Septal
The
Pilot
Gardner-Webb CoUege Boiling Springs, N. C.
She Doesn’t Like Rock and Roll
Brazilian Student Weece Rodrigues Delights
Students find Teachers With Wit And Cham
'’'In
September 29, 1961_
Nears 600
Enrollment Reaches All-Time
High With Fall Term Opening
by Jo Lee Loveland
One of the most refreshing ex
periences to be had at Gardner-
' Webb College this year is meeting
oUr Brazilian student, Weece
Rodrigues. She came to the U. S.
to attend college while her par
ents were occupied in a like pur
suit at Southeastern Seminary at
Wake Forest.
She had visited the U. S. for
about a year and a half with
her grandparents when she was
eight years old. However, she be
came somewhat familiar with
English then, on this, her return
trip, £he found she had to relearn
our language. This has been ra
ther admirably accomplished in
three months.
Wcece is an unusual Gardner-
Webb student in much more
than nationality. She has - had
four years of both French and
Latin, is currently taking Span
ish, and speaks, of course, her
native Portugese. But in reply to
the comment “You certainly know
a lot about languages,” she said.
A total of 596 stu,dents have
registered for classes for the
1961-62 fall term. Of these, 424
are freshmen. There are 172
sophomores also. This is an all-
time record. Last year’s record
number was 590.
Monday afternoon, September
4, about 300 freshmen arrived on
the Gardner-Webb campus to be
gin their first year of college.
They were joined Tuesday morn
ing by the remaining freshmen,
who are day students, for three
days of testing and orientation.
SOPHS APPEAR
Thursday and Friday, the num
ber of students increased as the
sophomores put in their appear
ance. Registration began at 9 o’
clock Friday morning, September
8, and ended around lunch time
on Saturday. On Monday morn
ing, September 11, at 8:S0, class-
There are 136 boarding women,
212 boarding men, and approxi
mately 250 day students enrolled
at G-W. The day student? travel
by bus or obtain their own
transportation.
Little Sister
Party Is Held
. . . Weece delights Dean Euth Kiser
Faculty Members
Are In Who's Who
The names of Dr. E. Eugene
Poston and Prof. Lansford Jolley
will appear in Who’s Who in A-
merioan Education this year,
joining Dean J. O. Terrell whose
name was entered in the 1959-60
edition.,
Also, Dr. Poston and Dean Ter
rell have recently been elected
to Who’s Who in the South and
Southwest, the seventh edition of
this publication from Marquis—
Who’s Who.
Dr. Poston was named presi
dent of the College last April,
after the death of Dr. Phil L.
Elliott. He came to the College
in 1959 as head of the depart
ment of religion.
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“Nothing, nothing!”
Weece’s preconception of Gard
ner-Webb — “I thought it was
a ‘leefcle’ school that didn’t have
nothing interesting”—has chang
ed somewhat. She now thinks
Gardner-Webb is “very nice” and
much fun.
AMERICANS, SNOW
Our Erizilian student was very
excited about coming to the U. S.
She says, “I
to see Americans, and to see
snow — but it didn’t
hopes 1
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New Courses In
G-W Curriculum
Two new courses in Gardner-
Webb’s curriculum this year are
journalism and engineering
drawing.
Journalism will be useful at
G-W in assisting the students in
the publications department to a
better understanding of their
jobs. H is also designed to ass'st
the beginning student in the field
Debaters Map Plans For Year
The Gardner-Webb debate
team, coached by Prof. F. B. Ded-
mond, is anticipating a busy
season.
Planned activities for the team
include several trips to other col
leges, where they will engage in
practice sessions and tournament South Carolina, University of Vir-
debating. ’ '
The first trip is planned for
the first of November to Wake
Forest College, where the offi
cial intercollegiate competition in
debating will begin. G-W’s
will have practice session with
teams from Davidson College and
I^enoir Rhyne in preparation for
On September 19, with thie
humming of lullabys and the
licking of lollipops, the annual
“Big Sister-Little Sister” party
began. Having dressed as little
girls, with the help of their “big
sisters,” the freshman girls para
ded into the lobby of Stroup Dorm
"L"fir"st time
cuw. .... Some of the costunies were .
still hopes to see some of the real-l.fe imitations which brought j„„rnalism.
squeals from just-as-ndiculous-
looking freshmen. Roll-call
brought each girl to her feet as
she muttered in baby-talk the
name of her “big sister.”
