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0c}5i Pilot Volume XIV, Number 1 GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA Nationally Famous Celebrities To Visit G W I: .St, Mx. Harold L Debaters Make Plans For Academic Year 1959-1960 The Gardner - Webb forensic squad is making its 1959-60 plans. ■Ilie past two academic years were ther successful ones, both from le standpoint of debate and from . ae standpoint of the forensic events me Gardner-Webb squad participat- Gardner-Webb’s debaters, like other collegiate debaters across the nation, will argue the national de bate query: “Resolved, that Congress should be given the power to re verse decisions of the Supreme The Gardner-Webb squad is plan ning to open its intercollegiate com petition for the year with a prac tice debate with the Mars Hill Col lege squad at Mars Hill about the middle of October. Other practice sessions may be arranged. Last year Gardner-Webb’s foren sic squad participated in five debate tournaments and will quite likely take part in the same five this The first tournament will be the Wake Forest Novice Debate Tourna ment in November. This tournaiment attracts some of the strongest foren sic colleges in the East. Such col leges as Duke, University of Vir ginia, Georgetown University, and Lenoir Rhyne College send debating teams. Gardner-Webb has attended this tournament for the past several years, and plans to be on hand again this year. The Gardner-Webb forensic squad perennially takes part in the Appa lachian Mountain Forensic Tourna ment at Boone in December. This tournament, drawing colleges par ticularly from Virginia, Tennessee, Fouth Carolina, and North Carolina, features teams from the University of South Carolina, Maryville Col lege, Tennessee Tech, Emory and Henry, and others. Last year Gardner-Webb received an invitation to participate, along with such schools as Georgia Tech, University of Pittsburgh, University of Florida, and the University of Georgia, in the Carolina Forensics at the University of South Carolina. No definite plans have as yet been made to attend this tournament, but quite likely Gardner-Webb wiU send at least one team and, perhaps, its whole squad. One of the finest forensic tourna ments held in North Carolina is the South Atlantic Forensic Tourna- Continued On Page Pour risrht: Mr. Lloyd Five New Faculty Members Fill Vacancies and Posts at G.-W. for 59-60 Among- the faculty at Gardner-Webb this year are various new teachers. Mrs. Allen Burris has added another bright face to our college library, replacing Miss (?) Gail Baucom who has taken unto herself a husband. Mrs. Burris was born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina, and attended the public schools there. She is a graduate of Wingate Junior College and Appalachian State Teachers College with a B. S. degree in Social Studies and Library Science. She taught three years in the Charlotte City Schools; one year in Louisville, Kentucky; and two years in Franklinton, North Carolina. Mrs. Burris is married to the nationally famous history and government professor, Mr. Craven Allen Burris, Convocation Expected To Draw Thousands “Honor the past—Secure the present—Assure the fu ture.” The preceding slogan will be the theme of the Found ers’ Day and Homecoming Convocation on our campus on October 30 and 31. The purpose of the program is to pre sent a record of Gardner-Webb’s accomplishments and serv ices and to project its needs for the future. The events are expected to draw thousands of local visitors and returning alumni in addition to numerous dignitaries and prominent visitors from throughout the nation. One of the most dis tinguished guests will be the Honorable Brooks, Hays, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and former U. S. Congressman from Arkansas. Mr. Hays, now a director of the Tennessee Valley Authority, will deliver an address on Friday night, October 30, in the gymnasium. A capacity crowd of 3,000 or more is expected to hear the Southern states man. A highlight of the program will be the recognition of some 25 citizens of the greater Gardner-Webb area. Selected by an anonymous committee from nominations now being re ceived, these worthy citizens will receive Citizen Citation Awards. At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, Dr. Martin Dewey Whitaker, president of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Penn sylvania, will address the alumni. Dr. Whitaker, a Gardner- Webb alumnus, is a native of Ruth- erford Coimty. Before becoming president of Lehigh, he was a lead ing physicist for the Atomic Ener gy Commission. On Saturday even ing at 8 p.m. in the Shelby Sta dium, the Homecoming football game will be played with the Gard ner-Webb Bulldogs facing the Lees McRae Bobcats. The Pounders’ Day and Home coming Convocation will laimch an effort in which we plan to project our college’s immediate and press ing needs to the people of Cleve land, Gaston, Rutherford, and sur rounding counties. We desperately After having al- need a new science building and idy defeated the Bobcats i also of Gardner-Webb. Mrs. Bur ris’s hobby is traveling about the country; and her pet peeve, which caused a lump in my throat, is un necessary talking. The third mem ber of the Burris family is their daughter, Cece. At various times during the day, one can see girls going to and from the gym. Most of the time these girls are headed for Miss Patsy Greene’s Phys. Ed. class. Our new girls’ coach was born and attended high school at Lattimore, North Carolina. She is a graduate of G.