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Students
Increase
Atlantic Christian College ex-
Iperienced an enrollment of 1,747
students for the fall semester of
the 1970-1971 academic session,
according to Dr. Lewis H. Swin
dell Jr., dean of the college.
Of the total enrollment, 1,558
are full-time students, while the
[remainder of 189 are attending
on a part-time basis. Making up
the student body are 385 Seniors,
401 Juniors, 401 Sophomores, 495
in. Freshmen, 36 special students
lake and 29 nurses. Male students out
number the female students at a
ratio of 888 to 859.
■i« Students at Atlantic Christian
come from 21 states, and five
foreign countries. Leading are
” Tar Heel students who number
1,435. Second is Virginia with
*6^2^, while third is New Jersey
,.;,|With 14. Others include Alabama
^1, Connecticut 1, Delaware 5,
^Florida 7, Georgia 3, Illinois 1,
Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Mary-
Ljland 9, Massachusetts 1, New
llHampshire 1, New York 5, Ohio
1, Oregon 1, Pennsylvania 5,
South Carolina 12, Tennessee 2,
and Texas 1. Foreign countries
represented are; Canada 1,
England 1, Malaysis 1, Sweden 1,
and Venezuela 1.
Sixty-four of North Carolina’s
100 counties are represented in
the ACC student body.
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V\BER THREE
The essence of Atlantic
Christian College and indeed of
the ideals of learning are re
flected in this portrait. The
wisdom of age, and thebeautyof
youthful self assurance (minus
the cast) walk in harmony.
(Photo by Jim Lowery)
Enrollment by counties is as
follows:
Alamance 6, Anson 1, Beaufort
33, Bertie 23, Buncombe 2, Burke
1, Cabarrus 1, Camden 6, Car
teret 35, Chatham 2, Columbus 3,
Craven 25, Cumberland 11, Dare
See STUDENTS Page 4
Dancers To Appear
parent or opaque to the viewer,
can be counted on to display wit,
originality, and a highly
developed sense of the absurd.
The company will present a
demonstration show on Monday,
Oct. 5 in the Wilson Gymnasium
at 8 p.m.
The Murray Louis Dance
Company will make a three-day
appearance in Wilson beginning
Oct. 5. They are sponsored as
part of the Atlantic Christian
■College concert and lecture
series.
I Louis, the director of the
I company, is a native of Brook
lyn, N.Y. and is renowned for his
formidable technique and
perfect muscular control. He is
recognized as one of the greatest
modern dancers in the U.S.
today and as one of the leading
athletes of modern dance.
His repertoire includes such
pieces as “Landscapes” in
which Louis and six girls enact a
silent and very abstract portrait
of nature and living things.
“Junk Dances” recalls the
treasures of the banal — the
fluttered attic of the mind, the
raste basket, and the trunk, the
scrapbook of the innocuous
leisure, all heightened by a dose
of theatrical coloring. His
choreography, whether trans-
Elections Set
“I certainly hope more people
will turn out for the polls than for
the class meetings,” stated Joe
Harwood as he adjourned the
Sept. 29 meeting of the Fresh
man Class. Originally scheduled
for campaign speeches, the
approximately 25 freshmen
attending passed a motion to
omit the speeches. The poor
attendance was the reason for
the motion. Elections for class
officers will be held October 6-7.
Other business carried on by
the freshmen was the
nomination of Myra Price for
Homecoming candidate.
Budget Approved By Board
By JIM ABBOTT
The Executive Board of the
Student Government
Association held its second
meeting of the year Monday
night in Hines Hall. President
Joe Harwood presided over the
meeting.
There was no old business so
the Board moved into the area of
New Business. The Board ap
proved the appointment of
George Breece as this years
Student Coordinator. Mahlon
Aycock, SGA treasurer, an
nounced that the SGA can expect
a budget increase of $2,000 due to
the large entrollment of
students. Aycock then presented
to the Board his budget proposal
for Sept. 1970 to Aug. 1971. This
year’s budget allots $1,000 to the
Campus Christian Association,
$400 to the Cheerleaders, $1,360
to the four different classes,
$5,300 to the Collegiate, $10,000 to
the Entertainment Committee,
$6,280 to the Executive Board
and $10,000 to the Pine Knot,
bringing the total appropriations
to $34,340.00 After brief
discussion the Board approved
the budget.
Arnold Hamm, Sophomore
class senator, expressed con
cern about the parking problem
for day students. Hamm noted
that, “some students just don’t
know how to park their cars
correctly,” consequently the day
students parking area is never
able to contain the maxiumum
number of cars.
Hamm went on to observe that
the faculty parking lot next to
the science building, is hardly
ever full and could be used by
day students. Kay Dunn, senior
class president, said that Dean
Stelljes is making a study of the
parking situation and suggested
that the Board wait to take any
decisive action until this study is
compiled.
Dunn, then moved that the
SGA appoint a committee to
examine the relations between
the College and the city of
Wilson. In his affirmative
comments, Dunn noted that the
College invites Wilsonians to use
our library, and other facilities
and in fact they do use them, but
yet students are not allowed to
use the city tennis courts and
certain other facilities. In
conclusion,” he said, “I believe
that ACC students are being
treated as second class citizens
See BUDGET Page 4
Schedule Announced
The 1970 Homecoming
schedule has been announced by
the Homecoming Planning
Committee. This year’s
Homecoming is the weekend of
November 7th.
