Tlie Collegia^te
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MAY 5, 1966
NUMBER TWENTY THREE
New Student Officials Take Oaths
Exec. Board
Holds Yearly
Banquet
The Annual Executive Board
Dinner was lield Monday night
at the Holiday Inn. This was
the final meeting for the 1965-66
board members. Guest speakers
for the occasion were Senator
and Mrs. J. Russell Kirby.
Mrs. Kirby’s address consist
ed of a challenge to the stu
dents of Atlantic Christian to
take a greater part in civic af
fairs, thereby helping to im
prove the relationship between
the college and the community.
Mrs. Kirby noted several ways
in which students could serve
the community. She said they
could offer their services in the
many fund drives such as the
United Fund, they could offer
to help in local civic cam
paigns, and they could serve as
an example to the younger gen
eration.
Mrs. Kirby pointed out that
she had lived in two college
towns and had been connected
with several other colleges, but
ACC was the first college about
which she had heard no derog
atory comments expressed by the
local citizenry.
Senator Kirby shifted the area
of emphasis by talking about the
responsibility of the student in
government. He said that this
is not the hallmark of govern
ment, and that there is a great
need to remove this stigma. Ac
cording to Senator Kirby, if it
is not removed, this field is go
ing to lose more and more ca
pable and responsible people who
do not wish to be associated
with such derogatory terms.
In closing, Senator Kirby in
dicated that students can serve
in government by working in
government intern programs, po
litical parties, and local cam
paigns. It also emphasized that
it is very important for a poli
tician to have a strong educa
tional background, for in today’s
world a politician must be a
“Sharp Cookie.”
See BOARD Page 4
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EIGHT AWARDS PRESENTED — Eight Atlantic Christian students were presented awards
during the Annual Blue-Wliite Day ceremonies on May 3. They are from left to right Sarah
Patterson, Denny Essay Cup; Connie Brantley, co-recipient of Rotary Cup; Carol Wells, co-re
cipient of David and Charlotte Blackwood Memorial Award: Clifford Poole, Dramatics Award;
Fred Barber, co-recipient of Blackwood Memorial Award, Kathy Traylor, co-recipient of Rotary
Cup; Richard Surles and Dwight Wagner, co-recipients of The Wilson Daily Times Publica
tions Award.
Survey Shows Student Opposition
T o Compulsory Chapel Attendance
(Editor’s Note: The following
survey was prepared by the
Chapel and Assembly Committee
with James Coile as chairman.
The survey has been presented
to the Executive Board and a
copy has been sent to the Ad
ministration for their study.)
While an overwhelming major
ity of the students opposed com
pulsory chapel attendance, it was
not the chapel programs that
were specifically opposed. Al
though this was true in some
respects, the fact that the chapel
programs were required was the
source of objection. Many of the
students that were^ opposed to
compulsory chapel cited the reli
gious services as being inspira
tional and of great benefit to
them personally.
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award winner — Miss Bobbie Ems is^ 3^.
the SGA Cabinet Award which was ^ese ^ outstand-
nual Executive Board Executive Board. Shown with
ing service by a member of the E award,
her is David Webb who presented her wit
This idea might cause
additional consideration on the
part of the administration. Stu
dents who have received bene
fit from the religious services in
chapel still express distaste at
being required to participate.
Statements of the students that
religion is a personal matter and
a matter of choice reflect the
attitude of the students.
The compulsory factor was not
the only concern of the students
in their dislike of required chapel
attendance. Poor organization
was cited as a condition which
affected the benefits that the
students might receive from the
chapel program. The type of no
tification to the students about
the programs was criticized as
not adequate to permit the stu
dents to budget their time so
as to be able to attend without
hardship, especially the day stu
dents who have to travel many
miles to attend the programs,
sometimes making special trips
to the college. Chapel programs
as well as class meetings, ad-
visor-advisee sessions, and other
assembly programs were brought
under this ondemnation.
Many who felt that religious
services should not be compul
sory, felt that other types of pro
grams should be. Of course ad
visor - advisee meetings would
have to be compulsory. However,
class meetings and student gov
ernment meetings were also
cited as meetings at which at
tendance could be compulsory.
As far as the penalty for over
cutting chapel was oncerned,
(those expressing opposition to
compulsory chapel would not
suggest any penalty) students
seem to be in the same dilema
as is the administration in an
effort to find a solution to the
problem, or a penalty that would
be non-academic in nature. The
recommendations for another
type of penalty that were ex
pressed are given here without
comment:
1. cut of one quality point
2. monetary fine
3. campused for one week
4. non-academic penalty within
reason
5. lower grades
6. penalty should be stronger
7. student brought before
executive board
8. if the chapel program is
of any value, missing it is pen
alty enough
cipline and morale comm.
10. student board appointed to
assess penalties
11. some type of social restric
tion or probation
12. an attendance award pro
gram for proper attendance.
