PAGE 2, THE PILOT, Gardner-Webb College, October 19, 1971
Let’s Make Tomorrow Together
^|||0 Harmon, Whisnant
"Getting It Together” is the theme of this year’s Homecomng^and mL G-W Recruiters
Webb. The theme was chosen by the Alpha Nu Omega, an organization 1 Two 1971 Gardner-Webb grad-
of Gardner-Webb composed of club presidents, dorm presidents, class uates, Troy Harmon of Elkin,
presidents, and other campus leaders. I ' ^ North Carolina, and Janet Whis-
These leaders had an ideal in mind which ^should be conveyed to nant of Asheboro, North Carolina,
we as a student^body need to “Get It Together” and unite as a whole oLdn^-Webb College. Their tasks
in making Gardner-Webb a great institution. are recruiting new students for the
The editor admits that the subject of unity and school spirit makt^s college.
dow^look Tack on last year’s successes and failures, and set traditions iBH CaroliZ.’’ln"re Spri^ their tours
which will last for years. This means full support for your dorm, clubs, TROY HARMON JANET WHISNANT j^ift to Tennessee and Georgia
class leaders, SGA leaders, senators, campus leaders, athletic teams, respectively. They also will move
performing art students; and with each orgamzation, support the other. .f r» n into Alabama and Florida in the
The school seems to lack the spirit enthusiasm, and involvement n f RpnPrtOrV LOmDanV Spring. Mr. Abrams, Admissions
it needs to make its students really proud to say to anyone, I m from 1 dLlilC IVCpCl lUI J VUlIipalljr Director has been covering North
B""?* Play* To Campus , ho„„ ..
- ^ The Distinguished Artist Series da realizes that her loveless mar- students, working through church-
* OT I r-N A promoted two unique plays— riage cannot satisfy her needs. es with their pastors, visiting and
lOHNNY CASH DAY Hedda Oabler and The Merchant In one final attempt to find a working with students in commu-
of Venice. Both of the plays were purpose in her life, she makes nity colleges and jumor colleges
OIJFS 1 lONLiL) produced and performed by the plans to destroy the man whom and meeting students during high
^ Pacific Repertory Company. she considers to have destroyed school college days and nights
The recently held “Johnny Cash Day” at Gardner-Webb on Tues- Hedda Oabler was presented at her life-Lovborg. Although she ^ake up the major portion o^^
day, September 28 must be termed by all as a great tribute to Mr. Cash ^ Ham- succeeds in destroying Lovborg their responsibilities. Contacs ot
and an honor for Gardner-Webb. But there seemed to have been some Merchant of Venice she is still searching for inward alumni help in recruiting, also,
silent yet important people overlooked during the day. These are the presented at 3:30 p.m. on Peace and happiness. Finally, Harmon and Whisnant are
very people for whom the concert was intended and presumably who October 11 and at 8;00 p.m. on Hedda realizes that the only way equipped with brochures, pam-
Mr Cash wanted to see most-the students. October 12. she may obtain happiness is to be phlets, annuals, and catalogues
' All that most of the students saw of Mr. Cash was from a distance truthful to others and to herself concerning numerous aspects of
at the concert and convocation. Of the approximately 700 guests attend- ^ The Merchant of Venice, which Gardner-Webb academic and so-
ing the luncheon, less than 10 were students, except for the ensemble takes place in Veni^ and Belmont, ^ial life.
members who sang. The only priviledge the students were given was emancipated was written by William ^n^Ke- recruiters usually leave on
seats on the field, except for those who had to serve at the luncheon. ^yo^an The play portrays the speare The play portrays the de- jyj^nday for the week and return
It would have only been fitting for more students to have been sires of people concerning money. Friday, averaging 1000-1300
represented at the luncheon-perhaps Alpha Nu Omega or the student Lov- desperate need of ^ ^hey may see as
senators. Also for the students themselves to have had at least an hour money, and he asks his friend An- 200-300 students a day
1 'tu Mr C»^h to ask him any questions or to hear him speak to ^ tt jj f tonio to use his credit m securing r 10-15
enough for the class time of the students to be interrupted, it seems v Eventually Red- „art of speaking of GW.
that they should have benefitted more from the experience. .he co-t
. ^ n rr XT' C tia receives suitors who must play students are interested in the Ath-
Draft Returns For Two Year Lncore a^ues.ng ^^m.^The guess^^ -f—
Wtl, tt, bv the Senate tion of their draft boards. Re- for cessation of “all military op- | fairly well known to
of the draff exfensiL^^m^^^^^ quested by the President, this new " V ‘ d ^date certai^ ‘he unworthy treasure seek- many high school students,
c 1 tivp Service Svstem is once rule will end charges that certain Indo-china and ,-ri'rlv ers. Bassanio attacted by Portia’s Many students are interested in
Laln autSd^ draft boards were “safer” than ' beauty, eventually attempts to a small private school with an
irffn the armed forces—but with others. Thus all men with the withdraw ...hiect to the master the question ot game. Al- individual touch. The interaction
few trfnTs same lottery number will be in- military fore s -; ° ^ ftough Portia hopes that the of faculty and students at GW is
First, the draft will last only ductable at the same time S'^war held by the Government young man will win, she can only a good drawing card,
until July 1, 1973. President Nixon Another provision provides in- ° forces al- stand by and hope. Gardner-Webb’s nursing pro
hopes to have replaced draft calls centives for more men to volun- Government, and Returning to the first episode business department,
with sufficient numbers of volun- teer. Originally requested by the lie . Americans of the play, Skylock waits out a„d unique major in Ancient Lan-
teers by then, and the induction President last year the $2.4 billion the three months hopmg that An- attracts some students,
machinery will be put on ice in pay hike ($1.8 bi ion ^ or irs known to such Gov- tonio his daughters e opemen program of recruiting is to
case of national emergency. After term enlisted men and junior of- forces.” grieves Skylock he is delighted school students exposure
that date, therefore, 18-year olds ficers) will go into ettect October yhe title also urges the President to hear that Antonio s attempts programs and opportunities
will still have to register with the 1, unless the Cost of Living Coun- negotiate with North Vietnam to obtain the money failed available from various colleges
Selective Service. cil, which oversees the current skylock becomes very intrigiied i„ pH-
Second, male college students wage-price freeze, rules otherwise. j contingent on at the prospect of carvin^g out a supported schools,
no longer receive automatic de- For a recruit or seaman recrui accounting pound of Antonio’s flesh. Upon
ferments while in school. Con- class E-1, average annual pay will j ^lA’s, and withdrawal of US hearing of Antonio s problem Bas- v 4.- T?
