MAY 20, 1955
T H K C O L L K (J I A T K
I’njro Kivo
Mumhj
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From The President’s Desk
In the sprinjr, they say, a younit man’s fancy turns to
thoughts of love; but that of your college administration
turns to Commencement and thouKhts of the return of
alumni for our sprinK reunion on Sunday, May 29th
Some very wonderful plans are beinji: made for the day—
actually activities Ket underway on Saturday eveninR. as
you will note from the programs to be found elsewhere
in the COLLP^GIATE. I certainly hope that you will make
it a day for you and your friends to spend on the campus
of your alma mater. Make your plans now; the food and
the fellowship will be wonderful. It will be a great occa
sion for us to have the privilege of trying to make it a
great occa.sion for you.
I suppo.se you all join me in the sen.>*e of loss we felt
when Jim Fulghum decided to return to the newspaper
busine.ss. I^atest reports are that Jim and his fine family
are happily settled at Myrtle Reach. This news comes to
us all with a deep sense of satisfaction. 1 want, however,
to say that we have a "Jimmy” replacing “Jim,” who is
rapidly making for himself a place of significance in the
program of the college and in the life of our alumni. Jim
my Daniell is an alumnus of the college. He has accepted
his new responsibility not only as a job to be done but
also as an opportunity to express his gratitude for what
his alma mater has meant to him in years past. He and
his family are happily settled in Wilson and he is on the
job. He will be very much in evidence for the alumni ac
tivities. In addition to that, he has some excellent ideas
1 think you will be happy to receive. I.,ook him up when
you get to the campus.
The Loyalty Fund is moving along. According to the
reports I have received, it already exceeds last year in
amount. Our goal is $2,000. We are a little short of that
goal. Let’s get over the top by May' 29th.
1 suppo.se the be.st news around the campus is the
very excellent progress being made by the architects in
plans for the classroom building and the administration
building. We will have on exhibit the new overall-plan
for the development of the campus on Commencement
Day. I believe you will feel a real sense of pride when
you see what the future holds in store for our school. The
science building is moving along rapidly now that the
weather is favorable. We hope to get into it by the fall.
This has been a busy and profitable spring. It will
come to a real climax with the big day May 29th. I hope
you will be on hand to join in the festivities.
Expectantly,
Travis White
Candlelight Ceremony Unrtes
Jeanie Jones, William Tucker
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MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM KDWARI) TL’t'KKR
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Hr. TmvU A. White, prrtldrni of AtUntlr ChrUtlnn (ollr«r. nnd T. J. Sr..
rh»lrman of the Hoard of Tru^tmi of Alliintlr ('hrl'«>ti«n ( ollrgf*. iirr nhuun urlronilnt Muitrlrjr
prrnidrnt of Wilnon Chjimbrr of ('ommrrrr. jind lljirold .Srhurti. rhalrni»n of I'ollrffc
Coo|>rrativr ('ommlttrr. to thr CKmpun ('hambrr of rotnmrrrr l>ay mi Ihr t'ollrtr.
Chamber Of Commerce Day Held On Campus
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SATl’ROAV. MAY 2S. 1955
8:00 p. m. Karuliy • Alumni
Rerrption for Senlom and
Parrntfi. (On thr Irrracr
of llarprr Hall)
9:00 p. m. Ciraduation Ball -
On Trrracr of llarprr
Hall (OrrHN will br lnfor>
mal; mufilc by Drramrra)
SlINDAY. MAY 29. 1955
11:00 a. m. Haccalaurratr Ser
vice.
12:30 p. m. Family Style l*lc>
nlc on ('enter C'ampuH at
Collece
2:00 p. m. ('laaii Repreaenta*
Uvea meet In I*arlor of
Harper Hall.
2:30 p. m. Meetini:, Hoard of
TruNteeN In Hardy LI*
hrary.
3:00 p. m. Seniors and far*
enta queat of Alumni in
Howard ('hapel.
4:00 p. m. Ground-breaklnc
Oremony on Front Cam*
PUH.
4:30 p. m. Band Concert—At
lantic ('hrUtlan ('ol)efe
Band (On Front ('ampuN)
5:00 p. m. ('ommencement
KxercUea on Front Cam*
pua.
In a candle lighted sanctuary of
the First Christian Church. Fri
day, April 8, Jeannie Jone* be
came the bride of William Edward
Tucker. The wedding took place in
Alb.my. Texas.
nie bride is the daughter of Mr
and Mrs. A. V. Jone» of Albany,
and the bridegroom is the son of
Mrs. C. E. T^ker of Greenville.
North Carolina.
