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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, SEPTEMBER 16, 1976
NUMBER TWO
Danish Gym Team Delights Audience
If you are lookinK for a new dimension in recreation ... take up sport
parachuting. The ACC Sport Parachuting Club will be holding ite first
meeting tonight, Thursday, Sept. 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Hardy Alumni
Hall, All interested persons are welcome to attend with no obligation
to join.
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The women gymnasts enchanted the audience with their graceful
dancing; using hoops, ropes, balls and gold-colored ribbons to
heighten the visual impact. The music and the tight choreography
added to the show as well, to produce a truly pleasurable evening.
1975-76 Is Record
Fund Raising Year
For College
The 1975-76 college fiscal year,
ending May 31, was a record
year in fund raising for Atlantic
Christian, A total of $689,646 in
gifts for all purposes was
received. Government grants
are not included in this amount.
Momentum provided by
pledges made to the Fulfillment
Fund Program was a significant
influence in the 1975-76
achievement, as in the
preceding two years. Gifts for
campus development amounted
to $440,936. Meanwhile, $138,938
were received for operational
purposes, and $109,772 for en
dowment and loan funds.
Funds came from a variety of
sources. Alumni contributed
$43,668, other individuals gave
$305,838, the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) gave
$65,788, businesses contributed
$187,466, and other sources,
primarily the Z. Smith Reynolds
Foundation and the Lettie Pate
Whitehead Foundation, gave
$86,886..
Bequests from the late Willis
N. Hackney and T. Boddie Ward
made up a substantial portion of
gift receipits last year.
ACC Excels
Atlantic Christian College is
the leading producer of public
school teachers and ad
ministrators among private
colleges and universities in
North Carolina, according to the
“Directory of Approved Teacher
Education Programs in North
Carolina Colleges and
Universities,” published by the
State Department of Public
Instruction in July.
It indicated that 2,066
graduates of Atlantic Christian
College were employed by North
Carolina public schools during
1971-72 through 1975-76.
The directory is sent to every
state department of education in
the country. Under an interstate
reciprocity agreement, 25 states
currently recognize for cer
tification purposes approved
programs provided through
Atlantic Christian. Recom
mended graduates of approved
programs are issued the ap
propriate teacher’s certificate.
Public schools in Wilson
County employed 282 of these
graduates during the period
covered by the report. Other
counties employing 100 or more
were Wayne, 210; Nash, 160;
Johnston, 155; and Wake, 100.
Snea
Wants You
The Student National
Education Association began its
year of activities by holding its
first meeting on Sept. 8, 1976.
Opening remarks were given by
its new president, Mary Ellen
Parker. This included the in
troduction of the new officers:
Debra Lane-Vice President, Pat
Howard-Secretary, Donna
Bullard-Treasurer, and Pam
Everette-Reporter. An induction
dinner was held on
Wednesday night by the newly
elected officers at Parker’s
Barbecue. Further discussion of
upcoming events was held.
Plans included sponsoring of a
dance on campus, joining with
the Democrat Club in hopefully
having Jim Hunt come and
speak on education in N.C., and
a cutest professor contest.
There is a question concerning
who may join SNEA. Anyone
who is in any field of education
should join to receive the
benefits of this organization.
These include the joining of the
national, state and local bran
ches of education, and $100,000
coverage while student teaching
in case of possible law suits due
to accidents on school grounds.
Other benefits are two monthly
educational magazines entitled
Today’s Education and N.C.
Education; other state
pubhcations are received also.
During the spring semester the
members have the opportunity
to attend the annual SNCAE
convention held this coming
year in Asheville, N.C. Exhibits
are displayed here where
students may obtain free
teaching materials and
recources. Students enjoy the
informative curriculum during
the day and they also meet
fellow members of the SNEA at
socials at night. The
organization invites various
speakers to inform the students
of educational topics which may
be relevant to their preparation
of a teaching career.
Cast Announced
For
The Lion In Winter
stage and Script, the college
dramatic association, has cast
its first play of the semester, The
Lion in Winter.
The cast includes three Wilson
residents: Thomas Barnes, as
Philip, King of France; Ronnie
Addison, as Richard the Lion-
Hearted; and Linda Wheeler, as
Eleanor, Queen of Aquitaine.
Jimmy Ward of Kinston will
portray Geoffrey, Prince of
England. A Newport News, Va.,
resident. Cliff Blowe is cast in
the role of John, Prince of
England. Playing Alais, Prin
cess of France, will be Amy
Lewis of Huntsville, Ala. The
King of England will be an Eden,
N.C., resident, George Murphy.
Director Paul Crouch and the
cast began their rehearsals last
week in preparation for the
performances to be given
October 7-9. Curtain is at 8:00
p.m.
Atlantic Christian College
students and faculty will be
admitted free of charge.
The world renowned Danish
Gymnastics Team made ACC
their first stop on a five month
tour of America. This tour in
cludes over fifty colleges and
universities all over the United
States.
The team had been practicing
for six weeks at their American
home base at the Kent School in
Kent, Connecticut. After they
finished their training and
preparation, they relaxed and
enjoyed the sun at Cape Hat-
teras. They then came to Wilson.
The colorful Danes were
selected from many young men
and women competitors from all
over Denmark. Their ages range
from twenty to twenty-eight.
Many of the performers are
students; the others represent
several varied careers. They
have all taken time off from
school and their jobs to make
this tour. They receive no salary
or gratuity.
Their program included a
fantastic performance of rhy
thm and timing. There were
many vaulting and tumbling
stunts, as well as some Danish
folk dances and some rather
unique gymnastics dances.
Unlike American gymnastics
the entire program was ac
companied by music, both
classical and modern. Danish
gymnastics is almost entirely
teamwork, yet men and women
rarely perform together. The
women performed stunts with
balls, ribbons, ropes, and hoops.
The men concentrated more on
vaulting and tumbling.
The team put on a clinic the
afternoon of their performance.
Over one-hundred and fifty girls,
including students from a local
private school, were taught the
many exercises and body
movements essential in modern
gymnastics. The boys were
taught the warm-up exercises
and various tumbling skills. As
all the students soon found out,
the entire body must be in
harmony and in top shape to be
able to perform these difficult
exercises.
Guy Hyatt
Ralph is 111
Mr. Ralph Grumpier, head of
the cafeteria, is in Wilson
Memorial Hospital with a heart
condition. He will be out of work
for about 6 weeks. No visitors
are allowed, but all cards &
letters would be appreciated. He
is in room 522.
There is silence all around. The Baptist appears, and cries: “Repent,
for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Soon after that comes Jesus,
and in the knowledge that he is the coming Son of Man lays hold of the
wheel of the world to set it moving on that last revolution which is to
bring all ordinary history to a close. It refuses to turn and he throws
himself upon it. Then it does turn, and crushes him. The wheel rolls
onward, and the mangled body of the one immeasurably great Man,
who was strong enough to think of himself as the spiritual ruler of
mankind and to bend history to his purpose, is hanging upon it still.
That is His victory and His reign. Albert Schweitzer (1883-1965)
SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA
— Presents—
Our Annual
MR. TOPHAT
DANCE
—Featuring—
THE LOU CURRY BAND
FRIDAY NITE SEPT. 17
8-12 Hardy Alumni Hall
$3.00 per couple inuadvance $3.50 at door
$2.00 stag