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OCTOBEE, 1948 THE PILOT PAGE THREE Alumni News Music Department Several of the alumni of Gard- Uses New Studios ner-Webb College have returned to their Alma Mater to serve in dif ferent positions. They are: Miss Janie Odom, class of ’31, Mrs. Jane Putman Jolley, class of ’43, and Miss Saranan Morgan, class of ’iS. Helen Lancaster of Spindale, mem ber of the class of ’44, was married to Mr. John Roach, Jr., of Forest City on October 24. Dot Spangler, class of ’47, has been appointed to serve as a senior coun selor to the freshmen at the Uni versity of North Carolina, Julia Price of Hollis, ’ ‘— Dramatics Club Gives “The Valiant” With majestic steps, fond music lovers now trek to and fro on the campus eventually to find them selves in the aristocratic replica of the old South which stands at the east entrance to the campus. This building is known as “The Little White House.” With the exception of a two-room apartment, the en tire first floor of this white brick structure is given over to music. The noises that issue forth vary from thumps, screeches, and squeaks graceful runs, trills, and tremulos. a graduate of ried October 2 to Horace Howmg- ; Miss Shirley S . ton of Boihng Sprmgs and Merle | shorter College, has been added Dotson of Quantico, Virgmia, who the music department as instructor ^ ™e™ber of the class of in violin and voice. There is only 47 has been elected to serve as presi- one violin student on the campus. dent of the Womans Government Twenty-nine are taking piano and Association at Wake Forest Col- forty are taking voice. Theoretical ^ „ , , classes in solfeggio, harmony, and olass of 48 are: Eula Carver, Jack music appreciation have an enroll- Brown, Faye Tunmire, Eugene Cole,, ment of thirty-four. The choir un- and Paul Comer at Baylor; Mar-| der the direction of Mr. Stephen garet McKinney and Rebecca Kir- ' Morrisett, has a membership of by at Womans College; Jack Falls, fifty-three, and the glee club, under John Long, Claxton Hall, Lois Sny- : the direction of Miss Emmalyn der, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Griggs Gamble, is made up of twenty-five Elmer Carter, Charles Shaw and voices. There is a total of thirteen Ken Snyder at Wake Forest; John j music majors in all the different Martin, Oscar Padgett, and Gabe j courses of music taught here. Austell at Appalachian; Betty j Numerous appearances including Brickhouse at Meredith; Helen | i-adio performances, recitals, and Goodwin at Furmim; Hughey Me- concerts are made by both faculty Manus, Marjorie Bridges, demon' and students. The Lyceum Series Smith, Lois Chappell, and Audley ; will feature a faculty recital in No- ' " -Newman; Car-. yember. Included on the program i : University of , will be Mr. Stephen Morrisett, or- ; Mack, Reeves ganist; Miss Emmalyn Gamble, vo- Bolick,_Charles “Red” j calist; Miss Shirley Smith, violin- ’*■ ' St; and Miss Abbie Miller, pianist. )b Dramatics Department presented “The Valiant’" Tuesday, October 19, in the E. B. Hamrick Auditorium. “The 'Valiant,” a one-act play written by Hall and Middlemass, was presented by special arrange ment with Longmens, Green and Company, New York. Jim Spivey of Kings Mountain played the leading role of Dyke, the prisoner. Other characters were John Roberts, of Kings Mountain, as Warden Holt; Alan Browning III, of Elkin, as Reverend Daly, the prison chaplain; Sue Black, of Wa co, as Josephine Paris; Ed Camp bell, of Kings Mountain, as a jail er; and Joe Hamrick of Shelby, as an attendant. The play was under the direc tion of Miss Prances Cuthbertson, with Ethel Lancaster, of Spindale, as student director. Walker, Monteith, and Jay Rotan a son; Hugh Morehead, Paul Willis,! and Emmet Lookadoo at Carolina; ' _ , . Joe Sherrill at Western Carolina; : Dr. Rankin GiveS Keith Price, Paul Ramsey, and Ol- lie Hammond at Clemson. Back To Normal ' At Columbia Books To Library Two weeks ago the college li brary received a number of assort- d books from a man who has never Policy At Columbia ^ °- M Rankin of Hayti, Missouri. Doctor Npw Ynrk M v_(i Rankin, who knows of Gardner- o n Vv, ” J ■ , ?