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THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly at Atlantic Christian College
V\'il.<(on, N. C.
To provide tiu- .'*iKJi;nt body and faculty of this institution
with a ii.ean.r i.f corTimunicaticm and a free discussion of the
Inti-ri.- *s of the day.
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Alice Shepard
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Jerry Eini'rP'-
Patsy S< burn
David Webb
Bob Cl/ A an
October 4. 19<>3
Editor
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Sports Editor
Makeup Editor
Business Manager
Photographer
Stop, Look, and Think
L iSt wei-kund, eighti en people were killed on the highways of
North Carolina. Each Labor Day, New years, Easter, Christmas,
and Than!. i>ivinf-;, hundreds of people are killed on the highways
of the United States. Thousands are maimed, disfigured, and
sho' ki d int > mental disorder.' each year because of being m an
autom-.biIe accid-.-nt or because of the effects of one. ^lety as
a whole d/« :;n't rcc,;;nize that there are people bemg killed and
inj ;rcd rvi rvday on our highways. The only interest in highway
dc .ths tiiki-n by ;;<)< ;i^ty is during holidays and this seems to be
a morbid one. Each holiday the National Safety ^uncil predicts
a (-rtain number to die in accidents and usually they are reward
ed by having b«'en con. orvative.
Do averaj-.’ everjday human beings realize that the lives be-
inj; r ibb<‘d out are the same lives that once existed in a town
or city or maybe just a rural sotting and that these lives are
similar to the one s that created innovations in the world arouna
us? Philo.sophiTS, ministers, grocers, sodajerks, chemists, artists,
tear-h<-n;, doctors, l;iw>’ers, historians, and every kind of human,
the; f are the one.' that are: being killed, not soulless, lifeless, and
unimportant bits of matter. Waste because of so-called inevita
bility is an absurd proposition. If man can not practice conser^-
tion of human lives there mu.st be something mis.sing in the
structure of man himself. Our government controls the areas in
the United State; called National Parks, Forests and Refuges wi.ii
care and zeal. Why then, can’t our government do something to
control our prime resource, “people?” Laws are only good in-
tention;s on <sur hit^hways and the state patrols do a good ]ob oi
protecting; a ft'w pjeople from themselves. Instead of these lact^s
curb'^.^ ;inri<Ients it seems they have little effect on them. Why
not .start at the ba ;o of the problem, “The Automobile." With all
the ttchnic.i! kn(jV/-how at the disposal of our car manufacturers
it s(‘‘'ms a.*- though they should be the ones to initiate reforms
and not just in the way of seat belts and safety steering wheels
that cut down on deatiis but something to cut out deaths. How
ever, the Ams.rican economy being as it is, automobile manufac
turers are not going to change unless they are pushed in a corner.
Then the real b.a.-,e of our problem Is the American People. We
arc the ones who have not demanded or maybe we are the ones
who ji;.‘t have not cared enough.—reL
Soccer
There has been .some mention made by many of the men stu
dents at Atlantic Christian concerning the possibility of reviving
intt r-scholastic football at this sehcxil. They feel that this would
ral.-e ACC’s standing in the athletic community, provide the men
the opjxirlunity to participate in one of America’s most exciting
rp.:!-;, and give all the students a chance to enjoy the pageantry
anci color of the traditional college fall sport.
{■■(wthall is extremely expensive, however. Georgia Tech coach
Bobi>v Dodd stated recently that Harvard University probably
;^rx-nd:; ii: the neighborhood of a million dollars per year for the
prixilege of fielding a football team. This money must be ex-
for a.'-.MStant coaches, athletic scholarships, traveling, play-
m.T quipmfnt, and numerous other things. It is obvious tiiat AC
coul(i ncit hope to devote nearly this sum to football—or all its
spon. combint:d, for that matter.
There is another sport, tliough, which could entail for us
very lif'o expense, which is played in the fall, and which could
enable us to compete not only with local colleges but with schools
such as UNC, Duke, and Navy. This sport is soccer.
