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Volume XIV, Number 6
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILING SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA
W G W C
Throughout this school year there
has been an interest among a group
of students that has brought about
another first to Gardner-Webb Col
lege.
Through the efforts of the Student
Radio Workshop and Broadcasting
System, this school has become the
first Junior College in North Carolina
ANCHOR IS PRESENTED
On Monday morning, May 9, 1960, the Editor in Chief of The Anchor,
Miss Judy Deese, presented the student body with the 1960 Anchor. The
ovation was loud and long as the students learned that the year book had
been dedicated to the campus pastor, the Rev. T. Max Linnens.
To the Editor and her Business Manager, Steve Dalton, the Pilot staff
wishes to take this opportunity to say “Thank you” for a truly excellent
Anchor for 1960. Also, to Mr. Roberts and the many others on the Anchor
staff who worked so diligently this year, we express our appreciation.
ra-curricular activity.
Station WGWC will be on the air
approximately 4 or 5 hours a day be
tween the hours of 7 and 12 p.m. The
programming will include popular as
well as classical and semi-classical
music, and the programs will strive
t side, i
provide study music.
The radio station is advised by
Mr. M. A. Mosely, and is headed by
Mr. William A. Fields, Student Man
ager; Mr. Alfred G. Dobbins, Busi
ness Manager; Mr. Charles Jurgen-
sen II, Production Director; Mr. Joe
Ellis, Technical Director; and Mr.
Paul Sarpe, Member at Large. The
station will be staffed by competent
student announcers. All applications
for membership may be submitted to
Mr. Mosely, or the above officers.
This organization would like to
thank the faculty as well as the
President, Vice President, Business
Manager, and Dean of Student Acti
vities of this College for all the valu
able help and advice they have ren
dered us.
As the call letters for our station
suggest, in the future Watch Gard-
ner-Webb College.
Plans For Alumni
Banquet Announced
The Alumni Banquet wUl be held
on Saturday evening. May 28, at 6;30
in the Cafeteria of the O. Max Gard
ner Building.
Around 300 alumni are expected.
The candidates for graduation are
invited as guests along with the
faculty and the Board of Trustees. Re
servations are already coming in
from alumni.
The speaker for the evening will be
the college’s own Dr. J. T. Gillespie.
Dr. EUiott will give a report to the
alumni of the current school year
along with the victory report of the
Student Campaign and the overall
campaign conducted by Marts and
Lundy of New York.
The deadline for reservations is
May 20. The committees for pro
gram and decorations are hard at
work preparing for the banquet.
This year the classes of 1911, 1916,
1921, 1926, 1931, 1936, 1941, 1946, 1951
and 1956 will be holding reunions.
However, all alumni are invited.
It is interesting to note that the
President of the Alumni Association
this year is a member of the grad
uating class of 1911, one of the class
es holding a reunion.
A highlight of the evening will be
the presentation of the Alumni of
the Year Award.
"MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS'
For some eighty G.-W. sophomores,
the curtains of time covering their
stay here are quickly being drawn.
Before their departure, these stu
dents recorded some of their mem
ories and opinions of Gardner-Webb.
From these confessions, much infor
mation was obtained. When asked
what was their most memorable ex
perience at G.-W., the students re
plied with a wide variety of answers.
Twirp Day and May Day claimed
high honors. Being tapped into the
Marshal Club was also a pleasant
memory. One fellow said his most
memorable experience was “playing
football with some of the best guys
alive.” Even if they don’t always
score the touchdowns, they’re still
all winners. One girl remembered the
Focus Week of 1959 above all else.
Another felt it an honor to be chosen
for a part in a campus dramatic
production. One boy remembered
“buzzing the campus in a plane.” A
choir member recalled that she faint
ed during her television debut. The
choir tours for some people were
highlights. One fellow said he would
never forget five words which he
heard daily, “Did I get any mail?”
(Three guesses as to who that was!)
One girl still remembers when Mr.
"AROUND THE WORLD IN MAY"
The May Day Festival at Gardner-Webb College is an
impressive climax to the year’s events. Hereafter, bare
necessities such as classes and final exams are just unwel-
comed, minor trivialitie to the students.
Due to some formidable looking clouds, this year’s fes
tival with the theme of “Around the World In May” was
forced into the gym. Still, it was quite a spectacle. Each
of the attendants to the queen pinned on her escort’s flower
while she received a basket of spring blossoms. Everyone
was calm except Marilyn Roper and Mrs. Miller, the student
director and director respectively, who were running around
in a somewhat harried condition.
As the procession of the S.S. May Queen began, the
lovely ladies: Jo Ann Tessner, Elizabeth Rabon, Peggy Jo
Neal, Carolyn Young, Gwynn Ward, Jeri McCormick, Char-
maine Austin, Lora Lipscomb, Jackie Jones, Jo Anne Brit
tain, and their respective escorts: John Jennings, Jack Gantt,
Mike Del Grande, Gilmer Blackburn, Wayne Eppley, Marshall
Long, Ted Anthony, Buddy Freeman, Paul Brooks, and Den
nis Brooks, smiled brightly, as Linda Sharpe, the Maid of
Honor and her escort, Bobby Glasgow followed.
