The €olli<:4pIate
fOL. XXIV
ATLANTK' { ifRlSTlAN COLIJCGK, MAKCII 2. 1954
NUMHKK^S
Four Students Who Will Direct
Mystery Romance
Stage And Script Selects Night Before Holidays
For Student ProductionOf Three One-Act Plays
PAUL CROUCH
RI BY WIGGINS
And A Fantastic Fable
By RK'IIAKl) ZlliLAK |
The Stage aod Script memberg
are again rushing jbout getting
ready for the three one-act playt
vhich are to be given in Howard
Chape) on March 11
Upon the opening of the curtain
at 8:00 p. m.. ••'Hie Princess Mar*
jrii.^ TTie Page” will be given under
the direction of Ruby Wiggins.
This play by E^na St. Vincent
, MiUay takf^. place in the top of
I a tower. It la a youthful work, prel-
' ty in dealing with words, and ro
mantic as well as humorous.
“l*hf Princess Marries The
Page” is Miss Millay's earliest at
tempt at play-writing. It would
: hove t>een puk)lished before 1932.
i but her manuscript was lost. Af
ter thirteen years the lost manu
script was found and was acted
1 by the Coamopolitan Club of Phil-
'adeiphia. After reading it again.
Miss Millay discovered that she
I liked it much l>ctter than she had
I expected. She then had a desire
to see it among her published
books.
The characters of the play are
the Princess, the Page, the King,
the Chancellor, and twx> soldiers.
The petite Princess will be play*
ed by Maxine O'Connell. Kenneth
Rouse, a newcomer tu our stage.
I will star as the Page who is the
i lover of the Princess. The father
of the Princess, the King, will be
purtrayi'd by Richard Ziglar. 'Hic
Lord High Chancellor will bt» play
ed by Don Wenver. Perry Moore
and Jack Harris will be the »old-
iers
Understudies .*r»* Jackie Vicke.
Paul Crouch. Wilbur Heath, and
Jamek Hrnnby.
Murder MyUry
Thi* b.»*coiKl play will be "Heat
Ughtnmg*' by Robert F. Carroll.
dirt*cli*d by PmuI Crouch. vice*'
pTejid^'nt of the Stage and Script :
It is a murder myst«*ry and takes ’
place in bus station. i
The "Man” of the play will be j
Jimmie Burnette, Evelyn Yionou- |
lis will act as the ' Girl.*' Tlie *‘Sec-.
ond Man" will be played by an
other newcomer to our htuge, Dale'
Gainey.
The final ploy to be* given is
“Fable.” Thjs play was written |
by Cecil Willis, director of thei
Shoestring Players. 'Riis will be;
the premier performance of th#
play.
Fantasy
"Fable" is a fantasy and the
scene takes place in an oft4'n spok*
en-of. but never seen place.
The directors are Velva Pearce
and Jimmie Howard.
The cast of the play follows: St
Cecilia— Jo Ann Moore, St. Vero
nica— Peggy NichoIIs, St. Martha
Mickey Uaynor, St. Anne—Mar-
Arthur Dail Heads
New Organization
Of War Veteran*
JIMMY HOWARD
V
VELVA PEARCE
Around The Campus
ETHERIDGE HONORED
The Handbook of Chemistry
Physics has been awarded to Dav
id Etheridge for making the high
est average in General Chemistry
(luring first semester. David, a
lenior at ACC, is majoring in
science.
The handboolc which David earn
ed as well as won is to be given
to the one having the highest aver
age in General Chemistry at the
end of the first semester in each
school year, David is the first to
win the book at ACC.
The book award is given by the
Chemical Rubber Publishing com
pany of Cleveland, Ohio.
DRAMA FESTIVAL
Atlantic Christian College will be
Iwst to the Eastern Regional
Drama Festival on March 26 and
n.
During these two days Howard
Chapel will be filled with drama
lovers. On the afternoon of the 26th
the curtain will begin to open and
close, for within these two days
approximately ten plays will be
given. Dr. Travis White will also
address the Group on Friday night,
March 26.
