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Tlie Colleariate
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MARCH 31, 1966
NUMBER TWENTY
Publications Proposal Approved
ACC To Host
Junior High
Band Clinic
More than 350 junior high
school musicians will gather on
the campus of Atlantic Christian
College on April 7, for the an
nual Eastern North Carolina Ju
nior High School Band Clinic.
From the group there will be
two bands formed consisting of
75 instrumentalists each. One
band will be under direction of
Richard Dobson of Wilmington,
while the other will be under
direction of George Baird of
Roanoke Rapids. Besides the two
bands which will be in rehearsal
all day, there will be some 200
other students working in the
instrumental clinic classes with
specialists in their particular in
struments.
Students participating will be
from Bayboro, Belhaven, Cary,
Edenton, Elizabeth City, Elm
City, Farmville, Jacksonville,
Kinston, Louisburg, Pikeville,
Roanoke Rapids, Robersonville,
Rocky Mount, Selma, Smithfield,
Snow Hill, Washinfton (N.C.),
Wilmington and Wilson.
The two clinic bands will pre
sent a concert at 4 p.m. in the
campus gymnasium. Elbert
Edelbrock, associate professor of
music and band director at At
lantic Christian College will
serve as clinic chairman.
The public is invited to attend
the clinic concert.
Greek Week
h Success
This past week was the most
exciting and competitive time for
all Greeks on our campus. T^ie
week started with the Greek
sing and talent presented in
Howard Chapel on Wednesday,
March 23. All of the events on
the program were grand. Thurs
day night was the date for the
humorous Greek stunts which
were, as usual, very entertain
ing. Friday afternoon provided
an exciting game called Witches
Polo, a game composed of girls
and boys playing with a broom
airf volleyball. Floating frater
nity parties were on the agenda
for that night. Alpha Sigma Phi
and Sigma Phi Epsilon held their
parties at their respective hous
es with Delta Sigma Phi and
Sigma Pi jointly using the Happy
Valley Country Club as their
scene. This system of floating to
all fraternities was ideal and en
joyed by the Greeks and their
dates.
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 a
concert presented by the record
ing artists, The Drifters, was
enjoyed by all. The Drifters were
backed up by the N-Men from
Elon College. At intermission,
Dean Robert Bennett announced
the winners of the various
events. In the fraternity divi
sion, Sigma Phi Epsilon won the
Sing with their arrangement of
“Shenandoah.” The Sig Eps also
won the Talent trophy with Bill
Griffin’s singing “It Was a Very
Fine Year.” Delta Sigma Phi
won the Greek stunt with their
skit “Rare on the Vine.” The
scholarship trophy was present
ed to Alpha Sigma Phi. In the
sorority division, Tri Sigma won
the Sing with “I Enjoy Being a
Girl.” Delta Zeta won the Talent
with their trio of Marge Owens,
Kay and Diane Sorrell doing
fourfold melodies. Delta Zeta’s
stunt, “The Roommates” was
the winner in this category,
scholarship trophy for the ini
tiated members was won by Tri
Sigma. The pledge class of Delta
Zeta won the Pledge Scholarship
trophy. As a fact of interest, a
mem^r of the band stated to
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NEW SGA CABINET — The 1966-67 SGA Cabinet relaxes on the lawn in front of the Classroom
Building. Shown from left to right are, Roger Sin, Treasurer; Dwight Wagner, President; Con-
nie Brantley, Secretary; and Jerry White, Vice President. (Photo by Gene Duncan)
Police And College Officials
Called To Ouiet Disturbance
By CHARLES WOLFE
What started out to be a sere
nade for the girls as an addi
tion to Greek Week activities
turned into a rather serious dis
turbance Wednesday night, ac
cording to local police and ad
ministrative officials.
According to the Wilson Police
Department, a complaint was
turned in to them about 11:35
p.m. concerning a group of stu
dents reportedly passing through
the community headed in the
direction of the college. It was
reported they were singing and
creating other noises making it
impossible for residents of the
area to sleep.
