The Collegiate
VOL. XXVIII
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, JANUARY 16, 1958
NUMBER SEVEN
3 ACC Frats Set To Go National
By JIM BISHOP
A program of nationalization of
fraternities at Atlantic Christian
College has been approved and the
organizations are currently in the
process of completing the neces
sary requirements to take the
step, it was learned this week.
The affiliation of Phi Kappa Al
pha Fraternity with Delta Sigma
Phi National Social Fraterni
ty early in March wiU herald the
beginning of the actual nationaliza
tion program that has been in the
works on the ACC campus for more
that a year.
A check on the various fraterni
ties on the ACC campus this week
showed that all are making rapid
progress in this direction and at
least three of the four frats will be
affiliated nationally before spring
commencement exercises.
PHI KAPPA ALPHA — Presi
dent Joe Bennett reports that his
frat will become the Delta Iota
Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Frat
ernity when the nationalization is
completed early in March. He said
the required petition has been com
pleted, printed, and approved by
each chapter of the national fra
ternity. Phi Kappa officially be
came a colony of Delta Sigma Phi
on October 21, 1957. He said about
55 members of Phi Kappa Alpha
are planning to go national. Ben
nett pointed out that he expects to
lose -a few members because of the
added costs. He also said some
Phi Kap members will remain
Delta Sigma pledges until they can
afford to become members. He
said Delta Sigma Phi is about the
12th largest national fraternity
with 24,000 members including
alumni. He said after Phi Kap is
nationalized that the Fraternity
will retain its Phi Kappa Alpha
Al'umni Association. In order to
earn money to defray the costs of
gong national. Phi Kappa mem
bers have served three banquets
as waiters and sponsored a public
appearance by the Harvesters, a
singing group, as money making
projects.
SIGMA ALPHA — Don Lee, new
president of Sigma Alpha Fraterni
ty, says his group will become af-
fUiated with Alpha Sigma Phi Na
tional Social Fraternity. He said
the frat hopes to complete the af
filiation project either late in
March or early in April. He said
the required petition has been com
pleted. He disclosed that 25 names
were sent to the national office as
prospective members. He agreed
that the costs may prevent some
Sigma Alpha members from join
ing the national. The fraternity has
been studying some money mak
ing projects but nothing definite
has been worked out. Alpha Sig
ma Phi is one of the nation’s
largest fraternities.
SIGMA RHO PHI — Plans caU
for Sigma Rho Phi to become af
filiated with Sigma Phi Epsilon
National Social Fraternity. It is
hoped that the affiliation will be
completed sometime early in April,
President Art Bishop explained.
He disclosed that Sigma Rho Phi
wiU become the North Carolina
Eota Chapter of the national. Af
ter a visit from the national’s field
secretary, Dick Ostroski, this
week, the petition was completed
and sent to national headquarters
to be processed. Sigma Rho be
came a colony in December. Sig
ma Phi Epsilon is ranked second
largest national fraternity, Bishop
pointed out. He said that because
of the costs of nationalization, a
few members will not become na-
jiban College, Wilson, N. C.” this
week as a money making project
to help defray the expenses of be
coming national.
PHI DELTA GAMMA — I^esi-
tional.' Sigma Pho Phi began 'a
sale of special automobile license
tags, saying “Visit Atlantic Chris-
d.ent Carl Weaver said he recently
appointed a study commission to
become acquainted with the na
tional fraternity situation. He point
ed out that several national fra
ternities have made contacts with
his group. He said the fraternity
is planning a debate on he subject-
to help bring forth the merits of a
nationalization program. He said
he doubted that anything will be
done during the current school
year concerning nationalization.
‘‘We want to tliink about this step
over a longer period of time,”
Weaver said.
FRATERNITY PROJECT—One of the projects being condu ted by fraternities on the campus to
raise funds to go national is the sale of special license tags reading “Visit Atlantic Christian Col
lege, Wilson, N. C.” by Sigma Rho Phi Fraternity. Art Bishop, president of the frat, is shown here
presenting Dr. Wenger with a package containing one of the tags.