On the 27th, Saturday morning,
there will be a coffee hour at 9:00
followed by various talks concem-
dramatics.
The visitors on the campus will
be from Campbell College, East
Carolina College, Greenville Little
Theatre, Washington Little Thea
tre, Wilson Little Theatre, Shoe-
jWng Players, Wesley Players.
Maskeeters of Charles L. Coon,
®ailey High School, Edsonians of
Rocky Mount and Wake Forest
School.
A tea will be given on Saturday
afternoon for the guests.
GREEKS ELECT OFFICERS
The six Greek letter social fra
ternities and sororities on campu.-;
have elected their officers for sec- j
ond semester.
President? of the groups art- De-!
lores Best, Delta Sigma: Mickey.
Raynor, Phi Sigma Tau; Rutn
Lockamy, Sigma Tau Chi; Kelly
Byrum, Phi Kappa Alpha; Jack
Denning, Sigma Alpha; and Wal
ter Hood, Phi Delta Gamma.
SIGMA PI ALPHA BIDS
Sigma Pi Alpha, national lanK
uage fraternity, sent out bids Feb
ruary 22. Bids were issued to all
language students who have a B
average in language, an over-all
C average, and are passed by the
members of the fraternity.
BILL BE.ACHAM
(From The WUson Dally Tlmeii)
Bill Beacham, Atlantic Christian
college’s 6-7^4 sophomore center
from Itocky Mount, was nam^
to the Greensboro Daily News W -
North State Conference basketbaU
team last week.
The lean 207-pounder, the Ullest
man on this year's All-SUr squad,
is one of three sophomores to make
the team. One freshman. Raeford
Wells of Lenoir Rhyne, was named,
and three juniors and three seniors
made the club. u x i,
Beacham joined Coach Jack Mc-
Comas’ Bulldogs at midseason last
year and immediately Ijegan
showing promise of ®, **?/;
He had Just served a hitch in me
Army, where he made a name for
himself In West Coast service ba»-
This season, Beacham
Atlantic Christian into a fourth
plfc^ finish in the No^ SUte
putting the Bulldog* in the annua
conference tournament for the first
Lime iu ^our years.
He was the team’s leading scor-
er, with 292 poinU in 2* games
for a 12.2 average, and w a s a
standout on backboard pUy.
Several wit-ks of planning and
work were culminated Thursday
evening, February 11, with the
election of offlcer.s by the newly
organized Veterans Club.
The officers electi'd were Arthur
Dail, Commander; Cecil Willis, vice
Commander; Leroy Batts, Adju
tant; Ashton Wi^,^. Publii. Iniunn-
ation Officer; Paul Hill, Finance
Officer; and Darrell Huffman,
Chaplain. The slate of officers Is
similar to that of the American
Legion and other veterans organ
izations. In comparing the Veter
ans Club officers with those of oth
er student organizations on the
campus, the office of Commander
is comparable to the office of Presi
dent: the Vice Commander to the
Vice President; the Adjutant to
the Secretary and the Finance of
ficer to the Treasure. The offices
of Chaplain and Public Informa
tion Officer are, by their titles, self
explanatory.
The newly elected officers are
now in the process of drafting a
constitution and set of by-laws for
the club. To assist and guide them
in this, Adjutant Leroy Batt* has
requested organizational informa
tion from veterans clubs at State,
Carolina, Wake Foest, East Car
olina and several other colleges in
North Carolina.
Veterans clubs were active on
college campuses throughout the
country in the year* immediately
following World War II. As many
veterans completed their college
work and the number of veterans
enrolled in college decreased, the
activity and influence of veterans
(■lulw receded in proportion. With
the number of veteran itudent* on
the increase as a result of the
Korean conflict, veterans club* are
again becoming active.
Sixty-Two Pledge
ACC Fraternities
“CLOSED WEEKEND"
RFXITAL
A proKrsm tailored (o different
levels of student Interest has
been planned for tbe aftemonn
of March 7, the last .Sunday be
fore sprinc bollday*.