-W. and Appalachian. She taught 7th grade for 3 months in the Statesville City Schools. Miss Greene, on November 7, wUl go out into the world with a new name. Yes, Miss Greene will also take un to herself a husband. She and her husband to be, Marion Miller, will make their home in Boiling Sprngs. Her hobby is learning to cook and her pet peeve is Marion’s being late. This year we are very fortunate in having Mr. John B, Hiott as Dean of Students here at G.-W. Mr. Hiott was bom in Pickens, South Carolina, where he attended high school. Through high school, Mr. Hiott worked m a newspaper office and after graduation, entered the Army. He spent eight months in Tokyo, Japan, where he felt the call fcr full-time Christian service. He entered G.-W. in 1947 and was presi dent of the Freshman Class, presi dent of the B. S. U., and a member of the Marshal Club. After graduat ing from G.-W., Dean Hiott entered Baylor University and graduated with a major in English. He is also a graduate of the New Orleans Bap tist Theological Seminary with a B.D. degree. He is married to a medical technician, Mary Carmen Moncla of Marksville, Louisiana, whom he met in Training Union. Mr. Hiott and his wife went to New York where they started the first Southern Baptist Mission. They re turned to Memphis, Tennessee, where Mr. Hiott was Youth Director of the First Baptist Church. In 1956 he accepted the pastorate of the Byhalia Baptist Church, Byhalia, Mississippi. Mr. and Mrs. Hiott have two children, John Jr. and Gray. Mr. Hiott’s favorite hobbies are stamp collecUng, photography, and a special Interest in books. Dr. Gillespie, who resides in the Washburn Building, has also given a shining light to the G.-W. cam pus.. Dr. Gillespie was bom in Hen rietta, North Carolina, and attended Boiling Springs High School. He Continued on Page 3 7-0 victory on “foreign soil,” Bulldogs are now eager to meet t Bobcats in combat on their O' home ground. Preparations are I ing made for the 4,000 alumni a friends who are expected for t other facilities to take care of our record enrollment. Plans are now under way to secure the support necessary for Gardner-Webb to continue keeping pace with the edu cational needs of the area. Shown here are three of , to right, they are Miss Patsy Greene, Mr. J HOW IT ALL BEGAN At the 1903 meeting of the Kings Mountain Association at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, a committee, composed of the Rev. J. V. Devenny, chairman, A. C. Irvin, J. E. McBrayer, D. F. Putnam, and A. H. Sims, was appointed to investigate the matter of building a Baptist high school. The committee reported at the next session of the association, which con vened at Zoar Church in September, 1904. Its report was fa vorable and fifteen trustees—W. W. Washburn, L. S. Jenkins, G. W. Kendrick, J. M. Wilson, the Rev. J. V. Devenny, E. C. Borders, J. H. Quinn, A. T. Mull, G. H. Logan, A. C ’ Irvin Carme Elam, E. B. Hamrick, N. B. Kendrick, L. S. Hamrick’, and D F. Putnam—were elected to act as representatives of the association in acquiring property, collecting funds, select ing a site, and erecting buildings. On Monday, May 8, 1905, the board of trustees scheduled a meet ing to receive propositions from the communities seeking the school. On Saturday, two days before the meet ing, the Boiling Springs Baptist Church called a conference. J. Y. Hamrick made a motion that the church offer the old church house and some land in Its attempt to bring the school to Boiling Springs. The church approved the motion and appointed A. S. Green, A. R. Hamrick, J. Y. Hamrick, Noah Ham rick, and John Green to represent the church at the Shelby meeting. It was not, however, until July 10, 1905, that the board chose Boiling Springs as the site for the new school. At the 1905 meeting of the Kings Mountain Association in September, J. Y. Hamrick offered a resolution that was unanimously adopted in viting the Sandy Run Association to join the Kings Mountain Association in erecting and operating the school. The Sandy Run Association "unanlmoizsly and enthusiastically accepted the invitation” and ap- Continued On Page Pour
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