]T,e American Arts Festival at
Christian College will
jie place during April 5th
•jjugli the 13th. It is a week
jljj »ith concerts by guest
j^is and students with a very
i|(ci4l art project in the “cen-
b" of it all.
ITie Festival starts with the
jCC Opera Theater’s perfor-
jjnces of the contemporary
uerican opera The Old Maid
uJ tbe TUef. Although nor-
jjlly cot associated with the
iinFeitly»I, the Opera Theater
liis year picked an American
^ and scheduled it April
j./, so if could be included in
4e Festival. On Sunday, April
itt, nationally-known band
.wposer-conductor Dr. Donald
H, Wiite of DePaul University
nil) arrive on campus for a
>wiay visit. After rehearsing
liii the College Concert Band
ffld Choir, students and faculty
aenbers will perform a recital
jf kis chamber music. This
tedtal is open to everyone on
Jpril 8t)i at 8:00 p.m., in the
Ckotal Room of the Music
Jiiilding. The next morning at
10:1)0 a.m., also in the Choral
ta, the composer will talk to
ie students about his thoughts
and concerns of American mu
sic. Then, after more rehears
ing, the band and choir featur
ing the guest composer-con-
ductor will put on a concert of
contemporary music. This pro
gram will be in Howard Chapel
on April 9th, at 8:00 p.m. It is
free and open to the public.
With the Festival half-way
over, a special project will begin
on Tuesday, April 10th. The Art
Department has invited guest
artist Sue Ferguson of Spirit
Square in Charlotte, N.C., to
construct an “Environmental
Sculpture” in the center of the
campus. Ms. Ferguson, with the
help of several other artists
will build the art object during
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the Music Depart
ment will feature “The Wilder
Duo” in concert on April 10th at
8:00 p.m., in Howard Chapel.
The Duo is Robert Levy, Trum
pet, and Gordon Stout, Marim
ba. As individuals, they have
made recordings, on such labels
as Mercury, Golden Crest, Crys
tal and several others. As a Duo,
they have performed at Carn
egie Recital Hall in New York,
as well as other colleges and
universities. Since the instru
mental combination of Trumpet
and Marimba is very unique,
they have commissioned com
posers to write new works for
them. When internationally-
known Alec Wilder wrote a
large work for them, they de
cided to rename their ensemble
after him. Included on this free
concert will be a first perfor
mance.
Wednesday, April 11th will
be equally busy as ‘‘The Wilder
Duo” will give a clinic in the
Choral Room at 10:00 a.m. and
will end with a Thursday even
ing concert by a group called the
“Triad Brass Trio.” This group
from Greensboro will feature a
program of music for Trumpet,
Horn and Trombone. It will
begin at 8:00 p.m., in Howard
Chapel and is open to the
public.
The final activity for the
Festival is on Friday morning at
10:00 a.m., in Howard Chapel.
It is a free concert by the North
Carolina Brass Quintet. This
ensemble is made up of mem
bers of the North Carolina
Symphony.
All of these events are spon
sored by the Concert and Lec
ture Committee and the Music
Department of Atlantic Christ
ian College.
Homecoming Sparks Campus
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A'l .'IC
CHRISTIAN CnLI-EGE
Scholarships Awarded
Charles M. Gregory of Man-
teo, has been awarded a $1,500
Music Honors Scholarship at
Atlantic Christian College, ac
cording to Dr. J. Ross Albert,
chairman of the ACC Depart
ment of Music.
The scholarship will be dis
tributed over a four-year period
beginning when Gregory enters
Atlantic Christian as a freshman
at the beginning of the 1979-80
academic year. He has studied
music under Sam Ballard at
Manteo High School.
Gregory is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter L. Gregory, Route
1, Box 1380, Manteo.
★ ★ ★
Kathy Arlene Sawyer of Pow
ells Point, has been awarded an
honor scholarship in the amount
of $500 by Atlantic Christian
College, for the 1979-80 ac
ademic year.
