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THE COLLE G 1 A T E
February 13, 1959
Editorial
Stage And Script Lists
What Lies Ahead For All Of Us ^asts For Three Plays
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In a few months over a hundred
students will bid farewell to these
hallowed halls to begin the voca
tions for which they have prepared
themselves. Students who have
spent the past four years studying
for the Christian ministry wUl rea
lize their ambitions with their own
churches; others will enter the
teaching profession; some will be
gin their professions in the busi-
nt-.s-s world; while still others go
on to higher education. Their fu
tures are now well planned. Do they
ii:alize that in less than ten years
more than half of them may be
dead from atomic radiation?
This could happen if the world
k( . ps traveling at the same mad
dening military pace that it is set
ting at the present time. It is pos
sible that the fellow who sits next
to me in psycoloMy, trying to de
cide what is the proper method to
df-al with juvenile delinquency, will
die — a victim of an atomic bomb
dropped on the United States; the
boy who sits across from me in
my mathematics class will be the
victim of deadly germ warfare.
Docs that Hirl who sits near me
in English clas.s know that her first
born child will die at the age three
from blood cancer caused by
atomic radiation.
Is the future of these young men
and women completely mapped out
in this troubled world where the
heafiline on the daily newspaper
read.s, “Russia warns U. S. that
their nuclear weapons of war are
out dated.” There Is always that
threat of world war. At any given
.sfcond during the year the United
Statf.s has at least 84 Strategic
Air Command bombers in the air
carrying bombs equipped with a-
tomic warheads. It has been said
by military authorites that the next
world war will last only 15 min
utes.
The future, then, for these June
college graduates does not appear
to be bright. Of what use will a
college diploma bo in the time of
war? True, it will earn some candi
date a commission in the coun
try’s armed forces, but for most
of us thi.*; is not the goal toward
which we have been striving for
the last ftfur years. My goal in
lie is not to die on a God-for
saken island somewhere in the
South Pacific, as many American
soldiers did during the last world
war. I want to live.
What is war, what is it like to
kill men?
In my sophomore English class
I once heard the phrase, “War is
HeU.” To some people this sums
up completely their description of
war; they can just see it as a
burning inferno where men are
trying their best to annihilate each
other. But to me this phrase is
practically meaningless, for you
see I am at a disadvantage. I have
never been at war and I am not
old enough to have been in any
real hells yet.
How then can I, you ask, tell you
of something I have never actually
witnessed? It is simple; I cannot.
But let me tell you of an experience
as bad, maybe, as the eyewitness-
ing of actual fighting.
It was in the fall of 1952 I visited
Valley Forge Veteran’s Hospital,
40 miles outside of Philadelphia,
Penn.sylvania. It was then seven
years after the Second World War
and near the middle of the Korean
Conflict. There in rows of beds—
10 to 20 beds in one ward - lay
men, or I should say parts of men.
They were not so different from
you and me. They too once enjoyed
taking a walk through the park
a quiet Sunday afternoon or en
joyed a good game of baseball,
but for most of these men those
happy, carefree days had abrupt
ly come to an end.
Some of these men were destined
to remain in wheel - chairs for the
remainder of their young lives.
Others would never write a letter
or play the piano, for on the end
of stumps which once were arms
there were no longer hands with
which they could grasp a pencil
or tickle the ivories of a piano.
I am not trying to paint a
gruesome or grotesque picture for
you because there is not any need
to do this. We all know the horrors
of war. I am trying to discover
what the future holds in a world
so torn apart by international
strife. *
I do not believe there is any ex
cuse or need for war. They say
that war never solved anything:
why then should there be that
senseless slaughter of human
lives? But if there is ever to be a
lasting peace, people must learn to
live together and to accept one
another. They must learn to give
and take and to be tolerant of each
other.
Thus far I have not said any
thing new; everyone knows these
principles. In fact a lowly Naza-
rean spoke of love for one another
two thousand years ago. What I
am trying to impress upon you is
that these tolerances begin at
home. They begin here on Atlantic
Christian College campus. If col
lege students, supposedly educated
people, cannot get along with one
another, then where is the hope
for the world? Clean athletic and
social competition among fraterni
ties and sororities is fine, but
when this competition develops
into hatred and intolerances to
wards one another, then, it must
be stopped. Students who gossip
and snipe at other students must
cease if we are going to live in
harmony.
