Tlie Collegiate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE MAY 15, 1964
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
Qraduation Exercises
Set At A, C. College
One-hundred and eight-five seniors
■^ill receive baccalaureate degrees
in the arts and sciences at the
62nd Commencement to be held at
Atlantic Christian College on May
24.
Commencement speaker will be
Dr. James M. Moudy, vice chancel
lor of Texas Christian University,
Delivering the baccalaureate sermon
will be Dr. Travis A. White, presi
dent of Midwestern University. Both
speakers will be awarded with the
honorary degree, Doctor of Laws
LL.D.). Presiding over commence
ment exercises will be Dr. Arthur
D. Wenger, president of the college.
The Baccalaureate service will be
held in the Ralph L. Fike High
School auditorium at 2 p.m. Com
mencement will be held on the col
lege’s center campus at 7 p.m.
Those receiving Bachelor of Arts
Degrees are:
Kay Rader Allen, Robert Christian
.Allen, James Glenn Aycock, Fred
Stanley Ayscue, John Baganakis,
Doris C. Barefoot, Bobby Glenn
Beaman, Frederick Gray Bogue,
Lester Gold Brantley, Jr., Mary
.Ann Britt, Ray Jackson Brown,
Linda Lou Bunn,
Carolyn M. Cameron, Lela Rebec
ca Carney, Patricia Ann Collins,
Thomas Arthur Daniel, Donna Kin-
kead Dawson, Goldie M. Douglas,
Elizabeth Anne Ferrell, Max Ro
land Gessnaer, Benjamin Franklin
Glover, Jr., David Lester Godwin,
Jr.;
Donna Rae Gorritz, Glenn Reese
Hart, Jr., Virginia Ann Hayes, Jo-
Ann Herring, Alexander Bausch
Holloman, Rexford Lee Horne, Rob
ert Edward Jensen, Mary Elizabeth
Johnson, Janet . Kelly, Charles
Holden Lamm, Janice Elizabeth
Lamm, Charles Buddy Lynam,
Richard James McIntosh, Basil
Humphrey Marshall, John David
Mitchell;
Namcho Park, Nan Phipps Perk
ins, Merton Edward Robinson, Jr.,
Robert Parker Royall, Daniel Wil
bert Sasser, Jr., James Ellis Sparks,
Jr., Eugene Murphy Sumner, John
Curtis Todd, Linda Coburn Weaver
Nancy Armour Wheeler, Gaines
Lorraine Whicker, Robert Eugene
White, Warren Martin Whitehurst,
Jr., Mack Arthur Whitley, George-
■Ann Willard, Paul Lewis Wilson,
Walter William Woodard, Jr.
Exec Board
Ends Year
The Executive Board held its fin
al meeting of the year at the regu
lar time Monday evening.
Richard Surles, Vice President, re
ported on the United States National
Student Association Annual Con
gress which will be held in Min
neapolis, Minnesota this summer.
The Board voted to send Cookie
Wickham, Secretary, as an alter
nate to the two delegates,. Sammy
Jones, N. S. A. Coordinator; and
Lee Horne, President.
The Board then elected by accla
mation Kathy Traylor, Junior Sen-
stor, as corresponding secretary.
Stuart Lee, Sophomore President,
made the notion that funds be pro
vided for new boards and letters
on the campus calendar. The mo
tion passed.
Gina Allen, Senior Senator, with
the assistance of the Board, moved
that Dean Bennett submit a recom
mendation from the Executive
Board to the Administrative Council
give immediate consideration to
looking into the telephone situation
in the Women’s and Men’s Dormi
tory. The Board concluded its busi-
ness by passing this recommenda
tion.
Those receiving Bachelor of Sci
ence Degrees are:
James Ray .4dams, David Crisp
See SENIORS Page t
Crenshaw Is New
Religion Teacher
James L. Crenshaw of Nashville,
Tenn., has been appointed assistant
professor in the Department of Re
ligion at Atlantic Christian College,
according to Dr. Arthur D. Wenger,
president of the college.
A native of Cateeche, S. C. he
was graduated magna cum laude
from Furman University with the
B. A. degree and was first in his
class at Southern Baptist Semi
nary where he was awarded the
B. D. degree. He is currently com
pleting his Ph. D. degree in Bibli
cal Studies at Vanderbilt Universi
ty.
While studying at Vanderbilt he
was a teaching assistant in New
Testament in the Divinity School.
Last Summer he did archeological
work in Palestine on a fellowship
from the Hebrew Union College
Biblical and Archeological School in
Jerusalem.
According to Dr. William E. Tuck
er, chairman of the ACC Depart
ment of Religion and Philosophy,
Crenshaw’s oppointment will streng
then the department in the areas of
Biblical languages. He will intro
duce a two year course in New
Testament Greek and will teach ad
vanced courses in the Biblical area.
The appointment also emphasizes
the ACC Religion Department’s ap
peal to students of all denomination
al traditions. Crenshaw is a South
ern Baptist, while other members of
the department are members of the
Methodist and the Christian Church
es (Disciples of Christ).
Bowers Speaks
Dr. Fredson T. Bowers, chair
man of the English department
at the University of Virginia, was
the keynote speaker at the annual
Shakespeare Festival on May 8. Dr.
Bowers received his degrees from
Princeton, Harvard and Brown.
The theme of the discussion was
Hamlet. Following the talk a recept-
tion was held for those in atten
dance. The reception was given by
the faculty of the English depart
ment, and refreshments were served
in the faculty lounge.
