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PAGE 2 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1970 THE PILOT Editor and Staff ■Editor - Wanda Suddreth Staff Jeff Cranford, Toby Lutz, Bill Neely, Alice Pike, Gabe Santanella, Dan Snyder, Carolyn Thomas , Larry Thomas, Donna Turner, Sandy Webster. Photography Ed Brown and Ed Rumfelt Adviser Bill Boyd Editorial Opinion Suggestions For This Year’s SGA Election According to the school calendar, Student Government elec tions wil 1 take place the first week in April. We estimate that students will begin complaining about election procedures and results the second week in April. Therefore, the purpose of this editorial is to arouse interest in the procedures before the officers for another year have been announced and installed. Nominations for candidates for Student Government offices originate in Alpha Nu Omega. The elections of the year are usually initiated under the supervision of the SGA secretary. We suggest that Alpha Nu Omega appoint a committee, free of any students who are possibilities for candidacy, to work with the Student Activities Committee in guiding the election. Next, we suggest students voice their opinion to SGA officers and Alpha Nu Omega members now, before election week. We believe that it is time for the development of campaign parties on this campus. We also believe that there is a need for four SGA officers Instead of three, separating the job of sec retary and treasurer. Also, the controversy of last spring’s election comes to mind concerning the announcing of vote count. Why not publish the exact results? However, this would require the stating of definite percentage for determining a majority election or the necessity of a run-off. The requirements for qualification to candidacy are not too steep. To accept the title of a SGA officer means accepting a responsibility that remains with that student twenty-four hours a day from the time of election until May of the following year. In contrast, the glory of the office lasts approximately from the time of the announcement of election results until the first con frontation with rule complainers the next week. Therefore, with these points in mind, we encourage student interest and involvement in tlie 1970 Student Government elec- Letters to the Pilot From The Coach Dear Students: I would like to express my appreciation to the students who supported so wonderfully at the pep rally-news conference on February 14, 1970. I have heard many comments concerning the tremendous response and spirit demonstrated by our students. I am sure you made a most favorable impression on our pros pective student-athletes, and I know you had a great deal to do with our win over Campbell. Thanks again for your support, and I hope that we will be able to create an even closer relationship as we push the Bulldogs. With your support we will succeed. EDDIE HOLBROOK Overlooked Talent Dear Students, Hidden under the sweat, dirt, pain, and misfortune of parti cipating in a minor sport are many young athletes that give up time and energy for a sport that they love. These athletes do not get great scholarships or world-wide fame for the timeless hours of training and preparation for meets with other schools. They participate not because of rich rewards or benefits due an athlete, but they run their "guts” out simply because they love the sport and hope that others, especially the students, will appreciate their efforts to help make themselves and Gardner- iVebb more proud of winning, regardless of the sport. Some of these unrecognized sports are track, tennis, golf, and baseball. Ask yourself this question - What can I do to help promote these unrecognized sports? We need ’em and want ’em. CHARLES MORRISON Destruction From Within Dear Students: World enemy number one is not the nuclear bomb, a disease, hunger, poverty, inflation or pollution. Destruction is coming from inside men who cannot see past tlieir own eyes. Chaos thee.” A dagger is being tlirust into the heart of this planet and into your heart by men who put a label on a person to jus tify taking what they want. If you want to light a fire for freedom, love, and life don’t write a letter to your congressman, don’t give a check to your favorite charity, don’t say a prayer for those poor wretches beneath you, and don’t go to the battlefields of Vietnam. Just take a look at those ready-made labels you are all set to paste on your brother. Then try meeting everyman on a one to one basis. Look through his eyes, think through his mind, feel through his nerves, talk through his lips and love through his heart. Maybe if one attempts to go this far he wUl go far enough to leave himself behind and the sum total of world love will grow. JEFF CRANFORD On Students’ Conduct Dear Editor, It has come to our attention that Gardner-Webb College stu dents’ ultra-high mentality has broken through again. It seems that the respect due of artists is not given here at Gardner- Webb. This is in reference to the frequent outbursts of laughter and heckling during the performance of the two young guitar ists which preceoded “Sweetwater”. The students of Gardner- Webb should give consideration to all phases of music, including the types of music both groups presented. Gardner-Webb stu dents should think before expressing their opinions concerning the groups which are appearing. WANTmr~ Editor Within the next four weeks the 1970-71 PILOT editor will be determined. Any rising ju nior or senior with ^ overall 2.0 quality point ratio qualifies for the position. Students in terested in THE PILOT and in applying for its editorship should contact Mr, Bill Boyd, Promotions Office, 111 CID Building, for an interview. Ap plications must be made by Monday, March 9th- Poll Shows Decline In G. W. School Spirit By DONNA TURNER School spirit seems to have gone with the decade of the six ties. In a recent spirit poll, stu