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THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly by Students Attending
Atlantic Christian Collegre, Wilson, N. C.
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Service.
Ihe views expressed on this page are not necessarily those
of the faculty or administration at ACC.
Editor: Charles Wolfe; Business Manager: David Boone;
Managing Editor: Jim Bussell; Sports Editor: Bill Smoak’
Circulation Manager: Michael Roach; Photographer:
Harold Kogerson.
Staff: Martha HaU, Barry Havens, Slyvia Griffin, Connie
Brooks, Mary K. Manning, Martha Langley, David Jar
man, Marshall Gilbert, and Ronnie Dennis.
Thursday, January 12, 1967
Grabmore Bucks
vs, Joe College
(Editor’s note: The article below has been taken in its en
tirety from the Technician, the campus newspaper at N C
State University. H is hoped that this article will help seniors
at ACC see some of the things that are envolved with
those insurance salesman, who each year come to our campus
and hound them to buy life insurance policies.)
By J. WHITFIELD LEE, JR.
^ Guest Writer
Setting: A typical evening in a dormitory (the phone rings
and a student calls Joe to the phone).
Joe: Hello.
Agent: Mortimer, this is Grabmore Bucks of the We-Love-Yoa
Insurance Company. You have been recommended by
a good friend of yours as a possible candidate for our
Super-Slick-Senior-Special Life Insurance Policy.
Joe: Really? Well, who was this friend?
Agent: Mortimer, I’d really rarther not say. But he did recom
mend you.
Joe; All right, but would you mind calling me Joe, since
it’s the name I go by?
Agent: Sure Mortimer, er Joe . . . Joe, I’d like to sit down
with you st your convenience and discuss your insur
ance needs. I feel sure that you would like to know
our Super-Slick-Senior-Special Policy. So if there is a
time you might suggest for us to get together—
Joe: Can you come over to the dorm next Tuesday at 3:30?
Agent; That’s sounds fine, and since you have invited me
over, my visit will not be against the school’s solicita
tion policy (Note: IT IS AGAINST N. C. STATE’S
POLICY), (COLLEGIATE Editor’s Note: IT IS ALSO
AGAINST A. C.C.’S POLICY.)
(Tuesday arrives and Joe is blessed with Mr. Buck’s visit. The
sales talk begins . . .)
Agent; Joe, you know it’s a real pleasure to sit here and
chat with you like this. You really seem to know what
you want out of life and I know you will go a long way
with your career plans . . . I’m sure that you would
like to know something about me so let me show you
these pictures of me in my football uniform at Podunk
College where I kept the bench warm until graduating
three years ago. I majored in “How to fast-talk col
lege seniors.”
But now let’s have a man-to-man talk about you, Joe.
You know. I’m sure you feel that you owe your parents
a great deal, after all they’ve done to help send you
through college, and I know it’s bad to have to think
about it, Joe, but if you were to get killed tomorrow,
what could you leave them to help compensate for all
they’ve done for you? What about your brothers and
sisters — would they be able to get as much education
as you have had? Well, my company has set up a
policy just for men like you — the Super-Slick Senior-
Special Life Insurance Policy.
We realize that men like you with a college education
have less risk of doing any hazardous work and
will probably enjoy a long and happy life. That’s why
we have designed this special policy. Incidentally,
many of the really cool guys at other colleges have
already become members of our happy fan^y. (A&.
Bucks then runs through some of the details of the
policy and concludes that Joe needs a $10,000 policy
for which he will pay a minimum premium the first
y63r.)
Now if you will just sign here on this dotted line,
I can forward your application for the policy and we
will be able to let you know within a couple of weeks
whether you qualify or not. Would you like to pay me
now or later?
Joe: Well ... er ... ah ... I’ll pay now.
Agent: Joe, I’m really impressed by the way you look me
straight in the eyes. That will be quite an asset to
you later on. ,
Joe: Well, thank you ... .
Agent: Joe, I would like to use your picture m some oi our
advertising material, and if that will be all right w
you, I would like for you to sign this paper givmg us
permission to use the picture.
(Joe gets through signing everything and bids 3^. uc
well . . . About three weeks later Mr. Bucks calls ag g
Joe that he has been accepted and that he J!!
hhn to go over the policy. However
several of his friends and professors about ^
decided that this is not what he wants. But he decides to me
with Mr. Bucks at his office anyway.)
