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Editorials Future Events Prove ACC Loses Great Man Value Of Progress I When Fulghum Leaves Atlantic Christian College is los ing oi.i- of its: >,'n atfst men when James E. F-jlghum leaves the col lege. We, as Co-Editors, have worked closely with Mr. Fulghum for two years. We have come to know him .'IS a friend and advi.sor. However, it is not only the memtx is of the Collegiate staff who will miss Mr. Fulghum. He will be mii;. ed ;;reatly by many students, and by the faculty and admini.stration. Mr. Fulghum has been a mem ber of the staff who has been known to form strong opinions and hold to them in the face of great opposition. Though many have dis agreed with him at times, all who have known him have come to respect his opinion. We can say such things about Mr. Fulghum for a number of rea sons, First of all, they are our feelings about the man, and sec ond of all, he hasn’t read this editorial yet, and will not read it until later today. Privately, we can say to you “coach” — how did you think we finLshed page two so quickly Tues day? We did the lay-out work af ter we left. T. Riley, who will be a co-editor of The Collegiate next year, was talking with us about the paper recently. He was worried about the work involved. We made the comment, “You will do all right.” Riley replied, “Yes, but I don’t have a Palghum to help me. That will make it tough.” That statement summed the opin ion held by most of us very well. Mr. Fulghum has been a big help. Without his advice, those two first place awards from Columbia would have never come about. As Director of Special Activities, Mr. Fulghum had a tremendous job. We have noticed on many occasions that his “special ac tivities” involved giving other ad ministrative officials advice. We know from what other ad ministrative officials have told us, that his opinion was very highly respected among the members of the administration. This was espe cially true when the administra tive Council met. Many of the ideas which have become prac tices of the college originated with “Daddy Jim.” He has had a tough row to hoe during his years at ACC, and has come out of the battle practically unscathed, and much the wiser from the experience. 'We have noted with interest that many times when students have encountered difficulty in various matters, that Mr. Fulghum was the person who called them in for consultation. When the Executive Board was expressing concern over various matters, it was a common occur- ance to see one or more of the Executive Board members in the 1959-60 May Be Best In College History This is the last issue of The Collegiate for the year, and we are facing the prospect of leaving the college with mixed emotions. We are glad to be going, and yet at the same time, we would like to stay for a while longer. The struggle has not been an easy one for any of us who are leaving this year, and yet we have benefited greatly from our ex perience here. Of course, one could become very nostalgic in his parting words, and could talk for a long time about the invaluable and lasting intangible benefits of the college careers we are ending. And yet, as the year ends, we can look back on it with a great deal of pride. This has probably been the greatest year in the his tory of the college. At least, this is true as far as the students are concerned. We have seen a growth of stu dent interest. Of course, we know that every year, there is a swell ing tide of student interest in the government, especially about elec tion time. This year, an interest has grown that will not die with the passing of the summer. .Our campus government finally came back out of the doldrums, and has become an organization that the students are interested in and concerned about. The progress that has been made in the college is worthy of note. To list all the accomplishments here would but reiterate that which is said weU in another story in the paper. We are proud of the testing and interviewing program that has been initiated by the college. We are sure that the direct result will be an improvement in the quality of the student admit ted to the college. It is con ceivable that, as a result of the testing program, the number of failures in the freshman and soph omore classes will be lessened. We bow out of the scene with a word of thanks to all who have participated in the development of a better atmosphere on the cam pus. If we may blow our own horns for a moment, we feel that we have been responsible for some of the increased interest. As Co-Edi tors, we have tried to make The Collegiate a good newspaper that gave the students a clear picture of what was happecing on the cam pus. Next year’s editors will have a harder job, because things will jump off with a greater speed at the beginning of the year, the entire staff wil have to be on its toes to catch all the happenings. We have confidence in T. Riley and Alton Le, and we are sure that they will continue to make the college newspaper a vital or gan in the campus life. We have enjoyed being a part of the heartaches, the disagree ments, and the progress. We hope that we are leaving without too many enemies. To all who have been a part of