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ATLANTIC feMniSThW--CQLLE^7^TagER 16, 1969
NUMBER FIVE
Atlantic Christian Enrolls
1,544 For Fall Semester
October 20 rapidly approaches as worried students rush to the
administration building to drop those trying courses while hope
still remains.
Atlantic Christian College
experienced an enrollment of
1,544 students for the fall
semester of the 1969-1970 aca
demic session, according to Dr.
Lewis H. Swindell Jr., dean of
the college.
Of the total enrollment, 1,390
are full-time students, while the
remainder of 154 are attending
on a part-time basis. Making up
the student body are 341 Seniors,
372 Juniors, 407 Sophomores, 388
Freshmen, 13 special students
and 23 nurses. Male students
outnumber the female students
at a ratio of 838 to 706.
Students at Atlantic Christian
come from 20 states and seven
foreign countries. Leading are
Tar Heel students who number
1,288. Second is Virginia with
186, while third are South
Carolina and Maryland with 10.
Others include Connecticut 1,
Delaware 2, Florida 6, Georgia
3, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Kansas 1,
Maine 1, Massachusetts 2,
Nebraska 1, New Jersey 7, New
York 4, Ohio 1, Tennessee 2,
Pennsylvania 6, and Texas 1.
Students representing foreign
countries are, Denmark 1, En
gland 2, Japan 1, Puerto Rico 1,
Republic of Panama 2, Thailand
1, and Venezuela 2.
Sixty-three of North Carolina’s
100 counties are represented in
the ACC student body. Enroll
ment by counties is as follows:
Alamance 6, Beaufort 24,
Bertie 18, Bladen 2, Buncombe 2,
Class Elections Hold Educator Will Speak
Center Of Attention
“This is one of the best cam
paigns so far for a Freshmen
class,” announced SGA Presi
dent Joe Wilkins. His statement
prompted the active partici
pation in the Freshmen class
elections. The voting was held
October 13-14 and ended in a
large slate of run-offs.
Now vying for the office of
president are Steve Bassett and
Buzz Shackleford. From a field
of seven, the office of vice-
president has been narrowed
down to Kinney Hester and Bill
Pickett. Fon Falkner and Diane
Sharp are again competing for
secretary. The position of
treasurer will be filled by either
Donna Adams or Margie
Thorpe.
Robbie Stein gained the seat of
senator in the first election.
Run-offs for the Freshman
candidates will be held October
16-17 in the lobbies of Hines Hall
and the Student Center.
The Sophomore class held its
first meeting of the year last
Thursday. Margaret Crabtree
reported that the class has
$239.81 in the bank. Jim Abbott,
class President announced the
resignation of Debbie Haymon
as Sophomore class Senator.
Abbott noted that in her letter of
resignation Haymon cited,
"academic regulations” as her
main reason for resigning.
Jennette Norfolk was selected to
fill the office of senator for the
Sophomore class.
In the order of new business,
the class adopted the idea of
buying a time capsule here at A.
C. during this years
Homecoming festivities. The
capsule will contain information
concerning the growth and
changes that have taken place
here during the decade of the
1960s. It will be stipulated that
the capsule will be exhumed
during the Homecoming
exercises in the year 2,000, A.D.
A1 Lovelace, class Historian was
appointed chairman of a com
mittee to carry out this project.
The Sophomores also voted to
continue production of their
weekly radio program. This
year Campus Talk may be heard
every Thursday night at 9:15
p.m. on WGTM radio.
In the final order of business,
Imogene Thomas was appointed
chairman of a committee to
investigate the possibility of the
Sophomore class sponsoring a
dance sometime this year.
The Junior Class nominated
Miss Irma Smith for Home
coming Queen at its Oct. 9
meeting. Homecoming was the
main topic of the meeting. The
theme of the Junior Class float is
the “Jazz Era.” Chairmen to
head the committee have not yet
been chosen and volunteers,
according to President Jimmy
Lucas, are welcome.
Would you like a lasting mo-
mento of A.C. academic life?
The Senior Class voted “Yes” by
deciding to pay an extra $5.00 in
graduation fees and keep their
caps and gowns. This will insti
tute a new practice for gradu
ating classes. Another inno
vation is the inclusion of a hood
on the robes, the color of which
indicates the type of degree
received. Also in preparation for
graduation, the seniors are
filling out registration cards
which include invitation orders.
Doug Brinson, Senior Class
See ELECTIONS Pagre 4
Dr. James T. Guines, assistant
superintendent for instruction of
the Richmond Public School
System will speak at the 11 a.m.
convocation of Atlantic Chris
tian College on Oct. 21. He is
sponsored by the Association of
Eastern N. C. Colleges “Dis
tinguished Scholars Program.”
Dr. Guines holds the B.S.
degree from Alabama A&M
College with a major in
elementary education. He
received the M.S. and the EdD.
degrees from the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn.
His college teaching experi
ences have included: professor
of elementary education and
principal of the elementary
division of the Laboratory
School, Alabama State College,
Montgomery, Ala.; professor of
elementary education and
supervisor of elementary
student teachers at Alabama
A&M College; professor and
chairman of the Department of
Education at Saint Augustine’s
College, Raleigh. He has also
been a lecturer in various insti
tutes concerned with public
school desegregation and the
education of the educationally
disadvantaged.
