THE COLLEGIATE Published Weekly at AUantic ChrisUan CoU«re 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. JOST A DREAM Campus Musical Alice Shepard Dwight Wagner Jerry Elmore Patsy Sebum David Webb •ilalvia Harris Editor Assistant Ekiitor Sports Editor Makeup Editor Business Manager Photographer Reporters: Brent Hill, Ray Fisher, Kent Conner, John Reynolds, JerraU Lopp, Laura Wolfe. Linda Griffin, Kathy Traylor, Floyd Brown, Les Godwin, Julian Foscue and Glenn Griffin. February 14, 1961 The Sixth Member Act I Scene — Often repeated Place — Bohunk: Time — Thursday, February 6, 10:20 AM. Enter — Cheerleader CHEERLEADER. Hey everytxxly, let’s go to the pep-rally. AC STUDENT. Are attendance slips required? CHEERLEADER. No. AC. STUDENT. Deal me another hand. TTie tragedy of the above scene is that it actually happened! School spirit at basketball games is more than just a way of letting off steam and raising noise. Basketball is a home-court game mainly because of the psychological advantage the home team has from the backing of the sixth player on the team — the home crowd. A very good example of this advan tage and its importance would be the Campbell game played here last Monday. If a basketball team does not have the continuous homc-crowd spirit behind them, and if it has lost some games, the players on the team can become dispondant and a defeatist attitude may set in. With this spirit behind them, however, a player finds it much easier to “get up” for each game. Every student at A.C. is a sixth member of our team and we all can make a significant contribution to its continued winning ways. Let’s have “standing room only” at the next pej>-raHy, and the next home game Saturday night. Regardless of what the score is, or how many games are lost, we should let the team know that they are not playing the game alone. ITie way we can do this is by working all the harder at our position. School spirit does make a difference!—JEL Perspective: Good Citizenship Perhaps at no time in the history of mankind, has it been more important for people who love and cherish the blessings of democracy and freedom, to instill in themselves . . . and in tJhe younger generations . . . the high ideals of character than at this particular time. More than at any other time, we now need to re-examine the values, ideals, and virtues of our fore fathers on which this great Republic is founded. Today, our form of government is facing its most deadly enemy ... an enemy that challenges America, and free peoples everywhere, with a conquest for world domination. Although this challenge Is inter national in scope, we, as American citizens, can . . . and must. . . prepare ourselves for the coming days when our generation will be responsible for the safeguarding of our basic freedoms. You may ask: What can I do? There are many things we can do. The most important, and the most fundamental, of our tasks is to strive in every way to be the best possible citizen, and to do all in our power to keep America free and strong. The responsibilities of a good citizen in a representative government are many . . . but the rewards thereof are even greater. In recent years the individual American seems to be shifting many of his responsibilities to the state. It seems as though, when we grow tried of exercising some of our individual rights and freedoms, we just create another bureau to exercise them for us. We must remember that a rugged national individualism has been a great foundation of our democracy, and that the suc cess of a democratic government is measured by the effective liberty which it makes available to the individual citizens. Therefore, let us consider some basic concepts concerning the good citizen. Hie good citizens respects the dignity and worth of every individual. ITie good citizen takes part in aU the af fairs which concern him. He understands that by failing to use his liberties and privileges, he may lose them. The good citizen takes part in the affairs of government— local, state, and national. He pays his taxes, votes with reason, and serves as a public servant when called upon. He treasures the right to vote, realizing that it was bought at a high price. The good citizen is a master of conservation. He conserves both natural and human resources. He respects public property and constantly works for economy and conservation in aU areas of life, realizing that waste can lead to the ruin of the nation. The good citizen Is a responsible person. He is responsible to his country, to his fellow men, to himself, and