The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OCTOBER 14, 1960
NUMBER FOUR
Campus Budgets Are Slashed
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An Editorial
Vsrious campus crg'anizations submittGd their annual
budgets to the Executive Board for allocation of the re
quested amounts. The Executive Board cut these requests
immensely and recommended entirely new and in£id6€|ii£it0
budgets for the following organizations:
Requested Recommended
$4,705
$1,925
$1,046
$ 680
$ 790
$1,336
$ 453
$1,812
Pine Knot $5,463
The Collegiate $2,425
Stage and Script $1,380
BoHunk Committee $1,000
CCA $1,020
Assembly and Concert $1,975
Social Committee $ 500
Executive Board
These annual budgets will be presented at a student
body assembly.
If these budgets are approved by the entire Coopera
tive Association, there is a probability there will be NO
ANNUAL THIS YEAR, The Collegiate encourages the
student body to VOTE DOWN THESE RECOMMENDA
TIONS. The board needs to re-evaluate the services of
other organizational budgets before it deprives each'stu
dent of a Pine Knot annual.
Harry Truman To Speak
In Wilson A t One Today
By MARY LOUISE WESTPHAL
Harry S. Truman, former Demo
cratic President of the United
States, will visit Wilson today to
speak at Fleming stadium at 1
p. m.
Classes scheduled for 12 o’
clock and one o’clock today will
not be held in order to give stu
dents and faculty an opportun
ity to participate in “Harry
Truman Day” in Wilson.
In making- the announcement
Dr. Millard P. Burt, dean of the
college, urged all students to
take advantage of the opportun
ity to see and hear a former
president of the United States.
Congresisman L. H. Fountain ex
tended the invitation for Truman’s
visit. Prior to his Wilson visit the
former president spoke in Raleigh
yesterday. He spent last night in
Zebulon, home of his son-in-law’s
parents.
Truman will be accompanied
by Gov. Luther H. Hodges.
Dr. Badie T. Clark, chairman
of the Wilson County Democratic
Executive committee has outlined
plans for Mr. Truman’s visit.
On arrival from Zebulon, the
former president will visit in two
Wilson homes.
A motorcade will form at the
Recreation center on Raleigh
Road and will leave at 12:30 p. m.
for Fleming stadium by way of
Highway 264 bypass.
A one - hour program is plan
ned at the stadium which will in
clude Mr. Truman’s address and
introduction of party officials.
Approximately 200 out - of - town
guests have been invited. Among
them are Gov. and Mrs. Hodges,
Lt. Gov. and Mrs. L. E. Earn
hardt, Sen. and Mrs. B. Everette
Jordan, Sen. and Mrs. Sam J.
Ervin, Democratic candidate for
Governor Terry Sanford, Con
gressman and Mrs. Harold D.
Cooley, and Congressman and Mrs.
L. H. Fountain. Council of State
members invited are Treasurer
Edwin GUI, Commissioner of Ag
riculture and Mrs. L. Y. Ballen-
tine, Secretary of State and Mrs.
Thad Eure, Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction and Mrs. Charles
F. Carroll, Commissioner ,of In
surance and Mirs. Charles F. Gold,
Auditor and Mrs. Henry L. Brid
ges, and Commissioner of Labor
and Mrs. Frank Crane.
After Truman’s visit to WMson,
the former president wUl proceed
to Nashville where he will take
part in Nashville’s annual Harvest
Festival.
Later he will go to Rocky
Mount where he will board a
plane for Bristol, Virginia.
Not having as much money as
they would like to have, the Exe
cutive Board went about the nasty
business of cutting requested bud
gets this week at its regular meet
ing.
A few cuts were made. Among
them: slicing of the publicatoins
committee budget which might re
sult in students not having a Pine
Knot annual this year.
Funds Lower
Ken Bryan, budget committee
chairman, reported that funds for
the requested budgets are con
siderably lower this year. It was
explained that funds for the Co
operative Association come from
the $31 student activities fee and
that fewer students at ACC this
year have caused a budget short
age.
After the budget committee
made what it judged to be neces
sary cuts, these budgets were pre
sented for approval: The Pine
Knot, $4,705; Tlie Collegiate, $1,-
925; Stage and Script, $1,046; Bo-
Hunk Committee, $680; Campus
Christian Association, $790; the
Assembly and Concert Committee,
$1,336; the Social Committee, $453;
and the Executive Board, $1,812.
Bryan’s committee also recom
mended that, if outlines of the bud
gets are accepted, no committee
or organization would be able to
request additional funds as has
sometimes been tlie custom in the
past.
It was also recommended that
the customary “emergency fund”
of the Executive Board be changed
in name to the “budget of the
Executive Board.”
Budget Approved
The Executive Board approved
the recommended budgets.
This means that committees and | the room is too small and has in
organizations must somehow car-1 adequate lighting for the group
BY TERRILL RILEY
Collegiate Co-Editor
ry on their programs this year
with heavily slashed and some
times unworkable budgets, certain
committee and organizational
members have complained.
Executive Board members also
argued long and hard over where
they will hold their future meet
ings in another matter on the
agenda.
At its meeting last week, the
executive board selected a com
mittee to investigate a request
made by N. Lynn Barber, College
Librarian. The librarian’s desire
was that the executive group
change their meeting place to an
other location other than that of
the Discipliana room of the
Hardy Library.
Motion Fails
Reporting the finding of the com
mittee was Tom Norvell, chairman
in charge of making further in
quiry about the library issue. In
keeping with parliamentary pro
cedure, Norvell, when given the
floor, moved that the Executive
board submit to the request made
by Barber and no longer meet in
the Discipliana room.
While stating the motion, Nor
vell reported four reasons why
the college librarian wanted the
group to move out of the library.
