PUBLISHED WEEKLY
The Collegiate
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OCTOBER 9, 1964
NUMBER THREE
NDEA Is Expected
To Be Expanded
By LAURA GODOFSKY
Collegiate Press Service
WASHINGTON (CPS) - A three-
year extension and expansion of the
National Defense Education Act
(NDEA) was approved by a House-
Senate Conference Conimittee re
cently and was expected to be rati
fied by Congress before adjourn
ment.
The compromise NDEA bill, which
includes an extension of the impact
ed areas public school aid program,
is closer to the broader Senate bill
than to the House bill.
House Republicans, objecting to
the enlarged scope of the NDEA,
have indicated that they would try
to defeat the bill on the floor. None
theless, the popularity of the im
pacted area program, which pours
federal funds into over 40000 school
districts which have large numbers
of federal employees, is expected to
pull the NDEA measure through
Peter Nero Here
Popular television and recording
artist Peter Nero will headline the
1964-65 Community Concert series in
Wilson. His performance will be at
Fiice High School on October 26.
Admission to this concert is by
membership only. Memberships can
be, obtained at the Music Building
through Tuesday, October 13.
Also included in this concert se
ries are Mildred Miller, Metropoli
tan Opera mezzo - soprano, the Tuc
son Boys Choir, and one concert
be announced.
'rhe regular membership fee is
$7,50. Acc students membership at
the Music Building is $3.00.
with it.
The committee resolved differ
ences in the length of the exten
sion, the amounts authorized for stu
dent loans, increases in the number
of graduate fellowships, and the ex
pansion of categories elligible for
teacher institutes and for the acqui
sition of equipment for public
schools.
The conference committee’s bill in
creases the yearly limit on loans to
graduate and professional students
from $1000 to $2500. It doubles the
total a student may borrow in his
undergraduate and graduate years
from $5000 to $10,000.
It also increases the funds avail
able for loans from the present $135
million to $163.3 ■ mUlion in fiscal
1965, $179.3 million in 1966, $190 mil
lion in 1937, and $195 million in
1968.
Eligibility for loans is extended to
part-time students who are carrying
at least half of a normal academic
course load. Forgiveness of up to
50 per cent of future public schoo’
teachers’ loans is extended to stu
dents planning to teach in colleges
and universities or in private
schools.
The $800,000 ceiling on the amount
of loan funds any one institution
can request is removed. This ceil
ing dates only from last December,
when $250,000 ceiling was raised.
The number of graduate fellow
ships supported by the NDEA is in
creased from the present 1500 a
year to 3000 in fiscal 1965, 6000 in
1966, and 7500 in 1967 and 1968.
The conference report contains
several provisions aimed at broad
ening the NDEA’s academic focus
beyond its original limits of mathe
matics, science, and modern foreign
language emphasis.
In awarding college student loans,
special consideration no longer need
be given to prospective elementary
school teachers and to students with
superior preparation in science or
languages, Instead, priority is to be
given merely to “students with su
perior academic backgrounds.”
Although the House voted against
providing funds to purchase equip
ment and support teacher institutes
in English and history, the confer
ences committee agreed to support
these fields. Both the House and
Senate originally agreed to support
‘i-emedial readipg and geography in-
i stitutes and equipment.
Freshmen Class Elections Are
Declared Void By Exec Board;
Decision Is Result Of Protest
The Freshmen Class, elections
held last week were declared void
iast Monday night by the Executive
Board of the Cooperative Associa
tion at its regular meeting.
The action came as a result of a
protest lodged by Charles Wolfe,
candidate for Freshman president,
who charged that the elections were
held under rules of procedure which
UN-ELECrKD BY BOARD—Shown above (left to right) are Tommy
Beaman, Bill Deans and David Marshburn who were un-elected as
representatives to the Executive Board from the Freshmen Class at
the Board’s meeting Monday night. The action was a result of a
protest filed by Charles Wolfe (below).
Notice
The Science and Mathematics
Club will hold its first meeting on
Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 p,m.
in the science lecture room.
, The nominating committee has se
lected candidates to run for offices
for the coming year. Nominations
wOl be accepted from the floor,
and officers will be elected. The
members vwll also discuss programs
for the year.
Everyone who is interested is
urged to attend! Refreshments will
be serVed.
Student Political Groups
Protest U.C. Decision
BERKELEY (CPS) — A decision
by University of California officials
barring the distribution of “direct
ly persuasive” political material at
an entrance to the Berkeley campus
has drawn heavy fire from twenty
student political groups and the stu
dent government.
The decision prohibits partisan po
litical activity at the Bancroft Way
and Telegraph Ave. entrance adja
cent to the Cal student union. The
area had previously been used by
alstudent political groups wishing to
set up stands and booths to dis
tribute literature and solicit dona-
MOST POFULAR freshman GIRI^The Most Popular
Girl Dance will be held from 8 p.m. until 11:30 P Saturday, Octo
ber 10 in they Cherry Hotel Ballroom. The
Jetta Purcell, Patty Williford, Betsy Milligan, Joan Bal^r Vma
Tonn, Kay Sorrell and Dianne Quick. Admission ^ ^
and S51.50 per couple. Music will be furnished by haraams.
