THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly at Atlantic 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.
Hatten Hodges Editor
Jess Maghan Assistant Eklitor
Frank Montgomery Sports Editor
Patsy Seburn - - - - _ Makeup Ekiitor
Alice Shepard - Business Manager
B. H. Marshall Assistant Business Manager
Charles Brooks Photographer
Reporters
Jerry Ridling, Mary Louise Westphal, Bob Stone, Morty Leete,
Les Godwin, Gris Jones, Jack Williams, David Webb, Jerome Leete,
Oookie Wickham, NeU Spivey, Shirley Stokes, Len Hardison, GaU
Richey. Judy Spell, Barbara Clifton, Patti McAbee, Oierlyn Arnold,
Joyce Johnson, LioneUe Taylor.
' November 30, 1962
Letters To R-GtivGd T^cicHgv s Lstt^r
The Editor
No Tenacity
Once again the point system set up by the Executive Board
to regulate and distribute campus offices has failed. However,
this is nothing unusual—it happens almost every year.
Last year, after the point system was challenged by several
people holding over 30 points, who, by the way were allowed to
retain their offices, the Executive Board passed as iron-clad point
system that was really suppose to work. It stipulated in no un
certain terms that NO person, for any reason, would be allowed
to hold offices whose point total amounted to more than 30 jxjints.
It took only two months and a single point to cause the iron
tn melt and for the point system to become a relic of the past.
Perhaps this year’s Elxecutive Board will be able to pass a
point system ruling that will really have some teeth in it—one
that cannot be chipped so easily.—HH
Trammel Thankfulness
The interesting platitudes in the American press during Thanks
giving seem to hold some vague undertone. Be thankful N. Khrush
chev has ordered Russians rockets withdrawn from Cuba. The
crisis of a fortnight have passed, the world is once more on the
threshold of peace instead of peril. (The frosting on this cake
looks too good to eat.)
Nikita displayed his “shoe pounding” self nationwide just
over a year ago and this coupled with the violatioiis of the Rus
sians in Berlin of the joint occupation regulations plus their con
tinuous refusal to financially support world peace via the United
Nations should be enough to convince any alert American that the
dove has not nestled permanently in the Caribbean or anywhere
else.
These little articles (and they persist) about Russians rockets
Roing underground and in caves seems quite practical. The com
plaints on laxity in America’s economic blockade of “The Eimerald
Isle” are not unfounded. Russia has invested millions of rubles
in their Cuban effort and it is all to vital for them to relinquish
upon the demands of a young New Englander. Their first foothold
In the American hemisphere was the fulfillment of a long desired
dream. They will not retreat completely—it is simply “un-Russian”.
Granted they were surprised (as was America) by the sudden
burst of anger on Uncle Sam’s part, and the swift Russian move
to comply was only a salvation effort to preserve communist
penetration in the Americas.
It wxxild be interesting to know how many tarpaulings were
lifted to display a complete Russian rocket. America was really
fortunate to have a complete inventory sheet listing aU these of
fensive armaments in question, thanks to the Soviet ambassador.
(And it was the gospel, you know!) How many Russian rocket
carrying ships were actually boarded by the U. S. Navy blockade
officials? There is still NO INSPECTION team in Cuba, Castro
does not desire this. But ce la vie, at least we got rid of out
dated Russian bombers. Meanwhile, why do people risk death
by machine gun to swim a frozen canal and cUmb a wall to free
dom? Why do Russian-Chinese-manned-Migs fight Russian-Indian-
manned-Migs? Why does Bertrand Russell rush to reply to a
world peace telegram from Peking? (This senile wretch is start-
ting to get arthritis from sitting on London pavements). Why is
Pakistan considering a mutual pact with Red China? Why are
there Church officials rotting alive in Siberia? Why are Americans
so content to practice NeviUe Chamberlain’s “peace in our time”
tactics? Where is the memory of the thwarted Budapest revolt?
Why cannot Russian citizens freely travel throughout the world
and vice versa? Life on a collective farm must be horribly won
derful not to leave it, even for a vacation.—JLM
Academic Freedom
Recently, Bob Bishop, National Student Association Coordina
tor, submitted to the Executive Board a proposal for a series of
Academic Freedom conferences. The purpose of the conferences
would be to examine freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression
at Atlantic Christian College. In order to implement the confer
ences, study groups would be organized, consisting of Ebcecutive
Board members, faculty, and administrative staff which would
consider each other’s role in different areas of academic free
dom.
The role of academic freedom at any coUege or university
is indeed an intergral part of the atmosphere of an institution of
higher learning, 'fiie degree of academic freedom determines in
large part the type of professors that a college will attract. It
also influences the type of students that a college will graduate,
since students who have been subjected only to prescribed ideas
and dogmas cannot be expected to be hardly more than a facsimile
of what they have been taught.
