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THE COLLEGIATE
A.C.C.IN THKLAST
WAR — 1‘AC.K 1
Rite’s Mrs. Rooney, Now
Atlantic Christian College. Wilson. N. t\ Janusry 15, 1942
Number Five
Ptresident Announces
War Plan Group
Dr. Hilley Calls
On Student Body
tor Aid in I’roKram
Naval Reserve
■ In a chapcl speech. Dr. Hilley Makes Offer
. has cdllcj the sluJcnt boJy to iid 1
to the K-«i of ihcir tbiluy in the
n.Uion's Ji'Kiis.' •■tfurts. IV Hil
; Icy hdJ SIX num vk'orJs on which
(he bjsed his speech anJ around
' which will K’ built the campus'
ijiriigram fur Jelenjc. Thcjc uvrJs
j ur points were Inlormation, Indoc-
j trination, AccclcraUon. Sanitation
lor Health, Discipline, Integration.
He 5.ud he felt tliat now, cjpcci-
■lly, more emphasis should be
placed on history, etc. and that
all information - iincerrunj; the war
should be placed at the disposal
of the students.
Mu« Ava Gardner, a former student here and who is now en-
^ in Metro-Goldwyn Studios Training Sch(x>l for Actors,
t UTK the wife- of Hollywood's No. 1 box office attraction,
Mickey Rooney.
Miss Gardner will soon appear here in a minor role in “H. M.
Pullum, Es^j." and not in a Pete Smith short as formerly
ippouncej.
As for indoariiiation—Dr. Hil-
ley meant that professors use
courses in history, economici, to-
ciology and so forth to stress tlie
debt we owe to our country and!
Its contributions to us.
He explained that all students
to ACC Men
Knsign C. T. Harris
Discusses U. S. N. K.
With IxKal IJoys
Mr. C. T. Hatru, Emign, U.
S. N R., came to tlie cimpu* Jan
uary 7, to interview thute interest
ed 111 the V-7 and V-5 branch of
the Naval Kesecve.
Youth Meet
Speaker Here
Donald NMlliams
of Kaieigh Heads
Group for 1942
Dr. Swearingen Gives
First Student Address
New Minister
Blackout Brings Forth
Varied Reactions Here
College Participates
in Wilson Precaution
Against Air Raid
Atlantic Christian College par-
tapjttd m the blackout which put
I'uua m total darkness from
1:15 until S:45 January 12, 1942.
fayuoc cooperated and tlie black-
M w« regarded as a great sue-
Not only was the blackout
|tki«oncal milestone for Wilson.
for most of tlie college stu-
iIeu it was an entirely new ex-
Of course, everyone re-
iaed differently but at least every-
Lc rcacted.
pell' Dorm
Tk girls' dormitory was com-
fialy darkened and quiet (yes,
tee prls can stop talking), in about
tKa minutes. There were ward-
M placed at all strategic points,
at the night switch, one at the
several to patrol the
^ and key rooms, several to
|4ed before the blackout signal
t K that everyone was in place
■(1 then Mi» Massengill and Dr.
as general officials.
We were listening at tlie radio
"Hearts" when the first
^ sounded. We thought it
ppit be fire but after the fourth
'■« fifth blast we knew it must be
black out signal so we sat up
^ ftith our eyes and cars peeled
N nevertheless, the minute the
ppn flickered out someone
and then the next second
^ lights popped back on, on and
three times,time for five of us
[f™ to pile on one bed, then
i^oytiung was in total darkness.
jl blmL;d myself but couldn't see a
think It was the blackest |
j*^nt of my life. All the lights
ppped out across the street, and
was nothing bright except
^stars glittering in the sky. The
w few minutes were tense, dra-
tiaaing—then, as we stared
** the ft-indow and our eyes be-
>Kustomcd to the darkness.
was the
thnjugh.
we were
hould try their best to get all the
' work in they possibly can as quick Many of the boys were present
ly as they can and that they be
I urged to attend summer Khool. ; P‘'^Wities of getting into the Re-
I He advised further that more ^n the whole, require-
thorough physical examiiutions be ripJ
] given and that more physical cx- The regi;>tratjoo takes place m
I ercise be given the students. , Raleigh. Mr. Harra was not here
ole "Limited " passing concluded by saying that the. (q ukc rcgistratioii> but to ac-
We began to suppose should be integrated in quaint the boys more fully with
way that each student the V-7 and the V'5 programs.