Barber wanted the group out of
the library, according to the find
ing of the committee, because he
presence of the executives in the
Discipliana room prevented stu
dents from doing research at that
time, a micro-film reading machine
is to be installed in the research
room and is too delicate for the
commotion that goes on during
board meetings, unnecessary and
disturbing noise is made by the
board’s meeting in the library, and
Student Parking Lot Construction
Underway; 30-Plus Capacity Cited
In answer to questions being ask
ed about plans and progress of
the student parking lot, Milton
Adams, Business manager of At
lantic Christian College said this
week:
“We are attempting to get some
dirt in the parking lot now, and
we hope within a few weeks to
get it filled in and leveled off so
it can be used for student parking.
We hope to have it ready' in two
or three weeks.”
Asked if the area would be a
temporary parking lot, Adams said
.that a “master plan” called for a
if
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student union on that area some
day.
“However, many master plans
change,” he added. “Temporary
could prove to be a long time.”
It was also pointed out that
there was a possibility of a quon-
set hut being erected on the back
corner of the lot for use as a
maintenance shop. However, this
would only take up about 20 feet
of space.
Mr. Adams said he could not
say exactly how man^' cars could
be parked in the area, but the
faculty parking lot has a capacity
of 30 cars. He felt reasonably sure
that even more vehicles could
be accommodated by the student
lot.
The screening process will be
used in surfacing the lot similar
to the faculty lot.
to consider it more comfortable
than other meeting places. When
the report and motion was con
cluded, Kenneth Thornton, presi
dent of the Freshman Class, made
a second to the motion.
In or Out
Discussing the move brought a
heated and time-consuming debate
into the executive session.
It was questioned whether the
College librarian had the author
ity to make the group move from
its traditional meeting quarters.
David Smith, president of the Co
operative Association quickly an
swered that it was his own person
al opinion that Barber did not
have such authority. An immed
iate reaction to the question was
unanimous within the discussion.
Jim VanCamp, IFC representa
tive, stated that the whole issue
requesting the executive board to
meet elsewhere was a result of
“personality conflict” between
members of the board and the li
brarian. “In my opinion,” Van-
,Camp emphasized,” his wanting us
to relocate is strictly his personal
desire and has no real connection
with the reasons given.”
Additional members of the board
sounded similar arguments.
T. Riley, Co-Editor of The Col
legiate, stimulated the debate
when rising to the defense of the
Librarian’s position. “It seems
to me that liie only action a ma
ture, collegiate group, such as this,
could take would be to acquiesce
to his request.
“After all,” Riley said, “these
are his stomping grounds, he has
been hired by the administration
to administer a library program
as he sees feasable.”
”1118 Editor went on to oppose the
attitude of the board, “This board
meets here by his grace; these
premises are under his jurisdic
tion, it is only the right thing that
you respect his position in that
his reasons must be with good in
tention for his program or the ad
ministration of this coUege would
not have given Mr. Barber this
responsibility! ”
Suggestion Voted Down
After much discussion, every ex
ecutive member voted down tiie
motion. Commenting later on the
procedure, RUey said that he was
disappointed in the attitude that
the board took and indicated their
action had been pre-arranged prior
to the motion.
In further business, the board
inquired about plans for the stu
dent body poll which were past
due for the board’s approval.
James VanCamp, chairman of the
poll committee, said that the com
mittee is still in the process of
making up the poll and was wait
ing to present it to the board
and the student body when it could
be assured of wide coverage. Van
Camp said that the committee
would definitely present its plans
at the next board meeting.
Quiet Weekend In Sight
As Rushing^s Completed
Colle^ate Photo By Bill Feetham
TT,i„ • i i- „ ixippU functions at each of the four fraternity houses. Sorori-
Ihis scene is representative of rush weeK iuni.uuus ai, c wppk
ty and fraternity rush parties were carried out jointly throughout the week.
Approximately 500 Atlantic
Christian College students have
been engaged this week in an age-
old college tradition—rushing.
Slightly more than 200 of the 500
strived to put their best foot for
ward in hopes of influencing prom
ising non - Greek freshmen and
transfers to think most kindly of
a particular sorority or fraternity.
On the other hand, about 300
students went from house to house
nightly during the week to get
a look at the men and women
making up organizations with those
odd - looking symbols for names.
Now, these same 500 students
are waiting anxiously to see the
outcome. The Greeks are hoping
those receiving bids from their
particular organization will reci
procate by pledging.
And too, there will be those who
are disappointed — both freshmen
and Greeks.
The weekend ahead is a hands-
off period for all. Rushing must
halt. The IFC urges any rushee
who is approached during the
weekend in an effort to influence
“which way he wiU go” is urged
to report the rules infraction to
the Greek governmental body.
Tone for Rush Week was set be
fore it began during an IFC Rush
supper at the Cherry Hotel, Guest
speaker at the dinner was James
Mallory, dean of men and head
baseball coach at East Carolina
College.
He gave what leading Greeks
have termed a “dynamic talk” on
the purposes and goals of Greek
life.
Dean Mallory said people have
a need for association with others
outside their family. Sorority and
fraternity life has long sought to
fulfill this need. In saying that
Greeks must have justification,
however, for other than social
functions, he commented Greelig
should stress these things: scholar
ship among members, brotherhood
and the development of character,
personality and loyalty.
“The fraternity starts and ends
with leadership and that leader
ship lies within the fraternity it
self,” he said in pointing out that
a college administration cannot
see to it that a fraternity is either
good or bad.
In closing, Mallory said that in
Greek life, like anything else, one
gets out of it what he puts into
it. He asked, “Is the fraternity
system on your campus an as
set? If so, the system can be justi
fied,” he concluded.