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THE
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Shelby's
Gardner-Webb
Appreciation Week
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Gardner-Webb College—Home of the Bulldogs
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1971
BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
TO BE HONORED
Johnny Cash To Receive
Doctorate From G-W
Johnny Cash, internationally
known singer, TV personality and
movie star will be on Gardner-
Webb’s campus September 28 for
a concert, dinner and convocation
where he will be awarded a Doc
tor of Humanities Degree.
Tentative plans call for a morn
ing concert including the entire
Cash troupe with the Carter fam
ily and June Carter (Mrs. Cash)
as the special attractions. Follow
ing the hour long concert there
will be a dinner in the cafeteria
for specially invited guests. The
convocation will be held in the
afternoon. The concert and the
convocations will be held in the
Ernest Spangler Memorial Stadi
um. Should the weather be bad
both events will be moved into
the Host Physical Education Build-
Cash is expected to arrive early
enough on the campus for a tour.
He has asked that a group of
students take him on a campus
The Faculty Educational Policy
Committee voted to give the sing
er the doctorate on the basis of
“his contribution in combating the
JOHNNY CASH
Home Game
Festivities
Merchants Sponsor
Appreciation Week
The first home football game
of the year will bring the Gardner-
Webb Bulldogs in combat with the
Newberry Indians, on September
18 at 7:30 in Spangler Stadium.
Many festivities have been plan
ned for this first home game.
Beginning at 3:00 in Spangler
Stadium, the Trinidad TripoH
Steel Band will make a return per
formance to Gardner-Webb. This
group is composed of young men
from Trinidad who make music
by playing steel oil drums, regular
drums, and other rhythm instru
ments. They were here last Sep-
All freshmen are expected to
stay for the game and march in
the parade to the stadium. One
half hour prior to kick off, fresh
men are to assemble in the park
ing lot at Bost Gymnasium and
march to Spangler stadium. They
are to sit in a body during the
first half of the football game.
After halftime the freshmen will
be able to discard of their beanies.
The activities will also include
the annual Band Night before the
game. During this event many
areas are represented by their high
school bands and majorettes.
This year the following schools
are represented: Chester High
School, Chester, S. C.; Cherryville
High School, Cherryville, N. C.;
Polk County Majorettes, Mill
Springs, N. C.; Chase High
School, Forest City, N. C.; and,
Easley High School, Easley, S. C.
Also, Palmetto High School,
Williamston, S. €.; Crest High
School, Shelby, N. C.; Rutherford-
ton-Spindale High School, Ruther-
fordton, N. C.; Burns High School,
Lawndale, N. C.; and East High
School, Forest City, N. C.
Also during halftime activities
the winners of prizes for the Shel
by Merchant’s Gardner-Webb Ap
preciation Week will be an
nounced.
Chapel Program
The Chapel programs for first
semester include Faculty Day on
September 21, in which the en
tire program will be presented by
the faculty.
On October 14 (Thursday), Jo
Ann Shelton, soloist for Billy Gra
ham, will appear in chapel. Mr.
Jolley will head up the annual
Founders Day on October 19.
Student Day is October 26, with
only students participating . On
November 11 (Thursday), Dr.
Charles Hirt, President of the
American Choral Directors Asso
ciation will be the guest in Chapel.
Mr. Jim Horn of the Juvenile
Probation in Shelby will speak on
November 16.
The College Chorus, directed by
Dr. Phil Perrin, and the Wind
Ensemble, directed by Mr. Decker,
will perform on November 23.
November 30 brings Dr. O. L.
Sherrill, a minister from Raleigh.
And the Choral Ensembel will cap
off the semester with a presenta
tion on December 7.
Gardner-Webb College Appre
ciation Week sponsored by the
Shelby Merchants Association will
be held this year beginning Thurs
day, September 16, and closing
Saturday, September 18, with the
Newberry College football game.
Last year scores of Shelby mer
chants offered valuable prizes to
students who registered in their
stores. The registration is open to
all members of the Gardner-Webb
family, students, faculty, staff, and
administration.
This issue of the PILOT carries
a list of all the merchants taking
part in the Appreciation week.
