The Collegiette
^LISHED WEEKLY ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 3, 1966 NUMBER SEVENTEEN
Budget Approved By Trustees
TOP HAT KICK LINE—Seven pretty lassies from Tri Sigma stand ready for their great show
this Friday night in the lobby of the Classroom Building. A highlight of the dance will be the
selection of Mr. Top Hat. From left to right are, Beverly Adams, Patsy Mizelle, Nancy Swan
son, Pam Larmar, Diane Massongil, Ann Roberson, and Mary Sue Kennedy. (Photo by Gene
Duncan)
Blood Drive At ACC Pays Off
With 180 Pints Being Collected
Late Action
Cause Debate
A motion to refer the matter
of late constitutions from campus
organizatons to the office of the
Dean of Students for possible
probative action against the or
ganizations, was made by Randy
Smart, senior president, at the
Executive Board meeting Mon
day night.
The motion was made after
Cookie Wickham, vice president
and chairman of the Constitution
and By-Laws Committee had re
ported that several constilsi-
tions had not been turned in to
the committee as the date stipu
lated by the Executive Board.
She also pointed out that the
SGA constitution called for pro
bative action against offenders
of this rule.
Following the introduction of
this motion a hot debate began
when it was pointed out that
Stage and Script was one of the
organizations that had not turned
in a constitution. It was deter
mined that if the motion passed,
the organization might be pre
vented from presenting a play
scheduled for this week. The
motion was defeated by an 8 to
7 vote.
In other business, John
Gorham, student coordinator,
reported on the attendance of the
State Student Legislature. Those
delegates present were asked to
give their views on the event.
Dean Bennett reported that
the drinking recommendation was
currently being studied by the
Student Life Committee. Several
meetings had been held and more
were being scheduled.
Marshall Smith, senior senator,
moved that any type campaign
ing in a gentleman like manner
for the SGA cabinet offices be
permitted so long as college
property is not damaged. Vio-
latons are to be dealt with by
the Elections Committee. The mo
tion passed.
Cookie Wickham moved that
Linda Stallings and Vicki Joyner
be nominated for the position of
head cheerleader. This motion
passed. It is the responsibility
of the Exec Board to nominate
candidates for this position.
It was announced that E. D.
Winstead would be the guest
speaker at the Exec Board din
ner to be held next week at
Parkers Restraunt.
pointed Assistant Professor of
Education and Director of Stu
dent Teaching at Atlantic Chris
tian College, according to Dr.
Arthur D. Wenger, president of
the college.
His appointment will become
effective on Sept. 1, 1966. He
is presently serving as Assistant
WARREN R. TAIT
Campus efforts for a success
ful Red Cross Bloodmobile visit
paid off when 180 pints of blood
were collected at Atlantic Chris
tian College. All but seven of
these donors were college stu
dents or teachers.
Ten college organizations vied
in “Operation Big Drop,” a con
test to see which group could
contribute the most blood.
Winner of the contest was Sig
ma Pi fraternity. Nineteen of the
fraternity’s 22 members signed
pledge cards and all of these
donated blood, thus scoring 86
per cent participation.
Pledges for the college visit
totalled 225, making actual par
ticipation in the drive 80 per
cent of the donor pledges. “This
was an excellent showing,” said
Miss Frances Griggs, Scheduling
Chairman, “SeventyJive per cent
participation is usually a m^-
mum. There were only 18 rejec
tions for low hemoglobin, under
weight, or colds.”
Mrs. R. M. Beaman, volunteers
chairman for the day, noted lo-
will fill the post currently held
by Gene Ashton Purvis who will
go on leave of absence to
complete doctoral studies at the
end of the current academic
year.
A native of Kenosha, Wis., he
received the B. Ed. degree from
Wisconsin State College and was
awarded the M. Ed. degree by
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. He has done
further study at the University
of Ohio and has studied physics
under National Science Founda
tion Grants at Cornell College
and Dartmouth College.
Tait has been a member of the
Atlantic Christian College faculty
since 1956. Prior to his coming
to Atlantic ChristiM he ^rved
as teacher and principal in the
Wilson County School System
for nine years.
He is a member of the Ameri
can Institute of Physics, the
North Carolina Academy of Sci
ence, the American Association
of University Professors and the
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation. Prof. Tait is a member
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cal help totalled 10 Gray Ladies,
12 blood aides, 11 registered
nurses, six student nurses, and
one local physician. “The volun
teer help was excellent, as al
ways,” said Mrs. Beaman, “and
made for a smooth-running op
eration in spite of the large
number of donors. The college
boys were a great help through
out the day in loading and un
loading supplies and running er
rands. We couldn’t have man
aged without them.”
Unstinting in their praise of
the whole operation were Mrs.
Stuart Walston, Blood Program
chairman, and Robert Dew, re
cruiting chairman. Dew praised
the efforts of college recruiting
chairmen Marshall Smith and
Bobbie Ellis and college coordi
nator Hatten Hodges, “They did
a superb job in carrying out all
Placements For
Lmv Students
College seniors who are plan
ning to go on to law school no
longer have to guess which
schools would be best for them.
A unique new organization,
Law School Placement Service
(LSPS), will guide individual stu
dents to the law schools most
closely suited to their needs
through the use of modem com
puters.
In its first year, LSPS has
earned the support of more than
90 of the nation’s top law
schools. The program has also
won the endorsement of educa
tors and professional organiza
tions alike.
Until now, the guidance avail
able to the pre-law student has
been haphazard and incomplete.
Many students have selected
schools on the basis of prestige
or word of mouth, only to waste
application fees.
