The
Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OCTOBER 3, 1958 NUMBER TWO
Sororities Slow On Nationals
By JIM BISHOP
Colleffiate £ditor
Action by the board of trustees
of Atlantic Christian College this
summer in allowing sororities on
the college campus to begin pre
liminary work toward nationaliza
tion has not brought on the hurried
activity that was evidenced last
year when the same action was
taken toward fraternities.
A survey of the sororities this
week showed that very little ac
tivity has taken place on the na
tionalization matter since the col
lege opened for the semester back
in September.
Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, ACC
President, made it clear this week
that the sororities do not have per
mission to go national. The action
by the trustees was to aUow the
sororities to make preliminary
studies toward nationalization.
Any move toward nationalization
would have to be approved by the
administration of the college.
Lack of action by the sororities
is in sharp contrast to the hur
ried activity carried on by the
fraternities last spring when they
received the green light. At that
time the fraternities hastily began
work and it paid off with nation
alization for three of them before
the school year had ended.
Miss Eleanor Herring, president
of Sigma Tau Chi Sorority, when
approached, said her group has
contacted the National Sorority
headquarters for information con
cerning several sororities. She said
the sorority is seeking information
as to the different requirements
and qualifications for membership
in each of the national sororities.
At the present time Sigma Tau
Chi is waiting for this list of in
formation in order to consider the
mierits of each national sorority.
Phi Mu and another national
sorority visited the campus last
year and discussed nationalization
with Sigma Tau Chi, Miss Herring
said.
The sorority has a committee
that has been working ofi national
ization since early last year.
When asked when definite plans
will be made, the Sigma Tau Chi
president said: “We are not go
ing to rush into this nationaliza
tion program, but rather take OVir
time and take great care in selec
ting a national sorority.”
Miss Francis Howard, president
of Phi Sigma Tau Sorority,
said her group’s nationalization
committee is headed by Miss Sal-
lie Joe Griffin, former president of
the sorority.
Miss Griffin said the sorority has
met with representatives of three
national sororities — Phi Mu,
Kappa Sigma and Theta Epsilon.
She said this took place last
spring. Since then the group has
contacted several other sororities
to inquire about qualifications.
The sorority leader said nothing
definite had taken place concern
ing any of these groups since the
college opened last month. Miss
Griffin expressed a personal hope
that Phi Sigma Tau would be na
tional by next spring.
Miss Peggy Pittman, president
of Delta Sigma Sorority, said her
group had been corresponding with
Delta Zeta Sorority but that no ac
tion has really been taken.
She said the sorority has not had
tirae to do m'uch this fall on the
matter. Only seven members of
the sorority returned for the fall
semester and this also is expect
ed to hamper any moves to be
come nationalized.
Omega Chi Sorority, headed by
Miss Mary Ellen Rackley, has not
taken any nationalization action
this fall. Previously, however. Om
ega Chi has held preliminary talks
with Chi Omega national social
sorority.
Each of the sororities expressed
an earnest hope to begin a defin
ite nationalization program as soon
as the Rush Week activity and
Rush Week itself are completed.
The survey would indicate, how
ever, that it is doubtful if any so
rority on the campus will be na
tionalized this year.
Parking System
Change Revealed
Dr. MiUard P. Burt today an-
noiunced a change in parking ticket
operations and expressed a sug
gestion designed to improve com
munications on the , campus. ,
In the matter of the parking
tickets, he said that in the future
aU parking, tickets will be taken
to the office of John E. Weems,
Director of Student Activities, and
not to the Dean’s office.
Parking tickets are placed on
vehicles parking in unauthorized
zones on the ACC campus. They
are in violation of the regulations
for parking and must be taken to
the office of Mr. Weems immedi
ately after they are placed on the
vehicles, it was explained.
In the matter of commimica-
tions, Dr. Burt suggests that the
number of faculty and student an
nouncements made in assembly
programs be decreased.
“We now have a weekly news
paper,” he said, “and if we use it
to full advantage we need not
make all these announcements in
the assembly programs.”
