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VOL. XIII No. 1
GARDNEE-WEBB PILOT
DECEMBER, 1944
MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN REACHES GOAL
EVENING CLASSES WHAT’S IN A NAME
Gardner-Webb is now plan
ning to begin evening classes
on Tuesday, January 30, iy45,
for pastors, and otners inter
ested in the courses planned.
The courses which have been
scheduled to begin are Jlomi-
letics and New Testament in
terpretation. Brother J. L,.
Jenltins will teach both
courses as a member of
the faculty of Gardner-vVebb
College. As now planned the
Homiletics course will begin
at 7:00 o’clock and the otner
will follow at 8:00 o’clock. Tne
courses will run for a full
semester ending with the
month of May and will carry
a semester hour’s credit each.
This arrangement will enable
each person to take one or
both tne courses as he wishes
by coming on one night each
week. In every way these
courses will carry full collegc
credit and if a sufficienC de
mand for seminary credit is
evident that may be arranged
also with the Baptist Bible
Institute.
The cost to the student ex
clusive of books will be five
dollars for each semester
hour of work. If a person,
therefore, v/ishes to take both
courses the cost will be ten
dollars. Four dollars of the
hve will go to pay the salary
of the teacher and the re
mainder will go to defray ex
penses incident to the course.
Any person wishing to have
more detailed information
can have same by writing to
Dean C. H. Sullivan at the
college.
The Anchor, The Porthole,
and now Gardner - Webb
Pilot! The Anchor is to tie
our hearts and memories to
our Alma Mater by the sim
ple process of recalling
through pictures and words
the days that passed while
here. The Porthole is to give
the new student a glimpse of
his surrounding when he ar
rives on the campus at Gard-
ner-Webb. Then, in keeping
with these terms, we chose
for our college paper the name
of Gardner-Webb Pilot with
the hope that it would be
what the name suggests to
our college, to our many
friends, and to all who want
our service.
KKtSIDENT ELLIOTT
STUDIES JUNIOR
COLLEGES
CHRISTMAS PLANS ^
FLASH
Mr. Floyd Willis will be on
the campus of Gardner-Webb
College the first week in Jan
uary to make individual and
group pictures for the An
nual.
Students are requested to
watch the bulletin board for
announcements concerning
the time when the different
pictures will be taken.
GYMNASIUM
REPAIRED
One of the greatest prides
of the students of Gardner-
Webb College is its gymna
sium. Since this buildings has
been in great use throughout
the year, it is necessary to
make repairs. The Cleveland
Cloth Mills is paying around
$500.00 for these repairs.
The work was started on
Saturday, November 18. The
floors are being sanded and
shellaced, and there has been
purchased for us a large
heating system. The lighting
system will also be greatly
improved, and the baskets
will be fixed and better locat
ed.
Miss Dorothy Smith, who is
an instructor in the physical
education department, is
planning a very success-
ful year in her department.
She. has made purchases from
Charlotte of much needed
equipment for our gymna
sium. The entire program is
Christmas holidays at
Gardner-Webb begin Thurs
day, December 21st, at 12:40
p.m. and end Tuesday, Janu
ary znd, at 8:00 a.m.
We, students, are looking
forward with great expec
tancy to our holidays, but
we are also looking forward
to the celebrations here on
our campus before the holi
days begin.
On W ednesday night before
the holidays begin the B. S. U.
Council has planned- to take
ail the students, who wish to
go, caroling in the Boiling
bprings community. After
tne group returns refresh
ments will be waiting for
them. For those students not
wishing to go caroling, ar
rangements have been made
for them to sing the Christ
mas hymns in the student
parlor.
This year, as always, the
student body under the di
rection of the Student Coun
cil will carry on the tradition
of drawing names. Inexpen
sive gifts will be purchased
and distributed, after the
Christmas dinner, which is
to be Tuesday night.
Mrs. Harris is planning a
gala occasion for our annual
Christmas dinner. She plans
to have a turkey dinner with
all the trimmings on Tuesday
night before we leave on
Thursday. This dinner is to
be served on Tuesday night
for the benefit of the student
who will be leaving school
early.
For the first few days after
we came to school, we won
dered where our president,
Mr. Elliott, was. Now we
know. He was touring several
of the states, and making a
study of the junior colleges.
He was finding ways in
which Gardner-Webb could
be improved.
The states which he visited
so that he could make this
study were Illinlois, Colorado,
Missouri, and Calif'^rnia.
