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THE PILOT
MARCH, 1959
EDITORIAL ETCHING
By John Roberts
So, Ken, you ask me to write an editorial, and I consent.
But may I write an editorial on editorials ? All right, lets
pitch out the rules of journalistic style and talk about us, be
cause when we do we will be talking about the entire student
body and a host of students of former years as well.
Ediorials in student newspapers should always be pre
served for future reference by the editor, because they are a
mirror of life. I have many of mine, and it has been exactly
10 years since I was editor of the Pilot. I get a better look
at the Me of today when I see the writing of the Me of a de
cade ago.
I was then working with the mass of ideas and gems of
knowledge which came my way, striving always to get them
assembled in a proper order so that I could get a clear perspec
tive of this thing called Life. I had the idea then that all my
professors fell into one of two categories: Either they were
super-brains who knew everything, or they were old fogies
who knew nothing but concealed that fact behind a collection
of impressive diplomas.
It has been a little disillusioning in the years since to find
that I am still wrestling with that same maze of ideas, and
older heads tell me they are doing the same thing. Another
sobering revelation is the fact that no clear line extends be
tween the super brains and the old fogies. All of us, it seems,
have elements of both.
But back to the editorials. They reflect not only the
thoughts of the editor but his contemporaries as well. Our
best moments and our worst are recorded in them; our most
stable thoughts as well as our most radical ideas. What seems
right today may still seem right next year or it may see ridi
culous, but don’t let this get you down. The ideas of man
constantly change, whether in written editorial form or not.
Just for fun lets save this editorial and take another look
at it in 1969. OK?
TOP PROF
Dean Bridges and Louise Alford
LOUISE ALFORD
Top Soph honors for March go to
a steady campus twosome, Louise
Alford and Dean Bridges.
Louise, one of 10 children, is a na
tive from Rocky Mount. With 10
children in the family, Louise easily
adjusted to the family life of col-
Miss Top Soph has been quite ac
tive in extra-curricular activities
both in Rocky Mount High and at
Gardner-Webb College. While in
high school, Louise was a member of
the Beta Club, chief marshall her
well k
jur
Mountain April 17, 1939.
Dean managed to keep busy while
in high school with his add.ed ac
tivities. He won the Hoey Declama
tion Medal, he also won first prize
for a painting at the county fair;
and he was a memher in the Key
Club; and Dean also had time to be
ind Valedictorian in Assistant Scoutmaster in the Boy
Scouts Club while in high school.
At Gardner-Webb, Dean has tal
en an interest in the work of th
Baptist Church; he is active
her last year of high school; At
Gardner-Webb Louise had been ac
tive in the church work as well as
in school affairs. She is secretary of
the Baptist Student Union and of
her Sunday School Class. Also Louise Sunday School, the BTU, and
is chief marshal in the Marshal RA’s. Also Dean has been a m
Club, and just recently she., gave
^ her graduation music recital.
Some of her favorites are as list
ed; color, blue; music, classical; and
her favorite singer is Perry Como.
Louise enjoys eating any kind of
-food and especiaUy chocolate. Her
favorite class is all of them, with
the exception of history (with her
apologies to her teacher).
After completing her two years of
study at Gardner-Webb, Louise ex
pects to enter East' Caroliria to
major in Eaiglish or music.
the
Also Dean
ber of the Marshal Club, and this
year he is chief marshal; last year
Dean was elected president of the
freshman class.
Among Dean’s favorites, other
than Louise, are his favorite class.
Detailed Bible; chicken, Southern
fried; and his favorite song is "I’d
Rather Have Jesus.”
Dean, a ministerial student, will
go on to Carson-Newman to com
plete his studies for the ministry.
By Monty Mills
One of the best known faculty
members at Gardner-Webb is Mrs.
John Mark Pollock, professor of
Spanish.
Mrs. Pollock was bom in Charles
ton, S. C. Prom Charleston the
family moved to St. Augustine,
Fla., where they lived for a number
of years. Mrs. Pollock was intrigued
with the Spanish flavor of St. Au
gustine, and was influenced to teach
Spanish,
Prom high school in Florida, Mrs.
Pollock went on to enter Woman’s
College at Greensboro, the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and to the
French House of the University of
Maryland. At college, Mrs. Pollock
prepared to teach Spanish in the
colleges of North Carolina.
Before coming to Gardner-Webb
College to teach, she taught in a
high school at Winston-Salem, and
later she taught at Pollocksville.
After a few years of high school
teaching, Mrs. PoUock heal'd of an
opening in Boiling Springs; and
subsequently has been teaching
Spanish here for 23 years.
In the summer, Mr. and Mi's.
Pollock retire to their home at Pol
locksville. Here Mrs, Pollock has an
opportunity to catch up on her
world affairs; she has a keen inter
est in national and international
Mrs, Pollock, may you give many
more years of faithful service to the
students at Gardner-Webb,
Dean: “Have you got a
yourself?”
