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December 8
COLLEGIATE
THE
Poap Two
THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly at Atlantic Christian College
Wilson, N. C.
To provide the student body and faculty of this institution
with a means of communication and a free discussion of the
interests of the day.
Carol Colvard Editor
Jess Maghan Assistant Editor
Guy Miller Assistant Editor
Alice Shepard Makeup Editor
Mary Louise Westphal Business Manager
Steve Blanton Photographer
Nancye Weddle Exchange Editor
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fuse to print articles, editorials or letters intended to be un
justly harmful, libelous or in poor taste.
Day Students
Someone has made a distinction between a herd and a
mob by stating that a mob has a leader while a herd doesn’t.
The last meeting of the day students was certainly an ex
ception to this rule, for while the meeting was certainly pre
sided over by a leader, the group as a whole closely resembled
a herd. While the speaker was trying to maintain order and
direct the day students to some form of an organization, the
majority seemed to care little about the meeting or its pur
pose.
There was a constant shuffling about and talking. When
the issues at hand were brought to a vote, many of the stu
dents voted “for” and “against” freely, obviously either not
knowing that on which they were voting, or not caring (some
probably both).
On a whole, the group seemed to look upon the meeting
as a big joke. Strangely enough, these are the same students
who will be bemoaning the fate of their brethren as Greeks
sweep all of the campus elections in the spring.
One of the major tragedies of the ACC campus has al
ways been the apparent lack of organization of the day stu
dents. It seems that each year, some brave soul has tried
to organize these students into some type of operational group.
This year has been no exception. Unfortunately, all such at
tempts in the past have failed, and it presently appears that
this year will be no exception to such failures either. It would
certainly seem that these students, since they comprise the
largest group on campus, would be more than interested in
having a hand in school affairs.
Present plans call for the organization of a Day Student
Council to be composed of two representatives from each class
with the stipulation that one of these representatives be a com
muting student. The council chairman is to be the day student
representative to the Executive Board. While such an organi
zation may not be the answer to all of the world’s problems,
at least it will provide a step in the direction of order out
of chaos.
This writer, for one, was greatly disappointed in the show
ing of the day student group as a whole. While the so-called
'ties that bind’ may not be as great in those who dwell off
campus, these students still must abide by all college policies
and should therefore wish to have some part in shaping these
policies. If the group wishes to play the part of the apathetic
Roman mob, then it must be satisfied with only occasional
bread crumbs, and a continuous devouring by the lions!
JR
Food Plan
When we first heard about the new food plan, we weren’t
particularly pleased. After we went to talk to the proper au
thorities, we found no reason to change our minds.
From what wo can gather, a very strange situation has
occurred. Enrollment of resident students has risen almost
two hundred students, and consumption of cafeteria food has
dropped sharply.
As far as we can see, one main reason seems to be sug
gested: fewer students want to eat in the cafeteria. Why?
We asked some people, and then we talked it over. We came
to the outstanding conclusion that not very many students
like the cafeteria food. Not very many students like the prices
they have to pay for the food, nor do they even like the cafe
teria building itself.
There could be, of course, other reasons, some of which
have been suggested to us. Students of today have more
money at their disposal than in previous years. The rules
have been changed to allow resident women to have more
cars and thus more means for eating further away from cam
pus, The eating facilities of Wilson have been expanded and
improved.
The cafeteria is still the most centrally located eating
facility of any size. The students have a chance for gathering
in a social center as well. The cafeteria is, or shall we say
could be, the most desirable eating place for Atlantic Christian
College students.
When other places of business find themselves doing poor
ly, they customarily strive to improve their standards and
services. In this particular situation, everything has been
reversed. It seems that there must first be a compulsory
guarantee of business and then perhaps the improvements will
follow. We will be very interested in seeing any and all
changes.
Many men residents who considered moving to off-campus
locations of culinary freedom were most displeased to dis
cover that there is a rule which prevents such an escape. Many
of the women residents feel that the determined fee is much
more than they can ever eat, even if they never miss a sin
gle meal. We can only sympathize.
When the cafeteria situation was discussed at the end of
last year, the students definitely preferred that the situation
remain as it was. We realize that it is within the rights of
the powers that be to make such changes. However, it seems
a little unfair to make such a drastic change in the middle
of the year.
It must have been very easy to forsee the controversy
that would come as a natural result of such a move. We would
like to know why the system was not put into effect at the
beginning of a regular academic year. If the situation was
so terrible, and had been getting worse steadily, then it must
not have been any great surprise to the people acquainted
with it.
We think that solutions other than the one presently in ef
fect more readily suggest themselves.
First, we think that if the cafeteria were improved, the
students would patronize it for a majority of their meals, for
the reasons stated above.
Second, if the cafeteria hours were extended, especially
on Sunday, the students would be more prone to fall into the
habit of eating there.
Third, we would like to see a school operated snack cen
ter in which the mealbooks were redeemable. This might not
make the dining hall any more popular, but it would provide
the much sought funds, and would enable the students to use
up all their prepaid fees. —CC
Naval Officer
To Visit Campus
Representatives from the Ra
leigh Office of Naval Officer Pro
grams and the Naval Air Reserve
Training Unit, Norfolk, Vriginia,
will visit Atlantic Christian Col
lege, Wilson, North Carolina for
the purpose of explaining the the
Navy’s commissioned officer pro
grams to interested individuals.