Scene: In Mr. Bucks’ office.
Agent: Joe, it’s good to see you. Are you ready to go over
Joe: No, I’m sorry, but I’ve decided to cancel the policy
application.
Agent: (Stunned) What! Why? ' , . nmfps-
Joe: Well, I’ve talked with several of niy friends ^^d profe
sors and have decided that this is not the pohcy that
Agent; (Roughly) Why didn’t you come
pert in insurance, not your professors. D y
Joe. WeU, I trusted you when you
life policy was the one that I really had to have, Dut
Continued On Page Four
Readers’
Forum
On behalf of our entire Bas
ketball Teams, both varsity and
freshman, I would like to express
our very sincere “thanks” to all
members of the faculty, staff,
and student body who have ex
hibited such strong support of our
teams at recent games.
Your presence at the games,
coupled with your verbal support
of our teams have been a prime
factor in our success to date,
and your continued support in
the future will be most instru
mental in future victories we at
tain.
I also desire to compliment
the sportsmanship displayed by
our spectators. We urge you to
respect our opponents’ play and
the officials’ decisions as you
have in the past.
We really enjoy having you
attend our games, your actions
provide a goodly portion of the
incentive we continually seek,
and aid us to represent your
school to the best of our ability.
Thank you,
Ira P. Norfolk
Athletic Director and
Head Basketball Coach
#:
Insurance Dilemma
DEAR EDITOR;
Young Americans for iFireedom
was founded in September, 1%1,
at Sharon, Connectiout. One hun
dred student leaders gathered
from 44 colleges in 24 states. To
day YAF has more than 33,000
members, with 450 chapters in .
50 states. (In 1961, YAF received
a s.pecial award for patriotism.
At YAF’s First Annual Awards
Rally, in Manhattan’s Civic Cen
ter that same year, more than
3,000 ipersons attended. The first
issue of YAF’s official publica
tion, “The New Guard,” was dis
tributed at the rally. Its stimulat
ing articles are now read on
more than 700 campuses. It is a
thoughtful magazine, which fights
propaganda with facts.
YAF has frequently stolen the
spotlight from the left. In prep
aration for their rally in Madi-
son Square Gardens on March
7, 1962, YAF INVITED Moise
Tlschombe, then President of Ka-
tianga, to attend; then brought
legal suit against 'the State De
partment for irefusing to grant
bim a visa. Tschomibe did not
-make’ it, but more than 18,000
turned out for the rally. In 1962,
YAF delegates attended the In
ternational Youth Festival in Hel
sinki, Finland. YAF exposed the
pro-Red learnings of the Festivial
by publishing a daily newspaper
in several languages and handing
it out to all the delegates.
On Human Rights Day, YAF
members turned out to protest
the enslavement by Soviet Rus
sia of the captive nations, YAF
memibers picfceited the Soviet
Consuliate and 'the U. N. Build
ing, wihere captive nations like
Hungary, Poland, East Germany,
Tibet, and North Vietn^am are
completely ignored.
YAF published a report on the'
National Student Association in
April, 1963, pointing out its irre
sponsibility and leftist leinings.
The report has been a major
weapon for student leaders
across the country in their strug
gle to have .the 'colleges with
draw from the NSA. The Na
tional Student Associati'on suf
fered m unprecedented number
of withdrawals, until the once-
powerful association now repre
sents less than IS per cent of
American leolleges.
In 1%5, the dedioated mem
bers of YAF prevented Firestone
Tire and Rubber Company from
building a snythetic rubber plant
in Communist - held Rumania.
YAF initiated a nationwide pro
test against Firestone, and as a
result Firestone was beseiged
with letters, picket lines, and
boycotts. Needless to say. Fire
stone cancelled the contract
with the communists.
In August, 1965, more than 1,-
000 student leaders attended the
National YAF Convention in
Washington, D. C. This YAF
Convention was 'the largest ga-
theruig of young conservative
leaders ever held. In January,
1966, Young Americans for Free
dom went all out in -their support
of the American troops in Viet
nam. YAF 'members have do
nated blood, collected petitions.
