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The Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, APRIL 28, 1961
NUMBER TWENTY-TWO
If You Ask Me
R. E. Week Reactions Vary
In On Campus Interviews
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the
second in a series of “If You
Ask Me” articles in which peo
ple selected at random comment
on some interesting issue of the
day. This week, as might be
guessed, the topic is Religious
Emphasis Week.)
Sue Sorrell — For those who
would prefer a critical analysis
there is much to bear out their
attacks. For others, the idea was
not a new one; but it was pre
sented in a stimulating manner.
At any rate, there was much
conversation. And it would appear
that almost everyone received in
information what he was looking
for when he attended the lectures.
I was especially grateful to have
the opportunity to weigh the sub
ject in may own estimation for its
value.
Bv-ftch Lowery — Was the strife
good for R. E. Week? What im
pression did the public get?
Did the Speaker miss the greater
majority of students by employ
ing Theoligical terms not com-
niciily known as well as ideas?
Did the Students accept the
speaker?
Ann Hayes — If discussion was
the aim of R. E. Week, it was an
undeniable success.
W. G. Alford — I think Dr.
Funk is a very intelligent man,
but very few of his expounded
remarks were clearly understood
by the students. He quoted too
many pliilosopliers and seemed
to center his thoughts simply on
the expounding of their philoso
phy.
Beaver Greenway — After hear
ing comments from various stu
dents and professors on campus
and gathering reactions from sev
eral businnessmen in Wilson it ap
pears that R. E. Week was very
confusing to most. Our theme was
stimulating in theological meaning
but such a controversial subject
can cause more misunderstanding.
Dr. Funk was no doubt a very
intellectual and informative speak
er; however, his speaking level
was incomprehensible to the aver
age A. C. student and faculty mem
ber.
Virgil Smith — To me R. E.
Week had its good points and its
bad points. One thing that I
did not like was the speaker. He
always seemed to be talking over
our heads. The theme, I thoLtght,
was very good because it real
ly made you think.
Mike Busby — Probably the
most provocative speaker at At
lantic Christian this year. He had
something to say and he said it.
It would be well for us to pay
heed to Dr. Funk’s message and
incorporate it into our religion^
From the Department of Sci
ence and Mathematics — The
topic and presentation did not
seejtn to be effective.
Roberta Pritchard — To me, R.
E. Week was the most challenging
and rewarding of experiences! As
Dr. Funk, a brilliant young schol
ar, brought to our attention, the
death of God has been in part
caused by our inability to commun
icate with each other. To me, his
appraisal of modern trends was
provocative, succinct, timely, in
formative, and stimulating.
Brandt Ross — I ignored R. E.
Week.
Jerry Ridling — Despite the
fact that many persons were shock
ed by both the theme and the
speaker, I believe Religious Em
phasis Week was a success. I be
lieve that most of the students
fF alker, ColvardAnd Lee
To Star In Spring Play
On Wednesday and Thursday
nights of next week, students and
faculty of ACC and the public of
Wnson wiU have a rare oppor
tunity.
Stage and Scrii>t is presenting
‘‘The Glass Menagerie” and it may
be the only chance many will have
to see this beautiful and exquisite
ly delicate play on the stage. The
Broadway production was given in
1945 with Laurette Taylor as
Amanda; Eddie Dowling as Tom,
her son; Julie Kaydon as Laura,
her daughter; and Anthony ROss
as the Gentleman Caller. It is be
ing given in Howard Chapel on
May 3 and 4 with Margaret Walker
as Amanda, Alton Lee as Tom,
Carol Colvard as Laura, and Rich
ard Williams as the Gentleman
Caller.
From evidence of the rehearsals,
this production should be as beau
tiful and delicate as the play it
self. “The play is memory. Being
a memory play, it is dimly lighted,
it is sentimental, it is not realis
tic —”
Tom is the narrator of the play
and also a character in it. The
other characters are: Amanda, his
mother, who clings frantically to
another time and place — there is
much to adtaire in Amanda, and as
much to love and pity as there is
to laugh at; Laura, his sister, who
has failed to establish contact with
reality — her separation increases
until she is like a piece of her own
glass collection, too fragile to
move from the shelf; and a Gentle-
rnan Caller, who is the most realis
tic character in the play — he is
the emissary from the world that
they were somehow set apart
from.
