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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1968
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE, BOILmG SPRINGS, N, C.
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G-W Granted Senior Status
At N.C. State
Convention
Wednesday
(Raleigh) Authority to move
to four year status was granted
to Gardner-Webb College in
the Wednesday morning session
of the North Carolina Baptist
State Convention in Raleigh.
The proposal offered to the
convention was “that Gardner-
Webb be allowed to move to four
year status when, in the judge
ment of the trustees and ad
ministration, the qualifications
of four year status can be
reached.” The proposal was
“based on the validity of the
committee report that, because
of the growing number of com
munity colleges In the area
and because of the strong sup
port of Baptist people and o-
theres in the area for a four
year college, suggests that
Gardner-Webb procede to four
year status.”
silently campaigning in the con
vention halls.
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VICTORY - (Left to Right)-
Dean Thomas Holland, Presi
dent Eugene Poston, and Trus
tee Board Chairman Pat Spang
ler pleasantly accept the out
come of Gardner-Webb’s force
ful campaign to achieve four-
year status.
Getting ‘Robed-up’ for an ap
pearance at the Baptist State
Convention is the last step in
preparation for the Gardner-
Webb Choir and Ensemble,
Webb Choir and Ensemble.
Thank you group, for a great
representation of our college.
Talking to local press after
the vote. Dr. Poston accredited
Trustee Chairman Pat Spang
ler for his hard work toward
the four year program. Span
gler commented, “This is go
ing to fill a need for students
in our area.” In regard to the
victory, Dr. Poston stated,
“This is the end of the voting
campaign, but only the begin
ning of the four year program.”
“WE ARE REBELS” - Sing
Alice Pike, Danny Vaughn, and
Nancy Lennons in support of
hippie-reactor Jerry Simp
son (background) during “Good
Rev. Robert Tennery of El
kin eloquently moved the ac
ceptance of the proposal, men
tioning a quote by Grady Wil
son of the BUly Graham Team
(Wilson led in a Boiling Springs
area crusade during September)
who said, “I would walk through
fire for Gardner-Webb because
it was built on a rock.” With
only a small amount of op
position (approximately a dozen
or less ‘no’ vote) the Gard
ner-Webb vote was supported
by an overwhelming majority.
The convention also voted
to grant the college a $300,
000 loan for the purpose of
building a new chapel. With
1,306 students, Gardner-Webb
is on her 62d year. Faculty,
administration, and staff to
tal 123 (with 40 additional em
ployees that make up cafeteria
and maintenance forces). Seven
of the faculty are on leave
of absence working on their
doctorates. Gardner-Webb Is
well on its way to the 30 per
cent doctorates required for
a senior college.
I
Glad to be out - David Ford
smiles as he reflects his re
cent stay In the hospital where
he recuperated from a hemo
philic condition. David ex
presses his thanks for the vi
sits and blood donations, and
kindly offers a word of en
couragement to those troubled -
“let God take over.” Comment
ing on his condition David ad
ded, “I feel Christ has a def
inite purpose in this. He comes
first In my life.”
Students Spread‘‘Good News”
Hippies at the sanctuary and
guitars at the pulpit were two
of the memorable (though un
orthodox) characteristics of
last weekend’s FOCUS trip to
Pisgah Baptist Church inSmith-
field. North Carolina. Fifty-
three members of FOCUS (Fel
lowship fo Christians United
in Service) left on their five
hour journey on Saturday morn
ing to arrive at their destin
ation in time for the Satur
day night performance of “Good
News”, a meaningful folk mu
sical which strikes out against
the “luke-warm” Chrlstain.
Many weeks of evening prac
tices went into the preparation
of this musical portrayal of
the problems of, and the need
for, witnessing to others about
Christ. The story was based on
the antagonism of a typical
hippie-type college student ob
sessed by a strong desire to
discover the meaning of life.
In their attempt to reach out
to the frustrated boy, members
of the choir pleaded and wit
nessed, some Individually and
all at times united in song.
Although the program began
with the light notes of “life
is Singing and Sunshine” other
songs portraying a happiness
found in the security of the
Christian life, the sudden ap
pearance of the hippie grad
ually changed the theme from
the benefits of Christianity to
the responsibilities of a Chris t
tian, placing a final dramatic
emiiiasls in “Do You Really’
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