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Volume XI, Number VIII GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA CAMPUS ELECTIONS MONDAY Sophs Win Field Day By DILLARD MORROW The sophomores of 1957 triumph ed again. However, the word tri umph does not give the full story. The contest was close all the way. The field day events were won by a close margin of eleven points. Individual awards were presented to a boy and girl in each class. Bob Montgomery and Prances Causby won individual trophies for the sophomores while Paul Cline and Pat Trantham won trophies for the Freshman class. The main event of the Field Day was won by the Bulldogs as they smothered Brevard to the tune of 9-3. Cody Forrester gained the vic tory for the Bulldogs. Jackie Beavis led the hitting parade as he collected three hits out of four tries. The Bulldogs col lected twelve hits off Brevard pitch ing. Brevard jumped into the lead in the first Inning %s they scored a single run in the first frame. The Bulldogs broke loose in the fourth for four runs to go ahead to stay. The Brevard team, pulled within three nins at one point but never threatened after the fifth innii^. The Bulldogs now hold a 4-0 rec ord and are currently leading the The annual Field Day was climax ed on Friday night by the Fresh- man-Sophomore banquet. Trophies for athletes were presented and the winning class received a trophy. The program was entitled, “A Shower of Stars.” Master of cere monies, Buzz Biggerstaff, and var ious students had part on the pro- G. W. Saddened By Death of Dean of Men Gardner-Webb College has been saddened by the death of one of its most beloved faculty members, Mr. J. Y. Hamrick. Gardner-Webb students have come to know and love Mr. Ham- Gardner-Webb Story To Be Presented Celebrating the fiftieth anniver sary of the establishment of a school in BoUing Springs by_ the Kings Mountain and Sandy Run Associations, a pageant, THE GARDNER-WEBB STORY, will be presented twice as a part of this year’s commencement events at Gardner-Webb College. The hundreds of alumni who are expected to return to their Alma Mater for the anniversary activities will h; New Marshals Tapped The Marshal Club recently held its annual candlelight tapping cere mony. Caroline Greene, Chief Mar shal, explained the purpose of the honor club and the four qualifica tions for membership which are character, scholarship, leadership, and service. Pour active Marshals explained each of the qualifications briefly. Suzanne Hamrick of Boiling Springs and Charles Hunsinger of Charlotte received the top honors as Chief Marshals. The active Mar shals are Pain Combs, Carolyn Proffitt, Lois Gillespie, Rachel Greene, Rachel Elliott, PhUip Ham rick, Max Evington, Roland Rabon, Roscoe Spellman and Keith Eller. They will serve as Marshals at bac calaureate sermon and gr^uatlon exercises. Next year they will usher for the lyceum programs and recep- Sophomore honora;ry marshals are Shirley Jolley, Sue Neal, Bentha Self, Peggy Jean Early, Daphene Reid. Ferrell Conder, Gerald South erland, , Willard Upchurch. Dillard Hiatt, and Edwin White. Freshman honorary marshals are Grace Ollis. Pat Trantham, Ruth Uneberger, Rachel Black, Martha Mason, Dou glas Wilson, Larry IJoore, Joe Camp, Jimmy Greene, and Daniel Byrd. rick through their association with him in his various services on the campus. Mr.’Ilamrick assumed his duties at Gardner-Webb in 1945. A grad uate of Elon College and George Peabody College for Teachers, he was well equipped and prepared to lend himself wholeheartedly to any activity which needed his service. Students of English, dramatics, and band members will long remem ber the days they spent in his class- It was in his duties of dean of men that Mr. Hamrick was drawn closer to the student body of the college. Through his efforts the stu dent body and the faculty have reached many vmderstandings when misunderstandings would have re- G-W Pupils Asked To Support Alaska An appeal has been issued by the Associated Students of the Univer sity of Alaska to the student body of Gardner-Webb College to en dorse statehood for Alaska. In issuing the request, the Alas kan students pointed out they, ; to be is only statehood, privilege of self-gov ernment. “The existing conditions,”-say the Alaskans, “give us no hope for the right of self-government which our forefathers attained in 1776. “Alaskans fought in World War II and in the Korean War to pre serve the rights of democracy; we have to pay heavy taxes to support democracy; but still, we are not al lowed democracy.” In outlining the basis for their plea for assistance, the Alaskan students "included; a request for the Tight to vote for the people who govern them; a desire to see Alaska prosper and develop; and the strong desire for fuU Ameridan citizenship. They urged that the Gardner- Webb students and campus organi- STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS, PILOT, ANCHOR EDITORS, BUSINESS MANAGERS TO BE CHOSEN Campus Elections Monday pageant on the night of May following the alumni banquet. The pageant will again be presented in the E. B. Hamrick auditorium on the night of May 27, preceding com- n May 28. seeing faculty members in classroom rou tine as professors of mathematics, psychology, languages, or business, will be able to observe them in new loles in the anniversary pageant. Richard Barnett, assistant profes sor of history, takes the role of O. Max Gardner, who became one of the chief benefactors of the college at Boiling Springs after being con vinced that it was a college that “refused to die.” Other faculty members who turn thespians for the anniversary event include James Anderson as Profes sor J. D. Huggins, principal of the Boiling Springs High School and , dean of the junior college organized in 1928; Joseph Godwin as J. H. Quinn, chairman of the Board of Trustees for the reorganipation as a junior college; %nd Dean J. O. Terrell as the Rev. James