Dr. Burt said announcements of
meetings, rehearsals, and other
matters of that nature can just as
well be made in the news columns
of The Collegiate and not in the
assembly programp.
“We are trying constantly to im
prove the programs presented in
assembly. I believe this is one
way we can improve them,” he
said.
NOTICE
The individual pictures for the
Pine Knot will be taken next week.
Please watch the bulletin boairds
for detailed information.
Distler: ‘Education Is Scapegoat’
of our national wealth on educa
tion. Oi:r teachers — especially
in colleges and universities —
A national education leader said
here last night that American ed
ucation has become the chief
scapegoat as Americans look for
the reason why the United States
has fallen behind the Russians in
space accomplishments.
Dr. Theodore A. Distler, Execu
tive Director of the Association of
American Colleges, speaking at a
dinner here last night that cli
maxed the Atlantic Christian Col
lege Progress Assembly, said;
“American education has failed,!
we are told, because the Russians ‘
got a satellite into orbit earlier
than we did. All of their satellites |
are bigger than any we have been
able to launch. They are tuxningg i
able to launch. They are turning'
out more scientists and engineers |
than we are. Thep are devoting
a larger proportion of their nation
al resources to education and pay-:
ing their professors higher salar
ies.
“ ‘Earlier,’ ‘bigger,’ ‘more,’;
‘larger,’ ‘higher,’ you will note. |i
These criticisms are not wholly
without validity. We should 'cer
tainly be spending a larger share I DR. THEODORE A. DISTLER
I
should unquestionably be receiv
ing salaries at least twice as great,
on the average, as they are now
getting. But what worries me is
thi? concentration on quantitative
measurements as if they were the
sole criterion of human achieve
ment and potentiality,” Dr. Dist
ler said.
Later Dr. Distler said America’s
main problem is that it has put
all its energy into growing up.
“In a short space of time, as
the life of nations is measured,
we have settled and exploited a
va.st and virgin continent,” he
said. “From a handful of simple
agrarian communities we have
built up a great industrial nation
of 175 million people. This is a
tremendous achievement of which
we are justly proud. But unhap
pily the process left us little time
; or energy for study and reflection,
I fcr artistic creation or mystical
j contemplation. We got rich a bit
I too quickly for our own good.
I “We are still disposed to think
I of achievement as physical
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Dean Asserts Importance
Of Advising Program
Dr. Millard P. Burt, Dean of
the CoUege, today spelled out the
accepted procedure for students
seeking advice about their aca
demic programs.
Dr. Burt particularly pointed to
the importance of the faculty ad
visor in the academic program of
the college.
“'The Dean’s office is not the
place for a student to seek pre
liminary advice,” Dr. Burt said.
“Any student seeking academic
advice should go to his advisor.”
Dr. Burt said many students
have been coming to his office
without first going to their ad
visor. They should go to the ad
visor at the, start and if the ad
visor wishes to send them to the
Dean he will do so, the Dean ex
plained.
He also said that all petitions
should be submitted to advisors
and not to the Dean’s office.
The Dean’s office will serve as
a center for advise only after the
matter has been carried to the
faculty advisor and he has for
warded the student to the Dean,
Dr. Burt said.
Petitions will be accepted by
the Dean’s office only if they are
forv/arded by the advisor, it was
explained.
Dr. Burt went further to say
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Women Invade Old Frat House
The old Phi Kappa Alpha Frat
ernity House is now serving as a
residence for women students at
ACC as it did several years ago
before the fraternity moved in.
The house became available
when Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
leased a home on West Nash
Street at the beginning of the se
mester.
Miss Sarah Bain Ward, Dean of
Women at the college, said today
that 19 young women students are
now being housed in the residence
at the comer of West Lee street
and North Deans street.
Eighteen of the residents are
either freshmen or transfer stu
dents. The other student is Mary
Rose Parnell, a senior, who is
serving as proctor.
The house is considered to be
annex to Harper Hall, and, there
fore, residents of the house are
living under the same regulations
as those being housed in the wom
en’s dormitory, she said.
