SGA Budget Approved
^ “*1 -^HEISTIAN COLLEGE
By GREG DOZIER
‘ At its September 14 meeting,
Uhe Senate of the Student
'Government Association was
'presented with the proposed
'SGA budget. Two items in the
'proposed budget met with the
disapproval of the majority of
the Senate: The monetary
-allotment to each of the classes
and the salaries of the Executive
{officers. The Senior Class was
allotted $1,000 with the Junior,
Sophomore and Fresman
jClasses being allotted $500, $300
and $150, respectively. Each of
-the executive officers was to
t,receive a salary of $480. (This is
based on the minimum five
-hours per week required by the
*SGA Constitution and on the
federal minimum wage).
^ Miles Stanley expressed
•concern that the amount of the
salaries made those offices paid
jjobs rather than service to the
students of A.C. He also ex-
-pressed dissatisfaction with the
tunequal class allotments and
moved to amend the budget by
■equalizing the alltoments to the
Freshman, Sophomore and
Junior Classes at $500 and by
taking the difference from the
Executive Officers’ salaries
with the Budget Committee to
decide on the reallotment of
salaries.
After the amendment was
seconded, Kathy Whitehurst
stated that since the Executive
Officers worked for more than
the minimum five office hours
per week, the salaries should be
untouched. The amendment to
the budget passed. The motion to
accept the budget thereafter
passed.
In other business. Speaker
George Murphy asked if the new
class constitutions were in the
hands of the class presidents.
The presidents assured him they
were.
Murphy announced that the
visitation extension request was
considered by the Student Life
Committee on September 11, but
no action was taken. The
committee was to reconsider the
request on September 18.
The Executive Committee
appointments were approved
without changes. The point was
raised that not all appointees are
freshmen as the constitution
specifies for appointments made
this late. The apparent violation
was answered with the in
formation that some appointees
are replacements for students
that did not return this semester.
No action was taken on the
recommendation of SGA
President Don Berry that a
committee be established to plan
a workshop for promoting
familiarity with Robert’s Rules
of Order and the constitution and
history of the SGA.
The meeting was adjourned
after the following an
nouncements: “Heatwave”
Concert on September 22; a
Parents’ Day on October 7;
Presidential Inauguration on
October 8 in the center of
campus; a symposium on the
future of church-related high
education on October 9; and
elections to fill vacant Senate
positions on September 28 and
29.
I’hoto by Jane Roebuck
\ surprised Toni Morris receives the .Mr. Tophat "trophy”
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HEATWAVE To Perform Mr. Tophat Crowned
The most refreshing new band
-to emerge on the International
li pop scene in 1977 was Heatwave,
the 7-piece group whose debut
"American single, “Boogie
’Nights,” was one of only three
singles to be certified platinum
-(2 million records sold) in the
United States by the RIAA over
the course of the year.
Significantly, “Boogie Nights”
was the only one of those three
platinum singles to be written by
the act who performed it
Moreover, Heatwave’s success
did not stop with that record, as
their debut album, TOO HOT TO
H.\NDLE, has since been cer
tified double-platinum (2 million
units sold) in the U.S. by the
RIAA. Most recently (late-
March, 1978) it was learned that
the second single picked from
that LP, namely “Always and
Forever,” had climaxed its
dramatic top 20-pop-top 5-R&B
chart run with RIAA gold cer
tification (1 million records
sold) in the U.S. — that an
nouncement coming just days
before the release of Heatwave’s
long-awaited second album,
CENTRAL HEATING.
Orginarily, such “overnight
success” might be greeted with
the kind of skepticism usually
reserved for the sensationalistic
novelty bands who dominate the
disco-pop-R&B scene, and are
frequently never heard from
again. Heatwave stands quite
apart from the rest, however, in
that their roots stretch across
two continents, and span nearly
a decade’s evolution. So anyone
with a notion that selling 5
million-plus records in America
is a cinch — had better check
again.
