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Future Events Prove
ACC Loses Great Man Value Of Progress
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When Fulghum Leaves
Atlantic Christian College is los
ing oi.i- of its: >,'n atfst men when
James E. F-jlghum leaves the col
lege.
We, as Co-Editors, have worked
closely with Mr. Fulghum for two
years. We have come to know
him .'IS a friend and advi.sor.
However, it is not only the
memtx is of the Collegiate staff
who will miss Mr. Fulghum. He
will be mii;. ed ;;reatly by many
students, and by the faculty and
admini.stration.
Mr. Fulghum has been a mem
ber of the staff who has been
known to form strong opinions and
hold to them in the face of great
opposition. Though many have dis
agreed with him at times, all who
have known him have come to
respect his opinion.
We can say such things about
Mr. Fulghum for a number of rea
sons, First of all, they are our
feelings about the man, and sec
ond of all, he hasn’t read this
editorial yet, and will not read it
until later today.
Privately, we can say to you
“coach” — how did you think we
finLshed page two so quickly Tues
day? We did the lay-out work af
ter we left.
T. Riley, who will be a co-editor
of The Collegiate next year, was
talking with us about the paper
recently. He was worried about
the work involved. We made the
comment, “You will do all right.”
Riley replied, “Yes, but I don’t
have a Palghum to help me. That
will make it tough.”
That statement summed the opin
ion held by most of us very well.
Mr. Fulghum has been a big help.
Without his advice, those two first
place awards from Columbia
would have never come about.
As Director of Special Activities,
Mr. Fulghum had a tremendous
job. We have noticed on many
occasions that his “special ac
tivities” involved giving other ad
ministrative officials advice.
We know from what other ad
ministrative officials have told us,
that his opinion was very highly
respected among the members of
the administration. This was espe
cially true when the administra
tive Council met. Many of the
ideas which have become prac
tices of the college originated with
“Daddy Jim.”
He has had a tough row to hoe
during his years at ACC, and has
come out of the battle practically
unscathed, and much the wiser
from the experience.
'We have noted with interest that
many times when students have
encountered difficulty in various
matters, that Mr. Fulghum was the
person who called them in for
consultation.
When the Executive Board was
expressing concern over various
matters, it was a common occur-
ance to see one or more of the
Executive Board members in the
1959-60 May Be Best
In College History
This is the last issue of The
Collegiate for the year, and we
are facing the prospect of leaving
the college with mixed emotions.
We are glad to be going, and
yet at the same time, we would
like to stay for a while longer.
The struggle has not been an
easy one for any of us who are
leaving this year, and yet we
have benefited greatly from our ex
perience here.
Of course, one could become
very nostalgic in his parting words,
and could talk for a long time
about the invaluable and lasting
intangible benefits of the college
careers we are ending.
And yet, as the year ends, we
can look back on it with a great
deal of pride. This has probably
been the greatest year in the his
tory of the college. At least, this
is true as far as the students are
concerned.
We have seen a growth of stu
dent interest. Of course, we know
that every year, there is a swell
ing tide of student interest in the
government, especially about elec
tion time. This year, an interest
has grown that will not die with
the passing of the summer.
.Our campus government finally
came back out of the doldrums, and
has become an organization that
the students are interested in and
concerned about.
The progress that has been made
in the college is worthy of note.
To list all the accomplishments
here would but reiterate that
which is said weU in another story
in the paper.
We are proud of the testing and
interviewing program that has
been initiated by the college. We
are sure that the direct result
will be an improvement in the
quality of the student admit
ted to the college. It is con
ceivable that, as a result of the
testing program, the number of
failures in the freshman and soph
omore classes will be lessened.
We bow out of the scene with a
word of thanks to all who have
participated in the development of
a better atmosphere on the cam
pus.
If we may blow our own horns
for a moment, we feel that we
have been responsible for some of
the increased interest. As Co-Edi
tors, we have tried to make The
Collegiate a good newspaper that
gave the students a clear picture
of what was happecing on the cam
pus.
Next year’s editors will have a
harder job, because things will
jump off with a greater speed at
the beginning of the year, the
entire staff wil have to be on its
toes to catch all the happenings.
We have confidence in T. Riley
and Alton Le, and we are sure
that they will continue to make
the college newspaper a vital or
gan in the campus life.
We have enjoyed being a part
of the heartaches, the disagree
ments, and the progress. We hope
that we are leaving without too
many enemies.
To all who have been a part of
the campus life this year and who
are leaving, we say, thank you for
helping us. To those who remain
behind, we say, keep up the good
work. And to those who have the
positions of responsibility in the
government and other organiza
tions, we say, good luck — with
hard work you can improve upon
what has happened this year.
Please work hard, because our col
lege needs to continue to progress
as it has this year.
public relations office.
