PUNISHED WEEKLY Tlie Collegiate ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 16, 1962 NUMBER EIGHT 3 Trustees Meet; Approve Budget ’'"“"tees of Atlantic Christian Caliegre. o€a^a irom leit to right. Dr. H. Galt Braxton, T, Boddie Ward Dr T T Harkn<»v T F Zeb E^Bri^or^^^^ ^aIT MUton L Adams, E. R. Sykes. Dr.’Arthur d! r a^thafrt RnhPrt Adams Lawrence A. Moye, John W. Cowell, E. J. Wimberly, Paul ^ South^d^obert Jones, James Thornton, Jack D. Brinson, Charles F. Rouse, John C. Proctor, Charles M. Tnompson, Curtis Howard and Ross J. Allen. Program Inaugurated The Atlantic Christian College De partment of Education has recently inaugurated a new “block” program of student teaching designed to give student teachers and the public schools in which they serve numer ous advantages over the system pre viously used. Under the system used for the past several years, student teachers spread their teaching experience over the entire semester and spent part of the day in the public schools and part in the college classrooms. The new block program calls for the student teachers to devote the first eight weeks of the semester to competing coursework required at the college. At mid-semester they be gin full-day student teaching in the public schools for a period of nine weeks. While teaching in the public schools, student teachers perform the duties of regular full-time faculty which includes attending regular teacher meetings, P.T.A. meetings and other school activities. The block system is being used for the first time by ACC student teachers in the elementary schools. Plans call for the new program to be used in the secondary schools at the beginning of the Spring semes ter. According to Gene A. Pruvis, as sistant professor, of education and di rector of student teaching, the Edu cation Department at ACC feels the new plan is a major improvement in tlie student teaching program as it eliminates most all the problems inherent in a program where student teachers each day have to divide their time attention between course- work at the college and experience in teaching in the public schools. First Meeting Of Language Club Held Sigma Pi Alpha Honorary Lang uage Fraternity held its first meet ing of the year Oct. 18, 1962, at which time plans for the coming year were discussed. Guest speaker was Mooiad Al-Madaris. Officers for the year are; Presi dent, Goldie E>ouglas; Vice President, Elizabeth Ferrel; Secretary, Millie Woodbury; Treasurer, Hilda Griffin. One of the highlights of the year "^1 be the annual Christmas Party •n which all foreign language stu- 'ients participate. The next meeting of the chapter will be held in Room 202 of the Classroom building at 10:20 a.m. on Nov. 15, 1962. Review Of Point System Is Proposed By Board The Executive Board met Monday night and discussed various topics of business, including a proposal for a series of groups to study the ques tion of academic freedom, and pos sible revision of the school point system. In addition, it approved membership for ACC in the State Student Legislature, and receivai a request to elect a queen for the Wilson Christmas parade. Mr. Bob Bishop presented a plan for a series of conferences to be held on the campus for the purpose of conducting a study of academic freedom and students’ rights. The plan, proposed by the National Stu dent Association, includes a series of seven study groups to be held for thorough investigation of these issues. The groups would be made up of students, faculty members, and administrative persoruiel of ACC, and would devote themselves chiefly to local aspects of the problem of student freedom. The results of these discussions and any conclusions reached would be available in writ ten form to all students. If success ful, the groups could later be ex panded into conferences to include students from other schools in this area. The plan must be approved by the Executive Board before being put into effect and is to be given further consideration. Miss George Anne Willard present ed her case before the board con cerning an excessive number of ac tivity points which she had compiled. It was decided, upon the basis of her testimony, that certain regulations of the point system showed a need for revision. Miss Willard was al lowed to continue holding her pres ent student offices and a commit tee was set up to recommend chan ges in the system. The board approved membership for Atlantic Christian College in the State Student Legislature. This or ganization is composed of student representatives from North Carolina colleges and universities and meets for three days each year in Raleigh. Many bUls approved by the assembly have gone before the North Carolina Legislature. The Executive Board- was mforrnea of its responsibility for the election of a queen for the Wilson Christmas parade on December 1. Organiza tions on campus are to select can didates for the honor, from whom the queen is to be elected by the student body. She will r^eive an award of 25 dollars in gift certifi cates; the four runners-up are to form her court and will be given prizes of five dollar certificates. All campus organizations are also invit ed to construct floats for the parade. A committee established to inform students of important chapel pro grams submitted a budget for ap proval by the board. The members are to make up large posters con taining information concerning chap el programs and place them at var ious locations about the campus. Twelve Students Named Recipients Twelve Atlantic Christian College students were recently named to Who’s Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, according to ^n announcement made by Dr. Willard P. Burt, dean of the college. Recipients were chosen by a vote of the college’s faculty and adminis tration on the basis of scholarship, participation and leadership in aca demic and extracurricular activities, citizenship and service to school and promise of future usefulness. These students named were; Rob ert Charles Bishop, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ellen Faye