Because the play is memory,
hghts and the music play a very
important part. In keeping with the
atmosphere of memory, the stage
's dim. Shafts of light are focused
on selected areas or actors, and
particularly on Laura. The music
of the play moves in and out,
serving “as a thread of connection
and allusion between the narrator
with his separate point in time and
^ace and the subject of his story.”
there is one tune that weaves in
and'out of the play; this is Laura’s
music and suggests the lovely
fragility of glass which is her
iniage.
Mrs. Doris Holsworth, director,
reports a different tjT>e of set de
sign will be used in this production.
In the Broadway production, a
realistic set was used. Next week,
the audience will see “The Glass
Menagerie” presented in the
framework of a skeleton setting
(in a skeleton set <3|ily the frame
work of the flats is used). This type
of setting will stimulate the imagi
nation of the audience and further
emphasize the element of memory.
Curtain will go up on “The Glass
Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams
at 8:15 p.m. May 3 and 4.
were stimulated to do some think
ing, which is quite an accom
plishment any way you look at it.
It wiU be intersting to see what
effect, if any, the week will have
on the students in the future.
Lorraine Wells — I think R. E.
Week was most though-provok
ing as well as challenging to our
faith. New ideas should always
be a challenge. We should have
gained some insight into mod
ern Protestant thoiagrht.
J. L. Barden — Intellectually it
was the most stimulating week of
the school year. For many stud
ents a new area of philosophical
inquiry was opened. The criticism
of certain members of the faculty
— philosophical and or theologi
cal training before understanding
— indicated demagoguery.
John Vernon — If you believe
that God is dead, you are wrong.
If you believe that he is alive,
you are also wrong. But most of
all if you believe because of this
that you cannot think imagina
tively about Him, yow are a
beatnik, a fatalist, and you are
wrong.
Billy Bruffey — I believe it was
the best I have experienced since
entering ACC. It made the stu
dents think.
Murray Beacham — I think it
was a little too deep for the
average student, but it did make
one think.
Dr. Vere Rogers — The Apostle
Paul wrote, “We know that in
everything God works for good
with those who love him, who are
called according to his purpose.”
Rom. 8:28. Even though R. E.
Week raised many questions and
directly gave few, if any, answers,
it can do us aU good if we will
take a right attitude. God is! Tliis
is His world! We are His chil
dren if we love Him and are obe
dient to His will! We know Him
through His son, Jesus Christ.
William F. Troutman, Jr. — In
my twelve years of college
See OPINION Page 4
New Tentative Budget
Suggests Reductions
In All Major Areas
By GUY MILLER
The Executive Board has releavsed and approved the
tentative budget for next year. It is as follows:
Proposed
Organization
Bohunk
C. C. A.
COLLEGIATE
Concert & Assembly
Executive Board
PINE KNOT
Social Committee
Stage & Script
1961-62 Budget
$540
720
1,845
1,305
1,755
5,040
450
945
The budget committee, headed
by Ken Bryan and Betty Pomfrey,
drew up a prop>osed tentative bud
get and presented it to the Ex
ecutive l^ard for consideration.
The committee drew up its budget
on the basis of an expected 1,000
full-time student body for next
year. At Dr. WlUiam E. Trout
man’s suggestion, the Board felt
that the budget should be based
on a guaranteed maximum of full
time students, rather than a pos
sible maximum. It was stated by
a committee member that 900
full-time students would be a safe
guaranteed maximum. 'The amend
ed tentative budget, as set forth
above, was approved.
The Board felt that it could not
promise any organization anymore
at this time without going out on
a limb. In the event there are more
than 900-full-time students next
year — which is quite likely, then
each organization wiU be propor
tionally allocated more funds.
During discussion on the budget.
Dr. Troutman and James Van-
Camp questioned whether Stage
and Script should use money al
located to it from the student funds
for the purpose of sending delegates
to drama conventions. The opinion
was expressed that conventions are
not the major purpose of the or
ganization, but a side line. It was
debated whether the entire school
benefits from Stage and Script
representation at the conventions.