When students became upset
over something, Mr. Fulghum was
always around to quiet the fears.
Many times, other members of
the college staff have come into
his office to ask his opinion on
some matter. We have spent a
great deal of time in the public
relations office this year. Many
times when we came by to work
on The Collegiate, the door would
be closed.
We often became curious as to
who it would be that would walk
from the office with a relieved
(and sometimes worried) look on
his face.
The public relations program
has grown greatly under the in
fluence of Mr. Fulghum. ACC
makes the newspapers nearly every
day. This is due to the timely news
releases that Mr. Fulghum has
pouring from his office. (If you
dont’ think there are a great num
ber, just ask his secretary).
All in all, we are losing a friend,
counselor, advisor, and a great
man.
We, as Co-Editors, speaking for
the entire college, say good bye
very reluctantly. We are thankful
for what you have done for us,
coach, and we wish you the best
of luck in your new field of en
deavor.
From all of us, to you, thank
you, and we can never repay you
for what you have done.
THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly
At
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson, N. C.
To provide the student body
and faculty of this institution witii
a means of communication and
a free discussion of the problems
of the day.
Robert 1. 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
At the end of the college
there is a tendency to evaluate
the progress made in the light ot
past achievements. The hopes are
that the year can be claimed the
best yet.
But in’almost every area of the
collegiate program the true value
of the accomplishments can only
be judged by future events.
Throughout the past year the
campus of Atlantic Christian Col
lege has experienced many val
uable accomplishments. Students
have worked diligently in many
areas in order to place into mo
tion the gears that may, in future
semesters, grind on into perfec
tion.
Without future progress, howev
er, this work will be of no avail.
Campus government has passed
through a period of crisis, but this
advancement could ibe lost in the
future without adequate work by
next year’s Executive Board.
The new men’s dormitory is an
achievement in another area, but
it could prove to be wasted
if it is filled with irresponsible S
fits in the future.
The academic progress of ths
school and of the individual shi
dent can be lost through the in'
adequate application of the pr^'
ciples learned in future years
The library can turn into a stor
age place for books mutilated bv
the adolescent. It could also be.
come a student rendezvous of es.
cape from intellectual stimulation
On the other Hand, the futmj
holds the key to added accomplish,
ments and achievements. The fail"
ures of today will have the oi>
portunity to become tomorrow^
victories. The constant efforts of
members of the ACC family will
provide these victories.
The task for the future, there-
fore, is to enforce the work of the
past with new accomplishments
and to provide new victories. Such
a goal wiU provide ACC with a
progressive program which will in.
crease the service of the school
Letter To The Editors
Lack Of Communication
Noted In Wenger^s Replj
To the Editor of the Collegiate: fer no end of challenging oppor.
Cale Gets Award
For Math Work
Miss Linda Faye Cale, a Fresh
man at Atlantic Christian College
received the 1959-60 Freshman
Mathematics Achievement Award,
John W. Dunn, faculty member of
the Science and Mathematics De
partment, announced today.
This award is given annually to
the outstanding freshman in aU
freshmal level mathematics
courses, Mr. Dunn said.
At The Library
This is written as a comment on
your lead editorial entitled “Im
posing of Restrictions Will Defeat
Constitution” which appeared in
the May 6, 1960, issue of the Col
legiate. I should like to make the
following observations.
You have given your readers the
impression that “those who are
responsible for giving the campus
government its powers,” have in
terest other than those of the stu
dents at heart. While I am not cer
tain whether you are referring to
the faculty, administration, or
the trustees, I think there is ample
evidence in many different forms
that this assertion is unfounded in
fact. It is a foregone conclusion
that errors will be made. When
this is true- they should be caUed
to the attention of the appropriate
persons, or groups of persons, in
order that they might be correct
ed. This, however, is a far cry
from relegating the student to an
unimportant or inferior status,
which if I interpret your editorial
correctly is the impression you in
tended to convery.
Furthermore, you have said,
“The students of ACC can no long
er tolerate being left hanging in
the middle. Our students can no
longer be given a constitution
which grants only token powers
that might appease lazy, immature
sluggards.” Permit me to quote
from the old constitution of the
Association, Article VIII, section
4, duties of the Exeuctive Board;
“The Executive Board shall be
charged with the general super
vision of all college activities, ex
cept academic matters and inter
collegiate athletics.” I should like
to ask what additional powers or
authority you feel should be given
the Association which would not
be covered under the provision
quoted. This appears to me to of-
tunity for thought and action on
the part of our Cooperative Asso
ciation leaders. During the present
year, several areas have been in
tensively explored by our Execu
tive Board; our incoming president
has asserted that he intends to
build upon that foundation further
accomplishments. The Constita-
tion gives him a broad field for
such operation.
