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4M) dr. MORGAN
Volume XN.
WELCOME;. ALUMNI
the collegiate
Atlantic C hristian ( olleKC. Wilson. N. Wod.. Oct. 15, IStl
MORK IIOMFX'OMINT,
NKWS ON PACK 4
OF THIS ISSl’K
Numbt'r 2
ANNUAL HOMECOMING
Dennis Howard
Author of 174
Radio Plays
tiiu-red A. C. C. to
Gain Knovvlcds'-S
Balanced l^ite. and for
Aid In Writing
Conducts I’roijram
Over \\ (iTM
• 1 JW continually thankful for
ti«: privilig<^ accorded me by
(\sKrica, and that is why 1 have
,ntten so many of my most re
mit plays with the American pa
and delensc theme," says
.,„„s Howard, British-born At-
Chriitian College Student.
Dennis was bom on August 9,
1918, just olf Picadilly Square on
■raiiJoii Road in London, Eng-
ikI He spent 1922 in America
-J returned to England in 1923,
■re be attended grammar school
-J prep school. In January ot
7 Ik.- again came to America
-J entered high school from
hk'h he was graduated. He then
tertJ Drake University in Dcs
Iowa, where he studied
or the ministry for a time. While
Itudeiit m Drake, he also had a
dk) broadcast from KSO and
NI. Max Hodges, brother of
y Hodges, the movie actress, was
org.inist. Joy came to Des
to visit her brother and
Dennis. She thought he had
■s, so she made arrange-
for him to go to Chicago,
mils went to Chicago and be-
e affiliated with her agent who
■J him on dramatic shows as
juvemie actor, “I was in Chi-
0 two years and eleven months
a free lance actor,” said Den-
j. "Ill the summer months, I
toured with Chicago casts
New York plays. Last Decem-
r," contineud this Britisher who
adopted America, "I lost my
out voice, 30 I was sent-to
uhington, D. C., to work on
ition’s Reports, a CBS show,
ausc 1 had not developed the
nta I was supposed to have de-
‘ped while away from Chicago,
y agent sent me to Fayetteville,
C., where I could write, act,
"d direct." But Dennis did not
ay in Fayetteville long. He was
not happy there, and happiness
ways comes first,” so he looked
imitlier job and found one in
ilson After arriving in Wilson,
found that there was a collegc
rt and he talked to Dr. Hilley
t enrolling for work. His rea-
for entering A. C. are "to
in knowledge so I can lead a
'■ balanced life, and to aid me
roy writing."
Aj for his plans for the future,
•eems to have them pretty well
pped out: “It was my under-
‘diiig when I left Chicago that
I could return in two years, with
proper knowledge, and be an
writer, and director in one
*he advertising agencies or net-
I have hopes,” he continued,
returning to England in 1947
f 1948, unless of course, circum-
nces over here alter things.”
Upon being questioned about his
P^y> and writings in general, he
that he had written 174
Pliy! and had the 175th in his
having completed it the
before. This last play was
ted over WGTM Sunday
“n and had an American
tic theme. It was a mythical
as its main charac-
Americanus, who was
Is
Prominent
Speakers on
Fall Program
Ilk- fall jnd winter pnigrim of
guest speakers tor the college m
eludes several outstanding jvople.
Tlie Campus Religious O-uncil
lias m.ide negoiiaiion* already with !
two speakeis wIk) luve >:auud 1
wide
SET FOR WEEKEND OCT. 24-26
Aliunni to Attend
YOl TH
('ONFKRENOK
TO HK HKRK
recognitiun.
U>e first of tlwce will K-
Liu, a Cliint>,' student, repr.
inx tlio World Student
Fund This Fund is the one |or'‘‘“'^ conlcreiuv m Raleigh accep
which the Y. M C A and Y I ol
L..
