THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly at Atlantic Christian CoUeee
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.
Alice Shepwrd Editor
Dwight Wagner Assistant Editor
Brent Hill Managing Editor
Jerry Elmore Sports Editor
Patsy Seburn Makeup Editor
David Webb Business Manager
Reporters; Ray FLsher. Kent Conner, John Reynolds, Jerrell Lopp,
Laura Wolfe, Linda Griffin, Kathy Traylor, Floyd Brown, Les
Crodwin, Julian Foscue, Glenn Griffin, Richard Surles, Maureen
Ryan and T. O. D. Johnston.
April 24. 1964
Stojy-Atid Think Back
With the rapid pace of today’s events, around the world and
here at ACC, it is necessary for us to occasionally look back and
re-evaluate some of them.
After the recent earthquakes in Alaska, in which so much
was destroyed, why can’t we send a little “foreign aid” to these
fellow Americans without so much of the political red tape? Have
we forgotten that they are Americans, not communists such as
Sukarno in Indonesia and the eastern countries of Europe under
communist regimes? Isn’t it time that we stop wasting our money
trjing to buy friends and instead, use the money to build our own
country, and at the same time slow down the outpouring of gold
from our treasury?
Recently on our campus, there was a REQUIRED CHAPEL
at which a most one-sided speech was made. Mr. Lowenstein’s
talk bordered on sensationalism. He used selected incidents in
South Africa to create the atmosphere and then related them to
Mis.sissippi. There was one sign of a little sensibility on the
ixirt of the students attending this program: Mr. Lowenstpin's
■'a{>pl;iuse" was noticeably small.
The liberal press has given President Johnson a very good
image thus far this year; yet there can be heard many rumblings
of public opinion that the President might do well to heed. For
some reasons, his "wheeler-dealer” image is growing so rapidly
that the favorable press can not stop it. Maybe the American
lieople will awaken in time to stop the creeping socialism that
is surely present today.—AGG
The Misuse Of Tests
If We attempt to measure a person’s ability to see if he is
qualified for a job or to determine his level in school nowdays, the
person is given a written examination. This is the system that
has been used for years and is fine up to a certain point. It fails
when we forget to keep in mind that a written examination meas
ures a limited part of a person’s ability, and that they are not
infallible.
It must be kept in mind that these tests concentrate almost
solely on a person’s mental ability, and the psychological nature
of the pK?rson is not considered. While good mental ability is very
important, the ability to get along with other people is many
times as equally important. Today, more people are fired from
their jobs because they cannot get along with other people than
from lack of ability. A Professor of Education at East Carolina
College recently said that he would rather hire a teacher who had
a C plus average in college than one who had an A average, be
cause this teacher would have a better understanding of the learn
ing processes of the av'erage student.
Perhaps the greatest injustice through the use of placement
tests can be found in our school systems. One test that has been
used to determine the ability of millions of high school students
is the California Test. This test is used to place a student in a
college prep«ratory curriculum or some kind of vocational cur
riculum. In many cases, once placed, a student cannot switch from
one area to the other. However, the p>eople who have made up
the California Test have said that their test will measure with
good accuracy two thirds of the students who take it. The other
third will vary over a wide and unaccurate area. Should the Test
be used as the complete authority, the fallicy can easily be seen.
It would completelj’ restrict the late riser.
If our nation continues to rely on written examinations as the
“complete authority” the loss of much valuable brain power will
be keenly felt. It is necessary to look at all sides of a case be
fore making a final judgment.—DLW
McCornas
On Wednesday, April 17, there was a rumor heard about the
ACC campus that Coach McComas had resigned. I found tliis
hard to believe because of the many conversations that I had with
the coach during this past basketball season. 'Jack’’ McComas
is a coach that hates to lose and on the other hand thrives on
\-ictorj-. He often relived the victories that the Bulldogs attained
during the height of his coaching career. After a victory Coach
McComas was the picture of happiness. Many people here at AC
criticize the coaching uctics of Coach MsComas. Many of these
people do not realize the problem of fielding a first-rate team
with limited scholarships and without an assistant coach. Con
sidering the tj-pe scholarships available and the facilities offered
to an exceptional high school athlete. Coach McComas has done a
remarkable job of gathering talent.
