The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 26, 1959
NUMBER NINETEEN
Candidates Are Nominated
For Main Campus Positions
By BOB COLLINS
At the regular meeting of the
Atlantic Christian College Coopera
tive Association in the Discipliana
Room of the Library Monday, the
Executive Board made nominations
for the coming elections and ap
pointed a study commission to in
vestigate the election procedures
now used and to draft constitution
al amendments concerning elec
tions.
Nominated for the office of vice-
president of the Cooperative Asso
ciation were Wayne Quinton, Eve-
rette Bryant and Ken Brinson. Bry
ant and Brinson are automatically
candidates for the office because
they were presidential candidates.
' Nominations for the office of sec
retary were held. Miss Emily Wa
ters, Miss Joan Overton, and Miss
Zorelda Walston were nominated.
Those selected by the board to
be candidates for the office of
treasurer were Kenneth Bryan and
Sammy White.
Only one nomination, that of Sal
ly Scudder, was presented for the
office of Head cheerleader.
_ Nominations from the publica
tions Committee were received.
Those nominated for Co-Editor of
The CoUegiate were Ralph Messick,
Bob Collins and Frank Hunnicutt.
Nomination for Business Man
ager of The Collegiate was Miss
Betty Pomfrey.
Nominated for Editor of the Pine
Knot was Miss Joanna Huffer.
In other offices for the Pine Knot,
Miss Pat Murray was nominated
for Assistant Editor, Bill Minschew
for Art Editor and Miss Flora Grif
fin for Business Manager.
Election procedures were discus
sed. The names of the nominees
were read in the chapel program
Tuesday. Elections will be held on
the Wednesday after the spring va
cation. The same election proced
ures will be used for this election
as were used for the presidential
election.
In discussion of the election pro
cedures and provisions, several
weaknesses were pointed out. A
study commission consisting of
Boby Riley, Steve Ginn, Anna Love
lace and John E. Weems, Director
of Student Activities, was appointed
to study the election matters.
In the meeting it was pointed out
that the constitution needs revision
Students Selected To Form
Trawling Chorus For Tour
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Department Serves To Develop
A Growing Interest In Art Field
Since the end of World War Two,
there has been a definite return to
interest in the fine arts in Ameri
ca. In keeping with this new renais
sance, the Art Department of At
lantic Christian CoUege has devel
oped a program that is progres
sive and functional, and has drawn
plans for future development that
will keep the department one- of
the most up-to-date in the South.
In seeking to inform the students
and faculty of ACC as to the prog
ress and program of the depart
ment, The Collegiate interviewed
Russell W. Arnold, Chairman of
the Art Department.
In the interview, it was pointed
out that before 1951 ACC did not
have a department that dealt
with art alone. In 1951 Dr. D. Ray
Lindley, then president of the col
lege, contacted Mr. Arnold who
was a student at the University
of North Carolina about a position
as an art instructor at ACC.
This move was a result of the
decision that if ACC was to be a
true liberal arts coUege, it needed
expanded curriculum. The next
year, Mr. Arnold came to ACC
and the department known then as
the PhUosphy and Arts Department
offered 12 courses in art. These
were taught by Mr. Arnold and Dr.
S. Perry Case.
After two years, the plans for
forming a separate art department
were formulated. When Dr. Travis
A. White became president of the
college, the plans were carried
out and the present department
was formed.
Last year, the curriculum, be
came so large that a part time
instructor was hired. At the pres
ent time there are two fuU time
instructors in the department. It
is hoped that plans to hire a third
full time instructor wlU be made.
When the third instructor comes,
one of the teachers wiU deal pri
marily with the fine arts such as
Students To Get Nine Day Break
The books wiU be thrown into the
corner, the dorm doorfe wUl be
closed and classrooms will gather
the dust of inactivity at Atlantic
Christian CoUege for nine days af
ter tomorrow.
The college’s family of students
and teaching faculty members wiU
take the annual spring holiday
break from Saturday until Mon
day, April 6.
It will be one of the longest
spring holiday sessions in the col
lege’s history. Usually it runs only
one week.
Students will be off to many far-
flung places from Massachusetts to
Florida, and from Michigan to
Texas.
This year the spring holidays
wiU be even nicer than usual since
Easter comes during the period.
Classes will be held through Fri
day afternoon for regular students
at the college. Special students who
come on Saturday are required to
attend classes day after tomorrow
before getting time off.
College officials expressed wish
es for an enjoyable Easter as stu
dents prepared to leave the camp
us. Many of them cautioned stu
dents to be careful while driving
home and while driving during the
stay at home.