Mickey: “Yes why?”
Dean: “Then let me
mirrcar, I want to shavt
TOP SOPHS
By Monty MHIe
DEAN BRIDGES
Mr, Top Soph for the month has
already made a name for himself at
Gardner-Webb, for Dean Bridges is
Around The World
In Fashions
Staffers Georgia Cooke and Suzanne
MEET YOUR STAFF
By Monty Mills
GEORGIA COOKE
The Pilot introduces to you this
month two staff members from the
Freshman class,
Georgia Cooke came to Gardner-
Webb College from Pleasant Gar
dens High School in Marion, In
high school, Georgia was also inter
ested in newspaper work; and in
school she helped with the art work
on the local school publication.
When Georgia was not busy with
the newspaper, she took part in
various clubs at the school.
Georgia shares most of the inter
ests of other 18-year-old girls;
tion—a few others. Among her fa
vorites, she especially enjoys music,
her favorite song being, “Who Cares
for Me”; an dshe manages to spend
some of her leisure hours in paint
ing and drawing,
A boy should have these attri
butes to rate in Georgia’s book:
neatness, sincerity, understanding,
consideration, a pleasing personality
and he should be, above all, trust
worthy, Most boys win have tx3
work hard to acquire all of these
character traits.
Either Appalachian or Lenoir
Rhyne College will be Georgia’s des
tination after completing her studies
at Gardner-Webb. Not quite decid
ed as to the future yet, Georgia has
been thinking of majoring in either
business education, or becoming a
laboratory technician.
SUZANNE REID
From Thomaston, Georgia, comes
Suzanne Reid, our girl’s sports
editor of the Pilot staff.
Suzanne is a freshman majoring
in liberal arts. From Gardner-
Webb Suzanne will probably enter
Georgia State in Atlanta to further
her studies.
Among her high school activities,
she enjoyed most her work on the
newspaper staff. Other activities
she engaged in while m school were
the aimual staff, Coed-Y, FHA, and
Spanish Club. Then she decided to
come to Gardner-Webb to continue
her studies.
During her hours of leisure, which
she says are very few, Suzanne en
joys writing to Gene, movies, sports
and music. Her favorite song is
Tomy Edward’s “Love is All We
Need.” The four lads rate tops on
her list of pop singers.
An ideal boy to Suzanne is one
who is a neat dresser, has a sense
of humor, is understanding and con
siderate, and he must have good
manners. This must fit Gene, the
boy she goes steady with.
This summer when Suzanne re
turns to the Peach State, she hopes
to find a job in a record shop, na
turally, Or like the rest of us stu
dents, she will probably loaf the
major part of the summer, Suzanne
also expects to see Gene when he
gets a leave from Uncle Sam’s Army,
Well, that’s it from the staff this
month.
fa^ons, Eloise,
buyer, recently
called us from Macy’s basement in
New York City on the latest spring
fashions. Girls, I know you can’t
wait^Eloise says spring wiU come
early this year so hats will be on
the winter spring line in the U. S.
Down in Cape Canaveral, the
girls are on a “do it yourself” craze.
They are painting beautiful designs
on old rocket nose cones, and using
them as air raid helmets. This is
what the well dressed woman will
wear diu-ing H-bomb attacks.
One of the prospective best selling
models in Alaska will be the snow
capped mountain with a daisy peep
ing through the top. This model
must kept refrigerated when not
In Russia the well dressed woman
will be wearing blue suede combat
boots. The high officials will be
wearing the more sophisticated mo
del in black patent leather with the
Red China has not decided on re
leasing their fashion secrets yet, but
it is rumored that the state has
taken over the clothing industry to
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Chinese Love Song
One night in June
Stars shine big moon
In park one bench
With girl in clinch
Me say - me love
She coo like a dove
Me smart me fast
Never let chance pass
Me say okay - honey mooney.
everything
Marired life -
Happy man, happy wife ^
Nother night in Jime
Stars shine, big moon
Ain’t happy no more
Carry baby, walk floor
Wife mad, she fuss
Me mad, me cuss. Me kno
Me work too fast ! ! !
GARDNER - WEBB PILOT
Published Monthly by
The Students of Gardner-Webb College
Boiling Springs, N. C.
VOL. XIII
March, 1959
No. 5
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor Kenneth Beane
Advisor Mr. John Roberts
Liz Rabon
Monty Mills
/ Doug Goans
t Larry Mosteller
j Mickey Morrow
Staff Writers / I>avid Moore
\ Suzanne Reid
I Georgia Cooke
I^Lib Smathers
Mary Hodges
Ann Holden
Photographer — Andy Harmon
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager ^ Sonja Hedrick
Staff Phyllis Wilson
Hugh Smith