The Collegiate
PUBUSHED weekly ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 10, 1966 NUMBER EIGHTEEN
Campus Campaigns Under Way
RED STOOL SEMINAR — The Rev. Bronson Matney from East Carolina makes a point during
the seminar held at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house last Sunday. The “Red Stool” idea arrived
at its name from the big red doors which adorn the front of the Sig Ep house.
(Photo by Gene Duncan)
Proposed Federal Budget Puts
N. C. Educators In A Dilemma
the 1966-67 year and at this date | The proposed cut in the pro-
has no firm assurance the loans | gram is an effort to merge the
can be handled.
Post Office
Investigated
By ANN JOHNSON
Recently there have been re
curring instances of inefficient
post office service here on the
campus of ACC. These instances
are not only annoying but, un
fortunately, once resulted in
mail being returned which was
of immediate importance to one
of the departments. Also many
a student has opened his box
to find a letter not for him but
for the box above or to the side
of his.
ACC operates what is known
as a contract station on its cam
pus for the convenience of its
students, faculty, and staff. The
college has to furnish the loca
tion, the boxes, and the help
for putting up the mail. The
rents collected from the boxes
have to be turned over to the
U. S. Post Office Department
authorities. At this time, there
are 390 boxes in the Bohunk.
The contract between ACC and
the Post Office Department was
made by college business man
ager, M. L. Adams. Mr. Adams,
in tiurn, delegated the responsi
bility of post office service to
Mildred D. Ross who is author
ized to employ students in the
post office. Miss Ross has been
with the college for about 35
years and is among the most
faithful employees ACC has ever
had.
See POST OFFICE Page Four
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Something New
In Basketball
Thursday night, March 17 at
8 p.m., ACC students will have
an opportunity to see what prom
ises to be one of the most un
usual events of the year. This
event is a “Basketball Bonanza”
sponsored by the Freshman
class. What makes it so unusual
is the fact that the Freshmen
girls vdll be playing the Fresh
man boys. The boys wUl be un
der a slight handicap as they
must wear boxing gloves and
swim flippers. The cost of admis
sion will be fifty cents per per
son.
A federal budget cut proposed
by President Johnson two weks
ago has placed North Carolina
educators in somehwat of a di
lemma. The President’s failure
to ask for any funds for student
loans for the 1966-67 academic
year under the National Defense
Education Act (NDEA) caught
student aid officers in the state
by surprise.
A large number of students at
tending, and who plan to attend,
Atlantic Christian College could
be affected. Milton L. Adams,
ACC student aid officer, said to
day that he is sholding some
$100,000 in loan applications for
I/. S. Loan
Given ACC
Atlantic Christian’s 15-year de
velopment program shot ahead
of schedule with Thursday’s an
nouncement that a federal loan
had been approved for construc
tion of a new student union-
cafeteria.
The new facility vidll cost an
estimated $500,000, with the gov
ernment loan from the federal
Housing and Home Rnance Ag
ency amounting to $450,000.
The federal loan will be sup
plemented by $50,000 of the Col
lege’s own funds.
Three buildings are under con
struction and another opened two
years ago under the first five-
year phase of the development
program, kicked off in 1961,
The first building was a $150,-
000 music building which was
completed in 1963.
Now under construction are a
$460,000 women’s dormitory, a
$400,000 physical education plant
and an $180,000 art building.
College officials hope the physi
cal education plant will be com-
pleted by May, and are tentative
ly planning to hold commence
ment exercises in the facility.
Both the five-story women’s
dormitory, which will house
144 students, and the new art
building are expected to be ready
in time for the fall semester
this year.
The college also has made ap
plication for an HHFA loan for
constructing a seven-story men’s
dormitory at the corner of Wood
ard and Rountree streets. The
men’s dormitory will house the
same number of students as the
women’s facility.
Another project envisioned by
college officials is renovation and
enlargement of the school’s li
brary. Two foundations have pro
vided grants for the project, but
financial arrangements have not
been completed.
See U. S. LOAN Page Four
stet NDEA loans with the in
sured loan program under the
Federal Higher Education Act of
1965. Under the new program,
loans come from private sources
with the federal government pay
ing interest up to six per cent
while the student is in school
and one-half the interest during
the repayment period.