dents were asked to rate Gard- ner-Webb’s school spirit as good, fair, or poor. What has caused the decline of our traditional school spirit? Coach Eddie Holbrook feels that G. W. will regain its sch ool spirit after new competi tion becomes established and becomes recognized as real rivals of the Bulldogs. The athletic department hopes that better scheduling of athletic events next year will improve interest in all sports. “School spirit was not what it has been in past years,” stated Saundra Howell, head of the cheering squad. “Spirit Week showed school spirit at its best, but this has been a transition year for the school and all phases of school life have been affected. Once we do establish new revals our traditional school spirit should be regained.” Jerry Ruppe, a junior, feels that school spirit will grow when G. W. students mature. Several students agreed with the statement that one fresh man made, “This whole campus is apathetic! Most students at tend classes and then run home to their mommies on the week ends, These students would not give a pile of beans for G. W. or its activities. They put noth ing into college life. How can we expect to have school spirit when the majority of students fit this description?” College Has Unique Major Gardner-Webb is going to of fer a major in Biblican Lang uages in its 1970-71 catalogue, according to Dr. J. Thurman Lewis, Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature. The college will be among the first Southern Baptist sch ools to offer such a major. The major will include six hours of Arabic, twelve hours of He brew, and twenty-four hours of Greek, These hours will be ta ken over a four-year period. Dr. Lewis said, “The Biblical languages major at Gardner- Webb is unique among colleges affiliated with the Southern Bap tist Convention,” The language professor said this new major, with appro priate supportive work in re lated courses is excellent pre paration for those who will con tinue their Biblical studies in a seminary, university, graduate school, or in independent study in the pastorate. Those wishing further infor mation on this new major should contact the Office of Admission. ANCHOR Is Taking Shape By SANDY WEBSTER Professional photographer B, J. FuUer of Greenville, S. C. was on campus last week taking action shots for the introduc tion section of the school an nual, THE ANCHOR. Elaine Bolynn, editor-in-chief of the annual, reported that the class section is now complete. This section encompassed eighty pa ges of the book. The staff is now busily work ing on the academic and organ- J Comedy To Be Next Dramatic Production By ALICE PIKE THE IMAGINARY INVALID, the greatest comedy written by Moliere, will be given March 11-14 at 8:00 in the Opera House Theatre. The Imaginary Invalid is the story of a hypochondriac whose daughter is in love with one young man while her father wishes her to marry a doctor. The maid and the Imaginary In valid’s brother complicate mat ters by helping the daughter, while the wife is trying to get her husband’s money. By using many tricks, the maid and bro ther show the doctors up to be the fools they are and the wife to be the mercenary she is. All ends well with the daughter In the original production Mo liere played the Invalid. He had a heart attack during the per formance but finished the show and died afterwards. The show is being directed by Dr, Charles Cox, who is the Director of the Division of Fine Arts, The Assistant to the director is Wanda Haymes and the stage manager is John Wat son. Members of the cast are as follows: Bill Murphy, Bren da Crosby, Kathie Loveland, Ann Webb, Tom Greene, Jim Scott, Bruce Creamer, Wil liam Stubbs, Clara Egg leston, Ron Zedick, Charlie Roberts, Steve Hunter. Visiting Players To Present “The Hasty Heart” On March 19, a Hamrick Auditorium another e- vent of the G. W. Distinguished Artists Series will take place. From the world famous Barter Theater of Abingdon, Va,, comes the Abingdon Players with HASTY HEART, a play by John Patrick with his touch of humor blended with a tug at the heart strings. The Barter Theater is headed by Robert Porterfield who foun ded it in 1932 and has directed its tremendous growth since that time. Few people “barter” their way into the theater as they did during the early 30’s as it has grown into one of the world’s most famous theaters, THE HASTY HEART is writ ten by John Patrick, author of such plays as THE CURIOUS SAVAGE and TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, both of which had long runs on Broad way. He is well known for al most a touch of genius when it comes to combining a tug at izations sections which are due to be finished by February 28th. The editors of these two sec tions are Gale Alexander and Cathy Foster. Elaine commented, “We’re working real hard to produce the best yearbook ever.” the heart strings with a tug at the funny-bone. The laughs in the plays are “warm” laughs. The content of his plays seems to restore one’s faith in human nature in these days of so much disillusionment. THE HASTY HEART is pro bably the most popular play ever produced at Barter. It has been performed on five National tours by Barter and played to about a quarter of a million people in 22 states. The New York critics describ ed it as “a fine, funny, strange ly fascinating play .... tense, touching, and tender. It is the story of a wounded Scotch sold ier, whose last few weeks of life, spent in a convalescent ward of a hospital in the 0- rient, are changed by the at titude taken toward him and eventually by him to his fellow patients .... particularly after he faUs in love with his nurse .... he learns the great lesson of love for his neighbor. The characters in the hospital are very bright and optimistic thus offering excellent comedy lines which dominate the entire play from the very opening when the orderly comes to waken them and serve them tea. It is a British hospital.