Competition is increasingly keen
for admittance to law school.
The number of openings in first-
year classes has remained
fairly constant but the post-war
“baby-boom” and the American
desire for advanced education are
flooding admissions offices with
applications.
The participating law schools
will provide LSPS with data
about their entrance require
ments, including the most fre-
ported LSAT scores and under
graduate averages in the first-
year class.
See LAW Page 6
phases of the campus drive. The
nhmber of pints donated prove
how successful they were.”
“My deepest appreciation goes
to each and every person at the
college who help^ to make this
drive such a success,” said Mrs.
Walston. “Numerous people,
from Dean Robert Washer on
down, put in many hours of work
both before and during this visit.
We could not have managed
without them. It was a real plea
sure being with the students —
a feeling shared by all the work
ers. The canteen chairman, Mrs.
Walter Woodard, kept supplies
going in cramped headquarters,
and the whole operation was un
doubtedly one of our most suc
cessful days. This was a real
shot in the arm for the Wilson
County Blood Program,” Mrs.
Walston said. Both Dew and
Mrs. Walston expressed the hope
that this will become a yearly
college project.
Students who were not able to
donate yesterday may do so at
any future visit of the Bloodmo
bile off-campus and still receive
full coverage under the Student
Elibibility plan. The next visit
will be in late April.
Representatives of local busi
nesses and civic clubs were
scheduled to donate today from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First
Methodist Church.
Denny Essay
Topic Released
It is time for students to start
writing essays for the Annual
Denny Essay Award. The topic
for the Essay is “The Educated
American and United States
World Leadership.”
Students interested in writing
should consider the following
points:
1. They may write either pro
or con on the subject.
2. The essay should not ex
ceed one thousand words.
3. The essay should be dou
ble spaced and typed.
4. This contest is open to all
full-time students at ACC.
The deadline for receiving es
says is April 15, 1966 and they
should be turned into Mr. Rob
ert Hollar, chairman of the Fac
ulty Awards Committee.
The Denny Essay cup will be
awarded during the annual Blue
and White Day in May. As ap
proved by the faculty, the topic
for the essay has been chosen
by the Department of Social
Studies.
Noiiiiiiatc Members
To Board; Faculty
Members Promoted
The Board of Trustees of At
lantic Christian College approved
a tentative operating budget for
the 1966-67 academic year, nom
inated members for election to
the board and promoted a num
ber of faculty members in aca
demic rank at its annual Mid-
Winter meeting held here Feb.
24.
The board approved a tentative
operating budget for the col
lege’s 1966-67 academic year in
the amount of $1,630,903. The
tentative budget is subject to
revision at the board’s October
meeting.
Action was taken to nomi
nate David Rogers, pastor of the
First Christian Church, Colum
bia, S. C., to the ACC Board
of Trustees. Nominated for re-
election to the board were:
Charles F. Rouse of Raleigh,
E. Leon Roebuck of Washing
ton, N. C., C. Howard Andrews
of Rocky Mount, S. M. Cozart of
Wilson, Lawrence A. Moye of
Maury, Bowden Warren of Newt
on Grove, Bruce W. Riley of
Raleigh, Ely J. Perry of Kinston,
T. Ed Brown of Wilson, and E. R.
Sykes of Wendell.
A number of the college’s fac
ulty members were promoted in
acamdemic rank. Promoted from
the rank of instructor to assis
tant professor were Rachel Stein
beck Armstrong of the Depart
ment of Business, and Catherine
W. Jeffries of the Department
of Health and Physical Educa
tion.
Promoted from the rank of
assistant professor to associate
professor were Robert E. Ben-
nent of the Department of Edu
cation and Psychology and dean
of students, Edward C. Brown of
the Department of Art, and Rob
ert C frazier of the Department
of Science and Mathematics.
Tenure was granted to Dr. Rob
ert W. Delp, associate professor
of history and Edward C. Brown,
associate professor of art.
Mr. Top Hat
Affair Set
By JANIE MCCORMICK
Bunnies, charming hostesses,
priceless entertainments, deli
cious refreshments, music by
the Monarchs, and a guaranteed
good time is in order for all
those who plan to attend the
annual Top Hat Dance, sponsored
by Sigma Sigma Sigma on Sat
urday night, March 5, from 8:00-
12:00 in the lobby of the class
room building.
Tradition is the essence of this
big affair. This year’s Top Hat
marks the seventeenth of a long
line of such dances, beginning
when a Phi Sigma Tau sister,
Jeanne Suessmuth, originated the
idea in 1949. Since that year,
the semi^ormal dance has been
one of the most looked-forward-to,
successful yearly functions on
campus.
Intermission will be the high
point of the night — the time
at which Mr. Top Hat will be
crowned. The following twelve
men are competing for the hon
ored title: Charlie Bowers,
Sigma Phi EJpsilon; Larry
Stroug, Alpha Sigma Phi; Al
Gaylord, Delta Sigma Phi; Da
vid Culbreth, Sigma Pi; Pete
Peters, Delta Zeta; Dickey
Davenport, Sigma Tau Chi;
Fleming Lyon, Senior Class;
Charles Bruton, Junior Class;
Freddy Hale, Sophomore Class;
Gary McMann, Freshman Class;
Alton Hill, Men’s Dormitory; Bill
Griffin, Women’s Dormitory.
Boys, be sure to pick up your
tickets before the night of the
dance. Admission is $1.50 in ad
vance, and $2.00 at the door.
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Tait Gains Position In
Education Department
Warren R. Tait has been ap-Professor of Physics in the De
partment of Science and Mathe
matics at Atlantic Christian. He