T-llt
1 rvK,
Tlie aiuiual contenawc ol North
Caioliiia Students i^otitederatuxi
will l»>id Its KCoiid mating ui thi
■-ailipus >>t A. c cX It was an
iH'UiKcd inrre last Monday inurn-
tcntattve date lur tlus
iiKctiiijj NKWinUr V.
iiK. l uigtaiu will bogm at 9:1'
iiid La ihrougtHHit iJk- day.
Mr. tdwan TlH«np»'ii aiid Mim
lo I tarle fierce whiJt at a plan
Former Student
Goes to
C. O. Camp
Mr. Ldwm ' RcJ'’ Steplk-nauii,
who was at otic time ciirulled at
] A. C. C, was tlie tirx cu<iM.u;n
tiou* ob)cctur to be •rm lr»>ui W’ll
' s.m eiHimy to a "C. 0.“ camp
"Rrd” Iclt Friday, CX.tober lor
Uuck Creek C^mp at MaiKiii, N
C;., almiK with several otU't cun
kieiitiou* ubjectort Imm >uin>uiid
iiig leciiuiu.
ritere is nu 21 dollart a nHVith
for ''Reii" lor wlule at this camp
Regular Classes
With Students
Incir D^'iKiininatiuiul
I Racial i.oiitereiwe.
and Inter-
llw ^otilernece is spoivvired by
i the Y. M. Y'. W. C. A Its pur
I (HH-t I.S to proiiuite a better under
trying t.i|5(j„j„nj among tlk- diderenl
ihurib.s, schuoU and races.
Miss Ava Gardner, a tormer
Commercial student ot A. C., wlio
is now enrolled in the Metro-
Goidyn-Mayer studios training
school, will soon appear at the
local tlieatre in several scenes ot
the latest 'i’etc Smith" short.
Jack Martin
Heads IRC
Ot. w oriiman is
Sponsor ol Club
Jack Martin has been clectcd
president of tlie international Re
lations Club for this year. Otlier
uiicers elected at its iirst meet
ing Ihursday, October 9, were:
Joe Frank Diaper, vice-president;
Dora Lane Strickland, secretary-
treasurer; Aaron Fussell, program
chairman.
This year the 1. R. C. was or-
ganued in the American Govern
ment and Pohtics class, but any
student on tlie campus who wislies
to become a member may do so.
This is one of the outstanding
organizations of the campus. In
these meetings current, social and
pulitical problems and eveiits are
discussed. Many speakers come be
fore the club each year and speak
to the members enlightening them
on current events. The schedule
of meetings will be announced
later.
Dr. Workman of the Social
Science Department is sponsoring
the club this year.
Mr. Martin says: "If there is
enough interest shown, we will
have meetings at night just as oth
cr organizations do. As president
of the organization, 1 extend to
every student on the campus,
Vv’. C. A. conducted a drive l.iit
Vi.ir by having milk Unties pas-« d
around into which .•itudcnts,
dropped money. Tlie World Stu I
dent .Servic--' Fund is .spt>n5*>rm^ ■
tills (.hine'w* stud^'iit on his tour
' of American GJIei;. s,
I bring students over all the world
I closer together. |
A registration fee i«l one dol
Mr. Dkj Liu will be im tiie l^r will be clurged to the vuitmg
ocal campus on Iriday, ^ Vtober ■ i,, tjjjj included
17, Ik will addre-. the Friday ^lui^e tor dinner, 'lo tlkwe
morning i.liapel and luild a spiMal tanmuj students attending tlie
meeting the same night. .oiilcreu.e a tec ol filt) cents will
Another well known speaker be chaiged for tlicu: tegistration
who A. C. C. hojx's to bring to; No lee is clurged lot dinner,
the fall and winter progr-un is
Mrs. Lrnest Groves, of the Uni
versity of North ('arolina. Mr<
Groves is outstanding as a speak
er and advisor on boy girl lelation
ships. She and her husKiml havi
done an outstanding work in thi-
particular field at the University.
She may be at this college either
the first of November or the last
of OctdKr. The school is prepar
ing to have Mrs. Groves direct a
full day of forum discussions and
personal conferences, Mrs. Grove,s
had not accepted the scliool's in
vitation at this writing.
