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Dueling Pianos:
Cribb and Reynolds
Dr. George Cribb and Robert Reynolds, both of the facul
ty of Gardner-Webb College, presented a program of music
for two pianos on Monday, December 5 in the O. Max Gard
ner Fine Arts Building. The program included Concerto in F
Minor for Piano and Orchestra by Chopin; Scaramouche, a
suite for two pianos by Milhaud; and Isle of Joy by De
bussy.
Dr. Cribb joined the faculty in 1969 as chairman of the
Fine Arts Etepartment. He came to Gardner-Webb from
Campbellsville College, where he was also chairman of the
Department of Fine Arts. He has taught music at Mississ
ippi College in Clinton, William Carey College in Hatties
burg, Miss., Wingate College and North Texas State Uni
versity in Denton.
Dr. Cribb received his doctorate from North Texas State
University, his professional diploma and Master’s degree
from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York
City and his B.A. from Wake Forest University, where he
graduated cum laude.
He has done additional study at Union Theological Semi
nary in New York, the Unfversity of Southern Mississippi,
York University in England and Hartt College of Music at
the University of Hartford in Connecticut.
Mr. Reynolds, a concert pianist, earned a bachelor’s de
gree in music at Campbellsville College, Kentucky, and a
Master’s degree in piano performance at the University of
Kentucky. He has studied at George Peabody College for
Teachers and is currently a doctoral student at Florida
State University.
Meet Kent Moore
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This year in the math department we have Dr. W. Kent
Moore, from Ellington, Missouri. He attended Southeast
Missouri State College in 1966, with a B.S. in Education;
University of Missouri at Columbia in 1967, with a Master
of Arts; and University of Texas at Austin in 1975, with a
Ph.D.
Dr. Moore has had eight years of full-time college teach
ing prior to this year. Before teaching at Gardner-Webb, he
taught at Murray State University, Murray, KY., from
1967 to 1970. He taught the entire spectrum of undergrad
uate mathematics from College Algebra to Differential
Equations. Dr. Moore then taught at Valdosta State Col
lege, Valdosta, GA., from 1971 to 1977. There he taught cal
culus, statistics, and other quantitative courses for
Business Administration majors.
Moore became interested in mathematics as a youngster.
He says, “I enjoyed working mathematic problems and
mathematical puzzles. Since I also enjoyed learning and
participating in an academic environment, it was only natu
ral that I consider becoming a teacher.”
Why is Moore interested in Gardner-Webb? He says, “I
am very happy that Gardner-Webb has a spiritual empha
sis, as well as an emphasis on academics. Contrary to the
opinion of some, spiritually is not anti-intellectual. In fact,
a knowledge of and about God is the foundation of all true
knowledge.”
Moore’s wife, Sharon, also from Missouri, is a Registered
Nurse and has a Master’s in Nursing. They have two child
ren: Treva, 3 years old; and Kevin, 6 months old.
Former Students Have Works Published
Ron Rash and Wayne Blankenship, graduates of G.W.C. will have their works publish
ed in the December issue of The Rectangle, a publication of Sigma Tau Delta, the Nation
al English Honor Society.
Ron Rash, a M. A. candidate in English at Clemson University, will have his short
story “Deliver Us” published. Mr. Rash, an English major at G.W.C. and native of Boil
ing Springs, graduated in 1976.
Wayne Blankenship, an M.A. candidate at the University of Missouri, will have his
poem “Viro Beach Retirement” published. Mr. Blemkenship, also a native of Boiling
js, graduated from G.W.C. in 1977 with a degree in English.
Ciillinan Honored
Dr. Alice R. Cullinan, as
sistant professor of religion
and religious education at
Gardner-Webb College, has
been listed in the 1977
edition of Who's Who in
Religion.
Dr. Cullinan is a member
of the American Association
of University Professors,
the Baptist Professors of
Religion and the Southeast
ern Religious Education As
sociation.
Besides her duties at
Gardner-Webb, she is peirt-
time music and education
director of the Upper
Fairforest Baptist Church in
Union, S.C.
