THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly by Students Attending
Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N. C.
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those of the faculty or administration at ACC
Kditor, Brent Hill; Assistant Mitor, Dwight Wagner; Busi
ness Manager, Ann Thompson; Photographer, Allen Thornburg,
Rep<.rtorial Staff: Charles Wolfe, Vivian Tonn, Fred Barber,
Lyn Head, Elwood Vann, Ray Torrey, Diane Tunnell, T. O. D.
Johnst4jn. Dorothy WymaD, Sam Jones, Marshal Smith, Jack
Redmond, Rod Russ.
FKBRUARV 23, 1965
IVe Apologize, But?
It w.is (emphatically jwinted out to us last Tuesday morning
that our "Weekly Di.iappointment” was in gross error in an edi
torial entitled "Flacrant Spending" in the February 5th edition.
David Webb, sparkplug of the Executive Board,” delivered
a blisti ring di^.scrtation to the Cooperative Association attacking
The Collegiate and a statement on this editorial page which esti-
maU-d the exp.-nscs U) the State Student Legislature to be “ap
proximately $350.”
The Collegiate offers its most humble apology for this erroneous
miritake and after careful consideration we now estimate the total
expt;nditure for SSL will cost ACC students approxmiately $374.50.
Our f.ntimatf i.->, of course, slightly over that which Webb quoted
to the ;Ttudint bcxly Tuesday—about $149.50 over—however it is as
accurate as we are able to make it in view of the obstacles which
blocked "Ur path.
Last Tuesday afternoon The Collegiate editor asked the Presi
dent of the Cooperative Association for a breakdown of the $225
figure quoted by Webb ^'arlicr that morning. The President of the
Co-Op ail id he could give the editor a breakdown of the $225 quo
tation but would not because, “I don’t want to.” Thus, we are
uaablt U< relate how Webb arrived at $225, but we will breakdown
our total of $374.50.
Our first compilations are monies already spent on SSL which
cau.sed the difference between our last estimation and the Febru
ary 5 ciuoUition of $350. To begin membership in SSL costs $25
annually. Two ACC students attended a “briefing session” on SSL
la.st .si.-mLster which cost $10. A total of 500 buttons with the in
scription “ACC Likes Fish” were purchased by the Executive
Board for $36.50. A conservative estimate of telephone calls on
behalf i)f the proposed bill and the students attending SSL totals
$10. I’heri.'fore, the students at ACC have already spent $81.50 on
SSL bifi)r< the conclave even begins.
To continue, we would like to project reasonably conserva
tive approximations of the other expenses this venture to Raleigh
will entail.
W( bb stated in his attack Tuesday that 15 persons will be
attending the meeting. To transport this number there will be
at lea.st three cars used. A simple calculation will reveal that a
round-trip experience to Raleigh, figuring at six-cents per mile
will c(,st th( Co-Op $21.10. Registration for five delegates and
ten alterni^te.s totals $40. Room rent calculated with special re-
duction^ supplied by the Sir Walter Hotel will cost approximately
$120. It has lx>en the policy of the Executive Board to pay the
complete i‘xix,n.'.es for all groups attending conventions or meet
ings of this nature in the past. And this includes food. The group
will leave Thursday and return Saturday afternoon consuming at
least six meals per p>erson. Figuring at the rate of $1.25 per
meal the -'rand total for food approaches $111.90.
Si’veral dele^:ates and alternates have stated that they would
b<- unable to attend if the Executive Board did not pay for their
mt.-al.N. We believe that meals should be provided these students
becau.-^^e otherwi.s<- they would be using meal books to purchase
fixxl. After all they are compelled to miss classes to participate
in the assembly.
If the reader totals the ex[x>nses which have not yet been
spt'nt on SSL he will discover the sum to be $293. This added
to that which has already been, at times, flagrantly dished out—
for fish pin.s -totals our estimation of $374.50.
Tue.Alay's humorously entertaining outburst was not the first
time Webb has attacked The CoUegiate or its staff. On October
19, 1964 he introduced a motion to the Executive Board in an
attempt to have the student newspaper supervised or ultimately
“cen.sorcd.” Thankfully it failed.
The Collegiate hopes that the students at ACC will react to
what w>- again call “Flagrant Spending.” If we are proven wrong
in our approximations then we sincerely would be happy to print
a retraction of our estimated expenses for SSL.
One final note. We are wholeheartedly behind such fine in
stitutions us SSL, but we can’t help but wronder how 15 people
are going to participate effectively in the sessions. Perhaps some
can sell those pins to offset the expenses.
