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Volume XII, Number 3
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
Y. W. A. WORK WEEK ADOPTED
The debaters are Glenda Paron, Bill Greene, Katherine Scruggs,
Frances Hamrick, Dean Bridges, Kay Meadows, Prof. F. B. Dedmond,
faculty advisor, and Fairylee Davis.
G. W. Debate Team
Gardner-Webb College’s forensic
squad and debating teams came
away from the recent Appalachian
Mountain Forensic Tournament at
Boone, N. C. with nine awards. Ev
ery member of Gardner - Webb’s
squad ’ received an individual award
or figured in one of the six team
awards given Gardner-Webb at the
conclusion of
The Gardner - Webb squad is
coached by Professor Francis B.
Dedmond, head of the English De
partment.
Kay Meadows of Guilford College,
a Gardner-Webb freshman, won two
individual honors. She was judged
the second best debater in the wo
men’s division of debate on total
po;nts. Miss Meadows also took
second place honors in'the women’s
divi-ion ofv after-dinner speaking.
Hers was a situation after - dinner
speech. She, pretending to be the
scatter-brained “Miss Banker of
1958,” spoke at a mythical dinner
of a Banker’s Convention.
Dean Eric'ges, freshman from
Kings Mountain, was awarded a
first place honor in men’s extem
poraneous speaking for his speech
on “Ike’s Illness.”
All of Gardner-Webb’s debating
teams were honored in one way or
another. The highest honor in de
bate went to Carolyn Proffitt of
Bakersville, and Glenda Parton of
Marian Walters
Spindale, who were given a negative
team award of first place in the
women’s division of debate. They
won 3 out of 5 debates on the na
tional collegiate debate query; “Re
solved, that compulsory union mem
bership as a condition of employ
ment should be illegal.”
Gardner-Webb’s debating teams,
debating the national query, won
two second place awards. The affir
mative woman’s team composed of
Kay Meadows ard Fairylee Davis of
Kings Mountain, and the negative
team composed of Prances Hamrick
of Cliffside, and Bill Greene of
Kinjs Mountain, a mixed team de
bating in the men’s division, receiv
ed secord place certificates.
Three third phce awards were
given the Gardner-Webb debaters.
The affirmative team composed of
Katherine Scruggs of Cliffs'de, and
Dean Bridges, debating In the men’s
division, received a third place cer-r
tificate. Both of Gardner-Webb’s
total teams—four debaters in the
women’s division and four debaters
in the men’s division—received third
place total team awards. The wo
men’s teams won 6 out of 10 debates
and the men’s teams won a like
numier of debates.
THE POSTMASTER
By PA’T MOBLEY
“Did I get any mail today?” are the familiar words postmaster, Bill
Williams, hears repeatedly day after day.
Bill, a sophomore, who comes from Asheville, N. C., is taking a liberal
arts course with a major in social science. After finishing G. W. he plans
to go to Western Carolina College in order to fulfill his ambitions.
Everyone really appreciates Bill’s presence on campus mainly because
of his wonderful personality, and also because he brings in that long-await
ed mail from home.
When 10:30 comes, everyone makes a stampede to the Student Center
to pick up their mail. Any postmaster who can live under that strain and
still come out smiling must really be tops.
CHRISTMAS BEGINS
HOLIDAYS
As a be^’nning celebrat'on af the
coming Christmas holidays, the
Faotist Student UnioD of Gardner-
Webb College w-'ll present the stu-
deT’ts and faculty with a formal
banquet. The banquet will occur
on Friday n'-ght December 13 at
6:00 in the college dining hall.
After the trsditional Chrirtmas
dinner, a program of entertainment
is p-'anned Th^se appearing on the
program with their items of interest
are Bc( coe Spel'.man-invo^ation,
Carolyn Proffitt-welcome, Mr. Felix
Hamrick-readings, the choir-two
numbers, “Mary Had a Baby” and
“Carol of the Eells”, Miss Kay McGee
Christmas music, Dr. P. L. Elliott-
farewell, and Pat Justice-“I’ll be
Seeing You.”
Christmas holidays for the stude
nts and faculty start Saturday, Dec
ember 14. Classes will resume Mon
day, December 30.
