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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTICCHRISTIAN COLLEGE , DECEMBER 11, 1975
NUMBER EIGHT
Local Winners in National Youth Debate
Atlantic Christian College, the
local sponsor of Bicentennial
Youth Debates (BYD) has an
nounced the names of local
winners. In three different
events, the five winners were
selected to represent ACC at the
BYD District contest, to be held
at East Carolina University on
December 10.
Winner in the Lincoln-Douglas
Debate was Miss Patricia G.
Lotts. Her topic was "Resolved:
That urbanization has lowered
the quality of American life.”
Miss Lois A. Wasson and
Thomas D. Barnes were selected
as winners in Persuasive
Speaking. Their general topic
was “The American Frontier:
Crucible of Our National
Character.” The speeches were
original in content and ten
minutes in length.
Miss Patricia E. Howard and
G. Rigsby Massey 111 were local
winners in Extemporaneous
Speaking. They had to prepare
several speeches on topics under
the broad heading "The
Sprawling City.” Extem
poraneous Speakers draw their
specific topic 30 minutes prior to
giving their speeches.
At the District Contest,
discussion will focus on the
American form of government.
Students will be competing for
medals and the opportunity to
enter sectional events in
January.
Dr. Armrut Nakhre, Associate
Professor of Political Science at
Atlantic Christian College is the
district coordinator, and Dr.
David P', Marshall, Assistant
Professor of English, is the local
coordinator for the events. Mr.
J. Bryan Deans Jr., an ACC
senior in history, has also helped
the coordinators in preparing
the participants for the contests
Some funding for the events on
a local and district level was
provided through the generosity
of Impt'nal Tobacco and Branch
Banking and Trust Co., while
Atlantic Christian College has
also provided some funds and
the faculty time.
Bicentennial Youth Debates is
a project of the Speech Com
munication Association, the
largest association of
professional speech educators in
the nation BYD is supported on
a national level by grant
funds from the .National Endow
ment for the Humanities, a
federal agency created by
Congress to support research,
education, and publications in
the humanities.
Phi Mu’s Busy
ACC participants in the Bicentennial Youth Debates (from the left) are: Dr. Amnit Nakhre, district
coordinator; Miss Patricia G. Lotts, Lincoln-Douglas Debates; Thomas D. Barnes, persuasive
speaking; Miss Patricia E. Howard, extemporaneous speaking; G. Rigsby Massey III,
extemporaneous speaking; and Dr. David F. Marshall, local coordinator. Miss Lois A. Wasson,
persuasive speaking, is also a member of the ACC team.
The pledges of Phi Mu Sorority
ended the month of October on a
happy note by surprising the
sisters with a Halloween party
and presenting them with goodie
bags full of surprises.
Mary Jordon was elected
Sister of the Month for October.
November found the Phi Mu's
busy once more. The sisters
made a contribution to help with
the Special Olympics Program
in Wilson. They began their
money-making project by paint
ing house numbers on the curbs
in front of Wilson residences.
A powder-puff football game
topped the month off with lots of
bumps and bruises as the
pledges downed the sisters, wilh
the help of referees Guy Hyatt
and Harrison Ward, seven to six.
Plans are being made for a
Christmas party and Santa is
expected to make an ap
pearance.
The sisters are especially
proud of their fellow sister.
Patricia Williams, who was
crowned ACC Homecoming
Queen.
Delane O'Brien
Chrest Art at Case
An exhibit of etchings,
drawings and silkscreens by
George Chrest, professor of art
at Meredith College, is currently
on display at Atlantic Christian
College, in the Case Art Building
gallery.
A native of Michigan, Chrest
Gods pell
Tryouts
An exciting theatrical event is
in store for the campus shortly
after second semester starts.
Stage & Script is planning a
production of the rock musical
GODSPELL. Tryouts for the ten
roles will be held January 12 and
13 at 7 p.m. in Howard Chapel.
