THURSDAY, MAY 10,1979
Those New Faces
In The Library
Instead of allowing the majority of students to continue
pointing their Sngers and whispering to each other, the
Pilot decided to put an end to this rude habit and profile the
new faces in the library.
Yes, that gentleman with the moustache is Jim Mouw
from Holland, Michigan. Jim attended Calvin College in Mi
chigan where he majored in Music History and later receiv
ed a Masters in Librarianship at Western Michigan Univer
sity. This is his first full-time job since earning his Masters.
Jim lives in Forest City with Ws wife and cat, is organist at
Spindale Methodist Church, and enjoys listening to classi
cal and jazz music whenever possible.
Jim enjoys working in the library, learning about all the
of library work firsthand. When asked if he had a favorite
book or author, he merely replied, “We don’t have time to
read books!”
And yes, the gentleman with the easy-going personality
and manner is Tom Lattimore from, you guessed it, Latti
more, N.C. Tom attended G-W for two years, then gradua
ted as a music major from Furman. After pursuing graduate
studies in California at the Music Academy of the West and
working in opera and various musiced areas, Tom decided to
return to N.C. for a less hectic existence.
Mr. Lattimore loves music, of course, and listens to Schu
bert, Brahms, Schumann, and others. His favorite author is
Agatha Christie, but he also enjoys Thomas Wolfe and
Tennesee Williams. Golf, French cooking, astronomy, elec
tronics, and writing are a few of his other interests and hob
bies. When asked about his work, he said laughingly that it
was “good that the summer is almost here.”
Jeanette Woodward
Tom Query
Jim Mouw Tommy Lattimore
And yes, the familiar face in the back belongs to Barbara
Peeler who is a graduate of G-W living in Fallston, N.C.
Barbara is currently working on her thesis in English at Ap
palachian. Her thesis is on her favorite writer, William
Faulkner, but she also enjoys many other modern writers.
Barbara lives with her husband (and their tremendous
menagerie of animals) on what she called a “dead end dirt
road.” She enjoys her country life with its peace and quiet
very much. However, as she describes herself, she is an “a-
verage neurotic middle-class woman.
Well, that leaves one more new face, and this one belongs
to Jeanette Woodward from Washington, D.C. Ms. Wood
ward lives on main street in Boiling Springs where, as she
says, everyone knows whether her car is in the drive or not.
Everyone knows everyone else in a small town, and she likes
this aspect a lot.
Ms. Woodward says she has “a black thumb” when it
comes to gardening, but she is determined to try her hand
at it this summer. She also prefers swimming to collecting
books. Just because she works at a library doesn’t mean she
has row upon row of books lining her shelves at home. She
prefers to check them out of the library, of course.
She enjoys working at a college library with the students,
and is interested in them, so much so in fact, she is offering a
special research course (Eng. 200, Mon. at 10:00 AM) for
students next year. It will be designed to help students with
their particular research work each semester, while familiar
izing them with all of the aspects of research in a library.
All four of the new faces in the library seemed very im
pressed with the friendly atmosphere of the college. They
don’t seem to mind finger-pointing and whispering at all, in
fact, Mr. Lattimore characterized the students and staff at
G-W as a “pretty fine lot of people.”
The new staff was also concerned about the current
moving arovmd of files and periodicals, they hope no student
was inconvenienced, but they were certain that the students
would find the new arrangement advantageous.
What’s that, you say? Is
there really magic in the gos
pel? Well, meet Tom Query
who is an R.E. major from
Charlotte, N.C. Tom plans
to attend Southern Semin
ary in Louisville, Kentucky
after graduation; however,
at the present time, he is al
ready actively involved in a
very unique ministry.
What’s so unique about the
ministry you wonder? Well,
Tom is a magician—a Chris
tian magician. He is a mem
ber of the International Bro
therhood of Magicians; a
member of the Society of A-
merican Magicians, of which
Houdini was a part; and a
member of the Fellowship of
Christian Magicians, which
consists of about 3000 mem
bers. From the fall of 1975
until December of 1976, he
has appeared in about 300
churches.
