THE P I L 0 T
NOVEMBER 3, 1960
We Welcome You
Our staff extends a hearty welcome to what is already
yours—Gardner-W ebb.
We especially would like to invite you to become better
acquainted with campus activities and thought by reading
“The Pilot.”
We are making a sincere effort to have a better paper
than ever before and to relate to you the activities of our
school.
We welcome you to the organizations on the campus —
the B. S. U., Sunday School, Training Union, Y. W. A., and
Vespers. These should be:om3 a meaningful part of your
campus life.
For students who have chosen spe?ific professions, there
is offered Delta Psi Omega, Ministerial Conference, I. R. C.,
F. T. A., and Christian Volunteer Band.
Others will find their niche working on the school paper
and the yearbook, participating in sports, or cheering on those
who do participate.
And always there is the mighty challenge of the class
room and the great store of knowledge that is waiting to be
tapped by eager students athirst for knowledge.
We hope you have a successful and enjoyable year at
Gardner-Webb.
Words Of Wisdom
Words of wisdom often come from the lips of our presi
dent, Dr. Philip L. Elliott, who has spoken to the students
of Gardner-Webb several times this semester in chapel. In
his talks Dr. Elliott explained that the administration
wants each individual enrolled here to have all the privileges
possible, but he reminded us that the student will be held
directly responsible for his actions. Our president named four
things that the administration will not tolerate: drinking,
gambling, stealing, and social immorality.
In a later phase of his message to the students. Dr. Elliott
pointed to the tragedy of an increasing divorce rate among
young married couples. Both boys and girls must be on guard
against too early marriages. Early marriage, he warned,
raises the danger of a husband’s growing intellectually apart
from his wife, if she, too, does not continue her education. He
especially emphasized the idea that girls should obtain an
education so that they will be well qualified to raise a family.
In essence. Dr. Elliott has said: we the students are the
leaders of both today and tomorrow. Only by taking ad
vantage of the opportunities that are ours while we are here
on the campus of Gardner-Webb will we be capable of facing
the future as mature individuals worthy of the challenge that
will be ours. Let us commit his challenge and the future’s
to our minds and hearts.
Spirit ... A Heck Of A Lot
Is each of you an example of the wonderful school spirit
shown here on tne campus of Gardner-W ebb ? If you happen
to be a football player, maybe so.
The football players attend all the pep rallies; naturally
they attend the ball games; therefore they should know the
yells—and they do. They also know when to F-i-g-h-t or to
G-o, Go, Team, Go. Okay, why mention school spirit? With
a pep club like that, what difference does it make?
We should thinR the mam diiierence it makes is the fact
that the student body doesn’t know how to run a quarter-
ba>.k sneak, guard, tackle, or win a football game.
Who asks the cheerleaders, “When are we going to have
a pep rally?” Who asks the cheerleaders, “Why don't you all
yell?” Everybody does, but who asks the cheerleaders to
lead a yell? The cheerleaders are appointed to lead the
cheers, not to do the cheering for the entire student body.
The student body can’t do the football players’ job and
the football players can’t do the cheerleaders’ job, but with a
little help and a little support from tiie student body at the
pep rallies and at the ball games, we’ll have better school
spirit. Spirit alone never wins a game, but it helps a heck
of a lot.
THE PILOT
Published by the Students of Gardner-Webb College
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Staff Writers
November 3, 1960
STAFF
Sam Graver
Tillie Wilson
Barton West
Michael H. Palmer
John Hiott
Lora L. High
Jeff Womack
Gail HaU
_ Max Holder, Gail
Bennett, Dean Smith
ESU REVIVAL
TERMED "SUCCESS"
Rev. Harold Cole Guest
Speaker
The revival conducted by the HSU
early in October was considerd a big
success by John B. Hiott, Dean of
Students and advisor to the group.
The theme i
ward I
Rev. Harold Cole, student secretary
for the Baptist State Convention of
N:rth Carolina, was the speaker for
the week. Rev. Cole is a native of
Greenville, S. C. He is a graduate of
North Greenville Junior College,
Furman University, and Southern
Eaptist Theological Seminary, Louis
ville.
minister of students at Clemson Col
lege and taught three years in the
Department of Religion there. He
served six and one-half years as di
rector of student work for the South
Carolina Baptist Convention.
