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VOL. XXVII
No. 13
EDITORIAL STAFF
CoEditora Charles Shirley. Joe Hardegree
Club Eiditor Billie Ann Creech
Sporta Editors Georye Willouirhby, libby Griffin
Secretariea Patt Murray
R«porter« Billie Ann Creech, Gwen Stanley, Jo
Anne Kivenbark, Art Biahop, Tom
my Willifl, Peg^ Roum
Adviser Dorothy Eagles
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager Norman Watson
AjBistant Businew Manager David Batts
Circulation Dot Taylor, Patsy Ferrell
Ad Composer P^ggy Mitchell
Adviser George Swain
I’hotographer Claude Anthony
Habebunt
Lumen Vitae
Looking At The Campus
By JOE HARDEGREE
Another school year is almost over. With this issue
The Collegiate will be laid to rest for another three
months, only to be revived again next September by a new
crop q{ editors and staff members. We wish them success,
a lot of energy, and bountiful supply of midnight oil. They
will need it.
Before we close up shop completely, however, there
are a few loose ends that need to lie tied together.
Almost everything written in this space during the
past year has been an attempt to stimulate student think-
ink upon campus issues. We firmly believe that many
times things of importance to the students never reach the
point of general discussion. There are times when special
groups, for one reason or another, do not wish for certain
issues to be placed before the students, even though the
students might be directly concerned. There are some who
feel that upper level decisions should be made before the
students should even hear of the matter.
It is the duty of any newspaper to focus attention
upon the vital Issues of the day. There can be no freedom
of the pres# unless the newspaper is free to exercise and
DO^S”exercise this duty.
Also, a newspaper is not a "mirror” in which the read-
eds' opinions are merely reflected back in paragraph form.
A newspaper should be something that can cast new in
sight upon the readers problems — both individual and
collective ones.
A newspaper should also be a sounding board for the
reader’s opinion. The Collegiate has printed every reply
and signed opinion presented by ACC students. We ap
preciate those students who hace taken' the time and in
terest to expre-s* their opinion about the matters di^ussed
in this column. They are to be congratulated for having the
de.sire and courage to present their opinions publicly. Our
only regret is that more students did not avail them.selves
the opportunity. Our thinks go to J. D. Wooten, David
Pitts, Billy Merritt, “Sticks” Hutchins, Martha Sanders,
and others who have expressed themselves on these pages.
As we said before, another year is ending. Let us
hope that some of the knowledge that the professors have
poured into the collective minds of ACC students has stuck.
Let us also hope that we will all keep un-dogmatic minds,
and willing hearts. In the long run that is what the world
needs.
Breakthrough
(The following rhymes were composed in honor of
Prof. Edward Cloyd’s recent stroll through a plate glass
window.)
Steady Eddie with his head
Broke some glass and hardly bled.
Observing students later said,
“A right hard head has Steady Ed.”
A preoccupied teacher named Cloyd
Saw nothing ahead but a void.
But the shattering smash
Of head meeting glass
His preoccupation destroyed.
Our Edward was once an idealist
Who thought that the mind was supremist.
But due to a crash
With a wall of clear glass
He’s now a militant realist.
"How did you do it?” the people said.
"I used my head,” said Steady Ed.
“But later on, I realized.
Perhaps, I should have used my eyes.”
People who live in glass houses should never
throw
A party to which Mr. Cloyd is invited.
Joe Hardegree
Br DOROTHY J. WIMMLWl
"They shall have the U<ht of
life." Not everyone Is privileged
to attain light of life, but all
thoee who enter this institutioo and
:>eek this light shall find it
Why was our motto not: and
they shall have skills, or know-1
ledge, or the preparaUon to earn
‘ a livelihood? Certamly. it must be
that those who composed our motto
knew that with only such super
ficial accountrements as skills and
facta, life wouid be an empty shell,
a dark, hollow existence. The dif-'
, ference between those existing prin- i
cipally in a physical nature and
those existing spiritually and men
tally in the light of life is as uo-1
like as day is from night.
This gloriotjs light of life has an
illusive quality which at times we
possess fully and at other times -
we seem to have lost completely.
It is the sort of thing which Paul |
! speaks of when he says at times ^
, he "sees through a glass darkly." i
However, once a person has had I
' a glimmer of this light which gives |
a true understanding of manlcind |
' and of the purpose of hie, no other
life suffices for him. ;
I But what is this light? It is the
I breadth of knowledge which floods
our life with a new perception of i
’ the meaning of our existence. In-'
stead of remaining merely a phy
sical entity which eats and sleeps,
and exists on the 'surface of li/e,
we come into a new awareness of
the possibilities in life, both for
ourselves and for our fellow man.
It is that insight into living which
eiu-iches \is spiritually and gives
our life purpose and direction. With
this light we are no longer just
people with a profession aimed at
bringing home a paycheck. We no
longer walk through life in one
narrow lane of Wsion with material
gains as our goal. With this light
we are able to remove much of
the frustration and impatience to
which such an outlook leads. Now
each day holds something to medi
tate upon, and the experiences we j
have are made meaninKful through '
this understanding we have of tm-'
man nature — its frailty as well I
as its strength. !
