Pilot
Volume XII, Number 4
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
February-March, 1958
MAKES GOALS FOR 1958
G. W.
Jimmy Wright found exams were plenty rough
EXAMS END FIRST SEMESTER
e-print of a script used in a recent radio
By JOHN ROBERTS
Among the goals of the college for 1958 are approximate
ly a dozen which will receive major emphasis and priority.
One of these is a reduction in the college indebtedness.
More than a quarter of a million dollars was borrowed during
the past year or so to meet obligations in erection of new build
ings. Ol course a major portion of the building fund was se
cured during the Goiaen Anniversary expansion program, but
it was necessaTy to supplement this by borrowing.
The college is following an approved plan of reducing the
debt in moniruy installments, and snould erase it within rough
ly five years. The trustees and aaministraiion are anxious,
however, to rid tiie coliege of its expansion indebtedness much
earlier than that.
Anotner goal for ’58 is completion of thei addition to the
college clinic, giving it more space and increasing its efficien
cy. j^'unas are available and work is progressing, hampered
only by tne weather.
LOCAL PASTOR LEAVES
By Freida Stanley
Boiling Springs'Church lost an excellent pastor with the
recent resignation of the Rev. John S. Farrar to become pastor
of First. Baptist Church of Culpepper, Va.
John S. Farrar, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John S. Far
rar, Sr., is a native of Gaston County. Born in July, 1920, Mr.
Farrar is a graduate of Gastonia High School in 1939. His
college study included Mars Hill and a B. S. degree from Wake
Forest. He also received a B. D. degree and a Th. M. degree
from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Exams January 13-17 ended the
first semester at Gardner - Webb
College. Second semester started off
with a bang as old grades were dis
tributed and sighs of passing and
complaints of failure were number
ed everywhere.
Complaints were uttered from
■ several students as they returned
iearly from Christmas holidays on
December 30, but it is well classes
resumed early for the schedule call
ed for examinations January 13-17.
Quite a lot of last minute studying
was put in by many students as the
“fatal” days approached. The
length tests were completed by most
students by Thursday, and they had
a few days of freedom from acad
emic life before classes resumed.
Second semester began Monday,
January 20. A number of new stu
dents are in college, — several of
thejn entering college for the first
time. Beginner’s classes being offer
ed to new students are English 101,
history 101,, economics 203, speech
101, typing 107, psychology 201, the
ory 101, and theory 106.
Many new classes are also offered
this semester to students who have
already completed part of their col
lege work. These new classes are
business finance 112, government
201, English 211 or Shakespeare,
religiO'US education 202, English 206
or journalism, and speech 102.
ANCHOR IS
COMPLETED
Betty Jo Hamrick, editor of the
Anchor, and her staff have complet
ed the Anchor and have sent it to
the publishers, the Delmar Company
in Charlotte.
For months the Anchor staff has
worked diligently on the Anchor,
getting everything ready by the
publishers’ deadline, which was Feb
ruary 17.
The Anchor will be bigger in size
and larger in the number of pages.
It will be divided into four main
parts which are the sophomore class,
the freshman class, the activities,
Daniel “Lighting” Byrd, business
manager of the Anchor, announced
the price of an Anchor would be
$8. Betty Jo stated, “Without the
help of Mr. John Roberts, the facul
ty advisor, and my loyal staff, the
Anchor would not be completed to
day. Thanks to everyone who had a
part of putting the Anchor out.”
The Anchor will be available to
the students and teachers around
Mr. Farrar began his ministry by
serving as student pastor at Cross-
nore Baptist Church in Crossnore,
N. C., and Harrods Creek Baptist
Church in Brownsboro, Ky. From
these two churches he emerged as a
full-time pastor, serving first New
Hope Baptist Church in Earl, and
his recent church. Boiling Springs
Baptist Church.
Married to Julia Alyce Hoover on
June 23. 1944, Mr. Farrar has two
children—Alycia Faye and Frederic.
“Active and vivacious” perfectly
describe Mr. Farrar, who was presi
dent of Kings Mountain Baptist
Pastors’ Conference in 1954-55. and
was also a chairman of the same
association. He served on the Mis
sions Council during the years 1953-
55 and has just resigned as the
president of the Cleveland County
Ministers Association.
As pastor-advisor to the Baptist
Student Union of Gardner- Webb
College, Mr. Farrar has seemed like
a second father to the youth of
G. W. C. He took a special IntereH
in all the college group, and could
call practically every student by
name. He contributed fine articles
regularly to the Pilot; thus enrich
ing the lives of the readers by his
witty and valued writings. The
college crowd always felt close to
Mr. Farrar, who was never too busy
to attend our ball games or play a
game of ping-pong. The cheers he
received at the recent faculty-stu-
dent ball game proved his popu-
It’s not surprising that Mr. Far
rar is a good basketball player, be
cause his previous experience in
cludes being coach for the Gastonia
American Legion Baseball Team and
the Athletic Coach at Wesley Com
munity Center, Louisville, Ky.
A member of the Boiling Springs
Lions Club, Mr. Farrar helped also
to serve with the community proj
ects such as giving the people polio
shots through the polio clinic.
