QH|t OInlUgiati T.IRRARY OCTO 7 ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE PUBLISHED WEEKLY ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, 0CT0BER6,1977 NUMBER FIVE Prepares For Diamond Jubilee The 1977 HOMECOMING at Atlantic Christian College will celebrate the college's 75th Anniversary — a DIAMOND JUBILEE! With this in mind, we must look back on and honor the events that have made this in stitution what it is today, and the greatness it will strive toward in the future. The student body is at tempting to show their genuine concern and interest by making our Homecoming activities creative, colorful, and “fun” for all involved, and we must por tray this at our Homecoming. The tentative schedule of Homecoming'77 is as follows: THEMK •‘DIAMOND Jubilee — 75th .Anniversary FRID.AY, November 4, 1977 8:00 p.m. Homecoming Dance — Wilson Gym Band to be an nounced (“Lyrics, Royal Kings, Alpaca, Sky Jack") S.ATL'RD.AY, Novembers, 1977 10:00 a.m. Lawn Displays must be in place (Center Campus) 10:30 a.m. College Band Per formance (Hines Hall Plaza) 11:00 a.m. Contemporary songs in sign language by Hearing Impaired Educators 11:30 a.m. Presentation of Homecoming Court (Hines Hall Plaza) 12:00 p.m. Barbecue Luncheon for students and alumni (Center Campus) ($2 for students not on the meal plan) 2:30 p.m. Dedication of the Willis N. Hackney Library Dedication Speaker: Mrs. Elizabeth House Hughey (Class of 1936) (ACC College Choir will perform in dedication services) 4:45-6:30 p.m. Regular dining hall hours 7:00 p.m. ACC vs. Alumni Basketball Game Wilson Gymnasium Be sure and mark the weekend of November4 on your calendar. Concert and Lecture Calendar Announced The Concert and Lecture Calendar for the 1977-78 academic year has been an nounced. The events are sponsored jointly by the Atlantic Christian College Concert and Lecture Committee and Wilson Concerts, Inc. For the remainder of the academic year the following events have been scheduled: Oct. 30, 1977 — The Young Americans, a performing group representing a broad cross section of the young citizens of the nation, will perform the popular musical, “West Side Story,” which opened on Broadway in 1957. Fike Higji School Auditorium, 8 p.m. Nov. 30, 1977 — The Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre. This excellent group of mime per formers, whose repertoire ranges from the classical to the dynamic form of today's theatre, has been singled out as "one of the finest en tertainments to be found anywhere today." Howard Chapel, 8 p.m. Jan. 22-Feb. 19, 1978 — Frederick Wiseman Film Festival and Lecture. Wiseman's films have been called depressing, enjoyable, controversial, gripping, and ridiculous. Winner of three Emmy Awards, he has been lauded as an outstanding documentary talent by nearly every major film critic in the nation. Films to be shown in clude “Hospital,” on Jan. 22; “Essene,” Jan. 29; “Welvare," Feb. 5; “High School," Feb. 13 (for this film Wiseman will be present to deliver a lecture on his films); “Primate," Feb. 19. This event will be co-sponsored by the ACC Department of English. Hardy Alumni Hall, 8 p.m. Jan. 28, 1978 — The Eastern Brass Quintet. A group praised for its musical virtuosity and great versatility, performs in styles ranging from the Renaissance to the con temporary. The group will be sponsored by Wilson Concerts, Inc. in association with ACC. Fike High School Auditorium, 8 p.m. Feb. 22, 1978 — Grant and Winn, duo pianists. These ex citing pianists perform the major two piano literature and also collaborate on one piano, four-hand repertoire. Their programs range from Messaien and McKinley to Bach, Brahms, and Busoni. They will be sponsored by Wilson Concerts, Inc., in association with ACC. Fike High School Auditorium, 8 p.m. April 5, 1978 — The North Carolina Little Symphony. Representing one of the best symphony orchestras in the Southeast, the North Carolina Little Symphony will perform a concert version of the opera, See CONCERT Page 3 ACC Enrolls 1,658 Atlantic Christian College has experienced an enrollment of 1,658 students for the fall semester of the 1977-78 academic year, according to Dr, Lewis H. Swindell Jr., dean of the college. Some 1,475 are full-time students while the remainder are attending on a part-time basis. Making up the student body are 398 seniors, 323 juniors, 458 sophomores, 427 freshmen, and 52 unclassified students. Female students outnumber male students by 1,032 to 626. Students attending Atlantic Christian come from 26 states and five foreign countries. Leading are Tar Heel students with 1,305. Second is Virginia with 251. Tied for third are Maryland and New Jersey with 18 each. Seventy-seven of North Carolina’s 100 counties are represented. Wilson County leads with 377 students, while NSF Fellowships 78-79 National Research Council will again advise the National Science P'oundation in the selection of candidates for the Foundation’s program of Graduate Fellowships. Panels of eminent scientists and engineers appointed by the National Research Council will evaluate qualifications of applicants. Final selection of Fellows will be made by the Foundation, with awards to be announced in March 1978. The deadline for the sub mission of applications for NSF Graduate Fellowships is December 1, 1977. F"urther