How do we attain this light of
life? It is a composite of the ,
impressions we receive through ex
periences both in class and out-1
side class. We study man's philos-'
ophies from earliest civilization
through contact with great litera- j
ture. In this way we come to know ;
the teachings of Jesus and the con- j
ception of life held by men such '
as Aristotle, Socrates, Shakespeare
and Descartes. Each of these men i
had the light of life and we glean :
from their writings a glimmer of :
the light that elevated their lives i
from mere existence to planes of
higher perception. We also receive
this light through a study of the
psychology of human nature and
through a study of the mechanics
of our universe, in science.
And yet the most valuable source
of this light can be found through
the associaUon of college students
in a working and a learning at
mosphere. As well as this source,
the relationship between students
and the faculty, who are constant
ly guiding and counseling, is cer
tainly rewarding. Also, students
and faculty both find life to be a
richer experience through associa
tion and fellowship in the many
extra-curricula activities.
And so this light permeates our
characters unconscously as we ex-
The Night Before Exams
TWAS the night before exams, and all through the hoiu,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The books were all laid on the table with care
In hopes that inspiration would visit them there;
The students were nestled all snug in their beds.
While visions of term papers danced in their heads;
My girl friend in her kerchief, and I in my cap.
Had just settled down for a pre-exam nap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash.
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of midday to objects below.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.
With a little old driver, so lively and queer
I knew in a moment, it mu.st be Shakespeare.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came.
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name.
“Now, Macbeth! now, Hamlet; now, Richard and
Cae.sar!
On, HenrjM on, Portia! on, Othello and Jessica!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash a,way! dash away all!”
As dr>- leaves that before the wild hurricane fly
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So up on the house-top the coursers they flew,
With a sleigh full of books, and old Shakespeare there,
too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney ole’ Shakespeare came with a bound.
He was dre.ssed like a king—from head to his foot —
And hi.s clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of books he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And answered my questions; then turned with a jerk.
And laying a finger aside of his nose.
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle,
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight —
“GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW — NEW SLEEP
WELL TONIGHT!”
Noel Abbott
Smyrna, Ga.
Students Receive
Major Awards
AUantic Christian College held its
final Awards Day of the year
presenting major awards to
several student.
Charles Young, a rising sopho.
more from Rocky Mount, was
awarded the Rotary Cup for re
cording the highest scholastic aver
age of any student enrolled at ACC
this year.
Billy Widgeon, a senior from
Newport, was named the college’s
most outstanding male athlete and
was presented the Kiwanis Club
cup.
Ollie Cuddington of Kenly, was
named the most outstanding wo-
perience the give-and-take of cam- man athlete on the college cam
pus life. How fitting out motto is, j pus and was presented the Wo-
for truly all those who seek it shall | men's Athletic Association Award
have the light of life. | —— L
Dorothy Windham, English Mj-
jor, of Kenly, was the winner <i I
the Denny Essay Cup for her a- j
say on the college motto, ‘TTw [
Shall Have The Light Of Lift."
In addition to the presentatioi I
of awards, new officers of tb»
college’s student government wen |
installed at the assembly.
In 1956, there were 1,280 pcrsoB
killed in U. S. train-car crajha. I
A total of 40,000 Americans wee |
killed in 1956 traffic accidenti
In 1956, there were 2,368,0I| I
Americans injured in tnffic acO’ l
dents. [
Speeding was blamed for ug I
deaths on U. S.highwajs in 1S»|
In 1956, more than 8,000 pe^ I
trians were killed by autof ia “ I
U. S.
Jaywalking was costly “
U. S. in 1956 — 3,170 were kilW' I
Publication Staffs
Receive Letters
Publications' awards were pre-1
sented to the staff memters of |
both the Pine Knot and the Col-'
legiate in chapel on IVfey 17. The ■
awards were presented ^ the ad-'
visors and editors of the publica.
tk>ns.
Students receiving the "A" letter !
award for work on tie Collegiate'
g^re Charles Shirley, Joe Harde-'
grec. Art Bishop, Joanne Riven-!
bark. Gwen Stanley, JcJinny,
Browning, Billie Ann Creech. Da
vid Batts, Norman Watson, Mar
tha Saunders, Tommy Willis, Peg
gy Rouse, George Willoughby, Lib-
by Griffin, and Claude Anthony.
Awards for work on the Pine
Knot went to £dward Ward, Bus
ier Short. Ray Taylor, Peggy Mit
chell. CharlM Hutchins, Dusty
Rhodes, Johnny Browning and
Claude Anthony.
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Here we have
as he was
ave a picture of three ACC girls lookinng at Mr. CI*H
u S* ' cUssroom building recently. MarUi*^
Austin seem deeply conce^
Jo^e b?o"rn gu’ss »PP»--ently worried about steppml-