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ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, OCTOBER 28, 1971
NUMBER SEVEN
^^Dracula Acclaimed
As Fine Entertainment
By GREGG O’SHELL
An unfortunate error in
planning almost marred the
opening night performance of
••Dracula” by Stage and Script.
Before the play began the
audience was forced to sit in a
darkened Howard Chapel where
it was almost impossible to find
seats or read the program. What
followed the pre-show confusion
more then made up for the
earlier mistake. The near
capacity house was treated to an
evening of fine theatre en
tertainment. Published in 1927,
“Dracula” can still be the
success today that it was years
ago, as was evidenced in this
production.
Considering the conditions
under which they worked, the
technical crews did a very good
job with the set and lights. With
the limited facilities which
Howard Chapel offers they
created a suitable environment
for the action of the play. Special
Sigmas Install Pledges
Sigma Sigma Sigma held
installation services for their
new pledges on Mon., Oct. 25.
The new pledges are: Paula
Darden, Janet McColeman,
Rosalie Wooten, Kathy Harris,
Karen Harris, Mary Vance, Sara
Vick, Carolyn Martin, Carolyn
Mayo, Suzanne Murden, Cindy
Griffin, Kathy Bryan, and
Lillian Taylor.
The Sigmas have also chosen a
new faculty sponsor for the year
of ’71 and ’72; Mrs. Sandy
Stelljes.
On Oct. 27 & 28 the Sigmas will
be collecting for UNICEF on
campus to help the under
privileged children of the world.
Sigma serves children!
Room 201
Communications Lab
Where can an ACC student go
if he has difficulty spelling,
reading, or even speaking? One
of the best places on campus a
student may find assistance in
these areas is in room 201 in
Hines Hall. Miss Tassie Langley
is director of the com
munications laboratory housed
in room 201 and she is eager to
help students better themselves
in the areas of communication.
Miss Langley feels that “room
201 is a place where students can
come and learn to do better that
which they already do well. We
offer the students one of the most
innovative programs in our
college curriculum. We deal
realistically with the needs of
the students.”
The communications
laboratory has been in operation
at ACC for several years, and in
that time has served an im
portant function in the education
of many ACC students. Miss
Langley wants to continue to aid
and assist students but is con
cerned about the negative at
titude many students have
regarding seeking her help.
“Students should not be sent
here by other faculty members
for punitive reasons. They
should be encouraged to come so
that they might better them
selves,” she says. “If a student
has problems reading or would
just like to improve his reading
speed and comprehension, I can
set up an individualized reading
course for that student. And I
strongly feel that any of our
students considering graduate
school should consider par
ticipating in a program such as
this. It’s free and the student can
work at his own pace and spend
perhaps a month or a whole
semester with the program.”
Miss Langley’s concern lies
not only with students but she
also thinks that many faculty
members would do well to im
prove their speaking habits.
“It’s difficult,” she said “for
students to learn and develop
themselves, when they are
taught by professors who
mumble and slurr their speech.”
merit must be given to the light
crew whose special effects
helped to keep the audience
enthralled.
No matter how good a job the
technical crews do, their efforts
would mean little without good
acting. “Dracula ' had some of
the best acting performances
this reviewer has seen in college
productions. In the role of the
maid, Dianne Tait was very
convincing. The very English
attendant was played by Jim
Cherry. As the mad Renfield,
Mike Raper did a superb job
screaming and cringing, which
delighted the audience. The very
restricting role of Dr. Seward
was worked into a plausible
character by Lee Bean.
Debbie Benton was excellent
in her portrayal of Lucy Seward,
the possessed girl. Hal Hummel,
as Jonathan Harker, took some
unwieldly lines and managed to
give them life. In the title role,
John Cherry kept his audience in
constant terror. Every word,
every bite was eagerly noted by
his fans. Steve Hunt appeared to
have been born to play Professor
Van Helsing. His performance
was one of the rare few where
actor and role become one in
perfect balance.
Those who were privileged to
see “Dracula” saw the final
product of many hours of hard
work. The standing ovation the
players received was due
reward for a job well-done.
Under the direction of Mr.
Crouch, Stage and Script has
great possibilities. A. C. can be
proud to have such a talented
theatre group.
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Duke Students
Seek Voting Changes
Miss Tassie Langley, director of the Communications Laboratory,
offers ACC students help in reading, spelling and speaking.
72- 8125
Education
Costs Rising
Tuition and fees for in-state
students in North Carolina's
colleges and universities con
tinued to increase for the 1971-72
academic year. The charges
rose 4.3 per cent at the public
senior institutions, 2.1 per cent
at the public community
colleges, 8.2 per cent at the
private senior institutions, and
15.0 per cent at the private junior
colleges.
Tuition and fees for out-of-
state students in general un
derwent a significant increase.
The charges increased 37.6 per
cent at the public senior in
stitutions, 8.5 per cent at private
senior institutions, and 13.1 per
cent at private junior colleges.
Only in the public com-
munitycolleges was there a
decrease. Charges dropped 3.6
per cent in these institutions.