Total $12,600
Zarelda Walston pointed out that
if this particular organization is
not allowed to spend allocated
money on conference representa
tion, then the same stipulation wUl
have to be extended to the other
constituent organizations. Smith
expressed the opinion that if an
organization felt it could pay for
convention trips out of its allocated
funds and benefit the school, the
organization should be allowed to
do so.
No action was taken on the mat
ter.
During committee reports, the
matter of student opinion concern
ing the cafeteria system options
was discussed. VanCamp and Miss
Walston reported that several
people who had expressed opinions
to them are not in favor of a flat
fee system. It was decided the
Board will sponsor meetings to be
held in the dormitories and frater
nity houses to determine the major
ity opinion of resident students
toward this issue.
Smith gave an extended report
on the recent Virginia - Carolinas
regional meeting of the National
Student Association held at Duke.
At this meeting, he led a workshop
on the role of student body presi
dents. He also informed delegates
of AC’s practice of establishment
of leadership dinners. Much inter
est was expressed by delegates
from other schools concerning this
idea.
Mustian, Adams Give Speeches;
Presidential Voting May 1, 2
By Guy Miller
The race for president of the
Cooperative Association is now in
fuU siwing. Yesterday the two can
didates — Jeff Adams and Dave
Mustian — delivered their cam
paign speeches. Each pointed out
Collegiate Photo By Bill Feetham
rr. (Alton Lee, Jr.) rebels against his mother, Aman-
Walker) and her dictatorial methods in a tense
da William’s “The Glass Menagerie”, the
scene ^ spring play which will be presented free to
In Howard Chapel «n May 3 and 4 a. 8:15.
some programs nnd policies he
would follow if elected. Election
will be held on Monday and Tues
day, May 1 and 2.
Adams pointed out one of his
main points is the program to
build a more effective Executive
Board with the use of the stud
ent senator system. This proposed
system calls for two student sena
tors from each of the four classes
to serve on the Board. These eight
student senators would be in addi
tion to the present board positions
and increase board memberships
from 13 to 21.
According to Adams, this will
be a chance for more ideas, par
ticipation, possibilities for opinion
on behalf of students and, there
fore, more effective government.
The six categories under Adams’
program of lawareiness are aimed
at an increase in student aware
ness of leadership and govern
ment. If elected, Adams would
have monthly leadership dinners
for the purpose of challenging stu
dents to take active and respon
sible roles in student affairs. His
second point of awareness would
be writing letters to next year’s
incoming students, informing them
of AC’s government and how they
can help. A third item is student
leaders of freshman orientation in
forming freshmen of the role they,
as first year students, will play in
campus government.
Adams would be willing to write
articles for the college newspaper
and use this medium to explain
and support programs of the Exe
cutive Board. He favors the presi
dents’ council initiated this year
and composed of presidents of
campus organizations. He firmly
believes the council can be an ef
ficient communication between the
Executive Board and organiza
tions.
Adams considers his major
point of this program of awareness
his promise to live up to the word
of the constitution which oaUs for
a meeting of the entire association
at least monthly. He promises this
will be done if he is elected, for he
considers this an example of true
democracy at work.
The third main plank in Adams’
platform is a program of service.
This would deal with contributions
toward the student union building
great incentive in bringing a stu
dent union building to reality.
Dave Mustian put primary con
cern on a proposed day - students’
council. He sees this as a means of
increasing day student interest in
campus government. This eight-
member council would be headed
by the day student representative
on the Executive Board. Serving
with him would be an assistant ac
ting as vice - president, a secre
tary, a day student from each of
the four classes, and the director
of student life. All these members,
save the last, would be elected
by day students.
This council would act as medi
ator between day students and
Executive Board. It would present
day student programs and opinions
to the Board.
Mustian stated helping the day
students increase their interest in
campus government will be his
main goal for next year, if he is
elected.
Another of Mustian’s points was
leadership training foF campus
government positions. He consid
ers that AC’s “cooperative” sys
tem has advantages which pure
“student” governments do not
have, and desires that students
here take a larger interest in it.
Advocation of an extensive study
of the activities fee appropriation
to various organizations was put
forwarfl. This, Mustian believes,
would help assure the student his
money is spent wisely.