Vote, Vote, Vote
TTie responsibility of the new constitutional amendments has
been placed on the shoulders of all ACC students. Tnie student body
is taking a great step forward in the search for improvements in
student conditions on campus. It is, therefore, mandatory that
all students take their position of responsibility seriously, by read
ing the revisions and voting on them.
The Collegiate has read the revisions and approves them.
There is a great necessity for all students to vote “yes” for ^e
constitutional revisions on February sixteenth and seventeenth.
H otnecomiiig-Success
Thanks to Mr. Hatten Hodges, the faculty and the student
parade committees, the Homecoming was a tremendous success.
Every alumni member we interviewed had nothing but praise for
the ti'rrific time, that they were having.
Mr. Hatten Hodges proved to be ingenious in the way he mas
terminded, so many varied activities into such a cohesive pro
gram. The Alumni College activity, which Mr. Hodges and the
faculty presented was indeed the highlight of the day for all
of those alumni and students, who attended it.
The Alumni College was a very novel and wonderful idea
and the Collegiate commends its fine originality. Those alumni,
who attended the college were extremely enthusiastic. Many of
the alumni were rather nostalgic, when their brief return to the
classroom came to an end. The Collegiate Staff’s only wish is
that Mr. Hodges and the faculty will be around in the future, when
we will have a chance to come to an Alumni Homecoming.
The student parade committees were surprising, in the fan
tastic display of floats and ideas, which they projected into the
parade. It was indeed a proud day for the student body. Every
body realized the fine job, that the students can do, when they
vrork togeher. The winning floats of Sigma Tau Chi, Phi Sigma
Epsilon, and the Freshman Class had to be outstanding, for every
float entered in the parade was exceptional.
The Collegiate feels that this Homecoming was the greatest,
that ACC ever had; from the Homecoming Queen Ceremony to
the dance that ended the festivities. We certainly hope that the
Alumni Homecoming will always be traditional in the originality
which was presented this year.
JUST A DREAM
By T.O.D. JOHNSTON
Tommy gone now, momma say
where he gone, didn’t go to school
today an been sick an when I
get home he just lyin there and
doctor say he sorry and Tommy
dead and momma take me out she
squeezin me tight and scaired-like
sayin why why and they takin
Tommy an I don’t see him any
more an mommy look at me hard
and don’t say nuthin and daddy not
home yet an she start cryin an
she don’t say where Tommy gone
an daddy come home drunk an
yellin and momma yellin and me
in the kitchin an can’t sleep don’t
know where. . .an nex day don’t
go school an preacher come an
he read sumthin from the good
book I didn’t understand an mom
ma take me an we go out in the
cold behind the meetin hall an they
put the box inna hole an fill it an
momma squeeze my hand tight an
cry some an daddy didn’t come it
started rainin I knew it must be
Tommy in tha box an inna groun
an my eyes bUnkin an can’t see
good an momrna pull me an I lookin
up at her an she lookin onna groun
an we soakin walkm in the rain an
Tommy gone Tommy dead the man
say not be here anymore where
he gone he in tha groun an me
up here he jus lying down there
in that box not doin nothin ever
that mean he dead man say he
sorry an Tommy dead an maybe
I be dead too an in a box in the
groun and me an Tommy jus lyin
there an doin nothin an Momma
cryin and daddy not there an the
preacher readin his book an my
eyes all blurred an my cheeks wet
an I can’t hear Tommy jus lyin
there Momma laughin in the kitchen
and daddy lau^in an Tommy an
me can’t stop laughin an tears roll-
in down momma’s cheeks she lau^-
in so hard an Tommy shakin so
Tommy dead inna box jus lyin rain
in Momma cryin Momma she
squeezin my hand Momma in ithe
Through the darkness a woman
swarms passionately and carressing-
ly over the child screaming and
huddled in fear. She wraps him in
her smooth dark arms and melts his
face with hers; he breathin fast
and clasping and feeling and aHve.
Id Garbage
BY ROD RUSS
Army Fatigues
SLIM BODY FEEL
ING OF NO UN
DERCLOTHES ON
A SHIP'S MAST
WITH SAIL FLAP
PING BIG, LOOSE
LY SOFT CLOTH
OF CAMBRIC
HANGING AGAIN
ST LIMBS FROM
SEEMINGLY HUN
CHED SHOULDERS
FOLDING CARE
LESSLY CON
CISELY OUTLIN
ING TORSE WITH
TOUCHES LYING
OVER BELLY WHEN
YOU SIT DOWN
BUT LOOSE, FIT
TING LOOOOOO
S
S
S
SELY AND MOVING
UP IN STRANGE
PLACES WHEN YOU
YAWN REACHING
NEW FLESH LEAV
ING THE OLD
NAKED
Do You Feel Cramped?