Classes wiU re-convene Monday
morning, April 6, at 8 a.m. Most
students will return to the campus
on Sunday afternoon, April 5, to
get set for the grind that will be
gin the next day.
It will be the last break from
classes before the end of the spring
semester on May 24.
Circle K Club Receives
Charter From Kiwanians
By DICK ULLOM
The Circle K Club, the first
men’s service organization at At
lantic Christian College, received
its charter on March 19.
The club is sponsored by the Ki-
wanis International. ITie charter
was presented to the Circle K Club
during the Kiwanis banquet which
was held at the WUson Country
Club last week. Joe Talley, who is
presently the treasurer of Kiwanis
International, presented the charter
along with a gavel, a bell, and a
banner to Circle K President, Jack
Phillips, who accepted them in be
half of aU the club members.
The members of the Wilson Ki
wanis Club, who were responsible
for the organizing of this club, pre
sented Circle K Club lapel pins to
all the members of the club. The
22 members who received their
pins will be known as charter
naembers of the Circle K Club of
Atlantic Christian CoUege. These
men are the foUowing: Paul As
kew, Bill Bond, James BosweU,
James David, Herbert Jones, Rob
ert Matthews, Steve Mercer, David
[Mustian, Everette Pu r v i s, Jack
PhiUips, Bobby RUey, Milton
Roush, WiUiam Shouldice, Dick Ul-
lom, James Van Camp, Bobby
Watson, Tommy Welch, Hubert
Westbrook, BiUy WiUis, and Sam
White.
John H. Rich, Dean of Men at
Atlantic Christian College, has
been selected to serve as faculty
advisor. Mr. Rich will help the
following officers carry out their
duties; Jack PhiUips, President;
Milton Roush, Vice President;
James Van Camp, Secretary; Wil
liam Shouldice, Treasurer; and the
Board of Directors which is made
up of David Mustian, Bobby Wat
son, Everette Purvis, and Bill
Bond.
The Club wUl use service and
wiUingness to assist others as its
slogans. The main purpose of this
club will be to serve Atlantic Chris
tian College and the city of WUson
in whatever way that it is capable
of doing. The Circle K Club would
also like to extend-its aid to any
See CIRCLE K Page 4
paintings, studio work, and sculp
ture. Another wiU be mainly con
cerned with crafts and other shop
courses. The third will function in
the academic field.
It is hoped that plans wiU be
made for a separate building to
house both the art and music de
partments When the new building
is completed, greatly expanded fa
cilities for the Art Department will
be avaUable.
The Art Department deals with
two main areas of work. Some
students major in art, especially
fine arts and commercial, and
many others that plan to be teach
ers take extensive work in art edu
cation. In addition to these, near
ly every student takes work in the
required survey course.
The department recognizes the
necessity of education courses in
art. The future plans make pro
visions for more and better educa
tional courses. With more space,
more instructors and better equip
ment, the Art Department wiU be
able to do a more thorough job
in educational courses and in
courses taken by art majors.
The educational courses are not
the primary concern of the de
partment. The department believes
that as a part of the growth of
liberal arts education, fine arts
need to be taught.
It was also shown in the inter
view that a great deal of the pres
ent emphasis on fine arts is the
attempt of people to balance the
emphasis on technical education.
Technical education cannot develop
a well rounded individual. There
fore, those phases of study which
develop the spiritual aspects of
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Those selected to form the tra
veling chorus for the tour which
will open on Sunday, April 26,
were announced today by James
V. Cobb, Director of the Atlantic
Christian CoUege Chorus.
On the tour the group will sing
in 10 cities in the two Carolinas.
Cities to be visited include Ra
leigh, Durham, Greensboro, Wins
ton-Salem, Charlotte, Charleston,
S. C., Aiken, S. C., Columbia, S.C.,
Goldsboro, and Farmville.
Students selected are John Elli
ott, Bobby Gray, Rex Cooper, Bob
by Swinson, George Bullock, Fred
Braswell, Russell Carter, Jimmy
Mitchell, Bob Collins, Ken Brinson,
Ed Mjorcer, Bill Cogdell, Liz Win-
borne, Flora Griffin, Norma Ralph,
Ann Cartwright, Beverly Edwards,
Ann Jenkins, Sandra Modlin, Mary
Louise Cratch, Linda Morris, Nan
cy Roberson, Louise WeUs, Eliza
beth BeU, and Joyce Winstead.