Also on the program with Dr.
Bowers was the school vocal en
semble, which gave a program con
sisting of songs popular during the
Elizabethan period.
intramural
during the
INTRAMURAL CHAMPS — Shown above is Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, winner of the
championship trophy. The group compiled a total of 681 points. The trophy was presented
annual awards day program last Tuesday.
Intramural Awards Presented
During Chapel Last Tuesday
The annual Intramural Awards
Day program was held in the gym-
naisum at Atlantic Christian Col
lege on Tuesday, May 12.
As is tradition the Business
Award, presented by the Chamber
of Commerce in Wilson, was also
given. William Gupton received this
award which was presented by Wil
liam C. Cooke of Wilson.
In addition the Publications
Awards were presented to all mem
bers of the Collegiate and Pine
Knot staffs for the 1963 - 64 academ
ic year.
The presentation of the Intramur
al Championship Award was made
by Dave Adkins. Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity won the trophy with a
total of 681 points. Hackney Hall
placed second with 679 points and
Alpha Sigma Phi was third with
671 points.
Mrs. William Smith Jr. gave a
brief summary of the Women’s Rec
reation Association at ACC and
the events it sponsored this past
year. Certificates were presented to
deserving members of the
WRA by Miss Marian G. Pulley,
out-going president.
WRA members receiving awards
for participation in the individual
sports were Jean Wagner, clock
golf; George Ann Wilborne, shuf-
fleboard; Margorie Owens, badmit-
ton singles; Mary Westdale, table
tennis.
The team sports awards went to
Delta Sigma Sorority, volley ten
nis; Delta Sigma Sorority, volley
ball; Independents, basketball; and
Omega Chi, softball.
Special awards were given to
SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS — Shown above are the winners in the
cnfthall division of the intramural program. The group representing
Hartaev Hall are (front, left to right) John Watson. Mack Hayes,
Tommy Robinson, Gary Smithwick, Marshal Kelly and Larry Strong.
Ba^ row are Wallace Herring, Rex WTieatley, Randy Cobb, Dennis
McCotter and Raymond Boykin.
members with 600 or more points.
They were Lucy Hicks with 610
points and Marian Pulley with 725
points.
Marian Pulley won the Woman of
the Year Award.
Carlton Hardy and David Adkins
made the presentations of the Men’s
Intramural Awards.
Intramural representatives for
the various campus organizations
were announced. They are John
Dollar, Hackney Hall; Doug Swain,
Sigma Pi; Clem McLawhorn, Delta
Sigma Phi; Bert Harrell, Day Stu
dents; Jack Bardies, Alpha Sigma
Phi; and Russ Miller, Sigma Phi
Epsilon.
Individual awards were presented
to Sigma Phi Epsilon, which had
12 participants with 20 or more
points; Hackney HaU, which had
10 participants with 20 or more
points; Alpha Sigma Phi, 9 with
20 or more points; Delta Sigma
Phi and Sigma Pi, 3 each with
20 or more points; and Day
Students, 2 with 20 or more points.
Team awards for Men’s Intra
murals were Day Students, Clock-
golf; Hackney Hall, flag football;
Day Students, tennis; Hackney vol
leyball; Hackney, turkey day race;
Sigma Phi Epsilon, foul shooting;
and Hackney, basketball.
Also, Day students, table tennis;
Alpha Sigma Phi, wrestling; Hack
ney, horse shoes; Alpha Sigma Phi,
badmitton and track and field;
Hackney, softball; and Day stu
dents, bowling.
Gene Gregory won the Outstand
ing Officials Award. Jack Bardies
won the Outstanding Intramurals
Pine Knots
“The Pine Knots” are sched-
duled to be shipped to Atlantic
Christian College on May 18,
according to Carolyn Camer
on, editor. She said that the
printers have advised her that
they are making every effort
to have them here before
commencement and that as
soon as they arrive notices
will be placed on the bulletin
board. As has been the cus
tom, they will be given out in
the lobby of the classroom
building.
This year’s “Pine Knot”
promises to be one of the
best ever. It will have a great
deal of color photographs of
the campus. Be sure and pick
up your copy as soon as they
arrive or authorize, in writing
someone to pick up your copy
for you.
Athletic Award.
The Day Students won the Sports
manship Award.
IRA P. NORFOLK
Basketball Coach
Is Appointed Here
Ira P. Norfolk of Blacksburg,
Va. has been appointed head bas
ketball coach and director of athle
tics at Atlantic Christian College,
according to Dr. Arthur D. Wenger,
president of the college.
Dr. Wenger told The Collegiate
Tuesday “The faculty athletic com
mittee had recommended that we
combine the athletic directorship
with the post of head basketball
coach and we believe that the ap
pointment of Norfolk brings fine
strength to both positions and will
allow the college athletic program to
develop in a wholesome way, con
sistent with the aims and objec
tives of Atlantic Christian College.”
Presently Norfolk is serving as as
sistant director of athletics and busi
ness manager of athletics at Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute. He will
assume his duties at ACC on Sept.
1, 1964.
A native of Baltimore, Md. he
received the A. B. degree from the
University of North Carolina where
he was a member of the 1945 South
ern Conference Basketball cham
pionship team and the 1946 NCAA
Eastern Basketball championship
team.
As a head basketball coach he
has accumulated a record of 281
victories and 66 losses in nine years.
His teams have won 16 out of 21
tournaments. As coach of two All-
Marine Corps championship teams
he has participated in the National
AAU Championships and the Pan-
Am Trials.