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Volume XI, Number VI
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
March 28, 1957
G. W. Commencement Speakers are Named
Skeletons In Decker Hall's Closets Commencement Activities Listed
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with
RAY ROLLINS
1. Here’s to you, fellow students,
1 attempt to bring
5 exerpts from life on
an earlier
Campus” column that
one of its purposes for appearing
was to toss bouquets. If this could
those figurative bouquets to a
much admired professor—Prof. J. Y.
Hamrick. His attitude of cheery
optimism while yet confined to a
bed serves as an inspiration to those
of us who would complain.
With the coming of spring-like
weather, life is viewed as a bed of
roses. To those who would disagree,
remember that even in a bed of
roses a few thorns may be found.
After much anticipation, Prof.
Dedmond’s book, Lengthened Sha
dows, is now available. It’s a new
feather in Mr. Dedmond’s cap and
something that students, alumni,
and friends of the college can ap
preciate.
The construction work on the
phy&ical education plant and the
recently filled swimming pool have
become quite and attraction—espe
cially the pool. Despite forewarn
ings and the untimeliness, there
were those who ventured into the
pool upon its first filling. We must
admit that it is very tempting.
While this is being written, it is
night time on the campus; the air
is moist and tlie heavens are star
less. Prom this Second West win
dow is seen an illuminated sign be
side the swimming pool. This sign
of warning is in the form of a
cross. Out of the dark night and
silent stillness, this cross glows as
a beacon of caution to avoid a pit
fall.
Springtime! Ah, glorious spring
time. It is a time when gayly frock-]
ed lovelies can be seen chasing-
squirrels, as the squirrels scamper’
freely on the shaded lawns. It is a
time of joyous companionship —
king, laughing—and a
moonlight . has a new
and stardust is sprin
kled all about.
This writer hereby accepts no re
sponsibility for things that appear
in Nosmo’s column this month.
This month, Nosmo has acquired
different tactics and is getting
completely out of hand.
The magic word on campus this
time o’ the year seems to be “Dum
Dum”—closely rivaled by “Tootsie
Pop”. But the emphatic word from
the chief is “deadline”. Adieu, be
seeing you around campus.
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Hi—I don’t know many of you
and vice-versa. To those few that
I do know it makes no difference
anyhow.
I just received an issue of the
Pilot and after reading it I started
iremembering the great times I had
|at G.W.
If you cats will bend those eager
I’ll tell you a tale of early years.
I enrolled at “Bubbling tech” in
the fall of ’53 an ^ager young man
of ambitions and resolutions to ful
fill those ambitions. Then there was ■
Prof. Hubert C. Dixon or “square
root” as most of the campus com
bers called him.
My first class with “Brier Dixon”
w^s at 8:30 one bright September
morning. I should have stood in
Music Notes
By MISS ABBIE MILLER
With the advent of spring, one
hears and sees many signs of re
newed activity not confined pri
marily to the realm of romance.
The music department is in full
swing, judging from the zeal with
which instructors and students be
stir themselves and just generally
flutter aroimd.
To bring you more up-to-date,
here are a few of the noteworthy
events in which students have ap-
The men’s quartet have appeared
before the Cleveland County School
masters Club, the Shelby Kiwanis
Club, and the Boiling Springs Lions
Club on Annual Ladies Night. The
quartet anticipate a performance
at the North Carolina Educational
Association in a meeting at Brevard
College.
Interest has also been manifest
in the women’s sextet.
The college choir has begun its ,
annug,l Spring tour. They recently
displayed thorough preparation and
individual attention in a perfor
mance at Caroleen Baptist Church.
Radio programs continue to fea
ture soloists, men’s quartet, wom
en’s sextet, men’s octet, and the
band. Despite the illness of Prof.
J. Y. Hamrick, the baid has
continued under student director
Bill Brackett. A recent radio pro
gram under his direction was dedi
cated by the band to Mr. Hamrick
to show the members’ desire to carry
on as he would have done.
Noteworthy contributions by the
organ students make possible ade
quate college representation in var
ious chiurches.
Mrs. Earl Jolley is organist at
Caroleen Baptist Church; Mrs. Lans-
ford Jolley at Shelby Episcopal
Church; Sarolyn Blanton is assis
tant organist at Ross Grove, and
Larry Hicks assists in instrumental
music at Mount Pleasant. Peggy
Jean Early will play for Shirley
McSwain’s wedding soon. Caroline
Greene plays for college chapel pro
grams and is organist with the col
lege choir.
The voice department is repre
sented by Gerald Southerland, Paul
McLendon, Suzanne Hamrick, San
dra Ammons, and other vocalists
both on and off campus.
The whole campus is agog with
excitement over Miss Kay McGee’s
recital. According to the writer who
was accompanist for the event, it
was one of the most outstanding
musical events yet given on this
campus.
bed. He pulled a complete snow
job on the whole class with his in
finite oratory on infinity.
That was a great class. Some of
the guys were: Phil Elliott, you’re
right, Phil Jr., Albert Epley, Bill
Mace, Bill Fitzpatrick, John Glad
den, Duane Carter and a couple of
Flunkies who couldn’t count past
ten without taking their shoes off.
