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NUMBER TWENTY TWO
' Dr. Mario Pei, professor of Romance philosphy at Columbia
^ University, was guest speaker at the April 14th convocation in
Wilson Gym. Dr. Pei presented a lecture on possibilities of a
' universal language entitled “One Laliguage for the World”.
'Universal Language
Possibility Is Seen
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Jj'Dr. Mario Pei is professor of
jjlmanee philology at Columbia
diversity. As a writer and a
jicher of philology, Dr. Pei had
lebrated language in
merous books and articles and
scores of classrooms as
nankind’s most important
ention.” Dr. Pei visited our
mpus Tuesday and in a
esentation entitled, “One
aguage for the World,” en-
ntered those present with
ne updated thoughts on a
lersal language.
lappening
At ACC
\pril 22 has been designated
Earth Day, and on Tuesday
jilt over thirty-five students
id faculty met to formulate
ins for AC’s Earth Day ac-
ities.
Ilie AC group plans to begin
jtir activities at 8:45 a.m. on
s 22nd by setting up literature
#1 information tables in Hines
and in front of the student
Iter. Students will be present
each table during the day to
ps out environmental
Rphenalia. At the student
pter table a tape by Dr, Paul
Vlich, a noted ecologist, will
fplayed through the day.
ihthe evening the group plans
^liold a mass teach-in center
|®pus. The teach-in will
sture speakers from the
Fge and local community,
liowing the speeches a film
be shown in Hardy Alumni
[ill.
Howard Martin, chairman of
M Zero Population Growth
[*S®ization and coordinator of
Earth Day activities told the
l^llegiate that he was “really
jPyched out over the genuine
®terest that has been shown by
|Wi a large number of AC
I'Udents towards the en-
''fonmental crisis,” and that he
“all members of the
’cademic community would
I** '^he Earth Day activities
I,’ and concerned mind-
Athletics Hearing Held
JIM ABBOTT
An opening hearing ponsored
by the Faculty Athletic Com
mittee was held last Thursday,
April 9, to discuss a motion made
at the March faculty meeting
requesting that the college
discontinue its subsidation of
A.C.’s intercollegiate athletic
program. In attendance at the
hearing were the members of
the Athletic Committee, Dr.
Wenger, several professors and
administrators and two
students.
One of the first questions
raised dealt with the issue of how
much money the college would
save if it de-subsidized the
Athletic program. Mr. Adams,
Business Manager of the
College, replied that out of the
present college budget only
$9,000 is earmarked for
Athletics. However, he went on
to point out that the bulk of
Athletic financing comes from
sources other than the college
budget. For example, about
$16,100 per year comes from
student fees; about $5,200 per
year in gate receipts and about
$9,600 from the Bulldog Club.
Athletic Director, Ira Norfolk
in answering a question con
cerning the number of scholar
ships A.C. is allowed to offer
said, “the Carolina Conference
stipulates we can only offer nine
basketball scholarships.” He
went on to explain that the
Athletic Committee has “self-
imposed” a five scholarship
limit for Spring sports.
Mr. Gene Purvis, Associate
Profess or Education,
questioned the Committee as to
what would happen if A.C. were
to drop out of the Carolina
Conference and de-emphasize
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Greets ACC Coeds
Dr. Pei centered his com
ments around the problem of
world communication. At the
outset of his talk, Pei noted the
problems of world peace, racial
understanding, and pollution. He
pointed out that one feels little
less than human in a world
where he does not know
language.
Commenting on the problem of
linguistic communication, Pei
noted that, “it can hit anyone.”
Pei went on to say that business
representatives, researchers,
scientists, and migrant workers
are faced with a perplexing
situation when plugged into a
country where they are un
familiar with the spoken
language.
In elaborating on the need for
a hiiversal language, Pei turning
to the Gallup Poll of 1950 in
volving five countries including
the United States, Frnce,
Canada, Holland and Norway.
The people polled in these
countries were asked two
uestions. First, would you be in
favor of having a world-wide
language for our schools
system? The response was 75
per cent yes, 15 per cent no, and
10 per cent undecided. The
second question concerned
which language outside of their
own natural tongue would they
choose for the post of the inter
national language. Among the
three European countries 60 p,er
cent voted in favor of English.