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Chorus Hears Lecture
By Visiting Conductor
Dr. Harold A. Decker,
chairman of the choral depart
ment of the University of Illinois
School of Music presented a
lecture on contemporary music
for chorus Oct. 15, at 4 p.m., in
the Hackney Music Building, at
Atlantic Christian College. He
was sponsored by the
Association of Eastern N.C.
Colleges Distinguished Scholars
Porgram.
Dr. Decker conducts the
University Concert Choir,
Oratorio Society and the
University Chorale in addition to
supervising a doctorial
program in choral music. He has
made a number of European
summer tours with University of
Illinois choral groups. On the
latest tour the choir was one of
two American groups invited to
participate in Europa Cantat HI
in Belgium.
Decker was elected president
of the American Choral
Directors Association in 1966 for
a two-year term. He has been a
director of the association since
1963.
For 13 years before coming to
Illinois Prof. Decker was head of
the voice and choral depart
ments at the University of
Wichita, Kan. He was graduated
from Morningside College, Sioux
City, la. and earned a master ol
music degree from Oberlin
Conservatory of Music.
Dr. Decker has been visiting
conductor and teacher at
numberous workshops and
clinics, including state high
school and junior college choral
festivals in many states. He has
conducted summer youth groups
at the University of Illinois and
George Peabody College and the
Michigan All-State Chorus at the
National Music Camp, In-
terlocken, Mich.
Cabarrus 1, Camden 4, Carteret
35, Chatham 4, Chowan 4,
Columbus 3, Craven 29, Cumber
land 4, Dare 10, Davidson 5,
Duplin 15, Durham 18, Edge
combe 42, Forsyth 11, Franklin
12, Gates 7, Granville 11, Greene
18, Guilford 8, Halifax 31,
Harnett 3, Hertford 22, Hoke 2,
Hyde 4, Johnston 59, Jones 11,
Lee 3, Lenoir 36, Martin 34,
Mecklenburg 6, Moore 1, Nash
83, New Hanover 6, North
ampton 9, Onslow 26, Orange 3,
Pamlico 13, Pasquotank 6,
Pender 1, Perquimans 6, Person
4, Pitt 56, Randolph 1, Rich
mond 8, Roberson 2, Rocking
ham 5, Rowan 2, Sampson 15,
Stanly 4, Stokes 1, Surry 2, Tyrell
2, Vance 18, Wake 86, Warren 11,
Washington 8, Wayne 97, and
Wilson 308.
A study of religious affiliation
statistic indicate 28 different
religious denominations are
represented in the student body.
There are more Baptists, 487,
attending than any other
demonination. Second are Meth
odist, 370, and third are Chris
tian (Disciples of Christ), 187.
Fourth are Presbyterians with
140.
The remainder of the student
body is made up of students
designating the following
religious preferences: Advent
Christian, Anglican, Assembly
of .God, Baptist, Buddhist,
■Catholic, Christian Science,
Church of Christ, Church of God,
Congregational Christian,
Disciples of Christ, Episcopal,
First Apostolic, Free Will
Baptist, Greek Orthodox,
Jehovah’s Witness, Jewish,
Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian,
Pentecostal Holiness, Primitive
Baptist, Quaker, Reformed,
Religious Society of Friends,
Salvation Army and Seventh
Day Adventist.
Annual Event
Is Scheduled
Plans are under way for At
lantic Christian’s 1969 Home
coming. This event has been set
for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7
and 8, according to David L.
Cleveland, director develop
ment.
Heading the Homecoming
Committee this year is A. J.
Walston, ’58 of Wilson. Other
alumni on the committee are
Mrs. Peggy Mitchell Walston,
’59 of Wilson; Tommy William
son, ’56 of Richmond, Va.;
Thomas Riley, ’67 of Virginia
Beach, Va.; and Littlejohn
Faulkner, Jr., ’58 of Wilson.
A campus steering committee
for Homecoming has been
formed composed of students,
faculty and staff.
Tentative plans call for a
special concert on Friday eve
ning of November 7, featuring
“The Dells,” a popular singing
group. The concert will be held
in the Wilson Gymnasium and
the Homecoming Queen and her
court will be presented at that
time.
The Alumni Business Lunch
eon will be held on Saturday,
November 8, in the dining room
of the Student Center. At this
time, new officers will be
elected.
Reunion dinners are scheduled
for the classes of 1902-32, 1935,
See ANNUAL, EVENT Page 4
Hilley Has
Dorm Fire
By JOYCE COPELAND
What does one do when a fire
breaks out. Do you grab your
most valued treasures to protect
them from the fiery fury? Do
you take time to make sure
you’re fully dressed? What do
you do when a fire breaks. Ac
cording to the girls in Hilley Hall
you do what comes naturally,
haul out of the joint.
“The fire” occurred in Hilley
Hall early Saturday morning as
a result of unknown causes.
Light damage was reported to
the balcony of second floor
where the blaze originated. Heat
from the fire caused the glass of
the sliding door to crack.
Firemen were awed at the
sight of a hundred sleepy and
frightened girls in the 7 o’clock
array. Most of the girls agreed
that their main concern was self
and not possessions. One girl did
manage to remember her
cigarettes.
The main result of the fire was
the discovery of such inefficient
means of warning. Several
people were unable to hear the
alarm and were awakened only
by their frightened friends.
Measures are in progress to
alleviate the situation by placing
extra alarms in Hilley. The
administration is working in
cooperation with the fire mar
shal to make sure Atlantic
Christian is a safe place to live.