"Jdpdn't peuple diJ ihx want
thu war, it was fuived on Japan
by the nuUtary cLquc m that coun
try." said Miss Bertha CUw«on.i
vWl speaker at the third annual
Youth World FeUowslup Meet, i
fwld here at the cuUcgc durui^ the ^
holidays. Miu Clawaun. founder,
tint prvudent, and now prcuiient
emeritus ot the Margaret K. Lung
Christian Mission School of To- ^
I kyo. Japan, led a discussion group
on Saturday morning^ spuke at
Vesper service on Saturday night
and also spoke at the Sunday
Tlie V-7 classification allows col-1 morning service at the hirst Chris-
lege juniors and semors to finish'nan Church,
their college careen and then pla-1 The theme of the Meet was
ces them in a tradung camp for | "Advancing the Kingdom ol God."
an ensigns comoiission in the'Discussion groups were led byi
Harold L. Tyre of Washington,'
N. C., F. W. Wiegmaim of Dunn,
J. M. Perry of Robcrsonville and
Miss Clawson. Miss Sarah Uaui
Ward, gradlutc of Atlantu Chris- New Teacher
tun College, was dmrctor of nrc-
reation and social life during the
I week end. On Fnday night. Dr.
H. S. Hilly spoke at the opcmng
banquet on "Youth ui the I’resent
Crisis."
‘Philosophy of
Life Is Stated
Talk Is Made
At Regular Chapel
I’rogram Jan. 7
IV T T Swvanng> n . tlit new
ly appinted patfiir of the First
C'hiistian Church n( W'llsnn. nude
hu inilial appearance before the
faculty and xujenl Kxly Wed
nesday imaninK. Januar)- 7. at the
regular i.hj|vl pn>){ram tlie
day? K'fore. lu' mft the C-ampus
Ki'ligioiu (aiuiuil and various oth
er gn>U|M as well as tV- faculty;
but this was his first formal intrtv
Juition (o the student Kxiy is a
whole
Navy.
In addition to the V-7 (deck-1
officer) program, questions were;
asked concenung the Marines and
the V-5 (Naval Au Corps) pro
gram.
DR SWEARIHGEH
such
France or England
with bombers flying over, that tlie ''■'“uld have a definite place in the
"Japs ' might really come to Wil-: help to the best of his
son, etc. Well, our eyes gradually
-A committee was named for the
New Courses
got larger and wider in the dark-' ^ ^
and we could not see on, “P NeXt SeUieSter
thing, so our imaj^inaUon started
running wild. We heard steps
creaking (anybody could come up
and slip right in, of course we
dations.
The committee was com(X>sed of '
Dr. Hilley and Mr. Case ex-officio
Mrs. Baggett
Miss Abbitt Uesigns;
is Keplact'd by
Mother of Student
In his first address. Dr Swear-
iiigen staled clearly his phiUiio|'hy
of life. He emphasised the (act
tlut "eniierienec is not a g<KxJ tca-
clier unless it lias a standard; and
ex|x;rieti>.e lias no value unless it
i ivsuhs in an improvrment," This
I frank statement tlut expcrieiu;e is
jnot a gtxxl teacher struck many of
I tlie students in tlie facc IvcaUK
I they h.ive always believed that cx-
ttsigiiatuiii of Miss pfrience is a gocxJ teacher. Hut
With tlie
Officers for ly42 arc: Donald Margaret Abbitt. a vacaiwy oc- cxplanatHm
W.lhanu of Raleigh, president; curred in tlie ConinieKial Depart
Charles Liuker of Leaksvtlle, vice.,'meiit. wluch will be filled at theL„o,,„,„j ,„j witli
president, and Virginia Lancaster ^ begiiuiiiig ot the Kcoiid. semester j
of New Bern, a student at the col
lege, secretary,
The beginning of the second sc
mester will bring changes in the!
members, Mr. HixJges. Mr. Smith.' , " "■'1,..^. .i,
Q«ch Herring, representing thc'p™‘'‘'“" Chnstun!'^
faculty and Wilma William5, and
In several department*
by Mrs. tlisabeUi Ridgeway bag-1 Ur. Swearingeirs standard u by
gettc, iiiotlier ol Carolyn Uaggette.i^,, nieans new. It is the import-
Fighty-seven young people of ■* at A. C. jx-uple; Not just tlic peo-
high school and college age from' Mrs. Haggettc was graduated ple with the large bank aecouiiis
alt over the state were here on the from Atlanta Cliristiaii College ui^who seem all-important, but rath-
campus for this Meet. Mr. Jar- IWiZ. During the tmie slie was ajer |wople in general Tins philo-
man, director, and Virgima Lan- student here, ilic did assistant i aophy suggets a standard of thmk-
Lastcr, president, acclaimed thu a lea 'hmg w-irk in tlw Coumurciaii mg arxl vjf acting f ji man. keep-
very successful conference, and Dip.irtnient. Alter hnislimg Iver mg in the center of attention the
both wish to thank the students for'ctillege work, Mr*, tiaggctte did idea tlut people arc important.
