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COLLEGE, MAY 4, 1967^ ——^
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lExec. Board
I'Holds Annual
y Banquet
NUMBER TWENTY THREE
<ML’(i7 Executive Board
-•Jlfw lime Monday
® tf OS they convened at the
;S S.«-e
^^“mters of the old and the
r Board were brought togeth-
honored guests includ-
Mr and Mrs, Thomas J.
&ey jr., gLah
Rnarrf of Trustees; Miss baran
Tward, dean of women; Dr.
L Mrs. Arthur D. Wenger;
irs Milton Rogerson; Mr. and
Irs' Eugene Purcell; Dean and
L Robert Bennett; and Ross
Following the dinner, Profes
sor Purcell spoke to the group.
Purcdl was followed by Dwight
Wagner, president of the 1966-’67
Executive Board.
ffagner fpoke on the aceom-
nlisbments of his Board in such
- as academic studies, stu-
oeiii ■ trustee relationships, stu-
dent-faculty relationships, and
tie proposed pass-fail system,
Wagner urged the new Board
to continue working for a closer
[acuity ■ student relationship,
jivliile assuring those present
''hat the prospects for the pass-
all system “are still good.”
Doug Dexter, new president of
lie S.G.A. ended the round of
speeches. He praised the retiring
members of the Board, while
promising them that “we (the
'imuiiNg board) will do as well
I as you.” Dexter also reminded
incoming officers that “the hon
eymoon is over” and the work
is ahead. In conclusion he
stated, “Let us unite, keeping
the ideals of our college fore
most and resolve to represent
„ aod serve our constituents to the
I best of our ability,”
Perkins Heads
YRC For ’67-’68
E. Clairborne Perkins of Pe
tersburg, Va., has been recently
elected president of the Atlantic
Christian College Young Repub
lican Club. Others named to of
fice were: Patricia Wylie of Wil
son, vice president; Jacqueline
Baker of Norcross, Ga,, secre-
*3fy; AI Cooke of Wilmington,
ireasurer; and James Harold
Herring jr,, of La Grange, par-
liamentarian.
Tte ACC Young Republican
tiub IS affiliated with the N C
Young Repojblican College Coun-
Jeff Liiiey of i>uke Univer-
IS chairman of the college
council.
Perkins i^ son of Dr. and Mrs.
Spencer V, Perkins, 1616 E.
Tuekahoe St., Petersburg, Va.
• junior majoring in mabhemat-
he is a i964 graduate of
Petersburg High School.
snTt ^ daughter of Mr.
¥ N ^ Wylie, 610
W .Nash St., Wilson. A senior
»*
^ daughter of Mr.
Robin W
■isnnh!^ ’ Norcross, Ga,
mati!! in mathe-
£ she is a
Jjraduate of Lilburn High
^Cooke is of Mr. and Mrs.
Ave w? 225 Wallace
1966 grL . religion, he is a
SchS ® Hanover
Ml'' and
p A Harold Herring Sr,
seience - m political
of North T “ ? graduate
The nl "T School,
■«!1 be club
115 of in
•'“gusta
WilsSf P^'e^icJent of
Women’s rinK '^^P'lWican
speaker S?
public is invited.
Campus Leaders Take
Oaths Blue-White Da
Some 22 officers in student
government and leading campus
organizations at Atlantic Chris
tian College took office, and four
were presented special awards at
annual Blue-White Day cere
monies held on the college cam
pus May 2.
Presiding over activities was
Dr. Arthur D, Wenger, president
of the college, who administered
oaths of office to incoming of
ficials,
Ofificers of the ACC Student
(Jovernment Association taking
office for the 1966^7 academic
year were; Douglas Dexter of
Dudley, president; Tim Overman
of Wilson, vice president; iBeth
Best of Dunn, secretary; and
DUTIES PLEDGED, FUTURE OUTLINED — Among the new
campus officers to assume their duties on Blue-White Day was
the new President of the SGA, Doug Dexter. Dexter is pictured
above shaking hands with Dr. Wenger just after induction—er—
installation into the office formally held by Dwight Wagner,
pictured at left.
