howard I missi.,n •' i- bold iUi quarterly sParkling tr.vs flood.-d with bluehavin» iittond. d East
Chapel on December 12, when the' ,,, wins!on-Salem ‘he table a Carolina her freshman year A. a
mixed ensemble, assisted by mem-i — ^ * ,, -.u wreath at nne e rid of the student nhe bt-cnme very actlvt* In
bers of Stage and Script, present-1 ^hi- meetu^ wiU beg^n with '''VS^^'the life of the college cam,m« as
ed thin nniiciiai u/nrk hv Hnwarrf' suppcr oil Fridav Night. Decem- n uat of th( .st^KC. Jimmy , . .
M K^nne“e soTct. of 1^11. and conclude on Decem- - work of h,-r
.ic were Medieval. Accompanying ter 19. me place of met ttng will r h* ^
W Ca nd Id ate. for PINE KNOT hT^'v"’
Wurd at. the organ Directing was president of the N.irth Queen were intrfxiuced as they: ff
Professor C. Lynn Brown. , • 'stepped through the wreath. Mol- ‘“''® Teachers of America. In 1»53
Mrs. Doris C. Holsworth staged, , . . , Hester of the PINE KNOT sUff. she became a member of Phi Slg-
the program in the chapel, which There will !» ten present for the | crowned queen with Annie
was decorated like a church with meeting. Among those from At-|Barm.‘» Kennedy of the Sophomore
the angels coming down from hea-, (-hrigtlna who will atti-nd are‘class as runner-up. Other candi-
.'Kenneth House, StaU- Associate organlzatiorfs they
highly effective programi .. . . „ wvre^ .
was different fl-om the ^ual pro
gram presented here at Christmas,
and it was well received by every
one.
After the musical program, all
the Christmas gifts for the under
privileged children were brought to
the stage. This custom, carried out
eve^ year at ACC, adds to the
Christmas mood of charity and i.s
always more of a blessing to the
givers than to the receivers.
ma Tou Sorority and waf also ini-
Uat«l Into the Sigma I>1 Alpha na
tional honorary language fraternl-
president; Annette Barefoot, State , • , *>■■
chairman of ChrisUan Enlistment; ClallT’-^er Junior year she lerv-
of CMs^i^n " ‘h' •«‘«tant bu.ine.. man-
Mauers of l^^^ce to be dis-. ^ P'NE ^NOT. Bhe was
cussed arc plans for Youth Week, WAA Cailir * cheerleader, a member of
World Fellowship Youth Meets, and ■ Solenre tlnb — p»t Whii. I Soeial Committee, chaplain of
the North Carolina Commission. sc^ - M.rtlTVrMt ™ Sigma Tau, a«i a member o
camps and inference*. During the I Judge, for the contest were I """"en'. ensemble
time of meeting the committee will/ifavor John Wr'l<nn r-i.- . i«.iiioie.
have their annual Christmas party PaJmadge Green and J-ormerM"^ i u *P * student body elec-
on Saturday nigflt, Dwember 18, |yor Lit*eJo£r%aulkner"’Evi!l^ni.‘r^
*hn. ‘ PINE KNOT for this yeaf
Festivities Begin
With Banquet
'Thursday night the studcnta and
faculty of Atlantic Chrlitlan Col
lege will loin together In ccU'brat-
Ing the annual pro-holiday festlvl-
Um.
At 6 OO o'clock the Christmas
banquet will be served In Bert Har
dy Dining Hall.
I In the dining hall the table, for
htudent groups and the long bim-«
'quet table fur the faculty aro rtoc-
orated with candle lit crnterplece*.
TTir high note Is the ornamentud
I and well-llghl«l Christmas tri-e.
nie menu wUI consist of ro.ist
I turkey, dresilng, broccoli, <'andl<nl
yams, "TlUle" rolU, Chrliitmah ka-
lad. coffee, fruit* and nuts.
' ’ITie women of the Chrlitlan
I Church will ;iKslst Mrs. Itoffrn.m
. In serving In order to relieve the
i student.*: who work in the dlnltig
' hall.
At this time Kifts will Ix- given
by the (ludenU to Uie eooki>. maida,
and Janitors
(^•ruling
Following the Christmas bamiuet
Uie student, will gather In li.irper
Hall lU-c rtxim to go caroling. This
1 group will (o U> the sanatorium,
faculty homes, shut-ins, and th<*
: hospitals.
