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ATLANTIC
CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, FEBRUARY23,
1978
NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Photo by JANE ROEBUCK
"But who's that?” Stage and Script's second performance of "The Real Inspection Hound” will be
presented tonight at 8 p.m. in Howard Chapel. See story page four.
Department Of English and Modern Languages
Davis Named Dean
The Atlantic Christian College
faculty has recommended to the
ACC Board of Trustees that a
Department of English and
Modern Language be
established at the college in
order to futher strengthen the
linguistics educational op
portunities for students.
CONCERT
You probably never even
heard of Mother's Finest, Well,
the same situation existed
before the Jimmy Buffet and the
Fleetwood Mac concerts. Both
groups took off on the charts
immediately following their
engagements. Strange as it
seems Atlantic Christian works
as a charm for groups that play
here. This band works harder at
their floor show than either of
these other bands. An omen of
things to come?
The tickets are only $3,50 for
students, $4.50 for advance
tickets, and $5.50 for door
tickets.
ACC Hosts
Art Conference
Atlantic Christian College will
as host to the 1978 Annual
Conference of the North
Carolina Art Education
^sociation which will be held
"ere Feb, 23-26.
The four-day conference has
been designed around
"'Orkshops which include pot
tery, ceramic glaze techniques,
watercolor, tempra painting
techniques, weaving, sculpture,
drawing techniques, the pin-hole
camera, and art appreciation
and criticism.
Registration has been set for
Thursday, Feb. 23, with exhibits
and workshops set for Friday
and Saturday.
Dr. Perry Kelly of the Western
arolina University Art
Diriment, is president of
NCAEA. Norbert Irvine of
ntic Christian, is president
elect of the organization.
The recommended change
would in no way affect any
declared majors in the area of
Modern Language.
In an effort to further enhance
the overall program, the college
is presently seeking a person
with a terminal degree in one of
the three modern language
areas (French, German,
Spanish), with a particularly
strong expertise in either
President Harold C. Doster
presided over the first “Council
of Presidents” on Tuesday,
February 21. Held in the college
cafeteria, the meeting was a
gathering of the heads of all
campus organizations. It is
hoped that this will become a
monthly meeting in which
campus leaders may exchange
information concerning their
various organizations with
President Doster and other
leaders.
After dining together, the
group was welcomed by Doster
who extended his appreciation
for the good attendance. Doster
emphasized the mutual
responsibility which campus
leaders share in creating har
mony among students. Stressing
the importance of co-operation
and communication among the
organizations, Doster asked all
representatives to introduce
themselves and give a brief
description of their organization
and its activities. The following
organizations were represented:
SGA
Senior Class
Junior Class
Sophomore Class
Freshman Class
Panhellenic Council
Women’s Interdorm
Men’s Interdorm
Interfraternity Council
Campus Christian Association
United Campus Christian
Fellowship
Accounting Club
Alpha Chi
French or German as well as an
ability in Spanish. In the existing
Department of English there are
seven persons with terminal
degrees.
The faculty recommendation
was made following an extensive
study, as well as taking into
consideration the impending
retirement of the chairman of
the Department of Foreign
Languages at the close of the
current academic year.
Alpha Omega
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
Cheerleaders
Circle K
Della Zeta Sorority
Educators of the Hearing
Impaired
Stage and Script
Gamma Della Iota
ACC Jaycees
Social Science Club
Music Educators National
Conference
Phi Beta Lambda
Phi Mu Sorority
English Club
Pi Gamma Mu
The Pine Knot
ACC Republican Club
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Sigma Pi Alpha
Parachute Club
SNEA
Student Nursing Organization
Women’s Recreational
Association
Young Democrat Club
Science Club
P,E. Club
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
The following organizations
w-’re not represented:
Day Students
Sigma Gamma Nu
BSU
College Gospel Choir
President Doster closed the
meeting with the request that all
clubs in the future send another
representative if the head of the
organization is unable to attend.
