THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly at AUantic Christian College
Wilson, N. C.
To provide the student body and faculty of this institution
with a means of communication and a free discussion of the
interests of the day.
Carol Colvard Editor
Jess Maghan Assistant Editor
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Responsibility
We would like to extend our congratulations to E. B. Shearin
for his successful campaign and subsequent election as president
of the Cooperative Association. No other office on campus confers
such great honor and privilege as does this office. It is our hope
that Mr. Shearin will make the best use of the powers that he
will have next year to strengthen and solidify the Cooperative
Association and Executive Board.
Like all campaigns and elections for important offices, opinions
divide and competition reaches its highest peak. Yet this is as
it should be, for out of good, keen competition, comes proposed
Improvements and added benefits to student government. How
ever, much of what is said in campaign speeches is idealistic,
with the primary purpose being to attract and win votes. The
t3*ue greatness of an elected office holder is not how much he
promises, but how many of the promises he fulfills during his term
of office.
Mr. Shearin now has a responsibility and challenge that wiU
prove to be as difficult as it is rewarding. When he takes office
next year, he will be a personification of the wishes and desires
Df the student body, which are as diverse as they are many. Many
times during the coming year Mr. Shearin will be called on to
represent, to other colleges and the public, the face of Atlantic
Christian College and its student body. To say the least, this is
a demanding and hard task which requires the president to know
much more about ACC and its policies than the average student.
One of the largest and most difficult jobs that next years’
president will face is that of determining and acting in “accord
ance with the will and desires of the majority.” To this should
be added, acting in the best interest of the college and future
students. The “wUl of the majority” is an ideal which all of us
value highly, but there are certain limitations and areas in which
the majority cannot transgress. For example, cost of tuition, en
trance requirements, and certain administration. Procedures are
out of the sphere of student influence—and should be. In these
instances, the student body may recommend, but hardly order
that certain actions be taken.
In like manner, many organizations on campus, although hav
ing small memberships are vital and necessary for the cultural
and social welfare to the CoUege, such as, Stage and Script,
WACR, and the Assembly and Concert Committee. It is doubtful
whether “the majority” subscribes to, or has any interest in,
these organizations, yet they are still important aspects of cam-
ius life.
We, lastly, commend Mr. Shearin for changing his campaign
promise of making “the Student first and the Administration sec
ond” to read that it is important that there be a “Harmonious
relationship between the student body and the faculty and admin
istration.” For continued growth of the College, “a harmonious
relationship” is a necessity that both student and faculty must
work toward. Complete domination by either group will cause
the College to regress, rather than move forward in growth and
statue.—HH
Agitated Aggrevators
One might observe by attending their meeting of the previous
week that, although the Day Students wish to receive more specific
benefits from the coUege, they are not at all interested in doing
anything about it. The Collegiate staff constantly hears complaints
about the small amount of activities which are organized at a
time in order that the town, students and commuting students
might be able to participate.
Last Thursday Sandra Freedman presided over a meeting of
the non-resident students at which time, NO ONE, when asked for
suggestions to alter this situation, wanted to co-operate. These
p>eople want extended benefits, but when you ask them what they
want, they say nothing. They were not even willing or interested
enough to take the time to nominate representatives for the Day
Student’s Council for next year. When Miss Freedman asked that
seniors leave so that the students might vote for representatives
to the Council, many other Day students who were not seniors,
because they were not interested, left also—and there was not
one nomination from any class for anyone. These are the students
who want the non-resident situation improved.
Day students, if we must constantly hear you tell about how
you are deprived of activities, then why won’t you co-operate in
helping to do something about this problem.
Some of you may ask, what do you know about our problems?
I am a Day student, and speaking for myself, I find that any
activity which I really want to attend, I find transportation and
if you reaUy wanted to participate in the school activities, you
would also. If you have the “will” to attend more school func
tions, you’d find a way also.—ALS
Campus Musical Preview
Low Cost Tours
Are Being Offered
In order to present a low-cost tour
of Europe along with the best fea
tures of independent and group trav
el, the United States National Stu
dent Association wiU offer two sum
mer tours with extremely flexible
and informal itineraries for the bud
get-minded student.