the campus life this year and who are leaving, we say, thank you for helping us. To those who remain behind, we say, keep up the good work. And to those who have the positions of responsibility in the government and other organiza tions, we say, good luck — with hard work you can improve upon what has happened this year. Please work hard, because our col lege needs to continue to progress as it has this year. public relations office. When students became upset over something, Mr. Fulghum was always around to quiet the fears. Many times, other members of the college staff have come into his office to ask his opinion on some matter. We have spent a great deal of time in the public relations office this year. Many times when we came by to work on The Collegiate, the door would be closed. We often became curious as to who it would be that would walk from the office with a relieved (and sometimes worried) look on his face. The public relations program has grown greatly under the in fluence of Mr. Fulghum. ACC makes the newspapers nearly every day. This is due to the timely news releases that Mr. Fulghum has pouring from his office. (If you dont’ think there are a great num ber, just ask his secretary). All in all, we are losing a friend, counselor, advisor, and a great man. We, as Co-Editors, speaking for the entire college, say good bye very reluctantly. We are thankful for what you have done for us, coach, and we wish you the best of luck in your new field of en deavor. From all of us, to you, thank you, and we can never repay you for what you have done. THE COLLEGIATE Published Weekly At Atlantic Christian College Wilson, N. C. To provide the student body and faculty of this institution witii a means of communication and a free discussion of the problems of the day. Robert 1. Collins and Ralph G. Messick Co-Editors Bette Pomfrey, Business Manager G. Harry Swain Business Advisor MEMBER North State Conference Press Association National Advertising Service, Incorporated At the end of the college there is a tendency to evaluate the progress made in the light ot past achievements. The hopes are that the year can be claimed the best yet. But in’almost every area of the collegiate program the true value of the accomplishments can only be judged by future events. Throughout the past year the campus of Atlantic Christian Col lege has experienced many val uable accomplishments. Students have worked diligently in many areas in order to place into mo tion the gears that may, in future semesters, grind on into perfec tion. Without future progress, howev er, this work will be of no avail. Campus government has passed through a period of crisis, but this advancement could ibe lost in the future without adequate work by next year’s Executive Board. The new men’s dormitory is an achievement in another area, but it could prove to be wasted if it is filled with irresponsible S fits in the future. The academic progress of ths school and of the individual shi dent can be lost through the in' adequate application of the pr^' ciples learned in future years The library can turn into a stor age place for books mutilated bv the adolescent. It could also be. come a student rendezvous of es. cape from intellectual stimulation On the other Hand, the futmj holds the key to added accomplish, ments and achievements. The fail" ures of today will have the oi> portunity to become tomorrow^ victories. The constant efforts of members of the ACC family will provide these victories. The task for the future, there- fore, is to enforce the work of the past with new accomplishments and to provide new victories. Such a goal wiU provide ACC with a progressive program which will in. crease the service of the school Letter To The Editors Lack Of Communication Noted In Wenger^s Replj To the Editor of the Collegiate: fer no end of challenging oppor. Cale Gets Award For Math Work Miss Linda Faye Cale, a Fresh man at Atlantic Christian College received the 1959-60 Freshman Mathematics Achievement Award, John W. Dunn, faculty member of the Science and Mathematics De partment, announced today. This award is given annually to the outstanding freshman in aU freshmal level mathematics courses, Mr. Dunn said. At The Library This is written as a comment on your lead editorial entitled “Im posing of Restrictions Will Defeat Constitution” which appeared in the May 6, 1960, issue of the Col legiate. I should like to make the following observations. You have given your readers the impression that “those who are responsible for giving the campus government its powers,” have in terest other than those of the stu dents at heart. While I am not cer tain whether you are referring to the faculty, administration, or the trustees, I think there is ample evidence in many different forms that this assertion is unfounded in fact. It is a foregone conclusion that errors will be made. When this is true- they should be caUed to the attention of the appropriate persons, or groups of persons, in order that they might be correct ed. This, however, is a far cry from relegating the student to an unimportant or inferior status, which if I interpret your editorial correctly is the impression you in tended to convery. Furthermore, you