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Racquetball:
A Growing Sport
By Dr. Jim Taylor
In only a decade, racquetball has emerged as one of the
most popular indoor sports in the United States. Conceived
as an alternative to handball and played in the same room,
racquetball soon attracted a large foUowing of players who
felt more comfortable with the short racquet ad hollow rub
ber baU than with the gloves and hard ball of the other
sport.
Perhaps the most attractive feature of racquetball is the
simplicity of the game itself. It can be played by anyone
who possesses sufficient ability to hit the baU around a 20 x
40 X 20 room. Moreover, the game is a relatively inexpensive
one and requires no special uniform. Good racquets are dur
able and require fewer stringings than do tennis racquets,
and the balls, much improved over the past five years, gene-
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Student Publishes Paper
large ones like horses and
cattle. He hopes to attend a
school of veterinary medi
cine next fall.
Getting a paper published
in a national magazine is
quite an achievement for a
graduate student, and even
more so for an undergrad
uate. Steve is one of the first
from Gardner-Webb to have
an article in a national
magazine.
At present, Steve is work
ing with Professor Ronnie
Thomas in an independent
study on cattle. This in
cludes writing another pa
per, “An Enzymatic Method
for Determination of Blood
Level Pyruvic Acid,” which
is hoping to get published
also. They are trying to de
velop a way of measuring
the pyruvic acid in the blood
streams of cattle. The veter
inarians Steve works with
consider a deficiency of the
vitamin thymine to be relat
ed to the occurance of a re
tained placenta when a calf
is bom. Steve thinks that
there is a correlation be
tween thymine deficiency
and concentration of pyruvic
acid, because of the high
level of pyruvic acid concen
tration found in the blood
samples of cows with retain
ed placentae. Therefore, it
may be possible to use the
level of pyruvic acid to de
termine thymine deficiency.
Steve plans to present
both of these papers to the
North Carolina Academy of
Science (Collegiate section)
on April 7 and 8. They repre
sent a lot of research on his
part, beginning last spring.
College Program
Reviewed
Friday, February 17, was
a holiday for many, but for
those involved in curriculimi
review, it was indeed no holi
day. For thirty-five stu
dents, and for many faculty,
administrator, staff, and ad
visory personnel who parti
cipated, the day turned out
to be very much like work.
Activities began with a
keynote address by Jack Be-
van, former dean of Eckerd
(Florida Presbyterian) Col
lege, who suggested several
avenues of thought for the
Steve Migioia, a Senior
Biology major from New
Jersey, has been notified
that his paper, “Cryosurgi
cal Treatment of Equine
Cutaneous Habronemiasis,”
will be published in The
Journal of Veterinary Medi
cine and Small Animal Cli
nician, a national magazine.
This paper deals with the
treating of parasitic infec
tion of horses by cryosur
gery, which is infected tis
sue. Often, the sores on the
skin of horses become infect
ed with parasites. This
freezing process kills the
parasite and promote rapid
healing, and has proven to
be more effective than other
current methods.
Steve did his work in col
laboration with the Los Dor
cas veterinary hospital near
Shelby. He enjoys working
with animals, especially
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Cafeteria Services (Continued from Page i)
many other improvements
under consideration for the
next school year, which will
be defined at a later date.
For this school year, it has
been estimated that the up
keep of the cafeteria will
Announcement of
Auditions for
Music Scholarships
Auditions On
April 1
$3000.00
To Be Awarded
$350.00 is the
Minimum to he
Awarded
Participants then assemb
led in small groups (15 - 20
each) to discuss six ques
tions relating to the pur
poses of a college curricu
lum. These discussions were
intentionally philosophical,
with little attempt to look at
specific problems and/or sol
utions.
After lunch, and after a
second small-group meeting,
the body reassembled and
heard summary reports of
the discussions. These re
ports, and the discussions
themselves, become the
basis of a thorough study of
the Gardner-Webb curricu
lum.
As a beginning point in an
undertaking of such magni
tude, the day was quite pro
ductive. Though there was
little agreement on the spe
cific issues which did arise,
the participants demonstra
ted a quick and lively inter
est in the future academic
direction of the College.