gress, bowing to pressure from be J4.872, as compared with Indochina. sanio rushed to Venice with Portia ApphCatlODS For
college students and others for a $3,165 at present (65 percent in- Washington Campus and eventually saves the day. The Poffnn OllPPTl
more equitable draft, agreed to crease). At the top of the scale, a Newsservice play concludes happily. «oOLLOn VqiUetJ
authorize the President to end colonel or Navy captain, class 0-6,
year the National Cotton
the undergraduate deferments, a will get $26,389 as against f T TL Council of America sponsors the
step he has already promised to now (6 percent increase) I J Jjg LClltOr Maid of Cotton selection to find
. K- . ernew dverroZ aC-^^^ Editor- Cruces of Beowulf to their collec the special giri to represent the
Starting this past summer new given two year assigniiiciiis lu jmitor. American Cotton industry. Appli-
students (not enrolled in the 1970- civilian service. The Senate^House This letter is b^ng writte . * ,u„f Nuhrah cations for the 1972 Maid of Cot-
71 academic year) will not be de- Conference Committee emphasized call attention to Cruces of Beo- Ar hur Nuhr^^ selection are now being made
ferred, although if they have that this work will paraUel m his wul^ an unusual ^ ^ ^ available on Gardner-Webb cam-
started classes they may postpone experiences, to a reasonable extent, by Dr. Betty Cox. Having devoted
induction until the present term the experiences of the « ^an years to Editor- since 1939 the Maid of Cotton
ends. All other students are eli- who is inducted m his stead. disciplines, I can truthfully say hditor. has been cotton’s prestige symbol,
gible for induction after four The Mansfield amendment to that Dr. Cox’s interpretive study Most people seem to overlook
years in college or when they require total US troop withdrawal of unusual, puzzhng, or the seriousness of poverty^ Eco- jn winning friends fof the nation's
reach 24 years of age, whichever from Vietnam was approved in passages m the Old English epic „omic structure of a community
comes first modified form as a “sense of Con- poem is a splendid example of determines somewhat a person s § relations contribu-
Third, loltery numbers will ap- gress” title in the act. Mansfield’s multi-faceted schola'rship surpris- destiny in the world in which he ;n,t,„niental in in-
ply to all men with the same nine-month timetable is now stated mg m its breadth and depth. It Uves. Lower-class people have a . cotton
birth date regardless of the loca- as “the earliest practicable date will be of interest to the rnore tendency to live in communities , ®
studious upper classmen and to with people of their own kind. P , ^
f. i«i J u appreciate literary The same can be said about upper- , ^ I “ .u® .qyi
rri»_ ¥-»•! P'^^P'^- The poor get poorer ^^ested “ ^be“ming he 19 2
Th© Pilot Gardner-Webb is honored that and the rich get richer. Mr.‘ Poston’s office along with
a work of such high caliber should It is my belief that this country information as to qualifica-
Editor Kathy Daves have come from the pen of one is doing a tremendous job in ar- ^nter.
A • r Samala Hish of its own faculty members. For resting much of the poverty that
Assistant Editor ; • & me the special joy came from has infiltrated the country. The
Sports Editor uranger gaining fresh insights into a liter- Federal Government along with LorO. CaraCtOIl
Photographer Swanson favorite of bygone years. Fac- the local government is not 'p Sneak
gj.g££ Patsy Bumgardner, Becky ulty members in religious studies enough. They still fall short ot “
Hpnl'pv" RpVvv Sismon Rebecca Thompson, also can find much in it to arouse the immediate needs of many Lord Caradon, Minister of State
y 6 Pint Tnspv their interest. The same holds true people who are effected by pover- for Foreign Affairs and Permanent
jonnny H y, J y those whose specialties are ty. It is going to take the effort British Ambassador to the United
Advisor Boya history, philosophy, and sociology, of concerned citizens who are Nations from 1964-1970 will speak
Modesty prevents Dr. Cox from sincere enough to lend a helping in chapel on November 11. Lord
* , „ , t,, ui. ti B n Hr,.., publicizing the virtues of her own hand. We can help by giving to Caradon was to have appeared
Published by the students of Gardner-Webb College, r. U. ho ^ork, so 1 take this opportunity various organizations through our September 28, but due to the John-
288, Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, N. C. 28017. make public at least one read- donations, gifts and prayers. If a ny Cash Day, he was rescheduled.
Advertising rate is $2.00 per column inch. Telephone 434-2211. er’s pleased reaction to it. Those war was waged against poverty An expert on Africa, the Middle
students seeking works of original the world would be a better place East, and the United Nations,
The opinions expressed in this newspaper are not necessarily scholarship for their personal 11- in which to live. Lord Caradon will speak on “What
those of the faculty, administration, or student body. braries ought to consider adding Mike Darby Hope at the United Nations,”