AREAS OF STUDY
VARIED AT G - W
Students at Gardner-Webb Col
lege are preparing themselves for a
range of 28 vocations and profes
sions, according to a survey made
recently among the 512 students.
Business and secretarial study
heads the popularity list with 91 stu
dents, followed closely by 84 for the
ministry, missions, and church
work. Teaching and coaching attract
69, with 67 candidates to become en
gineers.
GARDNER - WEBB
CHOIR PROGRAM
The choir of Gardner-Webb has
a big program of events planned for
the school year 1957-1958.
The choir is under the direction of
Miss Kay McGee, graduate music
professor of Furman University. Miss
McGee has done an excellent job of
directing the choir since she began
second semester of the school year
1956-1957.
The first singling event of the
choir took place during the assembly
cl the Kings Mouptain and Sandy
Run Baptist Associations in October.
’The choir has also sung in the
college chapel on occasions such as
Thanksgiving, followed by a t.mely
message by President P. L. Elliott.
On November 24, the choir, con
sisting of around 40 boys and girls,
journeyed to Eiizabeth Baptist
Church of Shelby to present a pro
gram. Dr. Zeno Wall, pastor of
Elizabeth Baptist Church, celebrated
on that day his fifth year as their
pastor. The choir sang two selec
tions, and Miss McGee sang the in
spirational “Holy City.”
On December 13, the choir pre
sented an enjoyable chapel program
entitled “Carols from Around the
World.” 'iThe theme, “One Christ,
One World,” showed how children
of various races see the Baby Jesus
as a member of their race. The
countries and the children repre
senting the different countries are:
Russia—Frederick Farrar; Italy —
Philip Washburn; Germany—Bever
ly Allen; and the American Negro
race—Cassandra Gardner.
The y. W. A.’s of Gardner-Webb
College observed a Y. W. A. Work
Week durirg the first week of De
cember in order to earn money for
the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
For a long time the Y. W. A. had
been thinking of giving a contribu
tion to Lottie Moon Christmas Of
fering, but didn’t know quite how
to earn money. Then, Miss Kay Mc
Gee, faculty advisor, and the Y. W.
^A. Council decided upon Work Week.
Careful preparations were made.
Posters went up informing everyone
of work week, a chapel program
helped explain the details, and the
girls, personally, drafted workers.
The students did “odd Jobs” in the
community at the set price of 75
cents an hour. The boys, especially,
were in great demand by people de
siring extra help just before the
holidays.
“I need someone to wash my win
dows.” . . . “Could you send some
one over to rake my yard?” . . .
My car needs washing.” . . . “Little
Johnny needs a baby-sitter.” These
sentences represent a few of the jobs
in which the students participated.
In addition to Work Week money
collected. The Theme, “Everyone
give a dollar” was established.
On Wednesday night, December
11, the Council had an altar service
in the parlor of the new dorm.
Mr. Stephen Morrisett spoke a few
minutes on the meaning of the Lot
tie Mcon Christmas Offering, which
is the only Baptist offering to mis
sions that gets to the mission pro
gram on the basis of 100% of the
dollar. Followirg the message, the
boys and girls reverently placed
their offerings upon the altar.
The Y. W, A.’s have adopted the
Work Week as an annual event.
Medicine and allied fields interest
28, with 10 drawn to agriculture and
forestry, six each to law and journ
alism, and the others to a variety
of fieids ranging from drama to the
Marine Corps, and from geology to
interior decorating.
The enrollment figure of 512 rep
rerents a new record for Gardner-
Webb, which has added some 50 stu
dents per year for the past four
years, and grown by 800 per cent
over the past 15 years.
A poll of church affiliations shows
that over 400 students at the Bap
tist College are, quite logically. Bap
tist. ’The 10 preferences include 47
Methodist, 18 Presbyterian, five
Lutheran, two each of Episcopal,
Catholic, and Moravian, and one
each to Church of Christ, Pentecos
tal, and Interdenominational.
MISS KAY McGEE
Miss McGee allows the students
to voice their opinion in the way
the choir is managed; therefore, of
ficers were eleced to guide the stu
dents. Newly elected officers of the
choir are president^Bill LlnviUe and
secretary-Ann Garrett.
In the spring the choir will take
tours to neighboring towns.