I Afterwards the students will re-
' turn to the dining hall, where thvy
' wljl be wrvi-d hfit chocolate and
j cookie# and-wtiere they can "let
I go" with more Chrlatma. .plrltl
I All student, and faculty members
are Invited to go.
Yloooulis crowned the queen and
Dr. White Sends Greetings
Continued on Pagd Eight
James Fulghum
Mollie is also very active In th«
i youth work of the Disciples of
; Christ and ha. dedicated her life
j to the vocation of Chrlirtlan serv-
i ice. At the present she 1. .ervlng
I a. youth director at the Wilbanks
Christian Church. Last year she
These days of enforced rest and quiet amidst the Ra.icrna
*meli of ether, the sight of umiling nurse.i in white, and J _
doctors whose attention bas reached far beyond the call ’ James E. Fuighum c«i
of duty, have been days of reflection upon many thinKS jPubUc KelaUon.. ha^ announced i cnrutian worshio «r th»
about life which are so often overlooked in the busy rush '{“* become effec. Carolina Christian Youth
lave February 28. Mr, Fuighum has | ship C o m ml, .1 o n £.cJwl,“^'
i resigned from his duUei here at! her
actlvenes. and en-
o r k she
youth of
of daily living. . .
Nothing meant quite 80 much to me a.H your interef* 1 the coUege to work with the Coast-(thu.iasm in her »
and concern. The host of cards, the beautiful flowers, ;ai Carolinian prcss-publishers of lha. repre.enled the you IB o,
the enjoyable hours spent reading “The Tumult and The and of Christ at many
the cordial visits (yep, of that Oje png we call | ^ AUantic Christian rtu- j attended ‘th?'‘''jntonaUoni?“cYF
the Bulldogs, as well as others of you), and the many ex- :dcnt. Mr. Fuighum alw attended; Commission and the International
pressions of friendship have sped me on the way to re-1 Newberry college. s<>u^ Carolina, Convenuon of uie ixtclples in Pott,
covery. I am more grateful than I can expreiw to you, the iH* Caro-tiand Ore;;on. L;i.i fall *ht wmt
student body and the faculty for all you have done. h.^ he 5.1 ; Ncif‘V""k'f, "llTet^fuSMve of
My activity prior to the holidays is going to be quite ed state. Navy and wr>rked for ACC. Her trip to the IntemaUon.-il
circumscribed, so may I -take this means of wishing for five yiars with the wii^m daily Convention in Miami, Fkjrida. was
each of you a wonderful Christmas season, with all
; Wilson Company
Gives Flag Covers
' The Wilson Manufacturing Com-
Ipany presented to the Veterans'
I Club of AUantic Christian a set
'Of flag covers, which will be uMid
I to cover the United State, flag
and the college standard.
' Mr J. S. Mcxir of Uu- WilMci
Manufacturing Oimpany (M-eMmted
;the flag c*m-r. to Darrell Huffman
land A.hton Wlggs, reprcsentaUvo*
I of the club.
I The fl.ms were prewnt<-d to th<-
'college by the Elks Club. Dr. Mll-
I lard fJurt turned th<-, flags over (o
I the Veterans' Club to insure pro-
! per care and handling. The Vet-
'eran.' Club will rcpres<‘nt the col-
' lege with these flags In parades
; and formal ceremonies.
I The flag covers will be used to
j Insure proper covering for the
flags.
Il WlSIimK ‘VI . - .
with all the I times as city ediUir and one year , another facUjr which ba. add<-d to
’ j a. sports editor. He came to AC j t»rr b^iok of memorim.
rt,r. . Trio iirtiT'TC' ■ ^ , ! MolII*. having maJor<-d in English
TRAvIa Wrlllli I His soeccsKir will be arinounced and religion, will be a of
This is the book presented Dr. White by the student body. I in February the graduaUng el.» m May.
joys and blessings it brings.
Spicer To Give
Program Feb. 18
Karl Spicer, popular ballad .Ing-
(■r. Is Sfhi-duU-d U) appear here
;ln a chapel program February ID
Sponsored by the Concert Commit-
; tee, the program i. open free of
ConlLoued on Page Eight