Lynn Brown and Lee Howard,
of the mosic faculty, will be as
sisted by Mrs. Howard and a
stadent group. The concert, be-
(inninc at 4:30 In Howard Chap
el. will Inclode sonca by Mr.
Brown, piano dueta by the How
ards )lacludln( Ravel. Khacha
turian, Poalenc, Dvorak. Brahm
and Beethoven), rello mIos by
Mr. Howard, and numliers by a
small sincinc rroop.
The free concert is beln* spon
sored by the Department of
Fine Arta and the Concert Com
mittee.
Sixty-two men students at At
lantic Christian collcge have ac
cepted bids for membership in
the three social fraternitie*. Those
pledged to KIgma Alpha fraternity:
Earl Hughes, Grifton; Goethe Wil-
11am Aldridge. Grantsboro; James
Da+is, Wilsoii; John Mariey,
Frankiinville; Jack Aheron, I>eaks-
vllle; William Mobley. WllUams-
ton; Ronald Percise, Goldsboro;
Ben Allen Rh(xie.i, Zebulon; Jim
my Williams. Pink Hill: Bill Beac-
ham. Rocky Mount; Philip Hou-
chins, Raleigh; Lewis Spencer.
Tarboro; Norwood Worley, Smith-
field; Charles Teachey. Rose Hill;
Charles Hester, Greensboro; Bil
ly Widgeon, Newport: and Gilbert
Corl>ett, WU*on.
Pledge* for Phi Delta Gamma
fraternity are. Wilbur Heath,
Trenton: Donald Weaver, Four
Oak*; Melvin Woodard, Prlnce-
U>n; Bruce Herndon. Wendell,
Bernard Stephenson, Raleigh;
Joe Bulla. Fayetteville; Richard
Ziglar. Winston-Salem; Roderick
Howell, Gibson; Paul W. Hill,
Edward; Rupert Hamilton, Wil
son. and Bill Stott, Sim*.
Phi Kappa Alpha pledge* are
Robert Carr, Raleigh; Larry Mc-
Swain, ’nioma*ville; Jimmy Mat
thews, Winston-Salem; Kenneth
Lamhi. Wilson; Jimmy Harris,
Raleigh; Decatur Beacham, Arl
ington. Va.; Eugene Underwood,
Aydcn; Charles Hutehlns, Wins
ton-Salem; Wayland Rhodes, Ra
leigh; B<-njamin Wilson. Kotierson-
ville; Richard Hatliaway, Wil
son: Joseph Morris, Wilson; Jer
ry Williams, Fuquay Spring*;
Thoma* Batchelor, Wilson: Tom
mie Williamson, Raleigh; Bill
Palmer, Raleigh; Bobert Benton,
Releigh; Donald Baker, Kipling;
George Littrell, Suffolk, Va.;
Dale Gait^, Goldsboro; Kenneth
Rouse, Kinston: William Keene,
Princeton; Hackney High, Oak
City; Marshall Newbern Elizabeth
City; Wayne Mitchell, Wendell;
William Owens, Fountain; Verwm
Bryan, Goldsboro; Richard Hollo
man, Raleigh: Perry Moore, Ay-
den; Seth Tyson, Stantonsburg;
Claude Fulghum, Wilson; Jose
minguez, Camaguey, Cuba; Billy
Farmer, Wilson, and Ashton Wlggs
Pine Level.
jonc Hyrum. St IWrnadHtr—Jer
ry liall. St. J(ian of Arc — Nan
Muttox, St. Peter — Howard O'
Connell. .St. Paul Robert Over-
cash ;iik1 St Terrsa of Avila —
Edythe Fuller
The undemtudies are Edythe Ful
ler. Shirley Parker, Velva Pearc*.
MagiKilia Duckworth, Ju Ann
CrumpltT, Mt>llie Hester. Ceell
Willis and Jimmy Howard.
The memlH-rs of the »-omniltt«*
for all three productions are:
SCKNKHV - Joe Klllingsworth.
