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THE PILOT OCTOBER, 1951 GARDNER-WEBB PILOT Editor-in-Chlef Associate Editor _ News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Reporters Business Manager Assistant Business Manager . Circulation Manager Faculty A Gene Washburn Martha Coffey . ' _ __ Grace Nielsen .. - - Bob Myers _ Glenn Pettyjohn ^ Christine Hyde, Zeb Wright, Joyce Hoover, Jim Trantham, Dorothy Bell, Valeria Shearon, Martha Stone Jack Meacham __ Peggy Jones Martin Nichols _ Mary Suddreth, Rachel Scroggs, Jonelle Teague M. A. Mosely EDITORIAL Most of the news in our paper this time is especially for the freshmen, and I would like to start this editorial by ex tending to every freshman and to all other new students a warm and sincere welcome on behalf of all returning stu dents and faculty, and especially on behalf of the Pilot staff. We not only want to welcome you to the campus but to all forms of activity on the campus. We already have some talented freshmen working with our paper and we think worlds of them, but we would like to have anyone else who has interest and ambition for a school paper. We hope you have found that our campus is filled with Christian fellowship and friendly association toward every one, and also that you will enter into the Christian spirit and make it even more friendly. You are not compelled to attend the social meetings, go to church and to other religious meet ings, or even to say “Hello” to a classmate passing by; but if the spirit of our campus is what it should be, it will quickly ■p influence you to do so. As a general rule, most of us come to Gardner-Webb to learn. A good rule to follow iiji trying to learn is to study a little everyday. If a person gets behind in his classwork, he is tempted to quit. We have one of the best faculties of any junior college in the south, and we should make use of the opportunities offered to us. It has been said that experience is a dear school and fools learn in no other. Our own ex periences are good teachers, but we can also learn from the trials and errors of others. Insane asylums, penitentiaries, county homes, and streets are full of people who would not hear the call of the best within them, nor heed the advice of those who sought to help them. I admit that it is hard to do our best in our work when we know that tomorrow is so uncertain. We should each set a worthy goal early in life and then build our lives steadily to ward that goal, growing in grace and knowledge day by day. This will lead to a happy life devoted to useful things, not a life of drudgery. The latter days of this kind of life can be spent in sweet rememberance of deeds done for others, not in mourning over lost opportunities and atoning for past mistakes.-— (G. W.) Baptist Student Union The Baptist Student Union is an organization for all Baptists in insti tutions of higher learning. Its purpose is to minister to the spiritual needs of thousands of Baptist college men and women all over the South, to extend the influence of the church to the school, and to make Christianity collegiate. It seeks to promote spiritual development of students through Christian comradeships, Bible study, prayer, loyalty to Christ, and King dom achievement. Any Baptist becomes an active member when he joins a Baptist Church at the school, or any other unit organization represent ed in the BSU Council, The organizations are the Sunday School Train ing Union, Y.W.A., or Volunteer Band. This year the BSU will sponsor a campus revival from October 8-12, the annual Christmas banquet on December 17, and Student Evangelistic week from February 4-10. Other events sponsored through the student Union by the unit organizations will be announced throughout the year. The BSU functions through a BSU Council elected annually by the entire BSU. It represents all the voluntary reigious activities promoted President; Joan Bridges andMariana Vance, Vice-President; Frieda Moss, by the Board and agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention. Officers who comprise the council for this school year are Gaylord Lehman, secretary; Frank Haddox, treasurer; Charles Rabon, Sunday School Sup erintendent; Faith Johnson, BTU Director; Jo Lena Bridges, YWA Presi dent; Max Linnens, CVB Pi-esident; Mollie Hawkins, Music director; Marquean Ross, pianist; Jim Trantham, Publicity director. School Spirit By Glenn Pettyjohn Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! — That word has been ut tered so many times that we should deem it trite, to be re- itterated in this column, but it is quite the contrary, for never has Gardner-Webb been quite so proud to welcome such a fine group of freshmen. This is one sophomore class that will have to step lively to keep up with these “greenies.” It is our task at this time to en- only certain groups lighten among us, but everyone here, in ways of well rounded and outstand ing life and service on the campus, ’Tis good to be early in the wisdom of the conventionals and the ta- By looking perspectively over the situation, it can be sum totaled in one phrase—“School Spirit.” Yes, we’ve heard it before. In high school, it was preached to us. But