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The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 24, 1961
NUMBER SIXTEEN
Talent Night Slated
Greek Week Begins
Wednesday Evening
The Greeks begin their first
Greek Week, sponsored by the In
ter-fraternity Council, next Wed
nesday evening, March 1.
The kickoff eveht will be a stunt
and talent night in which all Greek
organizations will enter contest
ants.
Stunt night will be held at 7:30
p.m. in Howard Chapel and dress
is informal.
The Presidents of the Greek or
ganizations and the faculty wiU be
honored on Thursday afternoon at
a tea at 3:30 in Harper Hall parlor.
All faculty members are cordially
invited.
Samuel Bundy, prominent North
Carolina speaker and principal of
FarmviUe High School, wiU be
principal speaker for a Greek ban
quet on Thursday evening at the
Presbyterian Church. The banquet
will be at 6:30 p.m. and the dress
wiU be coats and ties for men and
Sunday dress for the women.
The “Embers” of Chapel Hill
wiU play for a dance on Friday
night to begin the weekend activi
ties. The dance will take place at
the Wilson Armory from 8 p.m.
to midnight. Informal attire will
be appropriate dress.
The event the Greeks are most
looking forward to is the appear
ance of the Brothers Four, a na
tionally known singing group. They
will present a concert at Fike High
School auditorium at 3 p.m. Sat
urday, March 4. Attire will be Sun
day dress.
The finale of Greek Week will
come on Saturday night at a dance
at the American Legion hall on
301. The Duke Ambassadors wiU
play and the dance will be semi-
formal. The dance will last from
8 p.m. to midnight.
Only one person may go to the
Campus
Briefs
Tuesday, February 28, freshman
and seniors will attend Chapel and
sophomores and juniors will be
free. Thursday, March 2, sopho
mores and juniors will attend
Chapel and freshmen and seniors
win be free.
An organizational chart of the
student government has been re
moved from the cooperative as
sociation office door in the Bohunk.
David Smith, Cboperative Associa
tion president, earnestly requests
that whoever removed it please
return it.
The freshmen were the hosts to
about 75 guests in the dining hall
last J'riday night at their annual
class dance. The theme was a
"celestial dreamland” and the
music was furnished by the Sig
mas of Durham.
The AOC Band needs additional
players to fiU out instrumentation.
Especially needed are clarinet
players but ^all will be welcome.
If you play an instrument or know
someone who does, please inform
Dr. Lehman at ttie band office.
Vemon Resigns,
Rehearsals Begin
The resignation of John Vernon
as president was announced at the
last Stage and Script meeting. In
the near future, there will be an
election to choose a replacement
the remainder of the year.
Richard Williams was commend
ed for his production of “The Faith
Hawker” by Howard Rodman. The
cast included Mary Lou Parker,
James Weaver, Sue Brannon, Al
ton Lee, and Betty Ann Thomas.
Plans and the cast for God’s
+ B club’s contribution
to Religious Emphasis Week were
^scussed. Also in future plans is
“6 Southeastern Theater Confer
ence to be held in Miami during
sprmg vacation. Representatives
club sends may also have an
PPortunity to visit the ^uthern
speech Conference to be held
were at the same time.
Wednesday and Thursday activi-
ties on a bid but couples may go
to the remainder of the activities
on one bid.
The committee chairmen for
Greek Week are Judy Bissett and
David Mustian, social chairmen
for the IFC.
Prexys Grade Average
Ignites Board Squabble
By GUY MILLER
A proposal calling for lowering- the scholastfc requirement for the office of presi
dent of the Cooperative Association from the present 1.5 average to an overall 1.2 aver
age’ has been presented to the Executive Board.
At its meeting on Monday night the Executive Board gave permission to Bob Bish
op, a sophomore, to present a proposal. Bishop proposed an amendment that would
bring about such a change in the constitution. I
^ ♦ “Leadership cannot be branded,”
Bishop stated in his presentation.
THE BROTHERS FOUR in concert will highlight the many activities of Greek Week at Atlantic
Christian College. The men are actually not related, however, they were fraternity brothers at
the University of Washington.