First College Bowl To
Emphasize Academics
The first intramural College
Bowl will begin first rounds Fri
day at 3:30 p, m.
Some eight teams from eight
college organizations will be aca
demically pitted against each
other in an attempt to find a
winner.
In the first rounds. Sigma Sig
ma Sigma Sorority will vie with
the Women’s Dorm Association
in the science lecture room with
Dr, Newton, moderator.
Sigma Pi will compete with
Delta Zeta Sorority in the Choral
room with Professor Folmsbee
as moderator.
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
will do battle with Alpha Sigma
Phi Fraternity in the band room
with Dr, Paulsell of the Religion
and Philosophy Department as
moderator.
Professor Marshal of the Art
Department will moderate the
contest between the Men’s Dorm
Association and the Day Stu
dents.
The second rounds will be held
around 4:30 Friday, The winner
of the Tri-Sig vs. Women’s Dorm
will be pitted against the victor
in the Sigma Pi - Delta Zeta
contest. Their round will be held
in tiae Choral Room with Dr,
Hartsock as the moderator.
The winner of the Sigma Phi
Epsilon - Alpha Sigma Phi round
will meet the winner of the
Men’s Dorm - Day students in
the band room with Dr. Allan
Sharp as moderator.
The final round will be fought
at 8:15 p, m„ Monday, in the
choral room with Chaplain Dan
Hensley, moderator.
Each team from tfie participat
ing organizations will have four
members with one serving as
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Shakespeare
Remembered
stage and Script, the dramatics
organization at Atlantic Christian
College, will climax the ob
servance of its 50th anniversary
with a production of Shake
speare’s romantic comedy,
“Love’s Labour’s Lost,” May 10-
12 on the college’s center campus
at 8:15 p, m.
The performance is a part of
the activities of the North Caro
lina Shakespeare Festival which
the college began in 1963, Since
that time, the festival has includ
ed a Shakespearean play as well
as special music and dance pro
grams and lectures by well-
known Shakespearean scholars.
Visiting lecturers have includ
ed Dr. Henry Popkin of New
York University; Dr, Fred son
Bowers of the University of Vir
ginia, and Dr. Louis B, Wright of
the Folger Shakespeare Library,
This year, Suzanne Bloch pre
sented a program of Shakespear
ean music as the first event of
this year’s festival.
The performance of “Love’s
Labour’s Lost” is directed by
Cecil R, Willis Jr., and is being
sponsored by Alpha Sigma Phi
fraternity. Tickets for the per
formances may be obtained from
,41pha Sigma 'Phi fraternity
/phone 237-9224), Churohwell’s
Jewelers, and the .‘^CC Depart
ment of English,
y
Ellis Kirkland of Kinston, trea
surer.
Others installed included;
Senior Class — Steve Swinson
of Mount Olive, president; Bob
bie Ellis of Wilson, senator.
Junior Class — Sue Winstead
of Wilson, president: Paul Land
of Leafoville, senator.
Sophomore Class — .^1 Cooke
of Wilmington, president; Paul
Wilkins of Jacksonville, senator.
Day Students — Bobby Dunn
of Kinston, president; Danny
Price of Selma, senator.
Head Cheerleader — Linda
Stallings of Wilson,
Campus Christian .dissociation—
Richard L, Harrison of Washing
ton, N. C,, president.
The Collegiate (student news
paper) — James Bussell of Co
lumbia, S, C., editor; Karen
Casey of Clinton, business man
ager.
Pine Knot (student yearbook)
—Ben Casey of Wilson, editor;
Frances Griffin of Wilson, busi
ness manager.
Men’s Dormitory Council—Joel
O’iNeal of Fremont, president.
Women’s Dormitory Council—
Olivia Kaye Smith of Kinston,
president.
Pan Hellenic Council — Dale
Elaine Grissom of Courtland,
Va,, president.
