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Volume XI, Number IV
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
JANUARY 31, 1957
New Semester Be;^iiis—58 New Students
Cram...Exam...Flunk...T runk
FROM THE
EDITOR'S DESK
By BILL KINCAID
Welcome, new students, to the col
lie with a reputation. Whoa, let
me explain myself. I meant, a repu
tation for friendly students.
In the midst of peril (final exams,
etc.), storm (these few and far be
tween showers), and danger (danger
of being shipped for too many de
merits) the morale of Gardner-Webb
Is always high and spirits run free.
Seriously, we of the editorial staff
of the PUot hope the new students
fall in line with the routine of col
lege life and do their best in their
studies.
A few introductions may be in
order: the PUot is the student news
paper of the college, and strives to
draw the campus closer together
through its stories. Whether or not
it accomplishes this goal is hard
to determine, but we feel that some
good comes as a result of the PILOT.
It seems that the exam schedeule
we printed last issue was welcomed,
at least on the boys’ side of the
campus. On Sunday night and Mon
day morning several students were
seen scurrying around looking for
copies of the paper from which to
clip the schedule. Better luck next
time, hoys.
The usual hijstle and bustle of
the pre-exam week was not noted
In Decker Hall as much as usual
this year. One could walk down the
hall and hear sounds which could
come from only two sources — a
Rook game or a Heart game. “Your
lead" . . . “What leads diamonds?”
. . . “Who’s got the rook”, or
“green’s trump.” I suppose every
one had good results on his exams
though, for I see few sad faces.
As the writer sits at his desk,
hstening to the rain fall, and fran
tically grabs at his papers which are
being blown wildly by the draft
coming through the open door, he
looks out the open window at the
lights which circle the campus.
On such an occasion and time
one is led to think back on all the
time, money and energy that have
gone to make Gardner-Webb the
institution it is today. These rainy
nights are also good for sleeping,
but woe imto the poor night watch
man. I’ve had that job before. It’s
hard!
©VARSITY Mago
With the opening of the spring semester 58 new students
enrolled in Gardner-Webb College. Mrs. Dorothy Washburn
Hamrick, the registrar, said that 58 new applications were re
ceived and several more were expected. Most of the new stu
dents are natives of Cleveland County apd a few of them are
from various other counties of the state. Some of them, Mrs.
A SCENE FROM
DECKER HALL
Clipped fr«m the December,
1950, Pilot
The wind was raging, and the tem
perature was dropping—
AU the boys in D.H. were up and
a’hoppin’.
“Where’s the heat in this place?”
was the familiar cry.
“If we don’t get some soon, from
pneumonia we’ll die?”
“I’ll get you some heat, but you’ll
just have to wait,”
Said Mr. Allen in his familiar trait.
We all beUeved Mr. AUen, and took
So we waited and we waited, but
still there came no heat;
By this time we were frozen from
A word on crip courses—^there are
none. T h e y ’r e conunon - sense
courses, or so stated Miss Jean Mc-
Swaln to her dramatics class. Pact
is, there aren’t many of these
around; there seems to be a short-
I, and students
we can’t save them all.”
I can still see Loftin, as he lay
there in his bed.
His feet were frozen black; his blood
migrated to his head.
“This boy is about gone,” saiid Doc
Washburn to his crew;
"If Denton hears of this, Gardner-
Webb is through!!”
I won’t go into detail and give the
casualty list—
Many of those fine boys are really
going to be missed.
We finally got our heat in the mid
dle of the Spring;
However, the damage has been
done: the birdie will not sing.
ANYONE FOB TENNIS? This lovely young co-ed represents the
aspirations of the potential Gardner-Webb tennis team for the coming
K«as»n. Anyone interested, please ! ee the girl pictured above, and if yoti
find out her n^e, don’t stop there. Phone number and address are
pertinent data and must be turned in to the editor.
FROM OUR FILES
OF THE PAST
By BUTH LINEBEEGEB
Have you ever wondered what
happened around Gardner-Webb
College in the years past? Well, let’s
take a minute out and reminisce
atiout those good old days.
For Instance, did you know what
in December, 1948, Gardner-Webb
was officially accepted as a member
of the Southern Association of Col
leges and Secondary Schools? The
December issue of the 1948 Pilot
also stated that according to Leon
ard Allen, college business man
ager, the (now non-existent) Gard
ner-Webb Gymnasium would receive
the winter fans with a new face of
white and gray trimmings, a re
finished floor ,new bleachers, new
equipment, and other such improve
ments.