Rev. Cole has traveled widely and
He is married to the former Miss
Inez Matthews. The Coles have two
sons—Charles 9, and David, 14,
Dr. Elliott has also discussed North Carolina’s rank
educationally with other states. Our state ranks almost at
the bottom of the list as far as the number of high school
graduates is concerned. Of the young people graduating
from our public high schools, only one-third enter college. Of
that third, less than half remain in college at the end of the
first semester. The number of those who will remain in col
lege until they graduate is exceedingly small.
Other facts were cited to emphasize our education prob
lems. Dr. Elliott pointed out that in this state only eight per
cent of the students entering the first grade ever enter col
lege. This fact means that any college freshman class is a
select group; it also means that the group becomes more
select the higher up the educational ladder its members go.
Inevitably, the students of today will be the leaders of to
morrow.
It is a recognized fact that jobs not requiring a special
training are decreasing rapidly, due mainly to automation.
The only high-salaried jobs that will be left will be those re
quiring a college education. The students of today will be
the men and women who will fill those jobs.
Gardner-Webb
College Reaches
Enrollment "Peak"
Registration Day
When registration books at Gard
ner-Webb College closed in Septem
ber, a record-breaking 583 students
for classes. Registrar
reported 395
freshmen, 182 sophomores,, and six
special students. Two hundred and
two of the 388 males and 121 of the
185 women are boarding students,
with most of the dormitory space
taken. The remainder of the students
are “day” students, many riding the
college-owned bus from Gaston
Last year’s previous record was
555, with 345 freshmen, 181 sopho
mores, and 24 special students.
Nine states and 50 of North Caro
lina’s 100 counties are represented at
the Baptist college this fall. North
Carolina leads the list with 516 stu
dents, followed by South Carolina
with 50; Virginia, 6; Maryland, 3;
Tennessee, 3; Georgia, 2; Idaho, 1;
New Jersey, 1; and New York, 1.
Cleveland leads the counties with
177; Rutheriord has 81, Gascon, 72;
otner counties have a total of 186
stuaents, with Caldwell, Davidson,
Heiide^bOn, Lmcoin, ana Ivieciuen-
burg navmg iu or more.
The student body is preGominantly
Baptist, witn more than 80 per cent
of tne students liscmg that uenom-
ivieunouisc, Presjjyi,eiian, ana iipisco-
paiiun loiiowiiig 111 tiiac oraer. one
This year marks the beginning of
the 54th year of Gardner-Webb. Dr.
Elliott is beginning his eighteenth
year as president of the institution.
STUDENT-FACULTY
RECEPTION HELD
Gardner-Webb students met the
members of their faculty at the first
social event of the year, the student-
student-faculty reception is a tra
ditional social event held at the first
of each y3ar.
Dr. and Mrs. P. I. Elliott were at
the head of the receiving line, fol
lowed by the adminstrative officers,
heads of the departments, and new
faculty members with their wives or
their husbands. Refreshments were
served by various faculty members,
assisted by the marshals. The recep
tion was planned by the social ac
tivities committee. Dean of Students
John Hiott, chairman.
Gardner-Webb College Debaters
Open Season
ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR SEMESTER
The Gardner-Webb debating team, under the direction
of Prof. Francis B. Dedmond, opened the 1960-61 season Oct.
20, with a dual debate with Mars Hill at Mars Hill. The
team took three of four debates from the Mars Hill squad.
A negative team composed of Morris Lynch and Becky
Blalock defeated two Mars Hill affirmative teams. Gladys
Icenhour and Gay Lovette, affirmative, defeated a Mars Hill
negative team. Burroughs and Page.
An affirmative team composed of
Two Faculty Members
Elected To Important
Offices
Two faculty members have been
elected to important posts in organi
zations of which they are members,
Mr. P. B. Dedmond, who has been an
officer in the Division of Higher Ed
ucation of the Southwestern District
of North Carolina Education Associa
tion since it was organized in 1958,
was elected vice-president at the 1960
meeting, which was held at Hickory
on October 4. If the policy of elevat
ing the presidency continues, he will
be president for the year 1961-1962.
Dedmond earlier held offices in the
Western District of N.C.E.A.
Mr. H. C. Dixon was elected dis
trict governor of the Lions Club for
district 31C, which includes Cleve
land, Rutherford, Gaston, Mecklen
burg, and Lincoln counties. He was
elected to this position at the State
Lions convention, which was held in
Asheville in June.
Joyce Philbeck and Gay Lovette
to a Mars Hill negative team, I
wen and Biggers, in a very close
de-
New Members Of The
Faculty Number Five
Five new members have been add
ed to Gardner-Webb’s faculty. Mr.