The Work Camp Travel Program
priced at $650 will include a four
week stay at an international stu
dent work camp in England and a
tour of the British Isles, while the
Bicycling and Hosteling Tour at $650
will allow students to informally ex
plore the British Isles, Holland and
France.
Students selecting the work camp
program will spend four weeks at
Camp Tippree (fifty miles outside of
London) to help harvest England’s
strawberry crop in the company of
students from all over the world.
Equipped with new huts, television
sets and recreation facilities, Camp
Tiptree offers numerous programs
for relaxation and spare time —
dances, movies, excursions to Oxford,
Cambridge and London.
Following their departure from the
work camp, the group will be hosted
in London by the British National
Union of Students and then attend a
Shakespearean plat at Stratford-
upon-Avon.
As guests of both the Scottish and
Irish student unions, the American
students will travel to Glasgow, Oban
and the Western Highlands and to
Belfast and Dublin. Their tour will
be completed with a three day stay
in Amsterdam.
Highlighting the Bicycling and Hos
teling Tour will be a six week ex
cursion to Ireland, Scotland, England,
Holland and northern France. The
student travelers, residing in student
and youth hostels, will use bicycles
wherever possible, although bus and
train transportation will be substi
tuted for long distances within
Europe.
To permit the students to pursue
their individual interests, few
planned sightseeing activities will be
included. However, USNSA will ar
range numerous informal discussions
and social gatherings to acquaint the
group with its European counter
parts.
Of special interest will be a short
stay at a National Youth Camp in
England’s Lake District where topics
of concern to the student world will
be under discussion along with a full
program of entertainment.
Men’s Dorm Wins
The Men’s Dormitory at Atlantic
Christian College recently won an
Award of Merit in the 8th Annual
Honor Awards Program conducted
by the 8th Annual Honor Awards pro
gram conducted by the North Caro
lina Chapter of the American Insti-
tutue of Architects.
Designers of the structure was the
architectural firm of Small and
Boaz, Raleigh. General contracter
was Jones Brothers and Company of
Wilson.
Radio WACR
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6:05 - The Music Man
7:00 - Campus Starlight Concerto
7:30 - Sound Stage No. 1 (Broad
way Shows)
8:00 - Campus News
8:05 - Smile-A-While
8:30 - Music For Studying
9:00 - Campus News
9:05 - Music For Studying
9:30 - Dance Time (Live and remote
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10:30 - Music For Relaxation
11:00 - News
11:05 - Night Letter
11:59 - Sign-Off
By GENE FEATHERSTONE
THE SEASON isn’t quite finished:
The Women’s Choir from WCUNC
will give a program Monday night
at Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount
beginning at 8:15. It is free.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT in Rocky
Mount’s hi^ school auditorium, the
North Carolina Full Symphony Or
chestra will play a concert that be
gins at 8:15. Student admission is
$1.00 and may be purchased at the
door. A savings may be made by
sending $1.00 to the Symphony at
Chapel Hill for a season member
ship of $1.00 (students only) (adults;
$3.00) which will be good also for
the May concert in Wilson, in addi
tion to the Rocky Mount (^ncert.
BERNSTEIN and the Philharmon
ic are again scheduled for CBS-tv
on next Friday night.
THE STEREO outfit has arrived
for use in the music classroom and
we’re ready now to begin record
concerts. Posters will announce the
day and time. The place will be in
the music building’s classroom.
The only purpose for the record
concert will be that of providing op
portunity to hear good recorded mu
sic reproduced by superior high-
fidelity equipment. It is hoped that
the concerts will be a weekly event,
but its continuance will depend on
your acceptance. It will be inde-
BUSINESS CLUB HEARS p-1
Phi Beta Lambda, business club,
met Tuesday afternoon in the class
room building with Sandra DuBois,
president, presiding.
