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A STUDENT PUBUCATION Volume 15 Number 8 GASTON COLLEGE^ DALLAS, NORTH CAROLINA May 13,1981 Gaston Gets Plastered; Ground Breaking Photo by Dick Cole Student Activities Are On The Ball SGA Officers Elected SGA Officers — For the coming year SGA officers are, left to right, Bill Prichett, president; Jerry Lail, vice-president; Gary Leonhardt, treasurer; and Kyle Russell, secretary. Photo by Gary Leonhardt Bill Prichett to Head SGA On April 4th and 5th fif teen men’s teams and elven women’s teams were sent to Raleigh to par ticipate in statewide soft ball competition with other community colleges. Everything was paid ex cept meals for all of the by Myra Short Mr. Bill Bambach holds fast to his convictions that violence in football is un necessary. His team is coached to “never try to move the ball” and “be nice.” He has never lost a game because the op posing team always leaves the field in disgust - and therefore forfeits the game! The idea is unusual, but considering that the players are all prisoners and that they are con fronted by victory by non violent means for the first time - it works to serve his purpose. Gaston’s Mr. Bambach is a very ver satile teacher with what to some may appear to be eccentricities - he has longer hair than most teachers, he believes in players at a cost of $1,- 644.45 - paid from SGA assets. ITie teams didn’t do badly - for teams that haven’t been established for a long period of time. ITie men came out with a third place trophy and the women placed sixth. open classes, and he doesn’t drive. He believes that students should be taught as individuals. Mr. Bambach has an avid in terest in music - especially big band and jazz. He teaches a course on the Gaston radio station on American popular music. Since he composes the shows himself, he has assembled them into a book - which he plans to submit for publication soon. He plays the piano, as well as several other in struments and sings - all by ear. He says that he feels that reading notes may tends to stifle his creativity. Most of all, Mr. Bambach is unique in that he isn’t afraid to stand up for his con victims. Ground Breaking Ceremony Held by Myra Short Mr. Dewey F. Beam, a retired Carolina Freight executive, has generously donated $200,000 to aid in the building of a new and badly needed place for those involved in art. Mr. Beam is a resident of Cherryville - and well known as an outstanding citizen. The Cherryville National Bank con tributed $5,000 and the Cherryville Savings and Ijoan donated $5,000 - both in honor of Mr. Beam. ITie Gaston College Founda tion will probably chip in around $195,000. Our school is growing to meet the needs of the students due to the interest and con cern shown by these gifts of the opportunity to learn in the be.st possible en vironment. The ground breaking ceremony was held on April 23rd. The old buildings have been mov ed - one torn down, and the spot for the foundation has already been leveled, llie new building should be a real asset to the looks of the college, as well as the 7,300 square feet of space. According to Dr. Paul Berrier, the building will eventually be the first one seen when entering the Gaston campus, because of a new road which will be going through the area - forcing the entrance to the college to be changed. Mr. Berrier says, “The site for the new art building is one of the most beautiful spots on campus- it has a natural beauty because of the trees.” The completion of the construction is ap proximated for December of 1981 or January of 1982. There will be places to do work outside-and on the inside, skylights and lots of windows will give a natural light. There wdll also be a gallery for show ing accomplished works. On the days immediate ly preceding the elections at Gaston, the walls were thoroughly plastered with “vote for me” signs. There was hardly a foot of wall space without a sign bear ing a catchy slogan or at least a list of names. Even the windshields of cars were “decorated” with colorful bits of campaign “wisdom.” Well, the vot ing is all over now, and the halls have been almost returned to their normal order — except for a few signs here and there concerning other ac tivities. Here’s how it went: 'I'hose running for Presi dent and Vice President, as teams, were — Hoy Is it really lonely at the top? Very few people ever have the chance to be so miserable. Among the honchos stands a man who is defmitly not lonely or miserable. Dr. Robert Miller Howard will be stepping down from the prestigious post as President of Gas ton College in June of this year. Leaving with him will be irreplaceable memories of time well spent. What vidll remain of the Dr. will not be the sometimes plausible hind sight of the past, but a working compass of for- sight for the future- Dr. Howard became president in September of Rome and Teresa Ware — and Bill Prichett and Jerry Lail. The winners were Bill Prichett and Jerry Lail. Those running for Secretary were — Patti Cline, Karen l^ickman and Kyle Russell. The winner was Kyle Russell. Those running for Treasurer were Carol Knight, Jeff Powell and Gary Leonhardt. 'I’he winner was tlary Leon hardt. All of those students who show enough concern for their college by offer ing to give of themselves and their time should be commended for their un selfishness and interest in their fellow students. Even 1979, and since his first days of duty few people have been dissatisfied with his work and leadership ability. In fact, most have been delighted. Dr. Howard has been directly associated with Gaston College almost since it’s conception in 1963. In 1966 he was ap pointed Dean of Evening Affairs. He held this posi tion until 1975, when he became Dean of Instruc tion. In August of 1979 he was appointed “Acting President.” The following month he was named “The President.” “There’s a lot of difference between ac ting like a president and actually being one,” joked Dr. Howard. The President’s past is the standard for his future, and he has a rather in teresting past. At the out break of World War II, becoming a pilot was his first priority, but a depth perception problem kept him from passing the en trance exams for flight school. Despite this he served with, the 466th Bomb Group in England from 1943 to 1945 as a liaison officer. Perhaps this is where his ability to get things off the ground comes from. After retur ning from the v/ar he held various jobs, from being running for an office is ni small job. Previous to the election, all of the Senators of Gas ton were ‘elected in the Kail. Thanks to the passage of an amendment to our school constitution, now there will be six of the Senators elected in the Spring, with thirteen elect ed in the Fall. I’his amend- m e n t should allow thorough representation of the students at all times. Also included on tiu' l)a(/ot was the election of Ivlucatoi of the Year. 'I'he winner is a closely guard ed secret — we won't know until Awards Day on May 14, in the Myers Center Auditorium. principal at a number of elementary and jr. high schools, to sales represen tative for Pilot Life. He received his Ed. D. from Chapel Hill in 1972, while serving at Gaston. There is a popular image of what a college president should be like floating around nowadays. A college president should have natural folds of skin over his ears, as to better shut out the trivial proposals for higher staff and faculty salaries, a vocabulary of yes and no for making quick decisions, and pencil shavings in his head to keep his mind on the process of education. These stigmatic qualities and thoughts of when we had casually met and spoken to each other raced through my mind as I entered the President’s of fice. I knew what to expect. I didn’t expect what I was about to find out. His firm gentleness seemed to ooze from under his office door. As our conversation began and progressed the natural “take charge” in him began to show itself. In the past I had heard many faculty members comment on his ability to (Continued on Page 3) Mr. Bill Bambach, a versatile man who teaches, performs, and has an unusual outlook on educa tion and life in general. Here he is teaching a course on the radio. Photo by Myra Short Dr. Robert Howard Photo by Dick Cole Bambach’s Team Plays To Lose, But Wins Dr. Howard Looks Forward to Well-Earned Rest
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