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The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 13, 1959
NUMBER FOURTEEN
Limited Rushing Program
Scheduled For Next Week
By Jim Bishop
CoUegriate E^tor
A spring rush program for Greek
letter organizations at Atlantic
Christian College will begin Mon
day, it was announced today.
At its meeting held Tuesday
flight, the Atlantic Christian Col
lege Interfraternity Council set fin
al plans for the rush program.
Because of the limited number
of prospective rushees during the
spring semester, the IFC decided
upon a limited rushing program.
Both the fraternities and the so
rorities on the campus have been
allotted times when prospective
members may visit the groups for
observation.
In the case of the fraternities,
Sammy White, IFC President, said
that each has been given one spe
cial night to entertain prospective
rushees. He said, in this way, the
fraternities can concentrate their
rushing programs and that they
should be more successful than if
they were spread out over the us
ual four nights. He also said that
if any rushee is unable for some
reason to visit a fraternity house
on its designate night, he should
feel free to visit the house at atiy
other time that it is comvenient.
On the designated night for vis
iting, all fraternity members will
be at the house to welcome rush
ees, it was explained.
The visiting hours for the fra
ternities will be from 7:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m. on the designated nights
which are: Alpha Sigma Phi Fra
ternity, house at 600 West Gold
Street, Monday, February 16; Sig
ma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, house
at 701 West Nash Street, Tuesday,
February 17; Phi Delta Gamma
Fraternity, house at 307 Whitehead
Avenue, Wednesday, February 18;
Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, house
at 804 West Nash Street, Thursday,
February 19.
It was also announced by White
that the ACC sororities have
been given two afternoons during
which they may entertain rushees.
On Monday and Wednesday af
ternoons of next week from 4 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m., rushees will visit Phi
Sigma Tau Sorority at its house
located at 318 West Gold Street,
and Delta Sigma Sorority at the
Phi Delta Gamma House on White
head Avenue.
See RUSH PROGRAM Page 3
Program On TV
Scheduled Today
Students in the Department of
English at ACC will be featured
in the college’s regular television
program, to be televised by Station
WITN, Channel Seven, today at
1:30 p.m.
Appearing on the program, will
be Sanford Peele, Miss Anne Nel
son and James Bos’well.
The college presents a televi
sion program twice each month
on Hospitality House,a regular
daily program presented by the
Washington, N. C. station.
The subject of the program will
be the explanation of some areas
of creative arts presently offered
See TV PROGRAM Page 4
ACC-ECC Tickets
Are Now On Sale
Atlantic Christian College stu
dents and faculty members who
wish to purchase additional tickets
for the Atlantic Christian - East
Carolina College basketball game
to be played here next Saturday
night may do so.
The tickets are now on sale at
the reception desk in the college’s
Administration Building, it was
announced today by MUton L. Ad
ams, ACC Athletic Director.
Mr. Adams said advance tickets
are being sold because many re
quests had been made for them.
He said the game wiU probably
be a sellout.
DORM WORK BEGINS—The large pile driver shown above was
busy this week on the site of Atlantic Christian’s new men’s
dormitory. Piles are being driven into the ground on the site to
provide a foundation for the structure. (Collegiate Photo by
Claude Anthony)
Phi Delta Gamma Requests
Permission To Move Out
Phi Delta Gamma Fraternity
soon to be affiliated with Sigma
Pi National Social Fraternity, has
requested permission from ACC
to move into non-coUege-owned
housing.
Colin Sholar, fraternity presi-
Library Basement Waterproofed
The basement of the college li
brary is now being waterproofed
by the Guaranteed Waterproofing
Comipany of Greensboro.
Shortly after the library was
completed in 1952, water began to
seep through the basement walls
and the space has not been used
since that time because of the
dampness.
Recently the college’s Adminis
trative Council called for bid es
timates on the cost of waterproof
ing the library basement area.
Last week a contract was award
ed to the Greensboro firm to com
plete the work of waterproofing
the area.
Final plans for the use of the
space have not been made. “We
have several alternatives in
mind,” Dr. MiUard P. Burt, ACC
Dean, said, “but we have not yet
made the final decision as to the
assignment of the space after the
work of waterproofing is complet
ed.”
