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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Delta Sig
Pledg es
Over $1,300
Delta Sigma Phi fraternity last
week pledged over $1300 to the Su-
dent Campaign, with its entire mem
bership giving 100 per cent. The
fraternity, thus, became the leading
Greek organization m the amount
given in the Campaign.
Whorton Godwin, president of the
fraternity, said that he was very
pleased about the way in which ev
ery member donated and added that
“Delta Sigma Phi will continue to
aid Atlantic Christian College
throughout its Capital Campaign in
any way possible.”
The Student Fund Drive so far
has netted well over $8,000 in pledg
es, with approximately 425 persons
making pledges.
Sigma Pi fraternity also announced
this week that all of its members had
donated to the Campaign. Figures
for their total amount given are not
yet available.
The Student Drive, extended one
week because all students bad not
been contacted, will end this com
ing Monday, March 18.
Because the possibility exists that
a few student will not be contacted,
See PLEDGES Page 3
The Collea:iate
Progress Is Goal
States Tom Pippin
With the Cooperative Association
ture, candidates for offices are busy
with their platforms and campaigns
in general. Among the busy candi
dates running for the office of Pres
ident of the Cooperative Associa
tion in Tom Pippin.
TOM PIPPIN
Tom has stated, “My keyword in
this election and after, if I’m elected,
will be “progress.” He says, “My
main interest will be in having bet
ter co-ordination between the faculty
and the students of Atlantic Christian
College.” Tom also plans “to en
courage more Cooperative Associa
tion sponsored activities that will in
terest the day students to the point
ti>at they wiU want to participate in
the general activities of the school.”
Another of Tom’s ideas is “to
bring activities to the campus that
would gradually relieve us from the
nickname of “suit-case College.”
The cafeteria situation on the camp
's is a project that Tom plans to
work on it elected. He says, “In my
opinion the cafeterial situation has
oot improved to the extent that it
•hould. The quality of the food has
wproved, but it can be improved
®ore. Also the line situation wiU
investigated.”
This year the Cooperative Associa
tion has been working on obtaining
9 student discount service with the
Merchants of Wilson. Tom has stat-
“If elected I will continue to
^ to usher in the student discount
•srvice with merchant’s of Wil^n.
George Thomas Hppin in, or just
See GOAL Page 3
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 15, 1963
NUMBER NINETEEN
Board Approves
Member Training
above is the AUantlc Christian CoUege Cborus
or wMch 42 members will tour various sections of North and South
^roUna presenting programs of sacred music at many Christian
Churches. Director of the group is James V. Cobb, chairman of
the music department.
ACC Chorus Begins Tour
In Carolinas March 21
Ihe Atlantic Christian College
Chorus, fulfilling varioxis commit
ments, will begin its spring tour
Thursday, March 21, with plans to
visit a number of places in North
and South Carolina. The forty-two
students will leave the college cam
pus Thursday with Mr. James Cobb
to begin their trip; the program of
music whidi will be presented will
feature sacred music.
On Thursday night the diorus will
present its first concert at the First
Christian Church in LeaksviUe -
Spray, N. C. Remaining there over
night, the group will depart early
Friday, March 22 for Charlotte where
they will lunch.
Aiken, S. C. will be the destina
tion of the group Friday night where
they will again present a concert
at the First Christian Church. Mem
bers will stay Friday ni^t in homes
provided by the Christian Church
there.
See CHORUS Page 4
‘‘Queen Christina^'" Shown
Thnightln Hotvard Chapel
Tonight at 8:15 p.m. in Howard
Chapel, Cecil Willis will present the
American Premiere of “Queen Chris
tina.” The play by August Strind
berg was first produced in 1897 in
Berlin.
The cast for the play is made up
of twenty persons, the majority of
which are males. The major roles
will be Count Axil Oxenstjema
played by Cecil Willis, George Farr
as Count Magnus De La Gardie and
James Barbour as Baron Klas Tott.
Cecil Willis will direct the play and
also be seen on stage in the role of
Lord Chancellor. Supporting actors
and actresses are: Kelly Adams,
Mack Wade, Jimmy Pollard, Dor-
they Wyman, Mary Lou Webb, Glenn
Swicegood, Ray Torrey, Fred Bar
ber, Bruce Turner, Wayne Gray,
Arthur Pritchard, Dave Wilson, Ce
cil Davis, and John Grady.
Four stylized settings are used in
Mr. Claude Bolger
Speaks At Meeting
The Accounting Club held a meet
ing last Thursday night at Parkers
Barbecue. Approximately 20 were
present. After the business session
held by Lennis Brinson, President,
the head accountant of Swift and
Company, Mr. Qaude Bolger, spoke
to the group concerning “Industrial
Accounting and Accountmg in the
Meat Packing Industry.”