Sharp: No Comment
Dave Smith Explains Bucket Deal;
Apologizes For Usurping Authority
Much consternation has arisen
because of the absence of the Bo
hunk Bucket at the ECC-ACC ball-
game. David Smith, President of
the Cooperative Association has
made a statement concerning the
action taken on this matter.
Smith said that he and Jim
Speight, President of the ECC
student body, had made arrange
ments prior to the game played
here about transferring of the
bucket from the losing school to
the winning school.
He also said that certain offi
cials of the ECC administration
and the ACC administration sup
ported their decision.
“I want to apologize to the Ath
letic committee for not knowing
that they had full responsibility
for the Bohunk Bucket. I would
also like to apologize, personaUy,
to Mr. Allan R. Sharp for my un
awareness that he is chairman of
that committee. However, Jim
and I handled the bucket at the
ECC ballgame held in Greenville
and nothing negative came from
it. We both feel that any opposi
tion to our handling it should have
come forth long ago, and not after
the second ECC-ACC ballgame.
Tlie only reason we took authori
zation over the bucket was to i^e-
vent a riot similar to the one that
almost occured last year at the
game here in Wilson.
“I made an announcement prior
to the baUgame to the effect that
the bucket would be presented
following the game and that Jim
Speight and I would make the
transition,” Smith concluded.
Plans had been made for a for
mal ceremony, but it was felt, m
view of the circumstances durmg
the week, that the presence of
the bucket in the gymnasium
coxild touch off a riot. Also, ar
rangements had been made during
the game to get the dog and the
bucket back to ECC as quietly and
safely as possible. Smith said the
ECC requested^ this ,
Smith said that he believed that
the transference of the ^ucket
ought to be left up to the stud^t
body and not to the ^
^so stated, “As far as I am con
cerned, the only was
or faculty, in that gym that was
upset l^ut the bucket was Mr.
Sharp The students and faculty
representing ECC were standing
with me and were calm about the
whole situation. The only real
trouble that took place at the
game was the cutting of the nets
which led to a short fight.
Speight and the Dean of ECC
succeeded in getting the dog in
to the station wagon, stopped by
the girls’ dorm and picked up the
bucket which] was being kept by
Dean Ward, with no trouble what
soever. I firmly believe that under
the circumstances we used the
best procedure possible for the
transferance of the Bohunk Buck
et, and if I have done wrong, I
am sorry!”
Mr. Sharp, Faculty Chairman of
AthlSfics, declined to make a com
ment on Mr. Smith’s statements.
Dean Of Vanderbilt Divinity School
To Speak At Christian Workshop
Dr. Walter Harrelson, Dean of
the Divinity School at Vanderbilt
University and a man who had a
dramatic part in the recent sit-in
movement in Nashville, Tennessee,
will be the Christian Workshop
speaker here March 1.
Dr. Harrelson recently became
dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity
School during the struggle over in
tegrating lunch counters in Nash
ville which saw 14 members of the
school’s theological faculty resign
in protest over Vanderbilt’s action
against a seminary student who
led the demonstrations.
When Jim Lawson, a Negro sem
inary student at Vanderbilt, was
expelled for his rolp in leading the
NashviUe sit-in movement, all but
two of the faculty of the Divinity
School resigned in one of the big
gest academic fights to hit the na
tion’s headlines in several years.
Dr. Harrelson was asked to re
place Robert Nelson, at that time
the dean of the seminary, but re
fused unless the Vanderbilt admin
istration complied with the faculty
demands. In time, Lawson was re
instated, the faculty returned to
their jobs, the sit-in movement was
successful, and the academic argu
ment settled. However, under pres
sure, Dean Nelson surrendered his
position and Dr. Harrelson con
sented to become the present dean.
Author, lecturer, long-time con
tributor to this country’s outstand
ing religious journals. Dr. Harrel
son is a man conscious of the rev
olutionary changes in the modern
South and of the need for Chris
tianity to be applied to social dis
orders and needs. CSW members
will hear him at Harper HaU.
On Feb. 22, the workshop mem
bers celebrated Washington’s birth
day with a party in the Harper
Hall rec room.
Wesley Foundation held its reg
ular meeting February 1.5 in the
social hall of the First Methodist
Church. The meeting was a plan
ning session of meetings to come.
