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Page 3, THE PILOT Friday, October 24, 1975 The Way We Were mom Eu WE November 5 Dixon Reflects On GW’s Past ' Bicentennial Committee Offers Projects The North Carolina Bicen tennial Committee is offer ing to financially support students who wish to pro duce projects with a Bicen- tenni8il theme. In 1967, the NCBC was created by the North Caro lina State Legislature. Its purpose was “tp plan and develop programs for the celebration of the American Revolution in the states.” Three themes have been selected for the celebration of the Bicentennial. They are: “Heritage,” “Hori zons,” and “Festivals.” Student Projects for the Bicentennial Celebration of fers post-secondary educa tion students the oppor tunity to create their, own projects within the frame work of the “Festivals” theme. This theme involves an expanded effort to make North Carolinians more aware of the traditions, the culture, the hospitality, and the character of the state and its people through the arts, education, travel, ex hibits, fairs, crafts and festi vals. Those eligible to apply are students at senior colleges and universities in the state. The project program is spon sored by the North Carolina Bicentennial, the National Bicentennial Internship Pro gram and the North Carolina Internship Office. Those in terested in the projects and accepted by the NCBC might seek assistance from these organizations. Nov. 14 is the deadline for all applications. Dec. 8 is the date when notice of accep tance will appear. Applica tions may be picked up in lllC.I.D. At least 25 students will be supported. Applicants will contract with the Na tional Bicentennial Intern ship Program mutually agreeing on project objec tives, beginning and ending dates, reimbursement sched ules and time period. Claude Kipnis Performs Mimes If you missed the perfor mance of the Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre last night, be sure and see tonight’s show. It begins at 8 p.m. in the Hamrick Auditorium. The Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre was begun by Mr. Kipnis to present the art of pantomime to audiences of all ages throughout the world. He began his career with a nine-week tovir of America in 1966, opening at New York’s Theatre de Lys. Mr. Kipnis has other cre dits to his name besides his leadership of the Mime Theatre. Several works have been commissioned by Kip nis for the New York Phil harmonic, the Boston Opera and CBS television. He has also served as Director-in- Residence of the Boston Opera Company and Artist- in-Residence at the Univer sity of Illinois. Another member of the group is Judi Ann Coles. She is an experienced choreo grapher £ind dancer and has toured in a production of “Godspell”. Kate Hibshman is a grad uate of the American Aca demy of Dramatic Arts. She is a dancer and has studied at the Cleveland Institute and the Ballet Arts School in New York City. Ljmne Jassem has been in front of audiences since the age of ten when she ap peared singing and dancing CORRECTION In the last issue of the Pilot, two officers names were misspelled in the Phi Beta Lamda” article. They are Syd Caudle, President and Gerry Hazlewood, Vice- President, instead of Clyde Caudle and Gerry Hazier- wood. on the Perry Como show. She is a graduate of the Uni versity of Miami. When not on tour with Claude Kipnis, Lynne teaches tap dancing in New York. Jay Natelle is a former student of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and is the member who has been with Claude Kipnis the longest. Besides his theatre career, Jay plays guitar. Marty Robinson is a talent especially in the field of puppets and marionettes, and is most entertaining when the “Mime Theatre” presents children’s shows. He was in the touring com pany of the Nicolo Mario nettes before joining Claude Kipnis. The last performer in the troupe is Jon Ruddle. Jon has studied mime in several different places including Paris and Canada. How has Gardner-Webb changed and been affected by the years since the early days of its establishment? Who has been involved with most of this change? Hubert Dixon has been at Gardner- Webb long enough to see the college go through many phases. Mr. Dixon began his in volvement as a student when Gardner-Webb was known as Boiling Springs Junior College. In 1933, he attended Wake Forest Uni versity and returned to Gardner-Webb in 1935 to teach. ■ Since he was the only match teacher on campus, Mr. Dixon was also the head of the Math Department. Besides being a depart ment head, Mr. Dixon also served as registrar and aca demic dean from 1938 to 1940. In 1940, when officials were looking for a new presi dent, he served as acting president. Hubert Dixon has seen m£iny students come and go throughout the years. He feels that the types of stu dents he has encountered were and are direct reflec tions of the economic status of the country. For example, the students during the Depression came to college with a very serious attitude; there were not Tonight! Young Winston very many educational op portunities and times were very hard. After World War II, ex soldiers populated the cam pus. They also took college very seriously since there was a great job demand. Also, being older and being married, they took respon sibility more seriously. In 1950, however, things changed. College became a popular thing to do, a mere fad. Says Dixon, “These stu dents did not belong in a lib eral arts college. They would have benefitted more by at tending technical schools and learning trades.” When, in the late 1960’s, technical schools became popular and a feasible alter native to liberal arts col leges, students began to make wise choices for their professions. Mr. Dixon feels that today, students are bet ter adjusted and know what they really want out of their education. Mr. Dixon is in agreement with many of Gardner- Webb’s academic policies. He feels that the low ratio of professors to students helps the Gardner-Webb graduate find jobs easier. Employers see how graduates are able to other people, and are anxious to hire Gardner- Webb people. He also feels that the Christian fellowship on the campus adds to the ability of the Gardner-Webb grad uate to relate to his em ployer and co-workers. Mr. Dixon admires what he calls Gardner-Webb’s “essence of private enter prise.” Since this school has not accepted federal monies, thus making it subject to HEW regulations, it has re tained its religious emphasis and remained a unique cam pus. Introducing James Guild Have you ever met a “Scottish-Rhodesian?” Not many people have, know ingly. This writer, thought a “Scottish-Rhodesian” to be a particular breed of flower that blossoms in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Jimmy Guild, one of Gardner-Webb’s new foreign students, was quick to correct this blatantly erroneous erratimi. Jimmy is a Scottish lad, more recently from Rho desia. “My parents emi grated from Scotland to Rhodesia to farm,” explains Jimmy. “I stayed in Scot land to complete Elementary School, then went to join them in Rhodesia in 1960. I really consider Rhodesia my home and not Scotland.” How does someone so far removed from Boiling Springs decide to complete their studies at Gardner- Webb? Jimmy heard of Gardner-Webb from Rev. Clyde Dotson, a Southern Baptist Missionary sta tioned in Rhodesia. At the time, Jim was working with “A New Life For All,” a Christian organization based in Rhodesia. “I started working full time for N.L.F.A. in Jan uary 1973. Last year, I felt the need for more training in the work I was doing and started to pray about this. The Lord opened the door to Gardner-Webb.” When asked the differ ences between African Uni versities and collges in America, Jimmy replied that in Rhodesia “there are no real facilities where I could study Religious Edu cation. I did visit several places while in Britain but found them very ‘stiff and starchy’. The advantage to me of being able to study in America is that I feel that the training I will receive here will be much more bene ficial in youth work, when I return to Rhodesia. Teen agers over there relate a lot better to American Ideas than they do to British I’ve never experienced any- Ideas.” where else. I really feel at Jimmy, a Religious Edu- home here—everyone is so cation Major, has fallen in friendly. This makes a big love-• with Gardner-Webb. difference when you’re so far “It has a spirit about it that from home.” Jimmy Guild reflects upon life here.
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