Capt. A. J. Hayes sent a patrol
car to investigate. Upon arriving
at the college, officers found a
group of about 65-100 students
standing in front of Harper Hall
singing. Hayes said at first the
officers did nothing because they
figured the group would soon
move along, but they remained.
Officers approached the group
and asked them to move on,
explaining that it was late and
they were disturbing people in
the area trying to sleep. A few
left, but the bulk of the group
paid no attention. They were
once more asked to leave and
failed to do so. The officers
called Capt. Hayes and informed
him of the situation.
When the captain arrived, he
said he found the group march
ing down Deans St., shouting and
making other noises besides
they began to quiet down and
headed back toward their rooms.
Later the president met Dean
Washer and police officers in
front of Haper Hall, He said
there still were a number of
girls hanging out the windows
making catcalls and causing
considerable noise. They soon
quieted down. By 12:30 a.m, the
disturbance had ended.
In an effort to gain a clearer
picture of the situation “The
Collegiate” interviewed Dr. Wen
ger, Dean Washer and Capt.
Hayes.
Capt. Hayes said what dis
turbed him most was the ten
sion which seemed to be present
within the group and the lack
of respect for him and his offi
cers. He said there was no vio
lence, or threats directed toward
him, but there were catcalls and
a certain amount of vulgarity.
He said he realized boys are
going to be boys, and that
“spring had sprung,” but on the
other hand the rights of all must
be protected, including the right
to sleep. He said if the singing
had been held at an earlier
hour nothing would have come of
the incident, but at 11:30 at
night this type of thing involves
the infringement of others’
rights. He said he felt that if
the boys had been more con
siderate of all, there would prob
ably have been no trouble.
Hayes said he was proud of
the excellent relationship that the
police department has had with
the college in the past, and he
said he hoped it would remain
so.
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Anieii<lmeiit Must
Now (iaiu Student
liody Acce]>taiict*
A recommendation was
brought before the Executive
Board Monday night having to do
with the method of electing edi
tors and business managers for
The Collegiate and Pine Knot.
The recommendation read,
“The Publications Committee rec
ommends to the Executive Board
of the Student Government Asso
ciation of Atlantic Christian Col
lege that the procedure for nam
ing publications officers be
changed from its present form.
The committee recommends
that editors and business manag
ers for the Collegiate and Pine
Knot be named by the Publica
tions Committee, subject to ap
proval of the Executive Board,
rather than by popular ballot.
Students interested in the posi
tions shall have the right to pe-
tion the Publications Committee
on or before April 15.
It is recommended the change
become effective for the 1966-67
academic year, or by the 1967-68
academici year at the latest,”
This recommendation w a s
made a motion and after con
siderable debate was passed.
This motion must now be pre
sented to the student body for
its approval.
Another item on the agenda
was a report by Cookie Wick
ham on an evaluation study of
facilities and programs at ACC.
This study dealt with freshman
orientation, extra-curricular ac
tivities, student employment,
parking problems, communica
tions, and library facilities. There
were several suggestions made
for improvement in these areas.
It was suggested that orienta
tion might be provided with buzz
sessions and more free time.
liivilation
The Junior Class wishes to in
vite all juniors to the Junior-
Senior Dance, Saturday, April
23, 1966 from 9:00 to 12:30 a.m.
at the Cherry Hotel. Dress will
be formal.
