M3y5Z
MRS. HUGGINS TO “GRADUATE”
;he auditorium
on the ground
e lighted with
She is leaving, but her influence
imprinted indelibly on the hearts
id in the lives of all who have
me in contact with her and the
beautiful life of service that Mrs.
tluggins is rendering is being ex
emplified in the lives of many,
many people who have come to
irdner-Webb and gone on from
re with their lives enriched and
spired by the example she has
To Mrs. Huggins, our most honor
ed “graduate” of 1952, we wish for
you the best that life has to offer
and pray that God will continue
,0 use your life to bless others and
ohank you for showing us the Life
Beautiful.
CLOSING A HALF CENTURY OF SERVICE
As this year draws to a successful conclusion, another
group of men and women will graduate and next year an
other group will come to fill the gap that they left, and on
and on the cycle repeats itself through the years. This year,
however, Gardner-Webb is “graduating” one woman who
has made herself beloved in the sight of all who know her.
After almost a half century of teaching, guiding, and loving
boys and girls, Mrs. J. D. Huggins, will step out of her of
ficial position at Gardner-Webb. To
say that Mrs. Huggins is retiring
v/ould be far from the truth foi
everyone who knows Mrs. Huggins
knows that she will always be in
the line of service rendering her
self wherever she is needed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Huggins came
to Boiling Springs in 1907. One year
later Mrs. Huggins started teaching
in the old Boiling Springs High
School. In that year there was just
one building. It was the one we
now know as Huggins-Curtis. The
students were housed on the second
and third floors and
and classrooms were
floor. The rooms we:
kerosene lamps and
tiiined from a well. Mrs. Huggins
taught English, Latin, and Greek.
During the First World War, the
student body was almost depleted
because so many of the boys had
to go to the service of their country.
These war years were followed by
depression years and the school was
almost closed. Because of people
like Mrs. Huggins and her husband
the school remained opened. “It
must not die” came to be their
slogan. Through the wonderful
spirit of co-operation and sacrifice
the student body and faculty pulled
the school out (
years.
Gardner-Web
just happen. It
the blood, swe
many years of sacrificing rendered
by people like Mr. and Mrs. Huggins
Mr. Huggins was the principal of
the High School and
dean of the college. He remained the
dean of the college up until his
death in 1932. Through the years this
fine Christian couple spent their
lives together working and pray
ing for the school and watching
develop.
Although Mrs. Huggins is leaving
her official position at Gardner-
Webb, we know that she will always
be vitally interested in all that hap
pens here and will be close by to
lend a helping hand when called
upon. Her ready wit and continual
smile will be missed by all but es
pecially the girls because she was
always on hand to offer a comfort
ing word, a bit of wit, and en
couragement when the road seemed
the hardest.
MRS. J. D. HUGGINS
PIONEER OF
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE
Student Government
Officers Installed
In an impressive candlelight ser
vice in the E. B. Hamrick Auditori
um on April 30, the members of
the 1952-1953 Studest Government
were officially installed in their new
positions.
The new officers are; Glenn Hen-
lon. President; Cathy Prince, Vice-
President; Betty Ledford, Secretary-
Treasurer; Yates Campbell, Day
Student President; Betty Rose,
Girls’ Home House President; Paul
Thomas, Editor of Anchor; Don
Bynum, Business Manager of
chor; Charles Rich, Editor of I
and Rachel Scroggs, News Editor of
Pilot.
Volume VI MAY, 1952 Number 1
SEC. 562 P. L. & R. BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.
U. S. POSTAGE PERMIT NO. 2
Henson Elected President
Of Student Body
For 1952 - 53
Climaxing two weeks of campaign-
ig and speech making, Glenn Hen-
_ )n was elected to the office of
President of Gardner-Webb Stu-
t Government Association, high-
honor accorded to any student
at school. Glenn is from Forest City,
N. C., and he attended Harris High
School. Although this is a new
jchool for Glenn, the office is old to
him, for in his senior year at Har
ris he was also president of their
itudent body. Glenn was also a
member of the F. P. A. and pub
ic speaking club of that school. Aft-
!r his junior year in school Glenn
;nlisted in the Marines and reached
the rank of Corporal spending 18
iionths in the service. Then upan
eturnmg and finishing his high
chool education he came to G-W.
Jlenn has been very successful here
n the campus not only which is
hown in office which he holds but
n that his judgment and outlook on
ife is respected by all students who
:now him. During the tapping ser-
■ices of the Marshall’s Club last
I'eek, Glenn was tapped as an ac-
ive marshal. This honor was con-
cared by our faculty. We are proud
if Glenn and we are sure that this
lext year’s school year will be one
If the greatest ever. Glenn plans to
inter the engineering field and to
go to either Clemson or N. C. State
upon graduation from G-W. He now
Ids the rank of Sergeant in Bat
tery “B”, Spindale National Guard.
' 1 if Uncle Sam does not call him,
predict a banner year for Glenn
his new office and also for the
college and students.
Dramatics Class
Has Outing
Tuesday, April 29, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Y. Hamrick ^entertained the dra
matics class and play cast with a
wiener roast.
The group left at five o’clock for
Felix Hamrick’s lake. An enjoy
able time was had by all. The after
noon was concluded with a i
professional baseball game.
The dramatics class and play
wish to take this opportunity to
thank Mr. and Mrs. Hamrick for
their hospitality.
GLENN HENSON
B.S.U. Council Plans
52-53 Calendar
le incumbent officers of the
B. S. U. Council have already plan
ned and prepared the 52-53 calen
dar schedule for the religious activi
ties for next year. The group has
met two times during the last two
weeks and will continue working
even after school closes.
According to the early accomplish
ments of the B. S. U., it is conceiv
able that the spiritual activties of
the students will be in the hands
of very efficient workers.
The new officers are as follows:
Wayne Sorrells, President; Geral
dine Woody, Enlisment Vice-Presi-
dent; Mildred Laney, Social Vice-
President; Rebeckah Luffman, De
votional Vice-President; Jean Mc-
Swain, Secretary; Joan Rogers,
Treasurer; Charles Ledford, Sun
day School Superintendent; James
Parham, Training Union Director;
Billie Sue Richardson, Y. W. A.
Piesident; Joe Jackson, Music Di
rector; Bobby Bray, Publicity Di-