See LETTERS Page 4
By CHARLES WOLFE
It seems that one of the prime
targets for insurance salesmen
has come to be the college sen
ior. As each year passes, having
to face the good-ole-life-insurance
salesman, who is out to give the
senior security for life and even
into eternity if he is willing to
pay enough, s e e m s to be com
ing more and more like a part of
the whole graduation ritual. It
is most likely that many o f the
seniors at ACC have already
been approached by such sales
men this year. If they
haven’t it is most likely that
they will, for it has become a
policy for many insurance com
panies to flood college campuses
with young, hard - selling agents,
of which some seem to be will
ing to sell any kind of policy
just as long as they get their
commission. We realize that not
all agents are of this type but
some are, and it is because of
those who are that we are writing
this editorial and have reprinted
the artic...e from the Technician
which is also on this page. It
is our hope that because of these
articles students will be a little
more wary of those agents who
approach them this year than
have been many students in the
past. Insurance is a very com
plicated thing, and if one isn’t
careful it could be very easy for
a slick salesman to talk a stu
dent into a policy which he
neither needs or which does not
meet the student’s needs. It is
our hope that students, when
dealing with agents, will be sure
to read the policies carefully,
will not sign anything until they
are absolutely siu-e they want
the policy, and will not decide
until they have consulted with
someone who is 'familiar with
insurance and are sure the poli
cy will best serve their needs.
Insurance is an important in
vestment, so don’t get suckered
into buying a poor policy just
because the agent says it is good.
In conjunction with this it is
also our hope that the SGA or
the administration would follow
the example of N. C. State Uni
versity concerning this problem.
They formulated a brochure
which was given to all students
for the purpose of informing the
student of what is involved in
buying life insurance and deal
ing with insurance agents. We
feel that the preparation of such
a brochure would be very bene
ficial to our student body.
f/eufJ and VieiaA
This week the world finally
cau^t-up with Adam Clayton
Powell. The flamboyant Congress
man from Harlem has often
thumbed his nose at the public
and it is this attitude that
brought on the wrath of his
fellow Congressmen. The House
of Representatives has. dismissed
Powell from his 'dhairmanshlp of
the Education and Labor Com
mittee and the right to hold his
seat during this session 'of Con
gress. Perhaps Powell’s activi
ties have 'not been that different
from other congressmen b u t
there is little do-ubt that his blase
attitude has stood out for all
the world to see. Thus an easy
target.
Yet, Powell is a Negro and
'this has raised some aspects in
this controversy which are 'ra
ther disturbing. Many Negro lead
ers have sided with Powell when
he has said that his difficulties
with 'Congress are part of a
“vast conspiracy” which has
been aimed at him simply be
cause he is a Negro. It is the
willingness of the Negro lead
ers to (go along with this type o£
thinking, and their insistance on
not 'recognizing that one of their
leaders toas stepped outside of
acceptable standards of behavior,
which is disturbing.
This reaction by Negro 'leaders
will only further complicate the
whole civil rights movement. In
the past six months the civil
rights movement has been nota
bly affected by the white “back-
la^” or the feeling among the
public that fee movement has
been 'going too fast. This has
meant that the leaders of the
movement 'have had to 'Use more
discretion and fore-thought in
their tactics if the movement is
to continue on a (progressive
note.
Such an approa’ch is never an
easy one and at this ,point the
civU 'rights movement is finding
this approach especially difficult.
However, there is no other ef
fective method if the movement
is to continue to .make progress
in the total society. The necessi
ty for the movement’s progress
to operate within the context of
white support can never be over
looked.
It is for this reason ^that the
rising to Powell’s defense by
some 'Negro 'leaders could be
particularly dangerous to the
movement. An .angry public has
demanded of their Congressmen
that Powell be removed. This
hias been done, .and wid;e spread
Negro support of Powell will only
divide, the Negro minority into a
stronger separation from the
white 'Society. The Negroes them
selves would probably say that
they must defend one of their
own race since they are such a
minority. But it must never be
forgotten that one rotten apple
can ruin a whole barrel of ap
ples.
In 'essence, the issue at band is
the continued progress of the
civil rights m'ovement. Negro
leaders of this movement must
recognize that the gains whi'ch
have been made in the past
few years are far too valuable
to 'lose in support of Adam Clay
ton Powell’s irresponsible beha
vior.