I not teach anymore ujilil 1934. He asked that each student feel
I wlien she began teaching in tlic tlut he is an individual luving
U'lementary scliool of Foreston. S.'rights and considerations
and we all squalled out ner
could not see tliem.) And then we
t , , - . t.icuitv ano wuma wmianis, aiiu . ^ . l -.. - _ _ , . , — , -- —
cculd hear someone coming nearer J requirements for cemtotior^ ha^ Formal Dinner Held C. Since tlut time, riu: has taught Why do people fail to get along
rvously, ^ , been raised. One of thc«c depart': ,,, , , , ,, • i •• a i . fn
Tlieir rccommcndaiions' . , t i i r* o. j ^ Conuiwrcwl work m the Cameron, well totfcthcr? According to Dr.
^ aa r«K<faa.*-tl l.'-s f K-m /U»- ^ I
St>utli Caroliiu, High School. Swearingen, it is the fact tlut pcti-
The family will move to Wilsmi, j pie take care of their own rights
wliere Mr. Uaggette, an accountant and forget tlut oilier people luve
that we could feel "Bigger Tho- i menu is the physical education dc For StudcntS
mas" choking us. , adopted by the faculty and mem-1 ^ TOr ^tUOentS,
After w-liat seemed interminable
hours, we heard the "all clear ” | The Committee recommends:
signal and the next moment the 1. Information:
lights popped back on. We all
one to take a minor m physical
Faculty Last Month
I education from Atlantic Christian' -rt. i . I
1. c , . I Ihe students and faculty mem-
;College. For this to be possible.!, , , , I
L I ij “'■* Atlantic Christian CoHece
a. That all pamphlets, book?, it was necessary to add some new, , , , , , , .'
uiri'tLi 1 I1-. . .. . 4 L /-A ."'cre rionored with the first formal]
blinked owlishly and rushed lut and articles having to do with de- courses. Among these are: Or-; , , , .
1 , L 1 , . , . » 1 • , I dinner of the year on December,
to see howe everyone else had fense, morale, air raid precautions,. ganization. Administration. »ndj 1941
stood it. i the draft, and military and civil; Supervision of I'hysical Education' ’* • . / i i
, . LL A color schcme of red. white
matters relatmg to the national ef- in High Schools, which “urs«; ,„j ,hrough-
fort k kept in a separate place in, designed to teach the methods of | ^ ^ ^
and bookkee|>er, will be locatcd.
Boys' Dorm
8:00 o’clock:
Sometime be-
:00 o'clock and 10:00 o
blackout w;is to take place.
^ the College Library available to all.
and that the librarian appoint a
t^hing organumg athletu:,. me-i Ch7«mas ” tree and red
thods of giving tests, etc.; Skills,. ,
, _ , nc 1 cj candles, together with the
and Techniques in ITiysical Educa- . .... . ,
. . . ^ ’ white tablecloths, set the scene for
which IS the present course ,
tfie dinner.
in Athletic Coaching with two
hours added to it each semester;
Teaching of Health and School
Health Problems in High Schools.
A three-course dinner was
served. After each courK an in
terlude of music was presented at
the key board by Celia Crawley.
clock a blackout w;is to taKe piace.. , ,
. I 1 .,u I custodian among her helpers tor
All the boys seemed a little ncr-,
vous. No one was studying. Small ' purpose,
groups had gathered in the halls 2. Indoctrination:
to watch the lights go out. Every ', a. That all courses be taught
one talked. | in such a way as to show the nat-
Suddenly, a siren, lights winked ure and development of our ^m ^ Heretofore, it has been possible
and went out. Everyone stood at ocratic institutions a" wo “ Atlanoc Christian College I Nunerieg of character should
the windows and looked for lights the graduates to coach athletic Uams^ be strongly garrisoned with vir-
and silence reigned. "Then: It is in history e ' g ,^!in high schooU after having hadij^e School examinations are one-
dark".. "I never knew it could and J four hour cour* in «hletic| i. not much academic
be so dark.” . . . ' I need a date, composition) |coaching. However, the sute j j , ^.ntual
and responsibilities raised the requiremenU for coaches |
tlic same rights. In order to liavc
a clo«cr fellowship with men, one
must respect tlie feelings and priv
ileges of others.
