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ATLAIVnC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
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Febni«n 1, 197
NUMBER 16
Sharp Honored for
Twenty-five Years
New PresidintDelivers
State of the SGA Address
by Chuck Herring
Dr. Allan R. Sharp, professor
of religion here at A.C., was
honored on Sunday, January 7,
(or 25 years of service as
minister at the Dudly Christian
Church. This is the longest of
ajy Disciples of Christ minister
in North Carolina. Dr. Doster,
speaker for the occasion,
praised Dr. Sharp not only for
his excellence as a minister in
Dudly, but also for his fine
record as an educator at A.C.,
which has also spanned the last
25 years. Dr. and Mrs. Sharp
were presented a silver service
set by the congregation as a
token of their appreciation.
We asked Dr. Sharp why he
had stayed in this area so long.
He admitted that he simply
"loved Wilson and A.C.” Of
course, there were a few other
reasons. Dr. Sharp feels that
"one best makes a contribution
by having roots at an insti
tution.” Furthermore, Professor
Sharp thinks his duties as
minister of the Dudly Christian
Church have given him a certain
degree of practical experience
which has been valuable to him
in the classroom.
At 53, Dr. Sharp is looking
forward to many more years of
t*eaching Christian ministry. He
thoroughly enjoys his work, and
says that if he had those 25
years to live over again, he
would do it the same way. “I’m
one of the luckest people in the
world,” says Sharp. Well, we
think we’re pretty lucky to have
him.
George T. Murphy, President
of the SGA, stressed that stu
dent leaders of the campus
should “realize their potential,”
as he presented his State of the
SGA address.
Murphy, whose face is not
unfamiliar to the Student Gov
ernment Association, empha
sized to the group the fact that
there are only two and one-half
months left in the school year,
4 precious little time to get much
of anything done. Murphy was
the Vice-President of the SGA
last semester, taking the posi
tion of President after Don
Berry mysteriously disap
peared.
Murphy, an English major,
explained to the SGA that if
anything good was to come out
of student government this
year, it would come after the
body took the time to realize
their potential as student lead
ers, and actively work for what
ever goals they have set.
Then Murphy was consider
ate enough to give the group
some goals. Among these were:
the remodeling of the Student
Center; the possibility of a
Student Union to take over the
functions of the Entertainment
Committee, the Student Center
Committee, as well as the
individual clubs and organiz
ations on campus; and many
others.
One major area of concern
with Murphy was the lack of
interest shown by SGA Senate
members. Many members are
abusing the absentee policy set
up by the Senate concerning
Senate meetings, causing the
Senate to suffer. Murphy ex
pressed hope that more mem
bers would see it necessary to
attend meetings regularly, or
perhaps the absentee policy
should be revamped.
Murphy also expressed con
cern over the election proce
dures for the editors of the
Collegiate and the Pine Knot.
An idea, originally expressed by
Dale Adams, co-editor of the
Collegiate during the 1977-78
school year, and recently sup
ported by Rueggy Copen and
Fred Pearce, of the present
Collegiate staff, has been sug
gested which states that a
Committee of Faculty, Staff and
students be formed or utilized
which would be responsible for
screening possible candidates
for the office of editor for the
two publications. This commit
tee would be responsible for
making sure that any candidate
has at least minimal experience
Cafeteria Changes Take Place
By D.G.COPEN,n
Last semester, the Collegiate
reported on a food committee
tliat was going to work with
Ralph Grumpier, manager for
4eA.C. Cafetteria, in trying to
provide better food service for
the student body. Since that
'Me, the Committee has been
liisolved, and several major
clianges have taken place.
One of the biggest changes is
tllit Grumpier has had to leave
job temporarily to undergo
®^jor surgery. This happened
J^^fetpart of January. The
surgery went well for Crumpler,
and it is hoped that he will be
back on the job within the next
two weeks. But during his
absence, Hoyt Taylor, District
Manager for the ARA Cafeteria
Food Services, has stepped in to
pick up where Crumpler left off.
Taylor, who has been working
with Ralph Crumpler and the
Food Committee since its origin,
said that he was distressed to
find out that the original Food
Committee had been disolved
after only meeting a few times.