for just a few minutes let’s be open-minded, drop our misconceptions, and view the situation. There are some among us who are wholly enthralled with music; some entirely devoted to learning; others, still, are just as preoccupied with athetics, clubs, and all sorts of va rious extracurricular activities, and otherwise. This variety among us is very good. In fact, it is essential if we are to proceed with the ad vancement of the modern colleges in the nation. This year, it is the gen eral concensus that the possibili ties of our student body are exceed ingly numerous. Therefore, since we have so much to our credit, the thing we want to do is develop these potentialities, broaden our interests and activities, and work together ir. rounding out one of the best col lege programs in the nation. As a suggestion for carrying out our intentions, we might consider our spirit. You know, we some times think of school spirit as the way we recommend our institution to others, or the way we whoop and holler at ballgames. But how many of us stop to consider that there are many other things concerned— things like being on time for chow, keeping the grounds and dormitories as clean as possible, helping in lit tle ways to make other students like being a part of the business. Even things like little words of encourage ment, advice, and sympathy are ma jor parts of school spirit. While we are interested in mu sic, for instance, we should not pi^™'^ redtaf'^'^th?' footbalT'^ boys wouldn’t condemn it as a laborious task to witness it. The fact is, it will strengthen one’s culture to interest himself in such events, not to mention the boost he gives the music department when he attends their exhibition, and consequently building up the school he attends. And vise-versa, the music students will want to encourage the football boys by coming out to the games and yell “Victory! We want Vic tory!” And the same for basketball and baseball games. They don’t cost a penny, and won’t take more than two hours of anyone’s time. There is one thing it will do, though. :t will offer a good time and a chance to open the lungs and get some fresh air, while we interest ourselves in good, clean, entertaining recrea tion. There is also another angle to consider. Our regulations don’t quite please all of us, but if we were president, there would be rules to obey. Wherever we go, we will have rules of some kind, some we like, ’t made or break them. Every one has a purpose, and the older we get and the more intelligent we become, the more we realize it. When that time comes, ’tis a true sign of real ma turity. Think about it and reach your own conclusion. They were made by humans just like those of our number, people with the same interest. So instead of being resent ful, let’s co-operate together and pool our interests for the better ment of the whole. “Nothing is good or bad,” said Shakespeare, “but thinking makes it so.” So it is with our regulations. Everyone of us has important parts to play here at Gardner-Webb, and we want to be early in finding what it is. One of them is support —the support of everything we ti-y to do. It matters not whether the Dean of Women gives a party, or the Athletic Coach has a ballgame, let’s be loyal in our support. Let’s build our college by building the lit tle departments therein. The ulti- mates are the same—a bigger and better college, and happier, more successful students. Let’s give it a real try! Sigma Phi Alpha There seems to be a growing in terest in the Modern Language De partment at Gardner-Webb. The members of the Sigma Phi Alpha Honorary Language Fraternity are claiming some credit for this in terest. They have talked up this fraternity and its requirements for qualification until the progressive freshmen are determined to get “in vited.” It is indeed an achievemnet to be a member. The Sigma Phi has a chapter at such major colleges as North Carolina State and Meredith. The purpose of the fraternity is to stimulate interest in, and to ac quire a more intimate knowledge of the geography, people, life, history, customs, industries, and culture of foreign countries and to make a con tribution toward bringing aoout a better understanding between these countries and ours and a better knowledge of them. A member must be a student of foreign languages who has an un usual interest in languages and who has a high scholasitc average, or a faculty member in the department of languages or someone who has acquired, through residence or otherwise, an intimate knowledge of the language, life, history, and customs of foreign countries. The officers are: preisdent, Zeb Wright; vice president, Jim Trant ham; secretary-treasurer, Martha Coffey; and program chairman, Margaret Swann. Membership is low this year be cause so many of the old members graduated. The fraternity member ship is expected to increase greatly freshmen will be invited to join— at least those measuring up to the qualifications. Present members are; Mrs. John Pollock (sponsor), Lorene Arro- wood, Jo Lena Bridges, Martha Cof- ' Wright, Jim Trantham, just to make somebody resent them j and Margaret Swann.
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