The Rev. Wilbur J. Mindel. min
uter of the First Christian Church
at Odessa. Texas, performed the
dwble ring ceremony before a
background of greenery centered
with a cross covered with white
carnations. The white satin prayer i
bench was flanked l>y white can-i
delabra hokiing foliage green U-\
pers and white basket* of white I
^adioli and Easter lilies, white *a-1
tin bows and wedding bells mark- j
ed the pews. , i
The bride is a graduate of Al
bany High Scho<rf, and is a Junior
at Texas Christian Universltj-.
where she is a member of the Dl»-1
ciples Student Fellowship, United
Religious Council Sect, and Camp
us ••y.’’In 1952 the bride visits
Europe on a T C U student tour.
She did six week* nUssionary work
in Jamaica during the summer of
1954.
The bridegroom U a graduate of
Greenville High School and attend
ed East Carolina College two
years. He traniferred to Atlantic
ChriBtlan College, where he grad
uated in June 1953. While on the
campuB at ACC. he wa* a mem
ber of Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
and served as president of the stu
dent body. He was also a member
of the Golden Knot Honor Society
and was elected to the Who's Who
among College Students in Ameri>
can Colleges and Universities. He
is now* a second year student in
Brite Seminary at TCU.
On June 2 t^ couple will go by
plane to the Holy Land. While on
their tour of Europe, Asia Minor,
and Africa they will visit London.
Rome. Athens, and Cairo. They
leave New York June 2 and will
petum to New York July 15.
Phi Kappa Alumni
Plan Dinner Meeting
The third "dinrnT meeting" itf
the Phi Kiippii Alpha Alumni As-
sociatif>n will be held Saturday,
June 4, at 6 p. m., in Rocky Mount. I
at Buck Ovcrtf>n’j Barbecue.
At the last meoting of the group.,
which was held at Parker’s in Wil- i
.Hon, there was a small amount
of business transacted, and it w<ia {
a great evening of fellowship tr>|
see one another after some few |
months and even years had past. <
It is the sincere desire of all past]
Phi Kappa Alpha members that:
this, such a wonderful affair, will I
grow into something of great help
to the college and the fraternity.;
Jack AlUbrcx>k will be in charge
of the conUng meeting. According
Ui Jack, business will be held to a
I minimum and “shooting the bull"
to a miximum. Jack said. "It is
po:.sibIe that Paul Glazer will be
able U) be at the mecrting. I know
Jimmy Daniell and his wife, Jo
Anne, will be present,’*
'Hie dinner will consist of Buck
1 Overt/m's special chicken, berbe-1
[cue and all the trimmings. The!
price ot the dinner will be $1.501
! per person. This dinncT meeting in-1
! eludes wives and wives-to*be. 'Hie I
i wives and the wives-to-bc play un|
• important part in the present and |
I future plans of this organization.,
' Jack AUsbrook, Warren Barnes. I
and Ed Smith planned the event.'
Alumni Meeting
To Be May 29
The Alumni Aj >oiati<m «»f At-
luntic Christian 0»llege will h<»Ul
its meeting. May 29. at 3 00 p. m .
in Howard Ch«p4*l. Tlie meeting is
a |Mrt of the fifty-third commence'
ment exercises of the college.
S(*nior» aivd their pHrentji are In-
vit^-d guestfc to the meeting, which
will be presld<*d ovtT by Hol
liday. president of the alumni as-
.vicuilion, Mr. Holliday is n<rw srrv-
ing as principal of the Needham
Hnnighlon Hi^ Sch<K>l, Haleigh.
To <>j>en the meeting Lynn Hn>wn,
prf>fcs.sor of music, and (Jene
Barnes, Instructor in physical edu
cation, will lemd the gnnip in sing
ing the "Alma Mater." A welcome
will be given the alumni and gui^t
by H. C. Hjllard. president of th«-
■tudent b(xly for 1955-56.
Mr. Holliday will present a plan
for future class reunions. Accord
ing to Mr. H(»Iliday it is the hoi>e
(4 the alumni c»fficers. that there
will b«‘ n)emlK*rs of every gradual-
ing class since 1902 att^^nding the
me<*Ung. He also urges everyone
who graduat<'d from Atlantic Chris
tian College to attend this im-
pf^rtant meeting.
Jimmy Daniell, dlrt»clf>r of
lie relations at the college, will
give a rejjort <m the alumni j«x-
sociation Uiyalty ftind. Mr. Daniell
.vaid, "The amount contrUxited to
the fund so far is more than had
be<*n contribul4*d this time last
ye-;ir, but it is still >h(n^ of the
goal set for this year.
Roll call by classes will be made
by Mr. Jc^hn M. Waters,
As a part of the proi^am the
group will have the o|>portunity U>
hear I>r. Travis A. Whit4*. presi
dent of the college. Dr. While will
speak briefly U> the group aUnjt
the college in general, and the fu
ture plans for U)e developm*’nt of
a more beautiful campus.
