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Volume IX, Number IV
BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.
PERMIT NO. 2
THE PILOT
January, 1955
$36,090 Pledged to Gardner-Webb
College by Boiling Springs Church
GARDNER-WEBB PRESIDENT ON FIRST
VACATION IN TWELVE YEARS SERVICE
The Boiling Springs Baptist Church has voted approval ^—
of a $36,000 contribution to Gardner-Webb College’s Golden p*U| C U 1^1’ ’
Anniversary campaign. The funds will be contributed to the DIDIG dCIIOOl VkIIIIIC
drive over a three-year period.
The gift was recommended by the church’s board of CotlYSIlGS Ot G“W
deacons and came to a vote of the congregation on Sunday,
January 19. Vacation Bible School representa-
„ , ,. . , 1 1 ,,.11 , , tives from Baptist churches over
Presentation of the plan was made by the church by Dan j^^^h Carolina met in a special
W. Moore, Jr., chairman of the board of deacons. Gardner-Webb
Two statements were approved by the church in relation College on December 29. The mod-
to the contribution: “We wanted to demonstrate to the est vacation Bible school Clinic
people of he Gardner-Webb area the interest this church has lasted for three days with 25o dele- family had gathered for an early Christmas, and with the
■ 1 the development of the college,” pd “The Boiling Springs gates attendmg. of this number “holidays” over were getting down to the serious business
A slightly worn, faded blue sedan left Boiling Springs
recently headed for Florida. In the back seat sat Dr. Philip
L. Elliott, president of Gardner-Webb College. He was be
ginning his first vacation since becoming president of Gard
ner-Webb 12 years ago.
Although there was evidence of some gaity in the sedan,
the vacation was a strict order from the family doctor. The
. the Gardner-Webb
L. L. Morgan of Raleigh, secre
tary of Sunday School work for the
Baptist State Convention, had
charge of the opening assembly. W.
Lawson Allen, acting Gardner-Webb
president, welcomed the group to the
campus.
Church is the only one in the Baptist State Convention able 187 resided
to contribute to the campaign without having the amount of dormitories,
its contribution deducted from the convention’s capital outlay
support of the college, since this church directly serves the
college.”
STUDENTS HOLD DEBATt
IN CHAPEL SERVICE
The negative and affirmative members of the Gardner- Tennessee, supermtendent of Vaca-
Webb Debating Team conducted a debate in the chapel ser- School work for the
vice on January 7. The negative team is composed of Regi- Southern Baptist convention, ad-
nald Stroupe and Sara Ballard, while the affirmative team
consists of Mary Philbeck and Lois Hoyle. Lewis Ballard ° f ° f Mottey
acted as time-keeper and chairman of the program. director of Vacation Bible school
work for the State Baptist Conven-
At the beginning of the program Elliott, Dean J. O. Terrell, and W. tion, attended the clinic. Dr. E. L.
F. B. Dedmond, faculty adviser to P. Ti-outman. Snivpv .qtat-p qpnrptnrv fnr
the group, presented Misses Phil- The affirmative was declared the , Missions secietary for
beck and Hoyle with a certificate winning team. The question debat- Carolina Baptists, presented
awarding them third place in the ed was the provocative issue, “Re- a talk entitled “Teaching Missions
Women’s Division of the Appala- solved: That the United States in Vacation Bible Schools” at the
Chian Mountains Forensic Tourna- Should Extend Diplomatic Recogni- general assembly on Thursday Mr
ment held at Appalachian State tion to the Communistic Govern- „ j ..t, ,■
Teacher’s College on the 2, 3, and 4 ment of China.” Burnett stressed “Evangelism and
of December, 1954. The affirma- The debating group plans a prac- Dedication in Vacation Bible School”
tive team won four out of the seven tice debate with Mars Hill and oth- at the afternoon assembly. Friday,
scheduled debates at Appalachian, er near-by colleges in the near fu- plans were presented for the state
® wide promotion of the schools.
The people who attended the
clinic returned to their own asso
ciations where they plan to share
their knowledge by putting on clinics
of getting daddy off somewhere to rest.
