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THE COLLEGIATE
April 15, I960
Editorials
11 Point Program
To
Improve College Life
Letter To The Editors
Arl Student Scores Absence
Of Social Facilities
(In the last issue of The Col-
legriate, an editorial was run say
ing that collcKe prog:rams are fail
ing to meet the needs of the stu
dents of America today. In this
issue, we propose an eleven point
program which would improve col
lege education.)
We would offer the following
remedies for the failure of college
programs.
1) Every College should revise
its curriculum continually. Revo
lutionary changes should be wel
comed, and .should be the order of
the day. A standing committee of
faculty members and outstanding
students should be working contin
ually to evaluate and revise col
lege programs. A change is not
necessarily good because it is radi
cal, but radical changes are not
bad simply because they are radi
cal. Radical changes should not
t>e frowned upon, since it is clear
they are needed in our college pro
grams.
2) More and better textboolis
should i>e offered for courses. A
a reputation. At the same time,
the salaries of these dedicated
individuals should be raised. Low
salaries frequently deter those who
would like to teach, and who
would be dedicated teachers, but
the attractiveness of high salaries
in private enterprise lures them
away.
5) The college campus should
have about it an intellectual at
mosphere. The life of a student
should be a serious life, and the
atmosphere set by the students
and faculty should be an academic
and intellectual one. We need
more goal - directed “bull ses
sions.”
6) We need more interested,
qualified, students. We will con
tinue to get about the same quality
individual from the high schools
of the nation, l^e atmosphere of
the college campus and the repu
tation of college life should be one
that will lead the student to be
interested in the intellecual de
velopment of his mind.
7) More research work is need-
As I begin, I feel I must state rooms are plenty of people and
that I speak for almost every resi- plenty of noise. In warn weather,
. ,. r^pnt woman with whom I have the privacy problem, is lalleviatf^
or consumers of time. More worth- dent woma somewhat. Couples can take low
\irViilA srnfial nrnprams are needed. dlSCUSSed this probl . P walk.s;. see - .saw in tVio t-c/.
while social programs are needed.
9) More visiting: lecturers are
needed. Especially in the case of
ACC, this is true. We spend a
great deal of time raising money
to pay for buildings. We have not- Although juniors acute for obvioas reasons
ed that for certam amounts of seniors have twelve o’clock My recent survey show
money, a e^^n buUdinS permission on Friday and Satur- &e problem goes "jnsolved legaij^;
cenain uuuuuig:>. . w^inr»■ri+v bnf .«;nlvf^n frpmipnt.lv
walks, see - saw in the rec naft
blem? No place to go at night. benches, or lurk in various
(This refers to all date nights.) dark corner^ around campus. (The
Resident women must be in at administration frowns — justly
eleven o’clock on Friday and Sat- enough on the latter solution)
urday nights and at ten - thirty In cold weather, the problem is
aU other nights. Although
and seniors have twelve
name placed on day?^they are^n^e^minority Even but " solved "frequently, fransla-
We wonder if those people who privileged few still have the tion: girls break rules. They go
are anxious to have donors names nights. out of town or “to the woods.” That
rnnnc tot- Boys are affected too, aren’t statement is ugly but accurate.
•> wwh Ts most you, boys? If you attend a movie, Even though nothing morally
i U vou attend the seven o’clock show, wrong may result from a quick
important buildings which are r^vi/->r'v show snrroimds trio to Rocky Mount, the rule
nppf) supper, ana me umc u wiLfvn. uuat dates are to be confined
is not over until eleven or just af- to the city limits of Wilson. I don’t
ter. So you go to the feature at sev- believe I have to explain about
en, and around nine, you are re- long sessions in parked cars. But
turned to the outside world with where else is there for a couple
two hours on your hands. Most of to hold a private conversation?
you would like to spend that time My plea is not for a 'change of
with your date. rules. I believe that there are solu-
If you are one among the bless- tions within the framework of the
ed, who has both money and trans- present regulations. I am placing
placed on buildings, have ever con-
sidered soliciting funds for nam- Boys are affected too,
ed lecture series
im^rtant - buiimngs wmcu ax.= “fYve ,5’clock show surrounds trip to Rocky
paid for and named, or wo^wh^ supper, and the nine o’clock show states that dates
educational programs? We need ^
more visiting scholars, who are
authorities in their fields, lecturing
on our campus.
10) A counseling program which
will reach every student is needed.
One counselor, one chaplain, and a
few department chairmen cannot
meet this need. We need
few trained counselors whose pri
mary
s.wuiu uMcrcu .or courses. ^ iviorc researcn worK is neea- Creamery and get something to men’s dormitory, but v
great deal of money is given to ei on college campuses. Few students, helpmg students work course if vou are the fraternity houses’
various academic endeavors each courses should be considered com- out problems from what course to chaperoned activity, eve
then, constant feeding of females, weekend night, be possible? Per-
year. Much of this money comes
from foundations. More of this
money should be given to scholars
to prepare better textbooks for col
lege courses.
3) There should be a marked
increase in the funds given to li
braries. The pride of every college
should be its library. These librar
ies should be the center of aca
demic endeavor on every campus.
