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VOLUME XV NO. 2
FOUNDERS
GAEDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.
OCTOBER 27, 1947
G-W MARKS FOUNDERS’ DAY TODAY
Council Discusses speaks Today fJoev To Deliver
Principal ^^ress
Today marks the first celebration of Founders Day by
Gardner-Webb College. This, date has been officially de-
signated by the Board of Trustees because it waForTOctober ~
27, 1905, that the first¥oariL.'QrTriTsi;e^s renresentiriy'TFp.
Kings Mouhtain ~and'Sandy Run Associations met and mar)-
ped out plans for~an mstitution, wTTich has become the rap-
Baptist Education
IN MEMORIAM
The Pilot joins the other
members of the student body
in extending deepest sym
pathy to Coach Wayne
Biadburn in the loss of his
wife.
Mrs. Bradburn died at 5:20
p.m. in the Johns Hopkins
hospital, Baltimore, Maryland,
on October 15, 1947, after a
valiant fight tor her life.
Seriously ill since last May,
the former Miss Helen Pain
ter, had undergone treatment
in the hospital for the past
five weeks.
Members of the football
team served as pallbearers at
her funeral on Saturday, Oc
tober 18, at Cullowhee, North
Carolina, where President
it-lliott spoke.
BRITISH MP
SPEAKS RERE
In his address to the students
at the E. B. Hamrick auditorium
the Honorable Victor Yates, mem
ber of the British Parliament,
cited the challenge to the youth
of the world to maintain peace.
Yates’ appearance was sponsored
by the International Relations
Club, and he was introduced by
the club president, John W. Long,
of Gastonia.
A vigorous exponent of world
peace and disarmament, Yates
urged the necessity for the nations
of the world to take the risks for
peace they take for war. He scored
the spending of the extra mil
lions for armament by the coun
tries, and favored outlawing mili
tary use of “awful missiles.”
His audience was amused when
he demonstrated his resemblance
to Winston Churchill in his dis
cussion of the problems of the
British Parliament. He made the
point very emphatic that the world
will see no peace while thousands_
are starving. Bringing home to us’
the need of the hungry people of
Europe, his address underlined thp
good of the recent conserve'
program of the President.
Punting average 43 3
Yards lost by penalties __ 5 9
STARTING LINEUP
Position—G-W L-1
LE—Sherrill J. C. HI
LT—Rudisill Buflon
LG—Fish Snyde
C—Swing M. Hi:
RG—Parker Sin
RT—-Keever Jone
The Council of Christian Educa
tion of the State Baptist Conven
tion met on the Gardner-Webl
campus Thursday, October 10.
Ihe session opened at 11 a.m
with the various committees meet-
mg separately. At noon the group
_^Scm^led in the B. Hamrick
auditorium for the principal ad
dress which was delivered by C. C
iiuriis, president of Wingate Junior
college. He spoke in the absence
of L.r. Prank Graham, President
of the Greater University of North
was appointed
Lunch was served at 12:45
i-he jiuggins-Curtis dining hall.
ihe aiternoon session began at
2 p.m. and the report to be pre
sented to the State Baptist ‘
vention was voted upon by the
council. M. A. Huggins, executive
aicretary of the State Baptist Con
vention, addressed the group dur
ing this session.
The presidents of the Baptist
colleges of North Carolma were
itcognized. Those present were;
Carlyle Campbell, Meredith, L. H.
Campbell, Campbell; C. C. Burris.
Wingate; Hoyt Blackwell, Mars
Uill; P. T. Elliott. Gardner-Webb:
Sankey Blanton "
.ii-iociien of Wake
Oct. 27—Founder’s D'ay
10:3d A. M.—Speech by Hon.
Clyde R. Hoey
8:00 P. M.—Concert by Miss
Miller, Miss Gamble, Mr.
Morrisett
Oct. 28—Y. W. A. Hall meeting
Oct. 31-Nov. 2—B. S. U. Con
vention at High Point
Nov. 1—Football game—Brevard
2:30 p.m.