Dr, F, Mark Davis, associate
dean and director of special
programs at Augsburg College.
Minneapolis, Minn,, has been
named academic dean at
Atlantic Christian College,
according to an announcement
by Dr, Harold C, Doster,
president of the college.
Commenting on the ap
pointment the president said,
"We are indeed fortunate to
have attracted the leadership of
Dr, Davis, His experience in
academic administration,
special program development
and faculty enrichment make
him ideal to the present and
future challenges at Atlantic
Christian College.
“His years in our state, and his
years of service at a church-
related college similar in size
and programs provide him with
directly applicable experiences.
His personable manner and
creative mind will enhance his
relationships and leadership,”
he said.
A native of West Virginia, he
received the A.B. degree from
Bryan College, the M,A. degree
from the University of Ten
nessee, and Ph,D, degree from
Duke University. He has taught
at Northwestern College,
Maryville College, and from
1968-72 was associate professor
and chairman of the Augsburg
College Department of English,
He attended the Institute for
Educational Management at
Harvard Business School in the
summer of 1974,
By KEITH BR.\CK.NEIX
Rumors that the Search
Committee had invited someone
to ACC to become the new
Academic Doan circulated all
week amid warnings that
publication of a story of the
invitation could be an em
barrassment to the college.
Atlantic Christian College
should have had more con
fidence in itself. Dr, Mark Davis,
Associate Dean and Director of
Special Programs at Augsburg
College, Minneapolis, Minnesota
apparently had little doubt about
accepting.
An interview was arranged
with he and his wife Kay in an
informal setting, with a college
newspaper, complete with
nervousness, and mistakes, I
warned Dr, and Mrs. Davis of
the dangers of amateur in
terviewing, They reassured me
that they would try to cope with
any calamity which might be the
result of the conversation,
A couple of stuttered questions
and I concluded that Dr. Davis
As associate dean at
Augsburg, he has worked closely
with the dean of the college in
developing, supervising, and
evaluating new and special
academic programs of the
college. Presently he serves as
director of continuing education,
director of the internship
program, director of freshman
and transfer registration and
orientation, director of faculty
development program, and
grants writer.
Davis also supervises the
Center for the Coaservation of
Human Resources, the S(K'ial
Science Research Center and the
InterniUioreil Studies Center He
works with the dean of the
college in the development and
evaluation of the traditional
lifx-ral arts program and as a
member of the pri'sident's staff,
assists in planning and im
plementing the academic
budget.
During his four years as
associate dean, Davis has un
dertaken a number of significant
projects — the most recent was a
long-range study of the impact of
retirement and tenure on the
Augsburg faculty. Another
project, begun in 1973, was
researching and implementing a
nursing program
His wife Kay. holds an M.A
degree in elementary education
from the University of Min
nesota, They are parents of two
children, (Jeoffrey 10. and Peter
7, They are members of the
Presbyterian Church.
w as not anxious to talk.
We began talking about
philosophies of (“ducatlon and
the conversation quickly
became intense.
“I have liberal Ideas but I'm
frustrated by liberal bigots who
would suppress the ideas of
others .,.1 have a strong dream
element ,., Women should be
treated as equals ., 1 think
probably the professor is in
many cases more important
than the course Itself ... the
power of ACC is its people ... 1
can’t walk on water if the college
is looking fora messlah.”
In between nods of my head I
discovered Dr. Davis has wide
interests. Among them is a
mature astronomy and the
general discipline of science. He
thinks the atmosphere of the
college is exciting and hopes to
add to that excitement.
Dr. Davis gave a short history
of experiences at Augsburg,
Augsburg operates on a 4-1-4
system. The single semester
See I.N'TERVIEW Page 5
Attention
All Candidates
Anyone planning to run for any SGA office must file
by March 1. Elections will be held in late March.
Council Of Presidents
Interview With Davis