He was impressed most
with the definite place that
the junior college is beginning
to fill with American educa
tion. It is a place that has
never before been filled. Mass
education in America has
been a failure. For example,
in Cleveland County, about
three-fourths of high school
graduates never go on for any
type of college training, and
although this means that
only one out of every four go
to college, this percentage is
higher than the percentage in
Chicago. He was also impress
ed with the skillful and intelli
gent work that is being done
in the effort to solve this
Expansion Program
Ahead Of Schedule
After thorough investigation and earnest thought a
nationally recognized firm of competent engineers was em
ployed to study and present plans for the erection of a great
junior college at Boiling Springs. This plan, upon completion,
was submitted to the trustees of the College in February,
1943, and they immediately began to organize for a campaign
to raise a minimum of $350,000—this being the amount the
engineers decided it would be necessary to have in order to
complete the first phase of their proposed program. Horace
Easom and Mai Spangler were selected as co-chairmen and
instructed to begin a canvass of Rutherford and Cleveland
counties to raise this amount. ———rr;—; ^—-—r;—■ ‘
The great need for a Chris-
tian institution in our com- Gardner-Webb College that
munity such as Gardner-Webb every boy and girl m this^col-
will be has encouraged the s^ll know that somebody
people of the Kings Mountain ^lafang a sacrifice for them
and Sandy Run Associations and that they in turn must
to support this program in a mafe a sacrifice for others. It
whole-hearted manner; and be impressed upon them
even though a great number that freedom and liberty do
of the members of the come without a price and
churches in these two associa- that the precious things of
tions has not yet been can- this earth always have a cost;
vassed, the progress of the that the whole history _ of
campaign, as you will see from mankind, from the beginning,
the statement of this fund, ^as been one of struggle, and
is most satisfactory. The that in the long view right
goal set will be reached! he triumphant.
The estimated value of the , was a great day in the
plant today runs around history of this worthy school
$300,000. It is readily*believ- when former Governor 0.
ed by those interested in this Max Gardner set his heart
college that it should repre- uP°n the task of enlivening
sei.t an investment of a mil- and strengthening it.
, ^ , We arc submit mg for thiS
lion dollars in^ plant and publication a financial state-
equipment within the near ment showing receipts, ex
future. penses and investments from
The college is not support- the beginning of the campaign
ed by any form of taxation, through November 1, 1944;
Its continuing support will and the immediate goal of an
rest in the hearts and confi- additional $50,000 by Janu-
dences of Christian people: ary 1, 1945, to bring the total
and it will always receive receipts up to $300,000, will
from the members of the two certainly be reached. Many
associations, who own it, the checks, bonds and cash dona-
necessary funds to maintain tions are coming in to the
it. treasurer each day.
Financial Statement Memorial Fund
Dover Donates Gowns
Mr. Jack Dover, president
of the Dover Mills, donated to
the marshals of the college
fifty yards of lovery white
bengaline material for their
marshal gowns. The material
made up into beautiful gowns,
and the marshals wore them
for the first time on Novem
ber 10 at Miss Fuller’s voice
recital.
All the marshals are grate
ful to Mr. Dover for his
thoughtfulness and generosi
ty.
under a very capable leader,
who knows how to give us our
needed physical exercise in a
well organized way.
No educator that he found
in the colleges would dare to
claim that he knew what was
going to happen in the field
of education, but the basic
conception of the most intelli
gent ones was that there
would have to be a synthesiz
ing between culture and skills.
If one is to specialize in a
subject, he hot only must be
interested in that particular
subject, but also must take
an interest in other subjects
which will broaden his outlook,
and which will give him more
general knowledge.
Mr. Elliott said that the
students at all the colleges
which he visited were inter
ested in getting an education.
They no longer go to college
to have a good time, but are
sincere in their effort to
learn.
“All of the colleges which
I visited are fine”, said Mr.
Elliott, “but not one is finer
than Gardner-Webb will be
when our plans for it can
materialize.”
We are indeed proud of our
school, but we are even proud
er of our president and we
deeply appreciate his interest
and concern for our institu
tion.
OCTOBER 1, 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1, 1944
RECEIPTS: ?
Donations Received:
Cash & U. S. Gover’nt Bonds $ 218,131.77
Income from Investments 1,506.25
First Mortgage Gold Bonds 5,867.50
Common & Preferred Stocks ... 26,400.00
Total Receipts $251,905.52
DISBURSEMENTS:
Investments:
U. S. Gov. Bonds Donated and
Purchased (Cost) $108,119.88
41/^% Railroad Bonds Pur
chased (Cost) 57,864.31
4% Railroad Bonds Donated
(Cost) 5,867.50
Common & Preferred Stocks
Donated (Cost) 26,400.00
Accrued Interest Purchased .. 895.58
Total Investments ....$19,147.27
Expenses:
Campaign Expense—Adv.,
Printing, Travel, Etc $ 3,320.11
Salaries & Commissions None
Investments—Engineering,
Surveying 5,783.20
Total Expenses $ 9,103.31
Total Disbursements $208,250.58
Cash in Bank 48,654.94
$251,905.52
The above statement of receipt and disbursements rep
resents the correct information and the true status of Gard
ner-Webb College Memorial Fund at November 1, 1944. All
the above listed investments are carried at cost on the day
they were donated or purchased and if sold at today’s market
value would reflect a substantial profit.