It was a race for the prize as
Wake the judges. Mom Goodwin and
Miss Kiser, had to choose the
cutest “little sister.” There were
nine semi-finalist and four were ^
nine .'■emi-finalist and from those Professor Charles Andrews,
were chosen 2nd runner up, Don
na Hennessee; 1st runner up,
Sandra Carpenter; and the win
ner, Betty Jane Starnes.
Following the decision of the
winners, the freshmen were serv
ed refreshments by the sopho-
and everyone said "good
the Wake Forest Novice Touma-
' ment to be held later
Fore.st.
Visiting teams to the Novice
Tournament will be from the
University of Pittsburgh, George
town University, University of
Engineering drawing is design
ed to help train the engineering
student to draw objects to cor
rect size, shape, and dimensions.
Also on the agenda of new
courses is a completely new
French' and Spanish language
laboratory. Equipment is on order
now !and should be here very
according to Language
ginia, Duke University, and Uni
versity of North Carolina.
According to Prof. Dedmond,
the G-W team will probably at
tend the Carolina Invitational
Tournament to be held iri^No-
vember at the University of night,”- the “big sisters” starting
South Carolina. Plans for making
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Students EnvFs'on Opportunitv Here
G-W STUDENTS TELL OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS AS FRESHMEN
“Gardner-Webb College is a
two-year educational institution
situated at the foot of the foot
hills in western North Carolina.
It is a Christian college, support
ed by the Baptist State Conven
tion and dedicated to the educa
tion of young people.”
With such a statement we
might dispense with Gardner-.
Webb College and assign it to
the category of small church-re
lated schools. We might. Some
how, though, such an appraisal
seems unjust. Even as a new
comer, far more was evident to
me than a mere travelogue defi
nition.
The first thing that greets you
at Gardner-Webb is friendliness.
A warm enveloping concern for
man mantles the freshman as he
enters the strange, alien world of
college. The white concrete paths
which criss-cross the campus,
linking the various buildings,
appear as symbols of the diverse diverge,
backgrounds of the students, who, for two years to later go
in turn, are linked in their pur-
When'entering college one is
filled with many new and excit
ing emotions. There is the sad
ness of leaving loved o^ies and
the happiness of. making new
acquaintances aniong students
and teachers.
Most of us usually have a few
butterflies when we realize that
we arc now beginning to take
one of the first big steps down
the road of life. Just the thoughts
of all the coming responsibilities
are frightening to most of us
as freshmen.
' My first impression of Gard
ner-Webb was the friendly
Christian atmosphere which ex
ists among the students and fac
ulty. As joon as I entered the
dorm, my family and I
New Prolessors
Jom G-W Staff
Gardner-Webb has added eight
new members to the faculty and
administrative staff for the
school year 1961-62.
Dr. J. D. Hillman, teacher of
Bible, Greek, and sociology, is a
graduate of Jones County Junior
College, Ellisville, Mississippi; re
ceived the B. A. degree from Mis-
sissippi College, Clinton, Missis
sippi; and the Th. M. and Th. D.
degrees from the Southern Bapt
ist Seminary n Louisville, Ken
tucky. He has taught at the .
Campbellsville College Extension
Center and did Southern Baptist
Seminary work in Greenville.
]^rs. Lucille Grubbs Hillman,
a native of Kentucky, is a teach
er of English and religious edu
cation. She received the A. B. de
gree from Berea College, Berea,
Kentucky. She has done gradu
ate work at the University of
Kentucky, University of Indiana,
Woman’s College, Kent School of
Social Work, Louisville, Kentuc
ky; and Appalachian State Teach
ers College.
Dr. and Mrs. Hillman have one
son, severi-year-old James.
DR. ALLEN
The new guidance director and
, Wittig
munity that two years of trea-
sured experiences must transpire.
Even as these paths meet and I can not help but feel that the
brought together direction and love so necessary to
later go our sep- mature the young student and
arate roads. Yet it is In this com- (Continued on Page 3)
greeted with the warm smiles of teacher of history is Dr. Garland
the sophomores.' These smiles *” "
soon made me, at ease. They
seemed to say that I now belong
ed in this big family of students
and faculty.
GRATEFUL
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Allen, a native of Tuckerman,
Arkansas. He obtained the B. A.
degree from Ouachita CoUege,
Arkadelphla, Arkansas; the B. D.,
Th.M., and Th. D. degrees from
Southern Baptist Seminary, Louis-
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