The French Club will prevnt !■. Recognition servicc was held for
the campus on October 21, Mon all Y W and Y M C A members
sieur Jacques Horde who served as m Howard Menwrial Chapel on
sergeant in the 129th Regiment Monday evening, October 6th.
while ill France until the armistice. The service, which is an essen-
He is the son of l’n.!.™)r Hordri. ti.il p^rt of the year's Y program,
at the W'oman's College of tlk- ^rves as initution into the Y W C
University of North Carolina at ;,i,j Y M C A. Tlie Re«:ogni-
Greensboro. At tlk- pr. ^nt lie tion Service gives the prospective
has a teaching fellowihip at U. N. members a real teeiing ot the
C. (an M. A.) Moii.sieur Harde Christian ties tliat bind tliem all
received his education in tlu K>gether in one common cause.
I Tlie arrangement of the stage
I added dignity to the ceremony. The
j ,.uruins were almost drawn to,
' with an improvised altar on wliich
symbolic candles burned. A Urge
white baimer with the "Y" syni
i>.ing Ih»i to this liiUT GeUlegiatc, j U- will pay his own exixnsts All
A program schedule is sooii ti>
be lele.ivd wluch will sliow tlie
planned activities of tJie contcr
ence and the out:>tAixling gue.nt
S|xaker< to apiv.ir.
Recognition
Service Held
for YM-YW
(’andic (’eremony
Is Impressive
f
additional money made while titerr
will go lor the up keep ol tlw
lanip. Ttte work ot a cotucieiitiou*
objeAor usually consists of relor
estation and work tlut is along a
construction line,
"Red" IS a Quaker by laith and
for sometime was a student at
Guilford College m Guillord. N
C. While there he was a very
active member of several religious
organiutions sikIi as tlw Y'. M
C, A.
He was sent from thi- Wilson
Dralt board No 2, where it l^
understood that numerous other
youtlis registered as conscientious ^ « < r|-^
objectors but were exempted forj lOlin A VSOn
reasons such as marriage, physiial
defects and over tlie 28 age limit
I’rof, John Fontaine lus )u*t
■ eturned from Hahimore, wtiere
U- had attended tlie launching ol
tin- sliip, "I’atruk Henry." He rep
ri'*--nted one ol tlic lour gener.i
turns of direet d«'sceiidaiiis of I’at
ntk Henry.
Directs Bands
Faculty Reception
Held Sept. 21
Tlie amiual Faculty Re>.epiion
was given by the faculty iiii I n
Mr Jolm Tyson, mejnber.uf lU-
Juniui‘ CLiin, IS at the present
the hand director at Farmvilh
Lucania, and LIm City High
day night, September 21, in tlh ' SclinoU lli»*banus awrage in mem
United States and France.
Sampson County
(.'lub Active |
The Sampson county club has^
resumed its activities on the cam
ear. The new officers arc I
Girls' Dormitory,
In the girls' |urlor, burning
tapers, cut flowers, and ivy deco
rated and members of the I acuity
met the students in a real get ac
quainted way.
Tlie otlier faculty memlvrs
were upstairs in tlie girls' lounge
to add to the enjoyment of the
refreshments. Cakes, punch and good musician is physical fitiu
nuts were served while Miss Mad
eline Denmng furnislu-d music lor
the evening.
The formahty of tuxedos and
evening dresses was broken down,
into a genume night of fun and
informality.
tiers from If to 20 people, his
largest being in F'armville. He and
lus aMistant, Mr. Hume 1‘asclull,
can be lound m one of these'
three towns every afteriUKMi tea-
clung and practicing.