Most excitingly, cross-
sectional groups of stu
dents, faculty, administra
tors, staff, and advisors met
together, worked together,
and argued together for six
hours, and no bones were re
ported broken. That’s pro
cost approximately year offsetting the other.
$617,000.00, with a pro- The following breakdown of
jected income of expenses is not an actual
$613,000.00. Each year the figurebutaprojectureofthe
projected operational costs total operations cost for the
and the projected student fiscal school year and Sum-
revenue will fluctuate, one mer School 1978.
Expenses:
Dining Service Operational Budget $426,500
Other Supplies (indirectly related) 9,500
Electricity 75,000
Water and Sewer 8,200
Heat 16,000
Small Equipment 2,500
Building Depreciation 33,000
Major Repairs 30,000
Overhead:
Insurance 3,500
Maintenance and Housekeeping 22,000
♦Administrative 50,800
TOTAL COST $617,000
♦“Administrative” costs reflect the cafeteria’s share in the
cost of operating the total college program (approx. 10%).
Special Olympics
“Let Me Win
But If I Cannot Win,
Let Me Be Brave
In The Attempt. ”
Approximately 175 mentally retarded children will repeat
this oath during the Fifth Annual Special Olympics for
Cleveland County.
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, beginning
at 9:30 a.m. A full day is planned which will include a pa
rade, athletic events, lunch, award presentations, recrea
tional activities and dancing.
Fred Kirby, WBTV personality, will be the Parade Mar
shall. His famous horse. Calico, will accompany him.
The Special Olympics are presented by the Adapted Phy
sical Education class of Gardner-Webb College. Each mem
ber of the class has worked weekly at Northside School pro
viding group and individual physical education activities.
The Northside students have traveled to Gardner-Webb for
weekly swimming instructions, also.
Special Olympics is the climax of this physical education
program. Parents of the special athletes have said that their
children look forward to participating in Special Olympics
more than Christmas.
Each athlete chooses to enter three events from the fol
lowing list: 50 yard dash, 200 Walk-Run, High Jump,
Standing Broad Jump, Softball Throw, Basketball Throw,
Football Throw, Hula Hoop, Frisbee Throw, and Shot Put.
The multihandicapped children begin the competition with
a wheelchair race.
Every Northside student receives a Participation Ribbon
and ribbons are given to the first eight places. Medals are
awarded to the winners of each event. Participation has
grown from an initial 70% in 1973 to 100% of the Northside
students in 1977.
Special Olympics is truly a county-wide event. The adapt
ed class members have petitioned the County Commission
ers to proclaim April 18 as “Special Olympics Day”
throughout Cleveland County. During February and March
the class members have visited civic clubs to tell the story
of Special Olympics. Attendance at the event has increased
from two hundred spectators to six hundred interested citi
zens.
Different groups help with the expenses of the day. The
Shelby Civitan Club has taken the responsibility of buying a
Special Olympics tee shirt for each participant. The Assoc
iation for Retarded Citizens has donated the ribbons and
the medals. Industries, banks, and numerous other organi
zations have given added support to this event.
The Crest High School band is to be involved in this
year’s Olympics by providing music throughout the morn
ing. Sixty psychology students from Crest High School are
to assist in the athletic events. The adapted class voted to
involve the local high school students in the 1978 Special
Olympics to acquaint them with the mentally retarded stu
dents.
“The Gardner-Webb College family has taken this event
to its heart and has given full support to this special day.
Speaking for this year’s Adapted Physical Education class,
I want to invite all students, faculty, administration, and
friends of the College to be a part of Special Olympics, April
18, beginning at 9:30 a.m., “ stated Lonnie Proctor, adapted
physical education class teacher.
Ministry to Spanish Speaking People
Two GW students, Evan
Johnson and Robert Cooke,
are currently involved in a
ministry to the Spanish
speaking people of Cleve
land and Rutherford coun
ties. They are aided by
Winnie Schutt, Linda Wor
sham, and Dave Menguoa,
in an attempt to involve all
the people in different as
pects of their Christian life.
There is a time of singing,
fellowship, and food at each
gathering.
Evan is the originator of
the idea and hopes that more
people will be involved. So
far the group has about 10-
15 regular Spanish-speaking
people attending each meet
ing. The meetings are held
twice a month in different
people’s homes.