Present at the meeting also w^
Mr. H. D. Ripley, president of Swift
and Co., in Wilson. , ^ u n
The next meeting wiU be he d on
March 8, in the Classroom Building.
the play; Riddarhokn Church, the
treasury, the tailor’s shop, and a
Pavilion in the palace gardens.
The dramatic events just prior to
Queen Christina’s abdication in 1654
make up the main plot of the play.
The numerous love affairs of the
Queen, played by Eva Hohnberg,
caused resentment of the populace,
although she was loved by her sub
jects.
The Executive Board, meeting
Monday night in the Classroom
Building, heard Mr. D. L. Warren ex
plain the reasons for the Board of
Trustees’ disapproval of the consti
tutional amendment pertaining to
an assistant Cooperative Association
treasurer. The board approved anoth
er aniendment to the constitution in
troduced by Mr. Warren which
would require new Executive Board
members to attend a series of train
ing lectures before assuming their
positions on the Ixiard.
Dean Warren gave an explana
tion for the turndown by the Board
of Trustees of a constitutional
change authorizing the election of
an assistant treasurer for the Co
operative association. He stated
that the body had not objected to
the principle of such a position, but
had disapproved of the clause al
lowing the assistant to automatically
assume the post of treasurer for the
year following his election.
An amendment to the constitution
was proposed by Mr. Warren to
establish a short training course for
The program, to consist of five two-
hour sessions, would be held follow
ing campus elections in the spring
and would be headed by the Director
of Student Life. The board approved
tlie amendment along with an addi
tional clause suggested by Bob Stone
that the cabinet of the Co-op Asso
ciation be given the duty of assist
ing in the program.
A suggestion was made and ap
proved to require the president of
Phi Beta Lambda
Holds Candy Sale
The Phi Beta Lambda Business
Club is selhng World’s Finest Choc
olate candy bars in order to spon
sor the contests at the state FBLA
convention to be held in Durham on
March 29-30.
At the meeting held Wednesday
night, the members discussed the
progress of the sale and made plans
for the convention. Nell Spivey in
formed the members of the prog
ress made on this year’s scrapbook
which wiU be entered in competition
with other schools and colleges
throughout the state.
Also during this meeting, the Phi
Beta Lambda pins were presented
to this year’s members. Anyone
wishing to buy some of the candy
may do so by contacting members
of the club.
the Cooperative Association to sub
mit all constitutional amendments to
the Board of 'Trustees in person. This
will insure a clear understanding of
all proposed amendments by the
group.
Mr. Wiggs furtlier clarified the fac
ulty action in abolishing the iwsting
of grades. He stated that a major
consideration in abrogating tlie prac
tice was the amount of teachers’
time consume<i by students inter
rupting them to lern their exam
scores.
The Executive Board tuinounced
last night that one person has beea
nominated to run president of the
Cooperative Association and two
have entered the presidential race
by {H}tition.
Running for Co-op President are:
Fred Ayscue, a junior from Hender
son, N. C; Tom Pippin, a junior
from Pittsburg, Pa.; and Maurice
Belanger, Colon, Republic of Pana
ma.
USAF Recruitjer
On Campus Mar, 15
The United States Air Force Re
cruiting Service has announced that
a special Officer Procurement team
will visit Atlantic Christian College
campus on March 15, 1963. The team
will be located in the Classroom
Building and will be available for
cons-ultation from 10 a.m. until 4
p.m. 'This special procurement team
will represent all departments (rf
the U. S. Air Force Recruiting Srv-
ice.
Captain Shelby Townsend, Officer
in charge of the team, states that
his team will have information con
cerning men and women in the Offi
cer Training School (OTS) program
for college graduates, the Aviation
Cadet Training Program for young
men interested in becoming flying
officers, and the new Airman Edu-
(AECP) for men and women. ’ITiis
later program is especially appropri
ate for college minded youth w^io
for some reason cannot obtain a de
gree before entering military ser
vice.
The officer in charge and all
members of the team invite persons
desiring consultation, but who can
not visit with the team on the cam
pus to write for special appoint
ments. Write; USAF Recruiting Det
.307, 201 W, Cabarrus Street, Raleigh,
N. C.
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PINE-KNOT GOES TO PRESS—Pictured above is Part of this year’s “Pine-Knot” staff mailing the first
sections of the yearbook to the Delmar Publishing Company of Charlotte. The 1963 “Pine-Knot” will be
distributed sometime in May. Shown left to right are Janice Lamm, Sherri Hearn, GecTste-Ann Willard
editor-in-chief and Elizabeth Ferrell. t '