With these general increases
the average tuition and fees at
the public senior institutions now
total $438 for in-state students.
The charges total $147 at the
public community colleges,
$1,467 at the private senior in
stitutions, and $997 at the private
junior colleges.
For students who live on
campus there are additional
expenses for room and board
and other necessities. Charges
for room range from a high of
$1,080 to a low of $100 and for
board from a high of $850 to a low
of $205. There is little difference
among public and private in
stitutions in their charges for
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DURHAM, N.C. - In the
upcoming North Carolina
primary elections, absentee
ballots will not be allowed,
therefore many North Carolina
students will not be able to use
their newly attained status as
voters.
The Duke delegation to the
North Carolina Student
Legislature is presently trying to
change this. They have sent
letters to seven potential
Editor
Retracts
Statements
In view of evidence which only
recently has come to my at
tention I feel it is in the best
interest of all concerned for me
to clarify certain statements
which appeared in last week's
Collegiate. The article in
question was entitled, “Female
Student Busted in Caldwell
Dorm"
1. There was no physical
search by college officials of the
student's dormitory room. The
student on her own volition gave
the marijuana to a school of
ficial.
2. The girl was not overtly
pressured by any administration
official into disclosing the
identity of the person who sold
her the grass, nor was the girl
promised that if she cooperated
she would not be expelled but
would be put on probation.
However, the girl has stated that
she was told by a school official
that although the disclosure of
seller’s identity would not
necessarily help her case, it
wouldn't hurt it either.
I apologize for the misleading
nature of some of the statements
in that article and I assure you
that it was not written in
tentionally to impugn the
character or integrity of any
administration official or of
ficials.
Jim Abbott
Editor
gubernatorial candidates in the
state, along with Governor Scott
and the Speaker of the House,
Phil Godw in, askmg their help in
getting absentee ballots allowed
in the May primary. The method
for getting the change involves
getting the General Assembly to
suspend its rules when con
sidering the restructuring of
higher education at a special
session convening on October 26
The delegation from Duke
asks that students from across
the state write to their
representatives from home or
those in the district in which they
go to school urging them to
suspend their rules and consider
this vital question. A list of
addresses is available with the
editor of the school newspaper.
The representatives from this
district are Sen. J. R. Kirby,
Rep. J. E. Paschall and Rep.
Jack Gardner. If letters cannot
be mailed before Saturday they
should be sent to the Legislature
Building, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
These students feel that this is
a vital and important issue to all
North Carolinians since it would
make it more feasible for 200,000
citizens to vote. Only by unified
student support of this issue, can
something of meaning be ac
complished. This is a real op
portunity for students to have
some positive input into
governmental system. All
students are strongly urged to
contact their representatives
immediately.
China Gets
U.N. Seat
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. —
Th“ U.N. General Assembly
voted Monday night to admit
Communist China to the United
Nations and expel Chiang Kai-
shek’s Nationalist regime in a
major defeat for the United
States.
By a vote of 76 to 35, with 17
abstentions, the assembly
adopted an Albanian resolution
recognizing representatives of
the People’s Republic of China
as “the only legitimate
representatives of China” to the
United Nations and expelling
“forthwith the representatives
of Chiang Kai-shek"
Earlier in the night the
assembly voted 59 to 55, with 15
abstentions, to reject a U.S.
resolution to make expulsion of
the Nationalists an “important
question” requiring a two-thirds
majority for adoption.
Among the U.S. allies who
broke with Washington and
voted against the U.S. resolution
were Britain, Canada, Den
mark, France, Norway and
Pakistan. Belgium and Italy
abstained.
As it turned out, the Albanian
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Student Siis|)cnde(l
In l)ru^ (^ase
A freshman student at Atlantic
Christian College was sentenced
yesterday to indefinite
suspension by the college
Discipline Committee according
to Dr. Arthur D. Wenger,
president of the college. The
student was charged with
possession of marijuana in her
Caldwell Hall dorm room Oct.
14, In action taken on Wed., Oct.
20, the Discipline Committee
asked for a continuance of the
case due to lack of evidence
available at that time. The
Committee’s action yesterday
came as a result of new
evidence.
The Collegiate during the next
few weeks will be taking an in-
depth look at the discipline
system here at ACC em
phasizing the progressive steps
a “case” follows, the rights of
the college and of the individual.
DZ Installs...
In observance of their
Founder’s Day, Sunday, October
24, Delta Zeta sorority held a
banquet at Parker’s Thursday
night, October 21. A ceremony
was held after the meal in honor
of Delta Zeta's founders.
Tuesday night, October 26,
Delta Zeta installed twenty new
pledges into their sisterhood
They are:
Patricia Parker, Betsy
Gupton, Marilyn Ann Hicks,
Debbie Purvis, Roma Ameen,
F>an Austin, Adrianne Rice,
Janice Owens, Page Taylor,
Beverly Lewis, Donna Everhart,
Rosalie Ellis, Martha Hilton,
Deborah Wilson, Shelia Barker,
Mary Ross Crouse, Sharron
Steen. Debi Terry and Cindee
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