The Colleeriate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, DECEMBER 9, 1965
NUMBER NINE
Thirteen Named To Who’s Who
Holt Resigns
As President
Naomi Holt, Day Student presi
dent, in a letter announced her
resignation from that office
and the Executive Board Mon
day night at the Board meeting.
Miss Holt stated that she was
having to resign because of the
conflict with practice teaching.
Her letter read as follows:
“Due to my being off-campus
at present with practice teach
ing and my graduation on Jan
uary 21, 1966, please accept my
resignation as Day Studelnt Pres
ident. I feel as though it would
be beneficial to both my succes
sor and the day students if I re
sign now rather than in January.
I do this with deep regret but I
cannot fulfill the duties of my
position while being off-campus.
I cannot hold any Day Student
Meetings during chapel periods
since I am in a high school
from eight o’clock until four
o’clock each day.”
The Board accepted Miss Holt’s
resignation and it was announced
that elections for a new day
student president would be held
after Christmas.
In other business it was de
cided that a party for the Deaf
School children will be held in
the Classroom Building on Satur
day afternoon. Various gifts will
be handed out and Cecil Willis
will play Santa Claus.
John Gorham, student coordi
nator, reported on various infor
mation received from NSA, and
that certain actions were being
taken along this line.
Cookie Wickham, vice presi
dent, reported that the deadiline
for organizations’ constitutions
has been reset for February 1.
She also reported that various
work was being done to further
improve the SGA Constitution.
John Gorham read a tentative
bill to be presented at thei State
Student Legislature in February.
The bill will deal with higher
education and calls for a $300
million bond issue.
Gorham also made a motion
that the Cabinet be authorized to
appoint 15 delegates to attend
the SSL convention. A similar
motion for the sending of four
delegates to the UN Model As
sembly was brought up and both
passed.
El wood Vann announced that
the luncheon with the Deans
would be held this week and
would include the Cabinet and
Pine Knot Editor Richard Surles.
Art Department
Holds Auction
The Art Department held its
annual art auction last Thurs
day night, and the event drew
a gathering of over a hundred
art fanciers and interested spec
tators.
A total of $690 was paid for
approximately 90 pieces of art,
and the objects ranged from
sketchings, paintings, and sculp
ture pieces. The money raised
will go towards sponsoring the
“Crucible.”
Collegiate Editor Dwight Wag
ner purchased two drawings for
the Collegiate office. Comment
ing on the purchase, Wagner
said, “The Collegiate is pleased
to have the opportunity to sup
port the ‘Crucible’, and the
drawings will do much to im
prove features of our office.”
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BOOKS TO VIETNAM—Shown above are some of the books that were collected amoung the
students which are being sent to the soldiers in Viet Nam, The books are to be distributed by the
USO in Jacksonville. From left to right are: John Gorham, David Webb, Marty Adkins, and El-
wood Vann. Chairman of the committee Larry Poore is not pictured. (Photo by Gene Duncan)
Fraternity Observes Founder^s
Day With Speech Given By Judge
By DmOHT WAGNER
The Delta Sigma Phi Fratern
ity observed its annual Founder’s
Day celebration with a dinner
and a special speaker held at
the Cherry Hotel last Sunday.
The speaker was Judge Sam
Smith, a judge of the Appellate
Court in Illinois, and a member
of the Board of Governors of
the fraternity. The occasion
marked the 40th anniversary of
the local chapter.
Judge Smith keynoted h i s
speech on the subject of “Guilty,
or Not Guilty” with regards to
the overall Greek system, so
rorities as well as fraternities.
He began his remarks by say
ing that today throughout the
country the fraternity system is
under attack, and that many
publications have offered rec
ent criticism.
In his opinion, he stated, these
publications “. . .are so far
away from the facts that it is
pathetic. These are the charges,”
he continued, “and tonight I
would like to plea not guilty.”
Judge Smith went on to say
that a fraternity is not lily white
because it is a human organi
zation, and he mentioned that
many of our most respected pro
fessions are also marked with
imperfections and corruption.
“Many of the imperfections in
the fraternity system cannot be
overlooked or whitewashed
the college chapter. He empha
sised that the local chapter ex
isted at A(X solely by permis
sion, and that it was the duty
of the brothers to promote and
follow every policy on this
campus.
“'The test therefore,” he said,
Aniiounconienl By
Doaii Of The (]olle«;e
LewLs H. Swiiwloll
Thirteen students from .Atlan
tic Christian College have been
named to Who’s Who in .Amer
ican Colleges and Universities,
according to an announcement
made today by Dr. Lewis H.
Swindell Jr.. dean of the col
lege.
Recipients were chosen by a
vote of the college’s faculty and
administration on the basis of
scholarship, participation and
leadership in academic and ex
tra - curricula activities, citi
zenship and service to the
school, and promise for future
usefulness.
Those named were: Paul Fred
erick Hale of Wilson, N. C.;
Mrs. June Chorn Hinton of Roc
ky Mount, N. C.; Naomi Jane
Holt of Wilson, N. C.; Mrs.
Barbara E. McComas of Wilson,
N. C.; Thomas 0. D. Johnston
of Falls Church, Va.; Martha
Sue Mewborn of Kinston, N. C.;
Rufus Henry Richards of Rock
ville, Md.
