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Annual Procession Marks Event
New Queen
Is Crowned
At Concert
A week of anticipation was
climaxed Friday night, Novem-
ber 10, as Kay Oglesby and
Drenda Skinner shared the home-
lo'i coming crown. Little Anthony
and the Imperials, backed up
«! by the Town Criers, provided
the entertainment for the corona-
jf tion festivities.
' It was a night of nights for
ACC. The contest for homecom
ing queen was so close that
there was a tie for the favored
title as well as for first runner-
up. As intermission time ap
proached, Doug Dexter stepped
. up to the mike to introduce
the contestants for Homecoming
I Queen of ACC; Clara Grantham,
Priscilla Jeanette, Drenda Skin
ner, Diane Massengill, Carolyn
Darden, Toni Rothrock, Kay
; Oglesby, Olivia Smith, Nancy
, Swanson, Cindy Bottoms, Linda
' Whitt Alice Browder, Connie
Willis, De.Anna Harmon, Mary
Sue Kennedy, and Jill Matthews.
: Mrs. Frances Turner, alumni
queen, was on hand to crown
the new queen. As tension
mounted the M.C. revealed the
names of the two first runners-
up, Jill Matthews and Connie
Willis. Then the moment of
moments arrived as Kay Ogles
by and Drenda Skinner were
crowned as co-winners of the
Homecowing Queem.
Despite a few repurcussions,
i;the concert went off extremely
well. Little Anthony came
'through with such favorites as
.“Its Not Unusual,” “Take Me
■Back,” “Going Out of My Head,”
and "Get Me to the Church on
Time.” The red clad quartet
also sang a melody of hits for
the homecoming crowd.
.“The Town Criers” of Norfolk,
Virgmia, also proved to be a
' brilliant asset to the festivities.
Homecoming was indeed the
week that was.
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Homecoming Is Filled
With Plenty Of Work,
Fun And Good Times!
Election Results Reveal
Tie For Queen’s Title
The 1957 Homecoming Queen
results made history at Atlantic
Christian College. Never before
in the institution’s 65 year his
tory has th-ere been a tie for the
Homecoming crown.
But the reco.rd did not stop
there. There was also a tie
for the first runner-up. This de
velopment resulted in the elimi
nation of the third and second
runner-up titles.
The two girls were accorded
the honor of Homecoming Queens
instead of the traditional single
queen because of a tie in camp-
us-wide elections.
Named Homecoming Queens
were Kay Oglesby of Chesa
peake, Va., and Drenda Skinner
of Wilson. The queens were
crowned in a special ceremony
held in New WiLso^n Gynmasium
Friday night by Mrs. Frances
Turner of Pink Hill, who was
serving as Alumni Queen for
the event. ,Mrs. Turner was At
lantic Christian’s 1943 Home
coming Queen.
A junior, Miss Oglesby is the
daughter of Mrs. N. R. Oglesby
1211 Centerville Turnpike Road,
Chesapeake, Va. Sponsoring the
queen was Sigma Pi Fraternity.
Miss Skinner is a senior at
AC and is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Loamie Boykin, 302
Thurston Drive, 'WilMn. Her
sponsor w’as Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity.
'Runners-up in the election and
serving in the Homecoming
Queen’s Court wer Carolyn Dar
den of Boykins, Va.; Jill Mat
thews of Nashville, Linda Leigh
Whitt of Roxboro; and Connie
Willis of Morehead City.
Miss Matthews of Phi Mu and
Miss Willis of Tri-Sig were the
co^wuiners of first runner-up.
See ELECTION Page 7
1967 Parade
Is Highlight
Of Weekend
It was a hectic week to say the
least. But, somehow, everything
was ready and in regal splendor
just in the nick of time. It was
Homecoming — 1967. Saturday
was parade day.
The parade included 31 units
consisting of 12 floats, 4 bands,
and the homecoming contestants.
Through a slight miracle and
much work the parade managed
to start on time at 11 a.m. The
Phi Mu’s came out on top in the
sorority division with their float
“October.” Columbus’ boat, the
Nina, was depicted in honor of
Columbus Day, October 12.
