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PAGE SIX THE PILOT MAY, 1951 I Speak for Democracy I not only gladly and proudly speak for democracy, but I also am willing to stand up for democracy. Dictatorship is brutal because it is brittle. It cannot bend; it can only break or be broken. It cannot lead its people; it can only drive them. Democracy, on the other hand, is flexible. It bends without breaking. It sways to the left or to the right, and returns to the point of normal balance. It calls for leaders, not drivers. A free peo ple can be led a greater distance and to greater heights than a slave people can be driven. Why then shouldn’t every American citizen wake up, speak up, stand up for de- Democracy in America makes us free. We are free to speak without fear, free to worship God in our own way, free to stand for what we think is right, free to oppose what we be lieve is wrong, and free to choose those who govern our country. I speak for democracy because it is a society cooperating for the good of all. It is a government own ed and managed by its citizens. We must not forget that Ameri ca is the first great successful de mocracy, and that years after its foundation the rest of the world pro phesied its failure. But it did not fail. American democracy spread. The great world war was fought, in for the maintenance of the American idea of democracy. Ne groes, whites, Protestants, Catho lics, Jews and others paid the price for us to enjoy democracy. As we look forward into the fu ture we entrust the happiness and safety of the people of the world to enlightened democracy. It is a combination of these es sentials — unlimited resources and people of character that makes this great democracy of ours — The United States of America! I speak for democracy because it means that we have no privileged class, no class that is exempt from the duties or deprived of the privi leges that are implied in the words, ■‘American Citizenship.” Democracy must be based on homes where the interests of man, women, and child receive equal con sideration. Helping to make happy homes, now and in the future, is the most important thing that youth can do for democracy. home as an XliSt?on,^it^ends™there as a reward. Think of the many ’’isms” that are around in the world today. Most all of them dismiss, ignore, and brush lightly aside the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pur-, suit of happiness. Isn’t it fortunate that we have By Martha Coffey at hand a system of education which can give to our boys and girls the knowledge and ability to separate the true from the half true — to look “isms” straight in the eye? The coming generation, with minds and hearts reinforced with such knowledge, is more powerful than an army. Democracy lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court, can do much to help it. The spirit of democracy is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right. It is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other The Constitution of the United States gives one of the best state ments of the purpose of govern ment to be found anywhere. It says: “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more per fect union, establish justice, insure ■ tranquility, provide for the 1 defen mote t eral welfare, and secure the bless ings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The Mayflower Compact, that his toric document written by the Pil grims who landed on the Massachus etts coast in 1620, is also remark able for its clear statement of the purpose of government. Lincoln, in the Gettysburg Ad dress, gave us a good definition of democracy. It was a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Theodore Parker defined democ racy as not I’m as good as you are. Another one of the great docu ments that express democracy is the Declaration of Independence. In part it reads: “We hold these truths to be self- evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happi- These great documents bear the spirit of democracy. The constitution of the united States begins “We the People.” The Mayflower Com pact begins in a similar manner: “We do solemnly combine our selves." The meaning of democratic government is to be found in these words: We get together; we com- terests, “We, the People must work together in order to provide for the common good. The time for rededication has ar rived! Personal, active participation in the affairs of the nation, the state, the city and the community by all citizens of goodwill and pub lic spirit is our only safeguard for the freedoms we have so dearly C. V. B. Offers Scholarship One of the most outstanding accomplishments of the Christian Volunteer Band is the establishment of the CVB Scholarship. The following charter drawn up by the Band gives the purpose and qualifications for the scholarships. “With hearts that are thankful for the opportunity that is ours in receiving our education at Gardner-Webb College, we, the members of the Christian Volunteer Band hereby establish the CVB Scholarship in the hope