It was decided that the officers
would form a nominating commit
tee to select qualified commercial
students to run for the offices of
president, vice president, and secre
tary. It was announced that in ac
cordance with the local constitution
that the remaining officers would be,
elected in the fall.
The president reported that the
recent candy sale was a success and
a social event is being planned for
the spring at which time some of
the money would be used. Plans were
also made to stimulate more interest
We wholeheartedly agree with
E. B. Shearin that “another means
of making government more effec
tive is to keep the entire student
body informed of current events.”
It is to this end that we submit the
following information.
During the recent “secret ballot”
that approved the increase in student
activities fees, there was a periodic
counting of the votes, and therefore
a running sub-total was known be
fore the balloting ended. There are
no election laws (that we know of)
concerning elections, but we do know
that it is illegal to count votes in a
state or national election before the
last ballot is cast. We therefore con
tend that, if not legal, this act was
at the very least unethical, regard
less of motive. Those who had
knowledge of these sub-totals must
also have known the trend of the
voting. We do not accuse these per
sons of soliciting votes during the
election, but it does make us wonder,
for the increase won by a margin of
only fifteen votes.
Another interesting event we wish
pendent of all music courses
The records that will be piav^
will be selected from the C L H
Library coUection and from pri2
collections. ®
The best way to listen to musi,
may not be while one is engaged;
other activities (aside from danw
music), but you may find the tirT
spent more valuably by bringjj!
your books for study during the con
cert.
Suggestions of works for fut^.
hearings wiU be welcomed. Sugge^
tions for the best night (once a week
probably unless there is unexpected
demand) will also be welcomed.
WHILE VACATION prevails durinj
Easter Week at ACC other music^
events will take place. On Tuesday
the 17th Richard Cox, baritone, will
present a concert of vocal music at
Wesleyan College at 8:15. Mr. Cox
is on the faculty at WCL’NC.
Loren Withers, piani^ of the Duke
faculty, will play his faculty recital
on Good Friday the 20th at Duke.
FINALLY there will be a piano
concert on campus the first evening
of resumed classes, Tuesday the 24th.
Anne Chamberlain, pianist of New
York City, will play a program in
Howard Chapel at 8:15. Miss Cham
berlain, who gave a concert and a
morning assembly program here last
year may be remembered for her
vivacious performances.
in the business world and to interest
more commercial students in the or
ganization.
Miss DuBois also gave a report on
the state convention. Judge Susie
Sharpe, guest speaker, told the im
portance of women in business. Judge
Sharp has recently been appointed
Judge of Superior Court of Nortii
Carolina. Also speaking to these fu
ture leaders was Dr. Ernest K. Emur-
ian, a Methodist minister from Ports
mouth, Va. Dr. Emurian has written
sixteen books and has composed
many hyms, anthems, novelties, and
popular songs. Attending the conven
tion from Atlantic Christian College
was Miss DuBois, local president,
and Alice Shepard.
to criticize is that of Jeff Adam’s
announcement concerning the elec
tion returns for President of the
Cooperative Association. President
Adam’s announcement gives the ser
ious implication that perhaps the
ballot boxes were stuffed, and that
since the Executive Board could not
prove this they endorsed the election
of E. B. Shearin. We feel that the
“sour grapes”- effect of this ai'
nouncement would have been eas^
if President Adams had also puli'
lished the fact that the excess of
votes cast above voters registered
amounted to less than twenty. Wtien
this fact is known, the implication
clearly becomes incompetence of the
registrars, rather than any exten
sive stuffing of the ballot boxes. 'Bis
is an extremely easy conclusion due
to the large majority of votes by
which E. B. Shearin won.
Is this the brand of politics we are
to expect when and if A. C. C. gra
uates enter state, local, or even na
tional politics?
John Patterson
Garry C. Mercer
Business Club Hears
Reports And Speakers
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