You have implied that the fre
quent use of the term “coUege
family,” is an empty phrase Si '
applied to our campus. While
is true that all members of the
“family” do not fulfill the samf
function or participate in the same
way in the achievement of our
aims, that does not mean that fce
concept is not valid. If students a-:
not directly involved in establisi-
ing certain administrative policies,
that does not imply that the
trustees, or the administration
the faculty are unwilling to be in
fluenced by student thinking.
It is quite possible that your ob
servations are occasioned fa:
more by a lack of communicatto:
than by the attitude which yo.
have ascribed to those “who are
responsible for giving the campus
government its power.” In a state
ment I made to the joint session
of the old and new Executive
Boards several weeks ago, I pledg
ed to the new Board my willing
ness to provide opportunities dur
ing the coming year for informal
conversations be t w e e n student
leaders and myself as well as other
administrative officers of the
College. I sincerely hope that this
can do something to correct the
most unfortunate and hurtful im
pression that we wish our stu
dents, to quote you, “to remain in
the shadows.”
Sincerely yours,
Arthur D. Wenger
The Porpoise Splashed
The Dugong Off The Sand
Kennedy Picked In Preference Poll
Senator John F. Kennedy from
Massachusetts drew the greatest
number of votes for the presidency
of the United States in the mock
election held on the Atlantic Chris
tian College campus this week.
Kennedy, who garnered a total
number of 355 points in the elec
tion, was followed in the balloting
by Adlai E. Stevenson from Illi
nois wlio received 314 points.
In the gubernatorial section of
the balloting Terry Sanford over
whelmingly defeated the other can
didates to win the selection of Gov
ernor of North Carolina.
A total of t!18 points were given
to Sanford. His closest competitor,
Malcolm Seawell, received . 323
points.
The votes were counted by giv
ing three points for each first place
vote, two points for second place,
and one for third place.
Although Richard Nixon, Vice-
President of the U. S., came out
third by the number of first place
votes received (48), Lyndon John
son came out third by the total
number of points received. John
son garnered 272 points.
Nixon, with a total of 203 points,
held down fifth place in the ballot
ing following closely behind Sena
tor Herbert Hunphrey from Minne
sota who received 244 points.
Following behind Nixon in the
balloting were Stuart Symington
from Missouri with 140 points, and
Governor John D. Rockefeller of
New York with 108 points.
In the gubernatorial race I. Bev
erly Lake came in third with 306
points, John D. Larkins was fourth
with 276 points followed by John
Gavin, the Republican candidate
with 69 ix)ints.
By WALTER GRAY
College Librarian
“Ho, Ho!” sang the porpoise as
he headed for the open sea and
the unknown port. He was feeling
quite good now and the deep wat
er was relaxing the tensions that
life in the breakers had made a
daily experience. “Considering ev
erything, I guess we’ve done about
as weU as could be expected, and
we are” he continued “horribly
young for what we have to face”.
He zipped through a large sweU
and zoomed several feet above the
water.
“Only trouble is” he continued,
“It’s getting mighty hard to tell
the difference between the NEA
and the NAM these days”. H^
couldn’t help himself from conclud
ing that sell and beat were both
four letter words and that the duo
seemed somehow, incomplete. “If
it just hadn’t been for that Junior
Achiever thmgs might have been
different” he mused. But he knew,
as he said it, that this was only a
small part of the problem. He ad
mitted to himself that it was dis
couraging. “Well, there are the
preachers” and he brightened
up a bit, but then he remembered
that generally they were too pre
occupied with original sin to see
just how devastating the same
thing, rnight be when it became in-
dustriahzed.
He was beginning to feel alone
noW’ as he always had, but away
^ different. In
the first place, he found that it
himself^'r^'+K complain to
himself. In the second, he’d al-
K?. ^™®trated teacher and
wa^ i; J that no one
^istening to his lecture. He
sinking rather
low and that thmsg were eettins^
?he Sts
the surface he passed a school of
stew^°lP!p awful
V, j *j seems that the whales
^d deserted them and the Sfr-
poises were foundering miser^lv
m a complex of their own Snal
problems. Without leadership and
purpose the little reds wS^^ni>
ping at each other, revising their
rules and regulations and gettmg
into all sorts of trouble. They we
now sure that they could r™
things much better on their oft
and were sorry that they had co •
tracted with the bigger “
protection and instruction. ‘ ™
out of here” screamed the F"
poise and he stepped on the i
with such pressure that he^fou
himself soaring high above the sun
lit waters. ,
“Poor old Catalonia — she wa
a dear” he mused, “even u ®
was a bit beat”. He was
now that he had committed n
self to a further statement,
anti - climax was so
“So long, old girl” he
the shore which was by
mere strip of emerald
tween the water and the
long, and good riddance ca
'back an ugly cry and he ^
immediately that it was the v
of the Manatee. Seeing tM ^
shore he put on full steam
raced for it.