The Fly-Swatter
By JACK REDMOND
Monday night I sat and watched
him move out. By the expressions
on the faces of those present I could
tell that the lost-for-words feeling
I had probably affected me least
of any of those present. As the
Japanese have it, “The nail which
protrudes will be hammered
down.” Having protruded a time or
two myself, and having also taken
that long walk out of a place which
had come to mean something to
me, I can possibly sympathize with
Rob better than the average. It’s
rare that I enjoy some one enough
to notice when they are no longer
around, but the constant nmning
mock war between us sorta made
my day. When no one else noticed
that I was about, I could usually
count on a word — albeit blushwor
thy — to pop the bubble of my
lethargy. Since I have spent a bit
of time as a compulsive miscre
ant, I can’t help but note that con
tinuous behavior of the type which
sounded that death knoll seldom
brings any indiginous satisfaction to
the doer. This satisfaction depends
on entirely extraneous sources for
its fullfihnent, and without it, an
erratic act rings a little hollow,
both in motive and result. So, when
dealing with such a problem, one
whose instigation is beyond the per
ception of the average person and
many whose part it should be to
be able to interpret both cause and
result of these actions, one diould
take time to consider, not the
source, but the motive and the
source of the satisfaction. Obvious
ly, the nail had a rap or two com
ing, but I can’t help but feel much
empathy for the recipient. If all
this rings a trifle empty, suffice it
to say that I would far rather be
writing an academic requiem for
them who solicited and encouraged
—even lauded — those actions
which finally undid the seams. Cam
pus officialdom was even more fair,
considering the situation, than
should have been expected. Those
who cry now of injustice should
have used that sympathy instead of
supplying a sympathetic atmosphere
for someone who had a compulsion
for sticking out his neck in some
what less than subtle fashions.
Those who weathered the planned
festivities for Parents’ Day had a
real treat in store, but the irony of
ithe situation hit me harder than I
really expected. I’ve never had Dr.
Hartsock for a course, nor will I,
so to hear anything from her was a
novel experience for me. To hear
what I did hear came as a great
surprise — a treatise on her defini
tion of A.C.C. To her, the college
was a pot-pourri of novel, dedicated
and sometimes eccentric students.
The address was directed at the
parents present, and had I not had
to sing for the program I would
most definitely have been much
removed from that stuffy place last
Sunday. StiU, I’m glad I wasn’t.
The talk hit a responsive sjxyt 1
never knew I had. There’s nothing
I can do to give ithe address any
meaning for those who weren’t
there, nor wiU I try; still, I believe
that the event deserves something
more than passing notice. The stu
dents there couldn’t help but find
themselves personified sonaewwhere
in that talk, and find a little bit of
inspiration there, and sort of an
indirectly encouraging pat on the
fanny. The irony of the situaition to
me was that, although the talk was
directed to the parents present (for
sure no student would be acutely
concerned with when to let his own
kid itry out his wings just yet),
the largest rapport achieved seemed
to be with the few students present.
Laurels to you, Dr. H.
I hope somebody besides me was
awake in chapel Tuesday. I’m rath
er surprised that I didn’t sleep
through this one, too, for one aspect
of it rang soothingly enough to send
an elephant with indigestion off to
dreamland. I think the politicians
should play politicians, not people
with petty beefs. That bit about ithe
CoUegiate having jealous parties
in it; I don’t think nameK;ailing has
any place in politics. Issues, not
personalities, should be decisive. If.
L.B.J. had B.O,, would it have made
any difference in your pre^lecton
convictions? The CoUegiate jealous—
I wonder: could that have been a
sly reference to my hopeless crush
on the Homecoming Queen?
By DWIGHT WAGNER
Last weekend the war in South
Viet Nam featured a significant
step taken by the United States
when this country retaliated against
North Viet Nam with jet bombers
after a savage attack on one of our
supporting installations. The at
tack was planned by the North Viet
namese and carried out by the Viet
Cong in South Viet Nam.
By taking the steps we did the
U. S, has served a convincing no
tice to the Communist forces that
we have no intentions of pulling out
of the area at iihis time. We have
finally committed ourselves to tak-
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