to God. The good citizen is always seeking ways to improve, understanding that improvement Is the gateway to progress, and also the road to perfection and greatness. He is vigilant, and appreciates the fact that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. The good citizen appreciates the things that are worthwhile. He values hi^y his American heritage and the many liberties he enjoys under this great Republic. The good citizen believes in the rights of ownership and will not tolerate any unjust or unethical deprivation of anyone’s property. Hie good citizen has the courage to stand up for what he believes, for without courage to exercise freedom, how can he know that he actually possesses true freedom? Sometimes this courage places the individual in an unpopular position and his convictions are sorely tested. When President Johnson took over on that tragic day in No vember he asked for our help. We can help—in a very definite way—by being better citizens and thus insuring the survival of our liberties and our freedom. We can—and must-^lways strive to be good citizens, for citizenship means living up to the best that is in us, and to lower the standard is to give up the fight. My fellow .students. America needs you . . . NOW!!—AGG By T.O.D. JOHNSTON Running, don’t stop. Happened, why? It doesn’t matter. . .Smoke- smell, misty shadows. Running, how long? Can’t remember — does not matter. Nobody—nothing mov ing. Everything still. Maybe all dead — or maybe safe underground in cellar, basement. Tired. Feet burning — cut; head, eyes burning. Silent. No birds — nothing. Grass withered, dead. Trees-Skin icy— burning. House - there, basement? Maybe, someone. . .All broken-glass, everywhere — doesn’t mat. . .Base ment - someone. . .Cement. Door. Noises. Talking, Whipers. Help! Let me in, please. I’m tired and hungary. Yell-” Keep away; get out of here.” Locked. Tonmiies dad. Me and Tommy used to play army a lot. They’re scared. It doesn’t. ..out. Run, but where—down toward. . . fall. Up. Nothing left—some people, in boxes, underground. So what! Won’t come out! Die in boxes, al ready buried. Doesn’t matter any more. Hungry, Nothing to. Some dead animals—smell bad; all burn ed. A lot of things burned. Nothing alive here. More mist, yellowy-put- red. Sound! Like water way off. What? Maybe the dam. . .flood dumb. Tree leaning. Big, knotted, slippery. Knots-hold. Gimbing slimy trunk. Water-wave coming crashing. Noisy-roaring, splashing. Won’t reach me. Safe. Water thick yellow and gray, foamy—dead things floating. Hang on, tired, rest. Lungs hurt; throat dry burning. Funny smell, smoky. Getting dark. What happened to mom and dad. What happened to everybody. All gone. Where? Nowhere! All dead— wouldn’t let me in; they will too; getting colder — wish I had coat— doesn’t matter. . .wouldn’t let me in their. . .doesn’t . . .What a warm lovely sunny day. Everyone, mom and dad and kids, sitting in lawn chairs. Playing in the grass with their toes. Green. Sweaters—pastel shades — Girls. Blonde hair blowing in breeze. Happy, from up here— this old tree—bright shiny leaves. All in shade from warm sun. Sun day. All home. They’re laughing— she giggling — so am I. . . Splash! CAMPUS CORNER By DAVID WEBB This past week, I interviewed a delightful "character” that has been roaming the campus of Atlantic Christian College for thirty-nine years. Coming originally from the state of Virginia in 1925, with his ancestors dating back to the first recorded colonial property acquisi tion in 1638, Dr. C. H. Hamlin has contributed not only to the develop)- ment of ACC in the classroom, but in 1931 during the midst of the De pression he was appointed director of the first summer school session after being inspired by a great friend R. S. Proctor and continued as its head for five yers. Dr. Hamlin commented that durmg these times, he never turned down a student because of finance. Being a modest man and not boasting his fine qualities, I must inform you that he often gave his own funds to help students pay their tuition. This energetic old man in age, but not in ideas and thoughts said that he has taught grandmothers of some of the students he is presently teaching. He stated that “education is lighting the candle and not filling the bucket.” He also said that "one’s educational philosophy is based on one’s philosophy of life.” Education is to emancipate the mind and stimulate all people of all occupations from the cradle to the grave to think. Giving his views of Atlantic Christian he referred to the college as an excellent