In regards to the establish
ment of a universal lanauage,
Pei noted that the, “job will have
to be implemented by the
government.” Pei said that it is
time for us to begin to think and
devote ourselves to the linguistic
problems facing the world. Pei
remarked that by the year 2000
international travel and trade
will be four times what it is
today.
Dr. Pei closed his remarks on
a note that the goal of estab
lishing a universal language
cannot be achieved immedi
ately, It will take time to
establish a bilingual society. Pei
appealed to the audience to think
about the establishment of a
common language.
Social progress is being exper
ienced on the A.C.C. campus.
“Unlimited hours” and “no
resident counselors” are
phrases which will be heard
more and more in the weeks to
come. Dr. Sarah B. Ward, Dean
of Women, is currently taking
applications for a proposed
Honors House to be located in
the Vance Street annex. The
building houses 15-17 women.
The House is noted based on
academic honors; rather, the
residents will be “on their
honor” to live harmoniously
together and act maturely. The
unlimited hours will be self
regulated. If the women them
selves decide to set a curfew,
then a curfew will be in effect.
Some of the qualifications of
such a Honor’s House are:
—Incoming senior women
with a grade point average of 2.2
at the time of application.
—Parental written consent.
—No adult staff member in
residence.
—Keys used at all times (day
and night). If a key is lost the
responsible person will pay for
the locks being changed.
—Election of officers by the
women in the house.
—More freedom of hours since
the responsibility rests with the
individual senior women.
—The Dean of Women
reserves the privilege of
selecting the women from the
ones that apply and also
Registration
Will Begin
Advanced registration will
begin 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April
28 with a general meeting of
advisors-advisees. Individual
conferences may be held
through May 4.
Thursday, May 7 has been
designated as advanced
registration day. Registration
will be held in the new Wilson
Gymnasium. Only those
students who have paid $50
advanced deposit may register
for the fall semester. Advanced
deposit is not required for
summer school registration.
Day classes will not meet on
May 7. Advanced registrations
will not be accepted after May 7.
reserves the right to remove
them from the house if they fail
to fulfill their responsibility.
—The rent will be the same as
it is in Caldwell and Harper
($125.00 per semester.)
—Women living in the Honor’s
House will pay the board fee the
same as other dormitory
women.
Dean Ward will base selection
of residents on tangible bases
such as general character and
ability to get along with other
people. “I’m not going to put
anybody down there who won’t
work out,” she said, explaining
the necessity for careful
selection.
Any woman wishing to apply
for housing in the Honor’s House
may pick up application forms in
Dean Ward’s office located in
the Student Union. Rooms for
next year should be signed for in
the regular dormitories even if
application is made because
notification of acceptance into
the House will come after the
signing-up deadline.
inter-collegiate athletics. This
brought about a great deal of
discussion concerning the pros
and cons of intercollegiate
sports. James Daniells, Director
of Admissions, pointed out that if
we dropped inter-collegiate
athletics this could have an
effect on the Admissions
program since we do get in-state
and out-of-state publicity as a
result of our athletic par
ticipation. Dr. Sharp, Chairman
of the Athletic Committee, in
terjected that in his opinion the
absence of an inter-collegiate
program would not jeopardize
the school’s future as an ac-
demic institution.
On another topic Mr. Purvis
said that the entire subsidation
question was simply a “matter
of priorities” and that he felt we
should place more emphasis on
the interests of those students
presently enrolled at A.C. rather
than on future students. David
Cleveland, Director of Develop
ment said he felt that the place
of inter-collegiate athletics in
college life was a moral or
ethical question.
Pat Parvin questioned Dr.
Wenger as to why there are no
students serving on the Athletic
Committee. Dr. Wenger replied
that it has only been in recent
years that students have been
placed on faculty committees
and that the administration
placed students on those com
mittees where they thought the
students could make the most
contributions. Wenger did not
rule out the possibility of a
student being appointed to serve
on the Athletic Committee in the
future.
' Dr. Sanford, Chairman of the
PE Department, said he would
like to continue subsidation but
at the same time expand the
intramural program to include
activities such as wrestling and
soccer.
In closing the hearing, Dr.
Sharp said the Athletic Com
mittee would deliberate on the
results and impressions gained
from the hearing and then
recommend to the faculty at
their April meeting whether or
not to continue athletic sub
sidation.
Spring Sports can be dangerous if taken seriously so say Johnny
Liles and Jay Ratliff. See related story on page 3. (photo by Ed
Harris)