Dr. Tucker Resigns Position, With
Dr. Paulsell Named Dept. Head
Dr. William E. Tucker, profes
sor of religion and chairman of
the Department of Religion and
Philosophy at Atlantic Christian
College, has resigned his posi
tion to accept an appointment
as assistant dean of Brite Divi
nity School and associate profes
sor of church history at Texas
Christian University, Fort Worth,
Texas. His appointment becomes
. effective September 1, 1966.
singing. The group stopped in ^ Commenting on Dr. Tucker’s
front of the Sigma Tau Chi; i-esignation. Dr. Arthur D. Wen-
house and Capt. Hayes explained | president, said, “Dur-
the situation and asked them toij^^g years of service as
leave. Tlie only results he Sotjg member of the Atlantic Chris-
were catcalls and vulgar re- College faculty, Dr. Tuck-
marks, he said. Seeing there wasj^j, established himself as a
a certain amount of tension innga(jing teacher and scholar. His
the air, he called President Wen-1 however, has reached
ger and asked for his assist
ance. Upon hearing his call to
the president the group moved
on.
Dr, Wenger said he mistook
the address given him by Capt.
Hayes and went to Hackney
Hall. Upon arrival he said he
found a great number of men
students out on the hallways
yelling, some using vulgraity and
catcalls. There was also a great
deal of yelling going on between
the men’s and women’s dorms.
President Wenger said when he
asked the boys to break it up he
received no response. He then
told them they would either
break it up or else they would
far beyond the classroom through
his active participation in nu
merous positions of campus,
community and church leader
ship. His contribution to the col
lege is an enduring one and is
entirely out of proportion to his
six years of service. While we
regret losing him, we wish him
and his family the very best as
he undertakes his new responsi
bilities at Texas Christian Uni
versity.”
Born in Charlotte, he attended
public schools in his native
state graduating from Greenville
High School in 1949. He received
the A.B. degree from Atlantic
Christian College in 1953 and
be
leaving school. At this pointearned the B.D. degree at Brite
Divinity School of TCU in 1956
He pursued graduate study in
the field of church history and
was awarded both the M.A. and
Ph.D. degrees from Yale Univer
sity.
Dr. Tucker joined the faculty
of Atlantic Christian in 1959 and
since 1%1 has served as chair
man of the Department of Re
ligion and Philosophy. He was a
visiting professor of church his
tory at Christian Theological
Seminary in Indianapolis, Ind.,
in the summer of 1965.
His first book, “J. H. Garrison
and Disciples of Christ,” was
published in 1946 by the Bethany
Press. The book is a study of
the history and thought of Chris
tian Churches (Disciples of
Christ) from the Civil War to
1930. In addition to the book,
he is author of a number of
articles and reviews.
He is a member of the Asso
ciation of Disciples for Theologi
cal Discussion, the American
Historical Association, the Amer
ican Society of Church History,
the American Academy of Re
ligion, the American Association
of University Professors and the
Disciples of Christ Historical
Society.
Son of Mrs. Ethel G. Tucker
of Greenville, N. C., Dr. Tucker
is married to the former Miss
Jean Jones of Albany, Tex. Mrs.
Tucker is a graduate of Texas
Chri.stian University. They have
three children, a daughter and
two sons.
Dr. WiUiam 0. Paulsell has
been appointed chairman of the
Department of Religion and Phi
losophy at Atlantic Christian Col
lege, according to Dr. Arthur D.
Wenger, president of the col
lege. His appointment will be
come effective Sept. 1, 1966.
Presently serving as associate
professor of religion at Atlantic
Christian, Dr. Paulsell was born
in Miami, Fla., though he was
reared and attended school in
Dallas, Texas. He received the
B.A. degree from Texas Chris
tian University in 1957. and
earned the B.D. degree at Van
derbilt University in 1959. He
was awarded the M.A. degree at
Vanderbilt in 1961 and the Ph.D.
degree there in 1965. His doc
toral dissertation was entitled
the “Disciples of Christ and the
Great Depre.ssion, 1929-19.36.”
While at Vanderbilt he served
as assistant dean of the Dis
ciples Divinity House and a
graduate fellow in preaching. He
won the Shepard Prize in church
history in 1960.
Dr. Paulsell has been a mem
ber of the ACC faculty for four
years where he has taught his
tory and religion. He is a mem
ber of the American Society of
Church History, the Aterican
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