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December 17, 1947
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Campus Personalities
the merry mix-up
By Me! F. Warren
A
A Little Sermon
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I>r<Mfp> Warmi
your CHILDKE.V. M>SS*-
WARD'S CHILDREN. AND MY gincg go many live* teem to b*
I'HILOREN—A» wa» told you In g( stake. Just remember »hei
Cbapel on day recently, for y^u go whUztng down the hljk-
l»enly-flTe yean the atudents of ij|(g ^ bat out of you-know
Atlantic Chrlatlan College hare where, THAT: "The faster yon {o,
helped in fhe drlTe to make the (|,g sooner you are gone." Dost
underprlrlleged children of this j|„g|e too many bellar
cummunlty happy on Chriatmaa ...
morning. It la indeed great to be
able to gire to such a worthy cause .Miss Ola Fleming, oar *ery
, nd profit by knowing that you' capable librarian who is alway,
lYe done such a noble deed. We leady to help you solve any prob-
r(- w pleased to know that the lem that might arise, attended U«
nam<Ti o' theae children were tak- rai-eting of all college and ant-
rn and each will uare a Santa verslty librarians held in Greens
Claus. When you buy the gift boro recently. We must give her
u-f d: letion in your selection credit for tryin to make our
«o that the child will really be library one of the best in any
pl^.^•d. One year in the past a ’ lolleKe in the state. She de»«nre«
:ioy bcughl a hatchet for a five tiie important place in the faculty
year old . . ■ poor child! But you ] that she now has. Our best to
ha\e the age su if you can not j ..-ju. Miss Fleming,
think of anything that you think | ...
apprupriale aesk Miss Ward or, to .Miss Sarah Bain Ward goes
; someone equally competent or | my sympathy. It Is Indeed “sympt-
! write to Santa Claus: he will he | ihetic" for a student body to make
! able to help you. But if you took
I a name by all means buy a gift
F.iilh If the liuprenif antidote for fear of any kind.
A** our faith increa*e»i. our fear diminiuhe*. We all
have latth in »om<-thinj{ or nomebody. Without it man
kind would be lout. If you have nu faith in yourself,
th* n your life u without meaning. Displace hate with
lovi', uixtrust with underntandinK, and fear with faith.
l.et’s Have Clean Elections
Tho reccnt «.-lectiuu for King and Queen of May ha«
brought iniu light the fact that there u> a great need for
i.lcaniitg up ttie poiitica on the canipun.
It ui all light lot a person to put in a plug once in a
whiJv lor hiK candidate. That is expected. But when
»muoiif deliberately looks over another’s shoulder to
ate i( he ut voting tor the person he was told to, it is
going just a litilc too far. Kveryone is entitled to his
own upimon in everything, but no one has to tell a
U-llow .student who he should or should not vote for
anti Htantl there and Hee that he does a.i he is told. Most
of the vitums are the freshmen and other new students
who are not tamiliur with all the candidates nor the
campus voting procedure. If votes have to be forced
out ol people or obtained by other means, the person
running deserves tb lose the election.
At one time during the past election there were about
thiily people crowded in the room and a freshman was
in charge of the votes. It was believed that the Lxecu*
uvi- iii>ard wa4 in charge of elections, and as yet there
has been no Ireshman named to the Executive Borad.
'Ihi.t i* nol an implication that the girl was dishonest in
her niaiiugement, but that the students could have and
pioliably did take advantage of her "greenness" to the
Job. It i» rather difficult to watch thirty people cram
med into a small room voting in secret (?).
What really should be done is to devote a chapel pro
gram for campaigns for the nominees before each major
election. In this way each student will know who he
is voting for. The candidate.s should have campaign
managers who would make short speeches telling why
the person should be elected, what kind of student he is,
and the nctiviiie)) he has participated in while at the
college. If the person eligible for election wished to
say anything, they would have an opportunity to do so
at that time. In this way, each member of the student
body could hear what hud to be said about the nomi
nees at line time instead of being cornered by a dozen
different people and told whom to vote for.
We are not trying to say that the election which was
just helil was nol on the up and up, but that we think
the politics on the campus have gotten out of hand.
Many of the underhanded and sly ways of getting a
prison into an office could be averted it the polls were
properly supervised and the students were better inform
ed about the people eligible for offices.
Thla column la beginning to yelvllle F Warren
think our rdllor Is psychic. We personality may not beca-ise we want our unfortunates
drew our aaalgnment last month ^ be'.my queen as last month’s to have a Merry Christmas also.
Inn* before anyone knew who the Queen s' ...
