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The
Collegiate
March 24,1982 Vol. 52 No. 2<)
Sprinkle Series
Craddock Presents Lecture
Dr. Fred B. Craddock, Pro
fessor of Preaching and New
Testament at the Candler School
of Theology, Emory University,
delivered the second of the
Thedford G. and Woodrow W.
Sprinkle Lectures at Atlantic
Christian College, on March
17-18. His appearance was un
der the auspices of the ACC
Department of Religion and
Philosophy.
The Sprinkle Lectures were
initiated through an endowed
Members Inducted
Bv Jayne Peacock
On Tuesday, March 2, 1982, Alpha Chi National Honor Society,
North Carolina Gamma Chapter of Atlantic Christian College, held its
annual induction banquet and ceremony in Hardy Alumni Hall. Dr.
and Mrs. Mark Davis and Mrs. Harold Doster, as well as many
parents and friends attended to honor this year’s inductees.
Dr. Allan Sharp was the guest speaker for this event, and his wife
attended the banquet with him. An induction ceremony followed the
banquet with music provided by Patricia Tessnear and Araina
Gardner, both graduates of ACC and Alpha Chi Alumni.
Alpha Chi is an honor society for junior and senior students of all
majors with a grade point average of 3.5 and above at Atlantic
Qiristian, and who exhibit exemplary character and academic
achievement. The officers of Alpha Chi send out invitations to eligible
students, collect dues, and plan the induction ceremony. The 1981-
1982 officers are: Bobby Gardner, president; John Henderson, vice-
president; Tim Browning, treasurer; and Jayne Peacock, secretary.
The adviser is Dr. Katherine James of the English Department.
This year 32 students were inducted into the society. Those
students inducted were:
Jennifer Andresen of Raritan, N.J.
Jeffrey Batchelor of Rocky Mount
Jacquelyn Best of Winston-Salem
Jeffrey Coronado of Kinston
Christi Farmer of Wilson
Gregg Foster of Annandale
Joyce Foy of Wilson
Bess Runnings of Pikeville
LaRose Jackson of Mt. Olive
Sharon Jarmon of Fremont
Cheryl Johnson of Fremont
Duke Lackey of Wilson
Ernie Lee of New Bern
Donna Liles of Wilson
Sherri Lincoln of Swansboro
Jane Linville of Wilson
Beverly Matkins of Washington
Sonya McCoy of Hookerton
Susan McDonald of Wilson
Laura Medders of Orangebure. S.C.
Paul Nunnally of Richmond, Va.
Brenda Porter of Wilson
Katherine Southerland of Wilson
Barbara Speight of Wilson
I^ttie Strum of Red Oak
Patricia Taylor of Williamston
Sarah Taylor of Snow Hill
Mary Tinnea of Walstonburg
Ruth Wallace of Lumberton
Mary Weaver of Wilson
Susan Woodard of Kenly
Vickie Woolard of Roper
gift from the Rev. Stephen V.
Sprinkle in memory of his
father, Thedford G. Sprinkle
and his uncle. Woodrow W.
Sprinkle.
The theme of Craddock's
lectures was "Ministry in Free
dom.” All lectures were held in
Howard Chapel.
His first lecture, entitled
“Whether I Come to You or Am
Absent” (The Minister and the
Church), was held Wednesday,
March 17. Following the lecture
there was a reception in the
Faculty/Staff House honoring
Craddock.
The second lecture entitled
"Whether I Live or Die” (The
Minister and the World), was
held Thursday morning. The
concluding lecture, held Thurs-
|day afternoon, was entitled
“Whether in Abundance or in
Want” (The Minister and
Things).
Craddock received the B.A.
degree from Johnson Bible Col
lege, the B.D. degree from
Phillips University, and the
P1\,D. degree from Vanderbilt
University.
An ordained minister of the
Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ), Craddock has served
pastorates in Tennessee and
Oklahoma. He has served on the
General Board and Administra
tive Committee of the Christian
Church and on the Commission
on Theology of the Council on
Christian Unity. He is one of two
Disciples’ delegates on The
ology Commission of the North
American Council of Reformed
Churches and serves on the
/ Task Force on Ministry for the
/ Christian Church. Craddock is a
/ member of the Association of
Disciples for Theological Dis
cussion and the Society of
Biblical Literature.
In addition to preaching and
teaching widely at church as
semblies and ministers’ con
ferences, Craddock has served
as guest professor at other
seminaries. He has delivered
the Lyman Beecher Lectures at
Yale, the Scott Lectures at
Qaremont School of Theology,
the Adams Lectures at South
eastern Baptist Seminary and
the Schaff Lectures at Pitts
burgh Theological Seminary.
Grigori Smirnov (Sieve Gray) contemplates love for Mn. Popov
IBecca Caipepperj while Luka {Mac MrKecj trie* to diaoade the two
from duaiing. This scene is from a rehearsal of "The Boor,” by Antoo
Chekhov to lie staged neit week at AC. (Photo by Jeff MacLennan)
Students to Direct
The efforts of five student
directors, two student design
ers, and a host of actors and
actresses will be on display in
Howard Chapel, Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 30 and 31,
at 8 p.m.
Tuesday night’s bill includes
three comedies. Jessie Pierce
has chosen to direct "The
Marriage Proposal” by Anton
Chekhov. In this classic farce, a
wealthy hypochondriac works
up the nerve to propose to the
local farmer’s daughter. Star
ring are David Cash, Chris
Coats and Randy Craig.
Robert Worton will direct the
parody "If Men Played Cards
As Women Do” by the world-
famous comic playwright
George S. Kauffman. The cast
includes Steve Ballentine,
Robbie Gray, Hugh Johnston
and Alan Winstead.
The final play on Tuesday is
another Chekhov play, "The
Boor.” Alan Winstead directs
this farce about a confirmed
bachelor who meets his match in
a mournful widow. The cast
includes Becca Culpepper,
Stephen Gray, Hugh Johnston,
Mac McKee and Kevin Rouse.
All three of these plays are
being designed by Gilda Gaskill.
The two plays to be presented
on Wednesday night might be
called dark comedies. Frank
Allen Silverthorne who is direct
ing "The Golden Fleece” by
A.R. Gurney Jr., calls it "a
tragic comedy about modem
marriage.” Set against the
background of the legend of
Jason and Medea, a modern
couple discovers that their own
relationship is not as sturdy as
they thought.
As the finale of the evening.
Bob Poole is directing Harold
Pinter’s "The Lover.” a play
"of sexual fantasies.” The
characters Sarah and Richard,
played by Patti Fahling and
Scott Robertson, find their way
to a fuller relationship because
of the events depicted in the
play. Steve Ballentine appears
as John.
Both of these plays are being
designed by Jessie Pierce.
The five plays will give audi
ences the chance to see many
different styles of theater.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. for two
evenings of one-act plays in
Howard Chapel, Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 30 and 31.
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