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THE PILOT
FEBRUARY, 1960
B. S. U. COUNCIL MAINTAINS
ACTIVE PROGRAM
The B. S. U. Council is busy making plans for the re
maining months of school. A particular date to be looking
forward to is March 2. At that time, Bill Dyal, a missionary
to Costa Rica, will be on campus to speak in chapel, and he
will also be available for individual student conferences.
The first of April is being eagerly anticipated, for at
that time the council has planned an Emphasis Week. The
theme is “Religion in Life,” and several prominent leaders
of young pepole are being contacted to lead the evening serv
ices and seminars, in which will be discussed questions that
the student body has indicated are of special interest to them.
This proves to be one of the highlights of the year.
Pictured above are the members of this year’s B. S. U. Council. Under their leader
ship the various religious activities on campus are planned and carried out.
INTRAMURAL PROGRAM OFFERS
SOMETHING FOR ALL
The Gardner-Webb Physical Education Department of
fers a well-rounded program of athletics to students through
the intramural games it sponsors. Competition runs high
between the dorm teams in such sports as football, volley
ball, basketball, and softball. The program is so devised that
one phase of intramural competition is in progress from late
fall until early spring.
An eight team line-up was presented for tournament
play-off in football shortly after fall classes began. In this
division the Day Student team was first place winner with
First West Decker as runner-up. The coaches reported that
interest was keen among students in these games.
Some of the approaching activities
of the council will be the Missions
Conference at Wake Forest, March
4-6, and the Leadership Training
Conference at the First Baptist
Church, Hickory, on April 22-24.
Here the council members attend
sessions pertaining particularly to
their own office and duties, to re
ceive valuable training in their work
Each spring the council members
have a week-end Retreat at Ridge
crest for the newly-elected members
of the council for the coming year
along with the present members.
Bible study and discussions are led
by the pastor. Then the new mem
bers have the duties of their office
explained to them, and many are
given the opportunity to begin serv
ing while at the Retreat, Fellowship
is enjoyed by council members,
chaperones, speakers, and guests.
The B. S. U. has been active all
year. Some of the activities they
have sponsored are Chapel programs,
Chapel devotions, the Listen cam
paign, socials, and parties that were
given the first week of school to
familiarize the students with the
campus and with each other.
The recent Youth Revival with
Tommy Funderburke was sponsored
by the B. S. U. in co-operation with
the young people of the local Bap
tist church.
The B. S. U. also sponsored the
fall revival with Mr. L. H. Hollings
worth who spoke in Chapel and
conducted the evening services.
The State B. S. U. Convention was
held in Charlotte, October 29-30,
with several of the council mem
bers and other students attending
Under the capable leadership of
Denny Turner, president, and Dean
Hiott, advisor along with Reverend
Linnens, the B. S. tJ. is having a
very successful year.
WHAT NEXT?
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that we do not always make
the best choices, does it not
follow that we should seek
guidance from a higher being
other than ourselves? It is
my belief that only with guid
ance from above will we, the
present generation, be able to
make the right decisions at
the right time in the right
way to bring about a more
perfect tomorrow.
In conclusion, I feel it would
possibly be profitable to ask
one question in the form of a
general maxim, a maxim that
I believe contains a pertinent
question for modem man:
“For what doth it profit a
man to gain the whole world
if he lose his own soul?” Sure
ly we do not wish to be so
temporal minded that we for
get the reason for which we
were put here. We should do
everything within our power
to live peaceably with all
men - remembering that we
are responsible not only to
our fellowman, but to God.
He made us, allowed us to
think His thoughts after
Him, and make our own
choices. If we refuse to think
aright, if we make wrong
choices, what next? What
next?
The Library Has New
Looks To Be Tasted,
Swallowed And
Digested
By
Jane Burris
“As good almost kill a man as kill
a good book; who kills a man kills
a reasonable creature, God’s image;
but who he who destroys a book
kills reason itself, kills the image of
God, as it were, in the eye.” Milton.
We would know very little of our
past, present, or futui-e without the
aid of books, whether they be good,
or not. How long has it been since
the ordinary student has read a book
for the pure joy of reading—some
thing besides history parallel or an
English assignment?
Here are some books the library
has received recently which will be
worth any student’s time. Chateaux
of the Loire, by Vivian Rowe, would
interest the French students. Those
of us who are waiting out the na
tional elections would enjoy reading
Earl Mazo’s biography of Richard
Nixon. Nothing quite takes the place
of the “do it yourself” craze today.
And we have a book to fit that in
terest, ABC of Furniture by John
Christopher, The true poetry lover
will enjoy this. Voice of Fear, by Mol-
nar, a poetry book written and pub
lished in Hungary. And the Book of
the Month is J. B. by Archibald
Macleish. In pungent verse, the au
thor deals again with the eternal
problem of suffering and evil in the
world of men. This modern Job
challenges the faith of men with the
question underlying the statement,
“If God is God, He is not good, if
God is good. He is not God; take
the even, take the odd . . As a
dramatic production on Broadway,
the play created a stir among critics
and theologians. As an answer to
the basic religious question, it is not
altogether satisfying. It is provoca
tion, however, and will stimulate the
reader to examine again the world
he lives in and the God he worships.
to be swallowed, and some few
to be chewed and digested.” Bacon.
