PAGE 2 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. APRIL 1, 1969
REACTION
BARGAINED SOULS
In the story - “Heart of Darkness” - Kurtz, in a sense, sold his
soul to the devil for ivory andhopes of riches. His excuse for going
into the jungle was to study the natives’ primitive cultures, yet he
really wanted to be able to get his hands on their ivory.
In a way, the modem-day Hippies seem to be like Kurtz. They
claim to only want peace and freedom to do as they want; yet many
of them want more than mere freedom. Many of these Hippies are
out to get all they can get their hands on for themselves. For ex
ample, the Hippies who take drugs, LSD, and the like, claim to be
able to find more meaning in their lives through the use of these
hallucinagenics. In reality, many of these long-haired creatures
only praise drugs and their effects because it helps to get new
prospects for addiction. Once a newcomer is hooked there are
plenty of profits for the hooker who furnishes the “acid.”
Other Hippies claim to be trying to improve the world by staging
love-ins and other demonstrations, yet the only reforms they really
care about are the ones which are beneficial to themselves, such as
welfare relief and draft dodging. Draft card burning and drug add
iction aren’t beneficial to the world ortothe nation. These are only
devices used by these people to try to achieve an easier life for
themselves.
Eventually the Hippies’ mask of hypocrisy will fade leading to
their own destruction through drugs and lust just as Kurtz’s lust
for ivory destroyed him. He, who bargains for his soul with the
devil, must eventually pay for his debt.
LARRY WOOD
Refreshing Entertainment
The Lettermen made their se
cond appearance at Gardner Webb
and they were the first group in
the popular concert series which
was started two years ago.
“When we sing we don’t just
try to make pretty sounds,”
said Jack and Sally Jenkins, the
sensational young singing team,
who appeared at Gardner Webb
College Mar. 11. “We place a
great deal of emphasis on the
words of a song and try to con
vey to the audience what the com
poser wanted to say.”
These and other statements,
made in a recent interview by
the couple, reveal a depth that
is rare among today’s young
performers.
In their act. Jack and Sally
cover almost every type of vo
cal music. After finishing a bra
ssy, belting number, it’s just like
Sally to turn to a favorite opera
tic aria. And Jack, who “swing”
with intricate jazz numbers, can
handle a quiet folk tune or a ro
bust love song with equal facil
ity.
The handsome couple first met
in their voice teacher’s studio at
the University of Tampa. Then
began singing professionally
shortly after their graduation and
in less than a year established
themselves among the top-rank
ing supper club acts in the nat-
They dedicated themselves to
their profession and spent a great
deal of time in perfecting their
performance and developing their
material so that it would be com
mercial enough but still main
tain the high musical standards
and beautiful simplicity which has
always been their trademark..
Jack and Sally’s recent entry
into the college and community
concert field has been another
successful and satisfying exper
ience for them. They have re
ceived standing ovations for their
performances in college and
community concerts throughout
the southeast and are currently
booked one year in advance.
As leisure time becomes more
abundant (except to college stu
dents) the world of entertainment
becomes more and more impor
tant. In efforts to attract the
masses - particularly their mo
ney - movies have become more
provocative, comedians have de
veloped ‘shadier’ lines, and
groups have become more ris
que. While these forms of ent
ertainment conform to obtain
“individuality” it is refreshing
to be offered the chance to view
the pleasing, meaningful enter
tainment such as that recently
brought to the GW campus.
The singing sensation known as
The Lettermen came to Gardner
Webb College Mar. 31, sponsored
by the Student Government Asso
ciations as part of their popular
concert series.
The Lettermen’s unique sound
has contributed to music that
which has been sadly lacking in
this field for some time - a lis-
tenable sound, a creative and
responsible musicianship. The
trio consists of Tony Butala,
Gary and Jim Pike, presents a
perfect vocal blending to its mil
lions of album fans - to the tens
of thousands of college students
who see them perform and to the
uncounted audiences of television
and the nation’s leading night
clubs.
Since its creation in 1961,
the trio has appeared at more
than 1,200 colleges throughout
the country and are currently
on their 20th crosscountry tour.
Their first single recording
for Capitol, “The Way You Look
Tonight,” has sold more than a
million copies to date. Their se
cond and third singles for Cap
itol, “When I Fall In Love” and
“Come Back Silly Girl,” quickly
followed the pattern, selling al
most 2,000,000 copies. Their
first LP, “A Song For Young
Love”, was a number one best
seller remaining on the music
trade charts for 58 weeks.
The now famous trio was first
spotted by George Burns who
immediately called them to the
attention of Jack Benny who si
gned them to his TV show. Since
then they have appeared regular
ly on such renowned shows as Ed
SuUivan, Danny Kaye, Dean Mar
tin, Red Skelton, Sammy Davis
and Johnny Carson’s “Tonight
Show.”
Got
Troubles ?
Try Being
A Little
More ^Lazy’
Many teenagers today are con
demned as “lazy,” and are right
fully referred to as such. Beav
ercreek high school has made a
study of the issue, and on the ba
sis of the facts which.are avail
able to us, we hereby publish
this report on the characteris
tic of the “lazy” teenager:
1. The lazy teenager will
stay in school and graduate be
cause he is sure that is easier
than scraping out the low income
life facing 70 % of today’s high
school dropouts.
2. The lazy teenager will will
ingly obey traffic laws and drive
safely because he feels that is
easier than going to traffic court
to pay a fine or living with the
3. The lazy teenager will seek
books, plays and other cultural
material. He will seek and dis
cuss new ideas because doing this
is easierthanfeeling embarrass
ed over the discovery of his own
ignorance.
