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Working Together,
Better Than Alone
The year 1968 has closed out with o bang on our
campus over a controversy stemming from a Nov
“sXion passed by the Central Committee on Instru ^
tion. The resolution, in effect, destroys the college s pres
ent system on giving the benefit of the doubt ^ ^
who during one semester have missed a large number o.
their classes, The entire resolution is printed in the txecu-
tive Board article, page one.
Several arguments hove been presented in defense
and in condemnation of the new ordinance which goes
into effect with the spring semester. Those arguing tor
it say that it will only effect those students who care
nothing for their education in the first place, and that
their suspension from the college will make room for
students who are genuinely seeking an education. We
follow these supporters' reasoning; but we feel that the
resolution is too harsh and is really not essential for the
college's wellbeing.
Under the present system (without the new rule) a
student fails a course in which he has missed over 25
percent of the class sessions. If a student follows this
pattern in 50 percent of his courses, he certainly has a
bad quality point average to contend with—but he does
have the opportunity to redeem himself during the next
semester Such a case might well be drawn from some
of our arriving freshmen in the fall semesters. Often their
stay at ACC is their first long stay away from home and
the domination of parents. They feel freedom for the first
time but foil to see responsibility and, consequently,
may cut courses heovily. Now, just for the sake of sup
position, our freshmen were to realize that ACC is here
as an educational institution and the second semester
settle down and bring their QP average up so that they
are able to continue their education here. Under the nev/
system, they will have no such opportunity.
Some may argue, nevertheless, that the clause in the
resolution which allows exceptions validates the ordi-
nonce. But why have the resolution in the first place?
If the student continues to cut his classes over the 25
percent limit, he will flunk out.
Now while we do not support the action taken by the
Central Committee, we do not condone the "reaction"
of the Executive Board. The Board's Dec. 1 I decision in
no way helps to remedy the situation; in fact, it hinders
the progress of better student-faculty, student-administra-
tion relations. Had the Board simply gone on record os
opposing the committee's resolution and lodged protests
through proper channels, it would have been a different
matter.
The Executive Board, however, went beyond the limits
of human understanding. Without giving proper atten
tion to the exception clause of the resolution and without
regard to the situation of the faculty who also opposed
the resolution, the board called for all faculty members
in disagreement with the ordinance to cease from keeping
attendance records in class.
Such a request places the faculty members who are
in agreement with the Executive Board in a precarious
position. Page 31 of the faculty manuel for the college,
which is approved by the Board of Trustees and which the
faculty members must follow, calls for the keeping of a
record of attendance. While we feel that such a rule is
not really necessary, we do feel that it is wrong to osk
the faculty members to purposefully neglect duties which
they are bound to carry through.
Would it not have been better for the students and
faculty members who opposed the ruling of the central
cornmittee to campaign together to repeal the resolution
rather than the students asking the professors to qo
out on a hrrib? We think so. The resolution passed by
a very s^mall majority of the central committee's mem-
rf' fairly unpopular to begin
with. Why turn the faculty members who ore with us
aaainst us? '
Reader’s Perspective
/^OLl> IT s/ENKWSj
FOURTH cHfipeL corvu4r
cfitne iNf/
The Collegiate
Atlantic Christian College
Dear Editor;
Recently the faculty of Atlantic
Christian passed a resolution
concerning class absences which
will become effective Spring
Semester, 1969. I applaud this
resolution and feel that it will do a
great deal in helping A.C.C.
realize its goal as an educational
institution. However, I feel that
this resolution did not go quite far
enough. Therefore, I would like to
submit the following list of ideas
for immediate deliberation by the
administration and some of the
faculty of Atlantic Christian
College.
A. The following courses should
be added to the curriculum of this
college:
1. Beginning, Intermediate,
and Advanced Potty Training.
2. Recess
3. Home room — to be the first
class of the day.
4. A time should be set aside for
an afternoon nap for students to
prevent them from becoming
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B. The area that is now
designated as Center Campus
should be converted into a
playground, complete with
swings, slides, see-saws, sand
boxes and monkey-bars (to be
used as the classroom for the
course in recess).
C. New educational toys should
be added to the games available
in the Student Union to teach the
kiddies muscle co-ordination. For
instance. Tinker Toys, peg-
boards, building blocks, and
Erector Sets. This could be done
in conjunction with the Physical
Education Department. Pool
tables should be removed,
however, as they are a bad in
fluence upon young and tender
minds.
