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Vol. 7 Number 44, July 16, 1981
A Community Newsweekly
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Gardner-Webb Receives
Gifts Totaling
$2,085,053.43
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C... IXiring the fiscal year, July
I, 1980, to June 30, 1981, Gardner-Webb College received
gifts totaling $2,085,053.43. Included in this amount is
$602,137.96 received from the Baptist State Convention
of North Carolina; $82,330.10 from alumni, and $393,
048. 19 from friends.
Vice-President for Development Bob Shepherd attributes
this year’s success to the many volunteers who partici
pated in various aspects of the College’s programs.
“.Alumni, the Board of Trustees, the Board of Advisors,
the Ministerial Board of Associates, along with many
others were all a part of the total effort. Also, the
attractive new programs designed by the faculty were a
part of the effort.
Dr. Craven Williams became president of Gardner-
Webb College in August 1976, at which time annual gifts
to the College totalled $759,254. Shepherd said, ‘‘An
increase in gift income of 175% is noteworthy. We have
made significant progress as a College operating inde
pendent of government funds. A program for the hearing
impaired, the Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners
(GOAL), and the Broyhill Academy for the Study of In
dependent Concepts (B/SIC) and indicative of the kinds
of things we have been able to do because of the generous
support we have received,’’ Shepherd added.
Walker To Speak At
GWe Commencement
August 8
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C...Arthur L. Walker, Jr., Th.D,
executive director-treasurer of the Education Commission
of the Southern Baptist Convention, will be a guest speaker
^ for Gardner-Webb College on August 8.
The Franklin, Tennessee resident will speak during
ii the 10 a.m. summer school commencement exercise at
' Boiling Springs Baptist Church.
A Walker has served pastorates in Indiana, Kentw;ky,
and Louisiana and has served as interim pastor in 35
churches. He is a member of Immanuel Baptist Church
■ in Nashville, Tennessee.
He is editor of “The Southern Baptist Educator’’, and
in 1964 and 1965 edited the “Alaabama Baptist Historian.’’
His articles have appeared in numeroud historical, theol
ogical and denominational publications. He has also
' contributed to the curriculum materials for the Uniform
Lessons Series of the Baptist Sunday School Board.
Walker serves as editorial consultant to several or
ganizations and churches. He contributed to the “En
cyclopedia of Southern Baptist ID, IV;’’ and is the editor
of “Educating for Christian Missions,’’ published by
Broadman Press.
From 1976-78, Walker was a Church History professor
at Boyce Bible School of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary. He worked with the Howard College Extension
Division at Samford University and was a professor with
the Department of Religion and Philosophy and an ad
ministrator at Samford University.
In the late 1970’s, Walker served as vice-president
for student affairs at the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
A 1980 commencement speakerforthe Baptist Theological .
Seminary in Rushikon, Switzerland, Walker is active in
the Baptist World Alliance.
He received a B. >, from Samford University; a B.D.
from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Th.D.
from the New, Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has done additional study at Indiana University and
the University of Alabama.
If You re Tired of Putting Your Money Where Your
Mouth Is .. . Dr. Hutchens Has Some Ideas
chapel HILL...If you’re tired of putting your money
where your mouth is. Dr. Luther H. Hutchens Jr. has
some ideas for taking, the bite out of high dental bills.
Hutchens, chairman of periodontics at the University
of North Carolina School of Dentistry, says a lot of people
think that dental problems are inevitable and “that just
because granddaddy lost his teeth, they’ll lose theirs one
day too.
‘Tn fact, though, 85 to 90 percent of gum disease and
tooth loss could be prevented with regular dental care.’’
But don’t go out and spend a lot of money on mouth
washes and gadgets like water picks, he advises. Except
for individuals with extensive bridge work and orthodontic
bands, they are almost worthless.
Instead, buy a new, soft-brlsted brush for your teeth
and make flossing a part of your daily routine. Use
your mashed down, stiff-bristled brush for polishing
shoes or throw the antique out.
Periodontal disease, Hutchens explains, results from an
undisturbed orgy of bacteria in the spaces between gums
and teeth. Over many, years, microscopic wastes break,
down the bone and connective tissue that hold teeth firmly
in place.
Brushing helps prevent the build-up of plaque—a kind
of bacterial squatter community— on the survace of the
teeth, while flossing takes care of the nooks and crannies.
“Periodontal disease is a chronic process, an infection,
that the average person wondn’t know about unless it’s
picked up early,’’ the scientist says. “And often, by
the time it’s hurting you, it’s too late to begin effective
therapy.”
In 1979, the Dental Manpower Study for North Carolina
showed that tooth decay seems to be declining in the
state, but periodontal disease has increased to epidemic
proportions, particularly among non-whites. The report
labeled it “a massive public heith problem,”
The Dental Foundiion of North Carolina, the N.C.
Dental Society and the UNC School of Dentistry are
involved in a lO-year campaign to increase awareness
of the problem.
Contrary to poplar opinion, Hutchens says, research
has shown that it’s not critical to brush one’s teeth three
times a day.
‘‘The average person probably spends only about 30
seconds at a time brushing,” he says, ‘‘It’s much more
important to clean teeth thoroughly with brush and floss
at least once a day,”
He suggests that people clean their teeth at home while
doing something else like watching the late news on
television before going to bed. 'That way a person can
do a good job without feeling like he is making a career
out of it.
‘ 'If we could come up with a mouthwash that would
kill the bacteria, then that would be the ideal way of
taking care of teeth and gums,” he says. ‘‘But right
now we don’t have any safe product like that, and mech
anic.!; removal is the only way.”
Mouthwash can make a mouth taste fresher tempor
arily, but it has no therapeutic value, and Hutchens
doubts whether anyone in his department uses it per
sonally or recommends it to patients. Bad breath in
variably results from smoking, poor oral hygiene, gum
disease or systemic illness.
Likewise, water picks with their pulsating jets of water
may make a person’s mouth feel better briefly, but do
not remove dental plaque.
“We only recommend them for patients who have
orthodontic devices or extensive bride work to dislodge
trapped food particles,” he says.
Toothpastes containing fluorides are good for children
becasue the fluoride ion becomes a protective part of
the enamel as their teeth develop. Since adult teeth
already have formed, however, fluoride won’t make much
difference.
‘Tt really isn’t necessary to use toothpaste at all,
especially not along string of it on the brush,’’ he adds.
* ‘A thorough cleaning with a dry brush is better than
a big mouthful of suds.”
Abrasive toothpastes actually can cut little motches
in teeth, and brushing toward the gums with a stiff
bristled brush will war away gum tissue, exposing the
sensitive roots.
Hutchens says regular visits to the dentist for teeth
cleaning are very important, although there are no hard
and fast rules about how often cleaning should be done.
That depends on how healthy the teeth are and how
advanced periodontal disease may be.
Dentists need to be more concerned with the sup
porting structures of teeth rather than just looking at
what’s wrong with the tops of them, the scientist says.
Tbere’s no point in putting an exensive crown on a tooth
that has poor support tmd may have to be removed within
a few years.
“After all, ” Hutchens says, “a house is no better
than its foundation.”