Jill Marie Simpson of Lucama,
N. C.; Mrs. Carol Morris Sum
merlin of Wilson, N. C.; Richard
Carson Surles of Raleigh, N. C.;
Kathleen Traylor of Winston-Sal
em, N. C.; Moody Elwood Vann
of Durham, N. C.; Carol Ann
Wickham of Smithfield, N. C.
away,” he continued, “and soms- j “is not whether you will be bet-
thing must be done about it.” i ter after leaving ACC, but will
He expanded on this point by ACC be better for you having
saying, “‘A small evil, if allow
ed to go unchecked can destroy
the whole system.”
In defining the fraternity.
Judge Smith said that a fratern
ity is a “constant driving force
toward higher ideals.” He follow
ed up on this point by quoting
Dean Richardson of TW when
he said, “ ‘The interesting
been here.”
He went on to say that the
chapter is the workshop and the
place where the things are ac
complished that are most im
portant to the brothers. He add
ed, “No man accomplishes any
thing who is a member of a
thing about fraternities is that | fraternity and the dunce of the
which is good is found in all
of them.’ ”
Judge Smith continued by say
ing that he liked to think of
the fraternity system as a four
horse team. First, there is the
college or university, second,
there is the national organiza
tion, third, there is the fratern
ity alumni, and fourth, there is
“Crucible” Fall Edition
Now Available To Public
Notice
Individual pictures taken of
students earliet in the year
have arrived and are now on
sale in the lobby of the Class
room Building. Hours of sale
will be posted daily on the bulle
tin boards. Students may pur
chase the full packets or any
part of a packet.
The 1965 Fall edition of “Cp-
cible,” a magaine of creative
ideas published by the Atlantic
Christian College Art and Eng
lish Departments went on sale
the night of Dec. 2 in conjunction
with the scheduled art auction.
The new edition of “Crucible”
is a continuation in the tradition
of earlier issues of the widely
circulated magazine which have
won critical praise in art cir
cles in North Carolina.
The Fall issue incorporates ori
ginal works of art in the areas
of literagure, music and the
visual arts. It includes a Christ
mas song written and composed
by Prof. Eugene Purcell; a port
folio of paintings by Stephen
Pace, a famous New York ar
tist; an article of art criticism
by Jules Langsner, former lead
ing art critic for “Arts and Ar
chitecture” magazine; and an
original one-act play by Ann Nel
son, writer and teacher. There
are also short stories by Ann
Nelson, Pat Outlaw Cooper and
Mary Aussant, and other short
fiction, poems and drawings by
both current and former ACC
students. The color centerfold,
an original work of art by Prof.
Russell W. Arnold, may be re
moved for framing.
Copies of the publication may
be obtained from the Art or
English departments of the col
lege.
graduation class.”
“If you let the fraternity be
come anything more than a side
line,” he said, “you have de
stroyed your sense of values. It
is not so important what your
ideas are, but what your ideals
are.”
Judge Smith concluded his re
marks by saying that after care
ful observation, “I have come
to the conclusion that there is
cooperation between ACC and
the fraternities, and that a ver
dict of not guilty is in order for
the fraternity system at ACC.”
Proceeding the address, Dr.
Arthur Wenger, president of
ACC, conducted a brief memorial
service for a former pledge of
the fraternity, Charles Faircloth,
a freshman, who was killed last
year in an automobile accident.
Following the address, Dis
tinguished Alumni Awards were
presented to John A Winfield
and Henry Barnhill.
Concluding the occasion, Jerry
Carter, president of the local
chapter, presented Dr. Tyndall
and his fiance, Mrs. Barnes, with
a silver platter as a gift from
the fraternity in recognition of
the service Dr. Tyndall has rend
ered for many years as chapter
advisor.
SSL Coiincil
Meeting Held
A meeting of the Interum
Council of the Student State Leg
islature was held here at Atlan
tic Christian on Sunday after
noon of this week. Attending the
meeting were representatives
from ACC, Elon, Queens, Duke
Men, Duke Women, UNC, and
N. C. State.
Jane Levine, president of SSL,
began the meeting by saying
that efforts were being made
to obtain use of the old State
House again this year as it has
been used in years past. She
mentioned that certain obstacles
were being incountered but that
hopes were high for sucess in
this effort.
The Council then entertained
and passed a motion to invite va
rious poltiical science professors
from member schools and va
rious state legislatures to attend
the session in February. These
individuals, it was pointed out,
would be available to assist the
delegates on the handling of
bills, and to discuss any other
aspects of the proceedings that
might be in question.
The question as to whether a
speaker should be invited to
address the session was raised,
and a motion was made and
adopted that a speaker not be
included on the program and
that the session begin the intro
duction of bills on Thursday
afternoon instead of Friday
morning in the place of a speak
er. This motion was made with
the observation that more bills
than usual would be up before
the SSL.
The suggestion was also made
that the state constitution be
made available to the delegation
chairmen, and that a copy of
the general statutes be placed in
both chambers of the legislature.
A motion to this effect was
made and passed.
It was decided that a dance
for the delegates would be held
in the Embers Club in Raleigh,
and that the dance would fea
ture the Embers.