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ATLANTIC
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 10,1977
NUMBER NINE
ACC Library Dedicated: Atlantic Christian College’s new library was dedicated and named in honor
of the late H'illis .\. Hackney during homecoming activities held Saturday. Mrs. Klizabelh II.
Hughey, left, chief. State and Public Library Services Branch, U.S. Office of Kducation. was the
dedication speaker. Milton L. Adams, center, acting president of the college, presided. Bruce W.
Kiley, right, vice chairman of the board of trustees, officially named the facility.
Hundreds Attend Homecoming
Hundreds of Atlantic Christian
College alumni returned to their
alma mater for Homecoming
Day activities held here
Saturday, Nov. 5.
Among the many events of the
day was the dedication of the
Willis N. Hackney Library,
election of many alumni
association officers, campus
organization exhibts and en
tertainment.
Atlantic Christian’s new
library was named and
dedicated in honor of the late
Willis N. Hackney. Dedication
speaker was Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Hughey, chief. State and Public
Library Services Branch, U, S.
Office of Education.
Presiding was Milton L.
Adams, acting president of the
college who introduced the
speaker. Special guests were
introduced by David L.
Cleveland, director of
development. Presentation of
the new building was by William
0. Paulseil, professor of religion
and chairman of the special
library committee.
The library was officially
accepted by Lewis H. Swindell
Jr., dean of the college: Otis W.
Coefield, library director; and
Jones Fuquay, ACC Student
Government Association
president. Naming of the library
was by Bruce W. Riley, vice
chairman of the ACC Board of
Trustees.
In other action taken by the
Crucible Competition Announced
Dr. James B. Hemby,
chairman of Atlantic Christian’s
English department, has an
nounced the opening of the 1977-
78 CRUCIBLE writer’s com
petition.
CRUCIBLE’S competition for
writers is open to all North
Carolina writers who currently
reside in the State (including
college students from other
states) or who have lived in the
State for a period of at least four
years.
All entries must be completely
original (never published), must
be in manuscript form, and must
not be currently involved in
other competitions. Writers
should send with their entries a
short biographical sketch and
written permission to use the
submitted material if the editors
choose to do so. Entries sub
mitted without the above in
formation will not be considered.
Manuscripts will be accepted
through Jan. 20, 1978, only. Late
arrivals will be rejected. Checks
to winners will be included with
notification.
CRUCIBLE will receive first
publication rights to winning
entries as an integral part of the
competition, after which rights
will revert to the author. Win
ning entries will be published in
the spring issue of CRUCIBLE, a
magazine of creative ideas
published by the departments of
Englishand Artat AC.
Prizes and categories of the
competition consist of: Poetry —
$150 first prize, $100 second
prize: and Fiction — $150 first
prize, $100 second prize.
Fiction must be limited to
8,000 words or less. No prizes
will be given in other categories,
unaccepted manuscripts ac
companied by stamped, self-
addressed envelopes will be
returned as soon as possible
after judging has been com
pleted. All other materials will
be destroyed immediately
following the judging.
CRUCIBLE’S Sam Ragan
Poetry Prize is open to all poets.
The above stated rules also
apply to competition for this
prize. Only one prize of $25 is
awarded.
Send all entries to: Dr. James
B. Hemby, Chairman, Depar
tment of English, Atlantic
Christian College, Wilson, N.C.
27893.
association, George T. Stronach
III, of Wilson, was electcxi to a
three-year term as alumni
representative to the ACC Board
of Trustees. Kay C(K)per Dunn,
Linda Sue Plesant and John C.
Midgette, all of Raleigh, were
named to two-year terms as
directors of the association.
Bullard To
Present Lecture
Dr. Roger Bullard, Professor
of Religion, will present the
second lecture in the 1977-78
Faculty Lecture Series on
Wednesday, November 16, at
8:00 PM. The topic of the lecture
is “ZEAL TO PROMOTE THE
COMMON GOOD: The
Historical Setting of the King
James Version of the Bible.” Dr.
Bullard will discuss the cir
cumstances that gave rise to the
commissioning of the Version of
1611, as well as introducing the
scholars who produced it, how
they worked, how their tran
slation was received, and what
its later fortunes were.
The lectures, held in the
Choral Room of the Roma
Hackney Music Building, are
open to the public and free of
charge. The Atlantic Christian
College Chapter of the American
Association of University
Professors, sponsor of the
series, wishes to extend a special
invitation to the students and the
faculty.
Gene A. Purvis
Education Dept.
Coffee House
Tonight from 8 until 10:30 in
Hardy Alumni Hall The Campus
Christian Association will
present a Coffeehouse featuring
some of the best among Atlantic
Christian College's musical
talent. Come on over to Hardy
for an evening of good en
tertainment. Free admission
and popcorn. Drinks will be sold.
A newly crowned queen, Cindy Hill, beams radiantly as she dances
with her escort, Jones Fuquay. (I’hoto by Peter Chaniness)
Cindy Hill. . .
Our New Queen
by Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.
— Miss Cindy Hill of Colonial
Heights, Va., was crownetl as
Atlantic Christian College's 1977
Homecoming Queen on Friday
night prior to Homecoming
activities being held here
Friday. A senior majoring in
commercial design, the pretty
coed won out ovei 29 other
contestants. She was sponsored
She is diuighter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles O. Hill. 147 Windsor
Ave., Colonial Heights. First
runner-up for the title was Miss
Renee Jenkins, also of Colonial
Heights. Swond runner-up was
Miss Donna Slaughter of
Virginia Beach, Va.
IVineteen Students Named
To “Who’s Who’’
Nineteen Atlantic Christian
College students have been
named “Who's Who Among
Students in American Colleges
and Universities," according to
Dr. Lewis H. Swindell Jr., dean
of the college.
Recipients were chosen by a
vote of the college's faculty and
administration on the basis of
scholarship, participation and
leadership in academic and
extracurricular activities,
citizenship and service to the
schof)), and promise for future
usefulness.
Named were:
Patricia Dale Adams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Adams, R(»jte 1,
Four oaks.
Margaret Barkley, 111 S.
Dennis St.. Enfield.
Pamela G. Batts, 36 Chandler
Dr., Emerson, N.J.
Mary E. Beasley, daughter of
Hugh Beasley, Route 1, P'our
oaks.
Dale Lynn Covington, 1011 7
W. Gold St., Wilson.
Elizabeth A. Dixon, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerold H. Dixon,
P. O. Box 408. Robersonville.
Melba J. Etheridge, R(xite 1,
Box 153, Oak City.
Marvin Jones Fuquay, ,305
BelcherSt.. F'armville.
Cathy Hux, daughter of Waller
1. Hux, Rcxite 3, Box 1,59,
R(janoke Rapids.
Darrell R. Jenkins, 408 Met
calf St., New Hern.
Ruth A. Jordan, 9407 Wyn-
dhurst Dr., Richmond, Va.
Stanley Iradi, H(Xite 3, Box
494, Elm City.
Peggy D. Newton, 1727
Hillcrest Dr., Wilson.
Lester Scxithern, Box 739, 401
Cutoff, Raeford
Laura J. Stephens, daughter of
William Stephens, 12607
Knowledge Lane, Bowie, Md.
Barbara Lynn Stone, 406
Talbott Ave., Laurel, Md.
Penney Sumrell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Sumrell,
514 N. Church St., Grifton.
Terry Jean Tucker, P. O. Box
446, Maason.
Rose Christine Wooten,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Wooten, Box 127,
Robbins.