Everyone in the Gardner-Webb
family is urged to visit these mer
chants and to sign registration
slips. Registration begins Thurs
day and will continue through 3
o’clock Saturday. Winners will be
announced as soon as possible.
Students and faculty members
may be called upon to show their
identification cards when they
register. So be sure that it is avail
able. Registration is limited to
once each day of the three day
Already the prize list is grow
ing. Included among the early
prizes announced is a portable TV
set and a portable eight-track
record player. Last year many oth
er prizes including automobile
tires, clothing, watches, rings,
shoes, luggage, food, haircuts, per
manents, cosmetics, and many
other gifts were offered by the
merchants.
The Shelby Merchants Associa
tion has already shown their in
terest in creating school spirit at
the Web by providing red and
white “Go Bulldogs” bumper
stickers for students and faculty
drug problem, working with those
with the problem of alcohol, and
rehabilitation of those confined in
our prisons.”
The action of the faculty com
mittee was approved by the execu
tive committee of the Board of
Trustees. The degree will be con
ferred by Dr. E. Eugene Poston,
president of the college.
Dr. Thurman Lewis, Professor
of Biblical Languages, is the gen
eral chairman of the day-long ac-
The activities at the stadium
will be open to the public and
every effort will be made to pro
vide an opportunity for everyone
wishing to attend to get a seat.
Every effort is going to be made
to provide adequate seating for
the student body at the two events
in the stadium. Final plans have
not been completed as to the seat
ing arrangement.
Should it rain and the program
be moved inside closed circuit TV
will be installed in Hamrick Audi
torium and in 101 Science Build-
Briggs Assumes New Position
Jesus Movement
Gardner-Webb students were
brought up to date on the latest
religious movement which is
sweeping the country—The Jesus
Movement.
Walker Knight, editor of South
ern Baptist Home Mission Maga
zine, was the chapel speaker who
related his experiences with the
Jesus Movement. Mr. Knight spent
several days traveling with this
group in their trek across the
country.
As always Gardner-Webb stays
in a period of renovation. This
year a newly organized program
concentrating primarily on the
student’s out-of-class activities has
been formed entitled “Student Per
sonnel Services.” Mr. Bill Briggs
is the new coordinator.
Mr. Brigg’s duties are contained
under three major headings: (1)
Student Welfare Services, finan
cial aid, counseling, etc; (2) Stu
dent Activities Services, SGA;
and (3) Student Development
Services.
The previously held titles have
been changed somewhat and listed
below are the new breakdown
service titles;
The Director of Student Affairs
has been changed to Associate
Coordinator of Student Personnel
Services with Mr. Tom Poston as
head.
The Assistant Director of Stu
dent Affairs for women with Miss
Ruth Kiser is now entitled Student
Affairs (women). The Director of
Student Affairs for men is Student
Affairs (men) under Mr. Banner.
The Director of Counseling and
Guidance is Dr. Dan Proctor, and
Mr. Lyman Ferrell is the College
counselor.
The goals at Gardner-Webb are
always attainable. The Student
Placement Services’ goal is to re
move the old “dean” concept re
placing it with “services for stu-
BILL BRIGGS
Leadership
Conference
The second annual Student
Leadership Conference was held
this year on Saturday, August 21,
1971 in the Charles 1. Dover Cam
pus Center. Due to the fact that
it was just before school started
and many were still working or
on vacation, the response of the
80 invited student leaders, was
There were only about 24 stu
dents present. Sixteen faculty
members attended. Invitations
were extended to the Board of
Trustees and Board of Advisors,
but none responded. One mem
ber of the Board of Associates
was there. Eleven administrators
Even though the response was
weak, the conference was enrich
ing in many areas. The purpose
of the conference was to get lead
ers involved in student life and
to brin gany questions to the sur-
Discussions were under the
headings of SGA of Gardner-
Webb, Campus Life, Academic
Life, and Business Life, with rep
resentatives from each area re
porting. “Communication, Respon
sibility, and Honesty” were in the
foreground throughout the confer
ence and are hoped to be used
throughout the school year. Dr.
Poston spoke at the dinner which
closed the meeting.