The Collearlate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 29, 1963
NUMBER TWENTY
development program KICK-OFF-Shown ahnv.. f.,
kick-off dinner of Atlantic Christian College’s Develonment wh f ^ the hughly successful
March 19. (L to R) Hatten Hodges, E B Cro^r Tr ThnJ! r was held at the Wilson Country Club,
B. Atwood Skinner, Jr., Z. Hardy Ros^ and UUar^ E Tucker h''h D. Wenger,
Capital Campaign Gets Good Start
Hackney Gives $100,000 To College
Atlantic Christian College’s years ahead. - ^
rom which the college has realized
Pres. Of Co-op
To Be Elected
On April 3, 4
$750,000 Development program cam
paign got off to a rousing start at
its kickoff dinner held at the Wilson
Country Club last week when it was
j announced that $286,935 in pledges
had been received prior to the cam
paign’s active solicitation period.
The largest single contribution to
the statewide campaign, amounting
i to $100,000, was made by WOlis N.
Hackney, owner of Hackney Tire Co.,
I and distributor for the Goodrich Tire
I and Rubber Co. in eastern North
Carolina.
Commenting on Hackney’s contri
bution, Dr. Arthur D. Wenger, ACC
president said, “Mr. Hackney has
i been one of the college’s most
staunch and most generous support-
j ers for many years. The magnifi
cent gift which he is making to our
current development program is en
tirely in keeping with the college’s
growing needs arising from the chal
lenge which it faces today and in the
I
j Board Of Trustees
Is Topic Of Board
In regular session on Monday
I night, March 25, the Executive
I Board heard a resolution from Bob
Stone, senior class president that
I would propose constitutional chang
es to be subject only to Cooperative
I Board vote and not to the considera
tion by the Board of Trustees of the
college; also resolved was the estab
lishment of “open meetings” of the
Board of Trustees which would al
low interested students to partici
pate, that is a specific time in
which students could discuss prob
lems with the Board; and a final
resolution dealt with censorship of
the College News Media by any fac
ulty or administrative member. This
proposal called for the College
News Media to be entirely free
from any form of “censorship” by
College officials.
Each of these resolutions were
considered separately by the Execu
tive Board. The Board defeated the
first move which dismissed “Board
of Trustee involvement’ in Student
pvernment. The second move ask
ing for “open meetings or specific
•iieeting with the Board of Trus-
was tabled until the present
status of the Board of Trustee
Meetings could be defined more
clearly to the Executive Board, that
H in relation to student participa
tion. The final move was also de
feated by the Executive Board,
^oard. The Board recognized the
final authority of the student editor
^ the only true director of News
^6(iia publication on campus.
Future Assured
“The future of Atlantic Christian
College will be assured as other
friends give evidence of their own
strong convictions regarding the im
portance of its program now and in
future years.”
In commenting after the meeting,
Dr. Wenger said that Hackney’s in
terest and support over the years
was recognized at the Special Con
vocation held in 1957 when the col-
Ige launched the 60th Anniversary
Development Fund. At that time
Hackney received a special Distin
guished Service Award “for his gen
erous support of Atlantic Christian
College and his interest in Christian
higher education.”
Dr. Wenger said that the college
estimates that since 1950 Hackney
has contributed cash and real estate
Dr. John A. Yarbrough, head of
the Department of Science at Mer
edith College and President of the
North CaroUna Academy of Sciences,
will be the second in a series of
speakers presented by the Campus
Christian Association. Dr. Yarbrough
will address the entire student body
at 11:00 on Wednesday. His topic
will be “The Relationship Between
Religion and Science.”
Dr. Yarbrough received his A. B.
debree from the Oklahoma Baptist
University and his M. A, from the
University of O.klahoma. He earned
his Ph. D. in Botany and Zoology
at the University of Iowa. Before
coming to Meredith, he served for
eight years on the faculty of Baylor
DR. JOHN A. YARBROUGH
approximately $70,000. With last
night’s pledge, his total contributions
to the college come to $170,000 in
the last 13 years.
Period Of Decision
Dr. Wenger, in evaluating the past
and looking into the future of the
college said that “Now again our
times with their new and complex
demands have moved us relentlessly
toward another period of decision.
We stand in the very midst of anoth
er turning point in the making.
“Compelling factors have entered
into this planning, and the mimi-
mum goal of $750,000 for the first
phase of our 15-year development
program is a realistic one. It is
readily attainable if we take into
account what is at stake — the life
of the college.
University in Texas. He has also
taguht in Summer School programs
of North Carolina State College and
the University of North Carolina.
Dr. Yarbrough is a former chair
man of the General Section of the
Botanical Society of America. He is
a past Secretary-Treasurer of the N.
C. Academy of Sciences and is pre
sently President of the organization.
He was President of the Academy
Conference of the AAAS in 1958.
