PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 26, 1960
NUMBER 16
Nomination Date Slated;
Board Office Hours Set
The Executive Board of the i
Cooperative Association set the po
litical pot to boiling when it an
nounced during its meeting Mon- j
, day that nominations for the next'
year’s President of the Coopera
tive Association would be received
at its next meeting. Nominations
of qualified persons are made by
executive members of the board
or by a petition made by at least
20 people; nominations by petition
must be written with the signa
tures of 20 supporters attached.
The Treasurer of the Coopera
tive Association, Kenneth Bryan,
presented to the Executive Board,
a schedule of office hours which
indicated the time during the week
that he would be available for
counsultation concerning the busi
ness of the treasury.
The schedule, which appears on
the door of the executive board
office, shows the following office
hours: Monday, 10:00 to 10:50;
Tuesday, 3:00 to 4:00; Wednesday,
10:00 to 10:50 and 3:00 to 4:00,
Thursday, 2:00 to 3:00.
The board announced that the
point system would be presented
for re-discussion and action at its
next meeting. Closing the business,
the board turned its attention to
the revision of the constitution.
Changes proposed by the group
will be presented to the Entire stu
dent body for their approval or
rejection at a later date.
Ninety-Seven Students
Make Fall Dean’s List
“The Master Among Us” Adopted
As Theme For RE Week Meetings
The Campus Christian Associa
tion of Atlantic Christian College
is at present planning inspiring re
ligious Emphasis Week program,
March 21 to March 25 James Bos
well, president of the CCA announc
ed today.
The main speaker for the full
week of religious activities, Dr.
Gordon Lovejoy, Assistant Direct
or of the Southeastern Division of
National Conference of Christians
and Jews, has announced his topics
for the week’s chapel services.
Topics
On Monday Dr. Lovejoy will use
as his topic, “Thoughts for Youth”;
on Tuesday, “The Uneasy Way;”
Wednesday, “New Dimensions for'
Community Living;” Thursday,
“Let No Man Fool Himself;” and
Friday, “Saints and Sinners.” Dr.
Lovejoy’s theme for the week is
“The Master Among Us.”
' Boswell also announced that he
had appointed committee chairmen
in order to coordinate the efforts
of the CCA for an effective RE
Week program.
Boswell said that Jerry Burton
is serving as chairman of the gym
decoration committee; Miss Zare-
Ida Walston, chairman of the dis
cussion group committee; Miss
Margaret Walker, worship chair
man; Miss Ruby Bazemore, serv
ice of Communion; Miss Ann Jen
kins and Miss Judy Barnes, serv
ing as co-chairmen of the evening
social and worship committee; and
Ralph Messick, publicity.
Boswell also announced that the
CCA was planning to pubUsh a
Religious Emphasis Week booklet
Calendar
Friday, February 26.
Three original one-act plays to
be presented in Howard Chapel
at 8:15 p.m. 'by the Stage and
Script Club.
Tuesday, March 1.
Freshmen and Seniors will at
tend chapel. Juniors and Sopho
mores will meet in the gymnas
ium.
Thursday, March 3.
Juniors and Sopfhomores will
attend chapel. Freshmen and Sen
iors will meet in the gymnasium.
Friday and Saturday, March 4-5.
Church Vocations Conference.
Saturday, March 5.
Music Festival, Howard Chapel,
10:00 a.m.
which will contain a complete ca
lendar of the week’s events. Also
included in this booklet will be
the orders of service for the cha
pel services for the week.
On Wednesday night of Religious
Emphasis Week the Lynchburg
CoUege Chorus will present a musi
cal program with the cooperation
of the CCA. This program will be
given in Howard Chapel under the
sponsorship of the CCA.
Highlight of the week’s activities
will be the service of Communion
held Friday to close RE Week
with a spirit of inspiration Bos
well said. This service will be held
in Howard Chapel. All other cha
pel services will be held in the
gymnasium.
The registrar of Atlantic Chris
tian College announced this week
that during the fall semester 97
students attained academic aver
ages which placed them on the
Dean’s List.
Among the students who achiev
ed the necessary 2.2 average to
makd the Dean’s List, eight com
piled perfect straight A averages.
Those are: Miss Ruby Lee Black-
more, Miss Elizabeth Faye Brin
son, Joel Wayne Council, Ralph
G Messick, Miss Bette B. Pom-
frey, William Thomas Powell, Miss
Barbara Jean Rouse, and Elton
D, Winstead.
In order to qualify for the Dean's
List, a student must take at least
12 hours and compile a quality
point average of 2.2.