Carolyn Caudill is serving as the
representative of the residence
on the Women’s Dormitory Coun
cil. Mrs. Rosa Tyndall is the
house mother.
Before being opened for use by
the women students, the house
was completely refurnished and i Ward and by Jorin E. Weems, Di-
rdecorated by the college. The rector of Student Activities at the
work was supervised by Miss I college.
Executive Board
Awaits Budget
By Bob Collins
A budget for the operation of
student activities will be presented
to the Executive Board for approval
next Monday.
A committee headed by Treas
urer Bobby Riley will present the
budget it was announced at the
Executive Board meeting Monday.
This budget will allocate funds
for the operation of the organiza
tions that are dejjendent on the
student activity fee.
The Executive Board announced
that it will present the Co-opera
tive Association assembly program
in chapel the fourth Tuesday of
each month. These programs are
designed to keep the students in
formed as to the business and the
activities of the Co-oi>erative As
sociation. Through these programs
the Executive Board hopes the
students will have their interest
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FTA Conference
Set For Campus
Public School teachers sponsor
ing Future Teachers of America
chapters in high schools in 49 east
ern North Carolina counties will
be on the Atlantic Christian Col
lege campus tomorrow for a spe
cial workshop sponsored by the
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation.
Serving as host to the teachers
will be the Department of Edu
cation and Psychology at ACC.
Principal speaker will be Mrs.
Phebe Emmons, Future Teacher
Consultant for the North Carolina
Ed'ucation Association and Secre
tary for the North Carolina Com
mission and Advisory Board for
Future Teachers.
Dr. G. A. Constantine, Chairman
of the Department of Education
and Psychology at ACC, today
said the workshop here tomorrow
will be one of three being held
in various parts of the state. An
other will be held at Asheville
and one will be held at Pfeiffer
College at MisenJjeimer.
The workshops are being held in
an effort to enlarge and improve
the work of the Association of
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Registrar Says
Vets Must Sign
Mrs. Bethany R. Joyner, ACC
Registrar, today reminded all vet
erans in school on the G. I. Bill
that they must sign eligibility
forms at her office each month
in order to receive subsistence
from the government.
Mrs. Joyner said the veterans
are supposed to come by her office
at the end of each month and
sign the forms.
She said the deadline for this
past month will be tomorrow. Any
veteran who does not sign a form
by tomorrow cannot receive sub
sistence for the month of Septem
ber.
The ACC Registrar said each
veteran student should make ar
rangements in his schedule to
visit her office on the last day of
each month to t^ke care of this
matter.
NEW WOMEN’S DORM—Some of the women residents of the
new women’s dormitory annex are shown relaxing in the living
room of the building. They are, left to right, Gladys Smith, Mary
Rose Parnell, Kay Strum and Sara Host. (Collegiate photo by
Claude Anthony)
Woody Herman Dance
Slated For Gymnasium
The Woody Herman dance to
be held at Atlantic Christian Col
lege on Monday night, November
17, will be staged in the college
gym, Sammy White, president of
the sponsoring interfraternity
Council, announced today.
White said the dance is being
held in the gym to provide space
for spectators in the largest
building on campus available for
an event such as a dance.
In the past there has been no
dancing in the gym but college
officials decided on this occasion
to permit the gym to be used for a
dance. White said.
It will be possible for specta
tors to have seats in the gym if
they do not care to dance, it was
pointed out.
White said only students, their
dates, and faculty members and
their wives or husbands will be
permitted to attend the big dance.
Funds to bring Woody Herman
and his orchestra to the ACC cam
pus have been appropriated by the
Executive Board through the Soc
ial Committee, White said. He said
the dance is being sponsored by
the Interfraternity Council, how
ever.
The I.F.C. will have complete
responsibility for the dance and the
dress will be semi-formal — party
dresses for the women and coats
and ties for the men, it was ex
plained.
The band stand will be set up
at the West end of the gymnasium.
White said, and at the opposite
end from the main entrance.
White said the I.F.C. is study
ing the possibility of trying to gain
permission from the Homecoming
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