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THE PILOT
Gardner-Webb College
GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE
NOVEMBER 24, 1970
BOILING SPRINGS, N. C.
Full Acreditation
A Reality At G-W
Gardner-Webb College is
a fully accredited senior college
in North Carolina following ap
proval by the North Carolina
Association of Colleges and Un
iversities.
The school received noticc
by telephone that the group
had accepted the recommenda
tions of a committee appointed
to investigate the new four year
college. This committee visited
the campus talked with faculfj'
members, students, staffmem-
bers of the adminstration be
fore making their recommenda
tion to the full association
meeting yesterday and today
in Winston-Salem.
Dr. E. Eugene Poston was
very pleased when notified of
the action of the state associ-
“1 naturally feel very proud
of our school and I know that
this vrill be welcome news to
our students and friends,” said
Dr. Poston. “It is wonderful
to have an accredited four year
A Million Dollars
In Campaign Funds
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.,...
The one million dollar mark
has been passed in the Gardner-
Webb College fund campaign.
R. Patrick Spangler, Jr., na
tional chairman of the college’s
$ 1,500,000 capital fund cam
paign, made the announcement.
“We are very pleased with our
progress to this point,” said
Spangler. “The workers have
done a good job, the trustees
and advisors have been a great
help, and physically; the ad
ministration has put forth a
great effort,” said Spangler.
“With all working together I
have no doubt that we shall
reach the goal which we have
set.”
ers and friends of the college.
The Board of Trustees and
the Board of Advisors were the
first to give to the campaign.
These two groups gave more
than $800,000 toward the goal.
Next came the faculty, staff and
administration whichgavemore
than $81,000. This was almost
three times as much as this
same group gave in the school’s
last campaign five years ago.
This was considered a shot in
the arm for the campaign since
these were the people who truly
understood the college’s needs.
Right now the campaign is in
the process of going out into
the surrounding areas. Be
fore the campaign is closed
eleven areas will have indivi-
attended bymorethan 600 work- dual campaigns.
New Catalogue In
By the time this issue of
the Pilot is published you should
have received your copy of the
1971-72 catalogue. Its delivery
was delayed by a strike at the
bindery.
Although its content may ap
pear to have been changed little
at first glance, some signifi-
cent changes have been made.
Each student should look it
over carefully, paying parti
cular attention to those sections
which most affect him. This
catalogue is not only the suc
cessor of the first four-year
catalogue, but is in some in
stances a correction of that
first edition.
Some degree requirements
have been re-written in the hope
that they may be more clearly
stated. Prospective teachers
should check their programs
very carefully. State require
ments for teacher certification
have been made public since
the first catalogue was pre
pared, and connective changes
have been made.
Members of the freshman,
sophomore, and junior classes
will be held responsible for the
Basic Course Requirements and
the major course of study of
their choice as they stated in the
catalogue. Some exceptions
and substitutions have been
complete all requirements.
These concessions will not be
made in the future.
All students should study
pages 47 and 48. These pages
set out retention standards
which will become effective in
the fall of 1971. In the past,
continuing enrollment at
Gardner-Webb, has depended
upon the number of hours pass
ed. Next fall, continuing en
rollment will depend upon the
quality of the student’s overall
record and his record for the
spring semester.
The coUege catalogue is bin
ding upon the administration,
the faculty, and each students.
Its statements are more au
thoritative than the directions
of a faculty adviser, and an
nouncement in the Scroll, or a
wide-spread rumor among the
student body. Each student
should rely on his catalogue
and “Think for himself’ as he
maps out his future semester
at Gardner-Webb.
senior college in Cleveland
County.”
Dr. Poston said the com
mittee was very impressed with
the physical facilities when it
visited the campus and after
talking with many students, ex
pressed satisfaction with what
the students had to say about
the college.
“Another thing that seemed
to impress the committee was
the apparent ability of the col
lege to raise money,” continued
Dr. Poston. “Many schools arc
having it rough and the fact
that we are doing so well in
our campaign to raise
$1,500,000 impressed this com
mittee. They interpreted this
to mean that the people who
knew of the college were im
pressed enough togivemoney.”
Dr. Poston said the ability and
educational attainment of the
faculty was also praised by
the committee. The fact that
the school has more than one
third of its faculty members
holding doctor’s degrees im
pressed the visiting committee.
Week Set Aside
In Spring For
Communication
February 4-12, 1971, will be
Christian Emphasis Week at
Gardner-Webb. This year it
will present a new dimension;
self-discovery through commu
nication. The entire week will
be built around the Reuel Howe’s
theory that if one really comm
unicates, he comes to know
himself and the other person in
a deeper and more meaningful
On the nth and I2th all classes
will be suspended and students
will participate in one of the
25 group meetings led by clin
ically trained counselors. To
get a cross section of the coll
ege and a diversity of person
ality, a list of participants for
each group will be chosen at
random and published in ad
vance. No group will contain
more than forty people.