“!Webb through friendship with the lumbia College, the undergraduate j Trpnthams stated that he hnnps liberal arts college for men at Co-: w /'■ i and outside work, 12 per cent are veterans, continu ing the sharp decline in veteran stu dents. Last year veterans constitut ed 21 per cent of the entering stu- According to Dean Harry J. Car man, almost 50 per cent of the ap plicants for the College class of 1952 boasted high school or prepara tory school averages of 90 or over. If you have strolled on the campus Columbia College will begin this during the past few weeks probab- year its gradual return to an ulti- ly you’ve heard much groaning and mate enrollment of about 2,000 stu- complaining of sore muscles and dents. In the post-war emergency, stiff joints from the fairer- sex. Columbia College went to 2,700 stu- These girls have a very good rea- dents in 1946 in an attempt to meet son for their complaints since the the educational demands of as many physical education intsructor has veterans as possible. been giving them the well-known The Class of 1948, graduated last “work-out,” and that is putting it June, numbered 700, of whom near- mildly. ly 75 per cent were veterans. Now, ‘ After a summer vacation of rest with the veterans’ demand slacking : and lounging, the girls were some- off, the College has about 2,300 stu- , what shocked at the strenuous ex dents and, over the course of a few ' ercise showered upon them by Miss years, will return to the pre-deter- ; Morgan. However, she is now becom- mined enrollment of 2,000. i ing a little soft-hearted, and the “We feel that we have not only girls are only suffering from fear— kept standards high but have en- j of a broken neck or a broken limb, hanced them in the past three j They are learning to tumble, and years,” said Dean Carman. “How- j are looking forward to the season Coeds Secretly Enjoy Torture _ er, this has been done er sacrifice by the teaching and ad visory staffs than I believe is justi fied over the long term. The College, planned and equipped as a small college, can do its superior work with a student body of about 2,000.” when they may test their skill basketball and tennis. Occasionally, you may hear one of these girls, who is a so-called “victim” of Miss Morgan, admit in a hesitant voice that she secretly enjoys her course in physcial education. Who’s Who Honors President Elliott The name of President P. L. El liott appears for the first time in the August supplement of the A. N. Marquis Who’s Who in America, it was announced this month by the college news bureau. President Elliott, who came to Gardner-Webb in 1943, is listed as an educator. Included in the biographi cal sketch are accounts of the edu cator’s birth and family, his for mal education and official positions in the field of education as well as Noted Speaker Coming To I R C Dr. James K. Eyre, Jr., a world- f.mous authority on foreign affairs, will be the guest speaker of the International Relations Club on No vember 8, at 7:30 P.M. Dr. Eyre has traveled extensive ly in the United States, Canada, and the Par East. He has had the opportunity to study history-mak ing events at a close range. At the age of thirty-three. Dr. Eyre has compiled records which mark him as one of the most promising anal ysts of America’s domestic and fore- ■ :n policies. Dr. Eyre will speak on the sub ject, “War or Peace; A Forecast.” This subject is of vital interest to everyone. Don’t miss the opportun- '3 hear his speech. HAMRICK'S GULF SERVICE GAS and OIL CAR SERVICE GENERAL REPAIR WASHING Boiling Springs B S U Orients Eager Freshmen Plans for the Orientation program for the first week of school were made by the B. S. U. Executive Council at a pre-school retreat held two days before the arrival of the students. This program included the various welcome parties, teas, recep tions, and the regular morning watch and vesper services. le week of September 19-25th devoted to Christian Steward ship. The morning watch and ves per service carried out this theme. Each phase of stewardship in the Christian’s life was stressed by the students who participated in these services, and they were begun by an address made in the Baptist Training Union f ' ’ ' by the Reverend Bessemer City. Another activity si B. S. U. was that of Join-the- Church-Day. This program in wed ding form, was held in the chapel service, symbolizing the union of the college student with the college church. These and many more activities will be taken up by the Baptist Stu- dent Union. with the Baptist State Convention throughout the State since 1920. According to the A. N. Marquis standards of admission, persons eligible for this honor are divided Into two classes; those who are prominent in “creditable lines of effort, making them the subjects of extensive interest. Inquiry or dis cussions; and those included arbi trarily on account of official po sition—civil, military, religious, or educational.” AND W 3 VARIETY SHOP J MAGAZINES—DRY GOODS RECORDS FRIENDLY PLACE TO TRADE BRIDGES GROCERY GROCERIES MEATS peed FERTILIZERS Open on Sunday AFTERNOON from 2 to 6 ZEN BRIDGES, Owner Boiling Springs, N. C.
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