The Collegiate PUBLISHED WEEKLY ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 21, 1962 NUMBER ONE I- Orientation Week Held For Freshmen Students suit cases, boxes, and pacltages along with the excitement ci mov ing mto Harper Hall, marked tlie begmmng of Freshman Orientation. Shown above is David Peebles helpmg Jeanette Ashley move into the dorm. Dr. Elton Trueblood Is Guest Speaker At Sixty-First Annual Convocation The Sixty-First Annual Convoca tion of Atlantic Christian College was held on Thursday, Sept. 13, in front of the classroom building. Chap lain Dan Hensley Jr. presided. The president of the college. Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, introduced the speaker, Dr. Elton D. Trueblood, an eminent American educator. Dr. Trueblood was graduated at William Penn College, at Harvard University, and at Johns Hopkins, where he received his Ph.D. degree. He began his teaching career in 1927 at Guilford College. He h a s since taught at several institutions and is novs^ Professor of Philosophy at Earlham College. Dr. Trueblood is also a well-known author, having written nineteen books. Dr. Trueblood’s address was on education. He stated that learning is on the move from the fringes to the center of our society. “The richest learning comes from a com bination of faith and intellectual en vironment; he called it the idea of the Fertile Cross.” He said that this 'Fertile Cross produces four realities, the first of which is Responsibility. Sartre be lieved that the deepest thing in philosophy is the willingness to be responsible for one’s actions. In Christian doctrine, each man is a small creator who can change the world. Each man has a choice. “The second reality is Integrity— the necessity for sticking to one opinion and of being truthful. Dr. Trueblood stressed the fact that it is essential for the Christian to have integrity; he proves his beliefs by Campus Calendar TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 Freshman class meet in Chapel for elections Other classes meet in Gym for Student Congress Presentation. Thursday, Sept. 27 Freshmen meet with Advisors in assigned rooms Other classes meet in Gym for service of worship. TUESDAY, Oct. 2 Cooperative Association Meeting in Gym. THURSDAY, OCT. 4 Freshman class meet in Chapel Sophomore class meet in Gym Junior class meet in Science Lec ture Room. Senior class meet in Harper Hall Recreation Room. Tuesday, Oct. 9 Everybody meet in Gym for a to tal worship service. his day to day acts. “The third is Excellence. Many students “live on the edge” in their work and could do far better. It should be the duty of the college to discourage mediocrity and the duty of the student to strive for excel lence. He said that “Part of being a Christian is not to waste the pow ers that God alone has given you.” “The last is Humility. Man does not know everything and he never will. To know ignorance is to know a great thing. Dr. Trueblood closed with these words, ‘Keep these in mind: Responsibility, Integrity, Ex cellence, Humility — and the great est of these is Humility’,” The program included a solo by Mr. James Cobb, head of the Music Department, and a prayer by Dr. William Tucker, head of the Religion Department. Nominations For Frosh Officers Set The 1962 Freshman class submits the following nominees for class of ficers: president. Gene Brown, Joe Eastman and Floyd Harnage; Vice- president, George Farr, James Ross, Charles Taylor, Todd Johnson, Rich ard Surrells, and Mary Hardy; Sec retary; Cookie Wikham, Randy Smart, Kathrine Trailer, Karen Sam- sel; Treasurer, Richard Massey, Students Pioneer In Applied Industrial Research Program Governor Sanford’s dream of an Eastern North Carolina agri-indus trial revolution “fashioned on the lathe of its educational institutions” became a reality this month. Significantly, the spark was ig nited on the same campus where Sanford expounded the i d e a 19 months ago in his first major ed ucation address” following his first inauguration. Speaking at an “Industry and Higher Education” conference at Atlantic Christian Feb. 6, 1961, San ford challenged the State’s liberal arts colleges to take up the torch of economic diversification in the East by blending their academte talents with business know-how in industry. Now, almost two years later, the challenge has been accepted, and educators here predict a new realm of progress spawned by the part nership. Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, president of the college said the institution will become the first church-related liberal arts college in North Caro lina to undertake a program of ap plied industrial research. The pro gram is being accomplished jointly See EXEC BOARD Page 4 For Tuesday Brenda Ellis, Dickie Davenport, Jack Williams, Vick Gauzza; Sena tors, Betty Brubaker, Linda Win- burn, Jim Powers, Penny Kirk and John Day. Any Freshman student who de sires to run for an office may do so by submitting to E. B. Shearin, pres ident of the Cooperative Association, a petition bearing 33 freshman sig natures advocating him for office. This action places said student as an official nominee for office. The freshman class will hear cam paign speeches at Chapel hour on Tuesday, Sept. 28th. Nearly four hundred freshmen ar rived on the campus of Atlantic Christian College on Wednesday, September 5. Tlius was set into mo tion another annual week of fresh man orientation. After the usual afternoon of meet ing new roommates, carrying suit cases and boxes up the dormitory steps, and vainly trying to quickly get rooms into halfway decent order, all retired to center campus for a picnic. After the supper and a brief vesper program, a social was held which enabled the studens to become better acquainted with one another. The night was closed with meetings for resident students in each of their respective dorms. On Thursday morning, all fresh men assembled in Howard Chapel. After greetings from the president and dean of the college, the deans of men and women were introduced along with the department chairmen. Each freshman was then assigned to a faculty advisor and the rest of the day was spent in taking placement tests. For Thursday evening, each student had a choice between a mov ie in the chapel, recreation in the gym, or bridge in the bohunk. All day Friday was spent in filling Baptist Students To Hold Meeting Baptist studens of Atlantic Chris tian will hold their first meeting of the year Oct. 2 in the parlor of the First Baptist Church. Proceeding the meeting, all members, old and new, will be feted at a supper which will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Mary Ann Roberson was installed president of the BSU at the last meeting of the 1961-62 year. Other officers who have been installed are as follows: vice-president, Arnold Nilson; secretary - treasurer, Alice Shepard; CCA representative, Ann Hayes, worship chairman, Dan Shin- gleton; publicity chairman, Barbara Lewellyn, and missions chairman, Tempie Brake. A plan of work for the coming year will be drawn up Monday night by the officers of this organization. All Baptist students attending ACC are urged by Miss Roberson to be come members of this organization. Exec Board Holds Opening Session rolls which read as follows: Con cert and Assembly, Jimmy Aycock, chairman, Martha Sue Mewbom, Jewel Cooper, and James Boswell, The initial meeting for the 1962-63 academic year of the Cooperative Association held on Sept. 17th, E. B. Shearin, president, opened the meet ing with welcoming remarks and called for reading of the minutes. The main topics of discussion con cerned a parking violation fine sys tem applicable to students that il legally park in the faculty parking lot or elsewhere on campus. This motion was tabled until further dis cussion by the administration, Sandra Freedman, vice president of the Co-op, motioned and re quested a committee to investigate minor changes in the Cooperative Association building next to Tweet- ies, Sherri Hearn, senior senator and B, H. Hinnant, Day student Rep resentative were selected to con sult with Miss Freedman on this matter. A motion concerning the Format of a central publicity committee ser vicing all official campus organiza tions was submitted by Miss Freed man, however this action failed to receive an acknowledging second. Bob Stone, senior class president, submitted the campus committees members; Social Committee, Sarah Bain Ward, faculty member, Carol See PIONEER Page 3 out schedules for the coming year. The new students were also given opportunity to ask questions about the school and its iwlicies. That evening, after a CCA program in the chapel, the students were free for the rest of tlie night, Saturday morning, the process of making out schedules was complet ed, At the morning chapcl assem bly, (he officers of the Cooperative Association w'cre introduced, and the president of the org;uiization deliv ered his annual address, A group of lectures on how to study, take notes, and take tests, was given and extended into the afternoon. On Saturday evening, a grand array of talent was presented in a show in the chapel, followed by a dance on the patio of the classroom building. Instead of going to different churches about tlie city on Sunday morning, all freshmen attended a worship service in Howard Chapel. The group was free for the rest of the day to look about the city or spend a quiet evening resting in the dorms. On Sunday evening, a recep tion for all freshmen and transfer students was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Wenger. Each advisor’s group was assigned a time on Monday for filling out class cards and paying bills. A “how to” session was held on Mon day afternoon. Later in the evening, the IFC sponsored a picnic and a program for providing the new stu dents with an idea of Greek life on campus. On Tue,sday morning, the fre.shmen wrote their autobiograph ies, The afternoon was spent in stu dent government workshops le