The team wiU be located in the
BOHUNK, December 8, 1961.
Openings are available for as
signment in Aviation, General
Line, and several specialty cate
gories. Most of the programs are
open for application only to college
seniors; however, undergraduates
who have completed 60 semester
hours of accredited college work
may apply for appointment as a
Naval Aviation Cadet.
Any student who meets the re
quired standards and is within 9
months of graduation may take the
qualification test and make awli-
cation with the visiting Navy Pro
curement Team. Those who take
the qualification tests or who make
application and subsequently
change their mind are not obligat
ed in any way.
AH students are urged and wel
come to stop by and talk with
the team about their plans for mili
tary service.
Radio WACR
SUNDAY
1:57—Sign On
2:00—News: Sttae and Local
2:05—Strictly Jazz
2:30—Weather Report
2:32—Strictly Jazz
3:00—News: World Round-Up
3:05—Strictly Jazz
3:30—Strictly Jazz
4:00—News; State and Local
4:05—Tops In Pops
4:30—Weather
5:00—World Round - Up
5:05—Tops In Pops
5:30—Weather
6:00—News: State and Local
6:05—Easy Listening
7:00—World Round - Up
7:05—The Campus Minister
7:30—^Music From The Masters
(Classical)
8:00—News: State and Local
8:05—Memory Lane
9:00—World Round - Up
9:05—You Name It
10:00—News: State and Local
10:05—You Name It
11:00—World Round - Up
11:05—Tops In Pops
11:30—Easy Listening
12:00—Sign Off
MTWTF
3:57—Sign on
4:00—News from Mutual Broad
casting system
4:05—Tops in Pops
5:00—News from Mutual
5:00—News from Mutual
5:05—Stone age (music from the
past
6:00—^News from Mutual
6:05—Easy Listening
7:00—^News from Mutual
7:05—Music from the Masters or
Campus Commentaries and
News
7:31 Starlight Jazz
8:00—News from Mutual
8:05—Starlight Jazz
9:00—News from Mutual
9:05—You Name It
10:00—Tops in Pops
11:00—The Very Thought of You
12:00—Meditation from “The Up
per Room”
12:03—The Lord’s Prayer and
Sign Off
Each Sunday at 7:05 there will
be daily devotions and a short mes
sage given by a campus ministeri
al student. At 12:00 mid short daily
devotions are given from the Pro
testant Radio and Television Com
mission, taken from “The Upper
Room”. Intervened in These vari
ous programs will be campus news
and also National and International
news direct from the Mutual
Broadcasting System.
If anyone has any suggestions
for improvement or messages over
the air please contact Douglas
Ouzts, Program Director.
Increase Support
Five Soutoern states have in
creased their financial support of
two-year colleges as a step in the
direction of widely diversified op
portunities in higher education.
Southern Fellowships
In 1960, 45 i^r cent of the Sou
thern fellowships awarded by the
National Defense Education Act,
the National Science Foundation
Cooperative Fellowship Program,
the National Science Foundation
Graduate Fellowships and the
Woodrow Wilson Program were
used in the physical sciences. In
1961 only 38 per cent of the Sou
thern fellowships were in those
areas.
Campus Musical Preview
By GENE FEATHERSTONE
TOMORROW NIGHT the
bus Boychoir will be in Goldsboro
at the high school (8:15) on the
Community Concert series. Tick
ets may be picked up at the
switchboard, free. Included on the
program will be a staged produc
tion of “Amahl and the Night Vis
itors ” the television opera writ
ten for NBC-TV by the American
composer Gian-Carlo M e n o 111.
(The opera will also be seen again
on that network during this Christ
mas season.)
This group of young performers
was in Wilson two seasons ago
where they completely won the
audience for their personable and
musical attributes. All the boys
are 12 years and younger and are
students in Princeton, New Jersey,
of Columbus Boychoir School. In
addition to his academic work,
each boy carries an extra load of
musical studies. All students at
the school are selectively admit
ted after extensive examinations
in music and other subjects.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN and
the New York Philharmonic will
again be seen on CBS-TV the 14th
of December—next Thursday. The
program, which begins at 7:30,
will be a sixty-minute Christmas
program using Psahn 98 as the
source of Mr. Bernstein’s title,
“A Joyful Noise.” Selections to be
presented include “Psalms: Be
hold I Build An House” by Lukas
Foss, “Gloria” by Francis Pou
lenc, and others.
ADVANCE NOTICE: You can
see and hear the Philadpir^i,-
chestra in Raleigh on
a Monday night. The conwrt
self is free to the first 75 "tn?
who register for the use
Cooperative Association’s 7^ ™
of-town Community Concert
berships (all Coop members
pay activities fee have in* ™
membership).
A bus or two or three will k.,
made available at a price of
or less for the round-trip
Sign up for either ticket or k
or both at the switchboard as
as you can decide whether to .