school with a family atmosphere. He believes the teach er is more important than the sub ject matter taught, and is opposed to k^ping the students from choosing their teachers. BY PAUL WILSON We are living in an age which makes contact wift the arts almost onavofdable Even in an area as remote from major c^tural cnta afwUson, we find an amazing number of opportunities to bro^ an our curtural horizons. During the course of the current year, we have already been e* Dosedto America’s most famous young piamst, several major sy” ^oS orchestras, nationally luiown baUet groups, and many other cert Ld theatrical events either m Wilson or very close by. Whv should a person attend a concert? This question can be an- swer^ in a number of ways. For example, one may seek entertain nTent of highest caliber and receive genume enjoyment while another ^y receive broadening in the educational field Perhaps one may ^k emotional envolvement, which would lead to ^derstanding and Bwn to inspiration. whUe another seeks social contact to Increase bu^ ness aspecte. If for no other reason, one may attend a concert met6 ly to have some place to go. nie fact that Music Survey is required in many colleges and uni- versities is apt proof of our strong need for the understanding of music and its elements. I’m sure all of us would hate to live in a world with no mmic at aU but think of the many naturalistic sounds of music we have around us at aU times which we never stop to hear or never evea realize are there. News And View^s BY DWIGHT WAGNER Within the past few weeks the war in South Viet Nam has be® going very much in the favor of the Communists. The government of South Viet Nam is disorganized, due to the recent coup, and on top of this it seems that officials in Washington are suffering from poor Intelligence sources. The confusion has encouraged the Viet Cong to step up its attacks. One of the main reasons for its success is the failure of the strategic hamlet system. In the aU important Mekong Delta area these strategic iiamlets were established without proper attention, and, as a result, they have been overrun by the Viet Cong with little resistence. While all this has been happening it would appear the American public has been misinformed by its government. We have been given the impression that the war was being won by the South Viet Nam forces. However, the recent information that has been received points 9ut that this has not been the case, and the value of the $1.5 milliai a day expense is quite hard to see. ’ITie position of the free world finds itself in today is that it must win the war in South Viet Nam. In order to do this some officials now think it may be necessary to attack North Viet Nam, which acts as the supply base for the Viet Cong. If this is done it is possible tiiat Fled China would enter the war, and the result would be another war like the Korean struggle. As it standis today it is impossible to see a clear cut solution to this problem. However, one thing is certain, our margin for error is now very narrow. from the eye of the fly BY JOHN REYNOLDS An A.C.C. Primer—abridged Turn in your chair! Open your eye! Watch the students as they cry. See them all come filing by; In this place of rest they die. And so they to the Bohunk go To leam what makes them move so slow. To the place of acquisition Of the game of their ambition. Is this game a game of pleasure? Does it give one that full measure, Which from these hallowed floors so new, Is promised as his knowledge due? Oh, Knowledge, you are mine to see. If' I d but lower this trump of three. If to this tray and to the spade I d fold my hand, I’d have it made. But to me pray do come soon, shiney silver spoon 111 dip and dab and make my way. You see, I’m paid right here to stay. Knowledge, if it be my fate, Seek me out as I seek my mate. ™e here on this foul floor Where cups and butts are lore no more! Where cups and^ butts have made a nest in which we seem to rest—and rest—and rest- There is a new art form which I would like to see brought to this an^us. to fact it is so new I don’t believe the Ari: Department ba* ^ ° ^; . ”^iTie is MobUux, and, believe me, an evening’s eX' Dosure frfc if n.^4- — 1 fsoul -4. • 7 aiiu, oeueve me, an eveiuus wise) than^a^nt more rewarding , Ss but I I teU you how Mob^ of mukc anH ^ combmation of the two art fonn tory and no two is quite creative and very trans ana no two performances are the qame Tf voii oniov iszz W TpeSorm^c", you^^" "ag” ing and at tiir^^ the perfonnance (there is a difference). The flo ntranJr