L. Jen kins, a former pastor of the Boiling Springs Baptist Church and presi dent of the college. Students will also participate in the anniversary pageant. Tricks on dating in the days of Miss Etta Curtis, dean of women through the early thirties, will be revealed. In this scene college boys initiate one of their number Uito the mysteries of writing a letter to his girl. The boys clowning in this episode will be Gerald Southerland. Bill Kin- Continued on Page 3 Music Notes By MISS ABBIE MILLER Echoes of Miss McGee’s supe recital still linger in our ears. T “O! Had Jubal’s Lyre,” a difficult Eiria from Handel’s oratorio, “Joshua,” demon strated her vocal flexibiUty. The group of Schubert’s “lieder” indi cated rare emotional skill in the fusion of words and music so es sential to a well rendered art song. The simplicity with which she sang the spiritual, “Jesus Walked the Lonesome Valley,” completely capti vated her audience, judging from the encore elicited at the conclusion Continued on Page 2 zations represent their case in let ters to Congressmen. They empha sized that time is of the utmost importance as hearings on state hood for Alaska are being conduct ed now In Washington. All local citizens wishing to en dorse Alaskan statehood may do so by writing a letter to represen tative Basil Whltener requesting him to support Alaska Statehood. New B.S.U. Officers Installed New officers for the Baptist Stu dent Union at Gardner-Webb Col lege were formally installed in of fice April 12. They assumed their new duties immediately, to serve for the re mainder of the current school year and through most of the next school session. They were nominated by the retiring counsel and elected by the student body. President of the group is Max Evington of Gaffney, S. C. Carolyn Proffitt of Bakersville was named vice-president, and the new secre tary is Mary Grace Ollis of Cran berry. Committee chairmen inclMe Ruth Ann Poole of Thomasville and Ham ilton Hudson of Cramerton, social; Carolyn Sparks of Bakersville, de votional; Philip Hamrick of Boiling Springs, stewardship; Patricia Als- brooks of Gaffney, S. C.. publicity; Kay Hartsfield of Lake City, Pla., music; and Gary C. Coffey of Granite Falls and Marian Walters of Mebane, missions. Flay Price of Caroleen is new su perintendent of the student Sunday school, and Beth Proctor of Hen dersonville will direct the training union. Martin Brooks of Atlanta, Ga., is president of the ministerial association. Bob Thurkill of Shelby heads the volunteer band, and Betty Jo Hamrick of Shelby, Route 4, will lead the young women’s auxiliary. Retiring officers include Margaret Gold of Shelby, president; Bob Bayles of Hyattsville, Md., vice- president; Barbara ShuU of Shelby, secretary; Bentha Self of Morgan- ton, social chainnan; Faye Branch of Valdese, devotional; Olin Wilson of Valdese, stewardship; Carolyn Brown of Kings Mountain, public ity; Suzanne Hamrick of Boiling Springs, music; and Joe Greene of Marshall, missions. Outgoing Sunday school superin tendent is Herman Absher of Kan napolis. Shirley Jolley of Moores- boro retires as training union di rector, and Louise AUen of Boiling Springs as Y. W. A. director, Mrs. Dorothy W. Hamrick and Miss Kathleen Davis are faculty counselors for the oi^anization. Gardner-Webb students will have their chance Monday to cast their votes for their favorite candidates in the campus elections. Elected will be the president, vice president, and secretary of the Stu dent Council. A day student presi dent wDl also be chosen. Editor and business manager of the ANCHOR, and editor and news editor of the PILOT will also be elected. The contest for president is be tween Jerry James and Jack An thony. Judy Hughey and Nina ^ruggs are in the running for vice- president. Jane Mann and Winnie Benfield are trying for secretary- treasurer of the student body. For day student president are Buzz Biggerstaff and Bill Unville. The nominees for editor of the ANCHOR are Betty Hamrick and Rachel ESliott. Running for busi ness manager are Dan Byrd and Lloyd Hoffman. Freida Stanley and Charles Walker are in the contest for editor of the PILOT. In the running for news editor are Suzanne Hamrick and George Warner. The number of votes cast is ex pected to be the largest in the 50 year history of Gardner-Webb Col lege. Student Council president. Bob Downey, and the nominating com mittee, composed of the old officers, met and chose the nominees for the offices. As has been the case in past yeai's the contest thus far has been full of competition. This season of the year is always anticipated by the student body. G. W. Grades With RAY ROLLINS HI!!!!! Although we almost got “faked out” last month, it’s really Sprii^rtlme this time. D« you have that “on top of Gardner-Webb College recorded 2,861 grades during first semester, according to information released recently by Dean J. O. Terrell. Only 203 of the grades were the coveted “A’s” given for work rated at least 95 per cent acciu’ate. Much more common were “B’s” and “C’b” which constitute the bulk of the scorii^. Exactly six per cent of the total grades given were recorded as fail ing marks. Dean Terrell compiled the grades with assistance from the registrar and the director of guidance. The report Is being used for purposes of self-study and evaluation by the college faculty. Pall enrollment of 473 students were Included in the scoring. The students average six courses of study, accounting for the 2,861 grades. the world” feeling: — that the world is all yours—that nothing whatsoever can set tlUngs wrong? If your answer to that is “yes”, then you’re either a liar or in love. Evidence that Spring Fever has a strong grasp can be seen all aboi)t us. The sport of baseball and even plain ole sporting takes front place as studies are pushed Into the background. The one thing that prevents a complete lapse in study- Contlnued on Page 3
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