I am sure that James E. McComas will be a more than ade
quate golf pro. and under his guidance and instruction that Wedge-
wood Countrj- Club will grow.—KC
ten touchy TOPICS
1. Editorials
2. Athletic Dept.
3. White Wash
4. The Phantom vs. Mr. Holloway
5. Robert Royall
6. Admissions Committee
7. Exec. Board! .'\gain
8 Beach Parties
9. Faculty Pay
10. Disciples Convention
LONELY LITTLE LOSERS
1. Ladder on Chapel
2 50 Dollars
3. Sunbathers
4. B. H. Marshal
5. Brent Hill
Readers’ Forum
April 20
Dear Editor and Other Interested
Students;
Several months ago I was ap
pointed chairman of a Faculty-Ad-
ministration - Student Committee
whose function it was to promote
better understanding among the
three groups represented on the
committee. Being widly addicted to
“better understanding” (of every
thing from gossip to metaphysics),
I entered upon my duties with a
considerable enthusiasm. I am ser
ious. I really wanted to be on the
committee. Apathy had not yet
paralyzed my better nature.
The Committee has met twice,
and the discussions seemed reveal
ing and, pershaps, helpful — or
potentially so. TTie faculty, mean
while. has taken one constructive
step which may lead to better com
munications. At its last meeting,
the motion was. made and passed
tliat time will be allowed on the
agenda of every regular faculty
meeting for the Faculty Represen
tative on the Executive Board to
convey to the faculty the impor
tant issues under discussion by the
Board and to secure from the facul
ty a concensus on these issues.
But, in this interim since the
last committee - meeting. I, the
erstwhile un - apathetic chairman,
have begun to simmer. I have not
liked the series of comments on
the apathy of the faculty which
have appeared in the Collegiate.
I do not believe that ours is an
apathetic faculty. I see no evi
dence that the majority of our
teachers are indifferent to the ac
tivities or the well - being of stu
dents. A few may be. Tliere may
even be a few students who are
indifferent to their own activities
and their own well - being. Most
of our faculty take the view, I
believe, that they are properly in
volved in the whole life of the
campus — at least to the extent
to which their poor debilitated car
casses and the requirements of their
scholarly life actually permit them
to be.
Our college is engaged, this year,
in preparation for two visits next
year of accreditation agencies;
NCATE and the new State Ap
proved Program for Teacher Certi
fication. Every college and universi
ty is undergoing (or has recently
undergone) similar preparations.
These two programs are new ones,
and we are all working hard to en
sure that Atlantic Christian College
make a satisfactory showing when
our visitations take place. Now,
we did not choose these innumera
ble reports, extra committee meet
ings, and extended research as
forms of delightful parlor games!
And we are not complaining about
them, either. We are glad to do
the work, because we are doing it
for the college — your college and
ours. Nevertheless, the faculty has
been unusually burdened this year.
Added to the above, we are mak
ing a total and much - needed re
vision of the catalogue and we are
preparing a greatly needed faculty
Handbook. It may be that faculty
attendance at some student-functions
has been hurt by these extra and
temporary burdens.
On the other hand, I believe that
our faculty spends a great amount
of its time in attempts to help
students with their problems. For
example, I missed the first Golden
Knot Tapping that I have missed
in twenty-three years. I don’t think
Campus Musical
BY JERRELL LOPP
Many times the question arises as to why contemporaiy ■
imoortent and is it reaUy any g:ood answer to the i
S^question is as old as music its^f. As in Kterature and 3^*'
L^s fornew ways to express something, and m expressing
n^toe of an era. Todlay we study music of the Baroque ri ''^
Sid Romantic eras by relating it to the society which produc^d?'^'^
-another hundreds years or so, our grandchildren may study -
at is being produced to^y much as we study the music
that is being producea xo^y mucxi we scuay me music'nf
Swen, and Brahms, ^e lives of &e composers arrais?>‘
^t. because in studying their music the lives pf the comp^erTS
rome into focus. Therefore, oi^ socpty may be judged by ^
S Smposers and their position m it hves o
Music like art and Uterature must have unity and variety
ance and connonace, and balance and perporation, in order
Lu received and accept^ by the public. Music must have inLd,,
tv universality, originahty, personal appeal and asthetic distant
Contrary to common belief, most modem music is good •
1, +1 ■’—nents. M
•Ives and
M^Tee^s to'^e f^iU^ with the tensions of this explosive
the
musi
LXjnU'ttlJ' ' io mUSip
ally because it contains aU or many of these elements. Mode^
nosers are looking for new ways to fxpr^s themselves and yet
^ttin the boundaries of the elements. Their music is very -
ir, be fUled with the tensions of this exolosivp
and seenis lu uc » + j ■ j age ^ ,
we live. Frankly, I am interested m modem music becaiie I
like to see what kind of picture these composers are presenting I,
and I would like to be sure that it is a true picture. * “
from the eye of the fly
BY JOHN REYNOLDS
R-i-i-i-ing ...