Soccer is the real “football” for most of the world. In Europe
and Latin America the game is played with great fervor by teams
of skilled amateurs and professionals and is followed with the
interest devoted in this country only to heavyweight championship
fights or the World Series. Players are traded for great sums of
money and are even occasionally kidnapped to allow the favorite
team a botter chance of winning. Any sport which can achieve
such a degree of ix>pularity must have merit.
In this country, the game was long confined to expensive prep
school:, and Ivy League colleges. Only recently has sufficient in-
ten: t U“en generated in soccer for students to turn out in any
numlx;rs to watch their soccer team in action. The sport is on the
threshold of a great rise in popularity in America, and ACC has
the opjxirtunity to take advantage of this new interest.
If we want a team, however, we as students must take the
Initiative in its creation. Neither the administration nor the athletic
department can accomplish anything where there is no interest
on the p>art of the students. Persons who are willing to work for
a team must form some organization to have any effectiveness.
Soccer will not be brought to this campus without effort, but if
sdiool spirit and pride can be increased by the sport, it will not
have bci;n effort wasted.—MUL
Caution
Reader’s
F o r u 111
Dear Editor,
Every day we hesr someone ssy,
“Will you get my mail out of my
box?” It must be that these people
cannot read for there is a sign in
the Bohunk clearly stating that we
are not to open anyones mailbox but
our own.
If people would obey this law and
remember to bring their secret com
binations when opening their boxes
we would probably not hear the of
ten repeated statement, “My box is
broken.”
We guarantee that envelopes with
the initials “ACC” will be sent to
the college post office; however we
urge married students to omit ACC
when writing their home addresses.
Reviewing the condition of the Bo
hunk once again, it is most likely
that our student center’s filthy state
is caused by the careless and
thoughtless actions of those who do
the most complaining. If everyone
will clean-up his own trash then we
might have a clean student center.
Ruth Honeycutt
Martha Houseman
P. S. We hope students will take
this as constructive criticism.
1,325 Students Set New
Attendance Record Here
On Monday, October 7th, fall rush will begin for the Atlantic
Christian student body. Rush, in one way or another, will af
fect everyone and everj'thing on campus. It is a time of nervous
expectation and constant worry for the Freshmen and others who
will take the role of rushees and a time of hard work and much
decision making for the Greeks. Studies and regular activities
will be forgotten or lost in the upheaval that will take place.
To the Freshmen a word of caution must be given. During the
events of rush week the word “think” must be implanted on each
rushee’s mind. Too many act first and think later, which in
turn sometimes causes disguest, displeasure, and unhappiness. I’m
sure that in the four weeks of school proceeding rush, you as
a new student can not grasp the total meaning of college and
the purpose of your life while in college. This perspective can
come only through constant interaction with your environment,
and this environment should remain fresh and' challenging up to
and after the day of graduation.
The Greek organizations can be a major factor in the final
outcome of your college life. The organization you join can have
a good or bad or even no effect on your life. The effect depends
on many things, and not just on the organization itself. I thmk
the saying, “things are what we make them,” fits the idea and
should probably be the theme of everj- rush week. If you pledge
a Greek organization with the idea of using it for yourself only,
you will find only trouble. However, if you pledge with the idea
of giving and then sharing you will be a success in the organiza
tion no matter which one you choose.
I suggest to the Freshmen, the way to approach rush is to
cut through the crust and probe yourself, even if it Is painful,
and then make your decision.—FSL
Students, let me take up a little
of your time and ask you to please
take notice of the advertisements in
our campus newspaper. The adver
tisements in The COLLEGIATE are
not only for the purpose of sustain
ing the paper financially, but to pre
sent to the students, especially those
from out of town, some of the lead
ing merchants and their fine prod
ucts in Wilson. A great deal of time
and effort is spent on the part of
the Business Department of The
COLLEGIATE and the merchants of
Wilson in helping the students at At
lantic Christian College feel more at
ease in their shopping.