Play To Be Presented
s part of the Atlantic Christian College concert and lecture series the
urray Louis Dance Company will perform on Monday, October 5 in
le Wilson Gymnasium at 8 p.m.
A stage presentation that an
nually vies with the best Broad
way Productions and which
boasts a longer “run” than any
other, soon will be given in
Wilson by a group of pro
fessional actors who maintain
the traditional realism of the 300-
year-old vehicle, Mr. Val
Balfour, world-famed Christus
portrayer has enacted his role
over 5,000 times in the
Production’s 18-year run in
every major city in the United
States and Canada. The famed
American version of the Ober-
ammergau Passion Play will be
at Fike Senior High School Audi
torium on October 7 and 8, under
the auspices of the Evening
Optimist Club of Wilson.
The Passion Play brings to
Wilson the world’s greatest
story, presented by a group of
eminent and famous players. All
the modern techniques of
theatrical production are em
ployed to “bring to life” the 26
scenes. With the use of “a stage
Assurance
Granted
The National League for Nurs
ing has granted Atlantic Chris
tian College reasonable assur
ance of accreditation for its
newly inaugurated baccalareate
program in nursing, according
to a recent announcement by
league officials. The National
League for Nursing is the
Nationally recognized body for
accrediting collegiate schools of
nursing.
The Atlantic Christian College
Department of Nursing was
placed into operation and ac
cepted its first students at the
beginning of the current
academic year. The college will
be eligible for full acreditation
when it graduates its first class
of nursing students in the spring
of 1974.
The granting of reasonable as
surance of accreditation by the
National League for Nursing
enables the college to become
eligible to apply for funds for
student assistance, construction,
renovation and equipment
grants made available by the
federal government and various
foundations.
within a stage,” the result is a
smooth flow of scenes in the 2Vz
hour production. While one
scene is being presented,
another is being readied.
Enormous platforms allow the
use of every inch of stage space
during such scenes as the
Crucifixion of Christ where the
illusion of depth and elevation
are essential. The number and
variety of lighting effects are
acclaimed by laymen and tech
nicians trained in Broadway
theatre.
Costuming for the play is the
result of years of research on the
part of Val Balfour and his wife,
Ann Kelley Balfour, who plays
Mary Magdalene, The crown of
thorns which Balfour wears is
the only one that he has ever
owned. It was made of thornbush
that grows only in Jerusalem,
and is now so fragile that no one
is permitted to touch it. The
cross used in the crucifixion
stands 18 feet tall and is truly a
burden on the road to Golgotha,
weighing 180 pounds. The red
toga Balfour wears in the early
scenes was given to him on his
first performance, and now 18
years later still retains its
brilliant color.
In a search for authenticity of
the thirty pieces of silver,
Balfour found ordinary plum
bers washers gave the correct
sound and appearance of ancient
silver coins. The chalice in the
Last Supper scene glows with
living fire as lights fade out and
departing disciples leave the
room deserted.
What makes it glow? The
chalice is only a single drawn
piece of brass from Holland!
And enacting the role of the
Christus is not an easy one.
Staying immobile on the cross
for 15 minutes requires special
muscle control and breathing
which takes years to master.
The “greatest story ever told”
is now 2,000 years old and con
tinues to become more vivid and
far reaching. Special tickets are
available to Atlantic Christian
students at $2.50. There will be
four performances only—
October 7 and 8—two Matinees
at 2:30 p.m. and two Evening
Performances at 8:15 p.m.
Please call or come by the
Passion Play Headquarters at
107 E, Nash Street 291-0125 for
your tickets.
The crowning of the
Homecoming Queen will take
place during the concert Friday
night, Nov. 6th. Featured at the
concert will be “The
Huckleberry Mudflap” and
“The Intruders.”
On Saturday, November 7,
starting at 11:00 a.m. campus
tours and registration for the
Wilson County Alumni Chapter
will be provided by students.
Also starting at this time will be
a Hospitality Hour.
The Alumni Business Lun
cheon will commence at 1:00
p.m. in the dining room of the
Student Center.
The main event of Saturday’s
activities will be the annual
Homecoming parade. The
parade will travel through
downtown Wilson. Starting at
3:00 p.m. the theme this year is
the Age of Aquarius.
Begining at 4:15 the Atlantic
Christian Chorus and Band will
perform probably on center
campus.
The reunion Dinner begins at
5:30 p.m. in the dinning room of
the Student Center. Classes of
1902-1936, 1941-1946,1951, 1956,
1961, and 1%6 will hold their
reunions.
To end the day’s activities will
be the performance of the
cheerleaders backed up by a pep
band starting at 7:30. Then at
8:00 p.m. the basketball game
begins with Atlantic Christian
facing Fayetteville State.
The annual “Mr. Top Hat” dance
was held last Friday night in
Hardy Alumni Hall sponsored by
Tri Sigma Sorority. Mr. Jimmy
Lucas of Sigma Pi was selected
“Mr. Top Hat” of 1970. “The
Esquires” provided the en
tertainment for the evening.