"thie of tlie most im|M>rtant
lequirements necessary to be a
Norman (!ordon
to Appear Here
bol covered the front of the altar.
pas this y^r, ...e Circle (tU: world) enclosed a
Maurice Holland, preside.it; *<..b-1
ert Thornton, vice president; Irene,
Laupton, secretary and ,,„aie symbo
Mr. Norman Cordon will be
, the first Cooperative Concert Art
ist to appear on Atlantic Chris
tian College's campus. He is a
member of the Metropolitan Op
era Company,
The campus will extend an in
vitatios to the citizens of WiUm
Sam
165
V'irs old. He was born at the
>-nning of the American Revo-
»nd had lived through the
(Continued on page four)
freshmen as well as upperclassmen,
an invitation to join this club|.lones .Margaret B.i^ick.
which proves to be of vital im , Tew, Magdalene l lullip!
world and day hkc Hollingsworth. Jr., Murray Wade
Holland, and Dewey Bass.
and Mary Dmisc Rose, prograir
chairman. I T •‘irrounding towns to attend
cnaiiiiiau. I ^ J Ihc . ^ I 1. 1
Tlie club welcomes It. new mem-! this conce^ The st^ent Kxly
Urrs: Grace Barefoot, Frances ..y,, voted at the close of Ust year to
join Wilson in its conccrt pro-
Ixxtii
I. O.
imbined with an ability and
interest in music," said John Ty
son Hr goes on to (xiint out
that playing in a band or direct
ing a band u no child's play. Mr
Tyson stated: '1 lose- Irom two
lo three pounds at every band re
hearsal"
Mr Tyson and his assistant are
to give tlieir first Band Concert
III tlieir liomc town. Both of tlic
musicians are from Farmville,
liur-ii-0 Dinner
To He SorvtHl at
Hnrdy Memorial
Dinintf Hall
l.arce (iroup In
Kx|H“ctiHl to Attend
Haiu aie underway at the Cul
lege lor llie cclehralMMi ol Home
coming week end Tlie week end
set lor this get to getlier o( alum
III and students u IVtober 24
26.
Tlie Steering Conimittee of tlic
alumni .i—\latioii, under tlw lead
ei»lii(i ol I- W. Wiegmann, IVe*
idem, and the college administra
tion are making arrangements lur
tU* event.
The program will liegiii on Fri
day afternoon at 5:00 u'cKvk with
the registration ol aluimit in the
^ludenI pallor, followed by dinner
■it 6:00 o'clock. At T:iQ a program
of enteitainment will be presented
by the classes of tlie college
Ihi Saturday morning from H:J0
(<i I2:}U tlie alumni as w^ll as
■rfud»-iil« will attend classes. When
iIk- returiiing students register,
tliey will have an opportunity to
elect tlie classes tliey would like
In attend I'lie faculty memliers
are planning tlieir courses fur the
’ J day with the interests of tlie guests
and present day applicatioti o(
tlieir subject matter in mind, and
these courses will be one of the
outstanding attractions of the
program.
At 1 :(X) n'clcK'k a barbecue
luncheon will he lield in tlie IV-rt
Hardy Memorial Dining rtxim.
The annual business meeting of
llie assu'iation will lake placc fol
lowing this lunclietm In (he after
noon, there will be room inspec
tuin of the dormitories and fra
ternity houses, and the sororities
and fraternitii!, will hold open
liousr for former members and
friends from 4:00 to J;JO.
A concert will be the feature
of tlie program on Saturday even
ing
The program will end on Sun
day with Church services at the
Christian Church. An alumnus of
the college will be tlie speaker.
A large number of friends and
alumni are expected to he present
for thu annual Homecoming meet'
ing.
portance in a
ours."
Plans Underway
for Joint Y Store
The Finance Committee of the
Campus Religious Council, com
posed of Irene Ungston and Al
bert Tyson, treasurers of the Y.W.
C. A. and Y. M. C. A., and Mrs.
C. A. Jarman, faculty adviser,
have made plans for a cooperative
store to be located on the campus.
