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The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, FEBRUARY 17, 1961
NUMBER FIFTEEN
Collegriate Photo By Bill Feetham
THIRTY-THREE VOICE GROUP TO SING IN SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
Split Chorus Tour Set
Beginning February 26
Eight churches and five high
schools in 12 Eastern North Car
olina cities and towns are pin point
ed as stopping places for the fam
ed Atlantic Christian College Chor
us which begins its annual tour
February 26.
Under the direction of J. Ovide
DeLage this year for the first time,
the Chorus will return to campus
Feb. 28 only to get ready for the
second leg of their journey March
12 tlirough 14.
A varied program of 16 religious
and secular works has been pre
pared by the Chorus for presenta
tion in the following churches:
First Christian Church, Wilson,
Feb. 26; First Christian Church,
Rocky Mount, Feb. 26; First Chris
tian Church, Elizabeth City, Feb
27; First Christian Church, Ply
mouth, Feb. 28; First Christian
Church, Washington, March 12;
Eighth Street Christian Church,
Greenville, March 12; Gordon
Street Christian Church, Kinston,
March 13; and Hillyer Memorial
Christian Church, Raleigh, March
14.
The 33 - voice group will also
sing in these high schools: Eliza
beth City H\gh school, Perquimans
J. OVIDE DeLAGE
Director
County High school and Clayton
High school.
Not since 1958 has the Chorus
toured extensively in Eastern
North Carolina. Last year the tour
took the group to South Carolina
and Georgia whereas the previous
year the ACC Chorus sang in West
ern North Carolina and a portion
of South Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. DeLage as well
as Gene Featherstone of the De
partment of Music will tour with
the group. Mrs. DeLage will sing
in the choir wliile Mr. Featherstone
accompanies at the organ.
Membership of the Chorus in
cludes Murray Beacham of Aurora,
James Black of Sarasota, Fla.,
Jo Anne Boone of Wilson,
Faye Brinson of Arapahoe, Alice
Faye Dixon of Grifton, John Eli
ott of Willow Springs, Rhea For
rest of Brunson, S. C., Florence
Griffin of Dunn, Ann Hayes of Wil
son, Erlene Head of Mount Olive,
See TOUR Page 4
NC Broadcasters
May Give To WACR
The North Carolina Broadcasters
Association, in an effort to aid At
lantic Christian College’s proposed
radio station, may be able to do
nate some equipment to WARC,
the Collegiate has been told.
According to a member of the
WRAC staff. Dr. Arthur D. Wen
ger received a letter from the
association expressing interest in
the campus station and indicating
it could possibly donate some equip
ment.
In other developments, four mem
bers of the WACR staff visited
studios of WKNC, State CoUege’s
station, seeking efficient and in
expensive methods of operation.
Staff members of WKNC, which
has been on the air for over a de
cade, explained methods and means
of constructing and purchasing
equipment.
The business manager explored
filing and accounting systems and
the handling of advertising ac
counts. Plans for programmmg
were discussed. WACR staff mem
bers attending reported the ex-
perience was most rewarding.
Campus
Briefs
Next Tuesday, February 21, the
Freshman and Seniors will attend
Chapel while the Sophomores and
Juniors will be free. Thursday
February 23, Sophomore and Jun
iors will attend Chapel while the
Freshman and Seniors will have
class meetings.
On February 18, tomorrow night,
Atlantic Christian vs. East Caro
lina here. There will be a dance
after the basketball game spon
sored by the cheerleaders in the
class room building.
In last week’s publication of the
Dean’s List two names were left
out. These two are: Freshman —
Linda Bunn, and a Senior — Rose
Mary DeBenning.
Latin Scholars, Attention! Get
out your dictionaries and encyclo
pedias.
HABEBUNT LUMEN VITAE
To the intelligent minds this
lutionize the campus of ACC.
President’s Day
Fetes Dr. Wenger
It was surprising" so many people could keep a secret!
But the most surprised of all, and happily so, was
Dr. Arthur D. Wenger when honored by students, faculty
and administration yesterday on President’s Day.
The hush, hush event had been planned for some
time, but despite the fact that Mrs. Wenger had been
clued in, the president remained in the dark.
Atlantic Christian’s venerable
gymnasium was where the day’s
activities started. During the reg
ular chapel period aU classes gath
ered for what appeared to be, in
the beginning, a regular meeting
of the Cooperative Association.
David Smith, president of the
Cooperative Association, dismissed
other members of the Executive
Board from the normal placement
and invited Milton Adams, ACC
business manager, and Dean Mil
lard P. Burt to join him.
After explaining that the purpose
of the meeting was to express to
Dr. Wenger the grateful feelings
of the College community for his
untiring efforts. Smith recognized
Adams who spoke graciously of Dr.
Wenger on behalf of the Adminis
tration.
Next to speak was Dr. Burt who
expressed to the President, on be
half of the faculty, the deep appre
ciation extended to him and the re
spect in which he is held.
Finally, Smith spoke for ACC
students pointing out the admira
tion the students have for Dr.
Wenger and his untiring efforts to
ward making Atlantic Christian a
truly great institution of higher edu
cation.
As a momento of President’s
Day, Dr. Wenger was presented
a bound scrapbook containing pho
tographs, newspaper clippings and
other memorabilia pertaining to
his inauguration as president of
Atlantic Christian College on May
3, 1957. Because the volume had
not yet returned from the printer.
Dr. Wenger was given an album
with nothing in it.
Before these present joined in
singing the Alma Mater, Dr. Wen
ger was presented with a bouton-
naire and Mrs. Wenger was given
a corsage.
