The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 11, 1960
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
Constantine Is Invited
To Make Tour Of Russia
Dr. G. A. Constantine, Chairman
of the Department of Education
and Psychology at Atlantic Chris
tian College, will go to Russia next
summer with a group of 49 other
Am.erican educators to study the
Russian system.
Announcement of Dr. Constan
tine’s selection by the Compara
tive Educational Society of the
United States to participate in a
field study and seminar of Russian
education was announced this
week.
The Trade Union of Educational
and Scientific Development of tlie
U. S. S. R. has invited the Com
parative Educational Society of the
United States to send a group of
50 American educators to partici
pate in the field study and seminar.
The society, with the help of the
Commission on International Edu
cation, has selected a professor of
education from each of the 50 states
to participate. Dr. Constantine will
represent North Carolina on t h e
trip.
Major objective of the group will
be to make a study of the big
reforms in Soviet education. The
Soviet schools open on August 20.
The 50 educators will be permitted
to visit and to discuss with elemen
tary, secondary, and college teach
ers their programs and their pro
blems.
The field study will permit
American educators to study Rus
sian education at the elementary,
secondary and college levels.
Teacher preparation at the col
lege level will also be discussed
by the group and educational prac
tices and techniques wUl be eval
uated.
The study will begin with the
Moscow School on August 15. The
Minister of Soviet Education will
entertain and si>eak to the group
and orient the members. The ed
ucational systems at aU levels wiU
be studied in the following cities of
Russia; Alma Ata, Samarkand,
Tashkent, Stalinbad, Tibilisi, and
Kharkov.
On September 15, and 16, the In
ternational Comparative Ed'jca-
tional Society will conduct its con
vention in Moscow. The group will
attend the convention before re
turning to the United States.
Bryan Petitions; Smith
Accepts In Campus Race
David V. Smith and Kenneth
Bryan entered the campus race
for president of the Atlantic Chris
tian College Cooperative Associa
tion this week to bring the total
number of candidates in the cam
paign to four.
Bryan entered the race by sub
mitting a petition of twenty names
of students on the campus. Smith
entered the campaign by accepting
his recent nomination by the Exe
cutive Board.
Neither candidate was prepared
to Ust a definite campaign plat
form this week.
Of the candidates in the race,
Bryan has the most experience in
campus government. He is present
ly serving as treasurer of the Co
operative Association.
Smith is a transfer student who
completed high school and attend
ed two years of college at Ed
Vocations Conference Largest
In History; Termed “Success”
By RALPH MESSICK
Collegiate Co-Editor
Despite the poor weather the
largest number of delegates ever
attended the Aimua Church Vo
cations Conference of Atlantic
Christian College heldon the cam
pus last weekend.
Allan R. Shrp, Acting Chairman
of the Department of Religion and
Philosophy of ACC, announced
that 115 delegates attended the
two - day program. These dele
gates, representing 30 churches,
were invited to the coUege so that
they could be confronted with the
need for full - time Christian ser
vice workers.
Another factor which the Con
ference had to overcome, in order
to be success, was the inability
of the main speaker. Dr. Herman
Norton, to attend. Dr. Norton, Dean
of the Disciples Divinity House of
Vanderfilt University, was 'unable
to attend the Conference because
of the critical illness of his wife.
In place of Dr. Norton, Mr. Sharp
delivered the address at the ban
quet held Friday night. Eugene
PurceU, member of the faculty of
ACC, delivered the address at
the Saturday session.
Mr. Sharp gave a great deal of
credit for the success of the Con
ference to the support of the ACC
student body. “Not only did the
full - time Christian service stu
dents on the campus contribute to
the success of the Vocations Con
ference, but many other students
gave their support to the program.
For this we are extremely grate
ful.” Mr. Sharp said.
Commenting further on the suc
cess of the Conference, Mr. Sharp
said that evidence of the true
value of the program will have to
wait for the future. “It is only
after the high school students en
ter college or make their deci
sions for a life’s vocation that the
real success of the program can
be evaluated,” Mr. Sharp said.
