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Volume XIII, Number 8
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
SOPHOMORES ANTICIPATE GRADUATION
Graduation Exercises , _
To Be May 24-25 HAIL AND FAREWELL
Two of the South’s most outstand
ing men in their fields will be com
mencement speakers at Gardner-
Webb College next week according
to announcement Friday by Dr. P. L.
Elliott, president.
Guy T. Carswell, Charlotte attor
ney, will deliver the graduation ad
dress May 25. A former trustee of
Gardner-Webb, Carswell is cmrent-
ly on the board of trustees of Wake
Forest College.
The baccalaureate sermon May 24
will be delivered by Dr. John L.
Slaughter, pastor of First Baptist
Church in Spartanburg, S. C. A
Mississippi native, Dr. Slaughter has
been in his present position since
1952.
He is president of the South Caro
lina Baptist State Convention. Dur
ing a previous pastorate in Birming
ham, he held a similar post with
Alabama Baptists.
24 and 25 will complete 52 years ser
vice by Gardner-Webb, which began
as a high school in 1907.
ually begins Saturday May 23, with
an alumni banquet at 6 p.m. The
board of trustees will meet in the
afternoon preceding the banquet.
B. S. U. Holds
Installation
By Li? Rabon
The Baptist Student Union held
its installation of the new officers
in the Hamrick Building on May 8.
Special music was given by a quar
tet; Scripture and prayer followed.
Dean Bridges, this year’s president,
gave the charge to Denny Turner,
B. S. U. pens were presented to
the old members by the new ones,
and they in turn received the B. S.
U. manuals. As the out-going coun-
cU members left the stage, they
placed burning candles in a tall,
white cross, making it a flaming
crcss.
The new council members are,
president, Denny Turner; vice-presi
dent, Peggy Jo Puett; secretary.
MAY DAY ROYALTY—Joan Cline, May Queen, stands with May
King, Fred Snipes and little Jennifer Anne Gold, trainbearer, after tlie
traditional May Day festivities at tlie college May 2.
May Day Festivities Success
By Paula Hughes
Gantt; publicity chairman, Eli2a-
beth ilabon; music director, Jo Ann
Tessner; devotional chairman,
Chairmaine Austin; listen chairman,
Ned Duncan; training union direc
tor, Margaret England; Sunday
School superintendent, Jimmy
Wise; chapel devotion chairman, Jo
sephine Roper; Y, W. A. president,
Bernice Goodson; social chairman,
Emily Glover; ministerial represen
tative, Joe Buckner; Christian vol
unteer band, Robert Straughn.
Even though it was May 2 and not
June 21, those on the Gardner-Webb
campus were really living “In the
Good Old Summertime” that Satur
day afternoon, May 2, 1959. The
event was the annual May Day fes
tivities, highlighted by the crowning
of the May Queen. About 300 people,
parents of the honored ones, friends,
old grads, faculty, and residents of
the surrounding areas — were pre
sent. The beautiful Gardner-Webb
campus, the O. Max Gardner Mem
orial, and the fabulously blue sky
made a truly memorable sight.
Members of the court descended
the steps of the Hamrick building
and paraded to the strains of “Pomp
and Circumstance” down the walk
way to the terrace of the Gardner
Building. There they surrounded
the thrones of the King and Queen,
the pastel dresses of the ladies mak
ing a colorful background with the
greenery.
Queen of May Day, chosen by the
students, was the popular Miss Joan
Cline of Cherryville; the King was
Fred Snipes of Spruce Pine. They
were preceded by the Crown Bear
er, Arthur Moseley, HI, son of Mr.
and Mrs, M. A. Moseley, Jr., of the
Gardner-Webb faculty. Placiag a
carpet of flowers were the enchant
ing daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Harris—^Misses Debbie and Ann
Harris. Completing the procession
was the charming niece of the
Queen, Miss Jennifer Gold, train
The ladies of the court and their
escorts, chosen by popular vote of
the student body, represented their
respective classes. They wea-e Miss
Anne GaiTett and Don Bridges, Miss
Shirley Greene and Pat Guyer, Miss
Pat Crawley and Mickey Morrow,
Miss Barbara Beam and Jimmy
Summey, Miss Phyllis Wilson, and
Fred Heavner, Miss JoAnn Brittain
Marshal Club Selects New Members
By Dr. P. L. Elliott
Not many days ago we first came to this campus. A careful
review of what we saw then as compared with what we see
now will pinpoint the benefits we have received.
There is an old play called Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay.
In one scene the master sets his student to watch the brazen
head, for at a certain unknown time it would speak a mes
sage of great importance. The student was sleepy, too sleepy
to understand the significance of the message. But he did
hear the sounds from the lips of the brazen head. “Time was,”
. . . “Time is,” . . . “Time is past,” it said between foolish
comments of the student, and then was silent.