Following adjournament of the
meeting, everyone moved to the
lobby of the Classroom Building for
a reception which lasted until 12:15.
Dr. and Mrs. Wenger, Mr.
Adams, Dr. Burt and members of
the Executive Board attended a
luncheon in honor of the President
at the Hotel Cherry to complete
President’s Day.
ARTHUR D. WENGER
Gets Surprised
Danieli Says Thanks
For Homecoming Aid
Dear Editor:
I want to use this means to
personally thank the students of
Atlantic Christian College who
helped make this 19€1 Homecom
ing the biggest and best in the
history of the College. The pa
rade, open house and dance
evinced a genuine spirit and co
operation on the part of students.
It was evident that many long
hours were spent planning and
preparing for this event.
It is this type of fine spirit
and cooperation from the stu
dents that makes a school great.
Thank you very much. With
best wishes to each of you.
Sincerely,
James D. Danieli
Director of Alumn Affairs
Exec Board Holds Hot Debate
On Women’s Dorm Constitution
By GUY MILLER
The effectiveness and adequacy
of the Women’s Dormitory Coun
cil’s constitution was a primary
subject of discussion at the Execu
tive Board meeting on Monday
night.
The Board debated, both pro and
con, the need for a more adequate
constitution and for more stated
regulations in the government of
this all-important campus organi
zation, President Dave Smith stated
that for an organization to function
effectively, it should have a mean
ingful constitution that will offer
guidance to its leaders. He express
ed the feeling that the constitution
of the Women’s Dormitory Council
needs improvements along this
line.
Bobbie Jean Grady, presidtent of
the Women’s Dormitory Council,
and Zarelda Walston, Executive
Board secretary, seemed to be of
the opinion that although the pres
en}; constitution does not make
specific stipulations in many cases
and that it needs to be revised,
the organization’s leaders have gov
erned effectively.
Smith pointed out that the Exe
cutive Board has no authority to
instruct the Ctouncil to make any
changes or improvements. The
Board can only make requests or
recommendations for the Council’s
consideration, he pointed out.
No action was taken on the mat
ter.
President Smith announced that
Dave Mustian will serve as acting
president of the North State Gov
ernment Association conference to
be held at Lcnoir-Rhyne College
on February 18. Mustian is the cur
rent vice-president of the associa
tion, but will take over the top
leadership position for the remain
der of the year in the absence of
the president.
Mike Busby and one other dele
gate will represent AC at this con
ference, Busby is scheduled to
lead a group discussion during the
course of the conference.
The Executive Board meeting
had an early atmosphere of som
berness and heartfelt sympathy as
material and a letter were read
by Smith concerning two primary
sit-in and integration movements
in Rock Hill, S. C., and at the Uni
versity of Georgia. One of the in
dividuals involved in the Rock HiU
incident is a personal acquaintance
of Several members of the Board.
It was decided that a dinner
meeting of the Board, together
with various campus leaders and
potential leaders, will be held next
Monday evening, February 20, at
the Cherry Hotel. The freshman,
sophomore, and Junior class presi
dents will select six members from
each of the three classes to attend
this dinner.
Enrollment Down 57 From Last Semester
One-thousand sixty-nine students
are enrolled in Atlantic Christian
College for the spring semester of
fte 1960-61 academic year, reports
Mrs. Bethany R. Joyner, registrar.
Making up the total enrollment
are 283 Seniors, 241 Juniors, 213
^phomores, 256 Freshmen, and 76
Special Students. Eight-hundred
si^y . fjyg qj those enrolled are
n^-time students, while 204 are
classified as paii>-time students,
with a load of less than twelve
^®wester-hours.
This total of 1069 represents a
uwrease in enrollment from that ot
fall semester and from that of
last year. Last year, enrollment
reached an aU-time record m the
fall semester with a total of 1,^19
enrollees, and the spring semester
of that academic year showed an
enrollment of 1,142.
Atlantic Christip had l.lf
dents enrolled tiiis past fall sem
ester 57 more than this semester
ms may not seem to be much of
a decrease, but it does in view of
the fact that there are
here now that were not here last
Sester, some are entirely new to
the campus, and some are form^
ACC students who
Mrs. Joyner explained tne ae
crease in enrollment by stating
that there is usually a slump in
enrollment for the spring semes
ter. Also, a fortunate number of
36 students completed graduation
requirements last semester, and
an unfortunate number of 63 were
dismissed from school because of
academic standing. This makes a
total of only 99, less than the total
number of new students who ar
rived this semester. This means
there must have been a great
number of additional dropouts be
sides the graduates and flunkees.
The marked increase in enroll
ment which occurred in the fall
of 1959 brought problems because
the college was not equipped to
give its l^st services to this ever-
increasing number of students. It
was recognized by coUege officials
that Atlantic Christian CoUege
needs to grow, but that growth
takes time. A great increase in
enrollment would not be beneficial
to the college unless the faculties
were adequate enough to handle
them.
This year, entrance examinations
were initiated as an integral part
of the school’s admissions program.
This curbed the rapid growth of
enrollment, and President Wen
ger said these entrance examina
tions were meant to serve the pur
pose of raising the academic stand
ards of Atlantic Christian College,
and to provide a means whereby
its growth could be controlled.
Bob Matthews, in a Collegiate
article last week, pointed out ways
in which he felt that the college
has grown since he has been here.
It has grown, and it is the hope
of aU who are a part of it that
it wiU continue to grow. But this
fact seems to have been recogni
zed: Constructive growth ia not
just quantitive; it should be quali-
tive as well.