Church Vocations Meeting\[\^ A Lift?
Opens At ACC Tomorrow
Christian Church students from
communities all over the state will
arrive on the campus tomorrow
afternoon to take part in the Third
Annual Church Vocations Confer
ence sponsored jointly by Atlantic
Christian College and the North
Carolina Christian Missionary So
ciety.
The conference is being directed
by Mr. Allan R. Sharp, Acting
Chairman of ACC’s Department of
Religion and Philosophy.
Purpose of the conference is to
inform qualified young people of
the future of full - time church vo
cations.
Most of the students will be
from North Carolina. Some are ex
pected from Florida. The two - day
conference is expected to have
about lOO young people in atten
dance.
Main speaker for the event will
be Mr. William Hall, Professor of
Missions at Brite College of the
Bible, Texas Christian University.
The conference will open with
registration in the classroom build
ing at 4 p. m. tomorrow. The pro
gram will open with a dinner in
the college dining hall tomorrow
night at 7 p. m. Mr. Sharp will
preside over the opening session.
Mr. Hall, a former missionary to
India, will speak at the opening
session. Others on the first session
program are Bob White who will
present music; Rev. Ross J. Al
len, Executive Secretary of the
North Carolina Christian Mission
ary Society, and Mrs. John R.
Scudder, ACC faculty member.
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College Bolsters A-V Program
The announcement at the begin
ning of the week of the appoint
ment of Mr. Eugene G. Purcell,
Jr., Assistant Professor of philoso
phy, to serve as Director of Audio-
Visual Education, will mean an im
provement in providing the various
academic departments on the cam
pus with teaching aids.
Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, ACC
president, said that the initiation of
an office for A-V equipment was
to meet a need that has grown
in recent years as enrollments
have increased.
Mr. Purcell will begin his new
assignment on February 1. Office
space for this work has already
been set up in the college library.
In addition, a new listening room
also has been opened in the library
for the use of students and faculty.
In the future all A-V equipment
will be checked out through the
A-V office in the library.
Social Calendar
January 17-19 — Church Voca
tional Conference
January 18 — Belmont Abbey -
Away
January 20-25 — Exams
January 25 — High Point-Home
January 27 — Registration
January 28 — Classes Begin
January 29 — Elon-Away
February 1 — Western Carolina-
Home
Dr. Wenger said the office will
serve as a central clearinghouse
for all audio - visual materials
and equipment on the college cam
pus.
Mr. PurceU wiU have additional
student help to carry out his as-
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Use Ride Board
Planning a trip? Have car but
can’t afford the gasoline bill all
by yourself? There may be an
answer to your problem in the Bo-
hunk.
Last year one of the campus
fraternities erected a ride board
in the Bohunk. At first it was used
regularly but Boh'unk officials have
reported that it is not being used
very much this year.
The plan is simple. There are
slips available beside the board.
If a student is planning a trip and
intends to drive his automobile, he
can fill out a slip listing the date
and time of his departure, his des
tination, and the number of stu
dents he can accommodate and
the amount of money he needs
from each to pay the expenses.
Students wanting to make the same
trip without transportation will see
the notice and wUl contact the car
owner.
It works in reverse also. Stu
dents who want to make a trip and
who do not have transportation can
fill out a slip and possibly a car
owner will see it who is planning
the same trip.
College students are always con
fronted with transportation prob
lems. The ride board was put up in
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Spring Term Registration
Outlined By Dean Cutlip
Dr. R. B. Cutlip, ACC dean, to
day outlined details of registra
tion for the spring semester ; fhich
opens at the college on Mu^iday,
January 27.
The ACC Dean said that students
who have pre - registered have
their records in order if their
names do not appear on a list
posted on the college bulletin oard
under the covered walkwa. iead-
/ing from the administration build
ing to the classroom building. Stu
dents whose records are in order
are instructed to visit the busi
ness office of the college anytime
between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. on
Monday, January 27, to g I their
bills in order.