The whole purp(3se of this
week is to gain better under
standing between black and
white, professional and liberal
arts, conservatives and lib
erals, and the enthusiastic
Christian and nominally related
Christian. Since only students
and leaders from outside the
college family will be involved,
students will have an unusual
opportunity to come together
and rap out true feelings.
A deep appreciation goes to
the Thomas F. Staley Founda
tion in New York City whoso
generous contributions have
made this week possible.
Oratorio Concert
The Oratorio Concert which was originally planned for Dec
ember 6th has been re-scheduled for December 10th at 7:30.
Poitions of Handel’s “Messiah” will be presented by the
combined efforts of the efforts of the Gardner-Webb Ensem
ble and Chorus and the Hickory Symphony Orchestra. So
loists will be Miss Nettie Gidney, Susan Wilson, and Gerald
Hamilton.
Bright’s “Vision of Isaiah” will be performed by the En
semble and the Chorus will present “Hear My Prayer” by
Mendolssohn.
Student Nurse Honors
Miss Sharon Diane Gwynn of
Kings Mountain, N.C. has been
selected by her fellow nursing
students as “Miss Student
Nurse” of Gardner-Webb Coll
ege. Sharon, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwynn, is
a freshman at Gardner-Webb.
The “Miss Student Nurse”
contest is national in scope.
Each individual school of nurs
ing selects a contestant to re
present their campus. These
girls then compete in district
competition and later in state
competition. At the end of the
year the state winners take
part in the national contest for
the title of “Miss Student
Nurse U.S.A.”
This fall Sharon will com
pete in District 2 of the N. C.
Student Nurse Association
which includes the schools of
nursing at Lenoir Rhyne, Wes
tern Piedmont, Gaston F
orial Hospital E ‘ “
Webb College.
Candidates for “MissStudent
Nurse” must be rising seniors
in the nursing program and
exhibit exceptional academic
and clinical competence. They
are required to write an essay
on the subject “The Pre\’ention
of Apathy in Nursing.” Then
they are interviewed by a panel
consisting of a faculty mem
ber from the nursing depart-
SHARON GWYNN
ment, a doctor, and an impar
tial person. This interview is
to determine if they understand
the major porblems in nursing
education today and to see if
they are truly committed to nur
sing.
Sharon came to Gardner-
Webb from South Stokes High
School where she maintained
an “A” average throughout her
high school career.
Registration News
The Spring Semester will begin with registration on Jan
uary 7-8 and classes will resume on January 11, 1971. There
will be no pre-registration and all students will register in
the Dover Memorial Library on their assigned day.
Individual guidance is provided for each student by a fa
culty advisor. Every student is assigned to an advisor on
the basis of his academic and vocational interests. Dr. Dan
Proctor, the Director of Guidance and Counseling, urges all
students to find out who their advisor is, and to confer with
them concerning problems or questions involving schedules or
academic requirements.
The Student Advisor list is posted in the downstairs of the
Charles I. Dover Campus Center. Any student who has a ques
tion or whose name is not listed should go to room 102 in the
CID. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule a conference
with his advisor, and to plan ahead for the next semester and
subsequent years.
Students can also obtain a copy of the new Gardner-Webb Ca
talogue for 1971-72, which outlines a course of study for each
student.
Yearbook Deadline
December 1 is the deadline for picking up the 1970 Anchor,
according to the Office of Promotion where the books are
being distributed. Students from last year should bring their
ID cards and pick up the annual as soon as possible.
“We want to get these books out as soon as possible,” said
Mr. Bill Boyd, faculty advisor. “We need the room and stu
dents who are entitled to the books should come by before
December 1.”
Bloodmobile Set For December 2
The Bloodmobile will be at
Gardner-Webb on Wednesday,
December 2. A representative
from the Red Cross will be in
the Bulldog Room in the Charles
I. Dover Building from 10;0C
A.M. to 3:45 P.M. The blood
mobile comes once a year and
their purpose according to a
representative from the Shelby
Red Cross, is “to give youn^j
people the opportunity to help
themselves and others.” Their
goal this year is 200 donors and
200 pints of blood.
Each donor is given blood
credit which makes blood avail
able to the donor’s family for
any emergency during the sub
sequent six months. Some uses
of the blood and its components
are in blood diseases, surgery,
hemorrhage, anemia, shock,
and liver and kidney diseases.
Also, the blood is available for
further research in the uses of
blood and blood products.
All blood donors must be
21 through 60 years old a minor
with written consent of parents
or guardian. Donors must weigh
at least 110 pounds and may give
every 8-10 weeks but not more
than 5 times a day. The aver
age person has about twelve
pints of blood and usually donors
feel no ill effects. The body
makes new blood constantly and
will replace the unit you’ve given
with in a few days.