GARDNER-WE6B PILOT
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VOL. XII No. 1
Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, N. C.
President Elliott
Tours Southern
Junior Colleges
For a week—from April
27 to May 4—President P. L.
Elliott toured the states ol
Georgia, Alabama, and Mis
sissippi for the purpose of
studying the physical planus
and vocational programs of
some of their junior colleges.
Mr. Elliott travelled by bus
to Atlanta, and there he
joined Major I. N. Carr with
whom he travelled to Jack
son, Mississippi. It was
through the courtesy of Maj.
Carr that President Elliott
made the trip.
The first college they visit
ed was the West Georgia Col
lege at Carrollton. Mr. Elliott
was particularly impressed
with the co-operative com
munity program that the in
stitution was carrying on.
In Marion, Alabama, Pres
ident Elliott visited Marion
Military Institute, which he
considered a very high type
junior college. Also in Ala
bama, he visited Judson Ju
nior College, a Baptist school
for girls.
When they reached Jack-
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INSTALLATION OF
NEW B. S. U.
OFFICERS
A very inspirational instal
lation program given by the
B. S. U. in chapel left in the
hearts of the retiring council
members a feeling of sorrow
because their term of office
has almost come to an end.
But each one paused to thank
our great Leader for a very
successful guidance through
this school year. We have
made our mistakes and fail
ures, but by the grace of
God we have continued to
strive for higher goals and
to bring our B. S. U. to the
highest level.
Although our hearts were
heavy, we had a feeling of
confidence and faith that our
B. S. U. would not be neglect
ed next year, but by the lead
ership of the new officers it
will reach even greater
heights of accomplishments
for the advancement of the
Kingdom of God.
The installation program
was as follows:
Processional: “Largo” —
Coleen Talbert.
Appreciation of retiring
council members — W. Law
son Allen.
Challenges
Retiring Incoming
President
Ovella Benfield — Dorothy
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DR. PLEMMONS
Dr. William H. Plemmons,
acting registrar of the Uni
versity of North Carolina,
will deliver the baccalaureate
address before the graduat
ing class of the college in the
E. B. Hamrick auditorium at
eleven o’clock, Monday, May
28. Dr. Plemmons is a native
of Buncombe County, North
Carolina. He attended Mars
Hill College, received the A.
B. degree from Wake Forest
College, the M. A. degree
from Duke University, and
the PhD. degree from the
University of North Carolina.
Dr. Plemmons was former
ly the principal of Lee Ed
wards high school in Ashe
ville, North Carolina, and was
active in the work of the
First Baptist Church of Ashe
ville. His forceful manner and
remarkable ability to handle
people presage for him a high
place in the educational world.
The college is indeed for
tunate to be able to secure
him for this occasion. The
public is cordially invited to
the graduation as well as to
all the other functions of the
college at this season.
CHORUS
For the past six weeks
the chorus has worked busily
on the music for May Day and
for its final performance of
the year—graduation.
For the May Day program
the chorus sang “Country
Gardens”, “Welcome Sweet
Springtime”, and “Will You
Remember”. Under the di
rection of Miss Fuller, they
presented an excellent perfor
mance—one of which the col
lege is proud.
The music for commence
ment exercises had been se
lected. They will sing the
“Recessional”. The quartette
will sing “Praise Ye the
Dr. Ralph A. Herring, pres
ident of the North Carolina
Baptist State Convention, and
pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon in
the Boiling Springs Baptist
Church, Sunday morning.
May 27. Dr. Herring is a na
tive North Carolinian, edu
cated at Campbell College and
Wake Forest College, and
holds the ThM. and PhD.
degrees from the Southern
Baptist Theological Semin
ary, Louisville, Kentucky.
He was pastor of the Crest-
wood Baptist Church, Ken
tucky and the First Baptist
Church of Ashland, Kentucky
before coming to the pastor
ate of the First Baptist
Church of Winston-Salem in
1936. Dr. Herring has had a
successful ministry with this
great church. The Baptist
State Convention elected Dr
Herring' to the presidency m
1943 and re-elected him in
November of last year in
Charlotte.
In addition to being presi
dent of the Baptist State
Convention, Dr. Herring is a
member of the board of trus
tees of Wake Forest College
and the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
MORE ABOUT
THE SUMMER
SCHOOL
Preparations for the sum
mer school at Gardner-Webb
are well advanced. An excep
tionally strong faculty will
meet the students on June 11.
Several members of the facul
ty have already been em
ployed. We had hoped to
secure photographs and bio
graphical sketches of these
fine men and women for this
issue of the Pilot. However,
such material will appear in
this paper later.
Use of the library, gymna
sium, playgrounds and other
regular college facilities will
be available to all students of
the summer school for their
convenience and pleasure. It
is hoped that the weekly pic
ture enjoyed throughout the
regular college year by the fa
culty, students and commun-
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B. S. U. RETREAT
On April 27, seven new
members of the new B. S. U.
Council journeyed to Chapel
Hill for the B. S. U. Spring
Retreat.
After registering on Fri
day afternoon, we were taken
to Miller Hall where we stay
ed while there. It was fun
sleeping “army style” with
girls from colleges all over
the state. On Friday evening,
we enjoyed a fellowship sup
per in the lower auditorium
of the church. After this dif
ferent students presented
“Miniatures In Contrast” or
“How and How Not” in B. S.
U. These were very effective
and were given several times
throughout the retreat. The
theme of the Retreat was,
“Are Ye Able” and at 8:30
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FINAL ELECTIONS
On Friday, May 1, follow
ing chapel, each student was
given the opportunity of exer
cising his franchise in an
election made necessary by
the fact that several of our
new officers resigned. The
casting of ballots resulted in
the election of Marjorie
White as first vice-president
of the Baptist Student Union,
Lillian Gilbert as vice-presi-
dent of Student Government,
and Janette Price as assis
tant editor of the annual.
These girls have the talents
and capabilities necessary to
fill these important offices.
To them we extend heartiest
congratulations and wishes
V-E DAY
The bells of the church
rang jubilantly. College stu
dents, high school students,
faculty, and community peo
ple hurried to the church but
entered reverently. Mr. El
liott had charge of the ser
vice which was made more
beautiful and more effective
by its simplicity. There was
an atmosphere of sad joy that
no more lives would be lost
in the European area, but
mingled with this emotion
was the realization that the
victory had not been won
without sacrifice and that
there would be other losses in
the Pacific theater. This
service was closed with the
singing of “America” as our
prayer.