London Orchestra
To Be In Raleigh
Inaugurating the 1964-65 Friends
of the College series is the London
Symphony Orchestra which will
appear at the WiUiam Neal Rey
nolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Octo
ber 10, 11. The program wiU be
the same each night. Only season
membership holders will be admit
ted
Conducting the orchestra in Ra
leigh will be George Solti, recently
appointed to the post of musical di
rector of the Royal Opera House.
Born in Budapest in 1913, he at one
time served as musical director of
the Budapest Opera and was assis
tant to Toacanini at the 1937 Salz
burg Festival.
He has served as musical direc
tor of the Zurich Opera, the Munich
State Opera and the Frankfort Op
era, and has often served as guest
conductor of the Metropolitan Opera,
the Vienna Philharmonic and the
New York Philharmonic.
tions.
Protesting groups included the
Young Republicans, the
Young Socialist League, the Inter
collegiate Society of Individualists,
CORE, SNCC, and many other
campus political organizations.
The Cal student senate passed a
resolution urging the university’s
board of regents “to allow free po
litical and social action to be ef
fected by students” at the entrance.
The group also asked that student
political organizations be allowed
to solicit funds on-campus for off-
campus political activity, which is
also prohibited under the ban.
Senate debate indicated that if
the request is rejected, the student
government would try to buy the
area and donate it either to the City
of Berkeley or to a student group
as a free speech area.
Both liberal and conservative cam
pus political groups greeted the ban
with picketing, negotiations with uni
versity officials, and other forms of
protest activity. Over 300 students
staged an all-night vigil in opposi
tion to the ban.
Some organizations resorted to civ
il disobedience, setting up tables
and handing out literature and bum
per stickers despite the ban. Others
were reported considering the possi
bility of operating their stands on
an eight foot strip of land in front
of the Bancroft entrance but not on
university property.
University of California Dean of
Students Kathrine A. Towle said
that by establishing the ban the uni
versity was enforcing “the policy
long ago set down by the regents.”
She said only the leniency of the
See POLITICAL GROUPS Page 3
had not been adopted officially by
the Executive Board. It was dis
covered that the rules used in the
election had been proposed last year
but had never been adopted.
Tlie protest noted that the pro
posed rules did limit the voting for
officers to one day with the runoff
(if necessary) to be held the follow
ing day. The elections were held
under these rules and not the offi
cial rules which stipulated tliat the
elections be held for two days with
a runoff to be held on the following
day, if necessary.
A motion by Corkie Ecklin, chair
man of the Elections Committee, to
declre the elections void, passed.
Dean of Students Robert Bennett
moved that all off-campus groups
desiring to use student organiza
tions or groups of students for va
rious campaigns must obtain the
approval of the Executive Board.
The motion was defeated on the
grounds that the Board did not have
the authority to make such a ruling
involving student organizations.
These organizations would have in
cluded fraternities, sororities and
similar groups.
Gina Allen, senior senator, sub
mitted a protest that had been giv
en her by two student teachers. The
protest noted that student teachers
have to buy too many meal books
for the amount of time they spend
on campus. An investigation was
ordered on the matter.
First Play Set
Oct. 20,21, 22
In ACC Chapel
Stage and Script’s first production
this year will be Oliver Goldsmith’s
SHE STOOP TO CONQUER. The
play is a romantic comedy in two
acts.
The leads are: George F'arr, Mar-
reen Ryan, Jack Tobin, Rae Torrey,
and Penny Kirk.
This production will be sponsored
by the Wilson Kiwanis Club, who in
past years have sponsored the Caro
lina Playmakers.
The play will run.October 20, 21,
22 at Howard Chapel. Students may
pick up their season tickets at the
Administration Building next wek.
YRC Meets
The Young Republican Club held
its organizational meeting Tuesday
afternoon, October 6.
President Larry Carroll called the
meeting to order with 40 students
attending. A tentative yearly plan
for the Y. R. C. was introduced.
The highlight of the meeting came
when the film “A Choice-Not An
Echo” was shown by Mrs. Edward
Long of the local Republican party.
The next meeting vdll be held on
Tuesday, October 13, and nomina
tions for yearly officers will be held
at that time.
Newman Club
Robert M. Ryan, Sr. was recently
elected president of the newly form
ed Atlantic Christian College New
man (31ub. At its first meeting, Mon
day, October 5, Dottie Wyman was
elected Sec. - Tres. and Paul Donaly
and Maureen Ryan were elected
representames of the Roman Cath
olic Newman Club to the Campus
Chri.stian Assoc.
Rev. Father Keenan of St. There
sa’s Church, Wilson, will be the
clubs spiritual advisor and John
Marshal of the A. C. art department
vrill be the faculty advisor.