“Harry Truman here.”
(whispered) “Harry, this is Lyndon. Yeh, I know it’s kinda latM,
call. That’s why I’m whispering. Don’t want to wake Lady Bird How-
things in Missouri?”
“What in tarnashun do you want, Lyndon? It’s three o’clock in tti
morning!”
“Listen, Harrj% the reason I called . . . you know I’m tryino ti
economize here in the White House ... no lights after 12; 00 midiJsh
and all that . . . yeah . . . weU, I wonder if you might tell me whid
way the bathroom is on the first floor. I can’t find it in the dark
whataya mean ‘Was this collect?’ ”
SENIORS! Hark unto the words, and take heed. You are tie fa
gotten children. Do you realize that your administration has provida
a chaperone for every sponsored function you’ve attend^? Have yoi
further felt a gnawing uneasiness at the thought of May 24 when yoi
will no longer be provided with such a friend? I say it is unfair to dasl
a man into the insane extra-coUegiate world wittout the moral pm
tection of our elder proctors. It seems the administration could a
least provide a list of references whereby reasonable protection migii
be afforded. Possibly the difference between suspicion and trust is i
matter of one day or the difference between May 24 and May 25. WeD
let’s show them we won’t just stand by and be forgotten. Arisei then
and go into the world nude—throwing ice water!!
John Foster West is Director of Joumalism at the College of Williait
and Mary in Norfolk, Virginia. Unless you want to understand iiiii
poem—Don’t read it. I don’t have the space in my mail box for youi
letters. But if you believe in the goodness of human irony, considei
his . . .
BLEST BASTARD
How could such a hot yahoo and frigid bitch
In casual copulation of a dull hour
So tamper with time, so enrich
Man’s fallow garden with so fair a flower?
Most immaculate virgins in hilltop towers
Topple fast enough with stays removed;
Watching, one wonders whence the powers,
What unseen sanctity has approved
Her, who stands white and clean
Like a daisy in mucky sty.
How could a mating so mean
Gk) so awry?
To Virryly but aptly redesign
Our rnetaphor; imagine a lovely girl
Cast in casual passing behind your swine,
And more precious than pearl.
frorn_ TRUE _ MAGAZINE^
,, Women s irratianabiUty was forever proved when she showed her
self wilhng to take dietary advice from a snake.”
that I want to publish the reason-
but it did involve a student and
his very real problem. Every facul
ty member that I know well spends
an unconscionable amount of time
in willing efforts to be helpful to
students. Don’t mistake me; I’m
not trying to earn Brownie points.
for faculty
Board. I
No faculty member is. I
and most of them believe
that it is the proper business of a
teacher to show this concern. My
present point is that I think we
do show it. I feel embarrassed even
to mention this fact. As teachers
We ought to show the concern and
keep our mouths shut about it. But
somehow, that word “apathy” in
the Collegiate - well, I do (or once
did) have red hair; and it made
me mad. (Not the red hair; the
word). I told the Dean he’d better
remove me from the committee
or else tell me how to be a media-
or even in a state of supreme irri-
tion. I’m still the chairman, and
m going to call a third meeting
right away.
Another thing; i had a telephone
call one night. The caller (for
w om I really have the highest pos-
^“e regard and who, I think, was
merely acting as spokesman for a
thmk of the Executive Board’s rec-
to the Faculty some
names of faculty members the
ar would like to see considered
representatives to tki
..--v/civx. told him. I told him tha
it was none of the Board’s business
The Faculty does not pick ft
class-officers. Perhaps I slioi
have said: “Oh, yes, I’m sure tk'
Faculty will be delighted to fin
out which of its members is M
believe apathetic. “ I did say, “K is
your business.” Well now, is it?
ca;i name you forty faculty mem
bers who, while they might reaH
be downright personally happier ^
home every Monday night w
their wives and children ("'lioii
they seldom see anyway) or
their cats, but who would serv
faithfully, interestedly, and even ci
thusiastically.
I do not want to end on a c
ing note. I have a very praj®
constructive suggestion to m ®
those students who think t a
faculty is indifferent to them. ^
going, for one semester, to
stitution like the one I a ^
It had an enrollment of 1. ■
was a good school, but no y
held my hand. I weltered ^
frightful adolescent problems
myself. U I had turned out
I might really recomme
kind of “apathy” for a
- ■■ ■ being toy -> b
I would But, things
cui, mmgs ueme, —^ ,
are, maybe you’d better
a gift horse in th®