1-lne Knot Queen was. And who ,blends Just because she, PERSONALITY PLUS—Charles
did It turn out to be. none other li,, prettiest head on Alias Courses, corsets, powder.
, (ban Ihe victim of the previous ,,„ipus doesn't mean that her i and many other samples of such
column. The same thing baa hap- empty of bralna I gueas : articles are not all that Doc Hardy
pened this month In the case of talking about | la known for lately. Of course I
>iar.(uerlte Soe. If you didn't.' won't attempt to reveal any of his
you ri- Siupid because her picture' secrets, but I hear that MUs Bran-
l< Ju»t above anyway. | don is learning aome Georgraphy
MarKUerlte is a very dignified ; '*>«‘ had in school be-
and argumentative president of.“
ih.. senior class . She usually;'hapter on Rice Mr Hardy had
wins b.-r arguments which are, as « most Interesting tale of woe
a rule, well-grounded. She U »» proceeded as
belter known 1 b«lleve as Maggie.:
our rfKreatly elected Max Klog.
Mr. M<>ume K. Warr**!!.
All of Ui knew "Oroopy" loog
before be ever thoufbt of becom*
log Max King. You don't have to
wonder at how be waa elects! He
U koowo by everybody aa one of
tbe beat all-round fellowa on tb«
campua. 1 can't aay that 1 have
a<«n a more friendly peraon any
pl*<e. Always willing to | ;nd"what""we; ^'•«t when I spotted a bunch of
alad hand to everyone I little Japanese below. I dived
This friendly personality baa and i 'o *•" | and saw that they
will continue to carry Droopy i Maxxie sweated, spit, and
a long way In life. Ispum.-d over this dear ole Paper;, ,,tug bu„die»
Mr. "May King" belonga to and last yey and did a “lihty fine
)ul, mighty fine. In fact she .. , i
She may not like it, but that's | "There I was flying at 30,000
were picking rice and putting it
What a mess!
U president of Sigma Alpha Kra-
tfrnlty. He Is alao president of
the Pan Itelenlc Council. This
is a very high position since it
Is the governing body of all Greek
letter organisations on the campus.
Mr. Warren Is a senior of very
high standing since he will grad>
uate at the end of tbe present
semester. He is now doing hit
practlje teaching at tbe high
school and from all reports, baa
turned In a fine Job In that depart^
ment.
So much for this lime. We have
said enough about Uroopy. All
ol us know him for the fine feU
low bel s. We'll mlas him when
be leaves. Bo for this month it’s
hat^ off «o our May King, Droopy.
really got the paper started again.
Sn*- alKO served as president of
the Dramatics Club last year
Th«re was no director, for the
pUys. but plays were given just
the lutme. They were good too.
Jkl.iKKit* whs one of the main people
ill .ue piH> given recently on the
campu>.
1 Kueas this It enough about
MuKKie. I could go on and on
leli.n^ alK>ut the things which she
do* ^ and has done since she has
b«M n at AC. She was selected by
her > ia.»h as (he .Mui»t Likely To
SutMt-d. I know that she will
su ited In whatever she attempts,
and 1 would like to wish her a
liappy i>undini(.
Mature Student Body ? ?
The probability that the present student body is per
haps the oKle.it group on an average in so far as years
are concerned, is almost too obvious to point out. It
should be the most mature group ever assembled at this
m.HlilUtion.
We have a group of veterans as large as the total
number ot students enrolled during any pre-war year.
Th<j veterai.s and non-veterans have had time and ample
opportunity to grow up and develop points of view far
in advance •>( the average collegc student during normal
times. In many respects, this group of students have
provi n to them.".elve!< and to the watchful eye of the world
that they will take advantage of their vast and varied
experiences and seek to salvage from the chaos of thui
post-war world belter citizens, not only of an interna
tional type, but of the communities into which they will
be thrown as leaden* with a so-called well-rounded col
lege education. Above and beyond the petty issues that
attempt to muddle the argument, this is our job and
responsibility a.'; the future citizenry of tomorrow. Should
we nol seek from every sourse to train ourselves to
carry out these re.^ponsibilities, then we will let ourselves
doM II and the generation lhat i.* to follow.
We are all fortunate that we have been able to attend
a college, but have we demon.Htratd by suche an attitude
as shown in response to the program pre.^ented by
our fellow students in chapel last Wednesday that we
fully deserve our good fortune? The program presented
was. whether we realized it or not, of interest to every
student on the campus. A great deal of thought and
hard Work had gone into the preparation of this pro
gram wit hthe primary purpose of helping to awaken
our mature, but somewhat lackadaisical student body.