Schedule Changed
John W. Stair, Director of Stu
dent Life, announced this week
that there is to be a change in the
regular chapel and assembly
schedule for next week;
The schedule is to 'be as follows:
Tuesday, March 15
Freshmen and Juniors attend
chapel. Ralph Messick and Bob
Collins to present a dialogue ser
mon.
Sophomores and Seniors attend
Cooperative Association meeting in
gym.
Thursday, March 17
Sophomores attend chapel-Ralph
Messick and Bob CoUins to present
a dialogue sermon.
Seniors meet in Science Lecture
Room
Freshmen and Junior attend Coop
erative Associating meeting in
gym.
DAVID V. SMITH
KENNETH BRYAN
wards Military Institute. Smith
had student* government experi-
served as vice president of the
Freshman class and as president
of the Sophomore class.
Smith is a member of the Circle
K Club here at ACC and is a pledge
to Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity.
Bryan is a member of Delta Sig
ma Phi Fraternity.
Bryan was not available for com
ment on his campaign at press
time.
Smith had no definite campaign
to list as yet. He said that his
nomination from the Executive
Board “came as a surprise and an
honor.”
“I am now processing a plat
form which I will be able to make
public soon, Smith said. He went
on to say, “If I am elected, my
goal will be to serve the campus
government as best I can. This is a
position of great responsibility,
and it will take time to build my
platform.”
In addition to these two candi
dates. F. T. Riley and Robert Mat
thews are also seeking the top
campus government position.
The Collegiate will publish the
comments of Bryan in its next is
sue. As soon as the platforms of
the candidates are made public,
they will be published by The Col
legiate.
Nelson, Peele
To Have Poems
In Duke Journal
Miss Anne W. Nelson and San
ford Peele have just received no
tification that poems written by
them wiU ap^ar in the Literary
Arts Celebration issue of “The
Archive,” literary magazine at
Duke University.
The editors of “'The Archive,”
in a letter to our English Depart
ment, said: “As was the case last
year Atlantic Christian’s contribu
tions were more impressive than
those from any of the other col
leges representd..” Other students
whose poetry was submitted this
year in the Duke contest were
John Vernon, Carl Metts, Lewis
Creech, Elbert Robbins, and
James Boswell.
Early in April the students whose
work was j:hosen for inclusion in
“The Archive” will participate in
the Literary Arts Celebration held
on Duke campus. At that time
Richard Wilbur, well known Amer
ican poet, will give criticism of
the student-work.
Exec Board Reviews Four
On Slate For President
Lynchburg College Choir
To Sing During RE Week
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The Lynchburg College Concert
a cappela Choir will present a
concert at Atlantic Christian Col
lege during Religious Emphasis
Week, Jim Boswell, president of
the Campus Christian Association,
announced today.
Boswell said that the CCA will
sponsor the program being pre
sented Wednesday, March 23 at
8 p.m. The concert will be the first
of a tour the group is making to
the state of Florida. One other
enroute stop will be made at Col
umbia, S. C. where the Chorus will
sing at the First Christian Church
Thursday evening, March 24.
Directed by H. Caleb Cushing,
the 36 voice choir has toured ex
tensively in the South and East.
WhUe touring the state of Florida
for 10 days, the group will make
15 stops in the communities
throughout the state. They will
sing in the Christian Churches,
high schools, and at special meet
ings.
AU individual members of the
choir are responsible for solos m
their section; the soloists may ^
changed from one perfoimance to
another. A number of the stogers
are also instrumentalists and may
be heard individually if the pro
gram demands it. Several mem
bers of the choir are part trnie
ministers of music in local
churches and expect to go into
full time church work.
Members of the choir are chosen
by competitive audition on the
basis of musicianship, personality
and voice, and must maintain a
high academic standard to hold
their places. The group travels by
chartered bus.
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The Executive Board of the Co
operative Association of Atlantic
Christian College made complete
this week the slate of nominees
to compete for the presidency of
the Cooperative Association.