Ten students compiled averages
of 2.80 or' better. They are Willie
M. Brannan, Mss Shirley Ann
Fields, Miss Elizabeth Harrell,
Frank Hunnicutt. Miss Rose Marie
Lee, Miss Mary Ann Marchant,
Miss Babctta S. Persons, Mrs.
Roberta K. Pritchard, Miss Kath
ryn W. Scott, Miss Joyce J.‘ Vick,
and Carlton Best.
Others compiling the necessary
average for the Dean’s List are:
Charlie Alston, Lawrence Bare
foot, Alger Batts, Miss Ruby Baze
more, Miss Jewel Blowe, Linwood
Bond, Miss Nelda Faye Boswell,
Charles Bradley, Miss Mary Sue
Brannon, John Earl Bryant, and
Miss June Burwell.
Others are Miss Brenda Cale,
Miss Linda Cale, Miss Ga.yle Cam
eron, Francis Collins, Miss ,U'an
Daniel. Miss Ruby T. Daniel. Mrs.
Sarah B. Daniels, William Daven-
{X)i-t, and Robert I.ee Dunn.
Others are Miss Evelyn Edwards,
William Edwards, Miss Jo Ann
Ellis, Thomas Ferguson, Miss Hat
tie Fleming, Miss Nancy Forbos,
Miss Joanne Godwin, Miss Jeanne
Godwin, and W’alter Gupton.
Others are Miss Barbara Ileeden,
Arthur High, Donald Howard, Miss
Francos Howell, Miss Joanna Huf-
fer, Rox B. Jarrell, Miss Mary
Glenn Johnson, Miss Peggy Keene,
Miss Jean Kehs. Miss Alma La-
celle, Allen Lamm, John Leach,
Miss Jane Watson Lee and Miss
Mary Katherine Little.
Also making the Dean’s List
are Miss Betty Lou McLamb, Miss
i Kathyrn Boll Martin, Miss Judy
Christine Mills, Miss Anne Nelson,
MiSs Glenda Sue Noble, Miss Betty
Joyce Norris, Mrs. Mary Lou
Park, Miss Doris B. Peedin, Rob
ert Poulk, Wayne Quinton and
Miss Arline Rabil.
Others are Miss Myrtle Reasons,
Miss Susan Redfenrn, Jerry Rid-
ling, F. T. Riley, Elbert Robbins,
Mrs. Bett.y Rogers, Miss Juanita
Russell, Miss Elizabeth Smith,
Thomas Smith. Wayne Smith,
James Swertfeger, Miss Peggy Sue
Tant, Miss Betty Ann Thomas,
Loomis Tolw, Miss Josephine
Thomas, Miss Margaret Walker
and Miss Zarelda Walston,
Others arc Miss Emily Waters,
Miss T^ouise Wells, Miss Oneida
Williams, Miss Sally Ann Williams,
Dt'vl Gra.y Winslow, Edward De
witt Winstead and Misb Alary Yel-
vcrton.
USNSA Announces
Relations Seminar
Set For Summer
The International Affairs Vice
President of the United States Na
tional Student Association announc
ed this week that applications are
now being accepted for the Eighth
Annual International Student Rela
tions Seminar.
Miss Isabel Marcus, Internation
al Affairs Vice President for the
USNSA has sent materials to all
colleges and universities in the na
tion.
At U of Penn.
The seminar will be held this
year on the campus of University
of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. The
seminar will run from June 26
to September 1.
In addition to the seminar, the
participants will attend the Nation
al Student Congress.
The students selected to parti
cipate in the seminar wiU receive
scholarship to cover all expenses.
These expenses include travel
from person’s home to Philadel
phia, travel from 'Philadelphia to
the congress, travel from the con
gress to the student’s home, and
all room and board while at the
seminar and congress.
Fifteen students wiU be selected
on a regional basis. For addition
al information and brochures on
the seminar, any interested stu
dents should contact Bobby Dunn,
president of the Atlantic Christ
ian College Cooperative Associa
tion.
T. RILEY
Riley Announces
Candidacy; First
To Enter Race
,By RALPH MESSICK
Collegiate Co-Editor
In an un-precedented action on
the Atlantic Christian College
campus F. T. Riley, a Junior from
Tampa, Florida, announced his
candidacy for the president of the
Executive Board of the Coopera
tive Association.
Riley, who is known as “T” to
students and faculty members,
said that a few weeks ago he was
undecided as to whether he would
seek the presidential office of the
Cooperative Association, but that
during the recent week encourage
ment had become so strong that a
defininite decision was inevitable.