■College Moves To Complete
Installation Of A-V Blinds
The Atlantic Christian College
Administrative Council has ap
proved a proposal to install special
Venetian blinds in several class
rooms in the Classroom Building.
James E. Fulghum, Director of
Audio - Visual Equipment at the
college, said the plans call for
the installation of bUnds in aU
classrooms that do not have them
already except the art workshop
and room 212 which is equipped
with audio-visual drapes.
“Faculty members have contin
ued to have problems in schedul
ing classrooms for use of audio
visual equipment,” Mr. Fulghum
said. “With the installation of
blinds in the remaining rooms, ev
ery facility member teaching in
the building will have an oppor
tunity to use A-V equipment in the
room in which he regularly teach-
es.
Mr. Fulghum said the installa
tion of the blinds will eliminate the
confusion of scheduling si^cial
rooms when films are to be sho\ra
and other equipment is to be used.
Recently the college mstalled
bUnds in 10 classrooms in the
building. The new project will
complete the job.
The bUnds, gray in color, coyer
the classroom windows, the
lights, and the transoms over the
classroom doors. ,j *
“We have found the blinds to be
very effective for the use of A-V
equipment,” Mr. Fulghum said
“Faculty members have indicated
that they are highly pleased with
^^The blinds wUl be installed in
the remaining classrooms in the
next few days, it was indicated.
dent, said, his group had submit
ted a request to the college’s Ad
ministrative Council, asking per
mission to move out of the house
it presently occupies and into a
home on West Nash Street.
Sholar said the home is located
two blocks from the coUege and
is owned by a Wilson business
man. Phi Delta Gamma has re
quested that it be allowed to move
June 1.
At a meeting held last week,
the Administrative Council voted
to direct the request fo the Board
of Trustees of the college, recom
mending affirmative action to the
board.
Sholar said, “If permission is
granted, the new fraternity house
wiU provide much better facUi-
See PHI DELT Page 4
College To Offer First
Course In Foreign Travel
Atlantic Christian College wiU of
fer a special European travel
course during its 1959 Summer Ses
sion, it was announced this week by
the college’s Dean, Dr. Millard P.
Burt.
Dr. Burt said enrollment in the
course “Scenic Study of European
Geography,” will be limited, and
that the class will leave New
York on August 28.
He said the course will be open
to Atlantic Christian College stu
dents, to students of other colleges,
to public school teachers, and oth
ers desiring such a course who
can qualify for admission to the
college. He said the six hour credit
course may be used by public
school teachers to renew teaching
certificates.
The course is being offered by
the Department of Social Science
at ACC and marks the first time
that the college has ever offered
a course in foreign travel.
Upon their return from Europe,
students enrolled in the course will
gather at the college for a sepcial
seminar directed by the college fa
culty member accompanying the
class on the tour. Purpose of the
seminar will be to evaluate the
course.
Edward G. Blake way of Raleigh,
will serve as tour director. Mr.
Blakeway regularly conducts Eu
ropean tours for college students.
All transoceanic travel by the
group will be made by air. Land
travel will be by chartered bus.
Countries to be visited include
Scotland. England, Belgium,
France, Switzerland, Italy, Aus
tria, West Germany, Luxembourg,
and Holland.
Dr. Burt said the cost of the
tour for each student will be $1,005.
This includes the college tuition
charge. The tour cost also includes
all transportation, housing, food,
guides, side trips and admissions
fees.
REW Program Schedule
Announced This Week
By RALPH MESSICK
The schedule for this year’s Re
ligious Emphasis Week program
was announced today by Mrs.
Sharon H. Ginn, President of the
Campus Christian Association. Dr.
Lester G. McAUester, Provost and
associate professor in the Depart
ment of Religion at Bethany Col
lege, Bethany, W. Va., will deliver
the message at Tuesday’s and
Thursday’s regular assembly and
chapel periods during the week of
March 2, to March 6.
Dr. McAllister wUl also speak
to the student body Monday and
Wednesday morning of Religious
Emphasis Week. Time for these
chapel services will be announced
at a later date.
Monday afternoon a ‘Coke So
cial” is being held at the Bohunk
in order to initiate the week’s pro
gram. The purpose of this social
is to help the students get acquaints
ed with the resource personnel.
Cokes and other refreshments will
be served by the C.C.A., sponsors
for the week’s activities.
