The Colie
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
A!l^^jIlC_^RISTIAN COLLEGE. OCTOBFR 23, 1969
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ATLANTIC
CHRISTIAN COLLECgfijMqER Sl^
Drinking Resolution Outlin^
At a meeting on May 4, 1969,
the Executive Board of the
Student Government
Association voted unanimously
to approve the drinking
resolution which favors allowing
tlie use of beer and wine at off-
campus social functions. While
^ the resolution is generally self-
'explanatory, the Executive
■Board of the Student Govern
ment Association felt that the
following further explanation
■ was necessary.
- The vast majority of students
'al Atlantic Christian College
‘favor the resolution. Evidence of
the student support is readily
'available to those who would
examine the Student Govern
ment elections of last spring.
Both candidates for the office of
president strongly advocated, in
Iheir respective campaigns, the
allowance of the use of alcoholic
beverages at off-campus social
functions. At the polls, the
largest turnout of students ever
seen at, At,lant,ic Christ.ian voted
unanimously for social change.
Over 900 (approximately 70 per
cent) of the students at Atlantic
Christian voted for a change in
Ihe drinking regulations.
As a result of this mandate for
change, the Executive Board of
last year passed a drinking
resolution. When the current
Executive Board took office, the
consensus of opinion was that
the resolution passed by the
previous board needed a degree
of alteration. After consultation
with the then Dean of Students,
Dr. Robert E. Bennett, a
decision was reached to conduct
a series of "round-robin
discussion groups” between
campus leaders, faculty
members and officials of the ad
ministration.
After many long and arduous
nights of discussion between
campus leaders and officials of
the administration the
Executive Board met and un
animously adopted the following
drinking resolution?
WHEREAS, one of the purposes
of Atlantic Christ,ain College is
to aid in the preparation of the
student for life in an adult
society, and
WffEREAS, the majority of the
students at Atlantic Christian
College feel that the present
Bouscaren
Will Speak
The Student Government
Assoication has slated Dr.
Anthony T. Bouscaren for their
Oct. 28 convocation. Dr.
Bouscaren is an Associate
Professor of Polit;ical Science at
Le Moyne College.
The SGA speaker received his
Phd. from the University of
California and did his un
dergraduate work at Yale
University. He has served on the
faculty of the University of San
Francisco, Marquetl University
and The National War College.
Dr. Bouscaren has written
several books on Communisnisl
Activity. His articles have ap
peared in prominent national
magazines including, U.S. News
and World Report and Saturday
Evening Post.
Several patrotic awards have
been given to Dr. Bouscaren
such as the 1958 Freedoms
F’oundation Award, the 1960
Patriot Award, and the 1956
Wisconsin D.A.R. Award. His
political activities include
consullor to the Committee on
Un-American Activities, Young
Americans for Freedom, and the
American Security Council.
The Speaker received two
Distinguished Flying Crosses for
duties performed as a World
War II Marine. He is currently a
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve (Ret.).
Our Mistake
The Collegiate stated last
week that the “Dells” would
appear in the Homecoming
concert. Due to contracts with
other schools in this area the
"Dells” cannot appear at the
time set for the concert. The
Entertainment Committee has
pontracted Ihe Delfonics and the
ijlntrigues for t.he November
2venl.
Education Problems
Subject Of Speech
By JOHN STOUT
The third convocation of the
semester was held on Tuesday.
The speaker was Dr. James T.
Guines, noted lecturer and
Assistant Supervisor of the
Richmond Public School
System.
Dr. Guines’ talk was centered
around the problems of educa
tion for the lower class school
districts in the cities. He pointed
out that the entire urban edu
cation program is in dire need of
complete overhaul, stating that
"urban school districts spend 33
per cent less on their educational
system than the rural middle
and upper class districts spend.”
The urban child, because of his
undesirable environment, must
be approached from an entirely
different angle than the rural
and suburban white child if the
educator is to produce the desire
to learn in the child which is all
important in every educational
program.
Board Pic
Is Tabled
By WILLIAM PERKINSON
The SGA Executive Board met
on Monday night and in the
absence of Joe Wilkins, who was
sick, Joe Harwood SGA Vice
President presided. Wilkins, in
his Presidential report, read by
Harwood, announced that the
Dells will not be here for
Homecoming, and that the
Dellphonics and the Intrigues
will perform. Wilkins also noted
that the Trustees will be meeting
here on Thursday, October 23rd
and he encouraged all of the
Executive Board members to
dine with the Trustees at a
luncheon on Thursday. At this
time he said, the Board mem
bers may express their views
concerning the drinking
proposal to the Trustees.
There was no old business, and
in the area of new business, Jim
Abbott moved that Wilkins
appoint a member of the student
body to serve as student body
Chaplain. In his affirmative
remarks Abbott noted, ”. . .this
action might serve to impress
upon certain Trustees members,
administrators, and faculty the
idea that the school leaders have
not lost sight of the fact that we
are attending a Christian school
See BOARD Page 2
Dr. Guines stated that the
resolution of these urban edu
cational problems must be given
top priority over all other
welfare programs. To solve the
problems. Dr. Guines proposed a
five-point program whicti would
alleviate these problems:
1. Establishment of Early Start
programs for pre-school chil
dren with its purpose being to
remove these children from
their environment at an
early age and invest them
with a desire to learn.
