Tradition Fades
At a time when students on the Atlantic Christian
College campus are seemingly coming alive the death
of an ageless tradition is materializing, quietly' and per
haps carelessly. . , ■
The custom referred to is the time honored Junior-
Senior Prom, on event that has been held onnuolly for
the honoring of graduating seniors by their junior peers.
The cessation of this yearly occurance is surely a black
cloud hanging over the heads of those responsible for
its termination. However^ the question is who are the
quilty in this case.
Steve Dollar, Junior Class president, announced^ the
untimely cancellation and placed the cause on a lack
of interest among those responsible for planning and
preporing the prom.^^ Such a statement would apparently
place all the responsibility on members of the class of
1970, however, closer examination would reveal a more
definite and significant look at reasons for not holding
said dance.
Dollar also mentioned that he thought the event
would have inspired only passing attention and atten
dance would be small, therefore blame must be focused
to all concerned, namely Juniors and Seniors. Truly the
seniors must share in the discontinuation if there is not
concern enough to attend a congratulatory affair, and
this seems to be the general consensus on campus. If
this is the case, the formal apology sent to the Senior
Class, although courteous, was not needed. An appropri
ate apology would be a mutual one expressed between
dosses and peers for the closing of an established door
to a universal celebration of spring.
The factors for cancellation are reasonably apparent,
the effects though not expressed openly are clearly being
met passively by all students. Obviously sentimentality
is no longer playing a port in the lives of students where
as achievement of merit of four years of college is con
cerned.
Students might be interested in knowing that only
once in the post, according to available records, has the
perennial affairs been put to the side. This was in April
of 1942 when Junior-Senior was called off so that the
money could be used for the war effort. Two thirty-
seven dollar and fifty cent war bonds were purchased
with the money saved. If only the causes of this years
prom were so validated.
Truly we say that this is the beginning of a year
of social reform, the year of the awakening student
body, the year of change, yet we must ask ourselves if
this renaissance need be accompanied by the omission
of tradition. Every period of transition has it mark upon
the post, something is always lost and never recovered.
So it appears at Atlantic Christian, For if concern among
juniors and seniors is so little now how can it be fore
seen that next year will be different, and so on into the
future.
Unless care is taken in future hondleing of the Jun
ior-Senior and adequate concern accompanies, it will be
well to believe that a milestone will become a tombstone.
Reader’s Perspective
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Dear Editor,
Recently my name has been
associated with a number of
other student leaders in the
country who were reported to
have signed a statement of in
tention to go to jail, if drafted,
rather than to serve in the Armed
Forces. This report, as it pertains
to myself, is false. The statement
which I signed was a statement of
opposition to the War in Vietnam
and of sympathy with those who
chose jail rather than serve. At
no time did I say or sign anything
which, by implication or fact,
said that I preferred jail to
service.
There has been the concern
that I have “tarnished” the name
of Atlantic Christian College.
This, I feel, I have not done. I
signed the statement as an in
dividual concerned about this
nation’s envolvement in Vietnam
who also happened to be a student
body president of an American
college. I signed it as an in
dividual, and, from the radio,
television, and newspaper ac
counts of the story, I believe that
it has been interpreted in that
light.
I have no apologies to make for
the statement that I did sign. I
think that the United States
should not be in Vietnam and
should try, through new policies
and iniatives, to secure peace in
Southeast Asia. If the statement
which I signed, even though in
correctly reported, helps bring
peace to this section of the globe,
then it was worth the misun
derstandings, the publicity, and
the headaches — which I have
received.
J. Byron Wyndham
THE COLLEGIATE
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Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N. C.
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of the faculty or administration at ACC.
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and Arthur Marks; Managing Editor; Joyce Copeland; Sports
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Staff; Lynn Johnson, Jim Abbott, Robby Koelling, A1 Love
lace, Celia Looney, Wilbert Hardy, Ed Neece, A1 Cooke,
William Perkinson, Johnie Bishop.
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Tell
It like
It Is!
Our question for this week is:
Do you support or oppose the
current legislation which would
permit liquor by the drink in
North Carolina and why do you
take this position? In a poll taken
last week, students gave the
following answers:
“Yes by George. . .individuals
should be just that — if they want
‘firewater’ let them have it —
Just don’t be selfish and almighty
because you don’t approve. After
all, we can’t all have the same
attitude. Who wants to be a
replica? — R.E.D. (Student)
“I oppose this bill because I am
opposed to alcoholic beverages
per se. There is no such thing as
control. — D. E. (Student)
“I feel that liquor by the drink
would actually cut down on liquor
consumption because if one could
buy one drink he wouldn’t feel
‘Obligated’ to finish up a fifth. —
D. G. (Student)
I favor the bill because I think
there would be less excessive
drinking. A person could have
drinks with their meal and not
have to have a bottle. — P. H.
(Student)
I oppose it because of the
detrimental effect it will have on
the brown bag industry. — B. D.
(Student)
I support it. If someone is going
to drink he is going to drink —
and because the bartenders will
become richer faster and the
drinkers will become poorer
faster. — J.E.C. (Student)
Card Party Slated
Wednesday Evening
The Student Center Committee
will sponsor a card party Wed
nesday night, May 7, in Hardy
Alumni Hall, The party begins at
7 p.m. and refreshments will be
served.
If you plan to attend, you must
sign the sheet at the Student
Center Information Desk by 5
p.m. Tuesday.
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ONES
New JVomen^s Dorm
Contracts Are Given
Atlantic Christian College has
announced the awarding of
contracts for construction of a
new six-story residence hall for
women which will provide living
quarters for 180 students. Total
cost of the project will amount to
$808,698.
Designed by B. Atwood Skinner
of Wilson, the new dormitory will
be located at the corner of Deans
and Lee Sts. It will be of concrete
construction with brick exterior.
Included in the design are four
towers of textured concrete
finish. Two will serve as stair
towers while others will contain
living areas.
The ground floor will provide a
two-bedroom apartment for
resident counselor, guest room,
lounge and recreation areas as
well as eight regular dormitory
bedrooms. The average
remaining floors will be divided
into four suites of four bedrooms
each. Each floor will have a
living and study area. Each suit
will have its own bathroom
facilities. Two students will
occupy each room and each two
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rooms will share a balcony area.
Laundry facilities will be
provided on the second floor. All
floors will be connected by an
elevator as well as stairways.
The building will be completely
air conditioned for year-round
use.
Funds for construction of the
dormitory have been obtained in
the form of a government loan
from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment. The loan will be amortized
over a period of 50 years from
room rental fees.
The new dormitory will bring
the total number of beds in
permanent residence halls for
women on the campus to 485.
Caldwell Hall, which is scheduled
for removal in the college’s long-
range plans, houses an additional
60 women.
Original bids received on
March 26 exceeded available
funds by $120,000. Subsequent
redesigning of exterior features
resulted in bids only slightly in
excess of the original projected
project costs
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RoKersoii^*^ HONORED — Student publications sponsu
-•> with a annual publications banquet April
^'antui('(} at I ■ ® beads and a bouquet of white aialeas.
IIS moment of glory by the lens of photograpl>fi'
■ “Peace,
B<“n Casi'y, Rogerson’s expression could only mean
I5rother!