An examination of the survey
showed the types of programs
that the students preferred. A
special concern of the students
were the programs of an in
formative nature. Not only topics
concerning the college, but topics
concerning the social issues of
the day were cited The number
of times that informative chapel
programs were mentioned re
flects the desire of the students
for additional programs of this
type which will enable the stu
dents to relate the knowledge
they are learning to the mo<lern
world and to the college com
munity.
One important aspect of the
assemblies as stated by students
is the student unity that the
programs produce. This fact
coupled with the desire for in
formation reflect a desire to
know more about the college ac-
(See SURVEY Page 4
liicoiiiiii^ Officers
liistalltMl Oil Animal
Biii«*-Wliile Day
Some 22 top officers in stu
dent government and leading
campus organizations at Atlantic
Christian College took office at
annual Blue - White Day cere
monies held on the college cam
pus May 3.
Presiding over the activities
was Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, pres
ident of the college who admin
istered oaths of office to incom
ing officials.
Officers of the ACC Student
Government Association taking
office for the 1966-67 academic
year were: Dwight Wagner of
Salisbury, Md., president: Jer
ry White of Pendleton, Ind., vice-
president; Connie Brantley of
Nashville (N. C.), secretary,
and Roger Sin of Hong Kong,
China, treasurer.
Others installed included:
Senior class — Brooks Hyle-
mon of Williamsburg, Va., presi
dent; Ray Winstead of Wilson,
senator.
Junior class — Steve Swinson
of Mt. Olive, president: Pete
Harris of Raleigh, senator.
Sophomore class — Robert
Covington of Rockingham, presi
dent; David Griffin of Raleigh,
senator.
Day students — Mike Wor
sham of Jamaica, N. Y., presi
dent; Clay Brown of Pikeville,
senator.
Collegiate (campus newspaiper)
— Charles Wolfe of Asheville,
editor; David Boone of Winston-
Salem, business manager.
The Pine Knot (year book) —
Janie McCormick of Knob Nos-
ter, Mo., editor; Julia Lancaster
of Wilson, business manager.
Campus Christian Association
— Phil Ritter of Raleigh, presi
dent.
Men’s Dormitory Council — Jo
seph A. Brown of Chesapeake,
Va., president.
Women’s Dormitory Council —
Ann Thompson of Kinston, presi
dent.
Pan Hellenic Council — Vicki
Joyner of Durham, president.
Interfraternity Council — Al
Langley of Selma, president.
Head Cheer Leader — Vicki
Joyner of Durham.
Among other highlights of the
day’s activities was the presenta
tion of top student awards. Re
cipients of The Wilson Daily
Times Publications Award were
Richard Surles of Raleigh, edi
tor of “The Pine Knot,” and
Dwight Wagner of Salisbury,
Md., editor of “The Collegiate.”
Making the awards was M. Paul
Dickerman, associate publisher
See AWARDS Page 4
College Marshals Chosen
For 1966-67 Academic Year
Marshals for the 1966-67 aca
demic year at Atlantic Christian
College have been announced by
Dr. Lewis H. Swindell Jr., dean
of the college.
Named as chief marshal was
Phillip Wayne Ritter of Raleigh.
Marshals from the Junior Class
named were Stanley Herbert
Keel of Goldsboro, Janie Ruffin
McCormick of Knob Noster,
Mos., Mrs. (^therine Mozingo
Boyette of Wilson, and Patricia
Ann Wylie of Wilson. Sophomore
Class marshals named were
Richard Leigh Harrison Jr., of
Washington, N. C., Agnes Frye
of Goldsboro, and James (Jilibert
McIntosh of Raleigh. Named as
Freshman (Hass marshals were
Arthur Frank Wenger of Wilson
and Sue Scott Winstead of Wil
son.
College marshals serve at
spring and summer commence
ments and at appr<^riate events
during the academic year. The
chief marshal is chosen as the
Junior with the highest accumu
lated academic average. The
9. student brought before dis- ’remaining marshals are chosen
as the men and women with the
highest accumulated academic
averages from the Freshman
and Sophomore Qasses and the
men and women with the highest
acciimulated averages next to
the chief marshal in the Junior
Class.
Ritter is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ozzie C. Ritter, 456 Rose
Lane, Raleigh. He is majoring
in religion with a minor in his
tory.
Keel is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul J. Keel, Rt. 3, Box
507, Goldsboro. He is niajoring
in mathematics with a minor in
physics.
Miss McCormick is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Mc-
(3ormick, 505 Salem, Knob Nos
ter, Mo. She is majoring in Eng
lish with a minor in Spanish.
Mrs. Boyette is the daughter
of Mr. John P. Mozingo, Elm
City. She is majorhig in English
with a minor in FVenoh.
Miss WyUe is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, A. S. Wylie, 1217
W. (jold St., Wislon. She is ma-
See MARSHALS Page 4