2. The education of prospective
teachers in Colleges and
universities to the problems
of teaching in lower class
See EDUCATION Page 2
regulations concerning
alcoholic beverages do not
adequately prepare the
student for an adult society in
which the consumption of
alcoholic beverages is
recognized by state law and
into which the student will
soon be entering, and
WHEREAS, the college, which
"endeavors to develop a well-
rounded character and a
balanced sense of personal
value, integrity and moral
worth”, has assumed the
responsibility of having
regulations covering alcoholic
beverages that will ac
complish the aims and pur
poses which are intended to
help the student accept and
shoulder the responsibilities of
the adult world of today, and
WHEREAS, the college, in past
years, has officially taken a
"don't touch” attitude toward
the consumption of alcoholic
beverages by students, and
WHEREAS, one of the stated
aims of the college is ‘‘to
undertake periodic study of
the college’s philosophy and
objectives in order to evaluate
their validity in a changing
community and to ensure
consistency of actual practice
with its philosophy and ob
jectives,” and
WHEREAS, the Healthful
Living course, which is
required of all students,
provides an excellent op
portunity for the college to
educate the student on the pros
and cons of alcohol con
sumption,
BE IT THEREFORE
RESOLVED, that the
Executive Board of the
Student Government
Association of Atlantic
Christian College strongly
The Vietnam Moratorium brought many passers-by and a few
genuinely interested students. A team of students read the
names of the war dead from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
ACC Active On M-Day
By JIM ABBOTT
On Wednesday, October 15
over two-hundred Atlantic
Christian College students arid
faculty members participated in
the first nationwide Vietnam
War Moratorium.
The Campus Awareness Com
mittee, under the chairmanship
of A1 Cooke coordinated A.C.’s
moratorium activities. The
events here consisted of: the
reading aloud of a list of war
dead from the Congressional
Record. This was done from 8
a.in. to 6 p.m. next to a flag
draped coffin in front of the
Student Union. Many students
and faculty honored the war
dead by wearing black arm
bands. For the most part
however, the business of the
college went on as usual. No
classes were canceled and those
tests that were scheduled for
Wednesday were given.
The day’s activities were high
lighted at night by a "funeral”
service held for the dead. Over
120 students and faculty
members turned out to hear A1
Cooke, Chaplain Hensley, Mr.
Purcell and Dr. Harris and
student folk singers Tom Albert
and Cinde Mercer speak and
sing about the war. The speeches
and songs presented ranged
from harsh comments de
nouncing the war as one of
America’s greatest mistakes to
cries for unity and brotherhood
among all of the world’s citizens.
A1 Cooke, commenting at the
day’s end on the moratorium
said he was generally pleased as
to the student response.
believes that the consumption
of beer and wine should be
permitted at off-campus,
scheduled social functions,
and social functions held in
fraternity houses, in ac
cordance with the legal
requirements set forth by the
state of North Carolina. The
understanding of an off-
campus social function is one
that is held in a building not
owned by Atlantic Christian
College and not presented on
the campus proper. Also, a
social function includes the
presence of Chaperons at
every function that is held by
an organized group.
NOTE: All items appearing
above in quotation marks are
direct quotes from the section
of the college catalogue en
titled AIMS.
The Student Life Committee of
the College which is composed of
faculty members, ad
ministration officials, and
students adopted a similar
resolution on May 1, 1969.
F’inal passage of the Executive
Board resolution was based on
many varied and assorted
reasons. Within the context of
the following several
paragraphs, you will find the
reasoning behind the Executive
Board passage of a drinking
resolution.
Our contention is that the
students at Atlantic Christian
College are responsible enough
and mature enough to accept
and handle the responsibilities
that will come with the passage
of this resolution. We would be
the first to admit that those
individual students exist who are
not mature enough to accept
these responsibilities of acting
adult-like just as those in
dividual adults exist who are not
mature enough to accept the
responsibilities of acting adult
like. We contend that the great
majority of students at Atlantic
Christian College are mature
enough to accept the realities as
well as the responsibilities of
this resolution. One of the basic
functions of this college is, and
should continue to be, the
preparation of the student to
accept the burden of the realities
and of the responsibilities of the
See RESOLUTION Page 4
Seat F illed
By CELIA LOONEY
"Your concern and my con
cern is the Freshman Class!”
Thus the new Freshman Class
President, Steve Bassett,
presents his view of his new
duties. He has assured his
classmates that “our voice will
be heard.”
In a campaign speech
delivered Oct. 9, Steve took
several definite stands. Con
cerning the new drinking bill
before the Executive Board,
Steve supports the bill as a hope
of more student enthusiasm and
participation. Steve also ad
vocates a more liberal code for
resident women. This would
include an extension of hours
and no closed study. Steve sees
the Freshmen women as “adults
— able to pick your own time to
study.”
Steve promises to “present
your ideas in a way not to be
shrugged off.”
Also in the Freshman Class
run-off. Bill Hester attained the
seat of Vice-President. Eon
Falkner will fill the position of
Secretary, and Donna Adams,
by a close vote, will be the new
Freshman Treasurer.