No. 3—B. S. U. Greater Council
Nov. 6—Play Production, “Mag
nificent Obsession”, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 8—^Football game — Mars
Hill—2:30 p.m.
Nov. 16-21—Student Revival—
Conducted by Rev. H. H.
Stembridge, Pastor of Forest
City Baptist Church.
.Nov. 18—Y. W. A. Southwide
—Football game, P. J. C.,
SEN. CLYDE R HOEY
fOUTH REVIVAL
i MOVEiiER
The B. S. U. is pioud to an-
ounce that Dr. Hansel Stem
bridge will be speaker a.{ the Youth
Revival which is to beeii- on Sun-
November 21. The services will be
held every chapel period of that
week and each evening from 7:00
7:45 P.M.
3r. Stembridge is the new pas-
of the First Baptist Church in
Forest City. The B. S. U. is for
tunate in having him to speak
the orientation at the begin
ning of this school year.
There will be on the campus
November 18 and 19 Miss Jenny
Lind Gatlin, associate superinten
dent of Student Work of Southern
Baptist Convention and James Ray,
North Carolina state secretary.
:dly expanding junior college
Among those who assembled on'
this autumn day over four decades-
ago were: J. H. Quinn, J. M. Ham-_
rick, E. B. Hamrick, J. J. Edwards,.
T. M. Holland, J. P. D. Withrow,"
D. M. Harrill, W. A. Martin, J H.;.
Hamrick, Dr. T. G. Hamrick, Dr.-
T. B. Lovelace, G. B. Pruett, L. S._
Hamrick, G. F. Hambright, B. T.
Falls, J. F. Moore, J. D. Putnam,^
W. W. Washburn, G. H. Logan,n
Carme Elam, S. H. Hamrick, J. J.
Beach, E. C. Borders, N. B. Ken- „
drick, R. L. Weathers, and J. Y.
Hamrick.
After careful consideration and*'’
study it was decided to locate the®
school at Boiling Springs, whiclr^
was' deemed to be near the center'®
of the two associations.
In recognitioi
Nov. 25—Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov. 26—Thanksgiving Holidays
Sophs Choose Stacy
As Facility Sponsor
In the first meeting of the year,
held in the college auditorium on
ber 7, 1947, the Sophomore
elected Paul Stacy of Shelby
3 faculty sponsor. At this same
ing, the following officers were
presented to the class: Elsie Ball-
sieper, Tampa, Florida, vice-pres
ident; Bettie Brickhouse, Warren-
ton, secretary; and Rachel Jen-
1, Gastonia, treasurer.
an exchange of punts, the Baptist
eleven was on the march again,
bparked by Arndt and Norton, the
riullaogs pushed to the one yard
striper, where Black, 190-pound
plunging back, plowed over the
middle for the first scorfe. Joe
riherrill, place-kicking artist from
rsryson city, kicked the extra point
anu Gardner-Webb led 7-0.
Only once did the Hilltoppers
show any sign of threatening. Im
mediately alter the first G-W score,
chunk Harmon received Green’s
kickoH on the 10, and ran back to
his 3o-yard line. Two quick-open-
ing plays and a reverse were good
tor a first down, their first one of
the night. An end run by Buddy
Goode was good for five yards.
It I'hen with the ball resting on. the
• Bulldogs’ 41, Blue Ridge took to
associations laid the tw(| the air with Harmon chunking,
cornerstones of the Huggms-Curtif ^fter two pass attempts failed,
Hall, long the sole building on th^^.! Garmon was forced to kick out.
campus, the moderators of these^^ j ^n onside penalty and two fail-
two associations will be promi- ^res to pick up yardage through
^hn W. outtle, moderator oi tnt tricking was superb throughout the””'
Kings Mountam Association for {game, to punt. With the ball deep
w ° territory, the Bull-
present the Honorable Clyde - ijne held until the half ended.
Hoey, senior North Carolma "v^\.v'fen in the ji.
senator, who will deliver t’ 'OSSfiitorium by instructors
cipal address. Rev. Thomas present music faculty. Miss
Miller, pianist. Miss Gamble, vocal-
pastor of tlie CliffslL
church and moderator of the
Sandy Run Association, will pro
nounce the benediction. Rev. J. L.