Monday through Thursday even
ings from 7 to 8 p.m. discussion
groups will be held in the frater
nity and sorority houses on cam
pus. The leaders of these discus
sion groups have been chosen by
the C.C.A. because of their appeal
to college students and their in
terest in campus Ufe. Included In
this list of discussion leaders are
Rev. Robert Bradshaw, Rev. Glenn
Blackburn, Rev. Walser Allen and
Rev. Bm Wells.
Following the discussion sessions
the groups will re-assemble in the
Dining Hall for a social hour with
a vesper service closing the daUy
actiyities. Refreshments, group
singing plus good clean fun wiU
be contained in this section of the
R. E. Week’s program.
Religious Emphasis Week will
close Friday, March 6 with a
Communion Service sponsored by
the Campus Ministerial Associa
tion. Although the Attendance for
this service will be completely
voluntary, all students are urged
to attend. The Communion Service
has been regarded In past years
as the highlight, not only of R. E.
Week but of the entire year’s re
ligious activities.
Exec Board Aids Drive
The Executive Board of the At
lantic Christian College Coopera
tive Association decided Monday
in its regular meeting that it will
act as co-sponsor with the Campus
Christian Association in the yearly
fund-raising drive for the World
University Service Fund.
Mrs. Sharon Ginn presented the
project to the board and asked if
the board would serve as co-spon-
sor for the drive. The World Un
iversity Service Fund is set up to
give aid to worthy projects in col
leges and universities all around
the world.
The board accepted the proposal
to act as a sponsor and appointed
Miss Sarah Bain Ward, Dean of
Women, Miss Barbara Butler,
Sammy White and Steve Ginn to
serve on the study committee to
plan the drive. The members of
the committee and the members
from the CCA wUI meet with the
district director of the WUSF
Thursday to map the plans for the
drive.
In further action the board
heard recommendations from
Lynn Grice, Resident Men’s Repre
sentative concerning the parking
problem on the ACC campus. It
has been suggested that parking
places be assigned to each student.
No action was taken on the matter
pending a study of tJie possibility
of assigning resident men parking
places behind the science building.
Grice also reported that the resi-
See EXEC BOARD Page 3
Science Trend Hits Campus
By BOB COLLINS
The added emphasis on science
in the world, the coming of mo
dern advancements in the scienti
fic fields that deal with the every
day affairs of people, and the com
ing of earth satellites have been
responsible for a tremendous grow
th in the science department of
Atlantic Christian CoUege.
In the spring of 1955, ACC had
only 10 students in the field of
advanced chemistry. 'The begin
ning of the current semester saw
the number of advanced chemis
try students grow to 54. In the
spring of 1955 there were nine
students doing work in advanced
physics. Now there are 40.
Seeking to find the reason for
this growth, the Collegiate contact
ed several members of the science
department and asked for their
opinions.
In an interview with Robert Hol
lar, a faculty member of the
science department, it was point
ed out that a great trend toward
science started several years ago
in this country. The trend to take
college work in scientific fields
continued to grow but the coming
of the Russian Sputnik gave the
trend a boost.
The growth of interest in the
scientific fields was partially due
to the development of many de
vices which are used everyday by
the American people. As new de
velopments come, the interest in
developing more and better things
for living through science grows.
There has been a mark^ in
crease in the wage rate for people
in scientific work over the last
few years and in addition there
have been more job openings. AU
these elements have combined to
make advanced work in scientific
fields more lucrative to young
people in America.
With the growing demand for
scientists came a demand for the
colleges to provide better faciUties
for training students. Atlantic
Christian CoUege kept up with the
growing demand by enlarging its
staff in the science department
and building the new science build
ing.
The new facilities provided space
for more students to work so that
there was an upturn in the en-
roUment in courses in the scienti
fic fields. The science department
has now reached such size that
it is necessary to use stock rooms
for offices for the faculty and to
double up in the use of the class
rooms and laboratories. In the
future there wiU be further ex
pansion of the faculties.
With the growing emphasis on
science came a trend toward
making science the most impor
tant and often the only factor de
termining peoples’ futures. Dr. J.
P. TyndaU, Chairman of the
Science Department, emphasized
that the ACC science department
recognizes the need for well-round
ed persons and does not seek to
make scientific work take on un-
reaUstic proportions in the lives of
the students. Dr. Tyndall pointed
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