Wilson is a leading community
with friendly merchants waiting to
show their products to the students
of Atlantic Christian College. When
you do visit the downtown shopping
center stop in and see these fine
people who have so generously sup
ported Atlantic Christian College and
its many projects through the
years,
David Webb
Business Manager
THE COLLEGIATE
P.E. Club Meets
The Physical Education Majors
Club met for the first time this
year on Thursday night, September
26, in the classroom building and dis
cussed plans for the annual Varsity-
Alumni basketball game.
Bill Tice was elected Vice - Presi
dent to replace Bill Winstead, who
transferred. Other officers are Don
Brubaker, President; Marian Pulley,
Secretary - Treasurer; Gene Grego
ry, Program Chaiman; and Terry
Harris, Publicity Chairman.
The next meeting was set for Oc
tober 24. Refreshments of Cokes and
Donuts were served.
Campus Calendar
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1963
Cooperative Association meeting in
Gym
Thursday, Oct. 10, 1963
Freshman Orientation Group, up
perclassmen free. Orders for class
rings to be taken in the lobby of
the Classroom Building.
Air Force College Visitation Team
in lobby of Classroom Building.
Radio WACR
Monday - lliursday
9:00 - Time Further Out
5.03 - Diner’s Club
6:00 - The Doctor’s Show
7:00 - Study
8:00 - Record Date
5:00 - Sign On
10:00 - Intermezzo
11:00 - The Very Thought Of You
12:00 - Sign Off
Some 1,211 full-time equated stu
dents are enrolled for the fall terrn
of the 1963-64 academic year at
Atlantic Christian College, accord
ing to an announcement by Dr.
Lewis H. Swindell Jr., dean of the
college.
Atlantic Christian experienced a
record enrollment of freshman stu
dents this year. EnroUed are 476
freshmen students 312 sophomore,
246 junior, 211 senior and 80 special,
making a grand total of 1,325 stu
dents taking work at the college.
Of the freshman group there are 363
who enrolled in college for the first
time while 113 attended college pre
viously.
Male students outnumber the fe
male by 137. Total male enrollment
amounts to 731 while the female en
rollment is 594. There are 1,152 Tar
Heels in the student body this year
and 120 out of state students which
come from 16 states. Three students
are attending which come from Iran,
Korea and the Republic of Panama.
Leading the list of out-of-state stu
dents is Virginia with 63; South Caro
lina, 11; and Florida, 7. Other states
represented and the number of stu
dents from each: Alabama, 1; Con
necticut, 4; District of Columbia, 2;
Georgia, 3; Indiana, 4; Kentucky, 1;
Maryland, 5; Massachusettes, 3;
Mississippi, 1; Missouri, 2; New Jer
sey, 6; New York, 6; Pennsylvania,
1.
The greatest number of North Car
olina students come from Wilso
County, 302, a slight increase over
the prior year. Wayne, Johnston, and
Edgecombe take the second through
fourth spots with 103, 94 and 80 re
spectively. Fifty-eight counties are
represented in all.
A study of religious affiliation sta
tistics indicates that 24 different
religious denominations are repre
sented in the student body. There are
more Baptists, 390, attending than
any other denomination. Second are
Methodists, 292, and third are Chris
tian (Disciples of Christ), 239. other
denominatios represented and num
ber of students from each are: Free
Will Baptist, 63; Missionary Baptist
20; Primitive Baptist, 3: Presbyter!
ian, 87; Penticostal Holiness,
Episcopalian, 58; Moslem, 1; Latter
Day Saints, 4; Assembly of God, 6'
Roman Catholic, 20; Greek Orth^
dox, 1; Quaker (Friends), 3; Protest
ant, 8; Lutheran, 15; Church of
Christ, 3; Church of God, 2; Con
gregational, 4; Seventh Day Adven
tist, 2; Salvation Army, 1; Moravian,
1; listing no preference were 59.