(We will build a social haU to re
place our present reading room.)
4) More, better paid, dedicated
teachers are needed. No one should
enter the teaching profession un
less he is dedicated to teaching.
Many of our professors are good
teachers, but they are not dedi
cated to the causes of higher edu
cation. This requirement cannot be
legislated, but the teaching profes
sion should carry a reputation
which would deter all but the de
dicated. Those who are sincere in
their efforts as teachers carry the
responsibility for establishing such
plete without a research project
as a part of the program.
Research projects may be diffi
cult or impossible in some mechan
ical skills courses. However, no
upp>er level course should be with
out a research project.
This does not mean the tradi
tional “term paper.” For the most
part, term papers are useless be
cause they are used as an obstacle
rather than a stimulant. Creative
work is needed in nearly every
college course, and must become
an integral part of the college
program.
8) A better social program is
needed to give the students an
opjwrtunity to develop the social
skills. Getting along with one’s
neighbor is becoming increasingly
important in this complex society,
and this asp>ect of college life is
vital. Serious college life must
have its lighter moments, or it is
a failure. However, too often the
resnonsibilitv is counsemis portation, you can ride out to the hope in the tost floor of the new
responsiDiuty is counseling comc+binCT +0 men s dormitory, but what about
Wouldn’t
maior in to"LiDroUm‘ent'of‘'so^ chaperoned activity, even just one
then, constant feeding of females, weekend night, be possible? Per-
reiaiionsmps. , . . plus the cost of gas can run into haps when Caldwell HaU is remod-
tualdevflopiSnt if necessary to "lo^ey. (Right, boys?) eled, plans can include a large re-
bind tu the T^ults of coUege life come back to the cam- creation centen Maybe someday,
together. Rather than a series of
required and boring chapel pro- Tweetie’s, which The fact remains that the pro
closes thirty minutes before cur- blem is rearing its ugly head
few. Even combined, these places NOW. As the enrollment increases,
there are three activity cen- we wiU have a Student Union buUi
ters: the parlor of Harper Hall, the ing.
grams with a highlight one
during the year, an atmosphere
lending itself to spiritual develop
ment needs to be prevalent at aU
times. Spiritual and intellectual
development go hand in hand, and
neither is complete without the
other. The spiritual development classroom
program must be adequate to meet s as a i ssroom.
the needs of students living in a
troubled age.
Sound like a big order? It is. A
program of this nature will not
come into being accidentally. It
requires the efforts of many de
dicated and interested people. A
program of this nature will do
much to improve our world, our
nation, and us as individuals. A
light moments seem to be the maj- tough order, yes, tout it is possible.
Revival Of Interest
In Debating Needed
Although the emphasis on debat
ing as an important part of the
curriculum of Atlantic Christian
College has been lost, other col
leges and universities are still
aware of the educational value of
the art.
Moreover, the recent trip to the
Southern Speech Association Tour
nament and Convention, held in
Winston - Salem, convinced the
members of the debating team
that ACC needs to develop a more
adequate program in this area.
There are several reasons why
we believe more emphasis should
be placed on debating. The first
of these reasons is that competing
with other colleges on an intel
lectual plane increases the reali
zation that other college students
have intellectual abilities.
It was shocking for some of the
members of the debating team to
discover that students from other
colleges had also benefited from
the process of evolution. Not only
did the ACX] students not find the
Neanderthal Man for competition,
but they became convinced that
the cranial capacity of these stu
dents had been stretched to twice
the normal size.
The second reason for our belief
in the importance of inter-collegi-
ate debating is closely related to
the first. The debater realizes
through such endeavors that stu
dents from other colleges are well
prepared to face the intellectual
comi>etition that future years wiU
have in store for them.
The spirit of economic competi-
SMITH
THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly
At
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson, N. C.
future years will extend ^o provide the student body
the local campus to in- and faculty of this institution with
do not hold a great many people, so will the magnitude of the situa-
The recreation room in the wo- tion. To let the problem ride is
men’s dorm was a help, but stu- only to make it worse. The solu-
dents are no longer allowed its use tion or solutions, in my opinion,
after dates because it now func- are the responsibility of every per-
I do believe son connected with the campus,
we can ask whether the need for Any answer wiU be received by
a classroom for social dance is me, and I think by any resident
great enough to justify disregard- woman, with the utmost of grati-
ing the original purpose of the tude.
room, which was planned with in- Carol Colvard
sight and forethought. You have tossed a hot potato to
Then there is the question of somebody, and if all goes as it
privacy — not complete seclusion,
just privacy. In the parlor are
three rooms, accommodating a to
tal of three couples, where you
and your date can sit and talk.
“Talk” becomes closer kin to
“Bellow” when the television is
on. It almost always is. I think
has in the past, it will probably
be tossed around a great deal be
fore some brave soul catches it.
We agree that this is a serious
problem, and we would like to see
a solution presented by someone
with the proper aiathority to
solve it. Who knows, it may be
tion in
beyond
elude these intellectual giants. The
student who is aware of the abili
ties of his future competitors
wiU also be aware of the need for
preparing himself for these future
engagements.