Many studenu attended chapel that day with the in
tention of tistening to and profiting by what was said.
Their attonUon was rudely em>ugh distracted by a cer
tain faction that .wemed to have no interest whatsoever
in what wa.4 being said. Is this faction a desirable ele
ment? Arv you a member of the faction? If so, Mr.
Student by all meuiis feel proud of yourseif! Why?
You may a.sk. Well, there appeared in the Wilson Daily
Times some few months ago an editorial with a phrase
containing a thought thiit the students attracted by AC
were not from the best homes. This editorial was re
sented, and wp trust that it was a slip of the pen. We
have no doubt but that thi.s statement is false in every
sense of the word, and this paper would back up any
article defending the students against such a remark.
However, our actions during chapel last Wednesday
would have been rather difficult to explain to the think
ers or originators of tnis much resonted observation.
.Many times in the past we have had speakers on our
chapel programs who had very little to say along with
a boring manner of presentation. Aren’t our own fel
low students entitled to this .name respect? Sure they
are! It is common courtesy and can’t be denied. Court
esy, however, shouldn’t have been the facto rthat might
have held the attention; we, as grown-up, supposedly
mature, well-balanced students attending college should
have listened to the thoughtful ideas designed for our
reception and action. We didn't listen; furthermore,
we were wrong. Let's admit it and seek to improve upon
our mistake.
Someone has remarked that at the root of the problem
was the lack of school spirit. We may or may not have
school spirit. If we haven't, we have a student body that
is capable of building anything that is missing in )ur
college. It has been said that a college is only as strong
as the students make it. It is our job to do something
about ourselves, not a jo bfor the faculty of administra
tion. We by no means need the most beautiful sur
roundings, irreprochable faculty members, and even a
glory shrouded football team. There is a world of bene
fits to be derived from AC, and it is our job to f\nd,
materialize, and grow from the opportunities we have
at hand. AC can be our "light of life" if we will put
our energies to work. We only derive from a thing what
we put into it. In the future, let's make a beginning
to feed tbe Japanese soldiers so
my squadron decided that we
might as well have the rice for
tbe little United Statesian Pilots,
so we dived down and picked up
every bunch of rice that they had
picked." At this moment another
bright student remarked that he
was certainly surprised that pilots
could do that. Doc replied, “If
you are surprised, you should
have seen the expression on the
lUtle Japanese rice pickers’ faces.**
.Miss Brandon is still tr>ing to
figure it out, it is rumored. Rut
Mr iiardy is not allow'ed to make
I any more reports In that class.
I • . .
FUIKXDLINKSS IS A GOOD
POLICY—In a school of this size
i thre is no need for anyone's “not
seeing” another student on the
campus or elsewhere. It seems to
be a habit for some to go about
their merry way, day by day. Just
seeing their own little crowd. And
there are some who are Just so |
bu»*y that they don't have the
time to speak because they are
just too busy hurrying to some
place where that meeting or group
just has to have their presence to
get along . . . but what do thy do?
It all goes back to the old “big
happy family" and we should feel
toward each other as If we were In
otir own homes
the noise that is heard when she
is making announcements for the
buefit of the student^body. We
should realize that she is doing qi
a favor and that we should give
Ltr the respect that she truly de
serves. But as for certain other
speech makers In the Dining Hall
1 pity and might add that I always
will! W^e fully understand that
we are of college calibre even if
at times we do forget It. There
are other times when I think that
conduct In the Dining>Hall is per*
missible when there is a little
noise. For example, recently there
was a major election on the
campus. During the meal the
winner w'as asked to stand. There
was a great ovation and as usual
there were some who wished for
the winner to make a speech.
What was so wrong with that?
I’ve seen it done at banquets, and
even a dinner where the Governor
was the one who was asked, by tbe
same method. He certainly did
not ask anyone to leave, but
thanked them! Frankly, I think
that there had better be something
of a higher calibre on the campus
than the students! Again. 1 hope
that in the future we will give
Miss Ward our attention when the
bell rings for announcements.
• • •
QUEKN—Although in the last
issue you read the story of the
Pine-Knot Queen, this column had
already been w'ritten so I did not
get the chance to get in tbe con
grats. So, Miss Lib Leach, we are
proud to have you as Queen for
this year. Miss Leach is so
"queenly” that I am sure that
Konald Heagan and Jane Wyman
must have seen just that when
they were selecting the winner.
Again, our congratulations to you,
the runners-up. and to all of the
Princesses of the Ball.