TTiree nominations in the form
of petitions were reviewed and ac
cepted by the executive board and
officially entered as candidates for
the presidential seat. T. Riley, who
began this year’s presidential race,
was joined by Robert Matthews
and Kenneth Bryan when nomina
tions for all three candidates were
announced by the board. Candi
dates for the race were completed
when it was announced that Dave
Smith had accepted nomination.
It was announced that campaign
managers for the four contenders
were Robert Bishop, heading the
campaign for T. Riley; David Mus-
tain, promoting the campaign for
a fellow brother of Sigma Phi
Epsilon Fraternity Dave Smith;
Bobby Riley, campaigning in be
half of Robert Matthews of Delta
Sigma Phi Fraternity; and Larry
Phares, promoting the campaign
of Kenneth Bryan of Delta Sigma
Phi Fraternity.
Robert Dunn, President of the
Cooperative Association, announced
that the date of election will be
Wednesday, March 30. It was fur
ther explained that cmapaign
speeches wiU be made in assembly
on March 29. Dunn also said that a
run-off for the two top contenders
wUl be held on Thursday. March
31.
In further business, the board
granted a request of $250 from
the emergency fund to the As-
See EXEC BOARD Page Four
Dead Week
Dead Week wiU be observed
next week on the Atlantic Christ
ian College campus, John W. Stair,
Director of Student Life at ACC,
announced today.
Dead Week was originally set
for the week of March 21-25 but
Religious Emphasis Week was
also set for that time, Mr. Stair
said. Since RE Week could not
be moved, campus leaders decid
ed to move Dead Week up one
week.
Because of previous commit
ments, however, the Collegiate
will be published next week. There
will be no Collegiate during Re
ligious Emphasis Week.
Burt Explains Procedure
For Class Cancellation
TVTcrwRiTRG CHOIR — Pictured above is the Lynchburg Col-
a cappela Choir which will appear on the Atlantic
Christian College campus during Religious Emphasis Week. Un-
^^r fhe direction of H. Caleb Cushing, the choir ^11 ap^ar here
e^r^ute to Florida where a number of concerts will be pre
sented.
The confusion which arose from
the cancellation of classes due to
heavy snow last week, led Dr.
Millard P. Burt, ACC Dean, to ex
plain procedures to be followed
when classes must be cancelled
due to inclement weather.
Dr. Burt said this week, that
last Wednesday the switchboard
in the ACC administration building
was literally swamped with calls
when students realized that there
might be no classes the next day.
Dr. Burt said, that in the future,
announcement of cancelled classes
will be made over area radio sta
tions.
“The switchboard just cannot
handle as many calls as there were
coming in last week,” the Dean
said. “Though we realize that there
is little chance that a similar sit
uation will arise this year, it is
hoped that students will listen to
local radio stations to find out if
classes have been called off,” Dr.
Burt said.
Dr. Burt explained the reasons
for cancelling classes when inclem
ent weather arises. “When road
conditions are believed to be such
that travel for commuting students
will be hazardous, and when infor
mation from the State Highway
Patrol and Weather Bureal indi
cates that the hazardous conditions
will continue through the class per
iods. we wUl cancel classes,” Dr.
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Hemby Announces
Coming Interviews
James B. Hemby, Jr. Director
of Placement of Atlantic Christ
ian College announced that sev
eral people wlU be on the ACC
campus interviewing prospective
employees in the near future.
On Wednesday, March 16, a
representative of the Newport News
City Schools wUl be on campus
to interview prospective teachers
for that city.
On 'Thursday, March 17, a re
presentative from the Woolworth
Company will be on campus at
2 p.m. to interview people interest
ed in managerial training with
that company.
Also on March 17, Ed Deese, a
representative of the Social Secur
ity Commission will speak to the
seniors about positions with that
commislon.
Mr. Hemby asks that anyone in
terested in talking with these peo
ple make an appointment with him
Imme^tely.