Heatwave’s leader and
founder is Johnnie Wilder, Jr., a
dynamic singer who has over
seen every step of the band’s
career.
After he attended Centra.
State University in Wilberforce
for a year, Johnnie enlisted in
the Army, and was shipped out
to “StratCom” headquarters in
Heidelberg, West Germany, at
the beginning of 1969. To point a
finger at Heatwave’s earliest
origins, it would be the Cash
meres, a 5-man acapella vocal
group that Johnnie organized to
sing at service clubs on
weekends. When the Army’s red
tape took away a couple of the
singers, Johnnie reorganized the
group as the Noblemen, and
eventually became its solo lead
singer until his discharge in
January, 1972.
Johnnie immediately returned
home to Dayton, but in two
months he was back in West
Germany singing with a
previously formed group, the
Soul Sessions for another half-
year. It didn’t take long before
Johnnie found countryman
Tommy Harris, drummer-
leader of the Upsetters, and they
began practicing together at a
small room in Zweibrucken— it
was the percolating radiator in
that room, which never stopped
pouring on the heat 12 months a
year, that gave them their new
name: Heatwave, the perfect
monniker.
Before the end of that year
(’72) Heatwave was on the road,
establishing themselves
throughout the Continent, and
going through the inevitable
changes experienced by every
rock band.
To bring it up to date, in
January, 1977, “Boogie Nights”
was edited for a single — and by
the end of its 3-month chart run
it had taken over the No. 1 slot on
pop, soul, and disco trade charts,
and was certified a silver disc.
At that point. Epic Records won
the rights for Heatwave
worldwide, and “Boogie Nights”
commenced a 6-month chart run
in this country that resulted in
I^st Thursday, in an exciting
climax to a long wc^ek of
collecting money, the Tri Sig
Sorority announced the winner
of their Tophat Contest. Tom
Morris, representing Waters
Dorm, was the winner! Some of
you may be wondering who Tom
Morris is ... Well. Tom is from
Columbia, South Carolina, and
he is on the Tennis Team. He has
been playing tennis for 12 years
and was named as Honorary All
American player last year and
in South Carolina he was Stale
Champion. In the summer, Tom
is busy on the tennis courts
giving lessons to local Wilson
children.
Tom is majoring in Religion
and is a Youth Chaperone for
Urst Baptist Church here in
Wilson. He is a modest person
with many Christian qualities.
Humbly accepting the honor of
being Mr. Tophat, Tom said he
was very surprised to hear his
name announced as the winner.
The Top Hat is sitting on the
mantle in his apartment and will
serve as a reminder of the
diligent efforts of Waters girls to
sacrifice their money for such a
worthy and deserving person.
We are all very proud of Tom
Morris!
RIAA platinum status by the
autumn.
So with the arrival of Heat
wave in America for their
premiere t(xir of this country,
which kicked off in Texas over
the third weekend in March,
1978, statesiders are seeking and
hearing a band with some heavy
dues-paying years under its belt.
Johnnie Wilder, Keith Wilder,
Mario Mantese, Rod Temperton,
Bilbo Berger, Roy Carter, and
Billy Jones — together in
Heatwave as their second
album, CENTRAL IIEATIN(i,
again prtxiuced by Barry Blue,
begins its reign on the charts.
Preceding the LP’s release is a
single, “The Groove Line,” sure
to become Heatwave’s third
smash on these shores. Coupled
with an extensive maiden lour
itinerary, things are warming up
nicely in ’78.
Condition
Improves
Mike Boyd, a sophomore here
at A.C., was seriously injured
Tuesday during an intramural
football game. He is presently in
intensive care at Pitt Memorial
Hospital in Greenville. He un
derwent surgery at 1:00 a.m. to
have blood clots removed from
his brain. Since surgery, Mike
has been showing definite im
provements.
Our prayers and best wishes
go out for Mike.