MAY 15 1970
WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, MAY 14,1970
NUMBER TWENTY FIVE
BylMOGENE THOMAS
be end of the semester is
r at last. It is nearing the
; when Atlantic Christian
Irients will be able to push
liie all cares and have more
®efor beaches and resorts. As
(ring semester, 1970, draws to
send, students filed into Wilson
fin, Tuesday, for the tradi-
onai Honrs Day Convocation,
lere was some anxiety amidst
le student body concerning the
(ipients of this year’s awards,
ir others it was a time of
ixious expectation concerning
demonstrational protest
incerning convocation attend-
ice.
The first award was the
otary Award and was
esented by Mr. Gorman Webb
behalf of the Wilson Rotary
ub. The award is given to the
nior with the highest academic
erage for the previous spring
dfall semesters. This year the
ard went to Mrs. Molly H.
ilson.
Dr. Wiliam 0. Paulsell, Chair-
of the Department of
;ligion and Philosophy, then
esented the David and Char
lie Blackwood Memorial
»ard. This award, annually
nee 1963, consists of a cash
:ant of $100.00 to a prominent
re-theological student. AI
wke was named as this year’s
tcipient. Cooke plans to attend
seminary at Texas Christian
■Diversity.
Dr. Mildred Hartsock, Chair-
lan of the English Department
tesented the annual Denny Cup
Creative Writing. Mrs. Re-
*liah Houghton received the
Ward for the second year for
standing poetry she has
iibmitted to the English
'epartraent.
Mr. U. H. Cozart III, President
iltlie Wilson Chamber of Com-
lerce, was introduced by
resident Arthur D. Wenger to
ftsent the annual Chamber of
•mmcer Awward. This award
Siven to an exceptional
Went in the area of Business.
B' Wright II, a graduating
®iorfrom Wilson, received the
I'fard.
Ira Norfolk, ACC Director of
“'Jetics, recognized the most
®>ed field of sports achievers
J years in a brief presentation
brought two standing
faHons. Norfolk recognized
, 'otial NAIA Academic
inalist Joe Jeffcoat and All-
J'strict 29 star Cliff Black from
® own basketball team. He
'®'sed Carolinas Conference
medalist Tommy Smith,
° was playing in the District
^olf Match, for gaining the
'ndividual medialist honors
® history of the school.
Commencement Ceremonies
(sday’s convocation was the annual Honor’s Convocation. Pictured
i,(are some of the recipients of the awards presented. (Photo by
ji Lowry)
Icheivements Cited
Norfolk then introduced ACC’s
District 29 and Conference
tennis champions and coach
Tom Parham to a long standing
ovation.
Foy Goforth, speaking for the
Wilson Kiwanis Club, brought
another standing ovation when
he presented Black with the
school’s Most Outstanding
Athlete Award.
Chaplain Dan Hensley Jr.,
Chairman of the Religious Life
Committee, presented the an
nual Elaine Waters Memorial
Award, a Bible, to Robert
Thompson, who served as this
year’s President of the Campus
Christian Association. Thomp
son plans to enter Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky next fall.
Dr. Arthur D. Wenger then
assumed the rostrum for the
recognition of Who’s Who
Students. These students were
chosen earlier in the academic
year by the faculty of the college
for outstanding achievement at
Atlantic Christian.
The final awards were in the
area of Journalism. Mr. Paul
Dickerman, Associate Publisher
of The Wilson Daily Times,
presented journalism awards to
Ed Harris, photographer for the
Collegiate and Pine Knot, and
then to Carl Holliday for his
cartoons published in the
Collegiate.
I Conversation (
There will be a Conversation
concerning convocation next
Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in Howard
Chapel. Chaplain Dan Hensley
and Dean Zeb Whitehurst will
discuss the issue with students.
Some 307 seniors are
scheduled to receive degrees in
the arts and sciences at the 68th
Annual Commencement to be
held at Atlantic Christian
College on May 29.
Commencement speaker will
be Thomas J. Youngblood Jr.,
minister of Hillyer Memorial
Christian Church in Raleigh.
Delivering the baccalaureate
sermon will be Dr. Robert A.
Thomas of Indianapolis, Inc.,
executive chairman, Division of
World Mission, United Christian
Missionary Society. The
graduating class will be
presented by Dr. Lewis H.
Swindell Jr., dean of the college.
Presiding over the com
mencement will be Dr. Arthur
D. Wenger, president of the
college.
The Rev. Mr. Youngblood will
be conferred with the honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree during
commencement ceremonies.
Investiture of the honorary
degree candidate will be by Dr.
Allan R. Sharp, professor of
religion, and Dr. Roger A.
Bullard, professor of religion.
The candidate will be presented
by Dr. William 0. Paulsell Jr.,
chairman of the ACC Depart
ment of Religion and
Philosophy.
Two special awards are to be
presented. The Scholarship
Award will be presented by Dr.
Swindell. The Faculty Cup will
be presented by President
Wenger.
The Baccalaureate Service
will be held on center campus at
the college on Sunday, May 24, at
7 p.m. Commencement will be
held in Wilson Gymnasium at 7
P™ MARSHALS
Marshals named to serve at
Atlantic Christian College for
the 1970-71 academic year have
been announced by Dr. Lewis H.