Dr. Cullinan earned her
bachelor or arts degree from
Carson-Newman College,
her master of religious edu
cation from Southwestern
Seminary and her doctor of
education degree in
psychology and church ad
ministration from South
western Seminary in Forth
Worth, Texas.
N V
Blackburn Elected
Dr. Robert Blackburn,
chairman of Health and
Physical Education at Gard
ner-Webb College, has been
elected vice president for
Health of the North Carolina
Association for Health, Phy
sical Education and Reciea-
tion(NCAHPER).
He has been chairman of
the Department of Health
and Physical Education for
the past eight years at Gard
ner-Webb. He has been on
the faculty for twelve years.
He has held numerous dis
trict and national offices in
health and physical educa
tion associations.
Dr. Blackburn received
his B.S. from Erskine Col
lege and his M.A. and Ed. D.
from George Peabody Col
lege in Nashville, Tenn.
Theater Arts Needed
To begin with I would like to extend my heartfelt congra
tulations to the cast, crew, and director of “Oklahoma.”
“Oklahoma.” This group of faculty members and students
has shown the Gardner-Webb family and surrounding com
munity that the interest in theatre arts has not died out on
our campus.
The students interested in theatre arts have had an uphill
climb since the spring of 1975 when the administration be
gan cutting back on faculty and staff. I understand the nec
essity for the cutback, and I do not fault the administration
of the college for making them. What I have never under
stood is how they could justify doing away with the col
lege’s entire theatre arts department by “retiring” the only
theatre arts professor on campus!
The following year the Alpha Psi Omega showed the Col
lege family that though it was down, it was not out. The stu
dents directed and produced shows “Harvey” and “Mash”,
which played to packed houses. A lot of hard work and dedi
cation went into these shows to make them the successes
that they were.
Now there is a faculty director on campus and his pre
sence is greatly appreciated. However, it would be a pity if
the restoration of the theatre arts department stopped here.
There is an interest in theatre arts on this campus, and 1
would like to see theatre arts classes being taught again at
Gardner-Webb. I feel that it is a great injustice to deny the
interested students of Gardner-Webb the opportunity to
participate in theatre arts classes.
I have every confidence that the present administration
of Gardner-Webb will do all in its power to provide this type
of instruction on our campus. The interest and the need is
here, as has been demonstrated by the tremendous response
to “Oklahoma” by both cast and audiences. The time for
support is now.
Signed,
Debbie Williams
Vice-Pres. Alpha Psi Omega
Tests: Where Do We Go From Here?
What are tests coming to? That is probably the most fre
quent question that goes through a student’s mind each
time he or she takes a standardized test. Once, teachers
would make out a test and give it to the students, not even
thinking of a standardized test. I suppose when you get
right down to it, the standardized tests are a lot easier and
faster to grade. Besides, all a teacher has to do is just send
the test through a computer. This may be fine for a teacher,
but what about the students; it looks as if the teacher ought
to think of the student instead of himself. It is my opinion,
and the opinion of several other students, that standardized
test are unjust or—if you prefer a more legal term—uncon
stitutional. Now, let me give you an example of how these
tests are imjust. Suppose that a student has a reading prob
lem in understanding what he or she reads. Now, in order for
this type of student to pass a standardized test, the student
would have to read the chapter approximately three or four
times in order to fully comprehend what he has read. Now,
it’s test time and the student comes in to take the test. This
type of student would probably get a “D”, but then the
teacher would curve the grade to a high “C”. Now what does
that prove? Not a thing, because it is not the student’s real
grade. Now, if the teacher had taken the time to tell the stu
dent what would be on the test and what to study for, then
that student with the reading problem would probably get a
“B” or an “A” on the test. This concludes my opinion on
standardized tests, and responses to this letter are accept
ed. I hope after some teacher reads this editorial, they might
stop and think a little next time before they give a test.
Tommy Watts
The Pilot
Editor Harvey L. Ramsey
Sports Editor Richard Simpson
Staff Karen Calton, Cindy Payseur,
Max Pettyjohn, Major Price Lynne Wallace,
Melinda Townsend, Malinda Ehinlap
Debbie Williams
Advisor Mr. William B. Stowe
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