The
Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, DECEMBER 18, 1959 NUMBER ELEVEN
Exec Board Airs Poor Operations
Holiday Greetings
Christmas stirs emotions old and new. It leads our minds back
throug^h the years into the dim dawn of our own awareness that Christ
mas differed from all other days.
Since those days, Christmas has gathered about itself a special
package of memories and emotions for each one of us.
As our students and faculty leave our campus for the Christmas
Holidays they will be following their hearts to those places where the
Christmas Festival came into its richest meaning.
To each member of our college family, I extend warmest greetings
and the hope that your observance of this Christmas Festival will bring
you the deeper joy and peace which we trace back through the years
of history to a lowly Judaean manger.
Sincerely,
ARTHUR D. WENGER,
President
ACC Students Praised
By Recreation Official
Open Rush Seen
As Possibility
By Greek Council
The possibility of having an open
rushing program on the Atlantic
Christian College campus was dis
cussed by the Interfraternity Coun
cil at its meeting held last week.
Sammy White, president of the
IFC, attempted to explain the pro
cedure that would go into effect
if this plan were adopted. He said
that the fraternities afld sororities
wduld be able to “rush” through
out the school year and students
could pledge an organization at
any time.
Regular Program
White added that this plan would
not concern freshmen. There would
be the regular rushing program
for them. The new program would
concern transfer students above
the freshman level and upper -
classmen who had never joined
a fraternity or sorority.
A committee had been appoint
ed to study the possibilities of
adopting some type of open rush
procedure at an earlier meeting
of the IFC, but the chairman of
the committee was not present at
last week’s meeting.
In spite of the absence of a re
port from the committee, the
Council decided to discuss the is
sue of open rush witho<ut a report
from the committee. No decision
could be reached, however, so the
members of the Council decided
to invite an authority from ano
ther college who knew more about
open rush to explain it to the IFC.
To Invited
White said that he would invite
Bill Wallace, president of the IFC
of East Carolina College, to the
next ACC IFC meeting to explain
how open rush works on the ECC
See IFC Page 3
Two Week Break
BeginsTomorrow
Books ‘will be put in the cor
ner, the classrooms will be clos
ed, and activities will cease as
the Christmas vacation begins
with the end of classes tomor
row.
Classes will resume at 8 a.m.
Monday, January 4.
Students from the Atlantic Christ
ian College campus will travel
to the many states, and the coun
ties of North Carolina from which
the ACC student body comes.
Christmas vacation gives the stu
dent a long awaited rest from the
complex activities of coUege life,
and gives him a chance to begin
See BREAK Page 3
The Atlantic Christian College
student body has drawn words of
praise from an official of the City
of Wilson for the manner in which
they have used the Recreation
Park Community Center since its
opening last year.
The following letter was re
ceived last week by Dr. Arthur
D. Wenger, ACC President, from
J. Burt Gillette, Director of the
Department of Prrks and Recrea
tion for the City of Wil.'^on.
Dear Dr. Wenger:
“Please convey my appreciation
to the students of Atlantic Christ
ian College for their exemplary
conduct both physical and moral
preceding and during the Tommy
Dorsey Dance.
“Every effort was m.ade by the
staging or props committees to
protect the gym floors before the
dance began, and during the dance
I did not see one person do any
thing that might damage them.
“I am sure that the entire stu
dent body is interested in the fact
that after the building was clean
ed, no damage to the gym floor
could be dete^ed.
“Since its completion your stu
dents have ueed the fafiiUticii of
the Recreation Park Community
Center extensively, and I can
truthfully say that they could riot
have exercised more care in its
use than if it had belonged to each
See LETTER Page 3
Treasury System,
jAbsent Members
Topics Discussed
By RALPH MESSICK
Collegiate Co-Editor
The Executive Board of the at-
lantic Christian College Coopera
tive Association took a hard look
at its plan of operations Monday
night.
After doing so, several matters
were listed for changes to improve
the working order.
The first matter examined was
that of the treasury system. It
was the observation of board mem
bers that bills are being paid much
later than they should be. ITiere
were complaints brought by mem
bers of the board from groups on
the campus indicating that over
due bills are creating an unfavor
able credit reputation for the col
lege.