Following the supF>re, Miss Suz
anne Goudy called the meeting to
order. It was announced that the
group had almost completed plans
for the special communion service
to be held on the Friday of Religi
ous Emphasis Week. Miss Joyce
Tyndale, treasurer, urged all pres
ent to take advantage of the Lenten
season to contribute to missions.
After the business session the
group went into a planning ses
sion and programs for the remain
ing meetings were planned. In the
future the group will study the
Catholic church, hear the Rev. A.
Pernell Bailey, and see “The
Faith Hawker”, a drama given by
local students.
The Baptist Student Union an
nounces that a Student Missions
Conference will be held at South
eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, Wake Forest, on March 3, 4,
and 5. This is an annual conference
and features missionaries and lead
ers of the several Southern Baptist
mission boards. AU students inter
ested in attending this conference
ar easked to see Johnny McBride
or Bill Waters for reservations.
He questioned the advisability of
a higher scholastic average keep
ing an outstanding campus leader
and great presidential prospect
from seeking the office.
Using an analogy in his argu
ment, Bishop mentioned the debate
of last year’s presidential election
as to whether a candidate for the
office should be a student at this
college for a certain length of time.
He commented that if such a re
quirement had been in effect, this
year’s president could not have
been a candidate and would not
have been able to have given to the
school the outstanding leadership
which he has shown this year.
Dr. William Tro’.itman, faculty
representative on the Board, spoke
against the proposal “on constitu
tional grounds.” Such an amend
ment would place “constitutional
stability in doubt” and “would be
fatal in constitutional govern
ment,” regardless of whether it
sought to lower the required aver
age or raise it. Dr. Troutman
warned that if such a practice is
started, the constitution could be
changed year after year to suit
the desires of individuals. He ex
pressed the opinion that such a
proposal is “a show of irresponsi
bility of the constitution.” Dr.
Troutman was also of the opinion
that the present reqiiirement is a
result of the belief that the stu
dents wanted the average raised
when the constitution was revised
la.st year.
In absence of objection from the
Board, the Chairman, Dave Smith,
spoke on the proposal and gave
an objective evaluation of the de
mands made upon the person hold
ing the office of co-op president.
He said the position makes great
demands upon the individual and
that it is extremely difficult to
maintain a good academic stand
ard while fulfilling the duties of
the office. According to Smith, it
is most important that an individ
ual consider his future.
Smith said he was aware of the
individual whom Bishop had in
mind and that this person was
“probably the best qualified’'
member of the student body for
the position of president. He said
further that if the constitution is
amended in line with this proposal,
it “wo^uld pave the way for one of
the best (student body) presi
dents the college has ever had.”
The Chairman also added he
“would hate to see the Executive
Board admit, in a sense, that there
is only one person on campus cap
able of the job.”
Frank Brooks spoke in favor of
the proposal and pointed out that
the college has survived in years
past on a 1.2 required average for
the co-op presidency.
Tommy Norvell spoke against
the motion and warned of lower
ing the standards. Norvell moved
that the motion be tabled and
placed on agenda as the first item
of business at the next meeting.
The motion to table the propos
al passed. The proposal is now
scheduled for further discussion
and action at the Executive Board
meeting next Monday night.
The Executive Board held its
meeting on Monday night in the
ballroom of the Hotel Cherry.
Guests who dined with the Board
and then witnessed the Board in
action during the meeting were H
leaders or potential leaders select
ed from the freshman, sophomore,
and junior classes. This was the
first of a planned series of ses
sions designed to inform and In-
terst such persons in student gov
ernment and in the work of the
Exertjtive Board.
In his words of explanation and
welcome to the visitors. Smith
said one of the best ways for an
individual to broaden himself and
serve the college is to be in stu
dent government.
Visitors from the freshman class
included Jay Barnhill, Mary Jo
Buffaloe, Rex Horne, David Pee
bles, and Bobby Raiford.
Bob Bishop, Ann Brinson, John
Cox, Linda Watkins, and Dale Wil
liamson were sophomore class,
guests.
Attending from the junior class
were Guy Miller and Jimmy Spell.