Charles Andrews, who has taught in
Rutherfordton-Spindale High School
for nine years, is replacing Miss
professeur
Andrews, a native
of Rutherford County, received the
A.B. degree from Wofford College
and the M.A. from Emory University,
and has done graduate work at Ap
palachian State Teachers College.
He also studied at the Sorborne of
the University of Paris for a sum
mer, He spent three years in the
Navy during World War II. He is
married to the former Margie Bailey.
They have three children, Karen,
Keith, and Bill. Mr. Andrews likes
photography, fishing, and is an avid
sports fan, especially of football.
In the Math Department, Mr. H.
C. Hudson, a native of Greenville
County, South Carolina, is replacing
Mr. Seth Washburn. He attended
Furman University, from which he
received the B.A. degree; University
of North Carolina, where he obtained
the M.A. decree; and Appalachian
State Teachers College to do addi
tional work. He has taught in the
Greensboro public schools, in Durham
H:gh School, at Oakhurst High,
Charlotte, and at SheriU’s Ford.
For the past twenty-five years he
has been in the Treasury Depart
ment of the U.S. Government. Hud
son is married to the former Maude
Sutherland of Union Hall, Virginia.
They have one son, Robert, who is
a physics professor at Woman’s Col
lege.
The new assistant in the Public
Relations Department is Mr. Frank
Wall. His work now primarily is rep
resenting GW in college days
throughout North Carolina and in
parts of upper South Carolina. Mr.
Wall received his education from
Gardner-Webb, Western Carolina,
and A.S.T.C. He has taught in Shel
by High School for the past eight
years. He has had seventeen years of
military service including reserve
guard and three and one-half years
of active duty in the European and
Asiatic theaters of war. Wall is mar
ried to the former Jessie Putnam.
They have two children, Frank Jr.
and John. His favorite pastime is
hunting.
The Gardner-Webb novice debat
ers participated in the Novice Debate
Turnament, sponsored by Wake For
est Callege, Oct. 28-29. The tourna
ment, held each year on the Wake
Forest campus, draws the best novice
teams from the eastern United Stat
es. Such colleges and universities as
the University of Pittsburgh, George
town University, University of Rich
mond, Wake Forest, and the Univer
sity of South Carolina complete for
the various debating awards. The
tournament is primarily designed to
give novice debaters needed experi-
On Dec. 1, 2, and 3 the entire
Gardner-Webb squad — both novice
and varsity debaters—^will compete
against colleges from Tennessee, Vir
ginia, South Carolina, and North
Carolina in the annual Mountain
Forensic Tournament at Boone.
Some of Gardner-Webb’s
Varsity debaters for 1960-61 are
Joyce Philbeck, Larry Hicks, and
Morris Lynch. The novice squad con
sists of Polly Hamrick, Giadys Lo
vette, and Becky Biaiock.
Library Increases
Reserve Books
The circulation of books in the li
brary during September more than
doubled that of September, 1959. A
total of 1,157 books and magazines
were used by the students and facul
ty as compared to 496 in circulation
in September, 1959. The largest in
crease was in reserve books and
magazines. There were 811 reserve
books and 177 magazines checked out
in comparison to 193 reserve books
and 23 magazines in 1959.
An average of 154 students use the
library each day.
The library is open 71% hours per
week and has two full-time librari
ans, Miss Louise Crowe and Mrs.
Allen Burris, and a new assistant in
charge of night duty, Mrs. H. C.
Hudson. There are 12 student libra
rians: Brenda Kirby, Rob Weir, Gay
Lovette, Glenda Luffman, Ann AU-
man, Ann Sanderson, Bobby Glas
gow, Dean Smith, Helen Norman,
Betty White, Patsy Stamey, and Til
lie Wilson.
This year the library, for the first
time, is giving the students an op
portunity to use phonographic equip
ment in connection with their stu
dies. It is being used by French stu
dents at this time for help in their
pronunciation and understanding of
the French language.
Returning to GW after a period of
14 years is Mr. WiUiam W. David
son, teacher of Bible and Latin. The
native of Gaffney, South Carolina,
has had some thirty years teaching
experience at Meredith and Gard
ner-Webb colleges, and in Hollis,
Lattimore, Polkville, and Waco high
schools. He has been pastor of vari
ous churches over North Carolina.
He received the B.A. degree from
Southern Baptist Seminary, and
completed the resident work for the
Th. D. degree. Davidson is married
to the former Elma Lou Horseley.
They have two daughters, Mrs.
Wilma Lester and Mrs. Ann Dimmes,
and seven granchildren. He enjoys
working with wood and has a small
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