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BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.
PERMIT NO. 2
V^olume IX, Number II
THE PILOT
November, 1954
Gardner-Webb To Present Romeo and Juliet
Founders Day
Observed At G-W
Rev. David B. Roberts, associa-
tional missionary to the French
Broad Association, delivered the ad
dress for Founder’s Day, Octobar 29.
The Rev. Roberts is a graduate
of Gardner-Webb in the class of
1925, when it was Boiling Springs
High School. He is also a grad
uate of Wake Forest College and
the Southern Seminary in Louis
ville, Ky.
This occasion marked Gardner-
Webb’s 47th year as a Baptist
school. Chartered in 1905 by the
Kings Mountain and Sandy Run
Associations, it opened in October,
1907. Professor J. D. Huggins was
principal of the student body, which
had an enrollment of 135.
In 1942 the name was changed
from Boiling Springs High School
to Gardner-Webb Junior College, in
honor of two prominent Cleveland
County families. Six years later, in
1948, the institution became a mem
ber of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools.
Since his inauguration in 1943,
President Philip Lovin Elliott has
directed the administration.
A Golden Anniversary is auth
orized for October, 1957. an expan
sion and building program, under
the direction of Dr. H. H. Stem-
bridge, Jr., is associated with that
date. This program includes a drive
for $1,750,000 for building funds,
endowment, and student loan funds.
SS Conference
Held November 16
The Conference of the Social Stu
dies teachers in the high schools
and eighth grades of Cleveland
County met at Gardner-Webb Col
lege, on Tuesday, November 16.
The conference is designed to
benefit the teacher of Social Studies
in Cleveland County by providing an
opportunity for professional fellow
ship, a forum for a candid and
confidential discussion of mutual
problems and for the airing of ideas
about the solution of these prob
lems, an opportunity for an ap
praisal of professional integrity
through self-examination, and an
opportunity for professional growth
through self-imposed disciplines.
The conference was instituted by
the Schoolmaster’s Club of Cleve
land County under the presidency
of J. O. Terrell at its March (1954)
meeting. William F. Troutman, Jr.,
head of the department of social
studies of Gardner-Webb, had ear
lier recommended the project to the
Schoolmasters and with the permis
sion of President P. L. Elliott had
offered the services of Gardner-
Webb College as sponsor of the
Gardner-Webb College held its
ninth annual homecoming celebra
tion on October 30. The weekend
festivities began with the observ
ance of Founder’s Day on Friday,
October 29, featuring the Rev. David
B. Roberts as guest speaker. Fri
day at 7 p.m. the band, followed by
the cheerleaders and students, be
gan at the Hamrick building and
marched through the community to
the athletic field where there was
a bon fire and pep rally.
At 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon in
Shelby there was a parade led by
the Boiling Springs Band, followed
by the cheerleaders, the Homecom
ing Queen, her attendants, home
coming sponsors and various groups
of students.
Back o:
held in the Hamrick buildmg fea
turing present and former students
of Gardner-Webb and members of
the faculty. At 5 o’clock a barbeque
was held out on the knoll overlook
ing the athletic field.
The climax of the Homecoming
festivities came Saturday night when
the Bulldogs defeated Asheville-
Biltmore 26-6 in a most outstanding
football game.
During the half-time activities
W. Lawson Allen, director of public
relations, in the absence of Presi
dent Phil Elliott, crowned Grace
Rollins, a sophomore from Shelby,
Homecoming Queen. Her attendants
were Betty Staton, a sophomore
from Charlotte and Phyllis Mundy,
a freshman from Granite Falls.
Scout Group Meets At Gardner-Webb
Over 250 officers, scoutmasters, commissioners, and other volunteer
officials attended the 1954 Scouter-Cubber Round-up of the Piedmont
Council, Boy Scouts of America, held at Gardner-Webb College Tuesday,
November 16.
County district meetings of the
11 counties represented in the Pied
mont Council were held at 4:15
with group conferences taking place
at 5 p. m. Attending these group
meetings, held in the auditorium
also, were Scoutmasters, assistants,
advisers, troop committeemen, and
leadership training committeemen.
Other groups branched off into
classrooms of the college to hold
meetings.
The program of the conference
began at 3:30 p.m. The first ses
sion was highlighted by two pro
vocative discussions which were de
signed as preliminaries for the gen
eral “round-table” discussions of the
evening session.
Gardner-Webb had agreed to as
sume all the costs of staging the
conference proper. However, dele-
The annual i
igh-
gates were expected to pay for their
transportation to and from the col
lege and for a meal while on the
campus. Dinner was served at the
lowest possible cost to delegates in
the College dining hall at 5:30 in
the afternoon.
lighted Tuesday night with a ban
quet held in the college cafeteria.
D. R. LaFar, Jr., of Gastonia, chair
man of the Council, gave a report
of the Council nominating commit
tee. Officers to fill the offices of
president, executive vice-president,
treasurer, scout commissioner,
honorary officers, and members of
the National Council were elected.