Dr. Yarbrough was also recently
elected Presdent of the N. C. on-
ference of the American Association
of University Professors. He has had
works published in several science
periodicals, including the American
Journal of Botany.
He is a member of the Pullen Me
morial Baptist Church in Raleigh and
is presently serving as chairman of
the board of deacons.
In addition to the address before
the student body, Dr. Yarbrough will
be available for classes and individ
ual consultation with students. On
Wednesday evening at 7:30 there
will be a combined meeting of the
Science Club and the traditional dis
cussion group which usually ac
companies visits to the campus by
speakers. This meeting will be held
in the Science lecture room and will
be open to all interested students.
The group will deal with specific
problems involved in the relation
ship between religion and science.
We welcome Dr. Yarbrough to our
campus and sincerely hope that the
student body will take advantage of
his visit.
E. B. Shearin, president of the
Cooperative Association, officially
announced this week the names of
the persons who will be running
for 1963-64 co-op offices.
Ayscue Is
Nom inatedA s
Co-op Pres.
Fred Ayscue has been nominated
for president of the Cooperative As
sociation. Born in Henderson, N. C.,
he attended Epsom High School
where he was class president for
three years and served as valedic
torian.
lie was a marshal during his
freshman year at ACC, then trans
ferred to Louisburg Junior College,
where he was a member of Phi
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FRED AYSCUE
Theta Kappa fraternity and grad
uated Cum Laude. He and his wife
aare now residing in Wilson.
Fred expressed his opinions con
cerning issues on campus in the
following statement:
“Before entering into the issues
on which 1 plan to found my cam
paign platform, I wish to thank the
persons responsible for my being
in the presidential elections and
to express my appreciation to the
Collegiate for allowing me this
space to express my views.
“Issues are the ‘bread of life’ for
Maurice Belanger last week pre
sented a petition of twenty names
and thus joined the other two can
didates in the race for Presi
dent of the Cooperative Association.
Maurice, better known as “Pan-
cho” is a 20-year old Junior from
Colon, Republic of Panama. He is
majoring in Accounting, and plans to
go on to graduate school after he
gets his degree from Atlantic Chris
tian. During his three years here,
Maurice has been elected to mem
bership in the Golden Knot Honor
Scociety, currently serving as Sec
retary-Treasurer of that organiza
tion, and Sigma Pi Alpha, national
honorary language fraternity, of
which he was formerly vice-presi
dent; he is also a member of sig
ma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, on the
Pine Knot staff, vice president of
Circle K, and a former Rotary Ex
change Student.
Belanger, commenting on some
Candidates for the office of Presi
dent are Fred Ayscue , Tom Pip
pin, and Maurice Belanger.
The presidential candidates will
present their platforms and ideas
concerning student goernment on
April 2, during chapel periwl.
The election of other campus-wide
offices will be held one week after
the presidential campaign. Tlie fol
lowing persons have been nominata-
e<i or have petitioned to run for
the foregoing offices: Vice Presi
dent, Jerry Ashworth, Lyne Os-
g0(xi; Secretary, Gene Herring,
Goldie Douglas; Treasurer, Mary
Louise Westphal, Horten Go<lwin;
Head Cheerleader, Linda Burgess,
Susan Webb, Gina Allen; Day Stu
dent Representative, George - Anne
Willard, Sally Forbes.
Voting for the President of the
Cooperative Association will be held
in the lobby of the Classroom Build
ing on April 3, 4. The polls will
open from 9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
Voting for all other campus-wide
officers will be held on April 10, 11,
with the polls being open from 9:00
to 4:30 p. m.
A new voting procedure will be
implemented in this year’s election,
which will require all voters to reg
ister and vote in their respective
classes for both Co-op officers and
individual class officers.
The Executive Board has set up
an election committee, which, un
der the direction of John Cox, Sen
ior Senator, will supervise voting
procedures and counting of ballots.
AC Captures Awards
At Drama Festival
On Saturday, March 23, Stage and
Script went to Campbell College to
represent A.C.C. in the Carolina
Dramatics Association’s district
drama festival. The A.C. group won
two awards which are being proc
essed and which will be placed on
display in the trophy case in the
Classroom Building.
One award was for Excellence in
Play Production for the fourth act
of George Bernard Shaw’s Caesar
band Cleopatra. The award is given
on the basis of the overall produc
tion, including acting, scenery, cos
tumes, and lighting.
Robert Royall won a special
award for Excellence in Acting for
Sec AWARDS Page 3
of his reasons for running for presi
dent of the cooperative said:
“There is a definite need for
See UALENGER Page 4
Maurice “Pancho” Belanger
See CAMPAIGN Page 4
Yarbrough Will Relate
Religion And Science
See AYSCUE Page 4
Positive Approach Needed
For College Says Balenger