that God may bless and use it through the lives of those who shall benefit from it.’" “The CVB Scholarship shall be controlled by a committee consist ing of the president of Gardner- Webb College, the head of the De partment of Religion, the Dean, and the president of the Volunteer Band. The selection of persons to receive benefits will be left to tne discretion of the committee subject to the fol lowing rules. “Recipient must be in financial need to continue his education. Must be making grades which will con vince the committee of his sincerity. “We prefer the awards to be given to those who are dedicated to full time Christian service, but we sh£ not impose this limitation, but tru to the judgment of the committee. “The awards shall be presented at the beginning of the second semes ter, but this shall not be binding if there should arise a case which, in the judgment of the committee, is qualified to receive it earlier, or later, which ever the case may be. “The number of persons to re ceive awards shall be decided by the committee, and also the amount to be given to each, according to the needs of each individual case. Both of these conditions will naturally be governed by the amount in the Scholarship. “We request that a member of the committee inform each recipient of the origin and purpose of the CVB Scholarship, and explain the means by which it is kept alive. “We request the Volunteer Band to contact its former members at least once a year informing them of the accomplishments and status of the Scholarship and seeking their support. We request that this char ter be read at the opening and clos ing meetings of the Volunteer Band each year. Will each of you pray that others may have the same op portunity that is yours?’’ “We will indeed be happy if one of the members of the committee will read this charter to the as sembled student body in chapel once durirg each year and request prayer for the success of this effort, for we believe the spirit behind the CVB Scholarship to be synonymous with the spirit which has made, and sjiall continue to make Gardner-Webb College a brighter light in the field of Christian education.” Bobby Bush Bobby Bush, a product of Sum merville High School, Summerville, Ga., came to Gardner-Webb last fall as a man who was supposed to strengthen the football team. Bob by had a good scholarship offered him at North Georgia College, but he elected to enroll at Gardner- Webb so he could be with the boys with whom he had grown up. We call them the “Georgia Boys.” By the type of games Bob plays e can see that they are all a thrill ) him, but one football game in par ticular Bob recalls as having en joyed. The football bus rolled into Brevard campus on the after- 1 of the game last fall, and what should greet the team but a dummy ■ half mast on the flag HUDSON'S DEPARTMENT STORE in SHELBY features PETERS SHOES For All the Family • Weatherbird • City Club • Velvet Step Campus Big Wheels Mary Suddreth me of the most well-rounded girls our campus is Mary Suddreth 5 hails to us from Lenoir, North Carolina, we can prove this to you by all the offices she held while in high school. During her freshman secretary of her class; What’s nth the No. 17 jersey, signifying that Bush was the man they must stop if they were to beat G-W. How surprised they were when it was Bobby Bush who repeatedly punted ' of bounds inside Brevard’s five- yard line, and scored two touch- That dummy that once hung - the flag pole, now hangs as a dec ration in Bob’s room . As we stated above. Bob was bolster the football team, which did, but he has overshadowed 1 football career with more recc activities in basketball and bas ball. While in high school Bob acc mulated quite a number of athletic honors, and has attained about same reputation in the Jr. college conference. Playing basketball years, baseball four years, and foot ball four years, his career was cul minated his senior year by being elected on all-state and all-district teams in all three sports. This year at G. W. has been some what the same story. He scored six touchdowns in football, finished the basketball season with the highest lident and secretary of Annual treas presiden Staff her senior year, sne was vice- lent of the Allied Youth Club her junior year, and she was presi dent her senior year and a mem- 3r of the Beta Club. Mary is very active in sports, too. er freshman year she was co-cap- lin of her basketball team and cap tain the remaining three years, scor- ■ " n average of 25 points per In the Field Day events Mary won first place in the 50-yard dash, first place in sof ” throw, and second ii curacy throw. Mary was voted best all around, tost likely to succeed, neatest, cut- st, best personality, most depend able and best leader. Since Mary has proved all this to be true while at Gardner-Webb — well, don’t you too agree she is one of the most “well rounded” persons you have ever known? (Cor nued 0 Page 2) G. T. McSwain's Grocery Store Boiling Springs, North Carolina
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