4. The lazy teenager will est
ablish and aspire to high goals in
life, because he feels this is eas
ier than living second rate.
5. The lazy teenager will form
a personal code of behavior which
dictates a mature attitude toward
sex, because he realizes that is
easier than fighting out of a jam.
6. The lazy teenager will take
an active interest in local civic
and church affairs, making it a
point to be informed about curr
ent events and government. He
knows this is easier than comp
laining about “what the otherguy
is doing” or living with the other
guy’s mistakes.
7. The lazy teenager goes to
church regularly and depends on
his Christianbeliefsbothintimes
of joy and stress, because he
knows that is easier than going it
8. The lazy teenager realizes
that having will power to refrain
from smoking and drinking, even
when others pave the way through
their example, is easier than cop
ing with the problems these two
habits can cause.
9. The lazy teenager realizes
that these eight points aren’t so
corny as some people might think.
10. The lazy teenager realizes
that most of those who criticize
him and his companions, not as
individuals but as members of an
unfit genre known as ‘teenagers,’
are not as lazy as he is, and he
reacts with the necessary com
passion.
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
Ca^KS
A special Pilot note of appre
ciation goes out to all who con
tributed to send the cheerleaders
and pep band to Kansas to supp
ort the Bulldogs.
Tryouts for the Phi Beta Lambda
talent show were held Tues., Apr,
1. The show will be held Thurs.,
Apr. 10 in the Hamrick Audit
orium.
The Drama Department’s prod
uction of “AMidsummer’s Nights
Dream”, will be on view April 16
-19.
May Day ceremonie s will be held
May 2.
Gardner-Webb College, winner
of the Region 10 tournament
for the second consecutive year,
placed two men on the All-Region
team. Artis Gilmore and Ernie
Fleming were selected by a vote
of region coaches to the five man
squad. Others selected were
Llsco Thomas (Spartanburg),
Chip Johnson (Isothermal), and
LJ. Kilby (Ferrum). This was
the second year Artis Gilmore
was so honored in the region.
The Brush and Scroll Society
has the promises of becoming a
really fine organization. At one
recent meeting, poetry written
by Donna Lowery, Jack Claussen
and Professor Morgan was read
and discussed. The advisors for
the organization are Mr. Morgan,
Mr. Rash and Mr. Wilkie. Wilkie
is also organizing a magazine
publication of student work.
Officers ofthe Brush and Scroll
are Neil Blanton - president;
David Gregory - vice president
and Donna Lowery - secretary
and treasurer.
The constitution of Gardner
Webb is being changed. Careful
planning is now being made by a
Constitutional Revision Comm
ittee to create a better atmos
phere for students at this coll
ege. Anyone interested in helping
the revision committee should
contact the administration.
Help make history on this
campus; put your ideas to work.
The GW Drama Department’s
production “A Midsummer’s
Night’s Dream” will be presen
ted on the evening of April 16
-17-18-19. This production of
Shakespeare’s comedy will be
directed by Dr. Charles Cox with
Charlsie Griffin asassistantdir-
ector and Sue Ann Sanditer as
stage manager.
Members of the cast are as
follows: Tony Parsons, Alice
Pike, Brenda Crosby, David Gre
gory, Mark Austin, Ron Zedic,
Mike Ledford, Janet Whistnant,
Brad Phillips, David Ford, Ed
Soloman, Tom Green, Mike Au-
trey, Donna Deaton, Betsy Pat
terson, Teresa Wright, Charlie
Roverts, John Byrd, Katie Duf-
fey, Terry Turfle, Vicki Green
and Majorie Glenn.
The Ensemble of Gardner-
Webb College did much traveling
over the spring holidays as seven
performances of religious music,
from majestic to light, were pre
sented each night. The group left
Sunday morning for Rutherford-
ton and returned the next Satur
day from Union, S.C. The trip
included stops in Charlotte, Ka
nnapolis, Wallace, New Bern,
Conway, S.C. There will be num
erous other trips for the touring
singers this year.
Congratulations the those stu
dents who made Who’s Who Am
ong Students In American Junior
Colleges.
Barbara Gale Alexander, Reg
inald Keith Alexander, Katherine
Johnson Anthony, Arena Paulette
LIFE
As We
Know It
by the
JOYFUL
NOISE
of
Gardner
■Webb
On Sale In
G-W
Bookstore
Dunn, Kathie Elaine Gibson, Da
vid Alexander Gregory, Lala June
Humphries, Albert James Ja
cobs, Betty James Lefler, Car
olyn Claudette Long, Larry Dean
McSwain, Richard Martin Peeler
and Stephen Lindley Phillips.
Also Gloria Jean Poston,
James Hampton Queen Jr., Dor
othy Elaine Ramsey, Jerry Car
ver Ruppe, Mabel Diane Stewart,
Carolyn LeeStone, CharlieRc®er
Stutts, Wanda Ellen Suddreth,
Kenneth Thompson Tate Jr., Lar
ry Joe Thomas, David Vernon
Webb, Janet Mae Whisnant and
Regis Clay Breeland.
We will observe Sat., Apr. 5
- Mon., Apr. 7 as Easter Holi
days. Classes will resume on
Tues., Apr. 8 at 8 a.m.
Students planning to return to
Gardner-Webb this summer and
/or fall should make application
for readmission now. Boarding
students will pay $110 and day
students $60. Room assignments
are being made on a first come-
first served basis. Deposits are
refundable through May !• APP"
lication fees are not refundable.
Room assignments for freshmen
will be made April 21. Returning
students may reserve rooms thr
ough April 19.
All students who have not ;^id
the $2.50 increase in activities
fee will be required to pay before
taking final examinations. If you
have to make up an ex^ at
another time the fee is $3.UU.