A truly consecrated Christian,
Mr .Farrar was a true friend to all
the commimity, which hated very
much to see him leave, but sent
their love and friendship with him
to Virginia.
When completed the clinic will
have its own kitchen, adequate of
fice and treatment space, and the
new area for patients will have a
central nurse - call system, central
oxygen supply, and other of the best
up-to-date features.
For several years the college has
been interested in further beautify
ing and landscaping the campus.
Small improvements are made each
year as funds are available, but al
ways there is more to do than can
be accomplished.
Minimum goal for 1958 is beauti
fying the area around the new phy
sical education plant and swinrmiing
A maximum goal would be com
plete landscaping of the campus,
following a master plan and adding
flower beds, trees, and shrubs, and
other attractions.
The athletic department has an
ambitious goal that actually in
volves the entire college. When they
occupied the new gymnasium last
fall the athletes had not a single
trophy to place on the shelves of
the spacious trophy cases.
Don’t get the idea they had never
won any trophies. Several highly
prized cups and pennants have been
brought home by our victorious ath
letes over the years. They were all
housed in the president’s office in
Huggins-Curtis, and burned in the
fire which destroyed the building
last August.
Goal of tlie athletes for ’58, then,
is to make a sizable showing toward
filling the trophy cases this year.
Already they are off to a good
start, winning one trophy before
1958 began. The basketball team
took second place in the Baptist Ju
nior College tournament December
6 and 7 in the new gym.
Academically, the college seeks to
improve the quality of its work, se
cure better and additional equip
ment, and add new courses of in
struction this year. Our college is
already fully accredited, but we are
not content to rest on our laurels.
We seek to expand and improve at
every opportunity.
Added to the curriculum last fall
was a course in forensics and de
bate. Also expanded was the science
department. For the spring semester
we' added studies in Shakespeare
and in modern journalism.
Two features of 1958 th|t are of
great importance to the gtowth of
Gardner-Webb will be directed by
Vice-Pres. W. Lawson Allen. One
concerns living endowment, which
means that people of average in
come will be encouraged to have a
part in operation and expansion of
the college through regular contri
butions, annually or otherwise.
The college has an endowment,
which bears interest for operational
needs. Even a small contribution
each year is equal to the income
from a large amount on deposit.
Mr. Allen will also direct the
Christian Education Day emphasis,
which culminates each year in
June, coinciding with Father’s Day.
On this day each year Baptist
churches give special recognition to
Christian education and pay special
tribute to the value of our church-
related colleges.
On' this day too, special offerings
are made directly to the college of
the Individual’s choice through his
local church. This offering Is apart
NEW G. W. TRUSTEES ELECTED
The Rev. Tom S. Lawrence, pastor of Cliffside Baptist
Church, Cliffside, is the new chairman of Gardner-Webb Col
lege Trustees.
The minister was elected in a board meeting in Decem
ber. For the past year he was board vice-chairman. In his
new role he succeeds the Rev. M. 0. Owens, Jr. of Lenoir who
retired from the board Jan. 1.
Arnold W. Kincaid, Kings Mountain and Bessemer City
industrialist, was chosen vice-chairman. A Gardner-Webb
graduate, he is now in his third term as a trustee, and during
the past year was board secretary.
Named secretary is the Rev. W. T. Hendrix of Gastonia.
Also a Gardner-Webb alumnus, he is pastor of Flint-Groves
Baptist Church there.
Mrs. Rush Stroup of Shelby, who
has served the college since 1934,
was re-elected treasurer.
The trustees’ executive committee
for 1958 will include, in addition to
the general oficers, Mrs. O. Max
Gardner of Shelby and Dr. S. A.
Wilson of Lincolnton, members at
large; J. L. Suttle Jr. of Shelby,
finance committee chairman; R. E.
Price of Rutherfordton, public lela-
tions chairman; Dr. W .Wyan Wash
burn of Boiling Springs, chairman
of the curriculum committee; and
Dr. H, S. Plaster of Shelby, chair
man of the tone and character
committee.
New trustees taking office Jan. 1
for four-year terms are Clarence E.
Beech of Lenoir, Dr. W. Donald
Moore of Coats, Keener Pharr of
Charlotte, R. E. Price, Mrs. E. G.
Shore of Winston-Salem, and Wil
lard Weeks of Ridgecrest. Claude S.
Hinson of Belmont was elected to
replace Judge Walter E. Crissman
of H'gh Point who is unable to
Retiring trustees are the Rev. M.
O. Owens, Jr., W. B. Hair of Gas
tonia, J. R. Dover, Jr., of Shelby,
S. B. Hildebrand of Marion, R. P.
Reece of Winston-Salem, and the
Rev. H. Gordon Weekley, Jr., of
Charlotte. The late A. V. Wash
burn, Sr. of Shelby was also slated
IN THE PILOT
THIS ISSUE
Dr. P. L. Ell’Ott has an article on
page 2. Read it.
What is vour view on going
steady? Read “Going Steady” on
G. W. superlatives are named on
PILOT salutes two deserving stu
dents on page 4.
Our old sports editor and the new
sports editor both have^charge^M
future Ken ...
in charge.
Bill Gamble has a cute
prospects for this year o