Counties represented were Burke,
Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gas
ton, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk,
and Rutherfordton.
The welcome was given by Law
son W. Allen, and Dr. Robert N. El
liott addressed the conference on,
“The Most Common Weaknesses
Found Among Students of the Social
Studies in Their First Two Years
of College and What Can Be Done
About These Weaknesses.”
class; Perry Dean Davis and Joe
Saunders, day students; Nancy Lat-
timore and Richard Plyler, student
government; Dons Phillips and Bob
'Tryack, B. S. U.; Leona Lamm and
Reginald Stroupe, Marshal Club;
Pat Stout and Lee Jefferies, fresh-
individual sponsors were: Patricia
Adams of Southport for Co-captain
Dean Upton; Betty Jo Williams of
Shelby for Co-captain Ronald
Burns; Doris Vance of Boone for
James Parker; Grace Rollins of
Shelby for Henry Fogle; Grace Mor
row of Gastonia for Bill Fitzpatrick;
Pat Stepp of Gastonia for Alfred
Stepp.
A great many of the alumni re
turned for Homecoming this year.
Their familiar faces brought back
many fond memories as old friend
ships were renewed.
Dedmond Organizes
Debating Team
A debate team has been organized
under the direction of Francis B.
Dedmond, Professor of English at
Gardner-Webb College. The team,
at the present time, consists of the
following people: Sara Ballard, Mary
Philbeck, Lois Hoyle, Peggy Red
ding, Lewis Ballard, and Reginald
Stroupe.
The group, along with Prof. Ded
mond, who has had previous ex
perience in working with debate
groups, plans to attend practice de
bates at Appalachian College on the
second, third, and fourth of Decem-
The query for the present debate
is: Should the United States ex
tend diplomatic recognition to Com
munist China?
Five-Act Tragedy
Set For Dec. 8-9-10
On December 8, 9, 10, the E.
B. Hamrick Auditorium will be the
scene of the third Shakespearean
play to be presented at Gardner-
Webb College. Last year J. Y. Ham
rick, professor of English and dra
matics at Gardner-Webb, and Felix
Hamrick, local businessman, colla
borated in staging Shakespeare’s
comedy “Measure For Measure.”
“Romeo and Juliet” is one of the
most popular of Shakespeare’s tragic
love stories. It is the story of two
families, the Capulets and the Mont
agues, whose hatred for each other
brought about the death of their
children.
Seventeen students have been cast
in the production. Eddie Hudson of
Cramerton, as Romeo ,and Betty
Staton of Charlotte, playing the part
of Juliet, have leads in the tragedy.
Other leading parts have been
assigned to Myron Ruppe of El-
lenboro, who will play Paris and
Abraham; Richard Hedrick of Gas
tonia, as Tybalt; and Ralph Joyner
of Waxhaw has the part of Friar
Lawerence.
In addition to the above-mention
ed assignments, parts in the tragedy
have been won by the following stu-
Capulet, Conrad Morris of Spar
tanburg, S. C.; Lady Capulet, Nancy
Lattimore of Lawndale; Montague,
Ray Crawford of Rutherfordton;
Lady Montague, Lois Hoyle of Waco;
Nurse to Juliet, Billie Sue Bullard
of Gibson; Mercutio, Max Whitlock
of Forest City; Convolio, Charles
Starnes of Fayetteville; Escalus,
Bobby Porter of Gastonia; Samson,
Hugh Price of Casar; Gregory, Don
Bridges of Shelby; and the Apothe
cary and officer, Dwight Snipes of
Hickory.
J. Y. Hamrick, is director of the
play, and Phyllis Smith of Winston-
Salem is student director.
125 Students
Give Blood
Fellowship Fun
Have all you fellas and gals dis
covered where to find forty-five fun-
filled minutes on Sunday night?
Well we have, and if you listen close
ly we will let you in on our secret.
The Freshman class is responsible
for it (so you Frosh come!) and the
programs are planned by a com
mittee consisting of eight girls and
When the Bloodmobile visited Boil
ing Springs on Friday, November
12, a total of 220 pints of blood
were given, 125 pints of them by
Gardner-Webb students.
Gardner-Webb students were urg
ed, if at all possible, to give blood
for this worthy cause. Two weeks
in advance the program was pre
sented to the students by the pastor
of the Boiling Springs Baptist
Church, the Rev. John Farrar. Stu
dents under 21 were given blanks to
sign, which in turn were sent to
their parents in order to receive
permission for the student to give
four boys: Joyce Stephenson, Betty
Barker, Sheila Mayberry, Virginia
Singleton, Betty Williams, Kitty
Swaringer, Ellis Ann Phillips, Mar
lene Steele, Jerry Keeter, Jerry Bal
lard, Don McCarson, and Lee Jef-
In the past few months this com
mittee has combined its efforts in
bringing us films, debates, panel dis
cussions, game periods, and sing
ing. Join us Sunday night in the
Gardner Building after the evening
worship service and have a peck o’
fun. ... see you there!