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THE PILOT
October 23, 1964
ESPRIT DE CORPS IS NEEDED
Looking over past events of this school year I find we
have been lacking in school spirit. The first football game
of the year seemed to be a failure except for sporadic bursts
of real “esprit de Corps”. One of the reasons for this, we
believe, was because students were spread out in the stands
with many visitors in between as “fillers”. To alleviate this
problem, we suggest at every game a section be reserved
for the faculty and student body.
We feel quite assured that this will not only help school
spirit but our cheerleaders would have more cooperation.
STUDENTS ARE REMINDED OF IMPORTANT ISSUES
Coming before the Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina on November 11 will be two issues of prime im
portance to you as students of a Baptist college. They are
I the Higher Education Facilities Act and the Trustee Pro
posal for colleges. Please read what the Winston-Salem
Sentinel tells us as Baptist about the upcoming vote on
these crucial matters.
North Carolina Baptists will have before them at their
November convention two proposals designed to help them
maintain, and possibly to expand, the large and vital place
the denomination occupies in higher education.
The proposals are bound to be the subject of controver- j
sy. They involve issues which Baptists have argued fre
quently—the degree of denominational control over their |
colleges and the question of church-state relationship. THE ANCHOR . . . The year
book staff met the first week of
One proposal would open the boards of trustees of the school and have missed few
seven Baptist colleges to a limited of non-Baptists and out- weeks since having a gather-
of-state residents. The other would allow the colleges to ing. Thus far, the cover design
accept federal aid for the construction of academic facilities.
STUDENT MEETS SPEAKER— Haqq of India, right and Rev.
A Gardner - Webb Ministerial Hal Shoemaker, left, minister jobs within the community
Revival Week
Was Successful
student Revival Week was
rated “as mentally and morally
stimulating” by college officials
as Gardner-Webb students took
part in week-long services con
ducted by Rev. Akbar Abdul
Haqq, Ph.D.
There were 94 rededieations,
three acceptances of Christ as
“Saviour” and 34 surrenders to
special service for God in any
way He might use them.
Dr. Haaq, along with Hal
Shoemakek, minister of music
at Pritchard Memorial Baptist
Church, conducted the services
at the gymnasium each morn
ing and also at the Foiling
Sprint'S Baptist Church during
evenings.
Slave Market
Being Planned
In the near future a “slave
market” will be held on the
campus in which students will
“sell themselves at hire t
student, Cliff Tipton, is shown
talking with Student Revival
Week speaker, Dr. Akbar Abdul
of music at the Pritchard Me
morial Baptist Church of Char
lotte.
Organization Activities
Both proposals have the approval of the convention’s
Council on Christian Education and its General Board.
Meanwhile, a group of Baptist ministers is planning
a counter campaign to maintain the status quo. This group
will argue for strict denominational control of the colleges
and for the rejection of any federal aid as a violation of the
principle of church and state.
So the lines are being drawn for a dialogue which will
probably command the attention of Baptists right up to the
moment of the convention votes. The rest of us will be
watching, too, for all North Carolinians have a stake in the
well-being of the state’s church-related colleges among
which Baptist institutions rank so high.
Private colleges take care of more than 40 per cent of
the state’s college enrollment, far above the national aver
age. And^the state’s seven Baptist colleges handle nearly 29
per cent of the state’s private-college enrollment.
The report of the Governor’s Commission on Education
Beyond the High School headed by Irving Carlyle said that
meeting the post-high school education needs of North Car
olina in the coming years is going to demand maximum ef
fort from both public and private institutions flourish and
increase their capacity to prove their own unique contribu
tion to the task of educating the people of North Carolina.”
And in 1963 the General Board of the Baptist State Con
vention stated: “We must never overlook the fact that no
denomination has ever remained a great denomination apart
from its schools and colleges. The Christian college will al
ways be the denomination’s greatest venture and greatest
risk, but it will also be the place where we train our lead
ership.”
The Baptist leadership, at least, is convinced that the
trustee proposal and the acceptance of federal aid within
the framework of Baptist policy are necessary to the con
tinued vitality and contribution and of its educational in
stitutions.
been approved and is in
production, pages designated as
to use and layouts started.
Pictures have been made of the
football team and cheerleaders
and many candid pictures made
on campus. Sam Covington is
editor and Rachael Leatherman
is -his associate in this vital and
time-consuming job. Others
working are Johnny Burt, snorts
editor:' Loretta Waldrep, Aman
da Wall, Jane Green, I-ou
Wright, Coy Doty and Gary Put-
PHI THETA KAPPA . . . elect
ed officers to fill vacancies
caused by students not return
ing to school. Brenda Dula of
Lenoir is the new vice-president
and Sonja Turner is the new
secretary. They will serve with
Jimmy Blalock, president; Pat
Vinesett, treasurer; Judy Hen
drix, historian and Dianne Pack
ard, reporter.
