INTERVIEWS
GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT
OFFERS
“Students who choose theu' vocations early in life on an
average make better grades than those who have not chosen
their vocation,” said Dr, Robert A, Dyer, Director of the Guid
ance at Gardner-Webb College in a recent interview. To help
students choose their life’s work, the Guidance Department
makes available a Vocational Testing and Guidance Program.
There is no charge for this service. The entire test requires
approximately six and one half hours and can be arranged at
the individual’s own leisure.
The test includes a number of inventories such as basic
ability, interest, aptitude, and personality. Pi'om the tests the
student can see what field that he is qualified to enter. An indi
vidual is most apt to succeed in a field where he has most in
terest and greatest ability.
The Guidance Department does not instruct the individual
as to which field to choose. However, following the testing.
Dr. Dyer makes himself available for individual counseling and
guidance. He is well informed on the labor market relative to
what vocations will be in demand during the next five or ten
years. Dr. Dyer is able to see from the scores on the tests what
the individual’s strong and weak points are. Situations that
will be faced in various vocations are pointed out.
The tests are invaluable to many persons. Often the vo
cation one wants to prepare for is not within his ability. “After
entering college he realizes that if he was cut out for that he
was certainly sewed up wrong,” Dr. Dyer commented. After
taking the Guidance Tests he may decide to enter another
field where he can fully utilize his abilities.
The tests are now available to each student. It is yours
for asking. You may see Dr. Dyer’s secretary, Mrs. M. A. Mose-
ly, for an appointment.
ART PROGRAM
Have you ever thought of leaving something to benefit
the school by which you might be remembered? Then here is
your chance. Mr. William Troutman has instituted just such
a program.
The idea first occurred to Mr. Ti-outman when he received
a letter from an organization in New York City — Art Treas
ures of the World — distributing reproductions of famous
paintings. He obtained two folios, each containing 16 full color
prints by famous artists. Then it occurred to him that to frame
these would make beautiful displays, particularly in the Dover
Building, beautifying bare rooms and at the same time infor
mally introducing students to great artists and broadening their
cultural interests.
Mr. Troutman thought this would be something the stu
dents would like to participate in, since the school and especial-
POLL OF OPINION
The greatest service the college generation of today could
do for the world of tomorrow is to prepare themselves care
fully now to assume the positions of responsibility which they
must assume in the future. This was the opinion of the ma-
.lority cf students who were interviewed on the subject at
Gardner-Webb College.
“I think that it is most important to have people who are
gcod cit'zens,” said Mrs. Shytle, boys’ house mother, when
asked what the present generation could do to improve world
affairs. “College students must prepare themselves for their
chosen professions in order to attain success. That, along with
good citizenship and willingness to assume responsibility are
most important to the world of tomorrow.”
C’yde Gibson, freshman from Spartanburg, was of the
opinion that we must prepare ourselves in college to assume
positions of leadership later in life, “Everybody knows that to
day's college students will be the leaders of tomorrow. We must
studv then to be capable of shouldering the responsibility which
will be ours.”
“The present-day college generation should realize the
need for Christ and His Gospel in the world today,” said Jack
Ray, m-nisterial student from Mebane, North Carolina. “The
greatest service we can render mankind is to spread the Chris
tian religion throughout the world. When we are successful
in that task and only then, will we realize our dream of world
peace.”
“We must make ready to assume leadership in a country
which is one of the strongest in the world. We must be capa-
be and must lead successfully so that our nation will maintain
the high position which it now holds among the world powers,”
said Ronald Henry, a sophomore from Kinston, North Caro
lina. “Preparation for the task is the most important thing
facing college students.”
Bob Richardson, freshman class president from Bessemer
City, stated that “each college student should realize that the
responsibility of tomorrow’s world rests upon his shoulders.
It is his duty to accept this responsibility and be prepared to
assume the leadership in tomorrow’s world.”
The purpose of this symposium at Gardner-Webb was to
get a representative view of the college student’s outlook on
the question of what they can and should do for mankind.
ly the Social Studies department did not have the money
Thompson Lumber Company in Shelby offered to mount and
frame the pictures for $1.50. That would mean the depart
ment would furnish the prints and the students would be al-
' '"'1 the framing. For $1.50 it was possible for
D leave a personal momento as a gift to the
; informed of the project. Then
3 that they might create interest. So
1 five students in the history
'~i the library the mount-
any individual t
school with his n
The history classes \
several clubs were told sc
far, the only response, has t
class who contributed to rooi__ ___
ings for five masterpieces by Van Gogh.* Fo'nowing “is" a" hsT'of
contributors and the painting:
Bob Callahan—“Beach Scene”
Nancy Lattimore—“The Drawbridge”
Helen Gurley—“Sunflowers”
Jane Crawford—“Orchid"
Lois Hoyle—“'The Old Peasant”
Mr Troutman’s ultimate hope was that a great number of
students would immediately become enthusiastic—that the idea
would catch on,
^ •i®Pai't™ent now has the prospects of receiving folio's
ot Rembrandt’s and Dague famous paintings. It would be ad-
mirab’e if a student group would take over the project, Mr,
Troutman only wanted to institute the idea. His aim was to
make the ground floor of the library building a small art gal
lery which would probably attract many visitors.
Presently there are seven mountings that could be used
n-nmediately as the students pay $1.50 and designate the prints
used. This does —
single individual. Two or thrc
the project. Neither does this
ii] the library. The student may
one on the c^a.mpus All students
IS not limited to history students, Mr. Troutman insisted
the contributor has t
persons may go in together on
ean the picture must be placed
designate the classroom, any
m-ged to participate. This