I was lucky enough to be able to
multiply by two so that I did not
have to take my shoes off. The
three musketeers were Phil Jr.,
Epley, and myself. We studied to
gether and had many great times
in good, ole Decker Hall.
Decker Hall! Ah! DeckCT'^HailT
Sweet, gentle, genteel Mom Shytle,
The Green Phantom and, of course,
the Cellar Rats with their weekly
edition of the “Cess Press” which
was a combination of scandal sheet
racing form, highest bids on “pony”
sheets' %Jid Grade A1 notes for Rev.
Lamb’s Bible class, and Class A
interpretations for Mrs. Pollock’s
Spanish assignments. The latter in
formation being supplied by outside
sources (Huggins-Curtis).
And of course there was the
Students Progress^e Political Party
which went into action at student
council election time. This organi
zation was headed by Pete Banus
from New Jersey. Pete was a great
dramatist .The vice-president, and
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Gardner-Webb College will haVe two of its most distin
guished alumni to address the graduating class this spring in
commencement exercises May 26 and 28.
Major celebrations are being planned in conjunction with
the commencement exercises, which will mark a half-century
of service by the Baptist school. Gardner-Webb opened in
1907 as Boiling Springs High Scfiool, becoming a junior college
in 1928. It was re-named Gardner-Webb College in 1942.
Dr. B. Elmo Scoggin, professor of missions at Southeast
ern Baptist Theological Seminary, will give the baccalaureate
sermon on May 26. Dr. Sfoggin, a native of Polk County, is a
Summer School
The summer session will begin on
June 6 this year and end on Aug
ust 9, according to a recent an
nouncement by Dean J. O. Terrell,
director for the summer school.
Dean Terrell expects an enroll
ment of around 100 to 125 students,
most of whom will register for
' eight or nine semester hours of
study. Over 20 courses of instruc
tion will be offered during the nine-
weeks period.
The college cafeteria and dromi-
tories will be open, with counselors
on duty for boys and girls. A num
ber of students from other colleges
are expected for the session, along
with those who are seasonal stu
dents at Gardner-Webb.
graduate of Gardner-Webb and Fur-
HOW TO GET A MOHAWK JN
THREE EASY LESSONS: Anyone
for a mohawk haircut? When one
of the boys recently asked Charles
Loftin this question, the answer
was in the affirmatiev.
Always a leader in establishing
any unusual style, Loftin promptly
sat down in the chair while barber
Bryon Rippeyl, went to work. Twenty
minutes later the transformation
was complete. Loftin the student
was now Loftin the Mohawk, (
plete with the proverbial Indian
greeting, “How.”
All eyes turned toward Loftin and
fellow Mohawk Joe Dysart, as they
went to the cafeteria that evening.
Gardner-Webb College was to be
blessed that night with a concert
by the Western Carolina College
Choir. While the visitors stared in
amazement, the G. W. students gave
Loftin and friend Dystart a stand
ing ovation as they entered the
“chow” hall.
When asked if he regretted his
act, Loftin replied, “No, not yet
anyway.”
Things are now back to normal,
Loftin and Dysart have had their
hair trimmed. Let’s hope it stays
that way.
College
Representatives
Visit G. W.
Gardner-Webb has received, and
will receive in the near future, sev
eral distinguished personalities. •
Representatives from senior col
leges have been visiting this campus
and interviewing, answering ques-
^;ions, and organizing the confusion
in' the sophomores’ minds about
where they wish to transfer next
Among those who have been and
will be here are representatives
from Pembroke State College, Wake
Forest College, Furman University,
Carolina College, Meredith College,
Eastern Carolina and Carson New-
The representatives will be in the
lounge of the O. Max Gardner
building for conferences with any
interested students on announced
Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Before'
his present position he was a Bap
tist missionary to Palestine.
The .literary address on gradua
tion day will be brought by Dr.
Dean B. Pruette, superintendent of
High Point City Schools. Dr. Pruette
is a Boiling Springs native and
Gardner-Webb graduate. He con
tinued his studies at Wake Forest
College and earned the Ph. D. de
gree at Columbia University. Before
going to High Point he taught for
a few years in the Cleveland Coun
ty schools.
A pageant depicting Gardner-
Webb’s 50 years growth will be pre
sented May 25 and 27. The his- /
torical pageant will be written and
staged by members of the English
faculty. Another special event of the
half-centennial year will be a great
ly expanded alumni banquet in
which all former students will be
recognized. ^
The 1957 graduating class is ex
pected to be one of the largest in
the 50 year history of the Baptist
college.
G. W. Clinic
Fund Swells
The Gardner-Webb Clinic expan
sion fund was recently boosted by
a contribution of $5,450.00 from the
Ford Foundation. This is the second
such contribution the clinic has re
ceived from Ford. The total for
both contributions is $10,900.00.
On hand are an additional $6,000
which has been given by citizens of
this community and surrounding
areas. Another $3,000 has been
pledged by the group.
Doctors Crawley and Washburn,
of the clinic, have agreed to match
the amount given if the community
matches the Ford grant.
Architects are now drawing the
plans for the proposed extension to
the now crowded structure. Con
struction will start in the near fu-