We should understand a little bet
ter now the message and meaning
of the atom with the limitless spaces
of the universe the mystery of flow
er, lake and mountain. We should
have a sense of history and the
basic worth of individual human be
ings. We should know some of the
overtones of great music; and these
are but samples. We should also
know the graces of noble conduct
and proper respect for others. All
these things, of course, are but the
outward expressions of what we
really are.
If we have accomplished these
things it has been thi-ough a coop
erative search in which we all were
seeking the best. A basic comi'ade-
ship of climbing built on a mutual
respect of all, both faculty and stu
dent is essential. These things have
not come without difficulty. Petty
jealousies, prejudice, and vindictive
ness are sometimes found where you
expect helpfulness. When
,d Hamlet refer to
Polonious as “That great baby . . .
not yet out of his swaddling clothes,”
he was not speaking only of Polo-
The journey together has been
great. The scenery has been some
what! so has the meaning. Even the
unpleasant and ugly things can
sometimes blend into a beautiful
landscape. I hope you will not look
through blinded eyes, nor plan too
lightly nor too much for now:
“Leave Now for dogs and apes!
Man has Forever.”
and Dennis Brooks, Miss Eileen Hill
and Bill Nix, Miss Elizabeth Rabon
and Dean Bridges, Miss Sylvia
Starnes and Richard Ripley, and
Miss Linda Morgan and Mike Good
man. The Maid of Honor was Miss
Peggy Jo Puett of Rocky Mount, and
her escort was John Jordan of
Washington, D. C.
As Master of Ceremonies, Denny
Turner did a commendable job of
organizing and presenting the May
Court. Entertainment was furnished
by members of the student body.
The male octet rendered four songs
—“In the Good Old Summertime,”
“Beautiful Dreamer,” “’The Green
Cathedral,” and “Keep a Song in
Your Heart”—which beautifully rep
resented the mood of the day. Sybil
Queen and Jack Gantt sang a lovely
duet, “Will You Remember?” “Old
Man River” was very well perform
ed by Jerry Jolley. The ladies’ sex
tette snng “May Day Dance” and
“May Day Carol” to complete the
vocal part of the program. Students
in the Girls’ Physical Education
classes performed the Children’s
Game of the Shoemakers and the
traditional May Pole Dance. With
the return of the court and the King
and Queen to the balcony of the
Hamrick Building for a final ta
bleau, the May Day, 1959, came to
Accompanists for the program
were Miss Abbie Miller, head of the
college’s Fine Arts department, and
Miss Loretta Brooks, both of whom
did their usual inspiring best. The
work of Mrs. Charles Haynes, Mrs.
Robert Gidney, and Mr. James
Chamblee, members of the Gardner-
Webb faculty, will long be remem
bered and appreciated.
Those who were present at this
memorable occasion were quite im
pressed and thrilled by the May Day
Mic's Message
Romans 12
One of God’s greatest gifts is our
individuality. He has made no two
of us alike. We are aU to have the
same goal in life, however. That
being the glorifying of Christ Jesus.
To do this we must be individuals
and yet work as a body. Our differ
ent talents and purposes in Ufe must
be combined to make Jesus known
throughout the world.
By Liz
On April 29, the aimual Marshal
Tapping ceremony was held in the
Hamrick Building.
The active marshals for this year
were in charge of the program.
Hoyle Blalock, Jr. gave the scrip
ture and Frances Hamrick led the
opening prayer. The program in
troduction was given by Dean Brid
ges; and Ken Beane sang a solo.
The Marshal Club Ideals were
given by: Ronnie Travis, Character;
Paula Hughes, Leadership; Janice
Anderson, Scholarship; Elizabeth
Smathers, Service.
Miss Doris Jones announced the
inactive marshals, and Dr. P. L, El
liott announced the active marshals
as they came to the stage.
The active marshals for next year
are: Margaret England of Marlon,
chief; Walter Compbell of Knight-
dale, chief, JoAnne Britain, Hick
ory; Loretta Brooks, Shelby; Eljea-
beth Rabon, Marion; Recca Greene,
Shelby; Peggy Jo Puett, Rocky
Mount; George Man tooth, Gastonia;
Roger Gladden, Shelby; Richard
Ammons, Cliarlotte; Jerry Jojley,
Cliffside; Denny Turner, Waco.
COMMENCEMENT SCENE—A cap and gown seem to blend well with
other items of school life such as a yearbook, ruler, pencil, “rat cap,”
and other things familiar to the Inhabitants of the student center.