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NUMBER TWENTY
First Nurses to Graduate
Chi Induction
Sigma Pi Alpha, the honorary
jjguage fraternity, held its
Indiiction Dinner March 13 at the
Bonanza Steak House. During
llie dinner a check for $50 was
I (resented by Sigma Pi Alpha to
)lr.Coefield, the librarian. This
money is to be used to purchase
language aids for the new
' irary. Newly inducted
aembers are: Jay Althouse,
James Baker, Paula Brigman,
, Robin Britt, Terry Jo Cobb,
Car)' Currin, Randy Currin,
Judy Casey, Jack Ellis, Brenda
Ellis, Rick Eichenlaub, Nancy
Eichenlaub, Linda Estes, Gene
Gill, Joe Friddle, Larry Jones,
Debbie Jones, Mary Jane
Gibbons, Ida Mullen, Terry
Newsom, Marci Reid, Dottie
Simmons, Danny Smith, Daphne
Smith, Kim Taylor, Vicki Taylor
and James Warren.
The officers for 1973-1974
were; Connie Lassiter,
President; Mona Gardner, Vice
Multiple Sclerosis
Walkathon Scheduled
President; Beverly Adams,
Secretary; and Brenda Ellis,
Treasurer. The newly elected
officers for 1974-1975 are: Jack
Ellis, President; Jay Althouse,
Vice President; Dottie Sim
mons, Secretary; and Betty Jo
Page, Treasurer. Mr. H. B.
Johnston and Mrs. Gertrude
Shatz are the organization’s
advisors.
Sigma Pi Alpha was reac
tivated last year and students of
Spanish, German, French and
Greek are eligible for mem
bership. The highlight of each
year’s activity has been an in
ternational Christmas Party.
Atlantic Christian College's
72nd annual commencement to
be held May 17, will be one of the
most significant in the history of
the institution. At that time the
college will graduate its first
students with baccalaureate
degrees in nursing. There will be
some 17 students in the first
nursing class.
Already considered to be one
of the more popular programs at
the college, it has grown rapidly
since its beginning in 1970.
Presently there are 178 students
majoring in nursing. Forty-six of
them are working at the junior
level. Next year the college
expects total enrollment in the
program to reach 225-275.
Forty-eight per cent of the
students now enrolled in the
program came to Atlantic
Christian as juniors from
cooperating institutions —
Chowan College, Lees-McKae
College, Louisburg College,
Mount Olive College, North
Carolina Wesleyan College and
Peace College.
There are 12 registered nurses
enrolled in the program seeking
bacalaureate degrees. Seven
teen are out-of-state students.
Four male students are enrolled
and more are expected.
The degree nursing program
at Atlantic Christian was
developed through close
cooperation of area health and
educational facilities in response
to community needs and in
terest. It was designed to
produce nursing students
qualified to meet the increasing
demands being placed on
modern day health care
facilities.
The program is based upon a
philosophy of educating nurses
for greater and more
generalized responsibilities
which are becoming in
creasingly important as the
health care programs of the area
tend to expand
Already there is a great
demand for those who will be
graduating under the .Mlantic
Christian College nursing
program, according to Dr Ruby
G Barnes, chairman of the ACC
Department of Nursing She
indicated that agencies within
and outside the state are vying
for the students as well as all
branches of the armed forces
Financial rewards for degreed
nursing graduates is reported to
be extremely attractive
especially in the field of nursing
services.
ACC's nursing students are
receiving heir clinical ex
periences through 12 main
agencies — Wilson Memorial
Hospital, Nash General
Hospital, Cherry Hospital.
Eastern North Carolina
Sanitorium. Carolina (Jeneral
Clinic. Wilson Clinic, Wilson
County Health Department,
Edgecombe County Health
Department, Wilson Coun
ty Department of Social Ser
vices, Wilson-Greene Mental
Health Center, Eastern North
Carolina School for the Deaf,
and the Medic Home Health
Center.
While Atlantic Christian
serves as the nucleus for the
overall program, it is supported
See FIRST MKSKS Page 2
By ANN PINSON
' Well, folks, it’s time to break
wtyour walking shoes again.