There are 56 religion major stu
dents enrolled at Atlantic Christian
this year. Thirty-seven of these stu
dents are members of the Chris
tian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Other denominations and number of
students represented are; Assembly
of God, 1; Baptist, 4; Free Will
Baptist, 6; Episcopalian, 1; Method
ist, 4; Penticostal Holiness, 1; and
Presbyterian, 2.
Model United Nations To Be Staged
From Feb. 12-15, the sixth annual
Middle South United Nations Model
General Assembly will be held at
Duke University. The Secretary-gen
eral of this Model UN has said
“In today’s troubled and chaotic
world, it is especially vital and
timely that students from leading
colleges and universities from more
than ten Southern states should ga
ther on the Duke University campus
in a mock United Nations in an at
tempt to learn more about and in
turn to teach about the purposes and
successes of this great peace enter-
prize.” He states further, “Through
the General Assembly plenaries, the
Security Council and the permanent
committee meetings the UNMGA
trys to present a realistic mock
picture of the United Nations in an
effort to spread throughout the col
legiate world word of its functions
and the role that it has played in
the peace such as it is in our time.
The Model United Nations General
Assembly will be divided into four
committees as follows: Political;
Economic; Social, Humanitarian and
Cultural; and Trusteeship. The items
on the agenda are primarily
suggestive of the areas which the
committees will encompass. The
items include; Current conditions in:
Malaysia, Congo, West Iran, Israel-
Arab borders, Yemen, British Gui-
Ann, Korea, Portugese territor
ies, Iraq (genocide). Others include;
the World Trade Conference, The
Economic Consequences of Disarm
ament, Economic independence in
the declaration of permanent sever-
eighty over natural resources, in
dustrial development proposals in
cluding training of personnel to de
velop less well-developed countries,
world hunger, world health, human
rights, political asylum, race rela
tions in South West Africa and
remaining trusteeships and the
problems connected with their re
lease.
Those persons interested in being
a delegate to this assembly are ask
ed to contact Maurice Belanger at
once because applicaton must be
sent to the Model UN headquarters
by Oct. 15.
News And Views
By DWIGHT WAGNER
Within the past two decades prob
ably more has been done by men
of labor to better their livelihood
than any other group in our society.
The main reason for this has been
the determined, ceaseless, efforts
of the labor unions to obtain better
working conditions, better wages,
and shorter hours. Now the unions
represent a prime factor in the
makeup of both economic and social
standards.
Today, however, it would seem
that the unions have reached a level
ing off point in their long climb
for higher standards. While it is still
private parlor talk, many union lead
ers admit that the unions are not
as important to American workers
as they once were. One of the most
significant reasons for this would
have to be the change in the attitude
of business and corporations towards
the worker. The things that were
fought for so hard in the past are
now being given the worker by the
corporations without hesitation.
Another factor involved is that the
unions have raised the trade - union
member in many instances practi
cally to a middle - class status. In
some cases it goes even further than
that, if you consider it is nothing un
usual for a truck driver to earn as
much as $10,000 a year.
Other union officials feel that
many unions have lost their steam
because leaders are no longer in
terested in organizing low-salaried
workers. They have become content
ed with their many achievements
and take great pride in the agree
ments they have negotiated. This
has made the unions not as potent
as they once were because they
are so anxious to conform with basic
trends in American society.
Now the unions must cast out and
seek new labor goals. As they do
this, it offers a time to remind the
unions that their first responsibility
is to the public and not to the sole
benefit of themselves. Too often in
the past the unions have required
the public to bear the serious eco
nomic burdens of unreasonable de
mands.
The proposed selling of surplus
wheat to the Soviet Union is sure to
bring the voices of opposition fro®
many Americans.
The other side of the coin
out that much of the surplus whea
we are sending to our Allies is
being sold to the Soviet Union.