In the September, 1949, issue we
learn that “the new men’s dorm.
Decker Hall, will be ready for oc
cupancy in the fall term. The new
W. “Decker” Gardner, son of the
late Ambassador O. Max Gardner.
“On November 14, a new member
joined the staff at Gardner-Webb
College for Huggins Curtis Dorm”
according to the December, 1950,
Pilot. The new house mother was
Mrs. J. D. Shytle, better known on
this campus as “Mom”.
The January, 1955, issue reads,
“GARDNER - WEBB PRESIDENT
ON FIRST VACATION IN TWELVE
YEARS SERVICE.”
However, not all the news events
are somber. There was the time in
1949 when the students returned
after Christmas to find that their
Dean of Women, Miss Frances
Cuthbertson, was married over the
holidays.
Finally, in May of 1948, a local
oyster-loving student was fed a bowl
of “oyster stew” by several of his
friends. Not until he had eaten a
few spoonsful of the mixture was
he told that they had substituted
tadpoles for the oysters.
We wonder what events will be
added during this “hectic” year.
with
RAY ROLLINS
Hi! As we plunge into another
semester’s work, it’s good to see
some new faces around campus. Ah!
More victims! And it’s good to see
Don Poole has rejoined the ranks.
Some come; some go! Creating a
noticeable vacancy are Billy Gra
ham, Made Day, Bobby Crew, and
others.
Doug Hamrick has taken another
step forward recently by gaining
the top post in the newly-formed
Circle K Club. His selection as the
first president of the club is seen as
a wise choice.
Since the last issue of the Pilot,
the noise behind Decker Hall has
ceased, leaving the area prepared
for the new physical education
building tliat is to come. Nearing ’
completion already is the new swim
ming pool.
Have you noticed the new set-up
in the library? Only one thing is
lacking: traffic signs. But Miss
Baucom will think of something.
It would be interesting to know
the number of students who are
actually fulfilling their pre-exam
resolutions to buckle down and study
more. Anyway, we have good inten
tions, don’t we?—whatever good in
tentions are worth these days.
If you happen to see some half-
dozen boys around campus whose
hair partly covers their ears, don’t
worry; it isn’t a new fad. It’s Miss
McSwain’s idea, so we’ll just have
to bear with it until March 7, when
the play “Sun Up” will be presented.
It’s amazing to see the assort
ment of caps and hats brought out
by the rainy days. It just goes to
show that college students are sub
ject to having most anything stash
ed away, ready for any occaislon.
In case anybody is puzzled about
a column of this nature meriting
front page, here’s your explanation:
It is just an excuse for the chief to
put an editorial on the front page
also . . . After this, I’ll be lucky to
be mentioned at all.
To be congratulated and admired
greatly are Don and Barbara Shull,
who are continuing their education
after their recent marriage.
Hamrick said, axe boarding stu
dents and a few of them are day
students.
The leisure of Christmas Holidays
is ended and on Monday, January
7, the students were ready to con
tinue their studies. Soon after their
arrival, instructions were given out
concerning information as to the
exams and the begirming of the new
,emester.
During this week students were
hurriedly walking toward the library
and their dormitories. The light of
the dormitories were burning till
midnight and the campus of Gard
ner-Webb College was showing a
sign of progress.
Monday, January 14 approached
the campus and the students were
seen walking from various direc
tions toward their exams to be
there on time.
By Wednesday afternoon some of
the students who had completed
taking their exams were leaving
campus: relatives began appearing
on the campus and students were
hurriedly vacating the dormitories.
There were few of them who stayed
on campus for the week-end.
This semester will remain a por
tion of the history of Gardner-Webb
College and a portion of the life
story of each student who, during
this time, shared his experience
with his follow students and facul
ty members.
With new aspirations and desires
the students of Gardner-Webb Col
lege turned the leaf of the spring
semester on Monday, January 21,
IN THE PILOT-
THIS ISSUE
The rather unorthodox style of
this issue may attract much at
tention. We’ve been experimenting
with moving the articles to dif
ferent pages—one thing certain:
Our paper may not be the biggest,
but it’s the most unusuaL
Rev. John Farrar has an ar
ticle, “The Quest for Satisfac
tion,” on page 2.
This month we salute Richard
E. Marsliall, better known as Bud
dy, and Pat Cook, the editor of
the “Anchor”.
Follow Gardner-Webb through
its cage battles, with sports editor
Dillard Morrow.
Some even opined we have a Chi
nese student on campus that they
hadn’t met yet . . . That guy gets
away with murder.