D. A committee should be
formed to appoint a Safety Patrol
to protect students while crossing
from the main campus to the
Science Building, the men’s
dorms, the gymnasium, and the
Art and Music Buildings. This
same committee would appoint
faculty members to be classroom
monitors, hall monitors,
playground monitors, lunchroom
and bathroom monitors.
Bathroom monitors could be
phased out gradually depending
upon the success of the courses in
Potty Training, Dorm monitors
should also be provided to read
bedtime stories and to make sure
that all children were tucked in.
All monitors would report
disciplinary cases to the
Discipline and Morale Board
(which would be renamed Your
A.C.C. Mommy and Daddy
which would take such action as
sending kiddies to bed without
supper, barring children from
recess, or making kiddies write
one thousand times, “I promise
not do to — ever, ever again”.
E. All students should be
required to wear uniforms and
name tags which would state the
child’s name and homeroom
number. Also, in reference to
section D., cloakroom monitors
should be provided to make sure
children wear their overcoats,
mittens, and earmuffs during
winter or raincoats and galoshes
during inclement weather.
With the adoption of the
preceding ideas, I truly feel that
A.C.C. will one day be able to
realize its goal as an educational
institution; a kindergarten for
twenty-year olds.
Sincerely yours,
Bobby Noble
Home Room 403
December 14, 1968
Mr. Jim Bussell, Editor
The Collegiate
P. 0. Box 5308
Atlantic Christian College
Dear Sir:
I am writing in response to Mr.
Al Cooke’s letter appearing in the
Collegiate on Dec. 12. Mr. Cooke
stated that “students who reside
in the dormitories on our campus
have recently (my underlining)
become aware that their room
fees reserve rooms for only
certain times. . I would like to
inform Mr. Cooke that on page 16
of the 1968-1969 Bulletin of
Atlantic Christian College it
states that “during college
vacation or other periods when
the dormitories are officially
closed, students are not per
mitted to stay in residence halls
except by special permission.”
This statement also appeared in
the previous year’s bulletin.
In the past, special permission
has been granted to students
doing their practice teaching in
or near Wilson, Effective this
fall, practice teachers are
relieved of their teaching
responsibilities during all college
vacations. This change in policy
for student teachers makes it
easier for those administrators
responsible for college housing to
carry out the above stated college
regulation.
The most obvious and essential
reason for closing a dormitory
during a vacation period involves
a security risk of leaving a
dormitory open. A dormitory
with only four or five residents
during a vacation is not as secure
as when all 140 residents are
present. Leaving the New Men’s
Dorm open for a two-week period
would open it to any vandals
interested in securing a
television, an intercom system,
lounge furniture, and vending
machines. Obviously, this would
be an unnecessary security risk.
Secondly, residence counselors
and house mothers employed by
the college receive their
vacations during regularly
scheduled college holidays.
Maintaining a dormitory over a
vacation period would require
adult supervision, not ‘‘to train
students or because students are
“not ready to care for them
selves,” as Mr. Cooke stated, but
again for security reasons. This
need for supervision would
deprive certain college personnel
from their vacations.
Thirdly, a comparison with
other colleges and universities
would reveal that dormitories
and residence halls at t
institutions are closed diii;
vacation periods for the at
reasons that they are closei,
ACC. The dormitories are;
closed in order to deprii
students, but to protect k
student and college property
I urge any students desitif
question or discuss I
regulation, or any otk
regulation written in the Coif?
Bulletin or the Student Hii:
book, to go to any administrate
office to clear up misundefite
or seemingly unexplairat
college policies.
Sincerely JK
G. Gregory k
December 15,1!
Dear Sir:
We are writing this follot-.
letter to clear up several pt:
taken in our letter of the nii
December, 1968. We in no*:
meant personal responsibilit)
J. Ralph Grumpier or his stall
did come out in this manner.it
students and other ofkamii
students go through thehwt
use other people’s numberu-
cuts short the amount ol (
prepared for the paying sWC
On Thursday, December^
twelve duplications of
came through the line 1 ■
checking. Also people who ret
for second helpings notonl!^
the hnes down,butdeprivjk
of prime choices. The f
prepared in such quamj ^
Ld student 0. t • »
and several
who pay fof’
dividually. The studenM
‘as A R A.-Slater, arerespo^'
Lr the lack of choices..-
cafeteria.
Yours truly,
jere H. Wessell
J, Sidney Eley
Dear Sir, llli
On
faculty made a dec .,j,s
my opinion, is
superficial. For j
Atlantic Christian has
deavonng tow
degree , ^ice.
freedoms, and v
students are told
overcut half o f.
will be suspend^
seems j had been'”*,
the progress
Students were no
about the new ruling^
must have looked
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