The Colleffiate
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CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
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7^ Attend Parents’^Weekend
NUMBER SIXTEEN
Tell
It Like
It Is!
This week’s question is: “How
(jo you think the Convocation
system
at ACC could be im
proved?” In a recent survey, of
students, faculty, and staff the
; viewpoints were given.
I don’t think that convocation
sliould be required. What do you
get out of sitting in Convocation
and reading a book or writing a
teller? B.S. (student)
Let’s forget it! R. M. (student)
First, please hold Convocation
someplace where we won’t get a
backache. Second, limit the
speaker to 30 minutes. L. B.
(student)
1
I think more of our faculty
should be invited to speak. This
could be a forum for those
working on other problems to
present their ideas. C. R.
(faculty)
1 think every speaker should be
interviewed by a committee of
students and faculty to determine
something of their abilities as a
speaker. P. W. (student)
For one thing, the committee
could get speakers who are of
interest to speak on problems
that affect A. C. students. If we
had speakers with something to
say who said it quickly and ef
fectively, students would attend
Convocation without the threats
of punishment now in effect.
M.K.M. (student)
See Tell Page 2
Perkinson Says;
It Would Be Nice To Have
Holepunchers All Our Own
REV. FINLATOR
By JOYCE COPELAND
A pair or not a pair, that was
the question asked by the
executive board of the SGA at
their bi-monthly meeting of Feb.
12. The board had trouble wor
ding a motion offered by Paul
Latta concerning the purchase of
two holepunchers (or pairs of
holepunchers) to be used by the
election committee. William
Perkinson commented that, “It
would be nice to have an official
holepuncher.” The question was
never really decided but the
motion was passed.
The board also discussed and
acted on matters such as the
campus lighting situation, money
for the junior class, and the
committee on Student Rights and
Freedoms.
Jimmy Bussell, Robbie Koeling
and Joe Wilkins were suggested
as appointees to the aforemen
tioned committee. Jim Abbott,
Freshman class president, asked
Wyndham why the list consisted
of only upperclassmen. Abbott
was informed that these people
were selected according to their
experience and ability rather
than classification. The
suggested names were approved.
Steve Dollar, president of the
junior class, requested that at
least $100 be allocated to his class
for use in preparations for the
1969 Junior-Senior. Dollar ex
plained that there was ap
proximately $400 in the class
treasury and more money was
needed for a decent event. He
commented, “Who wants to dress
up in formats and go into the old
cafeteria,” when explaining that
the class wanted to have the
affair at Wedgewood.
A motion was placed on the
floor to give the class *150 from
the general fund. Abbott once
again fought the crusade for his
freshman cause. He argued that
the juniors should have had the
foresight to know that they would
need this money. Dollar
repudiated by telling the board
that if his class could set a good
example for the Junior-Senior
then maybe more interest could
be generated in future classes.
William Perkinson aided the
cause with his comment,
“they’ve got the right to ask (for
See SGA Page 3
ACC Fire Brigade
To Be Organized
fiei). William Finlator
is Convocation Guest
Finl/fn William Wallace
Mel ’ the Pullen
"lorial Baptist Church of
h,will be the guest speaker
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chairman !"! liberties Union;
Legisiatj. Committee on
and Morals of the N.
C. Council of Churches; chair
man, Legislative Committee, N.
C. Civil Liberties Union;
member. Board of Directors of
North Carolinians Against the
Death Penalty; member, State
Advisory Committee of the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights; and
member, National Citizens
Committee for Community
Relations.
A graduate of Hugh Morson
High School in Raleigh, Finlator
received degrees from Wake
Forest College and Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, Ky.
By CELIA LOONEY
“The importance of adequate
fire protection on the AC campus
cannot be overemphasized,”
stated Capt. R. C. Smith of the
Wilson Fire Department. He
illustrated his point with slides
and a lecture at the
organizational meeting of the
Fire Brigade, Feb. 13. The
Brigade of AC students will be
taught how to handle certain fire
equipment and themselves in an
emergency in approximately 15
hours of lectures and on-the-spot
training.
The Brigade is purely volun
tary. However, participation is
encouraged for all persons on
dorm councils and other
responsible positions, says Mrs.
Nan Herndon, Assistant Dean of
Women. These people would have
to be adequately prepared, she
observes.
Training will include first aid,
crowd control, and actual con
frontation with smoke, etc., on
the Wilson fire-fighting training
grounds. Mr. Smith called such
extensive training “preparing for
the worst, so that we will be able
to cope with the smaller
emergencies easily.”
After the slides, the meeting
was thrown open to discussion.
Mr. Smith assured all par
ticipants that they would have the
full participation of the Wilson
Fire Department, including a
member of the official training
crew to be present at all times.
See FIRE Page 2
Symposium^
Open House
Head Event
Approximately 700 persons
attended annual Parents’
Weekend activities held on the
campus Saturday and Sunday.
The two-day event officially
opened when visiting parents
were guests at the ACC-Campbell
basketball game played in Wilson
Gymnasium.
Registration began Sunday
morning and parents attended
morning worship services with
their children in Howard Chapel
on the campus. Presiding over
services and delivering the
sermon was Dan Hensley Jr.,
college chaplain,
A complimentary luncheon was
held in the student center
cafeteria at 11:15 a.m. A special
program was held later in the
afternoon with Dr. Lewis H.
Swindell Jr., dean of the college,
presiding. Visiting parents were
welcomed by Byron Wyndham,
president of the SGA. A musical
presentation was given by the
ACC Chorus under the direction
of Dr. James V. Cobb.
Featured on the program was a
symposium entitled “ACC
Partners: Parents And
Students.” Participating in the
symposium were Dr. Robert E.
Bennett, dean of students; Dr,
Arthur D, Wenger, president of
the college; and David L,
Celveland, director of develop
ment.
During the afternoon the
parents also attended special
open house activities and met
with members of the college
faculty and staff.
Arts Event
Set Tonight
Student compositions and
performances will be featured as
the second program of the
Festival of Contemporary Arts at
Atlantic Christian College, The
performances will be tonight in
Howard Chapel at 8:15 p,m.
Student composers to be
featured and their compositions
are: “The Dark Root of a
Scream,” and “Permutation,”
by Thomas Albert of Wilson;
“Interpreations of a Main
spring,” and “Passacagalia,” by
Wiley Ballance of Wilson; “On
the Proximity of Demon-
strabilia,” by Ronald Taylor of
Goldsboro; and “Duo for Clarinet
and French Horn,” by Nancy
Gray of Norwood, Pa,
Feb, 25 Is Deadline
To File For Office
Spring semester signifies the
season of political intrigue on the
A.C.C. campus. Election dates
for SGA offices and class offices
have been approved by the
executive board.
Dates scheduled for the SGA
endeavor are: Feb, 24-25, filing;
March 3 through 10, campaigns;
March 6, speeches; March 10-11,
elections; with any run-offs on
March 12, No petitions will be
accepted due to the amendments
which passed on Feb, 14
prohibiting them, Byron Wyn
dham will be in the Student
Center on Feb, 24 and 25 from 3
through 5 for those wishing to file
for office.
Election of president, vice-
president, secretary and
treasurer will be held on the
aforementioned dates. Editors
and business managers of
Collegiate and Pine Knot and
head cheer leaders will also be on
this ballot. The qualifications for
these offices are included in the
student handbook.
Class officers candidates will
campaign March 17 through 24
with voting on March 24-25 and
run-offs on March 26.
Installation will be held at the
April 15 convocation.