Memorial Donation
Given to College
New G-W Trustees
Given Assignments
they
person all
FOR CO-ED
DR. PHILIP L. ELLIOTT
At the wheel sat Phil Jr., strap- townspeople. Summed
ping athlete and college junior. Be- amount to this:
side him sat 16-year-old Rachel. By -you can’t give any on.,
the educator sat Mrs. Elliott, quietly the credit for the miraculous growth
determined that her husband would of Gardner-Webb in the past decade,
get an opportunity to rest. but you can sure give a lot of the
As they drove past the campus credit to Dr. Phil Elliott.”
and approached the town’s lone traf- Somewhere on a sunny terrace in
fic light, the president took a long Florida today a tired but content
look over his shoulder—new dormi- Phil Elliott relaxes in the sun. He
tories, student center, library, heat- has a lot to think about, and a lot
ing plant—where in 1942 had been of pleasant memories to keep him
an eroded cane field. Across the from getting lonely—things like be-
hospital ing a deacon in the Boiling
Sisters of Miss Edith Steele, who The new trustees of Gardner-Webb °
graduated from Gardner-Webb Col- College were given committee ap- . . />\/ ic EKJI^AD
lege in 1948 have made a contribu Po^'^^^ents by the executive commit- MOVIE CALENDAR
lege in nave maae a contriDu- ^.gg (.j^g ^oard of trustees at. it,s
tion to the college in her memory. December meeting.
Miss Steele died February 27 1952, Appointed to the executive
after a continued illness. She was ZTl U^Sut^'jr'!'boTof^^'S" 20-21: GREEN FtRE^
a registered nurse, having complet- New members of the finance com- Grace Kelly, Stewart Granger,
ed her training at Shelby Hospital mittee are Mrs. Gardner, D. W.
in 1950. She was a daughter of Mr. Royster, Howard Rollins, and J. L. January 23: DOWN THREE owned and operated by the college, Baptist Church—teacher of the El-
nnH tvtt', t? t Qtppip rtf T.Ann,r Settle Jr. all of Shelby. Added to q'i■RrnHpnVir and near that the presidents home, liott Sunday School class—past
and Mis^ R. L Steele of I^noir ,.j^g relations committee are ^ Broderick gj^gU^y
and graduated from Kings Creek jyfj-s. L. L. Self of Cherryville, Felix Crawfoid, Ruth Roman. jggg was a hog pasture. —past president of the North Caro-
High School in 1933. Hamrick of Boiling Springs, and Dr. rpj^g 371 students had gone home College Conference—^member-
H. S. Plaster of Shelby. The Rev. January 24-25: DESTRY—Audie for the Christmas holidays, exactly ship on two governor’s commissions
In sending the memorial contri- Harold White of Spindale was add- Murnhv 300 students more than when he be- on education—but above all these,
bution to Gardner-Webb the famUy ed to the curriculum committee. ^ came president. his greatest pride lies in the know-
requested that Miss Steele’s name John Moore of Tryon and the Rev. , . ,, ,,i,,oo-Prc: ,„prp ledge that there are thousands of
be wi-itten in the Book of Memory. Tom Lawi-ence of Cliffside were January 26: SABRINAR— P«rlv hut thp people in positions of service and
They said: “We would like for this given assignments on the tone and Humphrey Bogart. nnstmistr^^^ Mrs AlL McClure was responsibility in this country whose
to be used where it is needed most character committee. Mis^^^^^ y^g^ j^^g^ influenced and en-
for needy students in order that The board of trustees is composed when thp car nns^Pri riched through contact with him.
they may learn more about Him.” of 28 members, all appointed by the January 29: WHITE ORCHIDS, when the car passed. Dr. Elliott’s friends predict he will
Baptist State Convention. They are About time he took a rest, she ]30 in the harness harder than
Establishing the memorial were appointed to four-year terms, with Januarv 31-Februarv 1- BARE- remarked. “There’s been mighty few ever come spring. They say he can-
Mrs. J. G. Benfield of Route 1, seven new appointments coming up ' days the past 12 years I have not „ot resist the joy of working with
Lenoir; Mrs. Bennett N. Rish of each year. Other appointments are ^oowiJibfaA. seen him come by here going to his all his energy for the school that is
Pelion, S. C.; and Miss Lauretta sometimes necessary in cases of office.” jiis ^fg ^nd his love—Gardner-Webb
Steele of Route 1, Lenoir. resignations. February 2. ROGUE COP. Her thoughts were echoed by the College.