METHODIST YOUTH FEL
LOWSHIP ... A new organiza
tion on campus had its first
meeting Oct. 18 at the Boiling
Springs Methodist Church. Good
luck to our “base among G-W
organizations.”
BSU ... is organized under
the direction of Judy Hendrix,
president .and now >^lans daily
vespers along with other activi
ties. The big event of tVie fall
semester will be fie BSTT State
Convention Nov. 6-8. Sam Young
will attend the state meet and
then later in the year attend
the International Retreat plan
ned in Virginia this year.
OCT. 12 the PSTI’prs honored
Lebanon student, Ramzy Hala-
bv bv, bv prpspnting him a
Bible and wishing him good
luck at G-W. Ram^ told stu
dents of “Life In Lebanon.”
VR=;pkRS WTTX he held
services.
DECKER DORM. . . . elected
Phil Bradley president of the
dormitory by a decisiye total of
over 30 votes. Phil- is from
Woodruff, S. C. where he was
business manager of the school
newspaper, starter on the bas
ketball team. He first attended
G-W in 1956-57 before going to
work with the S. C. Highway
Department for a time. After a
hitch in the U.S. Army, Phil en
tered and graduated from the
University of Florida Forest
Ranger School and worked two.
years in the U.S'. Forestry Ser
vice before entering G-W.
DEBATE TEAM . . . The al
ways expert debate team of
Gardner-Webb, under the direc
tion of Mr. Francis Dedmond,
opened its season at Western
Carolina College in a “warm
up” talkfest and now plans to
take on oppositions at Wake
Forest during Oct. 30-31 and
at Appalachian State Teachers
College Nov. 5-7. Tentatively
planned are debates at f^e TTni-
versitv of Georgia and at Flor
ida State University.
DRAMATICS . . . Drama lov
ers are going through their
paces now at full speed in prep-
eration for the season’s first
presentation of student drama
Dec. 3-4.
such as raking leaves, cleaning
attics and cellars and baby
sitting.
This project will be held to
raise monies to send our inter
national friends to Wi’liams-
burg, Va., for the International
Students Retreat. It is also held
so that we may do a bit in sup
port of Gardner-Webb College.
Also, it is felt, this will give
some individuals an opportun
ity to gain parttime employ
ment in the community ....
watch for announcements con
cerning this.
Sad'e Hawkins Day
Is Being Planned
By SAM YOUNG
PILOT EDITOR
You fellows had better get your
running shoes on, and quick.
Sadie Hawkins Day is tenta
tively set for the middle of No
vember. Keep a close eye on
posters announcing the date
and get your legs into condi
tion for long runs.
This is the day women live
for be^'ause they can openly
chase “that man of theirs.”
We will be conducting wed
dings to suit your nocketbook
and all proceeds will go to our
"LISTEN” project goal of $300.
Guess who “Marrying Sam”
will be! This is snonsored by
your BSU . . . support it.
BSU
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transportation and all interest
ed should contact Tommy Pet-
ree before Oct. 27.
For the good of the denomination and for the good of
higher education in North Carolina, we hope that Baptist
everywhere will approach these issues with openminded 6;30 Mond^'^ through Fr'dav at
, j. the E. B. Hamrick auditorium
except for Wednesday when
Prayer Meeting is scheduled at
the Boiling Snrings Bantist
Church. There will be vocal solo
PILOT STAFF
Sam Young Editor
Jim Hinsdale Sports Editor
Judy Cooke Business Manager
Joyce Watkins Reporter
Gary Putnam Photographer
,t pa^h ”
CHRISTIAN VOLUNTEER
BAND . . . work started this
past weekend as sttidents con
ducted services Fridav through
Sunday at the Ozark Bantist
Mission in Gastonia. Students
filled in during Sunday School,
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RECITAL RECEPTION—A re
ception was held Oct. 15 at the
O. Max Gardner Building, fol
lowing the faculty music re
cital. Dr. and Mrs. Poston were
1 the receiving line along with
Training Union and worship the music faculty consisting of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hill, Mrs.
Robert Gidney and Mrs. Hubert
Plaster. Mrs. Robert Doggett is
shown serving punch while
Mrs. Garland Allen prepares
cups for the table.