Students whose names ai appear
on the bulletin board are instruct
ed to visit the registrar’s office
as soon as possible to complete
their pre - registration.
Grades for the fall semester will
be posted by faculty members be
side the doors of their offices as
they have been for the last two
semesters.
If a student fails to pass a course
for the fall semester, he is in- ■
structed to see his professor in
that course and his faculty ad
viser as soon as he learns of his
failure so that his classes for the
spring semester can be re-sched-
uled.
Examinations for the fall semes
ter are scheduled from January 20
to January 25. Dr. Cutlip said fac-
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Modern Musical Drama Planned
A modern American musical
drama is being considered for pro
duction in the spring by he dra
matics and vocal musi depart
ments of Atlantic Christian Col
lege.
Using several American folk
songs in its score, the 45 - min
ute kopera has as its ti‘ a one of
the most famous of all f(>.iKs songs.
Tuition Increase Announced
As The Collegiate speculated in
its news columns of the Novem
ber 1, issue, it was anniounced this
week that Atlantic Christian Col
lege wiU have a tuition increase
next year.
In the story carried by The C3ol-
legiate in November concerning
the increase in scholarship aid at
ACC for next year. Dr. Arthur D.
Wenger, ACC president, said; “It
now appears that many colleges
in North Carolina, both public and
private, will have to increase their
tuitions next year.” “We are anti
cipating a slight increase in tui
tion at ACC,” he said.
In a statement made to the fac
ulty by means of the weekly presi
dent’s “Memo Tt) The Faculty,”
Dr. Wenger said this week: “Ev
ery day the cost spiral is rising in
education. College administrators
are hard put to keep up with the
climb. It has been a problem at
Atlantic Christian CoUege as it has
been at other colleges and univer
sities. It is a tribute to our rec
ord that our churches, our friends
in the community and our stu
dents want us to continue put im
provement in the educational pro
gram of the institution. Improve
ment, however, costs money. It
has to come before anything can
friends in the community and
friends in other communities un
derstand this and have taken steps
to help us by increasing their sup
port. Unfortunately their help wiU
not be enough to balance the de
mand for more funds. We wiU have
to ask students to help share the
burden of improvement. Because
of tuition increases we have taken
steps to increase scholarship aid as
was announced recently. We feel it
is basically fair tn ask our stu
dents to pay tuition somewhat com
mensurate with today’s rising price
structure on the one hand and with
an improving educational program
on the other. The increase rec
ommended to the Board of Trus
tees and authorized for "he 1958-59
year is $1.50 . per senicster hour.
The increase will be used tp pro
vide better educational tools and
services and to develop an even
stronger faculty.”
The tuition increase will go into
effect with the beginning of the
fall semester next September.
Dr. Wenger pointed out that
some students wiU be paying about
the same amount under the new
cost as they are paying at the
present time because of the in
crease in scholarship aid. “The in
crease wUl not affect those stu
dents who are receiving scholar
ship aid since they wiU be receiv
ing bigger scholarships uext year
than they are now,” he explained.-
“Down in the Valley.”
Other songs included are “The
Lonesome D o v e,” “The Little
Black Train,” “Hop Up, My La-
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Art Museum Buys
Arnold Painting
Mr. Russell W. Arnold, Chair
man of the Department of Fine
and Practical Arts at the college,
was honored recently when the
North Carolina Museum of Art
purchased one of his paintings for
its permanent collection.
The painting purchased was one
of his paintings for its permanent
collection.
The painting purchased was one
he entered in the annual North
Carolina Artists’ Exhibition at the
museum in December, It was judg
ed to be of such excellence that
the museum made the decision to
purchase it for $200.00.
Mr. Arnold has been a member
of the ACC faculty since 1951. He
also is Director of the ACC Art
Gallery in the lobby of the college’s
new classroom building.
The local gaUery has a different
showing of art each month. This
coming spring Mr. Arnold is plan
ning a showing of his own work
in the gallery.