PAGE SIX
THE PILOT
OCTOBER, 1948
Science Club Holds
Interesting Session
On Monday night, October twelftlj
at 7:30 the Science Club held itg
first regular scheduled meeting:
During the brief business session, it
was decided that the Club should!
hold its’ sessions the second Tuesday
of each month.
An interesting and informative
program was presented by the new
ly-elected program chairman, Har
old Bracket. Coleen Oswalt gave a
brief discussion on a recent inven
tion, the Densichron. The Densichron
is a unique photographic aid espec
ially designed to meet the diversi
fied needs of the professional and
amateur photographer. It is thous
ands of times as sensitive as the I
ordinary light meters used by the j
“snap-shot” enthusiasts.
Mr. Trentham, faculty sponsor of
the club, discussed statistics from
Hospital Reports. To the surprise of
many, heart diseases cause more
deaths each year than the next five
leading causes, cancer, accidents,
nephritis, pneumonia, and tubercu
losis. Too, Mr. Trentham pointed out
that in the United States there has
developed a system of medical edu
cation, hospital training and gradu
ate study unexcelled any where on;
Perhaps the most interesting phase
of the program was the playing of a
simple, yet tricky mathematical
game. After the game, each stu
dent realized more fully that ac
curacy is more important than
speed and that thoroughness and
ticking pains are necessary to per
form tasks thoroughly.
The present officers of the Sci
ence Club are as follows: Ethel
Sophomores Arouse Freshmen
To Early Mom Realization
What did you think of “Rat Day?’
■•more fun” .... “Silly” . . . . “1
enjoyed it” .... “All right” ....
I had a good time” .... “Too much
lipstick!” When asked these ques
tions, Gardner-Webb freshmen an-
ewered generally in the above man-
Rat Day is one of those humbling
periods in the lives of G-W fresh-
-that is, humbling to the de-
of inside-out-pants and upside-
down skirts and the latest anti-
Max Factor hair-dos. Perhaps the
rude awakening or the eager Prosh is
' vividly interpreted by the vic
tims and instigators themselves:
Prom James Cooke we hear, “Rat
Day was rather nice for' a person
who is not sick.” “Red” Painter—
“not enough loving is my only com
plaint.” Walter Oakes—“It was just
silly.” Shirley Huskey—“Oh, a lot of
they pick on me anyway . . .
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Ted Guthrie—“Oh, I don’t
like it . . . but it is all right.” Bob
by Wray—“Shucks, it lasts too
long.” Harold Bagwell—“It’s all
right for a person who is not grown
up, I guess.” Buddy Medlin—“A lot
of fun and very sociable.” Joyce
Digh—“It is fun. It gives me a
chance to get by with things you
wouldn’t otherwise.” Ted Hope—
Bloodworth—“I’m tired out ... .
now, I bet I know one person who
has had barrels of fun.” (Could it
be JIM?) Bill Hannah—“I wish I
knew what they’re gonna’ do to me.”
Carl Cox—“It is a very hectic af
fair, I washed my face this norn-
ing, all that gave me a headache.”
Betty Elliott—“It’s all right, I
think it is like initiation in high
school.” Frank Pendergrass—“Rat
Day is silly, lousy, and crazy.” Joe
Paul Gamble—“Rat Day? I’m all for
to that. I woke up thinking I was in
the Navy.” Shook—“Pretty fair . . .
Lancaster, president; Billy Smith-
deal, vice-president; Coleen Os
walt, secretary-treasurer; Alice
Jayne Dockery, publicity chairman.
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Rat Day was worse at Mars Hill.”
Lib Rowland—“I enjoyed it ... I
got to get acquainted with someone.”
Bob McMurray—“Rat Day was all
right ... I haven’t been through
the meal yet. I’ll let you know la
ter.” Frances Atkinson—“I think we
were pretty nice to those Freshmen.”
Teague—“It was not rough enough
. . . should have had a belt line, or
put someone’s head in a barrel of
molasses.”
Peggy Walters—“Rat Day was cute
... I had the most fun that one
had in a long time. I thoroughly en
joyed myself and Rat Court was
the best part.” (That is one way to
get a husband) Doris Little—“I like
the dressing up part better, I just
love to dress up ... I didn’t expect
the sophomores to be so nice to us.”
Carolyn Haraes “The freshmen
took Rat Day with a bang . . . they
really did cooperate.” Ann Dellinger
—“I think I have fallen arches from
being in tennis shoes and carrying
those sophomore’s trays . . . one
article at the time.”
Jimmy Robinson—“Oh, why don’t
we have Rat Day every day. I
could have those folks make use of
themselves every day.” Browning and
Jim Moon were seen at the soda
shop plotting—“poor freshmen . . .
ha, ha, ha.”
Loretta Phillips—“I’m still trying
to catch up on the sleep I lost that
morning.” That’s why Loretta,
along with the sophisticated sophs,
enters the dining room late every
morning.
Rat Day was tops in fun for every
one. We all have a different opin
ion and treasured memory of this
renowned day in the history of our
G. W. Hot-dawg! More fun! Whoo
pee! Rat Day! The lack of a sense of
humor can drive you “ratty” on any
day—not just Rat Day.
Model Plane Builder
Grows More Patient
Model aviation is the hobby of
petite John Lutz, who hails from
Polksville. He has an exact scale
model of the Piper ‘Cub”, which
contains a miniature two cycle gaso
line engine. The model is “U” con
trolled meaning it is flown in cir
cles with the aid of two lengths of
piano wire each about fifty feet
John began his hobby several
years ago when the aviation “bug”
hit him so hard that all of his al
lowance was spent for a model build-
;ool of some description. He has
built many varieties in the past,
such as—gliders, rubber-powered
models, solid wood models, and now
his advanced power ship, which John
readily admits is a pain in the neck.
As yet the model has not been
successfully flown, but the diligent
builder still has high hopes for his
pet project, which incidentally was
built during the first three weeks of
the current school term.
The tiny ship has been tested
only once, at which time it prompt
ly proceeded to plow up a small
portion of the earth’s surface. This
was a definite blow to our hero
who had hopes of putting on an ex
citing show for the several students
looking on. But Mr. Lutz is not the
kind of fellow who gives up easily.
He returned the model to his lair,
where he immediately proceeded to
“patch it up,” so that he might make
cessful flight.
At this writing the model has not
been flown a second time, but it is
hoped that experience, coupled with
the fact that the ship has been im
proved, will be sufficient to enable
the enthusiast to get his model into
James McKnight: “Tell me, sir
who is the real boss at your home?”
Mr. Trentham: “Well, my wife
bosses the children, and the children
boss the dog and cat, 'out I can say
anything I want to the petunias.”
Bobby Ramsey: “What kind of a
car was it, Don?”
Don Reinhardt: “It had a Buick
frame, a Chevrolet top, a Ford mo
tor and a Hudson body.”
Bobby Ramsey: “Where’d you get
it—at a used car lot?”
Don Reinhardt: “Nope—a rail-
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