Swindell Jr., dean of the college.
Named chief marshal was
Wenger Expresses
By JIM ABBOTT
In a recent interview. Dr.
Arthur Wenger President of
Atlantic Christian College, told
the COLLEGIATE he would ask
that National Guard troops be
called onto our campus “only as
a last resort.” Wenger noted, “I
think we have a tremendously
extensive reservoir of un
derstanding and good will here
on our campus which would
enable us to deal with a good
many situations that might
result in some uprising of
student emotions.”
The interview with Wenger
was prompted by the recent
surge of student uprisings on our
nation’s college campuses.
President Wenger concerning
our involvement in Cambodia
remarked that, “What we have
from Mr. Nixon is that he is
committing ourselves in a
limited way in Cambodia to save
the lives of Americans fighting
inVietnam. I can’t fault him for
that kind of motivation, if this is
all that lies behind it.”
In answer to a question con
cerning whether or not the Nixon
Administration has been and is
willing to listen to students and
other citizens who disapprove of
Administration policies, Wenger
replied, “Mr, Nixon made an
early committment to bring us
together, however, I don’t think
he has bone out of his way to
listen to those who disagree with
him.”
Concerning the temporary or
indefinite shutdown of many
colleges and universities
Wenger stated, “As a college
president, I feel that sometimes
the closing of an educational
institution on a temporary basis
is an expedient which has to be
taken simply to control a
situation which has gotten out of
hand.” “However,” he said, “to
terminate a school term before
the particular items inthe
curriculum delat with that
semester have been completed
seems to me to cheating alot of
students out of their due right.”
Wenger said he felt that people
have always talked about the
advantages of small colleges
over the multi-universities
however, today more than ever
before these advantages are
evident.” The impersonalness,
he noted of the large schools, has
gone so far so as to cut the
connecting lines of com
munication between students
and faculty and faculty and
administration.”
In closing the interview. Dr.
Wenger reflectively observed
that, “I feel we are A.C. are just
as concered about contemporary
issues as any other institution I
commend the A.C. students on
the fact that here these issues
have been discussed in a manner
that is compatible with our
standing as an educational in
stitution.”
Elmer Duke Whedbee of
Ahoskie. Junior Class marshals
named were Joyce Ann
Copeland of Hertford and Ronnie
Lee Nrofolk of Wilson.
Sophomore Class marshals are
Linda Faye Casey of Rocky
Mount and Joseph William
DeBord of Rocky Mount. Fresh
man Class marshals are
Elizabeth Lancaster Braswell of
Goldsboro and Phillip Lacy
Bartholomew of Rocky Mount.
College marshals serve at
spring and summer com
mencements and at appropriate
events during the academic
year.
Tell It
The students of Atlantic
Christian College “stood up” at
Tuesday’s convocation. This
week’s Tell It Like It Is asked
students for their opimion on this
protest.
It didn’t prove anything.
Convocations are going to be
changed anyway. People should
know all the facts before making
rash judgments.
RT
More effective if ad
ministration had not known
about it. Extremely glad that
members of the Wilson com
munity were present. I hope it
will be better organized in the
future. We haven’t finished yet.
BE
I think it was good because
students should be interested in
what’s going on. This is only way
we can show the school we don’t
like the convocations.
EH
I didn’t see the importance of
it. It was foolish because it didn’t
prove anything. The ad
ministration knew that the
students already had eight
convocations who walked out. It
was immature and was bad for
the school.
RAN
Intramurals
BADMINTON—Single elimination
tourney continues in new gym. 7:00,
Monday thru Thursday. See bulletin
board for details.
SOFTBALL—Double elimination
tourney began Monday. See
pairings posted in new gym.
BANQUET—For men's l-mural
managers and women's l-mural
managers. Wednesday night. May
20 at 7:00 at Barbecue Barn.
Anderson Gets Post
Dr. Walter W. Anderson Jr., of
Wilson, has been appointed as
chairman of a newly established
Department of History at
Atlantic Christian College,
according to Dr. Arthur D.
Wenger, president of the college.
The appointment was made
following a division of the
college’s Department of Social
Sciences due to increased
demands on the department. Dr.
Robert C. Capps will continue to
serve as chairman of the
Department of Social Sciences.
The new Department of
History has become the college’s
14th academic department and
will offer a major and minor in
history and a basic social studies
major for social studies
teachers. The Department of
Social Sciences will offer a
major and a minor in sociology,
a major and minor in political
science, and a minor in
geography.
A native of Jetersville, Va.,
Dr. Anderson received the B.A.
degree from the Universiy of
Richmond, the B.D. degree from
Lexington Theological
Seminary, and was awarded the
Ph. D. degree by St. Andrews
University, Scotland, He has
done further study at the
University of Alabama and
Phillip’s University, Marburg,
Germany,
Dr, Anderson presently serves
as professor of history. He has
been a fulltime member of the
Atlantic Christian College
faculty since 1966,
The ACC tennis team finally did it in going all the way in winning the
district tournament at St. Andrews last weekend. Pictured is the team
Kenny Rand, Danny Phillips, Jim Adcox, Henry Yancey, Billy
Graham, Danny Thompson, and Coach Parham. (Photo by Ed Harris)