The way in which professors present lectures has a gr^at deal
of bearing on the degree of academic freedom. Is the instructor
allowed to present ideas that conflict with the official attitudes of
the college? To what degree is the professor given the opportuni
ty to discuss political, social, and religious views without having
economic pressures applied?
On the other hand, these seminars would delve into the ques
tions of student rights, such as, to what degree is in loco parentis
(parental control) practiced at ACC? What are limits of students
ri^ts and where do they impinge on the rights of the faculty
and administration? And, to what extent do Campus publica
tions and organizations have freedom of thought and expression?
These and other questions might prove enlightening for all per-
sos affiliated with the coUege.
We suspect that when the members of conferences be^n in
vestigating academic freedoms at Atlantic Qiristian they wiU find
in general, highly favorably conditions. They might even find that
ACC has a little freedom and a few more rights than other schools
of its size. At any rate, it will prove highly interesting to see the
conclusions reached by seminars.—HH
Ck)ngratulations to the band for re
minding us that Atlantic Christian
College does have an alma mater.
They presented an excellent concert,
the most inspiring part of which, to
me, was our alma mater.
I also extend my congratulations
to WACR for its concern in this
matter. Being a day student who
seldom hears the WACR station, I
noticed, only recently, that our radio
station begins its broadcasting day
with “Hail, A. C. College.”
Ever since I have been a student
here, I have expressed my concern
about the small part this hymn
seems to play in our college life.
Perhaps I have not approached the
right people and they will read this
article. Perhaps, too, others will ex
press their feelings and help the
alma mater to find its deserved
place here at A.C.C.
It is indeed a shame that we should
have to read the words on the rare
occasions that we do have to sing
it. At graduation last year, the sight
of some of the senior class reading
the words to their own alma mater
was truly disgraceful. I recall even
more the weak volume when it was
sung by the hundreds present. I be
lieve this was caused by their lack
of acquaintance with it during the
year.
I hope that this will not be another
school year during which the A.C.C.
alma mater will be neglected as it
has been in the past.
Thank you,
Janice Lamm
They say that North Carolina is
different from the others. They say
that North Carolina is moderate.
They say a lot of things, but evi
dently I have not been in enough
places to see the results of such
talk. What they say may be true,
but I am concerned with Atlantic
Christian and it’s not true here. Or
maybe we’re not the only ones. I
read where they had some more
trouble in Greensboro. . .! But I
forgot, we’re different here.
It’s not that I mind living with a
lie so much. I guess I’ve lived with
about as many as the next fellow.
And I have certainly been labeled
“hypocrite” more than once. But
sometimes a fellow is disgusted with
a human mess and wants to say
something. But speaking is some
times like running into a brick wall.
I mean, it’s all been said and no
body listens. Like money and pres
tige thunder so loudly that humanity
can’t he heard in the clamor. Or ig
norance, the g e a t non - listener
screams with rage and goes com
placently on its way. Oh, well!
Maybe I’ll be a trustee some day.
—Jerry Ridling
Church Services
To Be Held At AC
The First Presbyterian Church of
Wilson will hold Sunday school serv
ices in the Bohunk beginning Dec. 2
at 9:30 a.m. The service will be con
ducted by Mr. Talmadge Narron, and
Mr. Wiley Lane, Attorneys at Law
in Wilson.
The services will be held to pro
mote the religious aspects in the col
lege life of Atlantic Christian Col
lege students.
Following the services transporta
tion will be provided to and from
any churches in Wilson for church
service.
Coffee and donuts will be served to
those attending the service.
(Editor’s Note. Mrs. Doris Hols-
worth served as professor of Eng
lish and dramatics at Atlantic Chris
tian from 1947 to 1962. During this
period she directed numerous Stage
and Script plays. Upon retirement
in June 1962, Mrs. Holsworth joined
the faculty of Isabella Thobum Col
lege, Lucknow, India.)
Dear Friends in Atlantic
Christian College:
It has been a wonderful exper
ience to stay in a college on the other
side of the world long enough to be
come part of the life. If I stayed long
er, I should not want to leave, but
events on both sides of the world
make it seem wiser to start for home,
so I shall leave here on November
7, travel for a week in India, and
leave for Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan
and so on with the expectation of
being back in the USA early in De
cember and in Wilson by Christmas.
This is a college having 450 stu
dents, all girls, with high standards
and a truly (3iristian atmosphere,
although many of the girls and some
of the faculty are Muslims or Hin
dus. We could learn a great deal
about graciousness and beauty in
worship and study, or relearn ob
servances which we have forgotten
or neglected. There is a chapel serv
ice every morning, not required but
well attended and a church service
in the college chapel a beautiful
building, every Sunday. After din
ner every evening the faculty who
live in the “Kothi” have a short ves
per service in the faculty parlor.