Another cause for concern is the
failure of some collsge students to
accept responsibilites. Many stu
dents taka positions merely for the
social recognition, not intending
even from the start to carry out
the obligations of that position to
their fellow student.^.
If we college students of today,
being groomed as the leaders of
tomorrow, hope to save the world
from man-made destruction, we
must be able to accept responsibili
ties and not shirk from our given
duties. We must, finally, under
stand the life-and-death issues of
the world we live in.
Our elders have failed. The world
is in a mess; now humanity is look
ing toward us. Let us look at olir-
selves!
—JIM BISHOP
‘The Old Man and the Church,
“High Hill,” and “The Fledgling”
wiU be presented on March 12 and
13 by the Stage and Script CMb.
The date for these productions
has been changed because of the
Basketball tournament at Lexmg-
Casts for the plays are: ine
Old Man and The Church : Ab,
Jim Boswell; Lamm, John White;
Zolina, Miss Mary Lou Park
“High Hill”: Otto, Jay PriUa-
man; Ami, Jimmy McComas;
Queen, Miss Anne Nelson; Alce-
me. Miss Anne Jenkins; Hammit,
Ralph Messick; Blind Boy, Don
Wrenn; Blind Girl, Miss Nancy
Weddle; men and women, Tom
Welch, Glendal Jenkins, D. Win
stead, Miss Wilma Hairr, Miss
Karen Lachowitch.
“The Fledgling”: Frank, Ken
Norton; Mr. Sampson, Gerald
Sutherland: Mrs. Sampson, Miss
Joanna Huffer; Paula, Miss Sue-
belle Jackson.
Student directors of the plays
are: Carl Metz, Sanford Peele
and Kenneth Roberts who are as
sisted by John Vernon, Miss Lachi
owitch, and Claude Anthony, in
charge of props are John White
D. Winstead and Glendal Jenkins’
Several committees have beeii
formed for these productions. Any-
one wishing to serve on a commit
tee should see one of the following;
Jim Holland, scenery chairman’
John White, props chairman; Miss
Carol Colvard, costumes chair
man; Miss Anne Jenkins, make-Mp
chairman.
All three plays are under the
supervision of Mrs. Doris C. Hols-
worth with Sanford Peele acting
as technical director.
Hepworth Show Here Enjoyable
Tueday morning, Hedley Hep-
worth, a British actor known
throughout the world, presented
to the students and faculty of At
lantic Christian College his “One
Man Theatre”. The program,
brought to the student body
through the Assembly and Concert
Committee, was not only enter
taining but educational as well.
Mr. Hepworth was introduced to
the ACC family by Mrs. Doris C.
Holsworth, associate professor of
English and Drama, who mention
ed that the British actor had serv
ed as a spy during World War II
impersonating a member of the
enemy forces.
Mr. Hepworth brought to the
ACC stage Mr, Hyde from Robert
Louis Stephenson’s novel, “Dr,
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” So effective
was Mr. Hepworth’s portrayal of
this infamous character that it
was difficult to remember that
Mr. Hyde was a creation from the
mind of Robert Louis Stephenson
and not a real person. Mr. Hep
worth did not need to depend
upon make-up to bring this image
to the audience; it was through
his acting ability and strong pene
trating voice that Mr. Hyde made
his visit to the ACC campus.
Equally effective was Mr. Hep-
worlJi’s rendition o^ Ebeneezer
Scrooge, the unforgetable char
acter from Charles Dickens’ “A
Christmas Carol.” Both sides of
Scrooge’s personality were shown
to the audience but the most in
teresting thing in this performance
was that Scrooge, even in the mean
and bitter portion of his Ufe, seem
ed to have hidden inside of him a
quality that refused to allow the
audience to hate him.
Mr. Hepworth closed his per
formance with a humorous imper
sonation of an Ekiglish boy who
came to America to attend col
lege. The boy (Mr. Hepworth) re
cited a poem which he entitled,
“The Ride of Paul Revere . and
Cleopatra by Henry Wadsworth
ChafefeUow.” This was a fitting
cUmax to the entertainment which
left the audience in a gay mood.
