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NUMBER SIX
Tweetie’s Hit
This is the result of the fire which struck Tweeties’ Sunday morning. (Photo by Ernest Sutton)
Budget Tabled In SGA
By MARY ,1. McDOWELL
After the prayer was said and
the minutes were passed
unanimously, there were six
committee reports at the SGA
meeting held on October 1. The
library committee suggested
that library cards shouldn’t be
issued to local residents and that
it desired to work with other
committees in building the new
library. After talking with
several professors about the
possibility of allowing only the
passing grade to be averaged
when someone flunks a course
and repeats it, the GPA com
mittee was unsuccessful in
getting any positive action in
Homecoming
Candidates
Planning has certainly begun
concerning A.C.C. Homecoming
candidates for this year. As of
October 8th, eleven girls had
been chosen as homecoming
candidates with more can
didates expected to enter the
competition later. The following
girls are candidates at the
present time although this is not
a final list: Ellen Bowen of Tri
Sigma, Christy Pitts of Sigma
Pi, Mary Kay McKown of the
Collegiate, Nancy Andrews of
Sigma Phi Epsilon, Mary Ross
Crouse of Alpha Sigma Phi,
Kathryn Crooke from the
cheerleaders, Sheila Barker"^
Delta Zeta, Gay Robertson from
the P.E. Club, Mary Beth Koch
of the Senior class, Kay Weaver
of the Junior class, and Beth
Taylor of the Sophomore class.
There will be an October 23rd
presentation of the homecoming
candidates to the student body in
the cafeteria. Following this, an
election will be held on the 24th.
This election will narrow the
number of candidates to a group
of ten. The final election will be
held on the 31st of October.
On Fridy night of
Homecoming, the Homecoming
Queen will be announced during
the half-time of the concert to be
held in the gym. At this time, she
will be crowned by last year’s
Homecoming Queen, Miss Ida
Parker. In additon, the new
Homecoming Queen will appear
in the parade on Saturday
morning and in another
presentation during half-time of
the soccer game on Saturday
afternoon.
Ann Dixon
reforming ACC’s grading policy.
The bicentennial will be this
year's homecoming theme and
all organizations are urged to
participate announced the
homecoming committee. The
floats should be flame proof, but
crepe paper may be used. Bill
Dell and the Rondells will be
featured in a concert
Homecoming Weekend
(November 1-3). There will be no
dance this year. Barry Morgan,
representing the elections
committee, reported that there
will be two elections coming up.
October 24 will be when the top
ten homecoming candidates will
be chosen, and the final election
for the Homecoming queen will
be on October 31. The en
tertainment committee says it
has signed two contracts — one
for Poco on October 25, and Bill
Dell and the Rondells on
Homecoming Weekend. They
Motorcycles
student pleas for a motorcycle
parking area have been
rewarded recently. The Park
Petitions Committee met during
the third week of September to
consider a possible parking area
specifically for the estimated
twenty or so motorcycles
presently on campus. As a result
of this meeting, motorcycle
owners of ACC now have their
very own, newly finished
parking lot located beside Moye
Science Building. This project
was initiated by students and
construction was done by the
Maintenance Department. An
approximate ten car space area
will now provide parking for
twenty motorcycles. Motorcycle
owners will be happy to know
that the area is well illuminated
at night and is patroled by a
night watchman hourly. The
entrance to the parking area is
wide enough for motorcycles
only to pass, therefore,
discouraging the possibility of
finding cars in the motorcycle
lot.
After October 21, motorcycle
owners will be expected to park
their vehicles in this new
parking area. Motorcycles will
be allowed to park in no other
area on campus, and they must
be registered just as any other
motor vehicles are. Motorcycle
owners of ACC, you now have a
parking area just for you — so,
enjoy it!
Ann Dixon
moved that 3 people who have
been working behind the scenes
for the committee be appointed
members. It passed. Gray
suggested the entertainment
committee should get a black
group. Joe Honeycutt thought
this was a good idea, but because
of an $8,000 entertainment
budget cut, it wouldn’t be
feasible. He suggested the
See BUDGET Page i
Rufus Visits
Rufus Edmisten, the
Democratic Party’s candidate
for attorney general, came to
Atlantic Christian College to talk
about present campaign issues.