Second Matter
Second matter discussed was
extensive absences from the sche
duled board meetings by members
of the board. Included in the dis
cussion wore the absences of both
student and faculty members of
the board.
Kenneth Bryan, Treasurer of the
Cooperative Association, was ab
sent when the meeting began. Af
ter a recess was called, the meet
ing was re - convened with Bryan
present to discuss the matter of
overdue bills.
Bryan was asked to explain the
difficulty he is encountering in pay
ing bills when they are submitted.
He said he needed requisitions.
Some people expect the bills to
be paid almost immediately, he ex
plained. He said some of these
people fail to submit requisitions
making the payment of these biUs
impossible under the present sys-
etm. i
See EXEC BOARD Page 2
Cinda Bunting Crowned Pine Knot Queen
Miss Cinda Bunting, an Atlantic
Christian College sophomore from
Robersonville, was crowned Pine
Knot Queen at the annual Christ
mas Dance held in the lobby of
the classrooml building Saturday
night.
Miss Bunting was chosen from
a group of 15 contestants repre
senting 16 organizations. Miss Bunt
ing represented Phi Sigma Tau
Sorority and Alpha Sigma Phi
Fraternity.
Miss Barbara Rouse, represent
ing Sigma Pi Fraternity was first
runner - up and Mrs. Linda Horne,
representing the Senior class, was
second runner - up.
Other contestants were Miss
Tempie Griffin, WendeU, represent
ing Sigma Phi Epsilon; Miss
Brenda TyndaU, Kinston, repre
senting the the Freshman Class;
Mrs. Carole Barber, Charleston,
S. C., representing the Pine Knot;
Miss Brenda Cale, Wilson, repre
senting the Student NEA; and
Miss Nancy Roberson, Scotland
Neck, representing Omega Chi.
Others were Miss Kay Martin,
Zebulon, representing Harper Hall;
Miss Sybil HiU, Dover, represent
ing Delta Sigma; Miss Becky
Boone, Rocky Mount, represent
ing the Business Club; Miss Anne
Nelson, Robersonville, represent-
nig Stage and Script; Miss An
nette Fbller, Louisburg, represent
ing the Junior Class; Miss Alease
Willoughby, Ahoskie, represent
ing Sigma Tau Chi, and Miss Au
drey Finch, Bailey, representing
the Sophomore Class.
The Christmas Dance is an an-
naul social affair of Atlantic Chris
tian College' and is sponsored by
the social committee of the Coop
erative Association.
The planning for the dance was
handled by Larry Phares, student
chairman of the social committee,
and several coipmittees working
under the overall committee.
Christmas trees and other Christ
mas decorations set the atmos
phere at the dance. The affair was
weU attended, with some 300 stu
dents and dates present.
The intermission of the dance
began with recognition of Phares
and the chairmen of the various
committees which made prepara
tions for the dance.
After the presentation of the
committee chairmen. Miss Joanna
Huffer, Editor of the Pine Knot,
introduced each of the Pine Knot
Queen contestants.
After a dance skit by two dance
pupils of Mrs. Virginia D. Can
non, the results of the judging
were announced. Bob Matthews,
playing Santa Claus crowned the
queen.
Phares termed the dance “ a tre
mendous success,” and said, “Ev
eryone who worked on the dance
preparations did a wonderful job.
The entire committee thanks aU
who worked so hard, and we en
joyed planning the dance for our
fellow students.'*’
I
• ipff was selected to serve as queen of the
Miss Cinda Buntmg, Bunting was one of 15 contestants. They
1960 Pine Knot l^st weekend Miss Buntmg^^
Cale, Miss Annette Fuller, Miss Audrey Finch, and Miss Nancy Roberson.
Back row, left to right. Miss Kay Martin, Miss Alease Willoughby, Miss Bunt
ing, Miss Anne Nelson, Miss Carole Barber, Miss Becky Boone, And Miss Bar
bara Rouse. (Collegiate Photos by Dee Winstead)