Pet Gripe
Library Needs Coat Rack;
Problem Is Being Studied
Our beloved library is lacking
something of small monetary
value, but of great value to the
ones using the library. It is also
of great value to the library. Be
cause of its absence some of the
chairs and tables are showing
slight signs of misuse.
Tlie article is of so little ap>-
parent importance the adminis
tration has probably just failed
to realize how important it really
is to the liabrary. By placing this
item in the library, the college
will stop some of the wear on
the table and chairs.
Even on clear, but cold days,
when water is not dropped on the
table and chairs, the lack of this
item causes many cleaning bills.
It is my desire and the desire
of those to whom I have conver
sed with on the subject that a
coat rack be placed in our libra
ry in the near future.
A Hof)eful Student,
Looking Glass
Fashion Budget Is Important
By GWEN S, WESCOTT
When oh’ing and ah’ing over the
new shapes and colors and fashion
charmers, first size up the dollars.
Before any season — or any time
for major clothing buys — balance
the personal budget. Allow in the
budget enough money for a com
plete, coordinated ensemble, and
perhaps an extra piece or so. But
when you have spent the amount
budgeted, STOP! The wise buyer
is a responsible person. In the
realm of wardrobe building, every
one has the responsibility of plan
ning wisely in order to get the j
greatest value from the clothes dol-,
lar.
Before going out to buy, examine I
the apparel in the closet to deter
mine which articles should be dis-1
carded and which can be effective-1
ly refurbished. Clothing which is
too small, too worn, or just plan!
dowdy should be eliminated. How-1
ever, at times a dress can be |
lengthened or shortened, a stitch
added here, a button there, a snap
elsewhere: and sometimes a pack
age of dye can save doUars. Next,
group the dresses you have for |
different occasions. Keep casual
dresses and fancy ones in balance |
with your needs. Anticipate the cal- j
endar of events and plan attire for |
classes, daytima dress-up occa
sions. casual dates, dinners and
dances.
Now for the exciting part — the
actual shopping! (One word of
warning for the bargain - consci
ous who shop sales. You can get
more for your money, if you’re
smart. But remember that a low
price alone does not constitute a
bargain. The article should still
meet all the qualifications which
you would normally require of the
item at its original price.) Choose
the one new outfit carefully. Watch
for color and style good for you
and don’t allow yourself to be car
ried away by those items which
represent current fashion in its
most capricious mood. Always re
member it’s better fashion sense
to buy one really good quality out
fit than two or three cheaper ones.
The young woman who can sew
is indeed in luck. She definitely
does have an advantage in terms
of quantity in her wardrobe. She
can afford more changes and can
indulge her desire for a wider va
riety of styles. She can thumb
through pattern books for ideas
and can easily and quickly make
a new pleated skirt or a bubble
skirt (just out in ’59) or that dar-
lin’ playsuit (for the sorority out
ing). Further, she has the advan
tage of wearing clothes that fit
well and are always in good re
pair. Sewing does save and it
does give the college woman a
feeling of pride and security to be
able to create her own clothing.
And now a word of advice to
the clothes - conscious (and who
isn’t?) young woman. If you would
have your clothing to the most to
enhance your own good looks, you
must provide constant care for it.
Constant care will increase the
span of usefulness and attractive
ness and win protect your initial
investment. Maintenance is possi
ble even in a crowded academic
or work schedule. Just use a few
minutes a day to hang clothing,
to brush or press occasionally, to
check for loose snaps, bows, butr
tons, or tom hems.
THE COLLEGIATE
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At
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson, N. C.
To provide the student body and
faculty of this institution with a
means of communication and a
free discussion of the problems
of the day.
James W. Bishop, Editor
Billy Home, Business Manager
Edna L. Johnston,
Editorial Advisor
G. Harry Swain,
Business Advisor
MEMBER
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National Advertising- Service,
Incorporated.
Tyndall To Speak At National Meet
George J. McCelland.
Mr. Walter Gray, CoUege Li
brarian, said that this is a gen
uine complaint. He said there is
a very definite need for a coat
rack but there are also a couple of
very definite problems.