She will attend Atlantic
Christian College in the fall
where she will enter the col
lege’s baccalauteate degree
program in nursing. She will be
eligible to renew the scholarship
each following year by main
taining a 3.0 grade point av
erage.
She is the daughter of Mrs
and Mrs, Milourr E. Sawyer of
Powells Point.
★ ★ ★
Richard Wesley Hooks of
Fremont, has been awarded a
$1,500 Music Honors Scholar
ship at Atlantic Christian Col
lege, according to Dr. J. Ross
Albert, chairman of the ACC
Department of Music.
The scholarship will be dis
tributed over a four-year period
beginning when Hooks enters
Atlantic Christian as a freshman
at the beginning of the 1979-80
academic year. He has studied
music under Jimmy Wooten at
Charles B. Aycock High School,
Pikeville.
Hooks is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Billy F. Hooks, P.O. Box
627, Fremont.
by Rueggy Copen
CUss reunions, sporting
shopping sprees and
Clowning ceremonies were
®o»g the events that high-
Homecoming this past
’wiend. The sporting events
Killed tennis and golf tour-
''Wents. la the golf tournament
*14Ftiday afternoon, Lee Tay-
»1975 graduate and former
member, came out on
% shooting 71, which is 1
pat for the Wedgewood
The faculty was repre-
by Mr. Adams, Mr.
Mr. Qeveland, Dr.
^wd and Dr. Doster.
Cttallmw played at the
^'Wecoming dance on Friday
M the Moose Lodge. The
was the sight of the
ceremonies in which
Sabrina Lanier, a sophomore
art major, was crowned Home
coming Queen, with Dee Waters
and Jane Roebuck taking 1st
and 2nd runners-up, respect
ively.
The MLA-WIA lawn display
took first place out of the
displays set up all over center
campus Saturday morning.
Also on Saturday morning, a
tennis tournament was held
with alumni and students part
icipating. In the doubles match,
student Brian Staub and alumni
partner Jim Rogers won. In the
singles division, alumni Mike
Smith took first place. All
matches were held in Round
Robin style.
Although the Homecoming
turnout was small, those who
came had a very enjoyable time.
NewsBriejs Here and There
President Carter will make a
national broadcast tonight to
outline a plan which will allow
domestic oil prices to rise to the
present world level. This will
allow the government to tax the
increased profit received by the
U.S. oil companies. The Pres
ident is expected to also an
nounce the formation of a
Presidential Commision to in
vestigate the nuclear accident at
Three MUe Island in Pennsyl
vania. The Presidents speach
will be broadcast tonight at
9:00pm ESI on all major ntwks.
China announced Tuesday that
the ‘Treaty of Friendship, Alli
ance and Mutual Assistance,’
signed between itself and
Russia in 1950, will not be
renued after the 30 year pact
terminates in April of 1980. The
announcement came as no sur
prise in light of the recent
relations between China and
Russia. Relations between the
two began deteriorating in the
late 50’s and have been steadily
on the decline, reaching a low
with the Soviet backed Viet
namese governments invasion
of Cambodia, China's ally.
Monday night in Tyrrel
County, N.C., saw the crash of a
U.S. Air Force F4-E Phantom
jet, which killed two crew mem
bers and touched off a forest fire
which burned out of control
untill the Forestry Service was
able to contain the blaze Tues
day evening. Over 600 acres of
swampy rimberland was des
troyed, but no populated areas
were threatened.
May 27th is the set date for a
meeting between Egyptian -
President Sadat and Israeli
Prime Minister Begin. Further
peace settlements are to be
disscussed at the meeting to be
held in the capital of the Sinai,
the soon to be relinquished
holding of Israel. The decision
for the meeting was made
during Begin’s successful trip to
Cairo, marking the completion
of the first trip by an Israeli
Premeir to an Arab Capital.
Nine guided missle warheads
(apparently inert) were discov
ered in a pile of srap iron being
loaded onto a freighter at the
Providence, R.l. wharf, mon.
The warheads will be properly
disposed of by Navy officials.