Tom became interested in
magic at the age of six, and
he first started learning it at
the age of nine, when he at
tended the Magic Booth at a
“Festival in the Park”,
which is a festival consisting
of various cultural and inte
rest groups. He began his
career by doing birthday
parties and has continued
this through the years.
When he was 16, he got a job
working in the Magic Shop
at Carowinds; eight months
later he became a Christian.
At first, he thought that he
would have to give up his
magic, but he discovered
that he did not have to give
up anything. Instead, he
was able to add something
to his magic—his testimony.
His work has since become a
very special ministry, and he
would like to make it a life
long thing. He would like
someday to become a Christ
ian comedian; he feels that
in this way he is best able to
reach people with his mes
sage. He envisions a type of
Christian “commune” in
which people live and have
fellowship in the Lord; from
this group he sees an out
reach program being formed
to reach other people and
win them to the Lord Jesus.
Tom feels that we live in a
narcissist culture, where
“the church has become a
place to come instead of to
go.” Through his “gospel
magic”, Tom hopes to go
where the people are—not
just in the church, but in the
streets, bringing forth a
message especially directed
toward adults (as well as
children). In trying to show
the difference between real
ity and illusion, he hopes to
“leave something beyond
the magic—Jesus Christ.”
By Teresa Stewart
% Two Caught Down South
Inevitably some good soul will waltz up to you following
Easter break and politely ask about your holiday. You reply
fine, they say good, and you go your separate ways. I’m
sure you’ve heard this; it happens nine out of every ten con
versations. Well, ask Larry Owens and Jeff Wylie how their
Easter break was and you’ll get more than a “fine.”
These two senior psychology majors decided to fly to Ft.
Worth, Texas, to visit a former GWC student, Sarah Ivill.
After a brief reunion, they drove to Monterey, the third
largest city in Mexico, and spent several days there. “It was
the neatest thing,” Jeff said with elation, “we just decided
to do it and so we did.” And with that familiar Jeff Wylie
grin, he added, “And we’re not even made out of money! ”
If you ask Larry what his favorite food is, he might just
quip, “Roast cabrito” and then enjoy the expression on
your face as he explains that cabrito is kid. (No, you guys,
he’s not a cannibal. That’s goat.) Apparently Larry didn’t
miss much of the Mexican food as he described a little
mountaintop restaurant they visited, a boat floating down
river that served dinner, and the open marketplace with
fresh fruit.
Unable to contain himself, Jeff looked me square in the
eye and asked in an incredulous voice, “Did you know they
have one way streets in Mexico?” with Larry’s help, he told
of driving down a one way street, of the cop who in a torrent
of incoherent Spanish informed them of their error, and of
the string of cars that had followed them down the wrong
way.
Oddly enough, Larry still let Jeff drive back to Ft. Worth!
They visited the Alamo (remember?), then flew back to
Charlotte. “After you come back, you feel like a member of
the world,” Larry sighed.
The next two years will supply Larry with another oppor-
timity to enjoy being a “member of the world.” He is enter
ing the Journeyman Program, and will be in Caracas, Vene
zuela. A quick check of geography reveals that Caracas is
the capital of a South American country that borders the
Carribeam Sea. Larry’s official title will be a “recording spe
cialist of music and speech production,”’ and he says work
ing at WGWG for two years helped him get the job.
Jeff is driving (oh no!) cross-country to Portland, Oregon,
this summer. He and his sister. Gay, a recent graduate of
GW, plan to sightsee as they leisurely cruise through Cana
da, South Dakota, Colorado...
I was almost afraid to ask what else these two guys were
into. “Juggling!” Jeff responded gleefully. When Larry be
gan telling me how he juggled eggs, tennis balls, and bask
etballs, I couldn’t help but think that the halls of second
floor Lutz will be kind of quiet next year.
Jeff Wylie, left, and Larry Owe
The PUot
Editor Kay Ford
Sports Editor Max Pettyjohn
Layout Managers Lynne Becker,
Karen Jones, Randy Waters
Staff Debbie Drayer,
Tommy Watts
Contributors Teresa Stewart,
Lavonne Bridges, Randy Alexander
Photographer PhU Potter
Advisor BiU Stowe
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