Darrell lluffman, Barbara Hutch
ins, Tommie Williamson
PKOPKIITlFii Darrell Huff
man. Wilbur H(*ath, Mollie Hester
1 COSTUMES - Polly SU-phenson.
Jo Ann ('rumpler, Pauline SalttT.
Anne Pa^tchall, Janie Crei-l, Shir-
' ley House. Shirley Parker
I LIGHTING — Jack Hamilton.
^Gene Undi-rwiKid, HolK-rt Overrash
I MAKF;-UI* Jackie Vick. Bar
bara Hutchins, Peggy Nlcholls,
iPaul Crouch
‘ PUHMCITY - Richard Zijtlar.
Ruby Wiggins. Paul Croucfc. Mag-
'tu)lia Duckworth, Hilly Draughn
PUCX;raM CHAIRMAN — Viv
ian Muns
STAC;K manager - Jimmy
Howard with Rot>ert Overcasb ti
his assistant
Mrs. Doris Hoisworth is advisor
to th<‘ Stage arid Script Club.
New Building Fund
Passes First Lap Of
Its $2,000,000 Goal
BA.ND TO WILMINGTON
ACC’s band is making plans for
its trip to the Wilmington Azalei
Festival on March 27. A parade
and assorted other activities arc
on schedule.
Dr Travis White announced thl.H
wi-ek the successful raising of the
first $100,000 necessary for begin
ning eon.vtruction on a n<-w science
building and an infirmary. th«
first two buildings planned in
$2,00,000 biilldir'(> j>rogru(n
schi-dujed over the next 10 year*.
The new building program wa*
given a detailed study at a mi-et-
ing of the Board of Trustees ear
lier this month.
Kenovations
Plans for the renovation of Ho
ward Chapel and the college'* din
ing hall also were approved by the
trust<'es. Work on these two land
ings will begin this spring, it was
reportj-d.
In his report to the trustees. Dr.
Travis A. White, president of the
college, urged the trustee* to help
speed up the MollclUition of funds
for the college'* building program.
"We need to expand right away
to take care of the large number
of *tudenta that will be applying
for entrance to the college during
the next few year*." Dr. White
(aid.
The trustees approved a reconv
mendation of the board’s execu
tive commltti-e to amend the char
ter of the college to allow for five
more trustees.
TTie new tru»t<fs are t/> 1)C chos
en as soon as the action is ap-
prtived by the state convention of
Christian Churches to which At
lantic Christian College belongs.
The action was taken In order to
have five more member* of the
tx>ard who are not members of the
Christian church.
Ilr. <’as» Honored
In the meeting the trustee* also
honored a long-Ume faculty mem
ber of the college who ha* retired,
Dr. S. Perry Case. The board vot
ed to honor Dr. Caie a* Dean B-
meritus of the college.
In atHither action Bowden War
ren of Newton Gorve wa* elected
U) the board to fill out the unex
pired term of the late John C.
Warren of Newton Grove, the new
member's father who died recent
ly. TTie tru*t<-es also passed a res
olution in recognition of the long
service given to the college by
John C. Warren before his death.
Warren had been a member of
the trustees for aliout H year*
and eight of hi* children have at
tended the college as student*.
Thomas J. Hackney, chairman
of thf! board, presided at the
meeting.
FIVE HTl’DENTH AT NBA
Five stiidents repretenU'd ACC
at the National Student Associa
tion meeting in Greenslwro recent
ly. From the Cooperative Associa
tion WT-nt Jim Paeble*, Billy
Draughn and Kenneth Rouse. Rep
resenting publication* were Jo Ann
Moore and Jim Hemby.
HHOE8TRINOERH CELEBRATE
’The Shoestring Playert celebrat
ed their first birthday last week
with a performance «)f Moliere’i
"The Doct/ir In Spite Of Himself.”
ACC students in the east were
Dlrect^jr Cecil Willi*, Mickey Ray
nor, Shirley Bunn, John O’Oinnell
Paul Crouch and Jimmy Howard.