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T HE PILOT NOVEMBER, 1951 GARDNER-WEBB PILOT EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief _ Associate Editor News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor __ Reporters Gene Wash Martha Coffey Grace Nielsen Bob Myers Glenn Pettyjohn Christine Hyde, Zeb Wright, Joyce Hoover, Jim Trantham, Dorothy Bell, Valeria Shearon, Martha Stone Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Circulation Manager Martin Nichols Typists Mary Suddreth, Rachel Editorial I have been told that it is journalistically incorrect to combine too much of a news story with an editorial, but I would like to verbalize a little on my impressions of our an nual revival of a few weeks ago. To me, this revival is one of the most important activities of our campus for the whole year. It was very inspirational to see well over a third of our entire student body rise and go to the front of the audi torium signifying that they had already dedicated their lives to full time Christian work by being preachers, missionaries, and so on. But it was even more inspirational to see almost all the other students rise to signify that they would dedi cate their lives to the Lord in whatever field He chooses fori them to work. It really is wonderful to know that most of our students want to be “fulltime ’’christians. But, like Dr. Morrisett said in chapel, I would like to call attention to the seriousness of such a profession. Do we all realize what this Christian Religion is? Webster says that religion is “An awareness or conviction of a supreme being, arousing reverence, love, gratitude, the will to obey and serve, and the like.” Therefore a Christian is one who believes in Jesus Christ and the truth as taught by him; and this realization must make us love, reverence, and serve Christ and want to help others find him in any way that we can. In order to serve Christ best, we must have open minds and hearts to the teachings of our faculty. The prejudice of I the closed mind is one of the penalties of ignorance—a tragedy to a Christian life. It builds an impenetrable wall around preconceived notions and makes progress impossible. We must also find and follow God’s will for our lives. One of the worst penalties of spiritual illiteracy is the failure to this. Yes, I was happy that so many have dedicated their lives to Christ, but I will be even happier if all of us will get a full er realization of this dedication and work even closer together in winning others to Christ.— (G. W.) Living Memorial To The Growth Of Gardner-Webb By Glenn Pettyjohn In the year 1940, when Gardner-Webb survived the clos ing of its doors only by the valliant efforts of a limited few, there emerged a symbol of the hard work going on at that time, and it has lived through the years, remaining today as a landmark of Boiling Springs. The gymnasium, the large rock building that stands in front of our new library, previous to the turn of the decade of 1940, existed only as a weather-beaten, gloomy structure. Although described by some as an “eyesore,” and suggested by others to be removed, one mai Vital "Statics" On G-W Students There are students from 40 North Carolina counties and nine other states here at Gardner-Webb this year. Among the North Carolina counties, Cleveland is ahead with 118 students. There are 54 students from Rutherford, and Gastoi students. The states represented are North Carolina with 319 enrolled, South Carolina with thirteen, Georgia with eight, Florida with six, Virginia with two, and Iowa, Louisiana, Pennsyl vania, Tennessee, and Texas with one each. There is a total of 374 dents this year. The registration cards for year indicate that students on campus are studying for any oi 38 different professions. These r all the way from auto business to medicine. Among the professions, most students have chosen the min istry with 54. It is followed by the following: teaching, 27; religious ] education, 22; nursing, 21; missions, 17; business administration and commerce, 16; secretarial, 14; ath letics, 11; agriculture and farming. Most of the students are Bap tists (305 of them), but there six other faiths represented in student body. stood up on his heels and said no. had a dream of utilizing the old structure by renovating it into a itable athletic building. He had a dream of reinforcing it and fortify- against the weather, and all the while had not more than enough money than to start an out side foundation around the wood There was, on hand, 10 loads of one and 40 bags of cement, but no money was available for the pur chase of more, nor was there any /funds to hire labor. Nevertheless, Mr. J. R. Cantrell, the stable, firm- minded president, undertaking the project, hired the men to do the :-k, and then set out to raise money for their weekly wages and )r more supplies. Day by day and week by week, he labored, approaching men on the street, in the stores, and in the fields. Many were not interested in such an endeavor, but many reluct ant contributions were made. Some how, each week there was money ‘enough for wages of the men build ing the rock gem walls. The granite they worked with was the native flint of Boiling Springs, hauled from the fields right here I the community, and erected into structure of lasting endm-ance. To look upon it now, at first lance, we wouldn’t see that it is $6,000 project that took 6 months of sleepless nights, and weary days iplete. We wouldn’t see the uncertainty that existed at the time about its completion. Today Mr. Cantrell modestly admits that it was a stab in the dark, and an act of faith, that he wouldn’t undertake again. But it is a living reflection of his perserverance and stable mindedness. While at Gardner-Webb he made many other improvements which probably seem small to us today, but at that time were of great im portance. With only 3 buildings on Ithe campus (including the gym) 'there was much needed work to be Even the E. B. Hamrick build- iood in ruins because of a fire jhat destroyed everything but the walls that held it together. Be- retiring from the presidency. he had reconstruction at the half-\ way mark on the E. B. Hamrick/ building. \ The amazing thing about the work j done by Gardner-Webb’s former president is that he personally rais ed practically all the money used in the building that he did up until/ the time of his retirement. Today, he is the pastor of Latti- more Baptist Church, which also he led in building. In addition to that, he teaches a veteran’s class in agriculture at Boiling Springs High School. Now that the new library has been erected behind the old stone gym nasium, it will either have to be moved or torn down. Nevertheless, the- big boy will have served a good purpose for the college and com munity. For many years, it has been the only place in the whole com munity where the college and high school could meet for practice and games. Many have the times been also when successful parties were staged there. When the time comes, there will be many to say, “That is one Joe we hate to see go.” ALUMNI NEWS (Continued from Page One) Missionary, Box 315, Kahului, Maui, T. H. James M. Kirby (’48) Attorney, Pacelot Mills, S. C. Kay L. Kirven (’39) Chemist, Bishopville, S. C. Leonard W. Long, (’40) College Teacher; 309 Woodburn Road, Raleigh, N. C. Eugene MeSwain, (’39) Theater manager; Kings Moun tain, N. C. Loretta Phillips, (’49) Educational Director; Bessemer City Baptist Church Dr. Eugene Poston, (’43) j Pastor, Wallace Baptist Church, Wallace, N. C. NEW CLERK (in department store); Our opening sale has closed. What now? EXPERIENCED CLERK: Our closing sale opens.
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