Riley said that he was grateful
for the support he had received by
many of the campus leaders and
that he hoped that he would not
See RILEY Page Two
Original Plays Conclude
With Final Run Tonight
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Three original one-act plays wiU
be presented tonight in Howard
Chapel of Atlantic Christian Col
lege. The plays were also given
last night.
The program for the evening of
drama wiU begin at 8:15 ,p. m.
Mrs. Doris C. Holsworth, Associate
Professor of English and Drama,
said that the plays are being pre
sented for students only and the
performance will be closed to the
public.
The three plays to be presented
are “SmaU Weapons,” written
by Miss Anne Nelson, “Barefoot
Baby,” by Mrs. Mary Lou Park,
and “The Cotton Still Grows,” by
Carl Metts.
Mrs. Holsworth also announced
today that Miss Nelson’s play,
“Small Weapons,” has been select
ed to be presented at the Chapel
Hill Drama Festival being held
April 27-30.
Commenting further on the act
ing' abilities and experience of toe
casts for the three plays, Mrs.
Holsworth said that the program
will feature a contrast between ex
perienced players and capable
newcomers to the ACC stage.
Mrs Holsworth added that the
return of Miss Ruby Wiggins to
the ACC floodlights would be an
asset to the Stage and Script Club.
Miss Wiggins has a major role in
Metts’ play, “The Cotton Still
Grows.” Miss Wiggins has played
in “Lost Colony” and has also ap
peared in many other plays on the
ACC stage and elsewhere.
Includid in Miss Wiggms’ pre-
37 AC Students Pledged
To Greek Letter Groups
The fraternities and sororities of^"
Atlantic Christian College com-
pleted Spring Rush this week with
37 students pledged to Greek let-;
ter organizations. i
Of the 37, sororities claim 15
and the remaining 22 are pledged
to the four fraternities of ACC.
In addition to the new pledges
who have accepted bids for the
first time this semester, a num
ber of students have renewed their
last semester’s pledgeships to
groups. A complete list of the re
newed pledgeships is not avilable
at this time.
Omega Chi and Sigma Tau Chi
led the sororities in number of
pledges with five each. Phi Sigma
Tau has three new pledges and
Delta Sigma has two.
Sigma Phi Epsilon recei\fed the
most pledges in the fraternity
group with seven. The other three
fraternities. Delta Sigma Phi, Alp
ha Sigma Phi and Sigma Pi have
five pledges each.
The students pledged to Greek
letter groups are:
Omega Chi — Miss Linda Wat
kins, Miss Carolyn Waller, Miss
Nan Vanderford, Miss Hattie Mae
HaU, and Miss Ellen Fay Bradley.
Delta Sigma — Mrs. Shirley
Fields, and Miss Gwen Baker.
Sigma Tau Chi — Miss Pat Be-
See PLEDGES Page Two
Vocations Meet
Schedule Final
The final schedule for the An
nual Church Vocations Conferencl
to be held next week on the At
lantic Christian College campus
was announced today by the Rev.
Allan R. Sharp, Acting Chairman
of the Department of Religion and
Philosophy.
Registration for the two day pro
gram which will begin Friday,
March 4, will be held in the lobby
of the Classroom Building from 4
to 6:30 p.m.
The first session of the Confer
ence will be held in the Hardy
Dining Hall at 7 p.m. Mr. Sharp
will preside at this session; the
main address will be delivered by
the Rev. Dr. Herman Norton, Dean
of Disciples Divinity House, Van
derbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Other Participating
Other persons participating in
the opening session of the Confer
ence include, the Rev. Dr. Perry
Case, Dean Emeritus, Atlantic
Christian College; the Rev. Ross
See CONFERENCE Page Two
vious acting chores on the ACC
campus are the following plays:
“Yellow Jacket,” “BeU, Book, and
Candle,” “The Crucible,” “As
You Like It,” and many others
Starring in Mrs. Park’s play,
“Barefoot Baby,” is Arthur
Pritchard, a night school student.
Mrs. Holsworth said that Pritchard
does an outstanding performance
in a comedy role.
Mrs. Holsworth also commented
on the performances of the follow
ing actors and actresses; Miss Jo-
Ann Boone, John Vernon, Miss Nel
son, Jay Kilpatrick, Sanford
Peele, Miss ,Anne Jenkisn, Miss
Margaret Walker, Ray Rogister,
Miss Nancy Roberson, Miss Helen
Williams, Jim Burroughs, Charles
Miller and Tom Welch.
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ORIGINAL PLAYS—Pictured above are Jay Kilpatrick and Mrs.
Mary Lou Park who are appearing in “Barefoot Baby” written
by Mrs. Park. Mrs. Park is “Baby” in the play and Kilpatrick
appears as “Joe.”