Governor Dan Moore announc
ed that the new program in
North Carolina would be guaran
teed by a new State Education
Assistance Authority and rely
heavily on the College Founda
tion, Inc., a private non-profit
organization that acts as a col
lective lender for 85 per cent
of the banking industry in the
state. Officials feel that the or
ganization will be unable to im
mediately take over the activi
ties of IWEA because there has
not been time enough allowed
for the transition. Officials feel
that if the foundation could come
up with $5 million in loan mon
ey overnight, the problem would
be solved.
They are quite distrubed be
cause the President failed to in
clude any funds at all under the
old NDEA program. It caught
the banking and State guaran
tee loan people totally unpre
pared.
Mr. Adams said, “It appears
to us it is doubtful the new pro
gram will take care of the total
need, even though it is possible
$3 million out of a needed $5 mil
lion for the state for 1966-67
could be available through North
Carolina banks. The current bas
is of participation by N. C.
Banks is on a basis of up to one
per cent of their capital ac
counts. Actually this is not suffi
cient to cover a single year’s
need. How loans for the follow
ing years will be financed has
not yet been made clear.”
One of the favorite features of
the NDEA was having up to 50
per cent of the loans cancelled
if a graduate netered the teach
ing profession. Ten per cent per
year was cancelled if they were
teaching up to a maximum of
50 per cent. There is no such
provision under the new pro
gram.
Candidates Beiiriii
Campaigning For
SGA ('al)inet Posts
Campaigning for SGA cabinet
offices began in full force on
the ACC campus this week with
the acceptance of nominations
last Thursday and the presenta
tion of campaign speeches on
Tuesday of this week.
The candidates running for of
fice are, Fred Snodgrass, and
Dwight Wagner for President;
Besty Nash and Jerry White for
Vice President:
Susan Boone,
Connie Brant
ley, and Susie
Pittman for
Secretary; and
Rodger Sin for
Treasure.
Voting for
these officers
will take place
on Monday and
Tuesday of
next week. SNODGRASS
The campaign for the top of
fice of President got under way
in an unexpected manner Mon-
Jday night. The Executive Board
[ held its Spring dinner at
Parkers Res
taurant, a n d ' •
In his place ^ii
was arranged WAGNER
that presidential candidates
Dwight Wagner and Fred Snod
grass would have a question and
answer session.
A list of ten questions were
placed in a cup with each can
didate drawing and answering
five of them. The questions al
lowed the candidates to express
their viws on particular prc^
lems facing the campus and stu
dent government.
On Tuesday the candidates pre
sented their speeches to the stu
dent body and the campaign was
then considered offidally under
way.
Seminar Is
Sponsored
By DWIGIIT WAGNER
The first of a series of “Red
Stool Seminars” was inaugurated
by the Sigma Phi Epsilon fra
ternity last Sunday night at the
home of Mr. Ed Cloyd, Jr.,
chairman of the department of
health and physical education,
and at the fraternity home. The
purpose of the seminars is to
provide occasions when interest-
ing speaker can talk about
timely topics of significance to
college men.
The special speaker for the
evening was the Rev. Bronston
Matney, chaplin and director of
the Presbyterian Student Center
at East Carolina College. Mr
Matney spoke to the group about
the “new theology” that is be
ing discussed by many scholars
at the present time. The discus
sion was preceded by a buffet
supper prepared by the fraterni
ty housemothers, Mrs. Ed Cloyd
and iMrs. Peggy Wiggins at the
Cloyd home.
The leading topic of the discus
sion was the religious movement
currently in the news stating
that God is dead.” Matney dis
cussed Thomas Aultizer of Em
ory University in Atlanta who is
the leading advocate of this new
movement. Matney said that Aul-
tJzer claims to be a Christian
athiest.
“The trouble with religion,”
See SEMINAR Page Four
Mr. Top Hat
-s —
reigning TOP HAT — Charlie Bowers is the proud holder
of the title of Mr. Top Hat which was grranted him at the recent
Jop Hat Dance. Charlie was sponsored by Sigma Phi Epsilon.
(Photo by Gene Duncan)