Edmisten spoke on five main
issues. He promised in
dependence of operation for the
state Bureau of Investigation,
re-emphasis of consumer
protection for individuals
complaints, a freedom of in
formation bureau to deal with
people problems, “law days"
and a continued emphasis on
dealing with the rising crime
rate.
Edmisten promised, that if
elected, he would continue the
indepenedence of the State
Bureau of Investigation as had
been done when Morgan served
as attorney general. Edmisten
See RUFUS Page 4
Fire struck Tweetie s early
Sunday morning shortly before
6:00 a.m., apparently from a
shortage in the roof. Firemen
were on the scene for the
majority of two and a half hours
before the smoke was brought
under control, A return to the
scene by firemen about 2:30
Sunday afternoon was the result
of eruption of more smoke. The
whole inside was completely
ruined by smoke and flame
damage, Tweetie said he
probably will not be able to sell
any of his remaining stock
because it is so badly charred on
the outside.
The adjacent College Beauty
Salon, of the same ownership,
was also heavily damaged from
smoke and water. Most of the
equipment was either per
meated by water and chemicals
or charred by smoke and heat.
Most of the equipment is less
than two years old and a large
sum was recently spent for
remodeling the shop.
Estimated damage costs were
not available as of this writing,
but they are expected to be quite
high. According to Tweetie
Etheridge, “The only thing that
saved the buildng was the tin
roofing, which perhaps kept a
great deal of the heat inside and
prevented flames from
engulfing the entire structure."
Tweetie’s has been part of
college life here at ACC for 27
years, being established in
November of 1947. Both Tweetie
and Mrs. Etheridge have been
there to serve the students since
its conception. Actually, before
the Student Center was erected,
the facilities of Tweetie’s were in
the “mainstream" of college
life. “Tweetie's hour" and the
'‘Tweetie’s Break ” were
familiar lines for many years.
The college honored Tweetie
with a small tree wliich was
planted on the side lawn next to
Harper. This man has to be an
institution, “‘cause the tree ain’t
exactly little no more."
Perhaps some compassion
could be shown to this man and
his wife who have spt'nt a good
portion of their lives serving the
people of Atlantic CTiristian and
Wilson. Tweetie has welcomed
conversation and comments
from passersby. which have
ranged from curiosity to con
dolences, Tweetie speaks to
everyone giving the impression
that he has known the person all
his life.
Randv Holoman
Irvine
Norbert W. Irvine, assistant
professor of art at Atlantic
Christian College, recently
participated in the opening of a
two-man art show at the Mc
Donald Art Gallery in Charlotte,
Currently exhibiting with
Irvine is David Freeman,
professor of art at Winthrop
College, Rock Hill, S, C,
Irvine's exhibition of 24
silkscreen prints have grown out
of his own macrophotography,
and more recently
microphotography, which he
uses as reference for what often
resemble, in the finished work,
imaginary landscapes. His
colors, influenced by the in
teraction in nature, vary from
warm pastels to deep, earthy
tones.
The two-man exhibition will
remain on view until Oct, 20,
Yearbooks—
Tentative
Arrival—
January
VA
R epresen tative
ACC Veteran Affairs
Representative Herbert F.
Sutton is the Atlantic Christian
College Veteran Affairs
Representative and is on the
campus every Tuesday from 9
am, to 4 pm, in the Ad
ministration Building, Mr,
Sutton is more than willing to
answer any questions you might
have about veterans benefits
and would like to gel acquainted
with veterans particularly, even
if you do not have any questions.
His desk is located near the
academic dean’s office and you
are encouraged to go by for a
visit. Other days of the week
while Mr, Sutton is away a
display of material is left on his
desk for anyone that is in
terested in picking up such in
formation.
Majorette line-up for the 1974-1975 Academic year. Head Majorette is Donna Deshtelds. (Photo by
Ernest Sutton)