Jenkins, who for more than 20
years has been pastor of the local
church, will give the invocation.
Included on today’s program
will be a vocal solo by Miss Em-
malyn Gamble, voice instructor,
who will be acompanied by Miss
Abbie Miller, instructor in piano.
Also featured on the program will
be the college choir under the di
rection of Stephen Morrisett, who
will also be at the organ for the
prelude and the postlude.
Members of the founders’ fam
ilies, former trustees, presidents,
and teachers, and alumni will be
recognized by President Philip
Elliott who will also give a brief
history of the school. Special rec
ognition will be made of the
Gardner and Webb families who
have been instrumental in recent
years in promoting the expansion
of the institution.
This evening at 8 p.m., a con-
Carola Bell Draws Acclaim
—Humphrey
PB—Smith
I HB—Norton
RHB—Womack
FB—Black ___
Corde;
Fry One of the rarest treats of the '
Wither season in the way of intellectual
Cuharts was accorded the audience
Hickof which gathered at the E. B. Ham-
rick auditorium on Monday night,
THE COMMON PROBLEM October 20, for the first Lyceum
The common problem — yours number of the year.
mine, everyone’s — Carola Bell Williams’ portrayal
Is not to fancy what were fail of four different women was an
in life act of perfection. True the ring
Provided it could be; but, findiniof the voice might, in one word
first now and then, have been detected
What may be, then find how teas the same, but the personalities
make it fair were totally and utterly different.
Up to our means—a very dif-The appearance in facial feature,
ferent thing! movement, and costume in each
My business is not to remakecharacter was absolutely foreign to
myself he one preceding or following, and
But make the absolute best ofjach was a whole rounded story
what God made. in itself.
— Robert Browning
As Julie, “at home” about 1886, i
Mrs. Williams was truly the “hand
some and gracious hostess” of the
olden days. I
Then her characterization of I
Annie in her kitchen talking to j
the little foundling took all back:
to the day when they, as children, j
took their troubles to the maid of
all work. Annie was all love and
sympathy toward the little girl
and ready to fight for her—just as j
we remember the servants of our
youth. I
To those who remember the |
early days of the automobile—
“the duster days”—Celeste was a
touching and appealing creature
full of agility, grace, beauty, and
pride. You wanted to weep for her I
unloved plight and at the j
time cheer for her method of
solution.
In Miss Medora, Carola Bell
Williams really outdid herself. She
was a crotchety, arrogant old wo
man of wealth but absolutely de
void of beauty. Her gait, or method
of getting around on the stage in
this scene, was a show in Itself.
Julie (Mrs. Williams in her ele-
gent dress of old rose moire) was
a beautiful picture. In this scene
the artist was graciousness, hos
pitality, warmth, and love cleverly
combined to portray the artist at
her very best.
Truly Carola Bell Williams gave
her audience wonderful entertaln-
ist, and Mr. Morrisett, organist.
Rafs Eye
View Of
Rat Day
Rat Day, long anticipated by
the freshmen, came early
Thursday morning, Oct. 16.
Our peaceful sleep was broken
by the shout of “Rat Day! Rat
Day”! We thought the world
was coming to an end. Our
big sisters rushed into our
rooms and in a few minutes
had us dressed so that we
could hardly recognize our-
believed they were going to
drown us, but they were merci
ful to us because we sang “I’m
The freshmen got to show
their hidden talents in front of
the E. B. Hamrick Building
after we came from our march.
Usually we can eat our meals
in fifteen minutes, but eating
gravy with a spoon and jelly
with a knife required a little
longer time. Of course, we did
all we could for the sopho
mores. We carried trays and
refilled coffee cups for quite a
while. We stayed in the dining
room so long that we had to
rush around to get to our
first class.
(Editc
; The I
der of Rat Day was called off
because of the announcement
of Mrs. Bradburn’s death.)