Byrd Visits Campus
Mac Byrd, on a business trip to
Wilson, (topped by the campus for
a visit. It was Mac's first visit
back to the campus since his grad
uation in May of 1948. He Is work
ing as a tax-evBlation (rttlcer at
Plymouth. He also is general man
ager of the hoapital at Plymouth.
College Plays Host j
To Faculty Group
Atlantic Christian Cf>Uege Facul
ty was host to the East Carolina ■
College and Chowan College facul-{
ties at a joint meeting of thr High-|
er Educatir>n Divlsifm, N. E Dis- ^
trict of the North Carolina Edu-1
ratk*n Associatir>n Wednesday ev-1
ening. April 20. *n)e meeting was ]
held at ^e First Christian Church (
Carolina lUxim. ,
Seventy-five members of all the,
faculties were present. The Udies
<rf the church served dinner, after
which there was a discussion of
problems concerning the teaching
profession. It was brought up in
the meeting that this Nfjrth Eajrt
District of NCEA furnished the bulk
of membership of the Higher Kdu-
cation in the NCBA. It was brought
'jut and discussed that if the cf>l-
leges of North Car^ilina are going
to prepare bett^- teachers for our
puUic schocjls. the faculty members
of the colleges of North Carolina
sboukl take more Interest in and
participate more in the NCEA.
Dr. Millard Burt, chairman (4
the Department of Edticati^m at
Atlantic Christian College, presid
ed over the meeting.
Wilatm (’hamU'r of Commerce
Day wa.*; held on the of
AtlanUe Chri.flian College 'I\a-«lay,
April 12 Mi*ml)er.M U-g.in K-iUier-
ing around mM>n and were* official
ly met and wel<*omiHl tm Uie cam
pus by tht» faculty and thi« nicm-
ixTS (»f thr ACC biukeU>all t«*nm.
Around a humirrd memlxTs were
present
Tlte activities of the day iM^gan
with lunch servixl under the trees
on ttnler camixjs. Tlie c<Ulegc
band entertaimsl the gnnip during
the lunrh hour. Immediately after
lunch the visitors were t.ik«*n a
tour of the campus buildings and
thi* n«‘w (250.(KX) itcltsirr iMiildlng,
whu’h is uxKler constructum. Aft<^
the tour the gnnip gathrre<i in the
chapel, where they were wek'om-
ed by the Chairman of the Hoard
(»f Trtistees. T. J. Hackney, Sr.,
and wfre entertnin<*d by the c<4-
lege chfirus.
Dr. Travi* A Whiti*. j>rr»)iJt'»4
of Atlantic Christian College,
s)K»ke to the group in the ch.ijM‘1,
|v>inting out the future plans of the
collegr In its growth to kerp up with
the> rapid increase in ptH>ulaLx>n
and the ever growing dmiiand of
society for l>eller education.
Dr, Whit<' said, "Why sh<mli1
Wilium l)e ctmcerm'd in the growth
and develc4)mefit of Atlantic Chria-
tian College? l^e answer U* this
oueKti(»n is that we as eitixens (»f
the community realire that our
wealth lies in our childrrn. Whm
industry and new families move
int<» Wilson, they l(x»k f<»r cultural
and educational op{s>rtunities."
Mr Han>ld Seburn, Cliairman of
the Collcgr Cfxiperatitm CommitU*e
of thr ChamlxT of Commerce, said,
"The purjKise of such an event is
to build up interest and (*othos-
iasm among the ritl74*na of WtbMin
in this fine institutir>n as is eviden
ced in so many either college
tfiw ns."
Mr. Moseley Hussey, president
of Wilsrin's Chamber of Com
merce, in li short speech thank
ed tlie college administration
and faculty for such an enjoy
able time here on the campus.
Can You Supply
The Missing Link?
■ Plcanc auk in the «)IJ,h5r;iATK
if any thcur missing F’lNE
KNOTT5 arc available," rcqu(*xt4Hl
I)r. C. C. Ware. wty> is rntf;ii{tjd
In writing the history of AiluttUc
Christian College.
'nil* annual Issues for which Dr.
Ware ha* no r<ipy are 19U. I91S,
1917. 1918, 1919. 1922, and 19Z7.
Dr. Ware will appreciate It. If
the renpccUvc mlsaing issues can
1)0 sup|>lli^ or loanMl to the rr>l-
l«-ge lUirary, for access In prej>-
aralion of n definite Atlantic Chri^
tlan College hl»tt>ry. "It will even
br helpful if correct informjitltm
ran bi- suppiUed as to whether iir
wH the annual was Issued for any
of these miising years," he suld.
JA( KHON IH NKW
Ni;i'KKI.NTKNI)KNT
Rev. Ranton It Jackson, a grad
uate- of Atlantic Christian Odlege,
has been selected as superinten-
di nt of the Free WUl iUiptlst Or
phanage at MKldJesex.