have said, “The students of ACC can no long er tolerate being left hanging in the middle. Our students can no longer be given a constitution which grants only token powers that might appease lazy, immature sluggards.” Permit me to quote from the old constitution of the Association, Article VIII, section 4, duties of the Exeuctive Board; “The Executive Board shall be charged with the general super vision of all college activities, ex cept academic matters and inter collegiate athletics.” I should like to ask what additional powers or authority you feel should be given the Association which would not be covered under the provision quoted. This appears to me to of- tunity for thought and action on the part of our Cooperative Asso ciation leaders. During the present year, several areas have been in tensively explored by our Execu tive Board; our incoming president has asserted that he intends to build upon that foundation further accomplishments. The Constita- tion gives him a broad field for such operation. You have implied that the fre quent use of the term “coUege family,” is an empty phrase Si ' applied to our campus. While is true that all members of the “family” do not fulfill the samf function or participate in the same way in the achievement of our aims, that does not mean that fce concept is not valid. If students a-: not directly involved in establisi- ing certain administrative policies, that does not imply that the trustees, or the administration the faculty are unwilling to be in fluenced by student thinking. It is quite possible that your ob servations are occasioned fa: more by a lack of communicatto: than by the attitude which yo. have ascribed to those “who are responsible for giving the campus government its power.” In a state ment I made to the joint session of the old and new Executive Boards several weeks ago, I pledg ed to the new Board my willing ness to provide opportunities dur ing the coming year for informal conversations be t w e e n student leaders and myself as well as other administrative officers of the College. I sincerely hope that this can do something to correct the most unfortunate and hurtful im pression that we wish our stu dents, to quote you, “to remain in the shadows.” Sincerely yours, Arthur D. Wenger The Porpoise Splashed The Dugong Off The Sand Kennedy Picked In Preference Poll Senator John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts drew the greatest number of votes for the presidency of the United States in the mock election held on the Atlantic Chris tian College campus this week. Kennedy, who garnered a total number of 355 points in the elec tion, was followed in the balloting by Adlai E. Stevenson from Illi nois wlio received 314 points. In the gubernatorial section of the balloting Terry Sanford over whelmingly defeated the other can didates to win the selection of Gov ernor of North Carolina. A total of t!18 points were given to Sanford. His closest competitor, Malcolm Seawell, received . 323 points. The votes were counted by giv ing three points for each first place vote, two points for second place, and one for third place. Although Richard Nixon, Vice- President of the U. S., came out third by the number of first place votes received (48), Lyndon John son came out third by the total number of points received. John son garnered 272 points. Nixon, with a total of 203 points, held down fifth place in the ballot ing following closely behind Sena tor Herbert Hunphrey from Minne sota who received 244 points. Following behind Nixon in the balloting were Stuart Symington from Missouri with 140 points, and Governor John D. Rockefeller of New York with 108 points. In the gubernatorial race I. Bev erly Lake came in third with 306 points, John D. Larkins was fourth with 276 points followed by John Gavin, the Republican candidate with 69 ix)ints. By WALTER GRAY College Librarian “Ho, Ho!” sang the porpoise as he headed for the open sea and the unknown port. He was feeling quite good now and the deep wat er was relaxing the tensions that life in the breakers had made a daily experience. “Considering ev erything, I guess we’ve done about as weU as could be expected, and we are” he continued “horribly young for what we have to face”. He zipped through a large sweU and zoomed several feet above the water. “Only trouble is” he continued, “It’s getting mighty hard to tell the difference between the NEA and the NAM these days”. H^ couldn’t help himself from conclud ing that sell and beat were both four letter words and that the duo seemed somehow, incomplete. “If it just hadn’t been for that Junior Achiever thmgs might have been different” he mused. But he knew, as he said it, that this was only a small part of the problem. He ad mitted to himself that it was dis couraging. “Well, there are the preachers” and he brightened up a bit, but then he remembered that generally they were too pre occupied with original sin to see just how devastating the same thing, rnight be when it became in- dustriahzed. He was beginning to feel alone noW’ as he always had, but away ^ different. In the first place, he found that it himself^'r^'+K complain to himself. 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