Bradley, Wilson, N. C.; June Elizabeth Burwell, Oxford, N. C.; Linda Summers Busby, Beau fort N. C.; Sandra Ray Freedman, Wilson, N. C.; Patricia Blanche Hines, Kinston, N. C. Fay Lee McKinnon, Wilson, N. C.; Edwin Thomas Parham, Carey, N.C.; Jerry Arthur Ridling, Memphis, Tenn.; E. B. Shearin, Littleton, N. C.; Evelyn Edwards Whitley, Gran tham, N. C.; and Frank P. Mont gomery, Crafton, Pa. Ehio-Pianists Play In Howard Chapel As the second feature in this sea son’s Atlantic Christian Concert — lecture Series, sponsored by the Co operative Association, a two piano program was presented by William and Thelma Sasser in Howard Chap el at 8:15, last Wednesday, Nov. 14. Works by Mozart, Brahms, Stravin sky, and Infante were featured on the program. Dr. Sasser is head of the music department of North Carolina Wes leyan College in Rocky Mount. Mrs. Sasser, a native of the Domiican Republic, holds a master’s degree from Oberlin College. She has been chosen this year to appear as soloist with the North Carolina Symphonj^ Orchestra. The Atlantic Christian College Board of Trustees at its annual Fall meeting gave its approval to a re vised operating budget for tlie 1962- 63 academic year. The revised budget reflected an in crease of some $52,502 over a tenta tive budget of $938,575 bringing the current operating budget to a rec ord high of $986,072. The increase in budget repiesents costs of employing new faculty mem bers not provided for in the tenta tive budget, increased cost of plant operation and increased cost of stu dent services. The college has added three new faculty members and expects to place its new music building into use shortly after the first of the coming year. Increased costs of student ser vices were imposed by an unexpt>cted heavy student enrollment. Members Nominated The board placed in nomination for re-election for three-yeai' terms end ing 1965, 10 members of the board whose terms expire during the cur rent year as well as nominating an additional member to the board. Rev. R. B. Johnson, minister of the First Christian Church in Charleston, S. C., was nominated as a new mem ber of the Board of Trustees for a 3-year term. Those nominated for re-election were Charles F. Rouse of Raleigh; E. Leon Roebuck, Washington, N. C.; L. A. Tart, Dunn; S. M. Cozart, Wilson; Lawrence A. Moye, Maury; Bowden Warren, Newton Grove; Bruce W. Riley, Wilson; Ely J. Per ry, Kinston; T. Ed Brown, Wilson, and E. R. Sykes, Wendell. Tliese nominations to tlie Board of Tiustees will be submitted for ecc- tion at the fortlicoming Nortli Caro lina Convention of Christian Church es (Disciples of Christ to t>e held in New Bern on April 26-28, 1S)63. T J. Hackney Sr., of Wil.son, was re-elected as chairman of the Board of Trustees. Also i'e-eltH.'teaw- rence A. Moye. Chairman of the nom inating committee was Charles F'. Rouse. Prt'sident Makes Report In making his annual report to the board. Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, presi dent of the college, commenting on the operation for the 1961-62 year said. "We know our-selves better — our strength, our weaknesses, our opportunities and our limitations. But we also can assess more realis tically the immensity of our task, the length of the strides we must take to move toward our goal.” In keeping with this, President Wenger pointed out that the college must substantially increase its sal ary structure. “While .salaries have increased sharply since 1950, we must find resources to augment sal aries at an even more rapid rate. “Indeed it was with this in mind that the Board of Trustees at its May 27, 1962 meeting authorized an increase in tuition from the pres- |ent $14 per semester hour to $15.50.” Phi Beta Lambda Hears Dr. J. R. White Speak Dr. James R. White, chairman of the business department at East Carolina College and Phi Beta Lambda Business Fraternity state advisor, was gue.st speaker at a din ner meeting of the local chapter of Phi Beta Lambda Business Frater nity at Parker’s Barbecue Wednes day night. The highlights of his speech in cluded his interpretation of the pur poses of the organization and some suggestions for service projects for the local chapter. The only item of business of the evening was the election of a can didate for Wilson’s “Miss Merry Christmas” to represent the club in the campus election. The organization is young on ACC campus and strives to make itself known as a service organization to the Department of Business and the entire school. Several projects are underway at this time to help fulfil this goal. Club meetings are held twice a month and all students who are eli gible are urged to support the or ganization with their membership. The minimum requirements to join are at least three semester hours of business subjects and an overall C average. Beaman Is Alumni Head Mrs. R. M. Beaman of Wilson has been named interium Director of Alumni Affairs at Atlantic Christian College, according to Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, president of the college. Serving on a part-time basis, Mrs. Beaman will direct tho.se activities MRS. R. M. BEAMON relating to alumni affairs, the ex panding parents program inaugur ated by the college in the spring of 1962, and will a.ssist in certain other areas of the college’s division of de velopment. Commenting on Mrs. Beaman’s ap pointment, President Wenger said, “We are happy to have Mrs. Beaman serving with the college in this in terium capacity. She is well-known by the alumni of the college and is well qualified to serve in this im portant area of our work.” Mrs. Beaman fills the post vacated by James D. Daniell who became Director of Admissions on Sept. 1. She is a graduate of Peace Col lege and received part of undergrad uate education at Atlantic Christian College and Virginia Intermont Col lege, Bristol, Va. A native of Edgecombe county, she is the former Mi.ss Julia Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. How ard. She and her husband are mem bers of the First Christian Church in Wil.son. They have one daughter, Marsha, 16.