1912 Pine Knot
Making I'roKreuM
The I’lne Knot for the year
1942 IS making rapid progress, ac ClasSCS ChoOSC
cording to a report released to the ' _ .
Collegiate by Mi«i Ruth Beard,, ^OlOrS, riOWCrS,
editor of the I'lne Knot. I MottOCS
■ Wonder where the girls arc.
- . . Silence. . . . i luw v>*.,
(Continued on Page Four) ! (Continued on Page Four)
As War Came to
Campus to 1917
By PEA>(UT MORRIS 'am getting
,,f fxj,.
"How long will upon us as
citizens of the United
In view of the present war emer-
turn of events
so that anyone who wishes to.
coach will have to have at least
fifteen liours of work in the physi
cal education department, which
constitutes the amount of work for j
a minor m this department.
New courses will also be added
, in the commercial department and
j will probably be offered in the af-1
head of the natural; temoon so that the commercial stu
dents will be able to fit them intoi
—Mary Baker Eddy
All of the individual and group
phiXography is completed and is m
the hands of the engravers. Srup
shot editors are at present on the
campus taking pictures of different
forms of campus life. The cover
for the annual has been decided
upon by a committee of tliree and
will remain a secret until it is re
leased to the students.
"I am well pleased with the
choice of the cover, and the ma
terial for this year's annual.”
states Miss Beard.
IVhat Did You Do
During Holidays?
Well, I must have one last bit:KIRBY WATSON: "If I tell, basketball game.
. /• J 1-1 r rv....!.""
At the last meeting of the dif
ferent classes tlie class colors, flow
ers and mottoes were chosen.
The Freshman Class went patri
otic in their selections. They chose
the golden nxJ, usually amccivcd
as tlie nation's flower, for their
Their colors were red. white
and blue with "Keep 'em Flying"
as their motU>- however, the motto
is pending.
The Siphomore Class chose the
Black-eye Susan as their flower,
gold and black as their colors and
referred their motto to a committee
for further study.
The Juniors picked the Iris as
their flower, purple and white as
their colfws. and also referred their
mixto to a committee, and also
have decided to sponsrv a faculty
of fun before the dreaded time of| may 'get in Dutch'.
could 8‘-'"‘-T the steps that are being Magruder Sadler, who is now
not make out ob- taken by the administration in co- President of Texas Christian Uni- {with their regular commercial clas-
with the defense pro- versity, and Warren Lappin as | set.
- m.vhe the stu- .student represenutiyes and Per^j ^Iso. Marriage and Home Life,
* '* ■ *- .L
their schedules without conflicts'; (of course, you know the : BIL^ "WE
»d
trees, and houses became, operation
kind of seclusion to which I am
referring) arrives. And my
thoughu turn to the remarks that
I have heard various students
course there was none, happened at Atlantic t.>nristian - vt v li r i. i-.
^“U?'el^;f'lrTul?d f"Mr^C^ wem on'W «y.' ‘ ' ^^^^AN THOMPSON.- “1 s^
^ other frightened to| Atlantic Christian College w« .rcu"^" hIX' WYNN:‘ ^t did I
^0 one moved nor hardly a veritable army barracks, accord- m^nul m g can be caUed true, do-NOTHlNG.~
t>-».'W.t«thesoul HAZEL JOHNSON: “I danced WILLARD WOODARD: “1 us to v»wk most successfully for
r - Pasc who
•wH and then, it must have ing to 1 rofesso ^^^.uUr
^ about half way through the here, and as „ was turn- “ p^ge Four)
all began
to expect everything. The c^lege was <‘8
»nd what we really heard jed over to the a-
set the
DAT,
AARON FUS^ELL: "I went to
two dances, three parties. Rose
B<iwl game- and, church on
Sunday."
RUTH BEARD: "My vacation
can be summed up like this; 1
slept one-third of the time (may
be two-thirds) and read books
for Modern Novel."*
The Seniors picked the yellow
Jonquil as its fl<nver. yellow and
white as lU cokirs and », motto that
reads thus: "What we are to be
we arc now becoming." The Sen
iors also elected Miss Ruth Beard
as class poet.
That is true cultivation which
gives us sympathy with every
form of human life, and enables
faculty/’ A t-*aptaui —
assigned to miliuryiof man, purifying the manners byi my shoes out. and slept just all
' improving the intellect.—Coleridge I wanted to."
worked in the daytime, and I its advancetnent.
(CtmtintKil on Page Four) —Henry Ward Beecher