The plans at the present are
s should be installed cnensc
o( u. Gi,r. D«™-
are the four ideals of the "Y
of the world. Mr. Cecil A. Jar
man, officuting at the service, told ,
what the "Y" was, what it stood i
' for. Its purpose and then led the
pledge which everyone repeated m ■
unison. Miss Mary Herring pUyed !
a viohn solo of meditative music :
accompanied by Ctlia Crawly at
I tlie piano. The girls wore white;:
i.uid the boys, dark suiU, Each|
! prospective member ht his white
'c..iulle by one of the four on thejmerce has recently advocated a
In this store, the plan is to car- j marched down the cen-1 "Go to Church” program. Tins
ry all kinds of candy, drinks, Nabs, Jooj campaign will be a drive until Oc-
Mr. Tyson lus for some time
been interested in bands. During
Ills Freshman year he was the first
trumpeter of the school band. Tlien
again m his Sophomore year he
continued his work in thu out
side curnculum. The past two
years proved M be only stepping j clajs Officers for 1941-
atones to his present day job, and *^2 were elected at the regular
ClasH Officers
Are ('hosen
at Mr Tyson say*,
three bands is a job."
"Directing
School Cooperates
In Church Campaign
The Wilson Chamber of Omi-
ice cream, and tlie otUr thinH-
that are desirable u> eat between
classes and meals.
The store will be operated l»y
the council and will be run 1^
these two treasurers. The profit
will go to the Campus Religious;
Council for the purpose of adding
on to the usual Saturday night
of Howard Memorial Chapel.
.SAD/K HAWKINS DAY
tober 31. The Campus Kehgi»>u»
' Giuncil of Atlantic Chrutun Col-
! lege is cooperating in several way*
month all studrnu will g<i to
church in a body and sit together,
Mr. J, A, I’ayne, Secreury of
(Hiamber of Commerce, in answer
to a letter from the couru.il offer
ing all assistance and c<x>peration
in connection with the drive, says,
that this store should be installed
tory between the library and the side of their other
biology laboratory. In P'^"* '''
tion, the committee f«U ^..f^Tfuna Jng in a fe-.
w-ill better serve the boys and gir . ^ ^
of the campus. I
(;irU! Xovemlier Wh w
your lucky day, f»r you have
the rhanee of “gettini{ your
man.”
Phi Kappa Alpha, along
with Sigma Tan Chi, m ttpoo-
Horing a .Sadie llawkiiui Day
on ,‘^turday, November the
8lh. (iet in shape:
I. rVi Z 7r Studenu of
with the Chamber of Commerce! , ' .
the aillegc talk the campaign as
in this plan.
During the council's last meeting
a Church Cooperation Committee
was appointed, Co-chaumen of
the committee are Katherine Lewis
and Audrey Rouse, A represen-
utive from each church vnll be
chosen to assist the chairmen. The
much as passible, and especially in
the various churches they attend,
I am sure that it will be of mater
ial aid to the success of the cam-
paign,"
Posters urging students to attend
church are being placed in the
hall to remind the students that
pUns thus far are as folknws. At their church needs them at every
least one Sunday night in thi«|Kr^ice.
monthly meeting of the classes on
Friday, September 26.
The Senior Class chos* Joe
Holiday as President; Edvan
Th<jmp«t>n, Vice-President, Mary
CVilones, Secretary; Krndrick Tay
lor. Treasurer, and Professor Per
ry Case as Faculty Adviser,
Kirby Watson was elected to
lead tlie Junior Class with Fran
ces Hemby as Vice-Prcsident, Ann
Wamwnght as Secretary, Bill
Harper as Treasurer, and Miss jus-
line Lynn as Faculty Adviser.
To lead the Sophomores is Es-
pie “Dutch" Miller as President,
Katherine Lewis as Vice-President,
Celu Crawley as Secretary, Paul
Strother as Treasurer, and Dr.
Mildred FiartstKk as Faculty Ad
viser.
The Freshman Class chose u
its President, Ehiabeth White;
Vice-President, Hilly Barnes; Sec
retary, Miriam Johnson; Treasurer,
Bryan Parsons; and Adviser, Miss
Madeline Smalley,
All officers were chosen by pop
ular vote.