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Vol. xra No. IV
Dallas, N.C.
February 3, 1978
Janice Bane Is
Gaston
h did not have the charm
of the renound emcee Bob
Barker, nor the timeless
experience displayed by Bert
Parks, but with the abstain-
ance of the gala proceedings
and flawless beauty, it still
contained as much fanfare as
if the Miss, Universe Pageant
were being held in the same
building.
The evening of Saturday,
January 28 not only marked
the first time for a new queen
to reign over Gaston College,
it also marked the first time
that such a proceeding has
ever taken place on the
campus. It was the first time
that a beauty pageant com
plete with judges and compe
tition among the girls, took
the place over the usual
method of having the student
body name a queen, or
“prince” had the entries
from last years race won.
The idea of having a
pageant was an S.G.A. deci
sion and one that is hoped
not to be a short lived one.
The reason behind this being
that if Gaston is to keep
growing it must maintain
activities and events which
would be of interest to stu
dents and prospective stu
dents as well.
The program began at 8
o’clock with the pageant’s
director Jay Rogers, and the
14 girls doing a dance num
ber to the disco theme of
“Star Wars.” Rogers, an
instructor at Gaston College,
is also an advocate of the
theatre, dance, and fine arts.
It was he who
the
gave
program the theatre effect
which he has acquired from
his own experience.
Judges for the contest
were as follows: George
Gray-Director of the Gastonia
Little Theatre; Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Carswell-Carolina State
Bank; Joan Baker-Libby
Stone School of Modeling;
Theabaud Jeffers-Mayor of
Gastonia; Robin Heffner-
Muscular Dystrophy organi-
zation-Miss Wheelchair
North Carolina. The judges
tallied their votes on the
basis of poise, talent, beauty,
sportswear, and evening
gown competition. From this
and a heavy deliberation of
nearly half an hour, the
group finallv rested upon the
decision that Janice Bane
would be the new queen for
Gaston College. Upon being
named queen, Janice was the
recipients of 100 dollars cash,
and will get to wear the
crown for one year.
The pageant was full of
entertainment provided by
not only the contestants but
also some not in the pageant.
Rogers thrilled the audience
with his rendition of a piece
from “A Chorus Line”, and
surprise guest Sam Scott and
some other men from main
tenance who held the aud
ience in stitches from their
crazy antics as the “other”
contestants for queen. Pro
viding music from the organ
during the pageant was
Sarah Cantrell.
With the coronation of
Janice Bane as the new
queen, the pageant ended on
a happy note that it had
become a success, and a note
that next year will be even
better.
Contestants
Ist-JANICE BANE-18 years
of age, she is from Gas
tonia. She is 5 feet 9 and
has brown eyes and brown
hair. She is a liberal arts
major.
2nd-PAMELA HOLLAR -20
years of age, Pam is 5 feet
7 and has blue eyes and
brown hair. She is from
Mt. Holly and is a liberal
arts major.
.Ird-CATHY JENKINS- 19
years old, she has blue
eyes and brown hair. Cathy
is from Bessemer City
where she is a civil engi
neering major. She is 5
feet 7.
4th-D0NNA ANGLEY- 19
years of age, she has green
eyes and blonde hair.
Donna is 5 feet 5 and is an
early childhood education
major. She is from Gas
tonia.
Miss Congeneality-JULIE
GREEN-19 years old, Julie
is from Bessemer City. She
has blue eyes and brown
hair, and is 5 feet 2. She is
a nursing major.
Dr. Joe Milk; Janice Bane, Miss Gaston;TeiTy Messer
DENISE SURRAT-at age 19,
she is 5 feet 5 and is from
Gastonia. Denise has
auburn hair and brown
eyes. She is a business
major.
JUDY NARITA-19 years of
age, she is 5 feet 7 and has
brown eyes and brown
hair. Judy is from Gastonia
and is a nursing major.
JOAN NORMAN-19 years
old, she is 5 feet 8 and has
. blue eyes and blonde hair.
She is from Lincolnton and
is a liberal arts major.
ROBIN GRANT-18 years old,
she is 5 feet 8 and has
blue eyes and blonde hair.
She is from Gastonia and
is a nursing major.
LOLA CABE-at age 18, Lola
is 4 feet 11 and has hazel
eyes and strawberry
blonde hair. She is from
Gastonia and is a police
science major.
SHELIA ALWRAN-19 years
old, Shelia is from Stanley.
A liberal arts major, she
has brown eyes and brown
hair and is 5 feet 7.
KATHRYN GRAY-19 years
old, she is from Gastonia.
Kathy has browk hair and
and blue eyes. She is 5 feet
7, and is a drama major.
LORETTA PRESSLEY-at age
19, she is 5 feet 3 and has
brown hair and brown
eyes. She is from Gastonia
and is a business major.
MARGARET STARNES-20
years old, she has brown
hair, and brown eyes. She
is 5 feet 6 and is from
Gastonia. Margaret is a
Sociology major.
Sandra Jenkins Roger Lindsey
Brooks, Mann, Barringer
Elected Senators
Janice Bane Performs To “The Homeconung”
The Gaston College Stu
dent Government Association
(SGA) has started the New
Year with a heavy agenda.
President Terry Messer be
lieves 1978 will be an ex
tremely busy year for the
SGA and probably its best.
The SGA Senate began
January with a confirmation
and the election of four
Senators. At the January 12
session, President Messer’s
nomination of Shayne Holt as
Secretary was confirmed.
Former Senator Gail Steele
was reinstated and three
new senators were elected:
Curtis Brooks, Sandra Mann
and Delouise Barringer. The
by-laws of the newly formed
Psychology Club were
approved also.
At that same meeting, the
Executive Council offered
two recommendations con
cerning dances at Gaston
College. One suggested paid
clean-up after dances and the
other limited each student to
one guest. Senator Pam Hol
lar offered an amendment to
allow two guests and the
Senate approved it, indica
ting apparent approval of the
recommendations. But the
Senators reversed them
selves and voted down the
recommendations. However,
informed sources believe the
proposals will be brought up
again.
In an interview. President
Messer said he believes the
present state of the SGA is
better now that ever, with
the SGA office bustling with
workers going in and out.
Asked about the long-range
goals and planned activities
of the SGA, Messer men
tioned the Spring Week and
Gaston College’s role as host
of this year’s convention of
State Community Colleges.
Messer also mentioned the
many dances and movies
scheduled for 1978. There is
speculation that the rock
group Mother’s Finest will
appear here.
Tim Setzer