in formation and application materials may be obtained from the F'ellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Con stitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.20418. Wake County is second with 98. Wayne County is third with 87 and Nash County has 78. Religious affilication statistics indicate 28 different religious denominations are represented in the student body. There are more Baptists, 603, than any other denomination. Second are Methodists with 296, and third are Christian (Disciples of Christ) with 132. The remainder, for the most part, are shidents designating the following denominations: Advent Christian, Assembly of God, Catholic, Christian Missionary Alliance, Christian Science, Church of Christ, Church of God, Congregational Christian, Episcopal, Four square, Free Will Baptist, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Latter Day Saints, Lutheran, Mennonite, Moravian, Moslem, Nazarene, Pentacostal Holiness, Presbyterian, Quaker, Salvation Army and United Brethren. Concert Series The A.C.C. Concert and Lecture Committee has bought a block of tickets for P'riends of the College concerts in Reynolds Coliseum at N.C. State University in Raleigh. This year the tickets will be distributed from the desk in the Hackney Music Building. Tickets are free to A.C.C. students upon presenting their I D. cards and signing a ticket list. Each concert will be announced in the Green Slate so that students can obtain tickets in advance. The first concert this year is the Milwaukee Symphony on Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23. Tickets for that program are now available. Tickets will not be available after 4:00 Friday, October21. The other concerts for this school year are as follows: Robert Merrill, Faye Robinson, Lorna Myers — November 4, 5,1977 Scots Guards and Grenadies Guards — November 18,19, 1977 Jose Molina Bailes Espanoles — December 10,11,1977 Boychoir of Princeton — February 3,4,1978 Buffalo Philharmonic, Michael Tilson Thomas con ducting — February 25, 26,1978 Pittsburgh Ballet— March 17, 18,19,1978 Mahler’s Eighth Symphony — March 31,1978 Janie Bostick Sec. Concert and Lecture Comm. 4 THK Y()l'.N(; I.OVKRS in ‘'Ten Little Indians" are played by HiieUKy Cooper as I’hilip Lombard, and Terry Cooke as Vera ( laythorne. Play Opens Tonight The murder mystery, “Ten Little Indians," by Agatha Christie, will be presented by Atlantic Christian College's dramatics organization, Stage and Script, Oct. 6-8, in Howard Chapel on the college campus, at 8 p.m. “Ten Little Indians’ refers to a cluster of statutes on the mantle piece of an old Byzantine house. Each of the Indians represents a guest, and each time one of the Indians fall, a guest dies. Appearing in the play are Jo Anne Cavenaugh of Wallace, who plays the role of Mrs. Rogers; Joseph Thompson of Carthage, as Fred Narracott; Terry Cooke of Richmond, Va , as Vera Claythorne; Rueggy C(K)p<‘r of Chesapeake, Va., as Philip Loml)ard; Kenny Smith of Wilson, as Rogers; Gregory Dozier of Stoneville, as Anthony Marston; Jim Ward of Wilson, as William Blore; Robert Traylor of Hopewell, Va., as General Mackenzie; Barbara Snell of Wilson, as Emily Brent; Jim Poole of Wilson, as Sir Lawrence Wargrave; and Walter Knight of Union City, Ind., as Dr. Armstrong. The performance is open to the public. Tickets will be available at the door. There will be no admission charge for ACC students and faculty NTE To Be Held At ACC The National Teacher Examinations (NTE!) will be given in Hardy Alumni Hall at Atlantic Christian College on Nov. 12,1977. Scores from the examinations are used by slates for cer tification of teachers, by school systems for selection and identification of leadership qualities, and by colleges as part of their graduation requirements. Educational Testing Service, which prepares and administers the tests, says they are designed to measure knowledge gained from professional and general education and in 26 subject- matter fields. Bulletins describing registration procedures and containing registration forms may be obtained from Zeb M. Whitehurst III, dean of students at Atlantic Christian College, or directly from the National Teacher P'xaminations, Educational Testing Service, Box 911, Princeton, N.J. 08540. The deadline for regular registration is Oct, 20, 1977. On- the-spot registration is not permitted. Competition For Business NEW YORK, N.Y., Sep tember, 1977 — Philip Morris Incorporated has announced its ninth annual Marketing- Communications Competition for College Students. The pur pose of the competition is to provide students with a practical and realistic business project, bringing them into direct con tact with the business com munity. A $1,000 grant will be awarded to the winning entries at both the undergraduate and graduate level; runners up will receive $500 grants, and other finalists in the undergraduate and graduate categories will receive special merit awards. Entries may deal with any aspect of the broad areas of marketing- communications related to Philip Morris Incorporated, its operating companies or any of its non-tobacco products. For additional information, please contact Marketing- Communications Competition, Philip Morris Incorporated, 100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017.