Circle K is sponsoring the Walk-
, a-thon, the proceeds which go to
Multiple Sclerosis. This 10-mile
walk around Wilson is an annual
undertaking of the Circle K Club
I lo raise donations for the pet
Itojectof the club. Anyone in
terested can meet behind the
, Science Building at 10 o’clock
a.m. on Saturday, March 30
From the science building, the
route progresses to Gold Park
' W to Ward Boulevard to Old
'faterworks Road to Dunn’s
Crossroad to Wilson Lake to
I '(est Nash Street to the Tastee
freeze, where we will partake of
taated refreshments.
Ttie club is presently soliciting
teness establishments in
Wilson for $10.00 donations to
ifonsor a walker at $1.00 per
®3e. Greater donations would
** greatly appreciated. Spon-
whether business or
i*ivate citizen will have a
'‘inixiard made with its or his
name on it to be worn by a
walker.
Prizes will be given to the
group with the most members
participating. Second and third
place prizes will also be awar
ded. These prizes will go to any
group, not just a college-related
organization. The Walk-a-thon
will be open to any individual 16-
years or older who would like to
try a 10-mile hike. The Rescue
Squad from Wilson County will
be along with us to treat blisters,
and exhaustion. Walkers are
encouraged to go out and get
their own sponsors to pledge
from 1 cent to $50.00 a mile. We
will accept any amount,
amount.
So, get out your good walking
feet and meet behind the Moye
Science building on Woodard
Street at 10:00 a.m. on March 30.
Any further questions can be
addressed to Mr. Foy in the
English Department at ACC,
Ann Pinson in Hilley Hall, or
Dennis Williams in Hackney
Hall.
Guest-Artists Scheduled
Stephanie Melvin, mezzo-
soprano, and Michael Zenge,
pianist, are being sponsored by
the Atlantic Christian College
Music Department for a guest-
artist appearance on Sunday,
March 24, at 4 p.m. in the choral
room of the Hackney Music
Building. The voice recital will
include several groups of songs
by Charles Ives as well as the
song cycles, “Calligrammes,”
by Francis Poulenc and “Das
Buch Hangenden Garten,” by
Arnold Schoenberg.
Stephanie Melvin, currently of
Chapel Hill, received the
bachelor of music degree from
Hartt College of Music and the
master of music degree from the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill where she is
currently serving on the voice
faculty. She has appeared in
leading roles with the UNC
Operat Theatre, New Haven
Opera Society, Highfield,
Gilbert and Sullivan Players,
Yale Dramat, Yale Summer
Opera, and Hartt Opera Theatre
as well as in numerous recitals
and chamber music per
formances.
Michael Zenge received the
B.M. degree from Oberlin
College Conservatory and the
M.M. degree from the
University of Illinois where he
has continued study towards the
doctorate of musical arts
degree. He persued additional
study at the Akademie
Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.
Zenge has served as assistant
profesor of piano on the UNC-
Chapel Hill faculty since 1966
and has made frequent recital
and workshop appeaances in the
Southeast.
The recital is open to the
public. There will be no ad
mission charged.
^^firmary Gets Two Television Sets
Executive Board of SGA
W a busy work session March
>■ Jimmy Adams reported that
infirmary has added two
■*'«'ision sets and curtains to its
'utilities. The TVs were pur-
with funds received as a
® itom the SGA.
■^glassed-inbulletin board has
installed in the Student
It will contain news
*ceming the actions of the
are encouraged to
any information posted in
will be sent to the
Student Life Committee
requesting that the quality and
quantity of food, furnished by
ARA Services, increase in
relationship with the cost. Board
will rise for fall semester due to
norrrial inflationary cir
cumstances.
After a lengthy discussion, the
Executive Board voted
unanimously to send a letter to
the Student Life Committee,
requesting that women !be
granted equal rights. Many
interested students have already
spent much time researching
and organizing information so
this movement could be
possible.
Due to numerous complaints
and known situations, the Board
will check into the music used in
the Student Center to see if more
progressive music can be used
instead.
Everyone was remindedof the
Orchid Festival, ACC’s “first”
outdoor rock concert, scheduled
for Thursday, April 4. It will be
held at Fleming Stadium and
will feature three top bands.