The campus is spacious with many
trees and flowers. Arcades join the
buildings and even on the second
floor there are verandas and balcon
ies, (on which the monkeys some
times cavort.) the girls come from
all over India; therefore they have
many different dialects or separate
languages, and English is the lang
uage of general use in classes so
they all speak fluently though not
always clearly. They study Hindi,
as that is the national language.
’There is a fine group of teachers;
I am grow'ing very much attached
to some of them. Many have stud
ied in the USA or plan to do so.
There are only a few Americans bn
the staff, but there are five Ameri
can girls who have come over here
for their Junior year abroad. I wish
that we could have one or two girls
from here at Atlantic Christian for a
year. Faculty members have a sab
batical every fourth year with pay.
Shopping in the “ganz” is amus
ing and sometimes baffling, as each
little shop carries only one or two
specialties. We are fortunate that
English is so widely spoken and im-
derstood in India, but even at that
I sometimes have difficulty in under
standing what my ayah tries to teU
me, or in telling the richshaw man
where I want to go, or finding the
price of an article. The transporta-
tion is as unlike ours as it could
be. There are a few buses and
cars but we ride chiefly in bicycle-
drawn richshaws and it often seems
as if we would be crushed by great
herds of black water-buffaloes who
march down the center of busy
streets. White cows (painted with
red designs during the recent festi
val) wander leisurely in and out of
traffic and sometimes lie down in
the middle of the street. Little goats
trot along, but most intriguing are
heards of small ponies with feather
decorations on their heads, driven by
a man who rides one of them. Also
we ride in the tongas, carts carry
ing four persons, drawn by a pony
with bells jingling as he trots merily
along. All seem to miss each other
and survive happily.
There are many buildings in Luck
now which show evidences of past
splendor: tombs, temples and pal
aces, but now quite run down. The
British residency ruins, and ruins of
the fort stand in memory of the
Mutiny of 1857 (First War of In
dependence), with grounds kept up
beautifully as a memorial and a
shaft raised in honor of those who
fell.
The palace is now a drug research
institute. Everyone is greatly worr
ied about the Chinese invasion and
eager to help the country. Calls are
issued daily for contributions for de
fense and collections taken at pub
lic meeting. The teachers and gkls
have responded to a call for warm
sweaters for the men fighting in the
mountains and for the wounded. As
there was need for haste and not a
great deal of wool available we have
collaborated on sweaters, and I have
knitted one sleeve, and given for
defense. India does not want war,
and is horrified that the Chinese have
been so false, but they will not al
low their country to be taken from
them. We have all been shocked by
the Cuban situation and have listened
eagerly for the Voice of America
broadcasts every day at 6:30 a.m.
We are glad that at present the cri
sis has passed, but we still feel
uneasy, as I’m sure you do.
Very sincerely,
Doris C. Holsworth
News And Views
By JERRY RIDLING
Unfortunately, the past holidays not
only found me taking a vacation from
school, but also from newspapers,
magazines, and almost any other
form of academic matter you can
name. Consequently, much of my
column for this week will be con
fined to local matters (very local
in fact).
In the Chinese - Indian war, the
Chinese called truce is still in ef
fect. What will have happened by
the time this article goes to print
is impossible to predict.
Meanwhile, things appear to be
calm in both Cuba and Germany.
’The U. S. still has quite a military
force located in Florida and some
are beginning to wonder if the Cuban
situation is as calm as its surface
appearance would lead us to believe.
In Vietnam, a small - scale war
continues unnoticed except for a few
lines in the newspaper each day.
Last month’s issue of National Geo
graphic does present quite a good
article on the fighting in this area
if anyone is interested. Yes, there
are a lot of pictures too!
they can get out later, at least ten
or fifteen more cars could be parked
each day in the area around the
school. Another student has com
plained that once he gets into the
parking lot, he can’t get out again
because of other cars blocking him
in.
As I seldom drive to school, I
can make no suggestions excpe that
some other worthy organization
could investigate and see what can
be done about it. They could give a
full report to the Administration,
which could in turn notify the proper
authorities of the city of Wilson.
They could survey and see what
other colleges in other cities have
done about parking problems, and,
as quick as you could say, “The cafe
teria problem is solved!”, things will
be running smoothly again. Mean
while, you might follow my example
and leave your car at home!
In the past two decades, univer
sities of the nation have increased
the amount of research conducted in
their laboratories 30 times — from
$40 million worth in 1941 to $1.2 bil
lion today.
Meanwhile, we have a few prob
lems here. I don’t wish to turn
my column into a gripe column, but
someone has asked me to inform
those students who drive to school
that if they would park properly, i.e.,
not leave ten feet between cars so
One of the funniest books of the
year, a political satire entitled
Who’s In Charge Here?, is now
available on the Wilson newsstands.
The book presents pictures of var
ious international figures with ex
tremely funny captions to them, or
with the persons saying humorous
things. I can guarantee that you
will get your dollar’s worth of laughs
out of this one.