He then asked that a new
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President Carter
diplomatic relations
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°ut against Carter
for breaking off diplomatic ties
with Taiwan in favor of relations
with mainland China.
The U.S. Embassy in Iran has
warned U.S. citizens and, es
pecially dependents of govern
ment officials, to leave Iran after
three U.S. citizens were at
tacked in Tehran this past week.
The showdown between the
present government and the
religious leader Khomeini
should come to a climax today.
Khomeini plans to fly to Iran
and become the leader of Iran.
committee be formed to take up
where the last one left off. “1
feel that this (committee) is the
best way to communicate with a
large group of people,” Taylor
said in a meeting held last
Wednesday night.
The new Food Committee
consists of Catherine Edwards,
Chairperson; David Betts; Kat
hy Marcom; and Rueggy Copen.
These persons were approved
by a vote of the Senate on
Thursday, January 25, holding
their first meeting Wednesday
night with Taylor.
Taylor said that “there is a
total concentrated effort to im
prove the overall sanitation” in
the cafeteria. He said that no
matter how much they try, there
would always be a few dirty
dishes or some dirty silverware
that would slip by. But he said
that “we are going to do
whatever we have to do (to keep
things clean).”
There was one week back at
the end of December when the
Cafeteria had received a grade
B in sanitation. But this was
because the health inspector
showed up when the dishwash
ers were on the blink. However,
the health inspector came back a
week later after the machines
had been fixed, and re-graded
the Cafeteria. It received an A,
and has had one ever since,
even though it is still not on
display.
During the course of the
meeting with Taylor, he re
vealed some of his plans which
would take place within the next
three weeks. He said that the
first one, taking place next
week, will be to have a popcorn
popper in the Cafeteria for one
night. “We hope to have one
major event each month, such
as the Western Dinner we had
last night (Tuesday), and sev
eral smaller events throughout
the month.” The next major
event is scheduled for February,
sometime around Valentine’s
Day.
As far as the improvements in
the Cafeteria, Taylor said the
ball is already in motion and it
will be a constant thing. His
major emphasis is on sanitation.
He has even changed some of
the working hours for Cafeteria
workers so that cleanliness will
be maintained more easily.
His next concern is on the
food itself. “They are following
the recipes a lot closer now.”
He also says that he has noticed
several things that needed to be
changed, such as an “excessive
amount of grease in the chili.”
Steps have been taken to solve
this problem. “We are now
serving the chili from behind the
counter, where they (the Cafe
teria workers) can keep the
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in such work. This idea is in an
effort to insure that only quali
fied persons may run for such
positions.
The President further pointed
out that he would like to see
money spent on student enter
tainment move away from the
“Big Band” idea. The budget
on which the A.C. Entertain
ment Committee functions is
inadequate to compete with the
larger colleges and universities
in the area. Murphy expressed
hope that those persons in
charge of entertainment would
work hard to utilize the stu
dents’ money wisely and in the
best interest of all students.
Continuing on financial as
pects of college life, Murphy
explained the recent proposals
of the Development Council at
A.C., which is attempting to
bring in more money for the
college. The Council is seeking
$2,(XX) from the student body;
the student body being made up
of students, such as those who
read this paper, who are often
broke or even in debt. However,
this money is still sought by the
Council, through gifts by stu
dents. Senior Class gifts, and
various and sundry other meth
ods. Murphy added that he
hoped the students would real-
lize that here is an area in which
they may help the college, and
no gift is too small in times of
financial need, as most students
already know.
Murphy concluded his mes
sage with a cry to arms, asking
the student leaders to get active
and do what they are on the
Senate to do: put their potential
to work.
The message received a rela
tively enthusiastic ovation at its
conclusion.
BULLETIN
BOARD
COME GROW WITH US
You are invited (whether you
have ever been or not) to attend
UCCF*. Tacos will be served at
5:15 at First Christian Church.
After supper there will be a
program that will challenge you
to grow personally and spirit
ually. Date: Monday, February
5.
•UCCF - United Campus
Christian Fellowship
Wanted! A statistician and a
team manager for Varsity Base
ball. No experience necessary.
Applicants for statistician may
be male or female. See Coach
Thompson.