• • •
SICK BAY—We are glad to see
Beulah Tew back on the campui
again. She says that her recovery
is due to “talking to my Lord.”
She had a slight case of Flu and
on the night before she left the
Infirmary, the weatherman aald
that thre w'ould be rain the next
day. And if it rained that meant
e are better than^ome''^id ^ f
not want some particular person as ^ ."I, i
a friend th.n “..k the netx night. Bat
a friend, then do not assoiate with
him, but you can at least speak to
him. It pays to have friends. Cer
tain faculty members could take
a hint!
tho ntxt day the sun was shining
and It w'as nice and warm. “How
could that happen?” someone
asked and Beulah told us that
sne had prayed so that sbe could
go to the dance and ended by
saying. “He has answered my
prayer so far, but I sho’ hope that
LOVE—Isn’t love the most
wonderful thing! Our congratu
lations go to Misses Jean Lsenby * , * -, i.* »
and Thelma Hardison this time He ® *
because they have accepted en-1..
gagement rings from their favor-' . ^ ®
ite men. But all of the men on I ... Ed Thompson Is oat
the campus are wondering why ’ r f
all ot the best looking women have ? f circulation ... it
to go and get engaged so early in'wl* ®
life when there are so many men | ' ...
r.r sw“en “g'‘Z“r‘‘kle'‘r7s GRIDDERS-To our foot-
gals, and you both hare a man ’ ‘*®“
thai all of the women wUh tor ' ‘^““^'-atulations for the season of
some day. | that has Just ended. Al-
But the
only ones that are getting enYaeed” ' 1*1,°',®*?*^^*
Ed Thompson Is engaged to a ^ *'®''®
really beauteous litUe Nurse ‘ We are still proud
down at Woodard-Herrine The ' ? *
forward to the next season when
though the wins were a little on
women are not the' . “‘‘*® ““® '®°'®
iin<F exactly lllce to have, we know
edding is to b© in early spring
Are we to profit by onr elders'
mistakes? That seems to be the
case In "Introduction to College"
. . . those papers on LOVE
(This was not my idea, but my
freshmen friends seem to think
that it should be inserted!)
...
NEW barracks —Did
we will be backing you again
whether you win, lose, or draw.
• • «
And now comes the time when
there should be mentioned the
hopftb and wishes of the staff
that each of you will have a very
Merry Christmas and a pleasant
New Year. May Santa Claus fill
toward those things which we are supposedly missing i r.,k. il * is another bar- all of your stockings with goodie*
1 _i t . , ; racas in construction at the orMu ®^d many beautiful eifta And re-
by conducting ourselves in a manner which are becoming I *■“ time? Maybe we are going ^ “®“b«. <ion'r ;rngfe too mw
to a mature student body. - -
1^ the Building Fund Grow yet |l>«lla!
I This new building is on Oold
I street Just below Sigma Aloha I
Fraternity House and should b^ I H.\.\deL’8
1«x>n. It is' (Continued from Page One)
Join The Christmas Spirit
As Christmas draws close participate in every activity I i“^viduai***rMm^M in*th° u ' Ba*»es: Francis Ammons, Gene
at hand, it w well to remem- planned during the season. Project on Roundtree *i?i ^edi Brown, c. D. Gar
ber the true spirit of Christ- Go caroling, even if you **'•“ * to hap^n? That’ ft"!"' Ha"®li. Corley
mas. Some say it is not the never have before. You will KidS’t.*n* ‘**® TaylorTnd jlck*®Ho“on*'’ **
people to make a smiles received from the pat-’‘tralghten the occupants out f°r the underprivileged chlsl-
ChnMmaA it should be. ient5 in the hospitAbi and the year But mavKo Wilson were placed in the
It .Heems that Christmas at .^hut-ins when they are visit- parutions “»® cbapei. Each year the
AC brings the studenU clou- ed. Attend ever>- party out
er together than they .re yotir whole heart into fhe i safety Fms'T-!, .aw a ^ '^“chiMrenTe'reXn"!-
at an) other time during the \uletide festivities; and you '“terestin* motto last we«t ’•*'® »tudenu.
year. There are many who will be able to look back to'* *°“i<> to pass u on Thp”r^ —
do not know what Christ- the time when you enjoyed k**™ en rouu .
mas here really mean.s. The your “Other Christmas" a-1 2nTf houseiVBrtriTwere^tX'
best way to find out is to way from home.
rrcess and 1 think ju oniain were loiaiiy
I something should be said ok^. or rendered nntnhabU-
be taid about, able during World War II.