Finally, the Queen, Linda Morgan, and her escort, the
King, Ned Duncan ended the grand parade. As the Queen
sat on her throne with her two little train bearers, CeCe
Burris and Glenn Roberts, both children of two of our honor
able professors, on each side and the rest of her court sur
rounding her, she was crowned as Queen of May by Ned Dun-
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SOPHOMORES CONFESS TO THEIR
"WICKED" DEEDS
In answer to a questionnaire, G.-W. sophomores recently
admitted their “wicked” deeds of the past two years. Many
stood behind the 5th Amendment. Some, however, were
honest enough to confess to such acts as holding hands with
one of the opposite sex, locking one’s roommate out of his
room, throwing a roll in the cafeteria, or exchanging salt for
sugar and vice versa. One young gentleman cut Lit. to study
for a history test. Another played like “C.O.” and, by using
a spotlight, surprised a crowd that had slipped into the swim
ming pool late one night. Still another named his frog in
Biology lab Randolph until he “found out he (?) was preg
nant.” A co-ed admitted to flashing lights in Morse Code
across campus to boys in Decker
Hall. Another charming Miss con
fessed to stealing her roommate’s
clothes while she was in the shower,
leaving her to walk down the hall in
i-forgotten experi- shower cap and washcloth. (Oh,
what a dirty trick!) One very brave
young lady really “told all” when she
admitted to going steady with three
boys at the same time. (Nice work
if you can get it, but can you get it
if you try???)
On the other hand, there were
things which the students said they
wished they had done. Almost every
student said he wished he had stud
ied harder and entered into the social
activities more. One co-ed honestly
wished she had “caught a rich man.”
Another said she wished she had
“gotten along with Miss Jones or had
gotten away from her.” One wished
she had used some of the psychology
she learned on her professors. An
other expressed the desire to climb
into the attic of the girls’ dorm. One
wanted to throw shoes at the “hu
man alarm clocks” that go off at 7:00
every Saturday morning when some
girls are trying to sleep. Still an
other had the urge to turn the pic
tures in the auditorium upside down.
A number of students refused to di
vulge what they would like to do say
ing that they still m'ght try it before
they leave. (No doubt they will have
to leave after they’ve tried it.)
Godwin challenged her
race. (Wonder who will
other never-
ence was the
HAPY dorm. Certainly the most
memorable experience for several
G.-W. students will be the night
when they slipped off and got mar
ried, and, as one put it, “got by with
it.” Surely “Memories Are Made of
This.”
Another question with which the
students were confronted was “Who
is the most memorable person you’ve
met while at G.-W.?” Dr. Elliott and
Mr. Gordon rated very highly in this
respect. Another true friend of
countless students was the Rev. T.
Max Linnens. One boy said the most
memorable person he had met was
a girl he didn’t know but would love
to make her acquaintance. Another
boy said he would never forget C. O.
Jones. One girl openly admitted
that her roommate was the most
memorable person she had met be
cause “she was the hardest person
to live with.” Rating high on the list,
quite naturally, were the prospective
husbands and wives of G.-W. sopho
mores. Surely there are a great num
ber of students who will long be re
membered (favorably or otherwise)
for their stay at Gardner-Webb.
STUDENTS SUGGEST CHANGES, OFFER ADVICE
“What one course would you add
to the curriculum?” This question
brought varied responses. Sociology
headed the list with Home Econ
omics and Dramatics following close
behind. One co-ed requested a
course in “Boyology.” An alert male
suggested a course In astronomy. As
he so aptly expressed it, he "likes
the moon, the stars, and ‘Night Life’
under the sky.” Basket-weaving
seemed to be a very popular sug
gested course for many students.
“How to Win Friends and Influence
People” should be offered, especially
to professors. Individualism 101 and
102 and Human Dignity 201 and 202
should be made available to students
who are interested. One athletic
male said the one course he would
add to the curriculum would be “one
course of 18 holes in the south pas
ture.” An apparently frustrated
young man pleadingly asked for a
“course in the basic fundamentals of
understanding girls.” (A number of
co-eds have already offered to teach
this course.)
As a bit of departing advice, the
sophomores strongly recommend that
their successors study hard while, at
the same time, they take advantage
of every opportunity (especially so
cial) available. Although they recog
nize the need for many changes,
the sophomores, for the most part,
hate to leave their Alma Mater. As
one student said, “When the going
gets rough, just remember to ‘be
grateful you chose G.-W. instead of
Wingate!’”
Graduation Plans
Announced
On May 30, 1960, at 10:30 a.m.,
eighty students of Gardner - Webb
College will receive their diplomas
and leave G.-W. as students for the
last time.
Gardner-Webb has engaged the
Rev. Knolan Benfield, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Morganton, N.
C., to deliver the Baccalaureate ser
mon on Sunday night. May 29, at
8:00. For the graduation exercises,
the Rev. Claude B. Bowen of Greens
boro’s First Baptist Church will
We, the remainder of the student
body would like to take this oppor
tunity to thank the members of the
graduating class for what they have
meant to us, and to wish them God
speed in all their future endeavors.
We would charge them to keep be
fore them the things they have
gained at Gardner-Webb, not only in
academic fields in which they have
engaged themselves, but in the fields
of friendship, fellowship, and honor.
We salute you, the graduating class
of 1960.