The third reason concerns the
benefit to the coUege. The persons
who actively participate in de
bates do not disappear from the
college community, but remain to
share their experiences with other
students. This sharing must pre
cede the actual improvement of
the intellectual program on the
ACC campus.
These are some of the reasons
why we believe more emphasis
should be placed on debating at
ACC. The present system, not only
cannot fulfill these needs, but ac-
tuaUy causes damage to the pres
tige of the school.
Other colleges and universities
that compete in the tournaments
have a schedule of debates that
carries them through the entire
school year. Students from ACC,
or any other coUege, cannot com
pete with these students who have
debated the issue involved for an
entire year unless they have been
involved in the same inteUectual
competition.
Therefore, ACC is faced with
two choices: To discontinue inter-
a means of communication and
a free discussion of the problems
of the day.
Robert I. Collins
and
Ralph G. Messick
Co-Editors
Bette Pomfrey,
Business Manager
G. Harry Swain
Business Advisor
MEMBER
North State Conference Press
Association
National Advertising Service,
Incorporated
everybody realizes that it is defi- solved someday. Stay around a
nitely not wise to shout some topics few years and we might see the
of conversation. solution — that is if we don’t get
Everywhere besides those three lost in the woods.
Stage And Script Adding
Last Touches To Play
Rehearsals for the play, “Dear books are not used, Mrs. Hols-
Brutus,” which will be presented worth announced,
on the Atlantic Christian CoUege Mrs. Hols worth also announced
campus May 12 and 13, wUl be that the play “SmaU Weapon,”
held Monday, Tuesday, and Thurs- which was written toy OVliss Ann
day nights Mrs. Doris C. Hols- Nelson, an English Major at ACC,
worth, Associate Professor of is to be presented at Chapel Hill
English and Drama, announced to- Thursday, April 28. At present
special rehearsals are being plan-
ihe scenery and costume com- ned. Mrs. Holsworth said that the
mittees are at work at the present members of the cast wUl be noti-
time, toe property committee wiU fied and that members of conunit-
be needed at every rehearsal that tees should watch for notcies.
At The Library With Walter Gray
Pie ase Stop For
And Campin
Map
Provisions
By now it should be obvious to ment now is suoer - iiincri,>=i. „
most that spring vacation was the first level w ' i excuse,
moving time at old CLH. We did Religion and PhUosmhv 1’ ® opportunity also to
it and wp’r*. Tf Social complain bitterly about mis-guid-
Ind Busi^^ss k liability than an asset. We are
on phy, TrTef: r^erring to the aforemention^
the coUege might successfuUy com
pete with other coUeges.
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tive Board?” Smith was asked.
“If the student representatives
prove that they are capable of
transactii^ business and accepting
responsibility on their own, and
without as much faculty guidance
as they have now. Then, I think
the faculty members would be hap
py to put the student representa
tives completely on their own,”
Smith replied.
Since Smith had been talking a
say
best.
There was some evidence on pny. Travel TTio+nT-Tr -ct , ,
Monday morning that we had sue- ChUdren’s books anH ^ elevator, a blessing in disguise u
a choice ceeded fairly weU. The history Documents We haw
majors were totally confused and t^^S at Sca^ s^t
lazed around with a “you could- we h^e t^t auTck ^
n’t do that to me” kind of expres- the change wiU bp i various levels could ^
sion on their stiU - vacationing seen worse arranspr^n^floaded on their appropriate trucfe
faces. We quickly shifted them to can’t remember whe!^ a! wheeled directly onto the
the second level and told them to above^TurTeas^^
wander around a bit. Most return- pure laziness Rv unload again when
In light of Smith s proposed ed with that look of having found on subiects whioh ^ siiiitmg books the material reaches its destma-
changes for the campus govern- the prize easter - egg but we sus- the second WpI ® ^^ss used to tion. Ah progress, what sins are
ment, the question of representa- pect that there are stUl a few loadine ami committed in your name!
tion was raised. “If we did get floundering around up there some- practical pIp^w^ ^e had hoped to be a little more
a pure student government, would where who are weak from hun- We were ^ ^ , ^ght - hearted this week but the
you want the present system of ger and thirst, their missions un- Education ^ aching muscles are stiU with us
represenation changed?’’ fulfilled. on first Ipvp^ ^V sections and our minds too are on sprujg'
oiiict! oiuiui ii<iu LTccii Ldixviiis o. “Not unless the student body The new arrangement of books These are tho cost, fishing, and all the things done dj
great deal about student repre- expressed desire for a change.” in the stacks is admittedly a con- students and rp^ ^^ore fortunate feUows during
sentaUves, the next question ask- Smith answered. cession to laziness. Our arrange- centage oi,r 1 ^ unspeakable period just past.
uui circulation. This is Bless you aU, we envy you!
ed was, “Do you have
for vice - president?”
Smith made no commitment,
but answered, “I am sure that
the student body wiU elect the per
son it wants, and I wiU be as
happy with the choice as if I had
made the choice myself.”