New B.S.U. I
Officers Elected
By ELEANOR COGDILL
On April 4th, a nominaitng com
mittee from tlie present B.S.U.,
along with Miss Stranes and Mr,
MorriiStt as faculty advisors, sub
mitted their nominations for next
year’s council to the religious orga
nizations of the campus. The orga
nizations, in turn, gave their ap
proval of the nominees.
The incoming president is Gaylord I
Lehman from Inman, South Caro- I
Jina. A sample of Gaylord’s high
ideals for the council and of his
own integrity is shown in these
words: “The greatest responsibility
on our campus lies in the mem
bers of the B.S.U. council. With the
help of the entire student body,
next year can be the greatest year
spiritually in Gardner-Webb’s his
tory. What we can do plus God’s
leadership cannot fail.”
Marianna Vance, a product of
Crossnore High School, a religious
education major, has been chosen
devotional president of the B.S.U.
JWarianna was selected on the basis
of her good service, having worked
as secretary of the Christian Vol
unteer Band, Y.W.A. mission study
chairman, and devotional chairman
of her Sunday School class.
An honor student from Ruther-
fordton-Spindale Hi is Joan Bridges.
She is backing up her ambition to
be a missionary by studying religi
ous education here at G.W. Some
of the things she takes part in here
at school are the Home Ec club,
y.W.A„ and Christian Volunteer
Band. Joan was elected enlistment
president of the B.S.U.
As social president we have Ra
chel Morgan who graduated from
Canton High in 1949. Besides being
a very popular student with the fa
culty and fellow students there, she
GAYLORD LEHMAN
was very active in her school and
church work. Rachel is undecided as
to what school to choose to con
tinue her religious education.
Pi-eida Moss, our new secretary,
comes to us from Hoke County High
School, graduating there in 1950.
While in high school, she was a
member of the Beta, 4H, and Glee
clubs, president of her classes of
the Junior and Senior years, editor
of the annual, and then graduated
as valedictorian of the senior class.
When Preida leaves G.W. she Is go
ing to Meredith to continue her re
ligious education.
The B.S.U. treasurer for next year
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CARSON STOUT L. B. REAVIS
ictured above are Rev. L. B. Reavls, Pastor of the Green Street Bap-
Church in High PoiJit, who conducted the revival here; and Carson
it, a furniture manufacturer and member of the Green Street church,
1 recently gave $1,500 worth of new furniture for the parlor of the
girls dorm. The furniture will be custom made of the best materials ob-
ible, and will be covered with the best grade of plastic.
Gave Furniture
Carson Stout
Stout Hearted Christian
When Carson Stout came to our campus a few days ago to
take his pastor, Dr. Reavis, back to High Point—we little
realized in the quiet, unassuming businessman the great un
selfish Christian spirit that would so soon express itself in
meeting a long felt need in our Girl’s Home. It happened this
way.
Miss Starnes sat in the living room
ith Mr. and Mrs. Stout and soon
discussing her favorite subject —
for she always gets around to It
;r or later — “making our home
tiful for the girls, and her dis
appointment in not getting the
drapes and furnishings she wanted
■ ' year.” Then, she asked Mr.
Stout how to best repair the brok
en and worn out sofas not loiowing
as a furniture manufacturer or
that he owned a plant
a for
with up-to-date modern plastic
lurniture to which she exclaimed:
Dh, but Mr. Stout, you can’t do that
would run into big money!”
But, Carson Stout soon convinced
stripped of its furnishings and un
dergoing redecoration at a rapid
- by Wednesday Core Rae
and Mary Dean Mlnges ac
companied by Miss Starnes and
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hamrick wer^
speeding to High Point. They were
sraciously received by Mr. Stout at
his plant, the Carson Furniture
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Freshman - Soph
Banquet was "Prize"
The sophomore class of 1951 was
lionored Friday night, April 20th,
in the O. Max Gardner Building at
the annual freshman-sophomore
The momentous evening was the
culmination of an eventful “Field
Day” which attracted _ '
J.50 high school seniors lo u
Webb for observation of the
Presenting the toasts at t
quet where Jim Trantham and Faith
Johnson to the sophomores and to
the faculty respectively. Responding
to the toasts were A1 Homesley,
president of the sophomore class,
and Mr. Ben C. Fisher, assistant
to the president.
Pres. Elliott
Honored
Mr. Ben C. Fisher, in a special
I chapel program on Monday, April
23rd, announced that President El
liott of Gardner-Webb will be award
ed the honorary degree of Doctor of
Religious Education by Carson-
Newman College of Jefferson, Tenn.
Mr. Fisher said that the degree
was being awarded in view of Presi
dent Elliott’s more than a quar
ter of a century of outstanding
1 work in Christian education. Mr.
Fisher told how President Elliott,
as an eighteen year-old-boy had
started to grammar school, and
how he then went to high school
and college. After some years he be
came head of the English depart
ment and vice-president of Mars
Hill College, then he went to West
ern Carolina Teachers College as
head of the English department.
Mr. Fisher said President Elliott has
been at Gardner-Webb since 1943.
Mr. Elliott came forward amid
the thunderous applause of the stu
dent body who rose to their feet as
he stepped forward. He said that
Gardner-Webb College, not he, was
receiving the honor. He also stated
that it had not been he, but a respon
sive student body over the years, a
loyal faculty, and other loyal sup
porters who had made Gardner-
Webb what it is today.
Mr) Elliott will go to Carson-New-
man to receive his degree during
the Graduation Exercises and Cen
tennial celebration which will be
held May 25th.
Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carohnv
Volume IV APRIL, 1951 Number 9
New Officers
Elected
ter three days of campaigning,
the student government and publi
cations elections were held Fi-iday,
April seventh.
Jack Holt defeated Bill Morehead
and Joe Cole for the post of Presi
dent of the student
Mary Dean Mir
vice-president of the S. G. A., won
over Mollie Hawkins, and Joan Kin
caid defeated Mary Sudworth for
the job as secretary-treasurer of the
S. G. A.
Gene Washburn was elected edi
tor-in-chief of the Pilot, defeating
Glenn Pettyjohn. Grace Neilson
elected news-editor of the Pilot
Martha Coffey.
Doris Adair was elected editor of
the Anchor, defeating Velma Stam-
ey. Bobby Pettyjohn defeated Jack
Meeeham for the business
agership of the Anchor.
Thurman Aldred was elected presi
dent of the day students. Others
running for this office were Joyce
Hoover and Sammy Medcalf.
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Summer School
Plans Announced
Registration for the summer
school session will begin on June
9:00 a.m. Regular class work
will begin on June 5 and will con-
: until August 3 — a period of
weeks. July 4 will be observed
holiday. There will be no Sat
urday classes.
Curses will be offered in Biology,
Chemistry, Freshman English,
Sophomore English, Spanish, College
Algebra, Trigonometry, Organ, Pi-
), Freshman History, Sophomore
History, French, Typing, and Eco
nomics. The faculty will be compos
ed of the following: Mr. Paul Stacy,
Mr. Mosely, Mr. J. Y. Hamrick, Dr.
T. C. Holland, Mr. H. C. Dixon, Miss
Dorothy Jones, Mrs. Dana Harris,
and Mr. Eugene Vosecky.
The college dormitories will be
open for boarding students, but the
college cafeteria will be closed dur
ing the summer term. Students may
obtain their meals at the Snack
Shop.
For additional information, con
tact Mr. J. Y. Hamrick.