Those wishing to audition should
be prepared to sing a popular
song of their choice. An ac
companist will be furnished.
Please bring sheet music.
Singers wishing to accompany
themselves on piano or guitar
are encouraged to do so.
Those auditioning will also be
asked to dance. But don’t let that
scare you off. We are looking for
people who can do the currently
popular rock dances such as the
Hustie, and to be able to move
like the backup groups for rock
singers.
Auditionees will also read
from the script.
Rehearsals will begin as soon
as the show is cast. Production
dates are February 17 through
21. Jean Harris will choreograph
and Alice Rousseau will be
niusical director. Musicians
interested in playing the show
should see Ms. Rousseau
privately.
Persons interested in working
*'ghts, costumes, props,
makeup, box office, and
publicity should sign up at the
tryouts.
received his M.F.A. from Wayne
State University. He attended
the National Academy of
Design, City College of New
York and the New School of
Social Research. Special study
includes a graphic workshop
with Louis Camnitzer and
Lilliana Porter in Italy.
Working mainly as a graphic
artist, Chrest has exhibited
widely. Area shows include a
one-man exhibit at North
Carolina State University, a one-
man exhibit at the Sales Gallery
of the State Museum and was
included in a traveling exhibit
from the State Museum.
Chrest is involved in ex
plorations of line in its various
manifestations from doodles to
grafitti to expressive angular
lines reminiscent of Japanese
ink drawing. The artist
acknowledges that for the
playfulness and spontaneity of
his line, he is partly indebted to
Picasso and to his own pre
school daughter, Shannon, who
also draws.
A typical work is a silkscreen
print in subtle pastel shades with
a shower of lines and doodles
cast over it like a tossed handful
of confetti and streamers, but all
arranged with great sensitivity
by the artist. There is often seen
as a background to the drawing
a grid pattern. In the triptych
“Sunken Cathedral,” the grid
patterns create a dreamy
illusion of Gothic architecture in
a landscape of moody earth
colors, and this work, as well as
several others, recalls misty
Chinese landscapes that reveal
themselves in space without
perspective.
The delicacy and subtle
beauty of shape and color are in
marked contrast to much bold
abstract work of today and will
provide an interesting change of
pace for the viewer.
FLEETW'OOD .MAC graces the campus in a concert held in November. The band is good, the smoke
is heavy, and the crowd is mainly students from ECU. Perhaps a band more people can relate to
would be more appropriate. If half of the students at ACC see a concert, a miracle happens. Soft rock
sets better on this campus. Better luck next semester Entertainment Committee. (Photo by Doug
Hackney)
Choir: Handel’s ‘‘Messiah
The Atlantic Christian College
Choir with a symphonic
chamber orchestra will sing
“The Messiah,” Part I, and
“Hallelujah,” by George
Frederick Handel, in a concert
held in the First Baptist Church
of Wilson, Thursday, Dec. 11, at
8 p.m.
The choir and orchestra will
be under the direction of J. Ross
Albert, chairman of the ACC
Department of Music. Soloists
will include Robert Daniel,
tenor; Will Lamm, bass; and
Mrs. Tina Pfohl, soprano. The
contralto solos will be performed
by Mrs. Catherine Wafford of
Wilson.
The orchestra will be of the
size intended by Handel. Per
sonnel will be from the ACC
Department of Music, from
Wilson, and from the faculty and
student body of East Carolina
University.
This will be the first time in at
least 12 years that the choir has
attempted the festive oratorio
without combining with a local
church choir. The rhythmic
drive and flexibility of the
melodic line of the Baroque
music is said to be well suited to
the exuberance of youthful
voices.
In recent years the ACC Choir
has appeared in concert in Ashe
ville, Elizabeth City, Virginia
Beach, Va., Virginia Eastern
Shore, Williamsburg, Va., and
Washington. This year the young
singers have been performing
“The Song of America,” a
cantata by Roy Ringwald, in
neighboring schools and com
munities as a Bicentennial
observance.
The public is invited to attend.