Why not sample a few?
New Activities Semester
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ship for next year. For those
who still feel a need for more
activities, the customary mid
term and final exams will be
scheduled as usual.
These above mentioned ac
tivities are only a few of the
opportunities of which stu
dents may avail themselves
in the coming months. The
activities have already been
scheduled and planned. Whe
ther they will be successful
endeavors or not depends on
you, the student. Needless to
say, there is no point in hav
ing a film if there are no
spectators or a social if there
are no people there to social
ize. The preliminary planning
has been done. The rest is up
to you. Will you attend the
activities, participate in the
games, enjoy the entertain
ment, and appreciate the ef
fort put forth by others?
There is but one alternative,
that being to sit back and
complain of the lack of stu
dent activities on the G.-W.
campus. The decision is yours.
The results are yours.
Talent Show Receives
Good Response
The E. B. Hamrick Build
ing became an impromptu
theater as G.-W. students
presented a Valentine talent
show, Feb. 15. The theme,
“Love Through the Ages,”
was most appropriate for the
month and year. The student
body turned out in large num
bers for the entertainment
and refreshments. Although
it was enjoyed by almost all
who attended, the show had
room for improvement. One
complaint regarded the ex
cessive delay between acts
while the few performers
changed their costumes. Per
haps next time more people
can be engaged so that a few
people will not be overwork
ed. Surely there are more
than a dozen or so talented
people on a campus of several
hundred students.
The show, although some
what different from anything
on campus this year, received
a warm response from its
viewers. The most welcomed
act was an instrumentalist
group composed of some com
munity high school boys. The
response to this group should
surely inspire some of the
G.-W. students to uncover
hidden talent and form such
a group for future use on
campus.
The program proved the
fact that students will come
to see something if there is
something to see. It is not
necessary to produce a gala
attraction in order to insure
an enjoyable performance.
Nevertheless, the student
must feel he will miss some
thing worthwhile if he does
not attend the show. After a
few haphazard or thrown-to-
gether programs, the stu
dents will lose interest.
Talent shows and other
such programs should be en
couraged on campus. How
ever, they must not be thrown
together in any sort of fash
ion. Although “the show must
go on” the performers must
remember that “anything
worth doing is worth doing
well.”
Debate Team Brings
Home New Honors
For Gardner-Webb
The Gardner-Webb College debate
squad entered a week-end debate
tournament in Carrolton, Ga., Sat
urday and came away with more
than their share of honors.
The affirmative team, Margaret
England and Joan Parker, tied on
total points with a team from the
University of Georgia. They scored
79 points out of a possible 100, and
were exceeded only by tournament
champion Georgia Tech with 84
Denny Turner and Ray Buttles,
the negative team, lost one of five
rounds in debate, again to the cham
pions of Georgia Tech.
Occasion was the 10th armual In
tercollegiate Debate Tournament held
at West Georgia College. Partici
pants in addition to the hosts and
Gardner-Webb were Georgia Tech,
University of Georgia, Florida State
University, Alabama College, and
Reinhardt College.
Participants used the national de
bate query, “Resolved: That Congress
should be given the power to reverse
decisions of the Supreme Court.”
The Gardner-Webb squad is now
pointing toward its two final tour
naments of this academic year. The
squad will, as usual, take part in the
South Atlantic Forensics Tourna
ment at Lenoir Rhyne College the
first week in March. A month later,
during the first week of April, the
Gardner-Webb squad will partici
pate in the annual convention of the
Southern Speech Association at
Winston-Salem.
As cold weather approach
ed, a double elimination tour
nament in volleyball began.
Nine teams were entered in
this division. First Wing
HAPY produced the top team
while First West Decker
again placed second. This
phase of competition ended
the first semester program of
intramural games.
With second semester well
under way, the team coaches
whipped up their groups into
passable basketball teams.
This sport also entertained an
eight team line-up. With com
petition still under way, the
winners are to be determined
by a single round robin tour
nament, one in which the
team having the highest win
percentage is the victor. The
team from First HAPY is
currently leading the field
with a 3-0 record. Tied for
second place are the Day Stu
dent team, First Wing HAPY,
and First West Decker with
2-1 records. This tournament
will end in late March when
warm weather will permit
outside sports.
The softball tournament
will conclude the intramural
program in late spring.
The girls, under the super
vision of Mrs. Miller, also
participated in a well-planned
intramural program. The
Physical Education classes
competed against each other
in volleyball and basketball.
Interest ran high, and com
petition was keen in both
sports.
The purpose of this phase
of the athletic program is to
build added interest in var
sity competition while en
couraging individual partici
pation in a well - rounded
sports program.