The first problem and of
course the most important one is
money. Where is the library go
ing to get the funds to purchase
such a coat rack? The other pro
blem is where is there a suitable
place to put this coat rack?
Mr. Gray explained he would
Dr. J. P. IVndall, Chairman of
the Science Department of Atlan
tic Christian CoUege, has been in
vited to speak at the 32nd annual
meeting of the National Associa
tion For Research in Scientific
Teaching to be held in Atlantic
City, New Jersey, February 18-21.
Dr. Tyndall will also speak at
the Council of Elementary Science
International, February 21, 1959, in
Atlantic City.
Dr. Tyndall was invited to speak
at this meeting which is composed
of science teachers and scientists,
and wiU deliver an address en
titled “The Teaching of Science
In Elementary Schools By Recent
Graduates of Atlantic Christian
College as Related to Their Science
Preparation.
The address will be the text of
Dr. Tyndall’s doctoral thesis.
Special Vesper Service Planned
Atlantic Christian (Allege stu
dents will join with college and
university students from aU over
the world Sunday in observance
of a World Student Day of Prayer.
The event is being sponsored on
a world-wide basis by the United
Student Christian Federation and
all schools that are members of
the federation are cooperating.
Mrs. Sharon H. Ginn, President
of the Atlantic Christian College
Campus Christian Association, an-
nounced today that a special Ves
per Service will be held in Howard
CJiapel Sunday afternoon at 4 o
m.
AU students are urged to take
try his utmost to over come these
problems and he hopes to have a
coat rack in the library in the
very near future.
part in the services. Mrs. Ginn
said the services wiU be conclud
ed at 5 p.m.
Faculty Member
Named To Office
Mrs. Edna L. Johnston, member
of the ACC faculty in the Depart
ment of EngUsh, was elected vice-
president of the North Carolina
Speech Association at its annual
meeting in Raleigh, Saturday.
The meeting of the association
was held at North Carolina State
College.
Attending the meeting from At
lantic Christian along with Mrs.
Johnston, was Mirs. Doris C. Hols
worth of the Department of Eng
lish faculty.
Design School Show On DisDlav
By ANNE JENKINS rie.=; . IT J
By ANNE JENKINS
During the month of February,
the art department at Atlantic
Christian College is sponsoring a
display of student art work from
the School of Design at North
Carolina State CoUege. The works
are on display m the Atlantic
Christian CoUege gaUery.
The show wiU be of partic'ilar
interest to all those in any way
connected with the buUding trade
and, of course, to perspective buU-
ders.
Included is work from each of
the five years of the School of De
sign curriculum. First year work
is composed mainly of drawings
collage color studies, and other
products of exercises designed to
familurize the beginning student
with the graphic arts and the po
tentialities of personal expression
Second year work is recogniz
ably more professional and car-
student into more complex
design projects such as mechan
isms, smaU ^dings, and paiS
on a beginnmg level.
Third, fourth and fifth year
work m this exhibition is of a
nsmgly professional calibre. (Ovct
of th^Sctt n Students
w tne bchool of Design have won
many prizes and scholarships in
eluding the Roman SlinJ
^holarship twice, and the S
hv if ®.®5^°l2rship twice.) Work
by the students on this level in
clude private homes a cmDii i
muntty library anfmleeSS'™'
a 'rSrt "SoM
^any of the structure^; aro
presented by both working
should be those models which in
dicate the actual process of con
struction.
Altogether, the exhibition may
be viewed as a dictionary of the
structual and expressive vocabu
lary of the modern architect-de-
signer. Contary to the idea that
modern architecture derives from
one source, follows one line of de
velopment, and has only one ex
pression, this exhibition shows evi
dence of many influences, some of
which may be stated in terms of
the names of the great architects
of this country: Le Corbusier, Mi'
ces Van der Rohe, Walter Gropi
us, Marcel Breuer, and Frank
Lloyd Wright.
Tiought students work, this is
probably a more exciting exhibit-
than those of professional cal
ibre shown earlier in the year. The
same is predicted of student work
from the A. C. C. Art Department,
which will be exhibited in May-