The total number must be kirnf ’
enough in advance to arran^ S'
tra busses if needed.
Why not take a date, men?
A RELATIVELY NEW concert
series m Raleigh is that of Frienri,
of the CoHege, Inc. This serfe
offers six excellent concerts fJ,
$5.00 in the State College colisp™
-weU, .for $5 00 you can’t S
Carnegie Hall’s acoustics Thi,
year’s series is sold out, but voii
may be interested in next season
when tickets are made availahio
in the spring.
This year’s series included
BAYANIHAN Philippine Date
Group; a large company of Poijgi,
dancers, singers, and orchestra-
Birgit Nilsson, Wagnerian soprano’
with National Symphony Orch“s-
tra; and finally the Boston Pops
Last year’s series included Bern^
stein and the Philharmonic, the
Detroit Symphony, a Yugoslavian
chorus, and the Pulitzer Prize plav
“J.B.” iby Archibald MacLeisli. ’
Book Sale
By IRENE B. HARRELL
Acting Head Librarian
Dear Joe,
Cionna get yo'or hands on any
green stuff between now and
Christmas? Our book sale contin
ues — with an added wrinkle. Not
only do we have one dollar, 50
cent and 10 cent books for sale
but we have several sets of books
to be sold to the highest bidder
between now and noon Wednesday,
December 13. These include a com
plete “Encyclodpedia Britannica”
(11th edition), “The Schaff-Her-
zog Enclyclopedia of Religious
Knowledge,” and four separate
sets of “Messages and Papers of
the Presidents.” Better come in
and put your bid in the box before
it’s too late.
All hands have been wanting to
know if they can check books out
for use over the holidays. The an
swer is “yes” as far as the usual
two week books are concerned.
Books you check out this week
and next wiU be due on January 2,
1962. Reserve books (3 day re
serves as well as strict reserves
cannot be taken out for an extend
ed length of time until Friday, De
cember 22. The library wiU be
open from 9:00 A.M. to 5 P.M.
December 18 thru December 22
and will be closed from December
23 until January 2. Happy holi
days to us too.
Maybe you’ve noticed that your
roommate has had some books
checked oiit the whole term and
maybe you’ve worried about the
fact. So have we. Beginning now
we are sticking to our former “al
leged-only” policy on renew^als,
viz., we will renew a two week
book one time (unless someone
else has asked for it), we will ab
solutely never renew a reserve
book for any reason. It won’t mat
ter that you ar doing a term pa
per on the subject, that no one
else could possibly be interested in
the ibook, that your professor con
siders you a genius or that you
are my dearest friend. Don’t ask
us, we won’t renew it. This
means, among other things, that
you wUl be able to get in your
room again after your roommate
understands that he shouldn’t
check out more books than, he
can finish in a reasonable length
of time. From what I understand
about his reading speed that
shouldn’t be too many. Maybe in
the resultant housekeeping he'll
excavate your overdue books —
the ones you are so sure you re
turned but that we can’t find any
where. Here’s hoping.
Students And Faculty
Carry-On Tradition
“Have you picked your child?”
This is a question which we might
ask ourselves. Many of us are so
busy in self-preparations for Christ
mas that we have not taken the
time to help others who are not
as fortunate as we.
For the past 25 years, the Wo
men’s Dormitory Association of
Atlantic Christian College has co
operated with the Wilson Jaycees
in their work with under privi-
ledged children of the corrununity.
Stud.ents and faculty who wish to
aid in this project should select
and age and sex of a child and buy
a gift (not exceeding $1.00) suit
able for that age group. Anyone
who has not already selected a
child should sign up at Harper
Hall. All gifts should be placed in
Miss Ward’s office before Decem
ber 11.
Miss Peggy Bivins, chairman,
urges everyone to participate ‘Tor
the joy of your Christmas maybe
determined by your spirit of help
ing others.”
Summer Opportunity
Four British and two Austrian
summer schools are offering Amer
ican students the opportunity to
combine 1962 vacation travel
abroad with six weeks of liberal
arts study next July and August.
Apphcations for study at all six
summer schools are now being ac
cepted by the Institute of Interna
tional Education.
Under the British University
Summer Schools program, students
can apply for study at one of four
schools, each concentrating on a
particular subject and period. At
Stratford - on - Avon the sui>ject
will be Shakespeare and Elizabe-
than drama; at the University of
study of English literature, art and
music of the 20th century; at Ox-
ford the subject will be history,
literature and the arts of 17th cen-
u theme of the
E^i^urgh School will be Brit
ish history, philosophy and litera
ture. from 1688 to 1832. Although
the courses are designed for grad
ate students, undergraduates in
their last two years at a university
wiU be considered.
The British Summer School fee>
including full room, board and to'
tion, is $254. A few scholarships,
covering part or all of the fee but
not travel, are available.
Applications for both the Britis
and Austrian programs may be
tained from the Information an
Counseling Division, the
of International Education. Bntis
Suinmer School scholarship
cations must ibe received beior
March 1, 1962, and admission
plications before March 31. Scflo
arship applications for Austria
schools must be returned by
1, and admission applications w
May 1.