Interfraternity Council — John
W, Hyson Jr,, of Plainfield,
N, J,, president,
■dmong other highlights of the
day’s activities was the presen
tation of top student awards.
Named recipient of the David
and Charlotte Blackwood Award
was Betsy Nash of Winston-
Salem, Making the award w>as
Dr, .\llan R, Sharp, director of
ministerial education,
Stanley Herbert Keel of Golds
boro was presented the Rotary
Cup, The presentation was made
by Everett Blake Jr., president
of the Wilson Rotary Club.
Paul K. Hamlin was presented
the Chamber of Commerce
.4ward. The presentation was by
W, H, Thomas, president of the
Wilson Chamber of Commerce,
Doris G, Greene of Kinston
was presented the Dramatics
■\ward. The award was present
ed by Cecil Willis of the ACC
Department of English.
Smith To Speak At Commencement
Crucible
Available
The 3967 spring edition of
“Crucible,” a magazine of crea
tive ideas published by the Art
and English Departments of At
lantic Christian College is now
available.
The issue will contain silk
screen prints by the internation
ally known Sister Mary Corita;
a series of paintings by Edward
Dugmore, a noted New York
painter and second generation
abstract expressionist. The pub
lication contains a full color
centerfold by a local print mak
er, Thomas Marshall, of the ACC
art faculty. There is included a
number of other art works in
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Dr. H a r I i e Smith of Indi-
anapoUs, Ind., president of the
Board of Higher Education, Dis
ciples of Christ, will be the fea
tured speaker at Atlantic Chris
tian College’s 65th Annual Com
mencement to be held here May
28.
Born in Maryville, Mo., he
received his early education in
Missouri and Kansas. He holds
an A.B, and M,A, from Transyl
vania College with further grad
uate work at the College of the
Bible (now Lexington Theologi
cal Seminary), Lexington, Ken
tucky, and at Columbia Univer
sity. He has received honorary
degrees from Lynchburg Col
lege, Texas Christian University,
Drury College, Culver-Stockton
College, Transylvania. College
and Westminster College,
For several years he was Pro
of Economics at Transyl-
College, resigning to go
into the investment business.
Later he was appointed head of
the Department of Education at
Culver-Stockton College where
he served until 1939 when he
became the Executive Secretary
of the Board of Higher Educa
tion, Disciples of Christ, In 1941
he was elected President of
William Woods College and in
1950 resigned to accept his pres
ent position.
Dr, Smith was a member of
the Executive Committee of the
Crusade for a Christian World
fesor
vania
from its beginning, and is a
member of the Board of Direc
tors of Unified Promotion and
a past president. He is a mem
ber of the Executive Committee
of the Council of Christian Unity,
is a member of the Commission
on Church Union which is car
rying on conversations with the
United Church of Christ and is
participating in the Consultation
on Church Union, He is a mem
ber of the Central Committee of
the Commission on Restructure
authorized by the International
Convention of Christian Church
es (Disciples of Christ),
He was Chairman of the Find
ings Committee of the first
council of Agencies, and is pres
ently a member of the Interim
Committee, and for many years
was chairman of the Commit
tee on Brotherhood Organization
and Inter-agency Relationships
of the Council,
He is one of the Disciple rep
resentatives and a vice presi
dent of the National Council of
Churches of Christ and is chair
man of the Division of Chris
tian Education, National Council
of Churches of Christ, He is a
past chairman of the Commis
sion on Higher Education, Na
tional Council of Churches of
Christ.
He was chairman of the Pro
gram Committee of the first two
Quadrennial Convocations of
Christian Colleges. He has
DR. SMITH
served several times as a mem
ber of the Commision on Chris
tian Education of the Associa
tion of American Colleges.
He was one of the founders
of the Council of Protestant Col
leges and Universities, and has
been on its Board of Directons,
He is a past governor of Ki-
wanis International, is a mem
ber of Pi Kappa Alpha social
fraternity and is a member of
several honorary fraternities. He
is a member and elder of Cen
tral Christian Church of Indi
anapolis, Ind.