Others are Linda Lankford, Peg
gy Pittman, Sandra SpeU, Peggy
Bivins, Kay Strum, Frances Her
ring, Dorothy Adcock, Mary John
son, Gail Joyner, Nancy Forbes,
Ann Hamilton, Judy Barnes, Lou
Warner, Shirley Gaskins,
lietha Dixon, Betty Woodlief, Car
olyn Pearce, Erlene Head, Ann
Summerlin, Sarah Brown, Emily
Poe, Peggy Gr e ene and Billie
Magee.
Accompanying the group will be
Mr. Cobb, Mrs. Cobb as chaper
one, and James E. Fulghum as
tour director.
Final plans are now being made
for appearances by the chorus. The
basic schedule calls for the group
to sing in Christian Churches in the
cities to be visited, appearances at
both the North Carolina Convention
of Christian Churches and the
South Carolina Conventicti of Chris
tian Church, and to present pro
grams at high schools, colleges and
television stations.
Date For The Opening
Of Summer Ter m Changed
A change in the opening date
and a revision of the course offer
ings for Atlantic Christian College’s
Summer Session were announced
today by Dr. Mildred P. Burt,
ACC DEAN.
Dr. Burt said the summer ses
sion’s first five week term wiU op
en on June 3, instead of June 1,
as was originally planned. The
change in opening dates was made
to aUow for the late closing of
many public schools in the area
that were delayed because of win
ter snows.
Late registrations wUl be allow
ed for those who do not get out of
school in time to make the June 3
registration, Dr. Burt said. Many
schools in the area will not suspend
operations until June 5.
Several courses have been drop
ped from the original summer
schedule but the coUege wiU still
offer the largest number of courses
in history during the summer ses
sion.
The first five week term dates
run from June 3, to July 8. The
second term will open on July 9,
and wiU close on August 14.
Printed schedules of the sum
mer school course offerings are
now available at the Registrar’s
office in the Administration Build
ing, Dr. Burt announced.
Classes Hold Regular Meetings
The regular assembly period last
week saw the classes of Atlantic
Christian CoUege hold their regu
lar meetings as they attempted to
clear the agenda of this year’s
business in anticipation of the close
of the school year.
The senior class, with Steve
Ginn, president, presiding elected
its permanent class officers.
Ginn will be the permanent class
president. Mrs. Frances Howard
Williams was selected permanent
secretary and class representa
tive.
Ginn announced that the class
gift to the college has been decided
upon and that in the near future
it will be made known what the
gift is to be. It is a tradition for
the senior class to leave a gift
to the coUege at the close of each
school year.
The junior class held its regular
meeting in the reading room of
the library with Sam White, Presi
dent, presiding.
A nominating committee was
appointed to draw up a slate of
officers to be presented at the
next meeting. The committee is
composed of Bobby Riley, Bobby
Dunn, and John Harrell.
A discussion of the Junior-Sen
ior picnic was held. The picnic will
be held on Friday afternoon, April
24. The place wiU be announced
later.
In the sophomore class meeting,
it was decided that it would be
impossible to hold a class party
this semester. There is not an open
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Dunn Will Keep Ear To Ground
In Getting Ready For Big Job
By Jim Bishop
Collegiate Editor
A young Atlantic Christian Col
lege student who has the biggest
job of his career ahead of him, be
ginning next September, is taking
a long and complex look at those
people surrounding him these days.
Don’t be surprised to see Bobby
Dunn staring during the next few
months. Dunn is the President
elect of the Atlantic Christian Col-
m
explaining things—Bobby Dunn, newly elected president of
the Atlantic Christian CoUege Cooperative Association, is shown
making a point as he joins in a session with fraternity buddies.
(Collegriate Photo by Claude Anthony)
lege Cooperative Association and in
this position he will be the key
figure in campus government in
the next nine-month college session.
Dunn says he can’t put his finger
on the exact reason for weakening
government on the ACC campus,
but he does not believe that all the
trouble Ues with those who are
elected to head and to operate the
government.
The new president says he be
lieves some of the apathy can be
attributed to the individual student
on the campus. “This is a friendly
campus,” Dunn said, “and, in fact,
that’s the reason why I came here
as a student.” Dunn says, however,
that he thinks all the friendliness
is not accompanied by a genuine
interest in how things operate at
ACC. “I don’t believe enough stu
dents care enough about what is
going on,” he says. “If they did we
would have a stranger govern
ment.”
During the coming year Dunn
hopes to increase this interest by
students in their government. “We
are going to try to let them know,
at all times, what is going on. If
they know maybe they will express
some wishes as to the outcome.”
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