The senior class float, repre
senting September, won first
place in class honors. The theme
of the float was “Skool Days”
with Mary and her wolly pal.
“Out with the old. In with the
new” was the theme for Delta
Sigma Phi’s winner in the fra
ternity divi.Hion. The month Jan
uary was represented by the leg
endary stork with its bundle of
happiness.
Floats
The other floats included; May,
“Happy Mother’s Day,” by the
junior class; June, a “Junebug,”
by Sigma Phi Epsilon; July, July
4 celebration. Sigma Pi; August,
surf board and Jalopy, Alpha Sig
ma Phi; November, “The Grapes
of Wrath,” freshman class; Feb
ruary, “Love Makes the World
Go Round,” Sigma Sigma Sigma;
March, “In Like a Lion, Out Like
a Lamb,” sophomore class;
April “Slowly but Surely, Spring
has Sprung,” Delta Zeta; and of
course the Queens’ Float.
Bands
Bands from Elm City High
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Opens 3-Night Run
Stage And Script Presents First
Dramatic Play Of Current Season
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The Stage and Script is in the
midst of its first production of
the current season. The premier
Six Characters In Search of
An Author” occurred Thursday,
November 16 and will continue
through tonight and tomorrow
night.
Paul A. Mayer’s adaptation of a
play by Luigi Pirandello deals
I
t iniei Pirandello’s
Stage and Script began its "last night. The pl«y
Six Characters In> Search of an Author Saturday night
W'lUe presented again tonight at ^esentation
at the same time. The play deals with the P of actors
characters who portray their roles before
at a rehearsal.
with six characters portraying
their roles before a company of
actors during a rehearsal, Jim
Burroughs portrays the father;
Sandra Edwards, the mother;
Jackie Baker, the stepdaughter;
Chris Murphy, the son; Jeffrey
Smith, a boy; Phyllis Smith,
a girl; and Doris Greene as
Madame Pace.
Paul Crouch is directing the
play. Stage Manager for the
presentation is Mary Lou Wick
ham with Alice Nash as her as
sistant.
Members of the company to
which the six characters present
their talents are: Toby Cobb,
Stage Manager; Bob Noble, Di
rector; Anya deBruijn, Secretary;
Agnes Meeks, Bill Griffin, Carl
HoUiday, Jan Habertheir, Judi
Peterson, George Threewitts, Glo
ria Winfield, Larry Lundy, Steve
Taylor, Harry Byrd, Frank Har
per, Reggie Smith, Gerald Price,
Jim Keen and Carolyn Rhodes,
cast.
The play production class is
providing the scenery. Stage and
Script is in charge of lighting,
costumes, makeup, and publicity.
Jerry White is house manager.
The play has no acts or scenes;
however, there are two 10-minute
interruptions for the stage group
to take a brief rest,
to take a brief rest.
Miss Drenda Skinner of Wilson, center, and Miss Kay Oglesby
of Chesapeake, Va., were crowned as Homecoming Queens dur
ing: ceremonies Friday night. Crowning the aueens was Mrs.
Frances Sermons Turner, left, who was named Alumni Queen
for the homecoming activities.
In Howard Chapel
Recital Is Presented
By Mexican Guitarist
By JOYCE COPELAND
Howard Chapel was the set
ting for a concert by Luis Felipe
Chavarria Monday evening.
Chavarria played selections
from Handel, Ponce, Back Ag-
uado, Tedasco, Torroba, Grana
dos and Albeniz.
Chavarria began his study of
the classical guitar in the school
of Music, University of Nuevo
Leon. He then entered the
National Conservatory of Music
in Mexi'co City. He attended a
perfectioning course at the Uni
versity of California in 1964.
The talented young guitarist
has played before audiences
throu^out Mexico and the
United States. His current tour
began in October.
Atlantic Christian is the last
stop on the tour which has in
cluded such institutions as the
Washington State University,
University of the Pacific, Uni
versity of Santa Clara, Alabama
College and Bowling Green State
University.